tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38479896793930600362011-06-06T23:49:24.632ZIf we want to determine the future of the place we love and hate then we need to identify who we are and what we want to do and act collectively. There are precedents of communities who have connected together, and mobilised to bring about regeneration. We all feel passionate about different bits of Armley, why not use this as our collective SOAP BOX to find out if anyone else shares our concerns, and can provide support and advice?Emma Bearmannoreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847989679393060036.post-17622537137692000772007-05-20T11:10:00.001Z2007-05-20T11:10:54.235Z

Why I'm determined to stop bookies taking over our high streets Amid the fuss about casinos, the spread of betting shops has been ignored. Nick Mathiason explains why his own neighbourhood is fighting back Sunday May 13, 2007The Observer It was not hard to guess why the owner

Emma Bearmannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847989679393060036.post-47534776616369103992007-04-23T10:55:00.000Z2007-04-23T11:05:50.350Z

The Armley Forum was chaired by councillor Janet Harper and was fairly well organised. My main problem was hearing everything that was said due to people grumbling under their breath and a lot of coughing.Subjects that were discussed were:Armley Leisure Centre - alleged poor conditions of cleanliness both of the the pool and the centre as a whole. The deputy manager defended the condition

nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06859527758712195070noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847989679393060036.post-12704904573604370362007-04-18T05:56:00.000Z2007-04-22T11:40:37.786Z

Listen to an ambassador from Britain's friendliest street on BBC Radio Leeds 18th April at 7.45 amLACK OF TRUST AMONG NEIGHBOURS HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO BOOST COMMUNITY SPIRITConfirming concerns that community spirit is in danger of becoming a thing of the past, a new survey has revealed that nearly 60% of Brits confess to never having borrowed anything from a neighbour. Over 35% said that they

Emma Bearmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847989679393060036.post-6321837232758032032007-04-03T11:29:00.000Z2008-11-13T02:41:51.391Z

No excuses, if we want to have a say then here's the place to do it, with the rest of Armley's fine community, councillors and the local council officers who know what's going on!Click here to be taken through to a very informative site all about the plans for Armley and regeneration.The next forum meeting is 17th April 19:00 at Armley One Stop Centre.Any questions or to join their mailing list

Emma Bearmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847989679393060036.post-20508107934443167082007-03-29T16:40:00.000Z2007-03-29T17:16:20.002Z

Another post on Art and Creativity.One of my pet themes that I am trying to research is what is the link between art, creativity and regeneration?Is it something that needs the local government to sponsor, or is it something that springs up and grows gradually? Or both?Does a place that has lots of creativity going on always end up having the middle classes come in and push the poor out?What does

Emma Bearmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847989679393060036.post-59577394636712604142007-03-29T16:20:00.000Z2007-03-29T16:50:27.380Z

I know I bang on about Armley being full of amazingly creative people, but is it true?Just cos I know a couple does that make it so?The other day in conversation a person residing in Beeston told me that Armley was about as creative as a sh*t sandwich (sounds like something you could get funding for if you filmed the process).They referred to the Armley they knew, which was a bit clichéd but

Emma Bearmannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847989679393060036.post-31732691505762821512007-03-28T17:02:00.000Z2007-03-29T16:51:36.368Z

Gentrification pushes out the poor for the benefit of the rich. Not many can argue against that. I want the working class of Armley to stick around and not become the latest victims of the insatiable developers of Leeds.However, if there is some happy medium that could enrich the area and modernise the facilities I gotta say I would vote for that.As a business graduate I would offer the

nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06859527758712195070noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847989679393060036.post-71187288797795012902007-03-27T12:59:00.000Z2007-03-27T13:07:54.958Z

An open apology.It's hard sometimes to be clear about your motives, and recently I have questioned mine.Just because people are busy and active does not mean that they don't care.Having a blog site and an ego = BAD KARMA!So without being too cryptic, I just want to say that I do think all of the people currently trying to make a real difference to Armley need to be acknowledged for their

Emma Bearmannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847989679393060036.post-84788863112916146382007-03-23T08:07:00.000Z2007-03-29T16:52:09.732Z

Armley Town Street is in the worst state of decline and fast becoming a ghost townYesterday the retail space we hoped could be a catalyst for positive change for Armley went the way of other clone towns, and was granted permission to become a super large betting establishment. Who am I to complain, surely we all need a massive space to go place our bets on Grand National, I never did care to do

Emma Bearmannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847989679393060036.post-53509386010169890572007-03-21T15:55:00.000Z2007-03-21T22:48:57.353Z

Don't be alarmed that this post is not in the normal jovial tone that the Armley Tourist Board fosters. This may be a bit serious in it's mission but we want YOU, yes YOU the people of Armley to use this site a bit more.In the current absence of a community forum like the great Cops and Robbers site we are hopping that you will contact us to being given admin rights to post away about the matters

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