10th Holme Valley New Mill Scout Group
New Mill Scout Group is a small group within the Holme Valley, that has been running for 50 years and aims to continue for many more to come. We promote physical, intellectual, spiritual and social development therefore providing young people with an opportunity to try out new activities and experiences. We cater for children of various ages, Beavers 6-8, Cubs 8 – 10.5 and Scouts 10.5 to 14. In the past we have run various trips to museums, theatres, activity centres, and emergency service bases. We also go camping with all sections, and this gives the children an opportunity to be as independent as they put up their own tents and look after their equipment. We have held a survival camp where they have to be self-sufficient by building their own shelters and cooking their own food, this gives them very good life skills. We also teach how to work within a group as well as individually to their full potential, by doing team building activities and various badges. We also participate in parades and services such as St Georges Day and Remembrance Day.
Address to send tokens to:
Anne Blackburn
14 Henry Ralph Ave
Beaumont Park
Huddersfield
HD4 7AJ
Click below for a gallery of some of the groups who've entered Wish 2012
10th Pennine East (Shelley) Guides
Our Guide Unit is a group of 25 Girls aged 10 - 14. We take part in lots of different activities from camping to crafts. Our main aim is to have Fun! We'd like to use any money from Wish to buy camping and sports equipment.
Address to send tokens to:
Fay Newsome
291 Cumberworth Lane
Denby Dale
Huddersfield
HD8 8RU
11th Huddersfield North Outlane Scout Group
We are a thriving Scout group, striving to provide local young people with practical skills, and social and spiritual well being - all developed in a fun atmosphere that exposes them to activities they might not ordinarily take part in.
Address to send tokens to:
Mr Mark Sidding
11th Huddersfield North Outlane Scout Group
Outlane Methodist Church
887 New Hey Road
Outlane
Huddersfield
HD3 3FH
http://11thhuddersfieldnorth.webs.com
15th Huddersfield North Scouts
We run Beavers, Cubs and Scouts in our group which has been operating in the Cowcliffe and Fixby area for over 50 years. Our aim is to give our young people a sense of community involvement, to learn to work in a team and to enjoy the outdoors. We'd like to refurbish the Head Quarters building.
Address to send tokens to:
Phil Pearson
Scout Hall
Netheroyd Hill Road
Cowcliffe
Huddersfield
HD2 2LX
33rd Slaithwaite Scout Group
The 33rd Slaithwaite Scout Group currently have over 90 youth members who take part in fun, challenging and adventurous activities every week! As part of the UK Scout Association the group provides many opportunities for young people. The Scout Association has been providing service to young people in our communities for over 100 years, and today provides activities and personal development opportunities for 500,000 young people aged 6-25 in the UK in a co-educational setting. We therefore encourage and welcome the membership of both boys and girls. Internationally, Scouts has a membership of over 28 million young people enjoying the benefits of Scouting across 216 countries. Personal development means promoting the physical, intellectual, social and spiritual well-being of the Scouting individual, helping them achieve their full potential. In Scouting we believe that young people develop most when they are 'learning by doing' and when they take acceptable risks and think for themselves. We provide these opportunities in a safe manner. Slaithwaite Scout Group is extremely active in the local community, supporting events and fulfilling our Scout promise for the benefit of local people. Money received from the 2012 Examiner Wish campaign will be split between our Group Camp and future international camp fund.
Address to send tokens to:
Richard Izzard
34 Royd Street,
Slaithwaite,
Huddersfield,
HD7 5DX
http://www.slaithwaitescouts.org.uk/
3rd Pennine East (Denby Dale) Rainbows
Rainbows is the first step into Girl Guiding for girls aged between 5 and 7 and is 100% volunteer led. It enables girls to become part of a team and learn new skills, sports, crafts, cooking, songs, dancing, have adventures and most importantly have fun. We get regular help and visits from local Brownies and Guides which are wonderful role models for the girls. As a new unit we would love the opportunity to purchase new sports, craft and kitchen equipment to give the Rainbows the fullest experience possible when starting their journey into Guiding.
Address to send tokens to:
Kelly Scollick
4 Riverside Court
Denby Dale
Huddersfield
HD8 8GY
41st Huddersfield North Scout Group
Bradley Scout Group is open to boys and girls from 6 to 14 years old from all backgrounds. We have been running for nearly 25 years and our members come from the Bradley area and beyond. We provide a wide mix of activities, from camping, canoeing, climbing and hiking through to games, crafts, visits and sleepovers. Our aim is to help develop young people through offering them opportunities for adventure. If we were awarded some Wish money we would use it to subsidise a camp/trip next year for all of the members of the group. We would also purchase some additional tents to enable us to all camp together.
Address to send tokens to:
Jenny Farrell
169 Scar Lane
Milnsbridge
Huddersfield
HD3 4PZ
43rd Crosland Moor Scout Group
We are a successful scout group with 110 members. The group has 18 active leaders who are all volunteers giving their time freely to enable our young members to take part in a challenging and varied programme of activities. We own our headquarters which was purpose built, requiring many years of fundraising and opened in January 2009. We have Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorer Scouts for children aged 6 to 18 years old. Our website www.croslandmoorscouts.org.uk, has further information for meeting nights and times . Whilst undertaking the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme, we encourage our young explorer scouts to undertake training to enable them to become leaders within the group on reaching 18 years of age. This has been successful over the years resulting in enough leaders to support each of our sections. Over the years we have also supported a number of young members to enable them to attend the World Scout Jamboree held every 4 years.
Address to send tokens to:
Annette Macaskill
Crosland Moor Scout Centre
Moorside Avenue
Crosland Moor
Huddersfield
HD4 5BH
4th Golcar Explorer Unit
We are a scout group that has 25 14 to 18 year olds. We teach and guide young people to gain experience in self belief, life skills and of course help them achieve their Duke of Edinburgh's Award. We’d like new equipment for the unit, including new tents and navigational equipment for camping and DofE Expeditions.
Address to send tokens to:
Duane Laverick
4th Golcar Explorer Unit
Golcar Scout and Community Centre
Manor Road,
Golcar,
Huddersfield,
HD74QE
7th Huddersfield Clayton West Scout Group
One of the most progressive youth groups in the Upper Dearne Valley. We're open to everyone aged 6 and over. The Group offers a wide range of activities for all age ranges including art, archery, cooking, climbing, hill walking, kayaking and pioneering to name but a few. We'd like funds to go towards building disabled access and disabled toilet facilities.
Address to send tokens to:
Ewan Scott
Clayton West Scouts
31 South Croft
Upper Denby
Huddersfield
HD8 8UA
AD Children's Group
The group is open to children between 8 and 12 years of age who are part of the Brockholes community. It is held once a month in St.George's church. The activities cover arts and craft work, indoor and outdoor games, gardening projects, music and fundraising for children's charities. There is usually a 'topic' for short discussion. It is held under the umbrella of the church with approval of the DCC but is not a religious teaching group. It has been running successfully for 10 years and celebrated this birthday in May 2012 with a party.
Address to send tokens to:
Kate Drake
68 Ridings Fields
Brockholes
Holmfirth
HD9 7BG
Agewell Kirklees
We are a community group who work with older people in Kirklees. The group was set up by the late Annie Smith who was a local Councillor. We provide day care, lunches, gentle exercise, regular trips to the coast, cookery workshops and we are also involved with intergenerational work with the University of the First Age and North Huddersfield Trust School. We are multi-cultural and celebrate Eid, Diwali and Christmas. Other ventures include tea dances and we will shortly be offering afternoon tea groups. Also we will be working with Fresh Horizons in providing an intergenerational film club.
The group’s goal is to offer activities which help to tackle social isolation and loneliness amongst older people. We offer services in Fartown, Birkby, Marsh and Thornton Lodge. We work with many different groups including local schools, Community Partnerships in KMC and local Councillors in the areas where we have service provision. In the future, we will also commence work with the Neighbourhood Police Teams that will involve a campaign to highlight the role of agencies who are tackling crime in the local community and how the public can assist.
Address to send tokens to:
Nancy Whitwam
146 Blackhouse Road
Fartown
Huddersfield
HD2 1AR
Alliance for Healthy Living
We work with small groups to raise awareness of health and wellbeing issues and support them to be sustainable to work with volunteers.
Address to send tokens to:
Hazel Wigmore
Brian Jackson House,
New North Parade,
Huddersfield
HD1 5JP
Almondbury Disabled Leisure Group 97
We are a disabled leisure group that meets on a Tuesday afternoon for leisure activities. We have themed parties, karaoke afternoons, organise day trips to various places for meals out / seaside / and other places of interest and have a good time. We intend to use anything awarded towards subsidising the cost of coach hire. On average, this is between £400 / £500 per day trip due to having to hire a specialist coach which is accessible for wheelchairs.
Address to send tokens to:
Mrs A Robinson
ADLG 97
Alms Row
Old School Lane
Off Northgate
Almondbury
Huddersfield
HD5 8UZ
Almondbury Junior School
We are looking to develop our grounds to run a number of extracurricular family based outdoor activities. The aim is to create an 'outdoor family unit/shelter' and garden area which parents, carers, children and the local community can access. Many parents won’t venture into school, often because of negative experiences of their own school life. Using the outdoors would help them to overcome this. The club would be parent/carer led with children and community members developing an allotment within the school grounds. Children would grow fruit and vegetables to use in school and at cooking club. It would help them to learn about the environment, and explore local wildlife, the weather and outdoor arts. Having the shelter outside would mean there would be no need for access into school just the school grounds, meaning it will be available for other community groups e.g. brownies, cubs, play groups and other local schools to use. This project would ensure these clubs can run in all weathers and it would become a 'hub' for parents and carers to meet.
Address to send tokens to:
Mrs Heather Wood (Head Teacher)
Almondbury Junior School
Southfield road
Almondbury
Huddersfield
HD58TG
http://www.almondbury.kgfl.dbprimary.com/kgfl/primary/almondbury
Almondbury South Tenants & Residents Association
We are volunteers who work for the council on behalf of Kirklees Federation of Tenants & Residents Association, Kirklees Council plus Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing. We keep tenants informed on what's going on and also encourage them to look after their homes and the environment. We also provide bingo, coffee mornings and galas. We are a non profit making group of volunteers who enjoy doing what we do. We'd like to celebrate Christmas for the whole estate. We have 750 houses under Almondbury South. If we are lucky enough to receive some Wish money, it would enable us to treat them to a Christmas get together.
Address to send tokens to:
Sheila Stott
The Pop-In Centre
56/58 Aldonley
Almondbury
Huddersfield
HD5 8SH
Beech Children's Gospel Choir
Our choir was formed in 2000 as part of Sounding Out, a 3 year project, but unfortunatley in 2003 funding streams were withdrawn. By this time we had established a very strong choir and felt that it was very important to the children to sustain. Choir is aimed at promoting children's self esteem and the it challenges the children's perceptions of their expectations of what can be achieved. Choir is supported by two members of staff and a professional gospel singer Tyndale Thomas MBE who comes in after school every Monday. We have to pay for the musician every week so therefore are always looking for ways to raise money. We have become well known in the Kirklees area and have performed at weddings, Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Dewsbury Town Hall Conferences, and concerts within the Golcar area. We get no funding at all through school. The money would be soley used for the benefit of the children in their quest to make quality music whilst enhancing their life opportunities.
Address to send tokens to:
Mrs Lynda Liles
Beech School
Beech Avenue
Golcar
Hudersfield
HD7 4BT
Berry Brow AFC
We are a long-established amateur football club running three open-age teams i.e. for people 16 and over. A lot of our intake is from the Newsome area of Huddersfield which has many needs and we offer qualified football coaching for any local young people who want to come along. We provide all that is needed for matches; kit and equipment is available to all. We'd like to purchase training equipment such as footballs, cones, training bibs and to help provide coaching for three open-age football teams in a deprived area of Huddersfield.
Address to send tokens to:
Mark Dobson
8 Greystone
Crosland Hill
Huddersfield
HD4 5NF
Berry Brow Pre-School Playgroup
We aim to offer children a caring and nuturing environment that enhances their development and education, by working in partnership with parents and children. We offer a wide range of play based activties, which hope to extend children's learning and development in a safe, stimulating environment. We offer facilities to all children regardless of race, culture, religion or means.
With any cash raised, we'd like to provide a safe planting area for the children to plant vegetables and flowers, feed the birds and play outside.
Address to send tokens to:
S Hayes
Berry Brow Pre-School Playgroup
Newsome South Methodist Church
Birch Road
Berry Brow
Huddersfield
HD4 7LP
Birds Edge Countryside (Becside) Charitable Trust
Although there are a number of nature and wildlife reserves in the area, none are accessible to disabled people. This project aims to combat that. One 200m path was built some years ago, and able bodied locals and visitors regularly walk round the project, but we want to build additional surfaced paths to also enable disabled access to the whole 12 acre site. Local walkers already make very positive comments about the site and, when completely finished, it will be a natural country setting that can be enjoyed by the community as a whole, but with special emphasis on access for the disabled.
Address to send tokens to:
Steve Sellars
Tamarisk House
33A Greenfield Road
Holmfirth
HD9 2LA
Birdsedge Community Art Group
The group allows anyone from the surrounding areas to come together to draw and paint in many mediums. Members assist each other and talk about their work, but also use the sessions in an informal way to make friends.
Periodically professional artists come to the group to demonstrate their skills and advise members.
The group has people from some disability groups e.g. hard of hearing, mental health, and older people with mobility issues.
In essence there is both a skill element to the group but also, as important is the social aspect for people who otherwise would perhaps not have as much social contact as they need. We'd use the money to buy tables to work from which are light and easy to handle which would allow our members, who are mostly elderly, to set up and clear away themselves.
Address to send tokens to:
Glynis Storey/June Adamson
52 Park Avenue
Shelley
Huddersfield
HD8 8JY
Borough of Kirklees Special Needs Squad
We are a swimming club for young people with a learning disability, providing opportunities for young people to train for, and take part in competitions at local, national and international level. Our members’ abilities range from learning to swim to training to compete. We are the only swimming training outlet in Kirklees for young people with a learning disability. We have three qualified volunteer coaches who teach, train and support our swimmers at competitions. People with a learning disability have limited access to sporting activities and particularly at competitive level and in team sports. Our club not only provides our members with regular exercise but also gives them the opportunity to feel the team spirit that develops through regular training and attending competitive events. For many of our members this will be their only experience of being first at something and this gives them a tremendous sense of self-worth and self-confidence.
Address to send tokens to:
Christine Kempley
1 Wheatroyd Lane
Almondbury
Huddersfield
HD5 8XS
Brackenhall Pilot Company
Pilots are a church based, non uniformed organisation catering for girls and boys aged 5 to 18 years. We currently have 20 young people who attend. 5 to 10 year olds meet Tuesday evenings from 6pm-7pm and the older age group meet Thursdays 7pm - 8pm. We work for Awards which are entered into a log book. We also play games and do arts and crafts. Pilot's activities are based around a ship. The groups are Deckhands, Adventurers, Voyagers and Navigators. Our church has just moved to a brand new building inside Northfield Hall in Brackenhall. The young people in the older group have been given the task of deciding how best to use their space to the best advantage. We are looking to expand as our target area in Brackenhall now surrounds our new church. We'd like arts and craft material and also a fold-up snooker table.
Address to send tokens to:
Miss Margaret Lees
3 Bracken Grove
Sheepridge
Huddersfield
HD2 1PA
Bradley and Colnebridge Cricket Club
We are a local cricket team who at present have two adult teams. We are planning to enter a junior team into a local league next season. In order to attract new players to our club we need to make improvements to the grounds.
Address to send tokens to:
Mark Mitchell
2 Godwin Place
Huddersfield
HD2 1RE
http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/bradleyandcolnebridgecc/
Brighouse Art Circle
We are an art group providing the opportunity for like minded people of all ages to meet up and participate in painting/drawing workshops, watch painting demonstrations by professional artists and provide members with the opportunity to exhibit their work.We'd like to buy visual equipment, a lighting unit and add to our library of books and DVDs.
Address to send tokens to:
Geoff Habergham
46 Bracken Road
Brighouse
HD6 2HX
Brighouse Lions Club
We are part of an international organisation serving the local community. We provide financial help to deserving causes particularly schools with young children and the elderly.
Address to send tokens to:
D Cornell
Brighouse Rest Centre
5 Park Row
Brighouse
West Yorkshire
HD6 1AB
Brighouse Star Twirlers Majorettes
We provide children with a fun way to stay healthy while learning new skills and gaining confidence. We teach them batton twirling, dance routines and team building skills, then as they progress, they create their own dance routines and help the younger teams. The group is aimed at children and young adults of any age. We'd like to provide the children with equipment and uniforms to be able to compete at competitions, galas and events.
Address to send tokens to:
Pauline Ainsworth
Brighouse Star Twirlers
19 Hions Close
Brighouse
HD6 3EH
Britannia Sports FC
We are a local football club who run three teams in the Huddersfield and District League. We provide open age football for free to our players and raise funds through events like race nights. We have been running as Britannia Sports for over 30 years but the original club was Britannia Works AFC which was founded in 1921. We have a long history and would like this to continue for many years to come. We would like to purchase new kit and equipment for our three teams.
Address to send tokens to:
Kieran Lenihan
37 Wheatfield Avenue
Oakes
Huddersfield
HD3 4FR
https://twitter.com/britanniasports
British Disabled Golf
British Disabled Golf has chosen Acanthus Golf Range near Wakefield as its headquarters because of the driving range and short nine-hole course. It’s not just for those disabled golfers with talent but those who want to get back to the sport they once loved or have not had the opportunity to try. It’s a bigger group of people than anyone can imagine. We have targeted the Stroke Association, but there is also the Parkinson’s Association, the MS Society and all of the groups that support those with learning difficulties - the list is endless. We run an open day on the first Friday of every month at Acanthus. We’d like to run golf taster sessions for disabled groups in the Kirklees area, taking them from the sofa to the golf course on a personal journey through a programme of taster sessions, organised range games and organised on-course golf events. We aim to enable better social inclusion and to aid rehabilitation.
Address to send tokens to:
Cerise Booth
43 Pine Court Mews
Netherton
Huddersfield
HD4 7WN
Calderdale and Kirklees CMT Group
We are a small group whose members have a hereditary nerve condition called C.M.T. (Charcot-Marie-Tooth). We meet 7 to 8 times a year to discuss member’s problems and offer support and advice. We organise social events such as boat trips with Safe Anchor Trust and we're planning a trip to Blackpool. We need to reach out by advertising to people of all races, the facts about CMT as it’s not a well known illness. There are a large number of sufferers who may not realise that they have the illness. We are a semi-formal group with four officials: Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary and Co-ordinator. Five or six others regularly attend meetings. We send out minutes of meetings, (more like a newsletter) to 20 members. We also report on events at the National Conference.
Address to send tokens to:
M P Stringer
8 King Street
Skelmanthorpe
Huddersfield
HD8 9DY
Castle Hill School
Castle Hill School and Specialist College for Communication and Interaction is located in South Kirklees. We cater for the needs of learners aged 3 - 19 years with severe or profound learning difficulties. Many of our students also have complex needs linked to physical or health difficulties. Some of our students are identified as being on the autistic spectrum. Many of our students have sensory impairments and some are multi sensory impaired. We aim to meet the individual needs of all our students through a variety of curricula and enrichment opportunities including creative and science projects, specialist music and music interaction. We'd spend the money on communication aids. Our children are provided with wheelchairs to aid mobility but we have to fundraise to give them a voice.
Address to send tokens to:
Gill Robinson
Castle Hill School
Newsome Road South
Newsome
Huddersfield
HD4 6JL
Christian African Relief Trust
Christian African Relief Trust (CART) is a charitable trust that sends containers of relief goods to support sustainable, self-help projects in poorer parts Africa and the Indian sub-continent, in order to make a difference to people’s lives. CART sponsors and encourages developmental projects in education, medicine, agriculture and vocational training. Christian Relief Trust is run entirely by unpaid volunteers. The charity supports the local community as its volunteers include people with learning difficulties, students on work experience, young offenders, retired people and people from ethnic minorities. People give talks in churches and schools where they also run workshops. The shop provides a service for the local community and a place to recycle unwanted goods, the bulk of which are re-used in Africa or India. Funding for the transportation, educational sponsorship and project support comes from donations and shop sales. CART would use the wish money to support its local volunteers. We would buy extra safety equipment for volunteers who load containers and/or work in the warehouse e.g. gloves, hard hats, toe caps and a safe storage cupboard.
Address to send tokens to:
Guildford Tompkins
Christian African Relief Trust
PO Box 554
Huddersfield
HD1 9ZQ
Christians Together Friday Night Project
Our volunteers work in Holmfirth town centre between 10pm and midnight each Friday throughout the year, serving free hot drinks unconditionally to those who make up the weekend night time community. The group has been operating for four years and has developed a good working relationship with the local Neigbourhood Policing Team. Although no offical figures are available, it appears our presence in the town has seen a significant decrease in incidents of anti social behaviour. We are constantly being told by visitors to the town (and locals) that people really appreciate us being a part of the night time community at the start of each weekend. As we work outside all year round we need a good quality pop up shelter to use in order to allow volunteers and those we serve to remain dry in inclement weather. Any funding we recieved would be put towards the purchase of this.
Address to send tokens to:
Captian Mike Smithers CA
St John the Evangelist
Upperthong Lane
Upperthong
West Yorkshire
HD9 3BQ
Clough Head J&I School
Clough Head J and I School is a small, rural school on the outskirts of Golcar with 72 pupils. We are a friendly and thriving school and we work closely as a federation with Wellhouse J and I School. It's a great opportunity for us to try to raise some money to support our fundraising efforts and to afford the 'little extras'!
Address to send tokens to:
Claire Kenworthy
Clough Head J&I School
Bolster Moor Road
Golcar
Huddersfield
HD7 4NW
www.cloughheadpri.kgfl.dbprimary.com
Crosland Moor Vets Bowling Club
We are all pensioners who bowl on Mondays and Saturdays in a Vets League. We are all keen to improve our site and to have new members. Some of our team players are in their 80s and are just as keen to keep fit and active. A cash sum would help towards our aims and goals.
Address to send tokens to:
P Carroll Capt
Crosland Moor Con Club
40 Park Rd
Crosland Moor
Huddersfield
HD4 5DA
Crossroads Care In Mid Yorkshire
We provide care for carers and the people they support. We have well trained staff who care for children and adults and provide care to people with any type of illness or disability. The care provided covers young children, the elderly and end of life care. The Wish money will help to provide more care hours for carers and the people they support.
Address to send tokens to:
Mary Rogers
Crossroads Care In Mid Yorkshire
Trafalgar Mills
Leeds Road
Huddersfield
HD2 1YY
www.crossroadscareinmidyorkshire.org.uk
Cruse in Kirklees
Cruse Bereavement Care aims to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone suffering a bereavement caused by death to understand their loss. We offer one to one or group support to anyone who needs help to overcome grief following bereavement. All our support workers are volunteers and are trained to Cruse standards. They help people understand their grief better and come to terms with their loss. Since Cruse in Kirklees formed four years ago we have trained over sixty volunteers. Last year they voluntarily gave 5,290 hours of work offering support to 112 people and giving information to 330. In Kirklees about 4000 people die each year and up to 10% of them may need help to come to terms with their loss. Cruse does not charge for its services and we rely totally on grants and donations. We would like to be able to train more volunteers this year to replace those that have left the area or retired – there are people waiting for help who need their support. We are part of a national organisation that offers a telephone helpline and other information as well as training and support to organisations or individuals who are affected by bereavement.
Address to send tokens to:
Gill Herbert
Cruse in Kirklees
Brian Jackson House
New North Parade
Huddersfield
HD1 5JP
