Community Open Door Fortnight: Community groups across Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike, Liversedge and Gomersal open doors to the public
A two-week community initiative is currently taking place across the towns of Spen Valley.
The Community Open Door Fortnight, began on Monday, February 23 and runs until Sunday, March 8.
It sees community groups and voluntary organisations in The Spen Valley welcome people through their doors to see what they do, have a chat or become a volunteer.
The pilot project is a collaborative idea between the team at Kirklees Community Plus (Batley and Spen), the Kirklees Democracy Team, and Fresh Futures.
A spokesperson for Community Plus (Batley and Spen) said: “The idea came about by some local councillors, Kirklees officers and Community Plus connectors wanting to showcase all the wonderful activities and groups across the area.
“There’s a lot going on that people are not always aware of, so we wanted to highlight these opportunities for people and encourage people to pop in, take part or become a volunteer.
"If the fortnight goes well, we’ll look at doing this again on a bigger scale, but we’ll ask for feedback from the participating groups to help us shape this.
“Of course, these groups run throughout the year, so if people don’t make it during the fortnight they are welcome to call in anytime.
“We really hope people find the range of groups on our doorstep interesting and exciting and get involved.”
The Phone Box Gallery in Heckmondwike has been decorated with information promoting the project.
Activities and sessions are taking place at a range of places including Cleckheaton Library, Cleckheaton Methodist Church, Blend Cafe, Iron Arms Gym, Heckmondwike Table Tennis Club, Spen Shed, Heckmondwike Library, St Andrew’s Methodist Church, St Mary’s Church, Craft n Knatter at Liversedge Cricket Club, and Mowat Court.
For more information and to see the full list of activities, visit: https://communitydirectory.kirklees.gov.uk/kcfilestore/?applicationReference=wi52obo5&fileReference=zm6pvgd7