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 Beeston, where the Asha Neighbourhood Project is preparing to mark their 30th anniversary next year. They’ve been out planting daffodil bulbs in resident’s gardens on Stratford
Work has started in earnest on a new community garden in the heart of built-up Beeston Hill, outside the unused Holy Spirit church building on Tempest Road. About twenty people – local residents, members of charities and faith groups, and Council staff – spent the day clearing the overgrown space
Author John Rigg writes: Last Friday lunchtime, the “Hunslet Rugby League Remembered” Heritage Room was officially opened at the Garden Gate public house in south Leeds. I had received an invitation from Peter Todd, the General Manager of the Hunslet Hawks RLFC, who has also previously been kind enough to
Halloween Party and Fireworks Night at Holbeck WMC. Two fun-filled nights are coming up at Holbeck Working Men’s Club. On Saturday 1 November 2014 we have a Halloween Party for children and adults from 6pm. Fancy dress for all ages (adults and children) with prizes for the best dressed. Hot
White Rose Shopping Centre is staging a day of fun, entertainment and information on Thursday (30 October 2014) on behalf of Mencap. Dancers, a magician, Mencap’s popular Creative Spirit table and Halloween themed games will be taking place in the centre’s southern atrium between Next and Boots during the day
Music comes back to South Leeds A year ago a group of 50 musical friends reunited at Morley Town Hall to celebrate 4 decades of music making by the South Leeds Music Centre. The event was such a success that they decided that this shouldn’t be a one off event.
This month sees work starting on a new community garden in the heart of built-up Beeston Hill. Volunteers from across the neighbourhood will be starting to clear and tidy up the green space outside the (now unused) Church of the Holy Spirit, on Tempest Road, on Tuesday 28 October 2014.
More than 25 community heroes were recognised and rewarded at an awards ceremony at White Rose Shopping Centre. The third annual White Rose Community Awards saw presentations to people involved in a wide range of activities that benefit others – from charitable, environmental, historical and educational projects to initiatives that
Aspiring Communities have now submitted their revised proposals for a community centre with sports hall and prayer room at the former Ice Pak site on Barkly Road in Beeston. As previously reported on South Leeds Life, the group have scaled back their original plans for the site, which they withdrew
Come to Cottingley Christmas Fair On Sunday 30th November 2014 at 12noon – 3pm Cottingley Community Centre There will be: Stalls and Cakes Bric a brac Festive Music and Games Tombola and Raffles (prizes to be won) Hot and Cold Refreshments Also making an appearance is Santa and Snowman To