Community Leaders West Yorkshire

Professional network for Community Leaders in West Yorkshire

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Long Lee and Thwaites Brow Village Hall

I’m Jane Bowen, one of the trustees at Long Lee and Thwaites Brow Village Hall.  Here’s a photo of our hall taken on the day of our community party and where we celebrated Bradford City of Culture.  We created this…

New CLWY Steering Group Formed

A brand new steering group has been formed and will work towards setting the direction Community Leaders West Yorkshire (CLWY) takes in the future. The group will be chaired by CLWY Chairperson Zola Bromley, supported by CLWY Admin Officer Mark…

New VAWG Campaign

The Branch at Jubilee Centre in Huddersfield has launched a new campaign which focuses on the impact which fear of VAWG related incidents has on Women, and gives simple advice that men can follow to help women feel safer. The…

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…

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…