The way that some maternity services are delivered has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re working with the NHS in Kirklees and our local Maternity Voices Partnership to understand the impact of these changes on new mums, pregnant women and families. How will we do this? We would like to hear from you if you have used maternity services during
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Kirklees Libraries will be launching an exciting online reading development programme for children in Kirklees next week. What’s it all about? Library Adventures Live! will be the start of a fantastic programme aimed at encouraging more children to read for pleasure which will help with their long term literacy skills. There will be authors reading from their work; illustrators running
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Families who may be eligible for free school meal vouchers over the school summer holidays are being encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The vast majority of schools break up on Friday July 17th and children who qualify for free school meals are entitled to a voucher worth £15 per week for the holidays, making a total of £105.
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As part of our commitment to the recovery of town centres and the local economy, we’re looking to support local businesses to re-open in the safest way possible. Following the successful re-opening of shops last month, we have been working to support pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants to put in place health and safety and social distancing measures so they
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Colleges across Kirklees have been adapting how they support, teach and keep students engaged with courses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Huddersfield New College Class of 2020 This year’s celebrations and rituals enjoyed by Year 13 students to mark the end of their time at Huddersfield New College were cut short. Although there are plans to have a celebration when it
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Cervical Screening Awareness Week takes place this week (15-21 June) we’re supporting Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust to ensure that everyone with concerns or questions about cervical screening knows where to get answers and support. Coronavirus has changed many things, including cervical screening and we are aware you may be feeling confused and wondering what’s happening at the moment What’s happening
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We have staged an important event for local early years providers to help them plan for welcoming back more children. Many nurseries, pre-schools, childminders and out of school clubs joined an online conference which provided advice and guidance on the public health issues linked to Covid-19. As part of our ongoing work to help all settings which support children, senior
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Businesses across Kirklees are being asked to complete a business resilience survey to identify the support they need to recover and build resilience beyond the Covid-19 crisis. The results will help our business team, and other regional business support organisations, understand the impact of Covid-19 across the District and provide support where it is needed the most. Cllr Shabir Pandor,
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