Please find below the most recent Place Based Working noticeboard that we have received for Newsome, Greenhead, Ashbrow, Crosland Moor & Netherton, Dalton and Almondbury.
Any questions, bookings or requests for further information should be directed towards the organisation concerned and not to this email.
If you would like to get involved in the up and coming ward partnership meetings please reply to this email 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.
| Event | Women into Construction Event at the Operator Site Hub, Kirklees College, Engineering Campus, off St Andrews Road, Huddersfield, HD1 6AG – on 7th March 2026 (9.30am – 11.30am). For women aged 19+ |
| Knowledge Exchange | Adversity, Trauma & Resilience Knowledge Exchange 2026 – 18th & 19th March (9.30am – 4pm) Online event – register here Registration – NHS West Yorkshire Knowledge Exchange 2025 |
| Survey to complete | What adult learning opportunities matter to you. Complete the survey to let the Homes & Neighbourhoods Employment Support Team and the Employment and Skills Service know what you want/need. Click on link or see QR code on attached poster Adult Learning Skills Survey (what would you like to learn in 2026?) |
| Survey to complete | Newsome Panthers Community Survey Newsome Panthers – Community Survey |
| Community Iftaar Invite | At Jamia Masjid Noor, Crosland Road, Huddersfield, HD1 3JS on 7.3.26 at 5PM. . Three course meal, learn about Ramadan and observe a prayer. Everyone welcome. RSVP: Use QR code on attached poster to book your place |
| Votes Needed | Vote how to spend £100K of the Peoples Fund to tackle serious violence across Kirklees. Presentation event is on 4.3.26 (7pm – 9pm) at North Huddersfield Trust, Woodhouse Hall Road, HD2 1DJ Poster attached |
| What’s On | Fabulous Fridays at Focal in March through to 1st May – Poster attached |
| What’s On | Growing Works – For info contact info@growingworks.org.uk or ring 07845415289Blossom & Birdsong – 11.4.26 (2pm – 4pm) Venue to be confirmed. Poster attachedSpring Gathering 29.4.26 (5.30pm – 8pm) at the allotment on Wakefield Road. Just drop in. Poster attachedNatures Bounty Foraging 9.05.26 (2pm – 4pm). Venue to be confirmed. Poster attachedFull programme attached (April through to December) |
| Courses | Train as a Speech Star Volunteer – at Slaithwaite Town Hall |
| Stop Smoking – free resources and support. Email sharni.athwal@kirklees.gov.uk Resources include audio messages in English, Gujarati and Urdu, printed material and presentation of health focused sessions. | |
| Family | Seed Swap & Potato Day at Newsome Scout Hall, HD4 6JJ – 7.3.26 (10am – 1pm) Stalls, activities, lunch etc Poster attached |
| Useful Links | |
| Natural Kirklees Natural Kirklees March 2026 Newsletter | |
| TSL Kirklees Introducing TSL’s new Chair, Community Spotlight, Project Updates | |
| Kirklees Youth Alliance Welcome to KYA’s February Newsletter | |
| Funding & Grants Suez Communities Trust SUEZ Communities Fund – England – Grantscape Up to £50K to support capital improvement works to public amenity projects for community use – such as historic buildings, natural environment and recreation/sport facilities etc CD 6.5.26 Gov Grant Ending Homelessness in Communities Fund – prospectus – GOV.UK – Up to £800K For projects that prevent and reduce homelessness and rough sleeping through strengthened community support and service transformation. CD 31.3.26 McCarthy Stone Foundation McCarthy Stone Foundation £7.5K Support for projects the help people aged 65+ living with dementia in disadvantaged areas. Funding available for core and project costs. CD 13.3.26 Gov Grant Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is – GOV.UK Orgs can get help if they incur extra employment costs when they employ a person with a disability or health condition Screwfix Foundation Screwfix Foundation Up to £5K for projects that improve, repair, maintain or construct buildings used specifically by people in need. CD 10.5.26 NFU Mutual Charitable Trust NFU Mutual Charitable Trust Up to £50K for projects that further the objectives of the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust, particularly those that educate young people in rural areas and the relief of poverty in rural areas. CD 24.4.26 The Happiness Fund The Happiness Fund Up to £5K Focus is on projects improving mental health, wellbeing, inclusion and skills development. Application window 2nd – 26th March 2026 WCIT Charity WCIT Charity Up to £15K for IT projects linked to education, inclusion, tech for charities and public understanding of technology. CD 20.5.26 | |
Please send time sensitive information early enough to be included on the noticeboard (At least one weeks’ notice). Also remember that any attachments 1 MB or over are too big and will not be included.
Place Based Working Team
Kirklees Council | Democracy and Place Based Working | PO Box 1720| Huddersfield | HD1 9EL | Email: placebasedworking@kirklees.gov.uk
