HSHAZ

Our involvement with HSHAZ

We are delighted to be leading the High Street heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) Consortium, with support from Kirklees Council and TOWNSOUNDS. The Consortium is made-up of a diverse membership of local interest groups, businesses, and community organisations delivering a series of events up until December 2023. 

Each year covers a various theme, 2021 being ‘Sport and Wellbeing’ to tie-in with the 2021 Rugby World Cup, 2022 ‘Arrivals’, reflecting the diverse make-up of Huddersfield and, finally, 2023’s theme is ‘Music’, to complement the Kirklees Year of Music 2023.

This programme of activities and events is part of the four-year-long High Streets Heritage Action Zones’ Cultural Programme, led by Historic England, in partnership with Arts Council England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Cultural Programme aims to make our high streets more attractive, engaging, and vibrant places for people to live, work and spend time.

HSHAZ Blog

Three Pounds in My Pocket – a journey from India

By Chol HSHAZ, News, Past Projects September 16, 2022

eh woh seher to nahin, jis ki aarzoo lekarChale the yaar ki mil jaayegi kahin na kahinFalak ke dasht mein taaron This is not that Dawn for which, ravished with freedom,we had set out in sheer longing,Of the stars in the forests of heaven (Faiz Ahmed Faiz) Inspired by local stories collected by Let’s Go Yorkshire, ‘Three Pounds in My Pocket’ was…

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Kirklees Heritage Open Days 9 – 18 September 2022

By Chol HSHAZ, Past Projects August 31, 2022

Over 70 free events across Kirklees scheduled for September Heritage Festival Local organisers of the national Heritage Open Days Festival, that this year runsfrom 9 – 18 September, have exceeded previous records by bringing togetherover 70 venues, talks and activities across the district. Half of them are new tothe annual programme. The 77 locations are featured in what the organisers say will…

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Sunday 21 August – A WHITE LINE celebration and TPE commission will be unveiled!

By Chol HSHAZ, Past Projects August 17, 2022

This Sunday will see two very different anniversaries marked by events in St George’s Square. Inside the Station, the focus will be on 175 th anniversary of the first passenger train service into Huddersfield. On Platform 1, from 12 noon there will be an unveiling of commissioned artwork commemorating the history of Huddersfield Railway Station and its place in the community. The…

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