Christmas is coming to Calderdale Museums, with Shibden Hall and Bankfield Museum hosting craft fair events welcoming a range of traders from across the region for days of shopping and festive fun. Shibden’s Winter Craft Fair is taking place on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 November, from 10am until 4pm, each day. Rooms around the… read more … about Enjoy a CultureDale Christmas at Calderdale Museums>>
Hebden Bridge sculptor, Sally Barker, is Artist in Residence at Ogden Water Nature Reserve and is inviting the public to come and see her work in a special Open Day on Saturday 23 November 2024. From 1.30 – 4pm members of the public will be invited to meet Sally and see the work she has… read more … about Artist in Residence Sally Barker to host open day at Ogden Water Nature Reserve>>
Families in Calderdale are invited to events across the borough to celebrate Baby Week, a week-long celebration of early childhood that runs from Thursday 14 to Wednesday 20 November. Baby Week launched in 2016 with the aim of making the UK the best place to grow up, by celebrating services and raising awareness of the… read more … about Connecting local families with Baby Week events>>
Calderdale is leading the way in delivering climate action. The Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, said this when praising Calderdale’s approach to tackling the climate emergency at a major new event on Friday 1 November 2024. Calderdale Council hosted a climate conference, ‘From Insight to Action: Local Solutions for Net Zero’ at Dean Clough… read more … about Major climate event showcased groundbreaking work>>
Calderdale Council has received national recognition for the support it offers to employees, winning the Best Wellbeing Initiative category at the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Workforce Awards. The awards recognise best practice in the workplace, all over the country. Finalists demonstrate how projects have come together and how challenges have been overcome to make difference… read more … about National recognition for wellbeing support>>
Work is underway to upgrade the complex junctions around the King Cross area of Halifax, using funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s West Yorkshire-plus Transport Fund. Approximately £500k has been secured to fund valuable investment on the following road junctions at King Cross: A58/A646/Warley Road/King Cross Road; A58/Queens Road; A58/Haugh Shaw Road (Tesco) and… read more … about Upgrades to King Cross junction>>
People are being asked for their views on the latest proposals to create three ‘shared transport hubs’ in Todmorden and Hebden Bridge. Shared transport hubs are one-stop shops for transport services, with plans in Calderdale including facilities for car club vehicle parking locations, electric vehicle charging, secure cycle parking, access to shared e-bikes and bike… read more … about A new way of providing transport services could be coming to Calderdale as plans take another step forward>>
Businesses across Calderdale are being encouraged to take advantage of FREE NHS Workplace Health Checks now available to all their employees. This vital initiative, aimed at improving the health and well-being of the local workforce, will provide employees with a comprehensive health check at no cost to them or their employers. These NHS Health Checks… read more … about FREE NHS Workplace Health Checks for employees of businesses across Calderdale >>
