What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Children’s Book Project launched their dedicated Leeds hub last month with a Book Drive at Richmond House School, who are collecting pre-loved books to donate to children and families across the city. These most loved titles will be gifted to children with very few or no books of their
Local funeral directors, W Kaye & Son are collecting Easter Eggs on behalf of Middleton’s Parochial Food Club. Staff are asking local businesses, community groups and residents to donate Easter Eggs so that they can bring a smile to the faces of children at Easter. If you would like to
Hunslet shopkeeper Steve Barron is inviting the community to help him collect warm clothes, to be shared out amongst people who are homeless in Leeds this Christmas. Steve runs Leasowe Stores and Cafe in Hunslet Carr, and – despite himself suffering multiple break-ins in the past months – is looking
South Leeds youth charity re:establish are this Friday (14 December 2018) holding a fundraising party for their latest trip to Sierra Leone in west Africa – and everyone’s invited. The event runs from 7pm at Dewsbury Road Social Club in Beeston, and will feature live music and a DJ, food, open mic,
A woman from Beeston is donating her hair to be made into a wig for children suffering from cancer and is looking for a salon to support her efforts. Lisa Derrett has decided to donate 12 inches of her flowing auburn locks to the Little Princess Foundation and hopes to
A dozen young cyclists from Beeston are this weekend (Saturday 22 September 2018) pedalling 50 miles to and from Ilkley, to raise funds to help send an ambulance to war-torn Syria. Via this event and others, the group are looking to raise £6,000 to buy and transport a decommissioned ambulance
Jean will be holding a street party and shaving her hair to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and would like as many people as possible to attend the event. Already there has been a bid of £10 by Bob to be first person to shave Jean’s head. If you
An impressive ten teams took part in this year’s Charity 5-a-side football tournament, raising funds for The Hunslet Club. The event, which took place on Sunday 27 May 2018, was organised by the Leeds office of Charles Stanley Wealth Managers and featured teams from Leeds’s accountancy, legal, banking and marketing
Six colleagues from the M&S White Rose store in Leeds are taking to the skies this March, all in the name of charity. On Sunday (25 March 2018) team members from Leeds White Rose M&S, Megan Duffy, Megan Reynolds, Ellie Watling, Wesley Crowther, Michael Bell and Paige McCullen will take
This Friday (9 March 2018) sees Speak With IT – a Yorkshire charity supporting people with aphasia – at the White Rose Shopping Centre holding a ‘Talkathon’ competition event, for anyone to enter. Entrants to the Talkathon will pick any topic, then will be timed talking on the topic for