Upcoming events
Lantern Workshops
FREE Lantern Making Workshop!
Artful Make It Happens invites you to a fun and festive Lantern Making Workshop at Wardle Library on Saturday 13th December, from 11am to 1pm.
Drop in anytime and create your very own lantern to carry at Carols Around the Tree on Christmas Eve!
All ages welcome – bring your family and friends for a magical morning of creativity and Christmas cheer!
Made possible by funding from GrantScape
Wardle Village Carols 'Round The Tree
𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲
Come and celebrate our Christmas Eve tradition with festive cheer, music and community spirit.
𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟲:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 in Wardle Village Square.
Join Wardle Academy Brass Band and our lantern parade, leaving 𝗦𝘁 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝟲:𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺.
Carols will run until around 7:15pm.
We’ll be fundraising for 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 as usual.
Check out our other events if you’d like to come to our 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 before the parade.
Repair Cafe
Wardle Repair Cafe is a monthly group at Wardle Library, starting in January 2026, it will be the last Saturday of every month 1-3pm. Our Repair Café is a free, community pop-up workshop where local people can bring broken household items — things like clothing, small electricals, furniture, bikes, toys, crockery, or gadgets — and get help fixing them instead of throwing them away.
One of our friendly volunteers will try their best to fix your item... And even if you don’t have anything to fix that day, you’re still invited to come for a brew, have a chat, and enjoy the community feel.
Head over to our event page on facebook for more information -https://fb.me/e/3qZSfVeAF
This project is made possible as part of the Rochdale Community Climate Fund by Action with support from Reuse Littleborough
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Monthly Meet Up
Rotherham Creative Network socials are an opportunity to get out of the house, meet other creatives, relax and leave feeling inspired and informed. Free tea and coffee. We look forward to seeing you!
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Hosted by Clifton Park Museum. Check back for more details nearer the date.
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