West Ardsley Village

New bins have arrived at the reservoir and have been placed in strategic positions both for our use and ease of emptying by LCC refuse service.

There is now an additional bin at the end of the car park, and a further one at the kissing gate entrance to the reservoir.

Turn right towards the “windy side” and you will find 2 new bins opposite Reservoir House and the last new addition is in the corner next to the over spill.

A huge thank you to Yorkshire water and Leeds City Council who have worked together to arrange this.

We do hope that this will be a positive improvement and the bins get used on a daily basis.

It is very disheartening that after recent litter picks and placement of bins that rubbish is still being left on the floor; but now we have 7 bins rather than just 2 we really hope it will make a difference and help keep our local environment in tip top condition.

 

Mini Litter pick at the Reservoir

On Sunday 27^th May a few locals gathered in the sunshine at the reservoir to tidy up some of the mess left by others.

5 of us (plus one small person) collected approximately 15 bags of rubbish. This rubbish consisted of a lot of cans, disposable barbeques and far too many full dog poo bags.

It’s so nice to see so many people using the local facilities and walking around our lovely reservoir and it’s a shame that not everyone respects it.

As well as our newly elected councillor Ben Garner,  joining us we also had the support of 2 lovely chaps from the council who helped fill bags and they also sprayed some dog poo signs on the paths. There are now quite a few orange signs around the village, lets hope it deters people from leaving dog muck everywhere.

A huge thank you to those who came and it’s nice to meet more people who live near by, the community spirit keeps on growing.

Please watch the events calendar for more tidy up events coming in the next few months. Everyone is very welcome.

We have kindly been given some litter picking equipment for use in our community, by Leeds City Council, a huge thank you to Robert Finnegan for arranging this.

We have Leeds City Council bin bags, litter grabbers and some very fetching hi-vi vests!

We think it’s important that we take a pride in our community, after all, anti-social behaviour such as littering leads to more anti-social behaviour.

in the very near future we will be arranging community litter picks in various locations around our neighbourhood, including the reservoir which unfortunately has been left in an unpleasant state after the bank holiday weekend.

If you know of any areas that needs particular attention please do let us know, this week we will tackling the track at the bottom of Haighmoor Road which is part of the Leeds Country Way. unfortunately, some dog owners think it is acceptable to bag the poop and then hang those said bags from trees and fences.

Please do let your children and young people know the importance of taking litter home with them or using the nearest bin, as they will grow into adults who respect where they live.

Woodland Walk

On Saturday 12^th May the sun came out and the people of West Ardsley, joined by Andrea Jenkyns once again showed solidarity against the unstainable development of 299 houses in the fields surrounding Haigh Woods. Taking time to enjoy the beautiful bluebells that grow in the area local residents came out in force to enjoy the sunshine and cakes from a bake sale held in the middle of the woods.

The original deadline for comments and objections, of 16^th March 2018 has been extended to July 2018, until the outcome of the site allocation plan (SAP) is known. With this is mind WAAG are still campaigning and urging people who have not yet objected to do so to further strengthen the 2,400 objections that have already been delivered to Leeds city council planning offices.

The bake sale raised an amazing £130 and WAAG would like to say a huge thank you to those who donated and cooked. These monies will go towards campaign posters and literature.