Hunslet Moor Primary summer fair
Hunslet Moor Primary School celebrated their summer fair in style last Friday (10 July 2015). The Year 6 pupils organised the whole event with a fantastic variety of stalls entertainment and arty fun!
Locals plan future for Holy Spirit church
Residents in Beeston are discussing plans to bring the redundant Holy Spirit church on Tempest Road back into use as a community facility. The Church of the Holy Spirit was built in 1905, and became a much-loved icon at the heart of the community – by both the church members,
Asha’s Prerona volunteers are breaking barriers
Over the last 30 years, the Asha Neighbourhood Project has been supporting women from Beeston to live more fulfilling lives and achieve their potential. The organisation recently celebrated its 30th birthday with a pink and orange extravaganza in the Hamara Centre. Members of the community and volunteers came together to
Walking the walk with the Hawks
Hawks support the Founders Walk Hunslet Hawks are getting behind the Founders Walk, which is visiting the original sites of each of the 22 founding clubs of Rugby League, to celebrate 120 years of our great sport. Fans and the wider community are encouraged to get involved by joining the
South of the River – School’s Out
It’s the end of term for school children and this week also marks the end of my term as a school governor. I joined the Temporary Governing Body of the new school for West Hunslet eleven years ago. Over the next two years I was involved in choosing a design
Access computer support in Holbeck
DASH – Digital AccesS in Holbeck – is a new service to help people get online in the neighbourhood. DASH provides access to on-line services, help and assistance with computers, tablets, smartphones every Tuesday morning at the Holbeck Youth & Community Centre. The sessions will also incorporate the Holbeck Work
South Leeds’ runners take the Leeds 10K challenge
South Leeds had a visible presence at the Jane Tomlinson Leeds 10K run on Sunday. Green was the colour as runners donned the vests and t-shirts of the Leeds Lakers running club, or the famous myrtle and flame of the contingent raising funds for the Hunslet Rugby Foundation. Bearing the
South Leeds Roundup: Doors, detectives and drones
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 with the SLATE arts project. Have you ever slammed a door in anger? The volunteers at SLATE have been discussing this as part of their art project,
Middleton Community First Responders
Meet the people who volunteer their spare time to help save lives. The Community First Responders (CFR) scheme is a life-saving partnership between the Yorkshire Ambulance Service and authorised volunteers. In total, the Yorkshire Ambulance Service has over 1000 volunteer CFRs in 200 schemes across its entire area. The scheme
Keepmoat Kickstart construction training programme
Interested in the construction industry? Want to earn while you learn? Why not Kick Start your career with Keepmoat? Keepmoat Property Services, in partnership with Leeds Federated Housing are delivering a Kickstart training programme in construction trades. This will be a 5-6 week training programme involving certified training, work experience,