Centre for Folklore, Myth and Magic.
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Arts, Film, Talks, Crafts, Library, Archive, Research, Education, Workshops, Education, Storytelling, Conferences, Local Folk History. Open Wed-Sat.
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Fancy volunteering with us but you’re a little further away?
Find us in Sowerby Bridge, Halifax & Hebden Bridge at your local library!
(We have a small travel grant available for folk to get to Todmorden to volunteer)
Thanks to Calderdale Libraries 💚
Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund
We had such a good day at the first Open Day! If you’re interested in volunteering at The Folklore Centre then please do come along to another of our Open Days- 3 more this summer! 😊
Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund
#Todmorden #folklore #heritage
Interested in volunteering in the arts, culture and heritage sector in #Todmorden ? Why not pop along to Calderdale Libraries Tod library this afternoon to find out more about our volunteering opportunities! 😊
Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Doing a local gig innit? Five weeks today. 'It's all part of my midsummer night's scheme.' Do come along Calder Valley dwellars. Centre for Folklore, Myth and Magic.
folkloremythmagic.com/event-details/…
What a great day! Our first Volunteer Open Day-we met some lovely new people. Everyone enjoyed chatting, having a look around, & free tea & cake!
Next date for potential volunteers to find out more about volunteer opportunities- 20th June 2024.
With thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Still tickets available here in #Todmorden Grab yours while you still can! We’re really really looking forward to this event!
UFOs. Theme of the weekend!
After fab talk by David Clarke & Andrew Robinson-In the Eye of the Beholder: Imaging & Imagining UFOs; came home to David’s article in Fortean Times
Thanks again for a fascinating dive into photos of UFOs!
Tie-in exhibition now on in our library! 🛸
Jenny Pidgeon- Poppet Workshop
July 13th
Poppets are a form of sympathetic magic. They appear throughout history & across many cultures in a variety of forms. Jenny will explore this history, then you can make your own poppet- materials provided.
Tickets: folkloremythmagic.com/event-details/…
Satanic Moral Panic
with Bethan Juliet Oake
The origins of the Satanic legend are traceable to early Middle Ages; it has since periodically resurfaced in the form of ‘Satanism Scares’.
But are we now experiencing the next wave of Satanic moral panic?
Tickets: folkloremythmagic.com/event-details/…
Images from Centre for Contemporary Legend archive in preparation for talk & exhibition Centre for Folklore, Myth and Magic.: In The Eye of the Beholder: imaging and imagining #UFOs #Todmorden
This Saturday!
David Clarke and Andrew Robinson
In The Eye Of The Beholder
‘Everyone has an idea of what a UFO might look like but where do these ideas originate and how have they become so influential?’
Tickets: folkloremythmagic.com/event-details/…
Got a little time to spare? Want to join a friendly team of volunteers? Want to learn new skills in arts, culture & heritage sector?
Come & find out more about volunteering at The Folklore Centre!
There will be cake!
Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund
If you’re in #Todmorden for Folk Festival today, we’ll be open for visitors to the stunning exhibition by Tzipporah Johnston the Museum of Monotropism-exploring themes of collecting, natural history& folk magic.
Our tea room will be open from 10am -3pm.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
