DDCP

Meditation & Positive Thinking
2025-01-21 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
New Term Begins: Everyone, whether spiritual or not, is looking for happiness & wants to be free from suffering & problems. In this course we can learn how to fulfil these wishes, especially in these difficult & challenging times. We will learn methods to transform our difficulties by strengthening our love & compassion & deepening our wisdom. In this way we can help others to do the same. £7 per class; booking essential - due to limited space - on meditateinhuddersfield.org

Denby Dale Craft Group
2025-01-22 13:30 - 15:30 UTC
Weekly, free group event. We're an informal group who meet to share our experience and skills in a range of crafts including knitting, crochet, felting, tapestry, quilting, card making & many others. We welcome new people at whatever skill level & wanting opportunities to explore new crafts and ideas.

Crochet Corner
2025-01-27 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-03 13:00 - 15:00 UTC
Join us for crochet for beginners. Learn some simple techniques and develop your skills. No need to book; all welcome! Every Monday 1pm to 3pm.

Half Term events for Children
2025-02-18 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-02-21 10:30 - 11:30 (Europe/Paris)

New group: Digital Drop-In
2025-03-13 10:00 - 23:00, 2025-03-27 10:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Paris)
New group - for details pop into the library

Kirkwood Support Group Drop in Session
2025-04-10 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-05-08 10:30 - 11:30 UTC
Kirkwood Support Group Drop in Session (10.30 - 11:30)

Children's Crafts - for 4-10 year olds
2025-04-11 10:30 - 12:30 (Europe/Paris)
Children's crafts for 4-10 year olds - for more details please pop into the library

SRM Theatre Company presents 'Pieces if Eight II'
2025-04-16 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/Paris)
SRM Theatre Company are back on tour and back at DDCL, with 'more scenes from life, seen from life.
No need to book, all welcome, another 'pay as you will performance'.

Hands on History
2025-04-17 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-08-21 13:30 - 15:30 (Europe/London)
HANDS ON HISTORY GROUP Denby Dale Community Library Meeting on the 3rd Thursday every month (except December) 1.30 – 3.30pm in the Library For anyone interested in exploring the past by researching people or places or objects.
• informal presentations or themes each month
• group discussion, sharing our knowledge
• help with your new projects or those already in progress
• look at methods of researching, with input from others with expertise & experience, get round ‘dead ends’
• new group projects
FREE EVENTS, ALL WELCOME, NO NEED TO BOOK.
Refreshments available from ‘The Kirkwood’ cafe

Later at the Library
2025-04-25 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
Free event, all welcome, no need to book. Refreshments available.
Are books your guilty pleasure?
We’ll discuss a range of authors and books TBC on the last Friday of every month.
Which ones would you recommend? Bring along your favourites to read out yourself, or listen to others read.

Non-Fiction Reading Group
2025-04-28 10:15 - 12:00 UTC

New: Brain Tumour Support Group
2025-05-15 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris)
New group - for more details pop into the library

Children's events for half-term: Lego
2025-05-27 10:30 - 23:30 (Europe/Paris)
For more details please pop into the library

Children's events for half-term: Crafts
2025-05-30 10:30 - 23:30 (Europe/Paris)
Pop into the library for more details

Jane's Reading Group
2025-07-08 10:30 - 13:00 UTC
Kirklees Library Services have a wide range of books, fiction & non-fiction, available for reading groups to borrow. We pick one a month from this list to read & discuss. Open to new members. Ask in the library for details.

Alcoholics Anonymous
2025-07-13 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/Paris)

Non fiction reading group
2025-07-14 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris)
Non fiction reading group.
Book group with a difference, for those with an interest in non fiction: unlike other groups we don't all read the same book. Instead, we meet once a month to talk about any non fiction books we've read. These can range from geology to economics, biography to nature writing, Stephen Hawkins (Brief History Of Time) to Adam Kay (This Is Going To Hurt). New members welcome. Ask in the library for details.

Summer Activities for under 10s
2025-07-29 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-07-31 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-05 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-07 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-12 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-14 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-19 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-08-21 10:30 - 12:30 (Europe/Paris)
Summer Activities aimed at under 10s, all through the holidays:
Tuesdays, 10.30-12.30: Lego, construction & games
Thursdays, 10.30-12.30: craft activities
No booking required, all welcome. For more details see Lynne in the library
