Micklefield Parish Council

30/03/2026

Please come along to the second drop-in event for the Micklefield Neighborhood Plan Group at Churchville House. Doors are open now, and the event closes at 8pm. Please come and have your say about the future of Micklefield

23/03/2026

A reminder that the Neighbourhood Plan Group drop-in events are on Thursday, 26th, and Monday, 30th March. Each of our 8 theme groups have put questions together and would like your feedback on for the Neighbourhood Plan questionnaire coming later this year.

We are also looking for your suggestions on what you feel is important for the village going forward. We are looking forward to seeing everyone with the events running from 4pm until 8pm

11/03/2026

CHURCH LANE TEMPORARY CLOSURE

Please see the information supplied below by Our Ward Councillors this morning regarding emergency repairs to Church Lane over the next 2-3 days.

This will impact on bus routes and possibly cause further delays on the roads in the village during rush hour, which are already affected by the Ridge Road bridge closure.

URGENT CHURCH LANE CLOSURE 🚨 09:00 TODAY
Following residents complaints and our pushing for repairs to the terrible state of Church Lane in Micklefield we have just received the following message from highways:
“The Team have accessed Church Lane after we have received several defect reports along the length from Ridge Road to Micklefield Village.
Unfortunately, we are unable to carryout repairs on a make safe basis due to the narrow nature of the road and speed of vehicles using the road. We have taken the steps to apply for an emergency road closure for 0900 today to carry out permanent patching along this length rather than just make safe. The road closure will only be in operation whilst we are working, and consultation has taken place with bus operators, and they are re-routing busses where possible. The works should take 2-3 days to complete.
I appreciate this not ideal with the closure on Ridge Road for the Trans Pennine Upgrade, and we will keep disruption to a minimum but with the increase in traffic volumes on Church Lane it was felt we needed to carry out repair works.
If there are any issues or you have any questions, please get in touch”
We fully appreciate the inconvenience this will cause but have heard loud and clear from local people the need for this work to be done urgently and properly

01/03/2026

25/02/2026

Bridge Closure Reminder

A656 Ridge Road Bridge To be closed from 2nd March until 4th December 2026.

As part of Network Rails Project to Electrify the Transpenine Route, the Bridge on the Ridge Road near the Makins Farm entrance is to be demolished and replaced.

The Road bridge will be closed from Monday 2nd March until Friday 4th December. Access to Peckfield Industrial Park and Caird Waste Disposal Site will still be available on the South side of the bridge and Makins farm from the North side. All public paths/bridleways through Makins south side next to the railway line will remain closed.

No doubt this will cause some disruption going forward when the road is fully closed next week.

We have had discussions with Ward Councillor Miller, who has held meetings with LCC Highways and Network Rail as this will inevitably bring higher volumes of traffic through the village.

Diversion signage had been agreed and positioned at all the local junctions surrounding the village, including a weight restriction limit. GPS/ Sat Nav companies have also been informed and advised to divert drivers away from Micklefield.

This will hopefully reduce some of the traffic and stop HGV vehicles from coming through.

There is a Network Rail meeting at The Old Firestation (Youth and Adult Centre) in Mickelfield on 26th February between 4pm and 7pm explaining the diversions and reasons why the bridge is being demolished and replaced.

06/02/2026

Volunteers Required Please

The Parish Council is looking for volunteers to help distribute our quarterly magazine, The Micklefielder.

The size of the village has grown in terms of house numbers considerably over the last 5 years. We are looking for a few local people to help out 4 times a year and deliver the magazine to residents.

If you have some spare time and feel you could help out, then we would be very grateful.

Please contact our clerk at the email address below if you are interested.
[email protected]

(Please don't contact through FB Messenger as this is not monitored)

Our winter edition is due to be released in the next 7 days.

24/12/2025

Micklefield Parish Council would like to wish everybody in the village a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous 2026.

15/12/2025

Leeds City Council will be changing its bin collection days over Christmas and the New Year. Below is the timetable of changes.

23/11/2025

Rewilding Bio Diversity Projects

We have had an update from Ed Galley,Dylan Brown and Barbara Rhodes on the projects the Micklefield PC is involved with in the village.

High Biodiversity and community fruit and veg sites around the village

The majority of work undertaken to establish the following sites has been funded by grants from Banks Renewables, Ridge Road Energy, Woodland Trust, Network Rail, Tesco, Soil Association amongst others.

Established High Biodiversity sites:-

7 verge wildflower sites along Church Lane
3 verge wildflower sites on Great North Road between Oldfield Close and Church Lane
2 large wildflower sites on Garden Village Banking opposite the sandwich shop
Wildflowers, bluebells and wildlife edible hedging established under the trees on the western border of the school grounds
Wildflower Meadow next to the MUGA on the recreation ground
Mixed wildlife edible hedge on the west side of the wildflower meadow, dividing the wildflower meadow from the rest of the recreation ground.

Copse of mixed tree whips planted along the north edge of the recreation ground. (some losses due to drought that will be replaced this autumn)

Wildflowers and shrubs planted below the north side station car park. Bug refuge developed under the trees in this area.

Community fruit, vegetable and herbs sites established
A number of sites have been established to provide free produce for anyone in the village to use.

Large planter in front of the school providing herbs and vegetables, also involved with School gardening club

A number of planters alongside the road up to the north side station car park providing herbs and vegetable

Apple, pear, plum trees, raspberry, gooseberry, current bushes, rhubarb etc planted alongside the road up to the north station car park

Apple, pear and plum trees planted next to the wildflower meadow in the recreation ground.

Going forward

We are looking to increase the wildflower sites across the village this autumn and spring
We will extend the copse along the north side of the rec
We are looking for a grant to buy bird boxes (particularly swift and house martin) to offer to householders in the village

The Parish Council would like to thank Ed, Dylan, Barbara and all the other volunteers who have put the projects together and for all their hard work in bringing them to fruition.

23/11/2025

Christmas Lights 2025

You will have noticed over the past few weeks the Christmas lights have been installed on Great North Road and the bus route through the Churchville area.

This year, the Christmas lights are a mixture of 3D and 2D designs with 4 additional lights added in the northern part of the village.

There are also two 20ft Christmas trees which have been fitted at Churville House and at Garden village.

All being well the lights will be coming on from 24th November onwards.

We hope these lights brighten up the cold winter evenings over the coming weeks in the build up to Christmas.

14/11/2025

Temporary Footpath Closure
Leeds City Council intends to close part of bridleway Micklefield 8 due to the potential danger to the public arising from bridleway creation works. The closure will begin on Friday 5th December 2025 and will be in place 24 hours a day for a maximum of 6 months. The bridleway will be closed from its junction with Pit Lane to the northern side of the Peckfield Level Crossing. To see is a copy of the Road Traffic Regulation Order for the closure and a plan showing the part of the bridleway to be closed and the diversionary route please visit the Parish Council's website at

Micklefield Parish Council's official website.