Category: Middleton

News and events for the Middleton area

Newspaper Project – seeking participants

Do you have one day spare this week and one next? Would you like a free tour of a selection of art venues in Leeds? BasementArtsProject, Leeds Beckett University, Lloyd&Wilson, East Street Arts and the British Art Show (at Leeds Art Gallery until 10 January 2016) are seeking ten members

Newspaper Project | Read all about it!

Free Minibus Tour Of Art In Leeds We are currently looking for people in the South Leeds area who may be available to take part in this community newspaper project in collaboration with British Art Show 8, BasementArtsProject, East Street Arts, Leeds Beckett University and artists Lloyd&Wilson. To take part

School support for Children’s Charity

A Leeds charity is celebrating after being inundated with a mountain of food as a result of generous donations from primary schools across the city. Three primary schools in South Leeds – Middleton, Westwood and Windmill – supported the city-wide appeal to collect food at Harvest Festival for Leeds Children’s

Middleton Park Bonfire Night celebrations

The Middleton Park bonfire and fireworks are set once again to delight local residents on Thurdsay 5 November 2015. Sponsored by Land Securities at The White Rose Shopping Centre, the bonfire will be lit at 7pm and will be followed by a firework display at 7.30pm. Local councillors are encouraging

Leeds Let’s Get Active! In South Leeds

Belle Isle TMO Leeds Let’s Get Active! Current FREE community sessions taking place in the South include: • Family Fitness (& weight management) St. Cross Church, Middleton, LS10 4HX, Tuesdays 18.30-19.30. • Exercise to Music (Women Only) Belle Isle Family Centre, Belle Isle, LS10 3PG, Wednesdays 18.00-19.00. • Keep Fit/Zumba

Meeting hears of Cockburn’s academy plans

Twenty parents and community members attended a meeting at Cockburn School to discuss the school governors’ intentions to convert the school to Academy status last night (19 October 2015). The meeting heard a presentation from Headteacher David Gurney explaining the school’s reasons for considering conversion. He stressed that the change

Updated: Cockburn set to become an academy

Cockburn School is consulting on whether to convert to become an Academy. Academies are state schools, centrally funded by the government and outside the control of the local authority. The school has received an Academy Order from the Department of Education which means the school can convert if the governing

Help through the benefit changes

A series of events to support people facing changes in benefits or finding work are taking place across South Leeds starting next Friday (23 October 2015) in Cottingley. The events are being staged by the Inner South Community Committee and will bring together agencies that can offer advice on benefits,