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Covid Emergency Grants
Covid Emergency Grants have been continued for groups suffering financially due to not being able to meet & hold fundraising events. To apply please download a form from the link above and submit it to the Council by 2 July. Any group which has received a small annual grant in the last 2 years is el
Grant Applications Invited!
Community groups are now invited to apply for a General Grant. Full details can be found at the above link. The deadline for receipt of applications with all supporting documents is Friday 15 July.
£15.5k paid out in Small Annual & Clock Grants
Council has paid out a total of £15,582 in small annual & clock grants to 55 groups. The grants cover everything from play & sports equipment, to musical instruments to running costs. Lots of thanks have been received for the grants, which help to keep many of them afloat.
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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)


Clerk to the Council  :  Angela Royle


The office is closed and the Clerk is working from home due to Covid.  She can be contacted by email.  Her normal working days are Monday and Thursday.


Forthcoming Meetings



Thursday 10 June
7.30 pm - Neighbourhood Plans Committee
at Burton Village Hall

Thursday 1 July
7.30 pm - Parish Council Meeting
at St John's Parish Church, Church Lane, Kirkheaton HD5 0BH
Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting, but will be required to comply with the Council's risk assessment.

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.

Chairman 2021-22

Cllr Derek Hardcastle has been elected as the Chairman for the new municipal year, and took up office at the Annual Meeting in Kirkheaton Parish Church.  Derek has been a Councillor since 2003, representing first the Lepton ward and now Kirkburton.  He is keen to support the many local community groups in the Parish, and is also an enthusiastic environmentalist.

Cllr John Cowan, a Shepley ward member, was elected to serve as Vice Chairman.  John has been on the Council for 6 years, and is an active member of a number of groups in Shepley. 

The Chairman is the official face of the Council and normally attends many community events in the Parish throughout the year.  Cllr Hardcastle is hoping that he will soon be able to take on this part of the role when the current restrictions are lifted.  If you would like him to attend an event you are organising, please contact the Clerk, preferably by email: clerk@kbpc.co.uk or contact the Council office.

He will attend if he possibly can, but if he is unavailable, we will try to arrange for the Vice Chairman to attend.