What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Heather Wagstaff from Middleton, was absolutely delighted to not only win a national volunteering award – but to have it presented by her hero, BBC Countryfile presenter and native Yorkshireman, John Craven! Heather was nominated by The Conservation Volunteers at Skelton Grange Environment Centre for the Big Lottery and
The frosts have arrived, the leaves have fallen and the hedgehogs are getting ready to hibernate, so what better way to celebrate the arrival of winter than with our winter festival. Skelton Grange Environment Centre is opening its doors to its Winter Festival. The event will feature a variety
From tidying up after a Zombie Apocalypse to clearing out the ponds it’s all go this autumn. The team at Skelton Grange Environment Centre are hard at work as Autumn sets in. Jobs need doing in preparation for winter and to enable the site to flourish next year. The
Friends of Skelton Grange are delighted to be able to screen ‘Project Wild Thing’ at the award winning Skelton Grange Environment Centre in South Leeds at 7pm tomorrow (Wednesday 13 November 2013). Filmmaker David Bond is a worried man. His kids’ waking hours are dominated by a cacophony of marketing,
The Hunslet Club is set to launch Latin Fusion Dance Classes for adults this coming Friday evening, (6:30 till 7:30) a fantastic opportunity for any adults wanting to learn favourite Latin Dance styles as seen on Saturday night tv! Come on your own or bring a partner, all ages welcome.
It was a day to remember for members of the Hunslet Club as they were delighted by a visit from one of the most famous trophies in world sport – the Barclays Premier League Trophy. Premier League title sponsor Barclays brought the title prize to the club as part of its
Jonathan Sharp, from Stourton Grange in South Leeds is part of a growing movement of self-publishing authors. The traditional picture of the new author is one of endless rejection letters from publishers. Sometimes the story ends in publication and often it doesn’t. However that’s all changing as self-publishing becomes
I’ve reached the grand old age of 38 and spent since the age of 16 working full time. I’d now started resenting being stuck in an office, the artificial light and looking at balance sheets and worrying about turnover and profitability, time for a change? YES, but what to
Protesters opposing plans for Leeds’ new £250 million trolleybus system lobbied outside Leeds Civic Hall today. Around 30 protesters held placards and gave out leaflets ahead of a council meeting to discuss some of the planning issues facing the planned NGT (Next Generation Transport) trolleybus scheme, which will
A little video treat for South Leeds Life readers, for those who missed it, here is the Hunslet Club Dance Troupe performance at Leeds Light Night recently. They performed an energetic and exciting dance piece based on the experience of a circus. This group performed a variety of different dance