Category Archives: Caring Together

Meeting re public safety and message from Alex Sobel re Headingley Incident

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We are sharing this from our local MP, Alex Sobel. It includes details of a meeting tonight which will be held at St Michaels Church between 7.30pm-8.30pm and will be attended by senior police officers and local councillors. You can register to attend here. 

Headingley Incident
I want to begin by addressing the terrible incident that occurred in Headingley on Saturday 26th April. Many of you will already be familiar with the details, and I don’t want to add to anyone’s distress by repeating them here. 
Events like this are shocking and deeply unsettling—especially when they happen so close to home. I know many people are feeling anxious, upset, or simply struggling to come to terms with what’s happened. 
My thoughts are with the two young women who were injured, and with everyone in our community who has been affected or shaken. I want to commend West Yorkshire Police for their swift response, and thank the brave members of the public who stepped in to help at the scene. 
This incident is a stark reminder of the very real and present dangers posed by misogyny, online radicalisation, and male violence in every community—including our own. 
Many people have rightly asked: what happens now? Locally, we are organising a public meeting on the evening of Thursday 8th May. This will be an opportunity for residents to hear directly from senior police and council officers, ask questions, and raise concerns. The venue will be confirmed shortly. You can register to attend here. 
I am also meeting with ward councillors and council officers this week to discuss how we can improve safety along the Otley Run, both for the public and for those taking part. We’ll also be looking at wider measures to tackle male violence. 
If you’d like to receive updates on this, please email me at alex@alexsobel.co.uk with the subject line “Otley Run updates” and we’ll keep you informed. 
In addition, I have spoken with the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper MP, about the incident and about the need to strengthen legislation around the availability of weapons. I raised an Urgent Question in the House of Commons on this issue. You can watch that here.

Easter Eggs Galore!

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A big big thank you to all the members at Nuffield Health in The Light, Leeds who collected Easter Eggs fur us. We have been busy giving them out over the last few days.

They have been very well received and we do really appreciate you thinking of us.

And a special thank you to David who nominated us to receive them

30 YEARS OF CARING TOGETHER

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Thank you to everyone who came to our Pot Luck Lunch to celebrate Caring Together’s 30 years.

We all had a great time and we certainly were not short of food!!

There was a trip down memory lane over the years that Caring Together has been around, a chance to test your knowledge in our 1995 quiz and, of course a rousing rendition of happy birthday before everyone went home with cake

Last of our Winter Warmer Soups – for now

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Yesterday was our final Winter Warmer Soup day of the Winter. Twelve weeks, Twelve soups – all homemade and delicious, thank you to all our members and staff who made the soups and to all those who came along to enjoy them!!

The Winter Warmers will be back again next year and now, as the clocks are going forward, and the weather starting to warm up we will have lots of other things going on at Caring Together.

Our members and supporters will have had the Spring newsletter with lots of information about what is going on so we hope you will be joining us for outings and activities.

We work mainly with over 55s living in Woodhouse, Little London and the City Centre, if that is you and you are not already a Caring Together member, but would like to join or know more about what is happening you can contact us on 0113 2430298 or info@caringtogether.org.uk.

Energy prices rising on 1st April

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It’s not too late to fix your tariff

The energy price cap is rising by 6.4% on 1st April so, if you are on a standard variable tariff, the amount you pay for the gas and electricity you use will go up.

If you haven’t already fixed your tariff then it is most likely that you are on a variable rate that will rise with the price cap rise. It will say on your bills what your tariff is.

It is not to late to fix your tariff and avoid these rises, a fixed tariff will fix the rate you pay for each unit of gas or electricity, and a fixed standing charge, for a certain length of time. So this means you will be protected from price rises during this time (note it won’t go down if the price cap decreases) The actual amount you will pay will depend on how much you use.

To see if you can get a better deal by fixing, you could speak to your energy supplier about what tariffs they offer. Or you could compare it with other suppliers by using a comparison tool such as Uswitch or Money Supermarket.

Or you can ask Caring Together if you would like someone to help you look at the options.

Councillors Surgery at Caring Together Today

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Headingley, Hyde Park and Woodhouse Labour Councillors will be at Caring Together premises today between 5pm and 6pm for their monthly advice surgery.

This is open to all residents in the area and no appointment is needed so you can just call in if you would like to speak to your local councillor.

Caring Together – 127 Woodhouse Street (Charing Cross), Leeds, LS6 2PY

Headingley, Hyde Park and Woodhouse Councillors will be at Caring Together premises today between 5pm and 6pm for their monthly advice surgery.

This is open to all residents in the area and no appointment is needed so you can just call in if you would like to speak to your local councillor.

Caring Together – 127 Woodhouse Street (Charing Cross), Leeds, LS6 2PY

Please note this is a changed date for November only – it will be back to the usual 2nd Tuesday of the month from December onwards