Council gyms are free for all for National Fitness Day
Active Leeds is opening the doors to all their gyms across Leeds, including South Leeds Stadium and Middleton leisure Centre, on Wednesday (24 September 2025) as they celebrate National Fitness Day. Anyone will be able to access the gyms for free from open to close in an effort to encourage
Hunslet work to bring rugby union and football to South Leeds Stadium
Hunslet RLFC are working in partnership to support the creation of a rugby union club, to be called Hunslet Wolves, and the former Middleton FC, to be renamed South Leeds FC, to play at South Leeds Stadium. In a statement Hunslet RLFC’s CEO, Neil Hampshire said: “As prime tenants at
Chile calls for redesign of South Leeds Stadium
South Leeds Stadium has found itself caught up in an international row about cultural appropriation with demands for the outside staircases of the Geoff Gunney Stand to be rebuilt. Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, in the Pacific Ocean is part of Chile and home to over 1,000 moai statues of
Pre-season games confirmed by Hunslet
Hunslet RLFC have lined up three friendlies – all at their South Leeds Stadium base – ahead of the 2023 Betfred League 1 Rugby League season, which gets underway on Sunday 19 February with a trip to Doncaster. The Parksiders, whose Head Coach Alan Kilshaw has significantly strengthened his squad
The Great Yorkshire Vegan Festival comes to South Leeds
Last weekend (6 November 2022) I attended the Great Yorkshire Vegan Festival at South Leeds Stadium where it was hosted for the first time. It was a great day out as the weather was dry and over 1200 visitors flocked in to sample the delights of the organic and vegan
Council turns its back on £12 million investment in South Leeds
As we previously reported, Neil Hampshire, Director at Hunslet RLFC, has been working over the past year with fellow Director Kim Groves and companies Advantage 42 and Community Einstein to bring significant investment into South Leeds. The process has been more arduous than any of them ever imagined. Hampshire said:
New gym at John Charles Centre for Sport
At Active Leeds we are passionate about getting people moving more and being active in a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment. Our vision is for Leeds to be the best city to be active in and we want to help the people of Leeds #KeepMoving throughout 2022 and beyond. We
John Charles gym facilities set for upgrade
£117,198.41 has been approved to refurbish the gym area and buy new gym equipment at South Leeds Stadium, within the John Charles Centre for Sport. The gym will have a new layout with new flooring, decorations and branding throughout to “improve the offer and experience for customers” according to a
When We Were Brothers
Lads don’t cry. But what of you have to? When you feel like you’re going to explode when everything’s closing in. And you don’t even know if you can stand it anymore. What then? Danny and Tommo have been friends since they were 8 years old. Played, fought, had each