What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Earlier this week we featured a post the Friends and Relatives of Hunslet Cemetery group debating security fencing on their facebook page. The group is aiming to protect the cemetery from anti-socal behaviour. Friends member Eileen Leach has asked South Leeds Life to post the above pictures so people can cast their votes on
A blazing hot competition to spark the imagination of pupils at schools across south Leeds has been launched by Leeds City Council with support from the White Rose Centre and its owner Land Securities. Pupils are being invited to produce a poster themed around Bonfire Night and fireworks, which will help
Here’s the latest round-up of what’s making South Leeds tick this week… There’s a report from the latest meeting of the Beeston Hill Residents’ Voice group over on the group’s blog. The next meeting will include a visit from an accredited landlord, who will talk about the proposed changes to
The Friends And Relatives of Hunslet Cemetery Group have been debating what fencing they would like to help secure the area from vandals. The group is holding a debate and vote over on their Facebook page on what fencing they would like to see. Member Eileen Leach says: “Thank you
The first issue of South Leeds Life: the magazine has hit the streets. It features the latest on the Looking Good Beeston and Holbeck photography project, a campaign to promote the area’s parks, the latest on Hardy Street Mosque and the work at The Hunslet Club and the South Leeds Youth
An exciting new community magazine will be soon be hitting the streets of South Leeds. The glossy full-colour South Leeds Life magazine brings you much of what you can already find on this blog – and lots more about life in your community, local groups and organisations. It celebrates the
You can report, view or discuss local problems like graffiti, fly tipping, broken paving slabs or street lighting in south Leeds over at the excellent Fix My Street website. Local resident Stanley Musonda has reported the dangers of overgrown trees in Malvern Street near Holbeck Cemetery; potholes in Hunslet Lane have
It’s time to dance! Ian Rodley, of Dance Action Zone Leeds (DAZL), has asked us to publicise some community dance sessions being held in Middleton, Belle Isle, Beeston, Morley and Rothwell. Ian writes: “We’re running dance activity for young people age three -19 years and there are also some adult dance sessions
There’s still time to add to our interactive map of community groups in South Leeds. [googlemaps http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=208104848291920538910.0004a635bd22fe31716e3&ie=UTF8&source=embed&ll=53.750284,-1.54654&spn=0.015531,0.000343&t=m&vpsrc=6&output=embed&w=425&h=350] Since we launched our map back in August it’s had almost 900 views and several groups have added their organisations or facilities to the map, which is open to all to edit and
The innaugral LSx Junior Junior Technology Festival took place at the Hunslet Club in South Leeds on Sunday 25th September. Over 50 children and their parents took part and went on a photo walk, made stop-motion lego animations, pin hole cameras and even recycled old mobile phone chargers into mood