What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On Sunday 8 January 2018 the South Leeds Lakers hosted their first race in the West Yorkshire Winter League (WYWL). The WYWL is made up of 14 teams; Stainland Lions, Baildon Runners, Stadium Runners, Queensbury RC, Dewsbury Road Runners, Pudsey Runners, Skipton AC, Northowram Pumas, Leeds Bradford Triathlon, Crossgates Harriers,
Next Monday (15 January 2018) sees Beeston hosting a ‘Repair Cafe’ event – for local people to learn, share skills, and get inspired to fix broken stuff, instead of binning it. The event – free, and open to anyone – will take place at the Hillside Centre on Beeston Road
Beeston Hill has in the past weeks suffered a much-noted spike in car break-ins, affecting dozens of local households – and whilst residents are upset that little seems to have been done to tackle it, West Yorkshire Police are appealing for help to crack the crimes. The spate of these
Labour’s team of local councillors has been stable for a number of years. However, with both Adam Ogilvie and David Congreve stepping down at the end of this term, the Labour Party has selected new candidates. At the elections in May you will be able to elect the three people
Want to get fit in 2018 and have fun at the same time? Get along to Beeston Festival’s Bollywood dancing classes! The sessions run every Tuesday at 6pm starting on 9 January 2018 at the Hamara Healthy Living Centre on Tempest Road in Beeston. All ages and abilities are welcome.
Our first entry for the St Luke’s CARES Community Awards has been submitted by Together With Tots from Beeston. For details of how your community group can enter please click here. To the community of South Leeds I would like to nominate a parents and tots support group I run
Little Miss Muffet, sat on a Tuffet, eating her Curds and Whey. What is a Tuffet? What are Curds and Whey? Why was Miss Muffet sitting on one and eating the other? None of these questions and more will be answered in the St Andrew’s Pantomime Group‘s 2018 production: Little
Cross Flatts Park in Beeston will see improvements to paths and play equipment in 2018 and is already benefiting from extra security provided by new CCTV cameras. The middle playground, just above the multi use games areas, is to be extended and have new equipment installed. Currently the park’s two playgrounds
BasementArtsProject invites you to join artists Jill McKnight and Josh Hart on Monday 22 January 2018 for the Lunchtime Conversation. Despite it’s potentially macabre title, ‘Jill & Josh and their Dead Petz’ is a warm and light-hearted look at our understanding of animals and their lives as pets. The exhibition
The clock on St Mary’s Church in Beeston is fully repaired and refurbished thanks to local fundraisers. The clock had been out of action for some years when Lindsey Pearson, the Vicar of Beeston, started fundraising. Local Facebook group ‘Save Our Beeston and Holbeck’ took up the challenge and raised