What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Going to your local community group meeting is a great way of finding out what’s happening locally; speaking directly with housing organisations; meeting your local Councillors; and hearing from the Police and other public services. If you live in the Brooms and Nesfields areas of Belle Isle, your next community
Belle Isle’s Community Gala will be held at Windmill Primary School on Saturday 7th July between 11am – 2pm. You’ll find loads of activities, entertainment and things to do there, including bouncy castle, petting farm, climbing wall, refreshments, music, arts and crafts, stalls including bric-a-brac and raffle! They are still
Join Slung Low at the HUB in Holbeck for a day packed full of music, artistry and family fun. Discover the varied and wonderful world of Cabaret with affordable pay what you decide workshops, food and performances for all on Sunday May 20 2018 at How To…Cabaret! The day begins
Like many of you I watched Coronation Street on Wednesday (9 May 2018) and Aidan in the programme committed suicide. It brought back memories when in December 2012 I myself attempted suicide. The following is an edited version of a blog I did in 2013. I also on one Sunday
The skies over Middleton Park will be brightened by kites this weekend (12 & 13 May 2018) as the Friends of Middleton Park host the Northern Kite Group’s annual Kite Festival. They’ll be colourful kites of all shapes and sizes flying, an opportunity to make your own kite, and kite
Beeston-based Rhodar, a leading asbestos removal, demolition and remediation services company, are named as winners within the Outstanding Projects (under £3million category) at the 2018 UK Rail Industry Awards (UKRIA) for their innovative, unique asbestos removal project for Great Western Railways (GWR) in Penzance. Rhodar won the award for ‘Outstanding
The Beeston Broncos amateur rugby league club are encouraging more children to join their youth teams. The club trains on a pitch behind Lane End Primary School (at the bottom of Beeston Road) and have their own changing rooms and clubhouse on site. “Rugby League is a great way to
Beeston’s BasementArtsProject has teamed up with Depot Art Studios to let artists from Leeds and Manchester show their work in each other’s city. The last five years have seen a significant period of development for both BasementArtsProject; Leeds and Depot Art Studios; Manchester. Defined over time by a sense of
Aspiring Communities has organised a litter pick in Cross Flatts Park on Sunday (13 May 2018) to be followed by refreshments and family fun. Shaz Akhtar, one of the organisers, said: “We would like our community to come together to keep the people’s park a clean and safe environment for
New Bewerley Community School in Beeston is celebrating after having been found to be ‘Good’ across the board in their latest Ofsted inspection. Amongst their findings, Inspectors reported that: “From their low starting points in Reception, most pupils make strong progress by the time they reach the end of Year