What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A family of swans have been the star attraction for many people visiting Middleton Park this spring, but this week two of the cygnets have had to be taken to the Yorkshire Swan Rescue Hospital in separate incidents. A pair of swans first nested at the lake in Middleton Park
Leeds City Council is set to spend over £300,000 on improving a number of green spaces across the Middleton Park ward. The funding, totally £327,551, comes from Keepmoat’s Towcester Avenue / Thorpe Lane housing development. The sum was agreed as part of the scheme’s planning permission in a ‘Section 106
Facebook went a bit crackers yesterday after Michelle Deacon Robertshaw posted a photo of a large snake wrapped around a tree in Middleton Woods with the message “Took a walk in woods. Didn’t expect to see this 😁” Over 1,500 people commented on the status, but few scrolled down to
It’s generally recognised that parks and open spaces have all sorts of benefits to people’s mental health and wellbeing. The Government even stated in a recent Public Health Matters blog that “a good quality natural landscape in urban areas can affect how people feel. It reduces sadness, lifts the mood
Someone has fly tipped a load of rubbish on the road just to the left of the main gate inside Middleton Park. This is so obvious that it looks like a statement about dissatisfaction about council tips being closed. The statement it makes however, is much more about the selfish
Leeds City Council is taking over the former South Leeds Golf Club bringing an end to the uncertainty about the future of the green space. The future of the site has been in doubt since the Club went into administration having ceased trading in November last year. The club had
The importance of the natural environment for the health and wellbeing of individuals and their families is now acknowledged. In today’s busy world, parks, woodland and open spaces are now seen as important assets to the community. Wade’s Charity – Leeds oldest independent charitable trust has been helping the lives
Parks in Leeds will prove all the world’s a stage when they host unique pop-up performances of Shakespeare’s classics thanks to a new project supported by Leeds Inspired. Leeds theatre company Front Room Productions will give some of The Bard’s most beloved scenes a contemporary twist during the free, open
It’s a complicated place, this. I like complicated places – and the fortunate thing is, it turns out that all places are complicated, if you look at them closely enough. Looking closely was what I was here to do: to look closely, and to share what I saw. More than
The great Middleton Bonfire returned to Middleton Park on Tuesday 5 November at 7pm. Regardless of it being a rather muddy affair thanks to the prior wet weather, the crowds gathered in their masses to watch the event and celebrate bonfire night. This year there were around 7,000 attendees! The