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ALLERTON BYWATER PARISH COUNCIL PARISH COUNCil ANNUAL REPORT

2012·2013

Councillor S MURRAY CHAIRMAN Councillor K ASPREY VICE CHAIR Councillor J TAYLOR Councillor l TOMlINSON Councillor M WEAVER Councillor S HARLAND Councillor J A COlE Councillor A M JABIN Councillor S BASSETT

PARISH CLERK C MURRAY AllERTON BYWATER PARISH COUNCIL 4 ST MARY'S COURT ALlERTON BYWATER CASTlEFORD WHO 2A2 01977 S17S19

The Parish Council along with the Village In Bloom Group [who are a sub-committee of the Parish Council) have been very busy throughout the year working on projects to improve the village and the outstanding results are there for all to see. The Village with the new planters and flower displays is a credit to all who have worked on them and the results have been commented on by both residents and outside bodies.

The Miners Memorial situated at the entrance to the Millennium Village which is built on the site of the former Allerton Bywater Colliery commemorates the miners who lost their lives through accidents during the working life of the mine. The official parade and opening ceremony on September g!h 2012 at 1.00pm was a great success the weather could not have been better and the whole event was a great tribute to the organisation of the Miners Memorial Committee who raised the required funding to make this happen, a really magnificent achievement by all concerned. Now completed the Parish Council and the In Bloom Group will look after the Memorial grounds and flower displays in future years.

The Parish Council web site is now established [allertonbywaterparishcouncil.co.uk)

and contains information about the village and current activities by different groups

within the village. It is regularly updated by Councillor Ken Asprey who has received many favourable comments about the site.

We would like to thank Bridget Mitchell and her husband Steve who worked tirelessly for the Village in Bloom group helping us achieve our fantastic result last year. Bridget has now resigned as t he chair of the group and the fami ly have moved to Bridlington to eventually open a Boarding House. We wish them well in their new venture.

The In Bloom Group is now being chaired by Jake Beckworth a local business man who runs GHM Garden Services and sponsors the large display on Park Lane/Roundabout Junction. We wish Jake good luck in continuing and improving the displays around the village.

We remain in a strong financial position and have once again worked within our budget.

ALLERTON BYWATER PARISH COUNCIL

RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS YEAR ENOING 31ST MARCH 2013

Income Outgoing

Balance blf ClJJlent ale , 2.412.96 Seminars (YlCA) , Balance bIf instant ale , 126.21 Cter1<'s Salary , 5.039,C4

Balance bIf 14 day ale , 12,051.01 Clerk's expenses , 419,88

Precept , 28,000.00 Clerk's training , peHy cash blf 20 12 , 29.19 General admin , 29,188,99

VAT roclaimed , Insurance , 1,001,64 Financial Donations (Section

137) , 12,233,72

Interest rocelved '" , 3.137.95

Current Account , Stationery , 167.71

Instant Access Account , 4.61 POSta9t1 , 20.06

High Interest Account , 1.79 Chainnan's eKPGnses , 16600

Annual subsdptioos , 828,00

District Auditor/Internal AlIdilor , 305,00

Members expenses , Ban~ Charges ,

Petty cash , 345,00

allertoo in bloom , 1,480.93 allertoo in bloom , 6.423,88 Alltlrton in bloom

donations , 700.00 Total , 59,274.87

Petty cash , 345.00 balances carried forward

Advertising Newsletter , 1,280.00 12113

GranlSCape , Current Accoonl , 593.46

SI Mary Ihe less , 1,040,00 Instant Access Account , 797,63

CISG , 21,123,00 High Interest Account , 9,552.80

Sale Tra<:tor , 1,000,00 PeHy cash in hand , " .60 Total , 11 ,038.49

unpresented cheques , 718.411

Total , 69.594 96 Total £69,594.96

listed is a detailed account of work undertaken by your Councillors in the last year.

IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT

• New planters and flower beds within the village

• Pumping Station at Manor Park Avenue Leeds Road, further problems were discovered with the size of t he drainage pipes and the road had to be dug up to replace sections of the pipes. Hopefully this will now resolve the problems.

• Working to ensure t he St Aidan's site flood defences are brought into use as soon as possible. Meetings have taken place wit h our local MP, Ward Councillors, The Environment Agency, RSPB, Yorkshire Water and l Ce. This is still on-going.

• Working with the Environment Agency on projects to replant new hedgerows on the river bank to replace ones we had to remove owing to on-going costs, safety and vermin problems

• Leeds Road where t he pasture hedge was removed has been levelled by the In Bloom Group. This area has been weeded and strimmed to allow the wild meadow seed planted last year to germinate and hopefully provide another spectacular display this year, weather permitting.

• We employ two village caretakers John Robshaw and Geoff Bird who do an outstanding job collecting litter within the village and also perform other tasks as required. Thanks to both of them for all their efforts.

• Improvements to the verges within the village, birds beak fencing has been insta lled In various places to prevent motorists parking on them.

• A new Jubilee hedgerow has been planted on Park lane at the junction's of Park Avenue and the traffic lights the verge is to replace the one removed and along with Rowan Trees, a further 60 tons of topsoil has been taken onto this site to level the verge and the whole area will be re-seeded with grass seed to complete the work. The contractor will then maintain the site on a regular basis as and when req uired cutting the grass and the hedgerow in future years.

• The verges within t he village are all maintained by l CC and it is an offence to park on them, tyre marks etc. are an unsightly mess and action wi ll be taken against anyone parking on the verges.

• More volunteers are needed to assist with the vi llage in bloom projects and we hope more residents will join the group and give up a litt le of their time to assist in future projects now they can see what a difference the group is making within the vi llage.

IM PROVI NG ROADS AND FOOTPATHS

The involvement with the village in bloom competition has a knock on effect in t he

overall standard and cleanliness within the village as we now qualify for

• extra road sweeping and grass cutting and along with the efforts of the group and the village caretakers weeds have been cleared and sprayed along the edges of the pavements.

• Along with ou r Ward Counci llors repa irs have been carried out as required wherever possible

HELPING RESIDENTS

Throughout the year we have dealt with various complaints from residents about.

• Vandalism • Street Lighting • Pot Holes in the roads and pavements

• Tree Removal

• Flooding • Noisy Neighbours • Planning issues

• Travellers • Motorcycles on the lines Walkway • Funded local groups and activities

• Parking issues outside the School and the Millennium Village play area

• Dog fouling

GRANTS

• Grants have been made to support sports and activities within the village

CHURCHYARD

The Parish Council and the caretakers continue to maintain the churchyard cutting the grass on a regular basis along with assistance from the Probation Service Payback Scheme workers. The Probation Service Payback team attended far less last year and this year the service is seeking increased funding near ly double what was requ ired previously. We have informed LCC we are not prepared to contribute towards this from our precept as if extra work is required at increased cost we would rather use our own staff and have control of the work and the costs. The Probation Payback team can still be used directly from t hem but on a limited basis depending on the demands made upon the service.

OTHER ACTIVITIES We work very closely with our three Ward Councillors Keith Wakefield, James Lewis

and Mary Harland to resolve resident's problems and complaints. I would like to

thank them on behalf of the Parish Council for all their work on behalf of the community.

We would also like to thank our Local MP Alec Shelbrooke who has assisted us in trying to resolve the flooding issues within the village.

All the riverside sluices flap valves have been serviced and now operate correctly and for the first time in many years during recent floods the areas at the bottom of Main Street and Victoria Street did not flood. Yorkshire Water and the Environment Agency have agreed to carry out regular checks on these flap valves and to maintain them in good working order.

SURGERIES

Council Surgeries and Council Meetings are now held in St Mary the Less Church Annexe Council Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 7.00pm

Council Surgeries are held on the first Saturday of the Month at lO.OOam to 1l.OOam A Ward Councillor and a Parish Councillor wi ll be in attendance.

Coffee, Tea, cakes and biscuits are available to purchase to aid Church Funds

The In Bloom Group will also be in attendance for new and present members to attend and discuss membership and future projects.

ON A SADDER ISSUE

It is totally disgusting that after all the hard work our volunteers are doing to make the village look better planting up all our displays and planters that we have people who are quite prepared to damage and steal trees along with plants from them and take Daffodils from the road side planted by children in the village. We have had sightings of these individuals and we will eventually catch them. They will then face prosecution regardless of any excuses we will prosecute any offenders.

Also residents are still failing to clean up after their dogs. Dog wardens are operating within the village and it is much cheaper to buy the bags and clea n up after them than pay the fine.

Councillor S Murray Chairman Allerton Bywater Parish Council

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Or why not drop in to one of our free Stay and Ploy sessions? We run a session at Kippox Children's Centre for 0-5 years on Tuesday mornings between 9 :30 and 11 :00 and hold a session at Villages East on Thursday morning for children from birth to walking from 9 :30 until 11:000m and hove launched sessions at Swillington Primary School (Please check our Whafson Guide for dotes). These sessions are free and there is no need to book.

Children's Centre News! In September 2012, your Early Start Team was launchedl ChUdrefl's Centre staff and YOI.I' local He.alth ViSiting Team have now joined together ta become ane team. Together we proVide support for you and your fa", ly from pre-birth to 5 years.

The EClI'Iy Start Team work closely together to deliver services such as health core, ploy, early learning and development to mut the needs of children and their families . You may hove already re<:eived support from the Early Start Team, attended a baby clinic at the Children's Centre or received a home visi t? If not, we hope to see )'<XI soonl

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BRIGSHAW.S 40TH BIRTHDAY

This year we are celebrating Brigshaw's 40"1 Birthday with a week of festivities

in June! We will be welcoming many of our international students to Brigshaw

for the week and as part of the celebrations, we are hosting an open afternoon

for all the local community and alumni.

There will be a small exhibition of Brigshaw over the last 40 years, as well as

tours of the school and tea and cakes for everyone to enjoy. Everybody is

welcome, and if you have any memories or photographs of Brigshaw, or if you

are a former student that has gone on to do someth ing fantast ic that will

inspi re our students please get in touch and share them with us at

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STUDENTS TAKE TO SLOPES IN AUSTRIA!

There has been a lot going on at Brigshaw this year, from performances of

Grease, Dance Showcases, Exchange trips all around Europe and many

fundraising things in between. Recent ly some of our students visited t he slopes

of Au stria fo r 6 days full of fun and skiing. They t ravelled by coach and had to

be up and out by B.20am every morning, but they had a fantastic time. Our

students skills ranged from beginner to expert but there were some great Ski·

reps on hand to help them out and show them the ropes. They were lucky

enough to be able to ski on the glacier at Kitzsteinhorn, Kaprun, at an altitude

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Our students relaxed on an evening in the luxury of their hotels rooms, and got

involved in quiz nights, fashion shows and bowling whilst they were there! Our

pupi ls were excellent as a usual we received some great feedback from both

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Chair: Councillor Stephen Murray 4 St Mary's Court Allerton Bywater Castleford West Yorkshire WF102AZ

Parish Clerk: Cia ire Murray 4 St Mary's Court Allerton Bywater Castleford West Yorkshire WF102AZ

Website: http://www.allertonbywaterparishcouncil.co.ukl

MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE 2ND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 7:00pm IN THE ST MARY T.HE LESS CHURCH ANNEX

Councillor S Murray Chairman Councillor K Asprey Councillor J Taylor Councillor S Harland Councillor A M Jabin

Councillor S Bassett Counci llor L Tomlinson Counci llor M Weaver Councillor J A Coe

Planning Applications from March 2013 to date

Leeds City Council has approved planning applications for: P/12/04994/FU 4 Main Street Allerton Bywater

Single storey extension with raised decked area to rear P/12/05029/FU 19 Station Road Allerton Bywater

Single storey side extension P/13/00454/FU Toll House Off Bamsdale Road Allerton Bywater

Change of use of toll house to dwell ing house

The Parish Council have received applications for:­P/13/01933/LA Allerton Bywater Primary School

Single storey rear extension to existing classroom block P/13/01920/FU 40 Preston Lane Allerton Bywater

Single storey extension incorporating a garage to side P/13/01677/F U 42A Main Street Allerton Bywater

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Other Activities

Councillors have held meetings with Leeds City Councillors, Leeds City Council Highways, and the Police.

Council Surgeries are held at St Mary the Less Annex on the first Saturday of each month. Surgeries are an opportunity for residents to meet councillors to discuss any problems. A ward councillor is also present to discuss any issues you may want to raise with them.

The Parish Council continue to support village in bloom in their efforts to improve the village however we are concerned about reports of residents stealing daffodils. Each year over 100 bulbs are planted by volunteers from within the community and we consider these thefts show a blatant disregard for the efforts being made to improve the village.

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Pontefract Castle or Pomfret as it was known was the most terrifying castle in the whole of modern England. Visitors today would find it hard to understand why because its dereliction it was totally ruined by Oliver Cromwell and it is very difficult to imagine how it once was, although it still receives about 50,000 visitors every year.

It has a blood stained history, it was the site of Richard the second's infamous murder and hundreds of soldiers were killed or imprisoned there during the War of the Roses. The castle has many dungeons thirty five feet underground hollowed out into the rock, dank and dark places were prisoners were imprisoned and left for weeks to starve and in lots of cases die. Whist waiting their fate many of them scratched their names into the rock walls and you can observe them to this day.

In 1311 Edward the second had his cousin Thomas Earl of Lancaster

executed along with twenty other rebels all beheaded. It was in 1483 that Richard the third condemned Sir Richard Grey, Sir Thomas Vaughan and Earl Rivers to execution as their faction threatened his rule. King Richard the second was held in the castle in 1399 it is not known how he met his demise many think he was either murdered or starved to death in the dungeons.

In the 1500s William Shakespeare used Pomfret Castle as a setting in two of his plays Richard the second and Richard the third .

The castle was once a magnificent extravagant palace with many bedrooms in its numerous towers it was the jewel of Yorkshire being equipped for lavish entertaining on a grand scale. The kitchen had four fireplaces and a bakery with two ovens. It was truly a castle fit for royalty.

The castle was the last remaining stronghold in the English Civil War; it was besieged on three separate occasions. It was eventually the last castle to surrender to the Parliamtarians at the end of the civil war. Oliver Cromwell hated Pontefract Castle for all the trouble it had caused him he wanted it destroyed and three days after the castle surrendered in 1648 Parliament set out to destroy the castle at a cost of £800.00 a very substantial sum in those days. Today many grants have been provided to repair, renovate and improve

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DANGER! 5t Mary's churchyard has become dangerous due to the practice of digging out to mark graves.

Regulations state quite clearly those graves must be level and grassed, yet people are also making trenches round graves. In one week alone, there were two incidents of elderly ladies falling, that we know of.

There have also been cases of people filling the bins with turves, so that the council refuse to empty them, until we lighten them. This task also falls on elderly members of the congregation.

We have now secured the help of Community Payback and have asked them to work on levelling the area. Please do not abuse them; they are merely helping us to try to make the churchyard safer for ALL users.

By having family buried in the churchyard , you ha .... e agreed to abide by the regulations . Please help us to help you .

Can we also remind you that .... ases should be either incorporated in the headstone or placed in a position to allow maintenance? All memorials need written permission, to confirm that they fall within Church of England regulations, and a fee is payable; other ornamentation is also not allowed.

If you are unsure, please contact the Church.

We would again like to thank the Parish Council for their continued support in trying to keep the Churchyard tidy, despite being hampered by breaches of regulations.

Thank you for your co-operation.

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SHORT HISTORY OF LEEDS

Loidis from which Leeds derives its name was anciently a forested area of the Celtic

kingdom of Elmet. The settlement certainly existed at the time of the Norman

Conquest of England and in 1806 was a thriving manor under the over lording of

IIbert Delacy a favourite of Oliver Cromwell who provided him with lots of land

including Pontefract Castle. It gained its first charter from Maurice de Gant in 1207

yet grew very slowly throughout the Medieval and Tudor periods. By now the town

had become part of the Duchy of Lancaster but later reverted to the crown during

the medieval period, so becoming a Royalist stronghold at the start of the English

Civil War.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries Leeds prospered and expanded as a

centre of the woollen industry and it continued to expand rapid ly in the Industrial

Revolution being given city status in 1893.

Following a period of post individual decline during the mid-twentieth century Leeds

prosperity revived with the development of industrial sectors along with academic

institutions that are known today as the University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan

Universities. The period also witnessed expansion in medical provision with Leeds

General Infirmary and St James Hospital being built.

Following World War Two there was a decline in secondary industries however this

was reversed with the growth of new industries such as retail, call centres, offices

and media.

Today Leeds is a thriving city having had an intensive re- development program

building high rise flats, new shops and shopping arcades and is known as one of the

eight core cit ies that act as a focus of their respective regions. Leeds is regarded as

the dominant city of the ceremonial county of West Yorkshire

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JUNE ""A'f awPl!! '

~ ® June is the beginning of Summer in the Northern Hemisphere it is the sixth month of

the year and takes its name from the Roman goddess of marriage Juno hence it is

favoured as the best month in which to marry.

The Flower for June is the Rose and the Gemstone Pearl.

It is claimed summer does not start until the Elder is in flower

Trooping the Colours and the ceremony to celebrate the Queens official birthday will

be held on June 15th this year it is one of this country's most spectacular parades. It

was in 1748 that the two events were first merged and is carried out by troops from

the Household Division [foot Guards and the Household Cavalry) along with the Kings

Troop Royal Horse Artillery [based in 5t Johns Wood). This goes back in history to

when the colours [the regimental flags) were trooped in front of soldiers to make

sure they could recognise their own flags in battle. The event held yearly on Horse

Guards Parade in London is the culmination of many hours of drill to obtain precision

marching in order to achieve as near perfection as possible. Any former guardsman

who has taken part in the ceremony will tell you of the pain and suffering and the

endless cleaning of boots, kit, and equipment along with the animals involved to

make the day what it is. This is the part the public do not see the amount of effort

what goes into making the parade as spectacular as it is. Rehearsals which the public

can watch take place on the two previous Saturdays preceding the event, nothing is

left to chance.

MIDSUMMERS DAY

'~oi"~ ",'''-\ ,', The middle of summer arrives after the longest day it is usually associated with

magic, witches, fairies and dancing. It is said a rose picked on the day will keep until

Christmas.

The feast of St John the Baptist takes place which is unusual in that it commemorates

his birth and not his death.

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The Angling Trust is highlighting two reports from Europe that show the numbers of

Cormorants across Europe are at their highest for 150 years. The studies further

strengthen the case for action to be taken to protect fish stocks in the UK from

unsustainable predation by Cormorants.

A review of the licencing of fish eating birds has been carried out over the last two

years following pressure from the Angling Trust for the Environment Minister to act

to protect fi sh stocks.

The review was carried out by Professor lan Cowx of Hull University's Fisheries

Institute. One of the aims of the report was to recommend a management strategy

to reduce the damage caused to fi sheries and aquaculture.

• Cormorants across Europe are now at their highest for at least 150 years, in

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• There has been an upsurge of cormorant in inland waters in Europe since

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• Cormorants are causing direct damage to fisheries and indirect damage to

ecosystem dynamics including forestry, water quality and biodiversity

• Countries need a struct ured management plan including lethal control

• A large scale management plan on Lake Huron in North America worked:

cormorant populations were reduced by 160,000 birds, nests in the Lake

Huron area were reduced from a peak of 5,500 nests to 500. This resulted in

a rapid recovery of fish stocks

• Each member state should organise their response to Cormorants drawing

on lessons from the US Fish and Wildlife Service Chief executive of the

Angling Trust Mark Lloyd said: "These two reports are highly significant as

they clarity beyond argument that the EU Birds Directive is no barrier to

allowing member states to take the necessary action, including shooting, to

protect fisheries from unsustainable predation by Cormorants whose

numbers have exploded in recent decades. Cormorant numbers are doing

untold damage to our fish and fishing, which is why the Angling Trust has

persuaded the Government to review the current inadequate system of

licensing controls on their numbers and the damage they do. We urge the

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ALLERTON ANTHOLOGY No 77

I'm going to write this quarter about Afierton Bywaters past.

The name of Allerton Bywater has been with us since 1258 when IIbert De lacy

granted two parts of the tithes of his demesne in Kippax and Allerton bywater to 5t

elements Chapel in Pontefract Castle, Allerton bywater was recorded as one of

Edmond De lacys manors in 1258 755 years ago, well that's not bad is it?

Our village has grown somewhat since it was formed from the parish of Kippax on

January 1' \ 1867. This was mainly due to it been situated on a rich coal seams where

mines had been sunk on the north bank of the river Aire. When deep mining became

common more men were required to obtain the coal and families moved into the

village from as far afield as Glasgow and Portsmouth.

New streets of houses were built to accommodate the newcomers and the

population of the village increased nearly sevenfold in 1861 when it was 551 but 40

years later in 1901 it was 3516 souls.

The river Aire played its part in village life it was a boon to the local collieries as most

of the coal mined was shipped from the village by barges and Tom Puddings. On the

river bank near Providence Place a Quay was built and on part of it a double coal

Staithes was erected to allow coal carrying vessels to be loaded quickly.

The river as it was known to local people was also the bane to a lot of people in the

village because it regularly flooded the properties in Providence place, Main Street,

Victoria Street and Robinson Street. Main Street would regularly flood across the

road at church corner. People living in the properties had to carry their furniture,

carpets and rugs in fact everything moveable upstairs. The severity of the flood could

be judged from by the height from the floor to the tide mark, when the stinking

waters had subsided and boy did the river stink in those days.

I walked with my courting partner one Sunday in June or July in 1952 when a lad

dived into the river near the Boat Inn, when he surfaced his back was covered in

Petrol {in water colours J, you didn't drown in those days you were poisoned .

I once called at Peter Moody's house in Main Street, and the tide mark was about

three feet from the floor. Today I cannot believe how high the water rose in any of

the streets. My wife used to live in Robinson Street [near the top club] and she

remembers when her father who was a West Riding bus driver left home in a rowing

boat loaned from Pontefract Park to enable him to get to dry land and then onto

work by bu s.

The flood banks that were later built made a big difference to Allerton Bywater

people, but not on Bamsdale Road, where it must have been flooding for more than

a hundred years.

To be continued in the September edition.

G Parkinson

June MM Xl11

LEEDS CITY COUNCIL & OTHER USEFUL NUMBERS

ADULT SOCIAL CARE ADULT SOCIAL CARE & EMERGENCY ACCOMODATlON ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ALLERTON BYWATER PRIMARY SCHOOL AI RE VALLEY HOMES LEEDS BRIGSHAW HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTS LEEDS ROAD ALLERTON BYWATER CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE SOCIAL CARE COUNCIL HOUSING REGISTRATION & BIDS COUNCIL TAX BENEFITS CUSTOMER RELATIONS CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU DR PIERCHOD NOVA SCOTIA MEDICAL CENTRE DR MALHOTRA ELECTRICITY ELECTORAL SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES GAS EMERGENCIES GREAT PRESTON PRIMARY SCHOOL HIGHWAYS HIGHWAYS EMERGENCY [outside opening hours, Street Lights, Signage, Building Repairs) HOUSING OPTIONS [for homeless advice] KIPPAX HEALTH CENTRE [Gibson lane) KIPPAX HALL SURGERY [High Street Kippax) MINICOM [For All Services] METRO BUS MINERS WELFARE ALLERTON BYWATER NSPCC (24 Hours) NOISE PROBLEMS POLICE NON EMERGENCY PLANNING RSPCA (24 Hour) REGISTRARS (Births , Deaths, Marriages) RAIL STREET LIGHTING SAMARITANS YOUTH & ADULT CENTRE ALLERTON BYWATER

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