What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Here’s a round-up of some of the tweets from South Leeds politicians using social media site Twitter this week. We’re featuring Hilary Benn MP, Cllr Kim Groves and Cllr Adam Ogilvie. Check out the link below: [View the story “South Leeds politicians on Twitter” on Storify]
A South Leeds education centre and nature reserve is flinging open its doors to visitors for its open day on Saturday, 8th September, writes Toby Roberts. Usually visited by schools, playschemes and community groups, the Skelton Grange Environment Centre open day offers all children and their families from across Leeds
The Hunslet Club is pleased to announce the first professional ballet production to grace it’s stage, Northern Ballet’s Ugly Duckling, which is the Leeds based, world renound company’s first ballet especially for children. A poor duckling is lonely and fed-up, shunned by those around her who see her as too ugly
Have you left school or college and are wondering what to do next? We know the jobs market is very difficult at the moment, so you need to get any advantage you can. We’ve heard about a programme running this autumn which might be just what you need. REAL+ ETC
As the Channel 4 advert says “Thanks for the warm up” – here come the Paralympic Games. Leeds will be celebrating the torch relay with a Paralympic sports taster for disabled and non-disabled people at the John Charles Centre in South Leeds. Leeds Paralympic Flame Celebration will see disabled and
Leeds Federated Housing Association, which has 4,000 homes across Leeds and Harrogate including about 1,000 in South Leeds, is taking part in a research project to explore the effects of welfare reform. The housing association is working with Ruth Patrick, a doctoral researcher in the School of Sociology and Social
Dont forget that there are grants of up to £2000 available for community groups in South Leeds thanks to Community First, with decisions made by local panels. The next deadline for the City & Hunslet Ward is September 3rd. Take a look at the information at the link below to
Below is an open letter to Keith Wakefield and local South Leeds councillors that has been sent by Sally Cieslik on behalf of SPLASH (Save our PooL And Sports Hall): South Leeds Sports Centre should be our Olympic Gold. Olympic medal and torch fever that has reigned over us all
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites and blogs. Beeston In Bloom report over on their blog that volunteers from Eversheds solicitors have been out helping to keep up with the weeding of their city veg project plots in Cross Flatts Park. The Yorkshire
Vikki Blake has sent in a very powerful piece about her experiences of bullying and how she turned her life around. When I was at school I was bullied a lot. The younger, older, same aged kids would find anything to pick on and bully me about. I am dyslexic