Current activities
Listening to Birstall
16th September to 4th October 2019
There are activities in Fieldhead, Birstall, Cambridge Road and Nova. Organised by Birstall and Birkenshaw ward councillors, local volunteers and Kirklees Council staff. Come along to a drop-in event, request a home visit or take part online.
Ask Shelley
8th to 24th October 2019
Can we ask you about life in Shelley? Look out for local volunteers and staff from Kirklees Council out and about in Shelley. You can come along to a drop-in event, request a home visit or take part online. Organised by Shelley Village Association.
The Big Local Conversation
July to October 2019
There are activities in Deighton, Sheepridge, Bradley, Fartown, Fixby and Cowcliffe. Organised by Ashbrow ward councillors and volunteers from local organisations. You can also request a home visit or take part online.
Upcoming activities
Look out for Ask Honley, starting in October 2019, organised by Friends of Honley Community.
Previous activities
How do you feel about Huddersfield town centre?
8th July to 18th August 2019
We all have our own experience of a place. Staff from Kirklees Council and local volunteers were out and about in Huddersfield town centre this summer asking you to share your experiences of your town.
Ask Meltham
6th July to 17th August 2019
Local volunteers have been out and about in Meltham, Helme and Wilshaw asking what life in the area is like. There were also some drop-in activities and you coulc request a home visit or take part online. Organised by Meltham Town Council.
Listen to Linthwaite
7th to 31st May 2019
Volunteers from Pride in Linthwaite and staff from Kirklees Council were out and about in Linthwaite in May, asking what people think of the area. Volunteers are using the results to create an action plan for the local area.
Listen to Cowlersley
7th to 31st May 2019
Volunteers from Pride in Linthwaite and staff from Kirklees Council were out and about in Cowlersley in May, asking what people think of the area. Volunteers are using the results to create an action plan for the local area.
Listening to Berry Brow
25th to 31st March 2019
Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing wanted to hear people’s thoughts on Holme Park Court, Bishops Court and the surrounding area. People took part in some drop-in activities. Staff from KNH and Kirklees Council were also out and about in the area.
Ask Shepley
11th to 31st March 2019
400 people took part in the Ask Shepley conversations. Volunteers worked through all the results then invited people to come along to one of their “Time to Decide” sessions in July 2019, to see the results and say what they’d like to happen next.
How good is Golcar
16th to 29th July 2018
We first tested out the Place Standard in Golcar, Cowlersley, Milnsbridge and Longwood. 240 citizens took part in the conversations. Watch our video and see the results.
