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.

Added to the events most recently: 20 May Police contact point, plus dates in June and July; 23 May, Spring Garden Gathering; 5 July, Sweet pea paper flower making workshop; 10 July Community meeting; Home fixtures of Thornton Bowls Club;

MAY 13 WEDNESDAY

From 8am on Monday 11 May to 17 May at 5pm Cockin Lane will be closed for telecoms work by Quickline, from Laneside / Carter Lane to Low Lane

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Clayton C in the Bradford Half Holiday League

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 14 THURSDAY

From 8am on Monday 11 May to 17 May at 5pm Cockin Lane will be closed for telecoms work by Quickline, from Laneside / Carter Lane to Low Lane

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Clayton C, in the Bradford Veterans League

7pm at the Bell Chapel, Ascension Day Gathering

MAY 15 FRIDAY

From 8am on Monday 11 May to 17 May at 5pm Cockin Lane will be closed for telecoms work by Quickline, from Laneside / Carter Lane to Low Lane

8.30pm at the Ring o’ Bells, the Black Roses. Free, see poster

MAY 16 SATURDAY

From 8am on Monday 11 May to 17 May at 5pm Cockin Lane will be closed for telecoms work by Quickline, from Laneside / Carter Lane to Low Lane

10am Brontë Moorland Scene Opening Ceremony (at the western junction of Green Mount Road with Brontë Old Road), with the Brontë sisters, followed by refreshments at Brontë Birthplace. All welcome.

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

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

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, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sRK4wSvbmo A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

MAY 17 SUNDAY

From 8am on Monday 11 May to 17 May at 5pm Cockin Lane will be closed for telecoms work by Quickline, from Laneside / Carter Lane to Low Lane

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, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzsLjIfrX90 A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

MAY 18 MONDAY

7pm Thornton Bowls Club v. West Royd, in the Bradford Monday evening League

MAY 19 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.

MAY 20 WEDNESDAY

12 noon to 1pm Police Contact point at Thornton Community Centre. Share your concerns with neighbourhood police.

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Littlemoor B in the Bradford Half Holiday League

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 21 THURSDAY

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Brackenhill, in the Bradford Veterans League

MAY 22 FRIDAY

8.30pm at the Black Horse, Mollie Imogen

MAY 23 SATURDAY

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

12 noon Spring Garden Gathering. South Square and Fountain St Arts, The Watchmaker and How to Speak Hip gathering in South Square’s garden featuring mindful activities and music –

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, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdwJwT2y3o4 A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

MAY 25 MONDAY (Spring Bank Holiday)

MAY 26 TUESDAY

10:30am – 12:30pm FREE Kids Craft Drop-In at South Square They write: “We will set up a craft table full of paper, pencils, scissors, glue, cardboard, strings and more, all for you to build, make and create, and let your imagination run wild!”

MAY 27 WEDNESDAY

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

MAY 28 THURSDAY

11am – 12:30pm hands-on workshop where children will create their own air-dry clay portraits at South Square, inspired by the exhibition “Where are you from originally?”– £16 per ticket

6pm – 9pm Clay pinch pot workshop with artist Jess Swift at South Square £25 per ticket

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, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2ObCxNChCk 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, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z26s9CfgUZc 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

4pm to 6pm Open evening at South Square for Beckfoot Thornton year 10 Art Exhibition. Exhibition runs from 6 June to 5 July

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

JUNE 6 SATURDAY

Thornton Art Trail and on 7 June, details to follow

10.30am to 1pm Monthly litter-pick along with table top sale, Pennine Cycles bike repair cafe, Sapgate Gardens Association with their homemade jams at Thornton Community Centre – see illustrations.

11am Monthly cookery class organised by Rock and Rolls Catering and Thornton Community Centre where it’s held. 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

11am to 12.30pm Messy Church at St. James, see poster

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, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlF-tqbmy-8 A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

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.

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

JUNE 7 SUNDAY

Thornton Art Trail, details to follow

JUNE 8 MONDAY

7pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Drighlington B, in the Bradford Monday evening League

JUNE 10 WEDNESDAY

12 noon to 1pm Police Contact point at Thornton Community Centre. Share your concerns with neighbourhood police.

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Oakenshaw B in the Bradford Half Holiday League

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 11 THURSDAY

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Drighlington B, in the Bradford Veterans League

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, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3njtde-jJmE 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, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8FW1FIh1KE 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 18 THURSDAY

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Idle C, in the Bradford Veterans League

JUNE 19 FRIDAY

7pm to 9pm Psychic night at the Rock and Heifer, tickets £8

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 25 THURSDAY

6pm to 8pm Decorative bowl or planter clay workshop with artist Jess Swift at South Square £25 a ticket

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

8.30pm At the Black Horse, Mark Memphis

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 1 WEDNESDAY

12 noon to 1pm Police Contact point at Thornton Community Centre. Share your concerns with neighbourhood police.

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Royd House in the Bradford Half Holiday League

JULY 4 SATURDAY

Thornton Open Gardens, and at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1807298996910931/ 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 also on their Facebook Page

10am to 12 noon, Inspired by the Brontë’s Garden: Paper Flower Making Workshop, at the Brontë Birthplace, £27.10 inclusive of booking fee

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 6 MONDAY

7pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Bradford Moor B, in the Bradford Monday evening League.

JULY 9 THURSDAY

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. West Bradford B, in the Bradford Veterans League

JULY 10 FRIDAY

6pm Community meeting at Thornton Community Centre – see poster

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 15 WEDNESDAY

1pm to 4pm Exploring Traditional Glass Painting at Unit 1, South Square, £85.

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v, Bowling Park in the Bradford Half Holiday League

JULY 16 THURSDAY

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v Bowling Park, in the Bradford Veterans League

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 20 MONDAY

7pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Brackenhill, in the Bradford Monday evening League

JULY 22 WEDNESDAY

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Brackenhill in the Bradford Half Holiday League

JULY 23 THURSDAY

6pm to 8pm Clay Wall Hanging workshop with artist Jess Swift at South Square £25 a ticket

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 3 MONDAY

6.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Clayton B, in the Bradford Monday evening League

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 13 THURSDAY

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Wyke C, in the Bradford Veterans League

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 19 WEDNESDAY

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. West Bradford B. in the Bradford Half Holiday League

AUGUST 20 THURSDAY

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Tyersal, in the Bradford Veterans League

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 26 WEDNESDAY

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Bradford Moor in the Bradford Half Holiday League

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 9 WEDNESDAY

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Wibsey C in the Bradford Half Holiday League

SEPTEMBER 10 THURSDAY

1.30pm Thornton Bowls Club v. Queensbury B, in the Bradford Veterans League

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.

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