What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Middleton Life local history project ramps up a gear this week with a meeting you’re all invited to! On Wednesday the Friends of Middleton Park group are holding a free talk on the rich history of the park at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre, Acre Close, from 6.30pm. To get you
[slideshow]OK, I admit some people might find it all a bit strange. Above everything else in south Leeds, you want to write an article about your love for a … Victorian cemetery? Yes, but it’s no ordinary cemetery. Holbeck Cemetery is a tranquil place, a place of great beauty – and
The Hunslet Club once again played host to a Speak To The Streets Breakdance Battle on Sunday 25th March, the atmosphere in the packed out hall was fantastic, well done everyone who took part, read all about it on the Yorkshire Evening Post website here. See some highlights of the
The Cupboard is a youth service which offers fun activities and support for young people and their families. Here’s a list of its services: Healthy Young People Group, Holbeck Community Centre, Mondays, 5pm to 6.30pm. Try out our new sports and some olf favourites, fun team games, healthy cooking sessions
It’s not often we comment on things that happen in our communities here at South Leeds Life. We try to be objective and impartial on everything we cover, so much so we’ve never really written a ‘comment’ piece before – until now. As we’ve reported today, Middleton Railway has been
Heartless thieves have struck at the heart of south Leeds’ heritage by targeting the Middleton Railway for the second time in under a year. In this latest incident, thieves took between £6,000 to £7,000 of metal from the world’s oldest continuously working railway, which has been running since 1758. Volunteers who now run the
More than 20 people attended a public meeting in Middleton last night to hear about the work of the Leodis online archive of old Leeds photographs. The meeting was part of the Middleton Life local history project, which is made up of a group of local residents who are looking
Here are some links to stories which have been making south Leeds tick this week… The Friends of Middleton Park have organised a litter pick for this weekend and also update readers on progress on the park’s big revamp. The YEP follows up on a story we featured a couple
Fancy taking part in zumba sessions in Middleton? We’ve been sent details of a couple hewre, including Middleton Methodist Church and a new one at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre in Acre Close. Get those dancing shoes on… Here’s the poster with all the details… [scribd id=86129798 key=key-wbsfn3nxcfbgfzqdozh mode=list]
There is all sorts of exciting stuff going on at the club during activity camp for 5 to 14 year olds including football, dancing, cricket, table tennis, cooking, arts & crafts, bouncy castle, internet time, trampolining, dodgeball, parachute games, pool, rounders, DJing, badminton, tag rugby and much more. This short video shows