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KIRKSTALL MATTERS

Kirkstall Festival 30th Anniversary In Pictures

Late 2010 Issue 105

Kirkstall Online

Classical Fantasia

Kirkstall Valley Community Association

www.kirkstall.org.uk

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free to KVCA

members

Festival Photography Winners

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From the editor

From the next issue, Simon Dawson will be taking

over as Editor of ‘Kirkstall Matters’. I’ve done three

years – and was only supposed to be stepping in

temporarily, after Val Crompton finished as Editor,

to make sure that number 97 appeared. Nine issues

later, we have found a new editor who I know will be

approaching the magazine with fresh ideas and lots

of enthusiasm and energy, involving new volunteers

in collaboration. Simon has already made his mark

with the format and presentation of this issue.

I hope readers have found the issues that I’ve edited

interesting and useful. I’m especially pleased that in

this issue we can document the 30th Kirkstall Festi-

val with a unique photographic feature, taken from

the thousands of images we accumulated this year.

Look forward too, to a commemorative 30th Festival

Photo-book in the new year.

I want to spend some time increasing KVCA mem-

bership and encouraging volunteers. The latter is no

small problem, in a world where we all have increas-

ing pressures and demands on our time.

We recently had a meeting that discussed taking the

‘Vision for Kirkstall’ forward – to ensure that all the

work put into making a development plan for our

area, is not lost. That means that we need groups in

each part of the ward to pick up the job of following

through and chasing progress against the priorities

for their area.

If we can succeed in doing that, we will be succeed-

ing in one of the things that a Community Associa-

tion is about. But – whether it is improvement to

amenities, playgrounds, the roads or environmental

aspects – the financial resources to make things

happen are not ones that we can find as a commu-

nity group. Mostly they are dependent on funding

from local government or grant-makers.

And we know what is happening on that front at the

moment – resources are being cut. KVCA’s role in

the coming years is going to need to be a cam-

paigning one, to ensure that cuts to services and

facilities do not impact upon our area.

Contents

5 From The Chair

8 Kirkstall Online

10 HMO Legislation

12 Your letters

14 Festival Photo Competition

18 Looking Into The Past

20 Classical Fantasia

22 Kirkstall Festival In Pictures

42 Schools News

46 Scouts News

48 Kirkstall Harriers

52 Church Lane Allotments

54 What‘s On

56 Local Contacts

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We need to build up our active

membership to do this and we

should use the magazine to alert

and inform – but also to inspire

people to act.

I think that this is a very different approach to the

pipedream that sees community groups as deliver-

ers of services. Let us open a discussion in the

pages of the magazine about the way forward for

KVCA. What ideas do you have?

Ken

Did you live in Kirkstall

in the 1960s or 1970s?

A writer is looking for people who lived in Leeds

during the late 1960s/early 1970s, particularly

around the Kirkstall area, to help with research for a

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Kirkstall Matters

Issue 105—Late 2010

Cover Photo:

Kirkstall Festival

procession by

David Enyori

Editors

Ken Stratford / Simon Dawson

[email protected]

19 Norman Street, Leeds, LS5 3JN

The views expressed in Kirkstall Matters are those of the contribu-

tors and if not attributed to individuals, they are from the editorial

team. They are not necessarily the views of the KVCA.

Contributors

Hannah Sames, Chelsey Cox, Matthew Guy, Richard Tyler, Ken

Stratford, Tracey Garczynski, Simon Dawson, Tom Tollet, Kirk-

stall St Stephens Primary School, Beecroft Primary School, Richard

Frank, Jill Stocks, Brian McNea, Erik Schelander, Claire Cliff, John

Crompton, Dawn Cobe, Michelle Glover, Jamie Williamson, Na-

than Strachan, David Enyori, Lorena Liberti, David Moon, Gareth

Underwood, Jon Eland, Ted Wilson, Jeff Madriaga, Mark Jaffe,

Michael Park, Duncan Armitage, Paul Dishman, Paul Stevenson,

Nick Field, Simon Murray, Stephanie May, Steve Harris, Vidya

Padmanabham, Simon Cliff, Philip Brewster, Joe Foster

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can't provide your article in electronic form, you can give us it

typed or handwritten.

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From The Chair Of The KVCA

N ow we have only the long winter months to

look forward to it is nice to look back on our

30th annual festival.

Once again we had good weather and I think every-

one had a wonderful day. It was good to see such a

large turn out from our local schools, in fact it was

one of our best attended festivals from the public as

well. We estimate we had over 15,000 people

through the gates. Now we have had our de-briefs

and sorted out any mistakes we made we can look at

what we can do next year. If anyone has any ideas we

are always willing to listen.

This year more than any other the younger members

of our committee and the field team boys were in-

volved in aspects of the planning and this has proved

to be very useful. It is good to know we have younger

people who are capable and committed to keeping

the festival going. Our field team this year was one of

the best we had, the set up and take down involves a

tremendous amount of hard physical work, I know I

watched them doing it! It would be good if we could

have all the same faces back for 2011, so thanks to -

Matt, Si, Aids, Morgan, the Lodge boys n' girls,

Rogers two and the rest. I would also like to thank all

the people who volunteer to sell the festival pro-

gramme. I could not begin to tell you how important

to us the sale of the programme is.

So we move on, 2011 another festival to plan but I

know there will be other things happening. We now

have younger input in the production of this maga-

zine. It has already begun and I think will come to

fruition in the new year. We have been asking for

younger people to be involved with the magazine for

some years now and at last we have found the per-

son we need. This person is ideal and fits in well with

the rest of our Kirkstall team, he is, computer liter-

ate, intelligent, handsome, a good speaker, well

read, intellectual, drinks lager and is as daft as a

brush. He should do well!

He is already assembling a

team around him to help

and it will be interesting to

see how the magazine

changes and moves for-

ward. It's a big job and I

wish him well.

John John Liversedge

Who Is This?

As part of the Festival

Photo Competition (see

page 14) we had the win-

ning photos printed onto

framed canvases. Simon

Cliff, the photographer

who took this one, has

kindly offered to give it

to the boy in question.

Do you know him?

Paul Dishman

will also happily

give prints of his

image of chil-

dren in the Po-

lice van to any of

their families—

get in touch with

us.

Get in touch with us at

[email protected]

Lights, Camera, Caption!

Any ideas what is being said between the lady in

blue and our volunteers (the Mennell clan) at this

year‘s festival? Make us laugh! Let us know at

[email protected]

Photo by Duncan Armitage

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KVCA Officers

About the Kirkstall Valley Community Association

T he KVCA was founded in 1978, with the aim ‗to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Kirkstall and the

neighbourhood'. We are non-party political, non-sectarian and a registered charity.

KVCA is also responsible for organising events and activities, for example through the Kirkstall Festival committee. We

act as a pressure group and a watchdog on developments affecting Kirkstall, and campaign and co-operate on a number

of issues with other local organisations.

It is open to anyone to join. Annual membership is only £4 and includes three issues per year of Kirkstall Matters

magazine, delivered free to you within Kirkstall and the immediate area.

If you live outside Kirkstall, you can still become a member, but we need a minimum additional donation of £3 to cover

postage if you are to receive the magazine by post.

John Liversedge

Chairman

0113 278 5987

Steve Gradys

Vice Chair

Ken Stratford

Secretary

0113 275 5413

Rita Samuel

Treasurer

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K irkstall Online is a commu-

nity website started in 2000

by Matthew Guy and Adrian

de Montfort. They were living in the

―Edens‖ and decided to register the

website name kirkstall.org.uk and

then thought ―what do I do now?‖

The site started with a few photo-

graphs taken at Kirkstall Festival and

Matthew persuaded his partner

Adrian to create a sub site about Kirk-

stall Abbey following a ―behind the

scenes‖ tour they both went on.

This is how the Kirkstall Online web-

site was born and the photographs of

the festival have become a popular

part of the site and have grown into a

collection covering 11 different festi-

vals and by 2010 having over 20 gal-

leries of photographs of the festival

from over 20 different photographers.

The first photographs are usually up-

loaded the same day as the festival so

anyone who misses the fun can check

it out online. This has been very popu-

lar for former Kirkstall residents, ei-

ther in other parts of the country or in

far flung corners of the world. These

Kirkstall ex-pats now include Mat-

thew and Adrian themselves because

in 2006, they moved from Kirkstall

(where they lived for almost 20 years)

to Nova Scotia in Canada.

Matthew told Kirkstall Matters

―Keeping the site up to date from afar

has had some challenges but the inter-

net makes the world a smaller place –

I can get photographs emailed to me

and they can be online for everyone to

see in minutes‖.

―The website in 2010 now looks a lot

different to when it started in 2000.

The old site was looking a little tired

and in spite of going through a few

minor updates the internet had

changed and I wanted to incorporate

some ―social media‖ aspects into Kirk-

stall Online like Facebook and Twit-

ter‖ he said.

Kirkstall Online had a makeover in

July and has a more modern look and

feel and now includes links to a Face-

book page and the ability to ―like‖

articles. It also provides options to

share articles by email, on Facebook or

other social networks and even

―tweet‖ articles of interest on Twitter.

Looking forward to the next 10 years

Matthew did not want to make predic-

tions ―the internet changes so fast I

don‘t think I can predict what Kirk-

stall Online will look like in 10 years –

I just hope we are still going strong,

sharing information about Kirkstall

and hopefully we can get more people

involved to publish more news items

and continue discussing the area on

the discussion board. I expect we may

have more video and I hope for more

and more content from readers‖. ■

Kirkstall Online is online at

www.kirkstall.org.uk and if you want

to write or produce content for the

site, email

[email protected]

“the internet makes the world a smaller

place – I can get

photographs

emailed to me and

they can be online

for everyone to see

in minutes”

Kirkstall Online We talk to co-founder Matthew Guy about the recent improvements to our very

own community website

“hopefully we can get more people involved to publish more news items and continue discussing the area on the discussion

board. I expect we may have more video and I hope for more

and more content from readers”

KIRKSTALL MATTERS 9


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HMO Legislation

K irkstall Ward, along with Headingley, Hyde-Park-

&-Woodhouse and Weetwood Wards, make up

Inner NW Leeds. We have plenty of local prob-

lems, of course, but by far the biggest problem facing the

Area as a whole is the huge concentration of shared houses

(houses in multiple occupation, or HMOs) - some 5,000 in

fact! They cause all sorts of social, environmental and eco-

nomic problems, but the most serious is the transience of

the population. As occupants come and go, this entirely

undermines local community spirit. In fact, recent research

by Sheffield University has identified Inner NW Leeds as

having the worst community cohesion in the country!

The concentra-

tions of HMOs

are the result

o f u n r e -

strained mar-

ket forces.

They have

come about,

not through

neglect by the

Council, but

because the Council simply did not have the powers to

manage the development of HMOs. It tried - the city‘s

Unitary Development Plan includes Policy H15, which sets

up an Area of Housing Mix, to protect family housing. But

the Council‘s lack of powers means that it has been unable

to enforce it. The problem is that family homes and HMOs

both fall within the same ‗use class‘ in planning law - so

conversion to a HMO does not count as ‗change of use‘,

and so does not need planning permission (unlike any

other form of housing development).

For this reason, Leeds HMO Lobby has campaigned for ten

years for a change in planning law. We have linked up

with other communities with the same problems through-

out the country, and worked with councillors and MPs na-

tionally. Last year, the government consulted on the issue,

and 92% of those responding supported changes in plan-

ning legislation. At last, changes were introduced in April

this year. Family homes and HMOs were separated into

two ‗use classes‘, so that conversion to HMO became a

‗change of use‘ - and therefore required planning permis-

sion. Since April, the Council has used these new powers

to refuse permission for any more HMOs within the Area

of Housing Mix.

But now we are about to lose these powers again. The new

government has said the legislation was hasty and high-

handed! After a brief consultation, they have announced

that they will bring in new and different laws - in particu-

lar, a proposal that was rejected by 99% of those consulted

last year! From October, ‗change of use‘ from a family

home to a HMO will become ‗permitted development‘ -

which means that it won‘t need planning permission after

all! The Council will again have no powers to enforce the

Area of Housing Mix. Ten years of campaigning by local

communities, and extensive consultation, will be dismissed

at a stroke by central government.

And this is a govern-

ment which claims to

be against Big Gov-

ernment. It claims to

support Big Society

instead, giving local

communities power

over their own de-

velopment. But this

doesn‘t seem to ap-

ply when it conflicts

with the unre-

strained market … ■

Dr Richard Tyler

Leeds HMO Lobby

From the 5th October

2010 Kirkstall Leisure Cen-

tre will be offering Active

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45s every Tuesday and

Thursday.

To book and for further in-

formation contact Allyson

Bertram

Phone

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Email

[email protected]

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Public support for these proposals has been strong thus

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derstands how important the rail station is for the re-

generation of Kirkstall Forge and the benefits it will

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more, the development includes £4million of private

investment which makes it viable and deliverable, even

in the current financial climate.

We need your support again to ensure that Kirkstall

Forge survives the imminent Government spending

cuts. We want the Government to recognise the bene-

fits the project will bring, including:

- 1,000 new homes

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Therefore, we urge you to write to one (or all) of the

Governmental departments below, highlighting the

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and the local desire to see this regeneration get under

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Visit www.kirkstallforge.com for more information

and read what our MP Rachel Reeves says on page

56.

http://www.kirkstallforge.com/

http://www.kirkstallforge.com/



Dear Editor

From Bob Nicol I do not know whether you printed

my private letter addressed to you on

purpose or not. But as you did, it is

only fair we keep all our correspon-

dence in the public domain by printing

both these two letters and your re-

sponse to both of them in the next is-

sue of Kirkstall Matters. I am worried

that the Hawksworth community cen-

tre is used as propaganda for one

party; and because I care about it I am

worried that Kirkstall Matters is being

used as propaganda for one political

party. Because this is against the char-

ity commissions rules I invite your

response privately, and in the next

KM. I fully understand the importance

that our new MP has, as an elected

representative, of course. What she has

to say is important to this area and

needs reporting. I sought to see if she

would answer the questions always

ignored by her predecessor for years.

So what happened to my open letter to

Rachel Reeves? Did you suppress it.

It was on the same page and between

the two you printed, you can not claim

you didn‘t see it. I suspect it didn‘t suit

the political triumphant tone of the last

issue. And that is why I think the par-

tisan approach of the KVCA needs to

be looked in to by the charities com-

mission, I await your comment. I have

also included a letter that I penned in

2009 but did not send. Again please

respond to both letters. Bob Nicol

Kirkstall Matters, and the KVCA, are

politically independent. If you have

issues to discuss with your MP, Rachel

Reeves holds regular surgeries for

which you can make an appointment

and highlight your concerns and ques-

tions to her. This magazine is not the

vehicle by which you should be raising

these in the first instance. However,

should Rachel be unable to resolve a

resident’s concerns, and they feel that

it is an important matter that should be

brought to the attention of the local

community we will consider highlight-

ing it in the magazine on a case by

case basis. Simon—ed.

To The Charity Commission Direct

Dear Sir/Madam, I wish to make a

complaint about the Kirkstall Village

Community Association 507822. I

want it on record that I do not believe

that the KVCA is impartial in its op-

erations. I believe that it is acting

against the principles of a charity by

being partisan to one political party

the Labour party. I submitted three

articles on important local issues cop-

ies attached. They were all left out of

the 2008 autumn winter issue of Kirk-

stall Matters. I find it hard to accept

their claim that they forgot my emails

and then misplaced them. I suspect

because my articles challenge the per-

formance and effectiveness of local

politicians they were sidelined.

Contrast that with what was included

in that issue. A letter from prospective

Labour parliamentary candidate Ra-

chel Reeves. (Page 19) A full page by

Labour councillor John Illingworth.

(page 25) A full page praising ex la-

bour councillor Liz Minkin, a section

of this also praised Labour councillor

Lucinda Yeadon and Labour council-

lor John Illingworth, So who penned

the article no lesser authority than La-

bour Councillor Bernard Atha.

(page13)

In my opinion the Kirkstall Valley

Community Association has lost its

way, and as a consequence will

achieve very little. Instead of challeng-

ing and questioning I believe it has

become a sycophantic, accepting,

cheerleader and mouthpiece for the

Labour party. Yours Sincerely,

Bob Nicol

Kirkstall Matters, and the KVCA, are

politically independent. I am sorry that

you find it hard to digest that we have

three Labour councillors and a Labour

MP, I can only presume that during

voting our local residents were affected

by a severe case of DEMOCRACY. Any

councillor or MP will be afforded the

same courtesy and opportunity to

speak about what they are doing in our

community irrespective of their politi-

cal affiliation. We welcome contribu-

tions from all diverse members of our

community — we always have and we

always will. Simon—ed.

Open letter to MP Rachel Reeves.

Congratulations on your win I have to

admit, I did not vote for you mainly

because of your predecessor, and what

your Governments has done to this

country over the past 13 years or so.

Having said that I wish you well in

your new job. I have a couple of ques-

tions the first few have always just

been ignored by your predecessor. I

would like to ask why in 1994 the peo-

ple of west Leeds were not allowed a

public enquiry on the issue of night

flying from Leeds Bradford airport. It

had previously been 7am to 11pm.

2000 written protest were just ignored.

The second why wasn‘t there a public

enquiry in to this airports resent ex-

pansion, again ignoring 2000 written

protests? The third How do you feel

about public enquiries? The forth is on

the bus priority scheme for the A65.

How will holding up traffic affect pol-

lution along its length, and what meas-

ures are in place to protect children

who see traffic stopped, but do not

realise a bus is about to come thunder-

ing through. The fifth given that most

of your government‘s increases in

taxes were to combat climate change

can you please explain how these im-

posed changes to our area affect that

aim? Thank you in anticipation of your

answers. Bob Nicol.

See my answer to your first letter

again. Simon—ed.

Editorial in the last issue

I haven‘t seen you inviting readers to

challenge a letter supporting environ-

mentally friendly issues before. Is

there an official view that has to be

accepted, and an unofficial view that

has to be challenged? You also imply I

am arguing against the safety of chil-

dren, let me put you straight for years

I have argued for barriers between

vehicles and pedestrians with desig-

nated crossing points, tell me who else

has? Why didn‘t you ask people to

comment on why there are no safe

crossing points at any of our schools in

Kirkstall, you will demonise and criti-

cize motorists, but not those in power,



why not. A 75 year old campaigned for

speed humps on Queenswood Drive

as he had trouble crossing, its typical

thousands of road users have to

bounce over humps, yet he‘ll still have

the same age related problem.

Why not just build another crossing

point for him, and let people travel to

work in peace and comfort. Anti car

schemes just kill off businesses, the

Dutton Arms has closed, and so have

three of the six shops.

For commuters we have a cycle policy

for less than 1% of us, a bus policy for

about 30% of us and no policy for

around 70% of us the first pay noth-

ing, the next are subsidised, the rest

pay for it all.

Bob Nicol

The Kirkstall Vision consultation has a

number of points on transport issues

in our local community, and highlights

the areas that the community as a

whole have decided should be tackled.

I trust that you brought your points to

the attention of that consultation and

are now happy with the proposals.

Simon—ed.

On Rachel Reeves letter summer

2010.

I have to take issue with Rachel‘s

claims Gordon Brown made right deci-

sions throughout the recession. I am

surprised Rachel associates her self

with a busted flush like Brown, it‘s

quite endearing. I hope she never be-

comes the typical chameleon smoke

and mirrors politician that most are.

If we spend all our money, then all our

savings, then borrow heavily, isn‘t it

time to stop spending?

I understand one fifth of all public

spending is borrowed money, I believe

we are borrowing £400 million extra

every day. On her support for the

Kirkstall Forge development. For it to

work it needs to be serviced by a duel

carriageway. Traffic lights will be a

total disaster. The railway station is a

red herring it is as likely to add to

pressures on abbey road as relieve

them. Every time I look at this project

it‘s less a housing development and

more a retail park, Imagine Morrison‘s

fed off only one road, then scale it up

to this project then add a thousand

homes, it can‘t work

It could only happen in this ward with

its ante car crack pots, and the absence

of any policy to improve traffic flow.

The one chance to get A65 right has

been squandered by Luddite lunatics

welcome to gridlock Kirkstall.

Bob Nicol

Despite its colourful tone, I have de-

cided to publish this letter unedited for

completeness. How do our other

reader’s think that the Kirkstall Forge

development will impact our local

transport? Do you agree with Bob? Let

us know! Simon—ed.

Condition of Kirkstall

Abbey Grounds

I write to let you know of my serious

concerns regarding the state of the

grounds of Kirkstall Abbey for quite a

few weeks after a special event has

taken place there.

Many popular community events take

place in the Abbey grounds over the

course of the year, including Breeze,

Fantasia and Kirkstall Festival, etc. I

am very much in favour of these

events taking place and indeed look

forward to them each year, but my

concerns are about the build-up and

dismantling of the equipment at these

events. The Abbey grounds get into a

very poor state where stages are

erected between the Abbey ruins and

the river.

The Kirkstall Festival Committee (all

volunteers) work tirelessly in the

grounds on the day of the Kirkstall

Festival and up to two days after the

Festival, in order to help with the clean

-up; to repair any damage; remove

mud and debris from paths and road-

ways and to generally get the grounds

back as to how they were before the

event took place.

My concerns are more with the other

community events that take place in

the Abbey grounds, e.g. the Fantasia

performance. These special occasions

are great events and well supported,

but I feel that the organisers/

contractors do little to help with the

general clean-up of the area near the

stage after equipment has been re-

moved. No real effort is made to re-

store or repair any damage; mud and

debris is left on roads and paths to

blow away in time and vehicles large

and small drive over the middle of

grassland (to cut corners) when ade-

quate paths and roadways are already

there to use.

Local people using the Abbey grounds

for recreational purposes at these

times will find the paths and roadways

quite slippery and dangerous because

of the mud and debris around. Con-

tractors need to realise that pedestri-

ans will be using the paths and road-

ways at the same time as they are

moving their vehicles around and car-

rying out their work for the events.

Areas for Car-parking on the adjacent

playing fields obviously suffer in a

similar way.

The land has often not recovered suffi-

ciently before the next event is upon us

and any visitor coming from miles

away (or even from another country)

to experience the Abbey and its

grounds, will not see it in a favourable

way. Kirkstall Abbey belongs to the

people of Leeds and it should be

treated with respect by any commer-

cial, community or council event.

Something should be done in the fu-

ture to implement a much better

―clean-up and restoration‖ of Kirkstall

Abbey grounds after large events have

taken place there.

Sadly, with impending cuts to public

services on the way, I feel that it will

not happen.

Ken Waterworth (resident for 35

years)

This column is the opportunity for you

to voice your concerns, fears, com-

ments, thoughts and deepest darkest

secrets. Use it as your soap box, or

comment on what others are saying.

We would love you to drop us a line at

[email protected] or in

writing to 19 Norman Street, Leeds,

LS5 3JN.



Kirkstall Festival Photography Winners Photos: Philip Brewster and Simon Cliff

O n 29th July we were very pleased to be able to

sponsor an evening exhibition of the work of 27

Leeds photographers, at East Street Arts Patrick

Studios. The images were a record the 30th Kirkstall Festi-

val and a selection are in the centre section of this maga-

zine. The exhibition was entitled ‗Sixpiece‘. The title was

taken from six images, from amongst the best submitted,

that were displayed as a framed set.

The six pieces se-

lected were by Si

Cliff, David Eny-

ori, Jeff Madriaga,

Mark Jaffe, Paul

Dishman and

Duncan Armitage.

Images from all

the photographers

involved were pro-

jected in large for-

mat onto the walls.

KVCA thanks Lau-

ren Pissochet and

Rachel Barker

who did the work

of editing images

and curating the

exhibition and

who are going to

be working with

us on putting a

commemorat ive

photo-book together, which we hope will be lodged with

the Abbey House Museum and will also be available for

individuals to purchase at low cost.

In total 76 people

attended, repre-

senting a mix of

photographers

and people from

our community,

as well as some

artists and mem-

bers of the gen-

eral public in

Leeds.

We were pleased to have Fabian Hamilton MP there. He

has taken on a brief for advocating for Arts and Culture in

the City and he

made a brief intro-

ductory speech

welcoming people

to the event that

stressed the value

of community ac-

tivity and the im-

portance of re-

cording and cele-

brating community

life through engagement with visual artists and the me-

dium of photography in particular.■

Ken Stratford

Photo by Simon Cliff

Photo by Philip Brewster





Tony Wilson

Electrical Installations

16 Vesper Gardens

Kirkstall

Leeds LS5 3NS

Tel. 0113 274 6027

Mob. 07946 608 869



Leeds Oddfellows Need Your Help

T he Independent Order of Oddfellows Manchester

Unity, now simply known as the Oddfellows has

reached its 200th anniversary having been estab-

lished as a Society in 1810. Its aim was to help and protect

its members in what was a hard world. It is known as the

Oddfellows because its members were in assorted trades or

labourers and so did not have the protection of the richer

single trade Guilds, such as the Masons.

In a time where there was no Health Service or Welfare

State, where there was no job security and life expectancy

was shortened due to illness and unsafe working condi-

tions. Ordinary working men began to organise themselves

locally, to put contributions away to help their members

when in need. They helped when a doctor was needed,

when they were unable to work or out of work, and when

wives were widowed and children orphaned. The Man-

chester Unity became the central governing body for the

thousands of local Branches, Lodges, throughout the coun-

try.

Leeds was no exception with meeting places all over for

members to pay their ‗subs‘. In Kirkstall, two lodges were

formed, in 1830 and 1832. They were part of the Bramley

District. The earliest was called St. Stephen‘s, and met at

the Star & Garter.

The slightly later one was called Blossom of Friendship

and met at the George. By 1892, St. Stephen‘s had moved

to the Royal Sovereign and had 108 members, while the

Blossom of Friendship had taken its place at the Star &

Garter with 271 members. They were still meeting in the

same places in 1934, but with 347 and 684 members respec-

tively, with total savings between them of over £20,000,

probably by owning houses. A female lodge was formed

in 1912, called Lily of Airedale, and in 1934 it had 385

members and funds of £3000; it met at the Mission Room in

Sandford Road. The Lily of Airedale was run by Thomas

Sturdy of Norman Mount, only about half the female

lodges in Leeds at that time were run by a woman member.

Each lodge owned houses which it rented out to its mem-

bers. Indeed a lot of people joined the Oddfellows just to

get a house, especially after the 2 wars when there was a

housing shortage.

The main office for Leeds was in Queen Square in Leeds

where dances were held in its ballroom. This year the

Leeds Civic Trust are putting a blue memorial plaque on

number 2 commemorating Leeds Oddfellows service to its

members.

Leeds Oddfellows is still going strong helping its members,

meeting socially and raising money for charity. In July we

helped to sponsor the Tea Dance at Kirkstall Festival and in

September we are giving over £10,000 to various charities.

Tracey Garczynski, the social and welfare co-ordinator

based at the Meanwood office in Leeds would like your

help in researching the Oddfellows in Leeds. Do you re-

member your parents or grandparents attending meetings

or trips? Do you have any pictures or memorabilia? Did

anyone you know live in an Oddfellows house? If so

please contact Tracey on 0113 2424003 or email

[email protected] ■

The Oddfellows, Abbey House, Booth Street, Manchester M2

4QP. Tel: 0161 832 9361 Fax: 0161 832 3750

www.oddfellows.co.uk

Independent Order of Odd Fellows Manchester Unity Friendly

Society® is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services

Authority. Established 1810.

Images copyright Leeds Library and Information Service and

used with kind permission. Thousands of images of Leeds are

available on the Leodis website www.leodis.net



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13th April 1979

K irkstall Power Station opened in 1931, serving

power to much of Leeds. Originally a coal-fired

unit, coal was delivered to the station via a wharf

on the Leeds Liverpool Canal.

The station was converted to oil-fired in 1973 but follow-

ing the 1973 oil crisis the station subsequently closed in

1976.

The pictures we have here are of the demolition of the

cooling towers in 1979, kindly provided by Margaret

Toulson. We believe these were taken from Woodside

View on the horizon you can just see the

tower blocks in Armley and we have tried

to show you what the demolition would

have looked like if it happened today. Quite

a sight!

The power station occupied a large part of

the land that now forms the Kirkstall Valley

Nature Reserve. Although none of the origi-

nal structures of the power station are

standing today, the substation supplying

Burley, Kirkstall, Armley and Bramley is

still in place, and the wharf where coal was

delivered now serves as a marina for canal

boats.

The main power station buildings you can

see at the far side of the original photos are today

the five-a-side football fields, the cooling towers

were located where the golf course currently lies

and the coal delivery point is now a caravan stor-

age area. ■

Simon Dawson

Do you have any old pictures of

Kirkstall Valley? Let us know at

[email protected]

Looking into the past



A Brief History Of Time

1928 Construction begins

1931 Kirkstall Power Sta-

tion opens

1973 Converted from coal

to oil-fired

1976 Station closes and

disconnected from

the national grid

1979 Cooling towers de-

molished

1985 Remaining buildings

demolished

A Original location of the

power station buildings

B Original location of the

cooling towers

C Coal Delivery Wharf

D Power substation

A

B

C

D

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Classical Fantasia 2010 Tom Tollet reviews the crowning glory of our local music calendar

Sat 18 Sep, Kirkstall Abbey

I magine a concert for which no

postal, phone or on-line ticket

transactions are possible, but

which, instead, requires the aspiring

audience to travel in person into the

centre of Leeds, on one, and only one,

specified Saturday morning, and queue

to pick up, on a first-come-first-served

basis, a maximum allocation of just

two tickets each. Further, imagine the

designated concert to be an outdoor

evening of classical music, arbitrarily

subject to the vagaries of Yorkshire’s

Autumn weather. Imagine still nearly

9,000 such tickets being snapped up in

just two hours. What could be the

attraction? Rattle and the Berlin Phil?

Young Gustavo Dudamel and his

Simon Bolivar sensations?

This enthusiasm and eager anticipation

is the annual response for the North-

ern Ballet Sinfonia, conductor John

Pryce-Jones, and Kirkstall Abbey’s

Classical Fantasia concert. The ticket

holders, pouring through the gates at

6 o’clock, were seasoned enough to

know what to bring and where to go.

Not only have they found and raided

their winter wardrobe, dressed as if for

the perils of the Arctic and armed,

seemingly each, with an umbrella, they

lay out their prepared banquet –

ostentatious with crystal glasses, car-

riage lanterns and candelabrum in

some cases - in their favoured spot in

the Abbey grounds. Guy Harris, the

compère from Real Radio, was engag-

ing enough at the microphone, but,

whilst re-emphasising at intervals a

warm welcome and pointing out the

ban on Chinese lanterns, he and the

organisers seemed content to leave us

soaking up the atmosphere and the

rain with an irritating 45-minute ver-

sion of Pachelbel’s Canon.

The phenomenal, abiding appeal of

the city’s last free outdoor musical

event in the calendar must lie else-

where. Yes, the Abbey’s stones were

aglow with warm coloured lighting, in

defiance of an unseasonal September

night’s chill. True, after years of pain-

ful gestation, maestro Pryce-Jones’

breed of jokes finally spawned the

genuinely funny: “I put the wife in

hospital last week. Black and blue she

was. It was all a terrible misunder-

standing. She’d told me that she

wanted decking on the patio.”

Meanwhile, donations to Relate and

the other Lord Mayor's Appeal chari-

ties continued to hit the bucket bot-

toms.

The music struck the right balance

between the familiar and the not quite

so: Swan Lake, Light Cavalry and a

Brahms Hungarian Dance mingled with

Waldteufel’s Skaters’ Waltz, a Delius

entr’acte and a less common Rossini

Overture, each introduced with appeal-

ing cheer and appreciated insight by

the conductor. The orchestra’s leader

Geoffrey Allan played the Massenet

Méditation from Thaïs with as much

subtlety as outdoor amplification could

allow, but NBT’s principal bassoonist

Paul Boyes was surely wasted on a

comical piece of 19th-century musical

froth by Fred Godfrey. Tchaikovsky’s

famous overture The Year 1812 is

barely stiffer than blancmange itself,

but at least it was conceived for out-

door performance with a written part

for 16 cannon volleys, and conductor

and orchestra gave every impression

of taking it seriously enough, even

through the mayhem of the fireworks

display.

Fireworks … did I mention there were

fireworks? These were perhaps fewer

in number this year, but their synchro-

nisation with the orchestra reached

new heights of refinement. The pyro-

technic spectacles that ended each

half finished precisely with the music’s

last bar. Particularly impressive was a

gradual clearing of the night’s sky to

the long, slowing descent on the

strings that leads to the 1812’s coda.

Only the last glowing baubles from two

rockets remained, spiralling gently

Earthwards, as the music, the passage

exhausted, finally inhaled fresh oxygen

and the Hymn to the Tsar, the work’s

glorious close,

burst forth, the

sky exploding

once more

with renewed,

breathtak ing

fire. At the

end the 9,000

were on their

feet in raptur-

ous applause.

Could future shows succumb to the

impending thousand cuts? In an era

where the middle-aged – for that re-

mains Classical Fantasia’s predominant

audience - no longer expect to queue

to order, survive four and a half hours

in the cold and rain, and clear up after

themselves, the concert’s popularity

remains beyond question. Having pro-

vided such a magnificent feast for so

many for so long, dare the city council

finally clear the table? ■

Tom Tollet

Councillor Lucinda Yeadon opens the event



Paxton Horticultural Society

PAXTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY is based at 186,

Kirkstall Lane, Leeds, LS5 2AB. There is a varied pro-

gramme of meetings every month plus flower shows. De-

tails of meetings are as follows:

Friday Forum – A mixture of guest speakers,

garden visits and general horticultural discus-

sion. Meet on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each

month from 1.30 to 3pm.

Saturday Evening Discussion Group – Every Saturday

(except show days) from 8 to 10pm.

Flower Arrangers – Two classes on the first Thursday of

each month, 1.30 to 3pm and 7.30 to 9pm.

Friends of Paxton – This group meet on the first Monday

of each month 10am to 12 noon for general garden mainte-

nance.

For further details of the above meetings please contact

Graham Wheatley on 0113 2563055 or visit our website:

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Kirkstall Festival 2010 A celebration of the 30th festival in pictures

Photos:

Brian McNea

“the festival gets better and better each

year, we had an amazing day and can’t

wait for the next one” Emily

Photos: Erik Schelander



Photos above: Claire Cliff

Photos below: John Crompton



Photos: Dawn Cobe

“The bands were

great, I loved

Defenders of Style”

Anthony, 11

Photos: Michelle Glover



Photos: Jamie Williamson

Photos: Nathan Strachan

“Thankfully the weather held out and we

saw all the acts on the main stage and in

the arena, a really good line up this year,

thank you” Jamie



Photos: David Enyori

“the parade was so

colourful, the kids

loved the animals”

Pam

Photos: Lorena Liberti



Photos: David Moon

Photos: Gareth Underwood



Photos: Jon Eland

“So many people this

year, must have been

the biggest festival

we’ve seen” Anton



Photos: Ted Wilson

“The fly-past

was fantas-

tic, I saw

one of the

crew waving

out of the

door” Josh



Photos: Jeff Madriaga

“Reetwirlers and Aviator Allstars were really good” Kerry, 12



Photos: Mark Jaffe



Photos: Michael Park



Photos: Duncan Armitage



Photos: Paul Dishman



Photos: Paul

Stevenson

“My favourite part was trying canoeing,

I’ve never done that before” Caitlin

Photos: Nick Field



Photos: Simon Murray



Photos: Stephanie May



Photos: Steve Harris



Photos: Vidya Padmanabham



Photos: Simon Cliff



Photos: Ken Stratford

As if by magic: some of the unsung heroes

Photos: Duncan Armitage

“My family and I

had a lovely day,

thank you to the

festival committee

and volunteers for

all your hard work

yet again - it was

the best festival

ever” Janine



Kirkstall St Stephen’s Primary School Praised in recent Ofsted and S.I.A.A. inspection reports Kirkstall St Stephen’s goes from strength to strength

T he Headteacher and staff are delighted with the

outcome of the recent inspection reports carried out

in July 2010. Ofsted recognised the school as a good

school. Ofsted went on to acknowledge that Kirkstall St

Stephen‘s is a harmonious, friendly, safe and welcoming

setting, pupils are proud of their school and show good

attitudes to learning and behave well. They also said that

are pupils are polite, courteous and respectful to adults

and to one another. Similarly a quote from the parents /

carers questionnaire stated that they feel their children

learn ―in a supportive, caring and consistently inclusive

setting‖ and that their children are ―transformed into confi-

dent, happy and sociable young adults‖.

Ofsted went on to acknowledge the strong teaching, from

Reception to Year 6, that is evident throughout school and

commented particularly on how the support staff make a

strong contribution to pupils‘ good progress across the

school.

Similarly, the report from the S.I.A.S. inspection team that

took place on the 15th July 2010 recognised Kirkstall St

Stephen‘s as an outstanding school. They went on to ac-

knowledge that the school, through its distinctive Christian

character, is outstanding at meeting the needs of all learn-

ers, that the impact of collective worship on the school

community is good with some outstanding features, that

the effectiveness of the religious education is outstanding

and finally that the effectiveness of the leadership and

management of the school as a church school is out-

standing.

They also felt that another strength of the school was the

strong partnerships with parents and they were quoted as

saying: ―I can‘t praise it enough as a church school… it

teaches and models respect and calmness‖ and ―this school

is at the hub of the community… its Christian harmony

reaches out to families and beyond‖. ■

The staff and governors are delighted with the outcome

and if you are thinking of applying for a place in our Re-

ception Class for September 2011 contact the school for

more details about open mornings, open afternoon and

open evenings.

SCHOOL NEWS

Monday- Friday 9am to 12 noon A warm, safe and stimulating

environment

From 2½ to school age FREE from 3 years old.

Kirkstall St Stephen’s Pre-School Kirkstall St Stephen’s

C of E Primary School, Morris Lane

Leeds LS5 3JD

Tel: 0113 214 4630



SCHOOL NEWS

MacBeth at Beecroft Primary

Pupils at Beecroft read the story of Macbeth and performed extracts from the play in a Family Assembly for

parents. They imagined they were Lady Macbeth and wrote diary entries portraying her feelings.

Dear Diary

My heart swells as I read this letter from my

lord, Macbeth! I can almost feel the crown

being placed on my head – I know I will be

queen! I shiver at the thought of how my hus-

band is going to take the news of my plans to

kill King Duncan. He wants the power of

being king, but shrinks at the thought of what

he must do…

Strong, brave and courageous, my lord

has lain down his life for King Duncan. He

and I need to be strong. He has to prove that

he is no coward. Although as a brave, merci-

less and loyal soldier he triumphs, he is too

full of the milk of human kindness.

How do we get rid of Duncan? We

shall make him comfortable tonight and then

strike! My plan will definitely work.

Chelsey Cox (age 11)

Dear Diary,

As I read through my Lord’s letter, my

dreams are finally becoming real. I will be

queen: it is my destiny. Could what the

weird sisters said be true? If so, King Dun-

can is the only person in my way – old and

feeble. He must be despatched of – yet I

need help from my lord, Macbeth.

He is a strong, brave man, my lord

Macbeth, but I still fear his nature is too

full of the milk of human kindness. What

he is about to do will never be forgotten…

O evil spirits, fill me with cruelty so I can

teach Macbeth your evil ways! We will

strike tonight. I know I can persuade my

love to do the deed I have asked.

I will take a jug of wine containing a

sleeping potion and give it to the guards.

They shall sleep like babes and then we

shall strike!

Hannah Sames (age 11)

Ballet at Beecroft T

he Northern Ballet School have selected Beecroft Primary School to work on

―Don‘t Just Sit There‖ which is an exciting regional project that is part of the iMove

Cultural Olympiad programme. It aims to bring culture and sport together

through performances and events across the region to encourage audiences, as well as the

performers, to become active.

Northern Ballet will be working with the whole of Year 6 from Beecroft Primary, Leeds

City College and the Diving Team at the John Charles Centre for Sport, to create a per-

formance at the Aquatic Centre diving pool at the beginning of next year.

Alongside this, a resource will be created and shared with other schools and community

groups through the Radiowaves website and workshops delivered by Northern Ballet and

Leeds City College students. ■



“There are loads

of sports like,

football, cricket

and rugby”

- Dan Thomas

“Sports’

Day’s fun!”

- Ben Brown

“I like taking

part in clubs.”

- Anya Patel

OUTSTANDING SCHOOL OFSTED 2007 and OFSTED 2010

OUTSTANDING OFSTED REPORTS in 2007 and 2010

“All groups of pupils make OUTSTANDING PROGRESS because they receive consistently effective teaching and the exciting practical activities help them

develop very positive attitudes to learning.” (2010) OFSTED

SCHOOL NEWS



“We have a

gardening club

as we are a

green school.”

- Lewis Alexan-

der

“I love the con-

certs and playing

the recorder.”

- Kirsty

Hammond

Twenty-five pupils

in KS2 passed

Royal School of

Music Medals

“I really enjoy

playing my violin

and performing in

concerts.”

- Islwyn Rosser

“It’s a unique

opportunity. I

love the residen-

tials like

Castleton.”

- Baran Talajooy

“The pupils are

really friendly.

I’ve just come

here from Du-

bai.”

- Ayesha Monks

“Heather comes

from the Baptist

Church. We also

learn to respect

other religions. I

liked visiting the

mosque.”

- Leah Cox

Enquires welcome for Nursery and Reception 2011 at Beecroft Primary School

For details and more information call the Headteacher, June Turner, on (0113) 214 4562

Or visit our website: http://www.beecroft.leeds.sch.uk

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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

Scouts Phoenix St Mary's Scout Group news

T he Scout Group has been very active during the

Summer, providing a wide variety of activities for

the young people of the area.

In June, we had the

Group Camp at

Wike campsite, the

Scouts and the Cub

Scouts camping for

the weekend, the

Beaver Scouts com-

ing along for the

day on the Saturday. We were lucky with the weather (a

huge storm appeared on the Sunday afternoon just after

we had left!). The Scouts went biking on the Harewood

Estate, whilst the Beavers and Cubs had a wonderful time

in the warm sunshine, playing in the stream. The stream

also proved to be a magnet for the Scouts, and needless to

say, they were all very wet and dirty before the day was

out! On the Sunday morning, the Cubs and Scouts played

Rounders, and we managed to clear the site under threat-

ening skies, before the storm broke!

Later that month, the Troop had an all night hike where we

slept out under the stars on the top of Beamsley Beacon.

We were up at 4.00am to see the sun rise, and cooking

breakfast at 6.00am before coming home. However, a bit of

cloud during the night did mean that the star gazing /

UFO spotting did not take place! A great experience for

everyone!

9 members of the Troop went Caving in the Yorkshire

Dales - we met up with the activity leaders close to the Rib-

blehead viaduct and explored 2 caves in the area, and then

visiting the White Scar show cave near Ingleton.

The main camp of

the year for the

Scouts was the 2

week trip to Swit-

zerland, when we

camped in the south

eastern part of Swit-

zerland with the Swiss Scouts from Pfaffikon. Our 'home'

for the fortnight was a forest with no facilities at all - tradi-

tional Scout 'greenfield camping'! Our site was at almost

1700m - higher than anywhere in the UK. This was high

enough for frost to appear on the tents on two mornings,

and for fresh snow to fall on the mountains surrounding

the site. We all looked forward to 8.15am every morning

when the sun appeared over the top of one of the moun-

tains, warming everybody up! We also had glorious days

of warm sunshine - so it was very much like an English

summer!

We had a wide range of activities

during the camp - we celebrated

the Swiss National Day with the

Swiss Scouts by having a ‗raclette

evening‘ - large cheeses are placed

near the fire and as they melt, the

cheeses is scraped onto your plate

- games were played (notably a

Swiss version of ‗Bulldogs‘, a tra-

ditional English Scout game) - the

Swiss Scout‘s ham-

mock (which could

hold 4 or 5 Scouts)

proved to be very

popular - and many

friendships between

the Scouts and Lead-

ers were made.

We spent a day with

the Swiss at Pon-

tresina - a small

town further up the

valley - where we

tackled a superb

high ropes course,

with it‘s many chal-

lenging elements and several zip wires, and then in the

afternoon, further up the valley at Morterasch, where we

watched (and helped!) cheese being made. Later in the

camp, the Scouts went to Celerina to experience ‗trottinetts‘

- these are adult sized scooters that re taken up the moun-

tain in cable cars and then ridden downhill again! Our ride

descended 750m, and the track proved to be a little bit

more ‗extreme‘ that we expected!

We went shopping in St Moritz - one of the most glamor-

ous centres of the Alps, and although we saw every de-

signer shop you could hope to see, we didn‘t see any celeb-

rities (word must have got out that we were in town!)

Some of the older Scouts tackled a very challenging walk

from Zernez, into the Swiss National Park (this is basically



a huge nature re-

serve, and should

not be confused

with a UK National

Park!) We climbed a

total of almost

1800m during the

day up very steep tracks in the rarified atmosphere of the

Alps. Our reward was fabulous views of the snow covered

mountains on the Swiss / Italian border, and sight of Mar-

mots and Ibex.

It was a fabulous camp and one which we hope will be re-

membered by the Scouts for a very long time! Our link

with the Swiss Scouts continues - we hope that they will

come to the UK in 2012 for a joint camp, probably in Corn-

wall where we can introduce them to the sea, horse riding

on Bodmin Moor, Fish and Chips etc etc . . .!

The Autumn pro-

gramme for the

Troop includes a

weekend on a nar-

row boat; a week-

end at Redmire in

the Yorkshire Dales;

a night at the Cir-

cus; and our annual

weekend before

Christmas at Blakedean. The Beavers and Cubs restarted

their meetings in September after the summer break and

will also have a variety of activities and trips to look for-

ward to!

The Scout Movement is for young people from the age 6

upwards - and for boys and girls. There are 2 Scout Groups

in the Kirkstall area, one based at St Stephens' Church in

Kirkstall, the other is based at St Mary's Church, Hawk-

sworth Wood. Each Group runs Beavers Scouts (for the 6 -

8 year olds); Cub Scouts (for the 8 - 10½ year olds) and

Scouts (for 10½ - 14+ year olds). The Scout District pro-

vides an Explorer Scout Unit for young people over 14½ .

Each section is led by trained Leaders who have been CRB

checked, and hold a current First Aid qualification.

The 5th North Leeds (St Stephen's) meets at the St

Stephens Church Hall, Norman Street, Leeds 5. Beaver

Scouts meet on Tuesdays at 5.30pm, Cubs meet on Fridays

at 5.45pm, Scouts meet on Mondays at 6.00 pm. Full de-

tails can be obtained from Laurie on (0113)2259234 Mob:

07798 730917: e-mail [email protected]

The 43rd North Leeds (Phoenix St Mary's) meets at the St

Mary's Church Hall, Hawkswood Crescent, Leeds 5. Bea-

ver Scouts and Cubs meet on Wednesday evenings at

6.30pm, Scouts meet on Friday at 7.00pm.

Details from Richard on (0113) 2673325: email

[email protected]

The Scout Group now has it‘s own website, full of informa-

tion about the sections and their activities! We currently

have vacancies in all sections, particularly in the Beaver

and Cub sections, and welcome all enquiries!

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Kirkstall Harriers Review As usual the Harriers have been busy all over the country and the world doing all sorts of things including running!

Leeds Half Marathon

The club had a great turn out of 28 runners for Leeds Half

Marathon in May and some brilliant results. Gemma Smith

was first lady, and helped by Rachel Pilling and Amy Rich-

ards won the ladies team prize for the club. Sheila King

deserves a mention for running the first leg of the relay as

part of a corporate challenge team which won the ladies

team prize before continuing on to finish the full distance

and come 8th in her age group! Some other notable

achievements included Ian Brown (in his half marathon

comeback since being told he would never run again 16

months ago) 5th in the male over 65's, Mark Vickers 48th

overall, Yvonne Craggs completed her first half marathon,

Dave Spink was 6th in the male over 50's and more mem-

bers than there is space to mention got personal bests. The

team and all the half marathon runners were helped along

the way by the ever present support crew at Kirkstall Lei-

sure Centre.

Edinburgh Marathon and Half Marathon

Once again several of

us took the trip to

Edinburgh in May

for the Edinburgh

Half and Full mara-

thons. Nine took part

in the full marathon

and four in the half.

The half marathon

started at a ludi-

crously early 8am, with the marathon at 10am which un-

fortunately meant that the marathon runners had to endure

sun and heat which I didn't think was possible in Scotland!

Several runners suffered horrendously in the heat but

thankfully we all got round in one piece with no lasting

damage. Gary Carlisle and Amy Richards even managed

personal bests. Obviously the races were followed by a trip

round some of Edinburghs finest hostelries, and there are a

lot to choose from!

Peco Cross Country Presentation Day and

Pecolympics

Kirkstall Harriers had great success at the cross country

presentation day and sports day. As well as the ladies team

picking up their runners-up plate Jill and Eleanor won the

three legged race, Collette won the sack race and the

mighty team of Jill, Tony, Bal and Liam won the tug-of-

war. It is with some disappointment though that I must

announce we did not win anything in the mens drag race.

With great food and of course a bar a good day was had by

all.

Local and not so local races

Several members took part in the Rothwell 10K in May

which produced many personal bests. Also in May was the

substantially more hilly Bluebell Trail 10 miler which in-

cludes a horrendous trek up Trooper Lane, and almost ver-

tical climb which finishes with a view down to Halifax. At

the Meanwood Valley Trail Race in May Rachel Pilling was

sixth lady and John Hutchinson 2nd male over 60. Es-

teemed Chairman of our club Peter Hey took part in the

Tower Power Challenge, a run up 600 steps in Bridgewater

Place, raising money for the Sick Childrens Trust. Not a

race as such but a few harriers turned out for the Summer

Run with Horsforth Harriers in July in pretty wet weather.

On another unreasonably hot day in June myself and Elea-

nor took part in the Humber Bridge Half marathon, the

conditions reflected in two of the slowest times we have

ever achieved for that distance and followed by Englands

abysmal defeat to Germany at the World Cup! Otley ten

mile race in June, on a hilly course on a Wednesday eve-

ning was well attended by club members with some excel-

lent runs. At the Jane Tomlinson 10K Rachel Pilling was

7th lady overall. And I'm pleased to report that several

Harriers managed to beat Paula Radcliffe, though I'm sure

had she not been several months pregnant this may not

have been the case!

There were several

races locally in July

and some excellent

running from the

harriers. The Pudsey

10K proved very

popular as usual

with some excellent

performances with

Rachel Pilling 5th

Lady and Amy Richards 7th over a very tough course. At

Eccup ten mile there were several personal bests and a sec-

ond place ladies prize for Gemma Smith. Myself and Pat-

rick Nesden celebrated my birthday weekend in by run-

ning the Yorkshire Wolds Half marathon at Bishop Wilton

near York, a tough but very scenic course.

19 members turned out for the annual Members Meander

in August, a handicap race for club members which takes

in our race route. First home was Phil Hewitt, second

Kevin Blackhirst and third Helen Thorpe. This was fol-

lowed by a delicious buffet in the LPSA club. Funny how

the promise of food usually leads to a good turn out..........

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Elsewhere the Geor-

die Sub-committee,

that is myself and

Ian Brown, were

joined by Neal Shot-

ter for the Blaydon

Race on a very wet

night in Newcastle

in June. Helen

Goldthorpe took

part in the very scenic if hilly Windermere Marathon in

May. She went on to blow that achievement out of the wa-

ter by being one of only 14 people completing the South

Downs Way in June, a 106 mile run over 3 days, and com-

ing in as second lady! A big well done to Helen, our ultra

runner.

Rachel Pilling got a massive marathon pb at Fleetwood in

August with a time of 3:47, a whole 53 minutes quicker

than her previous best time! Liam Mealey took part in the

half marathon and achieved a pb with a time of 1:32. And

Eleanor Franks snook off to Chester to run a marathon and

got a personal best by two minutes of 3:55:22. Well done to

them all!

Two of our members took part in the Coasters GB event

organised by Runners World. It involves a number of run-

ners running various distances around the whole coast of

Britain over five months. Stuart McDonald covered a size-

able chunk by running a 15 mile leg from St Abbs to Ber-

wick Upon Tweed, with Eleanor Franks completing the 7

mile leg from Alnmouth to Amble a few days later. Stuarts

leg meant that he had the prestigious role of taking the re-

lay over the Scottish Border into England and he was inter-

viewed by the local press for his trouble.

Relay News

There are many re-

lays in Summer. We

had two teams run-

ning the Bradford

Millenium Way in

June. And yours

truly backed up

Hilary Wharam

from Horsforth

Harriers on the final

leg from Ilkley as she successfully completed her attempt

to run the whole 45 miles!

We only had one team at the Washburn Relay in July but

they did us proud as they came 14th out of 52 teams. We

had two teams at the Danefield Relay on Otley Chevin,

also in July. Unfortunately one of the ladies (who will

reamin nameless!) took a wrong turn so the ladies didn't

get a team round. Yours truly however ended up doing the

relay twice, making up the numbers for Horsforth Harriers

who ended up one short on the night so I did leg one then

leg three! Probably the only time you will ever see me in a

Horsforth vest!

We had five teams on a lovely summers evening at the

Golden Acre Park relay. Our first team home, in a very

high calibre field, was made up of Paul Miller, Phil Hewitt

and Liam Mealey who finished 16th out of 79th team, and

our male vets team of Mark Skinner, Richard Thomas and

Peter Britton were 4th in their category.

Club Championship

With only a couple of races to go the Club Championship

is lead by Rachel Pilling, who after some excellent perform-

ances this year leads by a massive 18 points at the time of

writing! In second place is Phil Hewitt and in third our

newsletter editor Eleanor Franks.

Yorkshire Veterans

The club hosted a very successful and very well attended

Yorkshire Veterans race in June on a very damp evening.

Runners from all the local clubs turned out in force to sup-

port us despite the weather and a good night was had by

all. Thanks go to Peter Hey and everyone who helped him

for making the night such a success.

Other races have taken place in Pudsey, Meanwood,

Knavesmire and Honley. With races to come in Skipton

and Spenborough the clubs elderly runners are in a very

respectable position in the various different categories.

Kirkstall Festival

The Harriers had a very successful stall to promote the club

at Kirkstall Festival. We also had a tombola which raised

£65 for Wheatfields Hospice. Thanks to everyone who

came to support us and the festival as a whole which was

once again a great day.

In other news

It was with sadness that we heard of the death of Edith

Blades, mother of the late Stephen Blades (Kirkstall resi-

dent and Kirkstall Harrier) who was a great supporter of

the club.

In happier news Martin Savage and his wife Gill recently

welcomed baby Gregory into the world. Unfortunately

Martin had a cycling accident a couple of months ago and

is not running at the moment but we wish him all the best

for his recovery.

Congratulations to Mario Kokes and Pam who celebrated

their engagement in July. Best wishes to both of them.



Kirkstall Abbey Myths and Legends Tours Monday 29th November 6-7pm

What happened to the greedy monk? What was found down the well? Find out the answers to these questions and a lot more! Join us for a guided tour and learn about the events that have happened in the past and present! The tour begins outside Abbey House Museum and finishes at Kirkstall Abbey £5.00 per person. Please wear suitable footwear. Booking essential. Contact us at Abbey House Museum, Abbey Walk, Kirkstall, Leeds LS5 3EH Tel (0113) 2305492 Email: [email protected]

Kirkstall Harriers Review (continued)

We would also like to send our congratulations to commit-

tee member, fellow race organiser, Kirkstall resident and

friend, Matt Sykes - Hooban who married his lovely girl-

friend Leeann Young at the beginning of September.

We have lost a couple of members to other countries in the

past few months. Tim Foreman has moved to Edinburgh

and Mark Vickers to Sydney, Australia. We wish them all

the best.

Moving on into winter!

November will once again see the start of the Peco cross

country season. We will also be entering two teams into the

Calderdale Way Relay in December.

And by the time you read this we will have held our an-

nual race, now called the Kirkstall Abbey 7. We will be

celebrating the festive season in the usual time honoured

tradition with food and beer in plentiful supply with our

annual Christmas Do at the West End House, Christmas

Fuddle at the LPSA club and of course the Christmas

Lights run in full Santa regalia with Horsforth Harriers. ■

Jill Stocks

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Free coaching for juniors and adults Tournaments Social events

Membership: Adults £25 Family £50

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Church Lane Allotments Site To Reopen

A bout 50 local residents have banded together to re-open the Church Lane Allotments site, off Queens-wood Drive. In its heyday this was among the best

-known allotment sites in Leeds, but lack of fencing, van-dalism and Council neglect contributed to its closure around 2005. All the plots are now completely overgrown, but underneath the land is in good condition, having lain fallow for several years.

Demand for al-l o t m e n t s i s booming, and there are long waiting lists at many popular sites. Now there are plans to pro-gressively re-store the perime-ter fencing and eventually re-

open the entire Church Lane site. Some former tenants are hoping to re-occupy their original plots, but with almost ninety plots in total there is plenty of choice, and plenty of land to go round. Some of the prospective tenants are inter-ested in modern ―no dig‖ permaculture techniques, but others with a more traditional bent expect to put their backs into working the land to a fine traditional tilth. Ei-ther way, the group are looking to the Council to initially clear and plough the entire site, and restore the boundary fencing and the water supply. The Church Lane group is now constituted as Leeds new-est allotments association, and the Secretary is James Shaw, 07880 980827 email: [email protected]. Please get in touch if you want to join in. There are various weekend volunteering sessions scheduled during the Au-tumn to clear the land and bring the site back into use, while BTCV from Hollybush Farm are providing advice on growing techniques. The Kirkstall councillors have agreed to con-tribute from their MICE money, and the association may also seek more substantial start up funds from the Inner North W e s t A r e a Committee. The perimeter fence is the big issue, especially in a time of government cutbacks, but the cost is tiny com-pared with many Council contracts which are still going ahead.

The Church Lane allotments site is near the middle of

Queenswood Drive, between the 5M ―Woodbridge‖ estate

and the Leeds – Harrogate railway line. There are two

other allotment sites nearby: Headingley Station east and

west, but both of these are full. If you fancy allotment

growing please contact the Secretary, then come along and

join in the fun.■ John Illingworth

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Events And Activities KIRKSTALL LEISURE CENTRE Kirkstall Lane. Open 8:30am to 10:30pm. Bookings Tel. 214 4555 Special activities for children during school holidays KIRKSTALL ABBEY TENNIS CLUB Jason Sears on 07814 549170 e-mail [email protected] ABBEY HOUSE MUSEUM Opening times: Monday closed all day Tues to Friday 10am - 5pm, Saturday 12noon - 5pm, Sunday 10am - 5pm Admission charges Adults £3.50, Children £1.50 (16 and under) Concessions £2.50 (senior citizens and students) Family ticket £5 (2 adults and up to 3 children) The Gate House: Licensed restaurant / café (accessible without museum entry). ABBEY - GUIDED TOURS

Contact Abbey House Museum for details. Tel. 0113 230 5492 ABBEY - VISITORS’ CENTRE admission free Open 11am - 3pm Tues-Sun Closed Mondays except Bank Holiday Mondays Tel. 0113 274 8041 ABBEY LIGHT RAILWAY Trains from Bridge Road run at frequent intervals along to Kirkstall Abbey (and vice-versa) on Sundays from 1 pm to dusk (weather permitting) WEST PARK UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

Spen Lane, Sunday Service 10.30am Contact : Church Secretary 225 9637 CARDIGAN CENTRE 145-149 Cardigan Road Resource Centre 9am to 8pm Mon-Fri. Tel. 275 9282 Youth Point; ‗Active for Life‘ Healthy Living Project; Older Active People Scheme; Handy Person Scheme HAWKSWORTH CENTRE Broadway, Leeds LS5 3BQ T. 0113 258 4507 / 0845 0457275 [email protected] www.parklane.ac.uk HAWKSWORTH WOOD COMMUNITY SHOP

8 Broadway. Monday to Fridays 9 am to 3.30 pm. HAWKSWORTH WOOD YMCA Lea Farm Mount Tel. 216 2970. Free ‘Connexions’ Access Point - Mon day-Thursday 3pm - 4pm and Fridays 6-8pm. Lunch Club (age 50+) Fridays 11.30am - 1.30pm Parent &Toddler group, Thursdays 9.30 - 11.30am. Park Lane College Courses, Tues - Thurs (Term time) Activity groups in Sports, Drama, Dance, Martial Arts etc.

STEP (Supporting The Elderly People) - for people over 60 living in West Park, Far Headingley and parts of Kirk-stall. Gentle Exercise Class, Tuesday Morning 10.00 - 11.30, £1.50 per session. Drop In Group, Morning Coffee and Toast, every Thursday 10.00 - 11.30am The 88 Lunch Club, Bingo and Brunch, every Thursday 11.30 - 12.45 All activi-ties held at St Andrew's Church, Butcher Hill, LS16 5BG Call us for further information 0113 2757988 or view our website www.stepleeds.org.uk HOLLYBUSH CONSERVATION CENTRE Broad Lane. Tel. 274 2335 MILFORD SPORTS CLUB Tel 226 3030 See Advertisers Section for details. POVERTY AID UK Collection Warehouse & Charity Shop, 165 Cardigan Road. Tel 274 4099/ 274 6349 VESPER GATE HOTEL Tel. 220 0961 Abbey Road. WEST END HOUSE - Food & Ale Tel. 278 6332 Quiz Nights every Tues & Thursday at 9pm ST MARY’S CHURCH HALL Bingo Tuesdays at 8 pm (Doors Open at 6.30pm) Indoor Bowling Thursdays and Fridays,1pm to 4pm Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Hall Hire - Tel. 258 2923 ST STEPHEN’S CHURCH

Sunday Services: 8:45am. Holy Communion 10am.Parish Communion 4pm Evensong, (Said) Midweek Holy Communion: Wednesdays at 11am. Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Rainbows, Brownies, Guides.

Contact: Revd Rosemarie Hayes, Tel. 258 2481 email: [email protected] CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION OF

OUR LADY Spen Lane. For information contact: 275 2533 LEEDS HUMANISTS Meet monthly at the Swarthmore Centre. Contact Bob Tee, 14 Foxholes Crescent, Calverley, LS28 5NT - Tel 0113 257 7009 [email protected] www.wyhumanists.org.uk AVIATOR ALLSTAR CHEELEADERS

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WHATS ON

The Abbey House Christmas Shop is open from 23rd

October.

Saturday 27 November, 1-3pm: Homemade Christmas

Crafts

Workshop for Adults. Take inspiration from our col-

lections to make a selection of traditional homemade

Victorian crafts to decorate your home. All materials

included. Price: £10 per person, no concessions, in-

cludes entry to the museum. Booking essential.

Saturday 4 December, 1-3pm: Homemade Christmas

Crafts for families. Take inspiration from our collec-

tions to make a selection of traditional homemade

Victorian crafts to decorate your home. No booking

necessary, normal admission applies.

5th, 12th, 18th and 19th December, 10am—3pm.

Visit Father Christmas in his grotto. No booking nec-

essary, Normal admission applies. Grotto: £4.00

(includes a present). Visit Father Christmas in his spe-

cial Abbey House grotto, write him a letter to make

sure that he remembers all you tell him and have a go

at our Christmas trail and counting competition.

Saturday 11th and 18th December 2010, 2-3pm Al-

bert the Abbey House Bear gets festive! A Christmas

treat just for the under 5’s, Albert the Abbey House

Bear is getting ready for Christmas with a range of

crafts, songs and games. No booking necessary, nor-

mal admission applies

Wednesday 22nd December 10.15am–12 noon, 2-

4PM; The Monkey Club A drop in morning for the un-

der 5s and their carers with craft activities. This

month’s theme is Christmas Party.

Saturday 20th November, 10.30am – 3pm Kirkstall

Abbey

Christmas Fayre. Stock up with your Christmas pre-

sents and treats. Local crafts on sale in the Abbey

Visitor Centre. Handmade Christmas wreaths and

decorations. Local honey and beeswax products.

Herbal bath and body products. Jewellery. Jams, pick-

les and Christmas cakes. National Award winning cup-

cakes from local Sunshine Bakery. Toys and baby

wear. Winter woollies. Free entry.

Sunday 5th December, 1pm -3pm Tree Dressing Day.

Tree Dressing Day highlights our responsibility for

looking after trees and reminds us of their enormous

cultural and environmental importance. We will be

making decorations in the Visitor centre for you to

decorate our tree in the cloisters with or to take

home. And its free!

Sunday 19th December, 2-3pm Carols in the Abbey

with the Heritage Singers. Join us again for an after-

noon of festive favourites in the atmospheric abbey

ruins. This performance will take place outdoors,

please wear warm clothing and sensible footwear.

Abbey House Museum and Kirkstall Abbey, Abbey

Walk, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS5 3EH

Tel: (0113) 2305492

Fax: (0113) 2305499

Email:[email protected]

ww.leeds.gov.uk/abbeyhouse

www.leeds.gov.uk/kirkstallabbey



LOCAL CONTACTS

From Rachel Reeves MP

Although I‘m back in Westminster now for the new ses-

sion of Parliament, I have taken advantage of the sum-

mer recess from parliamentary business by spending

more time at home in Leeds over the last few weeks,

meeting lots of different people. As well as constituency

surgeries and meetings with local charities, schools,

businesses and community groups, three things in Kirk-

stall stand out.

First, the closure of Hawksworth Post Office in August.

It is a service which is vital for residents on and around

the Hawksworth Estate, who, without the Post Office,

are forced to travel too far to access basic services. I

have been in contact with the Post Office and have been

assured that the closure is only temporary, and am

pressing them to make sure the service is resumed as a

matter of priority. I will work with the local community

and councillors to ensure that this happens.

I had the chance to meet some of the people who rely

most on the Post Office at the Hawksworth Older Peo-

ple‘s lunch, held every Thursday, and was impressed

by the dedication of the team at HOPs who provide

such an important support service. Their plans to return

the church hall to proper use as a community meeting

point at the heart of Hawksworth Wood are on track,

and fundraising efforts will begin in earnest soon! I saw

the start of this at the Cragside playground opening a

few weeks ago – and urge local people to support the

efforts.

I also took the chance to share with my colleagues in

Parliament the plans for Kirkstall Forge Railway Sta-

tion. I hosted a reception for the scheme in Westminster,

and spoke to MPs across parties and around the country

about a scheme which will make a huge difference to

our area, and deliver much needed improvements to

our public transport. The benefits of the scheme were

clear to everyone and I hope this will help to ensure that

funding for the railway station is secured.

As ever, I hold regular surgeries across the constituency

– please ring 0113 263 0411 if you want to make an ap-

pointment – I am here to serve you.

Rachel

Kirkstall Ward

Councillor Surgeries

Help & advice from your local Councillors is available

on the first Saturday of the month at Kirkstall Leisure

Centre from 10.30am (except August) and every

Thursday at Hawksworth Wood Community Associa-

tion at 6 Broadway from 12:30pm.

Cllr John Illingworth

tel. 0113 267 3735 [email protected]

Cllr Lucinda Yeadon


Cllr Bernard Atha


Rachel Reeves M.P.

Surgeries

Rachel holds regular surgeries throughout the constituency.

For details, and to book an

appointment, please call 0113 263 0411 or email [email protected]

www.rachelreeves.net



LOCAL CONTACTS

West Yorkshire Archive Services

WYAS, Leeds, Sheepscar Leeds LS7 3AP

Tel: 0113 214 5814 Fax: 0113 214 5815

[email protected]

Some archives are held offsite and our

search room can get very busy.

Appointments recommended

Monday: 9.30am to 5pm

Tuesday: 9.30am to 5pm

Thursday: 9.30am to 5pm

Please note we do not produce archives

between 12 noon and 2pm

LCC Switchboard 0113 234 8080

LCC NW Area Management 0113 395 0964

WNW Homes Enquiries 0800 915 1113

LCC Planning and Development 0113 222 4409

LCC Social Services Enquiries 0113 398 4702

LCC Parks & Countryside 0113 395 7400

Parkswatch 0113 232 9973

Education Enquiries 0113 247 5590

Education - Admissions 0113 247 5729

Anti-Social Behaviour reporting 0113 398 4701

Neighbourhood Policing Team 0113 205 3025

Police (emergency) 999

Police (non-emergency) 0845 606 0606

Weetwood Police front desk 0113 241 3459

Community Mediation Service 0113 242 4110

Leeds Victim Support 0113 395 1260

Crimestoppers 0800 555 111

CAB Advice Line 08701 202 450

Streetscene 08451 240 113

Highways Abandoned vehicles 08451 240 113

Graffiti removal 08451 240 113

Pest Control 08451 240 113

Dog Wardens 08451 240 113

Refuse collection 08451 240 113

Bulky waste collection 08451 240 113

Needle & Drug waste 08451 240 113

Noise Nuisance (daytime) 08451 240 113

Noise Nuisance (out of hours) 0113 240 7361

Environmental Action Team 0113 222 4406

Local Libraries

Kirkstall Library tel. 214 4529

26 Kirkstall Lane

Mon 1pm – 5pm

Wed 10am – 5pm

Fri 1pm – 5pm

Sat 10am – 1pm

facilities: Council Papers, Disabled Access,

Photocopier, Fax

Burley Library tel. 214 4528

Cardigan Road

Mon 2pm – 7pm

Wed 9.30am – 5pm

Fri 2pm – 6pm

Sat 11.30am – 3pm

facilities: Asian Language Books, CD Rom

Multimedia, Meeting Room, Disabled Access, Fax,

Internet Access

Bramley Library tel. 214 6040

Hough Lane

Mon 10am – 8pm

Tues 10am – 6pm

Wed 10am – 5pm

Fri 10am – 3pm

Sun 11am – 3pm

facilities: CD ROM Multimedia, Council Papers,

Theatre Bookings, Disabled access, Photocopier,

Study Area, Fax, Internet Access

Headingley Library tel. 214 4525

North Lane

Mon to Fri 9.30am - 7pm

Sat 9.30am - 5pm

Sun 11am - 4pm

facilities: Asian Language Books, UK Yellow

Pages, CD ROM Multimedia, Computer Catalogue,

Council Papers, Meeting Room, Theatre Bookings,

Videos, Disabled Access, Photocopier, Study Area,

CD’s, Fax, Planning Applications, Sale of Book

Tokens, Internet Access

Local Services



email: [email protected]

www.abbeyguesthouseleeds.co.uk English Tourism Council

Steve Dunn PC Services For home PC users and small businesses

PC & Laptop Troubleshooting and Repair

Upgrading PC hardware or software

Home/small office networks and general advice

Call me on 0113 2264567 for a free quote

Birthday Parties at Abbey House Museum If you are looking for a birthday celebration with

a difference, why not book a Birthday Party at the Museum?

Our parties give children a chance to be creative and explore the museum and its objects in a fun way. Party Planning

Birthday Parties take place on Sunday mornings from 10am - 11.30 The party is suitable for children aged between 7 - 14 years. We can take up to 10 childrenper party. We provide a party leader and the materials.

The Birthday Party costs £30.

Pre-booking is essential tel. 0113 230 5492



Painter and Decorator

- no job too small

- residential or business

- 30 years experience

- always uses clean dust sheets and cleans up thoroughly

- references available on request

Call Piarais 0113 295 8785 0772 995 8901

Kirkstall Leisure Centre

Looking for somewhere to hold a meeting or event?

We now have a Meeting Room Available every day one off or

long term bookings

Seats up to 25 people. Children’s Parties, local groups and

businesses welcome

Contact Reception for further details: Kirkstall Leisure Centre

Kirkstall Lane, Leeds LS5 3BE Tel 0113 214 4555/6

Kirkstall – your local leisure centre

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