The eye of the beer holder
A visit to the Tynedale Beer and Cider Festival last month got us thinking about the myriad marvellous names that have emerged alongside the growth in the number of small UK breweries and the boom in craft brewing. Anyone for a Whapweasel? When the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) launched in 1971, there were 200 or so breweries in the UK. According to statistics for 2015 there are now over 1,700, ranging from microbreweries attached to pubs, to giant brewing factories.* It’s sm
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
