What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The running community of South Leeds turned out in force last Saturday (19 December 2015) for their annual Christmas Party / Awards Night, at the Hunslet Hawks Phoenix Suite at the John Charles stadium. This is the third year the event has been held, and over 80 runners swapped their
Amplify Leeds travelled to Cottingley Community Centre to talk to people about their local narratives; the themes that emerged centred on nurturing people and the environment, groundedness and sharing and exchange. The questions asked included how can we nurture and support people who experience poor physical and mental health in
Recently appointed Hunslet Hawks Heritage Director, Peter Jarvis celebrated his birthday in one of the Garden Gate’s Heritage rooms, which he helped to create. [slideshow_deploy id=’42758′] Family, friends, supporters and former team mates joined him for a quiet drink, which saw Peter Dunn, who had travelled from Romania, pass on
Last Sunday (13 December 2015) saw over 350 runners brave the arctic weather, much mud, and (thanks to Saturday’s torrential rain) a last-minute obstacle of a large fallen tree to complete the Leeds Xmas 10k Challenge in Middleton Park. Now in its fourth year, the multi-terrain race organised by FairPlay
A new weekly community cafe was recently launched at Vale Circles on Tunstall Road in Beeston. The cafe is open to all and runs every Saturday 8:30-11am. Run by The Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust (CBFT), the cafe hopes to encourage and support local residents from all social groups to come
Winter Worries: The effect of cold homes on health In England and Wales there are approximately 24,000 excess winter deaths every year. These deaths are mainly caused by the effects of cold on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, leading to an increase in coughs, colds, chest infections, flu, heart attacks
Friday (20 November 2015) saw the Garden Gate Ultras hold their end of season party at their headquarters, The Garden Gate. [slideshow_deploy id=’42128′] The public house has had two designated rooms tracing the history of the Hunslet rugby league club since its formation, as well as the Hall of Fame
At the Hunslet Club on Saturday night honours were even between the three Hunslet community rugby clubs, with each picking up one trophy apiece. Chev Walker was there to present the awards with Hunslet Warriors Under 16s Dyson Nicholson winning the Grabsie Wilson Memorial Award. Other awards went to Andrew
Love Beeston / Clean Beeston – Rowland Road, a success story Every year as part of our action planning, Beeston in Bloom identifies an area that is overgrown and in need of some TLC. In 2014 we agreed that the traffic calming planter at the junction of Rowland Road and