Leeds City Council will be undertaking urgent patching works on Black Hill Road, between Arthington Lane and the Quarry on Saturday 19th February 2022 and will involve the road being closed.

There will be a temporary road closure on Old Lane on 30th March 2022 between 9.30am and 3.30pm to replace 3 telegraph poles.

The diversionary route can be viewed on the attached link

 

Leeds City Council have arranged a number of summer band dates for Golden Acre Park in 2022. The dates and bands performing are listed below. The events are free of charge and open to all.

All the concerts take place between 2.30pm – 4.30pm

Golden Acre Park

Sunday 5 June – Leeds Jazz Orchestra
Sunday 19 June – Stroke of Genius Big Band
Sunday 26 June – Mellow Tones
Sunday 3 July – King & I
Sunday 10 July – Nightflyers Big Band
Sunday 17 July – Sundown Swing
Sunday 31 July – Chris White Jazz Trio
Sunday 14 August – The Big Easy
Sunday 28 August – Two Rivers Bands
Sunday 11 September – Salsa Como Loco
Sunday 18 September – Leeds Project Big Band

Buckingham Palace have announced its plans for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations.

The Platinum Jubilee Bulletin contains details of the celebrations which will take place over a four day bank holiday weekend between 2nd and 4th June 2022.

More information on how to take part or for local organised events can be found on the dedicated website.

 

 

The newly re-started PACT meetings have landed in Adel & Wharfedale ward. They will be online and on Teams. Hear about local crime, meet the local police and discuss local issues. Due to the size of the ward and the number of areas within we will begin with a double header.

Tuesday 1^st February

Adel, Holt Park & Cookridge – 6.30-7.30pm

Bramhope, Pool & Arthington – 7.45-8.45pm

If you would like to jump on, please email joel.hebden@westyorkshire.police.uk and a link will be sent to you. Hope to see you then.

Leeds City Council have sent notification that there will be roadworks on Otley Road , Adel – in the vicinity of the Kingsley Drive junction that will begin early 2022

4^th – 28^th Jan

Works will begin to install new gas connection to the new care facility. The works to build the new entrance and associated footway improvements will also be carried out during this time

Due to lack of space for safe working and pedestrians , traffic lights will be in place to allow traffic to pass the site safely

It is expected that these will have to remain in place for the full duration of the scheme so the teams will also be working weekends where possible to get the works completed asap and make full use of the road space while the lights are in place

The lights will be  manually operated 07.00-19.00 each day to ensure that the queues are being managed as efficiently as possible

This will be followed by

31^st Jan for approximately 22 weeks

The highways junction and footway improvement scheme in relation to new Barratts housing development scheme on the Kingsley Drive junction

Traffic lights will be in place between 9.00 until 16.30 each day for the majority of the scheme but removed outside of these times

The Parish Council has been notified that they have had a confirmed case of Avian flu amongst the bird population at Golden Acre Park.

Visitors to the park are advised to avoid contact with all avian species, bird feathers, and bird waste.
Do not pick up or touch sick, dying or dead wild birds.
Avoid contact with surfaces contaminated with bird faeces.

Please keep to the footpath and keep your dogs on a lead.
If you find a dead bird, do not touch or move it.
If you find a sick bird, alert the RSPCA: 0300 1234999

This advice has been provided by the UK Health Security Agency

The Parish Council has been notified that there has been a recent spate of burglaries/ car thefts in Adel and Bramhope. This is an organised team and follows on from similar crimes in the past. Please ensure homes and cars are kept secure, day and night. If you see anything suspicious please report it to the police.

The Parish Council will be holding it’s Annual Carol Service on Thursday 16th December at 8.00pm.

The service will be held in St Giles Church, Church Hill, this year, instead of the Puritan Chapel, as the layout of the Puritan Chapel is unsuitable  for use in relation to Covid.

The service at St Giles will commence at 8.00pm and will be followed by drinks and mince pies in the church hall.

Seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. All are welcome.