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Small Annual Grant Applications
Small annual grants of up to £300 are available to community groups in the area. For full details of the rules and a form, please click the link above. Deadline for receipt of applications 30 October. Late applications will automatically be refused.
General Grants now available
Looking for a larger amount of funding to help with your project? General grant applications are now being accepted. Full details from the link above. Closing date for applications: 30 October.
Emergency Grant Fund Launched
All emergency grant applications will be considered on 17 September with funding for successful applicants being paid out shortly afterwards. All applicants are still eligible to apply for a Small Annual Grant. Deadline for receipt of applications: 30 October. Click the link above for full details.
Covid-19
Do you need support during this crisis, or are you able to offer some volunteer help? Please click the link above for full information provided by Kirklees Council. Thank you to everyone who is helping people to get through this crisis.
Closure of Office
Although the office continues to be closed due to Covid-19, the Clerk is working from home and can be contacted by email. Messages left on the answering machine are being collected. Please let us know if the Council can help you.
Notice of appointment of date for the exercise of elector's rights
Members of the public may exercise their elector's rights to view and make copies of the AGAR and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts etc. relating to them.

Welcome to Kirkburton Parish Council

Burton Village Hall

Northfield Lane

Highburton

Huddersfield   HD8 0QT


Email: clerk@kbpc.co.uk

Tel: 01484 604391


Clerk to the Council  :  Angela Royle


The Clerk is currently working from home and can

be contacted by email.  Her normal working days are

Monday and Thursday.


Forthcoming Meetings


Meetings are currently being held via the platform Go To Meeting.  If you are new to this, please download the app first, and then access the meeting via the link below.  Please note that they are unique to each meeting. 

The link will be uploaded to this page before the meeting.  It is possible to access the app from your computer, tablet or smartphone.  There is also a dial-in option - the telephone number and code is below. 

NB: Telephone charges vary depending on your provider and your phone package, and may be charged at the premium rate.

Thursday 1 October
7.30 pm - Parish Council
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/376454093

You can also dial in using your phone.
Tel: 0330 221 0088
Access Code: 376-454-093

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 tothe public, although contributions from the public are restricted to the Public Participation session.  To take part you will need to access the meeting as explained above.

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.

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Hanging baskets cheer up our local areas

It's lovely to see the hanging baskets gracing our lamp posts again.  94 baskets are now adding welcome colour in most of our villages.

The Parish Council funded the majority of the baskets from the precept (council tax), but also received grants totalling £1,740 from Kirklees, which has helped to cover the costs.

Shelley Over 60's and Yetton Together also provided baskets in Shelley and Kirkheaton, making the display even more impressive.  And Shelley Conservation Group organised 4 baskets on Far Bank from a small annual grant (pic above). We are grateful to all of those organisations for their efforts on behalf of the community

Clearance at Shepley Allotments

The Council is seeking a contractor to refurbish a plot on the allotment gardens situated on Marsh Lane, Shepley, HD8 8AE (adjacent to 12 Marsh Lane). Location Map

Briefly the work includes dismantling a large broken greenhouse, removing the concrete base on which it stands, clearing the area of all debris, including brambles, weeds, broken glass etc, leaving the area clear and ready for occupation.

It should be noted that the smaller greenhouse at the bottom of the plot is to remain.

Full details of the work can be found in the Specification

If you are interested in the contract, please submit a quote on the form below and email it to the Clerk.  Contractors are required to carry Public Liability Insurance and to submit risk assessments.  If the contractor is not known to the Parish Council, they will be required to provide contact details for 3 previous clients where they have carried out similar work.


There is no actual closing date as the Council is looking to make the appointment as soon as possible.

Please contact the Clerk for the code for the lock, or alternatively access the site from the footpath at the other side of the allotments.