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Volunteers from across WDH joined forces to dish out career support and guidance to young people as part of Aspirations Week.

Children from Simpson’s Lane Academy in Knottingley celebrated finishing their SATs with a day in the park. Though they weren’t sitting back and relaxing just yet. They were picking up litter to improve the park, collecting 16 sacks all together, and adding planters to brighten up the area. They also did a street audit on the surrounding streets to highlight where improvements could be made.

WDH residents in Pontefract and Knottingley have taken part in a 10 week course to achieve a qualification in arts and crafts.

A collection of advent calendars were handed out at foodbanks across the Wakefield District by MRM Solutions and the WDH Cash Wise Team ready for Christmas.

A collection of advent calendars were handed out at the local foodbanks by the WDH Cash Wise team ready for Christmas.

Local children and residents gathered at Grasmere Park, in Knottingley, to show their support and discuss improvements to the area.

Employees from WDH donated £650 worth of food to local foodbanks in just a week, the equivalent of 26 adult food parcels.

Children and young people took part in a host of Easter activities supported by WDH at the Old Addy Adventure Playground in Knottingley.

100 Easter eggs have been donated to two West Yorkshire foodbanks, thanks to WDH’s Cash Wise initiative.

Our Cash Wise initiative has reached a landmark achievement after helping 1,000 social housing tenant to improve their finances.