Tag: friends of Middleton Park

Young people complete their National Citizen Service

  Denise Kempton from the Youth Service has been in touch with this report written by young people from Middleton and Belle Isle who took part in the National Citizen Service (NCS) project last year. Fast forward your future! “If you live in England and are or will soon be

South Leeds Roundup: Winter, Wildlife and Wildcats

  Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We start with another stunning photo from the good people at Skelton Grange Environment Centre. This was sunrise last Friday. They also have news of volunteering and training opportunities for fruit pruning,

South Leeds Roundup: Heritage, Hunslet St Mary’s and the Hugo Family

  Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We start with a plug – watch out for Stank Hall Barn on the telly on Thursday (5 December), it will feature in Restoring England’s Heritage (7:30pm BBC1) presented by John Sergeant.

South Leeds Roundup: Elections, Engagement and Emails

  Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Hunslet St Mary’s blog keep’s us up to date with life in the primary school. This week we learned the outcome of the School council elections – congratulations to all the successful

South Leeds Roundup: Books, Buses and Bettakultcha

  Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We’ve mentioned the Urban Pollinators project with their test sites in Cross Flatts and Middleton parks and Hunslet Moor previously. The scientists are trying to establish which flowers will best support the

South Leeds Roundup: Scooters, schools and … Santa?

  Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. As we are entering autumn, the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, I thought we should start in Stourton. Volunteers at Skelton Grange Environment Centre have been harvesting fruit and veg over

South Leeds Roundup: The Tetley, TED and Trash

  Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We have a new centre for contemporary art on our doorstep. The Tetley – it has a ring to it, doesn’t it? Like The Baltic or The Tate? Anyway it will open

South Leeds Roundup: Pooper Scoopers, Parking Permits and Police Volunteers

  Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Friends of Middleton Park have posted a lovely video made by Wakefield Council to remind dog owners to clear up after their pets. “Pooper Scooper” is a reworking of a classic Abba