What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Beeston’s youth-led climate action group, Green Futures is celebrating recognition at the Global Learning Awards ceremony in Leeds for successfully championing young people’s voices in the fight against climate change. The award honours the group’s advocacy, community engagement, and commitment to ensuring that young people are heard by decision-makers on
At the end of March about fifty members of the Hong Kong community in Leeds celebrated the successful completion of a work and health project at Beeston Village Community Centre. The project, funded by the West Yorkshire Mayor, was a programme to support people to improve their health, confidence and
What a loss to the community and her family! The wonderful Lynn Bailey, who has died after a short illness, has left a lasting legacy to the people of Beeston and in particular the learning disabled community for which she fought for justice for so many years. One legacy is
An exciting new summer event has started at Tenants Hall in Middleton. In collaboration with Sew it Seams and Rags to Riches, Our Future Beeston is putting on an event where people within the community can come and learn some new skills in sewing, upcycling and reusing different fabrics and
A youth group in Beeston is encouraging more you people to join them by holding an open day and cooking workshop on Saturday 24 February 2024. We are Green Futures, a South Leeds-based youth group, funded by a Children in Need youth social action grant and supported by Health for
This month saw the installation of a new mosaic, on the outside of the St Luke’s Cares shop on Dewsbury Road in Beeston. It reads ‘The climate’s changing – are we?’, and was created by members of the local community, in partnership with Seagulls Paint – a Leeds social enterprise
A film showing the work of Middleton-based charity Health For All has been released today (31 May 2023). The film has been made by Locality, a national umbrella group supporting local community organisations to be strong and successful. Each year they make three or four films focussing on the work
The Enhance programme, which supports people to maintain health, wellbeing and independence, and avoid a hospital admission, will be funded for a second year up to April 2024. It works by providing tailor-made support for patients being discharged from hospital, referred to Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (LCH) or identified
On Thursday 19 January 2023 Hongkongers from across Leeds came together in Beeston to celebrate the Lunar New Year with excellent decorations and an exquisite lunch. Health For All set up the project in partnership with Migration Yorkshire to support new Hong Kong migrants to settle in the UK and
