What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
For the third year running, Year 4 pupils from local primary schools in Middleton have taken part in a handwriting competition. The competition, organised by Pat Benatmane on behalf of The Friends of Middleton Park, has 217 entries this year from 5 local primary schools. Judging has now taken place
Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, has launched a free programme to help young people develop ideas to benefit their community. The Mayor’s big ideas challenge is offering 16-25 year olds who live, work or study in West Yorkshire the chance to win prizes worth up to £625, if they
The Hunslet RLFC-sponsored Handwriting Competition, now in its second year, had a bumper number of entries on display at The Great Middleton Park Show this month. This year, six local primary schools entered their Year 4 pupils – 251 of them, aged 8 to 9 years – into the challenge
For the second year running, Hunslet RLFC will donate a shirt to the winner of a special competition at The Great Middleton Park Show which takes place on 14 September 2025. Year 4 children, aged 8 to 9 years, invited from local schools, are competing to win the Handwriting Competition.
White Rose Shopping Centre and Trinity Leeds have hosted their enterprise challenge, ‘Made in Yorkshire’, with three Leeds schools competing in a ‘Dragons’ Den’-style pitch. Made in Yorkshire is a cross-school competition with students tasked with designing a brand-new community space for the city before going head-to-head and pitching their
Northern is giving local rugby clubs across its network the chance to get kitted out like a Super League team. The train operator, which is the sustainable travel partner of the league, is offering branded rugby kit, rugby boots, corner flags and post guards. The competition is open to all
Leeds College of Building is celebrating after four students took podium positions at the national final of SkillBuild 2024 – the largest multi-trade skills competition in the UK for construction trainees and apprentices. Delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), SkillBuild showcases some of the brightest talent in construction. The prestigious
The Bistro at Gascoigne House Extra Care scheme in Middleton held a children’s colouring competition over the half term holiday. Deborah Hanson, Housing Officer at Gascoigne House explained: “There were spooky goings on in the Gascoigne House bistro over the half term week! “The bistro there had a colouring competition
The ‘Save Money, Save The Planet’ campaign being run by St Luke’s CARES is holding an ‘Upcycling’ competition and there are cash prizes up for grabs. Upcycling repurposes unwanted materials and turns them into something great. The competition is for people to craft something from items that would otherwise go
A record number of Leeds College of Building students have been selected for the national final of SkillBuild 2023 – the largest multi-trade skills competition in the UK for construction trainees and apprentices. Delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), SkillBuild showcases some of the brightest talent. Highly skilled learners and apprentices