Whilst working for Kirklees Council I worked with the Kirklees Wildlife & Landscape Partnership. When the partnership morphed into Natural Kirklees, I carried on working with them as a volunteer. I eventually became a Trustee and have worked with them ever since. Continue reading “Joan’s story – a council officer and local volunteer”
We moved to a fairly new estate in Meltham 16 years ago. Lots of the people living there hadn’t been there long, so other than saying “hello” as you do in the street or over the garden fence, we didn’t really know each other. Continue reading “Phil’s story: Getting to know people”
I’m really proud of the Crossroads Project in Meltham, which started out 25 years ago as the first church charity shop to open as a collaboration between all the local denominations. This in itself was just the start and has evolved organically over time. Continue reading “Judith’s story: Connections that last”
I love cooking Christmas dinner, it’s one of my favourite parts of the holiday. So last year I had the idea to create proper Christmas hampers for ten families who might not be able to afford them. Not just pre-cooked food, but all of the ingredients they would need to cook their own Christmas dinner… Continue reading “Bev’s story: Giving is a two-way thing”
