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Name Description
Equity Partnership: Older and Bolder

Older and Bolder is a safe space for older Gay, Bisexual men, and Men who have sex with Men. The group meets bi weekly on Monday lunchtime onwards. For more information, please contact: Admin on admin@equitypartnership.org.uk or 01274 727759

The group is part of Equity Partnership's Peer Support Groups https://www.equitypartnership.org.uk/our-services/

Equity Partnership: Older and Wilder

Coronavirus Update from this group on 18 March 2020: "Trustees have taken the decision to close the Equity Centre as from today until further notice." "Older & Wilder + Older & Bolder are both suspended until further notice."

Older and Wilder is a social group of older lesbian and bisexual women who live, work or socialise in the Bradford district. We meet every fortnight in an exclusive social space at the Equity Centre in Bradford on a Wednesday afternoon from 1pm to 3pm. Members each bring a small amount of food and we share a meal together.

Esholt Sports and Leisure Ltd

Esholt Sports & Leisure is home to Tong Park Esholt Cricket Club, a busy campsite - Esholt Caravan Park https://esholtcaravanpark.co.uk/ and features an excellent football field used by a number of local sides who enjoy the facilities during the winter months.

Room hire available: Our Clubhouse is a listed building, formerly a row of mill workers cottages circa 1800. Our refurbished function room can accommodate up to 80 guests and is an ideal venue for birthday parties, christenings, engagement and wedding parties, baby showers and funeral wakes. Our club manager can provide excellent party catering and is happy to consult with suitable options and pricing for your event. Alternatively we have kitchen facilities for you to use prior to your occasion. For smaller events, we can provide tea, coffee and light refreshments.

We have numerous facilities you can use including outdoor decking area, overhead projector screen, PA system and speakers to play your party playlist. We also have a Karaoke function - which always comes in useful!

Expert Patients Support Group

We are a group providing information, support and social activities for members suffering from any chronic illness by continuing to help them to manage their conditions through two monthly meetings and other activities. Following the refurbishment of Shipley Library 2016 we have now moved our meetings back here. Meetings are held 2nd Monday and 4th Thursday in the month 2pm to 4pm. A small charge of £4 is payable this covers both meetings and includes refreshments.

Family Action

Family Action is a national charity helping children and families. In Bradford district, the following services are available:

Perinatal Support Service. Trained volunteers help families where a parent is struggling with their emotional health or wellbeing during pregnancy and the first year after birth. The service is run in partership with Better Start Bradford. https://www.family-action.org.uk/what-we-do/children-families/bradford/b...

Children’s Trauma Therapy Service. Specialist therapy service providing trauma and attachment focussed therapy for children and their families. https://www.family-action.org.uk/what-we-do/children-families/bradford/c... Note this isn't an emergency service so if your child is in crisis please contact First Response on 0800 9521181.

Survive and Thrive Children and Families Service providing support for children and families who have experienced Domestic Abuse https://www.family-action.org.uk/what-we-do/children-families/bradford/s...

FoodCycle

FoodCycle is a national charity - volunteering opportunities are available at their new project at the Rockwell Centre, Thorpe Edge, Bradford BD10 8DP. If you’d like to volunteer at one of these events, we are always looking for cooks, hosts and food collection volunteers.

FoodCycle Bradford Thorpe Edge welcomes anyone to attend as a guest and enjoy a FREE hot meal. No need to book, be referred or prove eligibility.

Everyone welcome to join us for a free hot meal, just turn up on the day!

FoodCycle Bradford Thorpe Edge will open on Thursday 16 November 2023 at 6.30pm and aims to run every Thursday.

https://foodcycle.org.uk/location/foodcycle-bradford-thorpe-edge/

Footprints Family Centre

Footprints is a charity that has been working at the heart of the Buttershaw community for 30 years. We support our community through a varied program of groups and activities for people of all ages and abilities; high quality Early Years Childcare in our Nurseries at The Crescent and the Cooperville Centre; employment and volunteer opportunities, which include training and career development; and we partner with a number of local organisations to provide services and assistance for anybody who needs support!

Forever Challenge 313

Amateur MMA sports and fitness club in Bradford. Contact for more information.

Fountains Church Bradford

We are a new Church of England Church in central Bradford. We seek to be a church in of and for Bradford, worshiping God caring for each other and blessing the City of Bradford. We collect food that would go to waste and turn it into meals to support those who need food or enjoy community. We have childrens activities, support refugees, give space for those who are isolated and provide lots of opportunities for volunteering.

Freedom of Spirit Trust Border Collies

Working for the benefit of Border Collies

Our aims are to help promote a better understanding of the breed and its needs. We are not just a rescue kennels we also have a behavioural unit and we give sanctuary to needy, old, infirm dogs or those in need of rehabilitation or a healing time. The Trust is a Charitable organisation and depends on donations to help to keep these dogs, to rehabilitate those in need and to rehome those which are capable of being rehomed.

Dogs in need of rehoming are listed on our website here https://www.fostbc.org.uk/dogs-for-adoption/

ALL viewings / visits are by APPOINTMENT ONLY so any guests arriving without a prior appointment will be politely asked to leave.

Freedom Studios

We are a new writing theatre company based at the very heart of Bradford. We celebrate the voices of South Asian and ethnically diverse people, young people, and working-class communities. We do this by harnessing the power of new plays, writer development and co-creation to tell their stories.

“Freedom Studios- a pioneering voice for Black, Asian, and working-class theatre in Bradford” The Yorkshire Post

Registered Charity Number: 1121488

Friends of Bingley Pool

Friends of Bingley Pool are launching a Public Campaign to save swimming in Bingley.

Our goals and vision are to:
- Raise public awareness, locally and nationally, of the huge effect the closure of Bingley Pool has had on our town and communities.
- Place pressure on HM Government and Bradford Council to ensure that a swimming/leisure/community provision is re-introduced in Bingley.
- Create successful fundraising and funding opportunities in order to meet the requirements of building a provision in Bingley.

In order to achieve our goals, we need help with the following:
Fundraising/crowdfunding
Funding Applications
Media/Marketing/Publicity/PR
Social Media
Website maintenance
Campaigning - leaflet delivery, posters, event planning, etc.
We know that some of you have already volunteered to help with some of these areas.

Please get in touch if you can help. Let's keep Bingley Swimming!

Friends of Bradford Moor Park

Friends of Bradford Moor Park are a group of people from the local area who would like to see the park maintained appropriately, for the park to become a hub for families to come and use, to socialise, to enjoy and for people's mental health and well-being to be improved.

Friends of Bradford Moor Park want the people of Bradford 3 and surrounding areas to come out and support us in maintaining the park so that more people will use the park so that their mental and physical health will improve.

As a group we are committed in doing regular cleanups. We would also like to organise fun events for the community of Bradford Moor such as cricket, football, tennis or even a cake sale where it would get people to come out, go for a walk, get together and be part of something which is better for everyone.

We are a relatively new group and welcome people and businesses to come forward in supporting us.

Friends of Bradford's Becks

We work to make the becks (streams) of Bradford cleaner, more attractive, more accessible and better habitats for wildlife. We run events to raise awareness of the becks, carry out litterpicks and treatment of invasive plants, and lobby for renaturalisation of the becks.

Friends of East Riddlesden Hall

To promote an interest in and support for East Riddlesden Hall.
Monthly lectures during the winter, and other social events during the year. Meetings are either in the Bungalow or Tea Room at the Hall.
Programme obtainable from East Riddlesden Hall Shop
Membership by the application. All welcome.
AGM November.
Approx 45 members.

Friends of Greengates Cenotaph

We are a group of volunteers with a constitution and officers and our aim is to help maintain the Memorial and Community Gardens in Greengates involving all residents and school children and to promote community cohesion. We fund all the plants, events in the two gardens and a Christmas tree with lights in the Cenotaph Memorial Gardens.

Friends of Holden Park, Oakworth

Friends of Holden Park is a group of local people with the shared interest of maintaining and improving the beauty of Oakworth park. The park is located on Chapel Lane, Oakworth.

Friends of Judy Woods

The Mission Statement for the Friends of Judy Woods is:
To help conserve Judy Woods for the quiet enjoyment of the public, and for the plants and animals that live there.
To mobilise, foster and maintain the public’s interest in the woods and in the work of the Friends, so as to increase people’s understanding and appreciation of the ecological, cultural and historical importance of this woodland.
To act as a channel of communication between the landowners, residents, local groups and other stakeholders so that Judy Woods has a voice when decisions are made.

Friends of Park Wood

Friends of Park Wood are a community group made up of local people who believe that Park Wood is a special place and who work with Bradford Council to conserve and protect it for future generations of people and for the plants and animals that live there.
Park Wood is designated as part ancient woodland and the group undertake practical work to maintain and improve its diversity, together with acting as a communication channel between interested parties and ambassadors for the woodland site.
Our Work Party group meets in the wood on the first Saturday of every month. We carry out conservation work, litter picking and general minor maintenance for the wood. We run events such as bat and bird walks each year.
We hold meetings every two months on the last Wednesday evening of the month at Long Lee Village Hall, 7.30 - 9pm.
If you are interested in joining in please come along! Visit our web site for more details at www.park-wood.co.uk or email us at info@park-wood.org.uk.

Friends of Priestthorpe Primary School

We support learning in Priestthorpe Primary School by organising fundraising events to pay for educational and extra curricular activities. Venues and times vary to suit needs - we try to enable all those interested to join us. All parents and friends of children at Priestthorpe welcome.

Friends of Roberts Park

The Friends of Roberts Park:
• organised clean-up days & planted bulbs
• runs Easter egg hunts
• has organised a competition to design a flower bed by local school children
• bought and installed a notice board for use by all park users
• before the restoration, helped the Cricket Club to restore and run the Halfmoon Cafe
• helps to publicise and run Saltaire Bandstand Concerts in conjunction with Saltaire Village Society, Saltaire and Bradford Council
• organised special Christmas Carol concerts in the Halfmoon Cafe
• actively publicised the proposals and designs for the restoration on behalf of the Council and Hillary Taylor Landscapes. HTLA were the main consultants for the successful £3.5 million Heritage Lottery Fund Bid. They have been in involved with many prestigious park restorations in the UK
• conducted park visitor surveys which supported the lottery bid by the Council.
• worked closely with the annual Saltaire festival providing an information point for the festival in the park
• actively forged contacts with all the many varied groups across Saltaire and beyond.
• helped to re-plant flower beds in the restored park

Many of the above have only been possible with support from Bradford Council Parks Dept.
We now have a dedicated officer for Roberts Park, based in the lodge at the park entrance. We will continue to work closely with them and all park users to ensure Roberts Park just gets, better and better.

What you would like to see happen in the park?
Is there anything that bothers you about the park?

Contact us, we can pass on your thoughts to Bradford Council.
Join our mailing list to be kept informed of what’s happening.

Friends of Silsden Town Hall

On a wet afternoon just before Christmas 1883 a large crowd gathered along Kirkgate. They were there to watch the foundation stone being laid for a Mechanics Institute.

Now you know the building as Silsden Town Hall.

These spectators rightly felt proud. This new building was the culmination of many years of campaigning and fundraising.

The Institute opened the following October. Ever since the hall, built with local labour and materials, has been serving the people of Silsden. It has witnessed huge changes to the working, cultural and social lives of Silsden people.

Get Out More CIC

Get Out More is a social enterprise on a mission to help people engage with nature to feel better in mind and body. We run outdoor programmes, including forest schools, outdoor play and community engagement programmes, for people of all ages across West and North Yorkshire. We use local woodlands, parks and natural spaces to bring people together, be active and feel good, working towards our vision: communities and nature growing healthier together.

Get Out More runs outdoor programmes for groups, schools, communities and businesses, addressing the need to improve physical health and mental wellbeing through engaging with nature. Programmes include;
Forest school programmes – outdoor play and learning in a woodland setting
Community Engagement programmes -connecting people to nature spaces on their doorstep
Outdoor Learning – bringing learning to life with engaging outdoor experiences
Creative – arts and walking programmes taking inspiration from the natural world
Corporate – developing a fresh perspective with team days outside the workplace

Gilstead Village Society

The Gilstead Village Society is a group of volunteers who all want to make our beautiful village a safe, happy and healthy place to live. We meet regularly to plan community events and to do whatever is needed in the village. We are always open to new members to join the group, it’s very informal, not onerous and everyone is welcome.

If you're interested in learning more, then please contact Helen Owen or Michelle Chapman, on the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/423962021645729/

Girlguiding Wharfedale

Girlguiding Wharfedale is made up of all the Rainbow, Brownie, Guide and Ranger groups that meet in Addingham, Ben Rhydding, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley and Menston in West Yorkshire.

We provide fun and adventure to girls aged 5 to 26 years and offer volunteer opportunities for people of all ages and walks of life.

To register your daughter on our waiting lists please visit:
https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-for-parents/register-a-child/
and enter your postcode which will bring up the groups closest to you.

To register your interest as a volunteer please visit:
https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/get-involved/become-a-volunteer/register-... and someone will be in touch with you soon.

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