Wondering how to reopen a community building or what community activities you can run safely in your local place? You can find our most recent advice, links to Government guidance, plus previous blogs and webinars on this page.
Community activities
We’re sharing some advice for community groups who may be uncertain about how many people can currently attend group activities in a community room.
How many people can attend group activities?
Community Buildings Recovery Grants
Community organisations who own or rent buildings and spaces in Kirklees can apply for a Kirklees Council grant to recover lost income due to Covid.
How much: up to £20,000
Who can apply: Voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations
Community Buildings Recovery Grants
Government guidance
Enabling safe and effective volunteering during coronavirus (Covid-19)
Covid-19: Guidance for the safe use of multi-purpose community facilities
Covid-19 restrictions in Kirklees
Risk assessments
Please feel free to use this example of a risk assessment as learning to support you to complete your own risk assessments:
Thornton Lodge Community Centre risk assessment (Doc)
Local organisations are welcome to contact Third Sector Leaders Kirklees if you have questions.
Bridget Hughes – bridget@tslkirklees.org.uk
Becky Bracey – becky@tslkirklees.org.uk
Community Buildings webinars
Blogs about community buildings and activities
Previous guidance
What can local groups and organisations do in Tier 3? – December 2020
We’re sharing some guidance for local organisations who run community buildings or support groups, who may be unsure about what community activities are currently possible We have also included some updated guidance about leafleting.
Tier 3 guidance about community buildings, support groups and leafleting
National lockdown guidance for support groups – November 2020
We’re sharing some guidance for local organisations who run support groups, who may be unsure about what community activities are currently possible We strongly recommend you do not open for face–to-face support during the national lockdown, to keep people as safe as we can and to reduce infection rates. Face-to-face support should only take place when it would be more harmful to stay at home than to physically go to the support group.