Sweet Dreams at the Hebden Bridge Hostel
Writer and journalist Laura Robertson recently visited the IOU Hebden Bridge Hostel, she made friends with Raffy and talked to the team about how IOU came to run the hostel and why its important to the company’s future.
Read her review in online arts and culture magazine The Double Negative
Open Day and Connected to Nature Exhibition
Saturday 16 September we welcomed over 100 people to the Hostel Open Day
Arvon at the Hebden Bridge Hostel
IOU and Arvon Lumb Bank will partner in 2024 to deliver Arvon’s residential writing courses.
The creative writing organisation has been looking for a temporary home for their residential courses while their Lumb Bank centre closes for redevelopment and we’re delighted that we will be working with them to host their programme next year
Arvon Lumb Bank Co- Director Helen Meller ‘It’s really exciting to be working with Hebden Bridge Hostel – an artist led, community focused venue to deliver our creative writing programme in late 2023 and throughout 2024. Both organisations are passionate about the Calder Valley landscape which continues to inspire writers and artists and drive the creative economy in the region’
From the Wild to the Weird Workshop
Sat 15 July we all got creative at our Wild and Weird Workshop as part of Hebden Bridge Arts Open Space 70 environmental arts project and festival
See our photo gallery
New IOU Artist in Residence May 2023
We’re welcoming Beth Cockcroft to the Hostel as IOU Artist in Residence from May – October 2023
Local School’s Social Action Retreats
In June Year 6 pupils from St Joseph’s School in Todmorden stayed at the Hostel for their Social Action Retreat
Leeds Art University at Hebden Bridge Hostel
This March we welcomed 19 students and their tutors from the Creative Writing BA course at Leeds Art University for a 3 day workshop with IOU, Arvon Foundation and poets Clare Shaw, Zaffar Kunial and map maker Chris Goddard
Free Workshops for Calderdale Creatives
IOU is delighted to announce that we have been awarded funding from Calderdale Cares Partnership to provide FREE spaces for Calderdale residents and artists on our monthly Making It creative taster workshops.
Hebden Bridge Hostel Open Day
On 7th July we welcomed people to the IOU Hebden Bridge Hostel Open Day. Over 150 people joined us to experience for themselves the newly renovated hostel.
Healthy Holidays at Hebden Bridge Hostel
Over July & August, the Hebden Bridge Hostel hosted 27 children on two creative retreats as part of the Healthy Holidays Calderdale holiday activity scheme
