What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Congratulations from South Leeds Life to The Holbeck who are now an award-winning club in south Leeds. Club Mirror are an organisation that champion and support licensed clubs across the country and they organise The Club Awards. At their award ceremony on 16 November at the Athena in Leicester, The
Alan Lane’s ‘Pandemic Memoir’ about Slung Low and The Holbeck – The Club At The Edge Of Town – is now available as an audio book. The book was published in April and had rave reviews and endorsements from the likes of Lemn Sissay and Hilary Benn MP, who said:
A new season means new hope for Leeds United, who avoided relegation from the Premier League on the last day of last season. A new manager and a raft of new players brings hope and some trepidation as to what’s to come at Elland Road. For some though, it’s a
Last month the incredibly talented Manchester Collective and Abel Selaocoe came to Slung Low at The Holbeck to perform a concert featuring classical futuristic and African music. The doors opened at 1pm with activities, including making lanterns, and food for the guests, with every flavour of Fanta! Manchester Collective were
Alan Lane, the Artistic Director of Slung Low, has written a ‘Pandemic Memoir’ about the tumultuous year of 2020. Slung Low started the year as a theatre company, albeit one that had recently done a deal with the oldest* working men’s club in the country to clear the club’s debts
Slung Low have announced that they will be moving from The Holbeck club to new premises in the area in the next 12 months. The theatre group, which formed an innovative partnership with the oldest continuously open working men’s club in Britain, made the announcement at the club’s Annual General
On Sunday 20 March 2022, at The Holbeck in South Leeds, hundreds of dancers will take part in an 8-hour challenge to raise funds to support families affected by brain tumours. Eight local dance instructors will be teaching a beginner-friendly 50-minute dance session, with short breaks in between for refreshments,
The Beeston and Holbeck ward Councillors want to re-establish face to face communications with the Holbeck residents now Covid-19 restrictions are being lifted. On their behalf, Leeds City Council has arranged a drop-in session between 3:30-7:30pm on Tuesday 1 March 2022. It will take place upstairs at The Holbeck club,
From the crematorium to the football terraces, via a one-night stand and some chamber music – it’s all going on at The Holbeck. Slung Low present a series of visiting shows upstairs at The Holbeck, starting on Saturday (12 February 2022) with Too Pretty To Punch A comedy spoken word
World Champion parkour athlete David Nelmes boosts LEEDS 2023’s campaign to let culture loose across his home city, with one year to go to a year of culture. In one year’s time, LEEDS 2023 will begin. Twelve months packed with events, large and small, across communities and in the city