Hopefully you will be aware of the Community First funding that we have received for the Kirkstall council ward. We have been awarded over £67,000 by the Community Development Foundation to help fund projects over the next four years. If you have an idea for a community-based project and require £250 to £2500 in order …
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Funding available for your project
March 27th, 2013 | Posted by in Charity | Kirkstall Community First | Our Community - (Comments Off on Funding available for your project)Green roof and green wood frame nutures green transport
March 10th, 2013 | Posted by in Events | Local Issues | Our Community - (Comments Off on Green roof and green wood frame nutures green transport)
Councillor Roger Harington, chair of the Climate Change Partnership will formally open the 20 space bike shed at 3pm on Tuesday 12th March at The Conservation Volunteers, Hollybush in Kirkstall Leeds.LS5 3BP Our 20 space bike shed has a simple frame made of green larch with a living roof of sedum and other plants (aka Green roof). …
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Kirkstall Forum – Tuesday 12th March
March 6th, 2013 | Posted by in Local Issues | Our Community | Policing - (Comments Off on Kirkstall Forum – Tuesday 12th March)Dear Readers, The next Kirkstall Forum will be held on Tuesday 12th March 2013, 6.30pm – 8.30pm at Milford Sports Club. The forum meeting will continue the use of the workshop format where attendees will have the opportunity to discuss the agenda items in small groups; confirmed for attendance are representatives from Environmental Services, West …
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End of the Line for the Abbey Light Railway
February 21st, 2013 | Posted by in Kirkstall Abbey | Local Issues | Our Community - (2 Comments)
Many of you will have been wondering what was going to happen to the Abbey Light Railway since Peter Lowe, who set it up and ran it from 1976, died in October. News broke on Tuesday in the Yorkshire Evening Post, that the locomotives themselves are being sold to the Welsh Highland Railway in Portmadog …
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Spotlight on… virtualDCS
February 18th, 2013 | Posted by in Our Community - (Comments Off on Spotlight on… virtualDCS)
Welcome to our first in a series of articles about local businesses in the Kirkstall area. Our first Spotlight falls on virtualDCS, based on the Leeds and Bradford Road, situated right on the canal next to the Leeds Met Halls. The reason that they caught my eye (apart from their marketing executive sending us updates …
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Kirkstall Matters Distribution Co-ordinator Volunteer Needed!
February 8th, 2013 | Posted by in Kirkstall Matters | Our Community - (Comments Off on Kirkstall Matters Distribution Co-ordinator Volunteer Needed!)
Do you want to get more involved in the KVCA and our activities? Are you a lover of organisation, co-ordination and dealing with people? Well, look no further! An opening has become available for a volunteer to manage the distribution of the Kirkstall Matters Magazine. This role involves: Picking up the magazine from the …
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Spotlight on… our local businesses
February 6th, 2013 | Posted by in Charity | Events | History | Kirkstall Matters | Local Issues | Our Community - (Comments Off on Spotlight on… our local businesses)
The ‘Spotlight On…’ series of articles will introduce you and give you an insight into the local companies and businesses in the area that have something of interest to communicate to members and readers of Kirkstall Online and Kirkstall Matters magazine. All of them are currently involved or have expressed an interest in helping the …
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Sponsored Zumbathon – 24th February – Kirkstall
January 23rd, 2013 | Posted by in Charity | Events | Our Community | Sport - (Comments Off on Sponsored Zumbathon – 24th February – Kirkstall)
Sponsored Bokwa and Zumbathon – Sunday 24 February – 10am until 1pm – Xercise 4 Less Gym (Kirkstall) People are amazed by the benefits and quick effects Bokwa and Zumba have on your figure. So not only could you be taking part in a fun and exhilarating fitness session – it will be for 3 …
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Looking for funding for a community wellbeing project?
January 23rd, 2013 | Posted by in Our Community - (Comments Off on Looking for funding for a community wellbeing project?)North West (Inner) Area Committee Wellbeing Fund Commissioning 2013/14 The North West (Inner) Area Committee is please to announce that it is now seeking applications for funding from its Wellbeing Fund. Attached is the Large Grant Application Form, as well as the Large Grant Guidance Notes outlining priorities that the Area Committee would like to focus …
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Happy 2013!
January 16th, 2013 | Posted by in Kirkstall Matters | Our Community - (Comments Off on Happy 2013!)
Hello all, I just wanted to say a belated happy and healthy New Year to all readers and let you know what we are hoping to achieve in 2013. Our main aims are as follows: Increase the number and quality of our communications Increase our member numbers Find new and innovative ways to reach out …
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The Great Leeds Statutory Bodies Quiz
January 14th, 2013 | Posted by in Local Issues | Our Community | Policing - (2 Comments)
Every wondered which electoral ward you live in? And which housing authority you come under? And who is your MP? Even if you just want to report a crime, which police team will it get assigned to? Sadly, most local residents don’t know the answer to these questions, but its not really that surprising. Its …
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Hollybush Learners Celebrate Success!
January 13th, 2013 | Posted by in Charity | Our Community - (Comments Off on Hollybush Learners Celebrate Success!)
Last week, 16 local people successfully completed Hollybush Conservation Centre’s newest courses – Practical Woodland Skills and Woodwork Skills. Designed to re-connect people with the natural world, these courses teach the value of forests and the skills needed to live in them and off them. Saleable products like chairs, benches and planters are made combining …
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