A litter pick organised by WDH and partners gave part of Airedale a lift on Monday despite the rain.

The owner of a dog-grooming parlour in Kettlethorpe has taken on two members of staff as her business continues to grow.

If you’re looking to move house, a mutual exchange with Homeswapper might be the answer!

A staggering 20,000 customers have been seen by our OneCALL advisors in the WDH Hub’s first year.

We’re supporting Wakefield Council to bring this ‘Us Girls Rocks’ event to girls aged 8 to 11 and 12 to 16 on Saturday 21 February at The Hut Airedale from 12 noon to 4 pm. Activities include: Netball. Dance/Cheerleading. Gymnastics. Karate. Football. Boxing. Rugby. For enquiries and a consent form contact Craig Moss, Active Wakefield Officer, mailto:sal@wakefield.gov.uk or call 01924 307820.

This is News in Brief - a weekly round up of the latest news and events affecting the Housing industry and communities in the Wakefield district and beyond.

We’re supporting Wakefield Council to bring this ‘Us Girls Rocks’ event to girls aged 8 to 11 and 12 to 16 on Saturday 21 February at The Hut Airedale from 12 noon to 4 pm. Activities include: ·         Netball. ·         Dance/Cheerleading. ·         Gymnastics. ·         Karate. ·         Football. ·         Boxing. ·         Rugby. For enquiries and a consent form contact Craig Moss, Active Wakefield Officer, sal@wakefield.gov.uk or call 01924 307820.

This is News in Brief - a weekly round up of the latest news and events affecting the Housing industry and communities in the Wakefield district and beyond.

Creative youngsters at Shay Lane Primary School were given prizes after producing building site safety posters.

Afternoon tea coupled with a ‘Money Matters’ advice session organised by WDH provided food for thought in Knottingley.

WDH and Outwood Grange Academy Trust have donated £1000 each to make sure foodbanks are stocked in the lead up to the Christmas holidays.

Janet Ward runs the Hemsworth Open Heart Memory Café each month. The café is run by a group of volunteers and is regularly attended by 30 to 40 people from across the South East of Wakefield. The café is for people with Alzheimer’s and their carers and provides a place where they can come along and socialise with others. They provide a number of activities suitable for people with dementia and older people including boccia, jigsaws, bean bag activities and regular sing alongs. The group also hold another weekly session for older people which aims at reducing social isolation amongst the older community and are looking at organising some trips for them.

Youngsters from St Helens Primary School choir celebrated St Patrick’s Day by singing songs, playing bingo and taking part in craft activities with residents at WDH’s Ashfield House Independent Living Scheme in Hemsworth last week.

The West End Terriers football club based in Hemsworth will be playing great this season thanks to a community grant from WDH.

Two WDH apprentices recently visited a group of Year 11 students in Hemsworth to help promote the start of our 2016 apprenticeship scheme.

Our 2015 Christmas competition has started, and we’ve already contacted our first five winners!

Do you live in a WDH property, are you over 16 and are you looking for a job but don’t know where to start?

Residents, trustees and guests of the almshouse charity, Wrays Homes, in Ossett celebrated the building’s 100th birthday recently with a garden party.

Two WDH apprentices visited a class of construction students in Hemsworth to promote the start of WDH’s 2015 apprenticeship scheme.

A play group in Hemsworth held its annual Halloween party with the support of WDH last week.