Category Archives: Regeneration

Park Likely To Be Taken Out Of The SHLAA

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

As a result of Cllr Latty’s intervention on the Park being in the SHLAA,  and some complaints received from individual Friends, Leeds Planning asked FOPP for a map of the Park – which we have now given them.   Planning … Continue reading →

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Battle To Remove Park From the SHLAA

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Following on from the appearance of Parkinson’s Park in the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment, Councillor Graham Latty has taken up the issue with Leeds City Planning Department and demanded that it is taken off the list. At the same … Continue reading →

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Are Houses Going To Be Built On The Park?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Parkinson’s Park was given to the people of Guiseley by Frank and Albert Parkinson.  But, the covenant which used to be on the land deeds (and has been seen in the safe at Crompton Parkinson’s) has been ‘lost’.  The land … Continue reading →

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All Ready for a Hockney View

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

In a jostling, bustling, hogarthian, crowd scene, hands reached for guide books on Yorkshire, amidst the umbrellas, postcards, and souvenirs at the end of David Hockney’s A Bigger Picture.  The lad from Bradford, has done us proud; as people from … Continue reading →

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Showcasing Traditional Crafts on St David’s Day

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Peter Coates has started laying the copse hedges this week – Yorkshire Style.   Hedge laying is a traditional method of hedge management that dates back to pre-Roman times; there are different styles for different areas of the country, depending on … Continue reading →

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Oak Canopy & Logs – Questions

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

The tree work has generated many questions. One recent one is ‘why the oak tree canopy has been cut back, as it was lovely to walk under?’  Answer – It is dead wood that has been cut out of the … Continue reading →

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RIP Sycamore

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

At around 9.40am this morning,  a piercing ‘crack, crack’ echoed across Clapper Brow,  quickly followed by the shout of FALL from Paul Elbourne, of Beechfield Tree Services; then, the sycamore on the edge of the park gracefully fell over; small … Continue reading →

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Taming the Copse

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

We know, from all the feedback we have received,  that the ‘taming’ of the two copses in the Park has been a priority with a lot of people.  The main reason being their use as a ‘drugs den’ (both plastic … Continue reading →

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Mystery – Can You Help

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Between 8pm on Monday evening and 7am Tuesday morning,  someone decided that they didn’t like the new handrails on the steps.  Instead of just informing someone of their issue; they kicked the handrail down with heavy, muddy boots.  They then … Continue reading →

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Oooo; That Looks Brutal

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Unfortunately several trees in the Park,  mostly the horse chestnuts,  are dying.   Instead of felling them,  it has been decided to ‘manage the decline’, and carry out a form of pollarding.   By taking out a lot of the head and … Continue reading →

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