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HEBDEN BRIDGE. If you're thinking of visiting, let me tempt you further with some of our marvellous shops. Radiance of course! Hat Therapy has marvellous hand made hats by Chrissie King, Snug Gallery is a beautiful gallery where my old shop used to be, run by photographer Ed Chadwick. Ruby Shoesday right opposite my shop has amazing designer shoes, Alison Bartrams Heart Gallery has jewellery and contemporary craft in a stunning space and the Yorkshire Soap Company is a truly decadent and beautiful soap shop where all the products are made by the owners. Catherine Edwards, super talanted leather worker is based at Brooklyn Studios (and also works at Radiance on Wednesdays). Visit Element for jewellery, Calder Gallery has paintings, prints and crafts and a very warm welcome, The Old Treehouse has gorgeous toys to delight and inspire and there are many more shops to discover for yourself! If you're coming via Todmorden then have a look at Makepiece for beautiful ethical fashion.

For all your PR needs visit www.happy4pr.com and the lovely Fiona Pattison can work her wonders!

And here are some talented artists and maker friends. Catherine Edwards, super talanted leather worker is based at Brooklyn Studios (and also works at Radiance on Wednesdays). Hannah Lawson is a wildlife artsist/photographer and works on Cruise ships in The Arctic and Antarcic. Kate Lycett paintes beautiful Hebden Bridge paintings and Kate Boyce makes beautiful abstract painints inspired by the local landscape. ...more to come...

Hebden Bridge has gone plastic bag free from September the first 2007...so bring your shopping bag and support the scheme!!

The Ted Hughes Arvon Centre at Lumb Bank, near Hebden Bridge holds creative writing retreats in its stunning Eighteenth century mill owners house set in twenty acres of steep pastureland. It is stunning and inspirational...and decked out with Hannah Nunn lamps!

Northlight Studios (my old studio group) opens its doors to the public at Christmas and during the fabulous Hebden Bridge Arts Festival in Early July. Many other artists and studio groups open to the public for the Hebden Bridge Open Studios. Check out Tourist Information to enquire about walks in our stunning countryside and find places to stay and things to do. And there are plenty of places to eat too as we have many cafes!!!

For your interest check out Etsy for wonderful handmade wonders from across the globe.

Don't forget about my Hannah Nunn blog and my Radiance blog too. AND if you're into Twitter then please follow me!