What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Since opening two more charity shops in South Leeds, St Luke’s CARES is looking for more keen people to volunteer a bit of their time in their local shop. As well as shops on Beeston Road and in Morley, St Luke’s now also have a small shop in Middleton on
This week saw south Leeds charity St Luke’s Cares open their fifth charity store, in the heart of Beeston Hill on the busy Dewsbury Road – as part of a major push to become financially secure, and to safeguard their much-valued work in the local community. The new store is
Sam Llewellyn writes: Skelton’s personality and the effort put in to make it a natural retreat by those that work there was evident upon arrival – this is probably made all the more prominent by the busy industrial site that surrounds it. When I first arrived I didn’t know what
South Leeds Media is looking for local residents, workers or volunteers to get involved with a series of radio programmes, short films and photographs, which will be used to help celebrate and showcase the richness of our community through a project called ‘Sounds of South Leeds’ Have you got
Cath O’Grady from Learning Parnerships has been in touch about an exciting opportunity to work with young people on the National Citizen Service project this summer. The National Citizen Service is the government’s flagship youth policy. It’s an exciting programme supporting young people of year 11 and 12 age*
It’s one of those weeks where I’m frightened that my head is going to explode. I’m pulling together two big projects and my main survival strategy seems to be writing to-do lists to make sure I don’t forget anything. I’m still at the stage where the lists are getting
The Conservation Volunteers are celebrating the hard work of over 40 volunteers at Skelton Grange Environment Centre this year, as they complete a series of improvements to promote biodiversity and visitor access to the site. The Skelton Grange Wild Area Project will be completed with a final volunteer event
With the 100th anniversary of World War One fast approaching, Leeds Museums are offering volunteering opportunities to become a local history researcher. Leeds Museums has teamed up with the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) to research the history of the Leeds Pals – a regiment raised in
Heather Wagstaff from Middleton, was absolutely delighted to not only win a national volunteering award – but to have it presented by her hero, BBC Countryfile presenter and native Yorkshireman, John Craven! Heather was nominated by The Conservation Volunteers at Skelton Grange Environment Centre for the Big Lottery and
When I was at school, the first day back after the summer holidays we always had to write an essay entitled “What I did on my holidays”. I’m not at school any more, it’s not even September yet, but it seems the right thing to do for this week’s