What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I want to start this month’s article by saying a big congratulations to Leeds United who have just secured promotion as Champions to the Premier League. This is an outstanding (and long overdue!) achievement and I know that it will have such a positive impact on the city and in
Part one: Batley to Leeds Central Station Our journey starts from the Great Northern section of Batley Station. Batley Station was much larger than it is today and was originally opened by the London & North Western Railway LNWR) in 1848 for its Leeds – Manchester service. It was also
On Friday, 24 July 2020, the Government made it mandatory to wear a face mask that covers the mouth and nose while in a retail establishment, food take away shop, bank, building society or Post Office. It sounds pretty straight forward, yes? But then the information begins to state how
The new Nuimi Lamin Alkalo, Aboubacar Sanyang, took his new role whilst on a family visit to Leeds during Covid-19 lockdown, due to the death of Alako Malang Marong. We want to share this historical moment with others. An Alkalo is the village leader or chief who has the role
Like everyone else across the world, Charlies Angel Centre Foundation has been hit hard by Covid 19. We moved into our first Bereavement Centre in July 2019 and have been able to develop and improve the services we provide to families following the loss of a baby or child. We
If you travel the short distance along Town Street and Beeston Road you will see evidence of Beeston in Bloom and what they have been doing to keep their projects going during the current situation. Starting at Beeston Primary School you will see the border outside the school that, in
A Beeston lady told this story … The year is 1886, in a small town called Wolverton near Northampton lived a thirteen year old girl, Miss Edith Rock, and Edith had just completed her limited education. However, she had shown an interest in all manner of needlework, and was very
When the UK went into lockdown on 23 March 2020 it’s fair to say that many people saw the extra time at home as the ideal opportunity to improve their fitness levels. With Boris encouraging daily exercise the question was just how good would we become without work getting in
It was 21 May when I went into St Mary’s Beeston to lead a service for the first time in 9 weeks. It was strange – the church was a bit dusty but not looking too bad. I was there to do a Facebook live Communion service, assisted by Andrew,
We previously reported last year on Cockburn School student, nicknamed “Determined Dan” having gone through brain surgery four times. “I’m determined to fight cancer and I’m determined to help other people going through similar situations” he said. Daniel remains in good health and he has been extra resilient during these