What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week in Holbeck with Pyramid’s Art Market, which takes place at their base at Unit 3, 18 Croydon Street,
As school’s break up for the summer holidays, Breeze and the Youth Service are rolling out action packed activities to entertain children and young people through the holidays. Breeze are bringing their big inflatables and so much more for an afternoon of fun to a park near you. Breeze In
Year 9 students at Cockburn John Charles Academy took a bold step forward in developing their communication skills this week as they participated in the nationally acclaimed Talk The Talk workshop. The full-day event, delivered by facilitators from the educational charity Talk The Talk, aimed to empower students with the
Pyramid, a Leeds-based charity that supports people with learning disabilities and autism to get into the arts, is running their annual summer art market in Holbeck on Saturday (19 July 2025) from 10:30am-2pm. The market features artwork and goods from local artists and businesses including Nourishing People, SLATE and Dragon’s
It’s almost the school holidays again, and I can already hear the collective cry of frustration from children up and down the country: “I’M BORED!” I can’t help but smile when I hear it. I said those words too as a child, not very often though. Not because I was
Finally, after months of disruption things have finally quietened down here on ‘The Corner’. The simmering tensions created by displaced drug related activities, accentuated by the occasional machete attack, seem to have calmed down and the kind of peace that used to pass for normal has returned.
Here’s a roundup of some the main events taking place over the coming week in South Leeds. For full listings go over to our What’s On calendar here. We start this week on Saturday morning with the Middleton Makers Market, 10am-2pm, at Middleton Park Circus. Lots of lovely handmade items
The pupils and staff of Cockburn Reach Academy had a fabulous time on residential. They discovered different types of plants, trees, and wildlife on their walks around the countryside. They practised water safety and how to wear life jackets correctly, and then they learned how to work as a team
Slung Low, Holbeck’s own theatre company, host two shows this weekend. Big Strong Man is on at The Warehouse in Holbeck on Saturday night whilst Breadcrumbs is an outdoor family performance at Temple on Sunday afternoon … Big Strong Man is a hilarious and powerful show that explores Northern masculinity
It’s been quite a summer so far. On 12 June, the Environment Agency announced a drought for the Yorkshire region following the driest spring in 132 years, and the past month has been exceptionally warm across the UK, with some areas experiencing their hottest June on record. Who now argues