Holmfirth Arts Festival 2026

Situation

Many people in Kirklees are socially and culturally isolated. 1 in 5 adults reporting depression, anxiety or other nervous illness, 1 in 10 people having a physical or sensory impairment, 1 in 3 people suffering from a limiting long-term condition and the number of people with learning disabilities is increasing each year Over 50% of people are overweight or obese and 23% of people in the Holme Valley reported not having someone to talk to about their problems (higher than the Kirklees average)

Solution

We will engage groups of socially isolated/disabled Holme Valley residents in a range of creative community activities including a community co-created outdoor art trail, dancing and socialising, a social singing project, an outreach project with people with disabilities in residential care homes, and support groups to attend our free to access Festival Weekend.

Please donate what you can. Every pound you donate will help us to bring the best arts events and activities to the Holme Valley.  

£2500 would pay for road closures for the summer parade

£2000 would enable us to pay for arts activities in Holme Valley communities free for the public to access

£1500 would help us provide BSL interpretation at some of our events

£1000 would enable us to hire a marquee to in Holmside Gardens to keep acts dry / sheltered from the sun for our free Valley Voices programme on the festival weekend

£500 will pay for a street band for street theatre Sunday in June.

£250 will pay local musicans to take our festival to care homes

£100 will pay for a local support act at a concert

£50 will contribute to materials for our free arts activities