What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
An oral history exhibition celebrating 50 years of Irish in Britain, the national membership organisation for the Irish community in Britain, is visiting Holbeck next week (15-19 November 2023). The stories within the exhibition are as inspirational as they are heart-breaking, and most importantly, will never be forgotten. From the
It’s twelve months since South Leeds Life organised a public meeting calling for Stank Hall Barn to be saved. Thirty people came along to hear about the history of the barn and find out what Leeds City Council planned to do with this hidden treasure. The Barn was in
Martyn White reminisces about his old school. We thought that our Headmaster was too strict. Thinking back I realise that he wasn’t. I went to Bewerley Street County Primary School. The class that I was in was the last one to go through from Junior One to Senior Four. Mr.Blakeborough
As reported in the Yorkshire Evening Post a new audio walk through Holbeck has been developed. The walk begins on Victoria Bridge; passes through the old industrial heartland around Water Lane; along the viaduct footpath to Domestic Street; along Ingram Road and over the M621; down to Cambrian Terrace; under