Welcome to Garforth Residents Association Web site.  
 

 

Next meeting Monday 28th September 2009, 7.30pm at Garforth Sports Centre.

Come along observe or have your say, we need your support to make improvements

 

 

Children’s Playground

Garforth Residents Association have got the green light for a new playground on Glebelands.

More info

   

 

Sports and Leisure Facilities in Garforth and Kippax.

On 19th November a successful deputation was presented, More info

 
 
 
  Children’s Playground

Garforth Residents Association are in the process of obtaining Grant Funding in partnership with our Council for the replacement of the Children’s playground equipment situated on Glebelands Field. The old playground equipment was removed because it had become old and was deemed unsafe.

It is hoped that the work on the playground will commence in March 2009. The cost of £140,000, the majority of the funds are to come from local landfill tax monies with funds from Grant Scape amounting to one third of the cost.

 
 
 
  Flood Group

The Flood Group of Garforth has teamed up with GRA and its members are welcomed as new members of GRA.

It is hope to swell our numbers further and set up a warning system for the vulnerable areas in Garforth where flooding has occurred in the past.

 
 
 
  Concern Regarding Youths

Representatives fromYouth Services, our local Councillors and Police are to be invited to our next meeting, which will be the first of the New Year 24th January 2009, 7.30pm at Garforth Sports Centre.

We would like to discuss the problem of large groups of youths congregating, roaming around the streets and unlawful drinking. Still a problem in Garforth and the Council are planning to take away our only public sports centre, where is the sense in that? We should be improving the facilities if we are going to encourage youths to be engaged in healthy lawful activities.

 
 
 
 

 

GRA kick starts Garforth in Bloom. Garforth in Bloom Website
Garforth Residents' Association is hoping to set up a Garforth in Bloom group and wants to hear from people who want to help.
A meeting takes place later this month for anyone interested in making Garforth a more attractive town.
Garforth Residents' Association is hoping to set up a Garforth in Bloom group and wants to hear from people who want to help.

 

Chairman, Phil Dunwell, said: "The projects we are aiming for at the moment are to plant flower beds at the new Welcome Stones and to carry out bulb planting in the autumn. But we want more ideas from people.

"There are 36 other towns and villages around Leeds which have an In Bloom group and we want Garforth to join them. It will be good for community spirit."

All the bulbs and equipment were being provided by Leeds City Council's parks department, he added.

The meeting takes place at Garforth Leisure Centre on Ninelands Lane on Monday, July 28, at 7.30pm.

 

Garforth welcomes its Welcome Stones.

Garforth now has three Welcome Stones based on major routes into the town.
Two are based on the A63 and on the A642 as you leave the M1 for Garforth.

They were developed jointly by ward Councillor Mark Dobson (Labour, Garforth & Swillington) working with the Garforth Residents Association.

Councillor Dobson said: "When I was elected in 2007 one of the first things I wanted to do was to let visitors know when they entered our community. I could not think of another town or village locally that does not have such a scheme in place.

"Once I had secured the funding I approached the residents association for ideas and a public consultation exercise was undertaken. The end result are three large bright and attractive stones with ironwork that leave visitors in no doubt as to where they are'.



Phil Dunwell, Garforth Residents Association chair, with Associaton members Shirley Raisey & Ian Forster with Councillor Mark Dobson.

 

 

Phil Dunwell, chair of Garforth Residents Association, added: "We are delighted to have been involved in this scheme. We have committed ourselves to develop and maintain flower beds around the three stones and are hoping to use this as a springboard for the development of a 'Garforth in Bloom' scheme.

"We will be holding a meeting very soon and hope to attract residents who want to get involved or already have a garden or a piece of land
they wish to show.

"We are also seeking support from our business community with a view to sponsoring hanging baskets on completion of the Main Street regeneration project. Our neighbouring communities all run 'in bloom' contests through the 'Leeds in Bloom' scheme and I feel Garforth needs to be at the forefront of such activity."

* For more infirmation contact Richard Gill at Leeds City Council on (0113) 2375301 or by e-mail at: Richard.Gill@leeds.gov.uk