What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
SLATE, the South Leeds charity that runs the Feel Good Furniture shops, marked its 20th anniversary with a party for staff, trainees, volunteers and friends yesterday (25 July 2024). The social enterprise has gone from a small cash tin in a corner of the old Moor End adult training centre
The Feel Good Furniture Shop (run by SLATE to provide opportunities for people with learning difficulties) has received a most unusual donation – a family bible. This impressive leather-bound volume is a Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible, complete with illustrations and pages for the family to enter their key dates of
In the week that Cross Flatts parkrun celebrates its 200th run (Saturday 25 February 2017) comes news that preparations are being made to start a new parkrun event in Middleton Park. The parkrun phenomenon started back in London in 2004 as a time trial exercise amongst a group of mates
Sunday 18 September, meet at the Visitor Centre in Middleton Park. Walk starts 1 pm and will last about 2 hours. Free Event. Join the Friends of Middleton Park for a walk around the South side of the Park, taking in St Mary’s Church, built on park land donated by
Inaugural Patrick Greaux Award for Special Achievement 2016 Our colleague Patrick Greaux was born in St Kitts in the West Indies in 1958. He and his mother came over to England when he was just two years old. After he left school, Patrick went to Potternewton Adult Training Centre, to
Everybody is invited to this FREE EVENT at Middleton Park visitor centre! Sunday 18 October 2015 – Middleton Park Apple Day – 2-4pm. On Sunday 18 October we are holding an Apple Day. We will have an Apple Crusher and Press – if you have an apple tree bring along
Well I think we can safely say that the Oddsocks Productions brought the house down last Tuesday with their wild and wacky production of Twelfth Night in wild Middleton Park. Back by popular demand this a madcap musical treat with Shakespeare’s love story intertwined with well-known British Chart hits to
The Friends of Middleton Park are proud to announce the return of Oddsocks Theatre Company, performing another of their dramatic and hilarious renditions of Shakespeare’s plays, writes FOMP trustee Frances Jones. The event takes place on Tuesday 9th July at 7pm and is completely FREE. The audience is invited to
Have you heard of The Feel Good Furniture Shop in Hunslet? Well, now we have The Feel Good Cafe as well, in Beeston. The Feel Good Cafe opened in January at Hillside, Beeston Road LS11 8ND. We serve hot and cold drinks, meals and snacks. You can sit at a