What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Four South Leeds schools could benefit from Opera North’s fundraising push ‘Let Music Inspire’ and donations next week will be doubled. For one week only from Tuesday 19 March, every donation made towards Opera North’s ‘Let Music Inspire’ campaign will be matched pound for pound thanks to the Big Give’s
Clapgate Primary School in Belle Isle is the latest school in our area to join Opera North’s In Harmony programme, joining Windmill, Low Road and New Bewerley. The school joined the programme in September 2022 and are already seeing the benefits. Headteacher, Natasha Singleton, explained: “What we are seeing is
Kim Groves Middleton, Leeds Absolutely brilliant to watch performers from Windmill Primary School, Low Road Primary School at Leeds Town Hall. Extremely talented young people an absolute credit to their schools , families , carers and City of Leeds. In Harmony Opera North brought together in the children’s words “Our
Pupils from a primary school in Hunslet are preparing to sing on some of the finest stages in the country as they get ready to join Opera North for its forthcoming performances of Puccini’s Turandot. The 8 to 10-year-olds are from Low Road Primary School, which is part of the
With the start of the new school year, over 1,000 pupils each week will now be benefiting from Opera North’s award-winning In Harmony community residency as the Company introduces the project into a third primary school in South Leeds. In Harmony was created with the aim of enriching lives, improving
I started singing in a choir two years ago. I only went along to report on it for South Leeds Life, but had my arm twisted to join in and I’ve been back every Friday lunchtime since. The community choir is an offshoot of the amazing Opera North ‘In Harmony’
I went to Cross Flatts Park yesterday. I didn’t want to go, it was cold and grey, but there was some art on and I thought it would be ‘good for me’. We previewed Life Boat on South Leeds Life a few days ago. I think it’s an installation,
An email arrived at South Leeds Towers this week inviting us to join a debate about whether Leeds should bid to become European Capital of Culture. This follows the news that Hull has been awarded the accolade for 2017. I can’t help thinking there’s some hurt civic pride in
There has been a host of Christmas activities over the last week and South Leeds Life reporters have there to capture the excitement. Photos by: Lucy Potter, Stephen Williamson and Jeremy Morton Last Wednesday (4 December 2013) saw children from the local primary schools join with residents at Middleton
Children from Windmill Primary School will be out and about performing Christmas music in Hunslet and Belle Isle on Thursday (5 December 2013), culminating with the switching on of the Christmas lights on Belle Isle Circus. The school has been working with teams from Opera North’s In Harmony programme.