Next Steps event
 Got your exam results and not sure what to do next?
Are you the parent or carer of a young person who has just got their results?
Come along to the Next Steps 2024 event on Friday, 30 August at The Broadway Shopping Centre to speak to careers advisers and meet providers who will be able to help find you a course, training or employment.
Don’t miss out on working families childcare support, apply by 31 August
From September 2024, working families with children from the age of 9 months to 3 years may be eligible for 15 hours funded childcare per week over 38 weeks per year.
If you are an eligible working parent with a child 9 months or older on the 31 August then don’t miss out, apply for your eligibility code and talk to your childcare provider.
Apply here, www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
For more information visit www.bradford.gov.uk/childcarefunding or phone 01274 437503.
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Review of delivery plans for learning disabilities and neurodiversity services
We are currently in the process of reviewing our delivery plans for learning disabilities and neurodiversity services across Bradford district and Craven and have organised some drop-in sessions to share these plans.
Come along to one of our face-to-face or online sessions to share your views and tell us what you think.
Neurodiversity sessions
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Friday 13 Sept, 10.30am - 12.30pm at Keighley Civic Centre, North Street, Keighley, BD21 3RZ
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Monday 16 Sept, 10.30am - 12.30pm at Banqueting Suite, City Hall, Bradford, BD1 1HY
Learning disability sessions
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Monday 9 Sept, 1pm - 3pm at Keighley Healthy Living, 13 Scott Street, Keighley, BD21 2JH
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Monday 9 Sept via MS Teams 6.30pm - 7.30pm - Link for Microsoft Teams: https://bit.ly/4fqMeRY
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Monday 16 Sept, 1pm - 3pm at Banqueting Suite, City Hall, Bradford, BD1 1HY
To reserve your place on one of these sessions and find out more about travel arrangements, please contact: Samina.Khan@bdct.nhs.uk
 Les Girafes: Saturday 24 August, 4-5pm Bradford city centre
Join us tomorrow, Saturday 24 August for a spectacular safari in the heart of Bradford – a magical street performance led by seven towering red giraffes…
Our long-necked friends will be joined on their wondrous walkabout by bumbling keepers, performers, musicians – and even an opera singer parading high above the streets.
Created by legendary French street theatre company Compagnie OFF, Les Girafes are visiting us this bank holiday weekend. Everyone’s welcome at this family-friendly event – and admission is completely free.
Pic : Les Giraffes workshop at Allerton Library - Patrycja Maziarz
 Preparation for Parenthood - free antenatal sessions to help you feel ready to welcome your new baby
Are you or your partner pregnant, or do you know someone who is?
New dates are available for a FREE 6-week programme to help you prepare for your new baby's arrival.
You can attend at any stage during your pregnancy.
The course includes:
- Meet other expectant parents and build friendships.
- Having a healthy pregnancy and giving birth
- Help you feel confident about bonding with your new baby and caring for them.
Courses are starting in September and November. Sessions are available ‘live’ online and in person in groups at our Family Hubs and other places across the Bradford District.
To find out more visit the HENRY programmes and workshops on the FYI website and see 'Preparation for Parenthood'.
This course has been funded by Family Hubs and Start for Life.
Letting agent sentenced following dangerous conditions
A Bradford agent has been fined £10,000 after a tenant’s bathroom floor came close to the point of collapse.
Blackhorse Property Holdings Ltd, based at Thornton Road, Bradford, was also ordered to pay £950 in costs to Bradford Council, following the sentencing hearing at Bradford Magistrates Court on 13 August 2024.
The company had previously been convicted of the offences under the Housing Act 2004, for breaches in a rented property which saw tenants living in dangerous conditions which could have caused them harm, such as a hole in the bathroom floor, and were in court for sentencing.
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Bradford Council continues to support rough sleepers
Fifty rough sleepers across the Bradford district have been supported into accommodation so far this year, according to the latest figures revealed by Bradford Council.
Helping people off the streets is a key priority for the council all year round and the support offered ranges from emergency beds to supported moves into long-term accommodation. The latest figures mean that over the past 12 months, 225 vulnerable people have been made an offer of accommodation to support them off the streets.
Don’t lose your vote
 We are carrying out our annual electoral canvass to ensure the electoral register is updated so that everyone who has the right to vote in upcoming elections can have their say.
You’ll be receiving a letter soon asking if your household's details on the electoral register are correct. All you need to do is follow the instructions, and you'll be ready to have your say in upcoming elections.
The annual canvass ensures that Bradford Council can keep the electoral register up to date, identifying any residents who are not registered to vote so that they can be encouraged to do so.
Gypsy and Traveller photo exhibition at Cartwright Hall
 Dreams, and Songs to Sing – a free exhibition by Bradford-based photographer Cath Muldowney, created in partnership with members of Bradford’s Gypsy and Traveller communities at Cartwright Hall Gallery celebrates its successful summer as it draws to a close, with only two weeks left to see it.
The installation at the Bradford Council-run museum is the culmination of work by photographer Cath Muldowney over five years of capturing portraits of members of Gypsy and Traveller communities across the Bradford district and beyond.
The exhibition has been created working in partnership with community and members organisation and charity Leeds GATE (Gypsy and Traveller Exchange) and Bradford District Museums and Galleries. Photos are included from iconic fairs and drives such as Lee Gap, as well as at people’s homes and events. This is the first time these communities have been part of an inclusive photography display in the region.
The exhibition will close with a finale event ‘Writing Our Dreams, Singing Our Songs’ which showcases Gypsy and Traveller writers, poets, and performers. It takes place on Thursday 5 September from 6pm -8pm. It is free and open to the public.
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