Tag: Cllr Adam Ogilvie

Hugh Gaitskell pupils’ environmental audit

Children from Hugh Gaitskell Primary School undertook an environmental audit of their routes to school last Thursday (3 March 2016). A group of Year 5 and 6 pupils were joined by Councillors Angela Gabriel and Adam Ogilvie together with a Police Community Support Officer and Harriet Pickering from the organisation

New trees take root in the Cardinals

A row of Himalayan Birches has been planted on Cardinal Square today (Wednesday 3 February 2016) as the start of an initiative to green the estate. White Rose Residents Association won a competition against ten other bids from around West Yorkshire to secure a £10,000 grant for the trees. The

Holbeck celebrates its new council housing

Dodging blustery showers, residents, school children, Councillors, staff from builders Keepmoat and Housing Leeds came together on Friday (29 January 2016) to celebrate the completion of new council housing in Holbeck. Before the new community garden was opened, people gathered in The Holbeck club out of the rain. First we

Celebrating Holbeck’s past, present and future

A commemorative garden is to be opened next Friday (29 January 2016) to mark the completion of new council housing in Holbeck. The garden, next to The Holbeck club on Jenkinson Lawn, will include two brass plaques recovered from the demolished Holbeck Towers as well as information boards about Holbeck

Holbeck gets ready for Christmas in style

Residents of Holbeck were treated to a splendid variety of Christmas activities over the weekend 5-6 December 2015. St Matthew’s community centre kicked off with the Holbeck Christmas Market. The hall was packed with Christmas gift stalls, cakes and a Santa’s Grotto. Ward Councillors; Adam Ogilvy and Angela Gabriel took