What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
This year the Friends of Middleton Park are looking for new volunteers to join our Show Committee to help organise one of our biggest events of the year, The Great Middleton Park Show. The Show includes a craft, flower and produce competition, market and food stalls, an entertainment arena with
Running an award-winning heritage railway isn’t just about the grease monkeys that keep the magnificent locomotives moving. There are host of roles from serving teas in the café to selling tickets with a smile and tending the flower beds that make the visitor experience special. Middleton Railway have a range
The Hunslet Youth Club is working hard to provide more opportunities to young people in the South Leeds community by hosting an open night for their youth volunteering programme on Wednesday 18 January 2023. Rowan Treagus, a youth worker at The Hunslet Club, is organising this event to support young
Yorkshire homelessness charity Turning Lives Around has received a facelift to their central offices in Beeston courtesy of volunteers from financial specialists Evelyn Partners. Some 12 volunteers from the UK’s leading integrated wealth management and professional services group which has offices in Leeds, spent a day painting Turning Lives Around’s
LEEDS 2023 has launched a major volunteer recruitment drive across the city, with more than 1,000 opportunities available for people of all ages and background to help bring what is set to be a transformational year of culture to life next year. There are a whole range of roles available
We are looking for people from across West Yorkshire to come and volunteer with us who have personal experience of suicide. By personal experience, we mean one or more of the following: Having been bereaved or impacted by suicide Having experienced suicidal thoughts Having previously made an attempt on your
Stories from the South Leeds Life News Café at MIddleton Elderly Aid (MEA) every Wednesday From 9:30am. A story from Megan, of Middleton Leeds, volunteering at Middleton Elderly Aid. Megan says: “I originally chose my placement at Middleton Elderly Aid because of my Grandad, Philip. “In 2021 my Grandad, Philip,
Middleton Railway held a double celebration last Wednesday (29 September 2021) as they unveiled the name plate for their new carriage shed and Vice President, Ian Smith was presented with a lifetime achievement award from Railway Magazine. The carriage shed was made possible by a very generous bequest from the
I’m Chris Bulmer, the new Volunteer Coordinator at Holbeck Together. I’m responsible for recruiting and managing our amazing team of volunteers. With our services growing I’ll be developing our volunteer recruitment and roles to meet our needs and enhance volunteers’ skills. St Matthew’s Community Centre is the focal point for
Children’s literacy charity, Bookmark, is bringing its one-to-one reading programmes to primary schools in Leeds, and it’s calling for volunteers to support children online as we start this crucial new school year. Helping a child to make progress with their reading is hugely rewarding and there’s never been a better