What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds Dynamite, the Middleton based cheerleading group recently brought back nine trophies from Cheltenham as Western Champions 2013. The group took 39 dancers to the BCA Western Regional Cheerleading Competition, which was held at Cheltenham Race Course on Sunday 24th February. The dancers ages ranged from 5 to 38 years
Hunslet Old Boys ARLFC bring Grant Saunders to the Hunslet Club for a hypnotically entertaining fundraising night to remember in South Leeds. Also live on stage the incredible School Of Rock inspired band Distorted Sky & Special Guests. Bar & food, late disco too. Saturday 9th March, £8 per ticket or 2
The newly formed Hunslet Club & Parkside Academy Under 8s Team played there first game on Sunday 3rd March against a much more experienced East Leeds team. After a nervous start the Hunslet Club & Parkside Academy team found their feet and started to produce the rugby skills they have learned
The Westwood Community Association have organised a welfare benefits surgery to help residents facing changes in the benefit system. The event is being held on Wednesday 14th March at Westwood Primary School on Bodmin Garth, Middleton. You can drop in at any time between 5:30 and 8:30pm. Staff will be
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites and blogs. We covered the furore about Tony Harrison’s poem “V” which was written about Holbeck Cemetery and broadcast on Radio 4 recently. Over in the Yorkshire Evening Post Oliver Cross has written a rather good piece
The latest Community Reporters course which was due to start on Wednesday has been postponed until after Easter. Priority for places on the course is given people who live or work in Belle Isle and Middleton. Unfortunately we didn’t have quite enough people registered to make the course viable. The
The Hunslet Club is holding a Day At The Races fundraiser this Sunday, fun for all the family using video screen technology at this fantastic community club on Hillidge Road, newcomers always welcome.
The campaign group Hands Off Our Homes have called a public meeting in Middleton to galvinise opposition to the Bedroom Tax. The Bedroom Tax, officially called the “Under-occupation Penalty”, is a reduction to Housing Benefit for people deemed to have more bedrooms than they need. It is part of a
Half term fun coming to the Hunslet Club, one of the most popular venues for children and young people in South Leeds. See the video above for highlights of the fun to be had at Activity Camps. £4 for half day, £8 for full day, call 0113 2716489 to book
The annual Hunslet Club Fitness Challenge in aid of youth club trips and St Gemma’s Hospice took place on Saturday 9th February with almost 50 members of the South Leeds community sweating it out for 2 hours doing box fit, circuits and more. You can see video highlights of how