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Save the Spotted Cow's Head

11/20/2014

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The Spotted Cow Inn was once a thriving local pub. It's history stems back to the early 19th Century. Along with other public houses this is listed in White's Commercial directory from 1837 and shares some fantastic history of taverns in the area. Up until recently (2005), the pub was popular with football supporters and welcome everyone. Unfortunately, around this time the pub now an empty shell was left derelict. In 2008 the building caught fire and was abandoned. Now housing only wild buddelia and cooping pigeons, the pub was a shadow of it's former life. However, the figurehead of the 'cow' survived the flames and has remained intact.

At a publicity group meeting earlier in the year local resident Steve Peacock suggested the idea of saving the cow's head, as it held a lot of memories for a lot of people. We knew at the time there were plans to have the building demolished, but we didn't know when.

The idea surfaced so many times in various meetings. Discussions were around who to contact, where it would be stored and where it was going to be placed in the future. It was clear that saving the head of the spotted cow represented a big part of peoples lives, memories and especially the history of the community.

An article was written for the local news blog South Leeds Life by Lucy Potter (Secretary on the HNP Board).
 This included local residents stories linked to the pub and even managed to contact the last land lady of the pub, Maureen Spencer. The story was then followed up by the Yorkshire Evening Post (November 20 2014). They were keen to help the community promote the campaign and put Holbeck on the map.

As we are looking forward to the continuous regeneration of the locality, the head symbolises the community's heritage but is also a part of a hopeful future.

The question still remains, 'where will the head be placed now?'

Please contact us on the email below and get in touch with us about your ideas. We'd love to hear from you. Do you have any memories? tweet us! @TalkingHolbeck
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Holbeck Neighbourhood Plan Forum 27th September 2014

11/20/2014

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The Holbeck Neighbourhood Forum was held last Saturday (27 September 2014) in St Matthew's Community Centre in Holbeck. Community members, businesses, residents and volunteers were served with hot soup and a roll. The chair of the forum, Dennis Kitchen welcomed us all to the forum and gave us an update of developments so far.

The forum through the assistance of Planning Aid UK has been going for two years. This has enabled the Holbeck Neighbourhood plan to move forward to becoming a constituted board in March 2014. The board now comprises of 12 members which have been active in the next stage consultation and engagement with the public. The plan also consists of three sub groups Content Group, Publicity Group and Projects Group.

Between these groups the plan has managed to identify areas of improvement and developed an overall vision for Holbeck. These have been broken down into areas; Environment and Green Spaces, Community Facilities, Heritage, Businesses, Traffic and Housing. It has been important to seek the views of the community to provide a sound evidence base, to take it through to the next formal stages.

A questionnaire was produced and used to consult the public over the summer. We started this at the Holbeck Gala in July. We then visited a variety of following community venues which reflected the diversity of Holbeck; The Holbeck Working Men's Club,  Messy Play parent and toddler group at St. Matthews,  Ciaran Bingham's Foundation 'Holbeck Feast' at Ingram Gardens community centre, Holbeck Elderly Aid HEA'rt cafe at St. Matthews and Ingram Road Primary School. Some of you may have seen us outside the Spotted Cow in the Slung Low's Airstream at the end of August. Even though the questionnaire is long we got a really good response and quality feedback.

Once the questionnaire results have been evaluated it then becomes the 'draft plan' and then goes through a more formal process, which includes internal examiners report and finally a referendum due in 2016. The plan then becomes a legal policy.

 John Cummins from Groundwork presented the CityConnect walk project managed by Living Streets. Their aim is to encourage more people to get out walking in their neighbourhood. This includes helping to improve accessbility routes into town and the refurbishment of Matthew Murray monument. Their project incorporates the green corridor which runs through Armley and New Wortley linking in nicely with Holbeck. They are conducting a Community Streets Audit around safety issues concerning barriers people face when choosing to walk.

Holbeck in Bloom also have funding from CityConnect to provide finger signage offering different walkways into the city from Holbeck. Their aim is to make these routes more attractive and generally improve the walking experience. This includes support from Keepmoat who have agreed to help clear areas identified for improvement. The collaborative work undertaken by these local groups and businesses will make tangible difference to how Holbeck will look for residents and the wider public for years to come.

Wayne Noteman from Unity Housing spoke through the formal process of applying for the houses currently being built on Brown Lane East by Keepmoat.

Karen Taylor, a representative from Armstrong Priestley was also there. Karen had kindly accommodated the business section of the plan a couple of days previously (Thursday 25 September 2014) at the offices in Holbeck. This had been a successful turn out with Dennis introducing the plan to businesses new to the plan. He reminded them of the importance of their involvement in helping to create the overall vision of the plan.

There is still lots happening in the groups, and we are always looking for members of Holbeck to be involved. Look out for the Holbeck neighbourhood plan newsletter coming out soon, it will list all the activities going on over the winter months including the fireworks and Christmas light switch on! Check out the website for more information on the stages and lots more; holbeckneighbourhoodplan.org.uk
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Business Breakfast at Armstrong Priestley

11/20/2014

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On Thursday 25 September 2014 Dennis (The Chair of the Holbeck Neighbourhood Plan) hosted a meeting with the businesses in the area. This was the first official invite to meet business representatives and discuss the plan. Karen Taylor general manager of local fire sprinkler company, Armstrong Priestley, welcomed everyone to their offices in Holbeck.
This had a good turn out with Dennis introducing the plan to those who were new to it. He reminded everyone of the importance of their involvement in helping to create the overall vision of the plan.
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Holbeck Neighbourhood Plan Forum

11/20/2014

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Consulting the public with the Questionnaire

11/20/2014

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Over the summer, members of the Holbeck Neighbourhood plan and planning aid volunteers consulted the public through the form of a Questionnaire.
We talked about six issues which were important to you including:
History and Heritage
Housing
Traffic and Transport
Environment and Green Spaces
Local Community Facilities
Business and Employment

We visited a variety of local groups which covered a spectrum of ages. We managed to capture your thoughts, and hopefully gained a true reflection of the community's needs.
At St. Matthews -  Messy Play (parent and toddler group)
                            Holbeck Eldery Aid's HEA'rt cafe
Ingram Gardens -  The Ciaran Bingham Foundation Dementia Cafe at Ingram Gardens
                           Holbeck Working Mens Club
                           Ingram Road Primary School
                           Outside the Spotted Cow Inn (in Slung Low's) Airstream Caravan.

Thank you to everyone who took part in our consultation.
For more information on the process of when the plan will actually become a public policy document. Please have see The Plan.
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