What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
As we reported last month, Beeston In Bloom have been fundraising to install a special bench to mark the Coronation of King Charles III. The bench has now been installed outside St Andrew’s Methodist Church on Old Lane, in time for the big event on Saturday (6 May 2023). Linda
It doesn’t seem that long since we were celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – hanging out bunting, painting everything purple and holding tea parties. This year we are celebrating again and it’s something that many of you will not have experienced before – the coronation of a new monarch. Beeston
And this year there will be twenty of them to see in St Mary’s Beeston from the 7-12 December. Beeston in Bloom and St Mary’s have joined forces and invited local schools and other groups to decorate a tree in a way which represents them. We can’t wait to see
Three Gold Awards were handed to organisations in South Leeds at the recent Yorkshire in Bloom awards ceremony. Beeston in Bloom won in the Urban Community category; Middleton Railway in the Tourist Attraction category; and White Rose Shopping Centre in the Large Business category where it was joint Category Winner.
Sadly, one of the post box toppers made for Beeston In Bloom has disappeared from the box outside Old Lane Post Office, but investigators have identified that it was removed by a group of children. The topper, representing Autumn, is one of four made by the knitting and crochet group
The Crochet & Knitting Group at Beeston Library have been busy creating four new post box toppers following the success of their Platinum Jubilee topper at Old Lane post office last month. Residents are encouraged to keep a look out for the four new toppers, one for each season –
Beeston in Bloom is always looking to improve the area and develop our local heritage. This year we wanted to make it extra special as we are celebrating our 25th birthday. We looked at the company who manufacture the splendid metal benches that are dotted around Beeston and found they
This time last year sunflowers were popping up all over Beeston as community gardening group Beeston In Bloom contributed seeds, pots and composts to a children’s lockdown activity pack. Yesterday (14 August 2021) the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Asghar Khan, was on hand to unveil a sunflower themed bench
A memory garden is being created at the front of Beeston Village Community Centre for people to commemorate, celebrate and remember anyone they’ve lost. The garden will give people the opportunity to remember somebody special and plant a rose, a herb, a shrub, or a flower, in their memory. A
Beeston In Bloom held a plant sale at the Watsonian Pavilion in Cross Flatts Park on Saturday (24 April 2021). Aspiring and experienced gardeners perused the prennials and assessed the annuals in a Covid-safe way, snapping up plants at bargain prices. Beeston In Bloom took a record amount on the