What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Work to modernise an inner-city play area is to be completed this week. Beggars Hill play area at the end of Malvern Street and Buckton View in Beeston has undergone a complete refurbishment. The old play equipment has been removed and replaced with modern facilities including a climbing frame, basket
About 30 members of the Friends of Middleton Park group attended their AGM and public meeting last night – and welcomed demolition men from Berma Construction moving in to strip the inside of the Lakeside Centre. As reported last week, work on the £2m improvements to the park has finally started which
A South Leeds school has caught the blogging bug to keep parents and pupils up to date with the latest developments and news. Hunslet St Mary’s Primary School has had more than 200 visitors since the blog’s launch – and it’s also a top tweeter, too – you can follow their progress
South Leeds Life received the following email from Duncan at Oblong Leeds about new mental health well-being sessions in South Leeds… “Hi and welcome to Head Space! Head Space is a free programme of seven weekly sessions that will help you to deal with the tough times in life that happen to
In case it’s escaped your attention, it’s Children in Need on Friday! As you can see in the above poster, there’s a family event at Belle Isle Family Centre on the day (10am-2pm) – please do go along and support. Do you know of any other events that are happening in
Do you care about your local park? Just a reminder that the AGM and public meeting of the Friends of Middleton Park, which we mentioned last week, is being held tonight and residents are cordially invited to attend. It’s being held at Middleton Methodist Church, Hopewell View at 7 pm. Refreshments
Fans of South Leeds rugby league club Hunslet Hawks have chosen the winning design in their design a new away kit poll. The winning design, pictured aat the top, beat off competition from three other designs which were voted on by fans. More details on the Hawks website.
Given today’s posts on South Leeds Life seem to have a theme developing about multiculturalism and the diversity of the community where we live, I couldn’t resist taking this picture at lunchtime. I’d just got off the bus on Middleton Park Avenue and saw this sign outside Middleton Park Baptist
Tributes have been paid to the work of community stalwart the Reverend Bob Shaw of Holy Spirit Church in Beeston Hill, who has retired after 10 years in the area. One of Rev Shaw’s final acts was to attend Saturday’s Eid event at the Jamia Masjid Abu Huraira Mosque in
Dozens of members of the community from different faiths and backgrounds attended an event celebrating tolerance, multiculturalism and understanding at the Jamia Masjid Abu Huraira Mosque in Hardy Street, Beeston Hill. The annual community event saw speakers attend from a wide variety of backgrounds, from Muslims to Christians and Jews, from members