What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. You may recall Lucy Potter’s posts from her visit to New York. She’s now on the second leg of her study, visiting Rio de Janeiro (I know). You can follow her travels
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We’ll start with sad news from Friends of Holbeck Cemetery who report on the removal of their viewing platform. The platform provided possibly the best view in Leeds, but suffered from vandalism
Middleton Railway, another Friend of South Leeds Life, will be running their popular Santa Stream Trains again throughout December. You’re advised to book now to avoid disappointment! The trains run every Saturday and Sunday starting on 1 December, with a special service on Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24 December. Santa
Can you help Middleton Railway raise £40,000 as part of their appeal to help preserve part of South Leeds’ industrial heritage? The volunteers at the historic railway are aiming to build a ‘Running Shed’, which will enable them to provide secure, undercover storage for two operational locomotives. And they’re asking
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Who doesn’t like a crane? We start this week with a photo from Old Chapel Studios who have one on site today to help with their building works. Local blogger John Cockburn
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Leeds City Council are consulting on their flood risk strategy. Whilst much of South Leeds is securely on hills we do have waterways running through the area. The press release is illustrated
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. As we are entering autumn, the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, I thought we should start in Stourton. Volunteers at Skelton Grange Environment Centre have been harvesting fruit and veg over
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We have a new centre for contemporary art on our doorstep. The Tetley – it has a ring to it, doesn’t it? Like The Baltic or The Tate? Anyway it will open
Fire crews were called to Middleton Railway to an incident involving a three-tonne horse-drawn tram at around 3.20pm yesterday, reports FireWestYorkshire. A woman was trapped under a tram with serious injuries. Crews released the woman, who was then transported to hospital by ambulance. The woman became trapped after the horses
If you’re a fan of vintage transport you’re in for a treat this weekend at Middleton Railway. Middleton Railway has teamed up with the Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills to organise the Festival of Transport 2013. The Festival runs from Saturday to Monday over the bank holiday weekend