Place Based Working Noticeboard – 11.06.26

June 12, 2026June 26, 2026

Please find below the Place Based Working Noticeboard for Netherton and Newsome, Ashbrow, Almondbury, Greenhead, Dalton and Crosland Moor Wards. Any questions, bookings or requests for further information should be directed towards the organisation concerned.

If you would like to get involved in the up and coming ward partnership meetings please email placebasedworking@kirklees.gov.uk and we will send you an invite. The meetings are a great place to meet likeminded folk in order to share all the great things happening in the ward as well as helping partners and Councillors to co-ordinate what’s happening locally. They also provide an opportunity for partners to problem solve on shared priorities and identify funding/resources to put in place community activities to meet local needs.

Job Opps (x2)	In Kirklees Libraries – Digital Inclusion Customer Service Officer – 30 hrs – £21407 – £22817 – One officer in North Kirklees and one in South Kirklees. Poster with QR code attached. CD 28.6.26 To apply Customer Service Officer – Digital – Kirklees Council Job profile attached.
Workshop	Islamic approaches to understanding and responding to Mental Health problems. At Bilal Mosque, 245 Yews Hill Road, HD4 5DE – 25.6.26 (9.30am – 3pm) Book your place Understanding Islam & Muslim Culture Course Poster attached
Taster Sessions	Skill up Saturdays – 13^th, 20^th & 27^th June at Pioneer Higher Skills Centre in Dewsbury, WF13 1BD. Range of taster courses. Link to check out what the courses are and to enrol Skill Up Saturdays Poster with QR code attached
Showcase	Adult Community Education Showcase at Pioneer Higher Skills Centre – 9.7.26 (10am – 2pm) Come and meet the team open day.
Beginners ESOL	At Pentland Infant and Nursery School, WF12 9JR – each Monday in June (9.30am – 11.30am) Poster attached
Voting at 16	Government has confirmed that they plan to lower voting age to 16. You can register to vote now, ready for the rules to change. You need your national insurance number to register. Register to vote – GOV.UK
Greenhead Park	Marshian Arts – programme of events celebrating art by Huddersfield artists. Ends 21.6.26 Marshian Arts TrailCelebrate Kirklees Learning Disability Week 19.6.26 (11am – 2pm) with a picnic and an Everybody’s Cycling session – Everybody’s Cycling – for people with disabilities and their carers/support workers who can try out inclusive bikes for free. Contact sarah.roberts@cloverleaf-advocacy.co.uk for info.Poetry in the Park session – 20.6.26 (1pm – 3pm) – in the pavilion by the bowling greens.Concerts every Sunday afternoon in July. Legacy Steel Bank open the season on 5.7.26 (2pm)Click on link in useful links for full details of events.
Annual Conference	Energy Neighbours Annual Conference – 4.11.26 (9.30am – 4.30pm) Book here Energy Neighbours Annual Conference 2026
Schools Out Offer	Full programme of activities and sessions that are being delivered will be added to the School’s Out website on 23.6.26 Kirklees Schools Out
Walk	Exploring Beaumont Park 14.3.26 Must pre-book Guided Walks Programme 2026 by Discover Huddersfield \| Eventbrite
Useful Links
	Neighbourhood Watch Week – Community Pride & Share Spaces – Document with useful links attached
	Friends of Greenhead Park – Whats on – Friends of Greenhead Park



Funding & Grants Quaker Housing Trust Quaker Housing Trust Up to £6K (proj development) & up to £20K grants and £30K interest free loans for main funding. Projects that enhance quality of housing provision or to create new homes. Will not fund services. CD Proj dev – 11.8.26. CD Main funding 1.7.26 Co-Op Local Community Fund Co-op Up to £500 – for projects that benefit local communities near Co-op stores and funeral homes. CD 24.6.26 7 Stars Foundation the7stars foundation Various grants: Up to £30K per yr for 2 yrs (child poverty), up to £5K per yr for 2 yrs (social impact) and up to £500 (individual). In child poverty – projects that address immediate needs and root causes of disadvantage and for social impact grant – innovative long-term work for targeted themes eg anti racism on online abuse. CD 13.7.26 Persimmon Charitable Foundation Persimmon Charitable Foundation Up to £50K. Projects that tackle deprivation, social mobility and reduce inequality. CD 21.6.26 Souter Charitable Trust Souter Charitable Trust Usually £1K – £3K to support projects engaged in the relief of human suffering. CD 29.6.26 Social Investment Gateway Programme Social Investment Gateway Programme \| School for Social Entrepreneurs Free 12 month support programme for charities, social enterprises and community organisations from The Foundation for Social Investment. Choose to have a match trading grant – up to £18K or a repayable grant up to £24K. Support via peer coaching, learning and diagnostic support, investment advice sessions and opportunities to meet social investors. CD 17.7.26 Gov Grant HMRC Voluntary and Community Sector Funding pot of £3.7M per yr for 3 yrs. Voluntary & Community Sector Grant Funding (2027 – 30) for services that support customers with simple tax and tax related enquiries, or support with complex tax and tax related enquiries or support customers to used HMRC’s digital services. Customers should be those that HMRC find the hardest to reach due to reduced mobility, sensory disabilities, language barriers etc. CD 3.7.26 Live Q & A sessions with Henry Smith Foundation Equity in Justice Fund: Investing in specialist support for young men in the justice system Funding orgs who deliver specialist services for racially minoritised men (18 – 25 yrs) who are in contact with the criminal justice service. Opens 24^th June 2026

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Kind Regards

Place Based Working Team