What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
We had some wonderful feedback following our recent term of the Cultural Community College and are just finalising plans for the Autumn term so keep your eyes peeled for our college programme which will be being delivered in Holbeck soon. We’re excited to announce that these courses are not only
In Dorothy Hopper there was much more than met the eye. Many she once knew in Belle Isle have long gone, but there is no doubt that they, and others within the community were touched by this inspirational, strong woman who served to promote the wellbeing of the residents of
In early March this year, I campaigned alongside South Leeds parents in the Not My School group, to fight for their children’s right to an education within South Leeds. At the time, the council was trying to force them into trips to Seacroft, Halton Moor and various other East Leeds
Health for All (HFA) has been busy engaging South Leeds residents in activities designed to help them move closer to the job market. The Raising Aspirations project is funded by CLLD, Community Led Local Development, part of the European Social Investment Fund. Priorities for the project are families and people
This September we have been promised a public consultation on the use of South Leeds Golf Clubhouse by Leeds City Council’s Asset Management and Regeneration Department. This is a welcome move after the lack of consultation regarding the recent decision to close a historic right of way to make way
Only transparency about how calculated grades were arrived at can begin to fix the entirely avoidable unfairness of yesterday’s A level results, writes David Holtham, Principal at Elliott Hudson College We all know we are operating in unprecedented times and have to accept undesirable outcomes, but today’s A level results
Lockdown Babies: Breastfeeding during a pandemic, how South Leeds support services keep going! Pandemics don’t stop babies being born and more than ever more mothers are choosing to breastfeed because of the protection against infections that it offers. But what happens when you need support? We know 8/10 mothers stop
I was born in Middleton just after the end of the Second World War and lived there until I was 35 years old. Life was simple then and children played together and made their own entertainment. I played with boys and girls in my immediate neighbourhood and my best friend
SLATE, the furniture recycling social enterprise, is special because of its amazing volunteer team. Matthew, who has learning disabilites, is a really valued member of the SLATE team, working hard as a volunteer to look after customers and colleagues alike. This is his article: When we went into lockdown in
On Friday 31 July 2020, Muslims all over the world celebrated Eid-ul-Adha. Eid-ul-Adha (‘festival of Sacrifice’), also known as the Greater Eid, is one of the most important festivals in the Muslim calendar. The festival remembers Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son when God ordered him to. Allah appeared