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Last weekend, the amazingly talented Garden Recovery team cut back the path/ginnel which runs from Moor Road through to Moor Park Mount and the Donkey Steps that lead down to the Hollins and Meanwood Park. The path has been overgrown for a long time, and the team were quick to volunteer to clear it, so its now accessible for trips to Meanwood Park throughout the summer holidays! We are very grateful to all the team for their hard work - you can even pick wild blackberries o

The Repair Cafe is back at Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Ave, LS7 2QU, this Saturday (1pm-4pm)! As ever, if you're bringing an item for repair, it would be useful to know some details, preferably* make a post on the main repair café page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/252645815067316/) A few guidelines on bringing stuff to be repaired: 1. Wash clothes if possible, before bringing. No underwear! 2. Empty drip trays, crumb trays etc, so we don't make a mess - we

The Council needs to carry out essential resurfacing works at Meanwood Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC). This will involve filling a number of potholes across the site, in both the public and operational areas. To allow the work to be completed and the tarmac to fully set, the site will be closed for one day on Thursday 13th August. Customers will be directed to the nearest alternative site which is Kirkstall HWRC. Advance notice of the closure will be provided v

We’ve just received the following from Highways with regards emergency repairs on Shaw Lane “I am writing to inform you that Northern Powergrid are carrying out emergency repairs to a mains cable at Shaw Lane, Headingley. In order to carry out the works safely there will be 2 way lights between the junctions of Claremont Drive and Claremont Road from today, Wednesday 5th August until Tuesday 11th August. Essential access to properties and emergency access will be maintain

We're on the home straight now, but there will be more disruption in the final weeks. We are meeting multiple times per month with the contractors, so if you have questions or issues we can raise them. The latest: "In area 9C (outside Weetwood Hall) we have made good progress with the drainage works. Subject to final inspection, backfilling should take place soon. See below image taken in July of this area. In phase 4 (outside Lawnswood School) lighting works are ongoing, tog

We attend these meetings along with local police and residents. They're a good way to get your questions answered, and most of all to make sure that the crime or anti social behaviour issue that affects you is being properly looked at. Do come along. They are friendly and chatty meetings. If you can't make it but would like something raised, let us know. The meetings: For Cookridge, Ireland Wood, and Lawnswood Tuesday 11th August 2026 Welcome In Community Centre, 55 Bedford D

Leeds City Council is taking part in the National Conversation - a major UK-wide listening exercise asking people about their experiences of community life - and we'd like you to contribute! It's open now and runs until the end of August 2026. It asks people (age 16+) what community life feels like where they are: what's working, what they value, and what kind of communities they want to be part of. Leeds has its own dedicated survey link: https://www.national-conversat

The Summer Holidays are Here! The Family Friendly Guide to School Holidays in Leeds is a great place to start when looking for activities, events and support for children, young people and families across the city. The guide brings together low-cost and free activities, alongside information about support available throughout the school holidays. If you’re looking for ideas for your family over summer, it provides a great overview of what's happening across Leeds this summe

Here's the latest: Upcoming night works As the project reaches its final stages, we need to carry out a series of carriageway preparation and resurfacing works around the roundabout and on all four approaches. These works will take place throughout August and into early September, and the majority of these works will be undertaken during night-time working hours. When will the works take place – quadrant works From Monday 3 August, overnight road closures will be in place bet

On Sunday 26th and Monday 27th July, we’ll be holding the monthly food bank collection across Weetwood. Summer is always a busy time fo food banks, when children are on holiday. If you can donate, the food bank particularly needs donations of tinned fruit, jars of honey, jam and coffee, tinned vegetarian meals, all non perishable food and toiletries. The addresses of the donation points are listed below. Thank you in advance if you can make a donation.