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Plant A Tree For The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

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Planting a Jubilee Tree

UPDATE 9AM 17TH MARCH – TREE PLANTING IS ON

To celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s historic Dimond Jubilee in 2012, the Woodland Trust is encouraging people to come together in their neighbourhoods and plant small areas of trees.  The UK is one of the least wooded countries in Europe with only 4% native woodland cover; we should have at least twice as much.  So, the plan in 2012 is to create hundreds of wooded areas across the country, and 60 special Diamond Woods, all on public access land and for the benefit of all.  The idea is to  transform our landscape in a generation, provide bird and wildlife havens, and leave behind for our children a lasting and meaningful tribute.  The project includes the Woodland Trust’s new flagship Diamond Wood in the heart of The National Forest in Leicestershire

We are pleased to say, that the Friends of Parkinson’s Park, have been given 105 small Continue reading →

Steps Are Finished – Hurrah

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Alert Dog (on steps)

Well done to Pudsey Landscapes for some much better steps.  These should take the widest feet now, and hopefully alleviate slipping.  Congratulations, as well to Mr Oxley’s team at Leeds Council,  for a much improved path from Hillside.

Thank you also, to the gentleman who took this photograph of the steps for me; saving a walk around into the field.  I know I suggested you take a picture of your ‘dog’, but I was quite surprised to find myself on the photo as well !!!

Good News and Bad

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New gate at Greenshaw Terrace

Two things to report today,  one good, one not.  The good news,  is the first self closing gate has been fitted on the Greenshaw Terrace entrance, together with the door mat.

The other news, is that we have reported to the Council that the work they did on the Hillside end of Kelcliffe Lane before Christmas has left the bridle way in a worse condition than it was before.  Instead, of just a muddy lane,  we now have an even muddier ditch, full of lose rocks.   The land belongs to Kelcliffe Farm, however it is the Council footpath/bridle way department who have done the work.   Gerry Hill, who lives at Kelcliffe Farm has reported this to Ian Oxley, Enforcement Officer, Public Rights of Way, at Leeds Council,  as has Chris Parapia, from Friends of Parkinson’s Park.  For anyone else who wishes to complain Mr Oxley’s number is 0113 2375265 and his email is Ian.Oxley@leeds.gov.uk.

UPDATE – 19th January – The Council have been to have a look at Kelcliffe Lane at the Hillside End.  They have agreed that it needs ‘stoning up’ and that this will be done ‘in the near future’.