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12 WRITING ON THE WHARFE A submission from a local writing club always a fantastic read!
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WELCOME TO SUBURBAN LEEDS Welcome to edition 29 of Suburban Magazine. With the summer school holiday’s coming up, we hope that you find some ideas for entertaining the family in this month’s edition. Our August edition will still be in time for the remains of the long break – so please let us know if you have a community event coming up that you would like us to try and feature. Just a quick mention as well please for our reader photos section. This can be local scenery, pets, gardensanything you like really (family friendly of course). A lot of us are very lucky to see many lovely local photos on various community Facebook pages however, many of our readers do not use the internet or these groups and
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PEOPLE AND PRIZES NEEDED TO MAKE FUN DAY “PAW-FECT” Dogs Trust Leeds appeals for volunteers and donations for Fun Day Dogs Trust Leeds is hoping dog-loving locals will help out at its family Fun Day and also donate everything from chocolates to experience days and long-forgotten unwanted Christmas presents. The annual Fun Day raises thousands of pounds for the rehoming centre’s homeless hounds but to make that happen this year, they are in desperate need of donations of goodies and gifts, and people’s time on the day. Sarah Hey, Supporter Relations Officer and organiser of the Sumer Fun Day, says: “This is our main fund-raising event of the year
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PACKING UP EARLY Firstly, a very big THANK YOU to everyone who attended this year’s Leeds Birdfair at Rodley Nature Reserve on Saturday 24th June. It really was lovely seeing so many familiar faces and I really enjoyed hearing how many people were visiting the reserve for the first time. If you weren’t able to make it then you can see a summary of the day’s events via www.startbirding.co.uk/leeds-birdfair/ Remember I was telling you about the settled spring last month and that many of our song birds have been very successful with their chicks? Well there is a downside to that settled spring for us. Have you noticed how quiet it has become recently? Most of our song birds have stopped singing and our woodlands have already become dark and quiet. This happens every year of course but we seem to be a couple of weeks ahead this year which has made my last few bird song walks a little challenging. Still, there is plenty to talk about during those sessions as I explain what is going on for the birds during this time. Once a bird has brought up its brood, and we get past the longest day, its anatomy and physiology changes. The decreasing day length causes a change in the hormonal cycle resulting in the ovaries and testes shrivelling up. They won’t be needed until next year so the body economises and instead, channels its resources to replacing every feather, growing some extra ones and laying down fat for the coming winter months or for a migratory journey. Feathers are moulted in sequence to ensure that there are no bald patches so this can take a few weeks. You’ll notice that small birds become very secretive. They rush from tree to bush without looking around. Thankfully the density of the foliage is at its highest and is perfectly synchronised to provide cover and protection while moulting adults and juveniles are at their most vulnerable. You can help your garden birds during this time by providing energy rich food and by making sure your feeders are close to trees and bushes. Eventually, you’ll be able to see some very brightly coloured, fully moulted birds emerging. 10 | SUBURBAN MAGAZINE
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On rivers and lakes, you’ll notice that the male ducks are starting to look brown and dowdy. This is because ducks moult their flight feathers all at once and become flightless. The muted colours keep them well camouflaged until they grow new wing and tail feathers. Look for a ring of feathers starting to form around your local lake. This is the best time to collect feathers if you can reach them safely. See if you can find the curly tail feather of a male mallard or some large Canada goose wing feathers. It’s a great way to learn about the structure of feathers and you can mimic the way that birds preen their feathers by separating the strands and seeing if you can put them back together. Some wetland birds are still in the process of raising chicks. Look for the stripy heads of the grebe chicks and you may even see recently hatched ducklings, cygnets and coot chicks. One star bird this spring has been the first breeding record of spoonbills in Yorkshire. It’s not possible to see the nest at Fairburn Ings but, with luck, it won’t be long before the chicks fledge and are on view. Our Gledhow swifts are also busy bring up babies. I’ll be posting video clips of birds in boxes on the Leeds Swifts Facebook page. You can access this via www.startbirding.co.uk/leeds-swifts/ Linda Jenkinson teaches people about birds in and around Leeds. For details of classes email linda@startbirding.co.uk or call 07778 768719. Visit www.startbirding.co.uk or Start Birding on Facebook and Twitter
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THE PROMISE: IT WAS GOOD WHILE IT LASTED By Helen Collier
Tonight, I’m not going to bed. Tomorrow I will be out on the moors watching the sun rise on the longest day, marking the fulfilment of a promise to walk every morning at sunrise from the Winter Solstice through to the Summer Solstice. On Thursday, there’ll be a decision to make, should I get up and walk as I have done for close to 180 mornings or turnover, snuggle under the sheets and say, ‘Not today thanks, it was good while it lasted’ Last year had been a difficult year in so many ways, not only the huge shifts in the political world, the tragedy of war in Syria and Yemen but on a very personal level too, my beautiful brother in law finally let go of life after his light began to fade in the summer time. Discombobulated definitely described my state of mind as 2016 began to draw to a close. When I start eating fried egg butties every other meal, I know it’s time to do something. On the eve of the Winter Solstice inspiration came to me, if I was lucky enough to be alive I needed to take care of my health. It had to be done now, no waiting for a New Year’s resolution. I made the promise and give or take the odd day here and there I’ve fulfilled it, not too shabby. Through rain, shine, wind, fog, frost and a sprinkling of snow I’ve woken and gone out to walk at sunrise. During the course of the six months I have discovered many things. I know more about the sun by paying attention to it rather than taking it for granted. I’ve been surprised finding the difference in the time of the sunrise is not the same each day. It starts off around each Solstice with no change and then peaks at 3-4 minutes difference daily at the midpoint in March. The seasons have been fascinating as I‘ve watched winter change to spring followed by the beginning of summer. Of course, I knew different things happen in different seasons but never before have I seen it so closely. The 21st December was a dark and damp morning, what a sorry state the sheep in the field looked. Fast forward to 20th March and I’m looking at the same field, it’s still soggy and damp, there’s a sheep pressed up against a fence to my left. There’s a rock behind it. The rock twitches. The rock wriggles. The sheep notices me and jumps to its feet. The rock jumps. I jump. Another rock jumps. It’s my first lambs of the Spring! If you’d been wandering at dawn in God’s Acre, a local cemetery, on Good Friday you might have been surprised to find me lying out flat on my belly, not 12 | SUBURBAN MAGAZINE
practicing for the afterlife but photographing a carpet of primroses amongst the stones and the graves. What was happening to me!! I was getting hooked on my walks and on catching a photo of what I saw. One of the absolute highlights has been my encounter with deer. Initially my photographs were taken way too late and faraway, producing pictures reminiscent of the children’s book Where’s Wally. Often all that could be seen was a trace of their white bottoms hardly decipherable from the background. This was true until the morning I saw and heard a lone stag bark. At first, I thought he was barking a warning of my approach to other deer but a bit of research informed me he’d clocked me and was barking a warning to me! It all began to get a bit surreal as the next day I met a deer on the old railway track. We looked at each other and then she trotted off to the side to place herself in a beautiful spot for a photograph, framed by trees against the back drop of the golf course. I began to think maybe we had some spiritual affinity. I’ve photographed daffodils, bluebells, foxgloves, catkins, cherry blossom, trees, sunrises, silhouettes and the best photograph was the day I caught the sun sneakily rising through the honeysuckle. It was 4.35am in the morning and only a few steps from my door. These walks have opened my eyes. It’s definitely been good while it lasted and I’m absolutely sure that whilst the walk from the Winter Solstice through to the Summer Solstice comes to an end tomorrow I’ll be starting a new chapter capturing the sunrise from the Summer Solstice through to the Winter Solstice, another promise made in public. If you would like to see Helen’s photographs, search Google for Blipfoto and then search for Catching the Sun
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LEEDS UNITED FESTIVAL WINNERS A group of girls from Allerton Grange School won the top accolade of “Ultimate Team" at the Leeds United Foundation Festival of Sport. The event, held at Leeds Beckett University at the end of May, saw them compete for first place against teams from 16 other schools. The Festival comprised of a range of sports including boxing, badminton, netball, football and American football. The girls’ performance on the day was outstanding, despite the hot weather, representing Allerton Grange as a tough opponent when it comes to sport. Lina Bruzaite, Year 9, was selected for best performer in boxing, winning a certificate and a Leeds United t-shirt. The Allerton Grange Team were crowned overall winners due to their effort, attitude and politeness throughout the day, each receiving a free ticket to a Leeds United game of their choice. The whole team performed exceptionally well, leading to a unanimous vote from the coaches. 14 | SUBURBAN MAGAZINE
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KEEPING YOUR CHILDREN SAFE ONLINE THIS SUMMER With the school holidays fast approaching, parents across Leeds will be starting to think about how on earth to keep their children entertained for the long summer break. There are only so many days out, cinema trips and short breaks away you can do before you’ve completely exhausted yourself – and your bank balance – and this is when lots of us rely on technology to keep kids entertained. With more children than ever having access to smart phones, tablets, laptops and desktop computers turning to the internet for fun, entertainment and keeping up with friends over the holidays is second nature to most young people.
bullying. Sometimes bullying issues can spill over into the summer holidays with the internet providing a platform for children to carry on bullying behaviour even when they’re not in school.
Helen Westerman, campaigns manager for NSPCC North of England, says: “Most of us will happily leave our children to explore the internet and apps, on computers, tablets and mobile phones without checking what they’re up to, or who they’re speaking to.
When the bullying takes place in the playground it can often be a lot easier to spot the signs, with children’s belongings being ‘lost’ or damaged, physical injuries, being afraid of going to school, not doing as well in their school work, or asking for or stealing money to give to their bullies.
“Quite often we think they’re safe as long as they’re in our sight, or up in their rooms, but children are in as much danger of being approached by strangers online as they are on the street outside. “I don’t want to lose sight of the enormous positive potential the internet holds for children. It offers a great space for children to explore, learn and connect with friends and family– but as parents we should treat it with reasonable caution and make sure we have regular, open conversations with our children about their online lives. “It’s not just about knowing what sites they’re on or who they’re speaking to, although that is a really good start. It’s also about telling your children that they can talk to you if they see anything disturbing or upsetting online.” One of the real worries for parents over the summer holidays can be online 16 | SUBURBAN MAGAZINE
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“Childline can help them start talking about the problem, and how to find a solution. This can often involve them talking to a parent or other trusted adult who may be able to help.” Sometimes with online bullying, another barrier to parents understanding what is happening for their child is that the online world can be quite confusing. Some online apps allow children to be contacted anonymously, and this can also lead to them being subjected to bullying and other forms of abuse. The NSPCC’s Helen Westerman says: “With new apps coming out all the time, it can be a huge struggle for parents to keep up with the platforms their children use. Once you’ve learned the difference between a Snapchat Streak and a Periscope
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COLOUR RUN Dazzle and dash for cash as Martin House Hospice Care for Children and Young People holds its annual Colour Run in July. Martin House is asking runners from around the region to wear their whitest whites and prepare to be pelted with paint as they run around the 3.5km course at Stockeld Park near Wetherby on Sunday 23rd July. Perfect for families, friends and workmates, runners set off dressed in perfect white and end up as unique works of art as they pass through yellow, blue, green, red and pink paint stations on the route. A fitness coach will get the crowd warmed up before the start of the
run, and everyone who takes part will receive a Colour Run medal. There will also be Martin House merchandise on sale. Stockeld Park will also be selling cakes and refreshments, and it will be open at a discounted rate for people who have taken part in the run. Martin House provides care and support to children and young people with life-limiting illnesses throughout West, North and East Yorkshire – along with their families – at its hospice, in hospitals and in their own homes. It costs £20 for adults, £15 for
children (five to 15), £50 for a family ticket (two adults, two children) and group bookings of five or more adults is £15 each. There is also a free goody bag for people who raise more than £50 in sponsorship. You can sign up at www.martinhouse.org.uk, by emailing events@martinhouse. org.uk or by calling 01937 844569. Bereavement support is offered to families, often for two to three years after their child’s death. We also offer bereavement support to families whose child had a lifelimiting condition but did not have the opportunity to use the hospice. There is no cost to any of the families using our services. It costs in excess of £6 million a year to provide this care, the majority of which comes from voluntary donations and fundraising.
FRIENDS OF MEANWOOD PARK (MEANWOOD VALLEY) In these times of financial constraint many ‘Friends’ groups have been formed by volunteers to support the work of Leeds City Council Parks and Countryside Department in maintaining the quality of our lovely parks. The Friends of Meanwood Park are one such group, working under the Meanwood Valley Partnership banner to help preserve, protect, and enhance the beautiful Park for future generations. By volunteering their time and skills, the group have the chance to contribute to a wonderful environment and to learn to about the plants and animals that make the park their home. Meanwood Park is the 6th most visited park in Leeds (according to a recent University of Leeds survey for Leeds City Council) and it has some fantastic heritage features that are a 22 | SUBURBAN MAGAZINE
legacy of the Oates family. The group will be led by one of the LCC Park Rangers who has known the Meanwood Valley for many years and who is a mine of information about its ecology. There are some sessions already planned for the group to get out in the fresh air, have a bit of fun and exercise in a lovely part of Leeds and tackle various jobs including unblocking the mill race and removing invasive
plants. They are on: Saturday 15th July, Saturday 19th Aug and Saturday 16th Sept all starting at 10 am and finishing at 12noon. All are welcome to come along. Tools, wellies and gloves will be provided, but wear suitable work clothes and boots. The group will meet in the car park at end of Green Road, Meanwood. Tel: 07891 270855 for further details.
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ALWOODLEY REVIEW
Cllr Neil Buckley – Alwoodley Ward
There are three ‘high rise’ blocks of flats in Alwoodley Ward, next to each other in Alderton Bank. You can imagine local councillors’ response to the events in Kensington and our need for information. Council officers were on the case immediately and we have had regular, useful contact with them in the weeks since the tragedy. The three blocks in our part of the city, like those across
the whole of Leeds, are built to different specifications and use different materials from those used in London and there seems to be no grounds for concern. Housing department staff have been helpful and professional in their dealings with us and we are grateful for their help. But it leads us all to think of basic fire precautions in our houses, although fires in ordinary houses are now the lowest in history and the number of house fires in Leeds having reduced every year for two decades.
You can have a fire alarm fitted in your home by West Yorkshire Fire Service- just ring them and they will be around in a week or two to do a full fire safety review. You don’t have to be old, ill, living with children or living in a block of flats. The review and the installation of alarms are FREE and I can’t imagine why anyone should not want to ask for one. If you have any problem in reaching the fire service, just contact any of the three city councillors and we will be pleased to pass on your address.
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The recent hot weather has been almost unbelievable, with so much watering to do for pots, baskets conservatories and green houses. It is worth mentioning, it is better to give plants a good soak – rather than small sprinkles of water. Water retaining products are also a worthwhile investment, especially when you are going on holiday. In hot weather, it is better to raise the cutting height on your mowers, as grass slows down its growth and become stressed if cut too close. Later this month, feed the lawn with a specific summer fertilizer, to maintain a strong green sward. The grass will need watering after this treatment, so be ready to run out and apply the fertilizer, just as it starts to rain. The smell of dried herbs is just lovely, and this is the time to make a start when they are growing strongly. Dry them on sheets of brown paper, or in wide containers, and then seal them in airtight jars. Very soon your lavender plants will be flowering, and again you can cut bunches of these flowers for hanging
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up to dry – and then use them in winter. In the kitchen garden, look at drying off your garlic, shallots and onions as soon as the leaves start to yellow. Dig them up and leave then on the ground for a few days, then store indoors with good light and air circulation. The drier they are when stored, the longer they will last. Pinching out the tops of runner beans and tomatoes when the reach the top of their support, will direct all their energy into producing better crops. Keep sowing and eating your salad crops, as nothing beats the taste of fresh cut lettuce and radishes etc. To maintain you flowering bedding plants and perennials, continue to dead head on a regular basis – cutting out completely the dead stems of lupins, delphiniums and similar tall flowering plants. Roses are showing signs of black spot and other disease, which means you must maintain your spraying pattern of systemic fungus and bug insecticide. Repot cyclamen corms which have been dried off, using fresh compost, and then lightly water to bring them back to life. On the opposite side, continue to feed amaryllis bulbs, before allowing them to dry off for the winter.
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