What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Keen readers will have noticed yesterday’s article in which we said we were looking for people to volunteer for certain positions in South Leeds Life. Perhaps you’re interested or you know someone who might be but don’t feel you know enough about what South Leeds Life (SLL) does; perhaps
BITMO (Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation) has recently taken the old Belle Isle library and turned it into a community facility. Last Thursday, 26 September, was its first booking as it hosted the organisation’s Annual General Meeting. The guest speaker was Pat McGeever, Chief Executive at local charity Health
Get IT Together Are you returning to work? Would you like to refresh your computer skills and help others at the same time? Get IT Together – Leeds is looking for volunteers interested in tutoring at their free information IT sessions. You could help learners: learn their way around a
BITMO, the Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation is breathing new life into the old Belle Isle library, reinventing it as a community resource centre. I went to meet Carla Yeomans who is running the project. The building, at Aberfield Gate, is being refurbished and now has a kitchen and
A new Jobshop and a new Credit Union branch were opened in the St George’s Centre in Middleton yesterday (Thursday 5 September) by Cllr Keith Wakefield, leader of Leeds City Council. The Jobshop will provide help and support to people looking for work in the area. It will also
Are you ready for the Friends of Middleton Park‘s Craft, Flower and Produce Show? It’s on Sunday 15th September, from 1-4pm. Now in its fourth year, the event will also mark the official opening of the new visitor centre by Hilary Benn MP. There are lots of classes to
Belle Isle Gala took place on Saturday 22nd June 2013 at Windmill Primary School. I went down to the Gala a bit early in the hope that I could take some photos of the stalls before it got too busy. I had been asked if I would like to
Come & join us for a fun packed Gala. Plenty to see & do for all the Family. Belle Isle Summer Gala is on Saturday 22nd June from 11:00am until 2:00pm at Windmill Primary School, Windmill Road, Belle Isle, Leeds, LS10 3HQ. Activities will include Stalls, Children’s Activities, Music, Drumming Workshop,
A new housing development has been officially opened with a celebration of the industrial heritage of Leeds from which it takes its name. The £1.7m development of 16 new homes at Salamanca Court in Belle Isle has been completed by Leeds Federated Housing Association. The estate’s name has been
The Luncheon club is held every Tuesday for the elderly residents of Belle Isle sheltered housing, and is run by BITMO. We meet from 11:00am until 1:00pm at Sheltered Housing Luncheon Club, 58 Belle Isle Circus, Belle Isle, Leeds, LS10 3HW Come and join us every Tuesday for lunch,