What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
This last year has been particularly difficult for Margaret Bingham, the founder of the Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust (CBFT), set up in her son’s name ten years ago. As well as having to deal with the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic, Margaret lost another son. Joseph tragically took his own
Major work is under way on the Garnets pocket park in Beeston, and the next door Tunstall Road playground has been removed (to become relocated onto the Garnets space) – but residents have expressed anger that the work has been conducted with little or no warning or consultation. The playground
At the moment much is made in the news of childhood obesity, screen obsessions, anti-social behaviour and mental health problems. We regularly hear of schemes being set up to tackle these issues, schemes that are often eventually wound up because of lack of participation or for being a drain on
Wednesday 28 September 9.30am – 3.30pm Vale Circles Tunstall Road Beeston Leeds BasementArtsProject are working with artist Ian Pepper and Vale Circles to present a drawing, collage, and writing workshop on Wednesday 28 September at Vale Circles, Tunstall Road, Beeston. Ian staged an exhibition entitled A Feast of Beeston at
A new service for adults on the autistic spectrum and their carers opens this week at the Vale Circles centre in Beeston. The service will begin on Thursday 3 March and run every week 2-7pm at Vale Circles on Tunstall Road in Beeston. It is focussed on autistic adults and
Hunslet Hawks rugby league club are joining forces with the Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust (CBFT) to help make this year’s Christmas a little more enjoyable for some of the older and more isolated members of our community. The Trust do a brilliant job in ensuring the elderly and vulnerable people
A new weekly community cafe was recently launched at Vale Circles on Tunstall Road in Beeston. The cafe is open to all and runs every Saturday 8:30-11am. Run by The Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust (CBFT), the cafe hopes to encourage and support local residents from all social groups to come
A consultation event about public open space on the Garnets in Beeston is being held tomorrow (Thursday 14 May 2015). As previously reported on South Leeds Life, residents have asked for communal green space to be incorporated into the designs for new houses which are due to be built by
I met a lovely woman who we’ll call Trisha at the News Café on Tuesday, but her story worried me. Trisha has long term mental health issues and lives in supported accommodation in Hunslet. She came along to the News Café at the suggestion of her support worker. She was
A former jobs and skills centre has been given a new lease of life as a safe space to support people with mental health needs. The Vale Circles centre was officially opened on December 4 with a day of entertainment and events which included a steel band and salsa