Activity Leaders

All-Star Academy is an inclusive and creative arts project offering singing, dancing, drama and arts & crafts to  children in our local communities.

Amy Neill- The founder and Principal of All-Star Academy, applied for  funding as part of the York St John and SODEXO Aspiration Fund whilst studying at York St John University for her undergraduate degree in Drama: Education and Community in 2016.

Once the application had been accepted, Amy was invited to a Dragons Den-style pitch. Amy pitched the idea of All-Star Academy to a panel of business professionals alongside Laura Castle, one of our honorary founders.

The project secured funding, which supported the start-up cost for an expressive and creative performing arts school, and so ‘All-Star Academy’ was born.

All-Star Academy’s primary aim is to facilitate children in exploring the vibrant and creative world that theatre can provide.

All-Star Academy would like to offer families an opportunity to experience what renowned Stage School’s Offer – but at a cost that is more inclusive, enabling more children the opportunity to shine creatively!

By incorporating arts and crafts alongside all three performing arts disciplines children will not only get to be in the limelight and star in the production, but they will have made their very own props, helped to design the sets and costume too! – Something we find helps each child, to develop a sense of ownership which, in turn, instils  a sense of pride in their creative endeavours.

Our All-Star Team are very passionate about the arts and working with children, empowering children and giving them the opportunities to access their rights to culture.

Partaking in creative and expressive arts is know to build children’s confidence, communication, sense of individuality and it even helps develop reading skills, all this, plus  lots of fun and it helps your  children discover new and creative talents!

Arts for Health CIC is a Not for Profit organisation committed to offering a person centred approach.

Our aim is to provide a safe space and engaging activities, working with young people between the ages of 11 and 17 to ensure their voice is central. We believe in developing their leadership skills to empower them to be healthy, happy and safe. Our values are respect, good manners, enthusiasm, positivity, equality, good health, well-being, leadership, valuing creativity and diversity. We will give them opportunities to learn valuable and transferable life skills alongside positive friendships. We offer twice weekly sessions that provide a safe space for young people to socialise. The young people take the lead in choice of organised activities, all of which reflect the stated aims. This includes sessions on budgeting, shopping, cooking for a healthy life-style, health and safety in the kitchen and round the home and much more.

We are delivering and developing a range of regular offers for CYPs from age 2-18 years through our regular art school clubs at Holmfirth Tech. Our work is led by, involves and references artists and contemporary artistic practices. Our approach is fundamentally experimental and ambitious, embracing creative risk taking. Our projects are presented to public audiences whether it be local, national or international.

Fairandfunky is a community interest company with the mission statement: empowering people to take little steps to change the world. fairandfunky deliver interactive and creative workshops to schools and community groups, run events, host SCRAPtastic community workshops and are the go-to organisation for local and global sustainability education in Yorkshire.

We believe that as individuals we each have the power to make a positive difference in the world; through the way we act, what we wear, where we shop and what we do. fairandfunky enables people to make positive choices empowering people to take their own little steps to change the world.

The group is known as FRETMATES. We meet every Friday afternoon between 1.30pm and 2.30pm. We sing and play a broad variety of music from folk to rock and roll and most genres in between.

We do not offer tuition, but guidance is always available, particularly when playing new songs.

We charge roughly £2 per week (first week free).

New members are always welcome.

A place to come and talk.

1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month

Donations for refreshments gratefully received.

Holme Valley u3a started in 2014 and now has about forty activity groups . We cover the villages of the Holme Valley in West Yorkshire , with most of our members and activities in and around Holmfirth .

We are part of the wider u3a movement.
Retired and semi-retired people come together and learn together, not for qualifications but for the sheer joy of discovery. Members share their skills and life experiences: the learners teach and the teachers learn, and there is no distinction between them.

Slimming World is here to support the whole you! While we’re a weight loss plan, we also have a physical activity support programme and a caring support network – in other words, we’re here for your mind, body and soul .

Outlookers, the local sight loss charity, will be at Holmfirth Tech demonstrating equipment and technology that may be useful to you if you are having problems with your sight, due to illness, Macular Degeneration, Cataracts, Glaucoma etc.

We have a range of things to look at and borrow.

We are a friendly little group who all have experience of living with sight loss.

A group of volunteers who want to share their skills on the first Saturday of each month from May 2020 (we hope)

OPEN TO ANY AGE, ANY ABILITY NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED

This friendly Samba Band draws adults from all ages and all walks of life, learning to play all the Samba instruments together in a supportive group environment. All instruments and full tuition are provided by our experienced teacher.

Learn how to BOSS the dance floor with certified School Of SOS instructor, Annie Brence!

The Nest Holmfirth CIC is a not-for-profit, community parenting space located within Holmfirth Tech in the heart of Holmfirth.

Our aim is to create a thriving community of parents. We care about parental mental wellbeing, and we want to support early years development; helping you and your little one have the best possible start. We have a packed timetable of fun, nurturing and educational classes!

Stay & Play, Breastfeeding Support Group, Postnatal Yoga, Baby Signing, Maternal Well-being, Preschool Linguistics, Baby Friendly Cafe, Women’s Soul Journeying Dances, Postnatal Retreat & more…

We offer a relaxing, safe, supportive space for any parent or carer and their young child/ren.