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Leeds Civic Trust Annual Report Donations and Sponsorship 2016 Chair’S Introduction 15 /16 LEEDS CIVIC TRUST ANNUAL REPORT DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIP 2016 CHAIR’S INTRODUCTION The Trust gratefully acknowledges the support its work has received from the following bodies and individuals in the form of grants, Irrespective of Brexit, we have continued to concentrate our Which is why the White Cloth Hall has continued to donations, gifts in kind and sponsorship of events. For sponsorship of blue plaques see Heritage and Conservation. efforts on Leeds’ past, present and future. We know that we exercise us for so long – progress is still slow, but the Double Tree by Hilton; Pinsent Mason LLP; West and Machell Ltd; Yorkshire Design Group. are reaching new audiences with our use of Twitter and perseverance is paying off, and with support from the City Facebook, and that interest in our activities is higher than it’s Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund, this vital component ever been. It is gratifying that younger people are interested, of Leeds’ history will be revitalised once more. not only in what is happening now, but also in the history GOLD CORPORATE MEMBERS CORPORATE MEMBERS One occurrence the Trustees didn’t want to face is Kevin and context of their areas, and what may happen to those Grady’s retirement. Managing change is never easy – but we CEG places with future development. Acanthus WSM Architects Leeds Building Society grasped the nettle, invested in a change-management www.ceg.co.uk Adair Paxton LLP Leeds College of Music As you read Mike Piet’s comprehensive Planning report, consultant for an outsider’s perspective, and worked through Addleshaw Goddard LLP Leeds Commercial you’ll see that we’re still very much involved with the big a recruitment process, resulting in the appointment of Martin Andrews Gwynne LLP Leeds Rugby Limited issues, which contribute to the Northern Powerhouse Hamilton as our Director-designate. Kevin Grady, who has CJCT studio north Ltd (aq) Limited - t/a aql Leeds, York & North Yorkshire debate: HS2, flood alleviation, South Bank, and the need for done so much to make the Trust what it is today, will leave it www.cjctstudios.com Architecture 519 Chamber of Commerce integrated transport throughout the city region. We continue as a thriving and respected organisation, and it’s up to us Armstrong Watson Manning Stainton to work closely with Leeds City Council, the Chamber of who remain to forge ahead keeping up the momentum in all Dobson Construction Ltd Arup MEPC Ltd Commerce, the Business Improvement District, and to areas of Leeds life in which the Trust is involved. We stand an Mills & Reeve LLP network widely, including with the civic society movement in excellent chance, as we have some of the best, www.dobsonconstruction.co.uk Bartlett & Company Ltd Yorkshire and at national level. knowledgeable and willing volunteers any organisation could Benjn R. Vickers & Sons Ltd Morgans Cityliving wish for. Bond Dickinson LLP Nick Brown Architects We have commented upon many of the developments which Evans Property Group Bracken Limited Northbar Limited have continued to refresh the city centre with office, retail, More change is ahead, since this is my last year as Chair after www.evanspropertygroup.com Brewster Bye Architects Ltd Oakgate Group Plc housing and accommodation for students and hotel guests. six years, and I thank my fellow Trustees for their support Brown Butler, Chartered OneSubsea Ltd At the time of writing, the opening of Victoria Gate is over that time. It’s been a privilege to have represented the Accountants imminent, with a high proportion of the outlets being new to Trust at such a variety of events. I am not going away; I will Hammerson UK Properties Plc Opera North Leeds, including John Lewis, whose arrival has been long continue to co-ordinate Heritage Open Days and be involved Caddick Developments Ltd Park Lane Properties www.hammerson.com Citu Developments LLP (Leeds) Ltd awaited! We welcome them all. wherever I’m needed. Here’s to the future! Coda Studios Ltd Pinsent Masons LLP We continue to present the rich history and heritage of KPMG LLP Colin Brear Advertising & Royal Armouries Leeds, be it in the form of Kevin Grady’s lectures at Holy Marketing Ltd www.kpmg.com/uk RSM Trinity Church, at our Blue Plaque unveilings, and Heritage Cunniff Design Ltd Seven Architecture Limited Open Days with a record-breaking 112 events this year. Lynda Kitching Chair Cushman & Wakefield Sous Le Nez Limited ‘Heritage’ will be the main focus as our contribution to the Land Securities Properties Ltd Capital of Culture bid. September 2016 Dacres Commercial Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP www.landsecurities.com DLA Architecture Ltd Stephen George & Partners LLP Steven Burt and Kevin Grady’s latest book ‘A History of DLG Architects LLP Svenska Handelsbanken AB Kirkgate’ is an eye-opening account, brought to life by Peter Doubletree by Hilton Richard Boothroyd & Associates Ltd The Harris Partnership Ltd Brears’ magnificent drawings, all based on meticulous ESH Construction research. www.rba-online.co.uk The Queens Fore Consulting Limited Turley Freeths LLP University of Leeds Rushbond Group Garnett Netherwood Walton & Co www.rushbond.co.uk Architects Ltd Watts Group Plc Gordons LLP Solicitors WCEC Group Limited Hallam Land Management Limited Town Centre Securities Hammerson Victoria Quarter West and Machell Ltd Front Cover Pictures www.tcs-plc.com Unit Trust Westward Care Limited Main Picture: The People’s Park, Cookridge Street, August 2016 (courtesy Cliff Stead). Wrigleys Solicitors LLP Others (Top to bottom): T Hoare Lea Lighting S U The Sloping Atrium Exterior of ‘Central Square’, Wellington Street. R Jones Lang LaSalle Limited WYG Group Ltd T Wilton Developments Thomas Edmund Harvey Plaque Unveiling. (Left to right) Michael Meadowcroft, C I Joseph’s Well, Westgate, Leeds Yorkshire Design Group V Lynda Kitching; Julia Kelly and Jon Wood and their children. I www.wiltondevelopments.co.uk C Leeds Beckett University S The Trust’s 50th Anniversary AGM. (Left to right) Kevin Grady, Jeremy Burton, D E Lynda Kitching. E L The Trust’s 50th Anniversary Plaque unveiled at Wharf Street, 21 October 2015. 02 1. Central Square: The striking new office and retail/restaurant development on Wellington Street designed by DLA Design Group Ltd. 2. Seeing the Sites: Trust Planning Committee on the roof of the new John Lewis Store with James Hepburn of Hammersons (front, third from left). PLANNING The Trust will continue to press for a visionary approach to South Bank the enhancement of rail services but also campaign for It is an easy transition of subject to South Bank, part of the short-term schemes such as the successful opening of the city centre which is dominated by transport infrastructure. Southern Entrance from Granary Wharf. A new station has However, the arrival of another major element (the HS2 opened at Kirkstall Forge and others are planned. As station) is an opportunity to reinvent the area as a location congestion on some routes means little capacity for more for learning, living and leisure, as well as working. For many intermediate stops, we have joined with the Chamber to years, the Trust has contributed to the Leeds Sustainable campaign for a West Yorkshire Metro featuring additional Development Group’s aspiration for a sustainable community stations, four tracks through Leeds city centre, links to the on South Bank. The Ruth Gorse Academy (initially promoted airport and park & ride sites. by four Trust members through LSDG to encourage construction of family houses) and the University Technical The cancellation of NGT, following on from the previous loss College (at Braime’s Pressings Ltd on Hunslet Road) opened of Supertram, has left Leeds as the largest city in Europe in September 2016, joining Leeds City College and the Leeds without a rapid transit system. The Trust has campaigned for College of Building to create a South Bank education hub. All enhanced public transport provision and will participate in these young people in the area means pedestrian and cycle the Leeds Transport Review to suggest how the £173m of routes need to be rethought, diverting traffic so that some NGT funds retained by Leeds could be invested. Options existing roads can be reduced in scale. could be more stations, more park & ride to follow on from Imaginative new residential developments are on the way the success of Elland Road or starting a tram-train network. (including family housing) and community facilities will need The City Council has won funding to improve the cycling to follow – a major park is promised. The arrival of HS2 will make the area a prime location for business (Burberry infrastructure but its design has not been without hopefully being the first of many prestigious projects) but the controversy. Residents along the route have complained 1 Trust hopes that new cultural venues will join The Tetley, about loss of pavements, traffic lanes have been narrowed potentially as part of a European Capital of Culture 2023 bid. and some cyclists have chosen not to use contorted cycle Introduction Since last year, only one additional Neighbourhood Plan area To ensure that all this South Bank development is delivered has been designated and only one Plan has been tested by a routes. The Trust hopes that extensions around the city The last year has seen the Trust working with the City in a coordinated way, Leeds City Council has published a referendum (and that is subject to judicial review). The Trust centre and to South Leeds can involve greater engagement Council, the Chamber of Commerce, the City Centre Master Framework and the Trust will continue to work with supports these Plans as a way for local people to steer the with users and local communities to deliver these valuable the authority to ensure South Bank is the exemplar urban Business Improvement District and other partners on many development of their communities but, notwithstanding improvements – cyclists and pedestrians should be given environment we all seek.
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