Tag: volunteers

Middleton Railway’s youngsters shortlisted for top award

The Middleton Railway is delighted to announce its Youth Team has been shortlisted in the Heritage Railway Association annual awards. A new category for 2023, the ‘Rising Stars’ Award recognises the achievements of an organisation or group that is less than ten years old. The Youth Team has been running

Beeston Festival prepares for 2023

Beeston Festival held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 21 January, reflecting on another successful event in 2022 and looking ahead to 2023. The Annual Report, which is now available to read and download on the festival website at beestonfestival.org.uk, details how the organising committee plan their work and reflected

“The best of us” – the volunteers at Slung Low’s foodbank

Every Wednesday morning a team descends on the Holbeck club and the Slung Low foodbank springs into life. As we’ve reported previously, when the pandemic hit last year, Slung Low redirected their theatrical skills from organising shows to running a foodbank for people in LS11 and beyond. I’m proud to

Holbeck Together responds to crisis with virtual kindness campaign

South-Leeds, not-for-profit organisation, Holbeck Together has launched a #VirtualKindness campaign to help care for the most vulnerable members of the community and to reach out to volunteers for support to manage the influx of new clients as a result of the current crisis. #VirtualKindness aims to raise awareness of community