What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
South Leeds families are invited to participate in a new ‘Love to Play’ festival this month – with free giant den-building kits and more available locally, to help them do so. The festival – run by acclaimed Leeds-based ‘Playful Anywhere’, between 10-17 April – is aiming to inspire people across
I was born in Middleton just after the end of the Second World War and lived there until I was 35 years old. Life was simple then and children played together and made their own entertainment. I played with boys and girls in my immediate neighbourhood and my best friend
Leeds Playhouse bring their play ‘The Things We Wouldn’t Otherwise Find’ to Dewsbury Road Community Hub on Tuesday (27 November 2018) at 7:30pm. The spirit of libraries past and present await the future, an addict makes amends, a girl finds inspiration and passion spills over the paperbacks. Two actors create
The White Rose Shopping Centre has unveiled its brand new children’s play area this week, with the ribbon cut by White Rose General Manager Steven Foster, Cllr Lisa Mulherin, and children from Asquith Primary School. The play area, which includes a canopy for rain-or-shine play, makes up the final component
Next week (28 May – 1 June 2018) is the May half term school holiday. If you are looking for ideas to keep your children amused, we have rounded up the activities that we know of below. If you know of other events running, please add them in the comments
Middleton St Mary’s Primary School opened their new play provision for their Reception class this afternoon (15 May 2018). Headteacher Naomi Wood explained that the play equipment was part of the school’s strategy to improve the low results for the Foundation Stage (nursery and Reception): “All the activities are about
Trentham Park in the heart of Beeston Hill will play host to a week-long play project next week (Tuesday 22 – Friday 25 August), free and open to all. Playbox01 is a converted shipping container that tours around Leeds bringing arts, craft, games, music, sport, dance and more to communities
The great outdoor atmosphere of a visit to the beach is available right in the heart of the city centre as the annual ‘City Beach’ returns to Leeds. Now in its fifth year, Leeds own urban beach has once again transformed Millennium Square into an oasis of fun by the
Children in Reception at Park View Primary Academy in Beeston are enjoying the benefits of new play equipment thanks to a grant from The Big Lottery Fund. They play equipment is especially important as most of the school’s pupils live in the surrounding terraced streets with little access to outdoor
Our story about aliens landing at New Bewerley Community School caught a lot of attention this week. The story’s been viewed nearly 3,000 times. We usually only get that sort of traffic for crime, planning or jobs reports. It can’t have hurt to have the word ‘alien’ in the headline,