Tag: Cross Flatts Parkrun

South Leeds Roundup: Mechanical madness, a messy mile and a memory café

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week with a treat for old diesel engine aficionados. Down at Middleton Railway next weekend (17 & 18 September) they are hosting their Mechanical Madness Diesel Gala with

South Leeds Roundup: Flooring, festivals and ferrets

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week in Holbeck where HEA has been working with Keepmoat to smarten up St Matthew’s Community Centre. Apprentices working on the housing regeneration scheme turned their skills to

South Leeds Roundup: Pink parasols, peregrines and (litter)picking

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week with Yorkshire in Bloom gold medal winning Park Fisheries in Beeston. They like nothing more than to brighten up the street scene. Usually it’s their floral displays,

South Leeds Roundup: Vader, volunteers and veterans

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week in Cross Flatts Park on a rainy Saturday morning asking what links Darth Vader, the Flintstones, Clark Kent and a pantomime horse? It’s got to be the

South Leeds Roundup: Tennis, Tetley’s and tenants

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week with a date for your diary. On 19 April the Tennis Centre at John Charles Centre for Sport will be hosting the actual Davis Cup, as won

Parkrun’s second Birthday is NOT Rubbish!

Cross Flatts Parkrun celebrated its second anniversary on Saturday (28 March 2015). The plan had been for a number of gazebos to be erected to host the post run€ celebrations. Unfortunately, the exaggerated weather reports of a tornado heading towards Beeston meant the tents didn’€™t make it out of Ed

South Leeds Roundup: Planting, parents and player escorts

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. 3,000 bulbs were planted today (18 March) thanks to Friends of New Forest Village with support from the Council, Asda and Barratts. Sc4L, the consortium that is building and refurbishing council