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Contact us at : admin@yettontogether.org or 07399 758 295
Who we are
We are residents of Kirkheaton and the surrounding area who have got together [after an open meeting in July 2010] to promote a community spirit and to improve all our lives. Since August 2015 we are a charity – number 1163247 with eight trustees headed by Chair: Trish Mellor, Secretary Lorna Idle and Treasurer Sue Bowyer
We are a mixture of age ranges – old, not so old and positively young!!!
We are hoping to persuade many more Yettoners to join us
- We are not part of any church group
- We are not part of any political party
- We are not part of Kirklees Council
In 2015 we became a charity – Charity number 1163247
To see our accounts from 2015 to the present day and the annual report visit the Charity Commission register
On this page we hope to keep you informed of the progress made towards the implementation of the Community Plan
To look at the results of the questionnaire and also a copy of the community plan click on the links below:
Questionnaire results
Community Plan web – Please be patient – it’s a big file to download!
Volunteers meeting
On the 26th September 2011 a meeting was held for all the people who, through the village questionnaire, expressed an interest in volunteering in some aspect of the community
[Those who gave us their contact details were personally invited]
The meeting started with a brief introduction to the village plan and how Yetton Together came about. Then members of the steering committee talked about the community plan issues highlighted by the questionnaire that they are hoping to tackle with help from other residents.
Working parties were formed to guide us through the setting up, and then implementation of the community plan.
At February 2022 the people responsible for the following areas areas:
- Environment – Trish Mellor
- Coffee Shop – Lesley Ingleby
- Traffic & Transport – John Hinchcliffe
- Youth & Children’s Facilities – Eric Hutchinson
- Magazine and Website – Sue Bowyer
- 200 Club – Sue Bowyer
- Communications eg Facebook,etc – Diane Hardcastle
Yetton Forum
Residents are encouraged to attend Yetton Together’s monthly Forum meeting held on the 4th Tuesday of each month [except December] from 7pm to approx 7:45pm. The Forum is a platform for people to bring issues and find out more about what is happening around the village. All are welcome. See page titled Yetton Forum for more details
How the Community Plan started
On the 6th July 2010 around 70 people attended the launch of a Community Plan for Kirkheaton. The idea was given an overwhelmingly positive response and a good proportion of those there immediately volunteered to take part in the work to produce it. The work to produce the report lasted over 18 months, with a questionnaire and a series of events to allow those who live, work or are members of organisations in and around the village to become involved. There was also a wide consultations with Kirklees and Kirkburton Parish Council, local businesses and other service providers.
Steering committee formed
After the successful launch of the idea of the village plan about 15 people came forward to express their interest in being on a committee to help move the idea into reality.[There were many other people who expressed an interest in helping in other ways and they will be contacted in the future] A meeting was held in the Parish Centre on 15th July 2010 to discuss how to move forward. Discussions centred around practicalities eg how to reach all members of the community to find out their views, What actually areas do we include and what to call ourselves! A further meeting was held on Tuesday 17th August when Amanda Kent from Rural Action Yorkshire [RAY] attended.
