Welcome to our In Touch directory of over-50-friendly friendship & social groups and coffee mornings in Calderdale.
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Groups are listed in alpha order within each region of Calderdale where they take place. Scroll down for North Halifax, Brighouse & Rastrick, Sowerby Bridge & Ripponden, Elland & Greetland, Hebden Bridge & Todmorden.
All details correct at the time of publishing, but we recommend you check in first where contact details are shown in case of unplanned changes. NEW LISTINGS FROM JANUARY 2025 SHOWN IN CAPITALS.
Central Halifax
Including Skircoat Green/Savile Park areas.
Coffee Morning
Thursdays from 10am to 11am
All Saint’s Church, Dudwell Lane, Skircoat Green
Call 01422 353103.
Crafternoon Tea in the Minster
1st and 3rd Fridays from 1.30 to 3.30pm
Come and get to know other people in a relaxed setting while learning a variety of craft activities.
Free of charge.
Booking essential: contact raggedyannie1@virginmedia.com or call 7810 625010.
Tuesdays from 9.30 to 11.30am (except during school holidays)
St. Jude’s Church Hall, Free School Lane, Halifax HX1 2XE
Call 01422 355029.
Organised by Calderdale Community Coaching Trust
King Cross Park ARLFC Social Club, Hopwood Lane, Halifax HX1 4HA.
2nd Monday: 11am to 1pm
Call 07947 827627.
Knit & Natter
Tuesdays from 10am to 12pm
St. Andrew’s Methodist Church Hall, Huddersfield Road HX3 0AT
Call 07903 329149
Thursdays from 10.30am to 12pm
Hanson Lane Enterprise Centre, Halifax HX1 5PG
Call 01422 347392
Lunch Clubs in Halifax Town Centre
Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11.15am to 2.15pm.
Transport options available.
The Maurice Jagger Centre, Winding Road, Halifax HX1 1UZ.
Call 01422 364691 to book.
Mondays: 11.15am to 1.30pm
St. Andrew’s Methodist Church, Huddersfield Road HX3 0AT.
Call 01422 362654.
1st and 3rd Thursday from 12 to 3pm.
Pellon Social Club, Moor End Road, Halifax HX2 0HF.
Last Wednesday from 12.30 to 1.30pm
Christ Church Pellon
To book call Kath on 07990 532053.
Macular Society Support Group
For people with Macular Degeneration and their families/carers
2nd Friday in the month from 1pm to 3.30pm
The Maurice Jagger Centre, Halifax, HX1 1UZ.
Call 01264 560259.
Memory Lane Cafe
For people with dementia and their partners or carers
1st and 3rd Monday: 1.30 to 4pm
The Maurice Jagger Centre, Halifax, HX1 1UZ.
Call 07920 549131.
Find out more
Men’s Supper Group
Wednesdays: 3.30 to 6pm
St. Andrew’s Methodist Church, Huddersfield Road, HX3 0AT.
Call 07877 225195
2nd Saturday in the month at Halifax Elim Pentecostal Church, HX1 5AY OR
Last Wednesday in the month at the Shibden Cafe, Shibden Park.
Both meetings run from 2pm to 4pm.
Call: 07876 383683.
Past Times Halifax
Music and entertainment evoking times past.
Every Monday afternoon at from 1pm to 3.30pm
The Ardern Road Social Club
Call 01422 251613 for more details.
NEW LISTING: Siddal Friends
Community group for local people.
Games, activities, arts & crafts and refreshments.
Fridays from 10am to 1pm
The Siddal Place Hotel, 49 Oxford Ln, Siddal, Halifax HX3 9BJ.
For older people and their carers and families including activities, entertainment and lunch
Thursdays from 11am to 1pm
Waterhouse Almshouses, Harrison Road, Halifax HX1 2AZ
07825 429034.
2nd Monday in the month from 2pm to 4pm
The Maurice Jagger Centre, Halifax, HX1 1UZ
Call 01484 714147.
Wednesday Get Together
St. Andrew’s Methodist Church, Huddersfield Road, HX3 0AT.
Call 07990 512020.
Tuesdays at 1.15pm to 4pm
The Maurice Jagger Centre, Halifax HX1 1UZ.
Call 01422 364691.
Yaaadein (Reminiscence) Group
The reminiscence group is a group for people from different cultures can talk about their memories and experiences of when they first arrived in the UK and how they made UK their new home.
Wednesdays from 10.30am to 12pm
Hanson Lane Enterprise Centre, Halifax, HX1 5PG
Contact: 01422 347392.
Young at Heart Club
Games and activities for older people
Thursdays from 2pm to 4pm.
The Director’s Bar (at the front), Shay Stadium, Halifax, HX1 2YS.
Call 07428 016670.
Find out more.
North Halifax
Cafe at the Moor, Illingworth
Fridays at 12pm (midday)
Illingworth Methodist Church, HX2 9LL
07879 930492.
Chatty Cafe in Warley
2nd Tuesday from 12 to 1.30pm
St. John’s Church, Windle Royd Lane, Halifax HX2 7LY
07774 580019.
Coffee Morning in Northowram
Tuesdays from 10.30am
Heywood UR Church, Northowram HX2 7DJ
Call 07887 853154.
Coffee Morning in Shelf
4th Thursday from 10am to 12pm
Shelf Health Centre, Shelf Moor Road, HX3 7PQ
01274 677400.
Coffee Morning with Knit & Natter
Fridays from 10.30am to 12pm
St. Matthews Church, Northowram
07861 710945.
Community Shed
Wednesdays from 10am to 2pm
Illingworth Moor Methodist Church, Illingworth HX2 9LJ
07837 942336.
Daffodil Club
2nd and 4th Tuesday from 12.30 to 2.30pm
The Addy, Mixenden Road, Halifax HX2 8QD
Call 07724 218078.
For people with dementia and their partners/carers/companions.
1st and 3rd Tuesday: 1.30 to 3.30pm
St. Columba’s Church Hall, Highroad Well Lane, HX2 0QF.
Call 07599 524471.
Daisy Chain Cafe – Ovenden
For people with dementia and their partners/carers/companions.
2nd Wednesday in the month from 1pm to 3pm
Blackburn House, Nursery Lane, Ovenden HX3 5SJ.
Call 07599 524471.
Last Friday in the month from 1.30pm to 3.30pm with music, games and refreshments.
Witchfield Grange housing complex
Organised by Shelf Wellbeing Community Assoc.
Contact: 01274677400 or see Facebook
Supportive group for men including activities and speakers.
Halifax RUFC ground, Ovenden HX2 8AR.
Find out more
Men’s support group.
St. Georges House, 2 Lilac St., Lee Mount, HX3 5BT
Find out more about the Phoenix Men’s Shed
Includes activities, entertainment and lunch
Wednesdays & Sundays from 11am to 3pm AND Thursdays from 11am to 1pm.
Fred Wade Hall, Beverly Place, Boothtown HX3 6LR
07825 429034.
Thursdays from 10.30 to 11.30am
Illingworth Moor Methodist Church, Illingworth HX2 9LJ.Wellbeing Wednesdays and Sunday SocialsWednesdays from 11am to 3pm and Sundays from 12 to 4pm
Boothtown Methodist Church, 39 Boothtown Road, Halifax HX3 6LR
Call 07825 429034.
Wednesdays from 10.30am to midday
The Old Chapel (GSG Pianos), Beechwood Road, Halifax HX2 9AR (formerly St Andrew’s Church).
To book contact Rebecca on 07976 834301 or email
contact@yogaharpalignment.net
Young at Heart Northowram
Games for the over 50s
Mondays from 9.30am to 12.30pm
Heywood United Reformed Church, Heywood Close, Northowram, HX3 7DJ.
Call 07887 853154 or email j.hoggard@talktalk.net
Brighouse & Rastrick
Including Hove Edge, Lightcliffe and Northowram areas.
Companionship Cafe with Activities, organised by Home Instead
Companionship for the over-70s with optional games, quizzes and activities
3rd Thursday from 2 to 4pm
Brighouse Rest Centre, Park Row, Brighouse HD6 1AB
01422 292424 or see website.
Bingo & Games Afternoon
Thursdays from 1.30 to 3.30pm
Hove Edge Bowling Club, HD6 2QJ
Call Dawn on 07368 379167.
Breakfast and Lunch Drop-ins
Daily drop-in for breakfast, refreshments and companionship
Weekdays and Saturdays from 10am to 12pm.
Wednesdays for lunch from 10am to 2pm. Order by 11.45am.
Brighouse Rest Centre, Park Row, Brighouse HD6 1AB.
Brighouse Community Cinema
St.John’s Church, Rastrick HD6 1HN.
3rd Thursday at 7.30pm.
Call 01484 711835.
Coffee & Chat in Brighouse
Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 12pm.
Brighouse Central Methodist Church, HD6 1AQ.
Call 01484 711633 for details.
Coffee Morning with Good as New Sale
2nd Wednesday from 10am to 12pm
Christ Church Hipperholme, HX3 8AA.
See website
Coffee Morning with Focus4Hope
2nd and 4th Monday from 10-11.30am (fortnightly with crafts)
Focus4Hope Community Hub, Bethel Street Car Park, Brighouse
Contact 01484 443979 or email louise@focus4hope.org
Coffee Morning in Hove Edge
1st Wednesday from 10.30am to 12pm.
St. Chad’s Church, Hove Edge HD6 2QJ
Call 07850 916062.
NEW LISTING: Community Cafe
Fridays from 3 to 4pm
Brighouse Library, Halifax Road, HD6 2AF
Community Cafe at The Space, Rastrick
Wednesdays from 9am to 11am for breakfast and from 12 to 2pm for lunch
The Space at Field Lane, Rastrick, HD6 3JT
Call 01484 556924.
Focus4Hope Hub in Brighouse
Tuesdays (fortnightly) from 10-11.30am
Call for dates: 07889 676155 or email nic@focus4hope.org
Last Friday: 10.30am to 12pm.
Call 07761 079805.
Mondays from 12.30pm to 2.30pm.
Brighouse Rest Centre, Park Row, Brighouse, HD6 1AB.
Call 01422 352383.
3rd Tuesday from 10.30am to 12pm
St. Chad’s Church, Hove Edge, HD6 2QJ
07850 916062.
1st and 3rd Saturday at 10.30am to 12.30pm
Rastrick Library HD6 3NE.
Call 01484 714858.
3rd Thursday from 2 to 4pm
Brighouse Central Methodist Church, Commercial Street HD6 1AQ
01484 710228
3rd Wednesday from 2 to 4pm
St. Chad’s Church, Hove Edge, HD6 2QJ
01484 717858.
Last Wednesday from 2pm
St. Matthews Church, Church Street, Rastrick HD6 3NF
01484 710538.
With quiz and bingo
The Space at Field Lane, Rastrick, HD6 3JT.
Fridays from 12pm to 2pm.
01484 556924.
(Open Door) Lunch with Activities
Fridays: 10.30am to 2pm
Brighouse Central Methodist Church, HD6 1AQ.
01484 721348.
For people with dementia and their carers/partners.
St. Chad’s Church, Hove Edge, HD6 2QJ.
1st Tuesday from 10.30am to 12pm.
07927 565972
2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 2 to 4pm
Brighouse Central Methodist Church, Brighouse, Commercial St. HD6 1AQ
Reminscent Cinema
This is a pay as you feel lunch followed by an old classic film with ice cream and refreshments in the interval.
St John the Divine church, Rastrick
First Tuesday every month from midday.
Organised by Focus4Hope: email nic@focus4hope.org or call 07889 676155.
Sowerby Bridge & Ripponden
2nd Tuesday from 12 to 1.30pm
St. John’s Church, Windle Royd Lane, Halifax HX2 7LY
07774 580019.Coffee Morning at Christ ChurchSaturdays from 10am to 11.30am
Christ Church Sowerby Bridge HX6 2LW.
Call 07720 745230.
3rd Wednesday from 10am to 12pm
Crow Wood Park, Rochdale Road, Sowerby Bridge HX6 2EQ
Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10am to 12pm
Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge HX6 2LW
07720 745230.
Fridays from 10am to 12pm.
Call 01422 839736.
Community Cafe in Sowerby Village
Mondays (term time only) and 1st and 3rd Saturdays from 9.30am to 12pm
St. Peter’s Community Centre, St. Peter’s Avenue, HX6 1HA.
NEW LISTING: Community Cafe in Ripponden
1st & 3rd Wednesday from 1.30 to 3.30pm
St. Bart’s Church, Ripponden
07871 731652.
Crochet, Knit & Natter
Fridays from 2 to 3.30pm
Sowerby Bridge Library,
01422 831627.
Digital Cafe
Get help with your tablet, smartphone or computer.
Tuesdays from 10am to 11.30am.
Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2LW.
07720 745230.
NEW LISTING: Lunch Club in Ripponden
2nd Sunday from 12.30pm
St. Bart’s Church, Ripponden
Call to book on 07540 089696.
Memory Lane Cafe
For people with dementia and their carers and people who are isolated and lonely.
St.Paul’s Church, Sowerby Bridge.
2nd and 4th Saturday at 1.30pm to 4pm.
Call: 07920 549131.
Over 50s social & activity group including darts, curling, arts & crafts, board games and more.
St.Paul’s Church, Tower Hill, Sowerby Bridge (downstairs entrance at the back)
FridayS from 1pm to 3.30pm.
Call 07397 198007.
Social group for people experiencing dementia or loneliness and their partners or carers.
Call 07867 575552.
Support group for men.
Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10am to 4pm and Saturdays from 12am to 4pm.
Unit 9, SDH Holdings, Asquith Mills, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3BS.
Call 07946 414805.
Find out more
Sowerby Bridge Ladies Probus Club
1st Wednesday: 10am to 12pm.
Elim Church, Ryburn Street, Sowerby Bridge HX6 3AZ.
Call 07513 115834
Tuesday 2’Oclock Club
This friendship group meets for tea, coffee, cake, companionship and entertainment.
1st and 3rd Tuesday in the month at 2 to 4pm.
The Ripponden Club (formerly The Conservative Club), Ripponden.
Call 07577 755437
See more on their Facebook page.
Elland and Greetland
Including Holywell Green, Stainland and Blackley.
Bingo for the over 60s
Tuesdays from 2pm to 4pm
Elland WMC, Rosebury St. Elland HX5 0HT.
Call 07788 868598
Chit Chat Group
Social group with activities and entertainers
2nd and 4th Wednesdays in the month from 10am to 12pm and 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
Canon Winter Centre, All Saint’s Church, Elland. HX5 0JF.
Call 01422 256570.
NEW VENUE: Coffee & Chat Drop-in
Wednesdays from 1 to 3pm
Elland Community Hub, Huddersfield Road, Elland
07871 731651
Coffee Morning – Elland
Thursdays from 10am to 11.15am
The Canon Winter Centre, All Saints Church, Elland
Call 01422 373196
Mondays and Fridays from 9.30am to 12.30pm.
The Bridge at Cross Hills Methodist Church, Greetland, HX4 8JG.
07971 636236.
Community Cafe at Elland Christian Centre
Open to all
Fridays from 11.30am through to 7pm.
Elland Christian Centre, Elland HX5 0EG.
Call 01422 327405.
1st Tuesday from 9.45am to 12pm
Elland WMC, South Lane, Elland
07768 974442.
Last Wednesday: 10am to 12pm
Elland WMC, South Lane, Elland
2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 10am
Elland WMC, South Lane, Elland
07853 733780 / 01422 311458.
Elland Tuesday Club with Over 60s Bingo
Tuesdays from 2 to 4pm
Elland WMC, South Lane, Elland
07788 868598.
Prospect Suite, Blackley Baptist Church, HX5 0TD.
Call 01422 370239.
Lunch Fellowship
Tuesdays from 11am to 1pm.
Cross Hills Methodist Church, Greetland, HX4 8JG.
07971 636236.
NEW LISTING: Pensioner’s Youth Club
Tuesdays at 2pm
Southgate Methodist Church, Elland HX5 0JL
01422 374562.
Monthly lunch for the Over 55s
2nd Monday in the month from 12pm to 2.30pm
Elland Christian Centre, Newcombe Street, Elland HX5 0EG.
Pre-booking required: To book call 01422 327405.
Snackattack at Southgate Methodist Church
Enjoy butties, homemade scones and drinks at very reasonable prices. Everyone welcome.
Every Friday from 10.30am to 1pm
The Coffee bar at Southgate Methodist Church, Langdale Street, Elland. HX5 0JL.
Call 01422 374562
Together Group
2nd and 4th Thursdays at 2pm
Southgate Methodist Church, Elland HX5 0JL
01422 372913.
Hebden Bridge and Todmorden
NEW LISTING: Boogie Bingo in Tod
1st Tuesday from 11:30am.
Ridgefoot Retirement Living, Todmorden (opposite Tod Community College)
Contact Rebecca on 07510 187211.
NEW LISTING: Cafe in Hebden Bridge
Thursdays from 10am to 12pm
Hope Baptist Church, Hope St., Hebden Bridge HX7 8AD
01422 846647
Chatty Crochet
Mondays from 1.30 to 3.30pm.
Hope Baptist Church, Hope St., Hebden Bridge HX7 8AD
01422 846647
Coffee Afternoon in Cragg Vale
St. John’s Church, Cragg Vale
Tuesdays, 2pm to 3.15pm.
Coffee Morning with Age Concern
Wednesdays 10am to 12pm
Central Methodist Church, Union St., Todmorden OL14 5AW
01706 817926.
Coffee Morning in Hebden Bridge
St James’ Church, Church Lane, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6DS
Wednesdays at 10:45 am to 12 pm and on the second Saturday of the month from 11am to 1pm with a light lunch available. Donations welcome.
Mondays from 10am to 11.15am
St. Michael’s Church, Church Street, MytholmroydCoffee Morning with Age Concern in Todmorden
Wednesdays from 10am to 12pm
Central Methodist Church, Todmorden OL14 5AW.
Thursdays from 10am to 12pm
Todmorden Health Centre OL14 5RN
01706 811100.
Wednesdays from 10am to 12pm
Todmorden Central Methodist Church, Union St., Todmorden
For people with dementia and their partners/carers/companions.
1st Saturday in the month from 11am to 1pm.
Todmorden Health Centre, OL14 5RN.
Call the Health Centre for more details on 01706 811100 OR 07960 125036.
1st Wednesday for meetings with a speaker from 10.45am to 12pm and 3rd Wednesday for lunch from 12pm.
Mytholmroyd Community Centre, Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd HX7 7DZ
07592 886448.
Roomfield Baptist Church, Halifax Road, Todmorden, OL14 5BE.
01706 817926.
Saturdays from 8.30 to 10.30am
Vale Baptist Church, Burnley Road, Cornholme OL14 8JY
01706 817926
Wednesdays from 12.30 to 2.30pm
Roomfield Baptist Church, Halifax Road, Todmorden OL14 5BE.
01706 817926.