What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
I am Marjorie Biggin and I wrote and published a book in 2010 entitled The Forgotten Folk of Hunslet, which proved very popular – so much so that I had the book reprinted last year. The book deals with the population and history of Hunslet from its early days up
The Hunslet Youth Club is working hard to provide more opportunities to young people in the South Leeds community by hosting an open night for their youth volunteering programme on Wednesday 18 January 2023. Rowan Treagus, a youth worker at The Hunslet Club, is organising this event to support young
A concert by the Middle-tones Choir on 20 December 2022 at the Parochial Hall in Middleton raised £300 for dementia care and homeless outreach. The dementia day care is provided at Laurel Bank Day Centre. The homeless outreach is also a Middleton-based project and is entirely run by volunteers. Supported
With Christmas being a hard time for many, Low Road and Windmill Music Federation were keen to ensure that not only did every child receive a gift, but that children continued to access school facilities as needed during the Christmas period. With the help of Cash for Kids, a charity
It has been busy few months for our Inner South Project Development team. As we wound down for Christmas holidays it was nice to reminisce about some of the amazing groups we have running from our Community Hubs and Libraries. I have worked closely with some established and new groups
Do you want to make money hiring out your household items to other local people, or save money by renting items off others? Local campaigners are encouraging south Leeds people to sign up to a website that enables regular people to rent out items to others in their community –
On Wednesday 30 November over 200 students in year 10 at Cockburn John Charles Academy (CJCA) engaged in a mock interview with representatives from local businesses. Conducted virtually, the interviews gave the students a taste of what to expect when they start to engage with the world of work. They
An exciting partnership has been launched between Cottingley Community Project and Health For All, a well-established local charity created to meet the needs of people in South Leeds. Cottingley Community Project was created in 1982 by local churches and the community working together with Leeds City Council and is now
Sao Tome and Principe community group have been one busy bee in the South Leeds community lately. This new group has been set up by individuals from Sao Tome and Principe, an island nation in Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, and other residents who speak Portuguese. Their aim is to improve
On the last day of November 2022 I attended a brilliant history lecture given by Steven Burt at the Leeds City Museum on the lost houses and heritage of Hunslet. It was brilliant because of the amount of his research producing so many photographs of mansion houses, portraits of their