What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Make sure you get your name on the electoral register by Monday April 20 to ensure you’re able to vote in the local and general elections on May 7. This year it is particularly important to check you are eligible since a new, national system of individual electoral registration (IER)
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 at Cottingley Community Centre where they’ve launched a new Facebook page. It’s the place to go if you want to know about things like the new Saturday
Leeds City Council operates a 365 day community meals service and has been delivering hot meals city wide for over 40 years, supporting older and vulnerable people living in their own homes. For some, this service is a useful form of short term support for times such as after illness,
Come along to the Parnaby Tavern, famous for its fund raising events on Saturday 25 April, for Coopas Fun Day. All proceeds on the day will be split between a Disabled Children’s Charity and Coopa. Coopa is a special 3 year old little girl who has Cerebral Palsy and is
***VACANCY ***Mears Group, Belle Isle TMO’s repairs partner, are currently looking for apprentices… so if you’re aged between 16 to 18, and would like to earn a wage as you study towards a qualification. Contact gate@belleisletmo.co.uk for an application form, or drop into THE GATE between 9am- 5pm Monday to Friday.
Join the Hunslet Club and Belle Isle TMO as we walk, jog and run around Middleton Park… On Saturday 16 May, a 5K route will be mapped out in the park, and it’s up to you how you get around it! All ages and abilities are welcome to take part.
Tuesday 7 April saw around 30 local children descend on the South Leeds Stadium for the start of the Hunslet Hawks‘ Easter Activity and Dance Camp. The camp ran for three days giving young people from the local community a chance to participate in a range of different sports and
New affordable housing is to be built by Unity Housing on the Parkwood estate in Beeston. The development of 18 two and three bedroom houses is on the site of maisonettes that were demolished some years ago. The plans work around a sloping site and a mature willow tree by
Beeston’s Basement Arts Project opens its doors again this weekend for a show by Dominic Hopkinson that explores the link between art and science. Basement Arts Project, possibly the smallest gallery in Leeds, takes place in the cellar of Bruce and Debs Davies’ terraced house in Beeston. For details on
A youth-led project from South Leeds has been shortlisted for a prestigious Museum and Heritage Award. The Teen Time Travellers project has made the last five in the education initiative category out of hundreds of submissions across the country. The award recognises educational projects which have inspired participants and created