Huddersfield Festival

Many thanks for the recent email from David at the Luddites 200 website, who has given me further details on forthcoming Bicentenary celebrations, and in particular the Huddersfield Luddites200 Festival which will be held between 27th - 29th April this year. 

There will be two plays, films screenings, choir performances and a folk music session, a poetry slam, exhibitions, speakers including Alice Mahon and Dave Douglas, history talks, a guided walk in the Spen Valley, plus debates on current technology issues, such as digital technology, genetic engineering and how we can make the transition to a sustainable and economically just society. There will also be a frame breaking re-enactment, hands-on demonstrations of weaving and spinning, stalls and children's events, plus a chance to have your picture taken with an Enoch Hammer. 

The programme will be finalised shortly, visit  their Facebook page for ongoing updates.

As part of the festival there is also a poetry competition, the details of which can be found  here. The competition is open to under 16s as well as adults and the deadline for submission is 14th April. Poems will be publishing poems on the Luddites200 website, so to ensure your chance for literary immortality, don’t miss it!