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Celebrate Chinese New Year with the Lower Valley Sure Start Children’s Centres!
Sure Start Children Centres of Lower Valley invite you to a Chinese New Year Extravaganza where you can taste Chinese food, participate in arts and crafts, face painting, glitter tattoos, a session in dance with Curious Motion and a goody bag to take home with you!
Come join us in celebrating the Lunar Year of the Tiger on Wednesday 16th of February at Whinney Hill Community Centre in Brighouse in one of the two available sessions.
Please contact Wellholme Park Children’s centre on 01484 714 768 to book your place.
Available sessions: 9:30 – 11:00am and 12:00pm – 1:30pm
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Venue: Whinney Hill Community Centre, Whinney Hill, Brighouse, HD6 2NQ
Contact: Wellholme Park Children’s Centre, 10484 714 768
Harnessing Diversity Grant
We have put aside a modest sum, per annum, to fund small community activity/projects to promote diversity and community cohesion within Together Housing Group’s or Pendleton Together’s operating area.
The fund is open to residents, staff and members of the community. The minimum amount you can apply for is £100 and the maximum is £1,000. We can allocate no more than £10,000 of grant per year.
Who can apply?
Any group or organisation that operate and/or deliver projects within Together Housing’s or Pendleton Together’s area. Together Housing Group staff members who are not part of a formally constituted group can also apply.
Download full information and the Application Form :
Harnessing Diversity Grant Leaflet and Application Form blank
Singalong with Steve at Hamerton Close
Start the weekend on a high!
Join a fortnightly group at Hamerton Close, Westgate, Elland HX5 0BD
for people aged 60 plus. Steve Brown is a professional musician with a wide range of experience.
Autumn dates:
Friday 12 and 26 October, 2:00pm–3:00pm
Friday 9 and 23 November, 2:00pm–3:00pm
£2:50 per session (including refreshments)
Sing Out Loud at Hamerton Close
Starting on Friday 18 May, 2:00pm–3:30pm at Hamerton Close, Westgate, Elland will be Sing Out Loud fun singing session.
This is a singalong session for seniors, with Steve Brown – a professional musician who has a wide range of experience working with community groups.
Just £1 per session (and 50p for refreshments) this group will meet every fortnight
Talent Match – Helping Unemployed Young People Find Work
Talent Match is a 12 month support programme that aims to get young people closer to the job market.
To access the programme the young person must be:
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- Aged 18-24
- Unemployed and has not been in full time employment for 12 months
- Currently living in Calderdale.
What can Talent Match offer to young people?
- One to one mentoring for a minimum of 12 months
- A designated Key Worker local to the young person
- Access to a bursary to remove barriers, such as travel, licences, ID etc. (this list is not exhaustive)
- Access to external support such as mental health provision, Youth Ambassador Programme and Job Creation
- Access to internal opportunities and group activities such as social activities, CV and application writing and interview skills
- Help to identify other funded opportunities.
To get more information please contact the Talent Match Workers;
Samantha Harrison – 07860 952184
Stephen Bedeau – 07793 618789
Dipdak Mistry – 07971 802978
or email talent.match@newground.co.uk
Referrals can be made using the Talent Match form as a Word document or as a PDF.
Fire Safety Advice from Together Housing
In light of the fire at a high rise block in London, Together Housing would like to reassure all tenants and nearby residents of any high rise blocks that they are confident everything possible is done to ensure they are protected and kept safe.
However, as a precaution, Together Housing are double checking all procedures over the coming weeks and will be re-issuing fire safety advice to tenants.
Together Housing has cladding on a number of its properties and, following speculation in the media, understand tenant’s concern about whether it is fire resistant.
In construction, Together Housing have taken every step possible to ensure the materials they use are fire resistant and the design safe. The details from the Grenfell Tower Fire are not yet known but Together Housing are reviewing this on a daily basis as details become available and will be keeping tenants informed through digital channels.
Clean up Calderdale with 3 days of action in Elland
Every day, the Council do a wide range of jobs you may not always be aware of. Some jobs, such as street cleaning, may be done in the early hours of the morning, while others, such as pest control, licensing and road safety may not be seen directly – but all contribute to making Calderdale a better place to live.
From Wednesday 1 to Friday 3 February, Calderdale Council will be out in Elland on the key themes of safer, cleaner, greener with partners including Together Housing,West Yorkshire Police and West Yorkshire Fire Service.
Let’s be safer
We will be focusing on a range of things, including tackling problem parking outside schools, safety checks at bars and food hygiene inspections.
Let’s be cleaner
We will be doing a range of activities including litter picking, bin emptying, jet washing and de-odourising, plus spot fines for littering and fouling.
Let’s be greener
Some of the activities which will take place will include advice on recycling and pest control to residents and businesses. We will also be checking on air pollution.
The video below shows some of the things Calderdale Council and partners did during the first week of action held from 23 to 29 October 2016.
Whinney Hill Park Community Action Day
Calderdale Council is holding a Community Action Day in Whinney Hill on Thursday 30 July 2015.
The day will begin at 10am. Residents will be invited to carry out a community clean-up and bring out any household rubbish and bulky unwanted items for a one off pick up and removal FREE skips will be available for you – perfect excuse to have a good sort out!
In the afternoon there will be a number of activities available at the community centre for everyone to enjoy including:
Face painting, Sure Start Arts and Crafts, Community Garden Makers, Mobile Internet Bus, Recycling Team, Sick Of Being Skint , Employment Advisor, Working Wonders, Maltings College, Tombola, a chance to speak with the local PCSO’s, and Fire Service display.
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