What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Saturday (15 August 2015) saw a summer celebration as people in Cottingley held their summer fair at the community centre. As well as a great bake off competition and other stalls, Groundwork were busy helping create a new mural for the estate. The mural is being painted on boards that
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 Cottingley with the nicely alliterating children’s Craft Club at Cottingley Community Centre, which seems to have been a great success on Monday judging from the photos.
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 a Yorkshire Evening Post report about Leeds Civic Trust’s concerns about Hunslet Mills. The Grade II* listed flax mill is prominent on the waterfront, but plans
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
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 in Hunslet where you are invited to collaborate on a giant group painting made by rolling, twisting and dabbing painted balls over
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 at Skelton Grange Environment Centre where they’ve been reviving the ancient folk tradition of Maypole dancing. May Day means different things to different people, before it
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 Cottingley Community Centre where they’ve launched a new Facebook page. It’s the place to go if you want to know about things like the new Saturday
The estate, properly called Cottingley Hall, comprises mostly 1970s council houses and is dominated by the two tower blocks, reputedly the tallest in Leeds. I met up with Christine Robinson-Perkins and Vikki Blake to find out about community life in Cottingley. Between them they are involved in most of the
Come to Cottingley Christmas Fair On Sunday 30th November 2014 at 12noon – 3pm Cottingley Community Centre There will be: Stalls and Cakes Bric a brac Festive Music and Games Tombola and Raffles (prizes to be won) Hot and Cold Refreshments Also making an appearance is Santa and Snowman To
Now kids are off school there’s no better time to have a spring clean. Then earn yourself some money and bring it to the table top sale (indoor boot sale) on Sat 26 April at Cottingley Community Centre. “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”! I’ve had a sort out