Community Connections at The Halifax Academy

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Lovely evening spent with 51st Pellon Scouts in Plum Street along with colleagues from HCI as well as other partners. We’ve seen a huge turnout of residents who have enjoyed treats, food, camp fires and much more for second year running on bonfire night #LetsGetSociallyActive

Do you have a child starting school next year? Come along to our open day on Wednesday this week! Meet our staff, see our classrooms and have any questions answered 🙂 #startingschool #openday

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No problem. Just over £1k raised. We hope that this can go some way to helping you to keep up your amazing work. #Humanity

Great effort from the whole school and wider community to complete the required 15 442 laps of the cricket field in our Walk to Gaza. Funds raised for @MSF_uk to help carry on their incredible humanitarian effort. #kindness

We are really pleased to launch our Calderdale Cancer Aware project in partnership with @macmillancancer it was a fantastic turnout with a special thanks to Cllr Ann Kingston (Mayor) Cllr Shakir Saghir & Cllr Rahat Khan for their support. #Community #health #WellbeingWednesday

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Autumn is here and our pumpkin patch is brimming with pumpkins 🍂🍁 🌰🍄 Join us for a fun-filled pumpkin party on Friday 1st November! Lots of activities for the whole family to enjoy, no need to book, just turn up! #pumpkinparty #pumpkinseason #theoutbackgarden

Welcome to Feargal’s Fridays on @lbc where @NickFerrariLBC and I team up to expose the shocking state of England’s poisoned rivers.

What is #farmwashing and why does it matter? We’ve teamed up with some brilliant farmers like @jimmysfarm to find out the truth behind these supermarket tactics. Head here for more info: stopfarmwashing.co.uk #stopfarmwashing #farmersagainstfarmwashing

Another beautiful transformation from Ciara - one of the artists working on our #UKSPF funded street art walking route in Park Ward. Can’t get enough of these designs! All inspired by local people too 🫶🏼 Check out Ciara’s work around Park on her insta: instagram.com/ciarasturgesst…

ELEPHANT RESCUE: A veterinarian and national park staff saved an elephant mother in Thailand after they performed CPR. The elephant fainted from stress after her calf fell and got stuck in a hole. They were both rescued and safely walked back into the wild.

Wow! After finishing Year 8 studies with a look at the incredible Suffragettes this blows my mind.

We’re getting ready for the People’s Park festival on 3 & 4 August, have you made plans to join us ? @Calderdale @CultureDale2024 @WahidRashid6

Thanks to our marvellous team of volunteers, we’re opening Wainhouse Tower for ascents next week on Tuesday 23rd & Friday 26th July at 10am and 1pm. Tickets are on sale now: eventbrite.co.uk/o/visit-calder… #visitcalderdale

For an eco-friendly kitchen: 🍏Choose durable, plastic-free equipment 🍏Avoid food waste 🍏Save energy 🍏Buy local, seasonal food 🍏Don't buy plastic kitchen sponges like these – they release microplastics into the sea 🐋 Ideas: bit.ly/3trLfNY #sustainable #home

After a long few days, what better way to relax than a walk to Jerusalem Farm with the Scouts and Explorers. Enjoying the sound of birds singing, water flowing, and having a cup of Yorkshire Tea and homemade banana cake, and a glorious red sky. Bliss! ❤️

Coming up on Thursday 25th July! Come and enjoy some family time in the garden 🌱🌻🌺 Places are limited so please get in touch to book your place. #SummerGardening #FamilyWorkshops #GardeningWithKids #GardenFun #OutdoorActivities #GreenThumb