HUDDERSFIELD CIVIC SOCIETY NEWS

A majority of businesses in Huddersfield have voted in favour of plans to create a Business Improvement District. Those with a rateable value of £12,001 or above will pay a levy based on their rateable value, creating a pot of more than £2million to spend over the next five years. ​…

David Wyles opens our environment workshop at the Media Centre. Coun Andrew Cooper outlines his vision for the town centre. Elaine Kerrell spoke about the national waste strategy and its implications ​An environment workshop organised by Huddersfield Civic Society looked at key areas that will affect future priorities for the…

More than 60 Huddersfield residents took to the streets for a clean-up of the town centre over the weekend. Go to Town – the big clean-up on May 10 – 12 was organised by Environment Kirklees and supported by Huddersfield Civic Society and Clare Hill Community Centre. Kim Warren, project coordinator…

A trail leaflet that reveals the historic centre of Almondbury has been produced by the Discover Huddersfield Partnership. The trail, the 16th in the series, follows a route through the heart of the village. It includes: Almondbury (or Ambry) originated around 625 BC with an undefended hut settlement on the commanding…

You are invited to our workshop where the environmental issues that contribute to making Huddersfield a town to live, work and study in will be considered. When: May 18, 2019, 9.45am – 1.15pm ​Where: Media Centre, Northumberland Street HD1 1PL Key Themes: Alternatives to the car Waste and litter Cherishing…

Empty units in the market. Picture: Huddersfield Examiner. The society is backing Kirklees Council in its bid for a share of the Government’s new £675 million Future High Streets fund. The fund aims to help local leaders transform town centres by consolidating high street properties, improving transport and access and…

Three workshops organised by the Huddersfield Partnership have been attended by the society. The Partnership gives town centre businesses a chance to outline their recommendations for the Business Improvement District (BID). BIDs are part of the Government’s plan to encourage partnership working between a local authority and the business community….

Fancy an enlightening stroll? Here are some excellent ways to discover Huddersfield on foot. ​The 2019 walks’ programme produced by the Discover Huddersfield partnership is available by clicking the link below. It includes 17 walks around the town with themes including architecture, radical history, music and Caribbean heritage. Walks are…

Award winner: Icestone Gelato, John William Street A proposal to allocate funding for the improvement of shop fronts in the area around St George’s Square was agreed this week by Kirklees Council’s cabinet. Huddersfield Civic Society applauds the decision – and we welcome your views on this important topic. An…

Kirklees Council has been told it can proceed towards adoption of the Local Plan. An independent examination by the Planning Inspectorate has concluded that with the recommended modifications the plan is sound and legally compliant. Its adoption will be considered by councillors at an extraordinary Council meeting on Wednesday, February…

​To paraphrase Lord Kitchener, ‘Your town needs you’. That’s the message being driven by HCS committee members in the light of recent shop closures and increasingly negative comments in the local papers. Many of us are proud of Huddersfield and appreciate that it still retains a good selection of shops,…

A walk around the town centre involving some of our committee members and senior council officials gave a chance to raise important issues. David Wyles, Martin Kilburn and Chas Ball  were joined by Kirklees Strategic Head of Economy and Infrastructure, Karl Battersby, and principal officers from Highways, Planning and  Housing…