The Hebden Bridge hub of the Staying Well pilot has just completed a incredibly successful micro commissioning round to develop and create activities in line with the Staying Well objectives to ease loneliness and isolation. The hub received 27 applications requesting £130,000 in funding. The panel awarded the full £50,000 to 15 applications:
Hope Baptist Church. Chatty crochet and chatty café. £1000.
Heptonstall Village Team. Lunch club. £3368.
Heptonstall Village Team. Social scene (themed events twice a month). £4512.
Wadsworth Community Association. Cooking, gardening, pilates and crafts workshops. £1520.
John Wilson. Singing group. £5178.
Rachel Hargreaves. Clinical Pilates. £3670.
Hebden Bridge Arts Festival. Café Culture. £7200
Hebden Royd Town Council. Cinema club. £3870.
Wadsworth Community Association. Capital items for building improvement and equipment. £5405
Luddendenfoot Community Association. Allsorts club. £2300.
Calder Valley Performance Ensemble. The Valley That Danced. £5000.
Heptonstall Village Team. Coach trips. £300.
Luddendenfoot Community Association. Ramp. £450.
Hebden Royd Town Council. Capital investment in The Picture House. £1565.
Stoodley Training Mentors. Digital inclusion through IT training. £4654.
We anticipate groups will get going in summer 2015 and they offer a huge variety of activities living around Luddendenfoot to Hebden Bridge.
Photo courtesy of Verd de Gris, who deliver Creative Arts for Dementia every Tuesday at The Town Hall
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We are delighted to be able to share the following press release from Hebden Bridge Disability Access Forum.
Disability Access Forum launches Hebden Bridge Access Map and ramps
Hebden Bridge Disability Access Forum (HBDAF) has published a map of accessible routes around Hebden Bridge Centre, showing wheelchair friendly pavements, accessible toilets, bus stops and parking spaces.
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