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Congratulations!

We’d like to send a slightly belated Congratulations to R & A, who were married here last Friday. They have been kind enough to say this: “We had an amazing weekend in Marsden: the Mechanics and everything you and all the staff did for us during our event was wonderful – exactly what we wanted […]

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THANK YOU!!

Once again Marsden Community Trust is indebted to “Friends of Marsden Library – Keeping Marsden Library open” for their recent donation, which is very much appreciated and our gratitude is sent to their members and supporters of their events. We hope also that they all value and enjoy the facilities that have benefitted lately from

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Grant to help energy saving

In November 2022, local charity shop The Cuckoo’s Nest, Marsden kindly gave us a grant to cover the replacement of our water heating system in our main kitchen. Now, the water will be heated when needed, rather than heating it 24/7/365, which will help to keep our energy usage down. This work has now been

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End of Refurbishment project celebration

Pictured at the end of their wonderful celebration meal at Katie’s Homemade Kitchen, Trustees and staff of Marsden Community Trust mark the completion of refurbishment works financed by the National Lottery.  A generous cash injection by Kirklees Council unlocked the grant, made possible by the purchasers of National Lottery tickets, and secures the village’s future

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The Hermit’s homecoming

Warm , graceful, complex and personal. These are some of the qualities that first hit you when listening to the Liverpool-based, experimental folk/jazz trio The Hermit. Ahead of their performance at The Marsden Fringe Festival, I caught up with one of their members, Chris Lynn. Lynny is somewhat of a prodigal son of Marsden (well,

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Book of condolence

Marsden Community Trust recognises the depth of feeling experienced by many at the death of Her Majesty, the Queen. For those who wish to express those sentiments a book of condolence has been placed in reception within the Mechanics. People are invited to sign the book and, at an appropriate stage, the messages will be

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