What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
It might seem too good to be true, but this month sees the arrival in Beeston of a temporary ‘free shop’ – where locals will be able to pick up a range of second hand goods… without paying a penny! The ‘shop’ is part of the Leave Leeds Tidy scheme,
Hunslet RLFC 34-0 Keighley Cougars Hunslet backed up last week’s impressive win at Newcastle Thunder with a thumping 34-0 victory over Keighley Cougars in the torrential rain at South Leeds Stadium last night (7 June 2019). The first of two successive games under the floodlights (Hunslet play Doncaster next Friday
The latest details plans for the new High Speed rail (HS2) route into Leeds will see a new viaduct built to carry the line high over Hunslet. As previously reported on South Leeds Life, the HS2 line is due to enter Leeds via Woodlesford and the existing train corridor through
Holbeck Elderly Aid (HEA) and Northern Monk Brewery launched their True North 2019 photography project at St Matthew’s Community Centre on Friday (31 May 2019). The aim is to gather a collection of photographs that celebrate life in Holbeck. Twelve photos will be selected to be published as a calendar,
I met with chef Julie Marshall to find out more about Holbeck Elderly Aid’s hot food service. Julie and her team of volunteers prepare hot lunches every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday as well as a monthly Sunday lunch and a supper club. HEA works with the food charity FairShare which
The first sod of grass was turned for the building of the new Beeston Village Community Centre on Friday 3 May 2019. Cllr Angela Gabriel (Beeston & Holbeck) did the honours, helped by Pat McGeever, CEO of Health For All and Steven Gould from the National Lottery Community Fund. Representatives
The new Elements Primary School in Middleton is starting to take shape as the first modules of the new building arrived on site on Tuesday 8 May.
Plans for the former Tetley Brewery site in Hunslet will be unveiled at an exhibition in The Tetley art gallery on Thursday and Friday this week (9 & 10 May 2019). The sheer size of the site has meant that plans have come forward in stages. Back in October 2017
Slung Low’s annual How To … Festival is an established event on the calendar and this year’s looks set to be bigger and better at their new base – The Holbeck. Sunday 12 May 2019 promises to be a day of family-friendly workshop activities and performances to suit all ages.
The South Leeds Hiking Group are making great strides this month developing the group and planning a variety of walks for all abilities. The group is made up of local people who are passionate about hiking and scaling mountains. In a recent meeting some exciting plans have been made for