Christmas @ Northorpe: Celebrate, Give and Make a Difference

Sep 21

3 min read

Updated: 2 days ago

Christmas is coming to Northorpe, bringing with it the chance to support the work we do and make a real difference to the lives of the young people who need it most.

Our Festive Fayre brings our community together to celebrate Christmas and raise funds for Northorpe, while our Holiday Hamper Appeal gives you the chance to make Christmas a little brighter for a young person leaving care.

Family + Fun: Festive Fayre

Our Festive Fayre is a chance for families to come together, enjoy the Christmas atmosphere and support a great local cause.

Last year's Fayre was a wonderful celebration, with the Barn buzzing with festive cheer, families enjoying a fun-filled day and fantastic local businesses showcasing their brilliant products and services.

This year, we're looking forward to bringing everyone together for another warm and welcoming Christmas celebration, packed with lovely stalls, games, Santa, festive activities and plenty of Christmas fun.

It's a completely free event, so bring the family, have a wander around the stalls, join in with the activities and make a day of it. There'll also be lots of ways to support Northorpe, with all profits raised by us through activities at the event going towards our work with children, young people and families.

Mark the date in your diary:

Saturday 28th November 2026 | 11am–3pm | Northorpe Barn, Mirfield

Can you help with our tombolas?

We're collecting donations for three fun tombolas at this year's Festive Fayre, and we'd love your help!

Bottle-bola: Anything from shampoo to champagne! Toiletries and shampoo, bottles of wine or other drinks.
Choc-bola: Chocolate bars, selection boxes, sweets and other chocolatey treats.
Dog-bola: Dog treats and other dog-friendly goodies.

Whether you can donate one item or a few, every contribution is appreciated and helps us make the day a success. Donations can be dropped off at Northorpe ahead of the event, or ordered online via our Amazon Wishlist: https://amzn.eu/002rSr9D

Thank you for supporting Fayre!

Donate + Change Lives: Holiday Hamper Appeal

This year marks the 11th year of our Christmas Hamper Appeal, and for the second year running, we're teaming up with the local care leavers service at Kirklees Council to support young people spending their first Christmas living independently.

Last year, thanks to the incredible support from our community, we were able to provide two gift boxes for every young person we were supporting. We were so proud of what we achieved together, and of the difference those hampers made at what can be a difficult and emotional time.

One of the young people we supported was Josh, who shared his story with the BBC. Josh was in the care system from the age of about five and spoke about how important it was to know that someone “had his back”. He described the support charities provide as a potential “lifeline”:

“It's the difference between worrying and being able to say to yourself you're going to be all right.”

Read Josh's story on the BBC news website.

We'd love to build on last year's appeal and make Christmas a little brighter for even more young people this year, and there are lots of ways you can help, including through donations and volunteering.

Our donation period will run from Monday 26th October to Wednesday 18th November, when The Stables at Northorpe Hall will become our Hamper HQ, as we bring donations together and sort and pack the hampers ready for Christmas.

We've shared more information about the appeal and our suggestions for items you can donate here. items ll be sharing more information about exactly what we need and how you can get involved very soon. But if you'd like to help out with packing the items into gift boxes, please contact volunteer@northorpehall.co.uk.