Here’s your weekly roundup of what’s making south Leeds tick on the area’s blogs and websites.
Councillors, police and Aire Valley Homes officers will be present at tonight’s meeting to discuss local issues at the Cottingley TRAC group meeting at Cottingley Primary School (7pm). The need to reopen the estate’s post office and a mugging are discussed on the group’s Facebook page.
The Voice of Holbeck group meets tomorrow.
The Friends of Middleton Railway have been boosted by a £2,000 sponsorship cheque for its forthcoming 200 years of steam events. Leeds Brewery are the kind sponsors.
The YEP reports lives are being put at risk in Belle Isle by hooligans setting light to wheelie bins as a prank – Rothwell NPT has also posted about it here, with some interesting comments from local residents. There’s also a nice article on the work of Middleton’s Equestrian Centre.
The Friends of Middleton Park have posted on Facebook that Ultimate Military Fitness will be running sessions in the park from 21 June Tuesdays and Thursdays (7-8) and Saturdays 10-11).
Holbeck NPT met with representatives from an amazing number of nationalities on Monday 14 May at Tunstall Road community centre to celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee and to build links between the diverse communities in the area and the police.
A community meeting in the Aberfields and Newhalls area of Belle Isle is reported over at the Rothwell NPT site.
If you’re experiencing debt, need some support or advice, or would like to find out more about budgeting and managing your money, then contact Aire Valley Homes’ Financial Inclusion Officers…. or visit the Money Advice Service website at http://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/?&gclid=CISapvDmk7ACFSYhtAoddCFlqg. There’s great free tools on this website, including a ‘Baby Cost’ calculator!
A sneak-in burglary in Lingwell Green is posted on I Love Middleton (Miggy) LS10’s Facebook wall.
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Remember on Sunday we featured RealHappyLad’s excellent photos of the Beeston Bogie Cup at Middleton Park earlier this month? Above is his YouTube video of the same event. Enjoy!
