What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Nafisa Miraf from Beeston-based mental health charity Touchstone is one of five finalists in the Volunteer Manager of the Year category of the prestigious Third Sector Awards 2014. Nafisa has been shortlisted for making an outstanding contribution to volunteering at Touchstone which includes massively boosting the numbers of volunteers
As you read this, I’m either preparing to go, or have already arrived further away than South Leeds to begin a fresh chapter of my life with a new fundraising job. But as a sporadic contributor to the pages of SLL from its earliest days I wanted to take one
I was first diagnosed with depression in the year 2000, millennium year. I still have it today 14 years on. Major depression in the UK at any one time is about 5%. Many as one person in three may experience an episode of depression in their lifetime. The
Living with dementia is incredibly difficult for those who are affected by it and also for their family and friends. As the person’s mental capabilities begin to decline, they can feel scared and vulnerable and may require increased levels of help and support. There are a number of things that
Councillor Adam Ogilvie wrote this piece over on the Better Lives for People in Leeds blog: “One in four people will suffer a mental health problem at some point in their life” – something that caught my eye on Twitter the other day. Having recently visited the Leeds mental
This year’s Beeston Festival took place on Saturday 8th June in Cross Flatts Park, the event was officially opened by the Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP. This was followed later on in the afternoon with a visit from the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Tom Murray. I love coming