Setting a direction
This week over a dozen member of the Community Leaders West Yorkshire had a fruitful meeting. Discussions focused on the direction for CLWY and how the budget should be allocated in this financial year. Members took part in collaborative exercises…
Community Leaders Programme 2026
West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership Community Leaders Programme: West Yorkshire Community Leaders Programme helps to develop the skills, networks, and confidence of people in the voluntary and charity sector at the heart of West Yorkshire’s communities. What is the Community…
New 4-week intensive creative programme for young people aged 14–25
Dance United Yorkshire is recruiting for a 4-week intensive creative programme for young people aged 14–25. Any gender is welcome, and no dance experience is needed—just a willingness to get involved. Delivered in partnership with New Adventures, the programme runs 23 September–23 October, Monday to Friday, 10:00am–3:00pm….
CLWY orgs shine in Peoples Fund Rollout
The results are in, local people have spoken and projects linked to Community Leaders West Yorkshire have done very well with a number of CLWY linked organisations receiving part of the £500,000 funding pot. The peoples fund is a £500,000…
The People’s Fund – Tackling Serious Violence Together, YOU DECIDE
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority and the Violence Reduction Partnership would like to invite you to the Tackling Serious Violence Together, YOU DECIDE Events that are taking place between 12 and 21 May 2026. Local groups, organisations, agencies or service…
Halifax Spotlight Event
Members of Community Leaders West Yorkshire (CLWY) organised a collaborative Womens Safety event in Calderdale. The event was a success, presentations about work to combat Violence Against Women and Girls and the Police’s Clear, Hold Build strategy were given to…
Young people’s anti-harassment films challenge misogyny
Five powerful films depicting all-too-common types of harassment faced by women and girls, co-produced by Bradford’s Youth Ambassadors and Bradford Council, are to be released next month. The films support Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin’s #JustDont campaign which has…
The Peoples Fund – You Decide
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority Violence Reduction Partnership is wanting to give people across Kirklees, Bradford and Calderdale the chance to have their say on what the new “Peoples Fund” goes towards. Events have been arranged in these three districts….
Bradford: Connected for Change
Community Leaders West Yorkshire (CLWY) recently teamed up with StreetGames UK to co-produce the Connected for Change event in Bradford, West Yorkshire. “it genuinely felt like a reminder of why this work matters.” – So many of the powerful conversations…