Although we’re big advocates for being active all year round, it’s been a busy start to 2025 for Get Set Leeds Local, catching up with partners and residents who are developing plans and ideas for the Spring / Summer when it can feel a bit easier to get outdoors or get active.
Get Set Leeds Local (GSLL) is our approach to community working. Its Active Leeds led (part of Leeds City Council), with Sport England support working alongside residents and partners across Hunslet & Riverside and Beeston & Holbeck wards, exploring how collaboratively we can break down barriers and make it easier for more people to move more.
As we continue to build on the great ideas that local residents have, or work collectively to support existing activities to sustain, we’d still love to connect with more community champions who are keen to make a difference within our communities. If you have an idea for something that may help you, your family, your school or street be more active then get in touch.
We have various bits of funding and offer other support to try and enable some of those ideas to develop. Give us a follow on social media (Get Set Leeds Local) or contact us via getsetleedslocal@leeds.gov.uk.
Let’s Move: South Leeds
Save the date: Event at Cross Flatts Park Saturday 10 May 12–3pm
After a great participatory event last year, Let’s Move: South Leeds will return once again in 2025 at Cross Flatts Park. We’ve already signed up a great range of local providers coming together for a festival of fun, movement and community by sharing their sport/activity through providing a taster activity, a demonstration, mini challenge or a stall.
If you’re part of an ‘active’ group, whether that’s dance or martial arts, volleyball or archery, walking or climbing, we’d love for them to be part of this event. It’s a great chance for organisations to network, as well as showcasing and celebrating the breadth of what’s on offer in South Leeds to local residents.
We want to help connect people to things already taking place across the area. We also want to raise the profile on the many different ways people can be active.
- Please let me know if your group/club could be involved delivering an activity, demo, taster, stall or supporting in another way.
- Share the information with others who may want to be involved (sports clubs, organisations, dance groups, martial arts groups etc)
- Can your business donate a prize?
- Would you like to volunteer or be part of the planning team?
Get in touch with karen.peck@leeds.gov.uk or ring 07891 274130 for information or to be a part of it.
This post was written by Karen Peck
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