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Alternative
Technology Centre
A not-for-profit
organisation established in 1999 on the banks of the Rochdale
Canal in Hebden Bridge. An educational resource centre that aims
to make sustainability achievable and simply irresistible by
working from a strong base within the local community to provide
inspiration, accessible information and advice that improves the
quality of life using sustainable means – economic,
environmental and social.
Calder Valley Organic Gardeners
Calder Valley Organic
Gardeners was formed in 1986. The group aims to educate members
and non-members in all aspects of organic and natural gardening,
both ornamental and productive. The group meets monthly during
the Winter months (October to May) and organises a variety of
Summer events.
The Pork Pie Appreciation
Society
Over 50 butchers and bakers from all over descend on the Old
Bridge, Ripponden every spring for the Pork Pie Appreciation
Society’s annual championships. In between the Society meets
every Saturday night at the Old Bridge to evaluate the merits of
the latest 'fetching'. Read Chris Arnot's venture into the world
of pork pies here.
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