Calderdale Council’s Museum Service has received £98,800 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting project to commemorate the anniversary of the First World War. The project will see the top floor of Bankfield Museum, Halifax, transformed into the ‘Great War Gallery’, which will explore this global event, highlighting the personal stories of people… read more … about Great War Gallery at Bankfield Museum, Halifax wins Heritage Lottery Fund support>>
Centre Vale Park in Todmorden is receiving a woodland makeover, thanks to the help of local volunteers. Calderdale Council is currently working with Blackbark Workers Cooperative, a local group of volunteers with an interest in improving woodland, to carry out work in the park. As part of the Council’s plans for the park, with guidance… read more … about Woodland improvements for Centre Vale Park>>
A new community games area is to be built in Boothtown, after the area received over £50,000 of funding towards community projects. Calderdale Council is working with a local community group, Boothtown Partnership, to develop a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA). The Council and Boothtown Partnership held a voting day in Boothtown in February 2012… read more … about Games boost for Boothtown>>
Calderdale Council has received a £2 million boost thanks to the opening of Broad Street Plaza. The £35 million privately funded development is on the site of the former Broad Street car park, which was previously owned by the Council. Payment of the £2m to the Council was linked to completion of the first phase… read more … about £2m boost for Halifax town centre>>
Calderdale Council needs your help to fully develop new allotment plots. Planning permission has been granted for a new allotment site with around 24 plots at Cemetery Fields off Sowerby New Road, Sowerby Bridge. The Council has allocated some initial funding for the allotment plots, but more will be needed to fully use the site…. read more … about Helpers needed for new allotment>>
Calderdale Council’s museums service is proud to present the works of one of Britains best-loved and most successful illustrators. Quentin Blake’s As Large as Life exhibition is now open at Bankfield Museum, Halifax, and features a collection of recent works by the artist. Blake, who was awarded a knighthood in the New Year’s honours list,… read more … about Quentin Blake- As Large as Life in Calderdale>>
Calderdale Council is looking for volunteers to join the Supporters of Calderdale Museums team. So if you’ve ever wanted to volunteer in museums but didnt know how, or you’d like to be involved with the museum service but don’t have time to regularly commit, then this volunteer programme could be for you. Following a successful… read more … about Volunteering in Calderdale Museums>>
Picnics in Brighouse are set to be even more enjoyable this spring thanks to a funding boost to improve the area at Wellholme Park. The SITA trust, an organisation that supports community projects across the UK, has awarded the Brighouse site £10,000 to make improvements to the picnic area at the Thornhill Beck side of… read more … about Boost for Brighouse picnics>>
The latest edition of ‘Do Something!’, Calderdale Council’s activities guide, is out now, and packed full of family entertainment ideas, guaranteed to help beat the winter blues. The January to Easter issue of Do Something! is a comprehensive guide to whats going on in Calderdale over the coming months, providing information for parents and children… read more … about Guide is ticket to family activities>>
