What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I had the privilege of sitting in on the dress rehearsal of Cockburn School’s production of Rock Of Ages and spoke to some of the leading actors afterwards. I started by asking about the show and how they would sell it to someone who was thinking about coming to see
On this coming Monday (5 December 2022) local families are warmly invited to join Hunslet Gathering’s Messy Church Christmas Party 3:30-5pm at Involve Centre Whitfield Avenue, LS10 2QE (next to the Library Hub building and St Joseph’s club). The event will celebrate the good news of Christmas through plenty of
Cockburn John Charles Academy held a week-long celebration in memory of teacher, friend and colleague Verona McShane who passed away on 25 November 2020. The student council, alongside Verona’s family have been instrumental in establishing a charity, The Verona McShane Foundation, to support families in the Leeds area who may
Dozens of Beeston Hill residents braved the storms on 21 November to attend a packed-out meeting to form a community association for their area – and they want to hear from others interested in getting involved. Residents associations are organisations led by local people, to build community solidarity and voice,
Rolls of Honour from two former clubs in Stourton have been relocated and put on display in Hunslet Community Hub and Library. The Rolls, which contain the names of club members who served and in some cases died during the two World Wars, were rescued from storage by members of
This week countries around the world including the UK will meet to create a Global Plastics Treaty. A key element of the treaty is a requirement to take steps to decrease the production and consumption of plastic. However, it’s business as usual for Leeds City Council despite the climate emergency
Congratulations from South Leeds Life to The Holbeck who are now an award-winning club in south Leeds. Club Mirror are an organisation that champion and support licensed clubs across the country and they organise The Club Awards. At their award ceremony on 16 November at the Athena in Leicester, The
A Beeston man who terrorised his partner with a zombie knife during a brutal attack at her home has been jailed after ‘dog cam’ footage of the incident helped police to bring a prosecution. Anthony Murgatroyd had set up a motion-sensor camera in the living room of the victim’s home
Did you know that Cockburn School run a Community Choir? I recently joined and can highly recommend it. The choir is led by Sophie Thiruchelvam, a professional singing teacher who works at the school and is open to anyone who would like to sing. The group sing a range of
The 2022 Lantern Festival returns on Friday 9 December and this year takes place at four locations across Beeston. The event will start with three smaller local gatherings at St Luke’s Church, St Mary’s Church and Rowland Road Social Club. The theme for the whole event will be the ‘Journey