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View events in your area, all in one place when you register for a My Kirklees Account . They can be found inside your 'My area' section.

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Organising and promoting your event

  • Outdoor events planning
  • Guidance for organising an indoor event
  • Add your event or organisation to Community Directory
  • Organise a street party
  • Guidance for organising an event - A guide for planning parades, galas, festivals and concerts
  • Preparing your events - A guide for planning small events

Libraries

Early closures because of snow - 9 March 2023

Kirklees libraries will be closing at 5pm today. Holmfirth and Meltham libraries will close at 5.30pm

Join, find and renew

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  • Search, reserve or renew books
  • Borrow an ebook
  • Search for library locations and opening times

Library services

  • E-Library
  • Find online resources
  • Home library service
  • Book a library computer
  • Kirklees Transcription Service
  • KR Talking News podcast
  • Download talking newspaper app
  • Business & Intellectual Property Centre at Dewsbury Library

Getting involved in your library

  • Bank holidays and library charges
  • Volunteering in libraries
  • Volunteer with Bibliosmiacs
  • Local studies and family history resources
  • Books, reading and learning
  • Computer and internet access
  • Library Strategy
  • Library consultations
  • Libraries annual statistics 2019-2020
  • Libraries offer 2022-2027
  • Library Services Peer Challenge 2019

Children and young people

  • Children and young people

Sport, exercise and healthy eating

Where to go, what to do

  • Sport centres, playing fields and venues
  • Swimming
  • Cycling
  • Walking
  • Jogging and running
  • Local organisations: Keep fit

Schemes and activities

  • Sport and physical activity courses
  • Try It, Like It, Do It
  • Moving More Often

Discounts and funding

  • Kirklees Passport
  • KAL Flexi Card

Kirklees Active Leisure (KAL)

  • Kirklees Active Leisure - Fitness
  • Timetables
  • Memberships

Healthy eating and allotments

  • Gardening and allotments
  • Food
  • Food safety
  • Livestock on allotments

Countryside, parks and open spaces

Have your say about play areas and spaces in your area

Playable spaces

Public rights of way

  • Public rights of way
  • Landowner statements and declarations

Reservations and ground bookings

  • Book a park or recreation ground
  • Terms and conditions of letting outdoor facilities
  • Book a tennis court at Greenhead Park

Places to visit

  • Parks and playgrounds
  • Greenhead Park
  • Wilton Park
  • Castle Hill
  • Cliffe House
  • Peak district

Woodlands, council-owned trees and environmental projects

  • Woodland creation
  • White Rose Forest
  • Trees, listing and conservation
  • Environment Projects in Kirklees
  • Council-owned Tree and Woodland Management Policy
  • Tree works on council-owned trees
  • Tree Risk Management Framework

Wildlife and other animals

  • Animal health
  • Wildlife groups
  • Wildlife and habitat conservation
  • Bat Conservation Trust
  • Fox welfare

Complaints

  • Report a park, recreation area or bowling green

Creative development

Contact details

  • Contact Creative Development

Creative Kirklees website

  • Creative Kirklees
  • @creativekirklees
  • cr8tivekirklees
  • creative_kirklees

Policy documents

  • Culture Kirklees Our Vision
  • Kirklees Events Policy
  • Kirklees Public Art Policy
  • Music Policy with reports
  • Huddersfield Public Art Plan

Reports

  • Kirklees Creative Economic Impact Study
  • Economic Impact Study on Music Festivals Update 2017
  • Economic Impact Assessment of Kirklees Events 2007/8
  • Evaluation Report of WOVEN Textile Festival 2019

Leisure and culture

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  • Countryside, parks and open spaces Places to visit, Public rights of way, Parks, Nature reserves, Forests
  • Creative development Creative Kirklees, Contact Creative Development
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