What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Cash-strapped families in South Leeds will be able to get some help this summer as living costs rise and welfare reforms begin to bite. Churches in south Leeds are hoping a food bank will be up and running in June. A food bank is a non-profit, charitable organisation that distributes
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Beeston In Bloom took advantage of the weekend sunshine to spruce up the “cardinal Triangle” on Dewsbury Road. There’s a report on their blog Blooming Beeston. Beeston food blogger Ewan Mitchell has set himself
The Hunslet Club, The FA and Mars, The FA’s Adult Football Partner, have made it as easy as a ‘one-two’ to turn up and start playing the football that best suits you: whether it’s a good old-fashioned kickabout or the more competitive game, like 5 or 11 a side
Move over Glastonbury - Middleton is set to get its own music event! Middleton Music Festival will be held on Saturday, July 20, (noon-6pm) behind Middleton Community Centre and will feature up and coming local bands, food and entertainment. The free event will be run by Middleton Community Group and aims to bring
Rick Hazelwood from the Hunslet Old Boys Rugby Team and Trevor Brennan from the Hunslet Club Football Team took part in the 50th World Coal Carrying Championships on Easter Monday. This, most Yorkshire of world competitions, took place in Gawthorpe. These lads had to run with a sack of coal,
South Leeds Life is running another of its free Community Reporters courses – and there are places still available. A course that will equip people from Belle Isle and Middleton to write news stories for South Leeds Life, or for their own community group, will start on Wednesday 17th April. The
We received this request for help from Dawn Austwick at Middleton Elderly Aid: Middleton Elderly Aid (M.E.A.) would like to appoint a suitably qualified/experienced person to act as Treasurer (and Director) from Autumn this year. M.E.A. is a Charity and a Company limited by guarantee and is one of the
South Leeds dancers will be featured in the hit TV series “The Syndicate”. The Five-part drama follows five hospital workers whose lives are turned upside down when they jointly win the lottery. Actress Nichola Burley (of Street Dance fame) worked with local dance group DAZL to create a street dance
Following the success of last years competition, its back! Come down and vote for who you think deserves the Glitterball at The Hunslet Club Strictly Come Dancing Themed Competition Night! Last years’ competitors were fantastic, see above for video of last years’ winner, this years’competitors have been practicing hard for months and
Looking at the weather it’s difficult to believe its April next week but hopefully this week’s snow is the last of the winter and we’ll soon be greeted by warm sunshine and clear blue skies. If you could do with taking up more exercise why not start playing golf? While