Huddersfield Civic Society (HCS),strives to stimulate public interest and pride in caring for the town and its buildings, by encouraging high standards of architecture and town planning and through a programme of speakers and events, including annual design awards. HCS members have produced a number of the trails including Historic Buildings, Public Art and Modernist Architecture.
The Piazza Centre sits in a key location at the heart of Huddersfield, working with other key businesses in the town is paramount and Huddersfield Partnership enables that link to other key businesses. With the support and drive from the team at the Huddersfield Partnership we aim to grow business within the town.
Huddersfield Local History Society is a membership organisation for anybody and everybody interested in the history of the town. Our activities include monthly talks from September to May; a summer outing; an autumn seminar; an annual journal; and a series of books and booklets. We contribute guided walks and printed trails to the Discover Huddersfield programme.
Friends of Huddersfield Station run an information desk inside the booking hall at the railway station. We provide information on timetables, railcards and local transport services as well as maps, directions and general information about the town centre and the Huddersfield area as a whole. We display the full range of Discover Huddersfield trails and walks leaflets together with a large selection of tourist information for Yorkshire.
The University of Huddersfield are an award winning university that is keen to enrich the lives of its students whilst they undertake their studies. With previous involvement in the Independents Trail, now the university particularly the School of Music, Humanities and Media are involved in developing future trails and projects that Discover Huddersfield will deliver going forward.
Huddersfield Tourist Information offers local and tourist information, they have a selection of Accommodation, events and walks leaflets this includes Discover Huddersfield trails currently available. Huddersfield Tourist information also stock souvenirs and books for Huddersfield, including walking books and maps. They are also the Box Office for Kirklees Town Halls and Lawrence Batley Theatre.