Fancy working at Headingley Heart?

December 12th, 2013 | Posted by Simon Dawson in Our Community - (Comments Off on Fancy working at Headingley Heart?)

We thought you might be interested in this role for a Centre Manager (full time) at HEART in Headingley. £25,000 p.a. This is an opportunity for you to be part of this exciting venture in Headingley. We are seeking a new Centre manager to build on our success to date and ensure that HEART is well managed and …
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Remembrance Sunday – Photos

November 12th, 2013 | Posted by Simon Dawson in Events | History | Our Community | Uncategorized - (Comments Off on Remembrance Sunday – Photos)

A sizeable group of attendees came along to Kirkstall Cenotaph to mark Remembrance Sunday, led by Rev Stephen Kaye. Here’s some photos of the service taken by Val Crompton.

Burley Community Forum

November 8th, 2013 | Posted by Carlos in Events | Local Issues | Our Community | Policing - (Comments Off on Burley Community Forum)

Burley Community Forum  Tuesday 19th November 2013 6.30pm – 8.30pm St Matthias Church Centre, St Matthias Street   The forum meeting will use the workshop format where you will have the opportunity to discuss each issue listed on the attached agenda in small groups.  Staff from Leeds City Council Environmental Services and Planning as well …
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Public exhibition for new floodlights at Headingley

November 7th, 2013 | Posted by Simon Dawson in Local Issues | Our Community | Sport - (Comments Off on Public exhibition for new floodlights at Headingley)

Yorkshire County Cricket Club is holding a public exhibition to invite local residents and businesses to view its proposals for the installation of four new permanent floodlights at the Headingley Cricket Ground. The proposals will be on display in the reception area of the Carnegie Pavilion, Kirkstall Road, Headingley on Friday 15th November between 3.00pm – 6.00pm …
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Remembrance Sunday

November 7th, 2013 | Posted by Simon Dawson in Events | History | Kirkstall In Bloom | Our Community - (Comments Off on Remembrance Sunday)

The Abbey Churches Together Remembrance Service will be held at 2.30pm on Sunday 10th November 2013 at Kirkstall Cenotaph on Bridge Road, and will be led by Revd Stephen Kaye of Kirkstall St Stephen’s. The cenotaph has just had four new planters installed by Kirkstall In Bloom, just in time for the service. We hope …
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Car Boot & Disco-Karaoke – Queenswood

October 15th, 2013 | Posted by Jenny.Budd in Events | Our Community - (Comments Off on Car Boot & Disco-Karaoke – Queenswood)

Q.T.A.R.A. (Queenswood Tenants and Residents Association) are holding a community day at The Queenswood Social Club on Saturday the 19th of October from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. They will be starting with a car-boot from 10 – 2 and then a Disco-Karaoke inside the club from 2 -5. Kirkstall Community Garden will also be …
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KVCA Chairman appears on BBC Radio Leeds

September 20th, 2013 | Posted by Jenny.Budd in Our Community - (Comments Off on KVCA Chairman appears on BBC Radio Leeds)

Simon Dawson, who took over from John Liversedge as chairman of the KVCA in April has appeared as a special guest on BBC Radio Leeds last week. BBC Radio Leeds’ mid morning show features a ‘Place of the Day’ and chose Kirkstall for their destination. He had to provide a couple of interesting facts about …
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Dear Readers, My recent post about the new Control club opening in the Cardigan Fields complex has caused quite a stir! See comments: https://kirkstall.org.uk/2097 I admit, I am fairly new to the area and do not know everything that has happened in the past. Unfortunately, as a volunteer group our resources are somewhat limited and if …
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Hollybush gains Green Flag Award

August 21st, 2013 | Posted by Jenny.Budd in Our Community - (Comments Off on Hollybush gains Green Flag Award)

Hollybush Conservation Centre has one of the best green spaces in the country Keep Britain Tidy announces a record-breaking number of award-winning parks and green spaces for 2013. Hollybush Conservation Centre has one of the very best green spaces in the UK – and that’s official. The green space is among a record-breaking 1,447 parks …
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Kirkstall People – Charlotte Walker

August 8th, 2013 | Posted by Simon Dawson in Events | Our Community - (Comments Off on Kirkstall People – Charlotte Walker)

You may remember recently we asked for some help with our email subscriptions as we moved to Mailchimp. One willing local helped us set this up, and the more I talked to her the more interesting facts she told me. In particular she runs the local institution of IronCupcake that takes place at the Adelphi …
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All you hedonistic revellers will be excited to learn that there is a new superclub opening in Kirkstall! Don’t worry if your not a fan of a late night rave, it will be located in the Cardigan Fields complex.  Here’s a bit more about it:  Control, to be opened in September is a new project …
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Creative Work Initiative – Creative & Social Media Skills for Kirkstall

July 8th, 2013 | Posted by Jenny.Budd in Our Community - (Comments Off on Creative Work Initiative – Creative & Social Media Skills for Kirkstall)

Calling all those interested in volunteering whilst also learning some creative and social marketing skills! We have come across this local initiative which many of you may be interested in called The Creative Work Initiative (C.W.I.). It is a volunteer network that was set up to develop the creative and social media skills of the people of …
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