What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang a dementia-friendly hit! The coach arrived to pick me and various members of the Memory Cafés in the South Leeds Area, including the Parnaby Tavern, home to the Parnaby Pals Memory Café and the Cop Shop Memory Café in Beeston. We were met at the Playhouse by
There’s still 15 weeks to go until the EU referendum and as I haven’t decided which way to vote yet I thought I would share some thoughts with you at this early stage. My gut reaction is to vote ‘stay’. I like being part of Europe, in fact I identify
This year’s Leeds Apprentice Recruitment Fair is to be held for the first time in the city’s first direct arena next Monday (14 March 2016). Over 90 organisations will be out in force at the arena on Monday from 5-8pm offering a range of diverse and exciting apprenticeship opportunities in sectors
Hunslet Hawks rugby league club are working with the Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust to put on a treat for the elderly at their Good Friday (Friday 25 March 2016) fixture with Keighley Cougars at South Leeds Stadium. Senior Citizens can take advantage of the match day hospitality for just £10.
A care assistant at Bupa’s Copper Hill Care Home in Hunslet has raised over £1,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support by having her long hair shaved off at a fundraising event held at the home. Donna Smith signed up to the charity’s ‘Brave the Shave’ campaign in memory of her dad
If you’re over 55 and looking for activities to join in why not give the Hamara Centre’s ‘Recycled Teenagers’ group a go? The conversation is aided by tea, coffee and fruity snacks and the morning’s newspapers. The group really gets people connected and talking. You can have a chat about
Residents from the Normantons and Waverleys area of Beeston Hill are being encouraged to join a community clear up this Saturday (12 March 2016). The event has been organised by the St Luke’s Tenants & Residents Association who have teamed up with the Church in LS11 and is 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 with a reminder that football is not all about the Premiere League. Middleton Park FC have posted a great little video of their under 4s training session
The third Leeds SOUP microfunding event was held at The Tetley on Thursday 4 March and raised almost £2,000 for charity. The winner of the night’s £1,915 funding pot was CATCH (Community Action To Change Harehills), a registered charity made up of individuals who live and work in Harehills. The
The South Leeds Academy celebrated a Roald Dahl themed World Book Day in style last Thursday (3 March 2016). Staff dressed up as their favourite Roald Dahl character and During first break, there was a competition for pupils to ‘guess the staff character’. During second break, a ‘fashion show’ was