Day: 22 January 2012

SPLASH meeting at 7pm on Monday 23 January at Hillside

Residents in Beeston and Holbeck are being urged to attend the next meeting of the SPLASH campaign to reopen South Leeds Sports Centre. SPLASH organisers are encouraging people to attend their next meeting, which will be on Monday, 23 January, at Hillside at 7pm. They’re hoping to build momentum in

Video: South Leeds 60’s Paradise Lost – featuring Holbeck Towers RIP

Check out this YouTube video, which is a tribute to the buildings of  Holbeck which were demoloished over a year ago to make way fore the Holbeck and Beeston Hill PFI regeneration scheme. The video slideshow includes some really nice images and was uploaded by ‘Good Honest Iago’. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sl2voOzc1k&w=420&h=315]

SLATE – The Feel Good Furniture Shop

I started working at SLATE at the end of November and I’ve been very impressed by what this small social enterprise achieves. SLATE has three goals: –    to provide employment and volunteering opportunities to people with learning difficulties –    to provide a source of reasonably priced, second hand furniture to