We have updated our photo galleries to include some latest photos from our resident photographer and Jan manager, Hanif. Why not pop over to the Photo Gallery Section and see photos from Pinders Street Party 2005/2004, Bradford Mela 2005 and Azaad junior team visit to Headingley. We will be adding more photo galleries in forthcoming weeks.
An under-18 and under-14 football tournament took place recently to raise money for the victims of the South Asia earthquake. Young people from all parts of the community helped by participating in the football tournament and raising money. Several teams took part in the competition to produce two clear winners.
A new £1.4msport complex has just opened at Wakefield City High School. The Centre offers a new sports hall, gym and shower facilities. The centre is open to the public 6-10pm Mon-Fri and 10-4pm Sat.
Sport 4U is a new community group setup to help young people back into sport. A girls group is held every Saturday 10am-12pm for girls aged 8-19. The boys group runs on Saturday 12-2pm for 8-19 year olds.
Here we have another rare photograph from our archives. Well, its a bunch of guys with primitive hairstyles and funny moustaches.
But the photo is not as old as you might think. Mind you, some of our younger readers are going to struggle with this one. Do you know who these fellows are and what are they upto? Read on for the answer.
A court case is being fought out to challenge the legality of a parking ticket issued at the Bradford Mela in June 2005. It appears that hundreds of other motorists were issued fixed penalty notices for alleged illegal parking. If you received a parking ticket at the Bradford Mela in June 2005, then we would like to hear from you. Write to us at
It
is with regret that we have to report the sad demise of our ever-green
friend M Sain Akbar who passed away on Friday 9th Dec 2005. He had
recently
travelled to
AJK and suffered a heart attack. Two weeks later he suffered another
heart attack and passed away. He leaves a family in Wakefield.
M Sain originates from the Kotli dist. of AJK and came to Britain in
the 60s settling in Leeds. In 1972 he moved to Wakefield and lived here
ever since. Known for his continous smile and regular dose of
pistachios, he will be greatly missed.
Young people from Wakefield took part in a charity cricket tournament to help raise money for the victims of the Tsunami disaster.
All the money raised was donated to Families Relief. Winners of the tournament were awarded with trophies. All participants left with a certificate of achievement.
...and what are they up to? We have dug deep into our photographic archives and found this gem. Can you recognise these guys and can you guess what are they are upto? Are they getting ready for a wedding? Are they getting ready to face the firing squad? Or are they just bored waiting for a bus?
Thanks to all the people who wrote in and tried to identify this photo and the answer is....
We have updated our photo galleries to include some latest photos from our resident photographer and Jan manager, Hanif. Why not pop over to the 
An under-18 and under-14 football tournament took place recently to raise money for the victims of the South Asia earthquake. Young people from all parts of the community helped by participating in the football tournament and raising money. Several teams took part in the competition to produce two clear winners.
Here we have another rare photograph from our archives. Well, its a bunch of guys with primitive hairstyles and funny moustaches.
It
is with regret that we have to report the sad demise of our ever-green
friend M Sain Akbar who passed away on Friday 9th Dec 2005. He had
recently
travelled to
AJK and suffered a heart attack. Two weeks later he suffered another
heart attack and passed away. He leaves a family in Wakefield.