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Crescent Bag Workshop - Jumbo knitting - 25th July  12.30pm - 3.30pm

13 July 2026
Crescent Bag Workshop - Jumbo knitting - 25th July  12.30pm - 3.30pm Workshop leader Julie from www.juey.co.uk This workshop introduces...
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Celebrate Yorkshire Day at Colne Valley Museum

13 July 2026
What better day than YORKSHIRE DAY to Visit a Traditional Museum of Yorkshire Life in Yorkshire Weavers Cottages? Yorkshire Day...
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FREE Children's Summer Workshops 2026

13 July 2026
Step Back in Time This Summer at Colne Valley Museum Children and families are invited to enjoy a summer packed...
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Lard, liquorice, lemon and… laudanum? Victorian home remedies explored

13 October 2025
Autumn is the prime time for coughs, sneezes and worse in the average family house. And these days we’ll reach...
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Volunteers needed for the School's Team

28 August 2025
Do you love working with children and helping them learn though hands on learning? We are looking for volunteers to...
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COLNE VALLEY MUSEUM AT HONLEY SHOW

28 June 2025
It was a very warm Honley Show this year but Paul and Mark loved meeting you all
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COLNE VALLEY MUSEUM AT MANCHESTER TEXTILE FAIR

8 June 2025
The museum had a stall at the Manchester Textile Fair selling cloth and publicising the museum.  We made a healthy...
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VOLUNTEERS' WEEKEND

8 June 2025
Volunteers demonstrated my skills and crafts and showed visitors just what we do.  We always need more volunteers and we...
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GOLCAR LILY DAY STALL ON THE CAR PARK

10 May 2025
The museum also had a stall on the car park in the centre of the village.  Thanks to the generosity...
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GOLCAR LILY DAY

10 May 2025
There were literally hundreds and hundred of folk who visited the museum on Golcar Lily Day.  Volunteers showed them what...
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EASTER CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES AT THE MUSEUM

15 April 2025
Volunteers ran our ever popular Children's Craft Activities at the museum on Tuesday 15 April from 12 noon until 4pm....
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CRAFTS AT THE MUSEUM

13 April 2025
The museum showcased many crafts over the 'Crafts at the Museum' weekend.  As well as the crafts usually demonstrated, there...
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EASTER OPENING HOURS AT THE MUSEUM

9 April 2025
Our opening times are Saturdays and Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays.
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EASTER CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES AT THE MUSEUM

8 April 2025
Volunteers ran our ever popular Children's Craft Activities at the museum on Tuesday 8 April from 12 noon until 4pm....
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MOTHERS' DAY AFTERNOON TEA

30 March 2025
Volunteers served delicious Afternoon Teas to visitors with pre-booked places.  The feedback has been great.  Thanks to the volunteers that...
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CHILDREN'S SCONE BAKING FOR MOTHERS' DAY

29 March 2025
Museum volunteers held a series of baking masterclasses where children, accompanied by an adult, baked four delicious scones and decorated...
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WEAVING MAGIC

23 March 2025
Visitors enjoyed learning all about handloom weaving and had the opportunity to see some weaving artefacts that are normally in...
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HAVERCAKES AND A VISIT FROM HIS MAJESTY'S 33RD OF FOOT

23 February 2025
Were privileged to have volunteers making haver cakes all weekend and then His Majesty's 33rd of Foot visited on Sunday. ...
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VOLUNTEERS WEEKEND

26 January 2025
The museum's opening weekend of 2025 was dedicated to our volunteers - both the existing volunteers and future ones.  Volunteers...
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MUSEUM NOW CLOSED

16 December 2024
The museum is now closed and will reopen on Saturday 25 January 12-4. We open with a Volunteers' Weekend and...
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FATHER CHRISTMAS AND FUN

15 December 2024
We had a very special visitor during 2 weekends before Christmas.  Children visited Father Christmas in the living room which...
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HANDMADE CHRISTMAS MARKET

24 November 2024
The museum hosted a Handmade Christmas Market over the weekend.  Visitors had the opportunity to buy a wide variety of...
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STIR UP SUNDAY

17 November 2024
Stirring the Christmas pudding was a done by the family. The pudding was stirred from East to West with reflecting...
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COFFEE AND CLOTH

2 November 2024
Our annual cloth sale was popular as always.  Visitors had the opportunity to buy lengths of a variety of different...
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PARKIN BAKE

27 October 2024
Volunteers showed visitors how to make more than one way to make Parkin.  Visitors bought Parkin to take home.
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BEADED BAUBLES WORKSHOP

20 October 2024
Veronica kindly led 2 one day workshops showing attendees how to make beaded baubles.  There were some lovely results.
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CRAFT WEEKEND

6 October 2024
Volunteers demonstrated a wide variety of crafts including spinning, weaving and clogging but also rug making, lace making and many...
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HERITAGE OPEN DAYS

15 September 2024
Volunteers opened the well underneath the end cottage and gave visitors guided tours.  This is an area of the museum...
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HERITAGE OPEN DAYS

8 September 2024
Visitors were treated to demonstrations of scone baking in a Victorian kitchen.  They then had the chance to enjoy delicious...
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COLNE VALLEY MUSEUM AT BLACKER HALL FARM

30 August 2024
The museum took part in Blacker Hall Farm's Wool Fest event.  We took the stall and a spinner.  Children, and...
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CHILDREN'S SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

27 August 2024
Children, with an accompanying adult, took part in all sorts of activities on Tuesday afternoons in August.  Everybody had lots...
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WASHING THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY

18 August 2024
Mrs Pearson was grateful to visitors for helping her with her washing.  She was also pleased to have a good...
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VICTORIAN 'BEST CLOTHES' GO ON SHOW

11 August 2024
Colne Valley Museum is bringing out some of the finest 19th century clothing from its extensive archives for a new exhibition. Classics of Colne...
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CLOGGING MAGIC

7 July 2024
Visitors were treated to a festival of all things clogs.  The meeting room was turned into a shoe shop as...
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SUNFLOWER WORKSHOP

23 June 2024
Veronica kindly led 2 workshops and showed attendees how to make felt sunflowers.  All enjoyed the task.
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PRE-LOVED CRAFT SALE

15 June 2024
The Craft Club organised and ran a pre-loved craft sale involving a wide variety of crafts.  Funds were raised to...
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THE FASCINATING WORLD OF NATURAL REMEDIES

10 June 2024
Herbal potions, balms and infusions are the focus of the Colne Valley Museum’s latest exhibition.  The natural remedies display put...
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VOLUNTEERS WEEKEND

9 June 2024
The museum is always looking for new volunteers and this weekend helped publise this.
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WASHING THE OLD FASHIONED WAY

9 June 2024
Washing in Victorian times was a lengthy and tiring affair but 'cleanliness was next to Godliness'.  The green soap was...
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GOLCAR LILY DAY 2024

13 May 2024
Our volunteer bakers did a fine job baking Golcar Lily loaves last Saturday on Golcar Lily Day. They were working...
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COLNE VALLEY MUSEUM AT MANCHESTER TEXTILE FAIR

29 April 2024
Volunteers worked hard at the Manchester Textile Fair yesterday. We sold lots and lots of cloth to raise funds for...
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SODA BREAD BAKE

23 April 2024
Volunteers baked soda bread last Saturday and filled the museum with delicious aromas. There were different versions to cater for...
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WEAVING MAGIC

7 April 2024
Over the weekend of 6/7 April 2024, museum volunteers focused on all things weaving.  Apart from seeing the weaving process....
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EASTER CRAFTS AT THE MUSEUM

31 March 2024
Over the Easter weekend, the museum provided Easter Crafts for children.  Everybody had lots of fun!
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CRAFTS AT THE MUSEUM

24 March 2024
Visitors enjoyed various Crafts at the Museum. Along with spinning, weaving and clogging, visitors also saw bread baking, lace making...
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CHILDREN'S SCONE BAKING

9 March 2024
All baking places were filled and the children loved making their scones. They took them home in fancy boxes to...
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HAVERCAKE WEEKEND

18 February 2024
Museum volunteers made haver cakes all weekend and visitors tasted the different versions.  We were visited by 33rd of Foot...
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BROWN BREAD BAKE

21 January 2024
The museum opened for 2024 with a brown bread bake.  We welcome our visitors with the delicious smells of baking...
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FATHER CHRISTMAS AND FUN

10 December 2023
Father Christmas visited the museum on the first 2 weekends in December.  He was visited by lots of excited children...
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CHRISTMAS CRAFT MARKET

26 November 2023
There were lots of gifts and goodies at our annual Christmas Craft Market. Talented local artists, crafters and makers have...
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STIR UP SUNDAY

19 November 2023
Mrs Pearson enjoyed 'Stir Up Sunday' on Sunday 19 November. Stir-up Sunday is an informal term in Catholic and Anglican...
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CHRISTMAS TREE PATCHWORK DECORATION WORKSHOPS

5 November 2023
Veronica kindly led 2 one-day workshops where participants worked on a patchwork Christmas Tree decoration.  This is Elaine's finished tree.
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COFFEE AND CLOTH

4 November 2023
The museum held its Coffee and Cloth sale on 4 November 2023.  Visitors were able to select from a variety...
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PARKIN BAKE

29 October 2023
Our Baking team was creating delicious smells and tasty parkin.  Parkin is a type of ginger cake made with oatmeal...
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COLNE VALLEY MUSEUM AT THE HUDDERSFIELD & DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY FAIR

14 October 2023
Colne Valley Museum attended the Huddersfield & District Family History Society Fair on Sunday 14 October.  There were many visitors...
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CRAFT WEEKEND

8 October 2023
The museum celebrated many crafts including bread baking, lace making, rag rugging, embroidery, knitting and the making of Christmas decorations...
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CRAFT WEEKEND

8 October 2023
During the weekend of 7/8 October, the museum held a Craft Weekend.  As well as the traditional crafts of spinning,...
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DYEING WORKSHOP AND WOOL SALE

23 September 2023
There were lots of visitors looking at the dyeing workshop and buying yarn.  Debby and her volunteers showed visitors how...
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DO YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER?

18 September 2023
Janet Jobber, our volunteer co-ordinator, was at the museum last weekend hoping to meet prospective volunteers.  If you would like...
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HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 2023 - WELL OPENING

18 September 2023
There were a steady stream of visitors on our second Heritage Open Day weekend.  They not only enjoyed visiting the...
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HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 2023 - CREAM SCONES

10 September 2023
Colne Valley Museum celebrated the first weekend of Heritage Open Days 2023 with a scone bake.  The delicious scones were...
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WASHING THE OLD FASHIONED WAY

20 August 2023
Visitors helped wash the clothes as the Victorian families would and had the satisfaction of seeing cleaning washing blowing on...
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CLOGGING MAGIC

9 July 2023
We had a focus on all things clogging during this weekend.  Visitors learned how clogs are made and all about...
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BRING AND BUY CRAFT STALL

17 June 2023
Our Bring and Buy Craft Stall was a great success and raised money for the museum.  Many thanks to the...
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WASHING THE OLD FASHIONED WAY

11 June 2023
We have been washing the old fashioned way this weekend. There were visitors joining in yesterday but none when I...
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GOLCAR LILY DAY

13 May 2023
The museum was incredibly busy with well over 700 visitors on Golcar Lily Day.  Visitors enjoyed our exhibition, various demonstrations...
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COLNE VALLEY MUSEUM CELEBRATES THE CORONATION

7 May 2023
The volunteers, along with the rest of the country, watched the Coronation as it happened.  The museum was open on...
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MUSEUM CRAFTS WEEKEND

2 April 2023
As well as our demonstrations of spinning, weaving and clogging, there was a bread bake this weekend.  There were also...
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SCONES AT COLNE VALLEY MUSEUM

19 March 2023
On Saturday 18 March, children baked scones at the museum.  Our baking team led the activity and showed children just...
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MOTHERS' DAY WEEKEND

19 March 2023
A number of children came to the museum to bake scones on Saturday.  They went home with scones in a...
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WEAVING MAGIC

18 March 2023
Our 'Weaving Magic' weekend was due to begin on Saturday 11 March but snow defeated us.  The display was open...
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THE HAVERCAKE LADS VISIT THE MUSEUM

25 February 2023
The Havercake Lads ie His Majesty's 33rd of Regiment of Foot visited the museum on Saturday 25 February.  The womenfolk...
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BROWN BREAD BAKE

22 January 2023
Our opening weekend of 2023 featured a Brown Bread Bake.  The team baked many delicious smelling loaves which visitors purchased...
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MUSEUM REOPENS 21 JANUARY 2023

2 January 2023
We hope to see you then
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FATHER CHRISTMAS VISITS THE MUSEUM

10 December 2022
'Father Christmas and Fun!'  Children enjoyed playing Christmas Games in a Victorian setting.  They were very excited to meet Father...
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CHRISTMAS CRAFT MARKET AT THE MUSEUM

27 November 2022
There was lots to see at the museum on the last weekend of November.  Visitors could experience life in the...
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STIR UP SUNDAY

20 November 2022
Stir-up Sunday is an informal term in Catholic and Anglican churches for the last Sunday before the season of Advent....
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PAUL ROONEY'S EXHIBITION IN THE YORKSHIRE POST

4 October 2022
We were all excited to read the press release in the Yorkshire Post:   Colne Valley Museum sound installation transforms...
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HERITAGE OPEN DAY

18 September 2022
18 September 2022 On the second weekend of the Heritage Open Day 2022 festival, volunteers took visitors down to see...
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IN THE PRESS

23 August 2021
IN PRAISE OF MAKERS has been featured in the Yorkshire Post with a review by Yvette Huddleston. “The Colne Valley...
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IN PRAISE OF MAKERS

30 June 2021
An exhibition of new works by Ed Kluz created in collaboration with members of the Colne Valley Museum community. IN PRAISE OF...
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CLOG SHOP AUTOMATION

29 November 2018
Come and see the new Clog Shop Automaton made by Matt Smith of Fourteen Balls Toy Company www.fourteenballstoy.co.uk
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HERITAGE LOTTERY GRANT

20 October 2018
WE DID IT! Our dedicated team of volunteers have kept the museum running since 1970 and it was always our...
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