COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MEETINGS
First Tuesday of each Month in The Bowling Club, changing to the First Monday in the month during the Bowling season, from April
Next Meeting Monday 9 September @ 7.30 pm
Please note the change in day for this Meeting
Tuesday 1 October
From April we will change our Meeting Day to a Monday, this will vary from 1st to 2nd Monday in the Month, so please check this if you are intending to join us. We will revert to the 1st Tuesday in the month from October
The Community Association is open to all residents and business in Grange Moor, so do come along and join us and see what we get up to and share your ideas for future events and activities
WHITLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE
NEW SCOUT GROUP
Beavers is 6.15-7.30pm
Cubs is 6.30-7.45pm
Scouts 7.30-9pm
Contact Sarah for more information and enrolment and offers of help
07926291877
Please share this with anyone you think may be interested
Wishing them every success in this new venture
WOMENS INSITUTE
The nearest Women’s Institute (the WI INSPIRING WOMEN) meets in Flockton on the first Tuesday of each month in the Community Centre @ St James Church, Barnsley Road at 7.30 pm
Contact President Alison Wigglesworth on 07732641102
Secretary – Liz Whitehead – email at flocktonwisecretary@supanet.com
ST BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH
St Bartholomew’s continues to meet every Sunday morning at 10.30 for a service of Holy Communion (1st and 3rd Sunday of the month), Morning Prayer (2nd Sunday of the month), and All-Age Worship (4th Sunday of the month). All are very welcome to a warm building, with an even warmer welcome from friendly people who can help you find somewhere to ‘belong’. Services are always followed by tea, coffee and biscuits, and good conversation, so why not come along and make some new friends?
Revd Ian Jones Rector of Kirkheaton and Grange Moor
KEY OF G COMMUNITY POP CHOIR
The Key Community Choir is for anyone who loves to sing and socialise! We rehearse on Tuesday Evenings 7-8:30pm at Flockton Church and at Emley church the first Tuesday of the month.
There’s no audition required or prior experience or reading music. We sing a range of popular music and some musical theatre, with many suggestions coming from the choir themselves. It’s a very relaxed musical atmosphere for all ages- families and carers with children are welcome to join the families that already attend. So if you fancy coming along and having a sing get in touch or just pop along on a Tuesday evening for community, fun and music! 🎶
Get in touch through Key of G on 07587 707014
Thanks to Graeme Genty for this
Come and join us for coffee, conversation and company on the third Wednesday of each month
Bowling Club Pavilion 10.00 to 12.00
WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
Our guests in September Jan Smith & Sue Shaw from the Huddersfield & District Badger Group
OUR WORK
We are a dedicated group of enthusiastic volunteers who work to protect this delightful native species within the Kirklees area of West Yorkshire.
To do this effectively we keep records of badger setts, check them on a regular basis, follow up reports of badger sightings and survey new areas for badger activity. The Government’s demands for ever more housebuilding seems unlikely to abate at any point soon, so we monitor local planning applications, and our records help when mitigation may be required.
We recover badgers killed on the road providing them with dignity in death. We have the expertise and equipment to respond to injured badgers, and we work in conjunction with the required agencies to give badgers the best care and chance of survival but sometimes unfortunately the only option is to euthanise.
When funds allow, we construct artificial setts to house orphaned cubs and rehabilitated badgers.
We attend local shows to fundraise, engage with the community and enable education, encourage tolerance, appreciation, and respect for badgers. We work in conjunction with West Yorkshire Police, wildlife rescues, veterinary practices, councils, ecologists, landowners, developers, and other badger groups to carry out our prime objective of protecting badgers for future generations.
For hundreds of years badger persecution was rife and following the introduction of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 badger groups were formed across the country. Badgers have an unenviable record of persecution and remain one of Britain’s most persecuted species with an estimated 30,000 becoming the victims of wildlife crime each year. The most unthinkable crimes are the malicious ones, which include deliberate sett interference and blocking, badger digging and baiting, snaring, lamping, poisoning and unlicensed shooting. Sadly, in recent years persecution has once again increased so if we find a sett that has been targeted by wildlife criminals, we put measures in place to protect the sett and future welfare of the badgers. Unfortunately, crime comes in a variety of guises – almost all of them rooted in ignorance and misinformation.
Badgers live in a self-regulating society which maintain their numbers at a natural equilibrium and live in harmony with the environment, they are eco engineers providing habitat for other species, and are a joy to observe. Badgers are omnivorous which means they have a varied diet, but their staple food is earth worms. Urbanisation and development mean badgers are often squeezed into unsuitable areas with little foraging therefore increasing competition between species for food.
Other threats to badgers and all wildlife are modern farming practices, busy roads, development, and the Government condoned badger cull. The badger cull continues to expand every year and there is still no credible scientific evidence that culling badgers reduces levels of bovine TB in cattle. An outbreak of bTB is devastating to all concerned and accurate testing, alongside improved biosecurity and better monitoring of cattle movement is the way forward. Current testing is unreliable, healthy cattle are slaughtered whilst reactors test negative and remain within the herd; they then become vectors and continue to spread the disease. Sadly, badgers have become a scapegoat for bovine TB and are shot without prior testing. All mammals including domestic animals can carry TB.
If you are fortunate enough to see badgers in the wild, please appreciate their beauty, their innocence, and our hope is that one day they will go about their lives without the shadow of persecution from man.
PC Caroline Newsome, the Kirklees Wildlife and Heritage Crime Officer will also be joining us for this
COMMUNITY FISH & CHIPS
(Fish & Chip Teas delivered to your home)
NEXT DELIVERY
OUR NEXT DELIVERY DATE WILL BE THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER
NOW OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS AND REQUESTS
CLOSE FRIDAY 31 August
E-MAIL TO gramoorca@btinternet.com
TEXT TO 0793 539 0673
RING BRIAN ON 0793 539 0673 or 01924 840731
Donations to help us maintain this fabulous service are always welcome, please use the contact details at the end of this e-mail if you would like to help us and support this service which directly benefits residents of Grange Moor
Grateful thanks to everyone who has donated in the past, your help is much appreciated
GRANGE MOOR
RESIDENTS LUNCH CLUB
The next Residents Lunch Club get together will be on Thursday 26 September when we invite you to join us for Afternoon Tea,
to be served in The Church Hall at 2.30 pm
Priority Bookings for Members opens on Monday 2 September
General Bookings open on Monday 9 September
Bookings close on Monday 16 September or earlier if fully booked
Future Events in 2024
December – Christmas Lunch @ The Kaye Arms
NOT A MEMBER? - Sign up now! Members get advance notice of our get togethers and have priority booking, we have a growing number of residents now registered as Members, want to join them? Just get in touch – see our contact details at the end of this e-mail
FAMILY RACE DAY – SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER
Kindly Sponsored by Grange Moor Garage Ltd
SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER
From 2.00pm
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AT THE RACES
First Race 2.30 pm
Tote betting
Raffle
Joint fund-raising event in support of the Grange Moor Miners Welfare Bowling Club and Grange Moor Community Association
Come and join us and help us to raise funds these two great Village groups
Would you like to help by sponsoring a race?
Can you donate a raffle prize?
CARERS COUNT – UPDATE ON ACTIVITIES
The Carers Count September Calendar is available, please us know if you would like a copy
Information & Advice Drop-in:
Please see below our poster promoting our Information & Advice drop-in service which we run every Wednesday morning from 10am until midday at our Brian Jackson House office. A member of the Information & Advice team is available each Wednesday morning for your quick-fire enquiries and to offer some general support and guidance on carer issues. Please note, we are unable to complete forms during this drop-in service and to ensure each person has opportunity to speak with a team member, appointments are allotted to 20mins per carer
Sanctuary Day:
This October, Carers Count will be returning to the Westwood Centre in Golcar for our annual Sanctuary Day for Carers. Taking place across Friday 11th October and Saturday 12th October 2024, this is an opportunity for our carers to unwind, relax and take part in a number of creative and engaging activities such as Tai Chi, journalling, felting, Meditation and a Wellbeing walk. At just £5.00 per carer, the Sanctuary Day is a wonderful chance for our carers to enjoy the company of like-minded people in the beautiful surroundings of this retreat.
For further details on when sessions are available, transportation and how to book your place, please see the attached poster, respond to this email or call us on 0300 012 0231 and select option 2.
Information & Advice Drop-In sessions:
Just a reminder that we continue to offer Information and Advice drop-in sessions every Wednesday from our Brian Jackson House office from 10.00am-Midday. This is an open opportunity for our carers to consult one-to-one with a member of the team and gain some valuable, free and confidential advice. Please note that each carer will be allocated 20mins for a slot and that unfortunately we are unable to complete or assist with form-filling during these sessions. For more information, just drop in!
Young Adult Carers:Meeting on the last Thursday of every month, this regular and friendly group are especially catered for our Young Adult carers in Kirklees. To find out how to get involved and join other likeminded young people, call us on 0300 012 0231 and select option 2.
Royal Voluntary Service – Dementia Support Groups:
The Royal Voluntary Service are running free, weekly support groups across the region and are open for carers, those they care for and their friends and family to attend. To find out more details on how to book a place and further information, please contact the team on kirkleesdementiasupportgroup@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk.
Brighter Project – S2R:
The team at S2R are offering a new and exciting venture for those aged 16 years and over, living in Kirklees and currently not seeking work or in employment/education. The Brighter Project will be running right until November and offer the chance for individuals to upskill, improve their mental health and make new friendships. For further information on how to be involved, please reach out to Sian Smith at S2R on sian@s2r.org.uk or calling on 07933 358 800
NHS Volunteer Responders:
NHS Volunteer Responders are offering their friendly support for anyone who needs it all across the country. Offering support which includes a Check in and Chat and also Community Response, this team of volunteers are here to bring support. For more information on what might be involved and how to gain access to this support, please see the attached leaflet or call 0808 196 3646.
As always, if there is anything further we can assist with, please don’t hesitate to respond to this email or call us on 0300 012 0231 and select Option 2.
Website: www.carerscount.org.uk
If you would like to include an event or activity in this monthly update, please send details to us at gramoorca@btinternet.com with a brief description and contact details
We are happy to include information about any event or activity in this monthly update, at no charge, just send your information
Contact us on our e-mail address – gramoorca@btinterent.com or ring our Secretary,
Brian on 0793 539 0673 or 01924 840731
Take care and stay safe
Grange Moor Matters