What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Next Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of 7/7, the London bombings. South Leeds Life has spoken to a range of local figures about those events, their aftermath and the decade since. This post was first published in January 2015. Hanif Malik is the Chief Executive of the Hamara Centre reflects
Beeston charities Faith Together in Leeds 11 and The Hamara Centre are presenting a free concert by The Berakah Players starting at 6pm on Tuesday 7 July at the Watsonian Pavilion in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston. The event is part of music charity The Berakah Players’ 10th Anniversary Tour of
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. Well done to Karl Wilson at Leeds Autism services in Hunslet who has got public buildings in Leeds to light up in blue to mark World Autism Awareness Day on Thursday
A conference is being held on Friday (27 February 2015) to discuss the state of anti Muslim hate in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo murders in Paris and other recent events. The conference will run from 3-6pm on Friday and has been staged jointly by Hamara, Faith Matters and
It was ten years ago that both Tony and Hilary Benn MP officially opened the Hamara Centre on Tempest Road (2004). Hamara has now grown to be one of the largest ethnic minority organisations in the voluntary and community sector in Leeds. As I reported from their Community Awards ceremony
2015 marks the tenth anniversary of 7/7, the London bombings. South Leeds Life has spoken to a range of local figures about those events, their aftermath and the decade since. Hanif Malik is the Chief Executive of the Hamara Centre reflects that it was a very traumatic and stressful time.
The Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust (CBFT) distributed hot dinners to older people in South Leeds on Christmas Day. Quote, Margret Bingham. “This will be the third year that CBFT have supported socially isolated older people on Christmas Day. As well as a turkey dinner, they will be delivering a curry
Olympic Torch bearer, Secret Millionaire personality and Hamara community award winner Yvonne Crowther is busy running her cafe on Cardinal Road in Beeston. The cafe has been open over a year now and is a hub for locals to enjoy food and a chat. It was funded by the secret
The Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust (CBFT) will be distributing hot dinners to older people in South Leeds on Christmas Day – and they need your help. This will be the third year that CBFT have supported socially isolated older people on Christmas Day. As well as a turkey dinner, they
The Hamara Healthy Living Centre in Beeston, under its ‘Sporting Chance’ banner, is hosting a Community Safety Event on Wednesday (5 November 2014). The aim of the event is to promote services and raise awareness around various crimes and the effects of these. The event is targetted at young people,