What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A few us from South Leeds Life went up to Middlesbrough last Saturday to something called the Talk About Local un-conference, or in the language of Twitter #TAL13. Let’s unpick that a bit. Talk About Local (TAL) is an excellent organisation that supports “hyperlocal” blogs to get established and
Premier League millionaires Manchester City are hosting a free coaching session in partnership with humble Middleton Park FC. A scout will also be present on two dates to assess local talent aged six to -11 year old, club secretary Wayne Dixon told South Leeds Life. The partnership forms one of
The Council is proposing a 20mph speed limit for the Cross Flatts area of Beeston. This is one of 25 schemes in the city, which were publicised at the end of last week. If this goes ahead it will cover the area bounded by Dewsbury Road, Old Lane, Beeston
Are you interested in local history? Middleton has an incredibly rich heritage, from mining and railways in Middleton Park to boundary disputes with Beeston and, in the 1920s, the building of one of the Leeds’s first council estates. And now the Middleton Life local history group has launched its very
Keen readers will have noticed yesterday’s article in which we said we were looking for people to volunteer for certain positions in South Leeds Life. Perhaps you’re interested or you know someone who might be but don’t feel you know enough about what South Leeds Life (SLL) does; perhaps
Two South Leeds based charities are seeking public voting support to win £3,000 each to benefit the local community. The Hunslet Club and the Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust are lucky enough to have been shortlisted to each win the impressive sum from the Lloyds Bank Community Fund. If they win,
Would you like to learn some new skills? Write reports for this blog? Or publicity for your community group? Why not join the Community Reporters course? South Leeds Life is running another of its popular courses. The course will run on Wednesday mornings for ten weeks, starting on 9th
BITMO, the Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation is breathing new life into the old Belle Isle library, reinventing it as a community resource centre. I went to meet Carla Yeomans who is running the project. The building, at Aberfield Gate, is being refurbished and now has a kitchen and
The Holbeck Neighbourhood Forum took a big step forward on Saturday when residents approved its constitution subject to minor amendments, at a meeting held in St Matthew’s Community Centre. It is hoped that the formal application for designation by Leeds City Council will be completed in the next month.
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