Accu (who specialise in supplying engineering components) have their head office in Huddersfield and contacted Volunteering Kirklees hoping to do some volunteering with a local charity. On the 23rd April 2019, three members of staff attended Richmond Fellowship (an organisation that supports people with mental health issues) and used their […]
Volunteers raise over £1500….
Kirklees Council staff raised over £1500 in one day for Oxfam….further information here.
The Welcome Centre celebrate success!
Volunteering Kirklees were delighted to present The Welcome Centre with this award in March 2019. The assessment panel were particularly impressed with the training and induction provided to volunteers and how they are kept up to date and involved with The Welcome Centre. The assessor really enjoyed her visit and […]
Huddersfield Literature Festival have achieved the Quality Award
Huddersfield Literature Festival have achieved the Quality Award. They have around 45 Volunteers who help to plan the festival and support the wide range of events that take place at this annual Literature Festival. How did it go? “I enjoy being behind the scenes and finding out what goes into […]
Volunteers and the Law
Andrew Marsden from local solicitors Brearley’s Solicitors offered his time, professional knowledge and skills to benefit local community groups and other voluntary organisations from across Kirklees. The session was held on 7th February in a room provided free of charge by Oxfam Online in Batley, and we welcomed over 20 […]
Congratulations to Northorpe Hall Child & Family Trust!
Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust are a charity supporting children’s mental and emotional health in Kirklees. They support hundreds of local children and their parents every year, providing counselling, mentors and confidence building activities to help children grow strong and well. Volunteers are an important part of the team […]
Lubrizol Exchange with Uniform charity
After Volunteering Kirklees organised a successful outdoor volunteering day for Lubrizol, they were approached to organise a second volunteering day in December. Volunteering Kirklees matched this manufacturing business with Uniform Exchange – a local charity that recycles unwanted uniforms and distributes them to families in need, free of charge. Eight employees […]
Making A Move With Microsoft
Volunteering Kirklees were approached by Jon, a local employee of Microsoft who offer all their staff three days per year to volunteer as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility. Jon was keen to share his time and skills with a local charity but didn’t know where to start. Volunteering Kirklees […]
Trust Ford get online with Oxfam
Oxfam Online Batley currently have over 100,000 handpicked items available on their online shop. Based at Oxfam’s Northern Logistics Centre, they offer businesses a team building experience that will help to fight global poverty. TrustFord offer all their employees an opportunity to volunteer for one day a year as part […]
Lubrizol – Team Building on the Trail
Lubrizol has two manufacturing sites in Yorkshire (Huddersfield and Barnsley) and were looking for a volunteering project to bring employees from their two sites together. From a range of opportunities provided by Sharron at Volunteering Kirklees, Lubrizol chose to support the Trans-Pennine Trail Conservation Volunteers (TPTcv). This voluntary organisation carries […]