What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Tiger11, the organisation behind the Hillside office and conference venue in Beeston are advertising for a new Chief Executive. Tiger11 was set up in 2005 and bought the Grade II listed Hillside building, formally Hillside Primary School, from Leeds City Council. Following redevelopment the centre opened in November 2008 providing
Six years of hard work was officially acknowledged earlier this month as Caroline Wheritt received the Social Entrepreneur award in this year’s Social Enterprise Yorkshire and Humber (SEYH) awards. Caroline Wheritt, CEO of Leeds based social enterprise company, Re:Work, was quick to point out that the laurels awarded to her
I recently visited not-for-profit social enterprise ‘People Matters’, an organisation providing opportunities for people with learning disabilities and autism to gain independence and expand skills through social groups, learning courses, and one to one support. Through meeting others and engaging in activities they love, members of People Matters are able
The much needed work of a Leeds social enterprise is set to receive a boost thanks to local councillors. SLATE ‘Feel Good Furniture Shop’ aims to help the local community through offering people second hand furniture at bargain prices and by giving people who have learning disabilities and physical
The Asha Neighbourhood Project in Beeston was delighted to host a visit from Oxfam trustees Karen Brown (Oxfam GB chair of trustees), Steve Walton (new trustee), and Sue Turrell (Oxfam GB Deputy International Director). The Trustees visited Asha as part of their introduction to Oxfam’s England programme. The trustees were
What do you get when you mix good food, a sprinkling of entrepreneurship and a large dollop of old fashioned community spirit? Cafe Me ‘n’ U – that’s what! The new cafe on Beeston’s Cardinal estate is the brainchild of resident Yvonne Crowther and is the result of the £17,000
Have you heard of The Feel Good Furniture Shop in Hunslet? Well, now we have The Feel Good Cafe as well, in Beeston. The Feel Good Cafe opened in January at Hillside, Beeston Road LS11 8ND. We serve hot and cold drinks, meals and snacks. You can sit at a
A campaign fighting to get South Leeds Sports Centre reopened has issued a call to arms for local residents and businesses to back a potential bid to take the centre into community ownership. The sports centre closed in November 2010 – despite a local campaign to save it – and now
An event is being held to celebrate the launch of a new skatepark social enterprise in south Leeds Hunslet-based The Works Skatepark Charity has taken official ownership of the Leeds Skatepark Company. The skatepark covers 35,000 square foot and boasts professional and bespoke ramps and is used for BMXing, skateboarding, rollerblading and scooter
Ambitious plans to open a new community cafe and a hairdressers on the Cardinal Estate have been boosted by an unexpected source – Channel 4’s The Secret Millionaire TV programme. Community campaigner Yvonne Crowther, who helps run the White Rose Residents Association, is looking to luanch two new social enterprises