The below has ben posted on the Lee Gap Fair facebook page-

*Message from admin*

It is with great sadness and regret that we have to announce that this years fairs have both been cancelled due to the current situation with Covid 19,the landowners have not given us permission to use the land, we have tried to find suitable land to hold the fairs but have been unsuccessful.
We understand that travelling to the fairs is tradition but we ask that you do not turn up on the dates as unlike appleby their is nowhere for you to park safely without upsetting local residents which then puts future fairs in jeopardy of being held.
Thank you for all your continued support and we look forward to welcoming you back to the fairs in 2021
Stay safe everyone

St Marys Church at Woodkirk is now opening for private prayer, please check with their website for times and days

Sunday services at St Marys will also soon be resuming 2nd August 2020

Tingley Athletic Football Club are looking for new players.

The local family friendly club, would love to hear from anyone who is interested in playing no matter of age or gender.

Training will resume as soon as the FA give the go ahead (with safety guidelines in place) please check out their website for further information

Tingley Athletic FC

West Ardsley have their own Brownie group who meet locally and they would love to have new members.

If your daughter is between 7 and 10 years old and would like to make new friends and learn new skills please register at Register HERE 

Maybe your daughter is moving up from Rainbows and you would like a group closer to home?

All Brownies are currently closed, They are hoping to reopen as soon as the Girl Guide guidelines allow it

Yesterday, Leeds Councillors met to again discuss the housing proposal at the Haigh wood site.

The councillors over turned their own decision and have now agreed  outline planning permission on the site for 299 houses.

Brown bin (Garden waste) collections are due to restart in a few days

Before you put your bin out please check your bin app or the council website for your collection days as they have CHANGED

Saturday collections are now on Tuesdays and Thursdays!

You can get the Leeds city council bin app for your smart phone for free. or click this link below

check your bin day link

Planning meeting link click here

Just to inform the people in our community, that the chief planning officer at Leeds City Council is advising the planning panel to reconsider the decision made in January by the panel.

If you are concerned about the council ignoring and over turning this democratic process, please contact your local councillor.

The next meeting is to be held behind closed Zoom doors on 21st May 2020

Many residents and objectors have received letters from the Head of development management, Mr Jonathan Carr, stating “no new significant information has been produced raising new material planning considerations” THIS IS NOT THE CASE

The new information can be found on the Leeds city council planning portal

https://publicaccess.leeds.gov.uk/online-applications/simpleSearchResults.do?action=firstPage

I know how important the green spaces we have, have been these last 7 weeks, lets fight to keep them.

Baghill Road is scheduled to be “surface dressed” and will be closed to all through traffic 6th and 7th May 2020 (weather permitting)