Public meeting called over Leeds community shop proposal

A bid to set up a community-run shop in Leeds city centre is to have a launch meeting to see how much support there might be for the idea. As reported earlier this week , a group of individuals are concerned over the recent closure of local store Simpsons near Brewery Wharf and have floated the idea of launching a community-run shop similar to the Natural Food Store in Headingley. A public meeting will be held at the Adelphi on Wednesday, 8 September, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. You can register to attend the event over at this Eventbrite page . All welcome to attend. One of the organisers, Rob Greenland , said that there had been a good response to his guest post earlier this week. He added: "Our launch meeting is a chance to see just how much support there might be for this idea. "Many of us who live and work in this part of town are already missing have a decent shop right on our doorstep. What can we do about it? What we usually do is wait in hope - hoping that another food and drink store will open up in their place. But maybe there's something more." What do you think? Have your say in the comments section below.