What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Local Churches in Leeds 11 have got together to produce a Nativity Pantomime. Everyone involved including the cast, choir, production team and back stage help all either live, work or worship in the Beeston and Holbeck area. This is our way of presenting the Christmas Story to the local community
Why do we do Spring cleaning? What’s wrong with autumn? The pressure’s on in my house. The three adult children are returning for Christmas and it’s been decided by higher powers that the house needs tidying and decorating. So I have started in the basement where I have a study.
I go to our bowling green every week when it is on, but is not on now. It is closed for the winter, but we still meet every Friday inside Tenants Hall. We are grateful that Rolly and Andy have helped us do the club house out by painting it.
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
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
Grey days, dropping temperatures, darker nights and the prospect of a long winter ahead can often leave you feeling a little below par. So it was with surprise and delight that I found the Friends of Middleton Park AGM providing an unexpected and welcome tonic. The Friends reflected on a
A group of us on the Community Reporters course went to Middleton Woods to practice our photographic skills. The fact that it was the 13th of the month didn’t matter as I’m not too superstitious. It went reasonably well. It was obvious that some restoration work was going on. Work was
Middleton Park is currently being transformed thanks to a £2 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and matched funding. In December visitors will be able to enjoy a cup of tea in the café which is located in the brand new pavilion which faces the lake. On week 3 of
We went to Middleton Park, it was good to take some photos and find out want is going on in the park. We met a man with his dog, he said that he has been coming to the park for a long time because it was a very nice park to come
Brian Parkinson of Tilbury Parade, Holbeck, was found guilty for non compliance with Section 92 of the Environmental Protection Act having left household waste and carpet to fester outside his home for months. He was fined £2,500 – the maximum amount for this offence – at Leeds Magistrates Court and