What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Local residents are being invited to transform their neighbourhoods into vibrant, playful spaces with the help of Playful Anywhere’s new Playcart initiative—a mobile play station packed with creative resources designed to spark fun and connection in communities. Playful Anywhere, a Leeds-based organisation dedicated to fostering playfulness in public spaces, has
The Royal Armouries museum at Leeds Dock in Hunslet is the only UK museum to be included in the TikTok content round-up of the year. Every year the social media giant TikTok, famed for its short form mobile video content, scour channels from all over the world for the best
Children from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Hunslet visited The Royal Armouries Museum today (22 November 2024) for Kids In Museums Day. But this wasn’t a normal school trip, the pupils were there to see their own work on display, tracing particular jobs through history. The project was part
The Canal & River Trust are selling their land holding at Leeds Dock, home to the Royal Armouries National Museum. On the market for £11.69m, the freehold property is being sold subject to two 999-year ground leases, with the museum’s lease secured by a non-departmental government body, funded by the
There’s less than a week to go until Leeds Whisky Festival 2024, taking place on Saturday (2 November) After a sellout Leeds Whisky Festival in 2023, Studio Events have gone even bigger and better for 2024. They’re really excited to be moving to a new, larger venue at The Royal
Thousands of fans will flock to a national museum in Hunslet to witness history’s most high-octane sport in real life. Two of the country’s best jousters are set to take on the Royal Armouries Museum’s finest talent for a chance to ride for glory at next year’s International Jousting Tournament.