A submission to the West Yorkshire transport strategy consultation by Kirklees Environment Partnership highlighted the absence of effective demand reduction strategies. In a detailed paper it also proposed support for empowering local communities with resources to tackle the effects of speeding traffic, all-day commuter parking and poor air quality.
Month: October 2016
Parks Crisis
Green space reps to address Parliamentary Inquiry on Monday 24 October and call for action
Free expertise for groups
Does your group have a passion for a park or green space in Kirklees? Do you have ideas and need expertise to turn them into reality?
A team of post-graduates are looking to share their expertise, free of charge, and support a group develop their ideas for their park or greenspace.
Garden Design Competition – planting your ideas
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show 2017
Are you an aspiring garden designer, are you passionate about the great outdoors or do you just love gardening? We are running a garden design competition for the residents of Kirklees, and the winning entry will be showcased at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show in September 2017.
New Funding Available – Short deadlines!!
One Community Funding available. Act now – closing dates: 31 Oct (Comic Relief Local Communities Programme) and 8 Nov (Thornton Family Fund). Funding up to around £3,000.
River 2015 battle with Japanese Knotweed
River 2015 Tackle Joined up Japanese Knotweed Control River 2015 volunteers have been working along stretches of the River Holme from Holmbridge to Holmfirth centre to improve access and habitats, but unlike Himalayan balsam which can simply be pulled up by the roots, they cannot tackle Japanese knotweed, a plant whose roots and stems when […]
Help needed at Castle Hill
Volunteers are needed to pick up litter at Castle Hill. Please meet Castle Hill Ranger, Julian Brown, 10am – 12noon Friday 14 October 2016. Gloves and litter pickers will be provided. If you could spare half an hour every little bit of help is appreciated. Anyone interested in taking part please contact Julian 07968 426312
The Future of KEP within Environment Kirklees: EGM 11 Oct 16
Our next meeting is at 16.00 on 11th October. The meeting will briefly operate as an EGM (from 16.30) and is open to all organisations (and active individuals) who have a local involvement on sustainability projects. It will be held at Huddersfield Methodist Mission, Lord Street, Huddersfield HD1 1QA.
KEP is to merge with Environmental Alliance, promoter of Greenstreams if the EGM next week agrees. Full details are in this briefing paper. Meeting is at 16.00 on Tuesday 11th October and it will also consider our response to the West Yorkshire transport strategy consultation that closes on 21st October.
Growing Newsome Autumn Gathering – 15th October
Saturday from 10am to 1pm-ish