Our AGM for this year was held on Wednesday 15th November. As our organisation continues to expand it was a smaller meeting held at the HALE office with trustees, our CEO and Finance Manager, and a few members of staff in attendance with others joining via Zoom. Reflecting on the projects between April 2022 and […]

On Thursday 20th October 2022 we held our first in person AGM since the Covid pandemic. Held at the HALE office, our staff presented the projects we have been working on between April 2021 and March 2022 with case studies and success stories to highlight the amazing work they do on a daily basis. For […]

  Shipley is one of 101 places across England selected for up to £25m investment as part of the Government’s Towns Fund initiative. The Towns Fund invests in town and high street regeneration and, alongside other funding, will deliver improvements to the Shipley and provide jobs and training opportunities, as well as wider cultural and social […]

At HALE we work with a number of partners and organisations across the Bradford District with the aim of achieving our goal to “improve health where there is greatest need“. A great example of this is our social prescribing work with the Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership on the Proactive Care Team […]

Original Article by Emma Clayton (Telegraph & Argus) – https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/20131581.mind-bradford-offers-support-people-suffering-loneliness/ Tony Merifield became a befriender six years ago after working part-time in a supermarket. “I used to get a lot of people coming through the till by themselves,” he said. “By talking to them I realised just how many lonely people there were, and still […]

As part of the government’s town fund, Shipley has secured up to £25 million in funding; intended to “deliver improvements to the town centre, and provide jobs and training opportunities, as well as wider cultural and social benefits for the town”. In association with the scheme, residents are being invited to give their input on […]

Bradford Council and Bradford District Craven CCG have appointed two local consortiums to support its vital Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Support and Improvement Programme. Following the conclusion of a procurement process in late 2021 the successful bidders are two local consortiums, ‘Here4BDCC’ and ‘Network Central’. The contract will operate for three years from April […]

Shipley has been selected by the Government as one of 101 places across England eligible for up to £25m investment through the Towns Fund.  The Towns Fund constitutes a transformational programme of activity and investment in town and high street regeneration; promoting the distinctive offer of each place. The Towns Fund will not only economically […]

A new collaboration between Step 2, JAMES and HALE will offer a flexible approach to developing a formula for supporting Bradford schools with their Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSE) delivery. The programme has been commissioned by Bradford Council and runs until March 2023. Between the partners there is over 30 years’ experience of work […]

Thursday 18th March is National Social Prescribing Day – our team will be taking over out twitter account – find us @HALEProject and follow the hashtag #socialprescribingWYH to see all of our celebrations throughout the day. For now here are some of our team talking to your about social prescribing over the last year and […]