What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
SLATE, the South Leeds charity that runs the Feel Good Furniture shops, marked its 20th anniversary with a party for staff, trainees, volunteers and friends yesterday (25 July 2024). The social enterprise has gone from a small cash tin in a corner of the old Moor End adult training centre
People Matters, a Holbeck-based social care organisation and charity headed on down to Cross Flatts parkrun on Saturday (8 June 2024) to raise money and awareness for the organisation. It was the first time we had done an event of this kind and we had lots of our members, volunteers
Seagulls, the social enterprise that recycles unused pain and sells it at affordable prices, is moving from its long time home in Kirkstall to new premises in Holbeck this Saturday – and they’re asking for your help. Seagulls has been at Aire Place Mills in Kirkstall since 2006, but its
Two organisations working in South Leeds have been named among the top 100 social enterprises in the UK, in this year’s NatWest SE100 Index. Revive Leeds and Community Wood Recycling are on the list which recognises their social impact, sustainability and ability to innovate as well as their commitment to
A Leeds charity which prevents homelessness is appealing to socially responsible businesses to help it celebrate the tenth anniversary of its social enterprise. Turning Lives Around (previously known as Leeds Housing Concern) established Clean Start in 2009 to provide a step back into employment for some of the most marginalised
Nourishing People, a social enterprise established by People Matters Leeds, has secured a new customer for its range of healthy snacks. Nourishing People provides employmnent and skills support for people with learning disabilities in a company producing and ditributing a range of four healthy, tasty snacks. Their latest customer is
Hunslet-based furniture re-use and café charity SLATE’s work has been recognised by Social Enterprise Yorkshire and the Humber (SEYH) at their recent awards ceremony. The annual Social Enterprise Yorkshire and the Humber (SEYH) awards took place on Tuesday 7 November 2017 at Burton Street Foundation in Sheffield. The Social Impact
A social enterprise based in South Leeds has taken a major step forward in giving experience and opportunities to people with learning disabilities who are seeking employment as the first batch of their healthy snack products have hit various outlets in Leeds. Nourishing People is a new business and employment
Over the last 18 months a small group of members at People Matters have worked together to develop and pilot a new community business making and selling wholesome snacks from mixtures of dried fruit, nuts and seeds etc. Now they have just successfully gained a new grant to move forward
Hilary Benn MP, visited Holbeck-based social enterprise, People Matters (Leeds) CIC recently, to find out about their new enterprise project Nourishing People, which trains people who live with a disadvantage and have little or no experience of work to manufacture and sell wholesome snacks. The project is set to expand