What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Asda have announced the launch of a partnership with nationwide charity The Children’s Book Project to donate customers’ pre-loved children’s books to families in the local community. The Children’s Book Project seeks to tackle book poverty, gifting surplus new and pre-loved books to children that have very few books of
It’s that time of the year again when we start thinking about Christmas. It’s difficult to imagine some children and young people won’t get a gift at Christmas. The truth is that some areas in Leeds have families that don’t have enough resources to buy presents. As a charity, The
At a recent supermarket collection (where foodbank volunteers ask members of the public to make a food donation) I was approached by a lady who asked “Why should I donate food for people who are too lazy to work and provide for themselves?” It’s a fair question and it deserves
It’s that time of the year again when we start thinking about Christmas. It’s difficult to imagine some children and young people won’t get a gift at Christmas. The truth is that some areas in Leeds have families that don’t have enough resources to buy presents. As a charity, The
Last summer, I discussed the idea of heading to Calais as a volunteer with my mum. It was around the time where Aylan Kurdi monopolised the headlines; this was an inescapable crisis. But then, life got in the way. There was work to do, rent to pay, and friends to
There is a perception that Food Banks are just about handing out food parcels to benefit ‘scroungers’ who have had their benefits stopped. Nothing could be further from the truth explained Wendy Doyle, Operations Manager at Leeds South & East Food Bank. “Every case is different, one woman came to
Make the festive season extra special by giving an old bike a new home this Christmas The general public are being asked to donate old bikes that have been outgrown or long forgotten so that they can be given to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, just in time for Christmas.
Next Saturday, 1st June, the Trussell Trust is providing training for anyone who wants to volunteer at the Leeds South Food Bank. It takes place at Middleton Methodist Church, Hopewell View, LS10 3TE and runs from 10.00am to 2.00pm. Attendees should bring a packed lunch with them. There are