What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
South Leeds residents will tonight come together to form a support network to encourage new and existing community groups to continue and expand. South Leeds Community Network aims to help community groups access information to support their activities, showcase local projects and bring groups together to share their work and ideas
A busy week at the Hunslet Club for half term with Activity Camp for 5 to 14 year olds and a Halloween Party for Toddlers on Wednesday, then on Saturday it’s our Fireworks Display. Numbers are strictly limited so arrive early to avoid dissapointment. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBahMpDoQoE]
Holbeck residents turned put in force last night to start mapping out a future plan on how Holbeck will be developed. The meeting, at Holbeck Working Men’s Club, set up a new neighbourhood forum for the area. The forum will help steer the Holbeck Neighbourhood Plan, which will help decide how
It’s been a week when I couldn’t escape the realities of how this world is run and the effect it has on communities like South Leeds. On Saturday I marched through London supporting the TUC’s call for a change in economic policy. I met someone I hadn’t seen for twenty
Following on from part one of a nostalgic photo slideshow of hundreds of photos of Hunslet and it’s surrounding area, from a bygone age, last week (viewed over 150 times already), we now present Part 2. See how many places you recognise still standing, or what is long gone that you
As well as the Halloween Party for all the family at the Hunslet Club this coming Friday 26th October, the club will also be hosting a special party for toddlers and pre-schoolers’ on Wednesday 31st October between 4:00 – 4:45pm. Lots of fun and games, come and join in, newcomers
Here’s your weekly dose of links to what’s making South Leeds tick on the area’s websites, blogs and on Facebook. By the way, remember us mentioning the start of our community correspondents course next Tuesday? We’re fully booked up and oversubscribed, so thanks for your interest. We’ll be running more
Holbeck residents are invited to a public meeting tomorrow (Thursday) to set up a new neighbourhood forum for the area. The forum will help steer a Holbeck Neighbourhood Plan which will help decide how the area should be developed in coming years. The plan is being put together by Holbeck
Some time ago a disk of nostalgic Hunslet photos set to music was handed to the Hunslet Club to be shown on the big screen at a reunion event. We figured it deserves a wider audience for those interested in local history. These are not club images but images from
[slideshow]Young people from across South Leeds have come together for an exciting residential experience. 17 young people from the Middleton Park ward and Beeston, Cottingley and Middleton Cluster enjoyed a weekend residential at Herd Farm. Youth workers from Leeds Youth Service brought together the group with the aim of better