What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
Asha Neighbourhood Project in partnership with the West Yorkshire Police delivered a series of Safeguarding Awareness workshops for local women, service users and volunteers. The workshops empowered them with the knowledge of their rights and local issues in order for them integrate, improve their English, improve confidence to access universal
Many of black and minority ethnic women are from hard to reach communities without formal qualifications, low confidence who have never been given the opportunities to return to learning. They face barriers such as childcare, language, family members and lack of inspiration. Asha Neighbourhood Project received funding from the National
Gurbinder has recently joined the team of Women’s Lives Leeds as a Community Engagement Worker. Women’s Lives Leeds is a group of 11 women’s and girls services in Leeds building on the strength of over 250 years of combined experience working with women and girls in Leeds. Gurbinder offers welfare
Recruiting Women to become Asha Neighbourhood Volunteers from January 2019 This is an excellent opportunity if you are passionate about supporting your community and local neighbourhood through volunteer work. Do you have an idea for an activity group that you are interesting in leading? You will have the chance to