Redbox Gallery – call for artists
The classic K6 telephone box on Queen Street, Horbury was purchased from BT by Horbury Civic Society in 2018. It has been re-painted, re-glazed and re-purposed as an art space. It has a power supply, lighting and a locking door. We are calling for new proposals from...
THE LOCAL LIST OF HERITAGE ASSETS AND NOMINATION FORM
Local Heritage Lists are a means for the community and their local planning authority to jointly identify heritage assets that are valued as distinctive elements of the local identity of a place. Locally listing a heritage asset does not bring additional consent...
VISION FOR HORBURY – AN ACTION PLAN
The township of Horbury includes Horbury Village, Horbury Bridge and Horbury Junction. It is an ancient settlement dating from before William the Conqueror and the Domesday book. We appreciate Horbury as an attractive township, full of historic character, surrounded...
Mother of Hope
Ceramicist Drew Caines has installed a new work in Redbox Gallery. Titled ‘Mother of Hope’ the clay female figure stands 180cm high and contains text baked into the figure. Drew says “Life is hard for everyone at the moment and we have all endured...
A Shot in the Park
The Friends of Horbury’s Parks are running a photo competition to find some great images of Horbury’s parks and green spaces. The competiton details are here FoHP Photo Competition T&Cs and prizes will be awarded to winners in the Under 16s category...
Horbury history QR code trail virtual tour
Local historian helen Bickerdike has made a stunning video of our QR code blue plaque trail through Horbury. It is an exceptional piece of work and our thanks go to Helen and to Wakefield Council who supported the production. Follow this link to view the 19 minute...
Angus Holden
On 19th October 2019 we installed a blue plaque to the composer and bandleader Angus Holden.
Stan Barstow
On 19th October 2019 we installed a blue plaque at 17 Shepstye Road, the birthplace of the author Stan Barstow