Bramhope in Bloom would like to welcome you to our Spring Fair & coffee morning to be held in the Village Hall, Old Lane, Bramhope, LS16 9AZ, on Saturday 12 April 2025 between 10.30am and 12.30pm.

Entry will be free plus tea/coffee and cake.

It’s going to be a fun day for everyone.

Twiglet Percy Piglett will meet you at the door.

There will be lots of new lovely prizes for the raffle and tombola.

There will be a plant stall, and a fresh cake stall.

Come and treat yourself to a hand massage and/or get your nails varnished by a young lady from Leeds Beauty College.

A schoolgirl from Bramhope will be making and selling her children’s gem bracelets and there will be stalls selling earrings and key rings plus a local artist with his paintings.

The children will have a very special stall including an indoor word treasure hunt! Not difficult I assure you.

There will be a stall selling ‘pocket money’ items for children.

There will be name mummy and daddy duck and colouring pictures. Easter eggs for prizes.

We would prefer you to bring cash due to limited availability of a card reader.

So do come and join us on this fun day.

Janet
Bramhope in Bloom

Leeds City Council’s garden waste (brown bin) collection service for 2025 will start week commencing 24^th March.

Garden waste collections will re-start from Monday 24^th March for those residents that receive a brown bin collection. Residents can find their future collection dates at www.leeds.gov.uk/mybinday or get helpful reminders straight to their phone by downloading the popular Leeds Bins app.

As a reminder there is no extra charge for households that receive this additional service in Leeds, and the service is not designed to be one that deals with all garden waste produced by all sizes of gardens. It is there to assist households in managing their garden waste and to reduce the amount of garden waste that was historically going in the black bin. Households might also want to take advantage of discounted composters for using in their gardens; Leeds’ residents can check the deals at www.getcomposting.com

Additionally, any excess garden waste can be taken for free to any of the Council’s 8 Household Waste and Recycling Centres, all of which are open all year round, 7 days a week.

We have received the following information from First West and North Yorkshire buses.

From 30th March 2025, we’re introducing changes to our fares and simplifying the way we charge customers. The new prices follow adjustments to the Mayor’s Fares scheme in West Yorkshire.

Single fares will now be set at £2.00 or £2.50, depending on how far the customer is travelling. The lower fare will apply to journeys up to approximately one mile.

The simplest way for customers to travel is using Tap On, Tap Off (TOTO), which will automatically calculate the cheapest fare for their journey. With daily and weekly fare caps in place, customers can travel as much as they need without paying more than the capped amount.

We have worked closely with the Combined Authority to keep fares as affordable as possible and maintain a service that benefits both the community and the environment.

Communication to customers will begin on Friday 14 March and full details can be found on our website Fares | First Bus.

Bramhope in Bloom welcome you to join us on:-

SATURDAY 29 MARCH for a litter pick covering the whole of Bramhope. You may ask to do a specific area or we can allocate one for you.

Please meet at the Parade on Breary Lane at 10am.

Litter pickers, bags and hi vis tabards will be given to you and there are small ones for children. Health and safety issues will apply. There will be Easter treats for the children.

This litter pick is part of a weekend  program covering the whole of Leeds called Leeds Goes Purple. So do please try and join us as every little bagged up helps.

I look forward to seeing you.

Many thanks

Janet

Bramhope in Bloom

Please find below details of the latest update in respect of the Otley Bridge project, which is also published on Leeds City Council websites

https://gloo.to/FwmF

It includes a link to a new animation video which explains the project.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZNcJZ1wOE8

The route for Leeds Marathon on 11th May 2025 will again come through Bramhope twice.

Road closures in the village will be in place from 8.30am and will be in place throughout the day until the last runner goes through Bramhope on their return route somewhere around 4pm.

Full details can be found in the 2025-leeds-marathon-bramhope-resident-info April 2025 document.

The February update is here.

The March update is here.

Road closure maps are below.

2025 Leeds Marathon Half Marathon Road Closure Poster

2025 Leeds Marathon & Half Marathon Road Closure Poster

Please plan in advance of the day, if you are planning to travel out of the village.

Further details about the marathon can be found on the marathon website Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon – 11th May 2025 | Run For All | Run For All

 

The Woodland Creation Team at Leeds City Council are currently looking ahead to November 2025 – February 2026 and are now in the planning stages of identifying suitable locations for tree planting across Leeds for next planting season, and would greatly appreciate input and suggestions.

Local knowledge is really important in helping them identify the best locations for planting trees to maximise their impact on the community and the environment.

Given the success of the platform which they launched last year, they are sticking with the same survey. It is being shared widely across Leeds for people to fill in a quick survey to make suggestions for potential tree planting sites.

The link to the survey is here – https://arcg.is/e4441

 The new platform creates an easy and accessible format for suggestions to come into the Woodland Creation Team. There are a few simple questions and the ability to drop a pin on a map for the exact location, which allows for a more consistent approach for the team receiving suggestions. The closing date for suggestions is 31/05/2025 allowing them enough time to carry out all the due diligence, mapping, consultation and design before the next planting season starts.

If you have any ideas of areas in your neighbourhood and surrounding areas as potential tree planting locations please share it with the Woodland Creation Teammby filling in the survey above and plotting a pin on the map.

Thank you for your continued support for Woodland Creation.

The Woodland Creation Team

Please find below notice of temporary road closure on Creskeld Lane. The work runs from 17^th March to 28^th March. If you click on the link below, then type Creskeld Lane in the search box and “next three months” in the drop down, press Enter and the details will come up.

https://one.network/?tm=141666450

Essential urgent works are to take place on King Lane, Alwoodley, between junctions of Eccup Lane and Alwoodley Lane, commencing Thursday 27/02/25 for approx. 1 week, on weekdays only.

These works are carriageway patching, required to repair rapidly deteriorating sections of road between the extents mentioned above. LCChave been receiving multiple reports regarding ‘potholes’ along this section which we have been holding together with interim fixes but given the volume of traffic along this road these, and recent changes in weather, continuing interim fixes is no longer sustainable.

In order to carry out these works safely and keep traffic flowing we will be implementing a road closure on each working day, from the above date between the times of 0930 – 1500. Night working is not possible due to lack of lighting. Geographical layout and extent of repairs does not lend itself to facilitate portable lighting rigs. Temporary signals are not suitable as it would not be possible to maintain the required shuttle width for passing traffic along with sufficient working area and safety zones.

There will be no access between Eccup Lane & Alwoodley Lane where we will be fully closing off the road, with the exception of a number of properties within the closure where access will be permitted.

Signage will be placed ahead of these points at suitable locations to take traffic off this route sooner such as the Kings Road roundabout as well as any other strategic points required. Diversion will be signed via King Lane – Arthington Road – Kings Road – Leeds Road, Bramhope – Otley Road, Adel to Lawnswood roundabout – A6120 Ring Road up to King Lane roundabout and vice versa.

Bramhope in Bloom are organising a litter pick in the village on Saturday 29th March between 10.30 and noon as Leeds. This is to coincide with the Leeds Goes Purple litter pick for all areas.

Volunteers are invited to meet at The Parade (shops), Breary Lane where litter pickers, bags and hi viz tabards will be given plus areas to be addressed.

Please bring your own gloves.