
What's Coming Up?
This autumn's programme features a wonderful variety of live entertainment. In late October, we welcome a Tribute to The Killers, followed in November by the intimate, couch-surfing stories of Danish artist Tim Schou. Later this season, we present a headline evening with Guy Chambers, one of the UK’s most successful songwriters, who will share captivating anecdotes and create music live on stage. This season, we’ll also see a Tribute to Diana Ross, the festive magic of Hansel and Gretel: The Pantomime, The Music of the Jersey Boys, a Tribute to Elton John, National Theatre Live, Alasdair Beckett-King, and a Tribute to Shania Twain.
Tim Schou
Saturday, November 7, 2026
You’re invited to the very first UK concert of a songwriter you’ll never forget. A platinum-selling singer-songwriter from Denmark, Tim Schou spent most of the last decade couch surfing with only a guitar and an iPhone. This intimate evening tells Tim’s couch surfing story through song.
A Tribute to Diana Ross
Saturday, November 28, 2026
An evening celebrating the timeless music of Diana Ross, one of pop history's most iconic artists. Performing songs including Baby Love, Chain Reaction, and I'm Coming Out, Stephanie Benson sings Diana Ross' solo hits and music from her time fronting The Supremes.
Hansel and Gretel: The Pantomime
Friday, December 4, 2026
Brother and sister Hansel and Gretel journey into magical woods to rescue their lost parents. In a magical pantomime adaptation, venture through the woods this Christmas with Hansel and Gretel, following a trail of breadcrumbs that leads to a magical Gingerbread cottage!
The Music of the Jersey Boys
Saturday, December 12, 2026
Following four back-to-back sell-out performances, The Music of The Jersey Boys returns to Silsden this Christmas. You can expect to be singing along to the hits of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, including "Beggin'", "Working My Way Back to You", "Big Girls Don't Cry" and "Oh What a Night".
Step Into Christmas: A Tribute to Elton John
Saturday, December 19, 2026
Step into Christmas with the UK’s no.1 Elton John tribute, delivering a show that would blow the socks off the Rocketman himself. Celebrate one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 300 million records sold worldwide across a career spanning more than five decades.
Golden Boy
Saturday, January 9, 2027
Josh O’Connor leads the cast in this searing revival of Clifford Odets’ knockout American classic. 1930s New York, at the height of the Depression. Joe Bonaparte is a young violinist with a future in music, until a chance at fame and fortune lures him into the brutal world of professional boxing.
Alasdair Beckett-King
Saturday, January 16, 2027
Alasdair Beckett-King is the crumbliest comedian in the game: a multi-award-winning stand-up comic and (occasionally) an internet sensation.
Come vagabonds, come mountebanks, come coney-catchers and cutpurses and meet the King of Crumbs! As seen on Mock the Week and 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
The Detective Masterclass
Saturday, January 16, 2027
Calling all keen detectives in the making! We have a murder mystery to solve – and we’re going to have a lot of fun while we do it. Alasdair Beckett-King, creator of the world’s finest detective, Montgomery Bonbon, is asking for your help to crack the case in his new book. In Scandal on the Stage, a playwright collapses on stage, whispering “Murder!” – but the cast all have rock-solid alibis…
A Tribute to Shania Twain
Saturday, February 6, 2027
Get ready for a night of pure country pop brilliance with the ultimate tribute to Shania Twain! Bringing all of the hits you know and love, including "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" and "That Don’t Impress Me Much," this show is a celebration of the music and energy that has made Shania a global superstar.
An Evening with Guy Chambers
Saturday, February 13, 2027
Guy Chambers is one of the UK’s most successful living songwriters having worked with artists and writers including Tina Turner, Kyle Minogue, Scissor Sisters, Diana Ross, and Tom Jones, James Blunt. He is perhaps best known for his work with Robbie Williams, co- writing iconic hits including ‘Angels’, Millennium, Feel, Let Me Entertain You and Rock DJ.

"This building is not for this generation only, but it is intended to go down future generations for the cultural enrichment of the community."
On a wet afternoon just before Christmas 1883, a large crowd gathered along Kirkgate. They were there to watch the foundation stone being laid for a Mechanics Institute. Now you know the building as Silsden Town Hall. These spectators rightly felt proud. This new building was the culmination of many years of campaigning and fundraising. The Institute opened the following October. The hall, built with local labour and materials, has been serving the people of Silsden ever since. It has witnessed huge changes to the working, cultural and social lives of Silsden people. The Town Hall has played a crucial role in our community during two world wars; it has encouraged education and learning and a love of books; it has played host to countless gatherings: dances, weddings, parties, fundraising efforts, public meetings, concerts, and election hustings.
Perhaps the village worthies who met in the snug of the Red Lion Inn in the late 1860s, to discuss a proposal for an institute could not have predicted how large the project would become and how central it would be to Silsden’s development as a growing and lively town.
Our Spaces
Our building is multi-purpose, to serve all of our community. The venue is home to various small rooms, including a library, meeting room, kitchen and bar. Visitors still enter in awe when they see our original ballroom, a crown jewel of Silsden designed in 1883, that has played host to countless debates, concerts, comedians and gatherings over more than 140 years. Beneath it is our community hall, a similar sized space used for activities and classes such as yoga, karate, and dance.
All of our spaces are available to hire throughout the week for local residents to setup hobbyist groups to enhance the culture, education and wellbeing for all in Silsden and its neighbouring villages.
The ballroom is a great space for parties, weddings, and activities that need a lot of space, such as our indoor bowling group. The lower hall is perfect for physical exercise, large gatherings, and presentations. Finally, the bar space doubles up as a small lecture and meeting room, better for table top activities like chess and crafts.
Articles from The Friends of Silsden Town Hall
Supporting North: Investing in Local Performers
Friday, October 23, 2026
To ensure the Town Hall continues to invest ticket revenue in local arts, a permanent policy to support northern music, theatre and comedy has been introduced. From 2027, continuing immediately on the back of the 2026 programme, at least 60% of all performers in any one season will be from the north of England.
The Origins of the Name 'Cobbydale'.
Sunday, August 16, 2026
The adoption of Cobbydale by Silsdeners surely received an impetus with the shock of local government reorganisation in 1974. The town mourned the loss of its independent status and was receptive to anything that helped it hold on to its identity.
Silsden's Old Cenotaph Site
Monday, June 1, 2026
If we were able to go back to the day that the memorial was unveiled on Saturday, 12th November 1921, we would see an official group reverently assembled for the opening service. We would also observe fifteen children, whose fathers had been killed in the Great War.
The Friends of Silsden Town Hall Win 'Social Enterprise of the Year' 2025
Friday, October 10, 2025
Silsden Town Hall is proud to have won the Social Enterprise of the Year Award at the Keighley and Airedale Business Awards 2025. This award celebrates a social enterprise that has created a positive social or environmental impact within the community with a focus on doing good over profit, and reinvesting profits to do good.
The Finest Tributes at Silsden Town Hall
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Experience some of the country's finest tribute acts, right on your doorstep. We're known for hosting some of the best tribute nights around. This season is no exception, with four of the country's finest performing in the beautiful ballroom. Plus, we'll soon be announcing the return of four of your favourite tribute nights from the last couple of years at the Town Hall.
D:Ream Announced as Silsden Town Hall's Headline Act for 2025
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
90's sensation D:Ream exploded onto the dance scene over 30 years ago with the iconic "U R the Best Thing," quickly followed by the globally recognised anthem for change "Things Can Only Get Better". With MTV and BRIT Award nominations, and a string of top 40 hits including "Shoot Me With Your Love", the band cemented their legacy in British dance music.
Unbeatable Comedy at Silsden Town Hall
Friday, May 30, 2025
Join us for headline comedy shows from Nevermind the Buzzcocks regular Paul Foot, Edinburgh Fringe Joke of the Year Winner Mark Simmons, plus Mock the Week and Live at the Apollo star Hal Cruttenden. Howard Walker returns in September for another fresh dose of his much-loved comedy club, with three more fresh faces visiting Silsden Town Hall.
Get stuck into a good book
Wuthering heights by Emily Brontë serves as an ideal entry point for exploring the literary heritage of the Bradford district alongside The Brontës : the fantastically feminist (and totally true) story of the astonishing authors by Anna Doherty. This display links regional pride with global trends, featuring Saltaire through time by Gary Firth and Salt and Silver : a story of hope by Jim Greenhalf to celebrate Saltaire’s industrial history. Economic connections are explored via 50 reasons to buy fair trade by Miles Litvinoff and The no-nonsense guide to fair trade by David Ransom. Further selections highlight seasonal Yorkshire produce, technological innovation in textile mills, and the evolving cultural landscape of sport, music, classical literature, astronomy, biography, and personal wellbeing.
These books are all available to reserve from Silsden Community Library, within the Town Hall.

The allotment chef : home-grown recipes and seasonal stories
Paul Merrett
As the harvest season concludes and food festivals take place across the county, many are looking for inspiration to cook with seasonal Yorkshire ingredients.
Part recipe-book and part memoir, this is the story of how one man swaps his shopping trolley for a wheelbarrow and cooks up fine, homely food as a result. Paul Merrett having become tired of poor-quality supermarket food takes an allotment to see if he and his family can live off the fruit and vegetables they are able to grow.

Yorkshire textile mills : the buildings of the Yorkshire textile industry 1770-1930
Colum Giles
Yorkshire's historic textile industry is currently being reimagined through modern innovation and international partnerships.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-260) and index.
At head of title page : Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, West Yorkshire Archaeology Service.

Wuthering heights
Emily Brontë
With the literature festival season in full swing across the Bradford district, it is the perfect time to explore works by featured authors and celebrate our region's rich literary heritage.
The saga of two Yorkshire families in the remote Pennine Hills. The book has been interpreted as an historical romance, a ghostly thriller, a psychological love-story, a religious allegory and a nature poem. This is the author's only novel.

Homer's Odyssey
Simon Armitage
New AI-generated adaptations of Homer's Odyssey are sparking debates about how we interpret and retell ancient classics today.
20 years after the Trojan war, the Gods have decided it is time for Odysseus to return to Ithaca, before his wife Penelope is forced to marry again. But angry Poseidon is seeking revenge for the murder of his son, and Odysseus has many perilous storms and treacherous landfalls ahead of him if he is to be reunited with Penelope.

Herbert von Karajan : a life in music
Richard Osborne
With major artists like Kendrick Lamar continuing to break records, readers are exploring the history and cultural impact of hip-hop music.
Richard Osborne is known to classical music lovers as the presenter of Radio 3's Saturday Review. With this book, he presents a major biography of Herbert von Karajan, the controversial Austrian composer.

50 reasons to buy fair trade
Miles Litvinoff
Recent trade missions to India involving Yorkshire mayors have highlighted the region's growing role in international business and cultural exchange.
Fair trade is a rapidly developing area of commerce. This book provides 50 reasons why everyone should buy fair trade. It's an account of how every consumer can play a part in saving lives and improving the way in which global trade operates.

Lioness : my journey to glory
Beth Mead
With the popular series Ted Lasso returning to screens with a focus on women's football, fans are looking for books on the sport and the culture of coaching.
Beth Mead is one of the world's most talented female footballers - Golden Boot winner and Player of the Tournament at the UEFA Euros 2022, Arsenal Player of the Season 2021-22, and nominee for the 2022 Ballon d'Or. But long before this, Beth was just an ordinary kid from Hinderwell, North Yorkshire who wanted to play football. From being placed in the local boys' team as a child because her mum wanted her to run off her boundless energy, to joining Middlesborough FC's academy and making her professional debut at Sunderland, Beth and women's football have come a long way. Now, Beth shares the challenges that shaped her, what she faced on the journey to the top, and the life events that made her stronger.

The good gut guide : delicious recipes and a simple 6-week plan for inner health and outer beauty
Liz Earle
Community initiatives focusing on 'cuppa and connect' sessions are highlighting the importance of creativity for mental wellbeing this autumn.
Bestselling lifestyle and wellbeing writer Liz Earle presents her brand new plan, 'The Good Gut Guide'. Her book takes a close look at the link between the gut and our physical and mental health and provides a practical, easy-to-follow 6-week programme to improve your wellbeing from within. Each week focuses on a different aspect of transforming your digestive system, from detox and cleansing, healing and repopulating, to nourishing the good guys, balancing your whole body and, finally, maintenance and radiance from the inside out.

Finding my voice
Nadiya Hussain
With high-profile celebrity memoirs and biographies dominating the bestseller lists, readers are diving into the lives of modern cultural icons.
In 'Finding My Voice, ' Nadiya Hussain explores the many different roles assigned to her by her gender, culture, religion and society and how they have each shaped the woman she is today. Born to parents who emigrated from Bangladesh to Britain, Nadiya Hussain's first roles were those of daughter and sister. Considering her later identities as a devout Muslim entering an arranged marriage and becoming a wife and mother herself, Nadiya questions the barriers that many women, no matter who they are or where they live, have to cross in order to be accepted or heard. Importantly, she shows us how, at the core of it all, we are essentially tackling the same issues throughout our lives despite our cultural, social and religious differences.

Hope : my life in football
Hope Powell
With the popular series Ted Lasso returning to screens with a focus on women's football, fans are looking for books on the sport and the culture of coaching.
Hope Powell was a skinny little black girl from South London who only ever wanted to play football. Brought up in a violent home, she was actively discouraged from playing. The original 'Bend it Like Beckham' girl, this is the amazing story of how a kid from a Greenwich housing estate became one of the most influential women in world football. A revered international footballer and then, for fifteen years, manager of England, Hope Powell will forever be the face of English women's football. She took the national game from amateurism to top-flight performance - and dedicated herself to opening up the sport to hundreds of thousands of girls and young women at the grassroots level.

The Hairy Bikers : blood, sweat & tyres : the autobiography
Hairy Bikers
With high-profile celebrity memoirs and biographies dominating the bestseller lists, readers are diving into the lives of modern cultural icons.
The Hairy Bikers are known for their many best-selling cookbooks, and now they are here to tell you how it all started. Si King and Dave Myers, aka The Hairy Bikers, have lived life to the fullest. They had fantastically rich northern childhoods, laced with food and fun, but of course, with some tragedy too. But we also get to know the early Bikers - we find out how their friendship developed and all of the mad capers and round-the-world trips they went on. Perfect for their fans, heavily seasoned with warmth, food, love, bikes and bro-mance, the Hairies never fail to entertain.

The Brontës : the fantastically feminist (and totally true) story of the astonishing authors
Anna Doherty
With the literature festival season in full swing across the Bradford district, it is the perfect time to explore works by featured authors and celebrate our region's rich literary heritage.
Meet the incredible Brontë family - Charlotte, Emily, Anne and Branwell Brontë are no ordinary children. Growing up on the wild, lonely moors of Yorkshire, they have nothing to entertain them but their imaginations and each other. So they invent extraordinary imaginary worlds, full of wars and love stories, soldiers, heroes and villains, ruled over by powerful women. As they grow up, the Brontës discover that the real world isn't such a great place to be a girl. But they are so determined that their voices be heard, they overcome almost unbeatable odds to be bestselling authors.

The mental health and wellbeing workout for teens : skills and exercises from ACT and CBT for healthy thinking
Paula Nagel
Community initiatives focusing on 'cuppa and connect' sessions are highlighting the importance of creativity for mental wellbeing this autumn.
This is an accessible, engaging how-to guide for building a personalised mental health 'workout'. It includes tried and tested therapeutic techniques, simple strategies and healthy thinking habits teenagers can use to boost their mental health fitness and emotional wellbeing.

The planets
Dava Sobel
Following recent solar events, there is renewed public curiosity about astronomy and the mechanics of our solar system.
Dava Sobel traces the lives of each member of our solar family, from myth and history, astrology and science fiction, to information from the modern era's robotic space probes.

The Penelopiad
Margaret Atwood
New AI-generated adaptations of Homer's Odyssey are sparking debates about how we interpret and retell ancient classics today.
The story of Odysseus' return to his home kingdom of Ithaca following an absence of 20 years is best known from Homer's Odyssey. Odysseus is said to have spent half of these years fighting the Trojan War and the other half wandering around the Aegean Sea, trying to get home. But what of his wife, Penelope?.

Over 1000 fantastic facts
Belinda Gallagher
Following recent solar events, there is renewed public curiosity about astronomy and the mechanics of our solar system.
This title provides children with masses of knowledge in the shape of 1000 numbered facts. It covers five subjects: Earth & space, prehistoric life, animals, history and science.

Gather : everyday seasonal recipes from a year in our landscapes
Gill Meller
As the harvest season concludes and food festivals take place across the county, many are looking for inspiration to cook with seasonal Yorkshire ingredients.
Gill Meller, chef at River Cottage, showcases recipes inspired by the landscapes in which he lives and works. Featuring chapters on foods from the Farm (pork, dairy, honey), Seashore (crab, seaweed, oysters), Garden (tomatoes, salads, soft fruits), Orchard (apples, pears, quince), Field (rye, barley, wheat, oats), Woodland (mushrooms, damsons, blackberries), Moor (venison and trout), and Harbour (fish and seafood), 'Gather' is a true celebration of British seasonal cooking at its best.

Yorkshire cotton : the Yorkshire cotton industry, 1780-1835
George Ingle
Yorkshire's historic textile industry is currently being reimagined through modern innovation and international partnerships.
Yorkshire Cotton tells the story of how cotton mills brought industry to the Yorkshire Dales, employment for children and a rival to the wool textile industry. This text will be of value to economic and local historians.

The no-nonsense guide to fair trade
David Ransom
Recent trade missions to India involving Yorkshire mayors have highlighted the region's growing role in international business and cultural exchange.
This guide tells the human story behind the things we consume - the reality as experienced by coffee-growers in Central America or workers making jeans in a Bangladesh sweatshop. It also examines the roles played by the WTO, UNCTAD, ILO, IMF, and G8.
Activities and Classes
Silsden Town Hall is home to various activities and classes, and has been since it opened over 140 years ago in 1883. Its first classes introduced residents to botany, philosophy, local history and the art of debating. Today, the Town Hall welcomes activities such as line dancing, karate, even fencing. Though, it still stays true to many of the subject areas that were relevant when the building first opened, maintaining local history sessions, dances and occasional art classes to this day.
This week's classes and activities
Body Control Pilates
Body Control Pilates
Wednesday, 28 October at 10:00
Lower Hall, Weekly
Forever Active
Forever Active
Wednesday, 28 October at 11:00
The Ballroom, Weekly
Body Control Pilates
Body Control Pilates
Wednesday, 28 October at 11:15
Lower Hall, Weekly
Karate
Seidokan Karate Academy
Wednesday, 28 October at 18:00
Lower Hall, Weekly
Fitness Dance Class
Fitness Dance Class
Thursday, 29 October at 16:15
The Ballroom, Weekly
Voices of Yorkshire
Voices of Yorkshire
Thursday, 29 October at 20:15
The Ballroom, Weekly
Drop in Line Dance
Drop In Line Dance
Friday, 30 October at 10:00
Lower Hall, Weekly
Seated Zumba Gold
Keighley Healthy Living
Friday, 30 October at 13:30
Lower Hall, Weekly
Tribute to the Killers
Silsden Town Hall
Saturday, 31 October at 14:00
The Ballroom, Lower Hall, The Bar, The Kitchen, One-off
Karate
Seidokan Karate Academy
Monday, 2 November at 18:00
Lower Hall, Weekly
Tree of Shields Fencing
Raven Forge
Monday, 2 November at 19:30
The Ballroom, Weekly
Dance Fitness Fun
Dance Fitness & Fun
Tuesday, 3 November at 11:00
The Ballroom, Weekly
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