Mirfield's Brontë-themed Christmas all-charity fund raising event

An alert from Imelda Marsden, life member of the Brontë Society:

Bookings for Mirfield's Brontë-themed Christmas all-charity fund raising events. Some Brontë descendants of Rev. Patrick Brontë's brothers and sisters to be present at some of the events.

Friday, 26th November 
Literary Lunch at the Yorkshire Puddin, Mirfield. Helga Hughes, curator of Red House Museum, Gomersal, to give a talk with slides: A Writers's Friendship between Charlotte Brontë and Mary Taylor. After lunch, Brontë sisters poems to be read. This is a fund-raising lunch for Holly Bank School (formerly Roe Head where the Brontë sisters attended), Mirfield. The school is now a residence for severely disabled young people from 5 to 25 years who are cared for and educated. The lunch is £25.


Saturday, 27th November
Costumed Brontë Ball at Northorpe Hall, Mirfield. We ask for those who attend to come as a character from one of the Brontë novels. Food, music and dancing in a superb setting for Northorpe Hall dating back from the late 1500s. Tickets £15.This is a fund-raising event for two charities: the Northorpe Children's Trust and Coeliac disease.

Sunday, 26th November
A Brontë walk in the footsteps of the Brontës when they walked from Roe Head school to St Mary's parish church, Mirfield, and see what is left of the former Blake Hall site, where Anne Brontë was a governess. Then back to the church hall where one can purchase refreshment and food and see the exhibition about St Mary's church history and the Brontë connection. The walk starts at 1pm across from Holly Bank School, Mirfield, at the top of Whitley's garden centre to be led by Ken Dews from Kirklees Ramblers. All are welcome - just turn up. It will take about one and a half hours at the most.

Friday, 3rd December
Full Brontë Night programme starts 7.30pm with the History Wardrobe to present Jane Eyre, the well-dressed governess talk with costumes then Christmas hymns/carols in the second half. London vocalist Val Wiseman to sing from her Brontë album Keeping the Flame Alive. Tickets £10 with refreshments. This is a fund-raiser for two children's charities: the Huddersfield children's hospice The Forget-Me-Not Trust and Holly Bank School Trust.

Saturday, 4th December
Brontë Quiz at the Navigation Tavern, Mirfield, at the side of the canal in the evening. Fund-raiser for Kirkwood Hospice, Huddersfield. For further information on this event, contact the Navigation Tavern, Station Road, Mirfield.

For all other events and for further information and booking, contact Kirklees Brontë Group. Telephone 01924 519370 or send a self-stamped addressed envelope to Kirklees Brontë Group, 18 Quarryfields, Mirfield WF14 ONT.e-mail david.marsden9117@ntl.com.

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