What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Blue Plaque is Unveiled at Leeds Marshall’s Mill to Honour City’s Pioneering Industrialist John Marshall A blue plaque honouring the work of pioneering mill owner John Marshall has been unveiled today (Monday 10 September 2018) at the site of his achievements, Marshall’s Mill. The Mill, which is the largest building
Business tenants at Marshall’s Mill and the Round Foundry Media Centre in Holbeck presented staff from Leeds Women’s Aid with hundreds of presents for children staying in the refuge over Christmas. This is the third year that the collection has been organised by Front of House, Receptionist and Events Co-ordinator
Do you know the story that the ghost of a small boy haunts Marshall’s Mill? Find out about him and other spooky goings on with professional ghost hunters on a tour around the eeriest parts of The Round Foundry estate. Matthew Murray’s Round Foundry and John Marshall’s mills date back
To quote Charles Dickens “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” On Friday (29 September 2017) I was asked to judge the cake baking competition at Marshalls Mill in Holbeck. Receptionist Lisa Riley had organised another great event for tenants of the building, this time
Lisa Riley, who works at Marshalls Mill in Holbeck, has been named runner up in the Receptionist of the Year awards. The awards were launched this year by Lucy Walker Recruitment following on from National Receptionist Day in May and aim to recognise the integral role that often overlooked receptionists
A press release landed in my In Box this week saying that the Marshalls Mill complex in Holbeck Urban Village, or Holbeck as most of you know it, was fully let for the first time since it was redeveloped 15 years ago. It doesn’t sound riveting reading and we decided
Dozens of companies across the Marshalls Mill and Round Foundry estate in Holbeck Urban Village have been collecting gifts to be donated to Leeds Women’s Aid this Christmas. At a time of year when many struggle, the generosity of others can be an unexpected comfort and today, Thursday 15 December
I’ve been studying a rather wonderful online map this week. It’s called the Leeds Riot Map and it marks civil disturbances in the city going back centuries. The map includes more recent riots such as those in Chapeltown in 1975, 1981 and 1987, but it also goes back to 1643
Businesses in Holbeck Urban Village have donated over 100 presents to women and children fleeing domestic violence this Christmas. Lisa Ellen Riley who works in the reception at Marshall’s Mill organised the collection for women and children at Leeds Women’s Aid after a successful collection at Easter. Businesses responded magnificently
Businesses at Marshall’s Mill in Holbeck have been collecting Easter Eggs to donate to Leeds Women’s Aid. Lisa Ellen Riley, part of the team managing the building, had the idea of a charity collection at Easter and the idea has been enthusiastically by tenants and suppliers. The eggs will be