What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
Hunslet RLFC played host to 120 children from local schools at Friday’s home game against Doncaster (14 June 2019). The youngsters took part in a Duathlon event jointly organised by the Hunslet Rugby Foundation, Active Leeds and Positive Futures. In wet and windy conditions the children ran one lap of
The Hunslet Rugby Foundation and Hunslet RLFC were delighted to host 60 pensioners at the game with West Wales Crusaders on Sunday (3 March 2019). Members from South Leeds Live at Home and the Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust were treated to a buffet lunch in the Phoenix Bar before witnessing
Sunday 9 December 2018 saw the Hunslet Rugby Foundation, Morley Running Club, South Leeds Lakers and South Leeds Sisters join forces to host the inaugural Bah Humbug 10k. Setting off on the track at South Leeds Stadium runners, many wearing festive fancy dress, were soon faced with the infamous Scrooge
The Inner South Community Committee met yesterday (5 September 2018) at the Leeds Urban Bike Park in Middleton. The committee is made up of our nine local ward councillors and oversees a range of work in the local area as well as managing a wellbeing grants budget. 1. Leeds doesn’t
In the last two years over 4,000 boys and girls at local schools have come into contact with Rugby League thanks to Michael Nuttall and the Hunslet Rugby Foundation, part of Hunslet RLFC. Michael spends most of his time in primary schools teaching multi skill sports, children play a range
Here’s your slightly irregular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week down by the river. Leeds Waterfront Festival will be celebrating its 10th anniversary when it returns on the weekend of 24 & 25 June. As usual