Welcome to Breastfeed - Calderdale

Updated: 1st December 2025

This is a local award scheme. (For more details, please see the News item.)

It is to raise awareness and recognise places across Calderdale where mums are welcomed and supported to breastfeed. The aim is to improve the health and well-being of local families.

We know mums have the legal right to breastfeed anywhere (2010 Equality Act). Though, many do not feel confident doing it in public. Our award scheme aims to make things easier. It will help you find where you will be welcomed when out and about in Calderdale.

Venues across Calderdale are all showing their support and signing up for the award. This includes:

Cafes.
Restaurants.
Libraries.
Children's Centres.
Leisure centres.

These are places, where a mum can be assured that staff and venue will be supportive of breastfeeding.

Find a venue

Area	Venue	Contact	Toilet	Baby changing facilities	Private breastfeeding space	Free drinking water
Brighouse	Brighouse Library	Address: Halifax Road, HD6 2AF. Phone: (01484) 288060.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Rastrick Library	Address: 38 Crowtrees Lane, HD6 3NE. Phone: (01484) 714858.	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Brighouse Pool and Fitness Centre	Address: Woodvale Road, HD6 4AS.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Wellholme Family Hub	Address: Bradford Road, HD6 4AF. Phone: (01484) 714768.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	My Tribe Studio and Parenting Hub	Address: Unit 12 Kirklees Steel Works, Mill Lane, HD6 1PL. Phone: 07973 423708 (mobile).	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	The Pottery Spot	Address: 44 Park Street, HD6 1JL. Phone: (01484) 400602.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Golden Linings	Address: 11 Bethel Street, HD6 1JR. Phone: 07967 010576.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	The Edge Play Gym	Address: Church Lane, HD6 1AT. Phone: (01484) 400447.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Babyccinos Jungle Cafe	Address: Unit 2, Prince of Wales Mill, Birds Royd Lane, HD6 1LQ. Phone: 07713 183121. Website: Babyccinos Jungle Cafe. Facebook: Babyccinos Jungle Cafe.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	St. Matthew's Parish Centre	Address: Church Street, Rastrick, HD6 3NF. Phone: 07769 710623 (mobile). Website: Stmatthewsrastrick.org.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	St. Martin's Church	Address: 47 Bracken Road, Brighouse, HD6 2HX	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Armytage Arms	Address: Towngate, Clifton, HD6 4HX. Phone: 01484 712882.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Elland	Library	Address: Coronation Street, HX5 0DF. Phone: (01422) 374422.	Yes	No	No	No
	Family Hub	Address: Boxhall Road, HX5 0BB. Phone: (01422) 266197.	Yes	Yes	May be available	Yes
	Morrisons Supermarket	Address: 4 Jubilee way, HX5 9DT. Phone: (01422) 229180.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Anon Lingerie	Address: 6 Victoria Road, HX5 0PU. Phone: (01422) 379681.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Little Grandma's Play Gym	Address: Quebec Street, HX5 9BX. Phone: (01422) 373354. Website: Little Grandma's Play Gym. Facebook: Little Grandma's Play Gym.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Project Colt	Address: Bridgefield Mills, Elland Bridge, HX5 0SG. Phone: (01422) 416519.	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
	Coopers Kitchen & Bar	Address: 48 Southgate, Elland, HX5 0DQ . Phone: 07947 622393.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Elland Community Hub	Address: Huddersfield Road, Elland, HX5 9DW. Phone: 07999 059117.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Halifax	Lightcliffe Tea Rooms	Address: 101 Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe. HX3 8SH. Phone: (01422) 209148.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	The Piece Hall	Address: Blackledge, HX1 1RE. Phone: (01422) 525200.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes. Just ask in cafes, bars and restaurants.
	The Trading Rooms (at The Piece Hall)	Address: Blackledge,HX1 1RE. Phone: (01422) 414440.	Yes	Yes	The first aid room in The Piece Hall can be used.	Yes, on request
	The Deli	Address: The Piece Hall, Blackledge, HX1 1RE. Phone: (01422) 525200 (Piece Hall)	Yes, in the Piece Hall	Yes, in the Piece Hall.	Yes, in the Piece Hall.	Yes
	The Mill Play Café/The Pottery Cafe	Address: Level 1, 1850 Mill, Shaw Lodge Mills, Shaw Lane, HX3 9ET. Phone: (01422) 363523.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Coffee Culture Mereside	Address: Shibden Park, HX3 6XG.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Calderdale Register Office (for families at appointments)	Address: Spring Hall Mansion, Huddersfield Road, HX3 0AQ. Phone: (01422) 288080.	Yes	Yes	No	Provided on request.
	Beechwood Road Library	Address: Beechwood Road, Illingworth. HX2 9BU. Phone: (01422) 244161.	Yes	No	No	No
	Ackroyd Library	Address: 6 Boothtown Road, HX3 6HG. Phone: (01422) 352277.	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Central Library	Address: Square Road, HX1 1QG. Phone: (01422) 392633.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	King Cross Library	Address: 151 Haugh Shaw Road, HX1 3BG. Phone: (01422) 288028.	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Mixenden Library	Address: Clough Lane, HX2 8SH. Phone: (01422) 244694.	No	No	No	No
	Northowram Library	Address: 1 St Matthew's Drive, Northowram. HX3 7EL. Phone: (01422) 202997.	No	No	No	No
	Ash Green Family Hub	Address: 1 Sunny Bank Road, Mixenden. HX2 8RX. Phone: (01422) 243941.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Creations Family Hub	Address: Albert Road, Pellon, HX2 0QD. Phone: (01422) 434006.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Illingworth Family Hub	Address: Occupation Lane, Illingworth. HX2 9RI. Phone: (01422) 243633.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Innovations Family Hub	Address: Cousin Lane, HX2 8DQ. Phone: (01422) 248222.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Northowram Family Hub	Address: Lydgate, Northowram. Phone: (01422) 434006.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Kevin Pearce Family Hub	Address: Ovenden Road, HX3 5RQ. Phone: (01422) 252209.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Creations Family Hub	Address: Cousin Lane, HX2 8DQ. Phone: (01422) 248222.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Siddal Family Hub	Address: Backhold Lane, Siddal. HX3 9DL. Phone: (01422) 395501.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Boothtown Family Hub	Address: Rawson Street, HX3 6PU. Phone: (01422) 250365.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Little Stars Family Hub	Address: Parkinson Lane, HX1 3XL. Phone: (01422) 252022.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Central Halifax Family Hub at Jubilee	Address: Lightowler Road, HX1 5NB. Phone: (01422) 342552.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Warley Preschool and parent/carer and toddler group	Address: Warley St John's Church Hall, Windle Royd Lane, Cote Hill, HX2 7LY. Phone: (01422) 320592.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	The Cakery	Address: 5 Victoria Street, West Vale, Greetland. HX4 8DF. Phone: 07891 871902 (mobile).	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Hebask	Address: Holmfield Mills, Holmfield Road, HX3 6SN. Phone: 07444 776948 (mobile).	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
	Sweaty Mama Halifax	Address: Scaitcliffe Krumlin Road, Barkisland. HX4 0AX.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	The Spinning Top	Address: Old Mill, Suite 1, Wainstalls, HX2 7TJ. Phone: 07703 787521 (mobile).	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Organic Air	Address: 159 King Cross Road, King Cross, HX1 3LN. Phone: (01422) 347798.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Centred Community	Address: Burnley Road, HX6 2TL. Phone: 07738 672898 (mobile).	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Lucy's Little Bake House	Address: 1 Carrier Street, HX1 1DH. Email: lucyslittlebakehouse@gmail.com. Facebook: Lucy's Little Bake House.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	The Copper Cow	Address: 5 Friendly, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2UG. Phone: (01422) 887000. Facebook: Copper Cow Halifax.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Calderdale Industrial Museum	Address: Square Road, HX1 1QG. Phone: (01422) 384721.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Eureka!	Address: Discovery Road, HX1 2NE. Phone: (01422) 330069. Website: Eureka. Facebook: Eureka Museum.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Halifax Minster	Address: Church Street, HX1 1QR. Phone: (01422) 355436. Website: Halifax Minster. Facebook: Halifax Minster	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Everybody Arts	Address: Shaw Lodge Mills, Shaw Lane, HX3 9ET. Phone: (01422) 346900. Website: Everybody Arts.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Express Yourself Play Studio	Address: 42 Union Street, HX1 1PR.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	The Grayston Unity	Address: 8 Horton Street, HX1 1PU. Phone: 07807 136520. Website: The Grayston Unity.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Calderdale Royal Hospital	Address: Salterhebble, HX3 0PW.	Yes	Yes	No – but ask staff and will try to accommodate.	Yes
	Robinson's Kitchen	Address: Wall Close Farm, Score Hill, Northowram. HX3 7SH. Phone: (01422) 201065.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Browns Cafe	Address: 29 Southgate, HX1 1DL. Phone: (01422) 341798.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	The Pottery Cafe	Address: 5 Dispensary Walk, HX1 1QR. Phone: 07955 242706.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Sunny Gym Soft Play and Party Centre	Address: Unit 4, Causey Hall, Dispensary Walk, HX1 1QL.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hebden Bridge	Library	Address: Cheetham Street, HX7 8EP. Phone: (01422) 288040.	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Square One Coffee Co.	Address: 19-21 St. George's Square, HX78ET. Phone: 07547 711858 (mobile).	Yes	No	No	Yes
	Town Hall	Address: St. George's Street, HX7 7BY. Phone: (01422) 417300.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	White Lion Hotel	Address: Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EX	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Luddendenfoot	Little Foot Day Nursery	Address: Luddenden Lane, HX2 6NW. Phone: (01422) 882725.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mytholmroyd	The Blue Teapot	Address: Grange Dene, HX7 5LL. Phone: (01422) 883504.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Sowerby Bridge	Wildgoose	Address: 244-246 Halifax Road, Ripponden. HX6 4BG. Phone: (01422) 750927.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Willow Tree Cafe	Address: 5 Ryburn Building, HX6 3AH. Phone: (01422) 831732.	Yes	Yes (upstairs)	Yes (upstairs)	Yes
	Library	Address: Hollins Mill Lane, HX6 2QG. Phone: (01422) 831627.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	The Little Box Company	Address: 15 Asquith Bottom, HX6 3BT. Phone: 07872 955751 (mobile).	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Little Monkeys Play Centre	Address: Unit 16, Sowerby Bridge Business Park. Phone: 07577 528883 (mobile). Website: Little Monkeys Play Centre.	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
	The Turks Head	Address: 20 Back Wharfe Street, HX6 2AG. Phone: 07834 483949 (mobile).	Yes	No	No	Yes
	The Blind Pig	Address: 4 Tower Hill, HX6 2EQ. Phone: 07834 483949 (mobile).	Yes	No	Yes (upstairs)	Yes
	Artichoke Natural Foods	Address: 11 Ryburn Buildings, HX6 3AH. Phone: 07895 033559 (mobile).	Yes	No	No	Yes
	The Copper Cow	Address: 5 Burnley Road, HX6 2UG. Phone: (01422) 887000. Facebook: Copper Cow Halifax.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Little Humans Play Company	Clifton Warehouse, Second floor, Bolton Brow, HX6 2HF. Phone: 07495 359798 (mobile).	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	The Commercial Inn	Address: 31 Wharfe Street, HX6 2LA. Phone: (01422 ) 317350.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Larder Delicatessen	Address: 59 Wharfe Street, HX6 2AF. Phone: (01422 ) 836972.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	The Wharfe Café Bar	Address: 19-21 Wharfe Street, HX6 2LA. Phone: (01422 ) 849670.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	The Fleece Countryside Inn	Address: Ripponden New Bank, HX4 0DJ. Phone: (01422) 820687.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Ryburn Vinyl and Coffee Shop	Address: 107 Halifax Road, Ripponden. HX6 4AF.	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Todmorden	Library	Address: The Strand, Rochdale Road, OL14 7UD. Phone: (01706) 815600.	Yes	Yes	No	No
	Children's Centre	Address: Todmorden Learning Centre, Burnley Road, OL14 7BX. Phone: (01706) 399970.	Yes	Yes	A room that can be used.	Yes
	Hardies	Address: 54 Patmos, Burnley Road, OL14 5EY. Phone: 07733 470087 (mobile).	Yes	No	No	Yes
	Bar Amici's	Address: Amici's, 22 Halifax Road, Todmorden, OL14 5QG	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Mr Beans	Address: 72 Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 5HZ	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Egg	Address: 1a Wellington Road, Patmos, Todmorden, OL14	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Playgroup at CE School	Address: Todmorden CE J, I and N School, Burnley Road, OL14 7BS. Phone: (01706) 812019.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Various	ARTventurers Halifax (Mobile - various locations)	Phone: 07804 033258 (mobile). Website: ARTventurers.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

All venues that sign up to the award must agree to the venue checklist below.

Benefit of joining the scheme

For venues

It can make a noticeable improvement to customer service. The National Breastfeeding Welcome Scheme found that:
- Staff trained to support breastfeeding mums were more likely to apply this to all customers.
- An increase in customer satisfaction can only be a good thing.
They also found that when breastfeeding venues stood out for all the right reasons, they attracted more customers. Mums who found the atmosphere supportive were more likely to recommend venues to their family and friends.
Being part of the scheme is free and easy to do. You will be given all the promotional materials, along with support and guidance when you need it.

For mums and babies

Breastfeeding is free and mums do not need any special equipment to do it. This makes feeding when out and about easy, as mums can breastfeed anywhere.
The health benefits for both mum and baby are immense. It can help reduce the risk of ear, chest and gut infections for babies. For mum it can help reduce the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
Breastfeeding releases a hormone called oxytocin which helps promote feeling of calmness and relaxation in both mum and baby.

These are some of the positive comments mums have told us about venues that welcome them to breastfeed their babies:

Very welcoming and friendly made breastfeeding very easy and comfortable.

The lady always offers you a glass of water when she sees that you are breastfeeding. Which I think is really considerate.

Felt comfortable.

How to sign up to the award scheme

Your venue will need to agree to the points on the checklist below.

Then complete the pledge to sign up to the scheme:

Apply to be a Welcome to Breastfeed venue

We will then contact you and you will be able to:

Access a short training video to share with staff so they are informed about the award scheme.
Receive a promotional window sticker to display in your venue.
Have your venue's details featured on the Family Information Service directory as being a Welcome to breastfeed Calderdale venue.
Contact the infant feeding team for further advice, support and guidance.

Venue checklist

Babies can be breastfed in any public area within your venue.
A breastfeeding mum will not be asked to move to another area or asked to stop breastfeeding in your venue.
All your staff will be aware of the scheme and offer support to meet breastfeeding mum's needs.
You and your staff will respond sensitively if comments are made about breastfeeding that are not appropriate.
The public will be made aware that your venue is part of the award scheme. This will be through the display of promotional material and by the venue being listed on the online directory.
Your venue will agree to be reviewed by local breastfeeding mums.
Your venue will make sure that their staff are supported if they are breastfeeding while in employment.

Could your venue offer a private space or room?

This is not required to be part of the award scheme. It is an optional extra, if space in your venue allows.*

If yes, can you offer:

A room that is clean, warm and comfortable which is available all of the time for breastfeeding mums?
A room which is close to a toilet (but not in it) with baby changing facilities?
A room which could offer water, either by tap or glass provided by the venue?

*If you can offer a private space for mums to breastfeed, they then have a choice, which is great.

Ideally the private space should be close to the toilets, but not in them. Also, not a baby changing room, as dads may go in there.
Adapt a corner of your venue to feel more private using a bookcase or potted plants.
We asked mums what they what they want in a breastfeeding friendly venue. They mainly said, "a comfy chair in a clean space".

Leave feedback for a venue

Please let us know how your visit to a venue in the scheme went, email: bfwelcomecalderdale@locala.org.uk.

Nominate a venue for the scheme

Please email: bfwelcomecalderdale@locala.org.uk.

Contact

For any queries or to sign up to the award scheme:

Email: bfwelcomecalderdale@locala.org.uk.

Translation disclaimer (Translation disclaimer)

Welcome to Breastfeed - Calderdale

Find a venue

Benefit of joining the scheme

For venues

For mums and babies

Venue checklist

Could your venue offer a private space or room?

Leave feedback for a venue

Nominate a venue for the scheme

Contact

Contact us

Your Council

Social media

Translation disclaimer (Translation disclaimer)

Welcome to Breastfeed - Calderdale

Find a venue

Benefit of joining the scheme

For venues

For mums and babies

How to sign up to the award scheme How to sign up to the award scheme

Venue checklist Venue checklist

Could your venue offer a private space or room?

Leave feedback for a venue Leave feedback for a venue

Nominate a venue for the scheme Nominate a venue for the scheme

Contact

Webpage feedback

Contact us

Your Council

Social media

How to sign up to the award scheme

Venue checklist

Leave feedback for a venue

Nominate a venue for the scheme