What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Theatre company Oddsocks are back for the 6th year in Middleton Park, bringing more laughs and mayhem. This year Julius Caesar gets the Oddsocks treatment! Come along next Tuesday, June 19, 7pm and bring a picnic, a blanket, chair, brolly and warm clothes, then sit back and enjoy the fun. Click here
Members of the Beeston Community Forum group have been raising the profile of their campaign against council plans for a park and ride facility off Elland Road.The forum had a stall at Saturday’s Beeston Festival and were handing out fliers raising awareness of the proposals which they claim are ‘half
If you’ve ever fancied giving rugby a go, here’s your chance. People from across south Leeds are invited to a special rugby taster session at Windmill Primary School in Belle Isle this week. Coaches from Hunslet Hawks will also be present. See the poster below for more: [scribd id=96422390
South Leeds Youth Theatre has been invited to perform at Leeds Carriage Works on 9th July, 7pm, writes youth theatre directors Sara Allkins and Michelle Cunningham. We have been working very hard since January exploring ideas around the Olympics and being part the Cultural Olympiad. On the very day the
Yesterday saw the 18th Beeston Festival on Cross Flatts Park. We had some mixed weather with a couple of blustery showers, but that didn’t put on a dampener on things for the thousands of people who came enjoy music, food, games and browsing the bazaar. As one of the organisers,
[slideshow]There may have been the odd blustery shower, but that didn’t stop thousands ofr people of all backgrounds from South Leeds and beyond enjoying the 18th Beeston Festival this afternoon. Opened by Hilary Benn MP, the event boasted dozens of stalls from local groups, organisations and businesses, as well as raffles, tombolas
The first thing anyone says when they hear our name is Beeston who? what do they do? writes Beeston Broncos Coach Darrell Robinson. The club in its present form has been going for around six years with myself being there for the last two. We play on fields behind the former
Are you ready to photograph Beeston at its best tomorrow? Beeston Festival draws thousands of people each year – and South Leeds Life is organising a special event to encourage local people to photograph the event and the wonderful people there. We’ve teamed up with the Looking Good Beeston and Holbeck photography project,
Calling all community groups in the City and Hunslet ward! Grants from £250 to £2,500 to support local community groups are still available for local groups to apply for after the first round of money allocated to the the ward was undersubscribed. But groups will have to hurry – the Community First panel meets
The 18th Beeston Festival takes place on Saturday in Cross Flatts Park – here’s a preview of what you can expect. We’ve taken the Olympic theme and come up with the Beeston Decathlon to encourage people to join in with the activities on offer. There are seventeen activities on the