What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
There’s lots happening at St Luke’s CARES at the moment, with new projects launching alongside our regular community activities. From supporting families and young people to helping adults build skills and confidence, our Charity Shop and community space on Dewsbury Road continues to be a busy, welcoming space for people
A new review detailing the impact of a pioneering asset-based community development programme in Leeds over a six-year period, has been published this month. Featuring in the ‘A review of ABCD in Leeds pathfinder sites (2019 -2025) A six-year journey from seeds to trees’, are the experiences of key stakeholders
Women and girls from across the city gathered in Beeston to celebrate a Women in Careers event on Monday 3 March 2025 at the United Free Church on Malvern Road in Beeston Hill. Over 30 girls from across South Leeds heard from a wide variety of women at the event,
South Leeds charity, St Luke’s CARES has launched it’s brand new website. The website has been developed in partnership with Leeds based creative communications agency Magpie. The new website captures all the different services St Luke’s CARES provides in this community from the youth projects The Shine Project and RISE,
Over the past few months Our Future Beeston (OFB) has been busy within different community areas identifying and supporting climate action based work within Beeston. Here is a roundup of what has been going on in your area. Trentham Park Hanging Basket Event OFB supported St Luke’s and St Luke’s
Brickfield Bootcamp has started again and will run every Monday evening 6:30-7:30pm throughout the summer. It is a free outdoor activity session for anyone over 16 to attend in Brickfield Park, off Lady Pit Lane in Beeston. Rob Docherty, a fitness instructor, who led the sessions last year will again
Friday 3 November 2023 saw the finale of the local ‘Upcycling Competition’, which invited residents from across South Leeds to transform unwanted household items into something new. Organised by St Luke’s CARES and Our Future Beeston, as part of the larger ‘Save Money Save the Planet’ campaign, the competition saw
Come and join us for the launch of the first South Leeds Green Film Festival on Saturday 23 September 2023 at 6:30pm. The evening will take place at St Luke’s CARES Community Cinema on Dewsbury Road (upstairs at the charity shop) and will feature the film Together We Grow –
This month saw the installation of a new mosaic, on the outside of the St Luke’s Cares shop on Dewsbury Road in Beeston. It reads ‘The climate’s changing – are we?’, and was created by members of the local community, in partnership with Seagulls Paint – a Leeds social enterprise
Following on from the Save Money, Save the Planet event held in October 2022 at St Luke’s CARES charity shop, there are plans to hold a South Leeds Waste Film Festival later in the year. The aim is to show a wide range of films about rubbish, reuse, recycling, consumer