Proposed Land Development onfields between Castle Ings Gar-

dens and Low Moor Side effectingproperties that back onto this fieldwhich include Walsh Lane, WhitehallRoad and the surrounding areas ofthe New Farnley Village.

In June 2013 a number of resi-dents living adjacent to the pro-posed sites received lettersinforming them about the propos-als, various members of the VisionGroup had been contacted by resi-dents enquiring if we had any addi-tional information. Due to therecent approval and adoption inApril 2013 of “The New Farnley De-sign Statement” which is part of theLeeds Local Development Frame-work and is a Statutory Develop-ment Plan for the area and thereforeshould be used as material in con-sidering any planning applicationwithin the area it covers.

The members of the Vision GroupDID NOT know anything aboutthese proposals and as a result ofthe many concerns raised, residentsand the New Farnley Vision Groupcame together to campaign againstthe proposed land developments.The following actions weretaken.

A member of the community or-ganised a petition of witch almost8000 people signed against theproposal.

Members from the NFVG immedi-ately visited Leeds Planning based

at Leonardo Buildings and obtainedall the appropriate booklets etcabout the “proposed site alloca-tions”

Numerous copies of the bookletsand comment slips for residents toput their views forward were dis-tributed around the village and atstrategic points including the Com-munity Centre, local GP surgeries StJames Church, mobile libraries, Lan-casterian School Room, Farnley Halland other venues

The Vision Group arranged an ur-gent members meeting and agreedto send out an extra newsletterwhich was distributed to everyhousehold in New Farnley

Peter Baker the Architect commis-sioned by the NFVG also wrote anarticle for the newsletter advisingresidents of the importance of theVillage Design Statement andencouraged residents to refer to thedocument.

Our local ward councillors alsosupported the campaign, Cllr DavidBlackburn invited residents to hissurgery held at the New FarnleyCommunity Centre,

Cllr Hardy attended an additionalVision Group meeting and met withresidents,

At the Lancasterian School RoomVillage Fete held last year the groupheld an information stall about theproposed development.

The NFVG also wrote a letter tothe Council expressing concerns

that the Village Design StatementDocument had not been consulted.As a result of the complaint, thegroup were invited to give a speechabout their concerns, at a fullcouncil meeting which consisted of99 local ward concillors and chairedby the Lord Mayor of Leeds.

A deputation held at the Civic Hallon Wednesday 15th January 2014attended by members of the NFVGincluding the Chairperson SteveFletcher, Secretary Christine Ed-munds, Treasurer Jenny Jamiesonand Project Co-ordinator MaggieThompson.

Maggie Thompson read out thespeech which had been preparedearlier by the group expressingserious concerns about theappalling consultation process.

(Please note the deputation canbe seen on the Leeds City Councilwebcast, simply google Leeds CityCouncil Meeting webcast 15thJanuary and follow the link fordeputations.)

Response to the Deputation

In the response to the deputationthe group were praised for their ini-tiative in working with localcouncillors and residents who livedirectly alongside the proposedland. They noted that the N.F.V.G.had arranged letters to be printedand delivered to all resident in NewFarnley. At a District wide level, itwas not possible to write to all resi-dents in New Farnley, therefore thecouncil would like to thank thegroup for raising awareness withinthe area.

The group have been reassuredthat they will be kept informed ofany further developments regardingthis matter; we will keep residentsinformed of any information that wemay receive.

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The members of the Vision Groupwork very hard on behalf of thecommunity, we lobby, write letters,email, telephone and basicallybombard local councillors withrequests on issues that affect theresidents of New Farnley. Whetherit is the bus service, children’s playarea, speed limits, horse manure,dog waste, proposed planning andmaintaining the history and ethosof the village – we will fight for theright action to be taken.

Over the past months we havebeen lobbying the local council andplanning department on a few prob-lems where planning permissionand strict guidelines of buildinghave not been adhered to, whichmay mean that the building workinvolved in these issues may haveto be taken down and started again.

We have on your behalf spoke atthe Council Meetings with regard tothe proposed building on the fieldbetween Castle Ings Gardens andLow Moor Side, at this moment intime the Butterfly Field land is beingwithdrawn from sale.

We have managed to get thespeed limit reduced on WhitehallRoad from 50mph to 40mph; thespeed limit will be reduced to20mph along Lawns Lane throughthe Maples and onto Chapel Lane.We are also in discussion with LeedsCity Council with regard to a pedes-trian island on Whitehall Road justabove the bus stop at Woolley Av-enue, although we are not sure howlong this will take we will perseverewith this on the grounds of publicsafety.

We have an on-going problemwith dog waste and litter and somepeople will say there are notenough bins around! well within thesmall park in the middle of the

village there are over10 bins and weare awaiting more bins being in-stalled on the outskirts of the vil-lage. We have requested these to goat the top of Low Moor Side, WalshLane and down Whitehall Road.

However we can have as manybins as possible but it is up toeveryone to keep the village tidy, soplease do look after our village it isa nice village and together we canmake it look better - thanks.

These are just a few of the issuesthat we undertake on behalf of thecommunity, if people raise issueswith us then we will do our best toresolve the issues for you - butthese things do take time, so pleasebe patient. We are in regular contactwith various Councillors who serveand assist the community in manyways.

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Gardening Club

If you feel you need assistance forfree advice contact:Armley One Stop Centre 0113 395089, Leeds Citizens Advice Bureau 0844 477 4788If you have been a victim or knowsomeone who has been a victim ofScams and Fraud contact any of thefollowing:West Yorkshire Trading Standards0845 404 0506, Stop Loan Sharks0300 555 2222 or email: stoploansharks@leeds.gov.ukCheck out the West Leeds DebtForum on www.westleedsdebtforum.com

Feeling the pinch?

The Vision Group - What We Do

With spring around the cornerFarnley people are getting

ready to welcome the influx of vi-brant greenery and colourful flow-ers as nature whets’ our gardeningappetite. In the forefront will beMoor Top and district GardeningClub members who will alreadyhave made their gardening prepara-tions in anticipation of anothergood gardening year.

Although there is so much to doin the garden theyt still find time toattend the regular monthly meetingin the Lancasterian Schoolroom (al-ways a well attened event). Indeedthe club operates at maximum ca-pacity and has a waiting list of en-thusiastic would be members.

Some activities spill out into thecommunity thus providing social in-terest to may supporters who at-tend these special events – Theannual plant sale and the annualShow and of course the club”s in-volvemet with the Village Fete.

Additionally the club will againcompete at the Leeds Flower Showin August at the Leeds GrammerSchool. Their attractive displays inthe Societies Class have earnedGold awards for the last two yearsand hopefully a Best in Show awardwill be the target this time.

The club appreciates the supportit receives, thanks all those whogive it and looks forward to seeingyou all at the 2014 events listedbelow.Upcoming Events:

Saturday 17th May - Plant at theCommunity Centre at 10.00am

Saturday 5th July - Village Fete,Lancasterian School Room 2.00pm

Saturday 16th August - AnnualShow at the Community Centre2.00pm.

The New Farnley Vision Groupwebsite has a host of activitiesto view that are held at:-

Lancasterian School Room:There will be a Car Boot/Table topsale on Sunday 6th April 10.00amto 1.00pm - £5.00 per table.The Lancasterian School Room‘sSummer Village Fete will be heldon Saturday 5th July 2014, 2 - 4pm - so come along.

To hire the school room contactJenny Jamieson (Treasurer) Tel:2853536

Community Centre:(Gardening Club) Saturday 17thMay - Plant at the CommunityCentre at 10.00am

Saturday 16th August - AnnualShow at the Community Centre2.00pm

Band Concerts:New Farnley Hall Park:1st June, Horsforth Leeds CityBand13th July, Leeds Central Corps, ofThe Salvation Army

New Farnley Village Park:6th July, Horsforth Leeds CityBand10th August, West YorkshireBrass Band

What’s on corner

Recently there has been severalthefts of lead from business

premises on Chapel Lane. Therehas been several thousand poundsworth of lead stolen. If anyone hasany information regarding this orfeels they have witnessed anythingimportant please contact us on0113 2414999. Farnley Neigh-bourhood Policing Team have in-creased patrols in this area andhave been advising companies onways of improving their security.Several steps have already beentaken to improve overall security inthe area. Officers from Pudsey Po-lice Station are also workingclosely with scrap metal dealersacross the West Leeds area to pre-vent anyone cashing in metalwhich may have been obtained byillegal means

Residents in Farnley are beingasked to take care and keep an eyeon their neighbours, especiallythose who may be elderly and/orliving on their own. There has re-cently been an incident on KirkdaleGrove where a vulnerable adult hasbeen repeatedly targeted bythieves who have entered her prop-erty and removed items withouther permission. We would urgeresidents to report any suspiciousincidents on the police non -emergency number of 101. LocalPCSO's will continue to patrol thearea to ensure offenders are appre-hended.

On 15th November trustees ofthe Lancasterian Hall came to-

gether to welcome David Thorntona local author and historian, to cel-ebrate the 200th anniversary of theschoolroom. The LancasterianSchoolroom was founded in 1813and renovated 1875, it was set upinitially to educate 500 boys, alibrary was formed for the elderboys to use, and the elements ofmathematical drawing were taught.The schoolroom is now used forlocal community purposes, i.e.Summer Faye, Christmas Carrols,Women's Institute (WI), Moor Top &District Gardening Club, New Farn-ley in Bloom, Church of Englandservices (once per month) functionsand meetings. The building is alandmark on Low Moor Side Laneand is separated from the built-uparea of Upper Moor Side.

David Thornton gave a fascinat-

ing talk about the history of theschoolroom and the surroundingarea, what the schoolroom wasoriginally used for and how thecommunity use it now.

We had a book launch “The Bi-Centary of the Lancasterian SchoolRoom” which David signed and Pieand Peas were on sale £3. It was awonderful and entertaining eveningwith a knowledgeable insight intothe schools history.

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The Lancasterian Schoolroom BiCentary

Tree Planting

We are very pleased to receive adonation from Mick Waring,

Area Officer for Environment &Neighbourhoods Directorate Parksand Countryside has very kindlycontributed 4 Sorbus Trees (Moun-tain Ash) which have been plantedin the village. Two have beenplanted in the park on the grass atthe side of the multi play unitbasketball area. The other twotrees have been planted at the topof the village green in front of theCommunity Centre.On behalf of the community wehave contacted Mr Waring to thankhim for his support as these treeswill add to the rural surroundingsof the village.

News from your Local NPT

As some of you may be aware,here at Neighbourhood Action,

we are very fortunate to have a min-bus which we share with another

Older People’s Service – OWLS(Older Wiser Local Seniors), based InHeadingley.

Having access to the minibusdoes help us organise regular tripsand activities for our members andservice users, with the 14 seater-plus driver and volunteer ,often en

route to Morley & Crossgat forshopping, pub lunches andone off trips, such as a recent

one to the filming of Countdown,at Salford Quays.

Because we share the bus it isnot always possible to have it asoften as we would like but we arehoping to expand on our days andtime if there is enough demand, andmay be able to hire it out to otherCommunity Groups in the near fu-ture – so watch this space!

I look forward to meeting you allat Neighbourhood Action events.

Neighbourhood Action

NFVG making links with NPT

TThe New Farnley Bowling Clubheld their Awards Evening in the

Community Centre as usual; thehall was packed with members andfriends who were all eager to hearwho had won which award.

John Ingham was the Master ofCeremony with quips andhumorous quotes throughout theceremony and Julie Henderson pre-sented the trophies.

The evening was wonderful eachwinner collecting their trophy to thesound of applause and cheers. Asthe evening wore on the food wasserved to everyone’s delight fol-lowed by music and dancing – athoroughly enjoyable evening foreveryone involved. Congratulationsto all the winners.Photographs of some of the winners.

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Bowling Club

New Farnley In Bloom have con-tinued to work hard this year, in

close partnership with our friendsfrom the New Farnley BowlingGreen, New Farnley CommunityCentre, St Jame’s Church and par-ticularly with Michael Waring fromParks and Countryside who isbased at Farnley Hall.

All the 26 tubs situated aroundthe village have had various sea-sonal planting, and the Springbulbs have been a wonderful splashof colour helping all the weeks ofwind and rain be a fading memory.

At the last NFIB meeting 4th Feb-ruary 2014 Michael Waring kindlyattended and gave the group an up-date of the work his team had un-dertaken around New Farnley whichhave included.

Additional flower beds havebeen introduced to New FarnleyPark, with the possibility of furtherplanting to be undertaken.

Thousands of bulbs have beenplanted amongst the shrubs in thepark.

There has been regular mainte-nance of the park and more re-cently his team have pruned all theshrubs hanging over the footpathleading down to the Co-op.

The entrance to Farnley Hall Parkfrom Lawns Lane is regularly main-tained and is looking lovely.

The ‘Upper Moor Side VillageGreen’ which is an adopted VillageGreen (adjacent to the Woodcock) ismaintained on a regular basis, andmore recently Parks and Country-side have planted additional shrubsto the boundary wall of the green tohelp improve the environment.During the meeting members en-quired about other issues whichParks and Countryside may be able

to support these included addi-tional litter bins.

Horse Riders using the New Farn-ley Community Village Green as abridle path, it was suggested fur-ther tree planting may help. Parksand Countryside would help sup-port this. (since the meeting somenew trees have been planted by histeam)

Summer planting will take placetowards the end of May/June using

a theme of red and white begonias& lobelia to commemorate the FistWorld War.

There was also a suggestion touse some red poppies which wouldbe very vibrant reminder.

We will introduce some smallshrubs around the New FarnleyCommunity Centre’s Village Greensign and some summer planting.

Finally the NFIB is pleased to an-nounce that after negotiating withLeeds City Council and the High-way’s Team they have securedsponsorship for the large traffic is-land to the junction of Back Lane,Whitehall Road and GildersomeLane.

We are anticipating that they willstart the work in April of this year,the New Farnley In Bloom is open toall residents and we would welcomeanyone to come along to our infor-mal meetings. The next meetingwhich will be held at the Lancaster-ian School Room on 12th May at1.00pm, any ideas and suggestionsare welcome.

New Farnley In Bloom Members

New Farnley in Bloom

Maggie Thompson (Co-ordinator) Tel: 2854219Jenny Jamieson (Treasurer) Tel: 2853536Steve Fletcher (Chair) Tel: 2194623Christine Edmunds (Secretary) Tel: 2852453Liz Room (Designer & Editor)

Tel: 2799966

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