What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service (WYCAS) is a small charity based in Hunslet which aims to help other charities and community groups with their financial recording and reporting. There are 11 staff with community accountants for the areas of Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield. Claire Welling is the community
International Day of Older People to be celebrated across South Leeds Yesterday (Sunday 1 October 2017) was the International Day of Older Persons and the theme this year is: ‘Diversity of Older People’. All sorts of exciting events will take place across South Leeds this week. TRINITY NETWORK On Tuesday 3
Holbeck Elderly Aid (HEA) are delighted to announce that they have completed stage one of their ambitious project to develop the facilities at St. Matthew’s Community Centre, Holbeck. The state of the art gas-interlock ventilation system has already improved the atmosphere at the weekly lunches and community café. Sue Cawthray,
Coinciding with Dementia Awareness Week (14-20 May 2017) is the launch of Holbeck’s first Dementia Café, set up by Holbeck Elderly Aid (HEA) – a South Leeds charity supporting vulnerable older people in the community. The Dementia Café, which will be held once a month, on the second Monday of
Hilary Benn MP cut the ribbon this morning (Friday 20 January 2017) as HEA opened their new office in the former Leeds Building Society branch on Domestic Street in Holbeck. HEA’s Chief Executive Elissa Newman commented: “This a real win-win for Holbeck. Not only has a landmark building been brought
Call for local out-of-hours helpline answered by Holbeck Elderly Aid and NHS Holbeck Elderly Aid (HEA), a South Leeds charity supporting vulnerable older people in the community has received a Third Sector Health Grant from NHS Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to the value of over £46,000.
Members and partners attending the Annual General Meeting of HEA last week heard that the organisation plan to increase their support work to older people in Holbeck to include personal care. John England, the Chair of Trustees at HEA said: “We are well placed to provide care and support to
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week in Middleton where it’s been a mixed week. The Friends of Middleton Park have posted about beautiful sunrises, graphitised information boards and a successful prosecution for illegal
St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck has had a bit of a makeover, with housing contractors Keepmoat providing labour and materials to smarten up the entrance lobby. [slideshow_deploy id=’50752′] The project was officially concluded and celebrated with Keepmoat staff joined Holbeck Elderly Aid (HEA) members and volunteers, and local councillors,
Holbeck charity HEA has launched a ‘crowdfunding’ appeal to raise money to buy the former Holbeck Day centre, which is to be sold by auction next Thursday (21 July 2016). HEA, formerly known as Holbeck Elderly Aid, deliver vital services to the older community of Holbeck, one of the most