What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
What an incredible day of celebration! ASHA Neighbourhood Project, a grassroots charity, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Today (13 June 2025) marked the first event honouring the remarkable impact it has had over the past four decades in serving the community. Since its inception, ASHA has been instrumental
On Sunday (12 January 2025) at 2pm, on the 200th anniversary of the Gosforth Pit disaster in Middleton, there will be a Memorial Service for the dead and injured at St Mary’s Church, Town Street, Middleton. Twenty five men and boys, the youngest being 7 years old, lost their lives
A flower festival will kick off a weekend of celebrations to mark the 140th anniversary of Leeds West Hunslet Salvation Army. The landmark birthday will be celebrated on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November 2024 at the church in Hunslet Hall Road with a Flower Festival followed by a Leeds
Purple Patch Arts, a celebrated charity based in Beeston, is marking its 15th anniversary of empowering learning-disabled adults and young people through innovative learning experiences. To celebrate this milestone, they’re hosting a free event showcasing their successful methodology, The Purple Patch Approach. “It makes you happier when you’re learning at
SLATE, the South Leeds charity that runs the Feel Good Furniture shops, marked its 20th anniversary with a party for staff, trainees, volunteers and friends yesterday (25 July 2024). The social enterprise has gone from a small cash tin in a corner of the old Moor End adult training centre
The Holbeck, formerly Holbeck Working Men’s Club is celebrating 140 years of serving the community on Saturday (5 May 2018). In the afternoon from 12-4pm there will be a family fun day featuring a bouncy castle, go karts, face painting, tombola, food, Leeds Rhinos, the Fire Service and a table
UPDATED: Due to the weather, the celebration events have been put back to Saturday 10 March 2018. On Saturday (3 March 2018) 18 lucky children who attend Kidz Klub will be the winners of £10 hidden in Golden Tickets on their streets as part of a special children’s competition to
The Hunslet Club kicked off their 75th anniversary celebrations with a packed-out Review of the Year event on Friday evening (24 April 2015) – featuring a clutch of celebrity guests, news and stories from the club over the years, dazzling performances from some of the club’s young dancers and cheer-leaders,
Many local people worked for the Hunslet Engine Company in Jack Lane, which finally closed its doors in 1995. The Middleton Railway and Schneider Electric are pleased to announce a weekend of celebration over July 18 and 19 to commemorate the achievements of this company and its employees. The railway
Harry The Hawk joined 116 runners and walkers to mark Cross Flatts parkrun’s first birthday on Saturday (29 March 2014). Parkrun is a free weekly measured and timed 5k run or walk, organised by local volunteers. The Cross Flatts parkrun is a very friendly event with everyone’s effort being