What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
As part of British Science Week, Year 5 of Hugh Gaitskell Primary School have been set an engineering challenge by staff from the neighbouring DePuy Synthes factory. Four graduates from DePuy, assisted by a skeleton called Boris, gave the pupils a full briefing this morning (Monday 12 March 2018). They
Leeds Libraries has trialled a series of Hour of Code workshops with Over 60s in partnership with South Leeds Live at Home. The main objective of the sessions was to use digital technology to promote the health benefits that mind-stimulating activities have on older people. Their coding activities for children
Young people from the Space Youth programme in Beeston will once again be hosting their Easter Meals this month. The youth programme, co-ordinated by the Salvation Army and run in partnership with the local churches and Leeds Space Network, works with young people aged 11-18 and runs youth groups and
At 9am on Saturday 30 March 2013, 69 people gathered in Cross Flatts Park for the first Cross Flatts parkrun. Since then 3688 runners and walkers of all ages and abilities have taken part in the free, weekly, timed 5km run. Taking place every Saturday of the year (except when
**PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TOYBOX’S VISIT TO SOUTH LEEDS (SEE BELOW) HAS BEEN POSTPONED. WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED.** Toybox is coming to Dewsbury Road Community Hub this weekend (Friday 9 – Sunday 11 March 2018), and it’s full of free playful events and workshops for all ages. Toybox is a
Students from Cockburn School have been on their winter travels to France and Italy. Firstly, a large group of Year 10 students traveled to Paris for a unique and hugely successful trip that the Mathematics Department organised to the Disneyland Resort in Paris. The four day study experience provides an
Better Action For Families (BAFF), the Beeston charity that supports people with learning disabilities and their families have landed two grants in recent months. They received a National Lottery Awards For All grant of nearly £10,000 and doubled it with support from the Morrisons charitable trust. Lynn Bailey and Jackie
What do you do when you’re off work on a snow day? If you’re Beeston resident Ed Carlisle you gather as many people as you can and build an igloo! [slideshow_deploy id=’73728′] With plenty of snow on the ground in Cross Flatts Park, Ed and his team set about making
Major work is under way on the Garnets pocket park in Beeston, and the next door Tunstall Road playground has been removed (to become relocated onto the Garnets space) – but residents have expressed anger that the work has been conducted with little or no warning or consultation. The playground
We have all endured Snowmaggedon or The Beast From The East this week, but some us had some fun in the snow too, so here to round off the week are some pictures we took and you sent us. [slideshow_deploy id=’73686′] Thanks to Suzanne and Gracie-Mae, Jules Harrison, Richard Harrison,