What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Family-owned, Beeston-based bedmaker Harrison Spinks has partnered with Leeds-based charity, Zarach, to supply 20 custom-made mattresses each month to support children and families in poverty in local and surrounding areas. The luxury bedmaker is continuing its work with the charity after donating a number of responsibly made mattresses in 2022,
Members of Morley WI (Women’s Institute) visited the Bridge Project at Holbeck Community Centre on Elland Road on 20 June to hand over a donation of sports equipment. The group came up with a novel way to raise funds, handing their members mini jam jars in which to put the
After successfully holding our first ever Christmas party for the children and families of the club this week we had some selection boxes left over. So we decided as a club to donate them to the children’s ward at LGI. Chris Gamble, club secretary at Holbeck Moor JFC, made the
Fifth-generation family bedmaker, Harrison Spinks, has continued its charitable giving with a recent donation of 136 mattresses to The International Charity Fund “For Ukraine”, to support the country’s needs within hospitals and refugee accommodation. The Beeston-based company’s latest donation was initiated by Ukrainian native Olena Todd, Buyer at Harrison Spinks. Originating from Lutsk in
Beeston-based manufacturer, Harrison Spinks, has donated over 30 beds to Don Robin’s House, a new development currently being built in Leeds by a local homelessness charity. The bed and mattress manufacturer has donated 32 mattresses and divan bases to the pioneering new development in New Wortley, delivered by local charity St George’s Crypt
Residents in South Leeds are being asked for their help to ensure children across the area are able to access online learning during this latest lockdown. Local Councillors Kim Groves, Judith Blake and Paul Truswell are launching an appeal for people and businesses to donate unwanted laptops or tablets that
Aldi’s new Beeston store has donated a range of products to the Salvation Army, based on Hunslet Hall Road, following the new store opening in January. Aldi donated a range of products including tinned food items to help for the group to use in their weekly activities with the community,
Asda may not be everyone’s cup of tea at the moment with all the disruption around their new Old Lane store in Beeston, but they’ve made some friends at the local St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School. The store has made a donation of £500 which has been used to purchase
Beeston & Holbeck Councillor Angela Gabriel has issued an unusual call for help – requesting unwanted fruit and jam jars. When not representing her constituents, Councillor Gabriel makes jams and preserves which she sells at community events and at Park Fisheries on Beeston Road. All the profits from the
Asda Beeston has donated £100 to Beeston Juniors FC to support the growing community club. The donation will help Beeston Juniors FC to invest in new kits, small goals and to set up a Saturday morning soccer school for five to seven-year-olds. The football club, which has four teams, with