What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A new series of workshops has kicked off at Asha Neighbourhood Project beginning with blind taste testing of everyday food and drinks. The workshops are part of Asha’s Building Better Resilience project, funded by the Crisis & Resilience Fund administered by Forum Central with the aim of supporting people to
Women from across South Leeds came together this September to celebrate South Asian heritage, share family stories and demonstrate how cultural diversity can bring communities closer together. Over two days in September 2026, British women from a variety of ethnic backgrounds gathered at Asha Neighbourhood Project for a colourful celebration
In August and September 2026, the Asha Neighbourhood Project partnered with Being Human CIC to deliver She Rises, a free seven-week course supporting women in South Leeds to build confidence and take their next steps towards volunteering, education or employment. Delivered at the Asha Neighbourhood Project in Beeston, the course
From budgeting and healthy cooking to CVs, careers and confidence, women across South Leeds are learning, sharing and thriving together. Women from different ethnic backgrounds have taken part in four inspiring workshop programmes at Asha since January 2026, gaining practical skills to help them save money, eat well, find work
A community cooking project has brought together 26 women from different cultures and generations, helping to tackle loneliness, celebrate heritage and open the door to new employment and business opportunities. Women from across the community have been celebrating their cultures and sharing treasured family recipes as part of a ten-week
Service users at Asha Neighbourhood Project have had a wonderful time taking part in a community project to create pennant flags celebrating life in Holbeck and South Leeds. Flying High: Creating Flags of Awe and Wonder is being run at Slung Low in Holbeck by design charity Kinetika through a
ASsha Neighbourhood Project’s latest programme for equipping women with new skills ahead of volunteering for local community organisations has been completed. ‘Unfolding’ is a five-week wellbeing course for volunteers delivered by Humans Being at the Asha centre in Stratford Street, Beeston. During the programme, the volunteers learned how to put
We are delighted to share the successful completion of the first two courses delivered as part of the Survive & Thrive Comic Relief Project at Asha. Over 25 women took part in empowering workshops covering Personal Finance & Household Budgeting; and CV Writing, Job Search & Interview Skills. Over the
Asha Neighbourhood Project has been working to improve the lives of women and children living in South Leeds for 40 years. The Beeston charity runs a range of groups for women from its centre on Stratford Street in the heart of Beeston Hill. Every Tuesday they hold a Mums and
Digital safety was the focus of activity at Asha Neighbourhood Project recently as part of their involvement in 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence. Some 17 women attended over three sessions to hear, over tea and biscuits, how to stay safer digitally and online. An international campaign that runs