A new infant chapel has opened at Park Wood Crematorium, specially designed for smaller ceremonies. The new room, called the Snowdrop Chapel, is now open for small groups of families and friends to remember infants. The name has been chosen as the poem ‘The Little Snowdrop’ is read out during these services. Calderdale Council’s Cabinet… read more … about Park Wood opens the Snowdrop Chapel>>
For only the second time in its 42 year history, Calderdale Council will not hold its next Full Council meeting in Halifax Town Hall’s historic Council chamber. The meeting, which will take place from 6.30pm on Thursday 29 September 2016, will instead be held in the King’s Centre in Park Road, Halifax. This will allow… read more … about Councillors make way for 12 Angry Men>>
Calderdale Council is asking for the people’s views about the future of the Cragg Vale Junior and Infant School. The small village school currently occupies a Victorian building on the main road through Cragg Vale and has a very small intake of pupils each year. Fifty nine pupils currently attend the school. The building is… read more … about Have your say on the future of Cragg Vale School>>
At the meeting of Calderdale Council’s Cabinet on Monday 12 September, councillors discussed ways of improving parking services, to support both local business and the Council’s financial position, in the light of continuing funding cuts from central government. After discussions at Scrutiny and at the Cabinet meeting on initial options, Cabinet has now asked the… read more … about Council continues parking discussion>>
It’s time for new beginnings, with Calderdale students back in the classroom for the new term, and flood-affected schools getting back to normal after tireless efforts to get back on their feet. Inspiring stories of sheer determination and community spirit have been widespread across Calderdale since the Boxing Day 2015 floods, and that includes the… read more … about Back to school in Calderdale>>
Art lovers in Calderdale are invited to Bankfield Museum in Halifax, for the sixth annual Calderdale Open Art exhibition. The exhibition, which opens on Saturday 24 September, features a selection of drawings, paintings, prints, photographs and textiles by professional and amateur artists from across the north of England. Artists have been submitting work in a… read more … about Open Art at Bankfield>>
Students in Year 11 and their families are invited to Calderdale Council’s Get Organised event, to find out more about the options they have after finishing GCSEs in 2017. On Thursday 29 September young people and their families are encouraged to drop in to the Shay Stadium in Halifax between 3pm and 7.30pm for the… read more … about Plan your future at Get Organised 2016>>
Work to resurface the A646 Falling Royd in Hebden Bridge is taking place on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September, allowing the road to reopen to two-way traffic. The unprecedented Storm Eva floods caused a concrete beam which supports the carriageway to slip down the hill, causing a 30 metre long crack, which required a… read more … about Work on A646 nears completion>>
The Leader of Calderdale Council has reacted with disappointment to the publication of the Government’s National Flood Resilience Review. The review was set up after devastating floods hit the North of England in December 2015, including significant damage to homes, businesses and the highways network across the Calder Valley. The Government commissioned the review to… read more … about Calderdale disappointed by national flood review>>
