What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
There are literally hundreds of community groups and organisations who are run by local residents and volunteers in south Leeds. Residents across the city are being urged to enter the Leeds Community Stars Awards in 2012 – and it’s be great if south Leeds swept the board! The awards celebrate
You may – or may not – have noticed that as one of the latest improvements to South Leeds Life that you can now reach this blog through the much easier www.sllife.leeds11.com web address, which replaces the more cumbersome www.southleedslife.wordpress.com address. You can still access the blog through the old wordpress
I was on my way to incredibly impressive Cockburn School in Beeston the other day, and passed Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club. Which seemed to be right at the bottom of the Middleton Park area. Next to a Beeston school. And it got me thinking – exactly where do the boundaries of
Guest blogger Angela Harrison writes about domestic violence and anger management groups from STOP. S.T.O.P. (Start Treating Others Positively) continues to run Anger Management groups for both male and female perpetrators of domestic abuse. In addition to these groups we also run a weekly Women’s Support Group for women who
Choose from over 20 different women only sport taster sessions at leisure centres across Leeds, including some in South Leeds. Details below… [scribd id=83993711 key=key-2ki5hfhcseweze8sxmgq mode=list]
Photographers with mild insomnia and an eye for the unusual will have the unique opportunity to play their part in an innovative global project to record and document their community before dawn, writes Karen Strunks. The global phenomenon that is the 4am Project returns for its seventh event on 15th April, as
Leeds City Council is looking to recruit 6,000 people to form a citizens’ panel to give the public a say on key issues. The aim of the panel is to establish what Leeds people want from their public services, such as transport, health and well-being and environmental and leisure services,
You can see what happens at a Breakdance Battle at the Hunslet Club here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8GDkGLoTGM] Check out the links and more videos at previous Speak To The Streets Breakdance Battles at the Hunslet Club here. More Info: http://www.speaktothestreets.com/ and on the Speak To The Streets Facebook Page
Guest blogger Maria Spadafora of South Asian Arts-uk posts a feature about music classes being run in Leeds 11. She is looking to recruit young people to take part in free workshops exploring the City Varieties Music Hall as part of the Breeze International Youth Festival… South Leeds is brimming with opportunities to
Pampering, information and afternoon tea are all on offer at an event to celebrate afternoon tea at Belle Isle Family Centre. Leanne Drinkall, of Health for All’s Family intervention service, said: “There are lots of pamper treatments available including henna, hand wraps, mini manicures and pedicures, hair workshops and straightening