Community News

2010-07-31  Resident Anger at School Students Littering

Residents of Kippax are complaining about the way in which students leaving Brigshaw School at the end of term were tearing up books and scattering the litter in the street. When challenged over the mess, the pupils just walked on.  

2010-07-31  Yorkshire Day Celebrations

Local Yorkshire Day Celebrations on Sunday 1st August will include family games, tombola and a snowboard simulator at Fairburn Ings. West Yorkshire Brass Band will be playing at Lotherton Hall and Kippax Band will be playing at Wetherby Riverside  

2010-07-30  The Cost of Councillors

A study of Leeds City Councillor payments has revealed that Kippax councillor Keith Wakefield is paid fifty three thousand pounds a year and Garforth councillor Tom Murray receives over thirty seven thousand pounds a year. Figures for the other councillors in Kippax and Garforth wards were not given in the study. Payments made to councillors and details of allowances are published on the council’s website.  

2010-07-26  Teacher Raises Funds for Namibia Projects

Brigshaw music teacher Angela Wright raised over £800 when she cycled over 280 miles, from London to Paris, in four days. The money raised will help educational projects in Namibia.  

2010-07-25  Kippax Band Require Players

Kippax Band are currently recruiting for the positions of Solo Trombone, Soprano Cornet, Bb Bass and Percussion. If you are interested in joining, please apply in confidence to Colin Moss , Band Chairman Tel: 01977 709901 or email: colinmoss@talktalk.net  

2010-07-22  It’s a Rubbish Collection Service

Residents of Emley View, Kippax are complaining to the council that their brown bins, containing garden rubbish have not been collected for 5 weeks despite repeated calls and promises that they would be.  

2010-07-21  Agency Finally Act to Stop Brecks Smells

The Environment Agency is to take long overdue firm action at Brecks Farm, ordering the introduction of a covering for the slurry pond to significantly reduce the odour blighting the lives of local residents. Kippax councillors had complained about Environment Agency officers failing to resolve the problem despite visiting the farm over fifty times.  

2010-07-18  Callum Signs for Liverpool

Fourteen year old centre forward Callum Pilkington from Kippax has signed for Liverpool FC and has also been selected to go on an England training camp. The Brigshaw youngster, who was a junior with Bradford City when spotted by Liverpool, is an ardent Leeds United fan.  

2010-07-17  Kippax Poet in Concert

The poems of Jean Gittens from Kippax have been set to music and will be performed by Leeds choir Free Range at a fundraising concert at the Shine Centre on Harehills Road in aid of refugees and asylum seekers. Jean’s poems describe the struggles of local mining communities during the miner’s strike.  

2010-07-11  Tennis Balls Wanted at the Ings

Staff at Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve are asking the public for old tennis balls that can be cut up to serve as nests for harvest mice. Field mice numbers have fallen in recent years and nests in converted tennis balls are a proven success.  

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Clubs and Societies

1st. St. Mary's Scout Group Group Scout Leader Mr Simon Burgess 0113 2876126

Extend Exercise Pat Goodacre 

First Steps Elizabeth Anne Thomas 0113 287 0326

Kippax Amateur Operatic Society Anne Brookes 0113 286 2468

Kippax and District Local History Society Edgar Pickles 0113 286 4785

Kippax Community Association LorraineHarrison 0113 286 5211

Kippax in Bloom Mrs Pat Sammy  0113-2862283

Kippax Methodist Church Rev Robin Fox 0113 2877669

LeedsPhoenix Club Mrs M Watson 0113 286 7813

LorraineSchool of Theatre Dance Mrs LorraineHarrison 0113 286 9321

Osteoporosis Society - Leeds Branch Pat Goodacre 0113 286 8193

Royal British Legion - Kippax Branch Mr Fielding 0113 286 3734

St Mary's (CE) - Kippax Bruce Carlin 0113 286 2710

St Vincent Paul Society J T Guthrie 0113 286 3449

The Fitness League Miss Denise Perry 0113 286 4475

The Growing Zone, Gibson Lane, Kippax , Leeds LS25 7BQ  June Perkin  

Yorkshire Evening Post Brass Diane Carlisle 0113 286 2415