What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
After months of training a group of girls have played their first rugby match in Middleton. The origins of the team lie in the weekly rugby sessions run by Hunslet Rugby Foundation (HRF) at Nutty Slack, the Leeds Corinthians’ ground in Middleton. The sessions are open to boys and girls,
Tim Abeyie, a former Team GB sprinter is bringing his Speed for Sport Academy to South Leeds. The academy helps young athletes, 7-16 years old, to learn all the key fundamentals on how to run in the correct way, enabling them to perform to their highest level. Tim explained: “Sprinting
Ex-professional sportsmen have helped hundreds of employees across West Yorkshire talk about mental health and suicide through awareness-raising sessions funded by the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership. The charity State of Mind Sport has just completed a two-year contract, commissioned by West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership’s (WY HCP)
The PE department at Cockburn John Charles Academy (CJCA) continues to go from strength to strength, posting notable successes in sporting fixtures and excellent academic results for all students. In order to provide additional opportunities for all students the department’s facilities have been further enhanced with the opening of a
Wade’s Charity open 3 Month “£5,000 Physical Activity” Grant window for Leeds based Community Groups & Sports Clubs With many Sports clubs and community groups across Leeds being unable to operate at various points over the last few years due to the pandemic, it drained funds and caused many organisations
Get Set Leeds Local (Active Leeds, part of Leeds City Council) has been working with community partners to bring two Holbeck Moor Sport and Active Lifestyle Fairs on Saturday 31 July and Friday 27 August, both 1–4pm. It’s been a tough year for everyone, and local organisations and friends wanted
An exciting new mobile phone app, which will provide users of Leeds City Council leisure centres with a wealth of timetable and booking information right at their fingertips, has been officially launched this month. The ‘Active Leeds’ app developed by Leeds City Council is free to download and offers users
The Beeston Broncos amateur rugby league club are encouraging more children to join their youth teams. The club trains on a pitch behind Lane End Primary School (at the bottom of Beeston Road) and have their own changing rooms and clubhouse on site. “Rugby League is a great way to
Middleton Park All-Rounders (MPAR) ladies Rounders Group was set up back in 2016 with the aim of getting more women into playing sport. A couple of months after starting, the team played in their first tournament and have never looked back. Two years on and they have been going from
Love talking sports? Our Free weekly Sporting Memories groups is just the place for you. Each week older sports fans gather at The Tiled Hall Café in Leeds Central Library to listen and share memories of watching and playing sports. The Sporting Memories Network support older people across the UK