EDITOR’S LETTER
So much to enjoy in
‘Leek Life’ and so little
time to do it all
Deborah Boden
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he months of May and June make for a glorious time of year in this
county, particularly if the weather is kind. There is nothing better
than experiencing the transition from spring to summer, enjoying
longer days, lighter nights, and witnessing the blooms of spring
making way for a what we hope will be a bright and warm summer
ahead.
And what an end to spring and beginning to summer there is to be
had right here in little old Leek!
With the town’s amazing Arts Festival in full swing, organisers
should be incredibly proud of their hard work in creating such a varied
programme of acts, exhibitions and events being staged throughout May
in the town! It truly is in a class of its own and really displays to anyone
visiting what talent we have right here on our doorstep and what a
haven of culture Leek is.
Continuing in that vein I have been overwhelmed these past few
months by the response we’ve been getting here at Leek Life from
people keen to let us know what community events they are involved in
or have going on here in the Moorlands.
As well as the emerging talent of the town’s arts scene, we have
features on the achievements of a number of local youngsters showing
us how their hard work and commitment has been paying off, as well as
news from the long established Leek Show Committee which is
celebrating a happy partnership with new main sponsor Leek United.
We cross the border over to Cheddleton to have a look at the
forthcoming Open Gardens weekend set to take place in July, now in its
20th year; and get our motors running in anticipation of the invasion of
the Mods with this year’s Scooter Fest. Organised by North Staffs
Jesters Scooter Club, this event always gets the town buzzing with
excitement and also celebrates a landmark 10 year anniversary in 2014.
And finally, when it looked like the town couldn’t top its events
calendar comes the announcement of Leek’s first ever Country and
Western Weekend this June.
Billed as one of the biggest events of its kind to be staged, possibly in
the country, the Country and Western Weekend marks the legacy left by
former mayor and councillor Steve Povey. For more on this story see
pages 16 through to 19.
So get out there and enjoy all
there is to offer in ‘Life’ as spring
turns into summer here in Leek.
T
Deborah x
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