After the success of the Community Fun day at Rowland Road in August, Beeston Hill Community Association (BHCA) Committee member Shaz Akhtar, along with local craft traders, have come together to run a Christmas Market at the same venue.
The Christmas Market will take place on Saturday 7 December 12-5pm at Rowland Road WMC, Beeston, LS11 6ED. This will be a fantastic opportunity to get you in the festive mood and bring people from across the community together.
There will be lots of free activities for children and adults alike – from insects galore, den building to a Santa’s grotto!
There will be a free gift from Santa for every child at the fair! (subject to availability). There will be over 35 stalls, most of which are local sellers to support trade and talent within our community. There will be visitors there from Leeds University who are promoting their ‘Life Long Learning’ scheme which seeks to help people from all backgrounds access further education.
There will be a raffle with lots of brilliant prizes such a signed Leeds Rhino shirt, large bottle of Whisky, LUFC plaque, pre made gift hampers, fancy coffee, to name a few. Many of these have been donated by local sponsors or individuals. All money raised through the raffle will go back into community projects. You can buy tickets directly from Shaz Akhtar on Facebook, from Rowland Road WMC on Sundays from 12pm or on the day. Maybe you’ll be one of the lucky winners?!
This event has been supported by Leeds City Council, the Hey Neighbour fund & partners, Leeds University, the Beeston Hill Community Association (BHCA) as well as numerous local people and businesses who have donated their money, time or talent to enable this event to happen. Working together and partnering with others is a brilliant way to showcase all the positive things about our area!
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, no matter what your faith, colour or culture, you are welcome. We hope you will join with us and have a great day of festive fun!
This post was written by Sarah Hutchinson
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