What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I recently attended a Family Support Worker meeting of the JESS Cluster in South Leeds and spoke to the group about the South Leeds Life blog and how they might be interested in contributing and here’s the first contribution! Ingram Road Primary, on Brown Lane East in Holbeck would like
Cross Ingrams Area Residents Association holds its meetings every two months. Residents who live locally are welcome to come along to these meetings. The meetings take place in the Ingram Gardens Community Centre in Holbeck commencing at 7pm. New members are always welcome. Councillors, representatives from Aire Valley Homes and
This is not the best time of year to introduce you to a gardening club but here is what we did in our last monthly big dig before the snow came: We call it the Cardinal Triangle, I’m not sure why, but if you want to see how it is
Is: getting fit, doing more exercise one of your New Year’s Resolutions? If so, the Healthy Communities team at Health for All has started a ‘Gentle Exercise’ class for the over 50s at Beeston Village Community Centre, St Anthony’s Drive, Leeds LS11 6AB. Running on a Tuesday afternoon (1.00-2.00pm), each class costs
The Investment Partnership for South Leeds is a Leeds City Council-led public/private partnership formed in June 2009, with the aim of attracting further public and private sector investment into the area to support regeneration and improvements in the short, medium and long term. A Draft Investment Strategy for South Leeds
I came across this article in Friday’s (7/1/11) Yorkshire Evening Post (see link here for the full article). The article is about a man who was burgled in South Leeds losing £35k of personal belongings including a laptop with a clever piece of software installed – it tells him where it is
The Belle Isle and Hunslet Walking Group is starting up again this Monday 10th January. Run by the Feel Good Factor Older and Active Walking Group, anyone over 50 can join a weekly strolling group, the ideal way to meet new people and stay active in 2011. Details: Meets every
Have you made a new year’s resolution to get involved with your local community, look after the environment and get more active? Volunteering at Skelton Grange Environment Centre could help you to do all these things and more. The environmental education centre, hidden away in a beautiful green space by
Following the success of the Youth Music Mentoring Programme run over the summer, Cloth Cat will be running a new project during January and February 2011. Supported by Leeds City Council, Cloth Cat is looking for people aged 13 to 25 who are looking to work with others to form a
10 years ago my husband and I moved to Leeds. We had a criteria when deciding on a flat to live in that being whatever was affordable. Before being shown flats in and around Beeston we were warned that South Leeds was a ‘very working class area’, whatever that may