What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
South Leeds man and running club founder Dean Smith has completed a 44-mile ultra-marathon and raised over £5,000 for Combat Stress, a charity which helps former servicemen and women deal with issues like trauma, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The D-Day 44 Challenge commemorates the 1944 Allied invasion of
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (15 June 2025) exploring the history of railways in the park. Events across the country celebrate 200 years of the Stockton & Darlington Railway this year. While Locomotion was making its debut, steam locos
A local volunteer-led project is calling for residents to help plant the seeds of a greener, more connected Belle Isle. Incredible Edible Belle Isle has recently set up a project as part of the Edible Leeds network, an organisation dedicated to growing free food for local communities. The project is
With National Children’s Day 2025 having recently taken place, we’re looking to the future in this month’s article, as Greg Potter, Head of Member Experience at Leeds Credit Union, explains everything you need to know about the benefits of setting up savings accounts for your little ones. The benefits of
Belle Isle’s Matty Sylvester did a little Thai boxing or Muay Thai early in 2023 and then flew out to Thailand that summer. He’s now built an impressive record of fight wins culminating in a silver medal at 81kg in the WMF World Championship tournament in Bangkok. “I’d always admired
On Tuesday morning (27 May 2025), following the bank holiday, I opened up the shutters at Involve as usual and went in, to find a door handle on the mat. Community centres used by lots of different groups often have breakages, but looking round I saw that one door had
INSIGHT, the Mental Health Peer Support Group are to take over holding Involve’s table top sales. They will commence on Saturday (31 May 2025) from 1-3pm at the Involve Centre in Hunslet. They will become a monthly event and hopefully a regular fundraising activity for INSIGHT. Due to Involve’s increasing
Swarthmore Education centre are thrilled to announce the completion of the amazing Belle Isle Tapestry, a collaborative artwork co-created by the community and our talented Community Artist in Residence, Elnaz Yazdani. Over the past few months, Elnaz has immersed herself in the Belle Isle community, skillfully employing the art of
As Holbeck Together’s Chief Officer, I was part of a panel discussion at UKREiiF (UK Real Estate, Investment & Infrastructure Forum) last week. The panel was titled ‘This is Leeds: From Terrace to Town’ and I joined Angela Barnicle, Council Leader James Lewis, Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, Morrie
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (25 May 2025) exploring ‘The Ghosts of Buildings Past’. Historically Middleton Park was a busy landscape, with many people living and working within its boundaries. It played host to many industrial and residential buildings,