What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Andy Hardy, the traffic manager at Middleton Railway, has written this guest post about a special anniversary and the biggest event in the railway’s history in June. This year, on June 24th the Middleton Railway will be celebrating an important anniversary. On that day 200 years ago, the first commercially
The pioneer of council housing in south Leeds – whose legacy can still be felt in Middleton, Belle Isle and across south Leeds even today – has been commemorated with a historic blue plaque marking his achievements. Social reformer the Rev Charles Jenkinson (1887-1949) was also vicar of Holbeck and was responsible for driving the clearance
It’s been a long time in coming for supporters, but there’s movement – and a potential opening date – at last in the long-running saga of Middleton’s new ASDA. One of the members of Middleton Community Group has posted a letter she received from ASDA on Facebook which says the
Leeds writer Mick McCann writes about one of South Leeds’ most important sons Middleton scientist William Gascoigne for the Middleton Life local history project, which encourages local people to become community history reporters. Mick wrote How Leeds Changed the World, among others… Gascoigne (1612–1644) was one of the founding fathers
Regular South Leeds Life contributor Deacon Al Henry sends us the following details of Lenten lunches and services in the Middleton, Belle Isle and Hunslet areas: LENT Stations of the Cross Meditation & other services 2012 Ash Wednesday 22nd February St. Cross 10am & 7pm St. Phillip’s 9am St. Peter’s
Following on from yesterday’s fun poll which asked which famous survey/publication mentions Middleton in 1086, we can now reveal the answer, which was: The Domesday Book! The Domesday survey lists that in “rodewelle [rothwell] and loftose, carletone thorpe and middletone’ there is pasturable woodland 2 leagues in length and 1
Asian elders can get help with their shopping in South Leeds thanks to a service currently being run by the Parivar Lunch Club. See below for details:
The Social Media Surgery, a national network created to support community and voluntary groups, is the latest winner of the Prime Minister’s Big Society Award. The Leeds Social Media Surgery – one of more than 60 across the UK – is held monthly at the Round Foundry in Holbeck. These
Caught this article by Martin Wainwright, who’s written a fabulous piece on the Guardian’s Northerner blog about naturist Nigel Keer being fined over £300 for walking around Otley Chevin starkers. Keer hails from the Cottingley Hall estate. Check out Martin’s lighthearted article here.
The Middleton Life local history project took a break for the half-term holidays this week – but will be back next week with a trip to the Thackray Medical Museum. Just to keep you going, here’s a fact about Middleton to keep you going: Did you know that in Anglo Saxon