Jam Rag News

News brought to you today, a lovely sunny day. The Lady Mayoress wishes to share a private image of her lovely garden!

Lovely night had by Folk of Armley at Sunshine House, more over on our creative Armley sister site. Will Armley soon be singing about a space for art, love, laughter and other such hippy shit?

Local People Doing Good...

Interplay Theatre's Woody Guthrie Play 'This Land' featured on 27th April Radio 4 Front Row - catch it by doing the 'listen again thing' Local actor Julian Coburn Hough is one of the starring cast. CLICK HERE TO Listen for the next 7 days (15 mins into the broadcast)

Marvellous Tea Dance event to celebrate VE Day 5th May click here for more

Armley sends contingent to Glastonbury Festival! Not only is 'This Land' travelling there, but local icon Mik Artistik will be there too!

Middleman Pop have a record deal and are shooting a video right now. Read their account of how their video shoot, nearly ends in bloodshed!

Anyone fancy getting involved with putting on a farmers market, we would hope to get approval from the wonderful people who clean the common land to use Charlie Cake Park. Local allotment afficionado Guy Smith wants to hear from you if you want to help get this off the ground..... email via jam siren... jamsiren{at}thearmleytouristboard.com

On another note if you would like to get dirt under your finger nails why not join in the general clearing up of the common ground? If you want to find out more about where and when email Jam again and she will forward your details on.

The real star of Armley this week though is our super cool Django, he sure knows how to keep cool in the sun

Toodle Pip
Woof Woof!

Ex Pats lost finding their way back to Armley News

Noticing the drop off from new visitors from foreign parts- apart from those in China who send all sorts of incomprehensible and quite pointless emails to Jam Siren, we went investigating!
We discovered that the link from Wikipedia has been removed (we did not put it there in the first place!) due to it being perceived as advertising!

We have kept new visitors from abroad abreast of Armley news, such as Diane in Florida, who found us when she searched for Armley in Wikipedia. I think Luke (who ever he is) needs to be aware that The Armley Tourist Board is a not for profit, and certainly for community spirit expression of civic pride.

We appeal to Luke to stop being snippy, he should be proud to include the quirky- history in the making if you like. (As all of our Leeds and global commentaries could be considered so really!) If you would like to reinstate this link, who ever you were in the first place then please do!

Yours with injured dignity the communication office of the Armley Tourist Board

Jam Rag News Round Up!

Britains Friendliest Street- Ambassador on BBC Radio Leeds as new survey comes out saying we Leeds lubbers /loiners are poo at being neighbourly. More on this over at www.armleytownstreet.blogspot.com
This site also features writing from Armley Blogger Nick or Dough Boy a roving rookie journo taking the edge of XladyM's saccharine sweet musings

Creative Armley Website has new blogger- I Love West Leeds Festival Director Jane Earnshaw shares her musings as she attempts to put on a week long festival with teeeny weeeny amounts of money

Another new Russian Shop opens in Armley called Annas on Whingate- Yippeeee. Lovely stuff
Also an Afro Caribean shop just appeared next to the Malt Shovel yesterday- more on that later!

The Lady Mayoress and her cronies put on their plus fours and went a supping in Gott's Park Golf Clubhouse last Friday. She reports back that it is reasonably priced, sells Magners, has a fantastic pool table at 20p a go and wonderful views across Armley and Kirkstall. A little quiet, and very quirky. Worth a trip? Definitely. Worth the £5.00 social membership? At less than £10 for a round for 5 - we should coco!

Anyone else want to join this blog? Let us know jamsiren {at} thearmleytouristboard.com

Message from the XLadyMayoress

My dearest readers, thank you for stopping by, it's a wonder you still do given Jam Siren's outpouring of grief into your ears recently. I don't know, I go away on a lovely cruise to Madeira, leaving all communications to Jam Siren, expecting her to continue her saucy ways the little devil, and come back to all sorts of serious and downbeat tales of woe.

Well Jam Siren has now been given the opportunity to wear her heart on her sleeve on our affiliated websites, Creative Armley and Armley Town Street. She'll 'do good' and be earnest over there! She tells me that she still wants to keep the sense of humour that you know and love us for, but I fear Jammy is getting a little too dull really, and therefore I have come back to reinject a sense of cosy afternoon sherry into the feel of the site.

That's right, and what better way to do that than for you to sit back, have a tipple with me and enjoy the first of our 'Five minute quickies'

I have to say this first group are rather rascally, and I do feel a little bit worried that in the tradition of all up and coming bands they are a little lacking in social etiquette, but dear readers I leave that for you to decide. In fact their soon to be pick of the hit parade 'Blah Blah Blah' does remind me of Mr Mayor's attitude when I regale him with the wonderful stories of the garden tea parties at Dame Bab's.

Middleman, apart from being feted by Radio One, (and a sure fire hit with their catchy song- I think it was called something deep like Mass Market Wigwams before Blah etc) are a four piece band of four fresh faced boys, who despite their rather cheeky answers are actually lovely boys that you would be glad your daughter brought home to you. All they need is a little bit of talcum powder and a bit of feeding up. I have to say they always look so handsome at the Armley Tea Dances. Anyway I'm getting all unnecesarry, If you have any questions for the boys you will have to now contact them through their management- what oh! (charlie@city-rockers.com)

So without further ado may I present;

MIDDLEMAN

(Visit their websites www.middlemanpop.co.uk and www.myspace.com/middlemanpop and Channel 4 no less! Get along to their events and show some Armley LOVE!)

What is your favourite smell: Poo
Who is your Armley IDOL: Dani T
Who is the biggest rascal in your band and why?: Lee cus he's like danny devito.
What kind of drunk do you get (happy, psychotic etc?: Both
Will fame go to your heads?: OOOOHHHH YEEAAHHH!!!
If Middleman were a sandwich what kind of sandwich would you be?: JERK CHICKEN
What kind of groupies do you have (other than the Lady M): Mostly animals and some objects.
What kind of animals do you think you were in previous lives?: Hip hop groupies.
What bit of Armley makes you giggle?: The Prison
Do you think you have any children knocking about?: No but krish's sister does.
What has been the best thing that has happened to you this year so far?: Maida Vale session on Radio1
What are you hoping the future brings for your band?: Chart hits
Could you tell the Lady M who you would like to find out more about in Armley? The Horse on the field
Why should anyone come and live in Armley? Because they're skint.

Question dear reader, do they deserve to be granted the freedom of Armley for 24 hours?
Who would you like for your next 5 minute quickie?