What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
As a volunteer for Citizens Online, and like other volunteers I lead quite a busy life. If I’m going to volunteer there has to be benefits like being close to home for dropping off and collecting kids from school (with a bit of exercise in between of course). Citizens
Fun is on the menu this weekend (17-18 May 2014) when a group of Americans join members of local churches to stage a weekend of community activities in Beeston and Holbeck. Activities will include litter picks and a schools football tournament. Organisers have teamed up with Beeston In Bloom to
Cherry tree blossom petals blew through and settled on the carpet of Health for All’s Holbeck Youth and Community Centre last Saturday (26th April 2014). The open door was to welcome residents to their community consultation day on whether there should be an edible garden in Holbeck, inside the
A meeting next Tuesday (6 May 2014) will consider how agencies and residents can work together to make Beeston and Holbeck a more dementia friendly community. A raised awareness of the difficulties people with dementia face can make a real difference to people’s lives. Typically people are confused and forgetful,
There will be information about why Health for All are considering changing part or all of the outdoor space into a community garden, as well as some example designs and scenarios. At this stage Health for All just want to know whether you think the garden sounds like a good
What makes a neighbourhood a good or a bad place to live? Last Friday Leeds-List published an article called ‘Best and worst places to live in Leeds’. Beeston and Holbeck featured on the list, but for my money in the wrong section. The article kicked up quite a storm on
A South Leeds initiative is encouraging men to spend time in the shed. Originating from Australia in 2006, ‘Men in Sheds’ is a growing initiative that is spreading across the UK, there are currently 70 sheds in the UK, one of those being in Holbeck in South Leeds. Funded by
SATURDAY 5TH APRIL catch ‘THE DREAMS UK’ at Holbeck WMC, Jenkinson Lawn, LS11 9QX, Telephone 0113 226 0808. Doors OPEN 1900 show STARTS 2000. £3 on the door! All money raised donated to AMBERS AUTISM AWARENESS! Come down for a night of cabaret, laughs and music! Anything could happen on
A £50k programme to improve Holbeck Moor playground has been completed and been opened by local Councillors. Councillors David Congreve and Adam Ogilvie (Beeston & Holbeck) were joined by pupils from the nearby Ingram Road Primary School to open the new facilities. The improvements, completed by the Council’s Parks
The issue of prostitution in Holbeck is contentious. John Cockburn has been to interview staff from the Joanna Project which works with women to help them escape drug addiction and prostitution. The full interview is well worth a read. The first of a short series of interviews with the