What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A new local scheme is taking off to give all school pupils in south Leeds dedicated classes on political awareness during their educational career. In July the Year 5 students at Park View Primary Academy in Beeston Hill participated in a pilot session – with several other schools looking to
BITMO are hosting a fun play for all the family, based on the Peter Pan story. It’s free to LS10 residents and even comes with a free picnic! The performance is at 12pm on Wednesday 1 September 2021. The event will be in the car park in front of the
South Leeds Community Alliance (SLCA) celebrated the 74th Independence Day of Pakistan and hosted a dinner for over 80 guests from all walks of life. The Independence Day or Yaum e Azadi is celebrated worldwide with great fervour on the 14 August each year. It commemorates the day when Pakistan
Children’s literacy charity, Bookmark, is bringing its one-to-one reading programmes to primary schools in Leeds, and it’s calling for volunteers to support children online as we start this crucial new school year. Helping a child to make progress with their reading is hugely rewarding and there’s never been a better
When the Roman Emperor Claudius invaded Britain from the south over 2,000 years ago there were no major figures who led the whole country unlike today, instead there were many native tribes which had their own leaders and written sources show us that at least 2 of these tribal leaders
I consider myself very lucky to have been associated with South Leeds. My first experience of the area was in January 2013 when I started my role as Associate Head at the South Leeds Academy (TSLA, now Cockburn John Charles Academy) until I left in the summer of 2016 to
Cockburn John Charles Academy and Cockburn School staff are excited to welcome students moving from Year 6 into Year 7 in attending their heavily subscribed summer school events. Cockburn John Charles Academy will work closely in partnership with staff from Skelton Grange Environment Centre to deliver outdoor educational activities alongside
Middleton Park Baptist Church warmly invites you to a concert of Hope and Restoration on Sunday 15 August 2021 at 6:30pm. Traditional and original music composed and performed by Martin Townshend (flute), David Mayers (piano) and featuring Claudette Mbonayo. This is a free event, but accommodation is limited so please
Cross Flatts Park in Beeston is fast becoming a second cycling hub for south Leeds and on Tuesday 17 August, 1-4pm, it will host a Cycling Festival. Get Set Leeds Local will be joined by partners to provide a variety of fun activities: Cycle North will be doing a balance
Join a walk with Leeds City Walking Tours that takes you to a steam train ride and a gem of a railway museum on Sunday 15 August. From 1758, horses pulled carts of coal into Leeds from Middleton Colliery. In 1812 a new age began – not just for this