What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The popular ‘Leeds Let’s Get Active’ programme will feature special free family-friendly activities over the summer holidays, including a series of new ‘Xplorer’ sessions in Middleton Park and Cross Flatts Park – starting this coming week. ‘Xplorer’ sessions are similar to orienteering, with participants together navigating an outdoor space (in
Yanks Sawo is a well-known member of the community in Beeston Hill, and a long-standing member of staff in the RAF. He describes here his former primary school in his homeland of The Gambia, and his new campaign to raise funds to support the new generations of children coming through
The popular south Leeds dance project DAZL are once again gearing up to join the Leeds Pride parade on Sunday 5 August, are also this year participating in the new Leeds ‘LGBT Sport Fringe Festival’ – and everyone’s invited! Leeds Pride is the well-established annual celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
Youngsters across Leeds are signing up for this year’s ‘Summer Reading Challenge’, as well as for their events programme that runs throughout the school holidays. The annual Reading Challenge is this year themed ‘Mischief Makers’ – based on the 80th anniversary of the Beano, the legendary comic featuring Dennis the
Sunnyview House care home in Beeston held its first ever Summer Fair on Saturday (21 July 2018). [slideshow_deploy id=’81653′] Along with stalls selling goods knitted by residents, bric-a-brac and tombolas, the local Reetwirlers Majorettes group performed and there was a bouncy castle for youngsters. Organisers Chantel, Jodie and Valerie explained:
Belle Isle TMO Our Sheltered Housing Residents had furlongs of fun at our Race Day event in the GATE. As well as weekly meals and activities within our sheltered housing complexes, our Sheltered Housing Team run four events for older people at the GATE throughout the year… Ask your Warden
Belle Isle TMO Have you seen the newly installed additional parking at the very top of Belle Isle Road? It’ll be complete once the 10 parking bays have been marked out. We will also be doing some verge widening on Aberfield Drive between numbers 64 – 74 to allow a
Coroner’s Appeal: Paul Vine, Leeds Coroner’s officers are appealing for help in tracing any relatives of Paul Vine from the Cottingley area of Leeds. Mr Vine, aged 48, died at his home address on 15 July. There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances around the death. Any relatives
As May draws to a close, and the academic year comes to an end for the University and Higher Education system, it is always a great experience to take a trip around the creative departments and enjoy the fruits of their labours of the past three years or so. Wait
Saturday (21 July 2018) saw the official opening of Middleton Railway’s new running shed, by local ward member and Leader of Leeds City Council, Cllr Judith Blake. [slideshow_deploy id=’81637′] Photos by Steve Thompson The shed has taken a number of years to complete and was funded in part byu the