What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
After not the coldest, but certainly the most gloomy and wet Winter we are now enjoying a sunny Spring with plants and bulbs flowering very early. This is much in evidence at the visitor attraction of the gardens of Abbey House Museum, the former gatehouse to Kirkstall Abbey. Brightly coloured
At Abbey House Museum, the former gatehouse to Kirkstall Abbey, there is an interesting exhibition, “Storytime” of children`s books, jigsaws, toys and games devised to encourage children to learn and continue to read. The oldest book on display is one from 1810 called “Jack Sprat and his Cat”. The Hunslet
A set of shop scales, once used to measure out different varieties of sweets at Dawes and Sons on Hunslet Road, Leeds in around 1900 is amongst a collection of classic confectionery on display in a new exhibition in Leeds. Vintage Yorkshire sweet jars, chocolates and toffee tins are among
If you’ve always been intrigued by the painted advertising sign in Hunslet Carr, a new exhibition exploring the evolution of advertising and the suspect sales tactics employed by crafty companies through history may be of interest to you. The Power of Persuasion will cast a critical eye over the spurious
My visit to Abbey House Museum today (5 February 2014) was pretty interesting. Considering that I had spent quite a bit of time there already. I took part in a photography project led by two professional photographers: Mindy Goose, Mat Dale and another young person called Steven. Today’s visit