What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds Dynamite, the cheerleading and dance group in Middleton, are holding their Try Out sessions on Saturday (30 August 2014). Dynamite offers Cheerdance, Pomdance, Hip Hop, Streetcheer and Jazz and has been very successful in competitions over recent years. They train at the Baptist church hall on Middleton Park
Being at Sixth Form or College is obviously beneficial for numerous reasons but there isn’t a lot of information about being at best, an average student. At High School, you’re babied. There’s a huge support system, set revision times and teachers that are often readily available. And like most
South Leeds campaigners fighting against plans for the £250m New Generation Transport ‘trolleybus’ scheme have spoken of the negative impact it may have on their community. As reported by South Leeds Life, residents of the Whitfield estate in Hunslet recently mounted a protest against the plans, which would see
The grave of Private George Edwin Ellison in the St Symphorien Military Cemetery in Mons, Belgium. George Ellison was from Leeds and served throughout the First World War. Tragically, however, he was killed in Mons on the morning of the Armistice (11 November 1918) and it is said that
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died following an incident on Lady Pit Lane in Beeston Hill. They want to speak to one of the men believed to have been involved and have asked him to come forward. The incident took place around 6pm yesterday on Lady
Health Champions from the City View GP practice in Beeston are planting up an allotment with expert help from Joe Maiden and a mystery benefactor. The Health Champions, who offer support to patients to lead healthier lifestyles, had already applied for a plot at Clarksfield Allotments when they heard
The Peoples March for the NHS, which is campaigning to save the NHS from privatisation, will pass through Hunslet, Belle Isle and Middleton on Saturday (23 August 2014). Organisers state: “The Government have legislated to open the NHS to the open market. We believe every penny saved in the
Aspiring Communities have organised a second annual Fun Day to be held on Sunday 31 August in Beeston. The event comes at the end of a month of informal sports activities in Cross Flatts Park. Up to thirty children have been attending the Monday and Wednesday sessions at 6pm.
Cottingley in Bloom mobilised residents and partners to give the estate a tidy up this week. As the end of the summer approaches, beds were looking overgrown and hedges needed cutting back. So Cottingley in Bloom organised two work days. Over thirty residents turned out and were supported by
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week in Hunslet. Never mind ‘The World’s Stongest Man’, The Live Well Project were putting local children through their paces. Events included mini Strongman events including Kettlebell