A popular café in Calderdale, serving tasty snacks and providing employment for people with learning disabilities, has shown it’s a real recipe for success, as it celebrates its fifth birthday this week. Flutter-bites café in Manor Heath Park, Halifax, was created by Calderdale Council to provide training and paid work for people with learning… read more … about Five-year feast of learning opportunities>>
Children’s Centres in Calderdale’s Upper Valley are celebrating after receiving the results of their recent Ofsted inspection. Following Ofsted’s visit to the Todmorden and Hebden Vale Children’s Centres on 24 and 25 June 2014, the newly merged Upper Valley group was rated as ‘good’. The Centres were inspected as a group, after they were merged… read more … about Ofsted boost for Children’s Centres>>
A state of the art sand pit with water has now opened at Manor Heath Park, bringing the seaside to Halifax this summer! There’s no need to make any long trips to the coast to enjoy the sun (hopefully) and sand this year, children can build sandcastles and paddle in the water in the safety… read more … about Manor Heath Park brings the seaside to Halifax>>
Calderdale Council’s People’s Commission Panel is asking local people to share their experiences of using local health and social care services. Local health services are currently being reviewed by Calderdale’s Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The People’s Commission will give local people an opportunity to debate what services are needed and will also collect… read more … about We want to hear from you!>>
Parking charges in Calderdale will stay at their current rate for another two years if plans are agreed by Cabinet on Monday 14 July – meaning no price rises for drivers. Currently, charges are scheduled to increase next April, but, with the local economy still recovering from recession, Cabinet proposes to delay any change… read more … about Proposal to freeze parking charges for next two years>>
Over £2 million of European funding has been secured by Calderdale Council to help provide a new relief road for Sowerby Bridge. The new road will link the existing road at Hollas Lane to Fall Lane/Holmes Road, near the town centre, providing significant improvement to the local network for businesses and residents. The project,… read more … about £2m funding boost for Sowerby Bridge link road>>
All organisations can do their bit to help transform the lives of people with dementia. That was the message given out at the launch of Calderdale Dementia Action Alliance last week. Calderdale Council set up the alliance to bring local organisations together to look at how they deliver services and how they can make… read more … about Let’s make Calderdale dementia friendly>>
Young people in Calderdale could soon have the opportunity to further their careers in manufacturing and technology, as plans for a new Skills Innovation Centre are being discussed. On Monday 14 July Calderdale Council’s Cabinet will consider plans to develop a business case for a state-of-the-art Centre, working with the University of Huddersfield…. read more … about Skills boost for businesses>>
People attending some of Calderdale Council’s day services have been working hard to decorate wheels and frames from wheelchairs for a new exhibition. The Recycle Cycles: Wheel Power for All exhibition will be on display at Hebden Bridge Town Hall until 26 July, as part of the Hebden Bridge Arts Festival. The exhibition will… read more … about Wheel power for all!>>
