Calderdale Council is supporting the Pageturners Children’s Reading Festival – a week long, regional festival promoting reading amongst young people. The festival, now in its second year, has been organised jointly between Calderdale’s Discover Children’s Library service, Kirklees Library Services and the University of Huddersfield, and will feature an exciting line up of authors and… read more … about Pageturners is back!>>
Halifax is getting up and running! On Saturday 7 March, the town will host its first ever Parkrun event at Shroggs Park just outside the town centre. Parkrun is quickly becoming a national phenomenon. There are already over 300 runs taking place at venues all over the UK, and now Halifax is getting in on… read more … about On your marks… get set… Parkrun!>>
Monday 9 March marks the start of Calderdale’s first ever Safeguarding Week. Calderdale Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children Boards are hosting the week, which aims to raise awareness of the role everyone has in protecting vulnerable children and adults. The events will highlight support available in Calderdale, as well as providing a range of training… read more … about Calderdale’s first ever Safeguarding Week>>
Visitors to Bankfield Museum in Halifax have the opportunity to see an innovative piece of unique and inspiring Indian dance on Saturday 7 March, as part of the commemorations of the centenary of the First World War. Indian dance may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the War, but… read more … about Remembering the forgotten army of the First World War>>
The highly anticipated start and finish times for the Tour de Yorkshire have been announced today, along with the precise location details of the race starts and finishes. The major international cycling race will be held on the 1st – 3rd May with the routes for the three days taking the event through some of… read more … about Are You Ready? Tour de Yorkshire Timings Announced>>
West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has welcomed today’s announcement by the Department for Transport (DfT) that its applications for £22.1m for Leeds City Region cycling schemes has been successful. The amount will also be matched through local funding sources taking the total allocation to £30 million in the next three years for CityConnect 2. West… read more … about Further £22m government funding for City Region cycling schemes>>
Work on the first phase of new flood resilience schemes to improve protection to more than 450 properties in the Upper Calder Valley is set to start. The Environment Agency is working with Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Yorkshire Water and the Canal & River Trust to deliver a series of projects that will reduce the… read more … about New flood defence works for the Upper Calder>>
Green fingered volunteers have transformed a patch of bare grass in Calderdale into a beautiful and functional new community space. Calderdale Council’s Community Task Force Environmental Volunteers have been working alongside staff from Pennine Housing 2000 to create a community garden at Field Lane, Rastrick. The previously bare patch of land has been transformed, with… read more … about Volunteers create community garden>>
Calderdale Council has frozen its Council Tax for a second consecutive year after the Council approved the budget on Monday 23 February 2015 at Halifax Town Hall. The budget covers the next three financial years, from 2015/16 to 2017/18 and includes measures which will boost tourism and economic growth. Halifax Borough Market and Todmorden Market… read more … about Calderdale Council Tax freeze confirmed>>
