What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
This is The Ciaran Bungham Foundation Trust’s (CBFT) Project Manager – Nick Lindley. Nick is not one to blow his own trumpet, quietly getting on with what needs to be done. But as well as the work we see him do front of house, there’s plenty behind the scenes that
The popular family-friendly Middleton Community Camp is back, on 14-15 September 2019. This overnight event will see dozens of south Leeds families camping out together in Middleton Park – sharing food, games, sports, late-night walks, and laughs. Pre-booking is essential, at £5 per tent (plus a £5 deposit refunded at
Ruby Turner from Belle Isle is standing for election to become the next Children’s Lord Mayor of Leeds. In her manifesto she says “my main priority would be to tackle the homophobia problem in our schools.” Speaking to South Leeds Life she explained: “I picked it (homophobia) because I think
With another bank holiday just around the corner, the NHS is encouraging people across West Yorkshire to visit a pharmacist if they need quick access to health advice or treatment for minor illnesses. Your local pharmacy can help you with more than you might think. Every pharmacist is trained in
The Gambia Welfare Society Leeds is holding a fundraising cultural weekend with two events this weekend (23 & 24 August 2019). Friday 23 August ASOBE display Cultural Evening Time: 1800 – 0200 hrs Tickets: £10 Location: 75 Roseville Road, Leeds LS8 5DT Live band entertainment by Ebou Gaye (Gambian Artist)
A new round of public consultation on measures to improve the Armley Gyratory and help transform transport and travel in and around Leeds started last week. Armley Gyratory is a key junction on the Inner Ring Road to the west of Leeds city centre. It is a major entry/exit point
Like good food? Hate waste? Want to save money? South Leeds residents are being invited to sign up for large weekly boxes of so-called ‘freegan’ food (good quality food that would otherwise have been binned), delivered to a local collection point, for just £13.50. The family-sized crates have different contents
South Leeds parents are forging ahead with a school uniform scheme – that enables local families to donate, exchange or simply pick up uniforms for their children, all for free. The project – which currently aims to cover all the schools in Beeston, Holbeck and Cottingley – launched last summer,
The annual ‘Leeds Running Day’ is back this Sunday (18 August 2019), with vintage buses and coaches offering free rides all day across south and central Leeds. The beautifully restored vehicles will circulate 10am to 5pm, between Thwaite Mills museum in Stourton, Middleton Railway in Hunslet, Leeds Industrial Museum in
The Friends of Trentham Park in Beeston Hill are this Saturday (17 August 2019) holding an event to mark the reopening of their ‘pocket park’ – and everyone’s invited! The park is a small triangular space in the heart of the dense terraced housing of Beeston Hill, and was until