21 OCTOBER: Local historian David Glover hosts another fascinating illustrated presentation “The Halifax slasher – Panic in Halifax.”
Halifax went into a scary lockdown during the last week of November 1938. As war clouds gathered over Europe, a mysterious attacker had been cutting the clothes of several local people (mainly women) in the dark, sometimes causing nasty wounds. Dubbed ‘The Halifax Slasher’, his description varied, and the story was publicised in the Press across the UK. Local police seemed unable to cope, and Scotland Yard was called in. Following paranoia and dangerous vigilantism in the district – which astonished
When: Sunday 17 May from 2.30 to 4pm.
Where: The Actors Workshop, Back Victoria Street, Halifax HX1 5SU
Tickets £7 – advance booking required at ticketsource.co.uk/the-workshop
Contact: 01422 323688 or email admin@actorsworkshop.org.uk for more details.