
The annual Hunslet Festival drew thousands of people yesterday, despite the bizarre weather which saw hot sunshine, wind, rain and hail – sometimes all at the same time!
Attractions included a wide variety of stalls from different organisations, activities for youngsters and a main arena bursting with events. At the gala were the Supreme Starlets Majorettes, Hunslet Hawks Cheerleaders, Have a go at Zumba with Keep Fit Julie, clowns and inflatables.
Dennis Robbins. from the Hunslet Club, tweeted:
“A couple of thousand people @ Hunslet gala and the sun’s shining, happy days!!”
Yvonne Crowther, from the Cardinal estate in Beeston, was an Olympic torchbearer last week and proved a popular attraction MP Hilary Benn Tweeted:
“Yvonne Crowther has brought her Olympic Torch to the Hunslet Gala. Everyone wants their picture taken with it!”
Aarbeth has uploaded this video of Keldon Dance onto Youtube:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nptZ4ol6vc&w=420&h=315]
You can share your photographs of the gala with oiur readers. Email them to southleedslife@gmail.com or share them onto our group flickr page.