What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
South Leeds Life reader John Mace has sent us the following details about an event which shows real community pride in the Middleton/Belle Isle area. He writes: “Could you please advertise a bulb planting event on Sharp Lane Plantation, Sunday the 7th of October at 11am? People from New Forest Village
I spent an enjoyable afternoon in Middleton Park on a history walk organised and led by the Friends of the park. Alan and Jim led sixteen humans and five dogs on a tour that took in pits, houses and dykes. As well as the history we were updated with the
This year South Leeds Music Centre will be celebrating over 40 years of music-making for children, families and the local community. In 1972 parents paid just sixpence a week (2½ pence) to join the orchestra – or nothing if they couldn’t afford sixpence! Prices have of course gone up since
I went to a talk at the central library last week. David Thornton, a local historian, was talking about the history of newspapers in Leeds. It’s an interesting topic and Leeds has an important place in the story of British newspapers. It all starts back in 1718 with the launch
We’re pleased to announce that South Leeds Life has been shortlisted in the Blog North Awards, which celebrate independent online publishing in Northern England. We’re really honoured to have been shortlisted in the ‘best city or neighbourhood blog’ category. There are some fabulous local blogs alongside us in this category and please
The next meeting of the Inner South Area Committee is being held on Wednesday, 26th September, 2012, at 6.30 pm at Holbeck Working Men’s Club (Jenkinson Close, just off Holbeck Moor Road). The agenda is listed below, you can view this and the supporting papers on the Internet by following
Community Groups in South Leeds are reminded that there are funding opportunities for eligible work with upcoming deadlines and information sessions. Firstly, Community First Grants in City & Hunslet Ward… Secondly… The Metcalfe Smith Trust in Leeds was established in 1867 by a Victorian banker and benefactor, John Metcalfe Smith,
Police are holding another public meeting to discuss work on building the new Holbeck Division Police HQ off Elland Road. Council bosses are to press ahead with controversial proposals to extend Leeds’s Cottingley Springs gipsy and travellers site amid fears they could be creating a ‘ghetto’, reports the YEP. The paper
The South Leeds Life Group met today to discuss how this website is developing and to plan the next steps. We met in the cafe at Hillside in Beeston and can recommend their teas and bacon sandwiches! We are keen to hear as many local voices as possible, reporting what’s
“In school disruptors are frowned upon, in business they are hailed as heroes”. This is the intriguing strapline for an upcoming seminar aimed as small businesses. EnterpriseHQ.org and Steelcase Solutions are running this morning seminar on September 19th to explore the challenges faced by small businesses in today’s market. Annually