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Join us for a day of special activities from 12 noon on Saturday 13th October 2018 at Newsome Scout Hall to commemorate the end of World War One and to celebrate the beginning of Votes for Women and the creation of the Women’s Institute.
You can see the award winning feature film “Suffragette” in a special free community cinema show, as part of the World War One commemorations in Newsome. Join us at Newsome Scout Hall, Newsome Road South HD4 6JJ on Saturday 13th October 2018 from 6pm.
Everyone is welcome at Growing Newsome’s annual Autumn Gathering event. There’s lots of local food available to try and buy, including preserves, homemade cakes and a hot, two-course lunch served from 12 noon. We also have stalls and activities, including crafts for kids. Food growers can choose from seven different varieties of garlic bulbs, plus onion sets, seeds and a selection of plants.
The event is on Saturday 6th October 2018 from 10am to 1pm at Newsome Scout Hall, Newsome Road South HD4 6JJ. Refreshments are available all morning. Free admission.
There’s a free first aid awareness training session for adult volunteers, run by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service, on Saturday 27th October 2018 from 9am to 11.30am at The Old Bakery, 1c Ruth Street, Newsome.
The session covers:
Place are limited and must be booked in advance. If you’d like to take part, please email Julie: julie.stewart-turner@kirklees.gov.uk
Organised by Newsome Ward Community Forum.
Growing Newsome are looking for more volunteers to join in at our local Community Allotment. From sitting down sowing some seeds in the potting shed to doing some digging or helping with DIY tasks, there’s something to suit everyone. It’s a great way to learn and to meet people, or just to spend some quiet time outdoors. Open every Sunday from 10am to 12 noon and other times too. Email: growingnewsome@gmail.com
Newsome Tenants and Residents Association are holding a Coffee Morning to fundraise for Macmillan Cancer Support. Please come and join in at Newsome Scout Hall on Saturday 29th September 2018 from 10am to 12 noon. Homemade cakes, refreshments, raffle and good company.
Newsome Ward Community Forum are proud to be included in this year’s Hannah Directory. It’s a yearly print publication which celebrates the great stuff that people are doing in places in England’s north, and asking how even more of it can happen. Hannah Directory is named after and inspired by suffragette and rebel Hannah Mitchell.
Please let us know if you’d like a copy.
Castle Community Hub are having an Open Day on Wednesday 19th September 2018 form 2pm to 5pm. It’s a chance for you to come along and find out what we’ve got going on. There will be family fun with a bouncy castle, face painting and ‘Stay and Play’ for children. There will be chance to chat with course tutors about their courses and free refreshments for everyone.
Call 07578 044989 if you would like to find out more or visit our website:
