Art with a heart

FROM Yorkshire’s biggest agricultural show to a free family day in Huddersfield or a CBeebies show, choose from a wide variety of entertainment and events in early July.

An open gardens event will be held in Highburton and Kirkburton to raise money for Kirkwood Hospice, Yorkshire Air Ambulance and the Village Community Association. Individual gardens will also be raising money from refreshment and plant sales, for charities of their choice. There will be 29 musical performances throughout the day at venues across the villages including Highburton First School, The Smiths Arms, The Old Coach House, Forge Cottage, Garner Lane and Yew Tree Farm. Visitors can enjoy gigs from U3A Ukulele, Diamond Dac Duo, HD8 Voices Choir, Holme and Dry Shanty Singers, Ramshackle River Band, Scissett Youth Band and others.

Friends of Greenhead Park history hour talk about the historic visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Huddersfield in July 1912 with plenty of illustrations. Greenhead Park Community Room, 12.30pm to 1.30pm. Grey are trying out their Edinburgh Festival Fringe material at this preview event in the Huddersfield theatre. Show starts at 7.45pm. Tickets are £10 from thelbt.org.uk or 01484 430528.

Health Information Week, Huddersfield Library. Kirklees Council is running a series of free interactive sessions on health topics at the central library on The Piazza from 10am until 2pm. The Healthy, Happy Huddersfield event will offer advice on everything from health eating to managing stress. Each session lasts for 30 minutes. Drop in, no need to book.

Family fun day and sponsored walk at Northfield Hall, Norfolk Avenue, Huddersfield, from 11am to 4pm. This will include a fun dog show, bouncy castle, facepainting, crafts, stalls, games and rides with all proceeds to Age UK Calderdale and Kirklees.

Stafflex Free Family Day, North Huddersfield Trust School. Rescheduled from a slot during Huddersfield Literature Festival, when the Beast from the East caused the cancellation of several events, the day of fun events and activities is on from 10am until 3.30pm.

Elland Carnival from 11am to 3.30pm. Procession starts from Elland C of E School on Westgate at 11.30am to be followed through the afternoon with various dance groups a martial arts display, Queensbury scout band and a magician. There will be a fairground,