What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Last September, Beeston in Bloom and the Friends of Cross Flatts Park took part in the Leeds Heritage Open Days event. This included tours of the park and a display in the café of the park, past and present. It was a great success and showed the desire of local people
The Friends of Cross Flatts Park have announced this year’s programme for ‘Bands in the Park’ free Sunday afternoon concerts, including the annual dog show. Sunday 2 July: In a change to the published programme you can see Gold Blend‘s ingenious mashups of your favourite tunes, followed by the sparkling
A survey of trees in Cross Flatts Park has revealed that up to twenty mature ash trees will have to be cut down in the coming months. A further forty will have to be cut back. The trees are suffering from a highly destructive fungal disease called ‘ash dieback‘, which
Cllr Al Garthwaite (Labour, Headingley & Hyde Park), who has lived and worked in Beeston for the last 40 years, was elected unanimously by members of all parties on the council to be the 129th Lord Mayor of Leeds at a meeting of full council yesterday (24 May 2023). Al
In a major shake-up for Beeston’s road network, Highways officers at Leeds City Council are planning to build a controversial new road through the middle of Cross Flatts Park – but insist that they are simply following the wishes of local residents. South Leeds Life has discovered – buried on
Organised by the Friends of Cross Flatts Park (FoCFP) each year – this brings music to the heart of the local communities and is great family fun. Cllr Andrew Scopes said: “This is a great event that encourages us to make the most of the amazing Cross Flatts Park, I’d
With their programme of Sunday Bands starting on Sunday (17 June 2018), the Friends of Cross Flatts Park have rescheduled their popular Annual Beeston Dog Show to Sunday 8 July. The show includes pedigree classes such as hounds and terriers as well as fun classes like the dog with the
The Friends of Cross Flatts Park have announced this year’s programme of free Sunday afternoon concerts, with three shows in the run up to Beeston Festival, including the annual dog show. Sunday 17 June Birds and Beasts – a four piece from Huddersfield. “Birds and Beasts display a natural instinct
As South Leeds Life reported yesterday, Cross Flatts Park in Beeston has won a Platinum award from Yorkshire In Bloom and this week it will host two meetings for people who would like to get more involved in events in the park. On Thursday (14 September 2017) the Friends of
The Friends of Cross Flatts Park have announced their programme of Bands in the Park for 2017. The run kicks off on Sunday (11 June 2017) with The Caribbeans steel band. Sunday 18 June sees folk musicians Alistair Russell and Chris Parkinson. They are followed on 25 June by Swing