What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Voluntary sector organisations and charities in South Leeds are receiving a boost following the announcement that Lloyds Banking Group will be seconding a full-time Business Connector into the area. The Business Connectors programme, backed by HRH the Prince of Wales and Prime Minister David Cameron, is run by the charity
We’ve got a busy few months coming up at Slung Low’s HUB in Holbeck! Our autumn season continues with four more shows in November- all details can be found here: www.slunglow.org/upcoming-hub-events – all performances are Pay What You Decide. To book places please email: boxoffice@slunglow.org. To get everyone into the
Eid al-Adha, or ‘Festival of Sacrifice’, is celebrated by Muslims to mark the occasion when Allah appeared to Ibrahim in a dream and asked him to sacrifice his son, Ishmael, to demonstrate his devotion to the Almighty. Ignoring the advice of the Devil, who tried to tempt Ibrahim into disobeying
Cockburn School is consulting on whether to convert to become an Academy. Academies are state schools, centrally funded by the government and outside the control of the local authority. The school has received an Academy Order from the Department of Education which means the school can convert if the governing
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 town at Light Night last Friday, where the Hunslet Club dancers performed outside the Town Hall. Beeston blogger Mike Wallis has been running again. And wearing
A series of events to support people facing changes in benefits or finding work are taking place across South Leeds starting next Friday (23 October 2015) in Cottingley. The events are being staged by the Inner South Community Committee and will bring together agencies that can offer advice on benefits,
Ladies who enjoy singing and a laugh are invited to an open taster session tomorrow evening (15 October 2015) as the Middleton Minstrels launch an evening choir session. The Minstrels already run a successful group on Friday mornings with a dozen members. The choir is now responding to requests from
Communities in Leeds are being challenged by Love Food Hate Waste to make the most of their freezers – and get to know how freezing and defrosting food can help to save money and reduce food waste – at this week’s Big Freeze event on Briggate, Leeds. The latest figures reveal
More than 20 community heroes who go the extra mile to help others, will receive a very special award at White Rose Shopping Centre on 23 October. For the third consecutive year, the Glassroom at Cockburn School is producing a hand-made glass trophy and, once again, it will have a
The story of Evie, a Leeds woman whose husband is away in the trenches held an audience at St Matthew’s Community Centre spellbound this afternoon (Tuesday 13 October 2015). Evie’s Story, a one-woman show featuring Sandra Chewins, is presented by Space2 and follows a previous show about Harry’s experiences in