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…
Sound Steps
Sound Steps is a 10-week creative music project for young people aged 18–25 living in Kirklees who might be facing barriers to work, training or education. Delivered by Yorkshire Youth and Music at our Safe Space Studio in Huddersfield town centre, the project offers a…
Bradford: Connected for Change
Bradford: Connected for Change brings together the StreetGames and Community Leaders West Yorkshire (CLWY) networks to showcase the real work happening across our communities. This event is all about youth voice, community safety, and partnership in action — a chance…
Homeless Street Angels Christmas Appeal
Community Leaders West Yorkshire member Melody Reed features in this years Homeless Street Angels Christmas Appeal video as a singer. the video has been created to raise funds for the charity which supports homeless people. From the appeals page: In…
Reclaim the night
Join us on 26 October to Reclaim the Night. Five events will be held across Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, and Wakefield. Open to everyone, these events are an opportunity to send a clear message: violence against women and girls has…
Community Leaders stepping up on safety
Community Leaders stepping up on safety The latest ‘Community Leaders’ have set their sights on reducing serious violence. As part of a 3-month programme from Jones Consulting and the West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership, another group of 20 from across the county…
Serious Violence Consultation
Tracy Brabin, the Mayor of West Yorkshire, has pledged to make serious violence a priority and deliver on the government’s mission of halving knife crime in a decade. The spotlight on serious violence in the new Police and Crime Plan…
The Bridging the Gap in Therapy: Innovation, Impact & Healing Event
Community Leaders West Yorkshire (CLWY) members will be attending The Bridging the Gap in Therapy: Innovation, Impact & Healing event in Leeds on Friday 3rd October 2025. This event brings together domestic abuse services, VR innovators, police, community leaders, and…
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…