Moor is not an extension of campus
On the 29 April the Yorkshire Evening Post lead with a scathing editorial on Council proposals to sink concrete blocks onto Woodhouse Moor to accommodate barbecues. Part of the editorial is quoted below, with the kind permission of the editor.
“It is scarcely credible that Leeds City Council has reacted to the spread of illegal barbecues on Woodhouse Moor with plans to sink dozens of concrete slabs into the turf to allow them to continue. The area would consist of 40 slabs, each measuring 60cm by 90cm on which portable barbecues could be used. The idea has left residents and community groups wondering who poses the biggest threat to the moor: those who start barbecues there or council chiefs who would tackle the problem in such a ridiculous way.
“Council bosses would do well to remember that Woodhouse Moor belongs to the City of Leeds and its people – not to those who come to study here for half of the year. And while students are very welcome, contributing as they do to the life and and economy of the city, Woodhouse Moor is not an extension of the university campus.
The YEP’s view is that the council would be far better employed making efforts to ensure that those coming to study in Leeds learn to understand exactly where the campus ends and the rest of the city begins. Click here to read the full article.