Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin awarded £50,000 each to 10 community organisations across the county – including Unique Community Hub in Halifax 's Park Ward, Streetbikes in Liversedge, and the Environmental Projects in Kirklees’ (EPIKS) Batley Hub – at an event held in Kirkstall last week. The funding is part of a £500,000 investment to encourage communities to “walk, cycle and wheel”, with the aim of supporting community groups to become walking and cycling hubs. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Halifax Courier, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
The organisations will use the funding to become “one-stop shops” where people can access resources such as equipment, training and group activities, and advice and support on routes, allowing people to access everything they need to walk, cycle or wheel. Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin awarded the money at an event at the Hollybush Conservation Centre in Kirkstall on Friday, August 9. She said: “We want to encourage more people to get around our region using healthy active travel choices.
“Walking, cycling and wheeling as a way of getting around have so many benefits for health and wellbeing, as well as tackling the climate emergency, and these hubs in the heart of our communities will encourage more people to give active travel a go. Advertisement Advertisement “This will help us build a greener and better-connected West Yorkshi.