What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On Sunday 15 April the newly formed Hunslet Club Solitaires took part in their first in-house competition at The Hunslet Club. The troupe was formed by Charlotte Roberts and Natalie Francis in October 2017 and already has a membership of over 50 dancers taking part. The event was attended by
On Friday 1 and Sunday 3 December 2017 The Hunslet Club hosted its annual Christmas pantomime, Cinderella, the timeless tale of good triumphing over evil. The cast played to packed houses of over 200 people at each performance entertaining everyone with singing, dancing and some great comedy moments. This year’s
The Hunslet Club will be running its popular Activity Camp through the next month of the summer holidays, starting tomorrow (27 July 2017). Children aged 5 and over can attend for a range of activities including football, dance, movies, baking, arts and crafts. There will also be special themed days
It was a messy Sunday down at the Hunslet Club today (23 April 2017) – but all in a good cause. The challenge was to run a mile around the sports field whilst ‘helpers’ threw powder paint at you. Over sixty young and not so young people took part in
Last weekend (Friday 4 November 2016) saw a busy night of boxing at the Hunslet Club, with the home club making a clean sweep of results, including Beeston’s Ismail Khan seeing off a strong challenge to retain his English flyweight title. The night featured 14 bouts, in front of a
This Friday (4 November 2016) sees The Hunslet Club host their annual amateur boxing competition, with young boxers – starting as young as 10 – from Hunslet and across the North battling it out in a series of fights. In what promises to be a night of high-quality boxing, National
Hunslet Club Parkside suffered a cruel last-minute loss in the Conference Challenge Trophy cup final in Manchester last weekend (Saturday 8 October 2016) – but it was a gutsy performance from a club with a bright future ahead. Parkside – part of The Hunslet Club – came into the game
The Hunslet Club held their first ever Messy Mile on Sunday 18 September 2016. Parents and children were encouraged to run the mile cousre together and share the fun of getting messy, covered with powder paints. It was a beautiful sunny day for the 70 participants who were raising funds
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 with a treat for old diesel engine aficionados. Down at Middleton Railway next weekend (17 & 18 September) they are hosting their Mechanical Madness Diesel Gala with
Youngsters across south Leeds are today getting their GCSE results, and many are heading to Leeds Festival. Local youngster Max Chappell, 16, is one of them; but he’s also celebrating a remarkable year as an increasingly talked-about rising star of the cricket world. South Leeds Life got in touch with