Come to Stitrley Farm after hours to experience the taste of natural ingredients brewed with hops to create some fine tasting beers. These will be supported by a selection of wild soft drinks and snacks. Meet in the Cr8 Barn. Suitable for ages 18+ Price: £12.
Friday 19th July 2019 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at Stirley Community Farm, Off Hall Bower Lane, Huddersfield HD4 6RP.
A major conservation project to map the River Holme catchment has begun – and volunteers can get involved in helping to survey the river.
River Holme Connections have appointed Ryan Lloyd, a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) student at Sheffield Hallam University, to map the River Holme. The student placement is expected to last until September 2019. It will involve Ryan using his mapping skills to build a clear picture of the River Holme catchment and the plants and animals that inhabit the river. This will help with future conservation projects.
Simon Hirst, River Holme Connections River Steward, says: “This project will transform the work we do at River Holme Connections. It will pinpoint native animals and plants, as well as identifying outfall pipes and barriers to fish migration. It will also identify the exact location of invasive species and allow us to target our conservation work more accurately and effectively.”
Ryan already has a great deal of work experience to his name, having worked for the RSPB as an assistant warden and project officer. He now lives in Meltham and is looking forward to giving something back to his local community. Ryan says: “I believe learning more about how the wildlife and people interact within this key habitat is an important part of managing the river network. I’m looking forward to working with our volunteers on this exciting project.”
Ryan is looking for volunteers to help him map the River Holme. Anyone who is interested in taking part in the project should email Ryan on GIS@riverholmeconnections.org or call 01484 661756.
Ryan’s appointment is part of the charity’s Our Holme project. Funded by Cummins Foundation, Our Holme aims to educate local communities about the river environment and the role we can all play in keeping our rivers healthy.
People make places great. Kirklees Council are pledging £50k of funding for local groups and citizens over the next year to support great ideas for making our local places even better.
Growing Great Places is a new community crowdfunding initiative which is all about bringing people and places together. You might have a little idea that can have a big impact in your local area. Or you might need some help growing support for an ambitious project that’s just getting started.
This new programme can help you to build a campaign around your idea and get pledges of support from local people. Kirklees Council will also pledge to fund successful projects that will improve our towns, villages and communities.
There will be a fund of £50k available in the coming year, with projects potentially getting pledges of up to £5k to support their campaign, plus workshops to help you pitch your idea.
You can register to take part in the the launch event on Thursday 23rd May 2019 at The Media Centre in Huddersfield or visit the programme website to find out more:
Everyone is welcome at Growing Newsome’s annual Big Plant Swap. You can choose from hundreds of vegetable plants, herbs, salads, fruit and wildlife-friendly flowers. There’s also seed planting and craft activities for children, food growing advice, local volunteering opportunities, stalls including local produce on sale, and a two-course lunch served from 12 noon.
The event is on Saturday 1st June 2019 from 10am to 1pm at Newsome Scout Hall, Newsome Road South HD4 6JJ. Free admission.
Anyone who knew Jean Sims is welcome to join Diane and Paul to remember and celebrate the life of their lovely mum. She will be missed by many in our community.
A Service will be held at 1.15pm on Thursday 16th May 2019 at Huddersfield Crematorium (Fixby Road, Huddersfield HD2 2JF), followed by refreshments at Highfield Funeral Service (West Croft, Trinity Street, Huddersfield HD1 4DT). All welcome – it’s helpful if you can let the family know whether you can stay for the refreshments by emailing Diane at: sims31@btinternet.com
Family flowers only. If you’d like to make a donation in lieu of flowers, please contribute to The Marsden Moor appeal. You can make a donation on the day or online (please say that your donation is in memory of Jean Sims). Thank you.
Messy Church is a family event, open to everyone. Come and join us for crafts, games, stories, songs and a full meal. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Messy Easter is on Wednesday 17th April 2019 from 3pm to 5pm at Berry Brow Methodist Church and Community Centre.
For more information contact Carol on 07740 425093.
Are you interested in becoming a Reading Friend for a local school? Hillside Primary School, Newsome Junior School and Berry Brow Infants School are looking for new Reading Friends.
Reading Friends is a paired reading project which involves adult volunteers giving up an hour of their time per week to read with pupils in Kirklees schools. During the hour, volunteers will support two pupils for the duration of a term (on average, 8 to 10 weeks).
Training is available, which generally takes place across 4 weeks (one morning per week). Volunteers will also be given advice about how to complete safeguarding courses online.
The training is free to participants who are aged 19+ and who are not employed by the school.This includes parents, relatives and community members.
If you’re interested in putting your name on the list for training please contact Helen Scally at Castle Community Hub:
Email: castlecommunityhub@kirkleeseducation.uk or call 07578 044989.
The training will go ahead if 10 people volunteer.
Volunteers from Newsome Ward Community Forum have been busy clearing ground at Hey Green so that we can plant some more trees.
Hey Green is a community orchard and nature site in Lowerhouses. Join us on Saturday 23rd March 2019 from 10am to 12 noon to help plant 90 Hawthorn, Blackthorn and Dog Rose tree saplings that have been provided by the Woodland Trust. Meet by the steps at the entrance to Hey Green (on Lowerhouses Lane, about opposite the nursery) or by the plaque just above. We are also looking for volunteers to plant wildflower seeds from Grow Wild.
Let’s get together to help voters!
Thursday 4th April 2019 from 6pm to 9pm at The Media Centre, 7 Northumberland Street, Huddersfield HD1 1RL
Want to do something practical to improve our local democracy? Join Democracy Club’s volunteers to help gather and publish better information about who you can vote for, ahead of the 2019 local elections in England and Northern Ireland.
We all need to know who we can vote for. But it’s not always easy to find out about your candidates.
At this event, we’ll be taking candidate lists that councils publish and turning this information into useful data that anyone can use.
The information that we gather during the event will then be available to voters via a website called Who Can I Vote For? and via many other websites and apps.
You don’t need any technical knowledge or experience to take part, just a laptop.
Drinks and snacks provided. Drop in at any time.
The next open meeting of Newsome Ward Community Forum is on Thursday 14th March 2019 from 6pm in the community room at Newsome High School, Castle Avenue, Newsome HD4 6JN. This is our Annual General Meeting, where we hear a review of the year and elect our directors for the coming year.
We’ll also be finding out about the Place Standard, which is a way of helping to get conversations going about any place (it could be your street, neighbourhood or town), by using some simple questions.
Come along to find out more. Buffet from 5.45pm. All welcome.
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