Growing Great Places workshop, 18th July 2024
Dozens of local projects have already run successful crowdfunding campaigns through our Growing Great Places programme. Together they have raised £502,552 in pledges, helping to get some great ideas off the ground in local places across Kirklees. Take part in a free online workshop to find out how to join them.
Register to take part
Thursday 18th July at 12 noon
About Growing Great Places
Got a great idea for making your local place even better? Want to connect with others who can help make it happen and raise funds to get going? Growing Great Places, run by Kirklees Council in partnership with Spacehive, can help you to get that great idea off the ground.
Dozens of local groups and organisations have already been successful, with their projects being backed by over 2,500 local people and organisations. Here are a few recent examples…
- Dear Sunflowers
6 million+ Charitable Trust organised free community workshops in puppetry, mask making, dance, singing, banner making and embroidery with volunteers, refugees and members of the Ukrainian community from April to June 2024. Together the participants created spectacular indoor and outdoor performances in Dewsbury and Holmfirth. They raised £18,764 from 106 backers.
- The Newsome Centre – Purchase and development
The Newsome Centre Community Benefit Society are setting up a new community centre and vibrant community café with free Wi-Fi in a former church building. The centre will also be an entertainment and small conference venue, where people can come together to meet socially. 118 people and organisations backed their first Growing Great Places campaign, which raised £18,145 to buy the building for the community. They raised a further £22,693 in a second campaign, to develop their plans.
- Quarry Hill Centre Community Hub
Dare 2 B Different are a Youth Focused organisation catering for Kirklees Young People and Vulnerable Adults with various disabilities. They wanted to protect The Quarry Hill Centre and grounds with security cameras, and once secure develop a local community hub for local community groups to take advantage of. They raised £6,900 from 23 backers.
- Slaithwaite Moonraking Festival 2023
Slaithwaite Moonraking Festival is a festival of light, where wonderful illuminated willow lanterns light up the streets and crowds come together is a spectacular fire finale with music and street performance to celebrate a popular legend. They raised £28,531 from 150 backers to make their project possible.
These are just a few of the great ideas that people have come up with to help their communities connect and thrive – and we’re keen to support many more.
We’re now launching our next Growing Great Places funding round, for groups anywhere in Kirklees who are aiming to start crowdfunding this spring. Successful projects could receive a pledge of up to £5,000 from Kirklees Council.
Online workshop – July 2024
Spacehive and Kirklees Council are running a free online workshop where you can get advice and support. We’ll be on hand to answer your questions and to share advice about running a successful crowdfunding campaign. Our online session includes different breakout rooms where you can get the support that’s right for you. So whether you’re almost ready to get started with your project, or you’re just thinking about some ideas, we can help.
The next deadline to have your project ready to crowdfund is Wednesday 25th September 2024. Come along to our free online workshop to get all the support you need to get started.