What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
South Leeds — get your trainers ready, your water bottles topped up, and your energy levels high, because Let’s Move is back for 2026! And this year, we’re gearing up for the biggest, brightest and most community powered event yet. Last year’s celebration at Cross Flatts Park was a sun
Starting this month, group tennis coaching at Cross Flatts Park joins part of the wider Leeds community tennis programme, organised by Active Leeds and designed to increase participation and provide accessible opportunities for players of all ages and abilities. Delivered in a welcoming park environment, the programme supports both beginners
After the huge success of Let’s Move: South Leeds 2025, where hundreds of local people came together to move, explore and connect at Cross Flatts Park, we’re delighted to announce that planning is now under way for this year’s event. Let’s Move: South Leeds 2026 will take place on Saturday
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