Join us for a morning of felting with Crafty Baggage!
Running 10am-12 noon.
TICKETS ARE £27.50 and can be purchased by emailing [email protected] today!
All materials provided, no experience necessary, hot drink included and cakes available for purchase.
Get muddy, make connections, and support a great cause!
Join Team Fresh Futures for the Yorkshire Tough Mudder on 26th July 2025 – a 5k challenge packed with epic obstacles, muddy fun, and the chance to network with local businesses while raising funds for disadvantaged children, young people and families in Kirklees.
Whether you’re looking for a unique team-building experience with colleagues or a fun way to meet like-minded professionals, this is the perfect challenge! Sign up solo or rally your workplace, friends, or family.
Limited places available—register now!
Email [email protected] to get involved!
Fresh Futures is hosting a town wide coffee morning to celebrate Yorkshire Day on Friday 1st August 2025 and we’d love you to be part of it! We’re inviting local cafés to join in by hosting their own mini coffee mornings, decorated with Fresh Futures goodies, to help raise vital funds and bring our amazing community together.
We’ll send you a fundraising pack with everything you need! All we ask is for participating cafés to donate a percentage of their profits from the day to support our work.
It’s a perfect chance to celebrate Yorkshire Day with your customers, connect with other local cafés & support a brilliant local cause!
Want to get involved? Email us at [email protected] today!
Date: Friday, 8th May 2026
Location: Meltham Golf Club
Fresh Futures is excited to invite businesses across Yorkshire to take part in our first-ever Charity Golf Day! Whether you’re looking to network with other professionals, showcase your brand, or simply enjoy a fantastic day of golf, this event is the perfect opportunity to do so – all while supporting an incredible cause.
We’re calling on businesses to register a team of four for a great day on the green! Enjoy friendly competition, engage with like-minded professionals, and promote your company in a relaxed and enjoyable environment. Your entry includes a coffee and breakfast roll on arrival, followed by a round of golf at the stunning Meltham Golf Club. After the game, enjoy a post-match meal and fantastic networking opportunities. During the day, there will also be opportunity to compete for incredible prizes in both the winning team and putting competitions.
All this for just £275 per team!
Are you a business based in Kirklees looking to grow your network, discover new opportunities, and make meaningful connections for 2026?
Join us for Networking for Good, designed to bring together local businesses, professionals, and community organisations. Enjoy a welcoming, informal environment where you can share ideas, spark collaborations, and strengthen your presence in the local area – all while supporting a great cause.
💡For this event we welcome Emma Scott, a guest speaker from Leach, an industry-leading Graphic Design and Printing company founded in Kirklees.
📅 Event Details
Why attend?
Who is it for? Businesses of all sizes and sectors in Kirklees – from corporate professionals and creatives to charities and social enterprises.
Please note: The £7.50 fee helps cover venue hire and refreshments. Any surplus directly supports Fresh Futures’ work in the community.
Fresh Futures Patrons attend free – email [email protected] to book your place.
Come and join us for our Stay & Play sessions every Tuesday morning at Brian Jackson House Huddersfield, HD1 5JP.
Sessions run 10:30am-12pm, and are open for children aged 0-5 and their parents/carers and healthy snacks are provided.
Due to limited capacity, please reserve your place by texting 07849 398709 before 5pm on a Monday.
Fresh Futures is thrilled to announce that we’ve secured funding to run holiday provision, supporting local families and young people during the summer break.
The programme will take place throughout August at Brian Jackson House, in the centre of Huddersfield, and will run Monday to Thursday, from 10am to 2pm. Aimed at 11 to 13-year olds, the sessions are completely free for children who receive free school meals.
Each day, young people will be offered a healthy, nutritious meal, with all dietary requirements catered for, ensuring everyone can enjoy lunch together in a relaxed and inclusive setting.
Our holiday provision is designed to be fun, engaging and supportive, with a wide range of activities planned to keep young people active, creative and connected. These include:
This new initiative marks an exciting step forward for Fresh Futures as we continue our mission to support children, young people and their families from across Kirklees. We’re passionate about creating opportunities that inspire confidence, promote wellbeing, and help every child thrive.
“We’re incredibly proud to be launching our holiday provision at Fresh Futures,” said Mark Farmer, Chief Executive. “This project represents a step forward in how we support local children, young people and their families, particularly during the long summer break when access to activities and meals can be a challenge. Every young person will receive a healthy meal each day, with dietary needs fully catered for. We’re excited to launch this new project to increase the support we provide for families from across the region.”
Sessions will run Monday to Thursday between 10am and 2pm during weeks commencing 4th, 11th and 18th August. Due to the bank holiday on 25th August, sessions that week will run Tuesday to Friday.
Places are limited to 15 young people and are expected to book very quickly so parents and carers are encouraged to reserve their place for free as soon as possible. To book a place for a young person, please click HERE.
| Day | Main Activity Focus | Additional Notes |
| Monday | 🎯 Sports Tournaments (indoor: Pool, Darts, Dodgeball, Table Tennis – Outdoor: Football, Cricket, Rounders) | Arts & Crafts and Chill Zone open in afternoon |
| Tuesday | 🍳 Intro to Cooking (Buy, simple meal prep & eat) | Group cooking |
| Wednesday | 🏏 Sports Tournaments (indoor: Pool, Darts, Dodgeball, Tennis – Outdoor: Football, Cricket, Rounders) | Arts & Crafts and Chill Zone open in afternoon |
| Thursday | 🧁 Bake off day (Cupcakes, Cookies, Biscuits) | Bake + decorate + take home or eat at lunch |
music, reading, relaxed social vibe
colouring, painting, pottery painting
films, board games, card games, internet access
Volunteer of the month is when we get to shout about our amazing volunteers and the, quite literally, life changing work they do to help Fresh Futures run smoothly and effectively.
This month we would like to say a big THANK YOU to Faatimah who is a Telephone Befriender. We caught up with Faatimah to hear about her Fresh Futures volunteering journey so far…
As a small business owner, I promote kindness and mental health through various activities. I’ve created my own activity book and have many different hobbies, including reading and baking.
I love learning new things and challenging myself to step outside my comfort zone.
I’ve been volunteering for three years.
As a telephone befriending volunteer I call people who may be lonely and need a friend. I have befriended 6 people in my time at Fresh Futures.
I was searching for a volunteer opportunity where I could give my time, and Fresh Futures was the perfect fit.
I believe in ambition, drive, and the kindness of everyone, and these qualities make volunteering at Fresh Futures a genuinely enjoyable experience.
My typical day involves giving up an hour of my time to people who need it, by giving them a call!
I would highly recommend volunteering with Fresh Futures to anyone considering it. Volunteering has a profound impact on people’s lives, including your own.
It’s incredibly rewarding and fulfilling, so you absolutely must give it a try!
If you feel inspired to become a volunteer like Faatimah, or if you would like to volunteer in any way for our charity, please contact Lucy on 01484 519988 or [email protected]
Fresh Futures Family Time service is a child contact centre which provides multiple levels of support to children and families. The service offers a safe and child friendly space for children to have contact with their relatives.
Family Time service works closely with Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS), alongside the Family court arena and accepts private referrals.
The aim of the service is to support children re/establish relationships with a relative where their contact has broken.
Family Time staff pride themselves on listening to the voice of the child and emphasise it, while supporting children and families agree future arrangements. In addition, Family Time supports parents establish and maintain communication in a child focused manner.
Family Time focus on neurodiversity and have recently implemented sensory spaces to better support children. The team have developed their knowledge on ways of working with children and families with neurodiverse needs, focusing on communication, specifically when children are non-verbal.
A high percentage of children who attend Family Time have been exposed to lengthy court proceedings. In 2025, Family Time staff plan to promote the service to external services who work with families, with an emphasis on Family Time being use as early intervention, to hopefully prevent families from applying to the Family Courts.
The Family Time Team includes one service manager and three child contact officers who play crucial roles in facilitating contact between children and their relatives. Additionally, Family Time often have support from students and volunteers.
The team’s primary role is prioritising the child’s physical and emotional wellbeing, supervising contact sessions and providing detailed reports from their observation of Family Time.
Additionally, they tailor unique plans to best support the children and relatives in areas such as conflict management, communication, relationship building and ways to overcome barriers which may be preventing the child’s contact progressing positively with their relative. Family Time reports are confidential documents which make recommendations for future plans for the child/ren which can support judiciary decision making during family court proceedings when developing a child arrangement order.
If you would like to contact the Family Time Team, please email [email protected] or call us on 01484 519988.
Volunteer of the month is when we get to shout about our amazing volunteers and the, quite literally, life changing work they do to help Fresh Futures run smoothly and effectively.
This month we would like to say a big THANK YOU to Lawrence who volunteers as a Community Friend. We caught up with Lawrence to hear about his Fresh Futures volunteering journey so far…
I am a Scouser but have lived in the Huddersfield area since the 1980s. I am now retired and used to be a University lecturer in Manchester.
In the 80s and 90s I worked in the NHS for Huddersfield Health Authority.
I have been volunteering for about 18 months for this charity and another local one.
My role is a very simple but enjoyable one which consists of visiting an elderly man who lives locally. We have a chat of an hour every week.
Its only an hour and we talk about where the conversation leads. The guy I have befriended is very interested in how Huddersfield is trying to survive as a town and follows the local news far better than I.
We talk a lot about the past and for instance, how public transport now seems so advanced, especially when you think of Huddersfield trams , branch railway lines and even trolley buses.
I wanted to give back a little in my retirement and do voluntary work, I am a bit chatty myself so doing a befriending role seemed ideal!
I am also interested in history so talking and listening to someone in their 90s about the local history of Huddersfield and surrounding towns is fascinating .
Try it out and be open to listening about the past and experiences of someone who has led a long and happy life.
The role can be very important to someone who may not get lots of visitors in a typical day or week.
If you feel inspired to become a volunteer like Lawrence, or if you would like to volunteer in any way for our charity, please contact Lucy on 01484 519988 or [email protected]