Month: October 2012

Fun open day at Manor Field Hall in Belle Isle

[scribd id=109333286 key=key-28i10evm0fyqrv2pt87k mode=scroll] Fun and healthy activities for people of all ages will be on offer at a special open day at Manor Field Hall in Newhall Road, Belle Isle, this coming Saturday. The event includes dance taster sessions, free refereshments, children’s activities and winter wellbeing information. For more information, contact

Picture perfect: Top floor view from Crescent Towers – Plus ‘In Bloom’

What a fabulous view of South Leeds and beyond those community stalwarts Dennis Kitchen and Ian Pickup have! The duo, who are the brains behind The Voice of Holbeck, Holbeck in Bloom and Friends of Holbeck Social Club, live on the top floor in Crescent Towers at the bottom of

Cakes galore today at Macmillan coffee morning: Updated

Cakes and tea and coffee is running at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre, Middleton, today until 2pm in aid of Macmillan Cancer Relief. The cakes look and taste fabulous – pop in! It was organised by the folks at Connexions Targeted Support.         Updated Monday, 9.45am: The event was

Deacon Al aims to put the ‘Christ’ back into Christmas

Deacon Al Henry of Middleton Methodist Church has sent us details of an idea he’s come up with  to put “CHRIST” back into Christmas. He’s aiming to to work together with local people in Middleton and Belle Isle to put on a special community festival involving schools, community groups, churches and

South of the River – through Ginnels and Snickets

I’ve had two meetings in the city centre this week. I don’t like to drive into the city centre because the parking charges are set high to discourage congestion. A policy I approve of. The bus is expensive if you’re on a tight budget, so unless it’s tipping down, it’s

Leeds United player to surprise youngsters at Old Cockburn Sports Hall

Young people who have been taking part in a football skills project with Leeds City Council’s youth service will be visited by a special guest in Beeston this evening. A Leeds United first team player will drop in to the Old Cockburn Sports Hall to meet youngsters who have been

Jason Robinson Becomes Honorary Patron of The Hunslet Club

The Hunslet Club is pleased to announce that former member and later Rugby Union World Cup Winner and England Captain, Jason Robinson OBE has agreed to become Honorary Patron of the club. Jason Robinson grew up in South Leeds and attended the Hunslet Club as a child, first playing for