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Date for your diary - Midgley Centenary Fete - 14th June 2025
Midgley is a traditional Pennine village sitting in a beautiful moorland-edge location on the hillside above the Calder Valley, near to Hebden Bridge and Halifax. Midgley Community Forum operates this website and is the focus of the many strands of community activity taking place in the village.
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Dates for your diary
Details of individual events can be found below
Saturday 14th June - Midgley Recreation Ground Centenary Fete
Wednesday 25th June - Local History Group - Community Room at 7pm
Do you want a stall at the Fete?
Please contact Jan Rickman 07855 808819 to request a pitch.
You will have to provide your own table / gazebo and be responsible for transport/erection /clearing away
Charity Stalls - Free
Small businesses - £10
Midgley Centenary Fete
Saturday 14th June 2025 - It's back and we want it to be bigger than ever to celebrate 100 years of Midgley Recreation Ground
Plans are coming together for a fun-filled afternoon with old favourites like dog - racing, welly- wanging and tug of war, childrens races.
There will be a fell race, mini football, circus entertainment,face painting, games and traditional stalls to entertain. The traditional beer tent, tea tent and barbeque will keep us sustained during the day and into the evening.
Music entertainment runs into the evening with 4 different bands to keep you partying
Help needed on the weekend
Please contact Helen Hill (07766284785 ) or email whatsappeningmidgley@gmail.com leaving name and contact details if you can help with any of the following:-
Friday - Marquee Erection
Friday Night - Security Squad to stay over on the Rec in the Marquees
Saturday morning - roping arena, setting up smaller tents, moving generators,
Saturday night - Security Squad to stay over on the Rec in the Marquees
Sunday morning - helping to clear rubbish, take down marquees and clear the site
Man with a van to help transport water/ropes and stakes, tents to and from the rec
A workforce on the day - marshalling of pedestrians and traffic, working a shift at the bar, tea tent bakers and helpers will all be invaluable.
Anniversary Photographs
Its 100 years since the Murgatroyd family gifted the recreation ground to the people of Midgley. It is also the 75th anniversary of Midgley Football Club - quite an achievement for any amateur club.
Midgley school children, staff and villagers gathered to create an historic drone photograph recently. Sport and recreation is still an important part of life. Join us on June 14th for fun and games. Big shout out to Craig G for the photography
Congratulations to Midgley United Football Club
In their 75th year as an amateur football club - Midgley successfully beat Ventus Yeadon Celtic 5-2 to become 2024/5 Yorkshire Amateur League Hancock Cup Champions
Well done to all connected to the club!
Upcoming Events
Drone Photo shoot
Friday 16th May - At 2pm we are gathering at the Rec for an historic photograph to celebrate 100 years of Midgely Rec and 75 years of Midgley Fotball Club. The children of Midgley Schol will be helping to create the numbers, but we need residents of MIdgley to take part as well - please join us
Midgley Centenary Fete
Saturday 14th June - The famous Midgley Fete is back so get the date in your diary. It is 100 years since the recreation ground was gifted to the village, so we are hoping for a great Fete. Old favourites like the Dog races, tug of war, children's races will feature and some new activities to reflect the celebration of 100 years of recreation & sport.
Bar, barbeque, music and entertainments throughout the day and into the evening.
It will need a great community effort and we will be shouting out for all sorts of help soon, please help us out if you can.
Local History Group
Wednesday 25th June at 7pm - We are looking to start up an informal Local History group. If youre interested in knowing a bit more about ther history of Midgley, please come along to the Community Room or message Kym Lockett ( 07770 974140 ) Hope to see you there!
Coffee Morning
Coffee mornings every Thursday 10:00 to 12:30 homemade cakes, teas and coffees
Gardening group
Monday 2nd June - 7pm
Sharing of ideas, seeds and gardening tips - this is a self-help group of enthusiatic amateurs who support the village environment as well as supporting each other with our gardening endeavours.
Everyone welcome
Craft and Chat
Tuesday 3rd June 2-4pm
An informal group of experts and novices in all sorts of knitting, arts and crafting skills, meeting monthly in the community room. We learn new skills from each other as well as having a chat. Refreshments are provided and make a small donation to community funds. Everyone welcome.
Midgley News/ Updates
Midgley Well dressing & Walk
Many thanks to all who decorated wells, organised the event and attended to view the glorious wells of Midlgey. This year the theme was Sports and Past times and we had a lovely sunny day for a walk and refreshments were served in the community room during the morning.
Its great to see an ancient tradition and celebration of water being preserved and celebrated in our special village.
Midgley Pace Egg
Many thanks to all Pace Eggers and supporters - another great performance - See you next year!!
Memorial Bench installed
A wonderful addition to the Pinfold has recently been installed, in memory of Joan and Brian Boland. Many thanks to the Boland family, Jerome, Sam, Ian ( CROWS) and residents of Chapel Lane. A bench for everyone to enjoy. The wild flower beds will hopefully be blooming soon
Blooming Midgley
Gardening group have been busy planting up around the village. Lets make it a bloming marvellous springin the village. Any helpers out there who would like to contribute - contact Pat through the shop or come along to Gardening group - all welcome
Family History
Agnes Dransfield's family recently got in touch with the forum to try find out about their great grandmother. Big thanks to Peggy and Ruth for their efforts - the family now have much more information and a photograph of Agnes at a retirement party at Murgatroyd's. Agnes Dransfield nee Bostock was born in 1903 and was a worsted spinner at Murgatroyd's from 1953 to 1966, she lived at Pleasant View and Goitside over her years married to Willie Dransfield and she passed away in 1993. Anyone with more information about Agnes, please contact Becca Lane at beclane@sky.com
Social Evening Success
Midgley Social Evening is set to become a regular event - we had a relaxed, interesting and informative evening listening to two very accomplished speakers. Thanks to Jerome for his talk on Materials - Why things break? And also to Mick for his talk and discussion on re-wilding.
The Pinfold
Many thanks to Jerome for working on the pinfold. It looks amazing. Also a big shout out to the Gardening group, Sam Barker and Anne H for advice/help/plants & bark. Our pinfold ia quite rare, age unknown but it is thought that it dates to the 18th century. Pinfolds were where stray animals were impounded & owners paid a fine to get them back. Midgley's last pinder ( responsible for upkeep of pinfold & grazing animals on common land ) was John Scott who died in 1869
Midgley School
Upcoming community events at Midgley School
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See website for all things Midgley School - www.midgleyschool.org.uk
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