What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Christmas Lantern Festival in Beeston was another resounding success last Friday (12 December 2025) as hundreds of people processed through the streets to gather in Cross Flatts Park. This was the tenth staging of the event and the biggest and best yet with an estimated 800 taking part. Activities
Beeston’s beloved Lantern Festival is back to brighten up the winter nights. On Friday 12 December, locations around Beeston will sparkle with thousands of twinkling lights — and everyone is invited. This year’s festival promises something for all ages, including: festive music and drama, a new creative competition, community awards,
Work to completely refurbish parks tennis courts across Leeds has finished, with 50 courts in 11 parks given new life. Parks across Leeds have seen a total investment of over £787,000 ensuring that top quality facilities are available for local communities in the city. The second phase of the project
Karen Peck for Get Set Leeds Local has been in touch to share the array of activities taking place in Cross Flatts Park this summer. Yorkshire Contemporary Play at Cross Flatts Park Join artist Zoe Spowage and Yorkshire Contemporary (formerly The Tetley) in Cross Flatts Park for Paint Maze. Join
Children at playgrounds around Leeds are being encouraged to learn sign language as new fun educational boards are installed. Funded by the National Deaf Children’s Society, two boards have been put up at 10 playgrounds, including in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston, showcasing the British Sign Language (BSL) fingerspelling alphabet and
If you passed by the Watsonian Pavillion in Cross Flatts Park on Saturday afternoon (31 May 2025) you may have been offered some delicious picnic food. Those serving it weren’t there by chance – it was a community picnic hosted by Beeston Hill Community Association with Leeds Stand Up To
Get ready to move, explore, and connect at this year’s Let’s Move: South Leeds event taking place on Saturday (10 May 2025) from 12–3pm at Cross Flatts Park in Beeston. This community led event, supported by Get Set Leeds Local, brings together the amazing mix of activities that South Leeds
Council staff have been carrying out routine maintenance work to trees in Cross Flatts Park this week, removing dead, dying and broken branches. The work is separate to the felling of trees suffering from the disease Ash Dieback which was carried out last year. However some ash trees have continued
The tennis courts at Cross Flatts Park are being refurbished, with work having started on yesterday (7 April 2025). The works are taking place thanks to a £30m Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Tennis Foundation project refurbishing courts across Britain, with £654,000 of this spent in Leeds. It is hoped that
Although we’re big advocates for being active all year round, it’s been a busy start to 2025 for Get Set Leeds Local, catching up with partners and residents who are developing plans and ideas for the Spring / Summer when it can feel a bit easier to get outdoors or