What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A community protest swim will took place at Leeds Dock yesterday (25 August 2026). Swimmers and supporters are calling for the reinstatement of the site’s open water swimming licence, the return of a safe swimming space in Leeds, and the creation of more accessible blue-space swimming areas across the city.
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Whilst most of us will be looking for somewhere warm on New Year’s Day, perhaps staying under the duvet after the night before, one local councillor has decided to plunge into the North Sea instead. Cllr Wayne Dixon (SDP, Middleton Park) will be taking a dip in the sea at
Four-time Olympic medal winner and TV presenter, Becky Adlington OBE, is opening a children’s swim centre in South Leeds. Building work has now commenced at Swim! Leeds, located in the former Magnet store on City South Retail Park, Hunslet, alongside Pure Gym, Angling Direct and The Range. The purpose-built venue
South Leeds has a particularly large Asian (predominantly Pakistani and Bangladeshi) community along with a highly transient population new migrants. The area also has high rates of the four largest health issues: smoking; obesity; diabetes; and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) as well as larger than average numbers of severe
South Leeds residents interested in taking advantage of free daily sport and fitness sessions can now sign up to take part. The pre-registration phase for Leeds City Council’s new sport and health pilot ‘Leeds Let’s Get Active’ has now started for anyone keen to take part in free sessions
The John Charles Centre for Sport is holding an Open Day tomorrow, Saturday 7th September 2013. The Council is showing the great range of facilities on site including the Aquatics Centre, The Indoor Athletics and Indoor Bowls centre, The Tennis centre as well as South Leeds Stadium athletics track
On Wednesday the Council’s Executive Board is considering recommendations, which will provide two hour a day free use at the John Charles Centre for Sport and Middleton Leisure Centre. The timeslots that have been allocated to the leisure centre free offer are mainly during the daytime and are all
The good folks at Asha Neighbourhood Project are encouraging people to get fit and active with gentle exercise classes and swimming sessions. Asha is based on Stratford Street, Beeston Hill. See the posters below for more. ASHA Chair Based Exercise
Runa Hanifa, a health development worker at Asha Neighbourhood Project, on Stratford Street has sent us the following posters on events at Asha, a local community organisation working with South Asian women and children in South Leeds. Women-only swimming: Healthy eating sessions: Women’s walking group: