Handmade in Hebden Bridge
The Handmade Parade, now in its 10th year, is a staple of the creative calendar in Hebden Bridge – and flex’s northern office is on the route of its raucous, riotous, rowdy romp through town. One of the things the flex team loves about Hebden Bridge is the very visible expression of creativity in the town. The Handmade Parade, held annually in June, is exactly as its name suggests. Taking a different theme each year, anyone who wants to take part can attend open workshops, wh
Singing stories - a flex pastime
With offices at the Aardman Studios, Bristol, and in the South Pennine town of Hebden Bridge, flex thrives on the creativity inherent in its surroundings. Here we look at flex in Hebden Bridge - and the hidden talents in the flex team. Hebden Bridge was once known for its thriving textile industry, earning the epithets Fustianopolis for its specialisation in the production of corduroy, and Trouser Town for the sheer volume of this garment it manufactured. Come the 1960s and 1
