Computer Crash

New Computer in Commie Rooms

A friend of mine just donated a computer to Tangram. It's better than the one we currently have in the communal rooms (on which I'm writing this), so if anyone knows how to plug the new one in and network it the same as this one then please volunteer.

Now that we're out from under supervision, I'm researching potential grant-givers who might do things like buy us a film projector to show films in the communal rooms.

Does anyone else have ideas for how we could make use of small grants, maybe to build the social side of Tangram or to improve shared spaces? I'm spending a couple of hours a week in the office at the moment, so I'd be up for doing applications if we have some good ideas.

Artimus has been helping me this morning, and suggests a tunafish party to help get other local cats involved in their community. He would also like a bigger sofa in the communal rooms as he finds that he can't stretch out enough on the ones we have. Does anyone have any better ideas?

Celebrating Harehills 2008

Pete T's photos of the Celebrating Harehills festival are up on Picassa here.

Celebrating Harehills Festival

Celebrating Harehills happened on Vicars Terrace this year on what must have been the hottest day of the year. I took some photos but they're on film and I haven't developed them yet - does anyone have any digital ones I could put up here?

More sign painting is in progress...

BBC Leeds on Celebrating Harehills

BBC Leeds has run an article on the upcoming Celebrating Harehills festival and the repainting of the mural wall - click here to see it

Oakwood Farmer's Market

Roundhay Environmental Action Project have set up a new farmer's Market at Roundhay Clock, just up the road from us. It'll be held on 3rd Saturday of every month from 9.00 to 12.30, and having been to the last one I'd highly reccommend it.

The next dates are:
Saturday 19 April
Saturday 17 May
Saturday 21 June
Saturday 19 July

See the REAP site for more info and pictures!

Celebrating Harehills

This is from the Celebrating Harehills festival that was held in Banstead Park.

Gravity Dancing

Tangram the Game

Free Online Flash Games

Add Your Own Stuff!

Anyone who wants to add anything to this site, please give your e-mail address to me (Alice) so I can send you an invitation.

E-mail it to me, put a note through my door, call me, send me a text, etc.

If you're not particularly technical then I can upload your stuff for you, just ask...

Book Club

A new Tangram Book Club will begin on 17th May, meeting at 7:30 at Marie Carroll's house.

The first book we're going to read is "What Is the What?" by Dave Eggers - some info here from the publishers, including their Frequently Asked Questions about the book.

Very Old Photos of Bankside Street

Random Photo No. 2: From the Leodis photo archive - Number 4 Bankside Street falls into Gipton Beck in 1947. Try searching for "Bankside Street" or "Bank side Street" on the Leodis site, there are plenty more like this.

Residents Network Event, Saturday 26th April at Space@Hillcrest Primary School 1-4pm

Subject: The Residents "Way Forward Event" Saturday 26th April at Space@Hillcrest Primary School 1-4pm

Dear all,

We’ve been working hard to pull the launch event together. We were unable to book the venues suggested at the planning meeting, however, we’ve managed to book Space@Hillcrest Primary School which is a fantastic venue! We have 2 large hall areas and there’s a gallery showing local artists work.

I’ve attached a PDF of the poster for the day and will be sending it by post to all members (once they come back from the printers). We’ve managed to book a wide range of organisations for the day including: The Neighbourhood Policing Team, ENE Homes, Connect Housing, IMPaCT, Archway, The Urban Biz and many more. We hope the event will be a chance for residents to find out what’s already going on in the area and future plans.

Of course one of the aims of the day is to find out what direction our members would like the Residents Network to head in and what our priorities should be for the future and of course recruiting more members in to the network.

Please email or phone us if you’re able to attend or help on the day – We’re hoping to have a large turn out so more pairs of hands would be fantastic!

Kind regards

Craig & Laura

IMPaCT Residents Network Team

Random photo: Alice and Greg at a fire.

New Website

Hi everyone!

Thought this might be a good way for us to share things. This site is set up as a blog, like the one we've been using on my allotment site which is called Toll Bar. The idea is that anyone can post anything, comment, add things or change the site around. Have a look at the Toll Bar site for some general ideas - we've used ours so far for recording correspondence, sharing recipes, discussing weeds and sharing links to other local organisations.

This is NOT a substitute for meeting - bear in mind that not everyone has internet access - but it is a place to share things and maybe have some fun.

Any problems at all just e-mail Alice (I'll do basic admin here until others offer to help).

Enjoy!

Alice x