We are here to try and resolve as many issues, concerns and challenges as we can and help bring the community together to support each other.

We have had a fantastic response from local businesses and individuals to our appeal and we are looking to establish a permanent FoodBank in the Lindley ward to serve our communities in Birchencliffe, Birkby, Lindley, Marsh, Mount, Oakes, Quarmby & Salendine Nook.

If you are a local business you can assist by becoming a drop off point or donate food/toiletries. Residents can assist by donating food/toiletries and identifying families/individuals in need.

Please see the Lindley Community Group website for a list of items that are currently needed. www.lindleygroup.org.uk

Please contact us if you can help and support.

Cllr Cahal Burkecahal.burke@kirklees.gov.uk

Cllr Richard Eastwoodrichard.eastwood@kirklees.gov.uk

Cllr Anthony Smithanthony.smith@kirklees.gov.uk

I and colleagues just signed this petition from @NEUnion & @unisontheunion to keep families and schools safe.

We must #MakeSchoolsSafe to #ProtectCommunities We note that coronavirus cases were increasing rapidly amongst school pupils and college students towards the end of last term. They had the highest rates of infection of all the age bands.We also note the increased evidence of infection passing from students to parents and to staff during December.

Not to move to online learning for a period is risking the health of families and risks further chaos for schools and communities as children and staff are sent home to isolate in an unplanned way.

Such a chaotic situation impacts on the most disadvantaged the hardest. We need to put safety and education back on track.

We call on the Government to use this period of online learning to: establish the rate of transmission of the new variant of the virus amongst school pupils and college students and from them to others at home – it is important to keep families safe,establish measures to keep schools and colleges more Covid-secure such as the introduction of proper mass testing with adequate time and resource to ensure the effective roll-out of testing; the vaccination of staff, starting with those at highest risk; and the establishment of rotas for attendance at school or college, wherever possible, to allow vital social distancing in crowded classrooms and buildings.

Lindley Community Group will be producing a 2022 Lindley Calendar with proceeds going to our newly formed food bank. Local businesses can sponsor a page/month for just £30. We are looking for support to produce the calendar and hope that at least 12 businesses would sponsor a page/month in the calendar.

The cost would be £30 per page/month, and we can include the business logo on the page/month and with all sponsors on the front of the calendar. If we have more than 12 businesses wishing to support we can put two on each page/month if acceptable.

Businesses that wish to support can send their business logo to info@lindleygroup.org.uk and transfer the £30 to the LCG A/C with ref LCG Calendar.

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A competition will be held to decide on the pictures to be used.

As a new year beckons, we naturally reflect on the year that has passed. In a year of unprecedented challenges, tough decisions and changed plans, we have also seen people come together and adapt to achieve great things in our communities.

We have enjoyed working with our local businesses, local groups and residents to support our communities and look after those who need it most. To all the frontline and key workers who have gone above and beyond in 2020 – thank you. We look forward to working for you in 2021. #Lindley

Thank you to everyone who helped organise & those who took part in the Great Lindley September Clean. We will soon be organising monthly litter picks and providing litter pickers, gloves & bags for those who would like to help. #GreatSeptemberClean #Lindley #lovewhereyoulive

Former Oakes school gutted by fire leading to calls for safety review.

Kirklees councillor Cahal Burke says chances to stop such an incident occurring have been spurned.

A Kirklees councillor has called for an urgent safety assessment after the former Oakes School was gutted by fire yesterday.

Cahal Burke, (Lib Dems, Lindley), said he had contacted the authorities on numerous occasions about the safety of the site after residents’ concerns that the school which had been also used as a care home, had become a magnet for anti-social behaviour.

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service were called to a fire in an unused building on Wellington Street in Lindley a t 2.25pm.

Four appliances from Huddersfield, Rastrick, Cleckheaton and Slaithwaite, and the aerial ladder from Halifax, attended.

The building is approximately 65m by 40m, and the fire involved around 10% of the building.
School Street West was closed for a short time to allow teams to carry out their work and crews were at the site until 6pm.

A spokeswoman for the service said: “No one was injured and the fire did not spread to any other buildings. An investigation into the cause of the fire is still ongoing.”

Clr Burke said: “The safety of this building, a listed building, has been a concern for local residents for many years and it’s a shame that such a lovely old building has been allowed to deteriorate in this way and its owner needs to take action.

“There has been scope for an opportunity to prevent this happening but sadly it has not been taken.”

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/…/former-oakes-school-gutted…

Shop local and enjoy good service, product knowledge, high quality – and know that you’ve really done something about keeping your local shops and local services in business and your local communities thriving.

If we don’t start shopping local and being locally loyal we’ll continue to see the decline of the high street and the centre of our communities. ‬
‪A strong culture of buying locally is the foundation of a sustainable local economy. ‬
‪Support our local businesses‬!

‪#Lindley #ShopLocal

Meeting of the The West Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel today. ‬

‪The panel works in support of the residents of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds & Wakefield to ensure that the Police and Crime Commissioner meets the needs of all communities.

The Panel is made up of 12 elected members from the five West Yorkshire authorities and 2 independent members. Panel members work in close partnership, with each other and with other key agencies, to guarantee the best possible policing and crime outcomes for the whole of West Yorkshire.

The West Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel is responsible for:

Reviewing and making recommendations on the amount of Council Tax the Commissioner intends to collect from each household to support policing. The Panel can demand that the proposed amount is made higher or lower (i.e. exercise a veto) but the Commissioner only needs to meet this demand once.

Reviewing the Commissioner’s proposal about who should be Chief Constable and therefore in charge of the operational running of the police force. The panel has the power to turn down the preferred candidate but again they can exercise this veto only once.

Reviewing and making recommendations on the Commissioner’s five year Police and Crime Plan.

Reviewing the Commissioner’s Annual Report which will outline his/ her performance against the Police and Crime Plan.

Confirming the appointment of senior staff who will be working for the Commissioner, including the proposed Deputy if he/ she chooses to have one.

Dealing with non-criminal complaints made against the Commissioner

Delighted that Lindley Community Group won the Huddersfield Examiner Community Event of the Year.

This is for our volunteers, sponsors, supporters and our community!

Thank you!!

#ECA2020 #Lindley

Following the installation of Air Quality monitoring devices in the Lindley Ward the construction of a charge point for electric vehicles is taking place.

We want to create a cleaner and greener Lindley Ward.

We need to develop a comprehensive network of electric vehicle charge points that both responds to existing demand for EV infrastructure and provides for and accelerates the uptake of cleaner vehicles in the future.

We are committed to reducing and mitigating the impact of transport-based emissions in our area.

Electric vehicles produce no exhaust emissions and are therefore beneficial, compared to typical petrol/diesel vehicles, in terms of improving air quality. The distance that electric vehicles can travel is increasing due to improvements in battery technology.

The EVCPs will be ‘Rapid’ i.e. 50KW which deliver the most power to vehicles to charge EVs up to 80% charge in a short time, compared to home based charge points.

#Lindley