What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Children from Windmill Primary School helped to plant fruit trees and bushes on Thursday (23 February 2023) as part of a Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation (BITMO) project to create a community orchard in Belle Isle. Peter Sutton, BITMO’s Community Development manager explained the background to the project: “There’s a
Work has started to create a new rugby and football pitch and tennis courts for Cockburn School in Beeston. The project, on land next to the school that was formerly part of South Leeds Golf Club, has proved controversial with residents objecting to the loss of wildlife habitat and the
Hunslet RLFC 68-6 Heworth ARLFC After last week’s disappointing opening League 1 defeat at Doncaster, Hunslet could focus on the Challenge Cup and a home tie against York amateurs Heworth ARLFC today (26 February 2023) at the South Leeds Stadium. In an unusual turn Hunslet Chairman Ken Sykes is also
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 with a reminder that as it’s the last weekend of the month, you can drop off Foodbank donations
Doncaster RLFC 18-16 Hunslet RLFC Hunslet came close to getting off to a fantastic start in this year’s Betfred League 1 Championship losing to bookies favourites Doncaster by a narrow 2 point margin this afternoon (19 February 2023). Jack Render’s 73rd minute try gave Hunslet a chance to pull level,
LEEDS 2023 Year of Culture is inviting groups and indiviuals to step forward and take part in My LEEDS Summer events across the city. Neighbourhood Hosts has been appointed for each of the city’s 33 wards and they are working people in their communities to create activities. Hosts in South
The Middleton Railway is delighted to announce its Youth Team has been shortlisted in the Heritage Railway Association annual awards. A new category for 2023, the ‘Rising Stars’ Award recognises the achievements of an organisation or group that is less than ten years old. The Youth Team has been running
As part of LEEDS 2023’s Awakening programme, award-winning theatre company Slung Low is premiering the film ‘The Magician’ with screenings at their new base The Warehouse in Holbeck. A collaboration between Slung Low and Leeds People’s Theatre(LPT), two South Leeds organisations specialising in supporting people to get involved with theatre
Holbeck Moor JFC launched two new teams in early 2023 to include an Under 10s team and most recently the new Under 7s team. The club now has six teams playing games with further teams lined up for the summer. The club has gone from strength to strength in recent
Circus artists from Circus Leeds and Circus Sensible visited Beeston Primary School last week (6-10 February 2023) to help provide a focus for their annual Growth Mindset Week. Each year, pupils and staff take time to remind themselves of the importance of having a Growth Mindset and how they should