A community project to bring the Rochdale Canal to life has taken the crown in a national award recognising fantastic work to transform the country’s historic canals and rivers. Towpath improvements, unique artwork, engaging signage, stunning wildflowers and canal-side events have helped make the Rochdale Canal and its surrounding area an exciting place to live,… read more … about Top award for community canal project>>
Calderdale Council, five local bowling clubs and the Friends of Centre Vale Park are working together to secure the future of the bowling pavilion in the popular Todmorden park. The Council is keen to make sure people continue to enjoy bowling there, and in response to concerns from the bowling clubs and Friends group about… read more … about Plans roll forward for bowling in Centre Vale Park>>
Calderdale Council is developing new opportunities for social enterprises, local businesses and voluntary organisations to grow and develop. The ‘Social Investment, Creating Big Potential in Calderdale’ event has been organised by Calderdale Council, with Key Fund and the Community Foundation for Calderdale, for social ventures and community enterprises looking for investment and advice. The Community… read more … about Investment opportunities for local organisations>>
The latest round of small grants funding for community groups and projects has been announced, with Calderdale Council allocating thousands of pounds to help local organisations. Calderdale Council’s Small Grants panel meets four times a year and gives out one-off grants of up to £3,000 for voluntary and community sector projects that help achieve the… read more … about Small grants making a big difference>>
Calderdale youngsters have been taking on new challenges, meeting new friends and making a difference in the community as part of a scheme to build their skills for work and life. 41 teenagers have raised nearly £1000 for local charities over the past four weeks by taking part in the National Citizen Service (NCS) through Calderdale… read more … about Youngsters make their mark on community>>
The Calderdale Food and Support Drop-In Centre at New Ebenezer Church, Halifax, helps to feed some of our most vulnerable members of society through handing-out around 150 food parcels, each week. The Church has been used as a food bank and crisis centre since 2009, and is run by Christians Together Calderdale. It has been… read more … about Increased space to extend support>>
Council workers are devoting a day to sprucing up Brighouse Cemetery, and are inviting local residents to help out. On Saturday 30 August, between 10am and 2pm, Council staff will be having a clean up day in the cemetery, to ensure that the grounds are looking their best. To help out with this, volunteers would… read more … about Keeping our cemeteries clean and tidy>>
Residents in Calderdale are being asked to spare just a couple of hours a week to help continue our Gateway youth club aimed at young people with disabilities. Gateway is a youth club run by Calderdale Council and supported by volunteers. It provides activities to help young people socialise, learn and develop new skills. Without… read more … about Volunteers make a real difference>>
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>>
