What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The sun shone on South Leeds this weekend and people came out to enjoy a range of activities on offer. Hunslet Gala drew the crowds on Saturday afternoon (21 June 2014). Residents enjoyed browsing the stalls, playing on the inflatables and were entertained by Punch and Judy and the
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Call me biased, but I’m going to start this Roundup with coverage of Saturday’s Beeston Festival. The festival’s website has a photo slideshow and a collection of Tweets from the day which
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We start this week in a wildflower meadow in … Holbeck. It might surprise some people in the city, but parts of Holbeck have been imaginatively planted with wild flowers. Holbeck in
Hunslet Hawks may be riding high at the top of Championship 1, but the players found time to take the plunge with a spot of scuba diving ahead of their weekend victory over Gateshead Thunder. Aaron Lyons, Danny Ansell, Liam Mackay, John Oakes and Luke Stenchion were keen to experience
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Let’s start this week in Hawkshire with news that the Hunslet Hawks have partnered with Gibbs and Dandy Pudsey to fund the clubs important work in the community. They are also hosting
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. The bluebells are out in Middleton Woods, so let’s start there. The Friends of Middleton Park have photos and details of their Bluebell Walks this weekend when they tie up with Middleton Railway.
Hunslet Hawks are delighted to have partnered up with local under 11’s team Beeston Broncos to take on the might of Wigan Warriors in this weekend’s big Challenge Cup clash. 17 young Broncos will be mascots walking out with their heroes at the DW stadium on Sunday. The Hawks
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. It seems most people have been too busy enjoying the Easter break to post much the internet, so it’s a shorter roundup this week. We start with the Friends of Stank Hall
To celebrate the beginnings of rugby in Leeds, the Central Library has arranged a series of talks and an exhibition. In 1864, an advert was placed in the local paper asking for anyone interested in forming a rugby club to come to Woodhouse Moor. From this small beginning, the sport
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We start this week in Middleton Park. The Friends of Middleton Park have posted these photos of two of the panels created by local schoolchildren for the pillars of the main gate.