Welcome to Halifaxpeople.com
I would like this website to be as much enjoyment for you as it has been building it for me. This has been my hobby for several years now and you are welcome to join me in its development and make it your hobby too. Any help and/or information is greatly appreciated
There is hopefully something here for everyone. Whether that is current affairs or Halifax history, which features in a big way throughout this website.
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What's On - Here you can find out what events are happening in and around town. Plus, let me know of any events you would like adding.
- History Tour - Halifax town centre streets, as well as each local town and village, have their own History pages
Your Village - packed pages full of information and insight into each different village or district in town including; amenities, historic photos and events. These pages are a continual work in progress and you can help in so many ways, from adding a useful phone number to writing a full series of articles.
Contact info@halifaxpeople.com
Halifax Blogs cover all of Halifax and surrounding areas
The following Blogs are a collection of various local subjects specially designed for your pleasure and entertainment.
- Halifax Memories - individual historic subjects relating to past Halifax
- Pubs - Past and Present - Focus on local pubs
- Village Scene - Each town and village has it's very own blog
- Halifax People - Popular names from Halifax's history
- Halifax Places - The history of places and buildings in Halifax
- Local Sport - Stories and history of all local sport
- Trend of Things - Old Courier articles with a modern update
- Today - Anything relevant to today's Halifax
- Halifax Experiences - More focus pages on popular subjects
These pages are currently attracting over 50,000 page views every month, and growing. This is a non-profit website but there are costs which include web hosting fees and membership fees where much of my information is sourced. Therefore, I am especially grateful for any sponsors/ advertisers, who can promote their businesses/events etc. at extremely reasonable rates.
In 2019, Halifax went through a tourist boom and the main reason was the success of the TV drama - Gentleman Jack'. This led to many large crowds visiting Shibden Hall and other local landmarks.
The tourism continued when 'Happy Valley' became another popular drama
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Hot on the heels of the success of Gentleman Jack and Happy Valley is 'Gallows Pole' The story of the Cragg Vale Coiners  |
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