Tingley TARA meeting planned for the 19th March has been cancelled

Westerton School is currently closed for nursery and reception children and a deep clean is being carried out in the early years areas

Hilltop – after school clubs are cancelled as from today, pls contact the school if you are unable to collect your children today at 3.10pm

Assemblies and the Easter service is also cancelled

Please see school jotter for parents evening information

We will try to keep our community updated with club closures and if activities have been cancelled, we will endeavour to do this each day

Please let us know if you have a group in the area that has been closed so we can add it

Monday 16th March 2020 –

Open- schools currently open

brownies  at WA MC

known closures-

Tingley Methodist church– whist, chair exercises, line dancing, weightwatchers, Bowling

Forget me not cafe

West Ardsley Methodist church – Lunch club

the two Methodist churches in the area have requested that people over 80s do not attend church to help keep themselves safe

MINT on Wednesday evening

NB* we have just been informed that Westerton Primary Academy has closed nursery and reception

Did you know that we have our very own brass band?

Tingley Brass is a small friendly band, and they would love to have new players, if you would like to learn a brass instrument come down and join the training band on a Saturday morning 10am till 11;30am at Black gates community centre, every one can join in there is no age limit to learning!

If you would like to join the main band, maybe after a break in playing, or you are worried about too much commitment, they play in the same place once a week on a Tuesday evening, currently not competing so no pressure, they would be very happy you to join them for a blow no matter what it is you are playing or what level you are at.

Geoff Fowler is the conductor and you can speak to him on 0113 253 0719.

We now have rainbows and Brownies in the village, they meet on Mondays (term time) at West Ardsley Methodist church.

There are currently spaces in both groups, if your daughter would be interested in joining in fun activities and making new friends, please check out the girl guiding web site where you can register them

Please be aware that the speed limits around West Ardsley has changed today, watch for the signage and don’t get caught out”

Drive Safely

Two years ago a planning application for 299 houses was published by Leeds City Council,

Yesterday that housing application was turned down by Leeds City Council Councillors.

West Ardsley Action group would like to thank EVERYONE who has been involved, those who have written objection letters, those who attended meetings, those who asked questions, those who displayed posters, those who were in the leaflet delivery army, those who came out on the site visits and protests and those who came to the council offices yesterday showing their support for the village and the green spaces of West Ardsley.

An incredibly huge thank you to those on the steering committee who spent hours writing technical objections and who found holes in the councils documents.

It has certainly proved that West Ardsley community spirit is alive and well.

Thank you

Everyone is invited to the Methodist church, 7pm this Thursday (23rd) for a meting regarding the proposed housing development on the Haigh Wood site

Leeds City Council planning panel are meeting to decide the fate of our beautiful green space on 30th January

This is our final push, please do try to attend if you can

Its begining to look a lot like Christmas….A huge thank you to everyone involved in arranging the pruchase and the placing of our very own community Christmas Tree.

You can see the tree outside Hilltop school, Thank you to Simon Panther from Panather Roofing for the amazing donation of the tree

Massive thanks to Jacqueline Fairburn at the Hare and Hounds for supplying us with a big plant pot , thanks to Karen Mitchell and Donna Haigh for buying us the lights and to  Gill Cowling who has kindly offered to decorate it.

There is also a smaller tree for the village children to place their own decorations if they would like to.

Sadly the campaign to protect our green spaces has hit a snag, Highways have said they have no objections to the proposed 299 houses! 

We are therefore taking up arms and upping the fight so to speak, the battle continues.

We need as much support as possible, please write objections to Leeds City council, please ask your parents, your siblimngs, your children, your friends, their friends- in fact any one you can think of to support us by penning a letter

thank you