30 July 2020

Please help us welcome Clean Towels, who are based in Skelmanthorpe, as a new member of the HD8 Network Contact details and more information can be found on their directory ...

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30 July 2020

Kirklees Council has made a second and final round of the Local Authority Discretionary Grant fund available to help small businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19. Grants of up ...

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24 July 2020

Our local representative from Travel Counsellors, Gemma Favager has recently travelled to Majorca with colleagues and her son, to test out what the new normal feels like when travelling abroad. ...

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24 July 2020

You will be pleased to hear that we have decided to continue with our #WhereinHD8 campaign. But this time we want to draw attention to the different villages in the ...

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23 July 2020

SlingLibrary have started to run walks with parents in the local area, providing companionship and information exchange while enjoying the great outdoors Slinglibrary.com are all about helping you make life ...

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20 July 2020

Did you know that you can track the amount of traffic you receive from the HD8 Network? Providing that you use Google Analytics (or similar software) on your website. Listings ...

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5 July 2020

I thought I would remind you about our Events Calendar on the website. It is free for organisations to list their events on our online events calendar. Ordinarily you would ...

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1 July 2020

Do you know how often we are told this when we finally get a chance to speak to people and explain what we offer? So many people have a preconception ...

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28 April 2020

We are well known for holding events for businesses Meetups, however our Social Meetup will purely be a social event and have a strict no selling policy. This event is ...

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22 April 2020

As many of you will know, Sunday 26th April was supposed to be the London Marathon but instead it’s now the 2.6 challenge day. The Huddersfield Giants Community Trust are asking ...

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20 April 2020

Kirklees Council knows this is an incredibly difficult time for local businesses and we’re keen to showcase those that have adapted, fundamentally changed or refocussed their business models during the ...

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18 April 2020

It is an unprecedented world at the moment and because of this, we are having to be ever evolving.  We are trying to adapt so that we can continue to ...

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14 April 2020

The Government has announced details of a package of financial support for businesses and the self-employed to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 virus. This includes a Coronavirus Job ...

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14 April 2020

Have you considered that membership of the HD8 Network could be as part of your CSR policy and your way of supporting the local community? Are you a big business ...

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3 April 2020

Kirklees Council has had a fantastic response from local businesses seeking to draw down a Small Business Grant or Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant as part of the Government’s COVID-19 ...

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1 April 2020

The Government has announced details of a package of financial support for businesses and the self-employed to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 virus. This week Kirklees Council has ...

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11 November 2019

We are pleased to announce that we have a last minute speaker added to our Meetup agenda on November. Simon Monaghan will be talking to us about common grants available ...

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17 July 2019

Earlier this month the HD8 Network organised a photoshoot with the amazing John Steel Photography, inviting members and other organisations that are involved with the HD8 Network or who ‘Work’ ...

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1 July 2019

The HD8 Network were very honoured last month to host the #SheMeansBusiness Instagram training workshop, delivered by the amazing Esther Orridge from Social Progress. Local businesses, specifically startups and those ...

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14 June 2019

This year we are celebrating 6 years of the HD8 Network. Conceived and brought to life in the spring-summer 2013. One of the first things we did was create a ...

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