What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The latest issue of Middleton Matters newsletter by the Middleton Community Group is circulating Middleton’s shops and community facilities. There’s loads of details on Christmas lights, Christmas events, ‘Welcome to Middleton’ signs, councillors’ surgeries and about the group. We’ve reproduced it below: [scribd id=74021576 key=key-2mdida8duhthy7sgprl mode=list]
The folks from the Voice of Holbeck Group have held their November meeting to discuss matters connected to their community. The meeting discussed problems with litter in the area – and agreed to support an initiative that will see local groups club together to help to pay for litter bins
Pupils from four local primary schools have all played their part in the new design for a brand new recreation area in Hunslet. Children from Hunslet Carr, St Joseph and Cross Flatts primary schools and South Leeds Academy have all taken part in a consultation exercise to determine what facilities
Here’s the latest (and slightly edited) press release sent out by the three Middleton Park councillors… Pressure is growing on the developers of a major housing development in Middleton to honour their commitment to frustrated residents to bring their estate’s main roads up to a safe and acceptable standard. Residents
A Christmas fayre will be held in the romantic-sounding setting of the Holbeck Underground Ballroom (HUB), the home of theatre group Slung Low. The HUB is housed in five railway arches on Bath Road in Holbeck. It’s a shared space – a place where other artists and companies can spend time
The Holbeck and Beeston Photohunt was a big success yesterday – but don’t worry if you missed it, you can do your very own photohunt! All you need is a basic camera – a mobile phone would do. Simply print out the list of words below and try to find
It may have been a drizzly grey and windy day, but that didn’t stop 16 people braving a soaking to take positive photographs of the area with the Holbeck and Beeston Photohunt. Meeting at St Matthew’s Community Centre, the group made their way to the Grade I listed Temple Works, also
Breakdance, streetdance & hip hop crews are once again invited to battle it out at one of the UK’s most popular youth clubs, South Leeds’ very own Hunslet Club. Newcomers and all abilities welcome, check it out! You can see videos from previous Speak To The Streets Breakdance Battles at
We have some exciting new activities on for the last few weeks of 2011 with clay-mation workshops; create your own crazy characters and put together a short movie, learn some dance moves for the Christmas party season with D.A.Z.L dance, get creative for Christmas and come and enjoy some fun
One last reminder – join the Leeds Photo Hunt tomorrow as it takes a tour around Holbeck and Beeston, opening up venues along the way from local places of worship, to community groups and pavilions mixed in amongst the ordinary, everyday life. It’s part of the Looking Good Holbeck and