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Pudsey has given its name to "Pudsey Bear",
the mascot of the BBC's annual fundraising marathon Children in
Need
The name Pudsey occurs in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Podechesaie"
and "Podechesai", but in the early 6th century Pudsey
and the neighbourhood appear to have been the centre of the considerable
Kingdom of Elmet, which retained its independence for more than
200 years after other more petty kingdoms had been subdued by the
Angles.
Pudsey is a market town in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Once
an independent town, it was incorporated into the metropolitan borough
of the City of Leeds in 1974, and is located midway between Bradford
and Leeds city centres. It has a population of 32,391.
Pudsey constitutes the areas of Fartown, Troydale, (nice place)Littlemoor,
Lowtown, Uppermoor and Chapeltown. There is also the village of
Fulneck, the district of Stanningley and part of the district of
Tyersal.
The town was famous in the 18th and 19th centuries for its wool
manufacture, and, from the 19th century, for cricket. Yorkshire
and England cricketers Sir Len Hutton, Herbert Sutcliffe, Ray Illingworth
and Matthew Hoggard all learned to play in Pudsey. One of the 19th
century Yorkshire cricketers John Tunnicliffe was born in Lowtown.
Pudsey's historic town hall is benefiting from a new, energy-efficient
lighting project to highlight its most interesting features. The
multi-coloured lights can be changed to offer 255 different scenes.
During the Easter weekend 2009, the Pudsey Business Forum launched
the Pudsey Shop Local campaign. The campaign is to encourage local
residents to shop more in Pudsey Town Centre. As part of this campaign
they have launched a directory of all local shops.
There are many community groups working for the benefit of Pudsey,
and their aim is simply to make their town a more attractive and
interesting place to visit. One of these groups, established in
2002 is Pudsey in Bloom.
During the Industrial Revolution Pudsey was said to be one of the
most polluted areas of the UK due to its position within a slight
valley and between the two industrial cities of Leeds and Bradford.
As a result whichever way the wind blew Pudsey would become covered
in thick soot. The temperature inversion created by being in a valley
led to the soot becoming trapped leading to dense smogs in the area.
This is believed to have led to jokes that Pigeons in Pudsey park
flew backwards in order to keep the soot out of their eyes.
There are several recreational parks in Pudsey, the largest is Pudsey
Park; features include Pets Corner, aquarium, bird houses, tropical
greenhouse, a "Pudsey Bear" (made of vegetation) and a
large play area for children. The park hosts the new West Leeds
Country Park Visitor Centre. There is also Queens Park where the
Pudsey carnival is held once a year.
Pudsey's market operates on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday and has
recently been refurbished. Pudsey has also seen the introduction
of a monthly farmers' market with a range of stalls selling meat,
fish, dairy produce, organic fruit and vegetables, delicatessen
and craft-ware.
Pudsey town centre has many amenities and a shopping centre which
include many high street chain stores and independent retailers.
In keeping with many affluent areas it has its fair share of banks
and estate agents. Following the closure of Kwik Save supermarkets
across the country, Pudsey's store has been bought by Sainsbury's.
Until the administration of the group, Pudsey had a Woolworths situated
on Church Lane. It is now a B&M Home Bargains store.
There are three high schools situated in the Pudsey boundary: Crawshaw,
Priesthorpe and Pudsey Grangefield, which is currently undergoing
an extensive redevelopment programme which sees a whole new state-of-the-art
school building constructed adjacent to the current site. The front
grammar school building, opened in 1911 and a prominent landmark
of Pudsey, will be converted into flats and not demolished, unlike
the rest of the school, due to its listed building status.
Pudsey is also now home to an established Indian Sikh and minority
Hindu and Muslim community.
Pudsey's business community have recently introduced a Loyalty Scheme,
aimed at local shoppers. The loyalty scheme, believed to be the
first of its kind in the country, encourages shoppers to collect
stamps from a number of local shops within the scheme. Once enough
stamps are collected on a card it can be submitted for a monthly
draw, where the winner receives vouchers that they can spend in
any of the participating shops. There are currently 50 retailers
taking part in the scheme.
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