What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
If watching the World Cup has reignited your love of cricket, why not get down and support your local team? Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club have a host of events coming up over the season at their ground on Gipsy Lane in Beeston. Past Players Day The club’s inaugural ex-players day
What an amazing day Tuesday 18 June 2019 proved to be – all thanks to the children, staff and families at Hugh Gaitskell Primary School. Following weeks of rain, a break in the weather paved the way for children, staff and family to remember our treasured Mrs Cook (‘Cookie’), who
Many of black and minority ethnic women are from hard to reach communities without formal qualifications, low confidence who have never been given the opportunities to return to learning. They face barriers such as childcare, language, family members and lack of inspiration. Asha Neighbourhood Project received funding from the National
Getting up at 6am to go for a run shows discipline and dedication. Do it for 401 days in a row and you might say it’s madness. But for Loran Lewis, the founder and director of Let’s Do More CIC (LDM), it was just the start of his project to
We are Sophie + Kerri, two artists currently living and working in Beeston at Artist House 45. You can read about us in July’s edition of South Leeds Life or here: www.sophieandkerri.com We are looking to work with people living in the area interested in acting. Whatever level of experience
Never mind what’s going on at Headingley and Lords, the real World Cup Cricket action came to a head in Cross Flatts Park on Sunday (7 July 2019) as Bangladesh faced the West Indies in the final. I spoke to Hassan Hussain, a coach with Yorkshire Cricket Foundation (YCF) and
It was our pleasure to have funded the installation of a Free Little Library at Touchstone House, on Beeston Hill, just off Dewsbury Road. There are few things that beat the feel of a physical book; an experience many of us have lost in this digital age. Providing access to
A new shelter in Cross Flatts Park, dubbed the ‘Runners’ Retreat’, has been opened by Cross Flatts parkrun super-volunteer Sue Richardson. Mark Hodgkinson, one of the organisers who helped start the weekly event six years ago explained: “Sue is one of our longstanding volunteers, who got roped in very early
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning 1 July 2019: Four illuminated signs Unit 27 Millshaw Park Drive Beeston Leeds LS11 0LU Ref. No: 19/03736/ADV | Status:
Beeston Juniors is a fantastic local football club, which has grown from around four teams to over a dozen teams in the last few years, catering for both children and adults (despite the name!) The club is super accessible and encourages participation, regardless of ability, which is a refreshing approach