What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Pupils in Year 6 at Middleton St Mary’s Primary School had an exciting three day trip to London. Three of them have filed this report: [slideshow_deploy id=’72472′] We went inside the Houses of Parliament and met our MP Hilary Benn. We went to the Cambridge Theatre to watch Matilda. It
Our next entry for the St Luke’s CARES Community Awards has been submitted by Kidz ‘n’ Co. For details of how YOUR community group can enter please click here. At Kidz ‘n’ Co. our ethos is: “Everyone is understood, included and accepted.” We provide a safe, non-judgemental place for young
Last week, following a generous donation from the Facebook community, Save our Beeston and Holbeck, the children at Beeston Primary School were excited to welcome five new additions to their school community. The five guinea pigs have been kindly donated by a responsible breeder, who has previous experience in placing
On Thursday 18 January I was lucky enough to be able to take a group of Year Six pupils from Hugh Gaitskell Primary School on a horse riding experience to Back Lane Stables in Farnley. First of all, the children had a tour of the stables and met some of
Our next entry for the St Luke’s CARES Community Awards has been submitted by Groundwork, the environmental charity. For details of how your community group can enter please click here. Groundwork is an alternative curriculum provider, based in Morley, South Leeds. We are running a free exciting new project for
It was announced recently that the ‘Save our Beeston & Holbeck group’ were to field three Independent candidates in the Beeson & Holbeck ward; due to their discontent around the Leeds ‘managed’ zone and Leeds City Council’s refusal to ditch the project, adding to that the community dis-harmony over the
On Thursday 4 January 2018, children, parents, carers and teachers at Hugh Gaitskell Primary School in Beeston took part in an exciting end of Autumn term showcase, where children’s work was highly celebrated and praised. We all stepped back in time to World War II Britain, dressing up as characters
The Lord Mayor of Leeds visited Reach Primary Learning Centre in Beeston today (17 January 2018). Cllr Jane Dowson was there to support the learning the children had been doing about aspirations. They got to find out what the Lord Mayor does for our city, why she wears a special
I joined South Leeds Sisters about four years ago with zero running experience, having spotted groups of chattering, laughing women running around the streets of Beeston and Middleton. I thought “I would like to be a part of something like that”. I didn’t think it was likely I’d be able
Want Leeds to be an Age Friendly city? So do we. The Age Friendly Charter Steering Group meet once a month to discuss how Leeds can be a great city to grow old in. In 2018, we are encouraging businesses to let older people come in and rest for a