Belong Through Movement

Free 8-week women’s wellbeing programme
The CCA Cup: Bringing Men Together Through Sport and Conversation

As part of its ongoing commitment to improving men’s health and reducing health inequalities across Calderdale, Halifax Opportunities Trust (HOT) organised the inaugural Calderdale Cancer Aware Cup, a men’s pool tournament held at Halifax Snooker Club. The event was designed to leverage the universal appeal of sport to engage men in conversations about their health […]
HOT Spotlight on a Cancer Champion

Meet David, another Community Cancer Champion! David works in Customer First at Calderdale Council, supporting residents with queries about council services. Outside of work, David is also an actor and part of the multimedia production company Feathertree Arts—bringing creativity and passion into everything he does. What inspired David to become a Cancer Champion? “I attended […]
Calderdale Cancer Aware team wins national Community Impact Award

We are delighted to share that the Calderdale Cancer Aware team has won the Community Impact Award at the National Macmillan Conference held at Birmingham ICC. Calderdale Cancer Aware is a collaboration between trusted local charity Halifax Opportunities Trust and Macmillan. Its mission is to normalise conversations about cancer within the diverse communities of Park […]
Embedding Cancer Awareness Within West Yorkshire Police – Calderdale District

As part of our Cancer Champion programme, we delivered training to officers within West Yorkshire Police in Calderdale District. The response was amazing — after the opportunity was shared internally, there was an overwhelming level of interest, with more volunteers than any similar initiative had previously attracted. Fourteen officers completed the training, forming a strong […]