What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (15 June 2025) exploring the history of railways in the park. Events across the country celebrate 200 years of the Stockton & Darlington Railway this year. While Locomotion was making its debut, steam locos
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (25 May 2025) exploring ‘The Ghosts of Buildings Past’. Historically Middleton Park was a busy landscape, with many people living and working within its boundaries. It played host to many industrial and residential buildings,
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided Bluebell walks in Middleton Park on Sunday and Monday (4 and 5 May 2025). As is now traditional on May Day bank holiday the Friends of Middleton Park, in collaboration with Middleton Railway, start their summer season of events with
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided Spring walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (13 April 2025). Spring is here – and the signs are all around in the woods. The Bluebells are starting to come up, the woodpeckers are drumming, birds are nest building and butterflies
Following a public inquiry last December, the Inspector has published her findings and confirmed Leeds City Council’s decision to divert FP207, the public right of way along the ‘cobbled path’ by Cockburn School in Beeston. The expansion of Cockburn School to create more secondary places in South Leeds necessitated the
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided historical coal mining walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (16 March 2025). Middleton colliery has been in operation, for certain from the early 1600s, and probably back to medieval times. The walk will take in some of the areas mined
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided winter walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (16 February 2025). Winter days can sometimes be crisp and clear, with good views from the Park over Leeds. Join us on our Winter Guided walk and let us hope for good luck
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided autumn walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (17 November 2024). The extensive woodlands at Middleton Park are a magnificent sight at this time of year, with their golden autumn colurs. This month’s Friends of Middleton Park guided walk takes a
The Friends of Middleton Park are hosting a free guided walk in Middleton Park on Sunday (27 October 2024) entitled Death in the Park. Middleton Park in South Leeds, famous for its magnificent semi-ancient woodlands, early coal mining remains and historic railway, has been the scene of many deaths in
This month the Friends of Middleton Park guided walk is part of the Heritage Open Days events in Leeds. The walk and talk on Sunday (15 September 2024) explores the role of religion within Middleton. From the Reformation until catholic emancipation the Catholic faith survived because some catholic gentry allowed