What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Churches in South Leeds have found new ways to celebrate Holy Week and replace cancelled services during the ongoing lockdown. Facebook livestreams, podcasts, YouTube masses and online material for people of all ages have allowed Christians of all denominations to celebrate Easter. The coronavirus pandemic and social-distancing restrictions introduced last
I was invited along to the 59 Club on Belle Isle Circus by Sonny (where were you Sonny?), run by Belle Isle Elderly Winter Aid last Friday (6 April 2018). Members were been treated to a late Easter Lunch. I was offered a coffee by Steve, who went on to
Local groups and charities are pulling out the stops again this Easter weekend, to put on a host of community events for all the family. Whatever the weather, there’s plenty to make for a fun-filled weekend! Good Friday (30 March): Easter Egg hunt, 11am-1pm in Cross Flatts Park (Beeston), hosted
This Easter, children and adults of Leeds are invited to eggsperience the magic of the season inside the IncrediBubble, only at White Rose Shopping Centre. Located in the Central Atrium at White Rose will be a giant bubble dome that will be filled to the brim with Easter treats such
Shoppers are invited to peek down the rabbit hole this Easter at the White Rose Shopping Centre during the school holidays. Activities will include spring craft workshops, an Easter-themed treasure hunt with prizes for all, and a special visit from giant bunny rabbits for visitors to cuddle in the centre.
Hunslet Carr Residents Association are hosting two Easter-themed family events this coming weekend (8-9 April 2017), and everyone’s invited – to have a laugh, but also perhaps to ‘catch the vision’ for what the group is achieving locally. On Saturday (8 April), between 10am-12pm, there’s an Easter Craft Fair and
St Joseph’s Catholic Club in Hunslet are this month holding two big community events: a family-friendly Easter Day party, and a charity tribute gig raising money for St Gemma’s Hospice. The Easter party, 2pm-8pm on Sunday 16th April, will feature a traditional Easter Bonnet parade, music, games, and more; entrance
The children and families of Lane End Primary School in Beeston showed off their baking skills at the first annual Great Easter Bake Off competition. The children were inspired to bake and create biscuits, buns or cakes that had an Easter or Spring theme. On the day of the competition,
Tuesday 7 April saw around 30 local children descend on the South Leeds Stadium for the start of the Hunslet Hawks‘ Easter Activity and Dance Camp. The camp ran for three days giving young people from the local community a chance to participate in a range of different sports and
Hunslet residents gathered for the annual Spring Fayre at the Methodist Church on Saturday – and amongst many other things, battled it out for the acclaimed annual egg rolling crown. More than fifty local residents of all ages braved the torrential rain outside, to gather and enjoy a morning