What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Up until the first lockdown hit, I didnt take part in any arts and crafts. Although it’s a long time since I was at school, getting bad grades in art put me off trying and had knocked my confidence. I mistakenly believed that art was just about creating something perfect.
Created in West Yorkshire as part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s CityConnect programme, and delivered by Cycling UK, Cycle for Health is continuing throughout 2022 with courses taking place at Cross Flatts Park, Beeston. Cycle for Health is a 12 week programme which enables people with physical or mental
White Rose Shopping Centre has donated a number of gently used laptops to its charity partner, Leeds South & East Foodbank, in order to help the foodbank support its users. The donation comes as part of a series of contributions from Landsec, which operates White Rose, and has a long-standing commitment to its community partners. One of the main
Leeds City Council has today announced details of a major fundraising appeal to help those facing upheaval and heartbreak following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Leeds Together For Ukraine appeal is up-and-running now – and the council will be kickstarting the fundraising with a donation of £50,000. The money raised
This year’s fortnightly brown bin collections will start in Leeds from Monday 14 March 2022, with collections continuing through to December. Leeds City Council delivers the largest garden waste collection service by any council in the UK; last year crews emptied 35,000 tonnes of garden waste from the 217,000 brown
Leeds College of Building has announced Nikki Davis as the next Principal & CEO and the first woman to hold the post in the 60-year history of the institution. Nikki is currently the College’s Vice Principal for Teaching, Learning & Quality and will take up the position on 1st August.
The scene is set for this telling of William Shakespeare’s ‘Scottish play’ by the Weird Sisters meeting on the wild heath in the mist. A place of mystery, a place that plays tricks on your mind and a place for supernatural forces. Soon we are thrown into battle – the
“It’s Not Just Big Business That Needs to Look Out for Workers’ Wellbeing” – Local Network Aims to Promote Better Mental Health at Work for everyone For small businesses, managing a workplace wellbeing initiative can sometimes feel like an unrealistic luxury. Here, Laura McCullagh from the Leeds Mindful Employer Network,
My Future is a new and exciting project set up to support and develop a network of Peer Support Work Clubs for people with learning disabilities. The clubs will use a variety of Health For All’s centres in south Leeds, including the Watsonia Café, Cranmore & Raylands Community Centre and
Local residents are this month looking to launch a new project for south Leeds, and want your input and involvement. The project – called the South Leeds Urban Task Force – will look to mobilise volunteers to tackle practical challenges across LS10 and LS11. These might be things that need