Author: Jeremy Morton

I've lived in Beeston in South Leeds since 1984 and I love the area. I am involved in various community activities including helping to organise Beeston Festival. I have been involved with the South Leeds Life Group since it started in 2010.

It’s Kick Off time for ballet boys

Do you know enthusiastic and motivated young males with potential and an interest in dance? Kick Off – Boys Youth Dance Project, a partnership between Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD), Phoenix Dance Theatre and Dance Action Zone Leeds (DAZL),  are offering FREE taster dance workshops in Leeds followed by weekly sessions

Unity opens new housing in Hunslet

Unity Homes & Enterprise have completed a £1.2 million affordable housing scheme in Hunslet. The Rocheford Court development in includes nine houses – a mix of two and three-bedroomed properties – and two disabled-access bungalows. All 11 homes have now been let to tenants. The scheme was delivered by Leeds-based

Kidz’n’Co win the lottery

Members at the Kidz’n’Co Saturday club are celebrating after winning a Big Lottery Fund Awards For All grant of almost £10,000. The group, which meets at Beeston Village Community Centre every Saturday, supports families who have children with special educational needs. There are games and activities and a shared hot

Hunslet Club Arts showcase talent at JAMfest Europe

On Saturday 4 March 2017, 72 dancers from Hunslet Club Arts travelled over the Pennines to the Winter Gardens in Blackpool to participate in the JAMfest Northern Jam dance competition. [slideshow_deploy id=’61389′] Entering team into all Cheer-pom categories, most Hip-Hop categories as well as the contemporary section at the US

Cockburn to take over at The South Leeds Academy

Senior Leaders at two Multi-Academy Trusts, working with the Regional Schools Commissioner, are setting out a new vision for inter-trust relationships and collaboration. These proposals would see The South Leeds Academy, part of Delta Academies Trust, join the nearby Cockburn Multi-Academy Trust. Delta (formerly the Schools Partnership Trust) has been