What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The organisers of Beeston Festival are looking for someone to organise a street procession to launch this year’s event, which takes place on Saturday 4 June in Cross Flatts Park. The festival will have a carnival theme this year to tie in with the Olympic Games taking place in Rio
There’s a lot of winter gloom about – the floods, Storm Frank, the murder of sex worker Daria Pionko in Holbeck – so we decided to offer you 12 nuggets of good news from 2015 to remind you that South Leeds has so many good things going for it. In January
On Saturday (6 June 2015) I made my way to Beeston Festival held every year at the lovely Cross Flats Park. I had seen earlier that Asda had closed Old Lane in Beeston, so changed my route to go along Tempest Road. Normally I don’t like this road, or
Cross Flatts Park saw another successful Beeston Festival as thousands flocked to enjoy music, food, sports and much more on Saturday (6 June 2015). All photos by Paul Bullivant And here’s how people reacted on social media as the day unfolded: New Collection
This week has been Volunteers Week. This is a natural story for us. It’s bang on message, it fits with our mission and was a great opportunity to piggy back on a story that was likely to be picked up regional and national media. We regularly write up local projects
You know the summer’s here when Beeston Festival rolls around. It’s back on Saturday (6 June 2015) in Cross Flatts Park and organisers are promising a park packed with fun. No matter what your interest you’ll find something to do at Beeston Festival. For the youngsters there are Breeze inflatables,
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week at SLATE. As well as recycling furniture and serving ace teas, SLATE provide work and training opportunities for people with learning disabilities. They are currently running a
Yorkshire Life Aquatic are teaming up with Beeston Festival to create a “Birds Eye” View display using people to create giant words and patterns in the park. We are looking for people to join in with us to make this happen at Beeston Festival on Saturday 6 June 2015 in
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week at The Tetley art gallery in Hunslet where you are invited to collaborate on a giant group painting made by rolling, twisting and dabbing painted balls over
With less than three weeks to go to the 2015 Beeston Festival, sponsored by Unity Homes & Enterprise, everything is in place for another memorable day of fun activities, music and food. Cross Flatts Park will be transformed on Saturday 6 June between 12-5pm. As well as the usual mix