Flying the flag for Fairtrade Fortnight
 We are joining local organisations to support this year's Fairtrade Fortnight – 21 February to 6 March – which will focus on supporting and protecting farmers and workers already being affected by climate change.
The annual campaign aims to raise awareness of the plight of farmers and producers of goods in countries where workers are affected by low pay, difficult work conditions, and, increasingly, climate change. Fairtrade seeks to campaign for social justice for those affected and buying products which display the Fairtrade logo means that customers are supporting farmers and workers to improve their lives and those of their communities.
Events are being held locally and online to mark Fairtrade Fortnight. The online event is the 'Choose the World you Want Festival' which will run throughout the fortnight and includes talks by farmers in countries supported by Fairtrade, discussions on topics such as Fairtrade fashion and the impact of climate change, storytelling, competitions, teaching and cooking demonstrations.
Three artists to take up residency at Bradford City Hall
Three creatives from the Bradford district have been taken on as ‘Artists in Residence' at Bradford City Hall in a project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The three artists will each bring unique specialisms to the project and will be working on the assignment which is part of a wider programme of support to explore and grow the way people open up and tell the many and varied stories of the Bradford district through alternative voices, as an outcome of the district's new 10 year Cultural Strategy, ‘Culture is Our Plan'.
The three artists are Shiraaz Ali, a visual artist, architect and designer; Harry Jelley a poet and writer and Rosie Freeman from the art collective Brick Box.
LGBTQ+ History Month enters final week
 The final full week of events will take place next week in Bradford District as LGBTQ+ history month draws to a close.
Below is a selection of some of the highlights taking place next week. To see the full programme, visit: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/arts-and-culture/whats-on-in-bradford-district/lgbtqplus-history-month-2022/
Wed 23 Feb
Queer South-Asians : We have always been here!
1pm – 2.30pm
Online (Zoom)
A panel discussion held with Norrina Rashid, Anas (Project Besharam), and Usman Ahmed. The panel will reflect on their LGBTQIA+ Queer Icons and discuss their experience as a minority within a minority.
The panel aims to highlight the important role intersectionality has played in the LGBTQIA+ liberation movement. Come ready for stereotypes to be broken and a re-imagining of the queer experience.
This is a public event – please register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/256855219877
Ageing with Pride & Dignity: The impact of LGBT+ History for Adult Social Care today
2pm – 4pm
Online
An opportunity for providers of housing and adult social care across Bradford District to explore how the experiences of LGBT+ older people impact on their care and support needs today.
This is aimed at housing and adult social care providers looking to understand the needs of the LGBT+ community and to maximise the quality of service provided to this community and also members of the LGBT+ Community who want to share their experiences of adult social care.
People can book using the following link on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ageing-with-pride-dignity-impact-of-lgbt-history-onadult-social-care-tickets-240925052317
Thursday 24 Feb
REFLECTIONS: Bradford Hate Crime Alliance
4pm – 6pm
Online (MS Teams)
Reflections is an event aimed at exploring hate crime committed against the LGBTQ+ community. We will be interviewing victims of hate crime, including the playwright Jonathan Cash who was a victim of the Admiral Duncan nail bomb attack in Soho in 1999.
They will be sharing their lived experience and how they used that experience to move forward with their We will also be focusing on the ongoing fight against hate crime and why it is vitally important to report them. Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reflections-a-hate-crime-awareness-event-tickets-250186393237
Cabaret on Duke Street
7pm (doors): The Underground, 9 Duke Street, BD1 3QR
LGBTQ+ History Month Special hosted by Jack Vincent (Jack O’Clubs Comedy Club) you’ll enjoy comedy, poetry, music plus exciting live performances from up and coming local LGBTQIA+ artists. Pay as you feel.
The Bronte Lounge LGBTQ+ Special, with Jasmine Gardosi
7.30pm
Online (Zoom)
Jasmine Gardosi uses poetry to speak out about trans rights, and answers your questions. This event explores themes behind her filmpoem, Say It Anyway, inspired by the life of Anne Bronte. Jas will also be creating and performing a poem based on the audience’s interactions. Price: £6 For more information and to book tickets, visit https://www.bronte.org.uk/whats-on/1167/the-bronte-lounge-with-jasmine-gardosi/6631
Friday 25 Feb
Stride For Pride Keighley & District Historical Walk
10am
Haworth easy moorland walk
Stride for Pride easy moorland walk from the car park west of Penistone Hill Country Park to the ruins of Top Withens farm (the inspiration for Wuthering Heights), taking in the Brontë Waterfalls, Brontë Bridge and Brontë Chair. One moderate incline from the bridge to Top Withens. 8.66km – 2h 40 mins. For more information please email keighleypride@gmail.com or email David Shaw MBE on davidshawmbe@outlook.com or text/phone 07740797281.
Spring Back 2022 events programme
 Don’t miss our brilliant programme of street art and events created to welcome you back to Bradford district’s high streets.
Enjoy fantastic family-friendly events, colourful independent markets and some great microbrewery beer festivals.
The events will be staged in Shipley, Bingley, Haworth, Keighley and Ilkley.
You can also enjoy some creative and colourful street art which will spring up across the district.
Watch this space for updates and confirmed details!
Follow Bradford Council on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and search #SpringBack2022
Sup – Shipley and Bingley
Saturday 12 March. 12-10pm, Shipley Market Square
Saturday 19 March, 12-10pm, Bingley Market Square
FREE admission
Come and enjoy delicious locally brewed cask and keg beers at Shipley and Bingley's first ever outdoor beer festival. We have teamed up with local microbreweries, small businesses and community to bring you an exceptional selection of beer, award-winning food and a host of eclectic music all under a covered marquee. Sup is child-friendly so bring down your friends and family. One day only – don’t miss out!
Organised by Raven Staging
Haworth’s day of Witches and Wizards
Saturday 19 March, 10am - 4pm, Haworth Village Centre, Main Street and park
FREE admission
It may be midwinter but happiness can be found even in the darkest of times. Dress up to be a little scary and brilliant and enjoy a spellbinding day packed with magic and fun. Follow the map and collect all the stamps to uncover surprising and unexpected happenings amongst Haworth’s atmospheric streets. Be entertained by mystical outdoor theatre and learn to fly a witch’s broom or create powerful potions with the help of our crafty masters.
Up to two children (aged 5-15) dressed as Harry Potter characters will enjoy free heritage train rides on the Keighley Worth Valley Railway when accompanied by an adult with a Day Rover ticket. Tickets can be booked online in advance to receive a 15% discount up until three days in advance. Travel in a Hogwarts Express style compartment (subject to availability).
Free parking is available at Oxenhope and Ingrow stations for passengers using the Keighley Worth Valley Railway train service.
K-Town Shopper - Keighley Alternative Department Store and Arts Trail
Sat 26 March, 10am – 5pm and Sun 27 March, 11am – 4pm, Keighley Creative Space, Old Sunwin House, Hanover Street, Keighley, BD21 3QJ
FREE admission
Step back in time into the golden years of retail when the high street was king and shops bustled with energy and atmosphere. See Keighley town centre transformed into a fantastic retro shopping experience and brought to life by local artists who will bring lots of fun and entertainment – watch out for some hilarious surprises. Swing by our alternative department store to discover local independent businesses and snap up some unique products. And sample some delicious local craft food and drinks. Don’t miss this fantastic free family fun - grab a map and follow the trail to make sure you don’t miss anything!
Family Takeover – Ilkley
Sat 26 March, 10:00 to 8pm, South Hawkesworth car park, Ilkley Town Centre
FREE admission
Say goodbye to winter and welcome in the spring. Ilkley’s streets will burst into life with a free outdoor celebration for the whole family. Bring your loved ones and discover giant puppets, sword fighting, music, story explorer trails, live window painting and much more.
This project is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the 2014- 2020 England Operational Programme.
Council budget
Full Council met yesterday to set its budget for 2022-23. Thank you to everyone who gave feedback through this consultation.
The budget marks the culmination of months of planning. This budget means no new cuts to services and no new redundancies but focuses on delivery of services with the scope for new investment severely limited and previously agreed savings must continue to be delivered and Council tax must increase in line with the Government’s own assumptions.
It prioritises the delivery of key Council services and the realisation of ambition for the future. It is a lower than inflation increase in Council tax and avoids the need for new cuts and new redundancies. It enables the council to keep visible services going, care for our vulnerable adults and children and stay focussed on delivering key priorities for the residents of the district.
Adult Social Care Recruitment Drive begins
 We are seeking caring, professional, positive people to come along and join a dynamic workforce to work in our Adult Social Care department.
There are a variety of professionally qualified, managerial and front-line care roles available and they are looking for people who are passionate about making a difference to people’s lives and to helping their local community.
Adult Social Care is a deeply rewarding career and there are many roles and opportunities for those wanting to return to the sector or those looking for a change in direction for their career.
They are looking for people from a variety of backgrounds to bring diverse life experiences to enhance the council’s workforce.
If you are interested in a role then you can register your interest on the BradfordCares.co.uk on line portal.
Watch our video descriptions from people who already do these job roles across the district. Staff from across the department from the strategic director, to service managers have recorded their real life stories and spoken about their roles in the Council and the difference that those working in Adult Social Care really do make to people’s lives.
Bradford Council Localities Plan 2022-2025 engagement survey
We are running a localities engagement survey with the aim of finding out about what makes where you live a good place, and what strengths your community has. The results of the survey will be used to inform planning within your area for the next three years.
This survey forms part of the strengthening locality working programme at Bradford Council, within which we are aiming to focus the efforts of not only ourselves, but also our partners, communities and citizens, on how we can work together with more of a focus on individual localities within our District. This project is underpinned by the principles of three main approaches, the first two of which are early help and prevention, which are focused on stopping potential issues from emerging in the first place or getting worse. The latter of these is a strengths-based approach, focusing on what makes a community strong, rather than what is wrong with a community – focusing on what a community has, rather than what it doesn't have.
The survey will be running until 5pm on Monday, 14 March 2022.
There are two versions of this survey which you can complete at the following links:
Bradford Council Localities Plan 2022-2025 engagement survey
Bradford Council Localities survey for 8 to 18 year-olds
The Mills Are Alive
The Mills Are Alive in Manningham is a free, large-scale projection show which will illuminate Lister Mills' iconic chimney across the evenings of 3, 4 and 5 March 2022. It is brought to you by Bradford-based international arts company The Brick Box.
Intertwining archive footage, music, and original photographs, The Mills Are Alive will be an immersive experience which animates the histories and imagined futures of Manningham. The projections and sound will bring the brickwork to life with the stories of mill workers, the dreams of local school children, and the rich cultures of our community.
This is a free, non-ticketed event where audience members can come and go as they please.
Dates and times: 6pm - 9pm, : 3, 4 and 5 March, 2022
Location: Field on Patent Street, Bradford, BD9 5BE
Local consortiums win contracts
Two local consortiums have been appointed to support Bradford District’s vital Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Support and Improvement Programme.
Following the conclusion of a procurement exercise the successful bidders are two local consortiums, ‘Here4BDCC’ and ‘Network Central’. This contract will operate for three years from April 2022, with the option to extend for a further two years, subject to performance. The value of the new contract is £767,000 per annum and amalgamates existing grants.
We and NHS CCG recognise the significant contribution made to the district by the VCSE and third sector in Bradford and District. This was especially evident during the COVID pandemic at a time when many VCSE organisations were under extreme financial and organisational pressures. The sector has evolved and continues to add immeasurable benefit to those living and working in the district.
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