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Tell your Stories in Motion

Hands are snapping shut a black-and-white-striped clapperboard, with several people and lights in the background.

We’ve been supporting the University of Huddersfield in collecting amazing stories from across Kirklees.  These stories are all about celebrating and challenging, informing and inspiring change across our district, and in particular how this links in with culture. Culture isn’t just about where we come from, how we grew up, our religions and beliefs – it’s about art, music and

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National heritage festival will see over 100 events across Kirklees

Image of Kirklees landscape with Heritage Open Days logo

This September, we’re supporting the Kirklees Heritage Open Days Committee to enable you to discover Kirklees highlights you’ve never seen before! There will be well over 100 buildings to visit, and special events to enjoy, during the annual Heritage Open Days festival, which runs from Friday 12 to Sunday 21 September. Heritage Open Days is England’s biggest festival of history

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