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Grants for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Grants of up to £300 are available to groups celebrating the Jubilee. To download a copy of the rules and a form, please click the Grants Tab above, or contact Emma if you would like to receive one by email or post. Deadline for applications: Friday 4 February.
Village Improvement Funding
The Council has awarded £5,824 in Village Improvement Funding to groups in Lepton and Grange Moor. The next batch of applications will be considered in February. If you have a project for which you are seeking funding, speak with your Councillor. Full details on the News Page.
Small Annual Grants
A total of £14,957 has been agreed in Small Annual Grants. Please see the Grants & CP Committee minutes of 11 November via the Reports tab above for full details. The funding will be paid out in April at the start of the new financial year.
General Grants Update
The Council has awarded £18,175 in General Grants to a variety of organisations. Please see the News Page for full details. Funding will be paid out shortly.
Parish Council to consider next year's budget
The Council will be shortly be considering the budget for the next financial year. Do you have any views on what the Council should or should not spend money on? Let us know what you would like your Parish Council to do next year. All views will be considered.
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Welcome to Kirkburton Parish Council

Burton Village Hall

Northfield Lane

Highburton

Huddersfield   HD8 0QT


Email: clerk@kbpc.co.uk

Tel: 01484 604391 (answering machine only)


The office is now closed to the public due to the new Covid guidance.  But the staff are working from home, so please contact them by email if you need help with anything.


Clerk to the Council  :  Angela Royle

Administrative Assistant : Emma Booth


Forthcoming Meetings


Thursday 27 January
7.30 pm - Management & Finance Committee

Thursday 3 February
7.30 pm - Council

Thursday 17 February
7.30 pm - Grants & Community Projects Committee
All of the meetings will be held at Burton Village Hall.  Members of the public are welcome to attend, but will be required to wear a mask, sanitise hands and social distance.  You are asked not to attend if you have Covid symptoms, have been in contact with anyone with symptoms, or live with anyone who has been told to self-isolate.

There will be a public participation session at the beginning of all Council and Committee meetings, when people can speak for up to 3 minutes on any issue which falls within the Council's / Committee's remit, with the total session lasting a maximum of 15 minutes  All meetings are open to the public, although contributions from the public are restricted to the Public Participation session.

However, sometimes items need to be taken in private if the discussion involves disclosure of personal information or details of a future contract.  The decisions taken in private sessions are public knowledge and will be included in the minutes.

The agenda will be available from the Meetings Page about a week beforehand.

Archive Site Updated

All of the historic documents / photographs held at Highburton have been digitised and are available to view on our Archive Website:

The site has recently benefitted from an upgrade, and more developments are coming, but before going further we want to find out what the general public, and especially local residents, think.

The possibilities are still being explored - there may be an opportunity for volunteers to become involved.  If you would be interested in helping to develop the site, or have any historic documents you are willing to share, please get in touch.  We would also like tohear any views on ways of expanding this facility.

Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop

Tree Pruning Workshop is running again in January / February in Kirkburton

The course will be held on a Saturday morning - the exact date has not yet been set, as we are trying to hold it when most participants will be available.  It is open to everyone, but as places are very limited, preference will be given to people who are willing to pass on their new skills to others, and will help prune the trees the Parish Council planted between 2011 and 2014 across the Parish.  The Council will also try to ensure that places are distributed fairly across the villages in the parish. 

If you are interested in taking part, please email your contact details and any date preferences to Emma Booth.  In the New Year we will let you know whether or not you have been successful in securing a place, and the date it is to be held. 

You will need to wear suitable clothing and footwear, bring gardening gloves and secateurs and a warm drink.

The workshop is free of charge.

We are also hoping to run a second series in the Spring / Summer for soft fruits.  We will update everyone on exact dates and locations when they have been agreed.  Please let us know if you would like to take part.