What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
An exciting new summer event has started at Tenants Hall in Middleton. In collaboration with Sew it Seams and Rags to Riches, Our Future Beeston is putting on an event where people within the community can come and learn some new skills in sewing, upcycling and reusing different fabrics and
For 12 weeks the young Youth Club members at The Hunslet Club have been working tirelessly towards the success of its sustainable fashion project. A sustainable, youth led fashion initiative aimed at promoting eco-friendly fashion practices among young people. The project was split into 3 sections: re-cycle, re-use and re-purpose.
Friday 3 November 2023 saw the finale of the local ‘Upcycling Competition’, which invited residents from across South Leeds to transform unwanted household items into something new. Organised by St Luke’s CARES and Our Future Beeston, as part of the larger ‘Save Money Save the Planet’ campaign, the competition saw
The ‘Save Money, Save The Planet’ campaign being run by St Luke’s CARES is holding an ‘Upcycling’ competition and there are cash prizes up for grabs. Upcycling repurposes unwanted materials and turns them into something great. The competition is for people to craft something from items that would otherwise go
I have recently been making some improvements to my house and had some old, tired furniture that was, if I’m honest, pretty ugly. I had a battered bookcase that had belonged to my grandparents and holds lots of memories for me. When I was a child it held a set
As the arrival of the cold weather means people spend more time indoors, many across South Leeds may be assessing whether they need a new sofa, bed, mattress, TV or item of furniture or white goods, and whether they can afford to buy what they need. And of course, there’s
You won’t need a mountain bike for this workshop which promises to teach you the “Shabby Chic” basics. SLATE, the charity behind the Feel Good Furniture Shop in Hunslet and the Feel Good Cafe at Hillside in Beeston, have teamed up with the No Stripping Studio to lay on this