What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
‘I think that I shall never see: A poem lovely as a tree.’ As a golf hacker (first class) I’m not so sure. I have never had the run of a golf ball interrupted by a poem. In a recent round with Invisible Andy I managed to hit a
A £180 million regeneration scheme for the Beeston Hill, Holbeck and Little London areas is set to start in September after a long wait. Leeds City Council executive board member Cllr Peter Gruen this afternoon said that a contract between the council and partner Sustainable Communities For Leeds had been
The ever popular Hunslet Club Youth Club section, which regularly attracts 70+ people from across South Leeds on a Wednesday night is now expanding to be open on Friday nights as well. If you’re between 8 and 16 and want somewhere to hang out with friends, make new ones, try
At the most recent meeting of the South Leeds Life Group it was agreed that given the growth in the blog it was an appropriate time to tender some of our activities so that we can continue to expand. In May 2013 the blog had over 21,000 page views and
This Sunday -after you’ve recovered from Holbeck Gala on Saturday – why not pop along to Cross Flatts Park and hear The Caribbeans Steel Band play (by the Watsonia Pavilion) from 2.30pm? On the following Sunday (14 July 2013) it’s Mestisa – Latin American folk and then finally on 21
The sun’s shining, the fab Leeds Skyride’s coming to town, Andy Murray’s hopefully going to be in the Wimbledon final… So why not come to the The Leeds Feast (Part II) -This is a sequel to the first Leeds (Midsummer) Feast last month. Sunday 7th July 2013, 2pm-7pm Millennium Square,
The Friends of Middleton Park are proud to announce the return of Oddsocks Theatre Company, performing another of their dramatic and hilarious renditions of Shakespeare’s plays, writes FOMP trustee Frances Jones. The event takes place on Tuesday 9th July at 7pm and is completely FREE. The audience is invited to
The HIST / Hunslet Hawks annual sponsored walk will take place on Sunday 4th August this year and will see the many walkers make their way to the Ram stadium, Dewsbury. The fundraising event which is now in its third year has been a huge success for the club
A local history group has launched a new website chronicling the history of Middleton. Middleton Life group, which is made up of local history buffs, has launched its new website to highlight some of their work, which includes a permanent exhibition at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre. Group members are
Fancy seeing inside a medieval barn in South Leeds and learn a little about its history and the work to preserve it? Just a reminder that the Friends of Stank Hall Barn’s July event is less than a couple of weeks away. The Stank Hall Barn Revealed event is on