Now more than ever, time seems to be flying by and we are marching on with our 30th anniversary celebrations. We would love you to be involved, as and when you are able to. If you are on Twitter or Facebook, you can take part in our #ThrowbackThursdays where we are sharing milestones from the…
Eeh by gum, tha’s celebrating Yorkshire Day on August the 1st, We’re so proud wer from Yorkshire, tha’ could almost burst! We’re the team from the Community Foundation from Calderdale, Giving out grants to charities and not for profits up ‘ill and down dale, We’ve given out over £1m of grants so far this year,…
Mental Health Organisations “We are all in the same storm, but we are all in different boats.” No one here has ever lived through a pandemic before or had to deal with what you are currently going through. It’s so important to maintain healthy mental health and also be able to get help when you…
School’s out for summer, and young people in Calderdale can take part in exciting activities, enjoy nutritious meals and meet new friends in a safe environment, as part of the Calderdale Healthy Holidays programme. With funding from the Department for Education’s Holiday Activities and Food Programme, and in partnership with the Community Foundation for Calderdale,…
Full Circle Funerals Launch New Community Fund in Calderdale Charities and community groups are being invited to apply through the Community Foundation for Calderdale for grants of up to £5,000 after Halifax-based funeral directors Full Circle Funerals contributed £15,000 to the fund. The next round of general grants that the Community Foundation for Calderdale will…
No more shielding or self-isolating but a crucial time for recovery, reflection and a reality check for Calderdale charities! When the coronavirus pandemic is a distant memory one word will stand out for me more than any other – that word is UNPRECEDENTED. Every Government press conference, every interview every news bulletin described the spread…
It’s now been just over 80 days since the UK went into lockdown. 80 days is as long as it took Jules Verne’s Phileas Fogg character to circumnavigate the world and in that time 7.5 million people have been infected by the corona virus called Covid-19 (corona virus disease 2019). 420,000 people have succumbed to…
Monday 23th March 2020 will be indelibly etched on all our memories for as long as we live on planet Calderdale because it was the day we officially went into lockdown to protect ourselves and others from the coronavirus pandemic. Lockdown has meant a number of things but from a work perspective it meant closing…
I am generally a half glass full type of person and try to look for the positives in life. I like to support the underdog in a sporting contest to hopefully see David sleigh Goliath. I like to see the best in people, take people at face value and most of all I like to…
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