Tag: Middleton Railway

South Leeds Roundup: Panto, parkcour and crossing patrols

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. And if it looks a bit thin this week it’s because we struggled to find much news that we hadn’t already covered, or are working up into full articles – so

South Leeds Roundup: Mechanical madness, a messy mile and a memory café

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week with a treat for old diesel engine aficionados. Down at Middleton Railway next weekend (17 & 18 September) they are hosting their Mechanical Madness Diesel Gala with

South Leeds Roundup: Locos, ligaments and Linus

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week down in Hunslet where roads were closed to allow a steam train to cross. It was all part of the Middleton Railway’s Victorian Gala weekend. The photo,

South Leeds Roundup: Fungi, fairs and flat irons

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week with some mushrooms spotted growing in Beeston’s Cross Flatts Park. Perhaps these ‘Fun Guys’ were there to listen to East Steel, last Sunday’s Band In the Park.

South Leeds Roundup: Gardening, gardening and more gardening

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week down on Dewsbury Road near the One Stop Centre, where children from Flowerpots Day Nursery helped Groundwork and Beeston in Bloom to plant new flowers in a

South Leeds Roundup: The Bridge, Bats and Badges

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week in Holbeck where the team from The Bridge centre won the Fair Play Final in the football tournament which was part of Leeds Learning Disability Week. Congratulations

South Leeds Roundup: Pavilions, sheds and garden gates

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week in Beeston at Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club (confusingly) where a new pavilion is on the cards. You can see the plans on their Facebook Page, but we

Half term activities in South Leeds

As the May half term holiday kicks off, we have pulled together some ideas of things to do: Middleton Railway As well as the usual weekend services, trains will be running on Middleton Railway on Bank Holiday Monday and Wednesday 1 June. On Sunday 29 May you can join a