What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Children in Leeds have chosen a local charity which helps make special memories for hundreds of families as the city’s top spot for kids at this year’s landmark Child Friendly Leeds Awards 2026. Holbeck Together was crowned winner of the ‘Children’s Choice Award’ with The Hunslet Club highly commended. This
A captivating collection of illuminated artworks is set to transform the city this October when the stunning spectacle of Light Night Leeds returns. Taking place on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 October 2025, the hugely popular cultural showcase will be lighting up some of the city’s most recognisable buildings and
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has re-committed £10m to help breathe fresh life into Holbeck’s historic Grade I Listed Temple Works building, paving the way for it to become the home of a new British Library North. The announcement was made following a visit by Deputy
On 9 August, we – the British Library, with their local ‘Get Creative’ youth art club, and other partners (listed below) – held an amazing free ‘Fantasy Feast’ event at the Hillside Centre in Beeston. Dozens of local families joined us, to explore a magical world of food inspired by
Come to our Fantasy Feast fun day event this Friday (9 August 2024), at the Hillside Centre on Beeston Road. No booking necessary, totally free, just drop in between 12-4pm. It is being hosted by the British Library, who run our art club every Tuesday afternoon after school at Hillside.
Senior councillors are to discuss Leeds City Council’s exciting new partnership with national, regional and local government to transform six of its neighbourhoods, helping to achieve its regeneration ambitions and deliver inclusive growth. The Leeds Transformational Regeneration Partnership is a 10-year programme of change and investment involving the council, central
In an exciting collaboration between Elliott Hudson College and the prestigious British Library, a group of students has spearheaded an innovative project culminating in the creation of an animated film titled “Myths & Legends: A South Leeds Odyssey.” This project marked the British Library’s first co-creation venture with students from
Young asylum seekers in Leeds have given people a taste of their homelands by creating a free-to-download recipe book filled with delicious dishes from around the world. Leeds City Council’s children’s social services team, Child Friendly Leeds and the British Library have teamed up to create a book filled with
His heart-warming exploits and kind and caring nature have made Paddington one of the world’s most loved bears for more than 60 years. Now fans, both big and small, can join the British Library for a very special Paddington family day in South Leeds. Join the Library at Slung Low
Leeds Civic Trust organised an online meeting last week (11 March 2021) to hear about progress with renovating the iconic Temple Works in Holbeck. Temple Works was built as a flax mill in 1838-41 by John Marshall, more recently it was used as a warehouse by Kay’s catalogue. Having lain