What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Twelve boys from Hugh Gaitskell Primary School in Beeston who have have improved their reading skills this year have been rewarded with a trip to Waterstone’s bookshop. Some boys find reading a difficult habit to adopt, so the school worked with the group using a range of techniques including carefully
Community groups in Beeston are celebrating the award of a million pounds to charity Health for All for the rebuild of their Beeston Village Community Centre on St Anthony’s Drive. The grant is towards capital costs and some revenue costs. The new two storey centre will provide state of the
With many children in South Leeds not getting the chance to visit the countryside, Greenmount Primary School has organised for farm animals to visit Beeston. [slideshow_deploy id=’65656′] ‘Farmer Dave’, David Schofield from Bowland Farm near Clitheroe brought hens, sheep, goats, ducks and alpaca to the school in what has become
Governors at Beeston Primary School are formally consulting on plans to leave the South Leeds Learning Trust, which links a number local primary schools with Cockburn School. In the consultation document, available on the school website, they say: “The aim of the Trust was to help children achieve more, providing
Isha Razaq and her family have teamed up with Into University to put on a Family Fun Day at Hillside in Beeston on Saturday (1 July 2017) between 12-3pm. Isha has been awarded a place on Outward Bound Canada and came up with the idea of a cake sale to
The Friends of Beeston Primary PTA have launched Operation Playground with new games markings at the school. Claire Burgess explained that their ambition is to transform the outdoor space at Beeston Primary over the next three years. They will be launching a £30,000 fundraising drive in September, but were able to
SO, Ladies, Gentlemen and children of our little village, Beeston. After years of battling against the proposed Mosque (sorry, multi faith Islamic learning centre etc, etc) we finally learn that the Planning Advisor, who we believe resides in BRISTOL, has given the vote to Aspiring Communities that it is a
Gold medal winning community gardening group Beeston in Bloom celebrated its 20th birthday with a tea party in Cross Flatts Park yesterday (21 June 2017). [slideshow_deploy id=’64372′] Members and partners past and present were joined by the Lord Mayor Cllr Jane Dowson in the Watsonian Pavilion to share memories and
Further to our report that a zebra crossing is to installed on Tempest Road, South Leeds Life understands that Councillors intervened to move the crossing to a more appropriate site close to the Hamara Centre. Cllr Mohammed Iqbal told South Leeds life that he felt officers had got it wrong
The South Leeds Academy is hosting its annual photography and art exhibition on Thursday (22 June 2017) between 4 and 6pm. The exhibition will show the work of students completing their Photography and Art GCSEs and is open to the public. Marie Caines who teaches photography said: “There is some