Open Mic UK Singing Competition comes to Kirklees

The live Open Mic singing competition will take place at Cleckheaton Town Hall  on Sunday October 17, showcasing the best local singing talent from the West Yorkshire area.  Prior to this Cleckheaton Town Hall will host the West Yorkshire Open Mic singing auditions on Sunday September 12, with successful entrants being given the opportunity to perform at the live October 17 competition.   The ultimate goal is to get through to the national final which will take place in the O2 Arena in London.

Open Mic UK is an exciting new national talent competition to search for the UK’s best singers, singer/songwriters, rappers and vocalists (not bands) of all genres who perform either covers or original material. The competition offers the competitors the opportunity to perform live in front of large audiences, generating media attention and exposure.

Open Mic will be going up and down the UK to discover acts with the potential to become the next Lily Allen, Pixie Lott or Plan B!   Competing for the chance to win from the £25,000 in prizes; the winning act will have the opportunity to win a recording contract to release their single.

For those who register, audition and compete they will be offered fantastic opportunities to not only develop their performance skills and personal ability, but to expose their talent – whatever genre it may be. The latter stages of the competition provide artists with the opportunity to impress judges and many guests from record labels, agencies and the entertainment industry.

The competition is divided into age categories: under 16, 16-22 and 23 and over. All types of singers, vocal performers, groups and acoustic singer/songwriters are invited to enter Open Mic UK; the competition seeks to discover an act that has the ability to become a professional recording artist.

Think you’ve got what it takes?  Details about entering the auditions and tickets for the live competition are available at http://www.openmicuk.co.uk

Open Mic - Open Mic 2009 Promo

Refurbishment of Huddersfield Town Hall Reception Room - Update 09.08.10

The refurbishment of the Reception Room continues as pace. New Cabling is being fitted behind the skirting boards and a new screen is being fitted on the main wall to bring the Reception Room into the 21st Century. Not sure what the toilet is doing in the room but we will skim over that!!! More pictures to follow soon...

Change of date for Rhod Gilbert Show

Due to his new filming commitments with the BBC, popular comedian Rhod Gilbert has had to change the date for his show at Huddersfield Town Hall.  

Originally planned for Sunday October 3, Huddersfield Town Hall is one of just a few venues who have managed to secure a rescheduled date and he will now be performing live on Wednesday December 8 at 7.30pm.

Current ticket holders do not need to exchange their tickets for the new date as their ticket and seat will automatically be transferred to the new date.

For those who are unable to attend on the new date and would like a refund simply contact one of the Kirklees Booking Offices (this includes all online bookings):-

Tel: 01484 223200  or  01484 222444  or 01924 324501.

For those who have not booked their tickets yet, there are still some available for sale and Kirklees Town Halls apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Tickets are also on sale for the Best of British Variety show on Monday September 27, featuring Christopher Biggins, Paul Daniels, Dana, The Krankies, The Grumbleweeds and Syd Little.  Tickets have recently been reduced from £26.50 to £17.50.

Marc Almond will also be performing on Monday November 29 with his Greatest Hits Tour, tickets now on sale priced at £22.50 from Kirklees Booking Offices.

Keep up to date with new shows, events and promotions at Kirklees Town Halls by following them on Twitter and Facebook.  Search for @KirkleesTownHls on Twitter and Kirklees Town Hall Events on Facebook.

Dewsbury Town Hall Refurbishment Update - 01.08.10

Picture 1 - The scaffolding starts to come down from the newly refurbished clock tower.

Picture 2 - Brand new lead work and paint job

Picture 3 - The decoration just above the clock face has been cleaned

Picture 4 - A sneaky peak at the refurbished clockface with its gold leaf details

Picture 5 - The golden colour of the newly cleaned stonework

Dewsbury Town Hall Refurbishment Update - 01.08.10

Picture 1 - The view from the top of the clocktower!

Picture 2 - The clock has been repaint including goldleaf detailing

Picture 3 - Ornate stonework standing nearly 6ft high on the clock tower.

Picture 4 - A view of the completed roof on Old Wakefield Rd

Picture 5 - The scaffolding is being erected over the main concert hall for the next phase.

Dewsbury Town Hall Refurbishment Update - 01.08.10

Picture 1 - New stone work has been installed to replace damaged parts of the building

Picture 2 - Some of the detail on the clocktower

Picture 3 - The stonework has been cleaned with 12% acid and water solution. The pillars and archway lead to the bells

Picture 4 - The bells still insitue

Picture 5 - The base of the town still to be cleaned

Dewsbury Town Hall Refurbishment Update - 01.08.10

Picture 1 - The leadwork being replace at the front of the building and a preview of the new colour scheme

Picture 2 - A view from the clocktower

Picture 3&4 - Dewsburys Coat of Arms awaiting repair

Picture 5 - A view from Old Wakefield Rd towards the clocktower

Dewsbury Town Hall Refurbishment Update - 01.08.10

Picture 1 - The Scaffolding is now starting to go over the Main Concert Hall

Picture 2 - The Roof above Wakefield Road

Picture 3 - The "Bottles" on the ballastrades will be cleaned and replaced

Picture 4 - Your intrepid reporters Steve and Richard!!

Refurbishment of Reception Room about to commence

The refurbishment of the Reception Room at Huddersfield Town Hall is due to commence shortly.

The room will re open in September 2010 and will be refurbished to a high standard to compliment the beautiful victorian surroundings.

Watch this space for further updates throughout the building works!

Strictly Stars Share the stage with Essentially Dancers

Hundreds of schoolchildren and older people took to the dance floor at Huddersfield Town Hall with Strictly’s Darren and Lilia.

Essentially Dance stars Darren and Lila

They were celebrating the end of the first year of a hugely ambitious two year programme of Latin American and ballroom dance in Kirklees delivered by Kirklees Council and NHS Kirklees in partnership with Essentially Dance.

Darren and Lilia opened each of the four sessions with a performance of Fever which received tumultuous applause from the dancers and spectators watching this unique celebration of Essentially Dance in Kirklees. Darren then invited the dancers to showcase their skills in the waltz, jive, cha cha cha and quickstep. Later in the session Lilia and Darren led a session to teach all the dancers to salsa – encouraging all to do the moves and learn the steps together.

Pupils from 23 schools attended the celebration, having learnt the dance steps in PE classes or after-school clubs.

Olivia Tetley from Headlands School in Liversedge said,”Today was really good, everything was good. Darren and Lilia were really nice and I liked the dancing.”

In the final session of the day older people from groups across Kirklees joined pupils from 7 secondary schools. Joyce Dyson and her dance partner John Brown enjoy dancing regularly at a weekly Essentially Dance class at the Galpharm Stadium. Joyce, from Newsome, said,” I thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Darren and Lilia were really good. I loved the dancing and I enjoyed watching the older people dancing with the younger ones.”

A dancer from Lindley Chimes said, “It was absolutely fabulous – when’s the next one?”

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