What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Middleton Park in South Leeds, famous for its magnificent semi-ancient woodlands, early coal mining mining and historic railway, has been the scene of many deaths in its long past. This Sunday (30 October 2022) the Friends of Middleton Park are presenting a guided halloween walk telling the tales of Death
Locally, we have had a bumper Apple harvest this autumn, which is good news for the annual Apple Pressing day in Middleton Park which takes place on Sunday (23 October 2022). There will be a hand apple crusher and press to convert the harvest to wonderful refreshing apple, and pear,
Cockburn School’s controversial planning application to build a new full size 3G artificial football/rugby pitch and tennis courts was approved by Councillors on the South & West Plans Panel on 29 September 2022. This was the third time the proposal had come to the Panel after Councillors had insisted that
Two community groups have produced 2023 calendars featuring local photos. Hunslet Carr Residents Association have published another of their popular Hunslet Remembered calendars featuring of pictures of Hunslet in days gone by. The calendars are on sale now, priced just £3, from The Parnaby Tavern; Stevenson’s on Hunslet Road; The
This Sunday (18 September 2022), the Friends of Middleton Park have organised a mobility scooter, wheelchair and pram friendly accessable guided walk in Middleton Park. The walk will be on suitable surfaces for wheelchairs, prams etc. Besides enjoying the wonderfull and extensive ancient semi-natural woodland that the park is famous
No one can deny that Middleton Park plays a massive part in the lives of local people as one of the biggest and oldest parks and woodlands in Leeds with thousands of visitors every year. The Friends of Middleton Park (FoMP), work tirelessly to improve the park and put on
Well, what a fantastic day we all had at Middleton Park for our annual dog show last Sunday (24 July 2022). We started off in blazing sunshine and managed to get through four categories in the main arena before the heavens opened. Nevertheless, we battled on and finished the show
Back for the first time in three years, the Friends of Middleton Park (FoMP) are delighted to announce the return of our annual ‘fun’ dog show, which will take place on Sunday (24 July 2022). The show is free to enter and certificates and rosettes will be presented to the
Middleton Park’s (free) Music Festival returns on Sunday (17 July 2022), back for the first time in 3 years with a feast of music and entertainment, from 1pm until 5pm “It’s an absolute gem, a beautiful setting for live music” If you haven’t discovered Middleton Park’s bandstand, then you’ll love
Friends of Middleton Park are delighted to welcome back Oddsocks Theatre Company for a night of Shakespeare in the park on Saturday (2 July 2022). If you think that sounds a bit heavy for a Saturday night, you clearly haven’t seen Oddsocks before. The company perform Shakespeare with a twist