Two local care homes for people with dementia will remain open following an announcement by Kirklees Council today (Thursday 1 February 2024). In October 2023, the council opened a public consultation on the future of Claremont House in Heckmondwike and Castle Grange, Huddersfield. The council had proposed that both care homes should close later this year with residents transferring to
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Carol Stump has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours for 2024. She retired in 2022 from the role of Chief Librarian at Kirklees Libraries after 45 years. She receives the honour for services to public libraries. A lifetime of libraries Carol’s was a lifelong journey starting with her role as a 16-year old Library Assistant at Huddersfield
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Councillors have approved proposals to increase funding to £8.2m for the redevelopment of new dementia day care facilities in north Kirklees at Cabinet today.
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Social care providers in Kirklees are on the hunt for new talent at upcoming recruitment fairs this month.
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A collaborative project to tackle isolation in Huddersfield has been shortlisted in the Social Prescribing Network Awards 2022. The Growing Friends of Community Activity in Lindley (FOCAL) project has been shortlisted for the Award for Best Community-based Organisation in Social Prescribing. Who’s involved? Our Social Prescribing team worked alongside anchor organisation Local Services 2 You to help residents come together
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Claire Baldwin is a Community Co-ordinator based in Holme Valley South. Claire spends a lot of her time talking to residents about their local area, how they feel about it and sharing ideas of what improvements they’d like to see. This is Claire’s first blog about the Cinderhills project. Hi, I’m Claire Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I often worked from Holmfirth Library and supported a baby weighing clinic at Holmfirth Memorial Hospital. It
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Staying at home during COVID-19 restrictions left many residents feeling lonely and anxious. Mr A reached out for help after these restrictions left him feeling anxious to go out. He found it difficult to use the bus, go shopping or even go out into his garden. Rescued by Rebecca Mr A was referred to the Social Prescribing team where he
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Our libraries play a vital role in communities and we can now share details of opening times over the Christmas period. Opening times Residents can access normal library services at the following locations between 29 – 31 December: Wed 29 Dec Thurs 30 Dec Fri 31 Dec Opening times Opening times Opening times Batley – 10am – 3pm 10am –
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