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www.a1stview.com in conjunction with community highlights your online multimedia window coming soon online Established since 1995 December 2004 Celebrating Positive News, Success Stories and Achievements Covering Chapeltown, Harehills and surrounding areas Community Champion Paullette Take 5 for Play certifi cates Morris (mingling with the Celebs) awarded Opening Doors CD Launch Sponsoring a child with Plan International Launch of New IT Suite at Interview with local Chapeltown Enterprise Centre Councillor Sharon Hamilton Because of the considerable numbers of Black children of African Heritage (Caribbean and the Continent) in the care system, we need families who reflect their heritage. If you would like to find out more or you’re in adoption please contact the project on 0113 242 9631 or e-mail to [email protected] Welcome to the Christmas issue of Community High- Community Highlights lights. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Enjoy the festive season, have Unit F10 83 Roseville Road fun. We have a new roving reporter, Bereket Loul, Leeds LS8 5DT working on Community Highlights going out and doing interviews. His first interview can be found on Tel: 0113 247 0699 page 19 and was with Councillor Sharon Hamilton. Mobile: 07944 376 574 The second interview (on page 22) was with Paulette Morris our local community champion. So this issue [email protected] is filled with lots of positive news and information. The Community Community Highlights is an Please remember to send us your news. pictures Highlights Team and success stories. And last but not least we need independent publication which aims to promote news, your support so anyone who wants to advertise or training and community Patricia Jones sponsor a page don’t hesitates to get in touch. Com- issues throughout inner city Publisher / editor-in-chief munity Highlights offices will be closed over the fes- Leeds. Bereket Loul tive season but will reopen on January 8th. If you have news or Reporter information on projects that you think would be of Boy-J Augustus interest to the readers of Reporter Relax and enjoy authentic meals at our fi nest restaurant. Community Highlights then please do get in touch. Elaine Gentles Contributing Editor It’s also a great way to The Dutch Pot strengthen your business or Cheryl Grant service profile. Volunteer Home of the real West Indian foods and juices. Eat in or take away Community volunteers Photography Opening hours are We’re Looking for... Mon - Sat 9am - Midnight Local Talent Sunday Noon - 11pm New Businesses Positive News Deadline for next issue We also do catering for parties, funerals, weddings etc 18 January 2005 247 Chapeltown Road Success Stories Prompt!!! Phone 0113 262 7280 Local Heros Leeds Freestyle Kickboxing 8 fighting systems incorporating fitness & self defence Established over 25 years fully licenced and insured Mon Mixed 7.30—9pm Tues Kids 4.15—5:30pm Wed Mixed 7.30—9pm Thurs Kids 4.45—6.15pm Sat Mixed 2.30—4pm Private lessons also available Come and visit our new Star fitness centre. York Hairdressing Saloon next Road opposite the Irish Centre door For further details Phine 07930672492 2 Unique Touch Barber Shop Unique touch Barber shop Established on Hamilton Avenue then moved onto desmonds on Chapeltown Road then moved to 16 beck road (off roundhay road). The baber possy past and present Doggie Dave, Tyrone, Tesfa, Chacha, Baygo, Quintin (Qunicy), Cas and Steve. On the Ladies side designer touch doing the best in Ladies hair design, Braiding, platting and exten- sions. We have now expanded into Beauty offering Manicure, Pedicure, nail extensions, facials, waxing, makeovers and mas- sage treatments available for men as well as women. Unique touch - Designer Touch - Cheryl’s Beauty Studio West Yorkshire Social Enterprise Link Take 5 for play A unique partnership between community A group from Playworks train- Business Link for West Yorkshire organisa- ing at the Civic Hall after and the Social Enterprise Support tions that receiving their Take 5 for Centre to deliver tailored support are look- to social enterprises and grow the ing at Play certificates of achieve- sector. develop- ment from Councillor Sharon ing sus- Hamilton Support for your enterprise tainable Our team of specialist advisers income offers support to help your enter- streams. prise to develop whether you need business planning, help with Yorkshire finance or marketing and selling. Forward and ERDF are providing the £2.6 million social enterprise You may be eligible for a Busi- package. This includes 2 special- ness Development Grant to start ist social enterprise advisers in up a trading arm, to grow and Leeds, and grants for business diversify or make the change development and learning until from grant dependence to selling March 2005 your services. For an initial discussion please There are Learning Grants to sup- contact either: port getting the skills you need to develop a sustainable busi- Inam Ratyal: 07740 835339 ness. Paula Yates: 07714 097544 Based at the Leeds Chamber ‘Leeds Racial Equality works to achieve our overall vision of a West Yorkshire Social Enterprise of Commerce, 102 Wellington society where all communities enjoy freedom from racial injustice Link offers a specialist pro- Street, and violence and a society that celebrates a rich historic diversity gramme to support existing Leeds LS1 4LT of, ethnic groups and religions. We will work towards that vision Social Enterprises, and voluntary/ 0113 247 0000 through casework, policy and community development, public aware- ness campaigns and research. Are you thinking about buying your council We recognise that this vision will not be achieved without other house or fl at? individuals, groups, organisations, employers and public bodies them- selves taking a responsibility. We want to work in partnership with Want some free help and advice? such bodies to achieve racial equality and social cohesion’ Call Christine: 0800 1077 814 Independent RTB Adviser Leeds Racial Equality Council would like to wish all Community Highlights a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year Legal and mortgage assistance available with no up front fees 3 Did you know that santa worked underground? It’s that time of year again when all of your presents out! alike. Children must be accom- the reindeer are polishing off panied by an adult. Every child their hooves and the elves are On the first Sunday of Santa’s res- under 12, who goes down the busy in their workshop. It’s all idence at the Museum Calendar’s mine receives a gift from Santa – in aid of the annual Christmas weather reporter Jo Blythe will be that is if they’re well behaved – Eve delivery that wings its way taking time out from her busy and when your time with Santa is through the night on the 24th of schedule to visit Father Christmas up, you can take the lift back up December. But if you can’t wait in his grotto. to the surface and enjoy the rest until then and you’d like to meet of what the Museum has to offer. Santa in person, rather than just You thought Santa lived in Lap- hearing a “Ho, ho, ho!” from the land, well, he lives somewhere Explore the displays which tell the chimney, then come down to the nearly as cold – 140 metres story of coal mining, get to grips National Coal Mining Museum for underground at the National Coal with the interactive exhibits and England. From the weekend of Mining Museum for England. The every Sunday in December listen the last ever working pit ponies, November 27/28 and every week- Museum is running tours to the to the sounds of Grange Moor enjoying their retirement at the end thereafter, Santa is resident underground grotto over the Colliery brass band. As well as Museum, follow the nature trail, in his underground grotto at the weekends on the run up to Christ- the souvenir shop for unusual gift find the adventure playground Museum, until the big day itself mas. This unique experience will ideas and the café for delicious and even take a ride on the train when he has to get back and sort delight children and grown ups Christmas fayre, you could visit from one end of the site to the other. Black Achievers Award Walking in eager in every way and we need Background to the to support, harness, cajole, Funders of The Black Achievers Excellence encourage, celebrate and repri- Black Achievers mand all at the same time, to Wings Award I woke up one morning with this furnish them with the skills, expe- awards on my mind. rience and knowledge they need. The Mary Seacole Halfway House Leeds Children’s Fund and its additional project Milton “God did not give us a spirit of That they may be able to chal- Joseph Rowntree Trust House work with young people fear, but of POWER, of LOVE and lenge, to work, to fight and Single Regeneration Budget Round 5 between the ages of 16-25 years of a SOUND MIND.” having done all, to stand. Our Education Leeds old. The Project is a voluntary younger generation are depend- The Ridings Housing Association organisation with a charitable Let us therefore utilise the power ing on us to be “example”. Yet Leeds City Council Black History status and is managed by mem- we have been given to start some of them are becoming our Month Grants Scheme bers from local communities. or continue what we should be examples. Let us gather together doing. There are many talented financially and build the acade- The first Black Achievers Wings people in the community: use mies, shops, schools, churches, Award ceremony was held in them.