Tag: Children

New outdoor play sessions in Beeston and Middleton

  Two new opportunities for children in South Leeds to play outdoors start on Saturday morning (15 February 2014). Children aged 8 to 12 years old are being encouraged to join in making dens and slides, learn street games, make new friends and play. They are advised to bring their

Barclays boost volunteering opportunities at The Hunslet Club

  The Hunslet Club is set to offer new volunteer opportunities for local residents thanks to Barclays Spaces for Sports, which has awarded the charity a grant of £23,414. Barclays Spaces for Sports is a community sports programme which uses the power of sport to help young people develop the confidence

“Project Wild Thing” – Film screening at Skelton Grange

Friends of Skelton Grange are delighted to be able to screen ‘Project Wild Thing’ at the award winning Skelton Grange Environment Centre in South Leeds at 7pm tomorrow (Wednesday 13 November 2013). Filmmaker David Bond is a worried man. His kids’ waking hours are dominated by a cacophony of marketing,

Be extraordinary – adopt a child

  Leeds City Council is looking for ordinary people to do something extraordinary for a child in Leeds – become adoptive parents. People who are interested in finding out more about adopting a child in Leeds are being invited to attend a pop-up information stall at Trinity Leeds on Saturday

Inspiring. Achieving. Celebrating! The Leeds Sports Awards spotlight returns for 2014

The race is on to find the finalists of the Leeds Sports Awards 2014 from here in South Leeds  The Leeds Sports Awards is returning in the New Year to celebrate the achievements of our city’s most inspirational sporting heroes. With a stunning new venue and a host of top

Updated: Teacher’s strike – school closures latest

  Twenty schools in South Leeds will be affected by a teacher’s strike tomorrow, Tuesday 1 October. Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the National Association of School Masters and the Union of Women teachers (NASUWT) will be on strike.  The industrial action is part of a