What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Kushy Dil Women’s Group held an event to celebrate the achievements of its members and mark its second birthday. With the help from an Awards for All grant, women have been taking part in different activities since April 2012. These include horse riding, canoeing, skiing, athletics and running sessions at
Community reporter Carole McKnight has sent us this article about her local charity shop: I am writing about the Middleton Elderly Aid shop in Throstle Lane. It’s a really nice, clean shop and the people who work there help you a lot. They are always friendly, find time to help
Have you been to the new Middleton Park Visitor Centre yet? It was built with Heritage Lottery Fund money and it’s got lovely big windows overlooking the lake, writes Frances Jones. There is a cafe there during the week, run by people with learning difficulties from Leeds City Council Adult
These smiling mums recently received certificates to mark them qualifying as official ‘bosom buddies’. The mums, from Beeston and Middleton, all breastfed their own babies and successfully completed a course which allows them to support other mums who may need some support. The bosom buddies were awarded their certificates at
Do your kids think vegetables are the enemy? Fed up of cooking the same stuff all the time? Need some inspiration for cheap, easy healthy recipes? Then come along to the Middleton Monthly Monday Meal the second Monday of every month at Middleton Community Centre (3.30pm). The group is meeting today.
Cash-strapped families in South Leeds will be able to get some help this summer as living costs rise and welfare reforms begin to bite. Churches in south Leeds are hoping a food bank will be up and running in June. A food bank is a non-profit, charitable organisation that distributes
Local MP Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) has backed a scheme to help people in Leeds save money on their energy bills, saying: “This scheme gives people the chance to do something for themselves about fuel bills. The more people join the scheme, the bigger the savings can be.” The scheme
The Get IT Together project, a partnership with Citizens Online and BT, supported by Leeds City Council and the Nominet Trust is looking for volunteers with basic computer skills. Following training they will then help run basic IT sessions for people who have would like to get online for the
Hannah Smith, a curate at Leeds Minster who lives in Beeston, will be running the London Marathon next Sunday. “This is my first marathon and it’s both exciting and very scary! “I’ve decided to raise money for a local charity that I’m involved in. Mon ey you give will go