What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Cross Flatts Park is now home to an automated external defibrillator (AED) that is accessible to all after local Councillors funded an external cabinet to house it. For just over three years the AED, bought by the Cross Flatts parkrun, has lived inside the kitchen at the Watsonian Pavilion in
Irresponsible dog owners around Cottingley may find themselves in for a nasty shock after patrols are being stepped up at Cottingley Cemetery. Local Councillor Gohar Almass and his colleagues Andrew Scopes and Angela Gabriel have been contacted by residents who are sick and tired of people failing to clean up
Last November Beeston and Holbeck marked the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War with a service of Remembrance at Holbeck Cemetery. Organisers decided to make this an annual event and shortly afterwards Cllr Angela Gabriel and The Friends Of Holbeck Cemetery launched a project to knit
A new mural has appeared in Beeston’s Cross Flatts Park on the wall of the Watsonian Pavillion. The work was commissioned by Beeston Festival and features the work of many festival goers who made their mark with aerosols on the day. Now local artist Claire Bentley-Smith has completed the work
Aspiring Communities has organised a litter pick in Cross Flatts Park on Sunday (13 May 2018) to be followed by refreshments and family fun. Shaz Akhtar, one of the organisers, said: “We would like our community to come together to keep the people’s park a clean and safe environment for
An exhibition called ‘Leeds Parks: Past, Present and Future’ is to be held at the Watsonian Pavilion in Cross Flatts Park on Saturday 3 June 2017. The exhibition is a chance to see how the city’s parks have changed over time, from their Victorian origins to the present day, and
A better-connected community is stronger, more creative and better able to navigate through change and difficulty. South Leeds Life has – since 2010 – supported communication and connections in this area (LS10 and LS11), and we’re pleased to announce that in early 2016 we’re due to become established as a
Residents of south Leeds are invited to a free community meal to be held on the last Sunday of each month, in the Watsonia Pavilion in Cross Flatts Park. Members of St Luke’s and St Mary’s churches, along with other local residents, are organising to put on the free two
Beeston charities Faith Together in Leeds 11 and The Hamara Centre are presenting a free concert by The Berakah Players starting at 6pm on Tuesday 7 July at the Watsonian Pavilion in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston. The event is part of music charity The Berakah Players’ 10th Anniversary Tour of
Summer is here and that means live music in Cross Flatts Park on Sunday afternoons. Marvin’s Combo, a Caribbean Steel Band will kick off the season on Sunday (21 June 2015). As well as live music there will be children’s craft activities, stalls, a raffle and of course refreshments including