What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The annual South Leeds Community Camp returns to Middleton Park this month, overnight on Saturday 20th – Sunday 21st August (2016). This free family event – now in its third year – simply aims to give local people the chance to meet, have a laugh, learn stuff, and get inspired
As previously reported here in South Leeds Life, last month saw Tom ‘The Viking’ Crosby from Middleton travel out to Las Vegas in the USA to compete in the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA, commonly known as cage fighting) amateur world championships. Tom, 28, had previously travelled to international tournaments in
Date: 4th August 2016 Middleton Park and Belle Isle commemorates World War One. At two key landmarks in the community, two World War One memorial benches have been unveiled to remember the fallen. Middleton Park Councillors were delighted to unveil the two benches this week at Belle Isle Circus and Middleton
Are you getting excited about seeing the Brownlee brothers competing in the Rio Olympics? Perhaps you’ve always fancied having a go at Triathlon? Well now you can! TRI SOMETHING NEW is a programme launched by Leeds City Council and British Triathlon and supported by Sport England, encouraging people to get
Middleton residents can now jump on a bike for free, thanks to a new ‘bike library’ at the local community hub. Leeds City Council launched the third of its Yorkshire Bank Bike Libraries at the St George’s Centre Community Hub on today (1 August 2016). The new bike library will
Older people living with dementia in Belle Isle will share what life is like with the start of a £10,000 cross-generational journal project. Over the next 12 months residents in their 80s and 90s at Nesfield Lodge Care Home in Belle Isle, will partner with pupils from Sharp Lane Primary
A medal from the First World War has been found and returned to its rightful owners, all thanks to Middleton Primary School. 11 year old Conrad Buckley found the medal on a Heritage Day event, organised by the Friends of Middleton Park, which he attended with the school last month.
Leeds Corinthians rugby club will be hosting a charity fun day at their Middleton base on Sunday (31 July 2016). The day will feature a bouncy castle, slide and Fun fair rides; plus a disco, majorettes display. West Yorkshire Fire Service and West Yorkshire Police will also be attending. There
Crowds flocked to enjoy the sunshine at the Middleton Music and Folk Festival on Sunday (17 July 2016). [slideshow_deploy id=’49528′] All photos by Lucy Potter The event was organised by the Friends of Middleton Park and Leeds Music Trust and featured bands Sounds Like A Storm and Songo Drumming Project
Leeds people leading campaign to help others quit smoking Local people are fronting a new health campaign in south and east Leeds in a bid to help more people stop smoking by using free NHS support. Simon Aston accessed the NHS Leeds Stop Smoking clinic in Middleton and is one