What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
St. Francis Primary School in Beeston unwrapped its first vintage ‘Holly Bazaar’ on Thursday (20 December 2018). The school celebrated the end of term, the festive season and the community it serves by throwing a traditional and merry bazaar to raise much needed funds for school playground improvements. Two hundred
This week (Thursday 4 October 2018) saw a sunny celebration event to mark the official opening of the new Council housing on the Garnets in Hunslet Moor, and the reopening of a refurbished play area in the neighbourhood. The event saw 100+ local people gather for a free funday event
Major work is under way on the Garnets pocket park in Beeston, and the next door Tunstall Road playground has been removed (to become relocated onto the Garnets space) – but residents have expressed anger that the work has been conducted with little or no warning or consultation. The playground
At the moment much is made in the news of childhood obesity, screen obsessions, anti-social behaviour and mental health problems. We regularly hear of schemes being set up to tackle these issues, schemes that are often eventually wound up because of lack of participation or for being a drain on
Cross Flatts Park in Beeston will see improvements to paths and play equipment in 2018 and is already benefiting from extra security provided by new CCTV cameras. The middle playground, just above the multi use games areas, is to be extended and have new equipment installed. Currently the park’s two playgrounds
What improvements would you like to see at the children’s playground in Middleton Park? That’s the question being asked by Friends of Middleton Park and Leeds City Council. The groups have devised a short online survey to get your views and guide their plans. They want to know what types
The Friends of Beeston Primary PTA have launched Operation Playground with new games markings at the school. Claire Burgess explained that their ambition is to transform the outdoor space at Beeston Primary over the next three years. They will be launching a £30,000 fundraising drive in September, but were able to
Environmental improvement work has been agreed for areas of Hunslet that will include landscaping work and improvements to some play areas. City & Hunslet Councillors Nash, Iqbal and Davey have pushed for funding to be allocated to the development of the play area at Hunslet Lake including the removal of
Pupils at Hunslet Carr Primary School were put in charge of the recent upgrade to their playground facilities. Members of the School Council explained to me how they had been charged with choosing new equipment for the school playground. They talked to their classmates about what the children would enjoy
A consultation event about public open space on the Garnets in Beeston is being held tomorrow (Thursday 14 May 2015). As previously reported on South Leeds Life, residents have asked for communal green space to be incorporated into the designs for new houses which are due to be built by