What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Ken’s, South Leeds Life Diary for 2022 and into 2023. I thought would look back and forward to the various volunteer groups I have started or am involved with and to new friends and new beginnings. I’m Looking forward to 2023, in April this year it will be 10 years
With Christmas being a hard time for many, Low Road and Windmill Music Federation were keen to ensure that not only did every child receive a gift, but that children continued to access school facilities as needed during the Christmas period. With the help of Cash for Kids, a charity
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 2 January 2023: Demolition of existing warehouse building; Erection of petrol filling station, alterations including closure of existing
On Wednesday 30 November over 200 students in year 10 at Cockburn John Charles Academy (CJCA) engaged in a mock interview with representatives from local businesses. Conducted virtually, the interviews gave the students a taste of what to expect when they start to engage with the world of work. They
Former Hunslet player Colin Cooper, who was subsequently a driving force behind the crack Hunslet Parkside youth and junior club in addition to making his mark as a leading local referee, has passed away. Cooper, who impressed at prop for Hunslet in the 1950s, is understood to have died on
The PE department at Cockburn John Charles Academy (CJCA) continues to go from strength to strength, posting notable successes in sporting fixtures and excellent academic results for all students. In order to provide additional opportunities for all students the department’s facilities have been further enhanced with the opening of a
Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation (BITMO), which manages council housing in Belle Isle, has changed the opening hours of its GATE Centre as of 1 December 2022. BITMO’s GATE new opening times are: Mondays 9am–1pm Tuesdays 1pm–7pm Wednesdays 9am–1pm Thursdays 1–7pm Fridays 9am–1pm This means the centre is open for
Hunslet Rugby Foundation ran a five-a-side football tournament for a group of primary schools they have been working with this year last Wednesday (30 November 2022). The event was hosted by Cockburn John Charles Academy and featured squads of Year 6 pupils from local primary schools Clapgate, Low Road, Middleton
“The school’s In Harmony initiative has a significant and positive impact on many aspects of pupils’ learning and wellbeing” Low Road Primary School Ofsted report, 2018 Over 2,500 children currently given the opportunity to sing and play an instrument during curriculum time every week 1,550 orchestral instruments donated free to
Cockburn John Charles Academy held a week-long celebration in memory of teacher, friend and colleague Verona McShane who passed away on 25 November 2020. The student council, alongside Verona’s family have been instrumental in establishing a charity, The Verona McShane Foundation, to support families in the Leeds area who may