From catwalks to quilts – Woven 2023
WOVEN is back for 2023 with 100 exciting and diverse events celebrating textiles in Kirklees.
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‘Story Endings’ is the start of the conversation about dying
Ahead of this year’s national Dying Matters Awareness Week (8-14 May), Kirklees Libraries, The Kirkwood and Manasamitra – an artist-led organisation based in Dewsbury – are encouraging people to talk openly about death, dying, grief and loss as part of a recorded soundscape project.
Read moreMaking positive changes to mental health with Social Prescribing
From being unable to leave home to securing employment – how one service users life was awakened with the support of a social prescribing link worker. In her own words, we are proud to share the lived experience of “A” who was living through a difficult period of her life and needed support to help achieve her goals.
Read moreRepairs and restorations to Huddersfield Town Hall
Over the coming months, we’ll be giving Huddersfield Town Hall a bit of TLC through crucial repairs and restorations. Work will begin on 2 May, and we expect to complete it by January 2024.
Read moreBringing history back to life: a once-glorious Grade II-listed historical building, left derelict, is well on its way to it’s former glory
The George Hotel was, for a while, neglected and not looking its best – we have been working to change that!
Read moreUKREiiF: How we’re working to attract more investment for Kirklees
Next month we’ll be attending a national event to showcase the exciting wealth of opportunities for development in Kirklees.
Read moreWorks progressing on Huddersfield town centre flats
We are progressing plans to remodel Buxton House, a high-rise block in Huddersfield town centre. Initial works are due to start in early 2025 and will result in the complete refurbishment of each flat to provide better living spaces with improved fire safety measures.
Read moreNew art installation using recycled materials unveiled in Dewsbury town centre
Recycled letters spelling the town’s name now stand on Dewsbury’s ringroad, spelling out the town’s name and welcoming people to the town centre.
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