What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
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
St Luke’s CARES charity shop and warehouse was packed this afternoon (24 May 2018) as their 2018 Community Award winners were unveiled. The whole community turned out to celebrate the breadth and diversity of organisations working across South Leeds, with food, music and ice cream. One of the shortlisted finalists,
The St Luke’s CARES Community Awards reaches its crescendo next Thursday (24 May 2018) and everyone’s invited to the party! Back in January we helped St Luke’s CARES launch the scheme which saw 23 wonderful community projects in South Leeds tell their story and ask for a grant. An independent
St Luke’s CARES and South Leeds Life were delighted with the 23 applications (and a late entry, but too late unfortunately!) hoping to win a Community Award of up to £1,000. The entries demonstrated the wealth of brilliant projects doing some really valuable work in South Leeds. There is a
St Luke’s CARES are offering a free course in Retail and IT. Contact lucy@stlukescares.org.uk or call 07913 202559 for further info.
Our next entry for the St Luke’s CARES Community Awards has been submitted by Groundwork, the environmental charity. For details of how your community group can enter please click here. Groundwork is an alternative curriculum provider, based in Morley, South Leeds. We are running a free exciting new project for
South Leeds Life has partnered with St Luke’s CARES to support their new Community Awards grant scheme. Three groups will win a cash grant, but every group that enters will get some free publicity. We wanted to simplify the application process and make sure everyone is a winner. So all
As readers may know, the City Council had to introduce a charge for the removal of bulky household waste such as furniture and big electrical items as, after Government funding cuts, it can no longer afford a free service. After representations from South Leeds councillors the Council has now waived