What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The public water supply was not really suitable for brewing beer until the 1860s when Leeds Corporation began to bring supplies from the Washburn Valley north of Otley, but beer was to remain a major item in most domestic budgets for at least the first half of the 19th century.
It’s almost time for the Palm Sunday Parade in Hunslet on Sunday (2 April 2023) at 2pm, organised by The Hunslet Gathering. The donkeys are getting ready, the refreshments are being prepared, the sunshine has been asked for, the playlist is being selected, and the palm leaves … well, you’ll