
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is celebrating after securing over £80,000 of funding from the Kirklees New Homes Bonus (NHB).
The cash will go towards youth intervention initiatives across the Huddersfield and Batley & Spen areas. The service says programmes such as FireFit, Grit, FireWorks and Crash & Burn will be available for schools to access and provide “unique opportunities” for their students to develop useful skills.
Chair of the Fire Authority Councillor Judith Hughes, who represents the Almondbury ward, has been a supporter of the funding bid. She said: “The Fire Service has the power to influence young lives in a really positive way because the skills of a firefighter are those of resilience, teamwork and problem solving.
“We are really pleased that this successful funding bid means that more young people across Kirklees will benefit from the Fire Service’s intervention courses at a time in their lives that it could make a real difference to their futures and consequently community cohesion.”