What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Cockburn John Charles Academy Under-16 basketball team has kicked off their National Basketball League campaign in impressive fashion, securing convincing wins in their opening matches. After narrowly missing out on the championship title last year, the team has been training relentlessly, determined to go one better this season. Their
The Year 8/9 basketball team from Cockburn John Charles Academy capped off a remarkable season by reaching the final of the prestigious Leeds Basketball League. Competing against schools from across the city, the team demonstrated resilience and talent throughout the tournament, eventually finishing as proud runners-up after a closely contested
Since Get Set Leeds Local (GSLL) began, we have loved meeting the huge number of people across the South Leeds communities taking part, volunteering and leading a huge variety of activities each week which get themselves or others moving in some way. We feel these people are all ‘heroes’ and
In July we delivered our latest ride leader training course, in partnership with Cycling UK. Those completing the course will now work towards developing led rides within Leeds. We’ll be building up our list for the next course now, so if you are interested in delivering some adult led group
The South Leeds Valkyries women’s basketball club held their first AGM last month and it was a celebratory event – with an international flavour. Members brought food they wanted to share and the diversity of flavours reflects the diversity of the group – it was a mouth watering experience! Chair
Y10/11 Basketball at CJCA The much-awaited Year 10/11 basketball finals competition took place at Leeds Becketts University. The tournament brought together several high schools, all vying for the coveted trophy. Cockburn John Charles Academy finished second putting on a fantastic performance throughout the tournament, showcasing their incredible talent and teamwork.
Students in year 7 and year 8 at Cockburn John Charles Academy have been working closely with representatives from Basketball England in partnership with the NBA. They aim to train and develop talented basketball players who attend the academy, and across the wider Multi-academy Trust, and to provide the opportunity
Free outdoor basketball sessions run by Leeds LDM in Cross Flatts Park have taken off this July as part of the #LetsBall campaign. In partnership with charity StreetGames and Active Leeds, Leeds LDM founder Loran Lewis is aiming to get 200 children involved in basketball this summer and distribute 200
A lot can change in a year. In 2019, Loran Lewis founded Let’s Do More CIC when he was a sports officer at Leeds City College. Little did he know that his personal project would lead to something far bigger than he had ever imagined. One year on, Leeds LDM
Newly-formed basketball team Leeds LDM cruised to a 69-36 win against Barnsley Leaders on Saturday (17 August 2019) in their first match in South Leeds. Made up of players from the Mandelas Jrs of Chapeltown and South Leeds side Beeston Ballers, Leeds LDM’s U16s led from start to finish in