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Forthcoming Events

Junior North activity night - 10th Jan 2012 Group night at Northorpe Hall
Event held on 10-01-2012 at 06:00PM

Junior South activity night - 17th Jan 2012 Group night at Northorpe
Event held on 17-01-2012 at 06:00PM

Senior activity night - 24th Jan 2012 Group night at Northorpe Hall
Event held on 24-01-2012 at 06:00PM

young carers council - 30th Jan 2012 meeting of young carers council
Event held on 30-01-2012 at 06:00PM

Junior North activity night - 7th Feb 2012 Group night at Northorpe Hall
Event held on 07-02-2012 at 06:00PM

Young Carers Council - 13th Feb 2012 meeting of the young carers council
Event held on 13-02-2012 at 11:00am

Batley Bulldogs Junior North - 14th Feb 2012 Holiday activity incuding healthy activities and teamwork skills
Event held on 14-02-2012 at 11:00AM

Batley Bulldogs Junior South - 15th Feb 2012 holiday activity including healthy activities and teamwork
Event held on 15-02-2012 at 11:00AM

Batley Bulldogs Senior Group - 17th Feb 2012 holiday activity including healthy activites and teamwork
Event held on 17-02-2012 at 11:00AM

Junior South activity night - 21st Feb 2012 Group night at Northorpe
Event held on 21-02-2012 at 06:00PM

Senior activity night - 28th Feb 2012 Group night at Northorpe
Event held on 28-02-2011 at 06:00PM

Latest News

Young Carers Council of 2011

Thank you to the members of the Young Carers Council for 2011 for all your hard work and achievements. We hope you enjoyed your last meeting and Christmas dinner. We look forward to meeting with the new council in 2012 and carrying on your successful work. Thanks form the Young Carers Team

Galpharm Presents Giveaway.

Thanks to the 35 young carers and families who made their way to the Galpharm Stadium to join us for a presents giveaway organised by local businessmen - it was lonely to be able to catch up before xmas.

Junior Xmas Party

Thanks to all that came to the Xmas party. We hope you enjoyed the party food, panto, games and prizes. Over 40 young carers attended and contributed to a very successful afternoon.

Senior Group Xmas Party

Thank you to all the young people who attended the Senior Xmas Party on December 14th and made it such an enjoyable night. We hope you enjoyed the food, won lots of prizes and enjoy your presents. Have a great Christmas and we will see you at the groups in January when photos will be available from the Xmas party.

Arts and Crafts Fair November 2011

Northorpe Hall held an arts and crafts fair which raised £1400 for the trust. Thanks to all the young carer families, 10 in total, who came and suppported us. A special thank you to those who brought cakes and buns for us to sell.

Hollywood Ball raises money for young carers

An Hollywood themed Ball held in September 2011 has raised over £1,200 pounds for Kirlees Young Carers. Well done and thank you to all the people involved. Over the coming weeks we will be asking young people to decide how they would like to spend some of this money.

2011 Halloween Party

This year over 40 young carers attended our halloween party at Northorpe Hall. The evening was full of fun games and prizes and even a fireworks display!! Thanks to everyone for making such an effort with fancy dress - we look forward to posting some photos on the website soon.

Did you know...

The 2001 census shows approx 175,000 young carers in the UK. It's thought the real number is much higher!

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