Kirklees Council are the winners of a national award from Locality for our innovative community engagement and working alongside our partners. We’ve been awarded the ‘Keep it Local’ Award at the national Locality Awards 2021. The award, which the Democracy team are dedicating to our inspiring community organisations in local places across Kirklees, is in recognition of how the council
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Thousands of never-before-seen archives that tell the story of the development of places across the entire Kirklees area during the 19th and 20th centuries will become accessible to the public for the first time, following an award by The National Archives.
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Local Democracy Week is a way of helping people to have a voice and be actively involved in the things that really matter in our local communities. In Kirklees, we’re celebrating throughout October. Our free events include workshops, inspiring stories, discussions and exhibitions.
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Vote in the local elections on Thursday 2 May. Our top tips include where to find out more about your candidates and how to check where your local polling station is.
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