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; 23 April 2026 special one-off evening opening of Thornton Community Library for WBN; 30 April 2026 Margarette Hall, psychic / medium; 10 July 2026 Community meeting; Home fixtures of Thornton Bowls Club;

APRIL 23 THURSDAY (St. George’s Day)

6.30pm to 8pm, additional opening of Thornton Library, Market Street, for World Book Night providing an opportunity to visit the library and spend time reading together, some free books will be available plus tea or coffee.

APRIL 24 FRIDAY

8.30pm At the Black Horse, Tommie McCafferty

APRIL 25 SATURDAY

210 Charlottes for Charlotte Brontë At the Brontë Birthplace
Celebrate 210 years of Charlotte Brontë at her birthplace as we aim to welcome 210 Charlottes for a unique community event in Thornton, April 25 an April 26. For further details press / click here

25 April 11am to 12 noon Join Domino Panton-Oakley, the Curator and Programme and Gallery Manager of South Square, for a tour of Where are you from originally? Free but must be booked

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, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ76ACUVtUg. A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

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

APRIL 26 SUNDAY

CANCELLED Burley in Wh conceded in Round 1 of the Cawston Press National Village Cup Thornton CC v. Burley in Wharfedale CC.

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

APRIL 27 MONDAY

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

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.

APRIL 30 THURSDAY

7.30pm at the Ring o’ Bells, Margarette Hall, psychic / medium, Tickets £18 pp, now on sale, includes a light supper

MAY 1 FRIDAY

7pm Big Fat Quiz at Thornton Community Centre, They write: “£10 including curry, play your cards right and Gordon’s best banter. We are going old school again this year with paper tickets available in the Library or Community Centre.”

MAY 2 SATURDAY

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 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”

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

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, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Ev022AsBA A link to a full scorecard will be shown here for this match on the match day.

8.30pm At the Black Horse, Simon Walker

MAY 3 SUNDAY

3.30pm for 3.45pm showing. The Choral, set in Bradford, written by Alan Bennett. At Thornton Community Centre. Admission £3 per person. See the official trailer –

MAY 4 MONDAY (Early May Bank Holiday)

MAY 5 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 6 WEDNESDAY

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

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

MAY 7 THURSDAY

Bradford Council Election Day, Voting stations open from 7am to 10pm. Every elector as 3 votes to use as they wish. Candidates names, descriptions, and links to their Facebook pages if they refer to their political beliefs follow. Some candidates will deliver leaflets, others will give their views on Facebook pages, and others won’t do anything. Candidates can choose whether or not their addresses are made public. Photo ID is required to vote. If you don’t have any you can get a Voter Authority certificate see https://www.bradford.gov.uk/media/7320/voter-authority-certificate-application-form.pdf or go online at https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate You’ll need to apply by 5pm on 28 April 2026 to get a Voter Authority Certificate for the 7 May 2026 elections.

AHMED, Qamar, address in Bradford, Independent
COCKAYNE, Michael, address in Bradford, Heritage Party
GONDAL, Osman, address in Bradford, Independent, included in https://www.facebook.com/gordon.payne.581
GRIFFITHS, Anthea Lynne, 8 Thornton Hall Farm, Coach Lane, Thornton, Bradford, BD13 3EG
HAGAN, Nana Abena Owusuwah, address in Bradford, Labour,
HUSSAIN, Omar, address in Bradford, Labour Party, https://www.facebook.com/omar.hussain.505960
MARTIN, Lester Graham, address in Bradford, Reform UK
MILNES, Melanie Jane, address in Bradford, Reform UK, https://www.facebook.com/melaniemilnes
MULLANEY, Beverley, address in Bradford, Labour Party, https://www.facebook.com/bev.mullaney
PATTERSON, Alice, address in Bradford, Green Party
PAYNE, Gordon James, 9 Dean Lane Head, Old Allen Road, Thornton, Bradford, BD13 3RT, Independent, https://www.facebook.com/gordon.payne.581
RAHMAN, Farah, address in Bradford, Green Party
REHMAN, Maaria, 18 Clement Street, Bradford, BD8 9SH, Green Party
RICHARDSON, Clive Thomas, 33 Brontë Old Road, Thornton, Bradford, BD13 3HN, The Conservative Party Candidate, https://www.facebook.com/clive.richardson.161/
ROBERTSHAW, John Anthony, address in Bradford, The Conservative Party Candidate
SHARPLES, John, address in Bradford, Reform UK
SIDDIQUE, Safeyan, address in Bradford, The Conservative Party Candidate

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

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, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=908AeK1djfo. 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, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQucqS_Pulg. 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 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

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

MAY 16 SATURDAY

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, 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 18 MONDAY

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

MAY 19 TUESDAY

MAY 20 WEDNESDAY

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.

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.

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

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, 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 18 THURSDAY

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

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)

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

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

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 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

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 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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