Author: chrismitchellccct

Calderdale Community Coaching Trust,

The Shay Stadium, Shay Syke, Halifax, HX1 2YT

Registered Charity: 1122685

Heritage Officer

Part time (12 Hours per week)

Salary negotiable based on experience

Two year fixed term

Calderdale Community Coaching Trust are seeking Heritage Officer

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join Calderdale Community Coaching Trustas we embark on our History of Halifax (Calderdale) Amateur Rugby League Project.

The new role of Heritage Officer will oversee and contribute to the research and collation of data and engagement we key stakeholders, which will tell the complete history of Halifax (Calderdale) Amateur Rugby League. The role will contribute to the development and implementation of new collections management policies and procedures which will ensure that the assets held within the Heritage Collection are documented, stored and displayed using methods that ensure their preservation whilst also ensuring their usability for audience engagement.

About you

You are a motivated individual who is proactive and used to planning and implementing approaches to a variety of research-based projects. You will have experience of working within a rugby league foundation or similar setting and have a good understanding of how to assess need, prioritise and implement change.

You will be a team player who is supportive of your colleagues and willing to contribute to a wide variety of work areas to contribute to the strategic purpose of the History of Halifax (Calderdale) Amateur Rugby League  Project:  “Through an active and innovative programme of collecting, interpreting and engagement the Calderdale Community Coaching Trust and its partners,  will use the  History of Halifax (Calderdale) Amateur Rugby League project to create connections between Amateur Rugby League clubs ,  past and present, and the wider Rugby League  community.”

For more information, please contact Martin Flynn

To apply please email a CV and letter explaining your suitability and enthusiasm for the role to martinflynn21@hotmail.com at Calderdale Community Coaching Trust

Closing date for applications: July 29 2023

Calderdale Community Coaching Trust awarded £92,829 to celebrate the heritage of amateur rugby league

The Calderdale Community Coaching Trust are pleased to announce that they have been successful in securing funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fundfor ‘The History of Halifax & District Amateur Rugby League’.

The Calderdale Community Coaching Trust has received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £92, 829 for an exciting new heritage project,’ The History of Halifax & District Amateur Rugby League’.

Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project focuses on all our community clubs, past and present.

The project will enable a heritage officer, who we will employ to chart the history of local amateur rugby league, with plans for a virtual museum as well as roadshows to our community clubs in Calderdale.

The Calderdale Community Coaching Trust is an organisation that has been active throughout the Calderdale area since its formation as a charity in May 2007. This will be the second National Lottery Heritage fund project following our successful Thrum Hall X111 project.

Chairman of the CCCT, Martin Flynn says “We are delighted to receive funding for this exciting project and very grateful for the support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for their support. We look forward to working with, and sharing the memories of, Calderdale amateur rugby league clubs past and present”.

Trustee and founder of the CCCT, Malcolm Kielty MBE says “it makes me feel proud to be associated with the Trust, given all the existing positive social impact work it maintains with a minimal workforce. This is just another example of the positive work in the community that the Trust does”.

We are holding our latest fundraising event at the Volunteer Arms, Copley on Friday 31st March, 7pm start.

We are running a Race Night to assist us in raising much needed funds o allow us to continue our successful community delivery throughout Calderdale.

If you can attend on the night, sponsor a race or buy a horse , please get in touch for more details.

If you’re planning ahead and booking a holiday, please use #easyfundraising! You can raise a BIG donation for Calderdale Community Coaching Trust at no extra cost to yourself! Plus, for a limited time, book with selected travel brands and you’ll be entered into their giveaway for your chance to WIN £1,000 spending money! If you’re not supporting us on easyfundraising yet, sign up here: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-good-cause/step-1/?invite=4UUGGD&char=254036&referral-campaign=c2s&utm_campaign=newsletter-2023

Our next Half Term Healthy Holidays camp is being held in Todmorden at the Community College on Monday 12th February.

Our camp is for children between 7 and 11 years of age

Please see poster for booking details.

We are please to announce we have secured funding from Newground Together and Magic Little Stars for a new cohort of Walking Football that will run alongside our current delivery.

We are running an evening session at The Halifax Indoor Football Centre (formally 3GI Soccer) on Monday evenings at 6.30pm.

Our current sessions, which have been running for 7 years and are every Tuesday and Friday mornings starting at 10.30am. Cost is £5 including refreshments.

The first session of our evening walking football is free.

Please contact Chris Mitchell to book your place.

We have completed a 7 week block of the Healthy Holidays programme, funded by the Calderdale Council and the Community Foundation for Calderdale.

We delivered sessions at the Shay Stadium and at the Community College in Todmorden.

Our coaching staff of Zad Dewhirst, Damian Gibson, Tom Inman and Lily Wadsworth delivered sports activities such as football, rugby, dodgeball, frisbee, new age kurling, table tennis, boccia, petanque and 10 pin bowling.

We also delivered food preparation classes, making homemade healthy pot noodles and also worked with Incredible Edible, planting vegetables in Todmorden town centre.

Each child received a hot meal, provided by the Shay stadium catering team from The Difference Group, fruit and snacks each day they attended.

Quizzes, art and craft as well as balance and agility activity was delivered as well as Lego workshops.

Our next session is in Todmorden on Monday 13th February to Thursday 16th February, again at Todmorden Community College.

Martin Moana

The Old Post Office in Halifax was the latest venue for our ‘an evening with’ Martin Moana.

Marty spoke about his rugby upbringing in New Zealand and how he came to Halifax in December 1996 wondering what he had let himself in for with the place covered in snow.

He spoke with Malcolm Kielty about his journey through the UK Super League until his retirement and his career looking after kids in care.

He treated the audience of 30 with a Maori thank you as well as a Haka.

Watch on our social media platforms for the next installment of ‘an evening with’

We would just like to say a massive thanks to the following who have continued to support us in 2022 through funding.

Our new pull up banner with be out and about letting people see what great partners we currently have.

Calderdale Council

Community Foundation for Calderdale

Robert Wade Cars

Created By RLWC 2021

Newground Together

Ecolag

Staying Well

RL Cares

Asda

Locala

Arnold Clark

Warburtons

If you would like to get involved in sponsoring any of our programmes, become a volunteer or would like information regarding our current community programmes, please get in touch

Damian Clayton was our guest this month with tales of his time setting up RL within the Armed Forces and leading to the honor of being awarded an MBE and being presented by the Queen herself to his current roll with the panthers.

Keep the second Monday of each month free to come along and get an insite on all things Halifax RLFC and their history.

Next months guest is current panthers star, Kevin Larroyer who will be talking all about his career so far, both playing and his work with RL Cares and their Offload programme.