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Our friends at WF3 Kindness are running their “Best of WF3” awards again this year, if you know some one who has gone that extra mile, or who is deserving of recognition, then please follow the link to nominate them – https://www.wf3kindness.org/awards-nominate
Nominations close the 28th January 2022
Here are the categories –
BUSINESS
CARER
COMMUNITY GROUP
COMMUNITY HERO
COMMUNITY PROJECT
FUNDRAISER
KEVIN SINFIELD AWARD OF FRIENDSHIP & LOYALTY
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
NEIGHBOUR
NEW BUSINESS / START UP
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
SPORT / PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
TEACHER
VOLUNTEER
YOUNG PERSON
Our Lovely friends from WF3 Kindness have a message …….
It’s great to see so many houses decorated for Halloween.
If your friends and neighbours have decorated their house mention them in the comments to let them know about our competition.
If you’re planning on getting into the Halloween spirit over the weekend and decorating your garden, yard, houses then dont forget to send us your pictures!!
Send your SPOOKY window & garden pictures for a chance to WIN SOME HALLOWEEN TREATS!
GET INVOLVED & GET SHARING 
For more information: www.wf3kindness.org/competition 
We told you recently the 205 bus service by Arriva is being withdrawn next week, We have learned today that another company will be taking this route on to ensure we are not further cut off, and meaning the high school children will be able to get to Woodkirk independently, further to that the route is being extended to the Owl Cotes shopping centre in Pudsey.
WYCA has therefore agreed that TLC Travel will operate a reduced timetable using existing staff and buses until such time as the company has the resources to resume the full hourly service.
Please do check with WY Metro before you travel as the new company are still recruiting drivers so cancellations are likely.
Children can get to Morley each morning but please note there is likely a wait for them to return after school Mon- Thursday due to the time tables (Woodkirk finishes earlier on a Friday)
There will still be no service on a Sunday
Thank you to all the local councillors who have helped with this.
‘Redrow homes’ have officially requested planning permission and site access for the housing they want to build on the meadows and land that surrounds Haigh Wood.
The number of houses requested has changed to 289
The Yellow posters have appeared this morning on the lamp posts
Members of the public now have 21 days to comment on the proposals
Reference number 21/07156/RM
WF3 Kindness are holding the kindness awards again this year.
So they are asking for nominations of people you think have shown that community spirit.
There are several categories, including best teacher, the person has made a difference and community group of the year, that’s just naming a few.
Please visit their page to get your nomination in, the communities way of saying thank you to our neighbours
https://www.wf3kindness.org/best-of-wf3-awards-2021
Over the last week there has been an increase of residents reporting issues with speeding motorists.
On Saturday there was an accident outside Hilltop School resulting in the new safety fence being destroyed, thank goodness no one was stood there at the time!
The police welcome reports of speeding motorists and also dash cam footage or cctv footage of any such incidents. you can do this by using the link below
https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/SaferRoadsSubmissions
If you noticed a load of people in high viz’s on Saturday morning on Batley Road, contrary to popular belief they weren’t doing community service 
but were planting wild flower seeds and poppy seeds along the grass verge 
but were planting wild flower seeds and poppy seeds along the grass verge We can not thank Oliver McCarthy from Hill Top Groundworks and Landscapes enough for clearing the grass away for us – we wouldn’t have had a chance of planting the seeds without his help, he’s done us proud, thank you so much 
Our in bloom members have tidied up and weeded the flower beds in front of the school and we also planted some of Leigh’s poppy seeds this morning 
Thank you so much to everyone who gave up their time to help
Top effort as always
The West Ardsley In Bloom Group
Tingley Brass band has resumed rehearsals now the restrictions have been finally lifted! As well as welcoming the established players back they would love to have new players join them, they rehearse at Blackgates community centre
If you are a player of any level and would like to go for a blow with them, or you are brand new and would love to learn to play an instrument please contact the conductor Geoff on 0113 253 0719
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If you are the person that was involved please make yourself known to the police if you witnessed anything again please pass the information on thank you 😢
On Tuesday afternoon a two-year-old whippet called Teddy was attacked by another dog off lead Teddy was with his teenage owner at the time and on his lead sadly Teddy died of his injuries 😢
Going to miss mornings like this so much. This time next year it will be gone as we know it 😢 #brownfieldfirst @Redrow @michaelgove
4When will this end??? 😩😩😩😩😩. Now we need to worry about who has bought this for £1m ??
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/117171377?fbclid=IwAR06qJ5rv-shiOrJIdCTM_g8tTzy36zUPWygcHBSfab4VHZi8TD1C1ZZEB8#/&channel=COM_BUY