What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On Thursday 11 May, three well-known local charities came together to launch a new service delivering community-based health and well-being activities across inner South Leeds. Health for All is the lead partner, working with Asha Neighbourhood Project and Hamara Healthy Living Centre, and the Better Together service is funded by
An afternoon of family fun is taking place at Hamara Healthy Living Centre on Tempest Road, Beeston LS11 6RD on Thursday (11 May 2017) 12-2pm to celebrate the launch of a new council-funded service to promote healthy communities – Better Together. There will be a range of activities for all
Spring has sprung. If you’re looking for a new activity but feel tied to the house with the children, this could be the perfect solution. Middleton Minstrels Ladies Choir was formed two years ago. Through funding and support from Awards for All and Leeds Community Fund, the facilities have been
A new way of delivering interventions to improve the health of the poorest ten per cent of Leeds will use expert knowledge and community expertise to change lives for the better. Focussing on the areas of the city which have the ten percent of most deprived neighbourhoods, ‘Better Together’ is
On 8th March more than 140 Mums-to-be, parents, carers and their babies came together for fun, food and a chance to find out what is available for them in south Leeds. At Belle Isle Family Centre, Health for All provide the chance to try out baby first aid, baby massage,
A special event is being held at Belle Isle Family Centre on Wednesday 8 March for pregnant women, families and their babies (0-2 years old). There will be a chance to find out about what is available for young dads and male carers; help with breast feeding from Bosom Buddies;
Last year, seven ladies attended training to become breastfeeding peer supporters, known as Bosom Buddies. The training lasted 10 weeks and was organised through Health for All, assisted by Two Willows and New Bewerley Children’s Centres, and NHS maternity support. They and other peer supporters are now helping mums at
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
Health For All has been working to help communities help themselves for 25 years in South Leeds. I talked to Chief Executive Pat McGeever about the organisation’s journey. Today Health For All run numerous services from five centres across South Leeds, but it all started 25 years ago in an
A group of grandparents who look after their grandchildren have formed a self help group with support from Middleton-based charity Health For All. Stepping in to take care of young children can have a profound effect on your life. Having raised your own children and seen them grow up, to