What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Leeds Co-operative Photographic Society – now running for well over 50 years, since 1962 – meets weekly in south Leeds, and is open to new and old members alike. Their free gatherings are 8pm every Wednesday in the St George’s Centre in Middleton (just opposite Asda) – and offer anyone
With the school holidays stretching before us, the iconic local Tetley are hosting a range of family-friendly events and activities in the coming weeks, most of them free – to keep kids and parents alike out of mischief! Highlights include their fortnightly Family Art Workshops, led by artists, and open to
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
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
A pioneering Leeds charity are piloting a new ‘freegan’ food scheme in Beeston this summer. The project will enable local people to get a weekly box of good quality ‘junk’ food that would otherwise have been binned, delivered into the community – and there’s still time to sign up, just!
A Hunslet builders yard was last night (in the early hours of Sunday 15 July 2018) torn apart by fires that residents have described as an “inferno” – and that the Police have now confirmed they are treating as an arson attack. Residents of Lake Terrace – just off Moor
St Joseph’s Club in Hunslet are this week (Friday 29 June 2018) hosting a Dolly Parton tribute and country music gig, to raise funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Punters can expect country hits including Jolene, 9 to 5, Coat of Many Colours, and Joshua. Tickets are £5 (under 16s go
South Leeds residents speak out about “nightmarish” and unfair disability rulings Hundreds of south Leeds residents have been hit with recent changes to welfare systems for those unable or less able to work. And whilst the national government claims it’s fighting benefit fraud, growing numbers of people are rising up
Local groups and charities are pulling out the stops again this Easter weekend, to put on a host of community events for all the family. Whatever the weather, there’s plenty to make for a fun-filled weekend! Good Friday (30 March): Easter Egg hunt, 11am-1pm in Cross Flatts Park (Beeston), hosted