Category: Middleton

News and events for the Middleton area

Asha summer playscheme beats boredom!

Do your children need something to do to beat boredom during the summer holidays? Bookings are now being taken for  the summer school holiday playscheme from Wednesday 11th July 2012 at the Asha Neighbourhood Project, 43 Stratford Street, Beeston. It is open to all children living in south Leeds aged

New Rugby Sessions For Juniors & Tots in Hunslet

The Hunslet Club & Hunslet Parkside ARLFC are working together to form the Hunslet Club & Hunslet Parkside Rugby Academy to provide pre-school and junior rugby training sessions. Both clubs have experienced coaches and long, proud histories in the sport with England World Cup winner Jason Robinson having played for them. More information about the new

Middleton youngsters explore park life

Children in Middleton enjoyed a day of fun, games, exploration and discovery in their local park thanks to a joint scheme organised by the Friends of Middleton Park and Leeds City Council. The 2012 Middleton Park Schools Heritage Day gave children from local schools the chance to have an action packed

Get a passion for fashion in Middleton and Belle Isle

Daniel Cullum of Aire Valley Homes writes: Unemployed? Love Fashion? Love Clothes? Love Designing? Pashion4Fashion gives you the opportunity to create your own unique clothing under the expert supervision of our designers. It all ends with a swanky fashion show that will be held at Leeds Town Hall in September,

South Leeds Life group meeting

The next meeting of the South Leeds Life Group will be held  on Wednesday. You may recall the group was founded last month to build on nthe success the blog’s had over the past 18 months or so. Anyone living in South Leeds is more than welcome to come to our meetings

DAZL announces summer of dance in south Leeds

Middleton-based dance group Dance Action Zone Leeds (DAZL) have announced their summer  programme of dance activities for south Leeds and the rest of the city. DAZL can introduce you to all kinds of dance; street / cheerdance / hip-hop/ break/ creative /jazz and contemporary. Ian Rodley, of DAZL, said: “We

Photo blog: Belle Isle gala

[slideshow]The annual community gala for Belle Isle too placeon Saturday, 16th at Windmill Primary School, writes Deacon Al Henry. The cloudy weather did not prevent toddlers, children, families and local residents turing out in large numbers. Entertainment for the day was provided by DAZL who began the morning followed by

Dog fouling provokes strong South Leeds response

Yesterday’s post about dog fouling in south Leeds has provoked a strong response. The I Live in Miggy (LS10) Facebook page posted a link to the latest article in our Scoop It Up Campaign, which chronicled local people’s frustration with dog fouling in the area. The campaign aims to encourage people to

Middleton Railway gets smart water protection

On Saturday 9 June PCSO Mark Edkins from the Business Crime Reduction Unit attended at Middleton Railway Trust to apply Smart water to property after recent thefts. The volunteers at Middleton Railway Trust have been working with the Business Crime Reduction Centre and PCSO Edkins in an attempt to reduce