Day: 6 August 2012

New Middleton school ‘tidy’ poster on display

The winning entry from a school ‘design a sign’ competition to encourage residents to keep their local area tidy went on display this week. As reported on South Leeds Life in July, children from Westwood Primary School in Middleton designed the winning sign which will be rolled out around the Westwood’s

Morley Literature Festival lineup announced

Here at South Leeds Life we don’t usually cover things outside of inner south Leeds – ie Beeston, Belle isle, Middleton, Hunslet, Holbeck and Cottingley – but we thought we’d make the exception today as the line-up for this year’s annual Morley Literature Festival has been announced. And it’s only

Healthy eating tips at Hunslet health table events

A number of events to encourage healthier eating are being held at Hunslet Library on Tuesdays from tomorrow until September 11 (10am-noon). Topics at the Hunslet Health Table include healthy eating, healthy packed lunches and weight management. The event is being run by Health For All’s Healthy Communities service, in conjunction with

Going batty in Middleton Park

Fancy a bat walk? Or building a den? Or learning woodland crafts? Or even enjoying a Middleton meander? There’s lots going on in Middleton Park this month. Graeme Ashton, estate officer at Middleton Park, has sent us the following details of August fun events in the park… [scribd id=102136169 key=key-2ab79i5nq8ty6s2k96f7

A blue planet adventure in south Leeds

[slideshow]Somewhere on this little blue planet, South Leeds in the United Kingdom to be precise, sixty two children and twenty two grown-ups stepped out of the classroom and went out for an adventure… The destination was Skelton Grange Environment Centre and the weather was wet and windy, with plenty of