Category: Cottingley

News and events for the Cottingley area

Your say: So exactly where do communities end and start in south Leeds? Does it matter?

I was on my way to incredibly impressive Cockburn School in Beeston the other day, and passed Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club. Which seemed to be right at the bottom of the Middleton Park area. Next to a Beeston school. And it got me thinking – exactly where do the boundaries of

Help is on hand with STOP if you’re suffering from domestic violence

Guest blogger Angela Harrison writes about domestic violence and anger management groups from STOP. S.T.O.P. (Start Treating Others Positively) continues to run Anger Management groups for both male and female perpetrators of domestic abuse.  In addition to these groups we also run a weekly Women’s Support Group for women who

Help picture south Leeds through the 4am Project

Photographers with mild insomnia and an eye for the unusual will have the unique opportunity to play their part in an innovative global project to record and document their community before dawn, writes Karen Strunks. The global phenomenon that is the 4am Project returns for its seventh event on 15th April, as

Local issues up for discussion with Beeston Hill Residents Voice, Middleton Community Group and Cottingley TRAC – UPDATED

There are three big community meetings in south Leeds this week. Want to have your say about the new Police HQ? The next Community Information Group meeting is in The Reaney Suite, Elland Road from 7-9pm tonight. The next meeting of Beeston Hill Residents’ Voice  was due to be held

Breakdance Battle Coming To The Hunslet Club

You can see what happens at a Breakdance Battle at the Hunslet Club here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8GDkGLoTGM] Check out the links and more videos at previous Speak To The Streets Breakdance Battles at the Hunslet Club here.  More Info: http://www.speaktothestreets.com/ and on the Speak To The Streets Facebook Page

Hitting the high notes with South Asian music in South Leeds

Guest blogger Maria Spadafora of South Asian Arts-uk posts a feature about music classes being run in Leeds 11. She is looking to recruit young people to take part in free workshops exploring the City Varieties Music Hall as part of the Breeze International Youth Festival… South Leeds is brimming with opportunities to

International Womens Day in Belle Isle

Pampering, information and afternoon tea are all on offer at an event to celebrate afternoon tea at Belle Isle Family Centre. Leanne Drinkall, of Health for All’s Family intervention service, said: “There are lots of pamper treatments available including henna, hand wraps, mini manicures and pedicures, hair workshops and straightening