What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Plans by Leeds City Council to undertake major improvements to sport, recreation and community facilities in Middleton have been handed a major boost with the announcement of a successful funding bid to Sport England. Councillors previously approved proposals in November to invest £740k to redevelop Middleton Leisure Centre in to
I was recently talking to my cousin, George Peacock, about his recollections of old Holbeck. George emigrated to the USA around 50 years ago and now lives in Florida. He was born in Chelsea Street, Holbeck, in the area where the multi-storey flats were built in the 1960s and which
Think of the White Rose Shopping Centre and perhapos the last thing you’d think of is keeping fit. However, that’s what the bosses at the centre are encouraging us to do – walk around the mall and get fit in a warm and safe environment. Here’s a poster for the
[slideshow]Guest blogger Christopher Nykiel posts about an Oscars ceremony with a difference at the Mariners Resource Centre, off Dewsbury Road. Mariners provides a place to socialise, learn new skills/hobbies, and get advice and support… So then, if there are awards ceremonies seemingly for everybody and everything these days, why did
We’ve been searching YouTube for some of your viral videos in South Leeds. Here’s a selection… Check out this interesting look at the community spirit and some of the issues in Holbeck. It was posted about a year ago but is well worth a look if you haven’t caught it already:
Police stimate that about 1,000 Leeds United fans marched from City Square, through Holbeck and parts of Beeston to Elland Road foootball ground yesterday to call for a change in ownership of the club. Check out more details here. Here’s a short video of part of the march: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrCtoA1YCbM&w=420&h=315] And
[slideshow]Ian Rodley of Middleton-based DAZL (Dance Action Zone Leeds) guest blogs on the organisation’s work with youngsters in south Leeds and beyond. If you’re a young person aged three to 25 years and fancy trying out the latest dance styles, why not check out a DAZL dance session? It offers fun, energetic and
[slideshow]Delving through old photographs of Middleton on the internet and pinning memories of the community’s past in large maps were all featured in the first workshop of the Middleton Life local history project this week. The workshop, at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre, also saw group members learn how to use
Earlier this week we ran a fun poll as part of our Middleton Life history project, asking in the twelfth century the boundary between Middleton and which neighbouring area became the focus of a legal dispute? We had lots of votes, with 25% suggesting Belle Isle, a further 25% suggesting
“Leeds is a two-tier city – and south Leeds is being left behind.” That was an off-the-cuff comment from one south Leeds resident as local councillors last night discussed a report which highlighted health issues in the area. The report showed that in most parts of Beeston Hill, Holbeck, Cottingley, Hunslet, Middleton