DIARY OF ALL EVENTS IN THORNTON

All links to further details, or other websites are in green, and normally underlined.

All exhibitions including those at the Fountain Street Arts Project, and those at South Square have their own page, press or click here. There is also a link from that page to this.

Regular events on each day of the week have their own page, press / click here. There is also a list of regular events by type of event, – press /click on the green link. There is also a list of Clubs and Groups

Those events which are not regular are described as “one-off”, and are listed under their date, below. Included in the one-off events are where, for example, there are different speakers each week at a regular event.

MARCH 13 FRIDAY

7pm Comedy Hypnotist at the Rock and Heifer. £10. They write: “pm or call in to book. £10 a ticket.”

MARCH 14 SATURDAY

10.30am to 3pm Embroidery Workshop: Learn embroidery techniques in this workshop led by Rosie McAndrews. In the Community Room at South Square. Must be booked £16.96(?)

2pm. Classic and Fancy Car Meet at the Ring o’ Bells

2pm Mothers’ Day Gift Market at Thornton Community Centre – see poster

7pm onwards MEMBERS ONLY (Bring membership cards) Thornton Conservative Club Members Evening – see poster

MARCH 17 TUESDAY

9.30 start till 11.30-ish but anytime between is ok. Great Northern Railway Trail Tidy Up team volunteers 2026, (on the Thornton to Queensbury section) new volunteers always welcome. Please message if you’d like to get involved. First Tuesday and Third Tuesday of each month. 9.30 start till 11.30-ish but anytime between is ok.

MARCH 18 WEDNESDAY

1:30pm for tea and biscuits, with speaker from 2:00pm. “Famous murders of the 20th Century in 4 films” a talk by Eric Jackson to Thornton Antiquarian Society. £3 admission which includes tea and biscuits. Everyone welcome, you don’t have to be a member.

MARCH 20 FRIDAY

6.30pm for 7pm Open evening of Paintings and Illustrations by John Ellis at St. James Church – see poster

7pm at the Headley Venue Black Tie / Formal dress Charity Ball raising funds to screen 14-35 year olds for undiagnosed cardiac conditions. The organisers write: “In loving memory of Anja. An evening of elegance, music and purpose – all in support of life-saving cardiac screenings for young people. Please message Anja Wilson Memorial – Supporting CRY directly for bookings & enquiries”

8.30pm at the Ring o’ Bells, Rob Mclaughlan, live.

MARCH 21 SATURDAY

10am to 12 noon Booksale and bacon butties at St. James Church hall

11am to 1pm From the Brontë Birthplace, Discover Thornton: Brontë Birthplace Walking Tour, £15.

12noon to 4pm How to speak Hip’s Vinyl Fair and Open Decks at South Square – see poster, note also an evening event.

12noon until 12noon on 22nd March Thornton Cricket Club’s senior and junior players will be keeping TWO bikes going for a full 24 hours. They are taking on this challenge to help raise funds for our brand-new astro-turf cricket pitch. #TCC #OneClub #24HourChallenge ,Fundraising link: https://justgiving.com/crowdfunding/tcc-cyclothon

1pm to 3pm, Saturday working party for Thornton in Bloom,

6pm to 10pm. How to Speak Hip’s Soirée with DJ’s at South Square see poster above

7pm Oddments Theatre Company present “Amazing Grace”, the story behind the song, at St James Church. Book here https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/NDYwLTcy/t

MARCH 22 SUNDAY

From 12noon on Saturday 21 until 12noon on 22nd March Thornton Cricket Club’s senior and junior players will be keeping TWO bikes going for a full 24 hours. They are taking on this challenge to help raise funds for our brand-new astro-turf cricket pitch. #TCC #OneClub #24HourChallenge ,Fundraising link: https://justgiving.com/crowdfunding/tcc-cyclothon

MARCH 24 TUESDAY

9am to 6pm Green Lane, around numbers 38 and 49 is due to be closed for Yorkshire Water work, It may re-open before 6pm.

MARCH 25 WEDNESDAY

1:30pm for tea and biscuits, with speaker from 2:00pm. “Richard 111’s nephews. Life after death?” a talk by Graham Mitchell to Thornton Antiquarian Society. £3 admission which includes tea and biscuits. Everyone welcome, you don’t have to be a member.

MARCH 27 FRIDAY

Bistro evening at Wuthering Delights Café and Bistro, with a theme of Bella Italia, with table magician Rich Berry, £40, booking essential

MARCH 28 SATURDAY

At the Black Horse, singer Hollie Rose

MARCH 29 SUNDAY

Last day of Artist in Residence: Garett Wilde at the Brontë Birthplace,

2pm to 4.30pm Sunday Social at Fountain Street Arts Project with music from Cactusville – see poster

3.30pm for 4pm screening, to 6.30pm A Bunch of Amateurs. At the Brontë Birthplace. Free, but must be booked

From 6pm at the Ring o’ Bells Open Mic night – see poster

MARCH 31 TUESDAY (Charlotte Brontë died in Haworth on March 31 1855, aged 38)

APRIL 1 WEDNESDAY

1:30pm for tea and biscuits, with speaker from 2:00pm. “Let’s go to the Local, part 2” a talk John Lyle by to Thornton Antiquarian Society. £3 admission which includes tea and biscuits. Everyone welcome, you don’t have to be a member.

APRIL 3 GOOD FRIDAY

10am at St. James Church. Easter Egg hunt and Family Breakfast – see poster.

6pm to 9pm Opening of a new exhibition at Plenty at the Square, South Square entitled Townscapes by Caroline Rilatt An exhibition of captivating detailed drawings of local townscapes. Exhibition on until 24 May 2026.

6pm to 9pm Opening of a new exhibition at South Square entitled ‘Where are you from originally?’, an exhibition exploring race, identity, belonging and heritage. Exhibition on until 31 May 2026

APRIL 4 EASTER SATURDAY

Possibly the regular 1st Saturday of the month events will take place, confirmation will follow when known. These are:

10am to 12noon Litter-Pick day, the 1st Saturday of the month, so let’s make Thornton that little bit tidier. As always the litter-pick is organised by Sapgate Gardens volunteers and run from the Community Centre (look out for the banner). Litter-pickers and bags are available as are warm drinks and biscuits. (If you can’t make it and have seen a particularly ‘grotty’ area, put a note up here and we’ll direct people to it). Thanks. As always, Kate’s ‘Pop-up Shop’ will be there, selling jams, marmalades, chutneys and honey, cards and dishcloths.

plus table top sale and bike repair at Thornton Community centre -see posters

11am at Thornton Community Centre, Rock & Rolls outside catering will be holding their monthly cookery class for families. They write: “We have our monthly cookery class this Saturday 7th March at 11am. This event is £2 per family and the food is available to then be taken home to be enjoyed with your families. If you wish to attend, please message the page to say how many people and children as well as a contact number x”

3pm to 11.30pm at the Ring o’ Bells, First anniversary celebration, see poster

APRIL 5 EASTER SUNDAY

3.30pm for 3.45 showing Sunday Cinema on the 1st Sunday of the Month (February to November inclusive), at Thornton Community Centre. Admission £3 per person. Refreshments available. Details of the next film will be shown when known.

APRIL 6 EASTER MONDAY

APRIL 7 TUESDAY

APRIL 8 WEDNESDAY

There is no meeting of Thornton Antiquarian Society as it’s a Bank Holiday week.

6.30pm for 7pm start to 7.45pm, and another performance 7.45pm for 8.15pm start to 9pm Brontë Poems Set to Song: An Intimate Evening with Guiem Soldevila at the Brontë Birthplace, £15. Must be booked

APRIL 10 FRIDAY

6pm at Thornton Community Centre, Community meeting – see poster

APRIL 11 SATURDAY

10am and 11am – see poster. HF Martial Arts Korean Theory Seminar

APRIL 14 TUESDAY

6.30pm to 8pm Monthly Talk at the Brontë Birthplace: Helen MacEwan “The Brontës in Brussels”, by Zoom (£6)

APRIL 15 WEDNESDAY

1:30pm for tea and biscuits, with speaker from 2:00pm. “The Life and Work of Stanley Boardman, the painter” a talk by Tim Neal to Thornton Antiquarian Society. £3 admission which includes tea and biscuits. Everyone welcome, you don’t have to be a member.

APRIL 16 THURSDAY (Charlotte Brontë was born on April 16 1816, in Thornton)

7pm at the Headley Venue, Dial M for Murder presents an interactive Murder Mystery Dinner – see poster

APRIL 18 SATURDAY

11am to 1pm From the Brontë Birthplace, Discover Thornton: Brontë Birthplace Walking Tour, £15.

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 1st XI v. Luddendenfoot CC 1st XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

APRIL 21 TUESDAY

APRIL 22 WEDNESDAY

1:30pm for tea and biscuits, with speaker from 2:00pm. “The Last Witch in Bradford” a talk by Cat Styles to Thornton Antiquarian Society. £3 admission which includes tea and biscuits. Everyone welcome, you don’t have to be a member.

APRIL 25 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 2nd XI v. Queensbury CC 2nd XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

At the Black Horse, singer Tommie McCafferty

A Night of Live Stand-Up Comedy at the Rock and Heifer Inn -see poster

APRIL 26 SUNDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Ground, in Round 1 of the Cawston Press National Village Cup Thornton CC v. Burley in Wharfedale CC. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

From 1pm at a venue to be decided. Thornton CC 3rd XI v. Barkisland CC 3rd XI.

APRIL 29 WEDNESDAY

1:30pm for tea and biscuits, with speaker from 2:00pm. “Knights Templars” a talk by Michael Astrop to Thornton Antiquarian Society. £3 admission which includes tea and biscuits. Everyone welcome, you don’t have to be a member.

MAY 2 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 1st XI v. Illingworth St. Mary’s CC 1st XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

MAY 3 SUNDAY

MAY 4 MONDAY (Early May Bank Holiday)

MAY 5 TUESDAY

MAY 6 WEDNESDAY

There is no meeting of Thornton Antiquarian Society as it’s a Bank Holiday week.

MAY 7 THURSDAY

Bradford Council Election Day – further details to follow

MAY 9 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 2nd XI v. Bridgeholme CC 2nd XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

7.30pm Cactusville, gypsy jazz at Thornton Community Centre – ticketed, details to follow

MAY 10 SUNDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 2nd XI v. Upper Hopton CC 2nd XI, in the first round of the Halifax Cricket League’s OROX Crossley Shield. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

MAY 11 MONDAY

The 41st anniversary of the fire at the Bradford City v. Lincoln match in 1985, when 56 spectators were killed and at least 265 were injured. Those killed included Craig Stockman, aged 14, and his sister Ashley, aged 16, two scholars of Thornton Grammar School.

MAY 12 TUESDAY

6pm for 6.30pm to 8pm Monthly Talk: Irene Lofthouse “Join nursemaid to the Brontës, Nancy Garrs, on a virtual walk to see Keighley through Brontë eyes” at the Brontë Birthplace. (£10)

MAY 13 WEDNESDAY

1:30pm for tea and biscuits, with speaker from 2:00pm. “Sir Edward Appleton”, a talk by Dianne Excell to Thornton Antiquarian Society. £3 admission which includes tea and biscuits. Everyone welcome, you don’t have to be a member.

MAY 16 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 1st XI v. Oxenhope CC 1st XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

MAY 17 SUNDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 3rd XI v. Queensbury CC Sunday XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

MAY 19 TUESDAY

MAY 20 WEDNESDAY

1:30pm for tea and biscuits, with speaker from 2:00pm. “Remember the 60s, part 2” a talk by Stuart Hartley to Thornton Antiquarian Society. £3 admission which includes tea and biscuits. Everyone welcome, you don’t have to be a member.

MAY 23 SATURDAY

11am to 1pm From the Brontë Birthplace, Discover Thornton: Brontë Birthplace Walking Tour, £15.

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 2nd XI v. Sowerby Bridge CC 2nd XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

MAY 25 MONDAY (Spring Bank Holiday)

MAY 27 WEDNESDAY

There is no meeting of Thornton Antiquarian Society as it’s a Bank Holiday week.

MAY 29 FRIDAY (Anne Brontë died on May 29 1849, in Scarborough, aged 29)

MAY 30 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 1st XI v. Sowerby St. Peter’s CC 1st XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

MAY 31 SUNDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 3rd XI v. Hall Bower CC Sunday 1st XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

JUNE 3 WEDNESDAY

1:30pm for tea and biscuits, with speaker from 2:00pm. “How Yorkshire Began” a talk by David Banks to Thornton Antiquarian Society. £3 admission which includes tea and biscuits. Everyone welcome, you don’t have to be a member.

JUNE 5 FRIDAY

8.30pm at the Ring o’ Bells. The Memphis Cruisers

JUNE 6 SATURDAY

Thornton Art Trail and on 7 June, details to follow

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 2nd XI v. Luddendenfoot CC 2nd XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

7.30pm Boro Blues Brothers at the Rock and Heifer – see poster

JUNE 7 SUNDAY

Thornton Art Trail, details to follow

JUNE 10 WEDNESDAY

1:30pm for tea and biscuits, with speaker from 2:00pm. “Brontë Links with Halifax” a talk by David Glover to Thornton Antiquarian Society. £3 admission which includes tea and biscuits. Everyone welcome, you don’t have to be a member.

JUNE 12 FRIDAY

From 6pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC Twenty20 v. Upper Hopton CC Twenty20. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

JUNE 13 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 1st XI v. Sowerby Bridge Church Institute CC 1st XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

JUNE 17 WEDNESDAY

1:30pm for tea and biscuits, with speaker from 2:00pm.”History of the Women’s Institute” a talk by Karen Plotr to Thornton Antiquarian Society. £3 admission which includes tea and biscuits. Everyone welcome, you don’t have to be a member.

JUNE 20 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 2nd XI v. Great Horton Park Chapel CC 2nd XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

JUNE 23 TUESDAY

6.30pm to 8pm. Monthly Talk: Emma Conally-Barklem ‘The High Flight: 50 Poems Inspired by Emily Brontë’s Hawk’ At the Brontë Birthplace. They write: Join us for a fascinating journey through space and time as Emma discusses the process of creating an imagined world from one of the few details known about Emily Brontë. It is believed she rescued then kept a Merlin Hawk who she called Nero. Her bird of prey soars through history and the West Yorkshire landscape both quarry and predator. Conally-Barklem explores what it means to be captive and to be wild, the condition of the falconer, its lore and mystery through the enigmatic Brontë sister who stands both inside and outside of time. ‘By turns mythic, soaring, earthbound and unyielding, this collection is a dazzling addition to the Brontë canon.’

JUNE 24 WEDNESDAY

1:30pm for tea and biscuits, with speaker from 2:00pm.”Turnpike Roads in Bradford” a talk by Janet Senior to Thornton Antiquarian Society. £3 admission which includes tea and biscuits. Everyone welcome, you don’t have to be a member.

JUNE 26 FRIDAY (Branwell Brontë was born on June 26 1817, in Thornton)

JUNE 27 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 1st XI v. Booth CC 1st XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

JULY 4 SATURDAY

Thornton Open Gardens, also on Sunday, details to follow.

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 2nd XI v. Oakworth CC 2nd XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

JULY 5 SUNDAY

Thornton Open Gardens, also on Saturday, details to follow.

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 3rd XI v. Keighley CC 3rd XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

JULY 11 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 1st XI v. Bradshaw CC 1st XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

JULY 12 SUNDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 3rd XI v. Moorlands CC Yorkshire Sunday1st XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

JULY 18 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 2nd XI v. Old Town CC 2nd XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

JULY 25 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 1st XI v. Triangle CC 1st XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

JULY 26 SUNDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 3rd XI v. Blackley CC Sunday 2nd XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

JULY 30 THURSDAY (Emily Brontë was born in Thornton on July 30, 1818)

AUGUST 1 SATURDAY Happy Yorkshire Day

AUGUST 2 SUNDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 3rd XI v. Rastrick CC 4th XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

AUGUST 8 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 1st XI v. Shelf Northowram Hedge Top CC1st XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

AUGUST 9 SUNDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 3rd XI v. Outlane CC 4th XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

AUGUST 15 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 2nd XI v. Sowerby St. Peter’s CC 2nd XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

AUGUST 22 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 1st XI v. Upper Hopton CC 1st XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

AUGUST 23 SUNDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 3rd XI v. Farsley CC 3rd XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

AUGUST 29 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 2nd XI v. Stones CC 2nd XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

AUGUST 31 MONDAY (Summer Bank Holiday)

SEPTEMBER 5 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 1st XI v. Copley CC 1st XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

SEPTEMBER 6 SUNDAY

SEPTEMBER 12 SATURDAY

From 1pm at the Hill Top Cricket ground, Thornton CC 2nd XI v. Bradley and Colnebridge CC 2nd XI. It will be shown live, and viewable after, on TCC’s YouTube Channel, the exact link will be here nearer to the date of the match. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.