03/04/2026
What many people wonβt realise is, that one of the main reasons I initially established Halifaxβs βfirst everβ openly official gay bar, Village Evolution (formerly known as The Village Showbar) π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ back in 2018 was due to me being truly inspired as a local Northowram/Shibden lad, and seeing the Anne Lister diaries in the Halifax Library in 2010 πalong with meeting the fabulous Helena Whitbread π€© with my wonderful mum π and loving partner β₯οΈ
Halifax has come a long way in the last 235 years, hope we have made you proud Anne, Happy Birthday! π©π₯
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If Anne Lister would have arrived in Halifax today in 2026 on her 235th Birthday, she certainly would have ridden into the interchange, walk straight through Union Cross yard and straight down into to Village Evolution on Princess Street, to check out the local fairer s*x! π€π€β€οΈπ§‘πππππ©΅π©·π€ Happy Birthday Anne! π©π₯π₯