What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
If you’ve been to Beeston Festival before you’ll be expecting entertainment, good food, children’s activities and a fun fair. You will find all that in more in Cross Flatts Park on Saturday (24 June 2023), 12-5pm. The Festival takes place thanks to the dozens of local volunteers who help run
A survey of trees in Cross Flatts Park has revealed that up to twenty mature ash trees will have to be cut down in the coming months. A further forty will have to be cut back. The trees are suffering from a highly destructive fungal disease called ‘ash dieback‘, which
Everyone is invited to a Great Get Together event on Thursday (15 June 2023) taking place in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston. The event, which has been organised by Leeds City Council’s Care Delivery Service, is part of a national campaign inspired by the late Jo Cox MP and her message
On Saturday 13 May 2023, the very first Let’s Move: South Leeds event created a great vibe in Cross Flatts Park. Many thanks to all the partners who supported to develop the concept, and those who put on some great free activities, and to residents who attended. Along with activities
I should clarify, as a paid up member of the RSPB I am not against feeding birds and have several feeders in my garden. What I’m talking about is leaving bread in the park “for the birds.” I have two dogs and regularly walk them in various greenspaces across South
The 2022 Lantern Festival returns on Friday 9 December and this year takes place at four locations across Beeston. The event will start with three smaller local gatherings at St Luke’s Church, St Mary’s Church and Rowland Road Social Club. The theme for the whole event will be the ‘Journey
In a major shake-up for Beeston’s road network, Highways officers at Leeds City Council are planning to build a controversial new road through the middle of Cross Flatts Park – but insist that they are simply following the wishes of local residents. South Leeds Life has discovered – buried on
Created in West Yorkshire as part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s CityConnect programme, and delivered by Cycling UK, Cycle for Health is continuing throughout 2022 with courses taking place at Cross Flatts Park, Beeston. Cycle for Health is a 12 week programme which enables people with physical or mental
Get Set Leeds Local, led by Active Leeds and part of Leeds City Council, is a Sport England funded project for Beeston Hill and Holbeck. It works with the community to be solution focused, looking at how collectively as a community we can help more people move more often. We’ve
Do you believe in fairies? We think we’ve spotted some here in South Leeds, dancing among the trees – and maybe even fluttering down the city streets. Download the free Love Exploring app via bit.ly/LoveExploringLeeds to discover the Augmented Reality Fairy Walks – it’s the perfect way to get outdoors