What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A long-standing Leeds volunteer has spent more than a decade supporting local families through her weekly visits to a Leeds food bank, alongside her own journey of living independently. In 2015, determined to gain some independence, 49-year-old, Nicola Butterfield moved out of her family home in and into her own
The Great Middleton Park Show returns for 2024 with a theme to celebrate Nature’s Beauty on Sunday 8 September from 1pm to 4pm. The Show, as tradition, promises to feature its famous Produce Show, where anyone can enter in a variety of categories including: Vegetables, Fruit, Flowers, Home Produce and
The charity shop at Holbeck Together is now open! Situated at the back of St Matthew’s Community Centre on the corner of Holbeck Moor, the shop is full to the brim of men’s, women’s and children’s clothes. Some are brand new, designer items, while others are pre-loved but in excellent
In Volunteers Week 2020 we salute all the volunteers, including writers and people who help distribute the paper for their contributions. Without them there simply wouldn’t be a South Leeds Life either online or in print. Thank you! South Leeds Life CIC, the company that publishes South Leeds Life, is run
Anyone who is elderly, vulnerable or isolated in South Leeds can have free meals delivered to them by My Thai on Lower Briggate, every day from 10am to 7pm. Owner Simon Paul Grybas and a team of dedicated volunteers have turned the restaurant into a service providing help to those
The newest member of the Leeds parkrun family takes place, like all parkruns, at 9am every Saturday morning and enjoys a scenic route through the trees of Middleton Park. The event has been successful at drawing runners and walkers, but is struggling for volunteers to make sure each run goes
As 2017 draws to a close I look back on a very eventful year. Earlier in the year I was short-listed for a Tenant of the Year award, my name put forward by Carla Yeomans of Belle Isle TMO. I went with Carla to Manchester where the award ceremony was
Skelton Grange Environment Centre in South Leeds is looking for volunteers to inspire children to discover a love for nature. Each year Skelton Grange opens its doors to over 3000 children, providing a mixture of science, games and bush craft activities. Over the last 25 years children’s average screen time
Do you live in the South Leeds area and would like to be part of a fantastic group of volunteers fundraising for Marie Curie, to help more people across area living with a terminal illness get the care and support they deserve? The charity is on the lookout for new
Two years of community clean ups and bulb planting culminated in the launch of a peoples’ survey and website all aimed at helping people in Belle Isle and Middleton to love where they live. The project, led by Cllr Kim Groves, aims to celebrate the many strengths of the area