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KIRKSTALL MATTERS Autumn/Winter 2011 Issue 108 £1

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Contents

REGULARS

3 From The Editor

37 Dear Editor

53 What‘s On?

ASSOCIATION NEWS

5 From the Chair

6 Deli Quiz Answers

7 Kirkstall Festival Poster Winner!

8 Kirkstall Festival

COMMUNITY

12 Metric-BHS Proposal

12 Local Scout Leader Receives Silver Acorn

13 Strictly Come Trancing to Success

14 Annual Art Exhibition

14 Leeds Santa Dash

14 Leeds Zumbathon 2012

15 Charity iPhone App!

17 Government Health Reforms

18 Kirkstall Brewery Launch

20 Festival of Archaeology Event

22 Scouts Update

WORSHIP

24 Singing in the Rain

25 Abbey Churches Together Events

26 Kirkstall Festival Service

LOCAL HISTORY

29 Kirkstall Gala and The Abbey Light Railway

31 Friends Of Lawnswood Cemetery

32 Richard Oastler‘s Vault

SCHOOLS

41 Beecroft Primary

42 Kirkstall St Stephens

43 Hawksworth Wood Primary

SPORTS

46 Kirkstall Harriers

48 Aviator Allstars

49 Swimming Success For Local Youngsters

ENVIRONMENT

50 In The Garden

51 Big Garden Birdwatch 2012

52 Chapel Lane Allotments

53 Leeds Pilates Place Allotment Group

54 Paxton Early Autumn Show

MUSIC

56 Sam Airey

From The Editor

It‘s been a hectic summer with another stunning Kirkstall

Festival and a record number of visitors. Did you come

along? What did you like about the day, and what were

your favourite bits? Never one to rest on our laurels we

now have some more new faces to the festival committee

which will bring more ideas and input so it promises to be

even better next year. If you‘d like to be involved please

drop me a line, particularly if you have ideas and

inspiration with what you‘d like to see on the festival site.

I received a comment recently that there seems to be

more advertising in recent issues so I thought I‘d address

that point. Whereas in previous issues the adverts were

placed together towards the back, I have tried to spread

them more throughout both to give value to the

advertisers, but also to have them in context of the

sections of the magazine for our readers. Through this

support we have been able to grow from around 44 pages

per issue to around 56 and has enabled us to start printing

the cover in colour without significant additional cost to

the association. I‘ve been careful to ensure that the

number of adverts is still proportionate to the increased

content in the magazine, and I trust this balance gives

even better value to both our readers and the advertisers

themselves.

We have a bit of a rule of thumb here at Kirkstall Matters

HQ that we will always try to use our advertisers where

possible, so I personally have tried and tested many of

them and I‘d encourage you to do the same - supporting

local businesses is crucial in improving our area and

creating new jobs. There‘s also some great offers and

deals for readers of this magazine!

As you‘ll be aware we also have a website, Facebook and

Twitter accounts as well as the magazine, and although it

is sometimes a challenge to keep all of these current we

want to make Kirkstall the most prominent online

community in Leeds/Yorkshire/the World. We need your

ideas so please get in touch if you can help. I know you‘ve

all got some ideas to offer!

Simon x

PS For those of you who keep pestering me to include a

photo of myself in the magazine (Lord knows why you‘d

want one) I‘ve hidden one in this issue. Just one photo.

And its very small. I‘m very shy you see..... ;)



KIRKSTALL MATTERS

Issue 108 - Autumn/Winter 2011

Cover Photo:

Kirkstall Abbey

by Eva Pitt

Editor

Simon Dawson

[email protected]

KIRKSTALL MATTERS, 19 Norman Street, Leeds, LS5 3JN

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of the KVCA.

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The Abbey Light Railway Kirkstall

The Railway is open for visitors every Sunday

and bank holidays. There is a quarter-mile

ride into the Abbey Grounds.

The Abbey Light Railway was founded in

1976. It is a family run operation supported

by volunteers to restore and maintain vintage

Narrow Gauge locomotives and rolling stock.

Hawksworth Wood

Community Association

6 Broadway, Leeds LS5 3PR

Tel & Fax 0113 228 5550

Email: [email protected]

www.hawksworthcommunity.leedslearning.org

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ASSOCIATION NEWS

From The Chair

W ell we have had our Indian summer and now it's

back to normal, no doubt wind and rain before we

get the snow. But never mind that, we are now well

into putting together our 2012 Kirkstall Festival. We are however

trying to to find a relevent theme, in 2012 we have the Olympics

and also it's Queen Elizabeth's celebrations for 60 years on the

throne. Has anyone any ideas?

If you fancy having a stall at the festival or would like to be

involved in some way please get in touch with us. We would like

to see more groups taking part in the Parade, are you a member

or know of a group who would like to be part of our fancy dress

Parade. Please make contact with us. We always need volunteers

to help us set up and take down the festival, would you like to be

in our field team for the Friday or Saturday or perhaps both days.

You won't get paid but we will provide you with a very nice

dinner and you will enjoy yourself. I think this year we are going

to find something to go with the baked beans!

If you would like to help but can not do full days with us, why

not volunteer to spend a couple of hours selling programmes on

festival day, all proceeds from programme sales go back into the

festival.

Anyway must move on, there is an awful lot of development

planned for Kirkstall in the near future and no doubt you will find

articles within the magazine which cover all the planned

proposals. Please let us know what you think, the Metric-BHS

store on Bridge Road also the Tesco site on Kirkstall Lane. We

know traffic will be horrendous but then it always is. Will the A65

bus scheme make any difference? Please give us your opinion.

Anyway in the mean time enjoy the winter snow and have a very

Merry Christmas and safe New Year, I myself have been invited

to spend the winter with Shergar and Elvis on an exotic island

owned by Lord Lucan.

John

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About the Kirkstall Valley

Community Association

The 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.

KVCA Officers

John Liversedge

Chairman

0113 278 5987

Steve Gradys

Vice Chair

Ken Stratford

Secretary

0113 275 5413

Rita Samuel

Treasurer


ASSOCIATION 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

If you‘ve visited the KVCA stand at

Kirkstall Deli Market (the last Saturday of

every month at Kirkstall Abbey) you‘ll

have seen our quiz

May‘s answer was 1996;. We had 50

entries and 3 correct:

Stephen Smith

Margaret Murphy

Angela Moran

June‘s answer was 2003. We had 41

entries and only one right!

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Deli Quiz Answers

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ASSOCIATION NEWS

E very year the competition to design cover of the Kirkstall Festival

programme gets some amazing entries from local children, and

we are pleased to announce that the winner for 2011 is....

Maia Harris, Age 9

Beecroft Primary School

Well done to you Maia!

Unfortunately Burley St Matthias and Hawksworth Wood could not

take part this year due to heavy workloads, but we hope to see them

again next year!

Kirkstall Festival 2011

Poster Competition Sponsored by the West End House, Abbey Road,

Kirkstall

Age 3-4 1st

Isabelle Willis Beecroft Primary

2nd

Frances Shelley Sacred Heart Primary

3rd

Toby Tse Sacred Heart Primary

Age 5 1st

Ella Porritt Kirkstall St Stephens Primary

2nd

Niamh Scott Sacred Heart Primary

3rd

Millie McKenna Sacred Heart Primary

Age 6 1st

Nancy Davies Kirkstall St Stephens Primary

2nd

Brian Tkoengoe Sacred Heart Primary

3rd

Jayna Parmar Beecroft Primary

Age 7 1st

Dominika Matelska Beecroft Primary

2nd

Aaron Ung Kirkstall Valley Primary

3rd

Aanisha Anisco Kirkstall St Stephens Primary

Age 8 1st

Prairwa Pratoomchat Kirkstall Valley Primary

2nd

Ashley Trojak Beecroft Primary

3rd

Beth Scanlon Sacred Heart Primary

Age 9 1st

Logan Gye Kirkstall Valley Primary

2nd

Alice Hewitt Kirkstall St Stephens Primary

3rd

Hannah Clarke Kirkstall Valley Primary

Age 10 1st

Priya Notay Kirkstall Valley Primary

2nd

Emma Trojak Beecroft Primary

3rd

Dominik Mocniak Kirkstall Valley Primary

Age 11 1st

Kirsty Hammond Beecroft Primary

2nd

Saskia Smith Kirkstall St Stephens Primary

3rd

Connor Earnshaw Sacred Heart


Kirkstall Festival 2011 It was another brilliant year for the festival with another record-

breaking turnout. We hope you had fun! Here are some of the

photos taken by the Exposure:Leeds for us of the day.

Photos By Dawn Cobe

Photos By Nathan


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I was really impressed with the size and diversity of this

year‘s Kirkstall Festival. Both I and my family really

enjoyed the whole day. Capturing the theme of

participation was an interesting brief, and relatively easy as

there was so much to see and do on the day – and so may

people did indeed join in and make the most of what was

happening in and around the Abbey. The vibe and feel of

the events, stallholders, activities and participants was

definitely of a community from a vibrant city coming

together to really enjoy themselves and a fantastic

testament to what can be achieved when people get

together to celebrate what is great and good about our

local businesses and people in this area.

I think my favourite image from the day is of the little boy

hooking a duck with some really colourful looking face

paint! The sheer concentration of his expression makes me

smile as he was really determined to win the prize he had

his eye on. For me it symbolises one of the small moments

that sum up what we take from a day like this to remember

it by.

I think the best tip I could give any photographer

photographing such a colourful and varied event is to really

get a feel for what people are getting involved in, and their

expressions, as this tells the story. As with all photography,

the skill is in capturing a moment and the feel of what is

happening around you, and I think all of the designated

photographers on the day did this remarkably well. in three

words my experience of the day would be: proud (to be

part of Leeds – a city that can offer this kind of event for no

cost to the public), happy (that the sun came out and so

many people had fun) and grateful (that I was given the

opportunity to photograph what unfolded).

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It‘s not about winning, it‘s all about… Photographer, Faye Kenny, shares her insights into this year‘s

Kirkstall Festival, while we share our favourite images of hers from

her set theme of participation.

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COMMUNITY

M etric Property are pleased to confirm that a

planning application has been submitted to

Leeds City Council for the site known as the

Former BHS site, Kirkstall.

The scheme will provide for a mix of shops, restaurants,

on site car parking, cycle parking and new access

arrangements to the site.

The application follows extensive public consultation

which was carried out in July 2011. The feedback

received at the public exhibition from both residential

and local businesses was extremely positive and a

number of amendments have been made to the

scheme in light of the comments made. These include

alterations to the car park and additional public realm

including a commitment to reintroduce a clock to the

site.

Should you wish to view the application proposals then

please visit www.leeds.gov.uk and type in the following

reference number 11/03274/fu. This will also provide

you with a link to the Community consultation.

Planning Application Of Former BHS Site

T he Phoenix St Mary's Scout Group's

Annual General Meeting was held

on the 15th June, during which, a

very special presentation was made.

Richard Frank, the Scout Leader, was

awarded the 'Silver Acorn', which is

awarded by the Chief Scout in recognition

of 40 years of outstanding and

distinguished service to the Scouting

Movement, and it is very well deserved.

Ivor Drake, the Assistant County

Commissioner came along to make the

presentation, and he spoke not only about

Richard's commitment to Scouting within

his own Group, but to his commitment to

the Scout District of North Leeds, and the

Scout County of Central Yorkshire,

through organising events and activities as

well as supporting and training other

Leaders.

Richard's dedication to St Mary's Scout

Group is well known to every member

who attends. Richard does not just

provided Scouting for young people - he

provides Scouting at it's very best! Well

done and well deserved!

■ Jill Lindley , Group Scout Leader

Local Scout Leader Receives Silver Acorn Appreciation of Richard Frank‘s 40 years service to Scouting


A l i son Noscoe , a local

hypnotherapist who runs

Headingley Hypnosis takes to the

dance floor to raise money for St.

Gemma‘s Hospice. The dance competition

is in it‘s third year and recruits local

people, who have never been

professionally dance trained; contestants

will take up the challenge of learning the

Cha Cha Cha and the Argentine Tango.

Alison says that she will use ―trance to

help her learn the dance‖. She states self-

hypnosis will help improve her confidence

by using visualisation and calming any

performance nerves. She is passionate

about hypnotherapy because ―it works

and gets fast results‖ and would

recommend that ―self-hypnosis be taught

in schools to all children‖. Alison says that

hypnotherapy combats stress and helps

maintain a healthy work-life balance, an

essential skill to survive in our busy

modern day lives.

Hypnotherapy is a safe, effective, brief

interventional therapy that can be used to

help improve confidence, manage stress

and help people become more assertive.

Hypnotherapy is also useful in treating

phobias, habits, anxiety and depression,

exam stress or driving test nerves; the list

is not exhaustive. Alison also tells that the

NICE guidelines, used by GPs and doctors

in the UK, recommend hypnotherapy for

treatment of irritable bowel syndrome or

IBS and there is strong clinical evidence to

support the effectiveness of hypnotherapy

in treating IBS, so ask your GP about it and

see if you the NHS can fund a visit to the

hypnotherapists. At St Gemma‘s,

hypnotherapy is regularly used with

patient‘s in helping them manage medical

side effects of chemotherapy, in addition

to helping cope with difficult emotions.

Alison operates a private practice and

holds a fully accredited diploma in

hypnotherapy and also is a trained NLP

practitioner. You can find out more about

Headingley Hypnosis by visiting Alison‘s

website www.headingleyhypnosis.co.uk or

contact Alison directly on 07811 119157

or email

[email protected].

The ‗Strictly Learn Dance‘ competition will

be held on Friday 11 November 2011 at

7.00pm, Leeds Seventeen Bar and Suites,

Alwoodley. Tickets will be available to the

public at a cost of £15. You can purchase

tickets 3 weeks before the event by

logging on to www.st-gemma.co.uk/

events. If you would like to sponsor Alison,

you can make a donation at

www.justgiving.com/Alison-Noscoe1

Strictly Come Trancing to Success Local Hypnotherapist enters Strictly Learn Dancing contest

COMMUNITY

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Bottled wine & beer selection

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Bookings welcome:

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Bring this voucher

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S t. Gemma's Hospice are

inviting you to attend

their 11th Annual Art

Exhibition and Sale where you

can view the collection of 800

paintings, photographs and

pastels which are all hung,

mounted and framed and

available for you to buy. To be

held at The Grammar School at

Leeds in Alwoodley, it's an

opportunity to start or expand

your art collection and buy

affordable, original pieces to

display proudly in your homes.

Prices range from just £30 to

£700 and can make perfect

Christmas, birthday or

anniversary gifts.

A percentage of all the art sold

is donated to St. Gemma's

Hospice and by having this

commission they have

managed to raise an

outstanding £140,000 from

this event. With such a huge

variety of art on display from

professional and up and

coming artists, you would be

mad not to come along and

view the exhibition. Entry is

just £2 and as well as viewing

the art you can enjoy delicious

cakes and pastries along with

tea and fresh coffee served in

vintage china from the Art

Cafe.

Whatever the reason, buying

art is fun, invigorating and

makes a great addition to any

home, office or business.

Opening hours are Thursday 3

to Saturday 5 November 10am

till 6pm and Sunday 6

November from 10am till 4pm.

There will also be a fabulous

Craft Fair running alongside

the exhibition on both the

Saturday and Sunday

showcasing and selling the

work of regional talents.

Buy An Original For Your Home

J oin hundreds of other

Santas for a fantastically

fun and festive day for all

on Sunday 11 December. Sign

up for the Leeds Santa Dash in

aid of St. Gemma's Hospice

where you will take part in a

one mile sponsored dash in

Leeds, dressed as Santa. The

event is sponsored so you can

raise money for the patient

care at the Hospice and know

you have done your bit to

make sure their patients have

the best Christmas they can.

Each participant will receive

their very own Santa suit to

run in on the day. Call 0113

218 5505 or visit www.st-

gemma.co.uk for details and

sign up.

Ho, Ho, HO and away we go!!

I t‘s the hottest fitness craze

on the scene at the

moment and loads of

people want to take part in a

sponsored Zumbathon. So not

only could you be taking part

in a fun and exhilarating

Zumba session – it will be for 3

hours and it will be

sponsored!! Don‘t panic

though, as the work outs are

interval there will be lots of

chances to get your breath

back and ready for the next

section. The Zumbathon will be

held at The Grammar School at

Leeds in Alwoodley in their

main sports hall. It‘s a huge

venue and will accommodate

600 people to all do Zumba at

once.

The event is open to both male

and female participants so

please, if you feel like getting

mega fit, shifting some

stubborn pounds then sign up

today and be part of a Zumba

Sensation! Burn up top 2,400

calories in this Zumbathon

session – that‘s enough to

burn off 22 Kit Kats or 9

m ed ium por t ions o f

McDonalds fries!!

So make sure you don‘t miss

out on what promises to be a

Sunday to remember and join

t h i s u n i q u e e v e n t .

Visit www.leedszumbathon.co.

uk or call 0113 218 5505 to

sign up.

Leeds Zumbathon 2012


A new smart phone app and

mobile website being launched

into the market in Leeds is

helping to raise vital funds for CLIC

Sargent, based in Burley, supporting

children and young people with cancer.

The app, called NoQ.mobi, is being

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The NHS at present provides

the best outcomes and most

cost-effective care of any

health service in the world,

except that of New Zealand.

However, all that is under

threat if the government‘s

proposals come about. There

are four main things which you

as a NHS patient should be

concerned about.

The first is the NHS

descending into chaos as its

current organisation is ripped

up at unprecedented speed.

The NHS has been reorganised

fifteen times in the last thirty

years, to no great benefit. Do

we really want another

upheaval? The changes are to

be introduced with no prior

testing of them to see if they

work, and at the same time as

the NHS is being told to save

£20 billion. The NHS

Confederation has described

the changes as ―extraordinarily

risky‖.

The second threat is a massive

growth in bureaucracy, again

paid for by taxpayers. GPs will

be organised into groups

which will negotiate contracts

with hospitals and private

companies (many probably

based in the USA). There will

need to be a huge number of

staff whose job is simply to

negotiate and monitor these

contracts on all sides. The extra

cost to the NHS will be £3

billion, money that should

rather be spent on patient

care.

Third, the doctor-patient

relationship may change as

GPs have to weigh up patients‘

needs against financial

pressures. GPs will have to

concentrate on being

managers and purchasers of

service as well as on looking

after patients.

Finally, and most importantly,

the NHS will turn into a market

place where hospitals, nursing

services and GP practices will

all be up for sale. Sales will

take place under European

Union competition rules, which

mean that local people will

have no say or control over

them. Contracts will be handed

out solely on the basis of price,

so that NHS services will be

increasingly run as cheap-

skate. Moreover, private

providers of healthcare in the

NHS have a poor track record.

Privately provided treatment

centres have proved 12% more

expensive than ordinary NHS

faci l it ies, and private

companies running surgeries

have proved unable to do it

effectively and have had to

hand the surgeries back.

There is now very little time

left before the government‘s

changes ruin our NHS for

good. Parliament will debate

the final stages of the changes

at the beginning of September.

If you as a patient are

concerned about this contact

your MP now. Alternatively, get

in touch with Leeds Hospital

Alert, a group of Leeds people

who are fighting the changes,

at

[email protected]

■ Beatrice Rogers

Fears rise of government health reforms


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R egular readers will know that

beers from Kirkstall Brewery have

been around for a few months

now with the first coming out in May.

However, Dave Sanders and Steve Holt,

the team behind the revival of the

brewery, wanted to mark its opening with

a big splash and that's what happened. I

was lucky enough to be invited along,

showing that there are some perks to

being involved in the publication of this

newsletter.

I woke on a July morning, midweek with a

day off work. The sun was shining and I

knew there was a real treat in store. A bite

to eat and a quick spruce up followed, and

then a stroll to the brewery (I'm fortunate

to live close to the site).

Now the grand plan was to deliver a cask

of ale to the Abbey Inn at Newlay, but

given the long history of brewing in

Kirkstall, it was felt that it should be

transported by traditional methods, the

same way as it would originally have been

taken from the old Kirkstall Brewery (which

some of you will know as student

accommodation these days). As the site is

next to the canal, the idea was obvious; it

had to be a trip on the water.

So after a quick trip to the brewery itself, it

was round the corner to the mooring site

and the first thing I spotted was a

handpump on the barge itself. We happy

guests climbed aboard, the excellent beer,

Three Swords, was dispensed and made

the ideal accompaniment to the journey.

Space was at a premium for the number of

people who squeezed on, and quite a few

decided to journey on the roof. They

quickly learned to duck when we went

under bridges.

After that, it was just a case of taking

some photos for you, the readers, and

enjoying the scenery as we took our

leisurely trip on the waterway. Some

people strolled alongside, occasionally

being left behind, but always catching us

up at the locks. Some waited inside the

Abbey Inn, knowing that the landlord,

Martin Lockett, was on board with us. He

phoned ahead and many came out to join

us for the final part of the journey.

Now, if you've been paying attention,

you'll remember that the purpose of this

visit was to deliver a cask of ale, and for

those of you who don't know, the

destination point is a minute or two away

from the canal on foot. Well, I know that

casks of beer are quite heavy, as did

everybody aboard, but being kind and

considerate folk, we thought we'd assist

the poor people who had to carry it the

last couple of hundred yards. The obvious

way of helping was to drink a fair amount

of it on the journey, so we'd really made

an effort to help out.

Once inside the pub, we were treated to a

marvellous buffet, the centrepiece of

which was a huge personalised Kirkstall

Brewery pork pie from Wilsons.

I've mentioned the Three Swords beer

which we had on the journey. It's a real

classic and I'm sure it will go on to win

many awards. In fact, despite only being

open a few months, Kirkstall Brewery has

already picked up a Beer of the Festival

award from our friends in Skipton. The

other regular beers are Kirkstall Pale Ale, a

wonderful golden session beer, Black Band

Porter, the rich, dark award winner at

Skipton, and Dissolution IPA, a delicious

amber ale with a huge hop kick.

The ales are starting to appear regularly

around Leeds and beyond. Head brewer,

Dave Sanders's reputation for quality has

preceded him from his days at Elland

Brewery, and he's fulfilling all that could

be asked.

It really is a wonderful time to be in Leeds

with top quality beers being produced all

over the city, and Kirkstall is a welcome

addition for all fans of cask ale.

If I may, I'd like to say a personal thank

you to all at Kirkstall Brewery for inviting

me to be part of your big day and for your

kind hospitality. Likewise to all at the

Abbey Inn, who seemed to enjoy the

launch as much as I did.

■ Ian Smith

Kirkstall Brewery Launches In Style Ian Smith takes one for the team and spends a day on the canal.

With beer. And pork pies. It‘s a tough life...


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2011 Festival of Archaeology Event The final Wednesday Group after the it has been discontinued

A lthough we didn‘t attend each

meeting, over the number of

years that the Wednesday

Group at Kirkstall Abbey House

Museum has been running, a certain

camaraderie has grown up between

attendees which will be missed.

Kat gave a most interesting illustrated

talk ―Collecting the Ancient World:

19th

century Leeds Collectors‖. The

talk put the Leeds Collectors into an

historic context, beginning in Europe

in the 16th

century, where the

aristocracy had their cabinets of

curiosity. This fashion spread to

Britain by the 17th

Century, with whole

rooms stuffed with the exotic or

unusual natural history or geological

exhibits. Even the ceilings would

contain objects – as recreated in the

Leeds Museum – a display showing

how Ralph Thoresby, the first Leeds

collector, might have displayed the

objects in his museum. Some of these

17th

century collections have formed

the basis of current museum

collections – Ashmole – the

Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, Sloane

– the British Museum. Tradescant (a

name known to gardeners for plants

he introduced) opened his collection

to the public – the first museum.

There was no interpretation and had

there been, it would be suspect, as

mythical creatures were believed to

exist - the narwhal horn belonged to

the unicorn! Ethical collecting was

several centuries away too.

This interest in collecting was fuelled

in Victorian times by the intellectual

climate of the times – the theories of

Darwin (1809-1882) were creating a

fascination in the origin of the natural

world. The Empire was creating an

environment where foreign travel was

becoming easier, the industrial

revolution was creating the wealth to

enable people to travel and

academics were altering the way we

looked at objects. Thomson (1788-

1865) in Copenhagen came up with

the three age system we still use –

stone, bronze and iron – instead of

the former geographical system. This

was the foundation of an innovative

academic approach to the display of

objects and a challenge to the

traditional Biblical teaching of world

history – it was much older than at

first thought.

Egyptology began in earnest in 1799

with the discovery of the Rosetta

Stone, which contained the same

(mundane) information in three

languages – hieroglyphics, a sort of

shorthand and Greek. This latter,

which was known, enabled the former

to be deciphered – a breakthrough.

Within only a few years – in 1823, the

Leeds Philosophical and Literary

Society were able to ―read‖ the

inscriptions on the newly arrived

Nesyamun –the only one known to be

from the dynasty of Rameses XI. The

Leeds Society made history by not

ripping off the wrapping in public, but

doing a scientific, documented

examination including an autopsy.

Kat went on to discuss the careers of a

number of ―names‖ in the business of

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Ralph Thoresby 1658-1724

Dell'Historia Naturale (Naples 1599), the earliest illustration of a natural history cabinet

Dr Barrie Hopson with Kat Baxter


obtaining archaeological artefacts:

*General Pitt Rivers (1827-1900),

the founder of modern scientific

excavations

*Amelia Edwards (1831-1892) a

journalist and author (and a

woman, which was rare) who set

up an Exploration fund for

Egyptology, based on the belief

that if the world did not take an

interest, there would soon be

nothing left.

*Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) – an

academic with the UCL, an

Egyptologist and finder of quite a

number of items in the Leeds

collections.

*Heinrick Schliemann 1822-1890

the ―front‖ man and financier and

Frank Calvert the practical

archaeologist were the team

responsible for the Priam Treasure.

Doubts have been cast on some of

their finds.

*Sir Mortimer Wheeler (more

recent, but ―old school‖).

In Leeds we had Aquila Dodgson 1829-

1919, the Hon. Librarian of the Leeds

Philosphical and Literary Society who had

a notable collection. Leeds industrialist,

John Marshall, built Temple Mills – an

exact replica of an Egyptian Temple and

this can still be seen on Marshall Street. It

is the only grade 1 listed building in

Holbeck.

Kat finished her talk with a look at the

ethics of collecting today and some of the

current debates - e.g. should the British

Museum return the Elgin Marbles to

Greece, or Berlin the Bust of Neferitite to

Egypt? Those present were then invited to

examine and handle various ancient

objects – and realise how long ago it was

since they were first handled. It was a

superb end to a long run of excellent

curator/academic led sessions that those

attending will really miss.

■ Ann Lightman

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T he Scout Group has

once again, been very

active during the

Summer, providing a wide

variety of activities for the

young people of the area.

At the end of May, the Scout

Troop camped at Woolley

Edge camp site. The weather

was not too kind – it was very

windy and at times, wet as

well, but a good time was had

nevertheless. In between some

of the showers we managed a

variety of activities, including a

walk in the hills around

Holmfirth (‗Last of the Summer

Wine‘ country).

During May, 3 Scouts

completed their Expedition

Challenge, hiking for 2 days

and camping overnight.

Despite the heat, they

managed this with no real

problems to gain their badge.

In June, the Scouts went

Caving in the Yorkshire Dales -

we met up with the activity

leaders close to the

Ribblehead viaduct and

explored 2 caves in the area,

and then visiting the White

Scar show cave near Ingleton.

The Cubs and Beavers

explored St Mary‘s Church,

looking for the carved wooden

mice, and being allowed to

ring the Church Bell – many

thanks to Bridget for showing

the youngsters round!

The Group Camp took place in

June, this year at Bramhope,

and we were lucky to have

wonderful weather – until the

Sunday afternoon when we

were packing up! The Cubs

camped for the weekend and

the Beavers came up for the

Saturday; the Cubs and the

Beavers did archery, and the

Scouts and the Cubs climbed

on the climbing wall. The

Scouts also cooked tea for the

Beavers – the Cubs had to

make their own! On the

Sunday morning, the Cubs and

Leaders played the Scouts at

Rounders and regrettably,

there was cheating on a

massive scale. Fortunately, the

Cubs and Scouts played fairly –

the Leaders were the problem!

A great weekend, enjoyed by

everyone (despite the rain on

Sunday afternoon!)

Also in June, the Scouts went

on a night hike – we went to

Sharp Haw (near Skipton) to

sleep out under the stars and

enjoy a tranquil sunrise –

however this was not to be! It

rained – there were no stars

and in the morning, just mist

(with rain, of course!) However,

it cleared up as we got nearer

Leeds on the way home, to the

extent that it was bright

sunshine when we got back to

St Mary‘s.

Summer Camp was in the Lake

District and this time, we had

fabulous weather for the full

week! During the Camp, Scouts

climbed 4 of the highest

mountains in the area; cycled;

visited a zoo; enjoyed a trip on

the Lake; had a BBQ by the

Lake and much more as well.

Loads of laughs, and activities

in a beautiful part of Britain!

During the school holidays, the

Scouts had the opportunity to

do a day‘s cycling in the York

area (it‘s nice and flat!), and

cycled along the old railway

track to the outskirts of Selby

and back.

We also had the annual ‗Golf

championship‘ – well pitch and

putt really, which is never

taken too seriously and is a

pleasant Sunday afternoon‘s

entertainment! Some Scouts

have yet to understand that

the aim is to get round in as

few shots as possible . . .

In September, we got a lot of

free tickets to the Circus and

had a great time! The roar of

the grease paint, the smell of

the crowd . . .

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Also in September, we went

Narrow Boating, and had

another great time! All the

Scouts worked the Locks and

had the opportunity to steer

the boat on the Calder Hebble

Navigation – and the trip was

enlivened with Callum falling

in!

We are now into the Autumn

programme – for the Scouts,

weekends in Wensleydale and

Calderdale are planned; there

is the possibility of learning to

scuba dive; the Beavers and

Cubs may get a visit from a

Meerkat and a large python (as

well as other exotic animals!);

and the Group Bonfire Night

party will again be held at

Wike. There will be parties (at

Christmas) and possibly visits

to the pantomime – and these

are just a few of the activities

planne, so lots to look forward

to!

The Scout Group now has it‘s

own website, full of

information about the sections

and their activities! We

currently have vacancies in all

sections, particularly in the

Beaver and Cub sections, and

welcome all enquiries! Visit us

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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, Hawksworth

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 provides 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, For details of the Scout

Troop, please contact Laurie on

(0113)2259234 Mob: 07798

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The 43rd North Leeds (Phoenix

St Mary's) meets at the St

Ma ry ' s Chur ch Ha l l ,

Hawkswood Crescent, Leeds 5.

Beaver Scouts and Cubs meet

on Wednesday evenings at

6.30pm, Scouts meet on Friday

at 7.00pm.

Details from Richard on (0113)

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[email protected]

o.uk

■ Richard Frank

Richard has recently received

the Silver Acorn—have a

look at page 12 for more

details!

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Singing in the Rain Historic Event on Festival Sunday 11

th July

S oon after 11am on Sunday, when

Kirkstall Festival Team members

were still clearing up after the

festival, hundreds of people were arriving

at the abbey. The sun was shining but

heavy showers were forecast. Families

came with rolled-up umbrellas,

waterproofs and picnic bags. Traffic on

Abbey Walk was at a standstill.

Over a thousand of us were gathered

together in the roofless Abbey Church for

an historic occasion. It was the first time,

since the dissolution of the monasteries

(1539) that a Catholic Mass was to be

celebrated within these abbey walls. There

were seats for 750 but the rest of us were

standing in an air of excited anticipation.

Fr Pat had said that I could come along

and take photos for Kirkstall Matters. I

climbed up on the base of a pillar to get a

good view above the crowd.

Three parishes in Leeds had joined

together to become the new Parish of Our

Lady of Kirkstall. Today they were

celebrating a year‘s work of forming their

new parish with Fr Pat as the Parish Priest.

Youth groups from the churches paraded

with flags and banners. Then at noon, as

we sang ‗Praise to the Holiest in the

height‘, Bishop Arthur with the Clergy, all

in green, plus Readers and Altar Servers

etc processed up the nave.

Bishop Arthur Roche welcomed us and

reminded us of the history of Kirkstall and

how the monks had helped the poor, sick

and the hungry. The first reading started

with ‗As the rain and the snow came down

from the heavens‘. We looked up at the

darkening sky but the rain held off until Fr

Pat had read ‗The Parable of the Sower‘.

The rain began to fall and an array of

colourful umbrellas shot up and people

put on raincoats. A very large, black &

white checked umbrella protected Bishop

Arthur. He spoke to us about the skills of

the Cistercian monks in leather goods,

pottery and metalwork – starting Kirkstall

Forge. We were gathered here, like the

monks before us, as those who profess the

ancient faith.

In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus invites

us to take stock of where the seed of His

word ‗has landed in our hearts and in our

lives.‘ We sang ‗Be Still for the Presence of

the Lord‘. The rain ceased, umbrellas were

put away and the mass celebrated.

Bishop Arthur blessed us all and we sang

‗I, the Lord of sea and sky‘ as clergy,

uniformed groups and others recessed

down the nave.

It was now picnic time and the sun shone!

Bishop Arthur, in pink, shook hands with

us and moved around talking with family

groups who were relaxing with babies and

dogs on the grass in front of the abbey. It

was a special day to remember.

■ Val Crompton

Photos: Val Crompton


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Abbey Churches Together Events

Remembrance

2.30pm Sunday 13th November

T he Abbey Churches Together will be

holding the Annual Short Service of

Remembrance at Kirkstall Cenotaph.

Wreaths will be laid as we remember all

those from Kirkstall who died for our

country. All are welcome to join us for this

Act of Remembrance.

11am-3pm Saturday 19th November

Kirkstall St Stephen‘s

November Fayre

will be held in the Church Hall,

Norman Street.

Christmas Fair 12th Nov 11am-2pm

Toy Service 20th Nov 10.30am

Lessons & Carols 11th Dec 10.30am

Christingle Service 18th Dec 6pm

Christmas Day Service 10.30am

Contact: 225 9637

7.30pm Wednesday 14th December

Annual Christmas Concert will be held

in Kirkstall St Stephen‘s Church

YEP Brass Ensemble 'Carols for All'

This is always an enjoyable evening, ticket

£6 includes refreshments. Tel. 267 7775

to reserve tickets, or pay at the door.

■ Val Crompton

19th

West Park United Reformed Church

OUR LADY OF KIRKSTALL PARISH

PATRONAL FEAST DAY

Saturday 8th

October at 6.30pm

A Celebration of our community as a

Parish of Sanctuary , in Holy Name

Church and Hall, with music by pupils

from Holy Name, St Mary‘s and Sacred

Heart Primary Schools, a presentation by

Ice and Fire Drama Group, and

buffet supper.

HOLY NAME CHRISTMAS BA-

ZAAR: Saturday 12th November

in Holy Name School. 1.30am-3pm

Tel 228 8128 if you can help.

CHRISTMAS SERVICES

Christmas Eve

4pm Holy Name Crib Service

7pm Virgil Mass of Christmas

10.30pm Carols followed by Mass

5pm St Mary’s Family Mass of Christmas

12pm St Mary‘s Midnight Mass

7pm Assumption

Virgil Mass of Christmas

Christmas Day 9.30am St Mary’s

Dawn Mass of Christmas

10 am Holy Name

Dawn Mass of Christmas


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Kirkstall Festival Service And Did Those Feet...

O ver 15,000 people,

from all over Leeds

and beyond, attended

Kirkstall Festival. All day there

were multiple activities and

events at different locations on

the Abbey site. We enjoyed

sunshine and there was only

one short shower in the

morning.

It was 4.30pm before the Open

-Air Ecumenical Service got

started in the roofless Abbey

Church. It was a bonus this

year to have the ‗String of

Beads‘ Choir leading the

singing and they, plus the

excellent Leeds Central

Salvation Army Band (who

played a rousing rendition of

‗Jerusalem‘) have already been

booked again for next year‘s

Festival (14 July 2012). Canon

Rosemarie Hayes, of Kirkstall St

Stephen‘s, and Fr Pat Smythe,

Parish Priest of Our Lady of

Kirkstall, led the short service.

John Battle & Rachel Reeves

MP did the readings.

Fr Pat told us a story about

monks. He was standing on

the spot where, for centuries,

Kirkstall monks had knelt in

prayer. In front of Fr Pat, a

wide, white tablecloth covered

the table (altar). A small but

heavy central wooden cross

weighted the cloth down. As Fr

Pat spoke, a rushing breeze

lifted high the corners of the

cloth. Fr Pat‘s face appeared

between four white ghost-like

shapes, rising and falling.

We recalled hooded habits of

long-gone Cistercian monks,

as Fr Pat described how a once

thriving monastery had fallen

on hard times. There were only

a few elderly miserable monks

left and no young people were

interested in joining them. (At

this point, the front half of the

white cloth was lifted by the

wind to briefly form a blank

screen.) But Fr Pat‘s voice

cont inued the s tory ,

recounting how a holy man

told the Abbot that the

Messiah had returned to earth

and one of the monks was the

Messiah in disguise! When the

monks heard this, they treated

everyone with respect and

were filled with joy. Soon,

many other younger people

joined the happy monastery.

Fr Pat then reminded us to

hold each other in respect,

those who share our beliefs

and those who do not. The

Leeds City of Sanctuary

Movement seeks to make our

city a hospitable place for all.

Everyone has something

precious to offer for the

benefit of all. In former days,

Kirkstall Abbey was such a

place of hospitality, and

support to the community.

Rachel Reeves MP gave a vote

of thanks to John Liversedge,

and to the KVCA committee

for 31 years of organising

Kirkstall Festivals and she

hoped it would continue for

another 31 years and that she

would be there! (Some of us

had grave doubts that we

would still be here!!) Make a

note to join us next year at

Kirkstall Festival on 14th July,

Bastille Day.

■ Val Crompton

Fr Pat Smythe & Canon Rosemarie Hayes

John Liversedge & Rachel

Reeves

Revd Charity Hamilton MA

of Leeds Headingley & West

Methodist Circuit will be giving

the address at the 2012

Kirkstall Festival Service.


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LOCAL HISTORY

B ack in early 1980, I was

invited by a school

friend, Craig Lowe, to

come and help out on the

Abbey Light Railway, which

was owned by his Father Peter.

The railway was ran by the

Lowe family, assisted by a

group of dedicated volunteers.

Every Sunday for many

months, I would leave home in

the morning with overalls and

a sandwich to join the group

and carry out tasks such as

locomotive restoration, track

maintenance and much more

to the point and more fun,

driving the locomotives!!

Sometime during the year, it

was announced to us that a

gala was to be held in the

grounds of the Abbey, I

believe, the very first one and

Peter had been asked if he

could contribute in someway.

So, one fine summers evening,

the day before the gala, we all

assembled at the railway,

loaded up the Land Rover and

trailer with rail, sleepers and

tools, drove the short distance

to the Abbey grounds and

began to lay, spike and bolt a

few lengths of track together,

ready for the next day.

Early the following morning,

the eager group congregated

once again, this time to load

up Peters trailer with the small

Lister Diesel Loco. This was

hauled round to the awaiting

track, offloaded and a return

journey was made for the

passenger car.

Needless to say, everybody

had a fun time, the weather

was fine and we all had a go

driving the loco along the

track, albeit rather steadily!!

Being only 14 at the time, I

don`t think I was allowed to

carry passengers, but I did give

my Mum and Grandma a

trundle up and down during a

quiet spell!! The accompanying

photographs, taken by my

Mum are a reminder of what a

lovely day we had.

After the gala, everything was

dismantled and transported

back to the loco shed with the

same military precision. The

ALR is still in the ownership of

Peter and his family and I

occasionally still visit, enjoying

a pleasant chat with him and

the lads.

■ Nigel Facer.

Kirkstall Gala and The Abbey Light Railway

In the background, My Grandma, Gavin Lowe on the left. Some of the

lads who volunteer on the railway sat down, Peter Lowe stood up

Me driving, visible behind the loco are, left to right, Gavin Lowe, my

Gran, Craig lowe and Craig Turner sat down Grandma and me

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LOCAL HISTORY

W here in Leeds can

you find Lord

Mayors rubbing

shoulders with publicans,

captains of industry and an

American Civil War veteran?

The answer is Lawnswood

Cemetery.

Lawnswood was opened in

1875 and has some of the

most beautiful memorials in

Leeds and beyond, including

several which have been Grade

2 listed by English Heritage. It

is a haven for wildlife and a

lovely place to have a stroll at

any time of year.

There are a number of people

with Kirkstall connections

c o m m e m o r a t e d a t

Lawnswood, including William

Kitson, former owner of

―Crooked Acres‖ on Spen Lane

and other members of his

illustrious family of iron and

railway manufacturers.

Lawnswood is also the last

resting place of Henry

Crowther, the long time

curator of the Leeds City

Museum who, with the help of

his daughter, set up our own

Abbey House Museum.

This is a memorial to the

Partridge family, who ran the

Beckett‘s Arms Inn which could

be found at 86 Kirkstall Road

at the turn of the century and

is just one example of the

hundreds of memorials in the

Victorian section of the

cemetery. Of course the

cemetery is not just about

Victorian graves and is the last

resting place of thousands of

Leeds folk.

BUT Lawnswood is not all it

should be, and a group of us

have organized the Friends of

Lawnswood Cemetery to work

towards preserving, enhancing

and promoting this unique

place. We have a number of

upcoming events, including

our first public meeting on

Wednesday 5th October at

5.30pm at the chapel inside

the cemetery where we would

love to see as many people as

possible. If you miss that, we

have an action day arranged

for Saturday 29th October at

10.00am where the Leeds

Countryside Rangers are giving

us a hand to tidy up.

Our first guided walk is taking

place over Remembrance

Weekend, 12-13 November,

where we will be telling some

of the tales behind the many

First World War graves at

Lawnswood.

Look out for us on Facebook

and in the local press, or get in

touch with us direct for more

i n f o r m a t i o n –

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com

■ Andrea Hetherington & Kate

Vernon

Friends Of Lawnswood Cemetery A new group set up to preserve,

and promote the cemetery


LOCAL HISTORY

R ichard Oastler was a Leeds‘ man,

born on the 20th December 1789,

in what was then St Peter‘s Square

which was later demolished to make way

for the Quarry Hill flats and in turn today

is the scene of the West Yorkshire

Playhouse. He died on 26 August 1861

and lies buried in the churchyard of St

Stephen‘s Parish Church, Kirkstall together

with his wife, Mary, and their two children,

Sarah and Robert. Sadly, today, the grave,

in a low vault under the floor of the altar

and accessed from the churchyard is

neglected..

The web site of St Stephen‘s Parish

Church, Kirkstall states: ‗It is not clear why

he [Richard Oastler] declared a wish to be

buried in St Stephen's Church, although

local legend has it that he passed by the

church and seeing it was so beautiful

wished to be buried there. Possibly its

proximity to the mills, whose workers he

had so passionately defended, might also

have attracted him. He, along with

members of his family, was buried in what

is now the Oastler Vault‘

One version suggests that he saw and

took a fancy to the church when passing

in the Leeds-Headingley-Harrogate train.

I want to say a few words about this

legend and the real connection of Richard

and Mary with Kirkstall.

His name is probably unknown to many,

perhaps most, of those reading this note –

a great shame. So let me first give a few

quotes; first one from the obituary in the

Leeds Mercury on Saturday, August 24

1861: ‗This gentleman whose name was

once a ―household word‖ in every working

man‘s abode, throughout Yorkshire and

Lancashire and whose memory will long be

affectionately cherished there, died on

Thursday, at Harrogate, aged 72…. was in

the autumn of 1830 on a visit to the late

John Wood, Esq. an extensive manufacturer

at Bradford, when in the course of

conversation with that gentleman, who had

discovered somewhat of the benevolent,

energetic and impassioned nature of his

guest, expressed surprise that he had never

turned his attention to the Factory System,

adding that little children were by it

subjected to excessive work and exposed to

much cruelty in other ways.

Mr Oastler inquired particulars and next

morning found that Mr Wood‘s mind as

well as his own had been so much

impressed with the subject that neither of

them could sleep. The consequence was an

engagement on his part to obtain if

possible remedies for the evils which had so

deeply excited the feelings of both. From

that day this became the great object of Mr

Oastler‘s life, and in pursuit of it he spent

seventeen years of almost incessant labour.‘

In his own famous letter which followed

the talk with Wood, on September 29,

1830 in the Leeds Mercury and which

launched the campaign to reduce the

hours worked by children in the mills and

factories exploited by the leaders of the

Industrial Revolution to no more than ten

hours a day – think about it!! - Oastler

wrote: ‗…Let truth speak out, appalling as

the statement may appear. the fact is true.

Thousands of our fellow-creatures and

fellow-subjects, both male and female, the

miserable inhabitants of a Yorkshire town

(now represented in Parliament by the

giant of anti-slavery principles)[referring to

Henry Brougham MP for Yorkshire in 1830

and a champion of the anti-slavery

movement] are this very moment existing

in a state of slavery, more horrid than are

the victims of that hellish system ‗colonial

slavery‘…‘. The very streets which receive

the droppings of an ‗Anti-Slavery Society‘

are every morning wet by the tears of

innocent victims at the accursed shrine of

avarice [greed], who are compelled (not by

the cart-whip of the negro slave-driver) but

by the dread of the equally appalling thong

or strap of the over-looker, to hasten, half-

dressed, but not half-fed, to those

magazines of British infantile slavery – the

worsted mills in the town and

neighbourhood of Bradford!!!…‘

And for just one more, certainly not

exaggerated, glance at the life which these

factory and mill children were forced to

lead: ‗Cruel punishment was their lot if

their merciless tasks were not fulfilled—

punishment that not unfrequently ended in

death. The lash was almost constantly in

requisition, and many kinds of tortures

were used to compel the sinking frames of

the apprentices to pursue their unceasing

toil. At length, wearied out and worked to

death, their forms stunted and misshapen

by accidents and overwork, often scarred

and bruised by the whip of the overseer,

these poor wretches found a merciful relief

in death. Many a silent plantation and

lonely moorland is a silent repository of

dark secrets over which an outcast's grave

has for ever closed.‘ (H de B Gibbins).

In short and in the words of one of the

web sites about him (Cotton Times –

Understanding the Industrial Revolution):

‗RICHARD Oastler was undisputed leader of

the Ten-Hour Movement aimed at

improving the conditions of millworkers,

and he was a staunch campaigner against

the cruelties of the factory system.‘

Whatever the reason we should be proud

that Oastler is buried in Kirkstall. His

memory and his grave should be

respected. Of course, what is important is

what he did while he was alive; not where

he went when dead. But it is worth looking

at the legend mentioned above and the

connection with Kirkstall which led to his

burial in its Parish Church on 30 August

1861, before a great crowd, when ‗On

arriving at the West entrance to the

church-yard the coffin was removed from

the hearse and covered with a pall, and

carried into the church by twelve

representatives of the Operatives [mill

workers] of Yorkshire and Lancashire…..‘

Why Kirkstall? A Matter of Grave Concern.


LOCAL HISTORY

Richard himself was, of course, buried in St

Stephen‘s because his wife, Mary, had

been buried there when she died on the

12th June 1845. His two children were

buried, or rather re-buried, with her. The

story is sad. The daughter, Sarah, was

buried on 5th February 1819, probably just

a month old. The son, Robert, was buried

on 23 December 1819, but a day old. They

had no more natural children. But they did

adopt a child, Anna Maria Tatham – one of

Mary‘s nieces, probably a daughter of her

sister Ann who died in childbirth on June

12, 1819. If you go into the church, on the

left hand side there is a stained-glass

window, inscribed as follows: ‗This window

is placed here out of deep affection and

sincere gratitude to the beloved memory of

Richard and Mary Oastler by their adopted

daughter A M Tatham. Not unto us O Lord

but unto Thy name be the glory.‘

She, a spinster all her life, remained with

Richard looking after him until his death

when she moved to London.

The two children, Sarah and Robert, were

at first buried in the graveyard of the

Wesleyan Methodist Old Chapel on

Quarry Hill, Richard, like his father, having

been a Methodist. But by the time Mary

died he (and presumably she, though she

came from a very devout Nottingham,

Methodist family) had converted to the

Church of England. And he was devout. As

told in the obituary, he wrote of himself to

a correspondent that ‗He has many books,

but the Holy Bible may now be said to

constitute his library.‘

When Mary died the children were

reinterred in her grave. The gravestone

(difficult to read in places because of

flaking and decay) states:

‗In this grave is buried the body of Mary,

the beloved wife of Richard Oastler of the

Priory Headingley who fell asleep in Jesus,

on the 12th day of June in the year of Our

Lord 1845, aged 52 years.

The remains of their two infants, Sarah and

Robert, who departed this life at Outwood

House, Horsforth in the year of Our Lord

1819 and were buried in Leeds are laid with

the body of their mother in this grave.

Here also rest the remains of Richard

Oastler who died August 22nd, 1861, aged

71 years.

He rests from his labours and his works do

follow him.‘

Today, the vault and grave and vault are in

a sad, state of neglect and disrepair.

So why was Mary buried in the churchyard

of St Stephen‘s at Kirkstall? There really is

no serious mystery.

It was certainly not because either she or

Richard were passing in the Harrogate

train one day, saw the church from the

window and took a liking to it as a place in

which to be buried This is not only fanciful

but necessarily incorrect: the section of

line between Leeds and Horsforth (going

on to Harrogate and Thirsk) was not

approved by Act of Parliament until 21

July 1845; by July 1847 no rails had been

laid on that stretch; and it was not opened

until 9 July 1849.

And any notion that the Oastlers chanced

as strangers to see the church when

passing that way one day (whether on

foot or otherwise) and were attracted to it

as a place in which to be buried, fails to

appreciate and unjustly ignores their real

connection with Kirkstall. Richard was no

stranger to Leeds or to Kirkstall. He was

born in Leeds and lived and worked there

as a merchant until he went to Fixby Hall,

near Huddersfield, between 1821 and

1838 to manage the estate there of the

large landowner, Thomas Thornhill. But

both before, during and after his time at

Fixby he had extensive dealings, buying

and selling land both in Leeds (particularly

in the St Peter‘s Hill - off Park Lane - and

Burmantofts. areas) and throughout West

Yorkshire. On 6 August 1825 he bought a

property of about an acre off the Old

Turnpike Road from Kirkstall to Leeds

(now Kirkstall Hill and Burley Road) from

George Waddington of Kirkstall, adjacent

to land owned by Sir James Graham, one

of Kirkstall‘s two big landowning families

(whose son contributed £500 towards the

cost of building the Kirkstall church) And

in June 1836 he sold on the same piece of

land.

Between 1844 and 1845 until Mary died,

they were living in Headingley. At the time

of Mary‘s death they were at either the

Priory in Headingley (now student

accommodation) as stated on the

gravestone or at Westfield Grove (at the

junction of North Lane and St Michael‘s

Road) as stated in the death notice in

Leeds Mercury. From what I have now

been told it seems clear that they were

living at Westfield Grove when Mary died.

Possibly, Richard had moved to or was

staying at the Priory by the time the

gravestone was prepared. At that time,

Headingley-cum-Burley formed one

township of which Kirkstall was part. Until

it got its own, newly-built church and

became a separate parish in 1829 all three

were part of the ecclesiastical parish of

Leeds. The station was originally and for a

long time called the Headingley and

Kirkstall Station. And, of course, both

Richard and Mary were devout, active

Christians. They were probably very

familiar with the new church in Kirkstall

even as it was being built.

The natural connection between

Headingley and Kirkstall was underlined

when Kirkstall‘s St Stephen‘s Church was

extended in 1863-864. £500, a quarter of

the expected total cost, was contributed

by Sir William Beckett, one time MP for

Leeds. He lived at Kirkstall Grange (now

part of the Beckett Park campus) part of

Headingley and within what was then

shortly to become the church parish of Far

Headingley.


LOCAL HISTORY

Quite possibly Kirkstall seemed very

attractive and pleasantly rural. At that time

the church was surrounded by open fields;

with virtually no buildings apart from the

school. The Kirkstall settlement was near

the river bridge. As recorded by Driver in

his biography of Oastler (Tory Radical: The

Life of Richard Oastler, p 27) Richard had

an unaffected love for the countryside.

It is also possible that the then vicar of

Kirkstall was more favourably disposed

towards Oastler, his politics and his

militancy – Richard made many enemies

opposed to his ideas and factory reform

as well as friends – than the vicar of St

Michael‘s at Headingley; Headingley

where ‗by 1861 a large portion of the

mercantile community of Leeds‘ had taken

up residence, may not have seemed

particularly friendly to Richard, with his

political and social views, as the final

resting place for his much loved wife.

But to sum up, there is no mystery in the

choice of Kirkstall for the family grave.

Headingly or Kirkstall would have made

equal sense; and been equally

unsurprising. It could fairly be said that

Richard and Mary Oastler belonged

equally to Headingley and to Kirkstall

(indeed to the whole of Leeds) and should

be remembered and memorialised as

such.

■ Mike Harwood


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Either Way, It’s Half Way

In the Summer issue of Kirkstall Matters I

was interested to read Mike Harwood’s

article about the memorial milestone

erected in 1829 recording fifty years since

the Beecroft and Butler families leased

“The Forge” from the Earl of Cardigan’s

estate in 1779.

The article correctly states that the

Kirkstall Forge business was taken over by

GKN some 195 years later and it was

closed and finally bulldozed in 2008 for

future development.

The inference is that GKN closed the site

but this was not the case. The business was

sold by GKN to Dana Spicer of America. It

was the Americans who decided to split

up the business, dispersing the various

functions of the organisation to their other

sites in Europe and disposing of the site in

Kirkstall.

As the eldest member of the sixth

generation of my family, who controlled

the business from 1779 to the takeover by

GKN, I wish to put the record straight.

I also wish to say that I still deeply regret

the demise of such an old and important

part of Kirkstall’s livelihood and history,

which has passed away together with

many other similarly well-known old

established firms in the Kirkstall and

Leeds area. Finally I do congratulate all

concerned with the production of Kirkstall

Matters, which I always enjoy reading.

With very best wishes to you all,

Edmund M Butler

Norman View

With reference to the letter from Helen

Warburton in the Spring issue of Kirkstall

Matters, I moved in to No. 13 Norman

View with my parents in July 1934, and I

enclose a photocopy of the completion

statement for the purchase of the property

with a copy of the advert from the

Yorkshire Evening Post. I think the houses

between Norman Street and De Lacy

Mount were built in rows over a period

and the houses opposite No. 13 (and the

left hand side of Norman Row) were there

before the left hand side of Norman View.

I trust the above is helpful, and I will be

pleased to provide and further

information as far as my memory will

allow.

Yours sincerely,

J. A Hodgkinson

Norman View

Dear Editor, In relation to Helen

Warburton's query (issue 106) re the age of

the houses in Norman View, I have finally

dug out some papers which belonged to

my husband's great aunt, Norah Lunn

who lived at 28 Norman View.

Norah's parents bought the house in 1933

from the builders, G W Charles and Son,

of Tinshill Lane, Horsforth. We have a

completion statement for the purchase

which shows they bought the house for

the princely sum of £375, with a mortgage

of £300 from the Huddersfield Building

Society. Norah continued to live in

Norman View after her parents died, until

1997 when she moved into residential care,

and died in 2008 at the age of 104.

Norah was a very private person so I'm

not sure how she would feel about me

writing to a magazine about her, but I

hope she wouldn't mind too much.

Kind regards,

Joanne Wigglesworth

Dear Editor


Kirkstall Brewery

Great read again in summer mag.

Anybody there have more info in

Dawson, brewer at Kirkstall and used 2

ships SS Kirkstall & SS Charante

for transport to Australia & New Zealand.

I have searched for books and

photos on and of for 2 years to no luck

looking forward to this years festival-

many thanks

Mike Halloways

KM: Actually Mike I do have some info for

you about these. after a quick bit of

Googling!

Charante built in 1865 - the owner was B

Dawson of London (Lloyds register

1870/71) . Kirkstall built in 1870 - the

owner London and Yorkshire Steam Ship

company. (Lloyds register 1874/75), (Lloyds

register 1880/81 the owner was E Harris &

Co).

There is no indication in Lloyd's registers of

shipping that either Benjamin Dawson or

Kirkstall Brewery owned the vessels. They

may have chartered the vessels for

particular voyages.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/

Where_can_you_find_information_or_picture

s_of_the_SS_Kirkstall_and_SS_Charante_own

ed_by_Mr_Dawson_and_Kirkstall_Brewery_a

nd_used_to_deliver_to_Australia#ixzz1YJPR

Oz00

On the 26/10/1895 the CALEDONIA (then

as the KIRKSTALL) ran aground on the

South Gare and was thought to have

become a total loss. However, the vessel

must have been re-floated and repaired as

she had a life this event.

In 1895 the KIRKSTALL was sold to W. H.

Muller of Rotterdam and renamed

CALEDONIA. On 16/06/1897 the

CALEDONIA was on passage Tyne to

Rotterdam with a general cargo and coal,

Following an explosion the vessel taken in

tow but sank 20 miles off Spurn Head. One

life lost.

See http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?

155981 for more info. It appears the SS

Kirkstall had several name changes in its

lifetime!

Colonel North

John Thomas North donated Kirkstall

Abbey to the then borough of Leeds, and

was the first Freeman of Leeds. My

biography "The Nitrate King" has just been

published in the University of London

series 'Studies of the Americas'. There is a

great deal in my book on North's

purchase of Kirkstall Abbey. I believe the

book will interest residents of Kirkstall.

Please contact me for further information.

William Edmundson.

http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?155981

http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?155981


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B eecroft Primary School had an HMI

Ofsted Subject Inspection in

Geography and achieved Grade 1

Outstanding in every area:

Quality of Teaching and Learning (Grade

1 Outstanding)

Quality of the Curriculum where the

Inspector particularly commented on

fieldwork, outside visits and residentials

(Grade 1 Outstanding)

Quality of Leadership and Management


Achievement – Standards are High


Overall effectiveness (Grade 1

Outstanding)

Beecroft‘s success will be written up in a

Geography report.

Outstanding Geography At Beecroft Year 6 Explore The Locality

P upils from years 4, 5 and 6 worked

together to produce 5 large scale

collaborative felt hangings for the

school hall. Inspirations came from the

landscape and other artists‘ work.

Felt making is an ancient craft using

sheep‘s wool. Heat and friction are

applied to the wool which combines the

fibres.

Felt making is still practised by nomadic

peoples in Central Asia and northern parts

of East Asia, where rugs, tents and

clothing are regularly made.

Felt Making at Beecroft Primary School

Fieldwork in Kirkstall Asking questions about the local area Mapping the local area


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The Iron Man's Home

On some other planet

near some distant star

there's a crushing, loving Iron

Man

with a house shaped like a car.


near the moon,

the Iron Man eats junk cars

Without a spoon!


Near the sun,

The Iron man laughs

While having fun.


Near the milky-way,

The Iron man walks on metal

beams

Until they give way!


Near one of Neptune's moons,

The Iron Man listens

To some groovy tunes.

By Laura Whitaker year 4

On Some Other Planet


lots of space ships zoom,

above the Iron man's head,

if they go too fast they land

with a boom!!!

On some other planet,

the Iron Men are rusty,

and the bedrooms no offence

they are really, really dusty!


the Iron man has love,

in the supermarket

doves fly above.


they have rivers of oil

and when they prepare their

food,

they wrap it in lots and lots of

silver foil


the Iron man's brain is growing

and while they do their work,

the oil rivers are flowing.

By Erica Bastian, Rebekka

Scott, Sarah Legge, Alex

Koerber

The Iron Man's Planet

On the Iron Man's planet

there's lots of iron trash,

and when the iron children

fall they make a loud crash!


they eat rusty can's,

but if they‘re lucky they

can eat two vans.


there's a river made of oil,

but you could only

drink out of it if you were

royal.


it is very great, if you ever

see the Iron Man be sure

to give him an iron plate!

By Ellie Henson (Year 4)

On The Iron Man’s Planet

On the Iron Man‘s planet

Where lots of space ships land,

Ships get destroyed

By the Iron man's handy hand.

On the Iron Man‘s planet

Where nobody goes,

Iron men literally have no toes!

On the Iron Man's planet,

There‘s loads of robots,

There are so many kinds,

Even ones called Toebots!

By Charlie Hatton

Kirkstall St Stephens

Year 4 Iron Man Poetry

Y ear 4 have enjoyed reading the Iron Man story by Ted Hughes.

They have looked at the different techniques used by the

author eg. Use of simile, powerful verbs onomatopoeic words

etc and tried to incorporate some of these ideas into their own work.

They have imagined what life would be like on the Iron Man‘s planet

and written a poem to describe their thoughts; they have created their

own Iron Man time line and written their own suspense story in the

style of Ted Hughes.

■ Carol Doyle


I n preparation for the visit

by our famous visitor, Y6

spent a week doing a

project on the House of

Commons in Westminster. It

was perfect as a research

exercise for us to quiz the

speaker of the House. We

found out how everybody is

part of a constituency, and

every constituency has an M.P.

– our M.P. is Rachel Reeves.

There are 650 M.P.s – the party

in ‗runs‘ the government is the

party that holds the most

seats.The speaker is someone

that is like our Head teacher.

He is in charge of the House of

Commons and has to make

sure that everything goes

smoothly. Did you know, here

has been a speaker in the

House of Commons for 635

years? It has not always been a

popular job to get, with 9

previous Speakers being

murdered, kidnapped or

tortured! Mr John Bercow M.P.

has been the Speaker since

June 2009.

A t the end of term, we

spent a week

preparing for the visit

of John Bercow MP (speaker of

the House of Commons.) It was

a real honour for the school to

have such a high profile visitor

coming to our school. He

spent the afternoon having a

question and answer session.

He was asked a few

challenging questions about

the phone hacking scandal. He

found it very funny when

someone asked him why

people agree or disagree with

their faces. Puzzled, he asked

what they meant – to which

Martha replied – ―because you

vote with your eyes or

nose.‖ (In Parliament, the

‗ayes‘ (eyes) means ‗yes‘, the

‗no‘s (nose) means ‗no‘.) He

found it hilarious! A couple of

weeks after his visit, his wife,

Sally Bercow, went in the Big

Brother House – he kept that

to himself! It was a wonderful

experience, to have met the

legendary, John Bercow.

By Casey.

O n the final afternoon

of last term a very

famous man visited

our school called John Bercow

(The Speaker of The House Of

Commons!). He came to

answer some questions

prepared by Year 5 and Year 6.

We had researched about

himself, watched him in action

on the TV, and found lots of

things we wanted answering

about the Houses of

Parliament. He did not

disappoint us with his answers!

He was very knowledgeable

about all aspects. The

questions we asked covered

questions about what the

government could do to help

the famine in East Africa, we

asked about the phone

hacking scandal – which he

answered honestly. He was

asked who his biggest rival was

in Parliament and who his best

friend was. He answered

several questions about the

Government spending cut

backs and how it would affect

children like us. The afternoon

flew by – what a great end to a

great school year. John Bercow

praised us for the grilling we

had given him. He signed our

parliament books so we would

never forget. By Harrison E

John Bercow M.P. Visit

To Hawksworth Wood

C ouncillor Bernard Atha -

who has done so much

for Hawksworth Wood

Primary School and for the local

community and for the City of

Leeds itself, is here presenting

the award to Martha for,

‗Outstanding Contribution To

School Life.‘ This was in

recognition of Martha‘s work for

the Diversity Forum, her work

with Northern Ballet and the

Leeds Diving squad and for

being an ‗always ‗ in school.

Other award winners saw Mrs

Margaret Rawnsley present

Cameron with the Academic

Achievement Award and Mr and

Mrs McHale present Caitlin with

the Citizenship Award.

After the outstanding year for

Year 6, the Leavers Assembly

was a wonderful end to a

wonderful year.

Martha Wins School Award

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Myst 3

I was stood nervously all alone,

on the balcony – looking out

onto the barren, rocky

landscape. The atmosphere

was dead. As I turned

cautiously, I saw a river of rich

green vegetation. As I looked

up, I saw the most beautiful,

multi coloured window letting

a stream of light in. Have you

ever seen anything like this?

Breath taking isn‘t it?

Suddenly – I noticed the door!

Should I walk to the door? I

walked apprehensively towards

it. Unexpectedly – from

nowhere, an attractive, young

lady welcomed me with an

adorable baby in her arms. I

was more anxious. I nervously

approached the door…

By Willow Turner

Myst 3

The temperature was so hot it

was powering down, burning

my skin. It was as hot as

stepping into a red hot

volcano! Where was this

mysterious place? In the

barren distance I could see the

razor sharp mountains, and the

dinosaur rock laying down

quietly asleep with the

deadliest spikes on its back. I

was sure nothing green grew

in this dry landscape. When

had it last rained? What was

that smell – ‗Yuk!‘ It was the

putrid odour of rotting flesh! It

overwhelmed my senses and

left me reeling. A lone hawk

circled early, forming shadows

in the intense, blue sky. It

swooped down and began to

feed on its prey. Hhhhm!

By Jordan Lipzith

Myst 3

I was stood nervously! Around

the rough barren balcony, I

saw multi coloured glass - like,

a deep flood coming towards

me, like a shark .The bushes

looked like flowers flowing up

in the beautiful blue sky. Have

you seen anything beautiful

like this? Breath taking isn‘t it?

Suddenly, I noticed the door!

What would it hold for me? I

walked nervously to the

unusual door. Would you go

through the door? Then I saw a

gorgeous, beautiful, young

woman with a tiny baby in her

soft hands. She explained that

her husband was changing the

locks. This made me more

anxious…

By Hannah Stanford

Myst III Here is a sample of writing from the new Hawksworth Wood Year 6 class who used the computer fantasy game ‗ Myst 3‘ to inspire

their writing. The children investigated new lands and new worlds using 4D writing. This is when the children use all their senses to

bring a scene to life, using lots of adjectives, adverbs, similes and metaphors……..

C hildren from Year 5

from Hawksworth

Wood and several

different schools were invited

to take part in a Police Project

called ‗The Inspirations

Project.‘ For 5 weeks every

Wednesday we attended Leeds

Metropolitan University ( wow

what a place!) It was based

around sports activities. This is

us playing American Football!

The project gave us lots of

confidence, support and

guidance. We learned to be

part of a team and how to

overcome new challenges. We

made lots of new friends.

Many thanks to Adrian and

Mat and the University.

Meeting Mick Hill (the javelin

thrower) was a real pleasure.

From Cain Charles

C h i l d r e n f r o m

Hawksworth Wood

Primary School went to

Leeds Metropolitan University

for Inspiration Wednesdays.

We worked with other schools

and the police, building

confidence and skills and

making friends. We met

famous people such as Mick

Hill, and did some brilliant

activities such as climbing,

volleyball, Frisbee, athletics

and swimming. Each week we

learnt two new sports. We had

to listen and work as part of a

team. It was great.

By Ruben

Inspiration Day

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Mark In Time!

In partnership with Marks and

Spencer and Leeds University,

Year 5 had a wonderful week

working on different projects

looking at the history of fabric

production in and around

Leeds in the 19th Century……

Here the children have been

trying some dyeing techniques.

We carried out an experiment

to see how different materials

reacted to dyes.

We got into pairs and I got

with Willow, we got three

different coloured dyes, red,

blue and yellow. We started by

putting the red in, then the

blue and finally the yellow.

Willow and I filled in the

sheets. A few minutes later we

went over to the cup with the

dye in it. Willow got hers out

first and then me. When we

got the strip of felt Willow said

―WOW!‖

Something amazing happened

all the colours sorted

themselves out. The wool

turned orange, the acrylic

stayed white, the polyester

turned yellow, the nylon

turned pink, the cotton turned

blue on the acetate. We

washed all the excess dye off

the fabric.

By Laura Bellfield

Marks In Time

Tyler and I had a job as a

‗doffer‘ at Armley Mills. When

we did our job we had to take

the full bobbins off and put

empty ones on. Unfortunately

we forgot to put empty

bobbins back on!

(If we had really been working

in a Victorian mill we wouldn‘t

have got paid!) We only had

ten seconds and by the end we

didn‘t have time to do any

more. Then we

w a t c h e d

everybody else

doing their jobs.

Apart from the

‗doffer‘ there was

a ‗scavenger‘, a

‗piercer‘,‘ filler‘

and an ‗overseer‘.

I am going to

work hard at

school so when I

am older I can be

a doctor and not

have to do a 21st

Century version

of this job.

Casey Robinson

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T he Bridlington Festival of running

took place for the first time in July

this year and the Harriers were

there to take place in the various events.

These began with the Grand Yorkshire 10k

on the Saturday afternoon, which was

followed by several talks from local

runners, including Olympic marathon

runner Tracey Morris, and local hero Tom

Williams, Hyde Park Harrier (our friendly

local rivals! ) and responsible in part for

the Marathon Talk podcast which is very

popular in the running community. An

evenings entertainment was also laid on,

including a performance from The

Southmartins, a Beautiful South/

Housemartins tribute band, and a cheesy

disco. Sunday morning was a four mile

Beat the Clock beach race, the idea being

to start as late as possible but get back

before the clock got to zero. All in all a

good weekend was had by all.

Richard Hancock was out and about at

various races again in June, July and

August! As well as the aforementioned he

also took part in the Darrington Feast and

Fayre 5 mile race and the Sandal Beat 10k,

a fast flat trail race taking in Sandal Beat

woodland and Doncaster racecourse

along the way.He then went on to take

part in the Wolds Vets 5 mile series,

Walkington 10k in July and the Laxton 10k

a bit later in the month. In August he was

off to Billingham for the Ray Harrison

Memorial 10k and the Brampton Brewery

Spire 10 miler in Chesterfield. Also on his

travels again was Adam Moger, taking

part in the 5 mile Hepworth Dryad Multi-

terrain race, over a hilly but very scenic

course, and the Escrick 10k near York in

August.

A new edition to the calendar is the Hyde

Park Harriers Summer Mile in August. Mile

races are not a very common occurrence

and a good chance for runners to test

themselves and see how they can do over

an individual mile, though many runners

have no idea how fast they can run over

an individual mile! The race got a good

reception from our runners and will

hopefully be on the calendar again next

year. Well done to Hyde Park Harriers who

organised an excellent first race.

Also taking place at Hyde Park (also

known as Woodhouse Moor of course)

were the annual 5k races organised by

Leeds City AC. These races are an annual

event but this year were renamed in

honour of John Lunn, a Leeds AC stalwart

and great supporter of running and

athletics in the city and county, who

passed away earlier in the year. Having

worked with John several times at cross

country events I am pleased to say that

the high standards he expected were

shown and he would have been proud of

the performances of runners from all

clubs.

Helen Goldthorpe, never content with just

a simple run of course, took part in the

Ripon Black Sheep Triathlon, including a

1500m open water swim, 42k cycle and

10k run. She finished in an excellent 2:57.

Well done to Helen.

Summer Relays

Summer brings with it a host of relay

races, usually comprising several short

(and invariably fast) legs.

First up was the Danefield Relay at Otley

Chevin where teams of three run the same

three miles each around a hilly course,

including a nasty hill right at the end

which you have to run up regardless as

everyone is watching. The first Kirkstall

Team home were Phil Hewitt, Paul Millar

and Johnny Moore, 11th home. The other

two chaps teams were 31st and 34th out

of 47 teams. The ladies also put in a very

respectable performance. Collette

Spencer, Catherine Elvin and Stella Cross

(borrowed from Abbey Runners!) were 7th

ladies team and just to prove us slower

runners are just as welcome at these

events myself, Eleanor Franks and Lisa

Smailes (alright so the latter two are not

Kirkstall Harriers Review The ―summer‖ months bring a lot of races and events and as usual the

Harriers have been out in force all over the county and the country.


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actually very slow at all in my opinion!!)

were 9th.

Next up was the Washburn Relay, once

again in beautiful surroundings at Fewston

and Swinsty reservoirs, again three legs of

three ish miles or so. The chaps team of a

newly returned Matt Marsh, Phil Hewitt

and Paul Millar finished 7th in a very good

field. Kirkstall 2, thanks to Peter Hey filling

in at very short notice, finished 32nd and

the ladies team 56th, made up of

Catherine Elvin, Marion Muir (running after

a bout of illness!) and myself, running with

a couple of broken ribs after another

―comedy‖ fall involving a rock on some

moorland somewhere near Keighley. All in

all some great performances in a strong

field on a very damp evening.

We also had five teams at the Golden Acre

Park relay at the end of July; two men, one

ladies, one male vets and one mixed.

Making their debut for the club were

Mosa and Stephen Groves.

Pecolympics Presentation

The ―Pecolympics‖ sports day and

presentation took place in May, to mark

the end of the cross country season and

award those who have achieved success.

Several members were there to take part

in the three legged race, sack race, egg

catching and throwing event and tug of

war. The ladies had some success in the

egg catching and throwing event but feel

they were hindered in the other events as

they were not segregated into gender

categories. Awards wise Sheila King

received the trophy for 2nd place in her

age category, Peter Branney was second

overall and Paul Glover was second in his

age category. Well done to all of them

and to everyone who took part in the

PECO cross country races, usually in the

cold and mud!

Yorkshire Vets

The second Vets race of the season, open

to runners over 35 years of age, though

any age can run as a guest, took place at

West Vale, Halifax and was hosted by

Stainland Lions. Described by our roving

reporter Adam Moger as more akin to a

fell race the course was a real ankle turner,

and despite the lure of other races in the

area we still had a decent turnout, with 10

chaps and 2 ladies representing the club.

A record 240 competitors were on hand

for the third vets race at Pudsey, with 16

from Kirkstall Harriers. Once again Adam

was on hand, describing the course as the

most challenging of the season so far,

with plenty of mud, and Chairman Peter

Hey losing a shoe at one stage and having

to stop and dig it out. The fourth race

took in part of the Meanwood Valley Trail

and almost went wrong from the start as

the leaders headed off in the wrong

direction!

The fifth race took place at Honley, hosted

by Holmfirth Harriers on a day more

suited to a BBQ than a run! Adam was

once again present and described the

course as very scenic and even having the

added attraction of ―an impressive but

docile bull‖ as well as ―a herd of alpacas‖

to run past. Race six was at Knavesmire in

York, and as expected for the York area

was the flattest course of the series so far!

And number 7 was at Bingley. Described

as ―a mixture of good surfaces and

appalling surfaces‖ this appears to have

been quite accurate! Not to mention the

hills!

At the time of writing the ladies are 6th

and 5th in their two leagues from 22 clubs

and the chaps 7th and 5th from 30 clubs.

Individually Collette Spencer, Bal Sandhu,

Alyson Glover and Sheila King are riding

high in their age categories for the ladies,

and Adam, Andrew, Stuart, Gary, Kevin,

the two Peters, and Patrick are all doing

well in their categories for the chaps.

Members Meander

21 members took part in the annual

Members Meander in mid August, which

takes in the route of our race. And ends in

the LPSA club with a buffet. The first three

members over the line were Sandra Fraser,

Mark Skinner and Catherine Elvin.

Club Championship 2011

After 7 races the Club Championship has

Chris Hunt in first place with 96 points,

very closely followed by Chris Glover with

95 and Adam Moger in third with 86

points. All to play for!

The Blushing Bride

Not one to do things by halves our

wonderful newsletter editor, committee

member and Guiness World Record

Holder Eleanor Franks (now Eleanor

Gallon) married in style at the Chevin

Country Lodge Hotel. And of course she

had not one but four hen do's! Including

a very entertaining trip to Alton Towers

and running the Eccup ten Mile race on

Sunday July 10th as her ―Running Hen

Do‖! Several members were on hand to

don tutus around the course in

celebration of the forthcoming nuptials.

And also produced some great times to

boot! Matt Marsh finished well in 16th

place in 1:00:30 and Gemma Smith was

second lady home in 1:05:05. The ladies

team of Gemma, Amy Richards and Rachel

Pilling also won the Ladies team prize!

There were also countless PB's and a few

members completing their first ten mile

race. Not content with that several of

Eleanors friends gathered on Otley Chevin

early on the morning of her wedding for

her last run as a single lady!

Congratulations to Eleanor and new

husband Russell.

The next few months

We make our way into Autumn and winter

with our very own club race the Kirkstall

Abbey 7, as well as several longer distance

relays and of course our Christmas events

(sorry to mention the C word). Onwards

and upwards!

■ Jill Stocks


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C o m p e t i t i v e

cheerleading club the

‗Aviator Allstars‘

brought back six trophies

including three national titles

to their West Leeds training

facility following on from what

has already been a very

successful year for the group.

At the European ‗JAMfest‘

competition last weekend in

Liverpool, the F-16 Falcons

junior team and F-35 Lightning

senior team scooped the top

prizes in their categories.

The Spitfires Co-ed (boys

allowed) team were also

placed 1st , beating a team

that were 5 years undefeated

champions. The Hurricanes

senior team, Harrier Jump Jets

youth team and Trinity and All

Saints College Titans University

team also performed well

receiving 2nd, 6th and 8th

places respectively.

The successful group has also

been in action abroad with the

flagship team the F-22 Raptors

placing 15th at the World

Cheerleading Championships

in Florida in April and the F-35

Lightning senior team placing

8th out of 30 teams at the Elite

Cheerleading championships

in Germany earlier this month.

The Aviator program is now

looking for the cheerleaders of

the future and has spaces

available for girls and boys

from the age of 5 and up.

Complete beginners are always

welcome as are those who

have a gymnastic or dance

background. The team is lucky

enough to train on one of only

three full-purpose sprung

cheerleading floors and has a

highly experienced team of

coaching staff. The Aviators

will be showcasing their award

-winning routines at the

Kirkstall festival on the 9th July

where prospective new

members can sign up and

meet the team. Alternatively

you can contact coaches Tim

a n d R a c h e l a t

[email protected]

or on 07800 889916 for

information on how to join.

You can also look up Aviator

Allstars Cheerleading Program

on Facebook of follow them on

Twitter @AV_Allstars.

■ Allie Snape

Aviators Fly High at European

Cheerleading Championship

Kirkstall Leisure Centre

offers Active Life sessions

for the over 45s every

Tuesday and Thursday.

To book and for further

in fo rmat ion cont act

Allyson Bertram

Phone

0113 395 0196

Email

[email protected]


Kirkstall Lane, Leeds, LS5 3BE


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We now have a Meeting Room Available every day

one off or long term bookings.

Seats up to 25 people. Children‘s Parties, local

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Contact Reception for further details: Kirkstall Leisure

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C ommuni ty Sport

Officer North West

Louise Walker secured

funding from Inner North West

Cluster to deliver a ‗Top Up

Swimming‘ program for

disadvantaged children living

in the Inner North West

Cluster. The lessons were

based at Kirkstall Leisure

Centre.

Through previous consultation

with partners within the Outer

North West I identified that

once pupils had attended

swimming lessons in their

curriculum time, which in most

schools was in year 5, that

there was no other opportunity

within the school curriculum to

develop their swimming skills.

This meant that unless

parents/carers took them for

lessons outside of school, a

large group of pupils were

going onto high school unable

to swim unaided.

Drowning is the 3rd most

common cause of accidental

death in 11-18 year olds. We

targeted Years 5&6 and pupils

had to hit the Activity Fund

criteria but also those

identified as not achieving

their 25mtrs in curriculum time

swimming lessons.

We worked with 44, children

from all different ethnicities,

backgrounds and abilities. We

targeted 9 primary schools:

Sacred Heart, Kirkstall Valley,

Kirkstall St.Stephens, Beecroft,

St.Chads, Hawksworth Wood,

Burley St. Mathias, Shire Oak &

Weetwood.

The lessons were delivered at

Kirkstall Leisure centre. The

first 10wk block started in

October 2010 and the last

block of 10 lessons ended

August 2011.

The swimming teacher Mark

Campbell has 13 years of

experience and has been so

committed to this program

that he came in on his day off

to deliver the lessons. Since

the program has finished Mark

was nominated and won an

award for the Leeds City

Council Colleague of the year.

We aimed to give children

f r o m d i s a d v a n t a g e d

backgrounds who couldn‘t

swim the opportunity to gain

skills to swim unaided as far as

possible. The results show this

was achieved and in some

cases we exceeded target with

6, pupils achieving their

50mtrs. Every child who

participated received a

certificate and badge of

achievement.

Having the tools to swim

unaided will give the 44,

children that attended this

project the confidence and

opportunity to try out so much

more in the world of water and

leisure. This will enable them

to take part in projects other

than swimming such as

canoeing, kayaking , sailing

even just attended our

inflatable fun sessions at

Kirkstall Leisure Centre, the

water world is now their

oyster !

■ Louise Walker

Swimming Success for

local youngsters

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GARDENS

F or back yards, small front gardens and pavement garden-

ing, plant some bulbs this Autumn. Use all kinds of con-

tainers, making sure there are large drainage holes (about

1 and a half cm) which should be covered up with crocks (bits of

broken pot) or a few polystyrene lumps (from packaging) to pre-

vent the drainage hole being blocked with compost. In small

pots plant one type of bulb. Don‘t buy bulbs that are hollow,

already sprouting, wet, or mouldy! Don‘t buy them too long

before planting. Garden centres sell bulbs for autumn planting

from the end of July and want them out of the way by September

to make room for Christmas-tree baubles. August is far too early

to plant spring-flowering bulbs. October is the best time for daf-

fodils, crocus and iris; November for tulips.

Bulbs should be planted three times as deep as the bulb itself.

So, for example, a 1inch crocus bulb needs to be planted in a

hole 3 inches deep. In this picture the bulbs will now need to be

covered to the top of the pot with compost. Water so that the

compost is moist and then the seasonal rain should suffice.

Try ―Lasagne‖

planting in bigger

pots. Plant sev-

eral different

types of bulbs in

layers which will

flower at different

times, over a few

months. Plant the

bigger bulbs on

the bottom layer

as in the picture.

Try tulips, then

daffodils, then iris

or crocus. You can get small or tall varieties of all of these if you

look at the labels.

Gardening failure of 2011

Earlier this year, I encouraged you to try growing courgettes in

pots. I wonder how yours went. Mine were awful. Everyone else

had courgettes aplenty, except me. My courgettes in pots hardly

grew and the leaves went all powdery and grey, but my

neighbours trailed along the path! The ones in the ground grew

a bit but the courgettes rotted from the flower end.

―What went wrong with my courgettes ?”

An answer; could be down to poor compost and as for the rot-

ting, try nipping off the dead flower as the courgette develops

behind it next time. The grey powdery leaves is mildew. Try a

courgette variety that is mildew resistant like ―soleil‖.

Gardening success of 2011

―Minibel‖ tomatoes in hanging baskets. Good flavoured small

tomatoes with attractive green foliage.

Any top tips for next year for the beginner?

Let us know.

In The Garden By Vanessa Strachan and Graham

Wheatley from Paxton Horticultural

Society.


Paxton Horticultural Society

PAXTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY is based at 186, Kirkstall

Lane, Leeds, LS5 2AB. ■

Graham Wheatley

Come and join us on a

Saturday evening, when

a friendly group of

about 15—20 of us have

a light hearted, but

helpful and interesting

discussion about gardening topics.

There are lots of other gardening

groups meeting during the week, so

please contact Graham Wheatley - on

0113 2563055 or email at

[email protected] if you

need to know more details.

Leeds In Bloom 2011

T here were 245 entries across Leeds into this annual event.

There are no prize winners as such, but gardens are given

awards according to standard. Congratulations to the 3

entrants from Kirkstall who were awarded the following:

Karen Gibson Silver

Mrs Scoot Bronze

Mr & Mrs Aaron Highly Commended

Details for entering next year can be found on the City Council

website or by phoning the Council Parks and Countryside.

A ll you need is a pen, some scrap paper and a way of

identifying birds! Simply make a note of the highest

number of each bird species seen on the ground (not

flying over) at any one time, and log onto http://

www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/results.aspx to report what you saw.

You can do your birdwatch on your own with a cuppa, your

favourite biscuit and your feet up, in the park, or try and beat the

largest group that took part in 2011: 84 adults and 2 children.

With results from so many gardens, the RSPB are able to create a

'snapshot' of bird numbers in each region. They‘ve been able to

see that some of our birds are disappearing in scary numbers.

We've lost more than half our house sparrows and some three-

quarters of our starlings. However, it isn't all doom and gloom -

these surveys help spot problems, but more importantly, they are

also the first step in putting things right.

GARDENS

October As vegetable patches become vacant, roughly dig over and put on compost/manure, worms will do the rest. Gather up Autumn leaves to make leaf mould in black bin bags or a cage made from 4 sticks and chicken wire. Sow an overwintering manure crop. Plant Spring bulbs, but not tulips yet. Along with the usual daffodils, crocus, snowdrops and iris, why not try something different such as anemones, chionodoxa, erythronium, pushkinia and scilla. Plant prepared bulbs to force for Christmas

November

Remove yellow leaves from overwintering

brassicas, lest they encourage disease. Plant

garlic and tulip bulbs. Dahlias can be lifted

once they have been blackened by the frost. Cut

down the top growth, remove as much soil as

possible from the tuber and allow the tuber to dry

out before storing in a dry place over winter - not

forgetting to label the tubers.

If you have Phormiums/Cordylines in the

garden or in containers remember to give them

some protection from frost by wrapping garden

fleece round them. Clean out greenhouse.

December Make your Christmas wish list: secateurs, gardening gloves, plant labels . . . . Take hardwood cuttings of soft fruit. Prune apple and pear trees. Plan a small pond project to extend the biodiversity in the garden, for implementation in Spring. Even a small pond will attract frogs to spawn and pond insects. Read up about plants that encourage butterflies, moths and bees.

January

Don’t discard the poinsettias you have enjoyed

over Christmas. Try taking cuttings and you

will be rewarded with excellent plants for the

following year.

Sit down with the seed catalogues or browse the

seed merchant's web sites and decide what to try

this year. Enjoy the dreams and hopes of what

Spring will bring.

Sharpen your cutting tools—especially the hoe!

Clear up any dead plants tops and wash out seeds

pots and trays.


Chapel Lane Allotments Vanessa Strachan reports on a gardening revolution taking place

A patchwork quilt of gardening activity has sprung up this

year on the Church Lane allotments, newly opened again

in 2011 after laying unused for many years. Plot holders

clubbed together to buy taps to plumb onto the existing under-

ground irrigation pipes and blue water tubs on every plot add to

the colour that abounds as you walk from plot to plot. Raised

beds, hoops and netting, bricks borders, footpaths, weed sup-

pressing plastic and fabric have been put in and best of all, pro-

duce and flowers have been overflowing. Just a year ago, over-

grown, the site is now a beautiful tapestry of colour with nastur-

tiums, calendulas, cornflowers, sunflowers, dahlias, pumpkins,

vegetables or many types and of course the dandelions, nettles,

dock, thistles, bindweed and rosebay willow herb that compete

for space and keep the gardeners busy! But weeds have not got

the gardeners down, an abundance of produce has been grown,

even amongst them. With the water problem resolved, security

is still an urgent issue for the allotments, although there have

been only a few instances of produce ―walking‖ and night time

visitors using the area for drinking parties.

After an initial rush of enthusiasm, some plots are looking in

need of attention and there are people on the waiting list who

would be eager to take a plot on. However, the wonderful thing

about gardening is the cycle of seasons—there is always next

year to dig in and try again.

A plot that is

accessible for

people with

disab i l i t ies—

some plants

were donated

to this garden

by other allot-

ment holders.

Pulling the

weeds up around

spring onions

and leeks on

Rob, Claire and

Jasper‘s plot.

―It‘s just a great

space to come

and be for the

family‖ says Rob.

They‘ve har-

vested arti-

chokes, leeks,

onions, potatoes,

broad beans but

were away for the peas!

Jasper was distracted of

from his gathering seeds

from calendula flowers by

a shield

bug.

GARDENS


Runner beans,

courgettes and

peas—enough

to give away—

but for Chris,

it‘s more about

the excitement

of seeing

things grow from seed

and the relaxation of

tending the plot, rather

than harvesting the

produce, albeit a

pleasant bonus! Chris

and Tim had just

grown potatoes and

tomatoes in pots and

tubs, before taking on

plot 49.

Tim has enjoyed chilling

out on their plot after a

week‘s driving HGVs and

has enjoyed success with

Gardener‘s Delight and

Golden Sweet varieties of

tomatoes. Look at these

cabbages—not bad for a

first time! Alongside

squash, potatoes, shallots, Chris

and Tim have also established a

herb garden on their plot. But

Chris and Tim wonder

where all the worms

are—there seem to

be very few . . . .

Carolina, Derek and Adrian, like any gardeners have had their

successes and disasters this year. Their sweet corn shrivelled

whilst a neighbour enjoyed a bumper crop! But they have really

enjoyed the feeling of producing enough courgettes to give

loads away to friends. Their plot has the feel of a cottage garden,

where on walking around things surprise like the spiral of edge-

on bricks Carolina is working on. Marigolds , cornflowers and

borage have delighted her with their attraction for hundreds of

bees and pollinators.

S tronger muscles are growing alongside vegetables down

on the Leeds Pilates Place plot on the Headingley Station

allotments. Started up by one of the directors of Leeds

Pilates Place who set up a studio on Victoria Road last Septem-

ber, a group of 12 who all attend pilates classes turned the over-

grown plot into an allotment boasting fresh and organic lettuces,

beetroot, potatoes, swiss chard, french beans and spinach this

summer. They are currently preparing to plant winter crops

ready for spring. One of the 12, Daisy, a Kirkstall resident ex-

plained ―We all attend classes at Leeds Pilates place and have

found new friendships in sharing the allotment space and learn-

ing about gardening together. ―

GARDENS

Leeds Pilates Place

Allotment Group


Paxton Early Autumn Show Saturday 24 September 2011

P axton Horticultural Society Early

Autumn Show attracted many

excellent exhibits. There were

colour ful d isplays o f dahl ias ,

chrysanthemums and amazing vegetables!

The Show included the 35th Annual Show

of the National Vegetable Society West

Yorkshire District Association. The Leeds

Vegetable Championship collections were

impressive, each with four distinct kinds of

vegetables. This year, as part of the

society‘s 125th Anniversary Celebrations,

there was Master Gardener‘s Class.

As part of the celebrations, the society will

be holding a ‘Faith Buffet Lunch’ at

Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane, LS5

2AB, on Saturday 22nd October at 12

noon for 12.30, followed by a

presentation from local historian, Michael

Meadowcroft, about Leeds in the late

19th century. Tickets are limited to 100

and are available from: Graham Wheatley

0 1 1 3 2 5 6 3 0 5 5 o r e m a i l

[email protected] . Tickets

are free to Paxton members, £2 to non-

members.

Late Autumn Show will be on Saturday

26 Nov 2pm-4.30pm

The Hardy Plant Society

West Yorkshire Group meets at the Paxton

Hall on the second Friday of each month

at 7.30pm. The Group Secretary is Mrs Gill

Evans 0113 257 6188

PROGRAMME FOR 2011

Please bring along any spare plants

October 14th

Plant Auction, lots of bargains to be had,

non member guests welcome.

November 11th

Noel Kingsbury – International lecturer,

writer and horticultural consultant -

`A Rabbit`s Eye View`

December 9th

Christmas Social - do come along for an

enjoyable evening with a Fun Quiz, Seed

Exchange & Supper

Visitors & Guests are welcome at all

meetings. Garden Visits are charged at

cost to visitors & guests.

■ Sue Gray

GARDENS


The Gardeners’ Friday Forum meets on

the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month at

1.30pm at the Paxton Hall.

The meetings are split between hands-on

sessions, guest speakers and garden visits.

A regular feature is the "Plant table" where

members are invited to bring their plants

for discussion and advice. Another

feature is the "Sales table, members bring

plants and cuttings and produce they have

grown to sell at a small cost to help the

club funds. The summer garden visits

concluded on 19th August with a visit to

Sue Gray‘s garden. The next meetings are:

October 7th features Gordon Kirby,

‗Autumn Glories‘

October 21st Harvest

November 4th David Aldred,

‗Washburn Valley Landscapes‘

Paxton Saturday Group

The group meets Saturday evenings

between 8pm and 10pm. Discussions

cover many aspects of horticulture, wild

life and recycling as we constantly strive to

overcome gardening problems.

■ Graham Wheatley

GARDENS



MUSIC

B ack in July, songwriter

Sam Airey launched his

single, ―The Blackout‖

in the grounds of Kirkstall

Abbey to widespread acclaim.

Originally from the Isle of

Angelsey, Sam was raised on

various types of folk and

country music and blends

these influences with the

sounds and experiences he has

encountered along the way. He

now lives in Burley, Leeds.

Sam said ―Really enjoyed the

single launch at the Abbey. In

planning it, we had been very

aware that a lot of local artists

have been releasing their

records at the usual music

venues around Leeds, and

while these are still great, we

wanted to do something a bit

different. Given the current

musical and economic

climates, I think it's very

important to reward the

people that buy your records

and come to your shows by

giving them something unique

and making them feel a part of

the whole experience. So I had

handmade 50 numbered

copies of the single for the

people that came down, and

since we didn't need it, the set

w a s p l a y e d w i t h o u t

amplification, and filmed by

the local video blog

Anthologies. Since its release,

the single has been really

warmly received - the physical

copies sold out within a few

days, and it picked up airplay

on radio one, two, and 6music,

which in truth has been a bit

overwhelming.‖

The single has received a large

amount of support from

many well trusted DJs; Huw

Stephens has played both the

A and B-sides on his Radio 1

show, Tom Robinson has given

the single a couple of plays on

his 6music show. BBC Wales

DJs Bethan Elfyn, Adam Walton

and Frank Hennessy have all

been very generous in their

support of the single too.

Steve Lamacq also featured

Sam as a guest interviewee on

his Radio 2 show. In late

September, Sam and his friend

Emma were invited to BBC

Radio 1‘s Maida Vale studios

by Huw Stephens for a Maida

Vale session for BBC Radio 1.

Sam said ―Maida Vale was an

amazing experience -

obviously it's steeped in

musical history, and we spent

some time wandering the

corridors looking at pictures of

the people that had previously

recorded there. The studio

itself was one of the main live

ones, where the Peel Sessions

had been recorded back in the

day. It seemed to go in a flash

but we took a lot of photos

and tried to breathe in the

experience. The session will be

aired on Huw Stephens' Radio

One show on Wednesday

November 2nd. In terms of

new releases, I have a new EP

finished - more details on that

soon on the website

(www.samairey.com) - it will be

released in the new year, most

likely in January. ―

Sam plays a variety of

instruments, but is sometimes

joined by friends, both in

studios and on stages, and it is

his live performances that

really show what this man is

capable of. His live

performances have garnered

comparisons to such notable

songsmiths as Nick Drake,

Conor Oberst and Leonard

Cohen.

The video for his single ―The

Unlocking‖, which was filmed

in Hawksworth Wood, has got

a massive 100,000 views so far,

which is a lot than many

signed bands with professional

videos. Why not add some

more to that count? http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-

5pBf62XlyU

You can find out more about

Sam at:

www.samairey.com

soundcloud.com/samairey

twitter.com/samairey

A single launch at Kirkstall Abbey, 100,000 hits for his video (filmed

at Hawksworth Wood) and now a Radio 1 Session for Huw

Stephens at the BBC‘s Maida Vale studios. The future is bright for

Sam Airey


What‘s On

ABBEY HOUSE MUSEUM

Opening times: Monday closed all

day. Tues to Friday 10am - 5pm,

Saturday 12noon—5pm, Sunday

10am - 5pm

Admission charges: Adults £3.80,

Children £1.70 (16 and under).

Concessions £2.80 (senior citizens

and students). Family ticket £6.50

(2 adults and up to 3 children)

The Gate House: Licensed

restaurant / café (accessible

without museum entry).

Every Weekend

Saturday Shoppers

Each Saturday afternoon from 2-

4pm, we have different fun

activities for families, from trails to

craft activities.

Arty Smarties

Craft Activities for children every

Sunday afternoon 2-4pm

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

2305492

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 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)

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

H A W K S W O R T H W O O D

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 St Andrew's Church, Butcher

Hill, Leeds, LS16 5BG, Tel 2757988,

www.stepleeds.org.uk

STEP supports people over 60 and

runs the following groups:

Monday - 1.00 - 3.00, Come and

have afternoon tea & cakes with us

and a game of bingo

Tuesday - 10.00 - 11.30, Come and

join our gentle exercise class

followed by a cuppa and a chat

Thursday - 10.00 - 11.30, Come and

have a cuppa and a toasted

teacake with us

Thursday - 11.30 - 1.00, Come and

have a game of bingo followed by

brunch

OUR LADY OF KIRKSTALL

PARISH

is made up of 3 churches:

The Holy Name of Jesus, 52 Otley

Old Road, LS16 6HW;

St Mary's, Broadgate Lane, LS18 4A;

The Assumption of Our Lady, Spen

Lane, LS16 5EL.

The contact number for all 3 is 267

8257.

Holy Name Saturday Vigil 6.30pm

Sunday Mass times are:

Holy Name 9.00am, 11.15am

Assumption 9.45am

St Mary's 8.15am, 11am

ST MARY’S CHURCH & HALL

Hawkswood Ave, LS5 3LU

Sunday Service 11am

Mon 5.30pm Karate

8 p m Z u m b a T u e s

7.30pm Bingo

WedS 6.30pm Beavers & Cubs

8pm Zumba

Thurs 5.30pm Karate

Fri 7.30pm Scouts

Hall Hire tel. 258 2923

ST STEPHEN’S CHURCH

Morris Lane, LS5 3HE

2nd/4th Sunday, 8am: Holy

Communion

There will be no 8.00 a.m. Service

on the 1st, 3rd or 5th Sunday in the

month.

1st/3rd/4th Sunday, 11am: Parish

Communion

2nd Sunday, 11am:: Parade Service

& Parish Communion

5th Sunday, 11am: Joint Team

Communion

(If there is a fifth Sunday in a

month, a Joint Team Communion

Service will be held in one of the

four Abbeylands‘ Team Churches*.

Please note the time of this Joint

Service may vary )

1st Sunday, 1pm: Holy Baptism

1st Sunday, 4pm: Evensong

2nd/3rd/4th/5th Sunday, 4pm: Said

Evening Prayer

*The Abbeylands Team Churches

are St. Andrew‘s, on Butcher Hill: St.

Mary‘s, in Hawksworth Wood: St.

Margaret‘s in Horsforth and St.

Stephen‘s in Kirkstall.

Contact: Revd Rosemarie Hayes,

T e l . 2 5 8 2 4 8 1 , e m a i l :

[email protected]

ST ANDREW’S CHURCH & HALL

Butcher Hill, LS16 5BG

Sunday Service 9.30am

Wednesdays 10am Holy

Communion

Hall Hire tel. 226 7441

WEST PARK UNITED REFORMED

CHURCH

Spen Lane, LS16 5BB

Sunday Services with crèche

10.30am

Monthly prayer meeting

House group fortnightly

Coffee morning with toasted tea

cakes 1st Saturday in the month

10.30am

Contact: Church Secretary 2785373

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

A V I A T O R A L L S T A R

CHEELEADERS

Contact Tim on 07800 859 916

[email protected]


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

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