Tag: Cottingley Community Centre

Community Fairs Herald Christmas

  It was beginning to feel a lot like Christmas on Saturday (30 November 2013) as South Leeds was sprinkled with community Christmas Fairs in Belle Isle, Beeston and Cottingley. [slideshow_deploy id=’20987′]   BITMO’s GATE held it’s first Christmas market. Santa was ushered into his grotto with carols sung by

Cottingley youth work suffers setback after thieves ransack youth centre

  Voluntary work for the community in the Cottingley area has suffered a large setback following a break in to Cottingley Community Centre. On 21 November thieves broke in to the centre, situated on Cottingley Approach and ransacked the centre, stealing all valuable items they could find. Cottingley Youth Project,

In Brief: Christmas Fairs across South Leeds

  There’s no getting away from it, now that Halloween and Bonfire Night are over, we are going have to start talking about Christmas. There are a (heavenly?) host of community Christmas Fairs planned around South Leeds. Here are ones we know about. Belle Isle URC Christmas Fair First out

MacMillan Charity Coffee Morning in Cottingley

  On Friday morning, Cottingley Community Centre will be part of the world’s biggest coffee morning as they support the Macmillan cancer charity. This will be the ninth year that Cottingley Community Centre, with the help of The Church in Cottingley, has hosted a Macmillan Coffee Morning. When I first

Free slippers and soup at Cottingley winter wellbeing event!

[scribd id=110169426 key=key-blx6ljmb44722zeeix7 mode=scroll] An event designed to keep you well this winter will be giving away free slippers to over 55s, as well as soup and recipes. The event – a Hallowe’en treat on October 31 at Cottingley Community Centre (11am-2.30pm) – also features free health advice and children’s

School holiday fun with Wednesday in the Woods

Fun outdoor events in south Leeds which parents and children can enjoy together will be held over the summer holidays. Wednesday in the Woods will be held in Belle Isle, Cottingley and Middleton on different dates and feature a bouncy castle, sports, arts and crafts and a variety of other

MP Hilary Benn opens new Sphynx Square in Cottingley

[slideshow] Cottingley TRAC chair Robyn Holland writes about the work of the organisation – and the opening of the new Sphynx Square on the estate over the weekend. Cottingley has seen some changes over the past few months. The management committee at TRAC (Tenants and Residents Association of Cottingley) has