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Celebrating the Life and Work of Ted Hughes

Welcome to The Elmet Trust!

We are a charitable company based in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire, celebrating the poetry of Ted Hughes where he was born. After the success of the Ted Hughes Festival last October commemorating the tenth anniversary of the late Poet Laureate's death, we are now planning two mini-festivals that will go ahead later this year. Watch this space...!

It is important that Ted Hughes' poetry is celebrated and remembered in the village that influenced his writing so much. One of The Trust's biggest projects has been the refurbishment of 1 Aspinall Street into a writer's retreat holiday home. Fitted with modern appliances and decorated in a 1930s style, this newly renovated house captures the ambiance of the era when Ted Hughes was born without foregoing comfort.

Visit Calderdale this Summer and make your reservation with Yorkshire Cottages to stay at Ted Hughes' Birthplace.

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Sixth International Ted Hughes Conference

Cambridge to host the Sixth International Ted Hughes Conference...

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Latest News

Heptonstall Exhibition

Heptonstall Opens Its Doors To A Hughes Nostalgia

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Upcoming Events

Huddersfield Literature Festival
10 March – 14 March

Litfest back on the radar!

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