What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
BME housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise – which manages homes in Beeston and Holbeck – has named Sean Kelly as its first Dementia Champion tasked with raising awareness and embedding dementia-friendly thinking across the organisation. A supporter of the Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends initiative, Unity is a member of
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. We start this week in Hunslet at Moor Road station, the home of Middleton Railway. Saturday is Community Day and you’ll find a host of local organisations advertising what they do. As a
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided Spring walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (19 April 2026). Spring is here early this year – and the signs are all around in the woods. The Bluebells are already in flower, the woodpeckers are drumming, birds are nest building
Award-winning independent brewery Kirkstall Brewery have shared details of The Great Exhibition of Prize Ales 2026 as the beer festival moves to the city centre and its new home in the iconic Tetley Brewery site in Hunslet on the weekend of 29-31 May. Now in its fourth year, the Great
In 2023 Middleton Primary School received a generous grant from the BBB Trust to fund musical instruments and specialist music teachers. The grant was facilitated by Music for All. Music for All is dedicated to changing lives across the UK by improving access to music making. They are a passionate, focused, and ambitious charity helping
Beeston Festival is back on Saturday 27 June 2026 and they have put out their annual call for volunteers to help make the day happen. The festival is a free, family‑friendly celebration in Cross Flatts Park, bringing together music, food, market stalls, sports, and activities for all ages. The live event
The ever-popular Rubbish Shakespeare Company and Silly History Boys bring ‘The Story Forge’ to Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation (BITMO)’s GATE Centre on Thursday (16 April 2026). This theatrical experience for all ages comes with a quest to forge three brand-new myths live on stage, led by two ludicrously loopy
Fifth-generation Yorkshire bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, is fundraising for Leeds-based charity, Zarach, transforming every mile of the London Marathon into a mattress for children living without a proper bed. David Labuschagne, Head of Marketing at Beeston-based Harrison Spinks, will run the London Marathon on Sunday 26 April, with each mile completed matched by
Hunslet RLFC 34-32 Newcastle Thunder Hunslet won their first game at home in over 600 days as Billy Jowitt converted a last minute penalty at the South Leeds Stadium today (12 April 2026). With the scores locked up at 32-32 Hunslet were awarded a penalty for offside and the Parksiders’
We have an exciting event coming up in April. Men’s Health Unlocked and Insight (Mental Health Peer Support Group) are coming together to bring you a networking event like no other! I have wanted to host and get involved in a networking event of this caliber for so long, I