Space Leeds

A road leading to Space Leeds City, with a Welsh road marking saying 'stop'

**Space Leeds** (Welsh: *Leeds Gofod* [ˈliːdz: ]) is a region of space that is an electoral ward of Leeds City Council and is where several galactic boot characters live. It is unknown where exactly in space it is relative to Earth, but is believed to overlap into our solar system as there is housing on Pluto.

As the name suggests, Space Leeds is based on the city of Leeds in the United Kingdom. However, the language is Welsh instead of English.

Space Leeds is accessible from Earth via a mysterious portal in the office kitchens at Bebo Studios, which several human characters have travelled through either intentionally or by mistake.

## Structure and composition

### **Location**

Little is known about Space Leeds. However, it exists in a region of space that most space agencies on Earth have not yet discovered, suggesting it encompasses many light years of territory. It is believed that the endangered planet Thalks can be found in Space Leeds.

Space Leeds can sustain life, proven by the fact that several boot characters live there. It is also possible for human life to survive in Space Leeds, which is confirmed by the fact that New Kidd travelled there and returned unharmed.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on Earth, Earth has been in lock down and therefore closed to space. This has put a strain on the Space Leeds economy, with workers such as Derek TA unable to deliver goods including space bacon to the blue planet.

### **Life and culture**

Space Leeds has its own unique culture and civilisations. While not much is yet discovered, many different species and types of alien races and robots inhabit the region. It has educational institutions, housing and waste disposal. These include Space School, Karen the Robot's house and Derek the Alien's job respectively.

Since Space Leeds' layout is heavily inspired by its Earth counterpart, it is incontrovertible that it has had some interaction with Earth. Despite its Leeds influences, the official language is Welsh instead of English.

It is currently unknown who any of the councillors representing this ward are. It is possible that Space Leeds would be the first electoral ward to have an alien or robot councillor. In fact, it will also make Space Leeds the first institution on Earth to be represented by an extraterrestrial.

Space Leeds has a lively cultural scene, including its own television programming (including news and reality TV) as well as many bars and clubs.

Space Leeds' local and regional television, radio, web, and teletext service is BBC Edrych i Fyny (Welsh: Look Up). They provide news pertinent to the Space Leeds area.

With the emergence of youth culture, young people have started to focus on their appearance and have sought ways to enhance their beauty. For decades now, there has been a boom in fake greening. Green skin is considered a highly desirable look, and many salons provide services where people can have a spray green - sometimes also known as a space tan - to achieve a coveted 'emerald glow' so they appear more 'alien'. When asked, many members of the Space Leeds community said they saw beauty icons such as Gamora from Marvel's *Guardians of the Galaxy* and the Wicked Witch of the West as inspiration and as representation in the media.

The topic of gentrification has become an issue in Space Leeds. Pluto, historically a neglected planet with high levels of poverty and social disorder, has been rejuvenated when the council, in partnership with space tycoons, installed a new moon there. Having a moon near a planet makes property highly desirable and raises prices, which leads to people who originally lived there being pushed away from their homes.

## Accessibility

Space Leeds is mostly unknown to humanity and therefore not accessible to most. However, there is one notable way of visiting.

### **Bebo**

In the Bebo studio, there is a portal that connects directly to Space Leeds. It is unknown how the portal got there, but it has allowed several staff members to travel to Space Leeds and vice versa. When travelling through the portal, the traveller is taken briefly to a dimension that is just the Hogwarts staircase as seen in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* for the PlayStation 1.

The most famous visit was when New Kidd accidentally tumbled through the portal on his first day working at Bebo. He passed through the *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* PlayStation 1 dimension and floated around Space Leeds for some time. However, he was eventually found by Derek the Alien and returned to Earth safely.

Anyone who falls through the portal is usually deposited in the bread aisle of a Tesco Express. This can become a great inconvenience for the staff.

## Leeds City Council

Leeds City Council is the only civic city council in the world that has a space division. Unbeknownst to NASA and other leading space agencies on Earth, Leeds has had communications with extraterrestrials for nearly 100 years, working on improving the city's infrastructure, art and cultural scene.

The council's regional wards are highlighted upon the maps to the right and contain:

* Adel and Wharfedale
* Alwoodley
* Ardsley and Robin Hood
* Armley
* Beeston and Holbeck
* Bramley and Stanningley
* Burmantofts and Richmond Hill
* Calverley and Farsley
* Chapel Allerton
* Cross Gates and Whinmoor
* Farnley and Wortley
* Garforth and Swillington
* Gipton and Harehills
* Guiseley and Rawdon
* Harewood
* Headingley and Hyde Park
* Horsforth
* Hunslet and Riverside
* Killingbeck and Seacroft
* Kippax and Methley
* Kirkstall
* Little London and Woodhouse
* Middleton Park
* Moortown
* Morley North
* Morley South
* Otley and Yeadon
* Space
* Pudsey
* Rothwell
* Roundhay
* Temple Newsam
* Weetwood
* Wetherby