What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
Cross Flatts Park in Beeston is fast becoming a second cycling hub for south Leeds and on Tuesday 17 August, 1-4pm, it will host a Cycling Festival. Get Set Leeds Local will be joined by partners to provide a variety of fun activities: Cycle North will be doing a balance
Children are being encouraged to walk amongst dinosaurs this summer in South Leeds parks, thanks to the help of the Love Exploring App. Leeds City Council are launching the app to help change how people enjoy parks across Leeds for years to come. Utilising augmented reality, the app will bring
Food, arts & crafts, clothes, fruit & veg and more will be on offer at a family-friendly ‘Farmers’ Market’ in Cross Flatts Park on Saturday (17 July 2021). The free event, which has been organised by Hamara with support from Slung Low, Involve and Leeds City Council, will take place
Members of the Beeston, Holbeck and Hunslet Leeds-Irish community recently attended a collaborative inter-generational participatory event of traditional Irish music and song at the Watsonian Pavilion in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston. The event on 7 July was co-hosted by Leeds Irish Health & Homes and the Irish Arts Foundation, supported