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I first met Farouk, nearly 25 years ago when I began my career in the community sector as a project worker with the South Leeds Elderly Group. Farouk was the chairman and one of the founders and although the organisation was a very small outfit with only two part-time staff,
Most people seem to want to see the back of 2016 and hope for something better in 2017, but it’s not all been doom and gloom. Part of South Leeds Life’s mission is to spread positive news about our communities so we thought we would round off the year with
It was an emotional evening at Aagrar on Thursday night (8 December 2016) as the 7th Hamara Community Awards were given out, a new anti-bullying campaign was launched with Asian Express and Hamara bid farewell to their CEO Hanif Malik. Hanif moved from the private sector twenty years ago to
The Hamara Centre on Tempest Road, Beeston was the venue for a celebration event as Hamara’s ‘family’ – partners, staff and the wider community – gathered to celebrate Hanif Malik’s recent award of the OBE yesterday (20 July 2016). In a series of speeches the qualities that led to the
Do you play fantasy Desert Island Discs? I do. I know I’ll never be interviewed on Radio 4, but I try to pick my eight records and justify them. This week I was playing fantasy Honours List. I’m never going to get a call from the Palace, but I was
Civic and community leaders gathered in Leeds today to pay their respects to those who lost their lives and suffered terrible injuries in the London bombings of July 7 2005. They were remembered on the 10th anniversary of one of the UK’s worst terrorist atrocities by a cross-section of representatives
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
The Hunslet Club kicked off their 75th anniversary celebrations with a packed-out Review of the Year event on Friday evening (24 April 2015) – featuring a clutch of celebrity guests, news and stories from the club over the years, dazzling performances from some of the club’s young dancers and cheer-leaders,
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.