What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
Do you want to make money hiring out your household items to other local people, or save money by renting items off others? Local campaigners are encouraging south Leeds people to sign up to a website that enables regular people to rent out items to others in their community –
Born in Beeston a year ago this week Shine Babies is a young mums group, run by Shine and Better Together (Health for All). Shine Babies runs every Wednesday morning at the Beeston Hill United Free church. They provide creative sessions for our beautiful babies so Mums can have a
As the days are getting lighter and flowers are starting to pop up we wanted to take the chance to give a bit of an update on some of the exciting things happening at St Luke’s CARES at the moment. Down at the St Luke’s CARE Reuse Shop & Furniture/Electrical
At the end of June, The Shine Nail Bar is shutting its doors for good. The Shine Nail Bar is a project that St Luke’s CARES began back in 2015, a social enterprise nail bar to provide opportunities for young people in the local area to gain skills, support and
White Rose Shopping Centre is encouraging visitors to donate a gift for deserving children this Christmas as the Giving Tree returned on Monday (19 November 2018). The annual charitable drive, in association with Heart Yorkshire, asks shoppers to donate gifts of all shapes and sizes or monetary contributions to benefit
The Inner South Community Committee met yesterday (5 September 2018) at the Leeds Urban Bike Park in Middleton. The committee is made up of our nine local ward councillors and oversees a range of work in the local area as well as managing a wellbeing grants budget. 1. Leeds doesn’t