Calder Community Cares, a non-profit organisation dedicated to alleviating poverty, isolation and loneliness in the in Upper Calder Valley, is proud to announce the launch of its new website. The new site is designed to be a resource for everyone in the Calder community, from volunteers and donors…
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Hebden Bridge welcomes families with fantastic community event
The family meet and greet event on October 2nd was a huge success, with food, drink and music for local families. Things are tough at the moment for people all over the country, and we know how important it is for people to feel…
Calder Community Kindness Shop – Social Media Competition Terms and Conditions
1- The promoter is Calder Community Cares 2- The competition is open to people aged 18 years or over 3- There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition. 4- By entering this competition, entrants are indicating their agreement to be bound by these terms and…
The Lionesses of the Valley hold their first event
The Calderdale women’s group: Lionesses of the Valley, held its first event on July 25th with an Enchanted Wood activities day. At Calder Community Cares, we’re not just here to promote ourselves; we also want to highlight the amazing work other groups do in our community.
An amazing six weeks of Kids Matter
Kids Matter ran an amazing parenting course for Calder Community Cares, and we’re happy to announce another course will be running in October. We’ve been lucky enough to have the wonderful people from Kids Matter helping us out in Hebden Bridge for the past six weeks. Julie and Joyce from…
Community shop now open
Our new shop – Calder Community Kindness – is selling second-hand clothes, books, vinyl and more to raise money to alleviate hardship in the Upper Calder Valley. Calder Community Cares has been providing support to families throughout the Upper Calder Valley for over two years now, and to help fund the…
Lionesses Women’s Group Launches
Lionesses Of The Valley: New Women’s Group Launches Last month several local women identified a need in our community: a regular meeting space for women – where they could also take their children – offering each other company and support. The group decided to meet at the Kindness Cafe in…
Jubilee celebrations
The team here at Calder Community Cares recently visited Luddenden Church of England School to build on our existing partnership and find ways we could work on community activities together. Headteacher Lisa Hoyle m ade the team very welcome, and we came away with invitations to their Jubilee event…
Jubilee Afternoon Tea
The team at Calder Community Cares were busy throughout the Jubilee celebration. Over the 2nd & 3rd of June we made and packed afternoon teas for over 50 people, hosting an Afternoon Tea Party at Elphin Court in Mytholmroyd, with guests from nearby Elphaborough. The 3rd June was a fabulous…
Spring Surprise Success
Over the Easter weekend we delivered our Spring Surprise to 450 families, isolated and vulnerable individuals across the Calder Valley. We had over 850 eggs donated to us by Bam Nuttall which gave us plenty for our families, and we had over 300 handcrafted items made by our local…
Pop Up Shop Launching Soon
Jan Lymer & Catriona Evans inside the new space. Calder Community Cares is excited to announce the opening of our Pop Up Shop in Hebden Bridge at the end of May 2022. We’re really grateful to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council for allowing us to use this building for the…