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2026-02-23 Pure Barlow |
The Lord Gascoigne presents tribute artist Pure Barlow on Saturday 28th February from 7.30pm. Book your table now. |
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2026-02-23 Garforth Beer Festival |
This year?s Garforth Lions? Garforth Beer Festival will take place on Saturday 11th July at Garforth Country Club. Further details and ticket information to follow |
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2026-02-22 Fashion Show |
There is a Fundraising Fashion Show at and in aid of the Old Girls? School Community Centre on Thursday 26th March. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Tickets are ?6 and include a glass of Fizz, from ticketsource.co.uk/savct |
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2026-02-22 Brighouse Town 1-2 Garforth Town |
Romario Dunne gave Brighouse a seventeenth minute lead, which lasted until midway through the second half, when Owen Marshall pulled the Miners level. Second half substitute Eddie Kettlewell grabbed a 94th minute winner to end Garforth?s three game winless run in dramatic fashion. |
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2026-02-21 Pancake Success |
The Pop in for a Pancake at St Mary?s Garforth raised just over ?400 for church funds. |
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2026-02-21 Wellbeing Wander |
RSPB St Aidans are holding their free monthly Community Wellbeing Wander on Wednesday 25th February. This is a free event aimed at improving physical and mental health and is great for those who want to try walking for the first time. Meet outside the Little Owl Cafe for 11:00. |
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2026-02-20 Don?t Feed the Horses |
Locals have been asked by the farmer not to feed the horses in the field on Barwick Road. Some of the horses there are on strict diets and are undergoing vet treatment, and your ?kindness? will kill them. |
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2026-02-20 Food Bank Collection |
There will be a collection in the car park of St Mary?s Garforth between 2pm and 3pm on 23rd February. Alternatively, contributions can be left in the box in the link at any time. As always, any contributions are gratefully received. |
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2026-02-19 Music and Mingling with Emma |
Emma is a talented solo pianist known for her delicate interpretation of popular songs across every style of music. She is performing at the Old Girl?s School on Friday 13th March. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Tickets are ?8 which includes first drink from ticketsource.co.uk |
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2026-02-19 Bin There? |
Leeds City Council are installing 1,000 new litter bins across the city and Kippax ward councillors are looking for suggestions on where to place further new bins across their ward. |
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2026-02-18 U13 Girl Footballers Wanted |
Swillington Saints are looking for U13 girls (year 7/8) for season 2025/26. |
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2026-02-18 Match Postponed |
Garforth Town?s Saturday home game against Consett was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. New date to be announced. |
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2026-02-17 Looking for a Reception Class Space? |
Is your child due to start Reception in September 2026? If you missed the deadline, there is still time to apply to St Benedict's in Garfortrh. They would love to welcome you in ? why not give them a call to arrange a visit and see their school for yourself? They welcome families of all faiths and backgrounds. Call 0113 2869819 for more information |
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2026-02-17 Kippax Gala |
Kippax Gala is relocating from the usual venue at Kippax Common and will be at Kippax Welfare Sports Ground on Saturday 6th June 2026 from 11am to 5pm. Applications are now open for stall holders and a booking form can be requested via email from gala@kippax-pc.gov.uk. Groups and charities are free. Businesses are ?25. Food vendors are ?50. |
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2026-02-16 Welly Walk |
Visit RSPB Fairburn Ings on Tuesday 17th February for a Family Welly Walk & Scavenger Hunt. This FREE drop-in session for 3 to 11 years olds runs from 11:00-13:00 - no booking needed. Children must be accompanied by an adult. |
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2026-02-16 Free Cooking Session |
There is a free cooking session for 14 to 17 year olds at Garforth Methodist Church on Monday 16th February from 10am to 1pm. Lunch and ingredients provided. Email eco-friendlygarforth@ gmail.com for details. |
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2026-02-15 Garforth Villa Gala |
Garforth Villa Football Club Gala takes place over the weekend of 20th and 21st June 2026 at Garforth Academy. The club are looking for lots of sponsors from local businesses. All funds raised go directly back into Garforth Villa Football Club, with a percentage supporting the current U12 teams? 2027 tour (Spain / Holland). |
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2026-02-15 National Nest Box Week |
Did you know that the week between the 14th and 21st February is known as National Nest Box week? At Fairburn Ings they stock a range of nest boxes that are perfect for our feathered friends. They currently have a 20% off offer on selected styles, so hurry down while you can! |
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2026-02-14 Cas Vegas King |
There is an Elvis Tribute Night at the Legion Kippax on 14th February from 8pm. Tickets are ?6 for adults and ?2 for children. |
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2026-02-14 Summer Village Caretaker |
Kippax Parish Council recently advertised a vacancy for an additional summer village caretaker. Please note application forms can be requested from clerk@kippax-pc.gov.uk . Applications to be returned by 15th February. |
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2026-02-13 Is There Anybody There? |
Spiritualist medium Steve Holbrook is back on Friday 5th June at The Old Girls? School Community Centre in Sherburn in Elmet. Doors open 7:00pm for a 7:30pm start. Tickets from TicketSource. |
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2026-02-13 Tea with Your MP |
Local MP Keir Mather will be at St Mary the Less in Allerton Bywater on Friday 13th from 10am to 11am to answer any questions and help with any problem you may have. |
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2026-02-12 First Steps Playgroup |
This baby and toddler group meets at St Mary?s Church Kippax every Thursday morning from 10am to 11.15am. For more information call Elizabeth on 07739151701 |
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2026-02-12 Transport Planning |
The Combined Authority are looking for people to join a community group to help develop the new Local Transport Plan for York and North Yorkshire. The Local Transport Plan will set out the strategic approach to improving all forms of transport ? walking, wheeling, cycling, public transport and driving ? and creating an integrated transport network across the region. |
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2026-02-11 Valentine?s Cuppa and Craft |
There is a Cricut paperR09;flower crafting session on Friday 13th February from 11am?12 noon at Sherburn and Villages Community Library. No booking needed, no experience required ? just a relaxed adultR09;only session with all materials (and hot drinks!) provided. |
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2026-02-11 Community Lunch Outing |
Kippax Community Club are organising a menued lunch to the Crooked Billet on Wednesday, 4th March leaving the Kippax War Memorial at 12.00 noon. Coach travel is included. The cost is ?20.00 per person, non-refundable. Call 07525 403348 for more details |
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2026-02-10 Bubbles Swim School |
The Bubbles Swim School at Holiday Inn Leeds ? Garforth has swimming lesson spaces available on Wednesday and Thursday from 4pm to 7pm. |
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2026-02-10 Multimeet |
Kippax Scooter Club Multimeet takes place on Sunday 28th June at 12.30pm at Kippax Welfare Sports and Social Club. There wil be trophies for 5 classes, music and food. Money raised goes to Yorkshire Air Ambulance and the Prince of Wales Hospice. |
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2026-02-09 The Moondogs |
Live band The Moondogs will be performing at The Eversley Park Centre on Friday 20th February at 7pm. Also on the bill is Miss Sixties Sadie Shore |
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2026-02-09 Community Contact Drop In |
The Garforth, Swillington, Kippax, Methley and Villages Neighbourhood Policing Teams, will be holding a drop in community contact point at Garforth Police Station, Lidgett Lane, Garforth on Sunday,22nd February from 10am to noon. |
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2026-02-08 Factory Shop Closes |
The Original Factory Shop inside Kippax Co-op has closed after their contract was not renewed. |
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2026-02-08 Ossett United 2-1 Garforth Town |
Luca Bolino and Fionn Murphy put the hosts into a commanding lead on Saturday and, although Luke Aldrich pulled a goal back, Garforth couldn't claw their way back. |
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2026-02-07 Kippax Community Pantry |
The community pantry opens at St Mary?s Lower Church Hall on Saturday mornings from 9.30 to 10.30am for members who are charged ?5. From 10.30am to 11am admission is free to everybody for surplus food only. Proof of local address required. No referral needed. |
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2026-02-07 Wild Swimming |
Swillingtonwilds are planning to open a wild swimming lake with a wood fired sauna at Swillington Farm. Membership applications will be open soon. Opening date to be announced. |
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2026-02-06 Kippax Community Club |
Kippax Community Club meet every Monday afternoon from 1.30 to 3.30 at Kippax Cross Hills Court in the Community Room. They charge ?1.50 and provide tea/coffee and biscuits. They have monthly talks or demonstrations, quizzes, games which includes bingo and family fortunes or play your cards right. If you would like to join them you will be made most welcome. There is never any need to book. |
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2026-02-06 Free2Be Nightclub |
The Free2Be nightclub for people with learning difficulties takes place at Garforth Workingmens? Club every Tuesday from 6.30 to 8.30pm. Entry is ?5. Opening night is Tuesday 10th February. |
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2026-02-05 A Novel Way to Murder |
Kippax Dramatic Society?s next murder mystery event is entitled ?A Novel Way to Murder?. Dates, venue and cost to be announced soon. |
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2026-02-05 Self Defence Course |
There is a one day self-defence course for adults at Swillington Village Hall on 21st February from 10am to 4pm. Learn simple, effective techniques. Visit justselfdefence.co.uk for more details. |
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2026-02-04 Club Concert |
The Kippax Band February Concert takes place at Kippax Band Social Club on Sunday 8th February. Doors open at 6.30pm. Concert starts at 7.30pm. Cost is ?5, with members free. |
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2026-02-04 Jailed for 30 Months |
A man was left with a fractured spine after angry thug Dale Day, 28, turned on him near Garforth railway station. The man tried to intervene when Dale Day was damaging fences on Aberford Road. Day kicked and punched the man repeatedly, before trying to push him into oncoming traffic, Leeds Crown Court heard. He was jailed for 30 months. |
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2026-02-03 Store Renovations |
Lidl Garforth will close at 7pm on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th February whilst for some store renovations |
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2026-02-03 Train Services Blocked |
Network Rail said emergency services "safely dealt with" an incident in the Church Fenton area on Saturday afternoon. The incident blocked all lines between York and Leeds on Saturday morning. |
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2026-02-02 Speed Checks in Swillington |
Officers and Leeds City Council parking services attended Astley Lane, Swillington on Thursday to conduct speed checks and parking enforcement patrols which resulted in several individuals receiving words of advice on this occasion. |
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2026-02-02 E-Bike Seized |
The Leeds District Off-Road Bike Team seized an adapted E-Bike in Kippax, found to be capable of travelling up to 50mph and the rider was reported to the courts for driving without insurance. |
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2026-02-01 Motorbike Recovered |
The Leeds District Off-Road Bike Team have located a stolen moped from Methley and a stolen motorcycle from Kippax, and both were returned to their owners. |
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2026-02-01 Rained Off |
Due to the heavy rain in recent days Garforth Town?s home game against Bridlington on Saturday was postponed following a pitch inspection. |
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2026-01-31 Quieter Hour |
Sherburn Library is introducing a weekly ?quieter hour? session on Monday afternoons from 2nd February, come and join them for a calm library experience. |
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2026-01-31 Police Issue School Parking Tickets |
PCSO?s conducted School Streets parking patrols on the 28th January 2026 at Great Preston Primary School, following continued reports of individual breaching the local traffic regulation orders in place. Several tickets were issued to motorists found to be in breach of the order, and patrols will continue. |
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2026-01-30 Pop in for a Pancake |
Shrove Tuesday is on 17th February and St Mary?s Garforth will be hosting ?Pop in for a pancake? ? tickets available from this week - ?5 per person, family tickets ?8, under 5?s free. |
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2026-01-30 Waste collection Scheme |
From 13 January, Sherburn residents can pay for their licence for the 2026 garden waste collection service. A licence costs ?52 for collections between March and early December. The licence covers one 240-litre wheelie bin to be emptied fortnightly. Anyone who wants to have more than one bin emptied, will need to pay for a licence for each additional bin. |
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2026-01-29 Springsteen at the Cinema |
Sherburn Cinema will be showing Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere on 13th February at 2pm. Tickets are ?6, doors open at 1.30pm. |
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2026-01-29 Longterm Road Closure |
From 2nd March till 4th December a section of the Ridge Road over the railway bridge will be closed to traffic whilst the bridge is replaced to accommodate overhead cables on the rail track. Vehicles will be diverted via the A63 and A642 and the diversion will be clearly signposted. |
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2026-01-28 Garforth Badminton |
Garforth Pendas Badminton Club play on Mondays at Garforth Leisure Centre from 8pm to 10pm. If interested, call 07779 870997 for more details. |
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2026-01-28 House Building Consultation |
Bellway are preparing a planning application for 250 homes on land west of Finkle Hill, Sherburn. They will be attending a Consultation Event at the Old Girls? School on Thursday 29th January from 3pm to 7pm. |
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2026-01-27 Cas Vegas King |
Elvis Tribute act Cas Vegas King is performing at the Legion in Kippax on Saturday 14th February from 8pm. Tickets are ?6 for adults and ?2 for children. |
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2026-01-27 Independent Visitors |
Garforth Leisure Centre are hosting staff from Leeds Independent Visitors Scheme on Monday 10th February from 10am to 3pm, who will be available to answer any queries and provide information on the great IV scheme they run, supporting young people living in care. Please pop down and have a chat if this is something you could spare the time to do. |
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2026-01-26 Sherburn Golden Gala |
Sherburn?s 50th Gala takes place on Saturday 16th May. Make a note in your diary. More information nearer the time. |
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2026-01-26 Fun Football Training |
Garforth Villa are looking for 4 to 6 year old girls to come and join their Mini Villa Football training sessions. Call Simon on 07734 527048 for more details. They are also on the lookout for parents/guardians who?d be happy to help support and run sessions (no experience needed ? just enthusiasm!). |
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2026-01-25 U3a Summer School 2026 |
U3a will be holding its annual Summer School at The Hawkhills in Easingwold. The three night residential school is ?495. A day delegate pays ?256 inclusive of lunch and dinner. A wide range of courses are available to attendees. |
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2026-01-25 Garforth Town 1-0 North Ferriby |
Garforth kept themselves in the hunt for a playoff place after a dramatic added time goal claimed their first competitive win over North Ferriby in twenty seven years. Owen Marshall was quickest to react in a goalmouth scramble to score the only goal, deep into added time. |
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2026-01-24 Cuppa Connect |
Every Tuesday afternoon, 1 till 3pm, up to March 2026, ?Cuppa Connect? will run offering a warm, welcome space for anyone in Sherburn in Elmet at the Old Girls? School. This is a multi-generational space, so parents with young children or older people are welcome, and anyone in-between. Every week, they?ll offer free hot drinks and cakes. |
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2026-01-24 Adaption Pathways Meeting |
The next meeting of the West Yorkshire Adaptation Pathways Garforth Flood group will be in The Miners' Welfare Hall on Saturday February 7th from 09.30 till 12.00. Three further meetings to be agreed between then and June. |
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2026-01-23 Rugby Players Wanted |
Kippax Welfare Rugby League girls U12s are looking for new players. Training is Wednesdays 6.30 to 7.30pm at Kippax Welfare. Contact Coach Gemma via email: gemmapd.kippax@gmail.com Or just come along and get involved! |
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2026-01-23 New Cash Machine on Main Street |
A new cash machine will be installed on Garforth Main Street after plans were agreed with the council. The ATM will be fitted at Garforth Mini Market. It will be monitored by CCTV and be accessible to disabled customers. |
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2026-01-22 Badminton Players Wanted |
Garforth Badminton Club is wanting to expand its membership. They play at John Smeaton Leisure Centre on Fridays from 7pm to 9pm. Call Rod on 07511 300764 for more information |
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2026-01-22 Temporary Summer Village Caretaker Wanted |
Kippax Parish Council are looking for a Village Caretaker to work on Fridays during the summer. Applications to the Parish Clerk by 15th February. |
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2026-01-21 Wildlife ID Workshop |
Join RSPB St Aidan?s Winter Wildlife ID Workshop on 23rd January between 1pm and 3pm and enjoy a free cosy hot drink after your walk. Cost is ?8 to ?13 from their website. |
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2026-01-21 Police and Communities Together |
Kippax and Methley Neighbourhood Policing Team will be holding a Police and Communities Together meeting on Wednesday 21st January from 6pm to 7pm at Valley Ridge Kippax. Come along and have your say about how your neighbourhood is policed. |
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2026-01-20 Nursery Places Available |
Great Preston C of E Primary School has nursery places available for September 2026. Contact the school on 0113 2320034 to come and have a look around. |
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2026-01-20 Redcar Athletic 4-3 Garforth Town |
Garforth were left stunned at the weekend by a stoppage time winner at table-toppers Redcar. Charlie Marshall's hat trick strike put the Miners in front for the first time in the second half, but late drama saw the league leaders net twice in the dying minutes to claim victory. |
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2026-01-19 Jigsaw Puzzle Sale |
St Mary?s Garforth are having a sale of jigsaw puzzles on Sunday 25th January after the 10.30am service in the Parish Centre. |
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2026-01-19 PPG Meeting |
Kippax Hall Surgery is holding a Patient Participation Group meeting on Thursday 29th January, starting at 5pm. New members welcome. Come along and join in. |
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2026-01-18 Sunday Scene |
Sherburn u3a?s Sunday Scene Group are holding a Sunday Lunch at the Crooked Billet on 18th January at 1pm. |
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2026-01-18 150th Anniversary |
During 2026, Sherburn and Villages Community Trust are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of The Old Girls? School in Sherburn in Elmet. Look out for a series of special events. |
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2026-01-17 Sherburn Camera Club |
On Monday 19th of January, Mr John Campbell will be sharing his photos from his African safari and visit to Dubai. The meeting will be held at All Saints Church Hall, Sherburn in Elmet, commencing at 8pm. All are Welcome. |
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2026-01-17 Mid-week Muck-In |
There is a Community Mid-week Muck-in at St Aidan?s on Wednesday 21st January. Meet at 9.30am outside the Little Owl Cafe, the session lasts till 12:30. All equipment and tea & cake provided. |
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2026-01-16 Contact Point Meeting |
The Garforth, Swillington, Kippax, Methley and Villages Neighbourhood Policing Teams, will be holding a drop in community contact point at Garforth Police Station, Lidgett Lane, Garforth every three weeks on a Sunday morning from 10 am - 12 noon, with the first contact point being held on Sunday 1st February. |
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2026-01-16 Affordable Homes Ready |
Housing developer Vistry has completed and handed over the first affordable homes at its Newsam Rise development at Skelton Gate, Pontefract Lane. The development, close to the Services area at junction 45, is in Garforth and Swillington ward, a mile west of Swillington. |
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2026-01-15 U10s Rugby Players Wanted |
Kippax Welfare Rugby League U10s are back in pre-season training and are on the lookout for new players to join their amazing squad for 2026. Training Times are Mondays 5:30pm to 6:30pm (with plans to move to 2 sessions per week later in the season). Open to boys and girls currently in School Year 5 (2025/26 school year). Contact Coach Andy Cowell on 07545 633407. |
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2026-01-15 Channel 5 Stars |
Seven young students from Stagecoach Performing Arts Garforth and Wetherby have appeared in the latest series of Channel 5?s Animal Care Club, filmed at locations across Yorkshire. The children were selected to take part after submitting headshots and self-tapes, and went on to help care for pets, farm animals, wildlife and zoo animals. The successful students, aged 7-9 and from Garforth, Micklefield, Rothwell, Methley and Wetherby, assisted vets and animal carers at sanctuaries, wildlife centres and farms across the region learning first-hand how to care for animals while being part of a national TV production. |
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2026-01-14 Footballers Wanted |
Swillington Saints Girls U13s football team are looking for strikers, midfield players and defenders. For more information call Luke on 07592154076 |
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2026-01-14 Inquest Opens on Sixth Form Student |
An inquest has been opened for a Sherburn sixth-form student who died in a crash between a car driven by a Leeds woman and a minibus carrying nine teenagers. Eleanor Hague, 16, died in the collision involving a white Mercedes Sprinter minibus and a Hyundai i10 car on Toulston Lane in Tadcaster on 1st December. |
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2026-01-13 Sponsors Wanted |
Kippax Welfare Rugby League U8s are on the lookout for a few more local businesses to jump on board and support this fantastic group of little superstars. If you?re a business wanting to give back to the local community, support youth sport, and gain great exposure then contact Paul Steele on 07789 811546 to discuss the available options. |
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2026-01-13 Winter Beast |
The St Aidan?s Winter Beast race takes place on 8th February at 11am. The distance of the race is 6.66 miles and entry fee is ?19 -?21. Online entry at racebest.com closes 10am on 7th February |
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2026-01-12 Learn Karate |
Phoenix Karate Leeds offers a true martial arts experience. Training is on Monday 6pm to 7pm at the Garforth Methodist Church and every Friday 4.15pm to 5.15pm at the Garforth Welfare Hall. PAYG (Pay As You Go) ?5 per lesson. |
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2026-01-12 Successful Santa |
This Christmas, Garforth and District Lions? Santa and his elves raised a whopping ?14,149.03for charity with their street collections around the district. |
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2026-01-11 Board Games Day |
There will be a Board Games Day at the Old Girls School in Sherburn on Sunday 22nd March from noon to 5pm. There will be a wide selection of modern boardgames available to play or bring your own, meet some new gaming buddies and have a great time. ?3 per player, pay at the door, cash or Paypal. Under 18s are welcome but must be accompanied by a paying adult for the duration of the event. |
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2026-01-11 Another Match Postponed |
For the second game in a row Garforth Town?s match has been postponed. Saturday?s Game away at Hallam was postponed due to a frozen, snow-covered pitch. A new date will be announced when it has been agreed. |
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2026-01-10 Match Postponed |
Garforth Town?s home league game against Lincoln United on Tuesday night was postponed due to a frozen pitch. |
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2026-01-10 Battery Storage Appeal Submitted |
Leeds City Council have received an appeal regarding the refusal of planning permission for the Battery storage facility in Ledston. |
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2026-01-09 Emergency Services Called to St Aidans |
Emergency services descended on St Aiden?s Nature Reserve near Allerton Bywater on Sunday afternoon following a serious incident in which a ?person slipped and broke her leg.? Incident Response teams, paramedics, and an ambulance attended the scene. |
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2026-01-09 Pact Meeting |
Allerton Bywater, Kippax, Methley and Villages Neighbourhood Policing Team, will be holding a Police and Communities Together (PACT) Meeting at Valley Ridge Community Centre, Kippax on Wednesday, January 21 from 6pm to 7pm. |
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2026-01-08 Clothing Bank Collection |
Garforth Lions will be collecting used clothing at Garforth Country Club on Wednesday 14th January from 1pm for the Clothing Bank, which will pass them on to hundreds of people in our area. |
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2026-01-08 Flood Risk Workshop |
The Environment Agency and Leeds City Council are inviting Garforth residents and businesses to a Community Flood Risk Workshop at the Miners? Welfare Hall on Saturday 17th January from 10am till1pm. They are looking for local people to help Garforth prepare for future flooding and share ideas on making your town stronger and safer.
More details in the linked leaflet. |
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2026-01-07 Food Bank Collection |
There will be a collection in the car park of St Mary?s Garforth between 2pm and 3pm on the 12th January. Alternatively, contributions can be left in the box in the link at any time. As always, any contributions are gratefully received. |
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2026-01-07 Contact Point Meeting |
The Garforth, Swillington, Kippax, Methley and Villages Neighbourhood Policing Teams, will be holding a drop in community contact point at Garforth Police Station, Lidgett Lane, Garforth every three weeks on a Sunday morning from 10 am - 12 noon, with the first contact point being held on Sunday 11th January 2026. |
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2026-01-06 Literature Festival 2026 |
Aberford Literature Festival 2026 takes place on 19th to 21st June. Make a note in your diary. |
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2026-01-06 Congratulations Mary MBE |
Kippax Councillor Mary Harland has been awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours list for service to the community. |
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2026-01-05 Cycle Marking |
West Yorkshire Police will be holding a cycle marking and registration event at Garforth Police Station on Saturday 10th January from 1pm to 3pm. |
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2026-01-05 Pontefract 2-0 Garforth Town |
Garforth lost their New Years Day derby match, falling to two second half goals. The home side took the lead on 68 minutes and doubled that lead from the spot ten minutes later, following a foul that led to Jamie Barkway?s dismissal for a second yellow card. |
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