Current activities
Listening to Heckmondwike
4th October to 8th November 2021
We’re asking visitors, residents, businesses and local organisations how you feel about Heckmondwike town centre now, and what things you’d like to see in the future. Look out for our teams or take part online.
Your voice, your Holmfirth
6th September to 31st October 2021
Kirklees Council and your local councillors would really like to hear how you feel about visiting, working in or living in Holmfirth town centre. Look out for our teams out and about in the town centre or take part online.
Upcoming activities
Look out for more activities in local places.
Previous activities
Cleckheaton – your town, your voice
1st September to 11th October 2021
We asked visitors, residents, businesses and local organisations how you feel about Cleckheaton town centre now, and what things you’d like to see in the future. Our teams were out and about and people could also take part online.
Listening to Waterloo
2nd July to 30th September 2021
How do you feel about life in Waterloo? Your Dalton ward councillors have been working together to find out what really matters to you in your local place. People could take part online, via post or at a drop-in.
Ask Walpole
23rd August to 10th September 2021
We’ve been asking people some questions about what life in Walpole is like. We’re looking for your views. Council officers, our partners and local volunteers have been out and about in Walpole and people could also take part online.
Batley – Our town centre
12th July to 9th August 2021
Everyone has their own experience of a place. Kirklees Council and your local councillors have been hearing how you feel about visiting, working in or living in Batley town centre. Our teams have been talking with people in Batley and others have taken part online.
Listening to Ravensthorpe
21st June to 1st August 2021
How do you feel about life in Ravensthorpe now, and what are your hopes for the future? Kirklees Council have been listening to views from anyone who lives, works or plays in Ravensthorpe.
Listening to Thornhill Lees
21st June to 1st August 2021
How do you feel about life in Thornhill Lees now, and what are your hopes for the future? Kirklees Council have been hearing views from anyone who lives, works or plays in Thornhill Lees.
Your Voice in Netherton and South Crosland
15th February to 14th March 2021
Netherton and South Crosland Community Group have been finding out what really matters to you in Netherton and South Crosland. The results will be available later in the year.
Listening to East Bierley
5th to 31st October 2020
East Bierley Village Preservation Society and the Birstall and Birkenshaw councillors have been finding out what really matters to you in East Bierley.
How good is your home
and your local place?
June to September 2020
Being a tenant or leaseholder means more than just bricks and mortar – it’s also about the place you live. In Summer 2020 we asked tenants and leaseholders what it’s really like to live in your local community.
The Big Local Conversation
July 2019 to February 2020
There were activities in Deighton, Sheepridge, Bradley, Fartown, Fixby and Cowcliffe. Organised by Ashbrow ward councillors and volunteers from local organisations. Participants could also request a home visit or take part online.
Ask Honley
25th October to 20th December 2019
We asked you about life in Honley. Local volunteers and staff from Kirklees Council were out and about in Honley. There were also drop-in events and the option of a home visit or taking part online. Organised by Friends of Honley.
Ask Shelley
8th to 24th October 2019
We asked you about life in Shelley. Local volunteers and staff from Kirklees Council have been out and about in Shelley. We also held drop-in events, home visits and the option of taking part online. Shelley Community Association are using the results to update their village plan.
Listening to Birstall
16th September to 4th October 2019
There were activities in Fieldhead, Birstall, Cambridge Road and Nova. Organised by Birstall and Birkenshaw ward councillors, local volunteers and Kirklees Council staff. There were drop-in events, home visit and the option of taking part online.
How do you feel about Huddersfield town centre?
8th July to 18th August 2019
We all have our own experience of a place. Kirklees Council colleagues were out and about in the town centre this summer asking you to share your experiences of your town. The results will help to inform the Huddersfield Blueprint.
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.
Ask Meltham
6th July to 17th August 2019
Over 700 people took part in the Ask Meltham conversations, supported by a team of 30 local volunteers. The results were shared at a drop-in event in October 2019. Organised by Meltham Town Council.
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.
How good is our place? 