MORE cash is to be spent on health projects in Huddersfield.
The Colne Valley Area Committee has pledged funding to a scheme which aims to raise awareness of health issues and encourage exercise amongst young people.
The Young PALS scheme, run by Kirklees Culture and Leisure Services, has received a grant of £5,300 to target children and young people who are at risk of coronary heart disease and diabetes through a sedentary lifestyle.
The scheme will do this through organising fun sessions which feature activities such as skills and fitness circuits and active games.
The events will take place at Colne Valley High School as an after-school session, Colne Valley Leisure Centre, and two local junior schools.
The scheme will involve the Colne Valley High School nurse, the school sports co-ordinator with Kirklees Active Leisure, and the physical activity development officer for South Kirklees.
Support will also be given by the Kirklees Young Peoples Service and youth workers.
Obesity awareness training courses will also be available for staff associated with the project.
Clr Margaret Fearnley said: "I welcome the investment in the PALS scheme. It is a good opportunity to encourage the young people of the Colne Valley to gain information and practical experience of how to develop a healthy lifestyle.
"A healthy lifestyle has to become a habit to have a major effect on personal life. I hope many young people will take up the opportunities on offer."
The latest meeting of the area committee also featured a presentation by Carol Woodhead, a public health development worker with Kirklees Primary Care Trust, on diet and nutrition projects which promote healthy living for young people and their parents.
