The Cragg Vale Community Association Established in 2007
This website's purpose is to act as a forum for the community. It will be for information about the CVCA, upcoming events, useful contacts, and act as an interactive web for you to post comments, see news link. Long term, also to be included will be History of Cragg Vale, Local information and Tourist / Visitor information. If you have any suggestions to improve this site or any comments please feel free to email info@craggvalecommunity.co.uk
At our AGM in October 2010 the committee provided progress updates for you all regarding our original priorities. In chart form they look like this:
We have also achieved:
• Our own website
• Highly successful Cragg Calendars for 2009, ’10, ‘11 and '12 in production
• Produced Cragg Vale postcards
• Involved local businesses in CVCA activities
• Run ‘Clean-Up Cragg’ with roadside litter picking and ‘Balsam bashing’ weekends
• Instigated daffodil planting wherever possible
• Installed Christmas lights and ‘get togethers’
• Manned a stand at Mytholmroyd Galas – 2008, 2009 & 2010
The primary focus for the Association is fundraising activity which will be channelled directly into improving all aspects of our local Community.
Membership is open to anyone who lives or works in Cragg Vale. Please join us if you haven't already and support your local community. Click here for a membership form.
What is our aim:
Our aims are to continue to support our member's suggestions from our Open Day in 2007 and your continued suggestions since then to improve the quality of life for all in Cragg Vale.
The CVCA is trying to achieve a stimulating community spirit within Cragg Vale and promote and safeguard the character of the village e.g. road safety, green spaces.
What are our objectives:
We have many objectives with the results as shown above and have set up 6 sub groups to support the associated activities:
- History Group - to promote interest in the history of Cragg Vale
- Environmental Improvements - to safeguard our environment and to improve public spaces in Cragg
- Social Activities - to provide a forum for members and all persons in Cragg Vale to share experiences locally. This includes fundraising and grant applications to achieve our wider objectives. Check out the news pages for the latest information.
- Carbon Neutral Group - to reduce Cragg's carbon footprint
- Food Initiatives - to develop a local food network
- Road Safety and Traffic - to promote road safety.
For more information check out the SubGroup pages.
Please click here to view our Articles of Memorandum to find out more about our objectives and aims.
And click here to see our latest accounts and financial statement Annual Report and Financial Statement
What have we achieved to date?
Over the last 3 years since the Cragg Vale Community Association was created we have had many significant milestones. Here are a few of the successes and events we have seen to date: