What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Nafisa Miraf from Beeston-based mental health charity Touchstone is one of five finalists in the Volunteer Manager of the Year category of the prestigious Third Sector Awards 2014. Nafisa has been shortlisted for making an outstanding contribution to volunteering at Touchstone which includes massively boosting the numbers of volunteers
This month sees the second annual south Leeds community hike, on Saturday 20th September, this year to the majestic Yorkshire Three Peaks – and places on the trip are fast running out. Following last year’s acclaimed trip to Mount Snowdon in Wales (click here to read the South Leeds
A very special club, that has been at the heart of the community in south Leeds for more than seven decades, has been selected as the charity of the year by White Rose Shopping Centre. The Hunslet Club, founded in 1940 by local GP Dr John Wylie to keep
The White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds has rounded off its charity partnership with St. Gemma’s Hospice in style with a Mother’s Day pop-up shop, bringing the amount raised for the charity to more than £108,800. Since April 2012, staff at the Centre have supported a range of fundraising activities
Hunslet Hawks have chosen the Motor Neuron Disease charity SITraN to support this season. On Valentine’s Day (14 February 2014) head coach Barry Eaton, ex-players and members of the community team visited their chosen charity, the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) to find out more about the research
A team of cycling enthusiasts from NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group cycled over 300 miles on Sunday to raise money for Leeds Children’s Hospital. The team, led by Clinical Chief Officer of the CCG Dr Andy Harris, each completed all or part of the gruelling 100km
Entertainer and Holbeck boy, Steve Mays, who performs as JJ Benjamin has organised a charity concert night at Holbeck Working Men’s Club in memory of his son Ben. Ben died four years ago after contracting swine flu. He spent his last days at Martin House children’s hospice and Steve
The annual Hunslet Club Summer Gala is set to take place this coming Sunday with plenty of fun to be had for the whole family. Inflatable fun will include a lazerquest maze, 30ft pirate slide, assault course, moonwalk space dome, crazy golf, toddler seaworld adventure & bouncy castle. Entry is free and
Last Tuesday night at South Leeds Stadium the Hunslet Hawks community team hosted another charity touch rugby tournament for juniors and adults. The juniors kicked off at 5pm on a glorious Tuesday evening. The teams involved were The Leeds Irish Clovers, Beeston Broncos and Harehills. Harehills and The Leeds
The Hunslet Club in Leeds needs volunteers of all ages to help run its many activities for children and young people to reach their full potential. Check out the new video above to see the many ways in which you could help. Could you help run sports sessions including