In This Edition

January

2015

Members news pg. 2-10 Partnership News pg. 11-14

Here’s to 2015…..Raise your expectations Whether your existing business, a

recent start up or thinking of stepping

onto the road of entrepreneurship.

Then make this a year for raising your

expectations.

This year aims to be a significant year

for the Partnership in terms of new

developments, new events and the 15th

anniversary of Huddersfield Food and

Drink Festival.

Membership is big on the agenda! With

emphasis of supporting new businesses

to grow and develop in order to en-

hance our town’s appeal and offer!

Members news

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Watch out for the Bouncers at LBT!

Funding for Kirklees voluntary groups

The John Godber Company and

Theatre Royal Wakefield present

BOUNCERS

Monday 9 – Wednesday 11 February,

7.30pm at the Lawrence Batley

Theatre

Lucky Eric, Judd, Les and Ralph are the

original men in black, portraying an

astonishing range of characters over

the course of one eventful night in a

Yorkshire disco in the 80s. All the gang

are out on the town: the boys, the girls,

the cheesy DJ, the late night kebab man

and the taxi home, all under the

watchful eyes of the bouncers.

Directed by its writer John Godber and

featuring a frightening array of

northern talent, the definitive produc-

tion of this multi award-winning hit

comedy follows 2014’s successful

revival of Teechers to the LBT stage.

Sad, hilarious and full of humanity,

BOUNCERS won the Los Angeles Drama

Critics’ Circle Award an amazing seven

times, and was named as one of the

top 100 plays of the 20th century by

the National Theatre.

Huddersfield Town Centre Partnership

members are entitled to tickets for

BOUNCERS for just £12, saving up to £4

a ticket.

To book, call the box office on 01484

430528 and quote “Huddersfield Town

Centre Partnership Offer”

One Community, the Kirklees Com-

munity Foundation, is inviting local

voluntary groups to apply to The M

Bolt Fund, which is now open until

Wednesday 18th February. Funding

applications are invited up to the

value of £500 from any Kirklees

based non-profit group.

The application form can be

downloaded from the Foundation’s

website: www.one-

community.org.uk, and can either be

completed on a computer, or by

hand.

Potential applicants are advised to

check the eligibility details carefully

and successful groups will be

contacted in early March. Sporting sisters Enya, Tia and Camia Derrick at the Lions MMA Club Hudders-

field with the Kick Pads funded

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Members news

Local Democracy for Everyone is a series of free events in Huddersfield for anyone who is interested in local democracy. The Events in Huddersfield are running from 5th to 7th February 2015

PechaKucha Friday 6th February 2015 7pm to 8pm

Venue: Café Ollo, The Media Centre, Northumberland Street, Huddersfield

Join the PechaKucha Night from 7pm to 8pm at The Media Centre in Hudders-field to hear about people’s passions and interests – or share your own. Each speaker will talk for 6 minutes 40 sec-onds each, following a “20 slides for 20 seconds” format. The evening includes some of our local democratic history. Free admission. Licensed bar. Everyone welcome. This event is being run in col-laboration with The Media Centre.

Radical Heritage Trail—Saturday 7th February 2015 1.30pm to 3.30pm

Venue: Meeting at the Harold Wilson statue in St. George’s Square, Huddersfield

Discover Huddersfield’s rich heritage of radical politics in this free guided walk.

Starting from the Harold Wilson statue in St George’s Square, this free guided trail will visit town centre sites that are associated with the Luddites, Chartists, the early days of the Labour Party, the anti-war movement during World War One and lots more. The walk will be led by Cyril Pearce, author of ‘Comrades in Conscience’ which tells the story of

Huddersfield’s conscientious objectors, whose opposition to the Great War earned Huddersfield the reputation of being 'a hotbed of pacifism'.

The walk will last up to two hours and you’ll have an opportunity to drop in to the Media Centre at the end for a hot drink and to see the conclusion of the “We’re not in Westminster any more” event which will bring together advo-cates for redesigning local democracy.

This event is being run in collaboration with Discover Huddersfield and Huddersfield Local History Society.

Democracy of Print Saturday 7th February 2015

10am to 12 noon & 1pm to 3pm

Venue: The Media Centre lobby, Northumberland Street, Huddersfield

Join in making a printed banner inspired by Huddersfield’s radical heritage. From the Luddites and the Chartists to the present day, printmaking has played an important part in the development of democracy. Now it’s your turn!

Local artist Amy Hirst will be helping LD4E to make a

printed banner to capture the conversations about local democracy as part of the “We’re not in Westminster” conference on 7th February. You can drop in to add yourself to the banner and make your own campaign badge to take home.

National Voter Registration Day—5th &

7th February 2015

The Local Democracy for Everyone events are happening in the same week as National Voter Registration Day. Many local organisations are campaign-ing to get people registered to vote this week – especially younger people who are mas-sively under-represented on the electoral register.

You can drop in to register to vote at many venues across Kirklees on Thursday 5th Febru-ary, including at Kirklees Libraries (it’s late night opening in Huddersfield), at Customer Service Centres and at a spe-cial mobile hub outside Huddersfield Bus Station. Or visit the elections out-reach team in the lobby of

The Media Centre on Saturday 7th Feb-ruary, from 10am to 12 noon & 1pm to 3pm.

Find out more about all these events at:

www.notinwestminster.wordpress.com

/whats-on/

Members news Local Democracy for Everyone—Events in Huddersfield

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After a small number of hiccups,

Peter’s Fashions has finally opened it

new café, the Coffee Mill. Which was

unveiled on Monday 12th January

2014.

David and Caroline Whittle along with

their son Joseph were a proud as

punch, to see their new café opened

its doors.

Peter’s has been established since 1982

and have been at the King Street site

for over 30 years.

Though it is the end of an era for the

store. It is a great opportunity for our

owned family business. Said David,

Managing Director.

The 100,000 sq ft store should be

opening its doors at the end of January

and aims to be the cornerstone

business as part of the £2 million

refurbishment planned by the Pack-

horse Centre owners, New River Retail.

The revamped premises will possess a

food court upstairs and will be opening

a number of other premises under this

scheme.

Work should commence it March and

David whittle is really excited about

being part of a new re-development

that we not only support the Packhorse

but also help rejuvenate to the town.

Membership News

Huddersfield Civic Society announces its 2015 Events Programme

New Year! New Beginnings

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Huddersfield Civic Society has

announced its speaker and events

programme for 2015.

The season starts on Tuesday

3 February with a presentation by the

Society’s Chairman, Chris Marsden, of

images of the town taken by the former

Huddersfield Borough Alderman,

Clifford Stephenson, and photographer

Evald Sotnik. Interest in the

presentation is likely to be great follow-

ing the success of a similar presentation

last year and booking will be necessary.

On 3 March, following the Society’s

AGM, the winners of the 2014 Design

Awards’ will be announced, including

the presentation of the ‘Examiner

Readers’ Award’, following nominations

submitted by the general public. Last

year Kirkwood Hospice’s new In-patient

unit won the overall prize and this year

the quality of projects nominated is

expected to be as high. The event helps

promote the best in new and restored

buildings and is a great advertisement

for the town.

Further events include talks about the

history of coal mining in the area, the

Piece Hall Trust and Transformation

Project, a talk by one of Britain’s lead-

ing experts on decorative tiles from the

19th and early 20th centuries, the

Greenstreams Project, focussing on

improving local river corridors, and a

joint evening with the University with

Bernard Ainsworth, ‘the man who built

The Shard’, an extraordinary project

manager of international acclaim. The

programme is supplemented by a num-

ber of trips and evening visits.

Speaker meetings are usually held on

the first Tuesday of a month at 7.30 pm.

in the Reception Room of Huddersfield

Town Hall and guests are welcome.

For further details about the 2015 pro-

gramme contact the HCS Secretary,

Richard Huddleston: email: richarde-

huddleston@gmail.com and for individ-

ual and corporate membership contact:

Lesley-Anne Smith, c/o Eastwood and

Partners; Tel: 01422 313658; email:

lesleys@eastwoodandpartners.co.uk.

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Members news Member of the Month…..

Member of the Month is here again!

This month we are happy to introduce

to you Denis St Louis, Founder & CEO

of the Charity My Mothers Love

Please provide a sentence about your

organisation?

The charity aims to unite young people

from around the world to work

together in local community projects to

improve all aspects of their

environment, and to make a positive

difference in the world by inspiring

personal growth and respect for our

shared humanity.

1. Why did you join the partnership?

To assist the partnership in achieving its

development goals, to develop new and

creative initiatives and strategies to

differentiate Huddersfield from any

other town in Yorkshire, and to position

it as an attractive location to visit or as

a base for individuals and industry.

2. What are your aspirations for 2015?

To develop on my successes of 2014!

3. Give three words to describe your

charity?

Innovative. Unique and Growing!

4. Give us three words about yourself?

Passionate. Dedicated and Happy!

5. What do you think are the main

challenges for a new charity/

community project?

Gaining the support of the local

community.

6. What was your proudest

moment of 2014?

Just before Christmas when I asked

the participants of the weekend

programme that we run for the

charity, to let me know what it is that

they disliked about the programme,

and not one of them had a negative

comment to make. This made me feel

proud as it is our first year of running

this platform it shows that we are on

the right track, and that they partici-

pants appreciate our efforts to inspire,

develop and enhance difference areas

of their lives.

7. Have you ever met anyone famous,

please tell us about it (keep it short)?

I was very fortunate to meet

Muhammad Ali in Louisville Kentucky in

2004, and some of his views and core

values for people and life are engrained

in the ethos and vision of the charity.

8. If you could pass on one single piece

of advice to a budding entrepreneur

what would it be?

Never give up!

9. If you could live anywhere in the

world where would it be?

I would have to visit everywhere first

before I could answer that question. :-)

10. If you could give the Partnership

some advice what would it be?

Develop local. Think global!

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Members news Huddersfield Literature Festival 2015

From storytelling to slam poetry, from

Manga to family events, and from

writing workshops a Literary After-

noon Tea, the 2015 Huddersfield Liter-

ature Festival (HLF2015) will be noth-

ing if not varied. Running from 5-15

March in venues across the town, the

festival this year has a theme of ‘Into

the Future’.

HLF2015 will kick off with a free launch

event on 5 March at the University,

featuring MR Carey, author of the best-

selling novel, The Girl With All the Gifts.

Making his UK Festival debut, Jamie

DeWolf will be flying in from the States

specially for HLF2015. The award-

winning writer, poet, film-maker and

outspoken critic of Scientology (Jamie is

the great-grandson of L Ron Hubbard)

will deliver a lecture, The Author as

God (12 March), teach a Slam Poetry

workshop (14 March) and host a Slam

Poetry evening (14 March).

As well as evenings with bestselling

authors, including Joanne Harris (6

March) and Matt Haig (11 March),

there will be an event to celebrate the

life and work of Dr Maya Angelou (10

March) and a Literary Afternoon Tea (8

March) featuring comedian and novel-

ist Helen Lederer with TV writer and

novelist David Nobbs.

Huddersfield businesses can find out

about the Revell Ward Business Book

Club and meet Christian Jarrett, author

of Great Myths of the Brain, to find out

whether there is such a thing as a crea-

tive or a business side to the brain. A

series of writing workshops will cover

writers’ block, writing short stories and

more.

Local TV personality and inventor Wilf’

Lunn will team up with novelist David

Barnett to imagine a post-apocalyptic

near future – expect the unexpected!

And the North Huddersfield Trust

School will host a unique event created

for the festival: Storytelling & Adapta-

tion, combining graphic novels, music

and dance..

The Huddersfield Manga Con returns (7

March) with a new name, Majikkon,

and Polari Up North (7 March) will also

return, hosted by Paul Burston and

featuring talented writers from the

LGBT community.

The festival will be preceded by a series

of events for National Libraries Day (7

February), organised with Kirklees Li-

braries, and also a free Family Day (28

February) on the theme of ‘Alice’s Ad-

ventures in Wonderland’ to celebrate

the 150th anniversary of publication.

Brochures are available from the end of

January and also online. Booking is

through the Lawrence Batley Theatre

box office (www.thelbt.org; 01484 430

528), and most events are either free or

under £5, with concessions available.

For more information, visit

www.litfest.org.uk or email: hud-

dlitfest@gmail.com.

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Members news HOOT IS SEEKING A NEW RECRUIT!!!

HOOT IS RECRUITING: DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Director of Business Development Starting salary £34,894 (pro ra-ta) for a 4 day week, plus pension contribution

Hoot Creative Arts is seeking a Director of Business Development to provide co-leadership and strategic management alongside our Director of Creative Learning and Participation. Together, the Co-Directors will take responsibility for steering the organisation into the future. Hoot, a leading provider of arts and health, is looking for an ambitious, business-minded, and creative thinking individual to bring in new business, develop our public profile, and ensure our continued financial resilience.

Based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, Hoot runs a wide range of creative groups and activities for people with mental health needs, older people, people in prisons or special hos-pitals, and a range of vulnerable groups and communities (see www.hootcreativearts.co.uk).

Recently reappointed as an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation, Hoot have ambitious plans to:

increase participation and make the arts central to personal and social growth and change

produce and platform high quality art that raises the level of debate about sanity and madness.

They are looking for someone with substantial experience of business development, a demonstrable track record of generating income, and a practical understanding of marketing and audience development; a strategic thinker, you will also have strong organisational abilities and excellent networking skills. You will have a grounding in arts and health, and knowledge of the not-for-profit and third sector. You will have experience at senior management level in a similar setting and the capacity to provide strong collaborative leadership.

If you have the ambition, drive and skills to take on this key new role in a dynamic and vibrant organisation, please download the application pack and form from our website.

The closing date for completed applications is Monday 02 Feb-ruary at midday.

Shortlisted candidates will take part in a presentation/meeting with participants, staff and

board members on Monday 16 February followed by a more formal panel interview on Tuesday 17 February. If required, second interviews will be held on Monday 23 February.

For an informal discussion about the post ring CEO, Phil Russell, on 01484 516224 or 07717 743059 Monday – Thursdays.

HOOT Creative Arts

Bates Mill, Milford Street, Hud-dersfield HD1 3DX

Tel : 01484 516224

www.hootcreativearts.co.uk

Registered Charity 1146358

Company No 07980273

The official networking Calendar will

be launched next month, but includes

networking at the University, Cum-

ming Turbo Technologies and some of

our member premises.

Our January Network Special

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Networking Update

Hudds Partnership—Good for Preventing Crime

2015 is here! And our networking

calendar is near. Therefore, if your

interested meeting other business

owners and visiting venues in the

town you may have not seen the

inside of . Then check out our

around Huddersfield Network

Special.

This month sees us networking at one

of the gems of huddersfield.

The Lawrence Batley Theatre as part

of there special preview evening.

It’s a great opportunity to engage

with your peers in a relaxed

environment whilst finding out what

delights LBT will be showcasing this

year.

Lawrence Batley Theatre Spring

Season Preview

Monday 26 January, 6.30pm –

8.30pm

Join us for an evening of music, magic

and chat as Director of the LBT Victoria

Firth unveils our fantastic new pro-

gramme, with the help of special guests

who will be appearing at the theatre

over the coming months.

Director of THE MIST IN THE

MIRROR Kevin Shaw and writer and

director of SNAKEBITE, Vanessa

Brooks, will be on hand to give a

taste of their productions, there will

be award-winning illusion courtesy

of Huddersfield’s own HIGH JINX,

and performers from the GRAND

NORTHERN UKULELE FESTIVAL will

provide the music.

In the fight against crime in Huddersfield

Town Centre, this month will see the

Partnership launch its new crime app in

conjunction with West Yorkshire Police

and DISC (Database and Intranet for

Safer Communities).

The aim is to further support crime

prevention efforts by providing retailers,

businesses, pubs and clubs with

information about criminal activity in the

town.

This software delivers criminal

intelligence and information to

businesses in the town centre in real

time. Members can also view galleries

of individuals that are engaged in crime

and anti-social behaviour in the town.

The new intranet can also be used to

report incidents and download images

captured on camera or CCTV as they are

occurring. Through the intranet, every

member also receives a weekly e-

newsletter with crime alerts and

information of benefit to businesses.

Karen Hobson, Partnership Manager

says, it is a great tool that businesses can

use to protect their business and staff

against loss prevention and antisocial

behaviour. We are excited about the apps

official launch, in order that we can

support the police in tackling and

reducing crime in our town centre.

Sgt Mandy Mellor said, we are excited

that we are utilising this technology in

aiding us in preventing and detecting

crime, ASB and bringing offenders to

justice. We have witnessed how the app

benefits retailers and

businesses in other

cities and recognise

the value of it for our

town. We are so

pleased to be working

with the Partnership

on this initiative and

hope that retailers and businesses sign

up to the scheme.

For more information

contact

Huddersfield Partnership

on 01484 480890

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Partnership news

For more information and a

possible discount on your

booking. Please contact

Denis St Louis on:

stls_d@yahoo.com

or call 07879 081658

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