What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
An information fair is being held for the parents and carers of children with special educational needs (SEN). The event features a Leeds United disability interactive football demonstration with a Leeds United player and Lucas the Kop Cat as well as more than 50 information stalls. This will be the
Caroline McNeill, Volunteer Officer at Skelton Grange Environment Centre, has been in touch with news of an inspiring project: Can you look back fondly at a childhood spent playing in the great outdoors? Do you recall the fun of dangling from trees? Or the unimaginable thrill of coming across some
A new apprenticeship scheme will offer creative young people the chance to take their first steps into a multi-media career. The one-year apprenticeships, funded by Leeds Federated Housing Association and Aire Valley Homes Leeds, will offer up to four young social housing tenants aged 16 – 24 the opportunity to
The Westwood Community Association have organised a welfare benefits surgery to help residents facing changes in the benefit system. The event is being held on Wednesday 14th March at Westwood Primary School on Bodmin Garth, Middleton. You can drop in at any time between 5:30 and 8:30pm. Staff will be
I met a housing manager whilst reporting on the community clean ups this week. “I live in Beeston myself” she said “so this is important to me”. I’ve been lucky enough to work in my own neighbourhood, Beeston, for most of the last thirteen years. It’s not just talking about
There was a great turnout for the latest community clean up organised as part of the Love Beeston? Clean Beeston! campaign on Thursday. About twenty local people teamed up with thirty pupils, parents and teachers from Park View Primary Academy (formerly Cross Flatts Park Primary School) and staff from the
Thirty people attended a meeting organised by South Leeds Life last night to hear about the history of Stank Hall Barn and discuss what could be done to preserve it. As the meeting progressed, led first by Frank Goddard from Beeston Local History Society an then added to in discussion,
Two new Running groups are on the blocks in South Leeds. Beeston Action For Families are starting a beginners running group at the John Charles Centre for Sport. The group will meet every Friday afternoon for 12 weeks, starting on 8th March. Sessions cost £2.80 (£2.40 with a Leeds Card)
Leeds City Council has organised a special open day to help gay and lesbian people learn more about fostering and adoption. The open day is being held on Tuesday 5th March, from 7:00 to 8.30pm at South Leeds City Learning Centre on Gipsy Lane in Beeston (part of the Cockburn
Construction Yorkshire has been in touch with details of an open day being held by British Gas to promote apprenticeships. The Open Day, which is being held as part of National Apprentice Week 2013, is designed to give you: information on the skills that our Apprentices acquire whilst working for