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Climate Action Ilkley is a small charity and our aim is to tackle climate change in a socially just way.

This is our new project a Library of Things, called Ilkley Thingery, which allows local residents to borrow good quality tools and equipment for a small fee. This saves money, space in your home and carbon emissions.

Call our freephone Helpline on 0800 319 6789 or chat with us using the web chat

Our Helpline team are friendly and helpful. If we can help right away we will do, and if you need advice on something a bit more complicated we will arrange a time for you to speak with one of our advisers (or recommend someone else if it is not one of our areas of expertise).

The helpline can also send you copies of our free advice guides or leaflets (or alternatively you can order them online).
Our areas of expertise

Call our Helpline and we will aim to provide you with advice or support directly, or to point you in the right direction. We try to help with any issues affecting older people.

Our particular areas of knowledge include:

care and support
money and benefits
health and mobility

Our advice service

If you require specialist advice Independent Age’s advice service provide a confidential telephone advice service for people that are 65 + , their families and carers. The service covers our specialist knowledge areas and so appointments can range from a discussion around the assessment process for moving into care, how a hospital discharge should take place, to a full welfare benefit check to maximise your income.

Our advice is delivered on an appointment basis on weekdays between 9am to 4.30pm. The appointment will take place at a time convenient for you, however this may not necessarily be on the same day. If a call is needed at a specific time or if it is urgent, please let the helpline know when booking the appointment.

A Telephone translation service can be used for the appointment if this is needed and we are able to follow up our advice in writing when this would help.

The Advice service can also provide advice through email if this is preferred. Email advice@independentage.org We aim to respond to all email enquiries within 3 to 5 working days.

IWA West Riding Branch has seven canal and river navigations across parts of north and west Yorkshire from the Pennines to Goole in the area. Our volunteers represent our local waterways at events and local user groups and we comment on planning permissions that might affect the waterways. The branch runs a series of talks and social meetings which are open to all.

The Branch campaigns for the Aire & Calder Navigation, Calder & Hebble Navigation, Huddersfield Broad Canal, Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Rochdale Canal, Selby Canal and the Barnsley, Dearne & Dove restoration. The area is home to Standedge Tunnel, Britain’s longest and deepest canal tunnel.

There are lots of ways to get involved with IWA West Riding branch – we’re always looking for volunteers. If you enjoy and love your local waterways then you can help us make a big difference. Everyone is welcome whatever your skills, experience, background or how much time you are able to offer. Whether it’s joining our branch committee or helping on a campaign, please contact us – westriding@waterways.org.uk

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Our vision at INCIC is a prosperous, cohesive and sustainable place with healthy and physically active people enjoying access to great education, employment and learning opportunities, where we dream big and achieve great things. Our mission is to work with local people to improve their lives to enable everyone in our community to be healthy, prosperous and happy.

INCIC is made up of a dynamic and vibrant community of staff covering a diverse set of chosen fields, backgrounds and experience. Cohesively we play a crucial role in furthering the organisations aspirations and work closely with our community to create a positive future.

InTouch Foundation is a not for profit organisation and is a community based effort to address the plight of homeless men and women on the streets of Yorkshire.Our dual purpose is to bring attention to this plight and provide an organisation where volunteers can become directly involved in the preparation and feeding of the less fortunate that exist on the edge of our society. As a not for profit organisation, we are able to accept charitable donations and use them to deliver hot meals and emotional support to those men and women directly on the streets - wherever the need is greatest.

Jah Light Community Project is a community organisation established to provide affordable and accessible fitness and nutrition advice, support and training to marginalised communities. The organisation is a Company Limited by Guarantee, with a Management Committee that includes members from different social and cultural backgrounds. The Management Committee meets once a month to discuss the development and progress of the organisation, and is itself managed by a sub-committee of a Chair Person, Treasurer and Secretary.
The aims of the organisation are:
i. To assist in the consultation, planning and delivery of accessible, affordable health services and provisions.
ii. To improve the standard of living and fitness provision for people in deprived areas.
iii. To empower and build self-esteem and confidence of people by creating opportunities to choose healthier lifestyles.
iv. To increase public awareness of the importance of eating five or more fruit and vegetables per day.
v. To provide communities with specific information on how to include more servings of fruit and vegetables into daily eating patterns.
vi.To take young people off the streets and involve them in activities to improve their lifestyle.

The Join Project provides a broad range of recreational self-help and health improvement activities for adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities. All Join Project activities enable adults with learning disabilities to develop life skills and achieve greater independence.

Kala Sangam is an intercultural arts hub which aims to reflect the diversity of contemporary Britain through the work we present, the artists we support and the communities we engage.

Specialising in South Asian arts and culture, most of our work takes place in our Arts Centre in the heart of Bradford (in between Bradford Cathedral and The Broadway Shopping Centre) with our outreach activities extending nationally and internationally.

In Sanskrit, ‘Kala’ means arts and ‘Sangam’ means a meeting point. Kala Sangam aims to bring people and communities together to create and experience high-quality diverse art, to increase understanding and awareness of different cultures, and to provide talent development pathways for young people and emerging artists into a career in the arts.

Situated in the heart of Bradford, our beautiful Grade II listed building offers you the space you need for your business events – whether that’s a meeting for 2 or a conference for 150.

With our range of flexible spaces – from a fully equipped conference hall, with projector, screen and flipchart, to small meeting rooms ideal for breakout sessions or one-to-one training – as well as on-site catering, super-fast free WiFi and great IT support, we can deliver your perfect event.

You are welcome whether you are novice or advanced photographer or just want to look at the photographs produced by our members or guest speakers.The existing membership is enthusiastic and has a wealth of experience that they are happy to share.

Our club meetings are held every month on the 2nd Tuesday, at Riddlesden United Reformed Church. Meetings start at 7.30pm and last for about two hours. Membership open to anyone living in or around the Keighley area.

Operator of Heritage Steam & Diesel services from Oxenhope to Keighley 5 Mile complete branch line. We are always running events to cater for all, family events as well as adult only events. Head over to our listed website to find out more!!

Big Local is a National Lottery funded programme run by the Local Trust which has awarded an area of Keighley £1 million to help improve quality of life for local residents. All decisions about how that money is spent have to be made by people who live, work or play in the area.

The Big Lottery Fund in England has invested £200 million in 150 urban and rural communities. These are areas of the country that have been overlooked for funding and resources in the past and may face issues including high levels of unemployment, a decline in industry or a need for new support services.

Each Big Local area receives at least £1m Lottery funding over the next 10 years, which residents themselves will be in charge of spending on ways to improve their community. This might include creating new facilities for the communities within the area, projects to provide more training and employment opportunities, more activities for older people or improved outdoor spaces.

Big Local is managed by an independent organisation called Local Trust and supported by partner organisations who offer each area support and training opportunities to help residents develop plans and find solutions that work for their communities. Taking action to help build communities capable not only of spending a £1m Lottery investment but securing more in the future.

WHAT DIFFERENCE WILL IT MAKE?

Over 10 years, Local Trust aims to achieve the following four outcomes:
Communities will be better able to identify local needs and take action in response to them.
People will have increased skills and confidence, so that they continue to identify and respond to needs in the future.
Priorities identified will make a difference to the local community.
People will feel that their area is an even better place to live.

FORMATION OF THE BIG LOCAL PARTNERSHIP
The Keighley Big Local Partnership was formed in November 2015 and has long identified the priorities facing Keighley Valley, not as singular objectives or isolated funding needs but to consider all the communities it is here to serve.

The Partnership brings together residents, businesses, community groups and service providers who all share an interest in delivering the activities outlined in the Keighley Big Local Plan.

The Partnership operates as a unincorporated association with a governing document; a Terms of Reference which outlines the aim of the Partnership – To deliver the Keighley Big Local Plan.

We provide a mini-bus transport service to a variety of different groups including day-care centres, local leisure groups, community groups, charity groups and for educational purposes, as well as a weekly shopping service for people who are at a disadvantage due to age, disability, ill health and location/isolation. We have several wheelchair accessible minibus's available to groups if required.

We are always looking for new volunteers to help expand our community service. If you would like to help out, and offer a small portion of your time, either a few hours or a day a week and you hold a valid driving license with D1 classification, please do not hesitate to call our office.

Keighley Community Transport is a membership organisation, members pay a yearly membership fee of £15. You must register your organisation and become a member prior to using our service.