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Calderdale Lower Valley Friday Flyer 24 June 2022 – OUT NOW!!
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This week:
- Brighouse Charity Gala June 25th
- Calderdale Business Awards 2022 nominate by June 30th
- Healthy Holidays Summer 2022 Live from Friday 24th June
- Flavourfest – A taste of Local Market life in Calderdale
Have a great weekend!
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Calderdale Business Awards 2022 nominate by June 30th
The Business for Calderdale Awards 2022
Who should win one of the Calderdale Business Awards?
With several categories, the Calderdale Business Awards are a great opportunity to showcase your business and receive recognition for your achievements.
The Business Awards will take place on Thursday 13th October 2022 at The Venue, Barksisland celebrating the achievements of businesses in the borough over the last year.
Following a tough couple of years, this is an opportunity to celebrate the resilience and success of businesses in our area. Categories include:
- New Business of the Year
- SME of the Year
- Manufacturer of the Year
- Employer of the Year
- Promotion of Calderdale
- Entrepreneur of the Year
- Covid Resilience
- Lifetime Achievement
- Business of the Year
This award will be presented to the business which can best prove a genuine dedication to their workforce. The judges are looking for evidence of:
- Focus on employee development and creating a motivated workforce
- Keeping their workforce at the heart of their organisation, even during difficult times
- Consistently displaying excellence in leadership and management
- Regular two-way communication with employees
Eligibility:
- Based in Calderdale
- Have 5 or more employees
- Must have been trading for 2 years or more
If you know a business in Calderdale who deserves to win an award, you can nominate them online by visiting https://businessforcalderdale.co.uk/awards/
Nominate a business nowNominations must be submitted by30th June 2022
Join the Healthy Minds Volunteer Team!
Charities in the voluntary sector are facing more and more challenging times, and we need our incredible volunteers now more than ever.We have THREE different volunteering opportunities at Healthy Minds, one of them could be right up your street!💭 Befriending Volunteer for our Like Minds Peer Support Project, supporting a peer to improve their mental health.💭 Walk Leaders for our Walks for Wellbeing programme💭 Volunteers for our Time Out project for children and young people, helping to deliver mental health education workshops in schools.Interested? Please pop Cath an email or call/text:cath@healthymindscalderdale.co.uk07960 972685
Become a Volunteer for Healthy Minds!
Introducing Friends of Lower Valley women’s group
We are providing a 12 week rolling programme aimed at women in the Lower Valley Community. Each Week we will cover a different topic aimed at promotic Healthy Lifestyles and Wellbeing.
For more information on how to refer, contact
Kirsty : Kirsty.Richmond@nhpltd.org.uk
Kristina : Kristina.Waite@nhpltd.org.uk
VSI Alliance news : Local business offering voluntary help this summer
VSI Alliance wish to share that a local business has approached them and are interested in offering some time over the summer to support a local charity or not for profit group.
The company wishes to help with any aspect of manual work needed, from gardening to decorating or another project if you have one in mind, ideally over the weekends in the summer.
They could prefer to donate this time to an organisation based or operating in Sowerby Bridge or the Upper Valley area.
If you would like to know more, please email Charlie at charlie.johnston@vsialliance.org.uk
West Yorkshire Police recruitment event July 7th
Are You looking for a new career?
West Yorkshire Police is looking for people from our under-represented groups to apply to be Police Officers.
We are holding a recruitment event on July 7th at Calderdale College from 6pm to 9pm.
More information and Eventbrite link here
This event is open to women and people from ethnic backgrounds aged 18 years and over as West Yorkshire Police is under-represented by these groups and is working towards better representing the communities we serve.
Spaces for this event are limited. If you are interested please email Recruitment.support@westyorkshire.police.uk
More information and Eventbrite link here
Healthy Holidays Summer 2022 Live from Friday 24th June
The Healthy Holidays Calderdale Programme is back for the Summer! Free places are available at Summer holiday clubs across the Borough for children aged 5-16 eligible for benefits-related free school meals.
Bookings go LIVE on Friday 24th June Here:
Healthy Holidays Calderdale Summer 2022
More information on the Healthy Holidays Summer scheme (PDF)
Summer of Live music at the OSCA Foundation Bar
Live music is back on at the OSCA Foundation bar with gigs planned every two weeks for the next three months.
Unless otherwise stated, there is no entry fee.
Saturday July 9th : A & E, Duo : Albert Stott / Ewan ( See Facebook page)
Music/Songs from the past up to present day.
From 7:00pm
Admission is Free, No tickets .
Saturday July 23rd
Altered State Rock Band
AC.DC. Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, Thin Lizzy, Guns N Roses. Green Day.
From 8pm. Free Admission No tickets..
OSCA FOUNDATION
Forest Cottage
Cousin Lane
Ovenden
Halifax, HX2 8AD
Focus Fest – Focus 4 Hope July 2nd
This Saturday July 2nd come to The Cock of the North in Hipperholme for Focus Fest, an evening of outdoor live music and entertainment to support Focus 4 Hope.
There will be live bands, DJ, BBQ & Pizza as well as stalls and games for all.
The event starts at 17:30.
Visit here for tickets and information
Venue : The Cock Of the North, Hipperholme, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX3 8EF
easyfundraising – additional funding opportunity for your organisation
VSIAlliance are keen to support the VCSE Sector with funding ideas throughout 2022, so we have partnered with fundraising platform easyfundraising to give you the ability to earn free funding through online shopping
How does it work?Providing access to an easy, free, and low-effort way to fundraise, easyfundraising turns online purchases into free donations for your voluntary organisation, charity, CIC or third sector group. Free to sign-up and free to use, it’s an easy way to get additional funds from something everyone is already doing – shopping online.Through easyfundraising, over 6,000 online retailers including Amazon, eBay and M&S, Sainsbury’s, Booking.com, Aldi, Trainline and Argos will give your organisation a free donation when your volunteers, staff and supporters shop with them. Anything from a weekly grocery shop to a family holiday can generate a free donation for your organisation.Getting StartedTo get started, set up a free easyfundraising page for your organisation – this only takes a couple of minutes. easyfundraising will give you lots of support to help you get up and running and raising as much as possible. You can even have a free 1-2-1 call with one of the team for a demo of the site, advice and fundraising Don’t miss out on free funding; register your organisation today.Introduction to easyfundraising – free webinarCome along to a webinar where Becky from easyfundraising will explain how it works, help you get set up and answer any questions you have.
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