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Light Night & other cultural events coming up

There are lots of great events coming up for the autumn and winter, all put on by the council. Don't miss out on: the now iconic Leeds Light Night on the 22nd and 23rd of October Saturday music performances at Leeds City Museum lots of spooky Halloween events for all ages Leeds is a great city and part of that is our support for public culture and entertainment. See you out there!

Oct 141 min read

Archaeology walk in Clayton / Silk Mill woods

We've been working with a local archaeologist who has taken an interest in Clayton / Silk Mill woods. They're going to do a little discovery walk with some members of the South Leeds Archaeology group, and we're going to join them. Would you like to come? We can't promise ancient temples or Saxon hoards but who knows, it'll at least be a nice walk! We're meeting at 1pm on Saturday 8th November. Please can you just fill in our form if you'd like to attend, in case it needs to

Oct 141 min read

Fireworks and Halloween - who to contact

It's that time of year. There will be more fireworks to celebrate Diwali and Bonfire Night. But outside of these times fireworks can become a bit of a nuisance. There are limits on when you can use them, please read those here . If they're being used outside of these curfew hours please contact West Yorkshire Police online or by calling 101. If it becomes a recurring issue in your area and you feel it is not being dealt with please let us know. There will also be extra polici

Oct 141 min read

Access to Silk Mill Woods from Silk Mill Gardens

Lots of people have raised the clearance of trees and then blocked access to the woods from Silk Mill Gardens. The site itself is in Horsforth ward so we've been working with the Horsforth Labour Councillors since last week. Big thanks to them, and to all members of the community who've contacted authorities. Here's the latest update: Access will be restored for the public Together we have contacted Planning Enforcement, Network Rail, Public Rights of Way Team, and the Forest

Oct 131 min read