What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Leeds City Council is proposing to introduce new measures on streets surrounding two schools in Middleton to improve access to schools and local amenities by making walking, wheeling, and cycling safer and more accessible. Elements Primary School and Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy in Middleton are busy schools, with the majority
Asha Neighbourhood Project has been working to improve the lives of women and children living in South Leeds for 40 years. The Beeston charity runs a range of groups for women from its centre on Stratford Street in the heart of Beeston Hill. Every Tuesday they hold a Mums and
White Rose Shopping Centre is celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week’s 2024 theme of Movement with a wellbeing walk on Wednesday (15 May 2024). The event has been arranged with the centre’s long-established group of mall walkers as well as a number of White Rose brands including JD, Footasylum, M&S, McDonald’s,
Get Set Leeds Local is enjoying all things walking this month, as May is National Walking Month. Walking can be a great way to get up and get out to explore local outdoor spaces. You don’t have to walk for hours. A brisk 10-minute daily walk has lots of health
A new partnership is helping pupils at Lane End Primary School in Holbeck take to their feet this National Walking Month. Lane End is one of 15 schools that National Highways and Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking, is working with to help encourage and enable pupils to
Thirteen organisations across the region, including three working in South Leeds, are to receive a total of more than £640,000 to support more people in their communities to walk and cycle, thanks to funding from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, announced the funding recipients
May is National Walking Month, and there’s lots of easy ways to get out for a stroll in Leeds, from digital apps to city tours, and even a local walking festival. Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking, launches its #Try20 campaign for National Walking Month this week, encouraging
The new Walk to Fitness health walks led by the South Leeds Lakers, with support from the Get Set Leeds Local team at Leeds City Council, will hold its debut walk on Sunday 25 July 2021 at 10am from Cross Flatts Park. Following the launch, regular weekly walks will take
As we take our first steps towards ending the lockdown, community wellbeing project Your Space are returning to face-to-face work with communities across South Leeds. Arlie has lots to keep you active, including the Women’s Cycling & Social groups, with the first group running Monday afternoons 4-5.30pm starting 12 April,
It is fair to say that the Covid-19 pandemic brought profound changes to the way a lot of us work, travel and shop. With the lockdown removing the reason to travel to the city centre or further destinations, the role of local centres for meeting our daily food and health