What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
It is always fantastic when young people want to help in communities like Belle Isle and Middleton. The National Citizens Service (NCS) is a great way of volunteering and building on skills that are needed in the world of work. Team Edwards also expressed their wish to help with the
You’ll be happy to know that once again we are getting ready for the great annual Middleton Park Produce Show. Family fun for everyone. Get your glad rags and your gardening gloves out of storage and prepare for an even better show this year. Note the date: Sunday 8 September
Oddsocks Theatre return to Middleton Park on Tuesday (2 July 2019) for another night of family fun, breathing new life into Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream. From the company who brought you “bonkers and brilliant” Romeo and Juliet and “downright funny” Macbeth. Experience A Midsummer Night’s Dream as this Summer’s
Friends of Middleton Park have a range of activities and entertainments to encourage you into the park this month. On Sunday (9 June 2019) they lead a walk around the park looking at its historic transport heritage: trams, trains and coal waggonways. Please wear walking shoes or boots and sensible
Giant teddy bears, whales and dragons will be filling the skies over South Leeds this weekend (25 & 26 May 2019) as the Kite Festival returns to Middleton Park. The free event is organised by the Friends of Middleton Park and the Northern Kite Group and takes place on The
Friends of Middleton Park launch their summer season of events with escorted walks through the bluebell woods on Sunday 5 and Bank Holiday Monday 6 May. The Friends have teamed up with Middleton Railway and will greet passengers arriving at Park Halt on the 11am, 1pm and 2:40pm trains. You
Middleton Park playground is to get a £134,000 facelift and extension thanks to a partnership between the Friends of Middleton Park (FoMP), local Councillors and the Council’s Parks and Countryside Department. FoMP secretary, Rachel Darton and Chair, Alan Shaw have worked with Leeds City Council to secure the funding and
As we draw closer to Christmas we have another weekend packed with community events. Sunday (9 December 2018) will see the St Anthony’s Christmas Fayre in the church hall at the top of Old Lane (12-4pm). The Fayre includes crafts, gifts and candy stalls plus of course Santa’s grotto. Refreshments
Sunday 9 September is the date for the ninth Great Middleton Park Show. The theme this year is wildlife in our park and gardens and organisers, Friends of Middleton Park, are promising a host of attractions including animal displays, with alpacas and donkeys joined by birds of prey; music and
The Friends of Middleton Park are hoping to make improvements to the children’s play area in the park – but they need your help. With Council funds stretched to breaking point, the Friends are applying for external grants and they need comments from residents to show funders that there is