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Our Weetwood neighbourhood monthly food bank collection is on again this weekend. If you can spare anything please do just bring it along on Sunday or Monday morning to one of these addresses. We are the biggest regular donor to the Trussell Trust Leeds North and West Food bank thanks to your generosity! 22 Wynford Terrace 1 Weetwood Grange Grove 5 Welburn Avenue 2 Church Wood Mount 4 Hollin View 43 Hollin Lane 31 St Chad's Avenue 39 Claremont Road 55 Grove Lane / 7 Oakfield

We've heard from the Coram Beanstalk charity who are recruiting volunteer Reading Helpers for primary schools in the Leeds area. Having volunteers from the local community makes a huge difference to children’s confidence and progress with reading. About the volunteer role Support primary-aged children with their reading Commit around one afternoon per week during term time Receive full training, DBS checks, and ongoing support from Coram Beanstalk Volunteers don’t need teachi

We thought we'd round up what our next steps are for the ward, following the election result (thanks again!) Road safety We have proposed new locations for pedestrian crossings and are getting these assessed We have a number of roads where we've asked for more speeding enforcement, and are arranging for mobile speed camera vans Parks and green spaces Work on the new Beckett Park skate park has already started! The new Friends of Clayton Wood group we helped set up is achievin

We’ve pasted the full decision made by the Planning Authority below but here’s the summary. Unlimited night flights asked for by the airport have been turned down: the airport previously applied for CLEUDs, these were turned down by the council. The airport appealed this, the Planning Inspectorate agreed with the council but also found that some of the quieter types of aircraft that the council had been treating as contributing to the cap were in fact not allowed under the pl

We've pasted below the latest weekly update about Lawnswood update. Please note that the works continue on schedule and that we're still meeting with the contractors on a regular basis. If you know anyone who would benefit from these updates do share the signup link: https://www.weetwoodrose.co.uk/sign-up-to-our-newsletter Update: "In area 9C (outside Weetwood Hall) kerbing works continue, and the footpaths are being stoned up. BT are also working in this area, resetting a ch

We’re going to keep working hard for Weetwood, as a team - Emma, Izaak, and Jools. We are hugely grateful for everyone who voted for Izaak, supporting his campaign for safer roads, pedestrian crossings, better parks and green spaces, and a safer Otley Run. The Liberal Democrats came second, the Greens third, Reform in fourth, Conservatives fifth and SDP sixth. Well done to everyone who put themselves forward, it's not an easy thing to do. Now we keep on delivering. See you so

A few people have emailed us about opposing more night flights and the airport's breach of their conditions, so we thought it would be helpful to outline where we stand. Like you we live in the ward and can hear the planes at night. We care about this issue because of the public health impact and because of the principle that the planning conditions exist for good reason, and must be upheld. We do not support any move towards unlimited night flights at Leeds Bradford Airport.

People seem to enjoy these round ups! Here are a few stories from the week: We're staying on top of flytipping in Ireland Wood and Cookridge and anywhere else you tell us about Celebrating woodland creation on the Ring Road Also new speed limits being put in place from 30th, with temporary limits removed And weekly Lawnswood roundabout update We asked Otley Runners what they thought about our plans for more policing and stewardship It's varsity in Headingley this evening, it'

In March we shared our 5 point plan for bringing the Otley Run under control, working in collaboration with local residents, police, council teams, and venue representatives. Some people have asked us what's happening with the related Taylor's Sports Bar planning application; so that you're aware it will go before a Planning Committee (we asked that it's decided by councillors rather than directly by officers) unless rejected outright, and the date of that has not yet been de

Over the last few months we've been keeping you updated about road resurfacing, collecting texts and emails to tell us about bad potholes, and getting them reported as well as pushing key roads up the priority list. It's an ongoing job but we've made a lot of progress. We've also made a point of speaking directly to the frontline teams, asking them what they think would help to improve road quality and prevent costs. In February we passed a budget at the council level which i