Happy Valentines everyone!
We had 3 callers today which was super so thank you to everyone who called in!
The chat up lines went down very well and if anyone does try any of them we would like to know how they turned out.
Our favourite were :
When they made the alphabet they should have put U and I together.
I’m new in town, could i have directions to your apartment and
I know milk does a body good, but DAMN…how much have you been drinking?
We had loads of fun dancing to the love songs and chatting to Jason’s boss, Diana, who is an amazing singer. She sung Loving You and it was really good. She also talked about some of the jobshops she is involved with, if you would like to get help to get back into employment just come along to GAP and the staff will be happy to help you.
We will be posting the pictures of us dancing later!

This is a research project running for two years in Gipton about the lives and experiences of young grandparents supporting parents with young children. We are looking at support relationships between generations in families, health needs of grandparents, life in Gipton and how and why things change over time.

If you are a grandparent aged between 30 and 50 years old and would like to know more, or if you are interested in taking part in the project then please call or text Lou on 07527 961880 or e mail l.c.hemmerman@leeds.ac.uk. I can also be contacted via the housing support team at Gipsil Family Centre or Sandra Van Rossum at Gipton Clinic.

Get yourself down to the Henry Barran Centre for Valentine’s Day: have a look at the leaflet - Gipton Fun Day

ELFM will be there of course - doing some outdoor broadcasts - but not just us…

Over 40 organisations from the Fire Service, colleges through to Job Centre plus and Credit Union. From bingo, raffles to bouncy castles, football to face painting, circus skills and competitions. A host of organisations will be promoting their services to the local community in the hope of encouraging people access local provision, join local residents groups, volunteer, access learning and employment and discuss any community related issues with the Police, fire, housing and other counselling services.

Everything is free. Although there will be a small charge for hot food as money will be going towards the Internet Café which will, hopefully, be running at the Henry Barran Centre in the near future.

What’s it like round here?

Time to get to grips with what’s happening in Gipton today. We start off with a podcast that Janet Heighton made before she left the Church of the Epiphany last year - Seven Years in Seven Minutes. We will also try and catch up with Janet who is now over in Skelmersdale.

Then we have Alan Taylor in the studio - Councillor for Gipton and Harehills and Deputy Lord Mayor of Leeds. What is the Council doing for the area?

And our final guest of the evening is Lou Hemmerman from Leeds University who is working up in Gipton as part of the Timescapes Research Project. Universities studying people in rundown areas of the city… who benefits?

Alan Metcalfe and Adrian Sinclair are presenting - and would be happy for your contributions - emails, texts, comments on the website and phone-calls

You can listen again to the programme yourself…

 

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Make sure you don’t miss this year’s Gipton community panto ‘Old Mother Hubbard’ from Wed 13th to Sat 16th Feb 7pm at the Church of the Epiphany Church Hall in Gipton. Tickets Cost £3.50/£2.50(under 14’s). To make your booking call 0113 240 7691 or 07801 025 137.

To hear more about the panto don’t forget to tune into Hard Drive Time on Tuesday 12th Feb between 4-5pm where Roger Harrington will be letting us know all about all the goings on back stage!!!