What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
International Women’s Day (8 March ) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. Over 40 local women came together in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston to celebrate at an International Women’s Day
Asha Neighbourhood Project organised three workshops relating to Covid-19, Cancer and End of Life Care in December 2021. The awareness sessions helped us talk about health issues, domestic abuse and safeguarding, supporting change, celebrating survivors, and learn about those who have tragically lost their lives to Covid-19, domestic violence and
Despite the cold dark days of winter when everything slows down and becomes quiet, 17 women joined an event hosted by the Asha Neighbourhood Project and Health For All, members of the Better Together Partnership, as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and to celebrate Human
Asha Neighbourhood Project took a group of older and younger women to Pugneys Country Park in Wakefield to mark the International Day of Older People (IDOP). This year’s theme was Linking Lives and the walk and picnic in the park gave an opportunity for the older women to chat with
Last week almost 40 people joined workers from Better Together partners Asha and Health For All, at a World Mental Health Day picnic in Cross Flatts Park. Enjoying a buffet provided by Sid and the café workers at The Bridge Café, attendees participated in a gentle ‘mental health quiz’ about
The Age Proud Festival 2021 took place between 6-17 September 2021 at a range of venues across the city, as well as lots of virtual events hosted by various organisations. Leeds City Council invited organisations to deliver a wide range of activities and events for older people to experience and
Hubbub and Leeds City Council have designed campaigns to inspire ways of living which improve the environment. Rochyne Delaney McNulty knocked on doors in the streets surrounding Stratford Street in Beeston Hill looking for volunteers to help with creating communal spaces/gardens and approached me at Asha Neighbourhood Project to work
As the NHS continues to run the largest vaccination programme in its history, the local NHS and Leeds City Council have introduced a second women’s-only drop-in vaccine clinic in south Leeds, in partnership with Women’s Lives Leeds. The women’s-only drop-in clinic will take place on Wednesday 30 June 2021, 10am-4pm
Asha Neighbourhood Project, which supports women and families in Beeston Hill, had to find safer ways of engaging with service users through the outbreak. Existing activities such as events, preschool services and programmes had to be postponed and cancelled. The centre closed temporarily, however employees were able to continue working
Beeston’s Asha Neighbourhood Project celebrated its 33rd AGM with the South Leeds communities and partnership organisations on Wednesday 20 November 2019. Chairperson Afia Khattun started with the introduction of the services in Asha Neighbourhood Project. Cllr Al Garthwaite (Director of Vera Media) spoke about the courses she runs at Asha