With only a month to go until the start of the Yorkshire Festival, Yorkshire folk should start practicing their dance moves ready to play their part in creating the world’s biggest disco. The world record attempt will take place across the county on Friday 1 July 2016 and requires mass disco participation! The Big Disco… read more … about One month to go to the Yorkshire Festival>>
Local college students are gaining vital work experience and helping to modernise Calderdale Council through new digital technology, thanks to a project between the Council and Calderdale College. The Council invited students from the College’s Digital Leaders programme to work with its Workforce Development team for a day a week until the end of June…. read more … about Digital project brings learning to life>>
Calderdale shoppers are invited to discover the benefits of shopping locally during Love Your Local Market fortnight. From Tuesday 17 to Tuesday 31 May, Calderdale markets will be joining more than 1200 other markets across the UK and Europe to celebrate Love Your Local Market fortnight. Now in its fifth year, the fortnight aims to… read more … about Love Your Local Market>>
Joint press release from Square Chapel and Calderdale Council Understanding how to make performing arts and theatre accessible Beyond Ramps is a collaborative between Square Chapel Centre for the Arts and Purple Patch Arts. This has been supported by Calderdale Adults, Health and Social Care with funding from Arts Council England, enabling it to focus… read more … about Beyond Ramps Project>>
The Calderdale Flood Commission will report its initial recommendations to Calderdale Council at a public meeting to be held at 6pm on Wednesday 27 April 2016 (today) at Halifax Town Hall. The Flood Commission was announced by Calderdale Council’s Cabinet in response to the unprecedented flooding on Boxing Day 2015. Chaired by Paul Cobbing, the… read more … about Calderdale Flood Commission recommends nine point plan>>
Plans are gearing up for two new Parkruns in Calderdale following the success of Halifax Parkrun, and the Council is on the lookout for volunteers to help manage them. It’s now a year since Halifax Parkrun got going at Shroggs Park, with an average of over 100 people taking part every week. To build on… read more … about New Parkruns on the starting blocks>>
Calderdale Council has awarded over £11,000 to five local community groups to help them put on events and festivals to celebrate all that’s great about Calderdale. The Council invited voluntary groups to apply for grants last month to help boost tourism, trade and morale after the Boxing Day floods. Robin Tuddenham, Calderdale Council’s Director of… read more … about Funding boost helps festivals flourish>>
Todmorden Town Hall welcomed more than 50 people to the launch of the Folk of Todmorden exhibition. On Wednesday 13 April, the Town Hall opened its doors to the latest in a series of events telling the story of Todmorden and the people that live there. Visitors were taken back in time through a series… read more … about A look back at the Folk of Todmorden>>
We all know that recycling is good for the environment, but did you know that it can also be turned into great prizes? Calderdale Council, along with waste contractor SUEZ, is offering monthly prizes to residents in Calderdale who put their recycling out every week. It doesn’t matter how much or how little is placed… read more … about Do it weekly – win great prizes>>
