Tag: The Culture Vulture

Iconic Temple Works goes under the hammer

In the current (November 2017) issue of our newspaper we wrote: “The future of the magnificent Grade 1 listed Temple Works in Holbeck remains in doubt following Burberry’s decision not to take ownership as part of their plans for a new factory nearby.” This week we learned that the building’s

South Leeds Roundup: Skills, sons and a skate park

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week at SLATE. As well as recycling furniture and serving ace teas, SLATE provide work and training opportunities for people with learning disabilities. They are currently running a

South Leeds Roundup: play dates, parties and programmes

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week at Cottingley Community Centre where they’ve launched a new Facebook page. It’s the place to go if you want to know about things like the new Saturday

South Leeds Roundup: Custard, Cafes and Community Awards

  Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. We start this week down at the new Elland Road Police Station and ask the question: who hasn’t fantasised about throwing a custard pie at a senior Police officer? Children

South Leeds Roundup: Flowers, Foundations and Friday Nights

  Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. Now’s the time to see this lovely wild flower border according to Friends of Middleton Park. They have the West Yorkshire Brass Band performing on Sunday (7 September) and then

South Leeds Roundup: Dogs, Docks and Data

  Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook and Twitter. Apparently today is National Dog Day so it seems appropriate to start with the Friends of Middleton Park who have posted some lovely photos from last Sunday’s dog show. The

South Leeds Roundup: Meadows, Menus and Media

  Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. We start this week in a wildflower meadow in … Holbeck. It might surprise some people in the city, but parts of Holbeck have been imaginatively planted with wild flowers. Holbeck in

South Leeds Roundup: Bluebells, blossom and a broom cupboard

Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. The bluebells are out in Middleton Woods, so let’s start there. The Friends of Middleton Park have photos and details of their Bluebell Walks this weekend when they tie up with Middleton Railway.

South Leeds Roundup: From Parliament to Parks

  Here’s your regular roundup of what’s making South Leeds tick on other websites, blogs and across Facebook. It’s not strictly a South Leeds story, but we start this week with Hilary Benn MP. He has posted the speech he gave in Parliament paying tribute to his father Tony Benn