What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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 Beeston at Park Fisheries who have posted some great photos, taken by Jennifer Lovelock, of their magnificent floral display. Good luck for Yorkshire In Bloom! Awards were
Fun is on the menu this weekend (17-18 May 2014) when a group of Americans join members of local churches to stage a weekend of community activities in Beeston and Holbeck. Activities will include litter picks and a schools football tournament. Organisers have teamed up with Beeston In Bloom to
A £50k programme to improve Holbeck Moor playground has been completed and been opened by local Councillors. Councillors David Congreve and Adam Ogilvie (Beeston & Holbeck) were joined by pupils from the nearby Ingram Road Primary School to open the new facilities. The improvements, completed by the Council’s Parks
Work is underway to improve the Watsonian Pavilion in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston. Community group the Friends of Cross Flatts Park (FOCFP) have raised money to upgrade the Pavilion and turn it into a hub for live performances and cultural events. The works will covert the front of the
Plans to pilot new arrangements at St George’s Centre in Middleton are on the agenda for the Inner South Area Committee meeting on Wednesday (19 March 2014). St Georges Centre already features a one stop centre for Council services, a library, a jobclub, credit union counter as well as
The much needed refurbishment of a popular community space for young people is to go ahead. Councillor Angela Gabriel and colleagues on the Inner South Area Committee have provided £6,200 towards the refurbishment of the Urban Bar on Malvern Road in Beeston. Urban Bar, run by local youth charity
Two new opportunities for children in South Leeds to play outdoors start on Saturday morning (15 February 2014). Children aged 8 to 12 years old are being encouraged to join in making dens and slides, learn street games, make new friends and play. They are advised to bring their
The Inner South Area Committee has organised day of information, workshops and entertainment for older people at Leeds Civic Hall on Monday 3 March 2014. The event will take place in the Civic Hall’s banqueting suite and include: Tai Chi Tour of Civic Hall Entertainment Information stalls Reminiscence Meditation
The Council’s Inner South Area Committee met last night (5 February 2014) approving a range of grants and reviewing their work programme, as well as hearing from residents during the Open Forum. £5,000 was approved, in principle, for Health For All to carry out a feasibility study into the
Winter warmth packages are currently being delivered to 1,000 elderly people living in south Leeds, thanks to funding provided from the local area committee. As part of the project, key essentials including soup and stewed meat, blankets, bed socks, scarves and gloves, will be provided as part of