What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Children in Leeds have chosen a local charity which helps make special memories for hundreds of families as the city’s top spot for kids at this year’s landmark Child Friendly Leeds Awards 2026. Holbeck Together was crowned winner of the ‘Children’s Choice Award’ with The Hunslet Club highly commended. This
Rowland Road Play Patch celebrates its first birthday on Saturday (28 March 2026) marking one year since the community-led play space opened behind Rowland Road Working Men’s Club in Beeston Hill. Working in partnership with Yorkshire Contemporary, the Club has transformed a derelict piece of land into an inclusive, creative
Students from Leeds Beckett University are working with Yorkshire Contemporary and local Beeston residents to turn Rowland Road Working Men’s Club’s previously derelict backyard into a thriving community adventure playground. The site has been reimagined as the Rowland Road Play Patch – a free, inclusive outdoor space designed for creativity,
This month (October 2025) saw a new addition at the popular Rowland Road Play Patch: a ‘Little Book Stop’, a free mini library, for locals to pick up and swap books. The mini library is one of 90 installed across the country, as part of a project by publishing giant
Councillor Ed Carlisle (Green, Hunslet and Riverside) is running the Leeds half marathon this weekend to raise funds for the new Rowland Road Play Patch project in Beeston Hill. The Play Patch – an alternative outdoor play zone at the back of the Rowland Road Social Club – has been