August 2015 - Alwoodley Community Association

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Registered Charity No. 523749
Issue: August 2015
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Tel: 225 7412 C
C ACA President - Mrs Sally Harris
O ACA Chairman - Mr Chris Hatton
Mob: 07841 428 930 O
N ACA Secretary - Mr Brian Wilkinson
Tel: 267 2627 N
T ACA Treasurer - Mr Simon Taylor
Tel: 267 9751 T
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Tel: 267 3951 C
C ACA Membership Secretary - Mrs Sara Hamilton
Mob: 07580 148 832 T
T ACA Hall Bookings Secretary - Mrs Alison Taylor
Mob: 07581 426 570 S
S Social Club Chairman - Mrs Charli Marshall
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
August 1st - Yorkshire Day
August 16th - South African Food Festival
Sept 5th
- Beer Festival
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CAROL AND CLIVE
WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO THANK ALL OUR CUSTOMERS
FOR THEIR SUPPORT
OVER THE LAST 19 YEARS
Chairman’s Notes
Well, summer is finally upon us and the ACA is continuing to
thrive! It has been lovely to see so many people enjoying a
drink in the sun. Long may it continue...
With the opening of the brand new Family Room/Sports Bar,
we now have a fantastic venue for watching sports on the big
screen and also for more energetic partying. If you haven’t
seen it yet, go take a look - it really is amazing. Many of you
came down to the official opening, so a big thanks to all of you
too: it was lovely to see people sharing in the moment...
A huge thanks to Charli Marshall for her enthusiasm and vision
and in particular to Simon Marshall for all his hard work. We
would never have done it without you. Also... a huge thanks to
all of you who donated time and money to making it happen. It
is that community approach that makes the ACA so unique.
The Family Fun Day was a success, with both adults and
children enjoying a fair few games of rounders and a beautiful
sunny day... thank you to those who attended and hopefully we
will see you all again on Yorkshire Day (1st August) - we will
have a hog roast and live music for all to enjoy!!!
All welcome...
Right. I am off to watch Federer vs Djokovic in the Wimbledon
Mens Final.
Until next time.
Chris Hatton
Chairman
ACA GOLF TOURNAMENT
A game of two shirts.
On the one hand we had Jeremy Lea, resplendent in bright
orange Yorkshire Tea Shirt, tailored shorts and a natty titfer.
And on the other we had Nad Shah, looking as if he’d just
arrived from a night’s clubbing, in an Armani Innit polo shirt
and faded jeans. Now the romantic version of this report
would have Nad upsetting all the odds, sinking outrageous
putts and storming to victory. It wasn’t like that. On a hot and
sunny Friday in early July, Jeremy kept his cool and swept to
an impressive 42 points to take the guest’s prize in the annual
ACA golf tournament at Wike. But then Jeremy has been
playing for some while and knows what he’s doing. As for Nad,
well he has only just taken up the game and made full use of
the whole course. There again, we’ve all been there and he
showed enough flashes of good play to suggest he’ll get
better. He took it all in good spirit, including his award of the
booby prize.
Runner up for the guests was Ron Walker with Tony McKenna
the ACA member winner, just pipping Dave Colley. The team
prize was won by a strong line up of Jeremy Lea, Dave Colley.
Phil Abbiss and Richard Smith. Nearest the pin for the par
threes went to Adam Tomlinson, Geoff
Rhodes, Richard Smith and Jeremy
Lea. Next year we might just forget to
invite Jeremy. The big hitter’s award
went to Laurie Bailey in three shots
nearest the pin on the second.
Many thanks go to Michael Bell for
once again organising the event so
efficiently. It was suitably celebrated
back at the ACA afterwards.
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TAKE TWO
CHANGING ROOMS
The last few weeks have seen a steady but ultimately
remarkable transformation of the Family Room. It must be at
least two years ago that Paul Townend conceived the idea of
refurbishing the room and initial plans were drawn up. Then
the project stalled, partly because we weren’t sure where the
financing was going to come from. A year ago the funding
thermometer was put up and gradually money started to come
in through fund raising events and some generous donations.
Finally, earlier this year work started. Down came the photos
of every team to have represented Alwoodley FC, ever. Down
came the ceiling and out went the furniture. A team of
volunteers scraped walls and rubbed down and with the
impetus of Charli Marshall’s determination to get the job done
and husband Simon’s expertise and design skills the project
took shape. Before, it looked like this:
And now we have a modern, state of the art
room that members and guests will want to
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be in, catering for a range of interests.
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Congratulations should go to all who were
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involved in the project and thanks to all who
contributed and to the ACA for their moral and financial
support. On the evening of July 4th a number of
members, young and old witnessed the re-opening of the
room and all were impressed by what had been achieved.
SUPPER CLUB
Watch this space.
The supper club resumes on 13th October with details
of speakers in September’s Announcer
PARISH COUNCIL
Over the last few weeks we have
had three suggestions for
community projects, none of which
can go ahead without involvement
from residents, so over to you!
1) FREE VEG!
A resident has asked whether it
would be possible to have an "incredible edible" scheme in
Alwoodley where members of the community can grow
vegetables for all to use. Several of these schemes have been
set up in Leeds - there is one you may have seen near the
Clock Tower in Oakwood. Leeds City Council encourages
these schemes and the Parish Council would be willing to
provide support if there is enough interest in the area. So
contact us if you would like to be involved.
2) CRICKET
Boxing Day cricket matches were regularly held in Alwoodley
in the past. Maybe some of you remember them - either as
players or spectators. It has been suggested to us that this
tradition be revived and if you feel you are able to organise or
play in this event please get in touch.
3) FAMOUS ALWOODLEIANS?
Another recent suggestion put to the Parish Council is to install
blue plaques to recognise notable people who lived in the
Alwoodley Parish area. We are aware that there are strict
criteria that must be met but before we can even start to get this
PARISH COUNCIL (cont)
project off the ground we would like to hear from you. Is there
a famous person you know of who you feel deserves to be
nominated for a blue plaque in Alwoodley Parish? If so, let us
know!
PARISH COUNCIL VACANCIES
Yes, there are still places to be filled on the Parish Council and
we will be discussing applications at our September meeting,
so if you want to apply please get in touch by the end of August.
If you're happy with the work we're doing and want to be part of
it, come and join us, and if you're not happy and think there are
things that could be improved, don't sit there grumbling, come
and join us, too.
Our long-awaited new Village Green sign has finally been
installed and we hope you like it as much as we do!
The Village Green is the only piece of public green space
within the Parish and the sign symbolises its value to our
community, both now and long into the future.
The first six mini flower beds have now been planted up and
are looking very colourful. We have already received some
positive comments and are now considering other suitable
sites.
Your Parish Councillors
www.alwoodleyparishcouncil.org
PLEASE SUPPORT
YOUR CLUB
Tennis Section
On 17 May we ran a successful Open Day as part of the Great
British Tennis Weekend. The event ran from 10am – 4pm and
the courts were busy throughout the whole six hours.
Approximately 60 people attended and as a result we have
been pleased to welcome several new members to the club.
Thanks to all club members who helped with the event and to
our coach, Danny, who was very busy all day.
The day before we also had an informal fun family tournament
sponsored by Quorn. This was a doubles format with one adult
member and one mini red junior on each team.
Congratulations to the winners Richard and Declan Mc Manus,
who were invited to play other winners in the area at a
tournament in Ilkley, which they very much enjoyed.
Social tennis continues every Wednesday evening from
6.30pm onwards. On Fridays we start at 6.15pm with an hour
session of cardio tennis as a warm up. Adult coaching for
beginners and improvers takes place on Sunday mornings at
9.45am and you do not need to be a member to participate in
this or the cardio session. There is a small charge for these
sessions, but you do not need to book - just turn up.
Junior tennis
Junior coaching for children aged 9 and over takes place on
Saturdays. There are 4 different sessions based on age and
ability between 12.30am and 4.30pm. Mini tennis for children
aged 4 - 8 continues on Friday afternoons at 4.30pm and
5.15pm and on Sundays at 9am. For further information about
junior tennis, please contact our junior coordinator, Diane
Corscadden, on 267 5252.
For further details about any of the above please check out our
website www.alwoodleytennisclub.org.uk
HAPPY HOUR
Fancy a drink on the way home
from work
or
after a spot of gardening
or a walk?
£2.50 a pint.
5 - 7 pm
Thursdays and Fridays
The Social Club will be open.
Bar Staff
Interested
BIRKDALE
in a spot of bar work?
If so the Social Club
would like to hear from
you.
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Contact Charli on
07581426570.
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