What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Brenda Schofield (nee Morrison) sent us this photo of pupils at Hunslet Moor School 1946. She’s in the middle row, second on the right. “What a glum lot we look. Having said that, we had very little to be cheerful about. The war had just finished, everything was on coupons
Lychee Red, the community group for older Chinese people celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival at Beeston Village Community Centre last month. The Lychee Red group, run by Health For All, marked the festival with dinner and Chinese Lantern decorations. The ancient festival originated in China, and celebrates the life &
Tracey Cunningham, 56, has retired today (23 July 2021) from New Bewerley Community School after 28 years working in Beeston, first at Greenwood Primary, then at New Bewerley Community School. She says she has enjoyed every minute of it and met some amazing pupils, families and colleagues. Tracey had always
UPDATED: This programme is now fully booked. This summer, community-led theatre company Brave Words CIC will provide free activities for children at Beeston Village Community Centre through the school holidays. Each Friday, working in partnership with Health For All who run the centre, children aged 5-15 years will be able
The Hunlset Club are running their annual summer gala this weekend (24 July 2021). This is a great celebration local to the people of Leeds, where everyone is welcome. The Hunlset Club is a not-for-profit youth organisation, dedicated to helping young people reach their full potential. This helps our community
The new Walk to Fitness health walks led by the South Leeds Lakers, with support from the Get Set Leeds Local team at Leeds City Council, will hold its debut walk on Sunday 25 July 2021 at 10am from Cross Flatts Park. Following the launch, regular weekly walks will take
BITMOs GATE has been closed to Belle Isle residents since March 2020 due to the pandemic. We would like to open again as soon as we are sure it is safe to do so. As part of our plans for reopening we are holding a session on Tuesday 20 July
Members of the Beeston, Holbeck and Hunslet Leeds-Irish community recently attended a collaborative inter-generational participatory event of traditional Irish music and song at the Watsonian Pavilion in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston. The event on 7 July was co-hosted by Leeds Irish Health & Homes and the Irish Arts Foundation, supported
Disability Awareness has had a surge due to the pandemic and feeling that disabled people got an exceptionally rough ride while simultaneously watching their able counterparts enjoy adaptations. Offices became unsafe environments for everybody, so working from home became the norm. Many companies supplied staff with the tech to make
I am sure that most residents are disgusted and saddened at the tremendous increase in the amount of litter lining our streets, parks and open green spaces. Fortunately, the Hunslet & Riverside councillors ordered over 60 new litter-bins before the Covid pandemic struck and many of them have been installed