What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week in Beeston where Leeds Dads will be holding another free Soft Play session, 10am-12pm on Saturday morning at
Nearly 400 inspirational Leeds women, voted for by members of the public and many connected to South Leeds, are being celebrated with a new sculpture in the heart of the city’s cultural quarter. Created by artist, Pippa Hale, ‘Ribbons’ will be located at the top of the gardens between Leeds
Cockburn School officially named its new outdoor sports facility in memory of Kyle Asquith yesterday (24 April 2024). Kyle was a former student of Cockburn School who passed away in 2013. His organs saved the lives of 5 people and since then, The Kyle Asquith Foundation has gone on to
A new short film has been released about the making of the opera ‘Noah’s Flood‘ last July in Holbeck, which featured the children of Ingram Road Primary School. The production was a collaboration between Slung Low and The Manchester Collective to stage Benjamin Britten’s community opera Noah’s Flood, but the
On Saturday (6 April 2024) Middleton Railway celebrated the many community groups in the area at their Community Day. As well as free train rides up to Middleton Park, visitors at the Moor Road station were able to talk to groups including: Middleton Life History Group MHA Communities South Leeds
The candidates for the 2024 Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Mayor elections have been announced. We’ve published full lists of the candidates on separate pages for Beeston & Holbeck ward, Hunslet & Riverside ward, Middleton Park ward and for the West Yorkshire Mayor. We’re writing to all the candidates
New Bewerley Community School’s hard work and dedication to the arts has been recently rewarded with their second Artsmark Platinum award, the only primary school in West Yorkshire to be granted such an accolade. New Bewerley is a whirling snail of creativity on the edge of the city centre. A
Last month we traced the history of Thwaite Watermill in Stourton from its origins up until 1871. Now we bring the story up date. The year 1872 saw the Horn family arrive at Thwaite Mill, taking on the tenancy for £100 per annum thus showing the poor state of the
A new song celebrating the collectivity of being a Leeds United fan, and referencing Beeston’s landmarks, is released tomorrow (29 March 2024). ‘Wesley Street’ has been written by Dom Grace and Andy Clare, both Beeston born and bred, who perform as Bitter Mass. Dom said of the song: “I really
We have been distributing copies of our April newspaper to 200 pick up points around LS10 and LS11 yesterday and today (28 March 2024). Copies are available from various food shops including Dewsbury Road Tesco and Beeston Nisa as well as many small neighbourhood shops, charity shops, Community Hubs and