Do you fancy getting more involved with your local community? Kirkstall is becoming a more and more vibrant place with many people taking up a new hobby or pastime while helping do something great for their local community at the same time. There’s lots of opportunities available, and if you have your own projects you’d like help …
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Fancy Local Volunteering?
January 13th, 2013 | Posted by in Charity | Kirkstall Festival | Kirkstall In Bloom | Kirkstall Matters - (2 Comments)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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Love Leeds Charity Shop Opening Event
November 24th, 2012 | Posted by in Charity | Events | Our Community - (2 Comments)
Dear Readers, The Love Leeds Charity Shop is having an opening event which they are inviting all residents of Kirkstall to attend. Kirkstall, as we all know, is a popular residential location for students and so we are happy to be able to support this cause as well as increase ties between Kirkstall residents, Kirkstall …
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First Reaction to Tesco Article in Kirkstall Matters 111
November 6th, 2012 | Posted by in Kirkstall Matters | Local Issues - (3 Comments)Below is an extract from an email I received from Mike Harwood of De Lacy Mount in reaction to the recent article in Kirkstall Matters issue 111. I am interested to hear other comments and reactions from local residents about the Tesco issue and whether they share the belief that the article has been written …
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PCC Elections – analysis by Tom Martin
November 6th, 2012 | Posted by in Local Issues | Our Community | Policing - (Comments Off on PCC Elections – analysis by Tom Martin)
consider myself a politically aware person. I’ve studied the subject in some form at both college and university, I spend a lot of time at work dealing with local politics, I’m oddly enthusiastic about local elections, I’ve been a member of a political party – hell, I’ve even stood for election as a local councillor …
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Kirkstall Matters Issue 111 Now Uploaded
October 31st, 2012 | Posted by in Events | History | Kirkstall Abbey | Kirkstall Community First | Kirkstall Festival | Kirkstall In Bloom | Kirkstall Matters | Local Issues | Our Community | Policing | Sport - (2 Comments)As some of you will already know, after the introduction of a new team we decided to carry on with the Kirkstall Matters Magazine in its recent format for the last issue of the year. Those of you who are members will be receiving your copies posted through your doors over the next week but …
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The Shoe Box Appeal
October 29th, 2012 | Posted by in Charity - (Comments Off on The Shoe Box Appeal)
Giving only £2.50 will give a child in Belarus their first ever Christmas present and some much needed basic items. For most of us it is difficult to imagine a Christmas without presents, yet for many children around the world living in destitute conditions or war-torn countries, this is reality. Many of them do …
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Burley Forum
October 24th, 2012 | Posted by in Local Issues | Our Community | Policing - (Comments Off on Burley Forum)
30th October 2012, 7pm to 9pm St Matthias Church Hall, St Matthias Street This forum meeting will use a new format where you will have the opportunity to discuss each of the issues listed in the agenda enclosed in small groups. Staff from Leeds City Council Environmental Services and Parks and Countryside as well as …
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Memorial Service at St Stephens
October 21st, 2012 | Posted by in Our Community - (Comments Off on Memorial Service at St Stephens)
On the 4th November at 4.00 p.m. St. Stephen’s Church will be holding a Memorial Service. During this service we will be remembering loved ones and friends who have passed away during the last year. If anyone wishes to have their relatives or friends mentioned in this service, please contact me or visit the church on the …
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KVCA Tour Parliament
October 19th, 2012 | Posted by in Our Community - (Comments Off on KVCA Tour Parliament)
Rachel Reeves writes for Kirkstall Matters following KVCA’s day out in the capital This summer’s festival at Kirkstall Abbey was, yet again, a testament to the hard work of the volunteers who stage the event every year. I have enjoyed visiting the festival for many years, and know that many people in Kirkstall see it …
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Please submit your Community First funding bids
October 19th, 2012 | Posted by in Kirkstall Community First | Our Community - (Comments Off on Please submit your Community First funding bids)
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 to make …
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12th Annual Art Exhibition and Sale for St Gemma’s Hospice
October 18th, 2012 | Posted by in Events - (Comments Off on 12th Annual Art Exhibition and Sale for St Gemma’s Hospice)
12th Annual Art Exhibition and Sale is coming up and it’s one of the largest displays of Art in the region! Rapidly becoming a staple calendar event for all those who appreciate art, the Leeds Annual Art Exhibition and Sale is fast approaching and it’s not one to miss. Whether you are an avid art fan or just …
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