What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Cllr Judith Blake is stepping down as the Leader of Leeds City Council following her appointment to the House of Lords. I have had the privilege of working with Judith over many years in her roles both as a Middleton Ward councillor and as Council Leader and I just want
Despite not being able to operate trains at present, Middleton Railway is pressing on with three major projects which have been funded via the two Lottery Grants received earlier this year. The major project is the construction of a new Mezzanine Floor in their ‘Engine House’, led by volunteer and
The Middleton Railway is delighted to announce that our Vice President, Ian Smith, has been awarded the Railway Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award for services to preservation. The award was given for “Outstanding work and personal dedication to the Middleton Railway for 50 years” The citation reads: “For more than 50
Middleton Railway has suspended its passenger service from Moor Road to Middleton Park for the rest of 2020. Current restrictions have made it difficult to plan future train services and so they have decided to close until April 2021. The railway had already cancelled its popular Santa Specials for this
During these challenging times it has been important for the Middleton Railway to continue at the centre of the community, opening to the public with new COVID precautions in place as well as providing a safe environment for volunteers to continue their valuable work maintaining and running the railway. Amongst
The Middleton Railway Trust is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from the government thanks to the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. 445 organisations will share £103 million, including The Middleton Railway Trust to
Middleton Railway has had a very muted celebration of its Diamond Jubilee this year due to Coronavirus, but it’s not over yet with services running throughout October and November. A Diesel-pulled service will run each Sunday plus a mid week service during half term on Wednesday 28 October. Trains run
Vintage steam locomotive “Swanscombe No 6”, which was built in 1935 and worked in a cement works in Kent, has received a rebuilt boiler. The Middleton Railway launched an appeal to help pay for the repairs and thanks to people’s generosity, we were able to send it away for repair
Heritage Open Days is the country’s largest free heritage festival, with over 5,000 events held annually. This year’s festival runs between the 11-19 September 2020. Leeds Civic Trust is proud to be the local coordinator for the city. This year, the festival will be going ‘digital’ for the first time
It’s going to be a very different festive season this year with two staples of the South Leeds Christmas already cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Today (17 August 2020) Middleton Railway announced that they would not be running Santa Trains this year and St Andrew’s Pantomime Group said they