Kirklees Council supports White Ribbon Day
We’re lighting up town halls this Saturday to mark White Ribbon Day and support the elimination of violence towards women and girls and #ChangeTheStory
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Local author shares working undercover memoirs for Movember
Liam Thomas, a former detective with the Metropolitan Police turned author and playwright is to appear at Cleckheaton Library and Holmfirth Library to discuss his open and honest memoir.
Read moreInvestment in hospital discharge system will see patients in Kirklees return home sooner
Investment by the Kirklees Health and Care Partnership will see £400,000 used for recovery beds in 2024/25 at Moorlands Grange in Netherton. This is one of two council-run care facilities where patients, who are medically ready for discharge but are unable to return home due to their acuity, will receive additional, short-term care to support their recovery before they can go home.
Read moreInteractive sensory table support library users with dementia
People living with dementia now have access to an interactive, accessible sensory table following a donation from the Friends of Birstall Library.
Read moreHandy equipment exhibition to enable independent living in Kirklees
Together with MedEquip UK we are heading out a special event as part of Occupational Therapy Week, 6-12 November
Read moreOnline social care self-assessments is just a click away
BetterCare Support is an accessible, online social care self-assessment tool. It provides advice, guidance, and signposts service users to the right services, resources and support for their individual care needs.
Read moreHave you recently retired or are you thinking about your retirement?
Retirement is a big life moment. Making financial plans, planning some home improvements, or moving house and spending more time with family and friends, are some of the things we consider long before we step back from work. But what about the extra free time you have on your hands?
Read moreKirklees Integrated Dementia Meeting Centre Pilot
We are running a free pilot Dementia Meeting Centres programme. The programme is in partnership with the University of Huddersfield and Kirklees Dementia Hub aimed at people living with mild to moderate dementia in Kirklees.
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