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THE HEADINGLEY NETWORK A Community organisation dedicated to preventing the decline of central Headingley (in NW Leeds) and improving the environment and facilities for those who live and work in the area |
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Campaign for a Headingley Council HEADINGLEY NETWORK is campaigning for a council for Headingley. We have held two public meetings in the last year, the first to explore the idea of whether a campaign would be popular with residents of Headingley, the second to launch the campaign. In both cases there was an impressive turnout (over 100 at the second one) and we were impressed with the enthusiasm of people for this idea. The process of setting up a council requires us to collect the signatures of at least 10% of the voting population first. This is the stage we are at now. For more details, including a map showing the proposed area to be covered by the new council, see the Headingley Council page. |
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Headingley residents have become increasingly concerned about the numbers of young drinkers being attracted to the many pubs in Headingley. Most Headingley pubs set out deliberately to target younger people who are travelling long distances to start their evenings drinking in Headingley. Local residents suffer the consequences - unhospitable, noisy, crowded and smokey pubs, broken glass and litter in the streets, pavement fouling, drunkeness and rowdiness into the early hours. Local people and the Headingley Network have been working hard to affect planning proposals etc. Half the battle is finding out what the plans are. We need to track and monitor the brewers/developers and make sure that they do not evade their responsibilities to the local community. We have at last started to influence planning officers in resisting plans for pubs in the area. |
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Match Day Problems
Many people living near the Cricket Ground find the new public address system too much. They feel that it plays plays snatches of pop music etc. much too loudly. If you are
affected by this and/or the fireworks being let off quite late into the evening - contact
the ground directly or
Environmental Health. |
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Fly-posting Local residents are fed up with posters being plastered all over Headinlgey. Vacant shops, brick walls, lampposts, telegraph poles - all become victims to loud advertising posters large an small. At a Headingley Network meeting Councillor Paul Moxon said that the Council were considering installing some "Rotunda" octagonal constructions in Headingley to house posters/adverts etc. The organisations who fly-post would then be asked to make sure that they only use these for their posters. Blast the graffiti Some graffiti has been blasted away on Royal Park Road by the "anti-graffiti" team but there is still lots more that needs doing. There is a phone number to ring if you want to get rid of some mindless and stupid "artwork" near you. |
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See the Heal Web-site for their very useful Help for Residents page The Cricket & Rugby Ground:
Environmental Health: Tel 247 6026 Leeds Police: Licensing: Leeds Magistrates Courts, The Headrow LS1 3JP
Graffiti: Contact the
LCC Graffiti removal service, Litter: Contact
LCC Litter and Street Cleaning
Dog Wardens: Contact
LCC Dog Wardens |
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Martin Hamilton: 257 0196 (home) - martin.hamilton@leeds.gov.uk James Monaghan: 245 3777 (home); 247 4580 (bus) - james.monaghan@leeds.gov.uk David Morton: 247 4580 (bus) -
david.morton@leeds.gov.uk |
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Join the Headingley Network - £1.50 a household or £1.00 for individuals. Contact the chair: Lesley Jeffries: Tel 274 1011 See also: Contacts |
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Other Headingley Related Information HEadingley Against Landlordism (HEAL)
HEADWAY
Headingley Development Trust
Headingley Community Website
Older Active People - Living Active Lives
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