HD8 Life CIC

19/09/2025

Cricket ✔️ Drinks ✔️ Live music ✔️ BBQ ✔️

Shelley Cricket Club has it all covered this Saturday from noon 🖤

18/09/2025

Wow! Weekend events are definitely coming in waves at the moment in/around HD8...

This weekend, we're spoiled for choice.

Where will you be heading? Not sure?

Here's some inspo:

🥕 Scissett Farmer’s Market by MB Fresh Market *NOTE NEW TIMES*
📍 Sat 8.45am - 1pm / Sun 10am - 12pm

🧵 Threads Exhibition Preview Village Art Gallery Skelmanthorpe at Skelmanthorpe Library
📍 Sat 1pm - 3.30pm

☕️ Macmillan Coffee Morning at The George Inn
📍 Sat 10am - 3pm

🎨 Sat & Sun - Artatthehouse at Cliffe House
📍 Sat & Sun 10am - 4pm

🌻 Emley Scarecrow Trail
📍 Sat & Sun

🏛 Heritage Open Days

High Flatts Quaker Meeting House - Sat & Sun 12.30pm - 5pm

Skelmanthorpe Textile Heritage Centre - Sat & Sun 10am-4pm

🍻 Oktoberfest at Bottle & Co - Denby Dale
📍 Sat & Sun

🚜 Emley Moor Motor and Steam Transport Tractor Pulling
📍 Sat & Sun from 10am

🚂 A Day Out with Thomas at Whistlestop Valley
📍 Sat & Sun

🎉 Celebrating 25 years of Emley Millennium Green
📍 Sun from 2pm

🕸 Spiderman at Jelly Beans-Under 5's
📍 Sun - check for availability!

🛍 Market on the Farm at Yummy Yorkshire
📍Sun 10am-4pm

Please check individual pages for the latest info and updates - and remember to leave us a comment if we've missed anything!

Wishing you a glorious weekend 🖤



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18/09/2025

We get our weekly dose of D G Pinder & Sons Ltd eggs from MB Fresh Market Scissett Farmer's Market every week, but you can also place orders for milk, eggs and more direct with D G Pinder & Sons Ltd.

Check out their page for all the info including price list... Support local! 🖤

Hi all! We’re so sorry this page has been so quiet for a while. Things have been very busy with the business and expanding so much in the past year! But we wanted to let you know we are very much still here! And will be updating you all more often!

We are always taking on new egg customers for our Wednesday mid morning doorstep round, so if you are interested please leave a comment or drop us a message on here. As always milk & Longley Farm products can be added to your order (price list pinned at the top of the page) HD8 area only

Or if you are a business that require a weekly egg supply please get in touch and we will see how we can help you
(bigger orders to businesses are not limited to hd8)

And please don’t forget if you are local to Denby Dale we always have a fresh supply of free range eggs in our honesty box on Common Lane

🥚🥚🥚

18/09/2025

It's , so here's me doing my bit wearing my shirt to meetings today 🖤

Music means a lot to me. Who's your favourite band/artist? Are you proudly wearing your band tee today too?

18/09/2025

Swimming lessons available at the newly refurbished KAL Scissett Baths 🖤

See the original post for details!

🌊 Swimming lessons at Scissett 🌊

Start their swimming journey the right way at Scissett Baths & Fitness Centre! 🏊‍♂️

From baby’s first splash to mastering all 7 stages of the Swim England Learn to Swim Framework – we’ve got a lesson for every age and ability.

✨ 0–2 years – Discovery Ducklings
✨ 3–4 years – Ducklings
✨ 5+ years – Stages 1–7

Book today and let’s make waves together! 📲
https://kal.org.uk/swim/lessons-programmes/

17/09/2025

In just a few weeks we’ll be stepping Beyond the Postcode, and starting to record our brand new podcast made in partnership with Under The Mast - creative audio productions.

We’ve started lining up guests with the most incredible stories - the kind of conversations that'll make you laugh, think, and maybe even look at our community in a whole new way.

Want to be the first to hear it?

The trailer is already live on Spotify, Amazon Music and more. Hit subscribe, follow, or add it to your playlist now so you’re ready for when the first episode drops.

This is about real people, real stories, and everything that makes our community more than just a dot on the map.

We can't wait to have you with us 🖤

17/09/2025

Looking forward to seeing what festive forensic family treats will be in store at Think Forensic in Shelley this autumn/winter 🔎

Well, the school routine is back in full swing, but we’re still reminiscing about the incredible fun we had during our Family Day events! 🤩

From fingerprinting to DNA testing and soil analysis, our diddy detectives got stuck into it all 🕵️‍♀️🧪🌱

We’re already planning a festive-themed family event in the coming months, so keep your eyes peeled for more details... 👀✨

17/09/2025

Still time to book your little ones onto Harvey Ray Dance class this afternoon at Skelmanthorpe community centre 🖤

See the post for all the details!

WEEK 2 OF STREET DANCE! ✨
Ages 8-12 | Ages 13-16
Time: 4:30 - 5:30pm

Really looking forward to class today!
Don’t forget your drink bottles

Not too late to book!
Email [email protected] to secure your FREE taster session! ☺️

17/09/2025

Live at The Rowley in Lepton this Friday (19 September) 🖤

🎶✨ RADIOACTIVE – 80’s SHOW ✨🎶

Get ready to step back in time for a night of classic 80’s hits! 🎸🎤
Covering the very best from Eurythmics, Yazoo, Soft Cell, FGTH, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure and many, many more…

📅 Friday 19th September
⏰ Starts 9PM
📍 Live at The Rowley

Expect a night packed with nostalgia, energy, and all the songs you know and love – perfect for singing along and dancing the night away! 🕺💃

👉 Don’t miss it – this will be a big one!

16/09/2025

A thank you, from Erin.

I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who’s donated to HD8 Life CIC recently. Whether it’s £2, £20 or more, every single contribution really does make a difference.

For anyone who doesn’t know, HD8 Life is a Community Interest Company (CIC) which - put simply - means we’re not-for-profit.

Any and all profits are reinvested straight back into the company to help support our community with free collabs and shout-outs, affordable workshops, events, and support for local businesses, charities and creatives. Plus more projects in the pipeline!

All of the admin and director work that keeps the CIC running is done voluntarily and is completely unremunerated. Donations help cover the vital but often unseen costs of running a business - things like our website, insurance, phone bill, printing and professional marketing tools - and they also make it possible to pay our freelancers fairly for their time and skills when we bring them in to deliver work.

Your donations also help us keep our Pay It Forward promise: making sure there are always free or low-cost options available for those who need them most.

We never expect donations, but they are always very much appreciated.

If you have chipped in already, thank you. And, if you’d ever like to in the future, the link’s in our bio or just drop us a DM for the details.

Thank you
Erin 🖤

PS. The picture is an Emley Mast / Starry Night mash up done by the smallest HD8 Life child a few years ago, which proudly hangs on our wall.

16/09/2025

If you're a small business owner, and feel a little bit like you're drowning in a sea of admin, it might be worth exploring the world of Virtual PAs...

And, Eyes&Teas is local to us in neighbouring HD9 - still remote but close enough for those all-important face-to-face catch ups 🖤

Drop Clare a DM, or check out her original post for more info.

Hand over your tasks, problems and admin chores, then forget all about them. With an eagle eye for detail and a friendly service fuelled by good old Yorkshire

16/09/2025

This event may be of use to local businesses looking at ways to put their corporate social responsibility agendas into practice, and possibly for local community groups and charities to make contacts 🖤

A special event in Huddersfield will help businesses team up with charities and community groups in the town