What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Last Saturday (12 December 2020) saw LS11 residents out in (socially-distant) numbers, to enjoy the spectacle of Christmas carols and festive cheer blasting out from an illuminated open-top bus and bicycle procession – as a Covid-safe alternative to the popular annual Lantern Festival. Over two hours, the bus wove its
Volunteer elves in Hunslet Moor braved heaving rain last Sunday (13 December 2020) to help Father Christmas deliver gift hampers to 124 children around the Longroyds and Garnets neighbourhoods. The project was the brainchild of members of the Friends of Hunslet Moor, to inject some Christmas cheer and spirit into
The acclaimed Real Junk Food Project in Stourton is making an urgent appeal for volunteers to help with their Kindness Christmas initiative. The initiative is running all month until Wednesday 23 December 2020, and aims to provide families within West Yorkshire – who have registered – with a hamper of
Holbeck Together was thrilled to welcome Leeds United’s Chief Executive, Angus Kinnear, and Director of Football, Victor Orta to Holbeck recently. Angus and Victor were on hand in the community to help kick off a month of Leeds United and Leeds United Foundation staff volunteering their time to support the
During these challenging times it has been important for the Middleton Railway to continue at the centre of the community, opening to the public with new COVID precautions in place as well as providing a safe environment for volunteers to continue their valuable work maintaining and running the railway. Amongst
Having joined Belle Isle North EMB (Estate Management Board) in the late 90s, Ian Liptrot helped to bring about significant changes to the way housing services were managed across Belle Isle. This led to the creation of Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation in 2004, known locally as BITMO. After 20
The Friends of Trentham Park in Beeston Hill are this Saturday (17 August 2019) holding an event to mark the reopening of their ‘pocket park’ – and everyone’s invited! The park is a small triangular space in the heart of the dense terraced housing of Beeston Hill, and was until
A range of volunteer training days are running with The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) to complete work on a new entrance and event space at Skelton Grange Environment Centre in South Leeds. The works are now in their final phases, and will be completed with volunteer workshops on walling, traditional cob
St Gemma’s Hospice is a Leeds-based charity providing expert care and support for local people with life-limiting illnesses. The Hospice in Moortown has a fantastic opportunity for Day Services Driver Volunteers on Wednesdays or Thursdays. If you want to directly make a difference to patients living with a terminal illness,
Many of black and minority ethnic women are from hard to reach communities without formal qualifications, low confidence who have never been given the opportunities to return to learning. They face barriers such as childcare, language, family members and lack of inspiration. Asha Neighbourhood Project received funding from the National