What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A new apprenticeship scheme will offer creative young people the chance to take their first steps into a multi-media career. The one-year apprenticeships, funded by Leeds Federated Housing Association and Aire Valley Homes Leeds, will offer up to four young social housing tenants aged 16 – 24 the opportunity to
The Hunslet Club would like to say a big well done to three under 13 year old footballers Cameron Hardy and twins Ryan and Kieron Brelsford. These three lads were on their way to evening training when an elderly lady collapsed on the pavement in front of them. They called an
The Cupboard is a youth service which offers fun activities and support for young people and their families. Here’s a list of its services: Healthy Young People Group, Holbeck Community Centre, Mondays, 5pm to 6.30pm. Try out our new sports and some olf favourites, fun team games, healthy cooking sessions
Maria Spadafora, the community engagement officer at South Asian Arts-uk, has sent us this guest post about an exciting new initiative encouraging yougsters from across the city – including south Leeds – to go to the theatre… Calling all young people aged 13-19! Not had many opportunities to go to
The Hunslet Club in South Leeds has become one of the first pioneering youth clubs in the country to install solar panels to its roof, generating power used at the club during daylight hours and selling back any excess made to the national grid. Greener, friendlier to the environment and
The Hunslet Club is now able to help secure a brighter future for 48 youngsters thanks to funding secured by local councillors on the council’s Inner South Area Committee. Councillors unanimously voted to provide £30,980 to the club to support apprenticeships of up to six months for local young people.
Community issues are on the agenda at Thursday’s Beeston Community Forum meeting. Speakers St Clair Binns of the Leeds City Council Youth Service and Helen Westerman of the NSPCC will give proceedings a youthful accent. The forum will meet on Thursday, February 2 at Beeston Village Community Centre (the former
We have some exciting new activities on for the last few weeks of 2011 with clay-mation workshops; create your own crazy characters and put together a short movie, learn some dance moves for the Christmas party season with D.A.Z.L dance, get creative for Christmas and come and enjoy some fun
The Hunslet Club looks forward to welcoming back its 1000+ membership at the start of the new school term. While people have been on holiday the club has been busy extending the garages & bar, building an extra activity room and games room, redecorated the dance studios, put picnic tables & benches outside (thanks
Celebrating 100 sessions at Middleton Friday Night Project. Middleton Friday Night Project has recently celebrated it’s 100th session. The project has been running since November 2008 and nearly three years on still reaches an average of 70 young people per night, opening up opportunities for young people to access sports, arts and