What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
This week sees the new show Pink Sari Revolution at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. This powerful and hard-hitting play is based on true events and tells the story of an extraordinary woman, Sampat Pal and her fight to challenge injustice and take back power for the most marginalised in India.
Community Theatre Group are seeking a caring, dynamic and ambitious Director to work on the Beyond Theatre Project in Belle Isle. We are a community group based in Belle Isle and our mission is to promote the arts, namely creative writing and drama. We are currently developing projects aimed at
A mixed group of 24 from the south Leeds community this month (21-22 October) travelled to the Highlands to hike up Ben Nevis – the highest peak in the UK, at 1345m. Early on the Saturday morning, the group left Beeston’s Hamara Centre with an 8 hour drive up to
To mark World Stroke Day on Sunday (29 October 2017) I wanted to let you know about an amazing woman who lives in Hunslet. This person is called Deborah and in 2016 she had a stroke. As would be expected this shook Deborah and her family’s world to the core.
Last Friday (20 October 2017) women at the Asha Neighbourhood Project came together to show their support for the Show Racism The Red Card campaign. [slideshow_deploy id=’68458′] Women’s Lives Leeds breakfast club users together with Asha Neighbourhood Project staff, ESOL and IT students joined together to share a specially made
That nursery rhyme, you know: “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” has a real resonance. Firstly the twinkling star. Why? Because of atmospheric effects on light. Secondly, there is a wandering about the nature of the star. Good questions indeed. Our nearest star is our sun, provider of energy and stable orbits
Are you looking for activities for your children? The 1st Beeston Scout Group has places available for boys and girls aged 6-14. We do all sorts of activities from camping, crafts, games. All the activities we do are fun and go towards earning badges. All the leaders are qualified and
Zinnie Harris’ reworking of the Ibsen classic The Master Builder is very much a play of two halves. One works, the other doesn’t. It has to be said that Ibsen’s original is unpromising material. First, there’s the mystery of what it’s about. Successful architect Halvard Solness is on the brink
Belle Isle Elderly Winter Aid celebrated the International Day of Older People on Wednesday (4 October 2017) at BITMO’s Gate centre in Belle Isle. There were information and advice stalls from: Ross Care Centres; Wiltshire Farm Foods; Care & Repair; The Leeds Directory; Carers Leeds; The Green Doctor; Age UK;
Monday 13 November 2017 is International Kindness Day. Connect in the North has been based in Hunslet for over 20 years so we know its a great place to work with more than its share of kind people. We are inviting people who live in Hunslet to join us at