What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Interested by what I saw on local news about the Extinction Rebellion event on Victoria Bridge by the train station I took a short trip down Dewsbury Road to see what was going on. I was greeted by young people, many dressed in yellow alongside a yellow boat with the
Many of black and minority ethnic women are from hard to reach communities without formal qualifications, low confidence who have never been given the opportunities to return to learning. They face barriers such as childcare, language, family members and lack of inspiration. Asha Neighbourhood Project received funding from the National
We are Sophie + Kerri, two artists currently living and working in Beeston at Artist House 45. You can read about us in July’s edition of South Leeds Life or here: www.sophieandkerri.com We are looking to work with people living in the area interested in acting. Whatever level of experience
At Asda Middleton we are very lucky to have the PDSA PetWise team visiting our store on Wednesday and Thursday (9 and 10 July 2019) 10am-4pm. Bring your pet along for a free general well-being check. They will also be providing advice on all things pets including nutrition and behaviour.
South Leeds runners were out in force at the Asda Foundation Leeds 10k on Sunday (7 July 2019). As well as a great turn out from the South Leeds Lakers and Morley Running Club the Hunslet Rugby Foundation had a 30 strong team entered, including Hunslet RLFC legends Mick Coyle
It was our pleasure to have funded the installation of a Free Little Library at Touchstone House, on Beeston Hill, just off Dewsbury Road. There are few things that beat the feel of a physical book; an experience many of us have lost in this digital age. Providing access to
With the third term of Slung Low’s Community College in full swing and a packed programme at The Holbeck, we have loads of things coming up that we’d love to share with you. In our Big Ideas series, inspirational people discuss their passion projects. On Sunday 28 July 2 at
On the weekend of 22 June Leeds and Wakefield celebrated the start of Yorkshire Sculpture International and visual arts festival Index, which are running in parallel for 100 days until 29 September. I spoke to one of the Index producers, Georgia Taylor, at their launch and she explained that Index
We are very excited for this year’s gala, a great chance to come together and celebrate the community of Holbeck. Come down to Holbeck Moor on Saturday (6 July 2019) between 12-4pm and as usual we have a brilliant line up of music including two local choirs (Holbeck Elderly Aid
Cockburn John Charles Maths students George Davies, Rhys Nunns, Xiao Yi Weng and Patrick Butuza have been working on a game design competition called ‘Cracking the Code’ as part of a Gifted & Talented Maths club. After submitting their proposal to the judging panel they are among top 10 teams