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2010-03-10  Garforth Library Draws the Crowds

Garforth Library opened with a bang in February with a series of hugely successful events. Over 100 children took part in a workshop by award winning children's author and illustrator Nick Sharratt. 132 kids attended the Lion Learners storytime and 153 kids attending the puppet show and puppet-making workshop.  

2010-03-10  Charity Prom Night at Selby Abbey

Sherburn Sinfonietta and York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir will entertain an audience at a Selby Abbey charity event on March 20 from 6.30pm. Tickets are 5 pounds, available from Abbey Travel in Selby, the abbey gift shop or from the chairman on 01757 705308.  

2010-03-09  Fans Turn Out for Charity Football Match

A crowd of 1500 turned up at Garforth Town to watch a team of Leeds United stars of the 80's play a charity game in aid of childrens cancer charity Candlelighters in memory of two Leeds United fans murdered before a match in Turkey ten years ago. The match ended 5-2 in favour of the Simon Grayson XI. 

2010-03-09  Residents Asked to Use Noticeboards

Aberford Parish Council are asking residents to refrain from attaching notices to lamp posts around the village, which usually results in littering and damage to the lamp posts, and instead use the various parish council notice boards located at Pump Hill, the garage, on the house opposite Highfields, plus further boards at the Methodist Chapel, Church and Village Hall (where permission to place notices will be required)  

2010-03-08  Brigshaw Celebrates Ofsted Success

The latest Ofsted report on Brigshaw School has detailed many 'Outstanding' and 'Good' gradings. Inspectors said that Brigshaw has a clear vision, good teaching, an extensive curriculum and outstanding care, guidance and support, ensuring that the quality of learning and progress is good. They were particularly impressed by the outstanding contribution that Brigshaw pupils made to their school and wider community.  

2010-03-08  Aberford Parish Council Meeting

The next monthly meeting of Aberford Parish Council will be on Tuesday 16th March, in the School Hall, commencing at 7:30 p.m. The Agenda will be posted on the Notice Board at Pump Hill.  

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Editorial Comment

WiFi Garforth 

Project Cirrus, courtesy of the School Partnership Trust and Leeds Learning Network, is to provide broadband wireless internet access to all families with children at any one of the member schools of the Trust. They will provide 125 access points throughout the town enabling the filtered internet access currently available in local schools to be accessed at home, free of charge. Whilst there are the obvious big brother concerns about who decides what is filtered out and whether access is restricted to member schools or freely available to all local residents and businesses (who are almost certainly paying for it), the Trust and the council are to be applauded for an idea that should be hugely beneficial to the community.  

Mayoress of Garforth 

Congratulations to Garforth Councillor Andrea McKenna and her Councillor husband Jim on their appointments as Lady Mayoress and Lord Mayor respectively of the city of Leeds from next May. It is a great honour to represent our city in this way and she will not let us down. Well done councillor.  

RAF Blows Windmills Away 

The proposed wind turbines at Micklefield have been rejected by the Council because they will affect radar at nearby RAF airfields, jeopardising the lives of aircrew using them. A good decision, why risk lives unnecessarily when any other field in Leeds would be equally as suitable as the one at Hook Moor? Fortunately we have Councillors and MPs across the city who have spoken out strongly in support of building windfarms. They will no doubt be scouring their constituencies for a suitable plot of land. But don’t hold your breath.  

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