Month: March 2012

Local issues up for discussion with Beeston Hill Residents Voice, Middleton Community Group and Cottingley TRAC – UPDATED

There are three big community meetings in south Leeds this week. Want to have your say about the new Police HQ? The next Community Information Group meeting is in The Reaney Suite, Elland Road from 7-9pm tonight. The next meeting of Beeston Hill Residents’ Voice  was due to be held

Breakdance Battle Coming To The Hunslet Club

You can see what happens at a Breakdance Battle at the Hunslet Club here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8GDkGLoTGM] Check out the links and more videos at previous Speak To The Streets Breakdance Battles at the Hunslet Club here.  More Info: http://www.speaktothestreets.com/ and on the Speak To The Streets Facebook Page

Hitting the high notes with South Asian music in South Leeds

Guest blogger Maria Spadafora of South Asian Arts-uk posts a feature about music classes being run in Leeds 11. She is looking to recruit young people to take part in free workshops exploring the City Varieties Music Hall as part of the Breeze International Youth Festival… South Leeds is brimming with opportunities to

International Womens Day in Belle Isle

Pampering, information and afternoon tea are all on offer at an event to celebrate afternoon tea at Belle Isle Family Centre. Leanne Drinkall, of Health for All’s Family intervention service, said: “There are lots of pamper treatments available including henna, hand wraps, mini manicures and pedicures, hair workshops and straightening

Middleton Life: Our visit to the National Coalmining Museum

Fancy your six year old son or daughter working down the mine, tied to stop them escaping the pitch black conditions for 14 hours a day? That was the question posed to members of the Middleton Life local history group as they went deep underground at the National Coalmining Museum near Wakefield. Middleton’s