Category: Holbeck

News and events for the Holbeck area

South Leeds celebrates Olympic torch with events in Beeston and Hunslet

Monday will see the big day finally arrive! The Olympic Torch will be carried through Beeston and Hunslet early in the morning – and South Leeds Life is encouraging everyone to line the streets and celebrate! Earlier this week, an estimated crowd of 25,000 people lined the streets of Boston Spa, Wetherby

South Leeds roundup: Youth theatre appeal, Merlyn Rees garden ‘trashed’ and Cottingley in Bloom

Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s making south Leeds tick via other websites and blogs. The sale of Beeston Methodist Church is being stymied by banks’ reluctance to lend, an estate agent has told the YEP. The paper also reports a five-month sit-in by an elderly pensioner at a Beeston old folks’ home has

Asha summer playscheme beats boredom!

Do your children need something to do to beat boredom during the summer holidays? Bookings are now being taken for  the summer school holiday playscheme from Wednesday 11th July 2012 at the Asha Neighbourhood Project, 43 Stratford Street, Beeston. It is open to all children living in south Leeds aged

New Rugby Sessions For Juniors & Tots in Hunslet

The Hunslet Club & Hunslet Parkside ARLFC are working together to form the Hunslet Club & Hunslet Parkside Rugby Academy to provide pre-school and junior rugby training sessions. Both clubs have experienced coaches and long, proud histories in the sport with England World Cup winner Jason Robinson having played for them. More information about the new

Holbeck and Hunslet businesses invited to heritage project and networking event

Assif Majid from the Yorkshire Business Network has emailed with the following information: If you are a business based in the Holbeck or Hunslet area of Leeds I would recommed getting in touch with the University of Leeds. They are in the process of organising a heritage project [for the area] and 

South Leeds Life group meeting

The next meeting of the South Leeds Life Group will be held  on Wednesday. You may recall the group was founded last month to build on nthe success the blog’s had over the past 18 months or so. Anyone living in South Leeds is more than welcome to come to our meetings

DAZL announces summer of dance in south Leeds

Middleton-based dance group Dance Action Zone Leeds (DAZL) have announced their summer  programme of dance activities for south Leeds and the rest of the city. DAZL can introduce you to all kinds of dance; street / cheerdance / hip-hop/ break/ creative /jazz and contemporary. Ian Rodley, of DAZL, said: “We

Dog fouling provokes strong South Leeds response

Yesterday’s post about dog fouling in south Leeds has provoked a strong response. The I Live in Miggy (LS10) Facebook page posted a link to the latest article in our Scoop It Up Campaign, which chronicled local people’s frustration with dog fouling in the area. The campaign aims to encourage people to