A presentation about Stirley Community Farm in Newsome, Huddersfield by Brian Lavelle from the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

1. Stirley Community Farm

2. Artist’s Impression The future, a site for learning and play.

4. Newsome Ward has an environmentally-focussed population - community aspiration, quantified by local surveys, revolved firmly around local food production and more general environmental interest.

6. A Living Landscape rich in wildlife and people Reconnecting land and people, rebuilding biodiversity

9. 2 apprenticeships (volunteer trainees) a year.

10. 1 temporary supervisor and 13 temporary site workers (under the Future Jobs Fund Scheme)

11. 30 regular volunteer opportunities which are maintained after the project finishes.

13. Stirley farm before we began

14. Other Work – Site Facilities The arrival of the office and loos

15. Current work: Future Jobs Fund Before and after

16. Recording the changes Non project trainees are already helping to establish baseline ecological information including species survey and phase 1. We will carry out annual surveys to gather data on the impact we are having.

17. Other Opportunities: Combining resources and providing facilities for local organisations including Growing Newsome and Castle Hill. Training venue, already have BUILD carrying out dry stone wall training with unemployed staff. Training site for horticultural, livestock and landscape management qualifications. Building qualifications and training in renovating the farmhouse with BUILD. Studying health implications of active community Green Infrastructure with Huddersfield University.

19. Funding to renovate the offices £800K for this and above.

20. Funding to renovate the farmhouse to be used as trainee accommodation £30k including officer to train and supervise trainees in getting building qualifications.

21. Funding for volunteer trainees.

22. Recruit 1000 members in Kirklees to help make the farm sustainable in the long term.

23. In Kind support using in house skills and awareness raising of the farm, The Trust and to us of partners, funding we may not have thought of etc.