What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
More people are invited to sign up for green space volunteering opportunities this summer, to mark National Volunteers’ Week (2-8 June 2025). Earlier this year, Leeds City Council, in partnership with Voluntary Action Leeds, launched their new scheme Volunteer Team Leeds, with the aim of bringing together and inviting new
As Leeds enjoys summer temperatures, park visitors are reminded that barbecues are not permitted in the city’s parks, to protect the parks and their wildlife. Whilst barbecues and any other fire lighting is banned from Leeds’s parks and greenspaces, picnics are more than welcome. Barbecues increase the risk of accidental
Schools from across South Leeds are joining the Love Exploring Leeds School Challenge, as part of a drive to encourage families to get active in their local park. The challenge is based around the free Love Exploring app, which offers augmented reality games for smartphones. Middleton Park, Cross Flatts Park,
Signage and banners urging visitors to please take their rubbish home or dispose of it in an appropriate way are now on display at a number of community parks and green spaces across Leeds. Undertaken by Leeds City Council, the new campaign is in response to a significant rise in
Ahead of restrictions regarding social distancing and gatherings potentially easing over the next few months, Leeds City Council is once again asking residents to please take their litter home or dispose of it in an appropriate way if visiting a city park or green space. With parks and green spaces
The first ever Love Leeds Parks festival will be held next week (8-16 August 2020) with events online and in local parks across the city. The festival will include five core days of online events, each with a different theme highlighting the importance of parks to our daily lives; nature,
Leeds City Council is running a new campaign over the summer months as a result of the increases in littering and anti-social behaviour that have been seen since lockdown eased. The campaign, developed by Keep Britain Tidy, comes after a new survey, carried out by the environmental charity, shows that
UPDATED 4pm, Wednesday 15 July 2020 Leeds City Council has postponed the reopening of the first five playgrounds, including Middleton Park, as it needs “more time to undertake further assessment work.” Original article: The children’s playground in Middleton Park will reopen tomorrow (Thursday 16 July 2020), one of just five
Leeds City Council has issued the following information to residents: Dear resident, We hope that you’re staying safe and keeping well. On Sunday (10 May 2020) the government made the announcement they would begin easing lockdown restrictions. Our priority continues to be the safety of our residents and workers, which
A number of changes in parks run by Leeds City Council will be implemented in response to the latest government guidance around outdoor activities. From tomorrow (Wednesday 13 May 2020): Council park car parks will reopen but playgrounds in parks will remain closed and the gates locked with notices in