Author: Lucy Potter

I have lived in Leeds for the past 15 years and Beeston for the last ten years. I am a mum of two children and passionate about my community. I have worked as a family support worker in Holbeck and Beeston and was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2014 to research family support in the states and Brazil. Since returning I have been actively involved in the community volunteering and now work as a trainer at St. Luke's CARES charity and have founded the first Baby Week in Leeds (2016 & 17) implemented from Semana do Bebe in Brazil (UNICEF 2010)

Inner South Community Committee Engagement in Action

As part of its ongoing community engagement, the Inner South Community Committee hosted their latest quarterly public meeting on the evening of Wednesday 9 December 2015. City & Hunslet ward were the hosts, and light refreshments were served in the grand entrance of the Civic Hall. With the German Christmas market

Hamara celebrates 6th community awards

Hamara held its 6th annual Community Awards ceremony on Thursday 3 December 2015.  Hamara is the largest ethnic minority organisation in the voluntary and community sector in Leeds. Based in Beeston, they help to support and strengthen communities citywide through a wide range of multigenerational programs. Over a hundred volunteers,

Holbeck gets ready for Christmas in style

Residents of Holbeck were treated to a splendid variety of Christmas activities over the weekend 5-6 December 2015. St Matthew’s community centre kicked off with the Holbeck Christmas Market. The hall was packed with Christmas gift stalls, cakes and a Santa’s Grotto. Ward Councillors; Adam Ogilvy and Angela Gabriel took

Hannah won!

It was Thursday 12 November 2015 on a winters evening. Twelve children and their families gathered together at the Civic Hall in the centre of Leeds to find out who was going to be the new Children’s Lord Mayor of Leeds. Hannah Begum from Hunslet Moor Primary school south Leeds

News from the Holbeck Neighbourhood Forum

The Holbeck Neighbourhood Forum took place at ‘The Holbeck’ (formley The Holbeck Working Men’s Club) on Saturday 7 November 2015. The special general meeting was chaired by Dennis Kitchen and was greeted with some new faces of the residents in Holbeck along with volunteers, local police and ward councillors. After