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Here are a list of events taking place in Halifax to celebrate Anne Lister’s 231st birthday

She was born in Halifax on April 3, 1791, and her life inspired the TV series Gentleman Jack which was created by television writer, producer and director Sally Wainwright.

Shibden Hall, Halifax. (Pic credit: James Hardisty)

Here is the full calendar of events.

Event: The Alibi Bar Mix and Mingle

Address: Rawson Street, Halifax, HX1 1NH

Event: The Complete Anne and Ann Coach and Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Anne Lister’s Halifax Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: The Complete Anne and Ann Coach and Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: David Glover’s Minster Tour

Address: Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax, HX1 1QL

Event: Gentleman Jack on Location: Sutton Park Coach Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Anne Lister’s Halifax Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Ann Walker’s Lightcliffe Coach Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: David Glover’s Minster Tour

Address: Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax, HX1 1QL

Event: Helena Whitbread and Jill Liddington at the Halifax Minster

Address: Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax, HX1 1QL

Event: Gentleman Jack on Location: York and Holy Trinity Coach/Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Gentleman Jack on Location: Sutton Park Coach Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: The Listers in Shibden Valley Walking Tour

Address: Shibden Hall Top Car Park, Halifax, HX3 7XA

Event: Anne Lister’s Halifax Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: The Complete Anne and Ann Coach and Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: The Complete Anne and Ann Coach and Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Anne Lister’s Halifax Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Ann Walker’s Lightcliffe Walking Tour

Address: St Matthew’s Church Tower, Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe, Halifax, HX3 8TH

Event: David Glover’s Young Anne Lister in Halifax Walking Tour

Address: Tour starts at Range Bank, junction with Portland Road, Halifax, HX3 6LB

Event: Sally Wainwright and O’Hooley and Tidow at the Victoria Theatre

Address: 2 Fountain Street, Halifax, HX1 1BP

Ticket price: Between £20 and £32 depending on seats

Event: ALBW Birthday Bash and Dance Party at Dean Clough

Address: The Arches, E Mill, 328 Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5AX

Event: Gentleman Jack on Location: York and Holy Trinity Coach/Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Anne Lister’s Halifax Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: The Complete Anne and Ann Coach and Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Anne Lister’s Halifax Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Ann Walker’s Lightcliffe Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Shibden Hall Parkland Walking Tour

Address: Shibden Hall Top Car Park, Halifax, HX3 7XA

Event: David Glover: Young Anne Lister, at the Square Chapel

Address: Square Chapel Red Brick Theatre, 10 Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG

Event: Ann Walker’s Night at the Halifax Minster

Address: Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax, HX1 1QL

Event: Ann Walker Tavern at Dean Clough

Address: The Arches, E Mill, 328 Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5AX

Event: Anne Lister’s Wild Horses Couldn’t Stop Me English Lake District Day Trip Coach Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Ladies of Llangollen Day Trip Coach Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Ann Walker’s Lightcliffe Walking Tour

Address: St Matthew’s Church Tower, Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe, Halifax, HX3 8TH

Event: David Glover’s Minster Tour

Address: Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax, HX1 1QL

Event: David Glover’s Minster Tour

Address: Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax, HX1 1QL

Event: Teatime at the Alibi

Address: 10 Rawson Street, Halifax, HX1 1NH

Event: ALBW Comedy Night at Dean Clough

Address: The Arches, E Mill, 328 Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5AX

Event: Anne Lister’s Wild Horses Couldn’t Stop Me English Lake District Day Trip Coach Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: ALBW Goes Literary: Bronte Sisters/Sylvia Plath/Hebden Bridge Coach Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Shibden Hall Parkland Walking Tour

Address: Shibden Hall Top Car Park, Halifax, HX3 7XA

Event: Anne Lister In Her Own Words Exhibition/Private Viewing

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Jill Liddington’s Anne Lister Mock Marriages Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Teatime at the Alibi

Address: 10 Rawson Street, Halifax, HX1 1NH

Event: ALBW Film Festival

Address: Square Chapel Red Brick Theatre, 10 Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG

Event: ALBW Dance Party at Dean Clough

Address: The Arches, E Mill, 328 Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5AX

Event: Gentleman Jack on Location: Sutton Park Coach Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Gentleman Jack on Location: York and Holy Trinity Coach/Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: David Glover’s Young Anne Lister in Halifax Walking Tour

Address: Tour starts at Range Bank, junction with Portland Road, Halifax, HX3 6LB

Event: Jill Liddington: Rivals and Riches at Hope Hall

Address: 57 Clare Road, Halifax, HX1 2JP

Event: Anne Lister Murder Mystery Improv at the Viaduct Dean Clough

Address: Viaduct Theatre, Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5AX

Event: Anne Lister Society Auditorium, Square Chapel (Day One)

Address: Square Chapel Copper Auditorium, 10 Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG

Event: Anne Lister’s Halifax Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: ALBW Goes Literary: Bronte Sisters/Sylvia Plath/Hebden Bridge Coach Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: David Glover’s Minster Tour

Address: Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax, HX1 1QL

Event: David Glover’s Minster Tour

Address: Halifax Minster, Causeway, Halifax, HX1 1QL

Event: Constructing Gentleman Jack: Sally Wainwright/Laurie Shannon ALS Copper

Address: Copper Auditorium, 10 Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG

Event: ALBW Wrap Party Arches Dean Clough

Address: The Arches, E Mill, 328 Dean Clough, Halifax, HX3 5AX

Event: Jill Liddington’s Anne Lister Mock Marriages Walking Tour

Address: Anne Lister statue at The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax, HX1 1RE

Event: Anne Lister Society Auditorium, Square Chapel (Day Two)

Address: Square Chapel Copper Auditorium, 10 Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG

Event: David Glover’s Young Anne Lister in Halifax Walking Tour

Address: Tour starts at Range Bank, junction with Portland Road, Halifax, HX3 6LB

Event: ALBW Farewell Party Alibi

Address: 10 Rawson Street, Halifax, HX1 1NH

Free workshops and events

Event: SOLOS: Meet Your Community!

Event: Perfect Pictures Workshop with Joanne Bartone

Event: OWLS: Look How Far We’ve Come

Event: Codebreakers Show and Tell

Event: Writers Forum with Janet Lea, author, The Gentleman Jack Effect

Event: Flower Laying Sally Wainwright’s Tribute to Anne Lister

Event: ISAW: “My Dearest Elizabeth” – Leila Straub and Diane Halford

Event: ISAW: “Dearest Very Poorly” – Diane Halford, Dorjana Sirola and Ivana Nika

Event: Writers Forum – Lynn Pharaoh, Author, Anne Lister, Ann Walker and Me

Event: Writers Forum – Jill Liddington, Author, Female Fortune

Event: Writers Forum – Alison Child, Author, Tell Me I’m Forgiven

Event: Writers Forum – Christine Sanders, Poet

Event: Writers Forum – Patricia Hughes, Author, The Curious Tale of Miss Eliza Raine

Event: Writers Forum – Jane Traies/Jay Taverner, Author, Liberty

Event: ALBW Film Festival

Event: Writers Forum – Esther Newton, Author, My Butch Career

Event: Writers Forum – Helena Whitbread, Author, The Secret Diaries of Anne Lister

Event: Premiere: Christine Sanders, Interactive Poetry Performance “Women”

Event: Fan Fiction Show and Tell

Event: Writers Forum – Angela Clare, Author, The Moss House

ANNE CROSSMAN: World events and those closer to home puts things in perspective | SaltWire

CENTRELEA, N.S. — Thinking about all those people fleeing from war and seeing prices going up here at home has given me pause to remember how lucky I am.

I live in a warm house on a hill with a beautiful view.

I have food in the fridge and in the freezer in the basement.

There is enough wood in the basement to see us through the winter to help with the power costs.

I have warm winter clothing and warm footgear.

I have a warm, soft bed with a nice pillow for my head.

I have a bathroom with a flushing toilet, a sink that has water, and a bathtub and shower with hot running water whenever I want it.

I have a well that has never gone dry.

I have my husband here.

I have reliable internet and reliable telephone service. My power stays on most of the time.

I have enough money to pay for the gas for our vehicle to go to the grocery store and the pharmacy.

I have a very reliable snowplow guy who cleans out the long driveway right after it snows.

The only noises I hear outside come from the occasional big truck on the highway or the neighbour’s tractor or the other neighbour’s horses or the coyotes at night or the various little birds that come to the feeders.

My nights are dark with stars and moon shining when it isn’t cloudy.

I live in Annapolis County in the province of Nova Scotia in the country of Canada.

I don’t live in a war zone brought about by a man who wants to turn back time. I don’t have to get my precious stuff together and get to a bus station or a train station to go to another country. My husband doesn’t have to stay behind to fight for our piece of territory.

My children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren are safe. My dear friends are safe.

I am so very grateful.

Anne Crossman is a former journalist and media manager. She now does volunteer work in her community of Centrelea, Annapolis County.

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