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
This year Beeston’s Asha Neighbourhood Project will be celebrating it’s 40th anniversary and has appointed a CEO, Alia Nessa to strengthen its work with families and predominantly women in South Leeds. Alia Nessa, who was born and raised in Beeston, says her new role is like “coming home again.” Having
Hunslet & Riverside ward councillors Cllr Mohammed Iqbal (Labour), Cllr Paul Wray (Labour) and Cllr Ed Carlisle (Green) joined partners, different organisations, and women from the South Leeds Community who came together to celebrate the Annual General Meeting (AGM) with Asha last Tuesday (26 November 2024) at Rowland Road Club.
On Wednesday 21 August 2024 Asha took 150 women and children as well as 6 staff members to Knaresborough Viaduct and Lakeside. This was an opportunity for women from diverse backgrounds to have an experience which would in turn help to promote community cohesion and help strengthen community relationships as
Beeston’s Asha Neighbourhood Project has won the partner/stakeholder award during the Leeds Adult Learning Celebration Awards 2024 for the second year running. In attendance at the ceremony at Leeds Civic Hall on Monday (3 June 2024), were Zaheda Khanam, Centre Manager and Afia Khattun, Deputy Chairperson – management committee, who
The Beeston and Holbeck Women Together project are an independent group which ran for one year, formed after Asha Neighbourhood Project was successful in getting a grant from Live Well Leeds in March 2023. During the project 120 women took part in 17 weeks of baking/cooking sessions with existing service
Beeston’s Asha Neighbourhood Project held its open Annual General Meeting at the Rowland Road WMC on Monday 27 November 2023. Katy Ashworth, Chair of the Management Committee, welcomed local women, partner organisations and Hunslet & Riverside Ward Councillors Mohammed Iqbal and Paul Wray (Labour), and Ed Carlisle (Green) plus the
The Asha Neighbourhood Project‘s Preschool in Beeston was recently inspected by Ofsted who found it to be ‘Good’ in all areas, this follows last year’s judgement that it ‘Requires Improvement’. In their report the Inspectors describe the setting as warm and welcoming, they continue: “Overall, staff promote a good level
Asha Neighbourhood Project‘s autumn half term play scheme is due to take place for one week starting on Monday 30 October to Wednesday 1 November. The playscheme is for children aged 5-12 years living in South Leeds and features arts and crafts, a cinema trip, and outdoor play in Cross
The Asha Neighbourhood Project took women and children from South Leeds to Windermere in the Lake District on Thursday 31 August 2023. The day trip was a healthy and revitalising break away from their busy lives. People said they liked its lake, mountains, and boat rides they also said they