What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Beeston in Bloom has three new projects planned for 2021, but need some help to make them happen. Firstly, we are delighted to have been successful in the award of a bench from Leeds Civic Trust as part of their ‘Take a seat’ campaign. The trust provide the bench and
If you travel the short distance along Town Street and Beeston Road you will see evidence of Beeston in Bloom and what they have been doing to keep their projects going during the current situation. Starting at Beeston Primary School you will see the border outside the school that, in
When Beeston in Bloom held it’s AGM on 2 March (BC – Before Coronavirus) little did we know what was about to happen. Plans were made and working parties arranged in preparation for our spring judging. A newly formed Wednesday garden club had worked hard in Cross Flatts Park in
Earlier this year, Beeston in Bloom and Beeston Primary School were fortunate to be awarded a grant of £500 from the RHS as part of their Greening Grey Britain campaign. The money has been used to renovate the unloved space on Beeston Town Street in front of the school, with
Our next entry for the St Luke’s CARES Community Awards has been submitted by Beeston In Bloom, the volunteer community gardening group. For details of how YOUR community group can enter please click here. You can’t help but notice there is little green space around Beeston and that’s what we
Cross Flatts Park in Beeston has seen a significant increase in fires this winter. South Leeds Life has been canvassing opinion from park users and residents who overlook the park In news that will come at little surprise to locals, the Fire Service has attended over 40 fires in the
The Prince’s Trust Team Programme is a 12 week personal development programme, offering work experience, qualifications, practical skills, community projects and a residential week. The Team members undertake their community project on weeks 5 and 6 of the programme and this helps them to prepare for their work placements on
Love Beeston / Clean Beeston – Rowland Road, a success story Every year as part of our action planning, Beeston in Bloom identifies an area that is overgrown and in need of some TLC. In 2014 we agreed that the traffic calming planter at the junction of Rowland Road and
A lot has been made recently about promoting community pride, but as a member of Beeston in Bloom, this is nothing new. Mention that you are part of a ‘bloom group’ and people assume that you are only interested in flower beds and hanging baskets. Nothing is further from the
There’s been a lot of gardening going on in Beeston in the last week – taking inspiration from Chelsea maybe? For the second year running Beeston was chosen to take part in Business in the Community’s National ‘Give and Gain Day’. So on Friday (15 May 2015) a team of