What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
At Hunslet RLFC’s match on Sunday (9 August 2026) against Keighley Cougars, Hunslet Hospitality was proud to welcome descendants of famous players to the match. John ‘Jack’ Smales played for Hunslet from 1906 to 1916, making 255 appearances, including in the 1907/8 famous All Four Cups season, when Hunslet were the
At Hunslet RLFC’s match against Keighley on Sunday (9 August 2026), Hunslet Amateur Rugby League Club from The Oval took the opportunity to present Keighley owners, Kaue Garcia and Ryan O’Neill, with two full sets of rugby kit. The two men have links with Ukraine and are planning to make
‘Middleton’s Got Active!’ is a free event in Middleton Park this Sunday (16 August 2026) giving you the chance to try a range of sports and activities. It runs from 12noon-3pm. This event is part of Friends of Middleton Park’s summer programme. Like all their events, it is free and
After a busy few months hosting a community Iftar, local meetings and popular Picnic in the Park events, the Beeston Hill Community Association (BHCA) is now preparing for its biggest event of the summer – a Summer Fair on Saturday (15 August 2026) from 12-4pm at Lane End Primary School
A teenage Thai boxer from Hunslet who trains at Bad Company’s Bramley gym has just won a silver medal in a world championship tournament in Thailand in June. Charlie Bedford turned 18 three months ago. This was his first time competing as an adult. “I’m delighted to have been a
Belle Isle’s Jamie Portrey is delighted to have raised a further £5,000 for charity as he competed for the third and likely final time in a white-collar boxing event at Leeds Armouries organised by Ultra WCB and which makes his fundraising total over three events a staggering £18,000. “I haven’t
Leeds’s only community rowing club is celebrating its most successful season yet after winning seven medals at the British Rowing Junior Championships and competing at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta. Leeds Rowing Club trains on the Aire and Calder Navigation from its boathouse in Stourton. Following the impact of the
On Wednesday (22 July 2026) Belle Isle Senior Action – BISA, formally known as Belle Isle Elderly Winter Aid – BIEWA, celebrated their 40th Anniversary Year. The charity was the first to be formed in the city, and served as an experiment funded by Leeds City Council to support vulnerable
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (26 July 2026) exploring trees and butterflies within the park. As part of city wide butterfly conservation work, this year work has started on a wild flower meadow on the ‘Old Nine’ area of
A youth engagement event is coming to Belle Isle on Thursday (23 July 2026) 1-3pm at the West Grange Road MUGA (multi use games area), LS10 3UY. Leeds Federated Housing Association, BITMO and Places for People have joined force with Opera North and the Hunslet and Belle Isle Community Project