Adel Crag Association wish to share with you that we have not given up on trying to find a suitable play area for children to play.  We have been in contact with a company who can help us through each stage of our project should the need arise.

Before we can proceed any further we need a suitable area for the project to go, avoiding it being too close to housing and without spoiling the natural beauty of our village.

We are presently looking at land off Tile Lane and at the side of Adel St John the Baptist school.

Should anyone have any alternative suggestions please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you.

A COUNCILLOR is calling for action to tackle weekend parking problems in a north Leeds neighbourhood.

Residents have complained about Sunday morning parking congestion near Bedquilts playing fields at Adel.

Coun Barry Anderson (Cons, Adel and Wharfedale) said the problems caused by overspill parking when the pitches are in use on Sundays had recently got worse.

He said: “The number of teams using the pitches, and therefore the number of cars visiting the area, has increased dramatically, making current car parking provision totally inadequate.

‘The situation is now wholly unacceptable.

“On a Sunday morning, Adel Lane is almost totally parked up on one side from St Helen’s Lane to church Lane.

‘This reduces the lane to a single track road, causing total gridlock at times.

“The city council’s parks and countryside department need to seriously consider whether the current car parking provision is adequate.

“Part of this could be looking to ensure that users of the current two car parks are maximising the space available.

“In the meantime, however, visitors to Bedquilts cannot be allowed to cause mayhem for residents on what should be a peaceful day.”

Published in the YEP 7th November 2012

We recently distributed over 350 copies of our Autumn newsletter to local residents in Adel… Adel Woods, Wayland Approach, Wayland Croft, Adel Mead, Adel Vale, Moor Croft, Woodstock Close, part of Long Causeway and the Mulberry’s including Tile Lane.

We would like to distribute more to our local area but unfortunately due to resources does not allow us to do so.  However, should you require a copy please let us know through our website and we will obtain you a copy.

Thank you.

Publisher
Adel Crag

Francis Garbutt attended the Adel Association meeting held at The Stables, Church Lane speaking for residents from Adel Crag Residents Association.  The meeting was well attended by over 100 residents.  Cllr Barry Anderson chaired the meeting due to unavailability of the Chair, Dr Barrie Hopson and Vice Chair, Paula Brown.

The debate was very interesting but many residents had concerns about traffic and the wider development opportunities.

Should you wish to read the Minutes from the meeting please Click here… 

Some of you may have heard on the grapevine that there may be plans to remove the School Crossing Warden due to this service being under used.

We are concerned about the possibility of losing this service after a long and hard campaign by parents and our association to try and improve the road safety in our area.

To avoid this from happening could parents please encourage their children to use the School Crossing   Warden rather than take an alternative route to school.

There are approximately 20 children per day currently using this service but to make it cost-effective 50 would be a more ideal number.

We have been told that the School Crossing Warden and the Head of the School are considering offering a reward scheme of some sort for children who use the School Crossing Warden.

It is extremely important that parents taking their children to school who have not used the service could you please start to use the Warden now.  “If we do not use it we may lose it.”

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