What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Are you interested in local history? Middleton has an incredibly rich heritage, from mining and railways in Middleton Park to boundary disputes with Beeston and, in the 1920s, the building of one of the Leeds’s first council estates. And now the Middleton Life local history group has launched its very
The Tetley is a new centre for contemporary art and learning due to open in November 2013, writes Kathryn Welford. Located in the stunning art deco headquarters of the former Tetley Brewery site in Hunslet, The Tetley will be a free public cultural attraction with galleries, learning spaces, café bar,
A local history group has launched a new website chronicling the history of Middleton. Middleton Life group, which is made up of local history buffs, has launched its new website to highlight some of their work, which includes a permanent exhibition at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre. Group members are
“It’s A Horse Gin, but not as we know it” is the terrible pun I’ve had stuck in my head since I first heard about the model Horse Gin currently being installed in Middleton Park. I’m sure there are far wittier puns to be had (and do please share your own
Remember the special edition of South Leeds Life magazine which was put together by members of the Middleton Life community group last summer? And the wonderful exhibition chronicling Middleton’s history at Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre? Well, the Middleton Life group is set to start up again thanks to a grant
As reported in the Yorkshire Evening Post a new audio walk through Holbeck has been developed. The walk begins on Victoria Bridge; passes through the old industrial heartland around Water Lane; along the viaduct footpath to Domestic Street; along Ingram Road and over the M621; down to Cambrian Terrace; under
All the cinemas are gone! Where my friends and I went on a Saturday afternoon for the matinees, they’ve disappeared. They have either been knocked down or redeveloped, writes community reporter Martyn White. Often, on Saturday afternoons my friends and I would go to a matinee at one of the
Yesterday saw the intrepid band of South Leeds Life community reporters learn about photography and how to take photos for their stories – and they also undertook their first assignment. The group took two cars from Tenants Hall in Middleton down to the Leeds Museum, opposite Millennium Square in the
Following on from part one of a nostalgic photo slideshow of hundreds of photos of Hunslet and it’s surrounding area, from a bygone age, last week (viewed over 150 times already), we now present Part 2. See how many places you recognise still standing, or what is long gone that you
Some time ago a disk of nostalgic Hunslet photos set to music was handed to the Hunslet Club to be shown on the big screen at a reunion event. We figured it deserves a wider audience for those interested in local history. These are not club images but images from