Community Leaders West Yorkshire

Professional network for Community Leaders in West Yorkshire

Year: 2025

What is CLWY?

What is Community Leaders West Yorkshire (CLWY)? CLWY is a network of community professionals who have been through a personal and professional development program called the Community Leader Programme (CLP). This program takes around three months to complete and upon…

Recruitment: Independent Custody Visitors ICV

Do you want to make a difference in your community? Do you want to make a difference in your community? Recruitment has opened for new Independent Custody Visitors who volunteer to make unannounced visits to police custody suites to check on…

Emergency Alerts system Test on 7th Sep

The UK Government will be testing the Emergency Alerts system on Sunday 7 September at 3pm. If you have a compatible mobile phone or tablet, you’ll receive an alert that will make a loud sound and vibrate. You don’t need…

Funded VR Workshops for Young People – Book Now

Funded VR Workshops for Young People – Book Now We are proud to announce that as part of the Project On Guard initiative, we are now delivering the award-winning Virtual Decisions programme across West Yorkshire. If you work with young…

Leeds: Lord Mayor Recognizes impact made by CLWY

The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Dan Cohen today presented Community Leaders West Yorkshire (CLWY) Chair, Joshua Alade, with an award recognising the impact made by Community Leaders West Yorkshire on the residents and communities of Leeds.

Apply to join the West Yorkshire Community Leaders Programme (CLP) 2025

Apply to join the West Yorkshire Community Leaders Programme (CLP) 2025 The CLP is inviting applicants who hope to become changemakers in their communities in Leeds, Wakefield, Bradford, Huddersfield and Calderdale. For more details and to apply please visit: https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/policing-and-crime/west-yorkshire-violence-reduction-partnership/community-leaders-programme/

Play your part in our mission to tackle serious violence

Play your part in our mission to tackle serious violence Communities are being given the opportunity to shape the response to serious violence across West Yorkshire. Mayor Tracy Brabin has today launched a major consultation inviting people to share their views, experiences,…

Knife Crime Awareness Workshop (Online) – Youth Workers & Practitioners

Youth Workers & Practitioners The Ben Kinsella Trust invites members of the community to come together to learn how we can tackle serious youth violence, knife crime, and the important supportive role that communities have in preventing young people being…

UKind Therapy CIC is Social Enterprise of the Year

Community Leaders West Yorkshire member Amanda Haigh is the driving force behind UKind Therapy CIC. “We did it! Last night at the UK StartUp Awards, UKind Therapy CIC was named Social Enterprise of the Year, and I couldn’t be prouder….

The Branch at Jubilee Centre Launches Fundraising Campaign

The Branch at Jubilee Centre Launches Fundraising Campaign  “Dig Deep for the Branch” – Huddersfield Charity Launches Urgent Appeal to Save Vital Community Services   Huddersfield, West Yorkshire — The Branch, a much-loved community organisation based at the Jubilee Centre in Paddock, has launched an urgent new campaign…