What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The last thing you might expect to find as you approached the beautiful Goredale Scar near Malham in the Yorkshire Dales would be a group of teenage boys from Beeston mending the path. But that’s exactly what visitors experienced one weekend last month. This was just one project to come
12-15 year olds in Leeds now have additional opportunities to receive the Covid-19 vaccine as quickly as possible. Vaccination clinics for 12-15 year olds are being held at Elland Road vaccination centre and the other large-scale vaccination centres in West Yorkshire. Parents can book appointments for their children using the
Would you sit at home in your lounge surrounded by rubbish…? If not, why is there so much rubbish on our streets? We live in the midst of a real contrast between beauty and deprivation: we want to see less drug paraphernalia, dumped sofa’s and rubbish on our doorstep, we
Having anxiety is scary. The pressure, worry, and fear of the unknown can cause misery, depression, breakdown in communication, and self-loathing. Adults have multiple ways to access support, to help them process uncomfortable thoughts feelings, and emotions and hopefully, start down the road to mental wellness. For children or young
Leeds artists’ studio Lord Whitney are opening up their studio to young people with a new creative course that aims to inspire confidence, and champion that there is no ‘standard’ route into the creative industries. [Designers of the Future] is a new free 5-week creative course that aims to support
Young people from across the city have pitched in to create a resource and campaign to support 16-19-year-olds to feel better during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Feel Better Coronavirus Support Guide was developed following local research with young people, which found 16-19-year-olds would like more wellbeing support. The guide features
During these challenging times it has been important for the Middleton Railway to continue at the centre of the community, opening to the public with new COVID precautions in place as well as providing a safe environment for volunteers to continue their valuable work maintaining and running the railway. Amongst
As World Mental Health Day (Saturday 10 October 2020) approaches, the NHS in Leeds is reminding young people that mental health support is available across the city. Each year, World Mental Health Day seeks to raise awareness of mental health issues, and the support that is available for those who
More children and young people are returning to school this week, but with smaller class sizes and new room layouts, the school day will be quite different from what pupils are used to. As they start to adapt to this new routine, the NHS in Leeds is encouraging parents and
At the start of Mental Health Awareness Week (18 – 24 May), Leeds City Council and the local NHS are reminding children and young people that ‘Support is still here for you’ when they’re in need of support for their mental wellbeing. Leeds City Council and the local NHS are