Armley Tourist Board

I contacted Jane at Interplay on Armley Ridge Road the other day about I Love West Leeds festival and she told me about The Armley Tourist Board. This organisation seems to champion Armley by organising tea dances and is led by their unofficial Lady Mayoress, Jam Siren. I decided to contact the organisation via My Space after reading a blog hosted by TATB regarding a petition to stop an empty retail outlet being taken over by a bookies. They have done market research in the area relating to people's opinions of the regeneration so I thought it could be useful to ask them a few questions about their findings. More later...

Investigation

My initial proposal is to investigate the impact of the regeneration plans of Leeds City Council on Armley Town Street. Will this make Armley an up-and-coming vibrant place to live or will it become Anytown, UK.

I had a walk down Armley Town Street today to take some pictures of the local shops. It's a Saturday so quite busy and lots of cars and people buzzing about. I've had a few ideas about how my research could translate into badges but I'm gonna look more into the regeneration plans. Probably take some photos early tomorrow when there's not so many people about.