What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Last Wednesday (15 October 2014) a group of us learnt how to fly off a slate quarry mountain. We took part in this adrenaline fundraiser for the Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust. We were secured into harnesses and let zip over a 432m drop for 57 seconds at 100mph. The Ciaran
Apparently according to BT there are figures which show some people are still not online. I was invited to attend a workshop at Hillside in Beeston on Tuesday 14 October 2014 to discuss a community development approach to digital inclusion. The event was organised by Emily Harper, head of research
There’s always something interesting going on at the Hamara Centre in Beeston, but the highly popular Box-Teq class is slightly different. The sessions are run by Darren Rhodes from the Hunslet Club. He explains that although Hamara doesn’t have a boxing gym, the boys sit in a circle to form
The October half term will be upon soon as schools break up on Friday 24 October 2014. We’ve got details of various activities in the area to help you keep your children occupied. The Hunslet Club This October the Hunslet Club have not one, but two half term
Cuts to the opening times of libraries across Leeds are likely to be approved this week. Leeds City Council’s Executive Board will debate a report at its meeting on Wednesday (15 October 2014) which proposes cuts of 12% across the city. The figure in South Leeds is slightly higher
Shoppers at the White Rose Centre will be invited to get their heart rhythm checked on Saturday (18 October 2014). The ‘Know Your Heart Rhythm’ campaign is an arrhythmia awareness campaign run by the West Yorkshire Arrhythmia Service (WYAS). The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of
A conference is being held in Beeston next week to discuss ‘digital inclusion’ – making sure everybody can get the benefits of being online. One of the projects working to help people has been the Get IT Together programme, a collaboration between BT, Leeds City Council and Citizens Online.
Community groups and businesses in Beeston brought back a haul of Gold and Silver from this year’s Leeds In Bloom Awards. [slideshow_deploy id=’28125′] Ten groups won awards in either the Spring or Summer judging rounds, collecting their certificates at a special event at Leeds Civic Hall. The full list
Why isn’t there a skate park in Beeston or the death box brought back at Holbeck? Hunslet, Cottingley and Holbeck have skate parks so why can’t Beeston? This post was written by Ryan using our Create an article for South Leeds Life page. What do you think? Does
Youth organisation, Space is holding a family fun day on Saturday (4 October 2014) at St Luke’s Church in Beeston. The event takes place between 11am-3pm and will feature make-your-own-apple-juice, a bouncy castle, food and cake, a tombola, face painting, and lots more games and lots of prizes to