What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A clean up of our estate is being held on Saturday the 24th of March, writes Cottingley TRAC chair Robyn Holland. [Environmental charity] Groundworks will be there from 11am – around 2:30pm. I’ll be at the community room of Cottingley Towers (ground floor) from 11am with teas/coffees and biscuits. Youths will
Good morning, South Leeds. Here’s your weekly round-up of what’s been making south Leeds tick on other news sites and blogs. The YEP reports on the queen of the Cardinal estate in Beeston, Yvonne Crowther, and her bid to turn a hair salon on the estate into a community cafe
Two Cottingley mums are spearheading a Facebook campaign to raise awareness about autism. Vikki Hayes Blake and Christine Twinkle have started the ‘I emailed for autism’ campaign which encourages people to email a celebrity or post on facebook pages and ask them to wear blue in April to support Autism
After 12 years, the Cottingley Hall TRAC group has welcomed a new faces at the helm. The new chair is Robyn Holland, the vice chair is Vikki Hayes Blake, secretary is Christine Twinkle and treasurer Adele Bosworth. Robyn takes over from outgoing chair of 12 years Neil Whiting. Treasurer had been Neil’s wife Sylvia and the vice
There are three big community meetings in south Leeds this week. Want to have your say about the new Police HQ? The next Community Information Group meeting is in The Reaney Suite, Elland Road from 7-9pm tonight. The next meeting of Beeston Hill Residents’ Voice was due to be held
Good morning, south Leeds! Here’s a round-up of what’s been making the area tick over on the area’s blogs and news sources: Our friends over at South Leeds Community Radio have a nice shiny new website to shout about – it streams the latest broadcasts live and also has a
Local community organisation Cottingley TRAC will be holding its AGM on Wednesday 7th March at 7pm in Cottingley Primary School sports hall. This year’s AGM is really important as residents will be asked to elect a new chair, vice chair, secretary and treasurer. Everyone is invited to come along and join
Members of the Cottingley TRAC group have been discussing whether the estate should have a peace garden. The group’s discussion has been taking place on their facebook page and can be found here. One local resident who proposed the isea argues Morley, Rothwell, Churwell and Beeston all have remembrance memorials,
Here are some useful numbers and events guide for the Cottingley Hall estate which residents may find useful: Cottingley Towers hosts a health table, which offers health advice and information each month. Run by Health For All, there will be free NHS health checks on Wednesday, February 15 and sports and exercise on
More than 20 local residents attended the Cottingley TRAC community group meeting in Cottingley Primary School last night. Issues discussed included: Community clean-ups Litter and fly-tipping is an ongoing problem on the estate. Residents have been urged to take a pride in the area and report anyone they know who’s dumping