What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Have you ever found yourself lost for words, maybe you’re penning a letter to family or a card to offer someone your sympathies? Sometimes it can be difficult to find the right words for the occasion, Yvonne Ugarte may have the answer! Yvonne has been a writer for many years,
Calling all young writers! You’re invited to the #foundfiction workshop – an action-packed storytelling event for writing enthusiasts aged 11-16 in South Leeds. The #foundfiction workshop is hosted by three of the best writers in Leeds and Bradford: Phil Pearce, poet and spoken word performer Kirsty Taylor, teacher and spoken
The GATE Community Resource Centre in Belle Isle hosted the inaugural Belle Isle 500 competition awards ceremony on Tuesday (5 December 2017). Belle Isle 500 is a short story competition for key stage 2 pupils in the area and this year involved pupils from Windmill Primary School, Low Road Primary
Diana, the princess of all people’s hearts Twenty whole years now have passed Since that very first day that you came on TV With a smile and a style of pure class Engaging us all with your beautiful heart That enthralled one and all ever since A spectacular carriage and
Belle Isle TMO A new and exciting course is coming here to the GATE…. Have you got notebooks full of ideas for stories or plays but don’t know what to do with them? Is your head full of ideas but you just never have the time to write them down?
Community Theatre Group are seeking an experienced writer to deliver 8 creative writing workshops in Belle Isle, Leeds, starting in September 2017. Each workshop should be 2 hours long and will focus on supporting participants to develop a short play or piece of writing which will be performed on completion
Is being creative good for you? We think so!! According to www.bemorewithless.com Creativity helps you see things differently, and better deal with uncertainty. Being creative helps you become a better problem solver in all areas of your life and work”… and this month we’re encouraging lots of creativity in the
Dave Barlow has been in touch and submitted this poem. We haven’t published fiction or poetry before, but we are keen to encourage writing of all kinds. If you would like to join this Creative Writing thread, please email your poem or short story to info@southleedslife.com. A Humnin tale
Come along and join in the fun…. Easter Egg hunting in the GATE on Friday 8 April.. ** NEW Computer Classes starting in the GATE ** From Wednesday April 27th the GATE will be running classes from 9.30am until 11am. All ages and experience levels welcome. Contact James at the
Belle Isle TMO *** Leeds Credit Union in the GATE **** Next Tuesday from 10am until midday, Ashleigh from the Leeds Credit Union will be in the GATE…advising people on all things credit union, from membership accounts, savings accounts, budget accounts, pre paid cards, loans and the christmas club! ***