What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Hunslet Club is unveiling it’s new action packed timetable of weekly activities which will commence from August 28th. An incredible 75 weekly sessions are listed, catering for all ages from tot to grandparents We hope that there is something for everyone here. New to the timetable are Tuesday night Zumba
Sophie Bevan has been in touch with news from South Leeds Music Centre: The South Leeds Music Centre provides low cost music tuition to players of all ages and abilities. We aim to make learning fun for everyone, and to give something back to our community through live concerts and public performances. We currently
The Hunslet Club is appealing to people in South Leeds who have been inspired by the success of the Olympics to join it’s winning team of volunteers to help grow and develop the champions of the future. Jason Slack at the club explains: “The Olympics has been a been a
We thought it was about time to change our Twitter avatar – that’s the little picture that appears next to each “tweet”. When we started the account, we looked through a lot of images from South Leeds and looked for something iconic. We chose an image of the water tower
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites and blogs. As the summer holiday season really starts to kick in, we’re pleased to announce that we’ve now passed the 100,000 page views mark since South Leeds Life started in late November 2010. And we’ve just clocked
On August 1st 2011, Joseph Priestley College merged with Leeds City College. The former Joseph Priestley sites in Beeston, Morley and Rothwell are now Leeds City College Centres, writes marketing manager Kirsty Lunn. This partnership aimed to improve learning opportunities and provision in the City – bringing benefits to local
A group of Middleton residents have got their ‘bytes’ between their teeth and are cranking up their campaign for faster broadband speed in the area. Residents in New Forest Village and Heritage Village area of Middleton say their lives have been blighted by slow internet speeds, making it difficult to work from home or conduct
The winning entry from a school ‘design a sign’ competition to encourage residents to keep their local area tidy went on display this week. As reported on South Leeds Life in July, children from Westwood Primary School in Middleton designed the winning sign which will be rolled out around the Westwood’s
Fancy a bat walk? Or building a den? Or learning woodland crafts? Or even enjoying a Middleton meander? There’s lots going on in Middleton Park this month. Graeme Ashton, estate officer at Middleton Park, has sent us the following details of August fun events in the park… [scribd id=102136169 key=key-2ab79i5nq8ty6s2k96f7
Issue four of the glossy South Leeds Life magazine is out now – and it’s an absolute cracker! This issue is a special one – it’s been written by a group of local residents who’ve become community history reporters as part of the Middleton Life local history project. If you