Step by Step Project - Help with Jobs, Training and Volunteering

Step by Step is a free weekly drop-in session offering advice on training, volunteering and helping unemployed people back into work. The relaxed and informal sessions are held by friendly staff from Paddock Community Trust.
Everyone is welcome either looking for work right now or in the future, or needs help and advice to find training or volunteering opportunities.

Please find the details of the sessions below:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
AM	Batley Lodge 10am – 12pm JCP				Sunshine Centre, Birstall 10am – 12pm Step by Step
PM	Mount @ Batley Bulldog 1 – 3pm Step by Step	Drop By, Golcar 3pm – 5pm Step by Step	Bleak House, Batley 1pm – 3pm Step by Step	Newsome Nosh 3:30 – 5:30pm Step by Step
Evening				Young Batley YPS Hub 7pm – 9pm Step by Step

NORTH KIRKLEES

Venue	Day/time	Work club type
Batley Lodge Training Centre Cemetery Road Batley WF17 8PG 01924 475095	Mondays 10am – 12noon	Jobcentre Plus
Batley Bulldogs Community Club Mount Pleasant Stadium Heritage Way Batley WF17 7NZ 01924 470062	Mondays 1pm – 3pm	Step by Step
Bleak House Community Centre 200 Ealand Road Wilton Estate Batley WF17 8JL	Wednesdays 1pm – 3pm	Step by Step
The Sunshine Centre (Fieldhead Community Centre) 50 Lowood Lane Birstall WF17 9DN 01924 420287	Fridays 10am – 12noon	Step by Step

SOUTH KIRKLEES

Venue	Day/time	Work club type
Drop By Community Resource Sycamore Avenue Golcar HD3 4SS	Tuesdays 3pm – 5pm	Step by Step
Newsome Nosh 7 Church Lane Newsome HD4 6JE 01484 533366	Thursdays 3.30pm – 5.30pm	Step by Step
Paddock Community Trust Paddock Village Hall West View Paddock HD1 4TX 01484 341400	Fridays 10am – 12noon	Jobcentre led

Discounted offer on low cost computers with FriendsIT

Paddock Community Trust / Paddock Learning Centre is participating in a trial for a discounted offer on low cost computers with FriendsIT.

The offer is for a £99 desktop computer or a £169 laptop* (eligibility criteria applies, please see below).

Using a special discount code our learners can receive an extra £5 off the purchase price (with free delivery). 

Both items can be viewed at  http://www.friendsit.co.uk/

The discount code will be live for 8 weeks only from 1 August until 30 September.

From 1st August you will also be able to view and try the laptop on offer if you come to:

Paddock Community Trust, Paddock Village Hall 

West View Paddock, Huddersfield HD1 4TX. 

Telephone: 01484 431400.

Please contact us if you are interested in this special offer.


*If you are claiming any of the benefits listed below, or you represent a registered charity, you are eligible for our discounted price
Housing Benefit
Income support
Jobseekers Allowance
Pension Credit
Disability Living Allowance
Attendance Allowance
Incapacity Benefit
Employment & Support Allowance
Disability Element of the working tax credits.
Charities,
Unionlearning Representatives
Schools receiving Pupil Premium funding
Pupil Deprivation Grant, and
Children on free school meals.

West View Social Club

For more information please ring Sarah on 01484 431400 or email sarah@paddocktrust.org.uk.

Paddock Community Trust's Charity Shop is now open

We are delighted to announce that Paddock Community Trust's Charity Shop is now open to the public.
The Shop is on Church street, just 2 minutes up the road from Paddock Village Hall.

The opening hours are:
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 10.00am-4.00pm.

Please pop-in to see what we have on offer. You will find good quality clothes, jewellery, books, toys and more...

A big thank you to everybody who kindly donated all those nice items.

Donations are still welcome, so please bring anything you would like to donate to the Shop or to Paddock Village Hall.

Proceeds from the Shop will contribute towards community services in Paddock and environmental grants to improve the local area.

New courses coming up at Paddock Village Hall

      We have 3 interesting FREE* courses on offer at Paddock Village Hall.

•     Customer Service Skills Level 1: Tuesday afternoons from 26^th June (5–6 week course)
•     Computer Confidence Entry 3: Tuesday mornings from 26^th June (5–6 week Course)
•  IT for Volunteering Level 1: Monday mornings from 2^nd July (5-6 week course)

These courses are accredited NOCN courses and are free for everybody who is a Kirklees resident, over 19 years old, not working and do not have a Level 2 or above qualification.

For more information and to book a place please ring 01484 431400.

*eligibility requirements apply.

Volunteering opportunities

Paddock Community Trust needs your help