What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
This last week saw the conclusion of the epic Leeds2Iraq charity appeal, with dozens of volunteers from across south Leeds and beyond loading up two articulated lorries with 25 tonnes of winter aid – which are now heading out to refugee camps in northern Iraq. Over the past weeks, an
Trustees and volunteers of Holbeck Elderly Aid unveiled their brand new bespoke mini bus to the community on Friday (16 October 2015). Thanks to the Big Lottery Fund, Holbeck Elderly Aid has received a more modern and advanced wheelchair accessible vehicle. [slideshow_deploy id=’41272′] This is similar to their other minibus,
Local charity SLATE – in the midst of their 10th anniversary celebrations – were today (Friday 9th October) visited by a pair of enterprising cyclists, touring the North to promote the work of ‘social enterprises’ in the region. Jeremy Robinson and Jason Norris (from London-based charity Clarity and The Soap
One of Beeston’s hidden gems is the Feel Good Cafe at Hillside, the converted school building near the bottom of Beeston Road. The cafe is run by SLATE who also run The Feel Good Furniture Shop in Hunslet. One of the special things about the Feel Good Cafe is that
South Leeds people are once again taking a lead on a city-wide appeal to gather, sort, and send tons of winter aid out to refugee camps in the Middle East – and they need all the help they can get! Indeed, whilst the media coverage has focused on those refugees
The Hunslet Community Gala’s good run of form on the weather front continued, with 2,000+ people gathering for a sun-baked afternoon together last weekend (Saturday 27th June). [slideshow_deploy id=’37710′] The festival centred around the performance arena, which featured dozens of local performers and especially dancers over the course of the
Volunteers from community groups across South Leeds were celebrated at a special event at the Civic Hall on Wednesday evening (24 June 2015). The event was organised by local councillors on the Inner South Community Committee to say thank you for the thousands of hours of voluntary work put in
The annual Hunslet Community Gala is back this Saturday (27 June 2015), with more on offer than ever before. The festival started as a church gala 30+ years ago, has run in its current format – on the playing fields opposite the Penny Hill Centre, in the heart of
This week has been Volunteers Week. This is a natural story for us. It’s bang on message, it fits with our mission and was a great opportunity to piggy back on a story that was likely to be picked up regional and national media. We regularly write up local projects
There is a new training course running at St Luke’s CARES Charity shop on Dewsbury Road. St Luke’s CARES received funding through the Health Lottery (Active Communities Health Amaze) which has enabled the charity run the TRY! project, providing free neighbourhood training in retail skills to help members of the