Birkenshaw Music Festival

for 28 days, 9 hours
St Paul's Birkenshaw
Bradford Road Birkenshaw Bradford, BD11 2DR, United Kingdom
Birkenshaw Music Festival 2023

Outstanding Programme of Events:

All events take place at St Paul's Church, Birkenshaw

Tuesday 17th October at 7pm - Film Night, come along and enjoy a classic Hollywood musical Free Admission

Friday 20th October at 7pm - The New Mill Male Voice Choir We are delighted to welcome the choir, who have previously performed at York Minster and the Royal Albert Hall, for a great evening of sea shanties, pop, show tunes and sacred and choral music. Tickets £10

Saturday 21st October at 7pm – Simeon Wood – You name it, Simeon can probably play it! Simeon enjoys performing all over the world playing on an ever-increasing array of unusual instruments, all with unique sounds. The list of instruments he plays continues to grow. Celtic whistles, panpipes, South American quena, Chinese flutes and the Ba-Hu, Flutes of various sizes from the bass to the piccolo, and very occasionally the didgeridoo. Be rest assured that some more unconventional objects like the walking stick and bicycle pump will also make a welcomed appearance. (www.simeonwood.co.uk) Tickets £10

Sunday 22nd October at 4pm – Musica Mirfield Choir We are pleased to welcome the young people from Musica Mirfield to sing for us. Tickets £5 (Under 16s free)

Tuesday 24th October at 7pm - Film Night, come along and enjoy a classic Hollywood musical Free Admission

Friday 27th October at 7pm – Jen Armstrong Jen is a locally born Yorkshire lass from Bradford, spending her childhood growing up in the Yorkshire Dales. Jen is now an internationally acclaimed singer songwriter and plays her music all over the world. Expect to hear well known songs from the sixties to the noughties, it will be a great evening! Tickets £10

Saturday 28th October at 7pm – Jacob Walsh – The Yorkshire Tenor Jacob is a classically trained tenor and he’ll be entertaining us with both classic opera pieces such as Nessum Dorma and musical theatre favourites including Maria and Bring Him Home Tickets £10

Sunday 29th October at 4pm - to close our festival we will be having a special Songs of Praise service with accompaniment from local organist Daniel Beaumont. Free Admission

Ticket Information
Tickets will be available from 1st September from Gorgeous Gifts and Cards on Bradford Road in Birkenshaw or by contacting Pat Trueman on 07368 892365/[email protected] or Audrey Firth on 01274 683071.
A season ticket is available for £60 which gives you free admission to all of the events.

St Paul's Birkenshaw

St Paul's is an Anglican church in the Diocese of Leeds We are a friendly parish and we can assure you of a warm welcome.

There is always something going on at St Paul's. We try to make our worship accessible, understandable and relevant to life in the 21st Century.

We are committed to being at the heart of our local community and throughout the week various groups meet in our building.

Families and young people are always welcome and catered for at our services.

We are also always happy to have a chat with you about Baptisms (Christenings), Confirmation, Weddings or Funerals.

We look forward to welcoming you to our churches.

The parish of Birkenshaw: St Paul is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer PSOs. The Diocese of Leeds’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advise our PSOs. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.

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Duty Churchwarden or Priest in Charge Reverend Emily Tidball

Duty Churchwarden
07502 054316
Reverend Emily Tidball Priest in Charge
07442 301253
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Birkenshaw Music Festival

for 28 days, 9 hours
St Paul's Birkenshaw
Bradford Road Birkenshaw Bradford, BD11 2DR, United Kingdom

Birkenshaw Music Festival 2023

Outstanding Programme of Events:

All events take place at St Paul's Church, Birkenshaw

Tuesday 17th October at 7pm - Film Night, come along and enjoy a classic Hollywood musical Free Admission

Friday 20th October at 7pm - The New Mill Male Voice Choir We are delighted to welcome the choir, who have previously performed at York Minster and the Royal Albert Hall, for a great evening of sea shanties, pop, show tunes and sacred and choral music. Tickets £10

Saturday 21st October at 7pm – Simeon Wood – You name it, Simeon can probably play it! Simeon enjoys performing all over the world playing on an ever-increasing array of unusual instruments, all with unique sounds. The list of instruments he plays continues to grow. Celtic whistles, panpipes, South American quena, Chinese flutes and the Ba-Hu, Flutes of various sizes from the bass to the piccolo, and very occasionally the didgeridoo. Be rest assured that some more unconventional objects like the walking stick and bicycle pump will also make a welcomed appearance. (www.simeonwood.co.uk) Tickets £10

Sunday 22nd October at 4pm – Musica Mirfield Choir We are pleased to welcome the young people from Musica Mirfield to sing for us. Tickets £5 (Under 16s free)

Tuesday 24th October at 7pm - Film Night, come along and enjoy a classic Hollywood musical Free Admission

Friday 27th October at 7pm – Jen Armstrong Jen is a locally born Yorkshire lass from Bradford, spending her childhood growing up in the Yorkshire Dales. Jen is now an internationally acclaimed singer songwriter and plays her music all over the world. Expect to hear well known songs from the sixties to the noughties, it will be a great evening! Tickets £10

Saturday 28th October at 7pm – Jacob Walsh – The Yorkshire Tenor Jacob is a classically trained tenor and he’ll be entertaining us with both classic opera pieces such as Nessum Dorma and musical theatre favourites including Maria and Bring Him Home Tickets £10

Sunday 29th October at 4pm - to close our festival we will be having a special Songs of Praise service with accompaniment from local organist Daniel Beaumont. Free Admission

Ticket Information
Tickets will be available from 1st September from Gorgeous Gifts and Cards on Bradford Road in Birkenshaw or by contacting Pat Trueman on 07368 892365/[email protected] or Audrey Firth on 01274 683071.
A season ticket is available for £60 which gives you free admission to all of the events.

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"Our parish of Birkenshaw: St Pauls is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese of Leeds’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO Nick Wright 07835 733112 or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (up to date details can be found on the leeds anglican diocese website - leeds.angican.org). If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services."

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