The site of former rail sidings on Walkley Lane, Heckmondwike has been offered to the Green Business Network (GBN) to establish a fish farm, and outdoor learning training centre based on the successful ABLE project it has set up in Wakefield. The new project will provide social education and training for Kirklees young people and could also host a visitor attraction linked to the Spen Valley Greenway.

Graham Wiles of the GBN says that the Walkley Lane project would host a bigger fish farm and would provide a training and education programme for youngsters excluded from school and those on community punishment orders.

“This is an innovative project with an eco build which will not only provide fish for food but also a training resource” he said. “It may also be possible to host a coffee shop and toilets for people making use of the Spen Valley Greenway.”

The project now has its own website