What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Halloween is all about scares and spooks, but it’s also a chance for families in Leeds to enjoy some frightful fun. Environmental charity, Groundwork, is hosting a free, three day Halloween extravaganza. For the first time ever, the charity has lined up a whole host of spell-bounding events at three
Cottingley in Bloom mobilised residents and partners to give the estate a tidy up this week. As the end of the summer approaches, beds were looking overgrown and hedges needed cutting back. So Cottingley in Bloom organised two work days. Over thirty residents turned out and were supported by
Summer may not be over yet, but community groups are being asked to think about next spring and apply for daffodil bulbs now. For over fifteen years Bulb Bonanza has been helping to make Leeds a more colourful and cheerful place to live and work. This year Groundwork will
A walking project, theatre and prostitution will amongst the subjects discussed by the Holbeck Neighbourhood Forum at its meeting on Saturday (28 June 2014). The Forum is the group developing the Holbeck Neighbourhood Plan, which will help shape future development in the area. A Board was elected at the
The last month has seen a spate of green community projects around Beeston – and organisers promise there’s more to come. On Friday 16 June, dozens of volunteers from city centre firms spent the day grafting with local residents on various environmental projects in and around Cross Flatts Park,
A South Leeds initiative is encouraging men to spend time in the shed. Originating from Australia in 2006, ‘Men in Sheds’ is a growing initiative that is spreading across the UK, there are currently 70 sheds in the UK, one of those being in Holbeck in South Leeds. Funded by
The junction of Tunstall Road and Dewsbury Road is not the prettiest part of South Leeds, but it’s looking brighter thanks to a Beeston in Bloom working party. [slideshow_deploy id=’21915′] The group tackled the planter at the bottom of Rowland Road on Tuesday (14 January 2014). The ‘In Bloom’-ers
A new project to help people make their local areas greener and nicer places to live will be launched at the Hemingways estate in Hunslet at a fun-packed family event on Wednesday (30 October 2013). Project Urban Oasis aims to inspire people to improve and develop pockets of green
A community group in South Leeds have taken inspiration from history and constructed a new stone circle to stand up to the tests of time! The stones at Skelton Grange Environment Centre, in Stourton, also contain carvings of local wildlife, including a heron and a kestrel, and will provide a
Alan Shaw of the Friends of Middleton Park group writes – I thought I would just post a little update about a little event that we have going on this Sunday – yes, it’s the fourth Friends of Middleton Park Craft, Flower and Produce Show – you might have heard