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Libraries, Free ebooks and ... A Cuckoo

Tue 30 Jan 2018

Libraries, Free ebooks and ... A Cuckoo

FRIENDS OF HONLEY LIBRARY INVITE YOU TO AN EVENING WITH LOCAL AUTHOR, CHRIS LONGDEN Chris will be presenting her latest novel ‘Cuckoo in the Ch.....Read more

Reluctant Readers - Help at Hand

Sat 17 Mar 2018

Reluctant Readers - Help at Hand

HELPING YOUNG RELUCTANT READERS (Dyslexic, or otherwise) In partnership with Kirklees Libraries Do you know a young reluctant reader? Ever wondere.....Read more

The Hidden Muslim

Sun 22 Apr 2018

The Hidden Muslim

Come and hear about an astonishing discovery! Over 100 years passed before Robert Stanley's family found out that their ancestor was one of the earlie.....Read more

Meet the Author - with Netherton Lassies

Mon 08 Oct 2018

Meet the Author - with Netherton Lassies

Chris Longden will be speaking to the good lassies of Netherton (HD4) to talk about what spurred her into the jump from writing non-fiction and into f.....Read more

Is there a book in YOU?

Mon 08 Oct 2018

Is there a book in YOU?

Chris Longden is giving a talk and a Q & A session in Netherton on Mon 8th Oct. Chris will be talking about her own (sometimes - unusual!) life and.....Read more

Secret Victorian Muslim - BRADFOR LIT FESTIVAL 7 JULY

Sun 07 Jul 2019

Secret Victorian Muslim - BRADFOR LIT FESTIVAL 7 JULY

Robert Stanley, working-class grocer and tea merchant in the north of England, converted to Islam becoming Brother Robert Reschid. Robert had been .....Read more

Ashton Lad: Victorian 'Hidden' Muslim

Sat 21 Sep 2019

Ashton Lad: Victorian 'Hidden' Muslim

Robert Stanley was a respectable, northern working-class Victorian man who converted to Islam. But his family managed to keep his Muslim identity a .....Read more

Northern Victorian Convert - Manchester & Challenging the World

Thu 26 Sep 2019

Northern Victorian Convert - Manchester & Challenging the World

Robert Stanley was a respectable, northern working-class Victorian man who converted to Islam. But his family managed to keep his Muslim identity a se.....Read more

Brother & Sister tackle Grandad... 'A Secret Victorian Muslim'

Sun 07 Jul 2019

Brother & Sister tackle Grandad... 'A Secret Victorian Muslim'

Difficult enough today - if a member of your family wants to convert to another religion, isn't it? Imagine what it would have been like in Victori.....Read more

Robert Reschid Stanley, 'Hidden' Victorian Muslim - In Batley

Sat 26 Oct 2019

Robert Reschid Stanley, 'Hidden' Victorian Muslim - In Batley

TALK - AND BOOK LAUNCH FOR BATLEY Robert Stanley was northern and proud of it. He grew up in the cradle of Britain’s Industrial Revolution and be.....Read more

Peaky Blinders; The Real Story

Thu 11 Feb 2021

Peaky Blinders; The Real Story

Peaky Blinders: The Real Story. Join Carl Chinn in conversation with Writer in Residence for Kirklees, Chris Longden. Well-known social historian .....Read more

Meet the Author - In Netherton - Mon 8 Oct

Mon 08 to Tue 09 Oct 2018 (2 days)

Meet the Author - In Netherton - Mon 8 Oct

Chris Longden will be speaking about whether there is a 'book in YOU' - and a variety of other related issues. Chris' latest novel - a comedy-drama.....Read more

Reluctant Readers (&dyslexics too) ADULTS workshop

Sat 09 to Sun 10 Jun 2018 (2 days)

Reluctant Readers (&dyslexics too) ADULTS workshop

Do you know of a reluctant reader? Perhaps a child or teen who isn't keen on reading, or has dyslexia or another type of reading impairment... We bel.....Read more

Reluctant Readers... MISCHIEF (Adult/Child) *HUDDS*

Fri 27 to Sat 28 Jul 2018 (2 days)

Reluctant Readers... MISCHIEF (Adult/Child) *HUDDS*

Do you know of a 'Reluctant Reader'? Perhaps a child or teen who simply avoids reading, or has dyslexia or another reason for not reading (too much sc.....Read more

Reluctant Readers... MISCHIEF (Adult/Child) *DEWSBURY*

Tue 31 Jul to Wed 01 Aug 2018 (2 days)

Reluctant Readers... MISCHIEF (Adult/Child) *DEWSBURY*

Do you know of a 'Reluctant Reader'? Perhaps a child or teen who simply avoids reading, or has dyslexia or another reason for not reading (too much sc.....Read more

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