Tag: Mark Hodgkinson

Christmas Lantern Festival lights up Beeston

The Beeston Christmas Lantern Festival brought the Christmas magic back to Cross Flatts Park on Friday (8 December 2023) and it was bigger and better than ever with people from across south Leeds joining in with the festivities. Led by local churches, and featuring volunteers and partners from across the

Local teens are cooking up a Christmas treat

South Leeds youngsters from the ‘Space’ youth groups are next week serving up two ‘Advent’ meals for the local community, to mark the start of the Christmas season – and anyone’s invited. The free, three-course meals are being held on Wednesday 30th November and Thursday 1st December (2016), both at

Cross Flatts parkrun gets lifesaving equipment

On Saturday 24 September Arthur Wood, 67, an experienced runner and member of Pudsey Pacers running club, had a cardiac arrest and collapsed whilst taking part in the Bramley parkrun.  Fortunately Bramley parkrun had just obtained a defibrillator which was used by a fellow runner to help resuscitate him.  Following

Lantern Festival returns to light up Beeston

The popular annual Cross Flatts Park Lantern Festival returns to Beeston this Christmas – on the evening of Friday 11 December (2015). The free, family-friendly event will once again feature carol singing (led by the local Salvation Army brass band), live animals to meet and pet, refreshments (this year including