What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week in Middleton Woods on Sunday. We couldn’t let the weekend snow go unmentioned and the Friends of Middleton Park have posted this cracking picture. We’ve reported on
The organisers of Beeston Festival are looking for someone to organise a street procession to launch this year’s event, which takes place on Saturday 4 June in Cross Flatts Park. The festival will have a carnival theme this year to tie in with the Olympic Games taking place in Rio
William Fakes (13) from Middleton scoops £250 as Young Archaeologist of the Year William Fakes (13) from Middleton was presented with a cheque for £250 and the title of Young Archaeologist of the Year at an event in Middleton Park’s Visitor Centre on Saturday (16 January 2016). William is the
Last Wednesday (13 January 2016) Hannah Begum, the Children’s Lord Mayor of Leeds, addressed the full Council meeting at Leeds Civic Hall. Hannah was joined by Faisal and Tahera, fellow pupils at Hunslet Moor Primary School, and put forward her proposals for a Global Families of Leeds Project. Her idea
A farewell and thank you is taking place at Tenants Hall on Tuesday 19 January 2016 at 12:30pm to mark the Heath for All’s Communications Officer, John Baron, moving on. John will be expanding his lecturer post in Hull. John has had a 20 year relationship with HFA and the
Marie Curie is appealing for local people in South Leeds to ‘get behind the daffodil’, by volunteering to collect donations for the charity’s annual Great Daffodil Appeal this March and help turn the streets of Leeds yellow. The charity needs volunteers to encourage people in the local community to give
Two pieces of public art have been commissioned as part of a £200,000 sprucing up of Dewsbury Road in Beeston. Sites have been identified outside the One Stop Centre and at the bottom of Trentham Street and a budget of £10,000 per artwork allocated. The plan is to give a
Like many of you I imagine, I trekked to the cinema with my family in tow to see Star Wars – The Force Awakens over the Christmas break. This isn’t a review and I’m not going to give away any plot twists, so there’s no need for a spoiler alert,
Leeds Community Foundation launches grant scheme to help vulnerable families and charitable projects affected by the floods Leeds Community Foundation (LCF), a catalyst for positive change, launched the Leeds Flood Relief Appeal in response to the devastation caused across the city by the Boxing Day floods. Thanks to the generosity
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week down in Holbeck where we discover that HEA is the new name for Holbeck Elderly Aid who have gone through a bit of re-branding. Their strapline ‘Reaching