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KIRKSTALL MATTERS

What is the future for Kirkstall Matters?

The Cracker Factory: Derek Hutchinson

New Community First Fund

Kirkstall In Bloom

The Bridge Inn

www.kirkstall.org.uk

@kirkstallonline

Kirkstall Online

Spring 2012

Issue 109

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Contents REGULARS

3 From The Editor

4 Dates For Your Diary

5 KVCA Update

8 Dear Editor

52 Community Notices

COMMUNITY NEWS

6 We Need Your Help

7 Important Notification

10 Kirkstall Festival 2012

11 The Bridge Inn

12 West End House Scoops Real Ale Award

13 Kirkstall Community First

15 Yorkshire Archaeological Society

17 Development Update

19 Updates From Our Representatives

21 LILAC

22 Canon Moving On

22 St Gemma’s Midnight Walk

23 St Stephen’s Christmas Concert

23 Remembrance Day

LIFESTYLE AND PEOPLE

26 Leeds Pilates Place

28 The Cracker Factory

YOUNGER NEWS

32 Hawksworth Wood Primary School

35 Kirkstall St Stephens

37 Beecroft Primary School

38 Phoenix St Mary's Scout Group

SPORTS

40 Kirkstall Harriers

42 Kirkstall Crusaders

43 Does Kirkstall need another gym?

GARDENS AND ENVIRONMENT

44 Kirkstall In Bloom

45 Garden Diary

45 Paxton Society 125th Anniversary Lunch

47 BTCV Hollybush News

ARTS, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT

49 Arthur Rigby and the Baskervylles

POLICING

50 New Non-Emergency Police Number

50 Community Payback

51 The Mini Police Are Coming!

From The Editor Well here we are in 2012 already, I trust you had a lovely

Christmas and New Year.

At the next KVCA meeting there will be some important

discussions about the future of Kirkstall Matters magazine.

The magazine takes a very large amount of volunteer effort

to produce and we do now need to ask the question about

whether there is a more effective way to communicate with

the local community. The issues are laid out on the next

page and we would welcome your views and feedback.

While I have enjoyed helping produce the magazine for the

last 5 issues with the invaluable help of the small team that

we have, it has come to the point that it needs to handed

over to someone who has more time available for its

production. If a suitable team cannot be found then the next

issue of the magazine may well be the last. Please make sure

you read the notification on page 7 so you are aware of the

challenges the magazine faces.

For the eagle-eyed amongst you, we also have a new email

address. This helps us administer all the emails (and we get a

lot) from a single place, and can tie it in easily with our

online map and calendar. Our new email address is

[email protected] but don’t worry, we’ve made sure

that any emails sent to the ntlworld, gmail and “editor”

account all end up in the same place. This email address

with stay as the central point where news and articles can be

submitted, irrespective of whether these will appear in a

printed Kirkstall Matters or in some other form.

On the website recently we added the ability for new

members to join without having to fill in a form - this has

been very popular and we’ve added many new members

this way. Increasing our membership base is important as it

increase the number of people we can reach and as such the

number of active volunteers that we have available in our

community. If you have ideas for how to increase

membership please let us know.

We have some new contributors in this issue thanks to the

journalism students of Leeds Metropolitan University. They

have done a fantastic job so I’d like to offer my thanks to

them and their senior lecturer Seán Dodson. We look

forward to working with you again!

Simon x


@kirkstallonline

Kirkstall Online


KIRKSTALL MATTERS

Issue 109 - Spring 2012

Cover Photo:

The Orange Hat (Kirkstall Festival 2011)

by Russell Dixon

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dervish99/

Editor

Simon Dawson

[email protected]

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

The views expressed in KIRKSTALL MATTERS are those of the

contributors and if not attributed to individuals, they are from the

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

Production

KIRKSTALL MATTERS is the magazine of the Kirkstall Valley

Community Association (registered charity number 507822). It is

published 3 times per year by volunteers:

Spring Copy due 1st Feb Published mid-Feb

Summer Copy due 1st Jun Published mid- Jun

Autumn/Winter Copy due 1st Oct Published mid- Oct

We also publish articles and news items regularly on our website

www.kirkstall.org.uk, and on Twitter @kirkstallonline.

Articles, readers' letters, poems etc. are welcome. Our preferred

format is plain text with separate high resolution images but we

can accept other formats. Ideally please email your file as an

attachment to the editor or deliver it on disk to our postal

address. If you can't provide your article in electronic form, you

can give us it typed or handwritten.

Distribution

Delivered through the doors of Kirkstall and beyond by members

of the KVCA. If you can help distribute on your local street, please

contact Mary on 0113 2752441 or [email protected]

The magazine is also kindly sold through our stockists:

J News (Morris Lane)

Neil’s Store (Kirkstall Road)

Bargain Booze (Kirkstall Hill)

Abbey Phones and Accessories (Abbey Road)

Abbey House Museum (Abbey Walk)

Gatehouse Cafe (Abbey Walk)

Leeds Pilates Place (Victoria Road)

Advertising

To advertise in KIRKSTALL MATTERS please contact the editor.

Printed by Thistle Print, tel 0113 204 0600

Dates For Your Diary February 23rd INWAC meeting, 7pm, City of Leeds High School, Bedford Field,

Woodhouse Cliff, Leeds, LS6 2LG

26th Bird Fun Day, 12-4pm, BTCV Hollybush

27th KVCA meeting, 8pm, Kirkstall Leisure Centre

March 6th Burley PACT, 7pm Burley Greenhow Centre, Haddon Road

8th Community First applications required (see page 13)

13th Kirkstall PACT, 7pm Kirkstall St Stephens Church

31st Kirkstall Abbey Deli Market, 12-3pm

April 5th KVCA Annual General Meeting, 7pm, Milford Sports Club

17th Burley PACT, 7pm Burley Greenhow Centre, Haddon Road


28th Kirkstall Abbey Deli Market, 12-3pm

29th Tree Fun Day, 12-4pm, BTCV Hollybush

May 3rd KVCA meeting, 7pm, Milford Sports Club

20th Food Growing Day, 12-4pm, BTCV Hollybush

26th Kirkstall Abbey Deli Market, 12-3pm

27th Kirkstall Abbey Crafts, Collectables & Vintage Market, 12-3pm

29th Burley PACT, 7pm Burley Greenhow Centre, Haddon Road

June 1st Content due for the Summer issue of Kirkstall Matters


7th KVCA meeting, 7pm, Milford Sports Club

3oth Kirkstall Abbey Deli Market, 12-3pm

For an up to date list of local meetings and amendments to times and

places, please check the Kirkstall Online Calendar on our website,


KVCA (Kirkstall Valley Community Association) meetings are on the

first Thursday of each month and are where local issues and association

business are discussed. All members are welcome to attend.

PACT (Partners And Communities Together) meetings are every six

weeks on a Tuesday in Kirkstall and Burley. Local police officers lead

the session and prioritise local issues and priorities with members of

the community - everyone is welcome.

Kirkstall Abbey Deli Market is on the last Saturday of the month from

March to November

INWAC (Inner North West Area Committee) meetings are open council

sessions for the management of the Kirkstall, Hyde Park, Weetwood

and Headingley council wards.


KVCA Update From the Chairman

W ell the New Year is with us and there seems to be

lots going on in Kirkstall. It is good to see we now

have a new ongoing project 'Kirkstall in Bloom' I

hope as many people as possible become involved. This will

enhance our local area so if you know of a plot of land large or

small which needs a makeover, do let us know. Of course

money is limited but it's amazing what you can do with some

volunteers, spades and some bulbs!

We are now well into the planning of our Kirkstall Festival taking

place on Saturday July 14th. If you would like to take part or

know of any group who would like to be involved now is the

time to get in touch with us. Perhaps you could come and

perform for us, maybe you would like a stall, why not take part

in the Parade. You may like to volunteer to sell programmes or

be part of one of our field teams. Its good fun, hard work but

you do meet lots of nice people. Friday 13th this year is the set

up day and of course the 14th is festival day, so if you have

some free time why not contact us.

Anyway enjoy the magazine, please write to us if you have any

ideas for features in the magazine, perhaps you would like to be

a regular contributor - contact us. Now, roll on summer!

John

About the association

T he KVCA was founded in 1978, with the aim to promote

the benefit of the inhabitants of Kirkstall and the

neighbourhood. We are non-party political, non-sectarian

and a registered charity. KVCA is also responsible for organising

events and activities, for example through the Kirkstall Festival

committee. We act as a pressure group and a watchdog on

developments affecting Kirkstall, and campaign and co-operate

on a number of issues with other local organisations.

How to join

J oining the association is simple. The quickest way is to join

on our website, www.kirkstall.org.uk and click “Join The

KVCA”. We will collect your membership subs when your

first magazine is delivered, or send you an invoice if your

magazines need to be delivered by post. Otherwise you can fill

in and return the form.

KVCA Officers

John Liversedge

Chairman

0113 278 5987

Steve Gradys

Vice Chair

Ken Stratford

Secretary

0113 275 5413

Rita Samuel

Treasurer

I ♥ Kirkstall and I want to join the

Kirkstall Valley Community Association

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Would you like to help at Kirkstall Festival?

Would you like to get involved in KIRKSTALL MATTERS

or KIRKSTALL ONLINE?

Could you help deliver KIRKSTALL MATTERS on your

street?

Annual membership is £4 per year and includes delivery

of KIRKSTALL MATTERS within the local area. UK postal

delivery for a year costs us £3 and for postal delivery

outside the UK we welcome a donation.

I enclose cheque/PO payable to ‘KVCA’ for £ ……...

Post to: KVCA Treasurer, 18 The Rise, Leeds, LS5 3EP

Deli Market answers Its just for fun, but you can hold your head up high, you know

your Kirkstall! We’ll be back at the Deli Market in March!

Aug 2011 - Answer: 2005 P Barnes, Margot Wilkins, Angela Jenkinson, Judith Judd,

Dorothy Stone, Steve Harris, Steve Withers, Peter Crowther, S

Rhodes, Daniel Wheatley, T Barnes, Jodie Shae, Deb & Dave

Long

Oct 2011 - Answer: 2007 Margaret Murphy, C Suter, Jean Holmes, Alia

Nov 2011 - Answer: 2001 Mark, Richard, Angela Jenkinson

Kirkstall’s got talent! Anyone longing to showcase their talents to a wider

audience might be interested in a new idea from Kirkstall

resident and Association member Richard Honey: Kirkstall’s

very own Open Mic night! Music, poetry, writing, comedy

and more would all be welcome at a fun, lively, entertaining

evening celebrating the creative wealth of our community.

So far it’s only the germ of an idea – no venue, no dates

and no PA! (maybe it could be an ‘unplugged’ evening – no

mic needed!) However if you think this is a good idea and

are able to contribute any time, ideas (or equipment)

contact Richard on 228 4873 or email

[email protected].


Editor Further to the notification on the opposite

page, we are looking for someone to take

overall accountability for the production of

KIRKSTALL MATTERS magazine. This role

includes planning the magazine content,

coordinating with contributors, managing

article submissions, communicating with

advertisers and creating adverts if

necessary, typesetting and layout of the

magazine, and formatting for commercial

print. It is a wide-ranging role that could

be split to a team of volunteers if one can

be formed, but will require concentrated

effort in the month prior to each

publication date.

Younger News You’ll be in touch with the local schools,

youth groups, local organisations and

attractions to see what younger people in

Kirkstall have been up to and what they

can get involved in. You’ll be responsible

for the Younger News section of

KIRKSTALL MATTERS and articles we can

publish on KIRKSTALL ONLINE. Maybe

you have a young family and are already

doing lots of this and can help promote

this to other families?

Local Developments We’re looking for someone to stay up to

date with the local developments in our

area. You’ll be talking to the development

companies, public relations teams, council

planning department and members of the

public to get a wide view on developments

in the community and reporting back

objective updates for KIRKSTALL

MATTERS and KIRKSTALL ONLINE.

Arts, Music &

Entertainment You’ll have your finger on the pulse on

local bands, venues and events happening

in the local area. You’ll interview musicians,

review concerts and visit art events and

have these published in KIRKSTALL


Policing You’ll be keeping up to date with policing

and crime issues in Kirkstall Valley, keeping

in touch with the neighbourhood policing

teams, anti-crime organisations and local

council officials. Keeping a keen eye on

issues affecting the local area, you’ll report

crime stats and policing updates to the

community through KIRKSTALL MATTERS

and KIRKSTALL ONLINE.

Each of these roles will need a few hours of

your time three times a year when we

produce KIRKSTALL MATTERS, but

without someone to take these roles on

the magazine will not be able to grow and

improve.

You’ll need to be computer-literate (we

can help you brush up on skills so don’t

worry!)and have access to email. If you can

take a good photo or two that's a bonus!

We’re a friendly, sociable bunch and would

love to hear from you, the more the

merrier!

If you can help with any of these roles,

please email Simon at

[email protected]

We need your help Its tough producing a large magazine with a small team of

volunteers and without your help its future is very much at risk. Can

To celebrate a great year for KIRKSTALL MATTERS and the KVCA we

invited those involved along for mince pies and a bit of a chinwag

■ COMMUNITY NEWS


COMMUNITY NEWS ■

I n every issue of the KIRKSTALL

MATTERS magazine we make a point of

asking people if they would be

prepared to give up a little of their spare

time to be a volunteer and help us in some

way. We the officers of the Association and

members of the General Committee could

be described as mature! If our community

association is to move forward we need an

influx of younger members.

We are now at a point in time where within

the very near future there will be no one to

produce our KIRKSTALL MATTERS

magazine. Unless we can find a willing

volunteer with time to take this on,

then the magazine in it's current form will

cease to exist. The size of the magazine

has grown over the year's and each editor

has improved the quality and overall

content.

To carry this on would need a team of

people committed to producing three

issues per year. So far we have not been

able to find a designated team. There are

many people involved not just in the

production of the magazine, there are

those who contribute articles, the people

who give up their time to deliver the

magazine and collect money etc.

Perhaps the time we spend producing and

distributing the magazine could be put to

better use elsewhere? In this day and age

it may well be we should be using internet

facilities, online, twitter, blogs etc.

So there we are, we are now having to

decide whether to terminate the

KIRKSTALL MATTERS magazine in it's

present form.

Please let us know what you think about

this, we would value your opinion.

John, Chairman, KVCA

T hrough its successive editorships

over the years KIRKSTALL MATTERS

has moved with the times and has

grown to the publication you have in your

hands now. The magazine comes out three

times a year, spans around 60 pages, has a

wide range of content from dozens of

contributors and is supported by nearly 50

advertisers. Even when the magazine is

returned from the printers, there are 25

delivery rounds where our distributors very

kindly deliver by hand to local association

members.

We are proud to be where we are now,

and it stands as a testament to all those

who have been involved over the years.

It is often forgotten, however, that the

magazine is produced and distributed

entirely by volunteers, who give up their

free time to play a part for their

community. Many of these volunteers are

the same people who help Kirkstall Festival

to happen, or plant for Kirkstall In Bloom,

or help represent our community to local

developers. For many of them, the KVCA is

only one part of their local involvement -

they may be part of allotment associations,

sports committees or other voluntary

organisations. Of course they also have

their personal lives, careers and families.

They do all of these things not because

they are paid to, or are obliged to, or are

expected to, but because they want to help

our community to flourish.

Despite ongoing calls for help we still do

not have the number of volunteers

required to continue running the magazine

along with the other interests of the

association. In short, there are very few

pairs of hands to achieve everything that

we want. With the time that our volunteers

spend on the magazine’s production and

distribution we could achieve so much

more.

The effort of the KVCA should be placed

on finding the most effective way to

achieve its core objective: “to promote the

benefit of the inhabitants of Kirkstall and

the neighbourhood and act as a pressure

group on developments affecting Kirkstall”.

It is therefore important that we assess

whether we can accomplish more for our

community by changing the way we

engage with it.

Since the magazine was started in 1978 the

way that we communicate has changed

dramatically. The advent of the internet

means that communication is wider and

quicker than ever before and news can be

delivered instantly. Our own website

already has the ability for contributors to

write articles directly into it, link these to

Facebook and Twitter and gain responses

from readers within minutes of it being

published.

With such an effort being required to

produce the physical magazine our

website does suffer however, and it is

noticeable that the postings on it are few

and far between as time does afford us the

ability to do both. We are therefore

missing out on engaging with a very wide

audience regularly and quickly.

We sometimes find that with KIRKSTALL

MATTERS only being produced every 4

months it can sometimes be too late to

react to an issue or article raised within it.

Our most successful attempts at raising

volunteer interest has been gained

through electronic communication. By

publishing local news, events,

opportunities to get involved and articles

to our website, everyone in our community

can become a contributor, everyone can

respond to what others say and everyone

can become part of making Kirkstall a

more active community.

Of course, not all our members have the

internet, and we will need to look at how

we can continue to engage with those that

do not. However, for the majority this will

be a more informative, timely and

interactive way of communicating and the

effort involved would be spread evenly

throughout the year.

A weekly email would be sent to all

subscribers which provides a summary of

all recent postings and news, and could

include a diary of upcoming events and

meetings.

Anyone could submit news and articles at

any time (although these are moderated to

ensure they are appropriate), meaning that

we always have an up-to-date view on our

community, rather than a 4-monthly

snapshot as with the magazine.

We could potentially continue to advertise

local businesses on the website, to help

raise some funds for KVCA running costs.

We could re-evaluate the need for

membership subs as there would be very

low associated print costs, attracting many

new members who could get involved.

We love the printed version of KIRKSTALL

MATTERS but without substantial help and

a fully resourced team we need to assess if

we can justify the effort required for its

production and distribution.

Simon, Editor, KIRKSTALL MATTERS

This issue will be discussed at the KVCA

meeting on 27th February at 8pm at

Kirkstall Leisure Centre, or you can email us

at [email protected] or write to us at

Kirkstall Matters, 19 Norman Street, Leeds,

LS5 3JN

Important Notification


This page is the opportunity for you to

voice your concerns, fears, comments,

thoughts and deepest darkest secrets.

Drop us a line in writing to 19 Norman

Street, Leeds, LS5 3JN or email us at

[email protected]

Save Local Jobs – Say No to Tesco

When a new supermarket opens 276 local jobs are lost. All the local jobs lost when a massive shop opens are not made up for by the few jobs created1,2. It is important to repeat and understand this point - when a supermarket opens far more jobs are destroyed than are made. It was particularly disappointing to read in Kirkstall Matters Issue 107 (page 10, paragraph 2) the fallacy that local jobs would be created. In reality local jobs would be destroyed.

Local and Small is Better

Support local shops – not giant corporations. Most of the money spent in a local area stays there if used in small, typically family-run shops. Small shops are like that – cafés, newsagents, even a DIY shop can be a community hub. However when money is spent in one of the large supermarket corporations 70% of it leaves the area, for ever.

Low Prices Myth

Supermarkets promote their offers very strongly however usually only certain key items, such as bread and milk, are cheap. Often other products customers are less familiar with the price of can be obtained cheaper in local independent shops and market stalls. This is especially true of fresh fruit and vegetables.

More Jobs Myth

This is the key point. When a new supermarket opens on average 276 local jobs are lost.1,2 People go to the giant shop instead of all the small local ones. Independent shops employ five times as many people per unit of turnover.3

Giant Supermarket next to a Giant Supermarket

On the other side of the road from where Tesco want to build a giant supermarket is - a giant supermarket. Almost anything you may want to buy in Tesco you can already buy in Morrisons. Similar shops like Iceland are nearby. Do you want Kirkstall to be simply ‘the busy junction with chain stores’?

Bribery

This year Tesco have hung a few coloured lights from lamp posts near where they

hope to build their megashop. Just before their planning application is submitted. What an obvious example of bribery.

Congestion, pollution

The biggest superstore this side of Leeds would need huge delivery lorries every day (and night), and would cause crowds of people in cars to swarm around it. Carmageddon hell right in the middle of where we live.

Alternatives

The site is a bit derelict at the moment. However to replace old concrete with new concrete is not a good solution. It is a shame the community centre and local NHS surgery plans fell through, as well as the closure of the library and the post office. If no community facilities could be built on the site then perhaps to ‘re-wild’ the area could be popular, whether as a park or wood.

Keep Kirkstall Alive

Let's do everything we can in Kirkstall to keep our small friendly shops afloat and save local jobs. Let’s oppose the Tesco store.

What you can do:

- Write to or e-mail your councillor. The three for Kirkstall are: Cllr John Illingworth, Cllr Lucinda Yeadon and Cllr Bernard Atha.

- Write to or e-mail your MP. For this constituency (Leeds West): Rachel Reeves MP, Unit 10, Armley Park Court, Stanningley Road, Leeds LS12 2AE.

- Spread the word – to your neighbours, friends, colleagues and relatives.

Speak to the local traders and shopkeepers.

1. 1998 Survey by Sam Porter and Paul Raistrick for The National Retail Planning Forum.

2. See discussion of this and many other articles about supermarkets at www.monbiot.com.

3. Letter from Emma Hallett, New Economics Foundation, April 1998.

4. Friends of the Earth, April 2007. Shopping the Bullies. http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/briefings/shopping_the_bullies.pdf.

5. BBC Online, 31st July 2009. 19,000 shops ‘closed this year’.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8177502.stm

S Smith, Kirkstall Resident

Irish Row

Do you know a local history expert who could help me. I am trying to locate Irish Row mentioned in the 1841 census and Biship Cottages from the 1861 census as places my great great great grandfather Carter Senior used to live.

Many Thanks,

David Senior

“Our” Community

Dear Editor,

There is a notice board inside Morrisons’ supermarket in Kirkstall. It is headed ‘Our Community’.

It seems to me that it would be good thing if in 2012 Kirkstall Valley Community Association and its supporters gave some thought to just what if anything is now signified by the term ‘Community’ in the context of Kirkstall. At best, Morrisons wants to be seen as part of that community – the ‘our’ to be seen as binding us and them in happy and symbiotic (and for them at least profitable) fellowship. Of course, it could mean (and I now am old enough to be allowed cynicism) that Morrisons now sees itself as owning Kirkstall; a fief granted to them by the King (in the form of the City Council). It is now 'their' Kirkstall; like the fief of some medieval barony; though, of course, the fief will soon have to be split with the newcomer-barons, Tesco and BHS. The library has gone; the post office has gone; a number of pubs have gone; the greengrocer’s went a long time ago. The baker’s has gone. At least, in short the peasants have been ‘sorted out’. An English village would probably be getting desperate in the face of such an onslaught.

In short, I am asking, Has Kirkstall become little more than an out-of-town shopping centre with – I must add, because this at least is important, beautiful and still with us, an annual festival? What is it that entitles Kirkstall to still regard itself as a community?

At least, I think such questions are worth asking.

Mike Harwood

Dear Mike Harwood,

I hope you can help with two bits of Kirkstall history - very much enjoyed your article on Richard Oastler.

The first item is about war victims of World War 2 who had lived in Hawksworth Wood. There was a plaque in

Dear Editor


the Methodist Church, but that disappeared with the church, and we hope to replace it when St Mary’s Hall is refurbished as the Village Hall. I have two names, John Horn and Lillian Ringrose, and have been able to obtain their data from the CWG. However, I don’t have any more, and have written to the British Legion. If there are any more Hawksworth Wood names, they presumably are on the Kirkstall memorial but I don’t know which (if any) are Hawksworth and which are Kirkstall. Nor do I know the name of an Ulster death in the 70s.

The other query is about my great aunt who lived in Kirkstall in 1901 and with her husband ran the Victorian Steam Laundry on Commercial Road. The census says it is on something like Dunne Street. She was Elizabeth Childs, nee Thornton, and her husband was Edward Oliver Childs. Their children were Frances and Annie Laurie.

I should like to know where I can get a map of Kirkstall in 1901 without getting many sheets from the library! Then I can pinpoint where they lives.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks you

Margaret Rawnsley (Mrs)

Dear Margaret

I have just received your note forwarded by Simon Dawson - re your ancestor, Elizabeth Child.

It is clear that the street of which your are thinking was Durno Street. I am attaching a copy of a small section of the 1890 OS Map (scale 1/500). This (and quite a selection of the old OS maps) can be seen in the Family History section of the Central Library in Leeds.

The fact that Durno Street is the street in question is confirmed by the an entry in Robinson's Directory of Leeds for 1901-2, Part I, which under 'Streets' shows 'Durno St - 99 Commercial Road, Child Edward O; Victoria Steam Laundry.' No doubt there will be similar entries in other Directories for earlier and later periods (which might help you if needed to identify for how long the laundry was carried on there. Again, the Central Library has a collection of these Directories. Note that the name given in the Directory is Child (not Childs, which you give).

You will see from the map that Durno Street led off Commercial Road; and that its site is more or less opposite St Anne’s Mill (the buildings of which are still there). And the three streets (Rawson, Woodgrove and Durno) have disappeared,

having been replaced by modern houses. The ‘PH’ (pub) shown just beyond Rawson Street towards Kirkstall is not (as I originally assumed it was) the George IV; but another, demolished, pub.

As to your other query re the victims of the Second World War, I am not sure that I can help at the moment. I presume that the war memorial to which you refer is the one in Bridge Road just along from the BHS store. The engraving on the stone memorial does give this as to the victims of both the 1914-1918 and the 1939-45 War; but I think the names on the two bronze plates are only those who died in the First World War. You say that you have written to the British Legion and hopefully they can help. Incidentally the stone refers to the fallen of 'this Parish'. I assume without knowing that Hawksworth Wood is part of Kirkstall Parish. If the British legion cannot help, all I can think of at the moment is to go through the local papers for the period. Presumably any deaths in the war of local lads would be recorded there. These again can be seen (on micro-film) in the Central Library. And local papers are now accessible on-line.

I hope all this is of some help.

Mike Harwood


Enter the Woods of Wonder Submit your photos for the amazing Kirkstall Festival Photo Forest!

I n the run up to Kirkstall Festival 2012

we're asking you to take pictures of

everything and anything you love

about Kirkstall and your community. These

can be artistic, sentimental, fun,

odd...anything goes (so long as it's legal

and family friendly!)

These images will be printed and displayed

at the festival in our Photo Forest,

creating The People's Exhibition of

memories and experiences from the

people of Leeds. We need lots and lots of

photos to go into the Photo Forest. Think

about what you love, go and take a picture

of it, repeat for as many times as you like,

and send the pictures to us

at [email protected]. We'll upload them

to the blog at

www.tpeleeds.blogspot.com and print

them out to display in the Photo Forest.

You'll be included in the credits and retain

all rights to your picture.

Organised by Kirsty Ware, who also did the

People’s Exhibition at 2011 Light Night, the

Kirkstall Festival Photo Forest will display

your photos in an innovative setting in the

festival grounds. Its going to be an

incredible sight and we’d love your photos

to be part of it - remember, your photos

can be anything and everything! Email

your photos to [email protected]

W e are all looking forward to the

summer and the key sporting

and cultural event that will be

hard to miss. It going to be nearly

impossible to avoid it and there will be

coverage everywhere. The opening

ceremony and the sheer excitement of

attending will fantastic and the whole

community can get involved. Yes Kirkstall

Festival is the event to look out for this

summer particularly if you want to avoid

the Olympics!

Kirkstall’s own community event really will

get into the spirit of the Olympics by being

part of the cultural Olympiad that is going

to be across the whole country. We will be

looking for a festival that reaches all parts

of the community and seeks out a few new

areas of art, music and culture for

everyone to enjoy and even take part in. As

regulars will know Kirkstall Festival always

includes some sports on the day but this

year we will extend these sports and in

particular celebrate the success of disabled

athletes.

There will also be an opportunity for

everyone to participate in a version of our

own sports event – a cross between It’s a

Knock Out and The Generation Game. It

will be aimed at local schools and help to

generate funds for the sports activities of

the schools who participate. If you are a

parent or grandparent of a pupil at a local

school then look out for further

information and get involved.

There will be special events which are all

for fun and which will all generate cash for

local schools. Extra points (and points

mean prizes) will be awarded for head

teachers who participate, chairs of

governors who take part and grandparents

who are willing to join in the fun. There will

of course be gold medals to be won and at

Kirkstall Festival everyone is a winner.

So what else.. we’ll have all your favourites

performers, new features and a few more

artistic activities in which you can get

involved. My colleagues on the committee

are putting together a great day which will

have food tastes from around the globe

and a fabulous selection of stalls from all

your favourite local charities. Our long

standing friend Albert Evans (Albert the

Fair) will be bringing along his fairground

attractions. As usual we will have our

walking parade and everyone can join in

by dressing up, or dressing down, to get

into the spirit of the day. The main stage

will have great music and there will be

music around the park for you to enjoy.

Its your community event and the more

you take part the more you’ll enjoy it. Get

down there early on, lay out your picnic

blanket and have a great day. If you’ve got

a well behaved dog then there’s the dog

show. If you fancy a Church Service then

get in the nave later in the afternoon. If all

you want is great music and a great day

out then come along to Kirkstall Festival.

PS. Buy a programme and know that you

are supporting a community event run by

volunteers for the whole community.

Kirkstall Festival is 14th July 2012

Are You Ready For The Blue Ribbon? Alan Crump outlines some of the fun we’ll have at this year’s festival

■ COMMUNITY NEWS


R ecent years have seen a renaissance

in real ale drinking and an

insurgence of micro-breweries both

in and out of major cities and it seems no-

one in Yorkshire has lost the taste for a

nice cool pint or two. However it’s

estimated that, in the U.K, pubs are closing

at a rate of 50 per week or else being

snapped up by large companies with only

profit in mind at the expense of charm and

character. Such was the worry by some

that the entire tradition of brewing and

serving real ales was in rapid decline that

the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) was

set up to attempt to revitalise pubs in

Britain.

CAMRA now has 135,000 members across

the world and has been described as the

most successful consumer campaign in

Europe. What then for the new pub set to

open in Kirkstall later this year?

Well, luckily the new owners of the ‘Old

Bridge Inn’ which was sold in 2010 are

traditional themselves and have plans only

for quality produce. They’re also set to

restore the pub, which will be changing its

name to ‘Kirkstall Bridge’, back to a more

original setting. The proprietors of Kirkstall

Brewery which opened in July of last year

have taken on the Kirkstall Bridge as their

flagship pub, having now invested in not

one but two areas of Kirkstall steeped in

history and tradition.

The brewing company has taken into

consideration the history of Kirkstall with

their planned grand opening being April of

this year. That’s 100 years after the bridge

adjacent to the pub was constructed. It

was built in 1912 and arks over the River

Aire.

It’s well known that this part of Leeds has

a rich history and some famous landmarks

such as Kirkstall Abbey, one of the most

complete Cistercian Abbeys in the country

dating back to around 1152. Near the

Kirkstall Forge lies a monument with a

plaque that claims it is equidistant

between London and Edinburgh, 200 miles

to each. Across the road, casting a shadow

over the U.K’s longest canal, lies the old

Kirkstall Brewery, built by the monks back

in the 12th Century the brewery operated

commercially for 150 years before closing

in 1983. The building has recently become

student accommodation for Leeds

Metropolitan University students, who add

a new dimension of business to Kirkstall

and therefore it seems appropriate that in

such an area the old mixes with the new to

create something diverse, modern,

sustainable and endearing.

In July last year the new Kirkstall Brewery

opened for business and the Managing

Director, Steve Holt, said he aimed to:

‘Revive the tradition of brewing in Kirkstall

and once again make the name famous for

great beer.’ He went on to ask that ‘the

beers do the talking.’ Not satisfied with

just opening a brewery the team now hope

their beer can do the talking in their very

own pub.

They’re taking an approach that should

please everyone; they’re restoring the pub

back to the original style, that’s been lost

over the years, adding old, original pub

fittings to create a traditional and

comfortable setting. Whilst bringing back

some charm and character the ‘Kirkstall

Bridge’ will also be modernising to

accommodate for all its customers, with

the cellar and new, larger kitchen being

completely refurbished and installed with

new equipment. A separate new bar called

the ‘snug’ is being opened for private hire

for small parties conducting business or

social meetings. Along with all of this the

Kirkstall Bridge aims to create an all new

idyllic beer garden overlooking the canal, a

lovely place for families to enjoy a drink or

a meal during the warmer months of the

year.

Having the pub situated on the canal

makes it a great place to park up the car,

wander up and down the historic, tranquil

canal, taking in some fresh air and finally

ending up back at the pub for a hearty

lunch.

When it comes down to the beer that is

going to be served Kirkstall brewery is in

good company. Yorkshire is famous for its

ale and has produced some famous

breweries such as John Smith’s, Tetley’s,

Black Sheep and Timothy Taylor’s as well

as smaller but well recognised producers

like Kelham Island Brewery in neighbouring

Sheffield whose beers have won over 50

awards since 1991.

The Kirkstall Bridge aim to serve the best

cask conditioned ales available including,

of course, many of their own beers. There

is an ale available for every palate: Best

Yorkshire bitter is a weaker beer with a

‘pleasing hop background’, Kirkstall Pale

Ale being a ‘golden...fresh beer’, Three

Swords is another pale ale which is slightly

stronger and has a ‘thirst quenching...citrus

nose’ and finally is the unmistakable Black

and Porter a ‘full bodied yet beautifully

smooth dark porter.’

Continuing with its hope for diversity the

Bridge will be doing what many real ale

pubs are doing now and importing a range

of beers, both in keg and bottle, from

around the world to accompany their

regular beers.

Spring is the time of year for new life and

opportunities so whether you’re passing

through or you’ve lived in Kirkstall,

Headingly, West Park, Horsforth or the

surrounding areas for years, the Kirkstall

Bridge will be a great place to mix with

friends and to make new ones over a

lovely pint of Yorkshire ale.

Photo below: The Bridge Inn as it was in

1956. Copyright Leeds Library &

Information Services, www.leodis.net

The Bridge Inn Kirkstall Brewery to open its flagship pub by Roy Pemberton


M ost Kirkstall Matters readers will

at some point have been past

the West End House on Abbey

Road. In fact, I suspect that many of our

readers have found cause to call in on

occasion. Well, the locals all know that it's

a first-rate pub, but it seems that the

message is getting around these days.

It turns out that the local branch of the

Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) have been

keeping their eye on the place for a while

as well and have chosen the West End as

Leeds's Pub of the Season for Winter 2011.

We nipped down to the presentation on

the evening of February 2nd to see what

all the fuss was about.

Mentioned as a beerhouse back in 1867

with its first licensee, Mr William Tordoff,

the West End has been base for a number

of Lodges and societies including the

Independent Order of Oddfellows, the

Druid's Lodge and the Steam Engine

Workers Society. Run by Paul Gill and

Robert Trainor since 1992, it's had a fair bit

of stability and they've really made it a

rather pleasant place to visit. There's lots

of memorabilia decorating the walls,

including a few bits from the old Kirkstall

Brewery.

The West End has a central bar with four

hand-pumps serving an ever-changing

selection of beers mainly from the North of

England, and also real cider and perry,

together with a selection of other drinks

which you'd expect from a pub which

caters for all walks of life. On the

presentation night there were beers from

Ridgeside, Daleside, Saltaire and Acorn

breweries. The ones I sampled were in

excellent condition.

Food is a big thing at the West End, as is

reflected by the large number of diners

they get in. Having eaten there many

times, I've always enjoyed my meals, and

there's quite a wide-ranging menu served

Monday to Friday 11:30am to 2:30pm and

5:00 to 7.30pm. Saturday food service is

from 11:30am to 7:30pm and Sunday

lunches are available from 12 noon to 6pm

but you may be well advised to book

ahead for this busy time of the week.

Ian Smith, spokesman for Leeds CAMRA

said, “It's great that the West End House

has finally achieved this recognition after

many years of quality service. It's a credit

to Paul and Robert for their commitment

to cask ale and shows that landlords who

care about the products they are serving

can flourish”.

All at the pub seemed thrilled to have

received this significant award, and a great

night was had by all who visited to help

them celebrate. So congratulations from all

at Kirkstall Matters to the West End House

on a thoroughly well-deserved award.

■ Jill Stocks

The West End House is at 26 Abbey Road,

Kirkstall, Leeds, LS5 3HS. Tel: 0113 278

6332

Photos: Paul and Robert receive the award

from Ian Smith of Leeds CAMRA

West End House Scoops Real Ale


COMMUNITY NEWS ■

D o you want to run a local project

that will benefit the local area? A

new programme from the Office

for Civil Society has awarded Kirkstall

£67,820 to spend over the next four years

on projects led by members of our

community.

Groups do not have to be registered

charities and can be groups of locals who

are looking for some financial support.

Each group can request £250 to £2500

from Kirkstall’s fund, but in order to

receive a grant from the panel, projects

must be able to attract match funding

from elsewhere. You can’t count other

council grants towards the matched

funding however you will be able to count

volunteer time.

How does it work? The Office for Civil Society has allocated

between £17,000 and £200,000 over a four

-year period to 600 council wards in

England.

Kirkstall has set up a community first panel

to review applications for funding

supported by the KVCA (Kirkstall Valley

Community Association).

Groups of people who have a project they

would like funding for submit their

application to the panel who will review

the application and make a decision on

whether to recommend it to CDF

(Community Development Fund). On

approval by CDF, funds are transferred to

the KVCA who will pass this out to the

project directly.

Who can apply? Anyone can submit an application for

funds, but the project must take place in

the council ward that the allocation has

been made to, To apply to the Kirkstall

panel the project must take place within

the Kirkstall council ward. A map of the

boundary of the Kirkstall Ward can be

found in the Kirkstall Vision document:

http://www.kirkstall-vision.org/vision.pdf

To find out other council wards that have

been allocated funding (and should have

their own panels) please visit http://

www.cdf.org.uk/web/guest/

neighbourhood-matched-fund

When should I apply? Now! The first year’s funds for Kirkstall

must be allocated by 31st March 2012

therefore time is against us to get

applications in, reviewed and submitted to

CDF.

Download the application form at

www.kirkstall.org.uk, fill it in and email it to

[email protected] by

Thursday 8th March. Applications will be

reviewed by the panel on Tuesday 13th

March and then submitted to CDF. The

diagram below gives you an view of the

process.

How will they decide? Some aspects of the programme are not

entirely clear and the panel are continuing

to receive guidance. Each ward area should

have a neighbourhood plan (an

aspirational view of how the area could be

developed for the future). In Kirkstall we

are lucky enough to already have the

Vision for Kirkstall that has been through

consultation with the local community. A

copy of the document can be found at

http://www.kirkstall-vision.org/vision.pdf

and we do have printed copies left from

the consultation should you want one.

Any project can apply for funds but if it

reflects part of the Vision For Kirkstall, all

the better! Your application might be for

equipment to help a local clean-up, run an

event for local young people, put on a

public art exhibition or anything else. You

can think of that will benefit local residents

in Kirkstall ward.

Remember, applications forms must be

received by Thursday 8th March to

[email protected] or you

can post the form to Kirkstall Community

First, c/o John Preston, BTCV Leeds,

Hollybush Conservation Centre, Broad

Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS5 3BP

A Penny For Your Thoughts Have an idea to improve our local area? A new matched-fund is

available for members of our community

http://www.cdf.org.uk/web/guest/neighbourhood-matched-fund




J.NEWS 1 MORRIS LANE, KIRKSTALL

0113 278 6859

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Major Credit Cards Accepted

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Community Association 6 Broadway, Leeds LS5 3PR

Tel & Fax 0113 228 5550

Email: [email protected]

www.hawksworthcommunity.leedslearning.org

Local Councillor Surgeries

Multi-agency Advice Surgeries

1st Wednesday each month 10am-12 noon

Leeds City Credit Union Services


C laremont, a Georgian villa at the foot of Clarendon Road

has been home to the Yorkshire Archaeological Society

since 1968. The YAS was founded in 1863, and is the only

Yorkshire-wide historical society. The Society no longer

undertakes archaeological digs, but it promotes the study of the

history and pre-history of Yorkshire through lectures, excursions,

publications and collections, and has a membership drawn from

people with a wide range of historical interests.

Although maintained by its members the Society's collections are

open to anyone with an interest in Yorkshire's past. Our library

contains a huge collection of books, journals and magazines

relating to Yorkshire's industries, architecture, people, places, and

landscape.

Our archive contains Yorkshire collections dating from the 12th to

the 21st century. Although our archives relate to all of Yorkshire

we do hold Leeds material including letters and diaries of Ralph

Thoresby, first historian of Leeds and deeds relating to Kirkstall

Abbey lands, as well as the diaries of Claremont's Victorian owner

Dr JD Heaton.

In addition the YAS has a programme of lectures and excursions

for its members. Whether you are a historical researcher or just

have an interest in the history of the place where you live the YAS

can help you access Yorkshire's past. In 2013 we celebrate 150

years of the YAS and its role in supporting of the study of

Yorkshire's past – we hope you would like to be a part of its

future! If you are interested in using our collections or becoming a

member please get in touch!

Claremont, 23 Clarendon Road, Leeds, LS2 9NZ.

Library: 0113 245 7910 Archives: 0113 245 6362 Web:

yas.org.uk

Photos, from left:

- YAS headquarters, Claremont, 23 Clarendon Road

- 13th century Latin grant of land at Meanwood to Kirkstall Abbey

- 17th century document listing donations to Ralph Thoresby's

famous museum

Yorkshire Archaeological Society History on your doorstep

Explore Yorkshire's past with the

Yorkshire Archaeological Society

Library, archives, lectures, excursions & publications on all aspects of

Yorkshire's history and archaeology

Special interest sections include: Family History, Roman Antiquities, Pre-History,

Industrial History, Medieval History

Find us at Claremont, 23 Clarendon Road, Leeds, LS2 9NZ

For more information see

www.yas.org.uk

COMMUNITY NEWS ■


Kirkstall Leisure Centre Looking for somewhere to hold a meeting or event?

We now have a Meeting Room Available every day

one off or long term bookings.

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

groups and businesses welcome.

Contact Reception for further details: Kirkstall Leisure

Centre, Kirkstall Lane, Leeds LS5 3BE

Tel 0113 214 4555/6

Kirkstall – your local leisure centre

At Alison James Opticians, we take eye care seriously. Just like you, we believe your eyes deserve the very best care and attention you can give them. We’ll help you keep them in tip-top condition with relaxed stress-free examinations, accurate prescribing, precise lens manufacture and of course, a wide range of frames.

Alison James Opticians 372 Kirkstall Road Leeds LS4 2HQ Tel: 0113 2752201

The Bookshop Kirkstall 10 Commercial Road Leeds LS5 3AQ UK

Tel 0113 2780937

www.amazon.co.uk/shops/bookshopkirkstall

www.abebooks.com/bookseller/kirkstall

[email protected]

We buy and sell good secondhand and antiquarian books

Monday to Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm

or by appointment

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 -11.30am

The party is suitable for children aged between 7 - 14 years. We can take up to 10 children per party. We provide a party leader and the materials.

The Birthday Party costs £30.

Pre-booking is essential tel. 0113 230 5492


Tesco

T he Tesco scheme was submitted to

back in December and the planning

panel have raised a number of

concerns with the proposals.

Unsurprisingly these are principally the

traffic issues and the height and scale of

the development and its impact on the

surroundings., echoing the concerns of

local residents. The proposal for the Post

Office members club on the main

crossroads also came in for some criticism,

with the design being called “uninspiring”.

It is clear that most local residents want

the site to be developed in some form as it

has been an area neglected over a number

of years., but that any development must

be sympathetic to the local area.

An official for Tesco said “Since submitting

our planning application for Kirkstall, we

have been receiving feedback from

officers, councillors and members of the

steering group. We are in the process of

arranging meetings with council planners

with a view to further developing the

scheme and we will be able to come and

update you again in the New Year.

Recognising that this is a costly site that is

in desperate need of regeneration, we

have always been keen to keep the

planning process moving. However, we

remain committed to doing our best to

accommodate the views of everyone

involved.”

The planning officials did however say that

there had not been many objections to the

scheme, and were surprisingly openly

critical of Tesco. It sounds like this issue

will be ongoing for much of 2012, and the

improvements that it may bring for the

local area and residents must be balanced

against the impacts it will have. We’ve

posted an article a copy on our website

which links to the Plans Panel position

statement document at http://

new.kirkstall.org.uk/862 and you can

offer feedback (either in support or

objection) directly via email (please quote

the reference number 11/04253) to

[email protected]

You can find all the details about the

development on the council website via

https://publicaccess.leeds.gov.uk/

online-applications/ by searching on

reference number 11/04253

BHS-Metric The BHS scheme (pictured above) looks set

to go ahead with the demolition of the

existing BHS (ex-Allders) store on Bridge

Road, and the building of a new retail park

along the full length of the site. Work is

due to start in the Summer.

“Metric Property (Kirkstall) have been

progressing negotiations on their planning

application at the Former BHS site with

Leeds City Council since the last issue of

Kirkstall Matters. The scheme was reported

to committee in November with an Officer

recommendation for approval. The Plan

Panel West agreed with this

recommendation and the permission will

be issued once the legal agreement has

been completed. Metric are making good

progress with various potential retail

tenants regarding the scheme and hope to

make some positive announcements in the

near future and expect to be able to start

the works in Summer 2012.”

You can find all the details about the

development on the council website via

https://publicaccess.leeds.gov.uk/

online-applications/ by searching on

reference number 11/03274

A65 Bus Scheme For the last couple of years the £20 million

A65 quality bus scheme has cause traffic

chaos on Kirkstall Road, but the good news

is that the scheme is on target to finish this

summer. Its expected that the majority of

road work will be finished by the end of

June, and that the scheme will be officially

handed over in August, on schedule.

The road will remain single car carriageway

from the Kirkstall Lane/Commercial Road

crossroads down to the viaduct, where it

will then expand to a full dual carriageway

all the way to the YEP building. There will

be a 4.5 metre bus lane in either direction

for the entire length of the development

(except where space will not allow) and

this will also include new cycle lanes.

We were told that it would be “neutral” to

car users, and that it is designed to mean

that the buses will be able to consistently

meet their scheduled times. The scheme is

funded by central government and it

appears the only one to benefit will be

First Bus. You can find all the details about

the development on the council website

via http://www.leeds.gov.uk/

Transport_and_streets/

A65_Kirkstall_Road_Quality_Bus_Corrid

or_scheme_update.aspx

Development Update We went along to the public session on 24th January to see what is

happening on the numerous schemes in Kirkstall. Here’s what we

COMMUNITY NEWS ■

http://new.kirkstall.org.uk/862

http://new.kirkstall.org.uk/862

https://publicaccess.leeds.gov.uk/online-applications/




http://www.leeds.gov.uk/Transport_and_streets/A65_Kirkstall_Road_Quality_Bus_Corridor_scheme_update.aspx





Rachel Reeves M.P.

Surgeries

Rachel holds regular surgeries

throughout the constituency.

For details, and to book an

appointment, please call

0113 263 0411 or email [email protected]

www.rachelreeves.net

Kirkstall Ward Councillor

Surgeries Help & advice from your local Councillors is

available on the first Saturday of the month at

Kirkstall Leisure Centre from 10.30am (except

August). Local street surgeries are also regularly

run in the local area.

Cllr John Illingworth

tel. 0113 267 3735 [email protected]

Cllr Lucinda Yeadon


Cllr Bernard Atha


12 Kirkstall Hill, Kirkstall,

Leeds, LS5 3BD

Telephone: 0113 278 3661/2

Fax: 0113 275 4599

Nanaimo Bars are back at Kirkstall Abbey Deli Market! Pick up your favourite flavours & sample new ones

at the Fayre by Alley stall.

Bespoke orders taken & delivery available

Unique Canadian sweet treats made in Yorkshire

Alleyne Oman

Phone: 07749 130 628 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fayrebyalley.co.uk

Have you tried Canada’s Favourite Confection?


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Rachel Reeves MP

H appy new year to all KM readers.

2011 was a great year for Kirkstall:

the Kaiser Chiefs rocking the

Abbey, the deli market, Frankenstein’s

Wedding, a hugely successful Abbey Dash

which raised over £200,000 for Age UK in

Leeds and left me with aching legs, a visit

from the Speaker of the House of

Commons and the announcement of

funding for Kirkstall Forge railway station.

A few weeks into 2012, we’re already

looking at another busy year – let’s make it

one to remember.

At the top of my agenda is delivering a

permanent post office on Hawksworth

Wood. After over a year of campaigning,

alongside local residents and Kirkstall

Councillors I was determined that local

residents wouldn’t have to see out another

winter without any post office services. I

was pleased to welcome a mobile post

office to the estate, but won’t stop

campaigning and pushing the post office

until we have a full time, permanent

service in place.

I will also be talking to developers and the

council about Kirkstall Forge. After

securing funding for the station, it is really

important that we see shovels in the

ground as soon as possible, bringing new

transport links to Kirkstall. I strongly

believe the project has the potential to

bring investment, jobs and great leisure

facilities to Kirkstall, open up the river and

links to Bramley and improve public

transport as well.

In the meantime, many of you will have

noticed the increase in fares on public

transport. I’m running a survey on public

transport in our area, because I’m

concerned that the service doesn’t offer

value for money or the routes that are

needed – please share your views (good or

bad) with me via www.rachelreeves.net, or

by writing to me at the address or email

below.

In Parliament, I have been focused on the

economy. As Shadow Chief Secretary to

the Treasury, my job is to hold the

government to account on its economic

policies. With long term youth

unemployment increasing by 103% over

the last year in Leeds West and 13 people

chasing every job vacancy, the worries of

people in Kirkstall define my work in that

role. I see more and more people worried

about their finances in my advice surgeries,

and will do all I can in Kirkstall and in

Westminster to protect families who are

feeling the squeeze.

As ever, please don’t hesitate to get in

touch with me if you have any questions,

issues or comments. I’m looking forward to

another busy year in Kirkstall – and will

hopefully beat the 1 hour 3 minute time I

got in my first ever Abbey Dash last year...

Post: 10 Armley Park Court, Stanningley

Road, Leeds, LS12 2AE.


Phone: 0113 263 0411

Twitter: @rachelreevesmp

Cllr Lucinda Yeadon 2011 was a very challenging year for the

local authority. The financial climate has

meant that we have been faced with some

excruciating decisions and we’ve seen

many changes in the way the local

authority operates. However, at the same

time life in Kirkstall has been very busy.

The introduction of Kirkstall Abbey Deli

Market – has been a fantastic addition to

the Kirkstall Calendar. Thanks to the

support of staff at the Abbey House

Museum – the market has grown and is

attracting producers and punters from

across the city. Little did we know, that

only after a few months Kirkstall’s market

would soon have the reputation of one of

the best produce markets in Leeds. The

market will be back, after it’s winter break

on Saturday 31st March 12 – 3pm.

In September, I joined nearly 100

volunteers to raise money for the homeless

charity Simon on the Streets, by taking

part in a sponsored sleep out. Armed with

a cardboard box (and sleeping bag) we set

up our camp behind Leeds Parish Church.

During the evening we were taken on an

“Awareness Walk” through the streets of

Leeds and heard from a former rough

sleeper about the stark realities of being

homeless. Although, it was one of the

warmest nights of the year – it was still a

very uncomfortable sleep and I was

pleased to be able to go home (and back

to bed) in the morning. As well as helping

to raise thousands of pounds for the

charity – the night certainly opened my

eyes to some of the hidden challenges in

our city.

Kirkstall’s current planning applications,

are very much in the forefront of our mind

at the moment. The Kirkstall Forge

Development, BHS and TESCO proposals

have the potential to make a dramatic

impact on our community and it is

important that local residents have their

say during the process. There has been a

number of consultation events held over

the past 6 months and these will continue

while the different applications go through

the planning process.

Looking to the next 12 months, Kirkstall in

Bloom is proving to be a very exciting new

project. A fantastic group of volunteers

have grasped this challenge with relish and

the first major planting day has been

organised for 26th February. At the same

time, we are in the process of establishing

a “Friends of Burley Park” group. A pot of

funding has been identified for

improvements to the park and these are

currently being consulted. If you would like

to make your thoughts known please visit

https://consult.leeds.gov.uk/leeds/kms/

news.aspx

I would just like to use this opportunity to

thank all our voluntary sector

organisations in Kirkstall. The work that

these organisations do for our community

is remarkable. There’s too many to name

individually and many are fighting to

survive in this time of austerity – but

without them Kirkstall (and Leeds) would

be a very different place.


Phone: 0113 217 7330

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L ilac is Leeds’ pioneering low impact affordable cohousing

community. We will be on site in Bramley building 20

strawbale homes from February 2012 and should be

complete in Sept 2012. Over the spring we will be helping to build

the strawbale walls and will be looking for volunteers who can

spare a week or more to come and help us. You can register your

interest at our website. http://www.lilac.coop/contact-us/getting-

involved.html. On our website you will find lots of information

about our project as well as our 6 minute documentary which

explains all about what Lilac means.

LILAC means Low Impact Living Affordable Community. It is the

UK’s first ecological, affordable cohousing development. The £3M

project involves 20 homes and a common house. It is a member-

led, not-for-profit organisation. Lilac responds to a number of key

challenges of our age: the need to protect our resources in the

face of climate change and energy scarcities, to respond to the

housing crisis by providing permanently affordable housing, to

build beautiful, safe neighbourhoods which maximise social

interaction between residents and to increase resident

participation. It is based around three aspects, each of which are

pioneering in their own right.

First, it is a pioneer of low impact living, in terms of using high

performance building techniques and natural materials to deliver

buildings to the highest ecological standards. Lilac chose a

prefabricated strawbale and engineered timber system called

Modcell for the construction of the houses. This system using

Modern methods of Construction (MMC) offers advantages over

traditional strawbale building in terms of structural strength,

building insurance, ease and speed of construction and getting

over the difficult perceptual barrier that building with straw is

dangerous or outdated. Modcell is based around individual panels

which are built in a temporary flying factory near the construction

site where the future residents take part in their construction.

High precision cross laminated timber is assembled into fames

and filled with straw and then finished with a lime render. Modcell

was chosen due to the huge environmental benefits of using

natural building materials. As carbon is stored and then locked up

in natural materials a typical strawbale house actually sequesters

50 tonnes of Co2 over its lifetime. It was also chosen due to the

high performance of the building fabric which would reduce the

overall costs of the project over its lifetime. In terms of

renewables, the excellent performance of the building envelope

allowed Lilac to approach CSH 4 (which was a requirement of

grant funding) without significant additional infrastructure and

investment. To meet Code 4 and to provide the space and water

heating needs of the community, a small solar PV array and

Mechanical ventilation with Heat recovery (MVHR) units have

been selected as well as high efficiency gas boilers with solar

thermal water heating units.

Second, Lilac it is a pioneer of a new affordability model in the

form of a Mutual Home Ownership Society (MHOS) which is an

equity based leaseholder scheme that guarantees affordability in

perpetuity for its members. The houses are not bought or rented.

But members are assigned equity and acquire it through a

monthly charge. The cost of buying the land and building the

homes owned by the MHOS and financed by the mortgage is

divided into equity shares. Each equity share is owned by a

member and financed by the payments members make each

month, which is equivalent to 35% of their net household income.

Members take back some of the equity they have paid when they

leave, after deductions for depreciation, maintenance and loan

interest. Members have to sign up to a lease and various

community agreements which cover aspects of community life

such as pets, car use and working at home. The project only has

four units left unallocated.

Third, it is a pioneer of community living, using the cohousing

principles of design. Cohousing is an established method of

building affordable housing communities. There are 300 in

Denmark, 65 in North America, and 8 in the UK (with 20

proposed) the key principles are: participatory, member-led

process that responds to local needs and skills members and

wider community, site layout and design that intentionally foster

community interaction, well being, safety, natural surveillance and

inter-generational support, and purposeful reduction and

separation of car use. Using this design approach, Lilac’s design is

based around a car free home zone, with only 0.5 car parking

spaces per home. This has been reached through a mixture of car

pooling, sharing and potential car club

There is still have a 3 and a 4 bedroom house left for those who

want to join and become a member of the UK’s first affordable

ecological cohousing community. www.lilac.coop

LILAC Looking for your dream home in West Leeds? By Paul Chatterton


■ COMMUNITY NEWS

Canon Moving On

I n November 2011, St Mary's

(Hawksworth Wood), St Andrew's

(Moor Grange) and St Stephen's

(Kirkstall) and St Margaret’s (Horsforth)

officially became part of the Abbeylands

Team Ministry to form a single Ministry,

each with a separate PCC but sharing

clergy between the churches. The Team

Vicar is Revd Lesley Ashton of St Mary’s.

Now the Revd Canon Rosemarie Hayes,

Rector Abbeylands Team Ministry (Ripon

and Leeds) is moving on to be Priest-in-

Charge (Team Rector designate), St Mary

Kippax with Allerton Bywater.

We wish Rosemarie well and will miss her

in Kirkstall. We hope she will come back

and join us for the Kirkstall Festival.

Photos: Bishop John with Revd Rosemarie

Hayes . Rosemarie with Rachel Reeves MP

at the 2011 Festival Service.

T he Midnight Walk is one the cities

most popular charity events. It’s a

ladies only sponsored walk where

you can choose between a distance of 7 or

10 miles and pound the streets of Leeds

raising money for St Gemma’s Hospice.

Starting at Xercise4Less Gym in Kirkstall on

Saturday 12 May, you will walk through to

Horsforth or West Park (depending on

your chosen distance) and then back to the

gym following well lit and safe streets.

Entry is just £15 which includes a Midnight

Walk t-shirt for you to wear on the night.

St Gemma’s also provides food and drink

both during and after the walk.

Entertainment will commence at

Xercise4Less Gym from 8pm. There will be

a real party atmosphere to get all the

participants in good spirits and ready for

their challenge including face painting, live

music and more. A firework display at

10pm (NEW start time) will mark the start

of the walk where all 1,000 ladies will set

off together.

Participants are asked to collect

sponsorship for this event to raise vital

funds which will help care for St. Gemma's

patients who are suffering the terrible

journey of a terminal illness. Take part in

the 2012 Leeds Midnight Walk and know

you have done your bit to care for those

that really need it.

To sign up call 0113 218 5505,

email [email protected] or visit

www.leedsmidnightwalk.co.uk .

A girl's night out with a difference


COMMUNITY NEWS ■

Annual Christmas Concert raises the roof … and funds to help repair Kirkstall St Stephen’s Church

L awnswood Singers and Yorkshire

Evening Post Brass Ensemble

entertained an appreciative

audience on a cold but dry December

night! We all enjoyed joining in the familiar

carols in the lovely setting of St Stephen’s

Church. The church was built in 1828 and

has served the people of Kirkstall well but

now the fabric is deteriorating. Rain has

come through the roof—damaging roof

timbers, masonry, plasterwork and internal

decoration.

Additional work is required to restore

many of the stained glass windows and

whilst scaffolding is in place we have been

advised to renew part of the lighting

installation. Subject to the proposals being

accepted, English Heritage have made an

offer of £119,000 towards an estimated

total of £189,000 for the total work to be

completed over two years. For the

congregation, of 100, to raise £70,000 in

two years will be an enormous task! We

need help from the wider community.

If you have ideas or can help support fund-

raising events at St Stephen’s or send a

donation—please contact the Treasurer,

John Rex, 52 Moor Grange View, Leeds LS

16 5BJ, tel. 0113 275 9589.

T he Abbey Churches Together service

was led by Rev’d Canon Rosemarie

Hayes of Kirkstall St Stephen’s.

Rev’d Lesley Ashton of St Mary’s led the

prayers and Cllr Lucinda Yeadon did the

readings and wreaths were laid as we

remembered those from Kirkstall who died

for our country.

Kirkstall Remembers Poor weather didn’t put people off the Remembrance Service on

Sunday 15th November at Kirkstall Cenotaph at 2:30pm


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L eeds Pilates Place is a fully equipped

traditional Pilates machine studio in

Kirkstall. Founded by Kath Nisbet

and Claire Sparrow in 2011, the studio is in

the impressive Chantry House on Victoria

Road, which was previously St Bernadette’s

Catholic Church. The ambience is one of

peaceful reflection, very light and sunny

with large double aspect windows. Claire

and I had spent over a year looking all over

Leeds for the perfect space, we couldn’t

believe our luck when we saw the place,

we both had goose bumps and just knew

we’d found it at last!

Claire and I have both taught separately

around Leeds since 2004/5 and have both

built up a loyal following. Although we

have many similarities; both have a good

healthy sense of humour; both Scottish,

both have wild curly hair; both similar

backgrounds in performing; Claire with

dance and myself as a circus and physical

theatre performer; we still didn’t meet until

2008 but we bonded instantly as our

greatest similarity is that we are both so

passionate about Pilates and making a

difference to people’s lives. It was the

logical next step for us, it made sense to

combine forces and open our shared

dream together. Claire is mum of two and

amazingly continued to work through and

soon after both pregnancies. Teaching

postnatal Pilates meant she could take her

babies to work with her for the first 8

months dispensing with the need for

childcare. At the same time Claire set up

Pramercise, an aerobic pram pushing fun

exercise around parks. We still run it today

in Horsforth, Roundhay and soon around

Kirkstall Abbey.

Leeds Pilates Place has recently become a

host centre for Polestar Pilates; an

international teacher training school. We

are very excited to be able to offer the best

quality training outside of London. We run

Pilates teacher training in Mat work,

Reformer and full studio training too. This

is an internationally recognised and

accredited course of very high standard. All

of our teachers are Polestar trained and we

expect very high standards and continual

professional development from them. We

are very lucky to have such an amazing

bunch of excellent teachers, who along

with our fabulously efficient admin team

form our LPP family.

The improvement our clients can make is

so rapid it is very exciting to be able to

make such a positive change to people’s

health and wellbeing so quickly. I am also a

Hendrickson practitioner, which is an

orthopaedic massage and is a very

effective treatment for most

musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction. The

manual treatment with the physical

exercises go hand in hand to produce

really lasting changes, helping people to

move away from chronic painful conditions

Leeds Pilates Place A one-stop shop for your body by Kath Nisbet


is just the most amazing experience to be

part of, I have the best job in the world!

Every year at the beginning of September

we hold a Leeds Pilates Place open day,

which is an amazing day full of lots of

things to try out, all for free. Not just

Pilates, we have a therapy room which

offers a vast range of treatments from

massage to Rolfing to NLP, Life Coaching

and Hypnotherapy, Yoga and Alexander

Technique, everyone is involved in offering

free taster sessions and classes on the day,

making it a spectacular and unique event

year after year. We are a local business

creating jobs for local people, such an

important resource in this difficult climate.

We aim to be as community minded as

possible offering access to all classes to all

ages; from prenatal to 6 weeks old to over

90; to all states of health or ability level we

will do our best to accommodate you, we

even have a lift into the building for those

who can’t manage the steps.

We also have an allotment and a

gardening club, we organise weekend

events and in the future I hope to start a

walking club to get city bound folk out

into the Dales, a sewing circle and book

club. It’s important to us that people feel it

is ‘their studio’ too, and if anyone has an

idea for something community minded we

would love to help out. At the studio there

are a great variety of classes available. Mat

work classes with small equipment such as;

foam rollers and a selection of balls; large

ones, small ones, soft ones and even spiky

ones; balance pads and magic circles

which all help to improve technique. I,

formerly Kath Pilates Leeds and Claire

formerly Inspired exercise, have also kept

up our original mat work classes around

Leeds at; Weetwood, Chapel Allerton and

Moortown primary schools.

Our Reformer classes (a machine that looks

like a bed with a moving carriage, springs

and straps) really helps to lengthen,

elongate and balance the body. We have a

Pilates gym, where clients work on a

personalised programme, on all types of

large Pilates machines. People don’t realise

that this is how Joseph Pilates designed

Pilates; he spent his entire life teaching on

and refining these large machines. They

are unique to Pilates and help you to

support your body, so you can isolate

specific areas to work on. These days,

people tend to really overwork the flexor

muscles in the front of their bodies; this

creates tension and shortening of these

muscles which in turn creates a weakness

and inhibition in the extensors- the

muscles on the back of the body. Using

machines you can safely and effectively

rebalance the body, allowing for better

movement patterns; reducing aches, pains

and tensions. It also really lengthens the

whole body making you taller and feel

lighter. You can really feel a significant

difference even after one session.

Leeds Pilates Place also offers one to one

sessions for those who have a specific

issue or they want to work on or rehab.

“Some people prefer to work with a trainer

so they know for sure they are doing

things right. It’s our job to explain things

using different sensory language so that all

clients can really experience the work in

their bodies helping to create a dramatic

change and lasting effect. We pick and

choose from over 1500 exercises

specifically for a particular client on a

particular day so they get the greatest

benefits and make the biggest changes.

This is truly a client led approach that must

be flexible but individually targeted.

This year Leeds Pilates Place will run their

New Year New You Challenge. Everyone

makes New Year’s resolutions but few stick

to them, so last year we created the 10

week challenge to really support people to

make that change they so desperately

want. 10 weeks of Pilates, three times a

week, measurements and photos are taken

before and after. Last year everyone lost so

many inches, two people both lost 9cm

from around their tummies, and everyone

grew at least 2cm and someone grew

3.5cm! You can read a student’s personal

account of her experience last year on our

website. This year we are very excited as

we have teamed up with channel 4’s

dietician from Supersize vs. Superskinny,

Ursula Philpot. Ursula will offer advice and

guidelines for making the most out of the

challenge. She will offer individual diet

plans and support throughout to stay on

track. All of this and an amazing 20% off

what it would normally cost.

In my opinion, spinal health is the most

obvious indicator of your age. As Joseph

Pilates said “The art of contrology [Pilates]

proves that the only real guide to your true

age lies not in years or how you THINK you

feel but as you ACTUALLY are as infallibly

indicated by the degree of natural and

normal flexibility enjoyed by your spine

throughout life”. If you are young but stiff

and in pain - you have an old body,

whereas if you are old but flexible and

mobile - then you have a young body. I

know what I’d rather have! How about

you? It is never too late to start…

For all info on what’s on offer please call

0113 225 0791, email

[email protected], or find us at

www.leedspilatesplace.co.uk.

LIFESTYLE & PEOPLE ■


I first met Derek at Elland Road Football

Club in November 2001. The occasion

was a gathering of delegates from the

local mental health world, mostly men in

suits, arranged around conference tables.

The new Director of the Health Authority

was giving her introductory speech. It was

the last of six talks and attention was

beginning to turn to the buffet in the next

room. She concluded and asked for

questions.

“What about all the lads and lasses who

are still having ECT? When are you going

to put a stop to it?” The voice came from

the back of the room, a rich, northern

accent, measured and intense. I was

startled by the sudden change of mood in

the room. Almost everyone stopped

looking at the speaker, and stared fixedly

at the beech veneer in front of them.

Looking around to see who was

responsible for enlivening the proceedings,

I spotted him standing by the open door,

relaxed but tenacious, leaning on a stick.

He was wiry, of medium height,

somewhere in his fifties, with thinning hair,

dressed in tracksuit bottoms, open neck

shirt and a well worn jacket. His face had

the appearance of having endured more

than his allotted span – especially his nose.

The Director was the only person who

seemed unaffected by his presence. She

promised to look into the ECT situation

along with all other aspects of the system.

“And what about me then? They tanked

me up on drugs and ECT, before doing

experimental psycho-surgery on me,

without my consent and I wasn't the only

one. There were twelve others. Where are

the rest? They destroyed half my

hypothalamus and I've never had so much

as an apology let alone any

compensation.”

More examination of veneer but the new

Director didn't bat an eyelid. “I can't

discuss it now but let's arrange a meeting,

so we can look into it.”

At lunch, I ignored the

open sandwiches and

went to introduce

myself to him. Derek

Hutchinson - the name rang a bell. In

those days, I managed a mental health

advocacy group in Leeds. Then I

remembered a student who had visited me

to talk about advocacy. He had mentioned

Derek and seemed surprised that I didn't

know him. “He's famous, not just in Leeds.

He campaigns on ECT and psycho-

surgery.”

“Have you got a meeting with the Director

then?”

“I have. It looks a bit promising at the

moment. Happen something will come of

it but we'll see. I've been at this game for

years. None of them want to know but I'll

not let them get away with it.”

“What about a solicitor?”

“I've had a couple but they mucked it up

and the Statute of Limitations ran out.”

“Have you ever thought of having an

advocate?”

“No. I'm a bit of a lone wolf. But if it might

help, I'll give it a go.”

On his first visit to my office, I opened a

file for Derek and arranged a home visit to

examine the documentation he had

accumulated over the years. As he got up

to go, he rummaged in his briefcase,

pulling out sheaves of recent

photocopying and a video with

'Hypothalamotomy' scribbled on it in biro.

“Here, have a look at that lot.”

Derek lives with his wife Carol in a small

terraced house, off Burley Road, about 200

yards from where he grew up. We sat in

the living room. I cast a wary eye at the

stacks of papers teetering behind an

armchair. I was yet to discover that he is an

indefatigable sleuth. Carol is his long

suffering secretary. One of her favourite

phrases is, “What did your last one die of?”

“What did you think of the video?” He

smiled in anticipation.

The film had been made by YTV, the year

after Derek's operation. This time the

patient was a single mother from Bradford.

It showed a surgeon inserting electrodes

through two holes in her forehead and

attaching an electrical charge to burn away

the cells. The procedure was intended to

destroy those cells that trigger Fight or

Flight, in an attempt to remove aggression.

Derek's operation took place on 14th

February. Unlike the patient in the film, he

was awake throughout. He refers to it as

his Saint Valentine's Day Massacre.

I told him the truth. “It needs a health

warning. Half way through, I had to stop

and have a whisky.” Derek laughed, “Aye

it's strong stuff but that's what this is

about.”

“What did you mean when you said there

were twelve of you? I don't know a lot

about psycho-surgery but I thought there

were more operations than that in this

country.”

“Carol, where's the brain book?”

She produces a large American paperback

entitled, 'The Human Brain Colouring

Book'.

Derek turned the pages, “Look, here's the

frontal lobe. That's where they did most of

the psycho-surgery. You've heard of

McKissock? He used to travel round the

country on his days off, visiting hospitals.

They'd get all the crazies lined up ready for

him. He went in between the eyes, quick

tap and job were done. And here's the

hypothalamus right inside the brain. There

were hardly any operations there.” He

■ LIFESTYLE & PEOPLE

The Cracker Factory This first of four articles about Derek Hutchinson

who has lived in the Kirkstall area on and off since

the age of three. Derek and I are writing a book

centred on the controversial psycho-surgery he

underwent at a hospital in Leeds, in 1974. It's

written from his point of view and describes his life

before and after this operation. If readers have

anything to add, we'd be very pleased to hear from

them, while the book is still in production.


hands me the book and I read that,

amongst other things, the hypothalamus

regulates body temperature, hunger, thirst,

sexual activity and emotional behaviour.

Derek now suffers from disturbing

flashbacks every day, a poor appetite and

an inability to control his temper.

“The trouble is,” he said, “When I get upset

with someone, I think of whacking them.

It's immediate as though there's nowt to

stop me, no compassion, no mercy,

basically it's as though that's all been

removed. Before the operation I could stop

and think before I went into action. Course

most times, I'd do it anyway. But that's

how I was brought up - to look after

myself and my bairns.”

Though Derek has now received a letter of

apology from the Health Authority, we've

been unable to revive his legal case. When

I retired, we had the idea of writing a book

because telling your story is another form

of justice. And maybe, another form of

compensation. Derek has never made a

secret of wanting a holiday home in Spain

or even an annual holiday there. The only

time he ever gets relief from the flashbacks

is when he's out of the country.

Before relating the story of his childhood

in Kirkstall, it's necessary to set the scene

with a look at his first three years in

Sunderland. Derek was born at the end of

the war in one of the largest shipbuilding

towns in the world. He says, “My mother

said I always was an evil bastard. There was

a big storm the night I was born. The nurse

went to shut a window that had blown

open and it broke a few of her teeth.”

Derek, his parents - Jack and Betty - and

his older brother John shared a terraced

house with Grandma Hutchinson, his Uncle

Pat and his Aunty Mary. “The street were

nothing but rubble from two doors down

as far as the river because of the bombs.”

Jack had been married before with two

little girls. “He said they'd all died of

tuberculosis otherwise he never spoke

about them. He were a big fella, six foot

odd, lean and all muscle. In Kirkstall they

called him 'Big Jack.' He worked in the

shipyard at the bottom of our street. JL

Thompson it were called. He were a master

welder. He always worked, all his life.”

During the second world war, welding was

a protected occupation,, and Jack had

been conscripted to work in Barnbow

Royal Ordinance factory in Seacroft, in

charge of welding seams for bomb cases

and torpedoes. Derek tells me, “Shipyard

welders are always the best. Like me, I can

weld anything vertical, overhead, under

water - the lot.”

Derek is proud of his lineage. His family

were one of the largest in the North East.

His first niece was Grandma's 83rd great-

grandchild. He shows me a document,

yellowed to resemble parchment and

topped by a banner proclaiming, 'The

Ancient History of the Distinguished

Surname of HUTCHINSON'. It states that

the family are descended from the Vikings.

“My Grand-kiddies call me 'Granddad

Viking'. I tell them the two holes in my

forehead are where my horns went. You've

heard of the Beserkers? They were my

ancestors. Man, they were really crazy.”

Everyone he knew could handle

themselves in a fight, even the women.

“Before I were born, Dad were a

professional fighter same as Uncle Billy

and Uncle Lance.” They also had a less

legitimate following as bare fist fighters.

“Bare fist fighting were the money maker.

When I were little, Billy were bare fist

boxing five times a week for up to thirty

rounds for 30 shillings a fight but nothing

if he lost. Dad were a light heavy weight.

They used to fight all over the north-east.

There were no manager or anything, it

were all organised by word of mouth.

Uncle Billy stayed boxing until he got too

old for it but Dad's career came to a

sudden end. In those days, all the feast

grounds [fairgrounds] had boxing booths

and they'd challenge you to go three

rounds with their boxer for a pound or

thirty bob. Dad weren't supposed to take

up this sort of challenge because he were a

professional but they weren't to know and

the bloke died as a result. He did six

months in Durham for that. He never

boxed again so I never saw him in the ring

though I saw him in action when someone

needed whacking. Uncle Billy were in

prison as well. He were the only member

of the family who went down twice - until I

came along.”

Derek's mother stood four foot eleven to

Jack's six foot. “Dad were frightened to

death of her but he'd never have anything

said about her, never have her denigrated.

After a few beers she could cause a lot of

trouble. If anyone turned on her, she was

quite capable of knocking them out. She'd

be straight in, whether it was the man from

the rent office, the insurance man or the

man about the television, even if she was

just tuppence short on her change.”

Betty came to England during the war. She

was a driver in Sunderland and also

worked at the Barnbow factory in Leeds.

Derek is hazy about her background. “She

said her father were a police inspector in

Glasgow but I never met any relatives on

her side. She spent her early years in the

Gorbals but she were brought up by an

adopted mother in Montrose or perhaps

she were fostered. Gramma were a

smashing woman and very fond of me. We

got along very well, though I never

understood a word she said - her accent

were that broad. She asked my parents if I

could stay with her but they were having

none of it. Mum were a different person

when we stayed there. Gramma wouldn't

let her drink. She said it were the root of all

evil and, in those days, a woman couldn't

go into a pub on her own. I don't know

where Dad met my mother but it were

most likely in a pub.” She was known in

Kirkstall as 'Scots Betty'.

When Derek was three years old, Jack

decided to return to work at the Barnbow

factory. You might say that from this

moment, Derek's fortunes took a turn for

the worse. You could chart his downward

path towards being the young man, with

such a violent reputation that he was

considered to be a prime candidate for

experimental brain surgery. But it has

never been our intention to write a misery

memoir. Rather, this is the story of a young

beserker let loose on the second half of

the twentieth century. Until half his

hypothalamus was destroyed, Derek was

doing rather well by his own standards. He

had managed to overcome every obstacle

thrown in his path, looked every man in

the eye without flinching and raised a lot

of laughs along the way. Kirkstall was his

training ground. ■ Hilary Dyter

Photos: Derek today, with his mum and

dad, as a boy, and with two of his children

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When Rachel Reeves MP

met Class 6D

H awksworth Wood was honoured

again to have a visit from Rachel

Reeves (our local MP). Our class

invited her to a Year 6 Question Time

special – before she gave the awards for

the ‘Design a Christmas Card’ Competition.

We were proud to have her in school – as

she had just been promoted to the Labour

front bench as Treasury Spokesperson. She

informed us that the questions we asked

when she last visited with John Bercow had

helped her with her promotion. We felt

excited, happy and proud of this.

Rachel Reeves gladly answered all our

questions, in an honest way covering

issues such as the Euro crises, the

continued phone hacking scandal, the

recession and the teachers strike over

Pensions. She also answered in detail local

issues such as the post office. We were all

sad when the 45 minute session was over,

it went so quickly and there was no

shortage of questions. Rachel Reeves said

we were harder than a man called Paxman

(off Newsnight). We can’t wait to have our

next meeting with her. Tyler in assembly

shortly after was awarded the runners up

prize for his Christmas card design,

meaning every MP received a copy of his

design. He was very pleased and so was

the whole of Hawksworth Wood.

By Lewis.

Singing At The Station

I n December, the school choir were

invited by Heart Research UK to sing at

the Leeds train station. It was a reward

for all our hard work singing this year.

Myself and the choir did not let anyone

down as we raised over £600 in an hour

and a half. It was such a great feeling at

such a great time of year – at Hawksworth

Wood since 2002, we have raised

£6428.61. It was inspiring for us and the

train travellers. The following night

Councillor Atha – a close school friend

arranged for us to go and see the

pantomime –‘Aladdin Rock and Roll.’ This

is a picture of us singing our hearts out.

By Ruben

Career Kids

O n Tuesday January 17th BITC

(Business in The Community)

came to Hawksworth Wood to

deliver a brilliant economic well-being

lesson on – ‘Career Kids’. Three business

partners (Squire Sanders, Yorkshire Bank

and Leeds City College) came to inspire us

with a team of staff.

Firstly we completed an evaluation sheet

asking us to fill in the following questions-

we either circled ‘No,’ ‘Yes,’ ‘Most Of The

Time’ or ‘Sometimes.’ Next the organiser

(called Trish) put Doctor Who on the Smart

– Board before transporting us to the year

2030! We collectively decided if the job

that popped up on the screen would exist

in the year 2030! It was fascinating. Jobs

will be so different. I would like to be a

cloud controller, or a steward on an

intergalactic flight.

The jobs may be different but the skills

needed remain. To design robots you need

to understand robotics, Maths, science and

art. To do this you need to gain skill

through education. The big question is -

will the Jobs I want to do still exist in 2030?

We were split into three groups and then

we went out and started the brilliant

activities.

By Harrison and Tyler

I t was really interesting when we went

to the Yorkshire Bank session. The

people who were talking to us were

called- Sami, Tracey and Aaron. They told

us about their job at the bank – (being

responsible for all that money is amazing),

and then we were given a sheet with

different jobs on, such as; chef, cashier,

designer, cleaner and receptionist. We had

to put them on the board- one side of the

board said ‘not a job in the bank’ and the

other side said ‘a job in the bank’. The

purpose of this was to show how many

different kinds of jobs there are in the

banking sector. Next we all took part in the

‘Cashier role play.’ We all got given a

cheque. We all had to write an amount of

money that we wanted to pay and put our

names on. Each person had to cash in the

cheque - one person was the banker and

the other was a customer. The banker had

to stamp the cheque and give us the

receipt – wearing a smile and being polite.

They then had to stamp it. After that we

played another game called The Bank

Factor ( it was like the X Factor) as we, the

class needed to see two job interview

performances before deciding – ‘Who Will

Get The Job?’ We all chose Tracey because

she was eager to work and was very

organized, polite, enthusiastic, and positive

and was on time. Everybody had lots of fun

and we all got a prize at the end of the

session.

By Amy and Leoni.

M y favourite role play had to be

the fun interactive game we

played with Squire Sanders - we

played ‘Who Wants To Be A Lawyer?’, an

alternative to ‘Who Wants To Be A

Millionaire?’ It was really fun! We learnt a

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lot of things, like what sort of jobs lawyers

do, for example, some lawyers go to court.

Also, they can’t get away with things such

as parking tickets. However they do like

free tickets to see things like the Harry

Potter premier! I thought they were joking!

We found out that everyone needs a

lawyer, as well as celebrities like David

Beckham and Paris Hilton people who buy

a house, inherit money all need a lawyer.

We all benefited from the lesson. It was a

very fun session.

By Casey Robinson

S quire Sanders explained why and

when we may need a lawyer. It was

spectacular learning because we

learnt through the game – ‘Who Wants to

be A Lawyer?’

We learnt that in a law film there are lots

of jobs….. Security guards, cleaners,

graphic designers and even chefs. In

addition we found out that that everyone,

(no matter how famous), requires a lawyer.

David Beckham will need a lawyer for his

contracts. Cheryl Cole needed one for the

music business and for her divorce from

Ashley Cole. Manchester United need one

to make sure their £500 million turnover is

correctly collected. Anyone who buys a

home needs a solicitor. There are 37 Squire

Sanders branches around the world, from

China to the USA, to developing countries

in South America.

I’d like to be a lawyer so I could give

advice to clients, helping them to make

their life easier.

By Hashim Janghir

W e did some really great role

play games. My favourite was

the ‘Holliday Game’ we did with

Leeds City College. Firstly, in the holiday

game, we were told that we were going on

holiday for 2 weeks- we had a choice to

pick from 3 countries. These countries

were the North Pole - which everyone

thought would be freezing so nobody

wanted to go! Skegness – which people

thought would be cold or Florida! All the

class except two chose this destination.,

everyone thought that was perfect!

As it turned out Florida was a disaster, it

was a camping holiday in an Alligator Farm

– with no spending money and to make it

worse – it was the monsoon season. The

North Pole on the other hand was in a 5

star hotel, with a private jet and unlimited

spending money. This taught us a lesson

that you don’t judge something by the

name you have to find information about

your holiday. This was linked to making the

right decision when looking to get a job –

you need to know ALL the facts before

committing yourself.

By Aymen and Lewis


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I t has been another great year for the

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St Stephen’s. The team first entered the

Leeds North West Athletics competition

back in October following the popularity of

the after school Athletics Club, which saw

over 30 children signing up.

Children enjoy participating in a number of

events, from sprints to 6 lap relays, javelin

to triple jump. The children’s hard work and

enthusiasm paid off when the team sailed

through to the North West final. Once

again, the team pulled out all the stops and

found themselves not only competing

against other schools in the North West of

Leeds, but against the top schools in Leeds,

in the city-wide semi final.

It was a fantastic effort from everyone

involved, from the children taking part in

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school club and the parents on the sidelines

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T he Big Draw is an annual national

event in October and takes place in

over one thousand venues around

this country and 22 other countries.

Schools, museums, libraries, hospitals and

shopping centres organise events to bring

communities together in creative ways.

Drawing helps us to think, invent and

communicate – regardless of age or ability.

We celebrated the rich heritage of the area

and different cultural identities of our

community by creating an enormous

woven patterned carpet with shapes and

designs from pieces of textiles brought in.

Designs from the textiles were drawn and

sketched onto small squares of paper

using different materials.

It was a simple circular pattern using felt

pens or a detailed section using

watercolours. It was a collective drawing

activity, adults working with children, pair

work and group work. About 200 hundred

parents joined us for the event.

A Christmas Carol

F illed with anxiety and adrenalin I

huddled close to my friends and

peeped round the board separating

us from the audience. The hall was packed

every seat was filled a buzz of expectation

and excitement filled the air. I scurried

back behind the stage. My dad tinkled

quietly on the piano in a short warm up.

My lines for the play were going round

and round in my head, in a seemingly

meaningless jumble. Suddenly, I realised

that Miss Turner had finished her speech, a

signal for me and the rest of the flutes to

come on. Walking slowly I stood in front

of the music stand, a sea of people

confronted me! I lifted my flute and began

to play, the concert had begun.

One quarter of the way through the play,

Alex playing Scrooge was struggling to get

his night gown on! He wriggled in the

ivory coloured cloth, desperately trying to

find the armhole before the music

stopped, which meant it was a queue for

the next scene to begin. I held my breath -

what if the whole play went wrong

because of this? Terror engulfed me.

After this point it was all a bit of a blur…..

Until the next thing I knew I was on stage.

Heart beating fast I took a deep breath

and tried to calm myself. My first lines

came out loud and confidently; and at last

I knew I was fine! The end of the play

came with a roar of approval from the

audience. I had done it! I left the school

feeling excitement and anticipation for our

next concert!

By Liliana Munoz – Year 6

Quotes from Year 6

Children discussing

Stephen Lawrence Stephen Lawrence was killed for nothing

and he didn’t do anything wrong to the

five white youths

The young white men who killed 18 year

old Stephen did it purely because the

colour of his skin.

Youths should not be racist and they

should respect people and help each other

Stephen Lawrence was killed for the colour

of his skin

Everybody is flesh and blood and

everybody respects each other and

everybody is the same. What did Stephen

Lawrence do to the white youths?

This should not have happened and will

not happen in the present or the future. It

doesn’t matter if you’re black or white.

Don’t be racist and you will be united.

It’s what is inside that counts why is there

racism? It needs to be stopped. It is

incomprehensible what happened to

Stephen Lawrence on 22 April 1993 and I

think that everyone is equal no matter

what colour skin they have;

Do not judge a person by his/her outside

Don’t’ judge a book by the cover, think

first

People should stop and think before

following the crowd.

A tragedy arose in the news when an

innocent teenager – Stephen Lawrence was

‘killed purely for the colour of his skin’. In

1993 at 10.35pm a gang of white youths

circled the 18 year old and swallowed him

up in an act of ‘brutal murder’ and left him

as he bled to death! I think of this as a

disgrace and I think that it is inexplicable

why we cannot write instead of fight

because of how we look on the outside.

Everyone is different in some way or

another but there is one thing we all have

in common and that is the fact that we are

one race, the human race.

Beecroft Primary School

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■ YOUNGER NEWS

I n September, a few Scouts went

walking in the Yorkshire Dales around

Settle. It was a beautiful day in which to

enjoy some superb scenery – and towards

the end of the walk, we explored Victoria

Cave where the remains of prehistoric

animals were discovered.

In October, some of the Troop headed off

to Wensleydale to stay at the converted

railway station in Redmire. The first

evening was spent watching a couple of

DVD’s in front of a lovely coal fire, or

playing Pool in the games room. On

Saturday we walked via Bolton Castle to

Aysgarth under threatening skies. At the

Falls, we invested Tom into the Troop and

after visiting the eco friendly loos at the

Visitor Centre, we walked back to the

hostel and those who wanted to watched

more DVDs were able to – those who still

had the energy played more table tennis

and Pool. Unfortunately due to

circumstances beyond our control, we had

to leave the hostel early on Sunday

morning, which put a bit of a damper on

the whole weekend!

The Troop gathered at St Mary’s before

heading out to the Eccup area for a bit of

Ghost bustin’ at Halloween! The office of

the Third Sector had specifically asked us

to help clear Spirits from a wooded area,

so armed with an array of ‘woggling

sticks’ (and thanks to those Parents who

actually ‘googled’ woggling sticks; it made

our evening!) we set off to hunt for spirits,

zombies etc etc. The Leaders got the

feeling that the Scouts were not taking this

too seriously as they crashed around the

countryside making enough noise to

waken the dead!!!! Signs that the Spirits

had been there were found, however - a

pool of blood, an arm in the footpath and

shrieks from the depths of the woods - but

these were ignored as the crescendo of

noise from the Scouts reached new

heights. On the way back to the minibus,

we passed a deserted house where two

lifeless sacks were draped over the empty

window ledge! Thomas bravely poked one

with his woggling stick and both ‘sacks’

rose up with a moaning noise! It was those

naughty Explorer Scouts trying to frighten

us!!!

The Group held it's annual Bonfire Night

party at Wike. Despite a heavy shower,

everybody left the shelter of the hut to

watch the fire lit, and then into the field to

see the fireworks. When everybody had

gone, the Leaders, Scouts and some of the

Cubs who were sleeping over (the Cubs in

tents in the hut, the Scouts out in the

field), sat around the fire until very late,

chatting and telling really bad jokes! As

soon as we got up in the morning,

however, the rain started; we cleared up

the fire, the dud fireworks from the field,

cleaned the hut and took down some very

wet tents.

The Beavers had a great trip to Middleton

Railway where they met Father Christmas.

They even got an extra ride on the train,

and joined in a sing song with him.

The Scout Troop’s annual winter weekend

took place at Blakedean, above Hebden

Bridge – and this year, we again had snow!

One or two of the drivers struggled a bit

on the road but we all arrived safely and

settled in, before attempting ‘Katt’s Krazy

Kristmas Kwiz’. On the Saturday, more

snow – so the Troop hike turned out to be

nothing more than a 6 mile snowball fight.

Unfortunately, the Leaders were forced to

defend themselves against the snowballs

being thrown by the Scouts, particularly as

some of them came close to hitting us! We

invested Ben on the Middle of Walshaw

Middle Reservoir and continued on a

shortened route – as many of the Scouts

were now quite wet from the snowballing.

Hot soup and dry clothes put new life into

them when we got back to the hostel! The

Christmas dinner was a huge success and

Santa visited leaving gifts for everyone! On

Sunday, the Scouts were awoken with a

Vuvuzela – and after breakfast, the

decision was taken that the planned

activity would not take place due to heavy

rain, sodden ground and the rivers were

running high - so it was decided to stay

indoors and drink cups of coffee by the

fire. Katt challenged the Scouts to lie on

top of the table and do a complete

traverse of it without touching the floor,

which proved highly entertaining for

spectators. Another great weekend!

The Beavers and Cubs, by kind permission

of Morrison’s spent an hour singing Carols

for the shoppers and raised over £70! A

couple of weeks later, the Troop spent the

day bag packing and raised almost £800. A

huge thank you to Morrison’s for their

support! And for their last meeting of the

year, the Beavers and Cubs had a joint

Christmas party with games and the ususal

party food!

The whole Group went along to the

Carriageworks in Leeds to see 'Beauty and

the Beast' - this year's Pantomime - and

thoroughly enjoyed themselves! The jokes

were great (oh yes they were!) and

everyone enjoyed the singing and dancing.

On New Years Eve, some of the Scouts,

Cubs and their families took part in a

family walk in the Leathley area. Described

as ‘an easy 6 mile walk’, the walk turned

out to be a little muddy, and the stepping

stones towards the end of the walk were

under water! Despite these

‘inconveniences’, the walk was enjoyed by

everybody.

A full range of activities for the Scouts are

planned for the Spring of 2012 – several

camps are planned including the District

Camp in April; Troop night activities will

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include events such as Pancake night, a

‘Fire and Ice’ night at a local camp site, and

10 pin bowling – and we hope to arrange

some Scuba Diving.

Planned programmes for the Beavers and

Cubs are equally exciting, and they will be

taking part in the Group Camp in June.

And all members of the Group expect to

be involved in ‘Scout Community week in

May – we are looking for suitable projects

in the area that the Scout Group can do, to

make it a better place for the Community,

so any suggestions will be gratefully

received!

Details of all our activities, including

photographs, can be found by visiting

our website on

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in, reporting these via KIRKSTALL MATTERS and KIRKSTALL ONLINE. Maybe you have a young family and are already doing lots of

this and can help promote this to other families. Please get in touch with Simon at [email protected] if you can help!

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■ SPORT

Local and not so local races Adam Moger was out and about as usual.

He and Ian Brown were at Spofforth 10k

on Bank Holiday Monday. And a few weeks

later he was at Wetherby 10k. He also took

part in Wistow 10 mile where he achieved

a PB of 1:11:58 and Bridlington Half

Marathon. Not content with all those he

also decided to run New York Marathon

and get a PB of 3:48! And finished off the

year with the RNLI Braham Park 10k where

he finished 9th and the Jolly Holly Jog 10k

in Ripon a few days before the end of

2011.

Rambling Richard Hancock was also at

Wetherby, as well as the Tees Pride 10k in

Middlesbrough the same month. In

October he took part in the Cusworth Hall

10k hosted by Doncaster AC. On

Rememberance Sunday he was at Market

Rasen 10k starting and finishing at the

racecourse and later in November he ran a

PB of 2:08:11 at Clowne Half Marathon. In

December he ran the very hilly Denby Dale

6 and the Ward Green 6 near Barnsley on

Boxing Day.

Several Harriers once again took part in

the very popular Paras 10 at Catterick

Garrison; a very tough ten mile course over

rough terrain which can be run with or

without a 35lb rucksack. Gary Carlisle did

particularly well finishing in 1:40 with the

rucksack!

Diane Shaw was also on her travels again

as she builds up to running ten marathons

in ten days this year. First up was

Wolverhampton marathon where she

finished in 4:33, Kevin finishing ahead of

her in 3:23. She has also taken part in

Liverpool Marathon and Mablethorpe

Marathon. Diane is running the Ten In Ten

for the Brathay Trust which supports

underpriviliged children and young adults

in Britain.

Several Harriers were running and

supporting at Liverpool Marathon in

October. 3 of our 9 runners, Catherine

Elvin, Chris Hunt and Helen Thompson,

completed their first marathon on a very

warm day for running. And despite a 55

minute delay at the start! After the race we

all headed out for food and beer around

the city and a good time was had by all.

On the same day Rachel Pilling and Amy

Richards were running Chester Marathon,

in 3:59 and 3:54 respectively. And Matt

Woodhouse achieved a PB of 3:39 that

month at Amsterdam marathon.

Helen Goldthorpe and Liam Mealey

returned to their roots across the Pennines

to take part in the Amberswood Trail Race

in Wigan. Helen also took part in her 50th

Park Run at the end of last year. Chris

Glover and Alyson Glover both achieved

PB's at Harewood 10 mile alongside

several other Harriers at this always

popular off-road race. As usual there was a

huge turnout, 25 Harriers in all, and plenty

of PB's at the Abbey Dash in November.

And finally a brief race report from a beast

of a race, The Original Mountain Marathon,

from Peter Branney: Day one was 20 miles

with 1,920m of ascending. Day two was 15

miles with 1650m of ascending. It was

definitely tough. The second day felt even

harder because I was tired and had really

bad blisters. I ran with an Airereenter, Dave

Alcock, and came 3rd in the A class. For

information “A Class” is one below elite.

We really are a club of varied ability!

Leeds Country Way We had three teams at Leeds Country Way

Relay in September. And even managed to

get a mention in the winners list with

Rachel Pilling and Adam Moger getting the

fastest mixed pair on Leg 3. There was

some very stiff competition on the day

reflected in the results! Our first team were

18th out of 41 in a time of 8hrs 43 mins

and our second team 33rd out of 41 in a

time of 10:33. When you consider the first

team home in the event were back in 6hrs

33mins it wasn't a shabby performance at

all.

Peco Cross Country The Peco Cross Country League got

underway with a record turn out of 372 at

Fitzwilliam near Wakefield. Only 4 miles

but some challenging hills. The second

race was a week before Christmas at

Middleton Park. 28 Harriers tackled a 2-lap

route on a mixed terrain of mud, grass,

track and woodland.

After 2 races we aren't doing too badly

and the men have a decent chance of

staying in the Premier League. There have

been some particularly good individual

performances, including Rachel Pilling with

a second place finish in the second race,

beaten only by the UK's fastest U23

marathon runner! The PECO cross country

races are aimed to attract all standards of

club runner as well as junior runners and

all are encouraged to take part regardless

of speed or ability.

Club Championship Once again the Club Championship was

hugely successful and highly competitive.

In a close run finish Chris Glover won with

Andy Cooper and Mark Skinner Joint

runners up. A huge thank you to Matt and

Eleanor who organise the Championship

and sort out all the results.

Cross Country League The West Yorkshire Cross Country League

takes place over four races at the end of

the year. This time around we only had a

ladies team of myself, Gemma Smith and

Kirkstall Harriers


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Rachel Pilling. The races are of a very high

standard so I fully expected to be at the

back and I couldn't have been more right.

Only Gemma made it to the first race at

Yeadon as myself and Rachel were

otherwise engaged. The second race was

at Knavesmire over a very flat course

where I finished third last, the second at

Shipley over a more challenging course,

where I finished second last and the third

on a very hilly course in Thornes Park,

Wakefield, where I succeeded in being last.

However I thoroughly enjoyed the events

and would gladly take part again next year.

And my fellow team members put in some

excellent performances in their own right.

Lets hope we can get the chaps to join in

next year too.

Christmas Events As usual we were a busy lot at Christmas,

starting with the annual Christmas Meal at

the West End House, taking over half the

pub. We were joined by Horsforth Harriers

at the Annual Christmas Lights Run for our

usual jaunt into Leeds City Centre in

various forms of seasonal attire. Followed

by a buffet and refreshments at the LPSA

Club. Finally we all gathered for the

Christmas Fuddle where all the members

came up trumps with some delicious home

cooked fare.

Treadmill Trot As part of her fundraising for the Brathay

Trust as mentioned earlier Diane Shaw

organised the Treadmill Trot in November

and managed to rope in quite a few

Harriers, including myself, to take part. The

event entails four machines, two exercise

bikes and two treadmills, placed in Leeds

City Station and runners/cyclists taking

turns at doing half hour shifts continuously

from 7am to 7pm. As Diane was one short

I said I'd do a double stint and stayed on

the treadmill for an hour. You do get some

funny looks but it's all a bit of fun and this

year raised £1553.39. Well done to Diane

for her superb organisational skills!

London Marathon 2012 The club was awarded two places for the

2012 London Marathon. With places for

the event so scarce it is always difficult to

make sure the places go to the right

person. The first place went to Chris Hunt

who has been a loyal club member and

regular attendee at training and club

events. The second went to Ian Brown, who

despite having run several marathons

before, will be running his last at London

having been told by doctors he would

never run again after a serious fall several

years ago. He will be 67 on the day of the

marathon. We also have several members

with Good For Age places and a couple

who actually managed to get in through

the ballot. Alongside our usual team of

supporters and volunteers we should be

well represented come April!

Coming up in 2012! Once again a busy year for the Harriers! In

January we have the Northern Cross

Country Championships in Pontefract and

in February we are off to Parliament Hill in

London for the National Cross Country

Championships. In May we are hosting a

Yorkshire Veterans Race in Kirkstall. So if

you'd like to help please get in touch! Then

there are all the race, events and trips all

over the country and the world for the rest

of the year. If you'd like to get involved

come along to one of our training sessions

on Monday or Wednesday at 6.50pm in

Kirkstall Leisure Centre. We welcome all

abilities and cover all manner of distances

and terrains.

www.kirkstallharriers.org.uk

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

■ Jill Stocks


■ SPORT

T he Kirkstall Crusader’s season kicked

off in earnest in August and

September and what a season it has

been so far. Our standings in the Garforth

League, West Riding Girls League and the

Red Triangle League shows that we have

mixed fortunes. All nine of our teams have

been working hard in training and have

reaped the benefits. Our pitches at West

park and Becketts Park started of in really

good condition which has helped our boys

and girls play good quality football. The

weather has been on our side too with

(dare I say it?) no snow. So we have all

played more than half of our season

already.

Kirkstall was in the grip of F.A. Cup fever

this year as our open age team were just

one game away from qualification. The

build up the game against Hunslet saw the

Crusaders Old Boys 11 brush aside some

strong opposition with wins against

Springhead (from Oldham), Otley Town

and a fantastic 7-1 win over Haworth team

Bronte Wanderers. In the Hunslet tie the

Crusaders were hit by injuries with no less

than 8 players unable to play including first

choice ‘keeper Gary Mather.

At the time of writing the Old Boys 11’s are

2nd in the Red Triangle Hainsworth

Premier league having lost only one game

throughout the season,. Striker Simon

Bradshaw has bagged an amazing 21 goals

so far this season and play maker James

Clark, who has been a Crusader for 12

years, continues to impress as does Nathan

Ellis who’s two goals against Bronte

Wanderers were shown on Sky Sports.

The Old Boys 22’s are currently mid table

(Red Triangle Bob Bates A) but have played

more games than teams below them.

Coach Chris Barker is optimistic that the

lads can turn the season around and win

the majority of their remaining games.

Chris Allen (mid-field), Bobby Neesam

(winger) and 16 year old Ricky Radcliffe

(striker) showing good form to take the

team on to safety.

Our Under 8’s are superstars in the making

as they continue to show us what junior

football is all about with some very

energetic performances. This is there first

season in the Garforth league and despite

it being a non-competitive league they

have shown that they are ready for

anything. Coach,Scott Maddern doing a

wonderful job with the boys and girls.

Under 12’s have shown that they a team

to be reckoned with, with some great

results against Hebden Bridge Saints Boys

(6-3), Kippax (5-2) and Menston (2-1).

Currently sitting 3rd in the Garforth

Leagues Div 3 they have two games in

hand which could see them go to

2nd place and looking at promotion to

division 2. Coach John Holdsworth says

there is astounding talent and ability can

be seen throughout the team but all of us

at the club can see great futures for

Hayden Fielding and Lewis Cave who

continue to improve.

The Under 13’s continue to win games by

some staggering margins, sometimes

scoring no less than 20 goals on one

match!! Tingley Athletic, Whinmoor

Juniors, Woodkirk Valley Wolves and

Middleton Park have all been on the

wrong side of some astounding results.

However, alongside the wins comes loses

that leave them sitting mid table in the

Garforth League div 5. Manager Sandra

Hawes and coaches, Ricky Ashby and Peter

Hawes are confident that the second half

of the season will bring more wins and a

higher finishing position. Under 13's

Captain Sohail has been fantastic this

season.

In the West Riding Girls League

the Kirkstall Crusaders Girls have shown

that they are no push overs with wins

against Rothwell Juniors (4-1), Queensbury

Celtic (8-0), Wortley Girls (6-2) and Lepton

Highlanders (4-1) . Amber Mellor is the

teams top scorer and there have been

stand-out performances from ‘keeper Lucy

McGill and midfielders Lauren Raddings,

Grace McGill and Martha Ohr.

Under 15’s Whites have had a fantastic

season and at the time of writing stand

2nd in Garforth League div 3. Full back

Liam Marshall continues to play

exceptional football and is without doubt a

rare talent. Manager Phil Pogson and

coach Jim Roy working hard with all the

boys in the push for promotion.

Under 15’s Blues have had a mixed season

so far and are currently mid table in

Garforth League div 4. Some wins against

strong opposition showing that there is

huge potential for the team as they

continue to improve. Leading goal scorer

Tom Coyle and midfielders Faisal

Mehraban and Matty Ehsani making life

difficult for their opponents as are

defenders Elliott Wilson and Danny

Beddow.

Managers and coaches;

u 8's manager and coach Scott Madern

u10's Manager Gary Mather, coach Daniel

Smith

u12's Manager Phil Pogson, coach John

Holdsworth

u 13's Manager Sandra Hawes, coaches

Ricky Ashby, Peter Hawes

u 13 Girls Manager Mick McGill, coach Phil

Pogson

u 15 Blues Manager Chris Burdon, coach

Kevin Towse

u 15 Whites Manager Phil Pogson, coach

Jim Roy

Old Boys 11's Manager Phil Pogson, coach

Jim Roy

Old Boys 22's Manager Chris Barker

www.garforthleague.co.uk

www.leedsredtriangleleague.co.uk

www.wrgfl.co.uk

Call Maire Ni Grifin (Club secretary) on

07743045134 or Phil Pogson on

07886482857

Kirkstall Crusaders Chris Burdon tells us how our local team has been getting


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A s Kirkstall prepares itself for

another fully equipped gym, the

question may be baffling many of

the local residents as to why?

Kirkstall is already home to two generously

sized gyms, both within a few minutes walk

of one another. But, as Xercise4Less opens

its changing rooms, is this just a case of

another gym jumping on the success of

the others, or does it have something

unique to offer the locals?

On the 28th FebruaryXercsie4Less will

open up their largest fitness club,

spreading themselves over 40,000 sq ft on

Kirkstall Lane. It is hoped the club will

generate 80 new jobs, the development

will also see its main offices move over

from Wakefield.

Jon Wright, managing director and ex

Leeds rugby player, will hope the fourth

instalment will continue on the success at

Wakefield, Castleford and Stockton-On-

Tees. Located on the Kirkstall industrial

estate, beside the railway bridge, the

complex boasts the largest fitness studio in

the UK, which can hold up to 400 people,

whilst offering over 40 free classes a week

to its members.

To many, it may appear as though this is

just another opportunity to take advantage

on an already booming health and fitness

industry, but what Xercise4Less offers is

something different, as the name suggests,

it’s the price.

At £12.99 a month, this competitive price

blows its nearest contenders out of the

water. It will slash Virgin Active’s

membership by almost a quarter and just

next door at Fitness First, their prices start

at £19.99. And with fully flexible 12-month

memberships, which allow payment to be

frozen in case of injuries or holiday, it

reassures members that if you don’t train

you don’t pay.

But with no frills gyms in the city centre

offering similar prices, how does

Xercise4Less compare? With 400 pieces of

equipment including; 40 treadmills and

cross trainers, 20 steppers, 17 bench

presses just to mention a few and unlike

some rivalling affordable gyms, who cut

their staffing on site to cut cost,

Xercise4Less prides itself on providing

trained staff to deal with the needs of their

members.

Members can access 40 free classes a week

that include, Zumba, Aerobics and

spinning. And after a stressful day what

better way to take out your frustration,

than hitting one of the number of boxing

bags available, or why not try your hand

inside the 16 sq ft boxing ring available.

With competition in the fitness industry so

fierce, it can be daunting a prospect for

any beginner who wants to get involved.

Xercise4Less offer a service and equipment

that appeal to all, with dumbbells starting

at 2.5kg running all the way up to 75kg,

being the heaviest in the region they’re

certainly going to tantalise the taste buds

of those bicep bulging individuals.

With such range of equipment, number of

free classes, floor space and low price, it’s

difficult to see where how the other gyms

with compete with this service. Fitness First

have an onsite sauna and steam room,

Virgin also possess a swimming pool,

Xercise4Less have removed these luxuries

to keep their expenses down, which allow

for an affordable member.

So, does Kirkstall needs another gym?

Well, on the basis of the service, its easily

assessable, the equipment available and

the cost, it’s certainly going to benefit both

the health and finances of its member. A

competitively priced gym that offers all

these is certainly going to be welcomed.

■ Dan Cholerton

Xercise4less is set to open its doors next

month to the largest fitness studio in the

city and to celebrate is inviting Leeds

residents to 'high five their hearts' on

Saturday 18th February.

Does Kirkstall need another gym? Dan Cholerton reports on Xercise4Less opening in Kirkstall


A newly formed Kirkstall in Bloom

group are going to try to cheer up

a few corners of Kirkstall with

flowers, shrubs and even vegetables for

people to harvest if they want!

Some members of the Kirkstall in Bloom

group are in the photo above - Frances

Dolan, Hannah Lonsdale, Daisy Davey

(Chair), Gill Booth, Vanessa Strachan, and

Councillor Linda Yeadon.

An initial project was to plant bulbs before

Christmas donated by Leeds City Council

by the Drink and be Grateful” and old

Police Station site in Kirkstall. The meet up

was a rainy success - look for them

coming up as you pass!

A bigger project now is to tackle the wider

are around the fountain, to make it a

pleasant place for passers by to enjoy and

even rest a while. The Parks Department

are going to clear this site for planting on

Sunday 26th February. New volunteers are

more than welcome—the more the

merrier.

Several members of the group had a walk

around Kirkstall looking for potential areas

to work on, with Richard Gill, the Flora

Initiative Officer from the Parks

Department of Leeds City Council who will

gives us lots of support, especially our the

first few years, providing compost, plants

and our “hi vis” jackets!

We decided to start with the drinking

fountain area as it is fairly central to

Kirkstall and seen by a lot of passers by, in

car and on foot. We plan to take out the

hedges on the front of the road and

replace them with lavender , aubrietia and

bedding plants for this year. We also plan

plant some herbs and vegetables in a small

section along the back wall.

■ Vanessa Strachan

Kirkstall in Bloom A new group rolls up its sleeves this

Big dig in! Sunday 26th

February from 11 am. Come and

be part of Kirkstall in Bloom, or

join the mailing list and keep in

touch with what’s going on. For

more info email

[email protected]

■ GARDENS AND ENVIRONMENT


GARDENS AND ENVIRONMENT ■

A warm welcome awaited guests as they arrived, armed

with plates of food, for the luncheon to celebrate 125

years since the foundation of the Paxton Horticultural

Society. This was the final event with guest speaker, Michael

Meadowcroft, in a year of special events.

The main hall looked stunning: tables were laid out for dining,

superb floral arrangements were down one side and a

horticultural “cake” spelling out 125 in carpet bedding was at

the front. Also for interest the original minute book was on

display.

The conversation flowed aided by a Leeds History Quiz, which

sparked memories of times gone by. Michael Meadowcroft,

former MP for Leeds West, gave an entertaining and informed

look at Leeds in the 1880’s – when the Society emerged.

President, Gerry Vernon. who gave the vote of thanks to

Michael Meadowcroft, remarked that in the Society’s

constitution, people came first, horticulture second. It did then,

it does today and as a result the hall is well used, with many

horticultural–based activities. A splendid day all round!

■ Val Crompton Photo: Michael Meadowcroft and Graham

Wheatley

Paxton Society 125th Anniversary Lunch

MARCH Put seed potatoes in egg boxes to get them sprouting (chitting) before planting next month. Friday 9 March, 7.30pm - Hardy Plant Group - Simon Tetlow, Deputy Head Gardener of Tatton Park, speaking on the “History of the kitchen garden”

Allow loads of time for browsing packets of seeds in the shops . .. and dreaming .....

APRIL

Get things ready for the Paxton Spring

Show—Saturday 7 April from 2 pm. Open to

public from 2pm. Schedule for this from

Graham Wheatley on 0113 2563055 or

[email protected]

Sow vegetable seeds in the ground. Tomato

seeds In trays inside.

Friday 13 April 7.30 pm -Hardy Plant Group

- Hilary Hutson on "The Adventurous

Gardener”

Begin anti slug and snail measures.

Friday,20 April 1.30 pm- Friday Forum

Meeting, Hilary Hutson on "Troughs and

Sinks.”

Garden Diary

MAY Tuesday 8 May - Vegetable Society - Keith Abel with an illustrated presentation '“Growing Veg. for the Table and Show Bench in small spaces”

Plant bedding plants out after frost has passed. Plant up hanging baskets and patio planters. Try a tumbling tomato in a basket or pot. Sharpen hoe. Pull out or hoe the weeds. Continue anti Slug and snail measures!

Q ueen bumblebees are often seen

in the spring, zigzagging across

the ground searching for

somewhere to lay their first eggs.

Bumblebees are of great economic

importance pollinating a wide range of

food crops including tomatoes, beans,

peppers, aubergines, kiwi fruits, soft fruits such as raspberries

and strawberries, plus apples and plums. Commercial tomato

growers introduce these insects to glasshouses and poly tunnels

where their unique form of pollination – vibrating their wing

muscles at a specific speed to encourage the tomato flowers to

release their pollen – provides a very efficient means of setting

fruit. Any allotment holder knows the value of having plenty of

bumblebees around and with the alarming decline of

honeybees due to Colony Collapse Disorder and other causes,

we need to take greater care of these natural pollinators.

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GARDENS AND ENVIRONMENT ■

Hollybush

slashes carbon

emissions by 8

tonnes per year BTCV has been operating from Hollybush

Conservation Centre in Kirkstall Leeds for

over 30 years. It was time to retire the gas

boiler and now thanks to funding of

£22,980 from the BIG Lottery via the

Community Sustainable Energy

Programme (CSEP) and £22,980 from the

edf Energy Green Fund, the charity has

substantially paid for the installation of a

state of the art wood pellet boiler.

Sharp eyed people will have spotted the

stove pipe chimney on the workshop

building and the new steel pellet bunker.

Replacing 48,000kWh of natural gas with

wood pellets gives a saving in carbon

dioxide emissions of over 8 tonnes a year.

This figure allows for the emissions in

harvesting timber, processing and

transport of the pellets from Ripon to

Leeds.

Hollybush Conservation Centre is leased

from Leeds City Council and the new wood

pellet boiler helps fulfil the Climate Change

Strategy for the City

“This is an excellent example of a Listed

Building adopting current technology to

minimise its climate impact, and retaining

its historic character, an example for

others” Dr Tom Knowland, Head of

Sustainable Development Leeds City

Council

"BTCV is constantly aiming to reduce our

negative impact on the environment as far

as we possibly can. By investing in a

renewable low carbon fuel source this

boiler helps BTCV be a cleaner and more

sustainable organisation” Nick Hall Head

of Risk and Environmental Management

BTCV

Tours of the installation and a fact sheet

are available on request

and encourages

people to cycle In March Hollybush will

complete a handsome bike shed to

provide secure accommodation for 18

bikes.

Featuring a traditional style timber frame

and a green roof it will be a great addition

to the rear courtyard. It will also mean an

end to bikes crammed into a small store

room, the latter space is desperately

needed for storage.

Construction will take place over the last

two weeks of March, skilled volunteers

welcome. Thanks are due to Sustrans for

funding the bike stands and foundations

and our major lottery grant for the capital

funds for the frame.

These two developments can be seen at

any of open days—come along!

BTCV Hollybush open days for 2012.

26th February 12 – 4pm Bird Fun Day

29th April 12 – 4pm Tree Fun Day

20th May 12 – 4pm Food Growing Day

Please note there is limited parking on site,

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BTCV Hollybush News

T he society started life way back in

1886 as the Leeds Paxton

Horticultural Society. Meetings were

held on Saturday evenings when most of

the "professional gardener" members were

free to attend. Various locations were used

for meetings, until a permanent place was

found within the now University of Leeds

campus. In the 1960's the University

required the property and a deal was done

to provide the new premises where we are

today.

As the society progressed over the years,

the makeup of the membership changed.

The "big houses" started to disappear after

the last war, so did the professional

gardeners. The society took on a new look

with amateur gardeners. With the advent

of television and the car, Saturday evening

meetings were not as popular. It was

decided to form an afternoon group and

so in 1991 the "Friday Forum" was created.

Over the years this has gone from strength

to strength providing an excellent

afternoon venue for the ‘leisure’ gardening

public.

Along with the full programme of

horticultural activities run by the Society,

The Hardy Plant Society - West Yorkshire

Group also hold their monthly meetings at

the Paxton Hall. The hall is also used by

other groups with a diversity of interests

such as The National Vegetable Society,

Slimming World, White Rose Model

Society, Polio Society, and West Riding

Anglers.

■ Val Crompton and Graham Wheatley

Paxton Horticultural Society welcomes new

members. We meet at Paxton Hall, 186

Kirkstall Lane, Leeds LS5 2AB, just across

from Headingley Railway Station.

Subscriptions are £10. Contact Graham

Wheatley on 0113 256 3055

The dates of the shows are:-

Spring show April 7th 2012

Summer show July 7th 2012

Early Autumn show Sept 22nd

Late Autumn show Nov 24th 2012

Leeds Paxton Horticultural Society History


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ARTS, MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT ■

A rthur Rigby & the Baskervylles are

an 8-piece Orchestral Pop band,

based in Leeds., with several

members living in our very own Kirkstall.

The sound the band creates is a genuinely

beautiful mixing pot of rich orchestrations,

poetic lyrics, romantic melodies and

powerful energy.

The music is the invention of front man

and guitarist Benjamin, scoring songs for

violin, piano, double bass, trumpet,

trombone, Saxophone and flute. Arthur

Rigby have become firm favourites of BBC

6 Music’s Tom Robinson, who regularly

features the band on his show.

Towards the end of 2010 AR released the

single ‘White Houses’, with b-side ‘Heroes’.

The band worked with Whiskas (formerly

of iForwardRussia! and Dance to the Radio

label) to produce the single. White Houses

has been extremely well received, featuring

on BBC 6 Music and BBC Introducing West

Yorkshire and getting great reviews.

As their following begins to grow at a

substantial rate, the band are developing

quite a buzz attracting labels and

management alike. Following the release

AR sold out gigs in Leeds and London and

continue to impress with their live

performances. 2011 saw the band head to

Reading & Leeds on the BBC Introducing

stage, Deer Shed Festival and named one

of the best bands of 2011 for BBC

Introducing in West Yorkshire.

Arthur Rigby & the Baskervylles first EP,

Tales From Pegasus Wood, will be released

on the 4th April 2012. The 5 track E.P

encapsulate the band’s sound, moving

from the huge chorus of Dark Clouds

[track 1] to the epic climactic storm on lead

single One Stormy Night [track 4] to the

tender and fragile melodies on Ode to Gog

[track 5].

One Stormy Night is now available, for

free, from http://www.arthurrigby.co.uk

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■ POLICING

A new phone number has now been

introduced for non-emergencies.

as part of the government's wider

work to improve access to the police, ease

pressure on 999, and help to efficiently

tackle crime and disorder.

Calls to 101 are answered by police officers

and staff in the control room of the local

police force. This ensures that staff with

local knowledge can answer and deal with

the calls and respond appropriately.

What is the difference between 101 and

999?

You should continue to call 999 when it is

an emergency, such as when a crime is in

progress, someone suspected of a crime is

nearby, when there is danger to life or

when violence is being used or threatened.

To contact the police for any other reason,

call 101.

When to call 101?

You should call 101 to report crime and

other concerns that do not require an

emergency response. For example, you

should call 101 if: your car has been stolen,

your property has been damaged you

suspect drug use or dealing in your

neighbourhood, report a minor traffic

collision, give the police information about

crime in your area, or speak to the police

about a general enquiry

What does it cost to call 101?

Calls to 101 (from both landlines and

mobile networks) cost 15 pence per call,

no matter what time of day you call, or

how long you are on the phone.

The 15p cost of the call goes to the

telephony providers to cover the cost of

carrying the calls. The police and

government receive no money from calls

to 101.

I am deaf, hard of hearing or speech

impaired, can I call 101?

Yes, you can textphone 18001 101.

For more information, please visit

www.police.uk/101

Don’t forget, that you can also contact the

North West Inner neighbourhood police

team directly on 0113 2053025 or email

them on

[email protected]

ce.uk

New Police Number A new number to let you call the police in non-emergencies

T he Courts in Leeds sentence

offenders to 3000 hours

Community Payback every

month.

Small groups of offenders, supervised

by the Probation Service will be

working on community initiatives in

our area.

These initiatives will be chosen by you

at PACT meetings. It can be anything

from litter picking and graffiti removal

to painting an old people’s home.

Please go online and fill out the form

below to nominate a project in your

area for Community Payback.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/

northwestinner

See page 4 for details of the PACT

meetings in our area.

Time For Some Payback How should community payback be spent in our local area?

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POLICING ■

Beware all drivers!

B eware drivers, the mini police are

coming to stop dangerous drivers

from breaking the law. Kirkstall St

Stephens’ year six students are teaming up

with the West Yorkshire police to prevent

accidents from happening. The speed limit

is 20mph, don’t go through the red lights

and don’t park where you’re not supposed

to! So now you’ve been reminded, don’t

be stopped by the police! If you do the

consequences are drastic; you could be

fined, get points on your license, go to

court or even kill an innocent child…like

me!

By Sereena Singh

Warning Drivers

Y ear 6 children from Kirkstall St

Stephens’s primary school are

taking part in a mini policing event.

Mini policing is where some children will

dress up as police and make sure no

drivers commit offenses. It will take place

in early February outside Kirkstall St

Stephens School. We would like to hope

that we can inform drivers of the offense

they may be committing, and as a result,

we hope to increase road safety.

By Emma Harrison

Speed Kills

M ini policing is a project where

we will go out with the police

officers to enforce traffic laws.

The mini will take place from seventh of

February to the ninth of February. As a

result we want drivers to drive at speed

limit (20mph) and park safely.

By Eren Buyucoskun

The Mini Police Are Coming! With the 20mph zone around Kirkstall St Stephens School still being

breached by many motorists, the children are coming out in force

O fficers spotted a vehicle in West

Park which made off from them.

The vehicle was lost in Kirkstall, so

additional officers came to assist.

The unattended vehicle was located on

Woodside Place. Officers inspected the car

and commenced enquiries at nearby

properties where they could smell

cannabis coming from one house and hear

the toilet being flushed repeatedly.

Suspicions were aroused, so officers

smashed the soil pipe and forced entry.

Three males were arrested; one admitted

being the owner of the vehicle. A search

revealed a rucksack with dealer bags

containing cannabis and a crystalline

substance, plus cash, scales, mobile

phones and hundreds of unused dealer

bags. Officers’ pro-active thinking and

swift actions had fantastic results

Local Drug Dealers Arrested A great result for the Inner North West Neighbourhood team

Like to help? We’re looking for someone to keep

up to date with policing and crime

issues , keeping in touch with the

neighbourhood policing teams, anti-

crime organisations and local council

officials. Keeping a keen eye on

issues affecting the local area, you’ll

report policing updates to the

community through KIRKSTALL


If you can help please email Simon at

[email protected]


ABBEY HOUSE MUSEUM

Opening times: Monday closed all

day. Tues to Friday 10am - 5pm,

Saturday 12noon—5pm, Sunday

10am - 5pm

Admission charges: Adults £3.80,

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 2-4p

highlights at Abbey House and

Kirkstall Abbey

Rock and Roll Eggs Easter craft

activities

Tuesday 3 April, 10-12 & 2-4pm

Wednesday Wardrobe- Make an

Easter outfit

Wednesday 4 April, 10-12 & 2-4pm

Easter Murder Mystery

Thursday 5 April, 10-12 & 2-4pm

Bunny Fun with Mr Bunny

Friday 6 April, 10-12 & 2-4pm

Titanic Craft Day

Tuesday 10 April, 10-12 & 2-4pm

Sink the Titanic science experiments

Wednesday 11 April, 10-12 & 2-

4pm

Nautical Murder Mystery

Thursday 12 April, 10-12 & 2-4pm

Titanic Craft Day

Friday 13 April, 10-12 & 2-4pm

ABBEY - VISITORS’ CENTRE

Admission free. Open 11am - 3pm

Tues-Sun Closed Mondays except

Bank Holiday Mondays Tel. 0113

2305492

Mini dragons– messy fun for under

5’s

Tuesday 3 & 10 April 10-11.30am

How to heal your dragon – time to

practice your potions

Wednesday 4 & 11 April, 2-4pm

Gory Tour – spooky stories and

ghostly goings on!

Thursday 5 & 12 April 2-3pm

Follow the feet & meet the dragon

– don’t forget your camera

Friday 6 & 13 April 10-11.30am

Hunt the dragons counting trail

Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 April 10am –

1pm

Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 April

10am – 3.30pm

KIRKSTALL LEISURE CENTRE

Kirkstall Lane. Open 8:30am to

10:30pm. Bookings Tel. 214 4555

Special activities for children during

school holidays

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

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

8pm Zumba Tues

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, Tel.

258 2481, email:

[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

ACTIVE LIFE

Kirkstall Leisure Centre offers Active

Life sessions for the over 45s every

Tuesday and Thursday.

To book and for further information

contact Allyson Bertram on 0113

395 0196

or [email protected]

AVIATOR ALLSTAR CHEELEADERS

Contact Tim on 07800 859 916

[email protected]

SCOUTS

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 730917: e-mail

[email protected]

The 43rd North Leeds (Phoenix St

Mary's) meets at the St Mary's

Church Hall, Hawkswood Crescent,

Leeds 5. Beaver Scouts and Cubs

meet on Wednesday evenings at

6.30pm, Scouts meet on Friday at

7.00pm. Details from Richard on

(0113) 2673325: email

[email protected]

LADIES ROUNDERS

Last summer, we set up a rounders

team in Cookridge. The games will

be on a Tuesday night at 7pm

on Cookridge sports fields (near the

fire station on Otley Old Road.)

If you're interested in playing this

year, drop me an email

[email protected] (Please

put ROUNDERS in subject line!)

Don't worry if you haven't played

since school... It's friendly and

informal and best of all it's free!!

Community Notices To post a notice on this page, please

email [email protected]


Local Services LCC Switchboard 0113 222 4444

LCC NW Area Management 0113 395 0964

WNW Homes Enquiries 0800 915 1113

LCC Planning and Development 0113 222 4409

LCC Social Services Enquiries 0113 398 4702

LCC Parks & Countryside 0113 395 7400

Parkswatch 0113 232 9973

Education Enquiries 0113 247 5590

Education - Admissions 0113 247 5729

Anti-Social Behaviour reporting 0113 398 4701

Neighbourhood Policing Team 0113 205 3025

Police (emergency) 999

Police (non-emergency) 101

Crimestoppers 0800 555 111

CASAC Checkpoint 0845 838 8851

Community Mediation Service 0113 242 4110

Leeds Victim Support 0113 395 1260

CAB Advice Line 08701 202 450

Streetscene 0113 222 4406

Highways Abandoned vehicles 0113 222 4406

Graffiti removal 0113 222 4406

Pest Control 0113 222 4406

Dog Wardens 0113 222 4406

Refuse collection 0113 222 4406

Bulky waste collection 0113 222 4406

Needle & Drug waste 0113 222 4406

Noise Nuisance (8am-6pm) 0113 222 4406

Noise Nuisance (8pm-2am/3am) 0113 242 5841

Environmental Action Team 0113 222 4407

Libraries Burley Library, Cardigan Road, tel. 214 4528 Mon 2pm-7pm

Wed 10am-6pm

Fri 2pm-7pm

Sat 10am-1pm

facilities: Asian Language Books, CD Rom Multimedia, Meeting

Room, Disabled Access, Fax, Internet Access

Bramley Library, Hough Lane, tel. 214 6040 Mon 10am-7pm

Tues 10am-6pm

Wed 10am-7pm

Thurs 10am-6pm

Fri 10am-6pm

Sat 10am-3pm

Sun 12pm-3pm

facilities: CD ROM Multimedia, Council Papers, Theatre Bookings,

Disabled access, Photocopier, Study Area, Fax, Internet Access

Headingley Library, North Lane, tel. 214 4525 Mon-Fri 9am-7pm

Sat 10am-4pm

Sun 12pm-4pm

facilities: Asian Language Books, UK Yellow Pages, CD ROM

Multimedia, Computer Catalogue, Council Papers, Meeting Room,

Theatre Bookings, Videos, Disabled Access, Photocopier, Study Area,

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

Access

West Yorkshire Archive Services

WYAS, Leeds, Sheepscar Leeds LS7 3AP

Tel: 0113 214 5814 Fax: 0113 214 5815

[email protected]

Some archives are held offsite and our search room can get very busy. Appointments recommended.

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays

9.30am to 5pm

Please note we do not produce archives between 12 noon and 2pm


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Two Course Set-Menu £22.00 per person

Four Course Set-Menu £27.00 per person

Starters

Warm goat’s cheese - toasted brioche - beetroot salsa - wild rocket – balsamic syrup - herb oil [v]

*

Confit of free-range mallard - filo basket - creamed leek – apple sauce - blue cheese - crispy onion

*

Cold water prawns – crayfish – pickled mussels – mango mayo – lime & coriander puff pastry crisp- wild rocket – caper oil

*

Wild boar & grape pate – toasted ciabatta – mixed allotment leaves – blackcurrant jam

*

Belly of Otley saddleback pork – crackling – black pudding – rhubarb puree – seared scallop – balsamic syrup [£3 supplement]

Sorbet

Forced rhubarb & apple sorbet

Mains

Barnsley 28 day mature beef fillet- wild boar pate - mushroom ketchup – celeriac & blue cheese rosti – swede -salted onion [£5 supplement]

*

Smoked haddock chowder – smoked haddock fillet – tiger prawns – crayfish – peas – sweet-corn – potatoes – creamy smoked haddock sauce – parsley

oil

*

Mushroom & spinach Wellington - beetroot potato cake – braised cauliflower – olive velouté [v]

*

Confit of lamb & root vegetables – wrapped in filo pastry – chilli, mint & yoghurt sauce – pomegranate salad – olive tapenade – goat’s cheese

*

Free-range chicken stuffed with crab & cream cheese – lobster bisque – tiger prawns – peas – saffron potatoes

Sides

Twice cooked hand cut chips £3.00

Wild rocket, lime & Fountain’s Gold cheddar £4.00

Organic carrot and parsnips with coriander £3.50

Leeds grown sprouts fried with chorizo and onion £4.00

Leeds grown boiled new potatoes with garlic and rosemary olive oil £3.00

Desserts

Milk chocolate and Amaretto set mousse - white chocolate oat base –Amaretto sauce – beetroot & blackcurrant sorbet

*

Lime, ginger & chilli cheesecake – oat, hazelnut & biscuit base – orange sauce – ginger ice cream

*

Rhubarb & custard sponge – crème Angalis – rhubarb & grapefruit compote

*

Cheese and biscuits served with celery, grapes, apple and chutney [£3 supplement, £8 as a course]

Seven Course Tasting Menu £40 per person [When selecting this menu, the whole party must do so]

Cold water prawns – crayfish – pickled mussels – mango mayo – lime & coriander puff pastry crisp- wild rocket – caper oil

*

Confit of free-range mallard - filo basket - creamed leek – apple sauce - blue cheese - crispy onion

*

Forced rhubarb & apple sorbet

*

Belly of Otley saddleback pork – crackling – black pudding – rhubarb puree – seared scallop – balsamic syrup *

Smoked haddock chowder – smoked haddock fillet – tiger prawns – crayfish – peas – sweet-corn – potatoes – creamy smoked haddock sauce – parsley

oil

*

Blackcurrant compote - Irish whiskey – cream - crushed meringue - blackberry sauce

*

Milk chocolate and Amaretto set mousse - white chocolate oat base –Amaretto sauce – Amaretto cream

Latest News

*Mother’s Day reservations still available – 18th March*

*We now have a local ale & wine board, including specialist items only for Dough’s customers, not to be

found anywhere else!*

*Award - Best restaurant at the ‘Best of Leeds Awards’*

*We are on twitter, follow us at www.twitter.com/doughleeds*

*Valentine’s Day menu now online – booking essential, limited spaces available. £32 four courses, £50 tasting

menu*

Dough; 293-295 Spen Lane, West Park, LS16 5BD

Reservations: Tel: 0113 2787255

Dough Bistro February Evening Menu 2011

*Best of Leeds Award – Best independent restaurant 2011/12* *Winner of the Yorkshire Evening Post’s ‘Oliver Award’ for Best Chef 2009*

*Featured in BBC Olive Magazine’s Best British BYO’s* *Winner of the Yorkshire Evening Post’s ‘Oliver Award’ for Best Suburban Restaurant 2010*

*Winner of the Budapest Food Festival’s most innovative Chef 2010* *Winner of Leeds Menu of the Year 2010*

*The Good Food Guide recommended 2011/12*

http://www.twitter.com/doughleeds*

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