Month: June 2012

Hunslet tenants meeting discusses travellers, skate park and local issues

Hunslet residents attended the monthly Tenants and Residents’ Association meeting last night – with the travellers’ encampment on Pepper Road discussed. Residents expressed concern about the travellers setting up in an area regularly used for football. City and Hunslet councillor Mohammed Iqbal said that the council had approved additional permanent

Slideshow: Holbeck in Bloom’s summer basket planting

[slideshow]Holbeck’s going to look blooming great this summer – thanks to the efforts of local volunteers. Local resident Ian Pickup took these photographs of Holbeck in Bloom planting summer baskets with Holbeck Christian Fellowship at St Matthew’s Community Centre. Holbeck, along with Beeston, will be entering the summer Yorkshire in

Holbeck holds Queen’s Diamond Jubilee party – and Greenhouse residents celebrate too

Holbeck knows how to party! 13 of the area’s community groups got together over the Jubilee weekend to hold a party. Organiser Ian Pickup tells South Leeds Life that the event, in St Matthew’s Community Centre, had a visitor in the form of the Deputy Lord Lieutenant Major Stan Hardy.  Hilary

South Leeds roundup: Cardinals cafe, Jubilee, Olympic torch and penny pinching in Belle Isle

Here’s your weekly round-up of local links to what’s making south Leeds tick this week. There’s still time to put your questions about anything to do with your local Neighbourhood Policing Teams to the local PCSOs. Check out the post here. You’ve got until last thing today to get your

Buses on agenda in Beeston, while Hunslet discusses local issues

Beeston residents will have the opportunity to discuss the local bus service at the next meeting of the Beeston Community Forum. The next general meeting of the forum will take place tomorrow (Thursday) at 7.30pm at Beeston Village Community Centre, St Anthony’s Drive, Beeston. The speakers will be Graham Riley

Jamie Reid’s ‘Ragged Kingdom’ comes to Holbeck’s Temple Works

Jamie Reid – the pioneering and world-renowned artist of punk art who put the safety pin into the Queen’s nose – is coming to Leeds, bringing his 40 year retrospective and current show “Ragged Kingdom” to Temple.Works.Leeds for the month of June 14-July 14, writes Susan Williamson. There will be

End of Football Season Round Up Of Success For The Hunslet Club

With the football season drawn to a close, the Hunslet Club can now celebrate one of its most successful seasons ever. The pre-school toddler sessions are busy every week and are set to produce the clubs’ stars of tommorow, well done to our dedicated coaches of our most junior members.   The Under

Record views for South Leeds Life in May: Thanks for your support!

We just wanted to take the time to shout out about South Leeds Life and thank YOU, our readers and contributors, for your support. During May a record number of readers came to our blog! We recorded 10,311 views as over a dozen different contributors posted more than 100 different articles on

Build yourself a bike in Belle Isle

Are you aged eight to 17 years old? Would you like to build yourself a new bike completely free of charge? If so then South Leeds Youth Hub may be running the course for you. In conjunction with ‘The Works Skatepark’ the HUB is running an eight-week programme, starting on Wednesday 13th June

Volunteering events at Skelton Grange Environment Centre

Summer’s here. It’s time to get outside. The children have been making the most of  Skelton Grange Environment Centre  over the past few weeks. Below is a list of volunteering events which have been organised to keep  in tip-top shape for the little visitors. Can you help out?