Meeting: Pudsey Civic Hall. Copyright David Spencer and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Two initiatives to support and entertain young people in ‘outer’ West Leeds could receive funding at a council meeting next week.
Councillors sitting on the Outer West Community Committee are being asked to support the activities at next Monday’s meeting at Pudsey Civic Hall.
£2,517 could be allocated to October half-term activities including cooking, bushcraft, music, and arts and crafts taster workshops. There will also be guest speakers from the Fire Service raising safety awareness around the bonfire night period and the activity days aim to attract up to 40 young people aged between 11 and 16.
And Farsley Cricket Club has also applied for £500 to fund its Junior Connect scheme.Between mid-September and the end of December, the club aims to run a weekly programme of activities for all ages, aiming to also increase access for more junior players who otherwise cannot afford to participate. The funding will buy equipment such as balls, stumps, boards, and nets.
The report also detailed grants which were approved by council officers era since the last committee meeting in June. These include £6,035 to West Yorkshire Police for tackling anti-social behaviour, £357 to Pudsey FC for goal posts, £500 to Pudsey Scarecrow Festival and £1,000 for a youth activity called ‘A week at the seaside’.
The full agenda and papers for next Monday’s meeting can be found here.
The outer west community committee is made up of nine councillors from three council wards: Calverley & Farsley, Farnley & Wortley and Pudsey. The political makeup is five Conservative councillors, and two each from Labour and the Green Party.
Charlotte Corner is set to run at the Leeds Abbey Dash for charity
A volunteer helping to tackle loneliness in older people will be taking on The Leeds Abbey Dash – 10k for Age UK as part of her latest efforts to support the charity.
Charlotte Corner, 30, has been volunteering for Age UK’s Telephone Friendship Service for the past three years. The service aims to tackle loneliness by matching older people with volunteers like Charlotte for a regular chat over the phone.
Charlotte, from Horsforth, has been matched with a woman in her 90s who she talks to once a week. With recent ONS stats showing that around 1.2 million older people across the UK often feel lonely, Age UK’s Telephone Friendship Service has been a lifeline for thousands of older people who feel isolated and alone.
The Leeds Abbey Dash – 10k for Age UK takes place between Leeds city centre and Kirkstall Abbey on on Sunday, 23 October 2022 and the money raised will go towards support and befriending services for older people in Yorkshire, as well as Age UK’s national advice line and telephone friendship services.
As well as loneliness being a huge issue, older people are facing a challenging time with the rising cost of living, with those most vulnerable struggling to make ends meet. Age UK’s services provide vital support for those who have no one to turn to.
Charlotte, a former journalism student at Leeds Beckett University, said: “It’s my third time taking on The Leeds Abbey Dash and for me the race ticks all the boxes. It’s in the best city there is, the halfway point is right next to one of the most beautiful monuments in Leeds, the Kirkstall Abbey, and it’s supporting a fantastic charity.
“I know from my volunteering work with Age UK that it’s a life changing charity for so many older people. On a weekly basis I call my telephone friend where we put the world to rights, talk about our families, what’s for tea and Netflix shows we’ve been watching. It’s a two-way friendship and I look forward to our calls.”
Lydia Curran, Head of Events at Age UK, said the Leeds Abbey Dash was perfect for runners of all abilities. She added: “We’re thrilled to have Charlotte taking part in this year’s Leeds Abbey Dash – 10k for Age UK and wish her the best of luck for race day! Charlotte’s volunteering and fundraising is such an inspiration and we hope others will follow in her footsteps and help Age UK be there for older people who have no one else.
“We’re encouraging everyone to take part – we’ve put together a 10k training plan to support beginners who might not have run a 10k before, as well as a training plan for those who run regularly already, which are now available on our website. So please, head over to our website and sign up today.”
Farsley Celtic left Darlington empty-handed on bank holiday money. Photo: John Baron
By Thomas Ritchie
A late strike from Jack Lambert saw Farsley Celtic leave Blackwell Meadows empty-handed, as Darlington snatched a 1-0 win on Bank Holiday Monday.
Earlier, Max Dearnley had produced more heroics as he saved a third penalty of the season, but with 10 minutes remaining a heavily deflected strike from Lambert proved to be the difference between the sides.
The hosts did come flying out of the traps in the early stages, and were unfortunate to not have found the opener in the first quarter of the game.
Adriano Moke and Kaine Felix both had early chances only to be denied by Dearnley, Moke, in particular, prompting an excellent save low down from the Farsley shot-stopper.
It would be Felix who came closest to finding the opener midway through the first half; An acrobatic volley on the turn from a Kallum Griffiths centre cannoned onto the crossbar with Dearnley beaten.
Farsley would grow into the game and ease the pressure on their goal, and began to fashion openings of their own.
Shortly before the interval, Frank Mulhern found Jimmy Spencer in the box who carved out space for a shooting opportunity, only to be denied as Darlington threw bodies in the way. The start of the second period would be a different story, however, with the Celts pushing forward and striving for the opener.
Neat link-up play down the right between Lewis Turner and Spencer saw the former find Mulhern in the box, who shot straight at Tommy Taylor, before Spencer would see a strike deflected just wide.
Spencer then came inches away from handing his side the advantage, glancing a near-post header from Bobby Johnson’s delivery agonisingly wide of the far upright.
Within 60 seconds of that missed opportunity, the referee was pointing to the spot at the other end, as Tom Allan was adjudged to have committed an infringement in the box.
But Dearnley was up to the task, guessing correctly to make a fine save from Lambert.
Farsley were then aggrieved not to be awarded a penalty of their own, as Andy Butler appeared to be clattered into from behind in the box.
And the sucker-blow would arrive late on, as Lambert’s strike took a wicked deflection off Butler to deceive Dearnley, and hand the hosts all three points.
Police and council officials have said there has been ‘some improvement’ over problems with anti-social behaviour in Bramley – but have admitted there are still issues to tackle.
A report by the council’s Leeds Anti-Social Behaviour Team (LASBT) will update councillors on the Inner West Community Committee on Tuesday 6 September. The report states: “There are currently 29 cases open in the Bramley area with the stand-out focus still around youth related anti-social behaviour in the area.
“There are injunctions in place on a small number of the main perpetrators with many breach applications having been made on them. Whilst there has been some improvement in terms of calls the issues are still ongoing and unfortunately seems it could continue yet. We are continuously working with other agencies to try and tackle these issues and progress certainly has been made.”
The meeting, which will be held at Fairfield Community Centre in Bramley from 6pm, will also hear that work is ongoing within the “Little Scotland” bin yards in Armley and with a project team clearing 63 of the yards and removing 20 tonnes of waste. And 16 tonnes of general waste, 18 fridge freezers and two tonnes of road sweepings were removed from the Fairfields during the recent action day.
The inner west community committee is made up of nine councillors from Armley, Bramley & Stanningley and Kirkstall wards, along with community representatives.
UPDATE: The event has been postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. In a statement, Sunny Bank Mills said: “Sunny Bank Mills sends sincere condolences to the royal family at the the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. As a mark of respect, we are very sorry to announce but our Heritage Open Day events are postponed for the time being.”
ORIGINAL POST:Visit Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley on Friday 9 – Sunday 11 September for Heritage Open Days 2022
Dating from 1829, Sunny Bank Mills was an important woollen & worsted mill. Today, it is an inspirational and creative space for more than 80 independent businesses, a cultural destination with a contemporary art gallery and studio artist community, and a heritage site of national importance with its own textile Archive.
Visit the Archive: the unique collection at Sunny Bank Mills Archive will be open, containing a complete record of cloth samples woven at the mill since the 1880s. The atmospheric mills still contain artefacts to take you back in time to the days it employed over 900 people spinning and weaving some of the finest cloth in the world, here in Yorkshire.
In an exploration into the Heritage Open Day 2022 theme of Astounding Inventions, the Archive will be sharing Fancies, Feelers and Fents. From the development of synthetic dyes to the design and development of machinery big and small. Come and find out more, explore and play.
Book a tour: our expert guides will take you around the Mill, show you secret spaces and reveal hidden stories. Tours last one hour.
Go virtual: you can explore this unique collection through our exciting virtual tour of the site and a 360-degree experience of the Archive and collection via our website.
Entertain the children: you canfollow the children’s trail, take a quiz and do some brass rubbings around the Mill site and there’s a separate trail for families around the Archive. You can also visit our Mini Mill! Our iconic 1912 Mill building will be in miniature on Weavers’ Lawn but big enough for you to go inside, explore and play.
Meet our artists: you can visit our Art Gallery with its latest exhibition, Vessel as well as Open Studios where you can meet the Mill’s resident artists and makers. Mel Davies has a new exhibition in the Spinning Mill Loft – Green and Pleasant. Access by stairs only.
Buy vintage: Rose & Brown return to the Old Woollen for a weekend of Vintage Home and Interiors.
Visit our independent businesses: The Art Rooms, Ewe Neek, Pampas & Bloom, School of Sew, SCRAP, Amity, Farsley Fire & Smoke, Grumpy’s, Mill Kitchen, Saint Jude, and more will be open to tempt you.
There’s something for the whole family. Free parking. Free entry to the Mill, Archive (booking essential via the website) and Open Studios. £2 entry to the vintage fair.
A very special fourth birthday parkrun in Bramley Park for Kenza Sahel. Photo: Danny Hutchinson
Words: Jean Hollings
Photos: Danny Hutchinson
Whether it’s your 4th birthday or your ’40-ish’ birthday, everyone is welcome at Bramley Junior parkrun.
Kenza Sahel has been long awaiting the day she can run with her daddy at junior parkrun. Today (Sunday) she celebrated her fourth birthday and completed her first parkrun. Her mum was supporting as a marshal.
Jackie Hall celebrated her ’40-ish’ birthday by being a volunteer timekeeper, ensuring every child receives an accurate finish time.
Children aged four to 14 years are welcome to run with or without their parent/guardian.
Children achieve milestones and wristbands once they’ve completed 11, 21, 50, 100 and 250 park runs.
People older are welcome to volunteer. Volunteers achieve a credit each time they volunteer working towards a volunteer milestone. T-shirts can be purchased for 25, 50,100, 250 and 500.
Please register atthe parkrun website and print off your barcode. Bramley Junior parkrun is every Sunday morning starting at 9am in Bramley Park. More information by e-mailing bramley-juniors@parkrun.com.
Farsley Celtic earned a 1-1 draw against Curzon Ashton at The Citadel in August. Photo: Simon Cullingworth
Words: Alex Noonan
Photos: Simon Cullingworth
Farsley Celtic 1 Curzon Ashton 1
Farsley Celtic were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Curzon Ashton, and were left to rue a number of squandered opportunities in an entertaining clash featuring late drama.
The Celts were on a high after their 3-0 thrashing of Brackley Town last week, and made a strong start, Kian Scales’ pace pushing the opposition back. The on-loan midfielder thought he had put the hosts in front in the 15th minute, only for the goal to be ruled offside.
Farsley would go on to break the deadlock 20 minutes in, Scales involved again as he put in a dangerous ball which was converted by former Celts defender, Jordan Richards, for an own goal.
Check out the slideshow of exclusive photos from yesterday’s match below:
The visitors struggled to make an impact until shortly before the interval, when Tom Peers received the ball in the box, but finished with a tame shot at Max Dearnley.
The hosts started the second half strongly, and should have extended their lead. Jimmy Spencer played Scales through and he took it round the keeper, but somehow didn’t score in the open net, with some excellent last-gasp defending from Curzon.
The visitors began to push the leveller without ever threatening Dearnley’s goal, however, with five minutes remaining, the Nash were awarded a spot-kick when Lewis Turner brought down Connor Hampson. Josh Hancock converted to make it 1-1.
However, Farsley would still have an opportunity to snatch all three points at the death as Mwiya Malumo was tripped in the six-yard box as he tried to covert a cross. Jordan Richards’ afternoon got even worse, receiving a red card for the infringement.
It was Jacob Gratton who stepped up to take the penalty, but couldn’t convert what proved to be the final kick of the game as Chris Renshaw made an excellent save.
ADMISSION PRICES Adults: £15 Concessions (18-24s/Over 65s/Registered Disabled/Student): £11 Junior (12-18): £5 Child (Under 12s with a paying adult): Free
It’s an additional £2 for a seated ticket.
Tickets can be purchased at the gate, or in advance online HERE.
PARKING Matchday car parking at Blackwell Meadows is available on a first-come-first-served basis, at £5 per car. Please allow a little additional time ahead of the match and at full time to exit the car park.
There are also a number of Blue Badges spaces available, please e-mail dave.watson@darlingtonfc.org ahead of the match to reserve a Blue Badge space.
SUPPORTERS CLUB COACH TRAVEL The supporters’ minibus for this fixture is FULL. The next minibus will be for the Celts trip to Hereford on Saturday, 10 September. To book your place on the coach for that game, contact John Stubbs on 07904 187327.
West Leeds Dispatch partnership
Partners: West Leeds Dispatch editor John Baron with our pitch side banner at The Citadel. Photo: Simon Cullingworth
WLD has always been proud to support Farsley Celtic and grass roots football in our community.
Today we’re pleased to announce a formal partnership which will see us increase our coverage of the club, alongside additional promotions that will support both our organisations. We’re both led by volunteers and have the local community at heart – and we both like to win!
CT Plus buses ceased operations earlier this month.
By John Baron
A lifeline bus service which was axed earlier this month will re-start with a new operator.
Leeds-based bus company CT Plus Yorkshire earlier this month announced the immediate closure of all its services across West Yorkshire following pre-pandemic struggles, Covid-19 lockdowns and rising fuel costs.
Services axed included the 81 and 81A service between Leeds city centre, Old Farnley and Pudsey, which prompted an outcry from bus users in Farnley and Troydale in Pudsey, who depended on the service. Councillors Mark Sewards (Lab, Farnley & Wortley) and Simon Seary (Cons, Pudsey) also raised their concerns.
In an e-mail, West Yorkshire Combined Authority confirmed that the route will be reinstated, with operator SquarePeg now running the service from Monday, 5 September.
A spokesperson said: “I am now able to confirm that we have arranged for SquarePeg (a local bus operator) to take over service 81 from 5 September. This will initially be a slightly reduced timetable (in line with driver availability), but the plan is for the full daytime service to be introduced from 3 October.”
The news was welcomed by Cllr Seary, who said on social media: “I’m extremely pleased to share that the 81 bus service will be returning. When I found out that CT plus was ceasing trading I was in communication with officers from the Combined Authority making them aware how vital this service was out our residents in Troydale, even suggesting alternative routes with the 14 to help the situation. But from the 5th September the service will return.”
WLD has also contacted Cllr Sewards for comment. He had previously expressed his ‘dismay’ at the decision and called for buses to come back under public control.
A new pedestrian crossing will be built on Kent Road. Photo: Google
Highways chiefs say work to install a pedestrian crossing on a busy Pudsey road has been delayed – possibly until the October half-term holidays.
As previously reported, work was due to start installing the new humped zebra crossing on Kent Road on Tuesday (30 August), following a Crawshaw Academy student’s high-profile campaign.
Residents living in the Kent Road area have expressed long-running concerns about road safety – and earlier this year Crawshaw sixth form student Chloe Freeman launched a petition to improve pedestrian safety on the 30mph road. The petition, which drew more than 1,000 signatures, called for action to make the road safer, particularly for pupils who cross the road.
But a council highways officer this week confirmed the delay in work starting. They said: “Unfortunately due to contractor programming matters the Kent Road humped crossing scheme has been delayed from its intended start during the summer school holidays.
“Given the sensitive nature of this area, these will be reprogrammed to when the disruption will be kept to a minimum, provisionally October half term. Once revised start dates have been confirmed by the contractor I will update you further.”
WLDrevealed in May that the crossing will be part of a £275,000 package of pedestrian safety measures across the city.
Farsley Celtic will be looking to make it back-to-back wins on Saturday as Curzon Ashton visit the Citadel.
The Celts, who defeated Brackley Town 3-0 at St James’ Park last weekend, welcome, in Curzon Ashton, an in-form side who have won their previous two games, and a number of familiar faces.
2018/19 Northern Premier League title-winning manager Adam Lakeland returns alongside fellow title-winner Will Hayhurst, whilst Adam Barton, Jordan Richards and Sam Walker also now ply their trade with Curzon having previously been with Farsley.
But for Farsley, and Kian Scales, it’s all about focusing on the task at hand, and securing another three points to build on last weekend.
“I think first-half it was tight, Max has made a massive save first-half,” Scales said.
“Second-half we sort of got into our stride a bit more, played a bit more, got more possession of the ball, and when we got going that’s when the goals came.
“We kept a clean sheet, scored three goals so I think it’s a good away performance really.
“I was buzzing to get my first goal, as a midfielder that’s what I want to do, that’s how I want to help the side out, and I’m just glad I could do that.”
Looking ahead to Saturday, the on-loan midfielder continued: “I think you’ve got to look at it game by game.
“Brackley and Curzon might play different styles, but if we can learn things from the Brackley game, simple things in the first half, even in the second half, if we can learn little things game by game, and put it into the next one it will only do us good going into the future.”
TEAM NEWS Lewis Butroid is a doubt after being forced off through injury in our victory over Brackley.
Luke Parkin could return after missing that fixture with an ankle problem.
TICKETS Tickets can be purchased at the gate at the Citadel, or in advance online HERE.
A company putting in high-speed internet infrastructure across Leeds will be continuing to install their main feeder from Rodley to Calverley, which will involve crossing Rodley Roundabout and continuing up Rodley Lane towards Calverley.
Bosses at CityFibre say that due to the volume of existing services, all options to use existing ducting and install in the footway have been exhausted, and they now have no option but to install most of the track in the carriageway
To allow the works to take place safely, and maintain traffic flow, they will carry out the works to cross the roundabout under a series of evening lane closures between 7pm-11pm, starting Friday, 2 September 2022.
Work in the first phase will include the installation of approximately 800 metres of carriageway track to the junction of Calverley Lane and Town Gate. These works will start on Tuesday, 30 August and will involve the use of traffic lights which will be restricted to 9.30am–3.30pm and 7pm-11pm.
This phase of the works is expected to continue until the end of September.
A spokesperson said: “There will be unavoidable disruption to traffic however, we will closely monitor the works to ensure this is kept to a minimum, with a view to making changes as the work progresses if the situation can be improved.”
