What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Author John Rigg writes: Last Friday lunchtime, the “Hunslet Rugby League Remembered” Heritage Room was officially opened at the Garden Gate public house in south Leeds. I had received an invitation from Peter Todd, the General Manager of the Hunslet Hawks RLFC, who has also previously been kind enough to
The Hunslet Rugby Foundation in association with the Garden Gate pub have created a heritage room dedicated to the history of Hunslet Rugby League. The “Hunslet Rugby League Remembered” Heritage Room will be officially opened at 12pm noon on Friday (24 October 2014) at The Garden Gate, 3 Whitfield Place,
Are you passionate about local history in Middleton? The Middleton Life local history group is meeting next week and would welcome new members! The group, which recently held a successful Middleton History Week at the St George’s Centre will meet at Tenants Hall, Acre Close, on Wednesday, August 6, 10am-noon.
The Friends of Stank Hall Barn are raising concerns that 15th century Cad Beeston, perhaps the oldest house in Leeds, could be damaged by new owners. As South Leeds Life reported, Cad Beeston, is to be sold at auction on 6 December. Members of the Friends of Stank Hall
Can you help Middleton Railway raise £40,000 as part of their appeal to help preserve part of South Leeds’ industrial heritage? The volunteers at the historic railway are aiming to build a ‘Running Shed’, which will enable them to provide secure, undercover storage for two operational locomotives. And they’re asking
Are you interested in local history? Middleton has an incredibly rich heritage, from mining and railways in Middleton Park to boundary disputes with Beeston and, in the 1920s, the building of one of the Leeds’s first council estates. And now the Middleton Life local history group has launched its very
The Tetley is a new centre for contemporary art and learning due to open in November 2013, writes Kathryn Welford. Located in the stunning art deco headquarters of the former Tetley Brewery site in Hunslet, The Tetley will be a free public cultural attraction with galleries, learning spaces, café bar,
A local history group has launched a new website chronicling the history of Middleton. Middleton Life group, which is made up of local history buffs, has launched its new website to highlight some of their work, which includes a permanent exhibition at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre. Group members are
I have passed Scott’s almshouses many times on my way to Hunslet shopping centre, to my local pub and way back as a child (over 55 years ago) going from Belle Isle where I lived, to my school, Hunslet Carr Primary School. All this time these have remained a
Community reporter Martyn White from Beeston has sent us this article: I used to be a trainspotter, and yes I did wear an anorak. With a friend or two or by myself I used to go and watch the steam trains going past. There were quite a few places to