Events

West Yorkshire Archive Service run a wide range of events and activities across all five offices in West Yorkshire - Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.

For the most up-to-date list of our bookable events please visit our Eventbrite page.  As we are adding new dates all the time, please be sure to bookmark this page and regularly check for new events.

Book events

The John Goodchild Collection Exhibition

Saturday 18 May 2024 (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
The John Goodchild Collection Exhibition. Drop-in and explore some exciting discoveries from this fantastic archive collection, a treasure trove of local heritage collected over the lifetime of this eminent local historian.

Mary-Ann Ochata presents Secret Leeds

Thursday 7 November 2024 (5:31 PM - 7:00 PM)
a series of short presentations and a panel discussion with local experts from the University of Leeds, West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service and Leeds Archives on the compelling secrets hidden in Leeds’ archaeology, archives and libraries with ideas about how you can use these troves to bring the past to life.

Backstage Tours at West Yorkshire Archive Service Leeds [am]

Friday 8 November 2024 (11:00 AM - 10:00 AM)

Backstage Tours at West Yorkshire Archive Service Leeds [pm]

Friday 8 November 2024 (2:00 PM - 3:00 PM)
A light-hearted introduction to the joys of copyright for researchers, family and local historians and lovers of history everywhere. If you're a writer, researcher or blogger who uses original source material in your work this workshop is for you!