What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The place where I live isn’t physically bound It’s the place where the love and the laughter is found South Leeds Youth Theatre had an exciting end of term by performing at West Yorkshire Playhouse in their original play called “Stand in the place where you live“. Michelle Cunningham explains:
Middleton folk are invited to ‘Miggy’s massive lunch’ tomorrow (Wednesday, August 17) – check out the details for the event at Middleton Primary School below: [scribd id=62410588 key=key-vrv68gcpruuscxaa20h mode=list] You can also check out the big lunch flyer here.
The South Leeds Youth Hub hosted an amazing evening of song, dance and live music with the Glee Club at the Hub performance on Thursday 11th August. Talented young people from across south Leeds came together to create an unforgettable evening of entertainment. After a full week of rehearsals under
A local group campaigning for improvements at Hunslet Cemetery has held a passionate meeting to give people a say about the improvements they’d like to see at the cemetery. The vandal-hit cemetery has been in the news recently after the Friends and Relatives of Hunslet Cemetery group launched an online
Here’s a Google map of just some of the local community groups and organisations you can find in your part of 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&output=embed&w=425&h=350] I hope it’s a useful resource. To navigate around the map, simply use the ‘pan’ circle in the top left hand corner of the map.
A local group which is campaigning for improvements at Hunslet Cemetery is holding a meeting to give people a say about the improvements they’d like to see at the cemetery. The vandal-hit cemetery has been in the news recently after the Friends and Relatives of Hunslet Cemetery group launched an
Nine intrepid Health for all staff and supporters climbed the three highest peaks in Yorkshire in a 24-mile walk in less than 12 hours, earning themselves membership of the exclusive “Three Peaks of Yorkshire” club, writes Dave Florence. They did this to promote healthy activities and to raise funds for
Cross Flatts Park often echoes to the sound of leather on willow – there seems to be a semi-permanent game going on at the top on the artificial wicket. On Wednesday 27th July there will be a special game as families from different backgrounds are encouraged to come to the
Don’t miss this event – its a flash demo in front of the boarded up sports centre to show we are still campaigning to get the pool opened again. This will be the first day of the main school summer holiday and we can’t use our pool! We have a
The first photograph appears in ‘Beeston Days’ published by the Beeston Local History Society in 1991. It shows a view, around the 1950s, looking from Holbeck Cemetery, west towards Wortley and Armley. The second photograph shows almost the same view today. What a difference a day, or 60 years makes.