What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Good morning, south Leeds! Here’s what’s been making South Leeds tick this week on local blogs and websites… Holbeck in Bloom blog features some photos and a report from yesterday’s Yorkshire in Bloom judging – and features Beeston in Bloom and Holbeck in Bloom groups together with the Yorkshire in
Judges from the Yorkshire in Bloom competition will descend on south Leeds today to take a look at the floral activities of two of our communities. They are due to visit Holbeck to see the efforts of the volunteers from the Holbeck in Bloom group and Beeston to see the work
Here’s our weekly roundup of what’s making south Leeds tick from other blogs and websites: Holbeck in Bloom blog about a very welcome donation from Santander and some of the latest work in the area. The show goes on – that’s the defiant message from the folks at Middleton Railway,
Local resident Ian Pickup posts on details of an initiative to make Holbeck a tidier place with six new bins… Holbeck in Bloom contacted all the groups of Holbeck to ask to donate £100 towards three little bins, the cost of each bin being £350. We got such a good response
A team of willing local volunteers including three ward councillors – Angela Gabriel, Adam Ogilvie and John Hardy – worked together to plant and hang spring baskets in Holbeck. Twelve floral hanging baskets were placed on the outer walls of St Matthew’s Community Centre. This work was in preparation for this
The Holbeck Green Corridor Project, which links Holbeck to the city centre, has been honoured at the Leeds Architecture and Design Awards and will be featured on national BBC television tonight. The Holbeck Green Corridor Project is creating meadow areas on old industrial sites to provide an attractive walkway from Holbeck to the
A couple of Holbeck blogs have been updated this week – and we’re welcoming a new entry into the south Leeds blogosphere. Holbeck stalwarts Dennis Kitchen and Ian Pickup are previewing tonight’s meeting of the Voice of Holbeck on the group’s blog. The meeting discusses all things Holbeck, so if you’re
Feeling green-fingered and want to make a positive contribution to your community? The Holbeck in Bloom group is encouraging local people to attend their latest meeting this teatime over on their new blog. The group is looking to build on their silver success in this year’s Yorkshire in Bloom contest – but
The South Leeds blogosphere has had three new additions this week. In Holbeck, the Voice of Holbeck community group, which discusses local issues and makes environmental improvements, now has a blog featuring reports and previews of meetings. Its latest post previews the South Leeds Photowalk for the Looking Good Holbeck
Congratulations go to both the Beeston and Holbeck In Bloom groups who both secured ‘silver rose’ awards in the Yorkshire In Bloom horticultural campaign, which encourages communities to improve their environments. Both communties received the same award in the ‘urban community’ category as the affluent and leafy village of Bramhope, on the outskirts