What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Family favourite theatre company Wrongsemble return this Christmas with HUMBUG: a Covid-safe family show that promises to delight and unite all ages. This innovative digital production will allow families to enjoy seven filmed episodes of this exciting story throughout December, accompanied by an interactive HUMBUG ‘Fact File’ filled with 13
In this last post of our series of articles about homelessness, we look at what you and I can do about the problem. Learn Check out websites like crisis.org.uk and shelter.org.uk for information and stories on homelessness. Give There are great local and national charities and groups working and campaigning
A Beeston-based charity which works to prevent homelessness amongst the most vulnerable in society is celebrating National Trustees Week by welcoming back Mike White. Mike first joined Turning Lives Around’s Board of Trustees in 2014 but other commitments meant he stepped down after three years. He kept in contact with
The Raising Aspirations team at Health For All are running a number of small face to face groups starting next week. The team’s aim is to help people living in South Leeds get into education, training and employment Confidence Building & Overcoming Barriers Mondays 9 November until 14 December, 10am-12pm
Baby Week Leeds is back for the fifth time between 9 – 15 November 2020 with many amazing events and activities. We’re excited to share the programme of events for #BabyWeekLeeds 2020 and invite you to visit www.babyweek.co.uk to find out more and to book your place. Baby Week Leeds,
The Government has announced a new national lockdown with rules coming into force from Thursday 5 November 2020. For four weeks until Wednesday 2 December the Government is asking people to stay at home, except for specific purposes; not to gather with others they don’t live with, except for specific
Migration adds further complexity to the housing and homelessness crisis: how much is it a factor? In South Leeds, the arrival of new communities has undoubtedly caused a squeeze on affordable local housing. However, nationally, migration is arguably only one of several reasons for the housing shortage. There are fewer
I used to have problems with Remembrance Sunday, thinking it was glorifying war. When I was a teenager/young adult in the 80s there was a lot of fear of nuclear weapons and as a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament I went on a few marches – I still
Tomorrow (Wednesday 4 November 2020) is National Stress Awareness Day, so we asked Shannon Humphrey, a First Aid for Mental Health Instructor and wellbeing advocate to give us some pointers on how to cope with stress: Stress isn’t just a word, it’s a feeling. It can be a knot in
A report into the city’s approach to rough sleepers was discussed by senior Councillors at Leeds City council’s executive board on 21 October 2020. The independent report was commissioned following the deaths of ten people living on the streets between October 2017 and March 2019. The report found that over