What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Are you looking for exciting outdoor activities for children aged 8-12 years? The Conservation Volunteers at Skelton Grange are encouraging you to go and set up camp and spend your day in their woodland. Take part in shelter building, fire lighting, woodland crafts and environmental games! They try to vary the
What happened on Wednesday November 27th 1940? World War II was raging across Europe. At sea the British Royal Navy took on the Italians in the Mediterranean at the Battle of Spartivento. Northwest of Ireland German U Boats sunk 3 British ships and damaged another. In Romania the Iron Guard
Come and meet Father Christmas at the Hunslet Club Christmas Party this Saturday December 1st, Adults £2, Children £1, Lots of fun to be had, bar open, fantastic community event, everyone welcome.
Tuesday this week was, if you missed it, Universal Childrens’ Day. A United Nations designated day “to be observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children.” Which gives us an opportunity to showcase the Hunslet Club’s twinned partnership with a similar youth club to ourselves on the
Forty five thousand leaflets about the New Generation Transport (NGT) trolleybus project are being sent to homes, offices, businesses, libraries and other public places along the initial planned trolleybus route – which includes parts of south Leeds. Containing key facts and figures about NGT along with a map of the
A community group in South Leeds have taken inspiration from history and constructed a new stone circle to stand up to the tests of time! The stones at Skelton Grange Environment Centre, in Stourton, also contain carvings of local wildlife, including a heron and a kestrel, and will provide a
The Hunslet Club would like to say a big well done to three under 13 year old footballers Cameron Hardy and twins Ryan and Kieron Brelsford. These three lads were on their way to evening training when an elderly lady collapsed on the pavement in front of them. They called an
Hello everyone. Hope you’re enjoying our new-look blog. We’re still working on some bits and bats, so bear with us as we get on our feet (it’s been, ‘ahem’, an ‘interesting’ experience moving to our new platform, but we hope you like it! Here’s your regular weekly round-up of what’s
We have been working on upgrading the South Leeds Life website this week. So firstly can we apologise for the disruption that we know at least some readers have suffered. We are confident that once the new set up is fully bedded in the site will look better, be easier
Hunslet Club Boxers were invited to the White Rose Shopping Centre in South Leeds to meet the first ever female Olympic Boxing Gold medalist Nicola Adams.The Leeds born star answered their questions in front of a large crowd of shoppers and media before posing for pictures and signing some boxing