Tag: volunteering

Tree planting in Newsome

Join in one of these open sessions for tree planting volunteers in the Newsome Ward. Feel free to stay as long as you like during the event times. Please wear sturdy footwear, dress for the weather and bring your own refreshments. 

These sessions are part of Kirklees Council’s woodland creation programme, under the White Rose Forest, which aims to contribute to long-term carbon storage, reverse biodiversity decline and provide high quality woodlands for our communities.

Taylor Hill – Wednesday 14th February, 10am to 12 noon
Taylor Hill – Saturday 17th February, 10am to 12 noon
Berry Brow – Wednesday 20th March, 10am to 12 noon
Berry Brow – Wednesday 27th March, 10am to 12 noon

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Step by Step Club

Step by Step provides support for people who are looking for work. Theses sessions can help you into employment, training or volunteering – or help you improve your working life. Support includes help with benefits, housing and debt. Digital access is also available.

The club will continue weekly throughout the year (with a break over Christmas). Due to covid restrictions please get in touch if you’d like to come (at least for the first time), so we are able to staff the club correctly.

Starts Friday 17th September 2021 from 9am to 11am, then weekly.

Venue: Newsome Scout Hall, Newsome Road South, Huddersfield, HD4 6JJ

Contact: claire@paddocktrust.org.uk

Organised by Paddock Community Trust.

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Volunteers’ Week 2019

Community allotment

Volunteers‘ Week is a chance to celebrate and say thank you for the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. It takes place in the first week of June every year and is an opportunity to celebrate volunteering in all its diversity.

Here are a few ideas for how you can volunteer locally this June

Growing Newsome are looking for more volunteers to join in at their friendly Community Allotment. Could you help for an hour or two each week with digging, weeding or sitting down sowing seeds? Or can you help out with a one-off task such as driving to fetch some compost?

Berry Brow Carnival rely on volunteers to help get ready for the carnival, look after people on the day and tidy up afterwards. Could you help by baking a cake or doing some stewarding?

River Holme Connections are busy mapping the river’s catchment area, to help with nature conservation. Could you help to survey birds, invasive plants and water features along the river? Continue reading “Volunteers’ Week 2019” →

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Could you be a Reading Friend in Newsome? Training is available

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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.

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