An absolutely fantastic day at the Community Day In Little London on Saturday. Given that there was a gap of 2 years when the day was unable to go ahead due to the pandemic we were all unsure what the turnout would be like. We needn’t have worried! The crowd in fact was bigger than ever. There was a great number of stalls present catering for people of all ages and the talent show, as always, was a highlight of the afternoon.

A big thanks to all who were instrumental in the organising of the day, who volunteered, who ran a stall, and no lesser thanks to all who attended, making the day the success that it was.

Update received from Leeds Older People Commissioning Team

! Update. Previously issued warning for EXTREME HEAT has now escalated to RED status. Parts of the Leeds District area are included in the warning area.

Additionally, the Heat Health alert has also escalated to Level 4 RED = national emergency status. The first time ever issued in the UK.

Warning type:

Extreme heat RED warning – valid from 00:00 Mon 18 Jul to 23:59 Tues 19 Jul.

Heat Health Level 4 RED warning – valid from 00:00 Mon 18 Jul to 00:00 Weds 20 Jul.

Extreme Heat AMBER warning (locations outside the RED area) – valid from 00:00 Sun 17 Jul to 23:59 Tues 19 Jul. 

Weather summary: An exceptional hot spell on Monday and Tuesday leading to widespread impacts on people and infrastructure.

Potential impacts: 

• Population-wide adverse health effects experienced, not limited to those most vulnerable to extreme heat, leading to serious illness or danger to life. Government advice is that 999 services should be used in emergencies only; seek advice from 111 if you need non-emergency health advice.
• Substantial changes in working practices and daily routines will be required
• High risk of failure of heat-sensitive systems and equipment, potentially leading to localised loss of power and other essential services, such as water or mobile phone services
• Significantly more people visiting coastal areas, lakes and rivers, leading to an increased risk of water safety incidents
• Delays on roads and road closures, along with delays and cancellations to rail and air travel, with significant welfare issues for those who experience even moderate delays.

Keep updated at: UK weather warnings – Met Office.

Thanks to support from Age UK Leeds. We have two informal discussions about ‘Scam Prevention and Awareness’ coming up to help us all stay ahead of the scams and thus less likely to be caught out.

Venue: Caring Together Offices, 127 Woodhouse Street, Leeds LS6 2PY

Date: Monday 11th July 2022

Time: 11am to 12.30pm

and

Venue: Little London Community Centre, Main Hall, Oatland Lane, Little London. Leeds LS7 1HF

Date: Thursday 29th September 2022

Time: 2.30pm to 4pm

Open to all, no need to book just pop in and grab a cuppa

Caring Together has a small quantity of books and C.D.s and DVDs to keep, swap or borrow. We also usually have small quantities of food available on a free or pay as you feel basis. Feel free to browse whenever you find yourself in the office.

We have some seated and standing yoga happening on the below dates. The sessions are adapted for us so no need to get down on the floor. Just come, relax and feel the benefits of Vera’s many years as a Yoga instructor. Each session is standalone so no matter if you join this week.

Venue: Main Hall, Little London Community Centre, Oatland Lane, Little London LS7 1SR

Dates: Thursday 23rd & 30th June and Thursday 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th July 2022

Time: 2.30pm to 3.30pm

Route and Road Closures

The Run For All 10k in Leeds is Sunday 3rd July

The race starts on the Parkinson Steps at 9am and the route winds round Woodhouse Moor and through Headingley before making its way back to the city centre along Meanwood Road.

The Leeds 10K was Jane Tomlinson’s vision. Having raised £1.8 million for charity while she was battling terminal cancer, in 2006 Jane knew her time left to fundraise was limited. As a result, she decided to set up the Leeds 10K to continue the fundraising vehicle for charities that she had started.

Whether you want to find a good spot to watch the runners go by, or you just want to know about the road closures in the area all the information is below:

Monday 20th June – 6pm – 8pm Briggate and Millenium Square

After spending the day in Bradford, Amal will pop up on Briggate around 6pm, and walk through the city to Millennium Square arriving there about 8pm. With music, performances and activities along the way if you join her on her journey.

A little girl on a BIG journey, Little Amal is the giant puppet at the heart of ‘The Walk’. Since July 2021 she has travelled over 8,000km in support of refugees.

The 3.5 metre-tall living artwork of a young Syrian refugee child has walked across Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, the UK, the Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine to focus attention on the urgent needs of young refugees.

One year on from leaving her home in Syria, Amal will walk again in the UK this June during #RefugeeWeek.

Between 19-27 June she will visit 10 towns and cities across England meeting friends old and new, sharing her message of resilience and hope with anyone who has been forced to leave their homes.

Our latest newsletter is here along with some inserts, detailing upcoming skills share/information sessions. And a jubilee quiz 😊

You can also see previous newsletters here