Global are staging an event aimed at young people on The Green in Acomb. Hours are 10:30am – 12:30pm. Admission is free. On offer will be games, crafts, face painting, inflatables, sports, competitions and a cafe.

We’ve asked for detritus to be cleared from near homes at the top end of Gale Lane.

We’ve also asked for the area in front of the Gale Farm Court flats to be swept. There is still alot of salt/grit on the roads and pavements left over from last winter.

The mystery of the goal posts that suddenly appeared in the middle of the Tedder Road park has been cleared up. Lowther Street based Councillor Stephen Burton has written to the local media claiming “credit” for getting the goal posts installed.
Residents were amazed to see the posts arrive as there had been no recent consultation on the issue. Last year residents living close to the park had opposed the provision of five a side posts fearing that they would draw even more footballers into the small park.
Instead they favoured directing teenagers to the, much larger, designated playing field at the bottom of Foxwood Lane.
Residents wanted to see 2 metre high railings – similar to those that secure the Foxwood park on Bellhouse Way – installed. A proposal to do this was submitted by Liberal Democrat Councillors but it appears that the bid has not yet been agreed for funding from the Council’s “target hardening” budget.

The judges came yesterday to judge Foxwood in Bloom and we await the results.
Over the last few years residents have planted crocus in the grass verges as well as daffodils at corners of junctions and this past year have planted up tubs outside flats on the Foxwood estate and have planted more than 50 saplings in Foxwood Park.
The judge gave us lots of ideas to pursue in the future and if you want to get involved then contact Shirley Gumley on 793437.