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The Town Council for Hebden Royd covering Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd and Cragg Vale.

03/06/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 🎺

Last week, the Community Funding Committee held its first meeting of the 2026/27 Council year. Councillor Guilfoyle was voted in as Chair of the Committee, with Councillor Hoyle voted in as Deputy Chair.

Hebden Bridge Junior Band was awarded £5,000 for instruments, tuition, travel and uniform for new and existing band members, aged between 7 to 19. Hebden Royd Town Council is delighted to be supporting this initiative and assisting with membership costs for young people whose families face financial barriers.
Look out for updates from Hebden Bridge Junior Band soon!

𝘏𝘦𝘣𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 ‘𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳’ 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 12𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘵 6.30𝘱𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘵.𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯’𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩, 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘨 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘦. See less

01/06/2026

A very exciting delivery has just landed at the Hebden Royd Town Council office! These swift boxes will very soon be being installed across Hebden Royd, by Countryside and Woodlands Team in partnership with Calderdale Council and the RSPB, funded by the Community Foundation for Calderdale.

Swift numbers have fallen by 62% since 1995, largely due to the loss of nesting sites.

The swift boxes have now all been allocated, so anyone who applied for one should have heard back as to whether or not their premises was suitable to host a swift box.

We hope there'll be funding for more swift boxes in the future.

In the meantime, we're looking forward to seeing these boxes in use as safe nesting sites for these lovely birds.

We'd love to hear any success stories, so please send photos if you're having one installed and see them in use!

28/05/2026

🗓️ June Committee Meetings 🗓️

For the latest updates, visit ⬇️
https://hebdenroydtowncouncil.gov.uk/your.../committees/

20/05/2026

Notice of Casual Vacancy

20/05/2026

Hebden Royd Town Council is delighted to welcome Cllr Steve Woodhead as the new Mayor for 2026–2027! 🎉

The appointment was made during the Annual Meeting of the Town Council on 12th May 2026, at which the following Community Awards were also presented:

🏅 Sue and Geoff Mitchell for their unwavering determination in bringing The Local Motive arts and community hub to life.

🏅 Lucia, the Prime Minister and Jude, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Student Parliament at Calder Learning Trust for providing a voice for children and young people when the Pennine Alliance Learning Trust was faced with a very unpopular merger proposal.

🏅 Flossy (Florence Wardley) in recognition of her charity fundraising efforts, busking to raise £5,000 for Cancer Research UK, along with her sister Emme.

Cllr Steve Woodhead's charity of the year will be Calder Valley Search & Rescue Team, a fantastic volunteer-led group who devote their free time to helping keep the community safe in our beautiful but sometimes challenging landscape.

The outgoing Mayor, Cllr Keith Butterick, awarded a donation to his chosen charity for 2025/26, White Ribbon UK, as a result of fundraising efforts throughout the year.

Read more 👇
https://hebdenroydtowncouncil.gov.uk/hrtc-elects-new-mayor-and-presents-service-to-the-community-awards/

20/05/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵

Christine Bampton Smith steps down after over 40 years’ service to Hebden Royd Town Council and Calderdale Council.

As of May 2026, Christine Bampton Smith has stepped down as Councillor for Hebden Royd Town Council, having been the longest-standing Councillor, dedicating over 40 years’ service to the communities of Hebden Royd and Calderdale.

In that time, she served on many Committees and represented the community with a deeply-held commitment to safeguarding sustainable services and affordable housing for the people of Hebden Royd. In 2002/03 she was also the Mayor of Hebden Royd Town Council.
In recognition of her many years’ community work as both a parish and regional councillor, in 2014 Bampton Smith was awarded the British Empire Medal, an honour issued to individuals for sustained, local contribution or innovative, high-impact work in the community.

Cllr. Keith Butterick, Mayor of Hebden Royd Town Council for the period 2025/26, said:
"Christine Bampton Smith has been a tremendous and loyal member of Hebden Royd Town Council. She represented the best in local politics - putting the community first above party politics and selflessly serving the community in several roles. For new councillors she was always ready with help and advice, ensuring that protocol was always followed at meetings. She had friends across the political divide and will be sorely missed."

Hebden Royd Town Council extends its deep gratitude to Christine Bampton Smith for everything she has done for the community throughout her impressive tenure and wishes her all the best for the future.

18/05/2026

Councillor Keith Butterick reflects on his Mayoral year, 2025/26, for Hebden Royd Town Council.

https://hebdenroydtowncouncil.gov.uk/mayoral-musings-cllr-keith-butterick-looks-back-on-his-mayoral-year-as-2026-27-mayor-is-appointed/

14/05/2026

Thanks to everyone who made Hebden's Happy Hounds 2026 such a fantastic event! 💚🐶🧡

Together, we raised £450 for our partners RSPCA Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford & District Branch via the fun dog show. The marketplace hosted fantastic local businesses and animal charities who also had an opportunity to raise funds for their vital work. Collectively, it made for a wonderful day and we're grateful to all who supported the event in any way. We hope you'll all join us again next year!

The photo album of the day is now up on the Hebden's Happy Hounds page. Have a look for your four-legged friends!
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12/05/2026

Hebden Bridge Disability Access Forum – next meeting coming up!

Hebden Bridge Disability Access Forum (HBDAF) – established in 2016 - works to improve access to life in general in our local area, and to raise awareness of disability issues. They are behind the brilliant Hebden Bridge Access Map pictured below.
HBDAF always welcome new members. Meetings take place on alternate months, on the third Monday from 2:30pm – 4:30pm.
The next meetings are:
Monday 18th May
Monday 20th July
Monday 21st September

Meetings are hybrid, taking place both online and at Hebden Bridge Town Hall.
If you aren’t able to attend meetings but have access issues, HBDAF invites you to contact them on [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) or 01422 844914

https://hebdenroydtowncouncil.gov.uk/your-community/hebden-bridge-disability-access-forum-hbdaf/

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Hebden Bridge
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