What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Normality is gradually coming back! The Friends of Middleton Park are starting their 2021 summer programme of events with their traditional Bluebell Walks in Middleton Woods. Last year these had to be cancelled because of Covid restrictions, but this year they are back on again. Normally the Friends hold the
As an organisation which works to make a great city, better, Leeds Civic Trust has been in admiration of how local communities have come together during the Covid-19 pandemic. Much like their Blue Plaques, they wanted to commemorate this time in our shared history by bringing a bit of colour
The perfect Christmas present for lovers of South Leeds’s hidden green gem, Middleton Park, has arrived. The Friends of Middleton Park (FOMP) have created a 2021 calendar with twelve spectacular photos showing the many facets of the park. Alan Shaw, Secretary of the Friends of Middleton Park explained: “Every year
The Friends of Middleton Park (FOMP) were finally able to start their Covid-secure summer season today (13 September 2020) with a concert by the Hands Across Ceilidh Band. This year the Friends should have been celebrating the park’s 100th anniversary, but a the Covid-19 pandemic hit Britain all events in
Travellers who set up camp on former South Leeds Golf Club land this week have been accused of “felling mature trees to use for firewood, churning up the land with quad bikes and car races and are fly tipping waste from their cash in hand work across the area” by
In the 1830’s there was a movement towards social reform, especially towards the employment of children in the burgeoning industry of the early industrial revolution. In 1833 Parliament enacted the Factory Act which prevented the employment of children under nine from working in textile mills. Following this was a campaign
A family of swans have been the star attraction for many people visiting Middleton Park this spring, but this week two of the cygnets have had to be taken to the Yorkshire Swan Rescue Hospital in separate incidents. A pair of swans first nested at the lake in Middleton Park
Can you capture the essence of the ‘Green Jewell at the heart of South Leeds’ – Middleton Park? With the lockdown limits encouraging more of us to take exercise and explore our parks, many people have been taking photos of the great outdoors on their phones and cameras. The Friends
It’s a complicated place, this. I like complicated places – and the fortunate thing is, it turns out that all places are complicated, if you look at them closely enough. Looking closely was what I was here to do: to look closely, and to share what I saw. More than
The sun was shining, the sky was blue, and it was time for the return of everyone’s favourite event – The Great Middleton Park Show on Sunday (8 September 2019). It was an amazing afternoon of fun for all the family, and the day’s great turnout just goes to show