Tag: Child Friendly Leeds

South Leeds organisations feature on Awards shortlist

The names of the people, places and organisations shortlisted for the 2016 Child Friendly Leeds awards have been announced and three South Leeds organisations are in the running for an award. The winners will be officially announced at a prestigious awards ceremony, being organised by a team of young people,

South Leeds Roundup: Bulbs, beers and bikes

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week in Belle Isle where Children from Windmill Primary turned out to help Belle Isle & Middleton in Bloom plant spring bulbs in the West Granges. There’s a

South Leeds Roundup: Woods, whittling, wobble & blub

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week in Middleton Park, that green gem in the heart of South Leeds. There’s lots going on … Those of you that walk your dogs in Middleton Woods

South Leeds Roundup: A Fresh SLATE, Santa Specials and Sportsman’s Dinners

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week down in Hunslet at our favourite Feel Good Furniture Shop. Yes SLATE are marking their tenth anniversary and the makeover of their Hunslet shop. The Fresh SLATE

South Leeds Roundup: Skills, sons and a skate park

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week at SLATE. As well as recycling furniture and serving ace teas, SLATE provide work and training opportunities for people with learning disabilities. They are currently running a

South Leeds Roundup: spirals, stories and swimming pools

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week at The Tetley art gallery, where they’ve been creating bicycled powered art. Their Cycle Spiral event took place today (8 April) and looked like great fun. The

South Leeds Roundup: Blue buildings and Easter Bunnies

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. Well done to Karl Wilson at Leeds Autism services in Hunslet who has got public buildings in Leeds to light up in blue to mark World Autism Awareness Day on Thursday

South Leeds Roundup: Fire, fertility, funding and a fitness challenge

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week with breaking news as fire broke out this afternoon in a block of bedsits on Beeston Road. The Yorkshire Evening Post got the story, but asked to

South Leeds Roundup: Turtles, travellers and tags

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week with Beeston blogger Mike Wallis who’s written about making turtles over on his Backwards Lion blog. If you’ve a sweet tooth you might be interested in this