What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
On Sunday 10 November 2024, Remembrance Sunday, a Remembrance Service was held in Holbeck Cemetery. This has become a tradition over the last few years thanks to the tireless work of Angela Gabriel BEM who organised it once again. The service was conducted by Rev Alistair Kaye, the Vicar at
Originally instituted to remember those lost in the First World War, Remembrance Sunday is held every year on the second Sunday in November, the closest Sunday to Armistice Day on 11 November. Today, the service commemorates the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian men and women of two
Remembrance Sunday falls on 13 November this year and it will be marked by events across South Leeds. The service at Holbeck Cemetery (Beeston Road) will again feature over 4,000 knitted and crocheted poppies made by a team of volunteers. The service will be led by Rev Alistair Kaye from
I used to have problems with Remembrance Sunday, thinking it was glorifying war. When I was a teenager/young adult in the 80s there was a lot of fear of nuclear weapons and as a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament I went on a few marches – I still
The annual Remembrance Sunday commemorations in Leeds will look very different this year, due to the ongoing impact of the pandemic. Due to the risks posed there won’t be the usual service or military parade at Victoria Gardens in Leeds. People are being urged to undertake their own acts of
A service was held in Holbeck Cemetery today (10 November 2019) bringing together a broad spectrum of people from the local community and all victims of conflict. Local Councillors and Scout groups, veterans and general public stood side by side as they remembered the fallen. A two minute’s silence was
This Sunday (10 November 2019) is Remembrance Sunday and it will be marked by events across South Leeds. Following last year’s marking of 100 years since the end of the First World War, the service at Holbeck Cemetry (Beeston Road) will feature over 4,000 knitted and crocheted poppies that have
Last November Beeston and Holbeck marked the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War with a service of Remembrance at Holbeck Cemetery. Organisers decided to make this an annual event and shortly afterwards Cllr Angela Gabriel and The Friends Of Holbeck Cemetery launched a project to knit
Services at Middleton Railway paused at 11am on Remembrance Sunday (12 November 2017) as staff and passengers observed the two minute silence. Trains were suitable decorated with poppies and the silence was impeccably observed by all present including a group of children attending a birthday party. Next weekend (18 &