Tag: St Matthew’s Community Centre

Armley Gyratory consultation

Further to our recent report about planned changes to the Armley Gyratory system, Leeds City Council have announced a drop in consultation event in Holbeck this Saturday (17 March 2018). The event takes place at St Matthew’s Community Centre, St Matthew’s Street, Leeds LS11 9NR between 11am-2pm. For more information about

Yorkshire Dance launches new dance classes for over-55s in Belle Isle and Holbeck

Yorkshire Dance launches three new dance classes for over-55s in Belle Isle, Holbeck & Holt Park. Everyone aged 55 and over is invited to join one of three free dance classes being launched in Leeds. Yorkshire Dance, the dance development organisation for the Yorkshire region, is adding to its already

Voices together make more noise

Please join us at the Holbeck Community Meeting next Tuesday 16 January 2018 at St Matthew’s Community Centre, Holbeck. It’s an opportunity to hear what has been done to improve the negative aspects of The Managed Approach to on-street prostitution by Police, Council, Charities, Save Our Eyes and Community Leaders

Holbeck community meeting will discuss Managed Approach

The quarterly Holbeck Community Meeting on Tuesday 3 October will discuss Safer Leeds’ ‘Managed Approach’ to prostitution in the area. The meeting, which starts at 7:30pm at St Matthew’s Community Centre, is organised by the Inner South Community Committee. With residents complaints rising over recent months, residents will have to

Holbeck kitchen improvements

Holbeck Elderly Aid (HEA) are delighted to announce that they have completed stage one of their ambitious project to develop the facilities at St. Matthew’s Community Centre, Holbeck. The state of the art gas-interlock ventilation system has already improved the atmosphere at the weekly lunches and community café. Sue Cawthray,

Christmas is coming to Holbeck this weekend!

Christmas is well and truly arriving in Holbeck this weekend with lots of community events to join in with! On Saturday 3 December 2016 there is the annual Holbeck Christmas Market run by the Holbeck Gala Committee. It’s from 11am–3pm at St Matthew’s Community Centre and it’s always a great

HEA and Keepmoat brighten up St Matthew’s Centre

St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck has had a bit of a makeover, with housing contractors Keepmoat providing labour and materials to smarten up the entrance lobby. [slideshow_deploy id=’50752′] The project was officially concluded and celebrated with Keepmoat staff joined Holbeck Elderly Aid (HEA) members and volunteers, and local councillors,

Holbeck Neighbourhood Plan consultation underway

Volunteers from the Holbeck Neighbourhood Forum have begun their formal 6 week consultation on the pre-submission draft Neighbourhood Plan. You may have already seen the HUB van (usually seen around the Recreations promoting local services to the heart of the community) and bright banners promoting the plan and encouraging the public

Holbeck residents debate ‘Managed sex work area’

Over 100 people packed into St Matthew’s Community Centre on Saturday morning (27 February 2016) to put their views to Council bosses and Police officers. The meeting to discuss the ‘managed sex work area’ was organised by local councillors and chaired by Cllr Angela Gabriel. Most of the residents were

Holbeck gets ready for Christmas in style

Residents of Holbeck were treated to a splendid variety of Christmas activities over the weekend 5-6 December 2015. St Matthew’s community centre kicked off with the Holbeck Christmas Market. The hall was packed with Christmas gift stalls, cakes and a Santa’s Grotto. Ward Councillors; Adam Ogilvy and Angela Gabriel took