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>>
Work to revitalise Todmorden Town Hall is in full swing, with plans for volunteer-led heritage tours; specialist restoration work; and the upcoming arrival of a new lift. Calderdale Council is about to submit a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for £50,000 to support a new heritage programme. A team of trained… read more … about It’s all happening at Todmorden Town Hall>>
Local volunteers have been helping to keep the River Calder in Mytholmroyd clear of vegetation to reduce the risk of flooding, and there are still lots more chances to take part. Work by the Environment Agency has shown that removing overgrown vegetation from the river is far more effective at reducing flood risk than taking… read more … about Volunteers help to reduce flood risk>>
Kirsten Fussing, who works for Calderdale Council, has been named a ‘local government hero’ for going the extra mile to support community groups in the borough. She received the prestigious title on 30 June in the Local Authority Heroes Awards run by Locality, the leading nationwide network for community-led organisations. The awards celebrate the country’s… read more … about Kirsten is a local hero!>>
