This Victorian old school is being pulled down. It's structurally sound & has no asbestos. #armley pic.twitter.com/gpdFaxOiZB
— Emma Bearman (@EmmaMBearman) June 8, 2015
The old school at Whingate in Armley is about to be demolished, probably to make way for housing.
Cash-strapped Leeds City Council says there’s no money to transform it into a youth hub or something similar – but what would YOU rather see the building used for? It seems such a waste – Armley really needs a shot in the arm. What could be achieved with a bit of imagination?
So Whingate old school is coming down. What a shame it got to this state. What would you like to see in its place? pic.twitter.com/D9RTXYLm4w
— GoodStuffArmley (@ArmleyGoodStuff) June 5, 2015
Or are you happy with more housing in the area?
Have your say in the comments below. All ideas welcome.
There’s a lot of good youth work going on in the area and the last thing I want is some sort of white elephant facility like South Leeds Youth Hub is in Belle Isle. That’s been a barely used monstrosity which has failed to properly involve or engage local youngsters.
What would I like to see there?
Definitely not houses. The area’s densely populated as it is and we need sometying with a bit more thought. What about keeping the building and handing it to the community? They can choose to run groups in there and run events. a community centre like tyhe one at new Wortley?
Just a thought…
Ooh I know let’s turn it into a park! Or a community centre! Or let’s turn Armley into utopia!!!
Truth is this is all pie in the sky and the council’s already made its decision.
Nothing to see here, move along.
Hi Squidgy, it’s probably true. The site probably will end up being housing. Doesn’t stop locals talking about it and debating and – more importantly – WANTING to have a say on the issue though.