What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
As we start the New Year, Hunslet Foundation’s General Manager Michael Nuttall can reflect on what has been another hugely satisfactory twelve months of Rugby League development work in south Leeds. A real highlight was the inaugural Community Clubs Summer Festival, which took place at Hunslet Warriors and which attracted
Hunslet Rugby Foundation ran a five-a-side football tournament for a group of primary schools they have been working with this year last Wednesday (30 November 2022). The event was hosted by Cockburn John Charles Academy and featured squads of Year 6 pupils from local primary schools Clapgate, Low Road, Middleton
Family, friends and former pupils gathered in Middleton Park on Wednesday (9 November 2022) for the dedication of a bench to Bill Crann, who sadly died last year aged 88. Bill was a local teacher who coached many rugby league players who went on to turn professional for Hunslet and
Hunslet Foundation’s Summer Junior Festival on Sunday (31 July 2022), which involved teams at Under 10s, Under 9s, Under 8s and Under 7s from around the north of England, and which was hosted by Hunslet Warriors, simply couldn’t have gone better. That’s the considered view of the Foundation’s General Manager
Twenty-one clubs from across the north of England have already confirmed that they will be attending a giant ‘Community Club Summer Festival’ in Hunslet at the end of the month – and more are poised to follow. The event, which is being organised by Hunslet Foundation’s Manager Michael Nuttall and
The perfect partnership, that’s the only way to describe the link-up between the Hunslet Foundation’s energetic and highly professional development team and the Luke Gale ‘Kicking for Grassroots’ initiative which, in addition to providing physical activity, also focuses on such as healthy eating. Mikey Nuttall, who was then Hunslet’s sole
I called into the Monday Club at Hunslet RLFC last month and enjoyed games of table tennis and dominoes with some of the regulars. The club is run by the Hunslet Rugby Foundation, but you don’t have to support the club, or even enjoy rugby to attend. It’s aim to
Two Belle Isle lads who first worked together collecting glasses at Hunslet Labour Club are now driving the Hunslet Rugby Foundation forwards. Tyler Finister has recently been appointed as Development Officer, whilst Michael Nuttall has moved up to Foundation Manager. The pair are running a range of activities supporting rugby
The South Leeds running community put on quite a show with the second annual Bah Humbug 10k trail race on Sunday (8 December 2019). The sell out event saw 600 runners from across Leeds and beyond tackle tough and at times slippery course on trails through Middleton Park, with the
South Leeds runners were out in force at the Asda Foundation Leeds 10k on Sunday (7 July 2019). As well as a great turn out from the South Leeds Lakers and Morley Running Club the Hunslet Rugby Foundation had a 30 strong team entered, including Hunslet RLFC legends Mick Coyle