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Saltaire Festival just keeps on getting better!

6:28pm Sunday 16th September 2012

Saltaire Festival welcomed record crowds as tens of thousands of people descended on the village for an extravaganza of art, music and food.

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Food lovers enjoy Saltaire Festival event

2:53pm Saturday 15th September 2012

Food lovers descended on Roberts Park in their thousands today to savour tastes from around the world at the tenth annual Saltaire Festival .

Stuart Maconie sell-out show was a jewel in festival crown

10:47am Friday 14th September 2012

According to Stuart Maconie, the start of celebrity culture can be traced back to Live Aid.

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Children bring Yorkshire's past to life at Saltaire Festival

6:04pm Thursday 13th September 2012

A thousand school pupils celebrated 2,000 years of Yorkshire history during a colourful parade paying tribute to the white rose county.

Weave all done very well folks!

11:00am Wednesday 12th September 2012

A team of skilled knitters at a Women’s Institute have recreated David Hockney ’s famous painting of Salts Mill in wool – after getting the world-famous artist’s blessing for the project.

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Saltaire concert is ‘heavenly’ experience

10:00am Wednesday 12th September 2012

Saltaire Festival rewarded its supporters with a taste of paradise when Huddersfield-based act called Eden performed at Don’t Tell Titus.

Saltaire Festival pulls in the crowds in sunshine

1:10am Monday 10th September 2012

The September sunshine saw crowds flocking to the opening weekend of Saltaire Festival .

September sunshine greets crowds at Saltaire Festival

1:40pm Saturday 8th September 2012

Morris dancers were among the attractions at Saltaire Festival today as crowds basked in September sunshine.

Why Saltaire's textile heritage is suddenly fashionable!

7:00am Saturday 8th September 2012

An exhibition of fashion inspired by historic Yorkshire clothing and Bradford’s textile heritage has opened at Salts Mill as part of the tenth annual Saltaire Festival .

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The Chair to perform in Saltaire

12:20pm Friday 7th September 2012

Saltaire is getting set for a riotous party night this Sunday, with an award-winning band direct from Orkney.

Artist 'sees the light' for exhibition

9:00am Friday 7th September 2012

Cononley artist Shelagh Powell is hoping people will see the light when she stages a solo exhibition as part of Saltaire Festival.

Saltaire stroll inspires artist's new paintings

8:00am Friday 7th September 2012

Among the pictures on show at the Interpretations of Saltaire exhibition at Saltaire Festival are seven new paintings by Bingley ’s Jane Fielder.

Event celebrates launch of Saltaire Festival

7:00am Friday 7th September 2012

Saltaire Festival organisers and volunteers gathered last night to start the tenth annual festival of art, music and food.

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Sample the many flavours of food 'mini-fest'

4:57pm Wednesday 5th September 2012

David Barnett on the culinary delights awaiting visitors at Saltaire Festival

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Stuart Maconie: ‘every show holds surprises for me’

4:10pm Wednesday 5th September 2012

David Barnett talks to 'jack of all trades' Stuart Maconie ahead of Saltaire Festival appearance

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Festival book talk on Dalek inventor

5:00pm Wednesday 5th September 2012

Terry Nation was a man in the right place at the right time with the right approach to the burst of creative inventiveness in British television in the 1960s and 1970s.

Festival brings chance to meet top children's author Anne

4:52pm Wednesday 5th September 2012

On Saturday, September 8, top children’s author Anne Fine will be giving a presentation about her writing inspirations, as well as taking questions and signing copies of her books

Discover sound of the harp at festival weekend

4:46pm Wednesday 5th September 2012

The Early Music Shop at Salts Mill in Saltaire is hosting its first Harp Weekend as part of the Saltaire Festival .

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Snap up a vintage item at festival fair

4:43pm Wednesday 5th September 2012

The Saltaire Vintage Home & Fashion Fair on Saturday, September 15, features 60 stalls over three rooms at Victoria Hall, featuring genuine vintage treasures from theTwenties to the Eighties, and a sprinkling of beautiful handmade, upcycled vintage creations.

'King of Pain' rides on in to Saltaire Festival

4:35pm Wednesday 5th September 2012

Marc Meneaud on the all-star line-up of Hank’s Lost Cowboys

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Woolly tribute to Sir Titus to go on display

4:20pm Wednesday 5th September 2012

Knitting enthusiast Heather Savage has paid homage to Bradford’s famous textile manufacturer and the village’s benefactor Sir Titus Salt – in the form of an 18-inch knitted doll.

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Dance, music and heritage all in store at Saltaire Festival

7:00am Thursday 30th August 2012

Shoppers in Saltaire are being urged to turn history detectives to help uncover the stories behind shops in the world heritage site.

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Food event will add spice to tenth Saltaire Festival

9:00am Tuesday 10th July 2012

A top TV chef will be the guest of honour at a spectacular international food and drink festival which will take place at this year’s tenth annual Saltaire Festival.

Village's knitting project is a real purl!

5:00pm Sunday 10th June 2012

Saltaire might have a reputation as being a tight-knit community, and now there is a creative project in the village that is leaving the community in stitches.

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Saltaire Festival details are set to be unveiled

6:00am Tuesday 13th March 2012

Details of this year’s Saltaire Festival will be unveiled at a party night in Shipley to mark the start of build-up to the event.