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July and August 2017
Church outlook
Summer (The Trinity) Edition
East Ardsley St. Michael’s & St. Gabriel’s Churches
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Vicar Revd Glenn Coggins Assistant Priest
TheVicarage,1Church Lane, (Non Stipendary)
East Ardsley, Wakefield. Revd Graham Green
Tel: 01924 822184
E-mail: [email protected] Licensed Reader Carolyn Walmsley
Pastoral Care - Kath Barker Tel: 01924 823164 Church Wardens - Kath Barker Tel: 01924 823164 - Doug Brown Tel: 07966018406
Deputy Warden - John Brayshaw.
Treasurer - John Brayshaw Tel: 0113 2532796
Gift Aid Recorder - Malcolm Rennison
P.C.C. Secretary - Glennis Haigh Tel: 01924 822029
Church Hall Bookings - Val Hargreaves Tel: 0113 2535892
Organist - Ken Sharp E-mail: [email protected]
‘Church Outlook’ Editor - Malcolm Rennison. Tel: 0113 2535107
E-mail: [email protected]
Advertisements - Richard & Kath Barker Tel: 01924 823164
Email: [email protected]
Distribution Co-ordinator - Mave Roberts Tel: 01924 823952
‘Web Master’ - Graham Green. E-mail: [email protected]
St. Michael’s Church WEB site : www.stmichaelspc.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/eastardsleychurch
https://twitter.com/ardsleychurch
Who’s Who St. Michael’s Church
Parish trip
Where? - Hull
When? - 5th August
Time? - 9:00am from Church Hall
Price? - £10.00 on booking
Mave
Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly! John Osbourne (Second Thoughts)
Who, What & When at St. Michael’s (with St.Gabriel’s, Fall Lane)
Children and Young People
Smarties 9:15 - 11:00am during term time. Wed. in the Church Hall, ages 0 - 3 yrs Contact: Barbara Vaughan 01924 823357
Sunday School 10:00 - 11:00am during term time in the Church Hall, age 3 upwards
Contact: Glennis Haigh 01924 822029
Seekers 7:30 - 9:00pm Alternate Sundays in the Church hall, ages 11 - 18
Contact: Craig Bardy 01924 458583
All Age Groups
Choir 10:00am service at St. Michael’s plus weddings,
Thursday choir practice 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Ages from 10 upwards,
Contact: Mavis Roberts 01924 823952
Bell Ringers 9:30am Sundays. Monday practice 7:15 - 8:45pm
Contact: Gordon Haigh 01924 822029
Men’s Group 7.30pm - as and when arranged - at the Conservative Club.
(unless an ‘out visit’ is arranged).
A social evening with a guest speaker/visit to a place of interest
Contact: Philip Joel Tel: 0113 2525973 or Email: [email protected]
Ladies Group ‘Girls Night Out’ meet second Fri. in month 7:30pm at Church Hall
Contact: Chris Swift. Email: [email protected]
East Ardsley Art Club 7:00pm - 9:00pm Wednesdays during term time
Contact: Val Hargreaves 0113 2535892
East Ardsley Flower Club 7:15pm on third Monday in month (except January)
in the Church Hall.Floral Art by Area,National and International demonstrators.
Contact: Marion Waldock 01924 828760
Kntting for the Needy 2:00 - 4:00pm 2nd Tuesday in the Church Hall.
A group who knit, sew, & crochet blankets & clothes for African Orphanages.
Contact: Hazel Rennison 0113 2535107
Prayer and Praise From 7:30pm onwards. Thursdays - Rotating House Group.
An inter-denominational group which includes study courses,
informal worship and music. A chance to learn new songs.
Contact: John Brayshaw 0113 2532796
Bible Study Group 7:30pm Tuesdays. An informal ecumenical House Group. Contact: Val Hargreaves 0113 2535892
Pastoral Care Team Visits to home communicants, the sick and bereaved,
and general visiting in the Parish. Contact - Kath Barker 01924 823164
Church Outlook printed by John Ord Print Service, Belle View, Wakefield
Items, articles and reports for inclusion in the next edition of ‘Church Outlook’
should reach the Editor preferably by email: [email protected]
(otherwise clearly written.) by the 30th July please.
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St. Michael’s Church Directory. Parish Trip. 2
The Vicar Writes. 4
July and August Church Services. 5
How to share what little you have. 5
Pets Service. 6
General Synod Votes. 7
Recipe of the Month. Are you a Dog Owner? 9
Community Litter Picking Day. Please Note. 9
From the Parish Registers. Church bells on the Wind. 11
Trinity and the Law of Three. 13
Treasurer’s Report and Comments. Adopted Charity. 15 Church Fields Development. 16 & 17 Community Mini Gala. 19
Community Defibrillator. The Apron. 21
God’s Garden. Harvest (Fruit & Veg,) Quiz. 23
A Leeds City Council Statement. 25
Christian Aid Matters. Notable Dates. 29
Who, What & When at St. Michael’s Church. 31
In this Edition:
Saturday:
1st July Please note: no coffee
morning on 5th August
due to Parish trip.
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Meetings usually held in St. Michael’s Church Hall
Cherry Tree Walk 7:30 pm
. . . to which all ladies are invited for a ‘girls night out’.
Fri. July 14th Afternoon visit to Cawood Nurseries. car share 1pm @ Church Hall
Fri. Aug. 11th Elvis night - 40th Anniversary of his death
For further information - contact:
Chris Swift. Email: [email protected]
‘Girls night out’
Meetings usually held at East Ardsley Conservative Club
(unless an ‘out visit’ is arranged) by kind permission of the Club Committee.
Wed. July 19th Please see ‘Pew Sheet’ for details.
Wed. Aug 16th Please see ‘Pew Sheet’ for details.
Secretary/Organiser Philip Joel who can be contacted by ‘phone -
0113 2525973 or by email - [email protected]
Men’s Group
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Dear friends,
In my mother’s later years she would often spend time reflecting on her life.
She lived to a good old age of 92 and brought up 7 children so there were many
memories for her to remember and give thanks. Now and again she would say
that she had had a good life, lived to over 90 and would love to give some of
her time to younger folk who died without having much of a life.
This comment of my mother’s was brought home to me when in May we had
the terrible bombing in the concert hall in Manchester. Many of those who died
had so much to live for and their lives in many ways were just beginning.
The terrible attack at the concert and subsequent loss of life and life changing
injuries brought home the fragility of life. It was a reminder to us all of what is
important in life and that is the love and friendship of another person. You can
have all the money in the world but that does not mean you will be happy.
Happiness and contentment comes when one shares one’s life with others, it’s
the giving, receiving and sharing of love.
Along with the heart rendering scenes from that awful night there were stories
of good deeds done by many people from Manchester and further afield. Here
we saw citizenship, decency and shared humanity on show as people rolled up
their sleeves and got involved. Being a passive on-looker was not for these
people and there were many heroes that night who put themselves out for their
neighbour in need.
There’s no easy answer here on how to tackle and deal with evil that lurks in
the shadows and seeks to destroy people, community and a way of life. It falls
upon all of us to pray and work for a world where love, respect for neighbour
and seeking the common good prevails.
There’s a story of a young Robert Louis Stevenson who was looking out of
the window one evening at the Edinburgh street in which he lived, when the
old-fashioned lamplighter came past on his rounds. The boy’s nurse called him
to come and have his supper, but he couldn’t bear to tear himself away from
this remarkable sight. ‘Look, Look!’ he cried, his face pressed against the glass,
‘There’s a man out there punching holes in the darkness’.
Let’s be people who punch ‘holes in the darkness’ knowing as St. Paul tells
us in Romans 8 that ‘nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God
in Christ Jesus our Lord.’
With best regards
Glenn
The Vicar writes ….
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NOTABLE DATES . . . .
July 1st Coffee Morning in the Church
8th Community Mini Gala
16th Pets Service
30th Deadline for items intended for Sept./Oct. Edition
Aug 5th Parish Trip
and . . . a date for your diary -
Friday 22nd September is Chris Swift’s
Macmillan coffee morning in Church Hall 10am till 11.30am
The Lord loveth a cheerful giver. based on 2 Corinthians 9 : 7
This year’s focus has been on ‘Refugees’
throughout the world.
Many thanks to all donators and collectors for the
£1,078.81 raised in East Ardsley which will help to give a degree of hope
to the vunerable.
Angela & Hazel ———————————————— o o ————————————————
This year’s Sponsored Walk (36th) attracted only 9 walkers yet raised
£1,095.50 for Christian Aid.
Many thanks to all those who sponsored Trish and Elaine.
House to House Collection
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CHURCH SERVICES
DAY & DATE SERVICE
JULY
2nd - SUNDAY
8.30 am Every Tuesday - Morning Prayer (said)
9.30 am Every Thursday - Holy Communion
30th - SUNDAY
Trinity 7. Holy Communion
9th - SUNDAY
20th SUNDAY
Trinity 10. Holy Communion
10:00am
10:00am
10:00am
10:00am
4:00pm
Trinity 4. Holy Communion
TIME
Trinity 3. Family Worship
Holy Communion - at St. Gabriel’s
Trinity 8. Family Worship
Transfiguration of our Lord
Holy Communion - at St. Gabriel’s
AUGUST
6th SUNDAY
10:00am
4:00pm
16th - SUNDAY
Trinity 5. Holy Communion
Pets Service - In the Churchyard
10:00am
3:00pm
23rd - SUNDAY
Trinity 6. Holy Communion
10:00am
13th SUNDAY Trinity 9. Holy Communion
10:00am
27th SUNDAY
Trinity 11. Holy Communion
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How to share what little you have and get it back !!
A rich man died who owned 17 camels. He had 3 sons and left one son 1/2 of his camels, another 1/3 and the final son 1/9 of his camels.
After a while they realised that they could not divide them as requested and were puzzled. A poor neighbour who had only 1 camel offered to give them his only camel and they accepted it.
The first son then got 1/2 of the 18 camels being 9, the second son 1/3 being 6 and the final son 1/9 being 2 bringing the total to the original 17 camels.
They then returned the one camel to the poor man with grateful thanks.
Share what you have and you will have it returned with thanks, in due course.
Received from John Brayshaw
One of the most difficult things to give away is kindness - it is usually returned. Anon
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T he General Synod has rejected moves to end
the tradition and legal requirement to read
banns for couples intending to marry in church
services.
Members voted against a Private Member's Motion calling for draft legislation to be drawn up to transfer 'ecclesiastical
preliminaries', the legal paperwork currently carried out by Church of
England clergy before a church wedding, to civil registrars.
“Clergy should be concerned with marriage teaching and preparation and not the 'heavy burden' of a legal role”, the member said.
"Here is an opportunity to simplify an ancient tradition by which we have become hidebound and in the process to lift the burden of the law from wedding couples and from the clergy and indeed from our diocesan registrars."
But the General Synod also heard from members who said the reading of banns presented significant opportunities for mission and evangelism.
One Archdeacon said: “The Church of England conducts around
45,000 weddings a year, this means we have the potential to have
direct contact with 90,000 people, largely in the 18 to 45 age group,
the very group that we particularly struggle to engage with. The vast
majority of those weddings are done by banns. This gives us a real opportunity to make connections, to build relationships and to demon-strate something of God's love to the couples who come to us through our care and concern.”
The publication of banns involves reading aloud during a service on three Sundays a declaration that the couple intend to marry and requir-ing anyone who knows a reason in law why the couple may not marry to declare this.
Currently the large majority of weddings conducted in Church of
England parishes involve the reading of banns.
Source: https://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news.aspx
General Synod votes to retain marriage banns
May you always have Love to Share, Health to Spare, and Friends that Care!?” Anon
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A L.C.C. statement received from Cllr Karen Renshaw -
Leeds City Council no longer has the resources to replace bins for free, and the decision to charge for bins was made as part of the Council’s budget setting process for 2017/18.
Reductions in the Government’s funding for local authorities means we have to make difficult decisions and continually review the services we provide. A number of neighbouring authorities have also introduced similar charges.
We charge for black and brown wheeled bins and black hand bins. The decision was made to not charge for green bins in an effort to maximise recycling and make it easier for residents to manage their waste. There is a charge to pay when a bin has gone missing or has been damaged, and needs replacing. Charges also apply for additional bins where residents have been identified as eligible to receive one.
We recognise that if your bin has been stolen or has been the subject of anti social behaviour it is not your fault, but we no longer have the resources to replace bins for free. Returning your bin to your property as soon as possi-ble after it has been emptied, on the day of collection, will help keep it safe and secure. You may also wish to number your bin so it is clear that it is for your property. If your bin has been the subject of antisocial behaviour then we would encourage you to report this to the Police.
Replacement 140 litre and 240 litre wheeled bins cost £15.40. Replacement 360 litre wheeled bins cost £31.80.
Do you offer any concessions?
No. The price of the bin is just a contribution to the overall cost and is already highly subsidised, so is it a standard price for all residents.
You can pay by debit or credit card at the time you place the order. Please note we do not accept cash, cheques or postal orders.
The price does not include any administration or delivery costs, and is a contribution towards the cost of each bin. If you require a new or replacement bin, please call us on 0113 222 44 06.
There is nothing in the Environmental Protection Act 1990 that states we must provide bins free of charge. We are required to provide a collection of household waste free of charge, but we are able to charge for the provision of a bin or bins. As the decision to charge for the service and policy change was democratically made we cannot accept any complaints or appeals. We will only accept formal complaints if the service have failed to implement the agreed policy correctly.
I pay my Council Tax; why do I have to pay for a bin?
Council Tax is a property tax and is not a direct charge for services or items. Council Tax is used by the council to fund a wide range of services for all the people of Leeds.
It's unfortunate that we now have to become more vigilant regarding our bins.
Karen
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Are you a dog owner?
The lack of separate bins for dog
excrement in the community has
been brought to my notice.
Cllr Karen Renshaw has
established that it’s permissible to
dispose of ‘dog waste’ - in sealed
bags, in standard litter bins. Editor
East Ardsley
Community Association
is hoping to arrange a
Community Litter Picking Day.
Council support is being pursued
and it is hoped that sufficient
volunteers can be recruited.
Watch out for further details
PLEASE NOTE:
An email has been received from Craig with reference to an item in May/June edition of ‘Church Outlook’.
Craig is not able to show ‘André Rieu and his Orchestra’ on 29th Sep.
Instead, the film ‘Ladies in Lavender’ will be screened, starring Dame Judi Dench and Maggie Smith.
Please make a note in your diary or calendar.
Further details in Sept./Oct. edition
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We‘re all familiar with the fourth verse, here is the poem in full.
God’s Garden
The Lord God planted a garden
In the first white days of the world,
And He set there an angel warden
In a garment of white unfurled.
So near to the peace of Heaven,
That the hawk might rest with the wren,
For there in the cool of the even
God walked with the first of men.
And I dreamt that these garden—closes
With their shade and their sunflecked sod
And their lilies and bowers of roses,
Were laid by the hand of God.
The kiss of the sun for pardon,
The song of the birds for mirth,
One is nearer God’s heart in a garden
Than anywhere else on earth.
For He broke it for us in a garden
Under the live trees
Where the angel of strength was the warden
And the soul of the world found ease.
Dorothy Frances Gurney (1858 - 1932)
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Welcome to our recent baptism candidates
Thanksgiving Service - Oliver Clements
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends
of those who have died recently:
From the Parish Registers
Veronica Binks aged 87 yrs. David Brown aged 72 yrs.
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Isla Gregory. Thomas Myatt. Sam Rogers. Oliver Frank. Oliver Hinken.
Freddie Wood. Joshua Brown. Jack Pickard. Edie-rose Donnelly.
Adult - Lauren Maskill.
Church Bells on the Wind
It matters not how sad you feel If eyes, with tears, are dimmed; Your heart will lift to hear the peal Of church bells on the wind.
Was e’er a sound that had the pow’r To touch one feeling grim - To bring relief in gloomy hour Like church bells on the wind?
I love that sound upon the breeze With joy my soul is twinned! And I give thanks upon my knees For church bells on the wind. Nigel Beeton
Received from Chris Swift.
A friend who recently moved into ‘The Woodlands’ remarked how nice it was to hear the church bells. Editor
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A Defibrillator is now in place outside the Community Centre. It is obviously there for use in a life threatening situation
so every care should be taken to make sure that the apparatus is not tampered with or vandalised. Should you see any suspicious behaviour in the vicinity of the Community Centre then do report it.
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Do our children know what an apron is? The principle use of grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. It served as a pot holder for removing hot pans from the oven It was useful for drying children's tears and on occasions was used for cleaning dirty ears. From the chicken coop the apron was used to carry eggs, fussy chicks and sometimes half
hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. When company came they were ideal hiding places for shy children. When the weather was cold Grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in this apron. From the garden it carried all types of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled it carried the pods out to the hills. In ’the fall’ the apron was usec to bring apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company came up the road it was surprising how much furniture that old
apron could dust in a matter of seconds. When dinner was ready grandma walked onto the porch, waved her apron and the men knew it
was time to come in from the fields for dinner. They would go crazy nowadays trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron!
I don’t think I ever caught anything from an apron but love. It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace grandma’s apron.
I love this (The Apron) reminds me of my childhood. Margaret Tinker (Glenn’s sister) From Cudworth’s Community Magazine
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The Tea Cupboard
W ith so many urgent practical issues facing humanity, why waste time with the Trinity, a doctrine that most of the world (and even much of
Christianity) regards as contrived and irrelevant?
By way of response, let me offer you a story that was told to me by my longtime friend and teacher, the Abkhazian dervish elder Murat Yagan.
In the years immediately following World War II, Murat recounts, he spent time in a remote corner of eastern Turkey. There he became friends with an elderly couple. Life had been good to them, but their one sadness was that they missed their only son, who had left some years before to work in Istanbul.
One day when Murat visited them, the old couple were bursting with pride, eager to show him the new tea cupboard that their son had just shipped from Istanbul. It was indeed a handsome piece of furniture, and the woman had already arranged her best tea set on its upper shelf. Murat was polite but curious. Why would their son go through such an expense to send them a tea cupboard? And if the purpose of this piece of furniture was stor-age, why were there no drawers? “Are you sure it’s a tea cupboard?” Murat asked. They were sure.
But the question continued to nag at Murat. Finally, just before taking his leave, he said, “Do you mind if I have a look at this tea cupboard?” With their permission, he turned the backside around and unscrewed a couple of pack-ing boards. A set of cabinet doors swung open to reveal inside a fully opera-tive ham radio set. That “tea cupboard,” of course, was intended to connect the couple to their son. But unaware of its real contents, they were simply using it to display their china.
To my mind, that is an apt analogy for how Christians have been using the Holy Trinity. It is our theological tea cupboard, upon which we display our finest doctrinal china, our prized assertion that Jesus, a human being, is fully divine. This is not necessarily a bad thing.
But what if inside the Trinity is concealed a powerful communications tool that could connect us to the rest of reality (visible and invisible), allow us to navigate our way through many of the doctrinal and ethical logjams of our time, and place the teachings of Jesus in a dynamic framework that would truly unlock their power? It is simply a matter of turning the tea cabinet around and looking inside. I know that there is indeed a ham radio concealed inside this Trinitarian tea cupboard.
At a time when spiritual imagination and boldness are at an all-time low and the Christian church hovers at the edge of demise, perhaps now more than ever the time is ripe to remove the packing board from this tea cupboard and release its contents. Reference: Adapted from Cynthia Bourgeault, The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three
(Shambhala Publications, Inc.: 2013), 1-2, 10. Angela .
Trinity and the Law of Three
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Saturday, 8th July, 2017, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
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Treasurer’s Report and Comments
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Shine is the only national charity dedicated to supporting people with Spina Bifida
and Hydrocephalus in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Today, the charity has a membership of just over 11,000 consisting of people with these physical and learning disabilities, their families, and the professionals involved in their care. Shine focuses upon improving members’ health and social wellbeing, and raising awareness of the challenges created by Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. It does this through nationwide support services, health and education information and advice, and a national programme of
learning and social events. Source - Official Shine website
July/August Adopted Charity
A s we reach the middle of the year work continues to balance the books with some very good fund raising events held.
The Easter Egg raffle raised £90
The Jumble Sale and Rag Mountain raised £180
‘Count your Blessings’ raised £490.
The excellent "Fun" Barn Dance raised £329. A lot of hard work, and
greatly appreciated by all who danced the night away.
Please remember, that if you kindly donate money to St. Michael's Church and you are a tax payer, that by using Gift Aid the church can benefit by a further 25%.
MARRIED COUPLES TAX ALLOWANCE
Are you married and one of you earning less than £11,500 and the other more than but less than £45,000 a year?
Did you know that by spending about 10 minutes on a computer you could save about £220 a year in tax by transferring the tax allowance of the lower paid person?
Not only that but you can also reclaim for the last 2 tax years which could give you a further refund of about £420 paid direct to the higher earner.
So, for ten minutes of your time you could gain £600 plus.
Not a bad rate of pay! If you do not have a computer then I am sure someone will be willing to help you.
CHURCHYARD REPORT
The battle to win the grass cutting continues without a break, apart from when it is too wet. Many thanks to those who have donated funds to assist in the costs involved. We have just needed to replace one of the mowers at a cost of £925. This mower is a more heavy duty one and hopefully with a 3 year guarantee will last longer. Any donations towards the cost of the mower would be grate-fully received. Thank you.
John
Church Fields Development, Bradford Road, East Ardsley The site has previously been granted outline planning permission for housing. Barratt Homes are therefore taking the next step and intend to submit a reserved matters application which will show the proposed housing in more detail.
The Proposal
299 new homes. - 15% would be affordable homes
A mix of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes
Good quality public open space on site
Land reserved for a primary school
A larger plan can be viewed at St. Michael’s Church, at the Library, Post Office & the Health Centre
Economic Benefits of Barratt Homes Investment
A £35.9 million housing investment
Supporting 59 direct construction jobs & 5 apprenticeships p.a. during construction
New families supporting local shops & facilities
Around £2.7 million New Homes Bonus for L.C.C. for local facilities & infrastructure
Around £456,000 p.a. in Council Tax to L.C.C. to spend on maintenance in the area
Estimated £1.1m Community Infrastructure Levy (depends on number of homes built)
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Church Fields Development, Bradford Road, East Ardsley The site has previously been granted outline planning permission for housing. Barratt Homes are therefore taking the next step and intend to submit a reserved matters application which will show the proposed housing in more detail.
The Proposal
299 new homes. - 15% would be affordable homes
A mix of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes
Good quality public open space on site
Land reserved for a primary school
A larger plan can be viewed at St. Michael’s Church, at the Library, Post Office & the Health Centre
Economic Benefits of Barratt Homes Investment
A £35.9 million housing investment
Supporting 59 direct construction jobs & 5 apprenticeships p.a. during construction
New families supporting local shops & facilities
Around £2.7 million New Homes Bonus for L.C.C. for local facilities & infrastructure
Around £456,000 p.a. in Council Tax to L.C.C. to spend on maintenance in the area
Estimated £1.1m Community Infrastructure Levy (depends on number of homes built)
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