A reet good balsom bashing!

Community clean up at Shroggs tip/Brackenbeds Calderdale Countryside service and Halifax Central Initiative organised an Balsom Bashing/Clean up day on Wednesday 1st September at Brackenbeds.  The event was organised to increase awareness of the issues at the site including  fly tipping, usage of motorbikes causing Anti Social Behaviour and other concerns neighbouring residents have. The event … Continue reading A reet good balsom bashing!

Request for help to build a map of Calderdale’s historic water infrastructure

The Environment Agency is appealing for help from historians, landowners and communities in the Calder Valley to help produce a detailed map of old land drains, goits and mill ponds to determine whether they could be brought back into use to aid the fight against flooding. As well as identifying the locations of the old … Continue reading Request for help to build a map of Calderdale’s historic water infrastructure