What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
BITMO GATE held a Balloon Race in recognition of World Mental Health Day. On Friday 9th October. Thanks to Alison Lowe, from Touchstone, who donations were made to. Alison made a short speech, before the balloons were released. When any balloons are returned to The GATE, see who’s balloon went the longest
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. Let’s start this week in Hawkshire with news that the Hunslet Hawks have partnered with Gibbs and Dandy Pudsey to fund the clubs important work in the community. They are also hosting
As part of a journalism, film and photography course that SLCR is running for Leeds Federated Housing, a group of students visited the Hamara Healthy Living Centre at the end of April. They were given a brief introduction to the centre and the opportunity to interview some staff and centre
A beginners’ running group starts on 60th anniversary of Roger Bannister’s world-first 4-minute mile. A new weekly radio show and running group at South Leeds Community Radio is hoping to encourage people in the area to take up running to boost their physical and mental wellbeing. The two-part initiative, called
It’s quite a long story so I’m putting my volunteer groups first and concentrating on other parts of my life story over the last 3 years on a weekly blog. This is a revised version as I’m no longer a volunteer at South Leeds Media (South Leeds Community Radio).
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We start this week with Park Fisheries on Beeston Road, who you’ll recall won a Yorkshire In Bloom award last year. We read on the Friends of Holbeck Cemetery blog that they have
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. You may recall Lucy Potter’s posts from her visit to New York. She’s now on the second leg of her study, visiting Rio de Janeiro (I know). You can follow her travels
Have you got a story you want to tell? Do you want to write, but don’t know where to start? Come and join us at our weekly blogging workshop. South Leeds Life has teamed up with South Leeds Community Radio to provide a weekly session for anyone who wants
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. The days are getting longer and so thoughts turn to community festivals. Beeston Festival has updated its website in preparation for 2014. They’ve adopted a Tour de France theme under the slogan
The South Leeds Life Group is meeting this Wednesday (26 February 2014) and will be discussing whether to produce a pilot newspaper in June. Producing a newspaper is time-consuming and not cheap so there are a lot of issues to consider. Anyone who is interested in South Leeds Life’s