News

1 Nov
Celebration cake at the Howlands

Building on 60 Years of Experience

Howlands members, volunteers, and staff invited friends and supporters to the centre to celebrate securing a Big Lottery win to refurbish the historical building it is based within.

Chairman Tom Ellis welcomed all who attended to the afternoon and introduced the architect’s team of Simon Cornell, Darren Bailey and Steve Voke to the members and volunteers.

Trustee June Salisbury and Cath Longley  of Good Fundraising cut the celebration cakes and a Bucks Fizz toast was raised to cement the future success of the Howlands.

Kirklees Council representative Councillor Eric Firth attended the event and was delighted that the Howlands was building on its 60 years of experience and refurbishing the building that would go on to serve the people of Dewsbury for a further 20 to 30 years.

To conclude his speech, Tom Ellis thanked Deborah Hall, the manager of Howlands for all her hard work during the bidding process.
 
He said that she had taken on more responsibility in co-ordinating the work on the bid and her tireless work led to its success .

We very much enjoyed the whole afternoon; it’s a positive time for the Howlands.

21 Apr
Supportive services and activities at the Howlands.

Howlands Services on TV

The Dewsbury based Howlands recently featured on Kirklees Local TV to promote and reach out to the local community about its increased day services.

Watch the short programme here: Programme on Kirklees Local TV

Listen to our very own centre manager and enthusiastic service members explaining what it is that is good about the Howlands.

The Howlands has extended its opening hours to operate morning art sessions in addition to the afternoon classes already on offer.

Centre manager Deborah Hall says: “What a fabulous experience creating our very promotional programme. It’s enabled us to communicate further about our services, and how we can help those who don’t know about us.

Hopefully we will attract more members and continue to grow our support network to provide people who need it with a safe, friendly, and sociable environment.”

The Howlands is a supportive and friendly community for vulnerable adults in need of support services.

Kirklees Local TV is a Social Enterprise based in West Yorkshire. Since our launch in November 2011, we have explored and informed the community, providing topical and interactive web content and offering businesses, civic representatives and residents an opportunity to make known their viewpoints on a variety of subjects.