Great news! We will be able to have public parking available at Kirkstall Festival on Saturday 14th July. It has been a bit touch and go with the rain over previous days(/weeks/months!) but after a site inspection today we are confident that it will be fine. We would however ask you to consider public transport …
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Parking at Kirkstall Festival
July 12th, 2012 | Posted by in Events | Kirkstall Abbey | Kirkstall Festival - (Comments Off on Parking at Kirkstall Festival)How to get to Kirkstall Festival
July 11th, 2012 | Posted by in Events | Kirkstall Abbey | Kirkstall Festival - (Comments Off on How to get to Kirkstall Festival)With the weather being as it has recently it is very likely that parking for the festival will be very restricted. Where possible PLEASE try to use public transport, it’ll help to make your day run smoothly. By bus From Bramley: Buses 38, 49 and 91, alight at BHS in Kirkstall or Kirkstall Leisure …
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Raising the Roof for St Stephens
July 5th, 2012 | Posted by in Events | History | Local Issues | Our Community - (Comments Off on Raising the Roof for St Stephens)
Three Leeds-based classical musicians are getting together for a fund-raising concert in St Stephen’s, Kirkstall on Saturday 7th July at 7:30pm. St Stephen’s was built in 1828 and has been extended twice to serve the growing population of Kirkstall. It is now the only church building in Kirkstall but the fabric is deteriorating. Rain has …
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Kirkstall in Bloom welcomes new members!
May 17th, 2012 | Posted by in Events | Kirkstall In Bloom | Our Community - (Comments Off on Kirkstall in Bloom welcomes new members!)
Can you help Kirkstall in Bloom? We’re a new local group looking for volunteers to help us beautify areas of Kirkstall. You don’t have to have green fingers to join, just bags of enthusiasm and an interest in improving Kirkstall. If you are able to give as little as one hour a month, then we would …
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Olympic Torch comes to Kirkstall!
May 17th, 2012 | Posted by in Events | Sport - (Comments Off on Olympic Torch comes to Kirkstall!)
On the 24th June the olympic torch is leaving Salford at 05.59am and travelling into Yorkshire. At 17.48pm it will arrive on Kirkstall Lane and travel through Headingley. Five students and one member of staff from the University of Leedswill be part of the 8000 torchbearers who have been chosen to carry the olympic torch. The tour …
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Local Election Candidates
May 2nd, 2012 | Posted by in Events | Our Community - (Comments Off on Local Election Candidates)
Leeds University Union have put together this great interview video about the candidates for tomorrows election. Sorry this is quite late in the day but its a great way to get to know your candidates a bit better. LUU video of Kirkstall Candidates Have a watch and make sure you cast your vote tomorrow! …
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Take Part in the Kirkstall Festival Parade
May 1st, 2012 | Posted by in Events | Kirkstall Festival | Our Community - (1 Comments)
Are you a member of a group or know of a group who would like to take part in our Festival Parade? Our festival theme is ‘Kirkstall going for gold’ and we have prizes for fancy dress. Use the parade to promote your group or organisation and have some fun. We would welcome any inquiries …
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Fancy a stall at Kirkstall Festival?
April 10th, 2012 | Posted by in Events | Kirkstall Festival - (Comments Off on Fancy a stall at Kirkstall Festival?)
Hot on the heels of us plugging the Kirkstall Festival sister site, www.kirkstall-festival.org.uk, we have the booking form that you can fill in for a stall this year. It’ll only take a couple of minutes to fill in, and its a great way to raise funds for your club or charity, and you’ll have thousands …
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Kirkstall Festival Photo Forest people’s exhibition
January 25th, 2012 | Posted by in Events | Kirkstall Abbey | Kirkstall Festival - (Comments Off on Kirkstall Festival Photo Forest people’s exhibition)In 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 …
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BTCV Hollybush Christmas Fayre
November 29th, 2011 | Posted by in Events - (Comments Off on BTCV Hollybush Christmas Fayre)Come along to the BTCV Hollybush Christmas Fair on Sunday 4th December from 12-4pm. There will be stalls, gifts, arts and crafts and refreshments! You can also soak up the festive atmosphere on our Winter trail around the garden. Come and join the fun! For more information, please contact Jess Kandola on 0113 2742335 or …
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Remembrance Sunday
November 15th, 2011 | Posted by in Events | History | Our Community - (Comments Off on Remembrance Sunday)The weather didn’t put people off from attending the Remembrance Service led by Revd Rosemarie Hayes of Kirkstall St Stephen’s. A short, moving service at Kirkstall Cenotaph to remember all those who have fallen.
A visit to Kirkstall’s Mobile Libraries
November 6th, 2011 | Posted by in Events | Our Community - (Comments Off on A visit to Kirkstall’s Mobile Libraries)Did you know that libraries are still active in Kirkstall? Well, I’ve just had a lovely chat with the lady running the mobile library van which is currently parked outside the Children’s Centre on Norman Street. The mobile libraries have been visiting Kirkstall every week since the library closed in July and are open to …
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