What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
As you may have gathered over the months, I have always been an advocate of people power. If you think something’s not right, get the community to do something about it or to put pressure on those with the power to change things. This begs the question: who does
After 14 years as the local MP, Hilary Benn finally made it to one of the oldest buildings in his constituency on Friday (6 September 2013). “I’d heard about the barn, but didn’t know exactly where it was until today. It truly is the hidden gem of South Leeds.
At its meeting on Wednesday (17th July 2013) the Council’s Executive Board is considering a recommendation to demolish South Leeds Sport Centre as part of a report on the Council’s Derelict and Nuisance Property Programme. The report notes that the option to transfer the Centre to a local community
Over 100 people came to visit the historic Stank Hall Barn, near the White Rose Centre, when it was “revealed” by the Friends group on Sunday (14th July 2013). Stank Hall and its barn date from the fifteenth century when England was embroiled in the Wars of the Roses
Fancy seeing inside a medieval barn in South Leeds and learn a little about its history and the work to preserve it? Just a reminder that the Friends of Stank Hall Barn’s July event is less than a couple of weeks away. The Stank Hall Barn Revealed event is on
Following the successful public meeting organised by South Leeds Life, there will be an inaugural meeting of the Friends of Stank Hall Barn on Wednesday. The meeting will discuss the Barn’s future with officers from Leeds city Council. The Council have already suggested the setting up of a Historic Buildings
Thirty people attended a meeting organised by South Leeds Life last night to hear about the history of Stank Hall Barn and discuss what could be done to preserve it. As the meeting progressed, led first by Frank Goddard from Beeston Local History Society an then added to in discussion,
Leeds Civic Trust are giving their backing to Thursday’s public meeting to discuss the future of Stank Hall Barn in Beeston. The meeting has been organised by South Leeds Life. Stank Hall barn is on the Civic Trust’s list of priority Heritage At Risk buildings around the city and their
Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites and blogs. The Yorkshire Evening Post covered our campaign to save Stank Hall Barn on Saturday. Don’t forget our public meeting is next Thursday 28th February at 7:00pm. Just to clarify, their picture shows Stank Hall and
I spent the morning walking around Beeston asking shops and community buildings to put up a poster advertising the South Leeds Life meeting about Stank Hall Barn. I got a fantastic response, with most people agreeing to display the poster. “That’s the oldest building in Beeston, mate” said a customer