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In This Edition

July 2014

Members news pg. 2-7 Partnership News pg. 7-8

What an amazing five days of the

Yorkshire Festival Grand Finale –

Hypervelocity – between Wednesday

2nd and Sunday 6th July 2014.

From the launch of Le Phun in St

George’s Square in the blazing

Wednesday morning sunshine to the

final film on the big screens.

The Huddersfield Criterium was also a

fantastic event with over 50 entrants

from across Yorkshire even as far as

Somerset.

Overall the Grand Depart, was

definitely a success and brought

Yorkshire folk out in their droves in

such as patriotic manner. It was some-

thing to definitely be proud of. It was

great for Huddersfield as a town .

The ariel view from the ITV coverage

was great wasn’t it?

Here are some pictures for you to

reminisce about this momentous

occasion. Au revoir!

It’s Le Tour Over!!!

One Community Seek Brave

Souls for Hot Charity Challenge One Community, the Kirklees Commu-

nity Foundation, is joining forces with

artisan ice cream producer Yummy

Yorkshire to host a sponsored Firewalk

challenge to raise much-needed funds

for local voluntary groups.

Brave members of the public are being

invited to walk barefoot over red hot

burning embers this autumn as part of a

sponsored ‘Firewalk Challenge’ taking

place at Yummy Yorkshire’s Denby Dale

farm on Saturday 11 October, from

6.30pm.

By undertaking the 'Walk of Fire',

participants will be raising vital funds to

enable the Foundation to continue its

work, managing the grants that it gives

to Kirklees voluntary groups.

To take part in the challenge

participants must be aged 18 and over

and need to raise a minimum sponsor-

ship of £125 plus pay a £25 registration

fee.

The event on 11 October will start with

an inspiring two hour seminar and

training session before participants take

to the 800 degrees centigrade burning

embers.

Paul Johnson from One Community,

said: "We would like to thank Yummy

Yorkshire for hosting this event for us

and for supporting our work. It promises

to be a great night, and to reassure fel-

low Firewalkers that there is nothing to

worry about, I have volunteered to go

first across the hot coals. I have done a

Firewalk before, and it was such a

fantastic and empowering experience,

that I have no hesitation about doing it

again."

A BBQ and bar serving warm Spiced

Cider and local Farmers Blonde Beer

along with other refreshments will keep

spectators entertained as they wait to

watch friends or family compete.

Cooling Yummy Yorkshire Ice Cream will

also be available on the night.

Jeremy Holmes, Yummy Yorkshire

co-founder said: “We’re excited to be

holding this event on the farm and are

calling on members of the community

to take part and raise valuable funds for

our local community. For those not

quite brave enough why not come along

and support the Firewalkers on what

promises to be a unique night?”

The event starts at 6.30pm, no ticket is

required, just turn up and support the

brave fire-walkers!

If you would like to be part of the group

of Firewalkers please visit

www.one-community.org.uk, or get in

touch with the fundraising department

on (01484) 468397. Upon registration

you will receive further details and

sponsorship forms.

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Members news

Members news Nobilia GB Select P2 to Advance IT Systems IT specialist P2 Technologies is pleased

to announce its latest contract and

recently completed project for

Mytholmroyd based kitchen manufac-

turer and retailer, Nobilia GB Ltd.

To support business growth, Nobilia

required an improved system and trust-

ed IT managed service provider in order

to deliver solid foundations for efficient

business practise. Current IT systems

were underperforming, whilst the com-

plexity and business IT requirement

was growing required a period of con-

sultation to evaluate the IT in its cur-

rent state and produce a structured

approach to moving the IT systems

forward.

After understanding the current use of

technology, Nobilia’s business process

and applying key monitoring metrics,

P2 were able to present the best cost

effective solution to optimise efficiency,

data access and security. Nobilia

selected a Microsoft virtualised server

system to reduce capital cost on the

number of physical servers required,

installed on scalable Dell server hard-

ware. The system is protected from

class leading backup system from

Commvault and remotely monitored by

P2.

The new IT system is managed by

experienced and accredited engineers

at P2 under its OneSupport system,

whilst P2 add additional on-going value

by proactively monitoring IT systems,

provide on-going strategy guidance and

helpdesk facilities.

Customer experience and relationships

are major factors for P2 and consistent

delivery of positive customer service is

instilled within all P2 staff. Martin Page,

Director at P2 Technologies, comment-

ed: “I am delighted that our first

project with Nobilia has gone smoothly

and efficiently as expected. The recent

IT changes within the business allow

the firm to grow and deliver their high

quality services in the future. The

implementation of OneSupport will

ensure that Nobilia’s IT system

continues to run successfully.”

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Having recently manufactured and

fitted digitally printed vinyl graphics

to a fleet of Mercedes trucks for Ibco

Ltd of Manchester , suppliers of sea-

food nationwide. Pegasus Signs also

produced the vinyl wraps for Sheffield

Hallam University for their four Land-

rover Discovery Support Vehicles for

Le Tour De France which were

designed by final year graphic students

at the University .

On a more local note Pegasus Signs

manufactured and fitted a vehicle

wrap for Villa Farm at Bradley Bar from

a design supplied by the client.

It’s a Wrap with Pegasus Signs

Tel: 01484 779 020

W: www.p2tech.co.uk

For more information contact:

pegasussigns@btconnect.com 01484 518086

Unit 6 Aspley Business Park, Lincoln Street, Huddersfield, HD1 6RX

Members news

A ground-breaking fundraising

partnership between Huddersfield

Town Football Club (HTAFC) and the

Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) has

raised over £1million.

The pioneering ‘Keep It Up’ campaign,

was launched back in 2009 to help

establish sustainable income for the

Charity as well as supporting

Huddersfield Town’s Youth Academy,

which actively promotes the develop-

ment of future football stars from the

local community. Over the last five

years, Huddersfield Town have driven

the campaign through a series of high

profile events including Walk for

Pounds, Run for Pounds and the now

infamous Pedal for Pounds cycle

challenge.

The campaign was a first of its kind in

the Football League and no one could

have pre-empted how successful it

would turn out.

Paul Gowland, YAA’s Director of

Fundraising said “Five years ago when

we launched the ‘Keep It Up’ campaign,

we could never have predicted just how

successful the partnership was going to

be. It was new territory for both us and

HTAFC – neither of us had ever been

involved in a partnership like this

before. We knew it would be a success,

we didn’t quite realise just how

successful!”

Paul continues “HTAFC have been

fantastic at driving the campaign,

however the success of it has been

down to the fans getting behind ‘Keep

It Up’ and showing their support. Their

passion and dedication to the campaign

over the last five years is amazing and

they should all be commended for their

continued support. We cannot thank

them and the Club enough.”

Huddersfield Town Chairman Dean

Hoyle added:

“Huddersfield Town is committed to

making a difference to the local

community and there is no better

example of the Club and its fans

working together, alongside a charity

with this goal than the ‘Keep It Up’

campaign.”

“The Yorkshire Air Ambulance provides

a vital service across our county and I’m

delighted to report that the money

generated for the charity through ‘Keep

It Up’ has funded every life-saving flight

the YAA has undertaken in a

Huddersfield postcode since we

launched this partnership in 2009.

Keep It Up has also been of huge

financial benefit to our Academy; the

success of which is very important to

the long-term sustainability of the Club.

I would like to thank everyone who has

contributed to make the Keep It Up

campaign such a huge success, from the

staff at Huddersfield Town and the YAA

to all the cyclists, walkers, runners and

every other person who has participat-

ed in an event or has made a donation.”

For every £1 raised through the ‘Keep It

Up’ campaign, 50p is donated to the

YAA, and the other 50p is donated to

the Huddersfield Town Youth Academy.

The monies have been raised through a

series of successful events, including the

annual ‘Pedal for Pounds’ bike rides

which took hundreds of riders,

hundreds of miles across the UK.

The most recent ride saw nearly 300

cyclists embark on the ‘Chapman Trail’

cycling the 250 miles back to

Huddersfield’s John Smith Stadium from

Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium in London.

Over the five ‘Pedal for Pounds’ rides,

635 different cyclists have taken part,

covering a total of 1,250 miles and

raising in excess of £700,000 to the

‘Keep It Up’ campaign.

The ‘Walk for Pounds’ events have also

raised over £61,000 and the annual

carol concert tipped the £5,000 mark.

There have also been many fantastic

fundraising events organised directly by

the fans themselves which have includ-

ed running from Lands End to John

O’Groats, football tournaments, balls

and local collections.

Yorkshire Air Ambulance’s logo also

appeared on the front of the team’s

shirts during the 2009/10 football

season, with the players wearing a

special YAA red and yellow shirt during a

home win over Southend United in

January 2010.

The occasion was marked in style earlier

today when one of the YAA’s

helicopters made a visit to HTAFC’s

training ground at PPG Canalside – the

home of the HTAFC Academy.

Charity Partnership

Smashes £1 million

Mark

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Members news Community News— Better Place’s to Live Event The date for this year’s Better Places to

Live Event, organised annually by

KFTRA (Kirklees Federation of Tenants

& Residents Associations) is Monday,

11th August and is being held in the

Flower Show Marquee in Greenhead

Park, Huddersfield.

Each year this ever popular event has a

different theme and this year the

theme is “Doing it for Ourselves” – a

showcase of the activities and achieve-

ments of many of the voluntary

organisations based in the Kirklees

area.

The day will begin at 10am with an

open session, giving people the oppor-

tunity to visit a whole range of

information and display stalls, speak to

people involved in the voluntary sector

and find out more about local volun-

teering opportunities.

During the afternoon there will be a

number of presentations/workshops

and anyone wanting to sign up to these

sessions should contact KFTRA on

01484 223466. For those people

staying on for the afternoon session

there will be a light lunch provided.

There is also the opportunity to exhibit

at this event, so if you are interested

please contact Jason Kerry on

Jason.kerry@kftra.net.

KFTRA is the largest organisation of

volunteers in the Kirklees area, with a

membership of over 80 local Tenants &

Residents Associations. Volunteers

involved with TRAs work in partnership

with Kirklees Council, Kirklees

Neighbourhood Housing and other

relevant services & agencies to help

bring about improvements to homes,

the environments and the

communities. KFTRA was formed in

1987 and continues to be one of the

leading tenants’ federations in the

country.

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The Garden Party: Saturday 16th August 7pm –12pm

The Garden Party is back, celebrating the summer by bringing the best of the LBT outside. Join us as we transform the courtyard into a tropical garden of artistic delights, presenting an exotic mix of music, film, performance and games.

Hosting the evening will be Catherine Traveller and Rik Thorpe from the Raging Gibbon Theatre Collective, as well as performances from pop- classical fusion violinist Kate Chruscicka, punk ensemble Anarchy in the Ukulele, and Eurovision and West End perform-ers Little and Often. To top off the

evening we have a very special outdoor screening of Steven Speilberg’s classic film Jaws, the tale of a very greedy fish with a penchant for people-snacks.

And as the sun goes down, you can in-dulge in the flavours of summer with cakes and cocktails from Queenie’s island bar.

HTCPL can get tickets for The Garden Party for just £8 each, saving you up to £4. To book yours call the box office on 01484 430528 and quote ‘HTCPL offer’.

Members news

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Member of the Month….. Each month you’ll get to know some of

the people behind the retailers and

businesses in Huddersfield.

This month it’s the man behind

Temujin the most exotic Restaurant in

the west (well West Yorkshire),

Mr David Johnson.

Please provide a sentence about your

business?

We provide a TOTALLY unique, healthy

and exciting eating experience in our

restaurants by using the stir-fry

concept.

1. Why did you join the partnership?

For networking opportunities, to stay

connected to the Huddersfield business

and local community

2. Tell us about your greatest challenge

this year?

To get our quieter nights during the

working week busier.

3. Give three words to describe your

business/establishment?

Professional stir-fry restaurant

4. Give us three words about yourself?

Driven, passionate and life lover

5. What do you think are the main

challenges for retailers in the leisure/

food industry?

Keeping prices low and at the same

time not allowing our margins to be

eroded.

6. What has been the proudest

moment of 2014?

Seven months of continued growth on

last years figures

7. Have you ever met anyone famous,

please tell us about it (keep it short)?

Prince Charles doing a site visit for his

regeneration trust at Sowerby Bridge

canal basin, Cristino Renaldo in the VIP

area at an Everton/Man U match,

Oliver Mtakudzi (Zimbabwean

Musician), Derek Jacobi and Anna Reid

when they used Temujin Sowerby

Bridge as their changing room during

the “Last tango in Halifax” shoot

8. If you could pass on one single piece

of advice to a budding ‘foodie’

entrepreneur what would it be?

If you do not have self discipline and

staying power do not do it.

9. If you could live anywhere in the

world where would it be?

Right here. West Yorkshire…God’s own

county. It is beautiful and so many of us

take it for granted

10. If you could give the Partnership

some feedback what would it be?

Keep doing the good work you are

doing!

Joe Marsden, co-owner of the

Central Lodge Hotel was delighted to

witness Le Tour coming through

Huddersfield Town Centre.

Joe said “what a fabulous event and

weekend. The national and

international impact will certainly be

a splendid advert for Yorkshire and

for Huddersfield in particular”.

The brothers went on to say that the

medium and long term benefits to

All the bikes have gone!!!! the town would be well worth the

cost and disruption to stage the

event.

Joe added “Congratulations and a big

thank you to all those businesses,

traders, organisers and of course the

good people of Huddersfield for their

enthusiasm on a historic weekend”.

Pictured: Joe outside the Central

Lodge Hotel at the start of the

TDF weekend.

Members news

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Partnership news

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It’s All About the Food & Drink Festival Last month we announced the launch

of the You’re Welcome Campaign in

conjunction with the Welcome

Centre. This month we get to tell you

about some of the fantastic things we

will be doing as part of this year’s

festival. It’s going to be jam packed

and fun filled. So let us begin. …...

The Campaign is

running nicely now

and members of the public can

donate directly to the Welcome

Centre. Those that donate, quoting

that its part of the ‘You’re Welcome’

campaign, will receive a specially

designed badge during the festival

period, (7th – 10th August) they will

also have the opportunity to win a

chance to undertake a cookery

demonstration with this year’s festival

host chef, Phil ‘the Demo Chef’ Lever-

ington.

There will be designated drop off

points at the festival. We hope that

the campaign will benefit a significant

amount of people and spread the

word about the amazing work the

Welcome Centre perform on a daily

basis.

Chris has been a self-employed chip

shop owner for a long time but a few

years ago he was diagnosed with three

blood clots. This meant hospitalisation

and led to a major financial crisis; he

lost his business, couldn’t pay his

mortgage and lost his house.

His partner was working full time,

however became pregnant and

went on maternity. Whilst she was off

the stresses of everything became too

much and she was hospitalised

following a breakdown. Chris’s health

means he can no longer work and has

to struggle to help look after his now 2

½ year old.

His partner is on sick leave however

statutory sick pay is reducing quickly

and she’s waiting for Personal Inde-

pendence Payments

(Replaces Disability Living Allowance)

to be approved.

They’ve waited 22 weeks so far for this

to be processed and could not have

survived without the support of the

Welcome Centre for food and nappies.

Chris said “I’ve worked all my life, I’ve

never scrounged and we’ve been let

down by a system for taking so long to

help us. I couldn’t have got by and fed

my daughter without the kind support

of the centre and ladies like Tina and

the volunteers. I will get back on my

feet and when I do I’ll be back to help

however I can”

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All aboard…...The Real Ale & Cider Trail, starts 19th July!

14 local Brewery's, pubs and

bars in Huddersfield are taking

part in this years fringe event

the Real Ale & Cider Trail spon-

sored by the Rat & Ratchet Brew

Pub located on Chapel Hill.

Summer is here and what better

to way to enjoy the beautiful

surroundings and explore

Huddersfield than walking or

hopping on a train to visit the

pubs on our Real Ale & Cider

Trail…

Most pubs are within easy

walking distance or accessible

by local transport. Each has a

unique tale to tell with a variety

of ales, ciders and speciality

brews, friendly staff and outdoor

areas to enjoy a blissful

summers day.

If you visit 8 or more pubs you

will receive a specially designed

t-shirt at the Huddersfield Food

& Drink Festival by handing in

your flyer, which will have been

stamped at each pub visited!

Grab your friends, pick up a

leaflet in any of participating pub

now. If you miss it you’ll miss

out!

A taste of things to come, is

Huddersfield Food and Drink

Festival’s fringe event leading up to

the Festival. Thanks to the help of

Santander and Transpennine Ex-

press, this event will showcase 7

budding entrepreneurs and their

‘foodie’ businesses.

They will be hosted in the concourse

of Huddersfield Train station from

Monday 28th July - Saturday

2nd August.

Each day a different business will be

showcased between 3pm - 7pm

and 11-3pm Saturday.

See the profiles of these great

foodie entrepreneur's.

Please help support them, whether

your travelling by train or passing

through Huddersfield Station!

@huddsfoodfest

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Huddersfield Partnership would like to invite our members to an evening of Blues and Schmooze as

we launch Huddersfield Food & Drink Festival 2014.

Enjoy some food at the festival after work then stroll over to a special VIP networking event to

launch the start of the Food & Drink festival and meet the new team of Huddersfield Partnership.

Drinks, refreshments and great entertainment!

Invitation's will be sent out soon….

Fringe, Fringe, Fringe

Saturday 9 August, 10am - 4pm

Greenhead Park

A brand new fringe event of the

Huddersfield Food & Drink Festival,

called Made in Huddersfield, will

launch in Greenhead Park on Saturday

9 August. This event, together with the

Summer Show, make up what is going

to be a food filled weekend of fun in

Huddersfield.

This free family event will showcase

locally grown produce, and inspire peo-

ple to learn more about growing their

own food and live a healthy life.

As well as browsing stalls, visitors can

expect to be treated to sporting activi-

ties, competitions and fun food events,

such as cake decorating, seedling

planting and live cookery demos where

the experts will produce something

yummy with healthy, locally grown

food.

To counteract the calories of

Huddersfield’s biggest foodie weekend,

there will also be free sporting activities

including rowing and football. Also to

celebrate the legacy of Le Tour York-

shire, Go Cycling has lined up some

‘wheely’ good fun for the family – bikes

will be provided for people to try out

their cycling skills around an obstacle

course; as well as seeing how they fair

on the pedal-powered scalextric!

A Bike Doctor will be on hand to ensure

people’s own bikes are road worthy and

safe. There will also be a chance to win

a bike and other cycling goodies.

Families walking between the main

Food and Drink Festival in St George’s

Square and the park can take part in the

interactive Vegetrail. All children who

complete the trail and fill in an entry

form will receive a free Kirklees Active

Leisure swim voucher.

Made in Huddersfield will be open

between 10am and 4pm and has been

funded by the National Community

Games Project.

We need your support...

VOLUNTEER Volunteers needed for Huddersfield Food & Drink Festival

Wednesday 6th- Sunday 10th August 2014.

We need you... Join our team to help with various roles at the festival; (setup, support in the chil-

dren’s workshops & cooking demonstrations marquee, public engagement, information tent, litter

picking, entertainment management and trader support)

If you have always wanted to work at a large scale event, then Huddersfield Food & Drink Festival is

just that, with over 150,000 visitors across the 4 days.

Without volunteer support we couldn’t run such an organised festival, so if you are interested in vol-

unteering then please get in touch…

Send your name, age, contact details and availability to,

hayley@huddersfieldpartnership.co.uk

Festival Shifts:

Wednesday 6th Aug- Between 10am-6pm for setup

Thursday 7th – Sunday 10th Aug

7am – 12pm morning shift

12-5pm- afternoon shift

3 -9pm (Thursday), 5- 11pm – (Fri-Sun evening shift)

www.foodanddrinkfestival.org.uk Huddersfield Partnership: 01484 480890

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Dear Member/Supporter

We cordially invite you to attend the above AGM. This event will not only provide

you with the chance to find out what has been happening within the Partnership

during the last 12 months but will also give you the opportunity to meet old friends

and create new contacts.

With a complimentary drink upon arrival and a free buffet to conclude the evening,

we believe that you will find the event as enjoyable as it is useful and informative.

Tu e s d a y 2 2 n d J u l y 2 0 1 4

T i m e : 5 . 3 0 p m f o r 6 p m s t a r t ( p r o m p t )

Ve n u e : R e c e p t i o n Ro o m ,

H u d d e r s f i e l d To w n H a l l

C o r p o r a t i o n S t r e e t

Please could you be kind enough rsvp by Monday 21st July

to either: info@huddersfieldpartnership.co.uk or call 01484 480890

Partnership news Update From Mandy Mellor—Our Town Centre Sergeant

FACTS & FIGURES

The crime figures for shoplifting in the

town centre during the period of

22/06/14 to 15/07/14 are as follows:

36 offences. 23 have been detected

which is 64%. Others are still being

investigated.

A DAY OF ACTION

On Friday 11th July the police

undertook a day of action with partner

agencies around the town centre. The

agencies involved included: Support

and Info team for Kirklees parking, one

our Community Street Rangers, IYSS /

TYS (integrated youth support services

and targeted youth support), Kirklees

Anti-Social Behaviour Partnership,

Lifeline Kirklees, Kirklees Community

Safety, Kirklees Licensing, Huddersfield

Neighbourhoods, Police volunteers and

Specials.

THE LOWDOWN

1. 5 x arrests - begging x 1, Theft of a

mobile x 1, Shoplifting x 3

2. 4 peddlers checked and produced

permits, 3 issued by GMP 1 issued by

Humberside

2 buskers checked and moved on after

[playing in same area for a couple of

hours and pestering shop keepers etc.

1 busker setting up produced a permit

expired in May 2010. Moved on.

1 street trader - Ice Cream van

Macaulay Street,

3. Confiscation of alcohol x 8

4. 1 x Direction to leave

5. Stop Checks x 5

6. IYSS/TYS had the mobile bus in

Macaulay St outside the bus station and

engaged with numerous members of

the public giving out various leaflets

including summer holiday activities.

7. Volunteers gave out leaflets and

purse bells out in the town and in the

supermarkets to raise awareness of

purse thefts etc

8. Drug posters given to town centre

public house(s) around drug use.

9. Kirklees Council issued a fixed

penalty ticket for littering.

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Huddersfield Retail Crime Partnership Meetings 2014

The Retail Crime Partnership meetings for 2014 will be held at Huddersfield Police Station, Albion Street, Huddersfield.

This will be at 1130am on the following dates:

Thursday 14/08/14

Thursday 25/09/14

Thursday 16/10/14

Thursday 27/11/14

Thursday 11/12/14

The meetings are organised by PCSO 717 Steve Lowman of Huddersfield NPT South Team 3. Tel 01484 436555.

10. Lifeline engaged with members of

the public advice given

11. Town centre car parks checked for

ASB and drug use.

Pictured: the Day of Action Team!

Partnership news Just Some Of The Reasons Why Businesses Join Us

Huddersfield Partnership

23B Packhorse Walk, Huddersfield HD1 2RT

Alternatively: Email: info@huddersfieldpartnership.co.uk or Tel: 01484 480890

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Not A Member? Would You Like More Information?

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All members have the opportunity to promote their businesses every month via the Inside Huddersfield

Newsletter (database email)

All members have the opportunity to attend regular network meetings and open evenings.

All members have access to our town centre database.

All members are included in our on-line Membership Directory with a link to their own website.

All eligible members can benefit from discounts for

membership of the Radio Link Scheme (Shop & Pubwatch).

All members can benefit from a discount of 20% off membership fees

if they introduce a new member.

All members can take advantage of member to member discounts

and offers.

All members benefit from being part of an organisation that acts as one voice in our town.

All eligible members can benefit from a 10% discount off marquee bookings at Huddersfield Food and Drink

Festival

Access to ‘inside knowledge’ about what is happening in the town before it actually happens.

Membership Rates 2014-15

Sole Trader/Charity £80+VAT (£96)

Micro business (2-4 employees) £125+VAT (£150)

Small Business (5-9 employees) £155+VAT (£186)

Medium Business/organisation (10-25 employees) £210+VAT (£252)

Large Business/organisation (26+ employees) £400+VAT (£480)