What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Here’s what’s been making South Leeds tick in our regular Wednesday round-up of the best of the area’s blogs and websites: Cottingley’s Vikki Blake (pictured left) is busy blogging away as she trains before carrying the Olympic Torch through Leeds next month: Here, she writes: “I have been jogging at
A community sports club in Hunslet is celebrating a £2,000 cash boost thanks to Leeds Federated Housing Association. Hunslet Green Community Sports Club, home to the Hunslet Warriors amateur rugby league club, received £1,934 towards the cost of new showers through the Fed’s Residents Amenity Fund. The club managed to raise
The third issue of our quarterly South Leeds Life magazine is not off the press and out now. We’ve got a preview of the Olympic torch coming to south Leeds, more on our our Scoop It Up dog fouling campaign, a fantastic article from Hilary Benn MP on the best of
The Leeds Music Trust, a charity that supports new talent and aim to promote the benefits of live music to all, especially to those who would not otherwise have access to such support. LMT is based at the Old Chapel rehearsal studios in Holbeck are presenting four up and coming
On Friday 13th of July I am organizing a South Leeds talent showcase and charity auction to raise much-needed funds for our club but also to raise some money for charity, writes Darrell, a coach at Beeston Broncos. We want it to be kids from all over South Leeds that get
Move over Rocky Balboa! Girls-only boxing session start at South Leeds Youth Hub on Thursday 21st June. The Belle Isle sessions are two hours each week and will incorporate both boxing sessions and the Women, Get Set, Go! Sports Leaders award. Anyone who attends the session will be put into a
Having followed Leeds United since the early 1960s I was delighted to see the new statue of Don Revie erected outside the ground. It is situated in a prominent position on Lowfields Road, just below where the old Holbeck Cricket ground once stood. Although it is several years since I
The Hunslet Independent Supporters Trust (HIST) members will put their best foot forward for a sponsored walk to Mount Pleasant, Batley on the day of the Co-Operative Championship clash between Batley Bulldogs and Hunslet Hawks. The walk is to help raise funds for both HIST and HISSA. The walk is open to
Hamara, the largest ethnic minority organisation in the voluntary and community sector in Leeds, will be holding a street party at its Tempest Road centre to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The event will take place on June 4 between 11am-2pm with fun events, activities, food and more. For more
Longtime readers of South Leeds Life may recall the story of a historic film of the Queen’s visit to South Leeds in 1958 being found under the stage of the Hunslet Club You may be interested to learn that some brief excerpts from this are to feature on an ITV