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Issue 45 | November 2018

What’s happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton & Stourton

NO PROGRESS ON MIDDLETON SHOPS

In this issue:

Braving the shave for Macmillan

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Reaching for the stars

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Councillors defer planning decision as B&M threaten to leave area

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by Jeremy Morton

he planning saga that is the Benyon House (Co-op) site next to Asda in Middleton is not over yet as Councillors on the South & West Plans Panel deferred their decision on the latest application for a retail development for the site.

Planning officers recommended rejection of the latest application, but Panel members were not convinced by the reasons put forward and as one Councillor put it “were minded to approve the development.”

The debate centred on the economic viability of the nearby Middleton District Centre and the still to be approved Site Allocations Plan (SAP) for the city. B&M currently have a store in the District Centre and have signed up as one of the anchor tenants for the new retail park.

Officers argued that there had been a material change to the retail environment in the last 12 months with the collapse of chains such as Poundworld and House of Fraser. They had commissioned property analysts CBRE who reported that the unit vacated

by B&M would be unlikely to be re-let.

But Councillors pointed to a letter from B&M’s Chief Executive saying they would move out of current unit in the District Centre at the end of the current lease in October 2019 as it was “sub standard.” They argued that approving or refusing the new development would not affect the viability of the District Centre which they described politely as “tired” and in need of urgent refurbishment.

This was view was endorsed by a statement from the three Middleton Park ward members Cllr Judith Blake, Cllr Kim Groves and Cllr Paul Truswell: “We have asked for this application to be determined by Plans Panel because we are very conscious that the development would create 180 jobs and attract £15m investment. This would provide a substantial boost to the local community and economy.

“We know that some residents have raised concerns relating to increased traffic flows and the capacity of the local road system to cope with this. This is a matter that needs to be fully addressed.

“In respect of the issue of the future of B&M premises in Middleton District Centre, we understand the company plans to quit this unit when its lease ends in October 2019. This was confirmed in a letter to us from Simon Arora, Chief Executive of B&M. In the light of this intention, it would appear that

The end of the Tivoli

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The South & West Plans Panel debate the issues at Leeds Civic Hall the current unit occupied by plan is yet to be adopted.

B&M in the District Centre will Councillors sought further become vacant irrespective of guidance as to whether they the Benyon House application. could go against a plan that Indeed, B&M have asserted was still in draft. that the company will maintain James Marshall, for the its presence in Middleton only developers CDP, spoke against if the new premises proposed refusal of planning permission at Benyon House are available stressing that local residents to it. and Councillors supported the “It is not clear to us, plans which would generate therefore, why such emphasis 180 jobs and £170,000 of is being placed on the future of infrastructure levy to be spent the current B&M unit in the in the ward.

District Centre when evaluating The Panel voted to defer a the Benyon House application.” decision for further information The second issue relates to regarding the SAP, design, city wide planning policy which layout, and possible inclusion is still to be finalised. The of housing; by 4 votes to nil, Benyon House site is with 10 abstentions earmarked for housing and The site has been the focus employment in the Site of planning issues for many Allocations Plan (SAP), but the years. Tesco applied to build a

store on the site, but were rejected in favour of the Asda store on the next-door site. The plan for a small retail park, anchored by a Lidl store and the relocated B&M store, was first put forward in October 2016 by Marshall CPD. This first proposal was rejected by planning officers due to concerns about the removal of trees and noise nuisance to local residents. The developer then worked with officers to adapt the plans to meet these concerns. The current planning application was submitted in February this year.

A final decision will be made by the South & West Plans Panel when the issue comes back to a future meeting.

Hunslet Club Parkside’s historic season

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MP’s notebook I

by Hilary Benn MP

t is sadly all too common in our big cities these days, Leeds included, to see people sitting on the ground asking for money, or huddled up against the cold sleeping in doorways.

Homelessness is on the increase, but the vast majority of people affected contact their local council to seek help or stay with friends or family if they have lost their home while trying to find a new one. The fundamental cause of statutory homelessness - as it's called - is the failure to build enough new homes.

We need a completely new approach to housebuilding, with a significant increase in social housing.

But there has also been a rise in street homelessness. This affects a much smaller group of people but they are the most visible precisely because we see them on our streets.

Leeds City Council is working hard to help them into accommodation and says that there’s no need for anyone to spend a second night out. But they recognise that offering rough sleepers emergency hostel-based accommodation has not proved successful with some who either reject it or find it very difficult for a variety of reasons to operate within

the hostel's rules.

Since August last year, the Council has been trying a new approach in which they fast track rough sleepers straight into their own self-contained accommodation without having to go anywhere else first. The properties are furnished with essentials and intensive support is provided. To date Leeds has rehoused just under 100 rough sleepers and it sounds like a really sensible idea.

The reasons why people end up on the streets are many and varied after all each person has their own story - but substance abuse (eg the growing impact of Spice) and mental health problems are quite common.

What this means is that helping those affected is very challenging as I learned when I went to meet the Street Support Team recently.

Their approach is very practical.

They have an outreach team that go out early in the morning to check on people and offer help and support.

Not everyone wants to take it up and some are in no condition to respond.

If someone looks as if they need medical help then they call an ambulance.

What the team are trying to do is to reduce the numbers sleeping rough in Leeds city centre and tackle

issues like begging and antisocial behaviour by some street users.

The way they do this is also unique and quite new. Recently they decided to bring together into one team all the people who find themselves dealing with those living on the streets and their differing needs. So now the team has outreach workers, city centre liaison officers, staff from the housing department, the police, representatives from the AntiHilary Benn MP Social Behaviour Unit, social for permanent workers, a specialist nurse, staff deposit who can help with addiction and an accommodation. The scheme also analyst (who told me that there are recognises that giving money directly over 260 people living on the streets to people on the streets might be of Leeds). This team also work used to fuel an addiction rather than closely with a wide range of to pay for food or a bed for the night. voluntary organisations like St By giving through the scheme every George's Crypt and Simon on the penny will go to a recognised organisation. To find out more Streets.

I asked them what the best thing please go to www.bigchangeleeds is that members of the public can do .co.uk I have to say that I was very and learned about the launch of the by the team's Big Change which is a new way of impressed offering help. It will enable people to commitment, but they are the first to donate money, items and time to acknowledge how complex and assist the homeless, rough sleepers difficult their task is. It is good to and people who are vulnerable. The know, however, that they too are out funds raised could be used for a bus there on our streets trying to help pass to travel to a job interview or a people to change their own lives.

Pennington Court in Beeston is first ‘Outstanding’ care home in Leeds P

ennington Court in Beeston has been awarded the overall rating of Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

It is the first Care Home for older people in Leeds to ever achieve the highest rating of ‘Outstanding’.

Feedback from the CQC Inspectors included: “The provider demonstrated a strong commitment to ensuring people received care based on best practice guidance, with the aim of achieving the best possible outcomes.

They gave people, their relatives and staff ways of sharing their opinions and ideas for any improvements that could be made. Staff told us they were proud to work at the service. They said the registered manager was very supportive and the provider gave them opportunities for professional development.”

“Staff treated people with dignity and respect and were genuinely warm in their interactions with people.”

Peter Hodkinson, Managing Director of

“Outstanding” Pennington Court on Hunslet Hall Road in Beeston Westward Care noted: many of whom live locally, and only care home for older “Our constant focus is to and everyday go ‘above and people rated ‘outstanding’ in be one of the leading health beyond’ to provide the best Leeds. We are especially and social care providers in care to those who receive delighted to receive the Leeds and we can only our health and social care direct feedback from people achieve this by living up to services.” living at the home, their our proposition of putting Angela Randle, the Care relatives and health and people at the heart of Home General Manager has social care professionals. everything we do. This worked for Westward Care This external endorsement ‘outstanding’ recognition by for 20 years and has been for the quality of our service CQC is testament to the General Manager at means so much to everyone leadership shown by the Pennington Court since who works at Pennington Care Home General 2015: Court. Our care plans always Manager Angela Randle “We are obviously centre on achieving the best along with the values and delighted to be life possible for people living commitment of our staff, acknowledged as the first at Pennington Court as one

staff member noted in the CQC review – ‘I think staff go the extra mile for people because making things special for them, and seeing their smile, is what this job is all about.’”

Residents, relatives and staff were quoted in the report. Here’s a selection of the things they said: “My relative is really safe here, they had so many trips and falls at home and have not had one since they came here.”

“With the consistent support of the staff team my quality of life has vastly improved” “We are delighted in the change in our relative since they came to live here.”

“I am impressed by the friendly and caring nature of the staff”; “The staff have so much devotion.”

“It’s not like a job, it’s like they are all family. I really enjoy coming to work to see people.”

“The manager is very committed to ensuring people have the best care at Pennington Court.”

“This is a special place.”

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Jean Byrne ‘Braved the Shave’ for Macmillan W

by Ken Ingram

hat a fantastic lady Jean is, at 76 years young, she held a ‘Brave the Shave’ event to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Jean held the event in her street, East Grange Square, Belle Isle, on Saturday 29 September.

As I walked down the street, bunting was stretched across the houses from one side of the street to the other, how they got it up there I don’t know.

It reminded me of the last time I went to a street party, in my street at the Queen’s Coronation.

I lived with my family at East Grange Garth back in 1953.

With East Grange Square being a cul-de-sac, there was no problem with through traffic.

Margaret went around with the raffle tickets and some fantastic prizes were drawn later, including a hamper, a cooker and many smaller prizes.

The street came out in numbers with around 200 people. Friends, family and neighbours came to watch Jean have her hair cut and shaved by her grandson Paul, and Margaret Brown and generally join in the fun on this mild Autumn day.

There was plenty to do: eat, drink: pie and peas, cakes, tea, coffee and hot dogs. Gerry, Dave and Jean Burton were there from BITMO’s GATE. Father Martin of St Barnabas Church was there, keeping an eye on his flock, including the Boys and Girls Brigade.

Father Martin tells me he has

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lung Low, Holbeck’s own theatre company have struck a deal with The Holbeck (formerly Holbeck Working Men’s Club) which is set to strengthen both orghanisations.

A new chapter for The Holbeck

Air quality at Elland Road Park and Ride

nitrogen dioxide in the air.

The National Air Quality Objective is to ensure that this is no greater than 40µgm3. As part of Leeds City Council’s monitoring regime, monitoring equipment was installed along Elland Road for the periods below.

Some of the improvement has been a gradual reduction in the level of in vehicle emissions as newer vehicles are manufactured to higher emissions standards. The 2017 figures are particularly interesting as they capture a time period where both phase 1 and phase 2 of the Elland Road Park and Ride were fully operational.

Additionally, the council used Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) devices to look at which direction cars that entered the Park and Ride came

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Jean Byrne with her family started doing breakfasts again underneath the church at St Barnabas.

Full English breakfast for £3.50. Monday to Friday. I went along to sample the Breakfast last week when dropping off copies of South Leeds Life newspapers, it was very good value, 2 of everything, maybe a bit too much for me.

At about 4pm there was an auction to see who would get the first shave of Jean’s head.

Dianne won the auction with a £40 donation. Well done Dianne.

The shave proved a little difficult, so some scissors were found. Once most of Jean’s hair had been cut off by Margaret Brown, grandson Paul shaved the rest off. It ended up quite nice with a number 3 haircut. I told Jean her hair may grow back blond, Jean laughed.

I thought Jean looked quite nice and wouldn’t need a wig.

And it saves on hairdressing bills.

Jean tells me £1,450.00 has been raised, well done Jean.

I left after the raffle prizes were drawn and got the feeling that

this was a tight knit community where everyone looks after each other.

I spoke to Jean the next day, she told me it took well into the early hours to clear up.

Well done Jean, you should be very proud of yourself, your family and friends.

Jean commented “I would like to thank everyone for there help on the day including my family, Jonathon, Caroline and Claire.

Also Margret with hair cutting and Grandson Paul for the head shave.”

Slung Low join forces with Club

by Jeremy Morton

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A members’ meeting on Sunday 28 October approved the plans which will see Slung Low take over the day to day running of the club, whilst maintaining members’ current rights, privilages and facilities.

The club has been run by volunteers since it almost collapsed in 2013. The have kept the club running and made payments towards a substantial debt to the brewery.

Slung Low is now in a position to clear that debt, using a tax windfall from last year’s production of Flood in Hull.

The move helps Slung Low which is

currently based at the ‘Holbeck Underground Ballroom’ under the viaduct on Bath Road.

Threatened by Network Rail’s sale of its railway arches and redevelopment of the area pushing costs up, they now have a secure home in the heart of the community.

Writing about the move, artistic director Alan Lane stressed that Slung Low were not taking over the club: “From the start we were keen to reiterate that the members of the Holbeck continue to hold the deeds. We don’t want them. We’re not buying them out. We’re entering into a partnership.The club and its value is still theirs to collective own.

“The future of The Holbeck will be secured and an important, and rare in Holbeck, community asset will be secured for the

community in the face of market pressures.”

Slung Low will move their entire operation including their administrative HQ, shared artist rehearsal space, Cultural Community College classes, visiting performances and How To Festivals. They will move their newly refitted Community College bus.

The final event at Bath Road will be Slung Low’s annual Christmas Fayre on Saturday 8 December which will conclude a family performance of Tabby McTat at The Holbeck.

“That’s the perfect end to our time in the HUB I think” commented Alan. “It has been a good home, a free place, a useful place. I can only imagine what we’ll all manage together in the new home. The Holbeck. Now with added Slung Low.”

ew figures released show that air quality on Elland Road near the Park and Ride is improving and traffic into Beeston is unaffected despite public concern that the scheme would attract more cars and reduce air quality.

Leeds City Council analysis shows that the level of dangerous nitrogen dioxide in the air has actually fallen since the Park and Ride scheme was introduced and that cars are not driving through Beeston more because of the scheme.

The Park and Ride scheme first went live in July 2014, with phase two (more spaces and a permanent but shelter building) operational by December 2016 and phase 3 currently being discussed, and an

Elland Road Park & Ride scheme application for planning permission expected to be submitted shortly.

Leeds City Council has been working to improve air quality in a number of ways, including ensuring their own fleet of vans and new First and Arriva buses are ultra-low emission vehicles.

The Park and Ride schemes around the city are another part in the plan.

However, there have been concerns that while the Park and Ride Scheme clearly benefits the city as a whole, Beeston could be paying the price for other people’s clean air. I’m very pleased to say that the figures indicate that is not the case.

One measure of air quality is the level of

from (which junction they were last photographed at) and which direction cars leaving the Park and Ride went. Only 6% of vehicles leaving the site turned left and came into Beeston via Wesley Street and only 7% reached the site from that direction with the rest coming from the motorway junctions or the ring road.

Finally, traffic counts showed that the total number of cars between Wesley Street in Beeston and the Park and Ride entrance has remained relatively stable which would suggest that congestion further into Beeston (eg Old Lane) is not being caused by the Park and Ride Scheme.

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New play area for Cottingley

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Cllrs Gohar, Gabriel and Scopes at the new Cottingley play area

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hildren in Cottingley have a brand new play area to make use of after local ward Councillors Andrew Scopes, Gohar Almass and Angela Gabriel helped to fund a new playground.

The new equipment, which is located close to Cottingley Towers, includes swings, a roundabout and a climbing frame and is aimed at a wide range of children.

The Councillors helped to fund the playground after being approached by residents who were concerned at the lack of play facilities for young children and worked alongside the local

tenants and residents association to determine the location and the facilities.

Councillor Andrew Scopes said: “Having somewhere to play is a fundamental part of childhood and so we were delighted to be able to allocate funding to this new play area, which looks fantastic. I was absolutely delighted to see so many children in the playground over the weekend!

“Hopefully it will be well used by children and families for many years to come and become a central part of the local community.”

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ilary Benn MP (Leeds Central) has called on Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Police to commission an independent review into the “Managed Approach” to street sex work in Holbeck.

The current policy, which aims to keep sex work away from residential areas, has met with widespread opposition from local residents. A delegation from the Save Our Eyes campaign recently visited Hilary Benn at his regular monthly surgery at St Matthew’s Community Centre.

In his letter Hilary Benn states: “I have always said the scheme is only going to maintain credibility with the public if everyone sticks to the rules, including women not working in residential areas and not doing so outside the permitted hours. It is now clear that this is not happening in too many cases and the residents I met don’t feel that effective action is being taken when

women are in breach of the rules.”

On Facebook, Save Our Eyes have welcomed the idea of a review and called for it to be led by a “truly independent body.”

And they commented: “Due to the tenacity of our community our voices have been heard and we are finally seeing results.”

We asked Leeds City Council for a response to Mr Benn’s letter. We did not get a direct answer but in a statement Cllr Debra Coupar, Leeds City Council’s executive member for communities said: “We are fully committed to working closely with local ward councillors, community representatives and all stakeholders regarding the managed approach.

“Taking account of their views and concerns we have already changed the operational hours of the managed approach, established a dedicated policing team and increased

local environmental budgets and resources to support the local community and local businesses.

“We do acknowledge that this is still work in progress and that there is more that needs to be done to fully address the concerns of local people. To further inform our thinking and actions moving forward we are continuing to meet with local residents to develop solutions that work for the local community.

“I would like to reassure all

local stakeholders that our work on the managed approach is under continuous review as we seek to ensure it is meeting the original aims set, with a particular emphasis on significantly reducing the impact of on-street sex work on local residential communities.

If these aims are not met, further steps will need to be taken and further options will have to be considered to tackle the long-standing challenges associated with on-street sex work.”

A sex worker in Holbeck

Sign up for ‘Junk Food’ scheme Locals meet to A challenge Clean Air plans cclaimed Leeds charity ‘The Real Junk Food Project’ (TRJFP) are set to establish a year-round ‘freegan’ box scheme in Beeston, which will see good quality ‘junk’ food delivered into the community each week – and they are now calling for local people to sign up to make it happen.

This will give south Leeds residents the chance to pick up

a weekly family-sized crate of food – featuring a mix of luxury products, fresh fruit and veg, snacks, staples, drinks, and more.

The products are all so-called ‘junk’ food: items that were needlessly on their way to landfill, but have been ‘rescued’ by TRJFP, to be diverted to good homes.

Similar much-loved schemes are already running elsewhere

in Leeds, and far beyond.

Following a successful test scheme over the summer, this permanent project is now set to launch this autumn, with participants able to pick up their food each Monday afternoon and evening, from the Hillside Centre in Beeston/Holbeck.

Although TRJFP provide the food for free, they have considerable operational costs

to cover (namely admin, storage, assembly, and transport) – so participants are required to pay £12 per week, and can donate more if they wish.

To log your interest in joining the scheme, or to find out more, email: freegan_box_ project_leeds@hotmail.com.

Places are limited, so sign up now. Discounts are available for multiple sign-ups.

On Sunday 10 October St Luke’s Church, Holbeck held another of their bring-and-share International Meals after the service.

Well done to everyone who cooked and shared their favourite dishes from around the world.

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ollowing news last month (October) that south Leeds was to be excluded from the city's proposed new Clean Air Zone, local residents are organising a campaign to challenge the Council to reinclude their communities in the scheme.

As previously reported, Leeds has amongst the highest levels of air pollution in the UK, so the Council was obliged to devise a plan to tackle the problem centred around a zone in which many diesel vehicles will be charged to enter. Initial proposals included south Leeds - but following pressure from industry, LS10 and LS11 were excluded from the final version, which was signed off by the Council's executive board last month.

A local campaign is now developing, with an open planning meeting set for Tuesday 6 November (6.30pm at the Thrill of the Grill cafe on Dewsbury Road), and plans to make a deputation speech at

the full Council meeting in mid November.

Ed Carlisle, one of those leading the campaign, said: "Our communities have amongst the worst levels of respiratory illness in the city, so it seems baffling that we're being shut out of this scheme.

We want to challenge the Council, but also work with them, to rethink this decision.

We appreciate that it's complex, and we might not get an immediate result - but there's a lot of anger and passion about this, we're going to fight our corner, and see if we can turns things around.

Please get in touch or get involved - many thanks."

For more info, join the above meeting, or contact Ed on edcleeds@gmail.com.

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High Speed Rail station is on track

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Artsist’s impression of the new station entrance

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milestone in the preparations to bring HS2 high speed rail into the region has been reached as senior councillors have endorsed the detailed case for transformational plans for Leeds Station.

Leeds City Council executive board heard how it is imperative to have a fullyintegrated, modern station in Leeds – already the North’s busiest – in order to maximise the potential of high speed rail.

The HS2 route is due to approach the station through Hunslet using the Woodlesford route and then rise on a viaduct from the city end of Dewsbury Road, finally bridging across the River Aire.

Councillors on the board approved the submission to government of the strategic outline business case (SOBC), which details the approach to how the station masterplan will be delivered.

They also agreed in principle that the council enter into joint venture agreements with London and Continental Railways (L&CR) to use their expertise on railway-led regeneration, subject to a further report being brought back for approval.

Councillor Judith Blake, Leader of Leeds City Council, said: “This is an incredibly important milestone in what will be nothing less than a transformational opportunity for the Leeds economy and that

of the wider region. Our asks to government for the station are absolutely pivotal to unleashing the potential for HS2 to bring jobs, growth and hugely improved connectivity to the area.

“Leeds Station is the key to the North’s future economic growth: central to accessing the whole of the North of England and Scotland. It is the busiest transport hub in the North with 31 million passengers, and those numbers are projected to more than double by over 135% over the next 30 years.

“We therefore cannot afford to wait for the full HS2 project to be delivered before seriously upgrading Leeds Station. It must be brought right up to date, fully integrated with Northern Powerhouse Rail and future-proofed to cope not only with current passenger numbers but with the huge projected growth.”

Meanwhile, HS2 Ltd have revealed more detailed design proposals for the route into Leeds.

They are currently consulting on their draft Environmental Statement and their draft Equality Impact Assessment Report.

The online public consultations will be supported by a programme of community events, including an event in Leeds city centre on Saturday 24 November, 2-8pm, at The Met Hotel, King Street, LS1 2HQ.

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by Jeremy Morton

wo groups fighting food poverty in Leeds have opened a new shared warehouse in Beeston thanks to a grant from Asda’s “Fight Hunger, Create Change” programme.

The warehouse, on the Parkside industrial estate, comes complete with two huge inflatable chiller rooms for fresh food and a fork lift truck to make full use of the space. A team of volunteers from Asda helped get the warehouse ready.

Fareshare work as brokers, sourcing still fresh food that retailers will otherwise send to landfill and distributing it to charities. Leeds South & East Foodbank is part of the Trussell Trust network of foodbanks giving out food parcels to families in crisis.

Speaking at the opening, John Casey, Chair of Leeds South & East Foodbank, described the situation facing many people in our communities: “Imagine living with no slack in your weekly budget, easily wrecked by random events – a broken washing machine, loss of earnings through illness.

Imagine living with exhaustion as a result of doing more than one job to make ends meet.

Imagine living with debt and fear of the bailiffs or payday lenders. Imagine living with no time for your kids. Imagine living with depression and anxiety as the norm.”

He talked about Wilf and Jenny, pensioners who could only pay their fuel bills if they didn’t eat. As well as being given a three day food parcel, they were put in touch with an adviser who helped them change their fuel provider and payment plan.

Cutting the ribbon on a new partnership: Gareth Batty (Fareshare Yorkshire), Lindsay Boswell (Trussell Trust), Cllr Sharon Hamilton (Leeds City Council), Andy Murray (Asda) and John Casey (Leeds South & East Foodbank) He talked about Theresa, such as the warehouse, but whose main concern was her also central staff and kids and was skipping meals researchers to back up local herself. When she came she volunteers. They are also felt upset and embarrassed, making the knowledge, she didn’t like asking for expertise and enthusiasm of charity. She was met with Asda’s 140,000 staff available friendship and treated with to improve logistics and dignity.

She received systems. emergency food plus In the same week that the suggestions about how she new warehouse opened, Leeds could change her situation. She United Supporters Trust left relieved and grateful.

Andy Murray, Asda’s Chief Customer Officer, explained why the company had got involved.

“We asked our customers - What’s the biggest thing we can do to make a change in your life? They told us – End food insecurity.”

Asda has made pledged £20m over three years to improve the infrastructure of the two biggest frontline organisations: Fareshare and Trussell Trust. They are funding projects Leeds United supporters donating food

launched a food collection outside Elland Road ahead of the Nottingham Forest match.

They collected a massive 415 kg, or 35 crates of food for the two main Leeds foodbanks.

They will continue to hold collections at each home match.

You can donate food or money to Leeds South & East Foodbank to the warehouse at 7 Lenton Drive, LS11 5JW Monday-Wednesday 10am3pm. Most supermarkets have a food collection point – why not add a few items to your weekly shop and donate them?

If you need help, get a voucher from the Council offices, Citizens Advice Bureau or Groundwork Green Doctors.

There are four food distribution centres in South Leeds: St Andrew’s Church, Beeston; St Cross Church, Middleton; Hunslet Methodist Church St John & St Barnabas Church in Belle Isle.

More information online at: leedssouthandeast.foodbank. org.uk, call (0113) 345 0850.

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Celebration marks new Garnets homes and park

Councillors Wray, Iqbal, Rafique and Lewis open the play area

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by Ed Carlisle

hursday 4 October saw a sunny celebration event to mark the official opening of the new Council housing on the Garnets in Hunslet Moor, and the reopening of a refurbished play area in the neighbourhood.

The event saw 100+ local people gather for a free funday event featuring sports,

inflatables, food, stalls, music, and craft; and a ribbon-cutting event at the playground, featuring Cllrs Mohammed Rafique, Richard Lewis, Mohammed Iqbal, and Paul Wray.

Cllr Wray told South Leeds Life: “We’re very pleased to see this development completed, and this pocket park much improved. It’s taken a while, but it’s been worth it. It’s a great

example of our continued commitment to Leeds being a Child Friendly City, and sharing the wealth of the city by investing in the most in-need communities.”

And local residents, especially those of the 25 new houses, were not short on enthusiasm. Thahmina told us: “The park’s great, the kids all love it”. Simon said: “We were squashed up into a tiny house before, but the new one is brilliant – and the area’s not bad”. And Clara added: “We’re very happy. Our old house was far too small, and the new houses are good quality. We use the park too – it’s nice”.

The new public playground is on Garnet Place, just one minute’s walk from Dewsbury Road – behind Iceland. Local residents are looking to set up a ‘Friends of’ group to maintain it: get in touch to find out more.

Plans are still forming for the former playground site behind the Vale Centre: watch this space.

Apple Day

The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Leeds, Cllr Graham Latty and Cllr Pat Latty joined Cllr Gohar Almass and Neil Whiting from Cottingley In Bloom to celebrate Apple Day at Cottingley Community Centre.

A scratter and a press were used to make apple juice with apples from the Cottingley Community Orchard.

A similar event was held in Middleton Park, organised by the Friends of Middleton Park.

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Helping you with Universal Credit

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Help and advice is available

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by Cllr Paul Wray

niversal Credit (UC) is a massive change implemented by the UK Government to how people receive six existing benefits.

These are being rolled into one monthly payment. These changes will have an impact on how and when people are paid.

The benefits being incorporate into UC are: • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance • Income-related Employment Support Allowance • Income Support • Working Tax Credit • Child Tax Credit • Housing Benefit The rollout of UC will impact those with changed circumstances or residents making a new claim for support. The transfer for those without a change of circumstances will take place at a later date.

Here at Leeds City Council (LCC), we know this change has worried many and lots of residents are concerned about the “online-by-default” setup to

apply for and managing UC. Council officers have been working hard to build the support needed to help residents during this period.

I’m Confident Online: For residents who are online savvy, there is a lot of useful information on the Council website at: www.leeds.gov.uk/residents / council-tax-and-benefits /universal-credit. Please read the help documents. If you need support, keep reading.

I’m Not Confident Online or Need Help: For residents who need more support, this can be found at LCC Community Hubs, Libraries or DWP Job Centre Plus Offices across Leeds.

Specialised support on how to manage your money can be found locally in South Leeds at the Dewsbury Road Community Hub. People can also call (0113) 376 0330.

Our staff have been trained to help make this process as easy as possible and provide the support you need. If you need help, our message is clear – please ask. Your Council is here to help.

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by Lucy Potter

he people of Holbeck basked in the limelight of the Northern Monk Brewery event space in the Old Flax Mill to showcase a collection of photographs on Friday 12 October.

The project called ‘This is our Home’ which has helped produce a 2019 calendar, took place over several months within Holbeck and was a collaborative venture through the charity Holbeck Elderly Aid (HEA) and the Northern Monk Brewery (NMB), with the purpose of actively bringing locals together in a creative process to capture the essence of what their community means to them.

Set in the Grade II listed building, the renovated Old Flax Mill is the home to Northern Monk microbrewery on Marshall Street, 5 minutes from the station. It’s modern exposed brick interior welcomes diners and punters to enjoy the old industrial feel on three floors in the heart of the Holbeck Urban Village.

Some locals may say it is another world from the places the photos are depicting displayed in the room not more than 15 minutes walk away.

However, that was the original premise of the project – to bring two totally different organisations – a charity and a business from the same area

together to help recognise the people who make Holbeck what it is.

I spoke to Bryony RedwoodTurner who’s role is Fundraiser and Partnerships at HEA; “It was a fantastic project to be involved in, especially seeing people really excited to pick up the camera and take

to this partnership illustrates not only the financial benefit but a cultural one too. NMB have paid for the calendars with all proceeds going to HEA, they have created their own celebratory ale, and participants get to enjoy the surroundings of their industrial heritage. Northern Monk

Faces of Holbeck on show at Northern Monk Brewery shots around Holbeck. Some people said that by choosing and framing their photos, has made them look at Holbeck differently: a renewed appreciation.

The whole process has seen everyone – charity, business and community, working equally.”

Staying true to the company’s community ethos and social responsibility, their contribution

member at HEA: Mary West who said: “I used worked in the Temple Works Mill when it was Kays Catalogue years ago. Now I’ve been made to feel very special by being on the front page of the calendar” The photographs will be on display at St Matthews

Photo: Denton Jackson

Brewery are used to supporting regional creative talents such as Nomad Clan an urban art muralist duo who produce highly graphic illustrative street art who’s work can be found on the South Bank illustration of John Marshall 19th century entrepreneur for the flax spinning mills.

No better affirmation to this testament is long running

Community Centre in the near future and prints will be on sale at £25 each. The effort of the amazing piece of work is sure to keep the Heart of Holbeck beating for many more years!

The Calendars are available to buy for £10, which all goes to Holbeck Elderly Aid, from HEA’s office at 99 Domestic Street and from Northern Monk on Marshall Street.

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Staff at the Beeston branch of Duftons Plumbing and Heating Supplies, who helped the company raise £20,000 for Candlelighters, the Leeds children’s cancer charity.

esidents are invited to help decide which grassroots projects in Beeston Hill and Holbeck should get funding at a special event this month.

Individuals and groups were invited to submit applications for up to £500 for small community events or projects.

Any idea can get funding. For example, £75 to buy plants to brighten up the street, £250 for a fun day or £100 to start a walking group.

It all happens on Saturday 24 November, 24pm at St Luke’s Church, Malvern Road, Beeston Hill. Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be

provided.

The project has been organised by Touchstone, the mental health and wellbeing charity.

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by Jeremy Morton

n Friday 26 October the children at Reach Primary Learning Centre in Beeston performed their whole school dance to an appreciative audience of parents and carers.

The children at Reach have been either temporarily or permanently excluded from their mainstream schools. They have a range of different social, emotional and mental health issues. The school piloted a dance project last summer and it was so positive they have run it throughout the first half of the autumn term.

Teacher Nzyina Anderson explained how dance is helping the children: “Dance boosts their confidence, it gets them all working together in teams. We don’t see any of the behaviours that they may display in other subjects when they are dancing.

“It’s about getting everybody involved and getting everybody doing the same thing and it brings the whole school together.”

After their regular Waka Waka warm up routine, the children performed a full dance routine

Scarecrows at Old Lane Allotments

Throwing shapes: pupils at Reach Primary Learning Centre to Jess Glynne’s song Hold My Hand. There were lots of smiles and a lot of concentration as each child played their part and went through their moves.

The benefits of the dance work have been felt in other areas with children being kinder

to each other in the playground, asking each other if they’re OK. That also feeds into the classroom “Dance is giving them that confidence to go up to another child and say ‘do you need any help?’ It’s just little things like

that which improve lessons and helps them to enjoy things and get more out of the lessons” said Nzyina Anderson.

The morning ended with parents, carers and staff joining the children to do the Baby Shark dance.

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by Ed Carlisle

t Francis of Assisi Primary School in Beeston Hill are setting their sights on a new improved playground and outdoor space – with the children, parents, staff and other local supporters aiming to raise £10,000 over the course of this school year.

The fundraising campaign is being led by the voluntary Parents Teacher Association (PTA), and will take many forms.

In particular, the organisers are planning a ‘Holly Bazaar’ Christmas Fair on Thursday 20 December (3.15pm-5pm) – and are appealing to the local community for donations for tombolas and raffles. And they will also be holding after-school craft nights, for children to make decorations to be sold at the fair.

The coming half term will also feature a ‘penny war’, with the school classes competing against one another to collect as

much spare change as they can over the space of a fortnight.

Further ideas for the New Year

include a sponsored walk – and the PTA members stress that they are open to new ideas from

Working together at the school barbecue

other supporters.

Amanda Cawthorne and Claire Hart, from the Friends of St Francis PTA, commented: “Our pupils deserve a playground that they can learn in and enjoy, so we urgently need your help. Thank you to everyone who’s getting involved – including all those putting extra time after school. And huge thank you to our acting headteacher Mrs SnebjkovaTaylor, without whose hard work these events wouldn’t be possible. We just want the best for our children – so please help us in our journey. It will dramatically improve our children’s learning and fitness.”

For further information, or to contribute, visit the campaign fundraiser page: www.justgiving .com/crowdfunding/friendsof stfrancispta, their Facebook page: www.facebook.com /friendsofstfrancispta/ or contact the school direct: www.beeston-st-francisassisi .leeds.sch.uk/

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carecrows have been appearing across Old Lane Allotments in Beeston thanks to a partnership beetween Hugh Gaitskell Primary School and staff at DePuy Synthes.

The two groups worked together to make the Scarecrows for a competition and then gave away their entries to help plot holders keep pests off their precious crops.

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Jet2 flight crew, internet safety and a new school uniform at Hugh Gaitskell Cockburn School students at Leeds Urban Bike Park

Life at Cockburn Students and staff at Cockburn have had an excellent half term to start the academic year.

Capt Stephen Wakeham, Vicky Beecroft, Jennifer Johnstone and Snr First Off Liam Garside with Year 2 children at Hugh Gaitskell Primary School

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by Jeremy Morton

taff from Leeds-based airline Jet2 flew into Beeston’s Hugh Gaitskell Primary School to help Year 2 pupils with their current topic ‘Come Fly With Me.’ The children have been learning about the history of flight and how aeroplanes have developed over the decades.

Two pilots: Captain Stephen Wakeham and Senior First Officer Liam Garside; and two cabin crew: Jennifer Johnstone and Vicky Beecroft spoke to the children about flying aircraft and and

aircraft safety.

In a lively question and answer session we found out, amongst other things, that: • The crew’s plane can carry 235 passengers • The plane, a Boeing 757, weighs 100 tonnes • It carries 11,000 litres of fuel • Jet2’s longest flight from Leeds is to New York Asked what happens when a plane runs out of fuel, Capt Wakeham explained that planes need fuel to land so they make sure they never run out. They use

maths to do a complicated calculation to make sure they put the right amount of fuel on board before they take off; and if something happened during the flight they would divert the flight to a nearby airport so that they could land safely.

Year 2 teacher Alice O’Boyle said: “It was fantastic to have the team from Jet2 in school today.

It’s really important to give the children real world experiences.

Many of our children won’t have flown in a plane, but perhaps some of them will now become pilots when they are older.”

Open Evening: Over 700 visitors came to tour the school and learn about Cockburn's journey of 'Transformation to Excellence'. Last year, Cockburn had over 750 applications for only 240 places in Year 7 and they are expecting large numbers again for the 2019 cohort.

Head Boy and Head Girl Elections: After nearly 30 Year 11 students were made Student Ambassadors, following an application and interview process, some went further to stand for election to become Head Boy and Head Girl. They had to deliver speeches to assemblies from every year group and even at a full staff meeting before a whole school election took place.

Congratulations to Head Boy – Ismail Abbas; Head Girl – Lucy Tate; Deputy Head Boy – Jacky Ling; and Deputy Head Girl – Sali Diallo.

Focus on the future: Year 11 students had a Careers focus day that included one to one interviews with industry professionals and a trip to a careers fair at Elland Road. They also

enjoyed a visit from motivational speaker Action Jackson who said "Had a great day. The members of staff and the kids were Amazing. I love the hard work and dedication that has gone into helping the students feel valued."

Snowdonia Trip: A group of Year 9 students arrived safe and sound at Ogwen Cottage before jumping straight into a week of activities including scrambling, walking, team building, rock climbing and hiking.

Leeds Urban Bike Park: A group of students had an early start to get on their bikes while the BBC Look North team filmed news with British Cycling that it was only 1 year to go before the Road World Champs in Yorkshire and legacy funding to create more cycling facilities. A glorious sunrise helped to show off the amazing facilities in Middleton.

Visit from an author: A theatre full of Year 8 boys participated in a workshop with award winning author Nikesh Shukla, reading his new thriller, 'Run, Riot'. Nikesh said there were more questions from the Cockburn students than all of the schools he had visited combined.

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Working with Google to keep children safe

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hildren in Key Stage Two at Hugh Gaitskell Primary School are taking part in the

Google led ‘Be Internet Legends’ programme.

Through the programme,

children will be helped to be safe and confident explorers of the online world. The launch took the form of an interactive assembly promoting the values of being sharp, alert, secure, kind and brave: all of which the children will explore with their class teachers.

The school is proud to be part of this initiative and looking forward to working alongside Google in this way. he children at Hugh Gaitskell Primary School in Beeston are glowing with pride due to their amazing new uniform.

With a shirt, tie and jumper combination, the children and parents are enjoying the new look.

What a heartwarming sight they are!

Pupils welcomed new parents on Cockburn School for Open Evening

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Year 9 students experience the mountain splendour of Snowdonia

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ear 11 students at Cockburn John Charles Academy were recently invited to submit applications to join a new group of Student Ambassadors.

Iara Rodrigues - Head Girl

Shukla visited

Head Boy elections

All prospective candidates underwent a rigorous selection process, including interviews with the senior leadership team to outline their vision for the future of education within the Academy and the impact they intended to have.

Alongside this process a Head Boy and Head Girl were elected, for the first time in the Academy’s history. The process was even more demanding for these candidates who were asked to present to the entire staff body, explaining their rationale for applying for this prestigious position. Votes were cast and the successful students elected were Jack Marsden (Head Boy) and Iara Rodrigues (Head Girl). They will be closely supported by Tobi Giwa

(Deputy Head Boy) and Emmanuelle Gouamene (Deputy Head Girl).

Iara Rodrigues stated “hard work, resilience and never giving up will ensure success for all our students”, whilst Jack Marsden praised the staff on behalf of the students regarding the huge and positive transformation seen in the Academy in only 12 short months.

Head of School, Siobhan Roberts, said: “Our students constantly surprise us in their dedication to the Academy and their community. All the year 11 students involved in this process have really inspired all our staff and students with their eloquence, honesty and vision running through their presentations. Their voice and influence will help shape the further improvements to Cockburn John Charles’ journey and the Leadership team look forward to working closely with our ambassadors.”

Jack Marsden - Head Boy

New Principal at UTC Leeds

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TC Leeds has appointed a new Principal. Alex Burnham has 21 years’ experience of working in education and started in post last month at UTC Leeds, which is based in the former Braime factory on Sayner Road, Hunslet.

Before joining UTC Leeds, Alex was part of the senior leadership team at Rodillian Multi Academy Trust for six years.

This included being Head of

School at BBG Academy in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, which moved from special measures to an Ofsted ‘good’ rating during his leadership.

Mark Goldstone, Chair of the Governing Body, said: “Alex brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and I am very pleased to welcome him to UTC Leeds.”

The £10 million UTC Leeds specialises in advanced engineering and manufacturing.

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In our view Held to ransom?

B&M’s letter to Councillors might be seen by some as some by as another business throwing its weight about to get its own way. In this case we think the truth is more prosaic - they will be leaving their unit at Middleton District Centre, whatever planners decide, because its simply not fit for purpose. It’s the state of the Centre, not B&M that is the problem.

Time for a review

Opinions are divided as the benefit or otherwise of the “Managed Approach� to street sex work in Holbeck. One thing is clear, it’s not working as it should and it has lost the confidence of the community.

Hilary Benn MP’s call for an independent review must be the way forward. The Holbeck community must be involved in shaping that review, otherwise it too may lose their confidence.

STEAM not STEM

The power of dance demonstrated at Reach Primary Learning Centre is yet another example of how important the arts are to education.

South Leeds already has Opera North’s In Harmony programme embedded at Windmill, Low Road and New Bewerley primary schools and now at Ruth Gorse Academy.

STEM subjects: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths are vital skills and we are lucky to have the UTC specialist college in Hunslet.

But children need the arts too.

Your letters and comments Middleton Retail Park

It's ridiculous that this is taking so long!

The reasons (for rejection) were ridiculous, too worryied that the district centre unit wouldn't be able to secure new tenants!

That centre has been there at least 30 years and is in need of a facelift or bulldozing !

Jolie Loveley I seriously question the claim that this retail park will 'create' 180 jobs. Jobs from B&M would move over, Lidl are well known for running stores on small numbers and there's also a chance the Asda would reduce staff hours if trade is significantly affected. I also hear Fulton's maybe opening there too so what about their Middleton Circus store? Presumably that to would close and staff migrate over.

Rob Chesterfield They need to change the Asda car park entry first, it is too narrow for uses. They should widen it or put in another one for exit only.

David Dobson

Pennington Court Well done to everyone at making Pennington court one of the best care homes in Leeds, “outstanding� is truly brilliant. My husband is in this care home and gets all the care that he needs. They were willing to accept him with his multiple needs where many other care homes wouldn't. The staff are a second family to him and we as a family appreciate everything you do. Thank you.

Pamela Webster

High Spped Rail (HS2)

Middleton landmark the former Tivoli cinema was demolished last month started in Leeds, it will stop halfway through. All this money should be put into local transport, not getting people to London half hour quicker. It’s another white elephant.

Andy Harris HS2 is utter rubbish, it’s an environmental disaster, just another vanity project. They should improve the Manchester Leeds line.

Summer Annie Kate

Tivoli memories By the time I was born the Cinema at Tivoli was shut. I do remember consistently using Johnny Appleyard Barbers or the mini shop next to him.

Colin Robinson

It will be like all the other schemes

I remember my mam sent me to get a decent haircut for my sister’s wedding. I came back with a no2 skinhead lol ...

IT HURT! Beeston & Holbeck ward Craig Speak Includes Beeston from Cross Flatts Park up to the Co-op, Cottingley, old Holbeck.

Yep, 10 bob (50p) for skinhead, The three councillors are: crew cut even tennis ball cut with Gohar Almass 07445 878 333 gohar.almass@leeds.gov.uk a mountain of comics to read Angela Gabriel 07946 632 468 angela.gabriel@leeds.gov.uk whilst queuing. I also remember Andrew Scopes 07860 400 645 andrew.scopes@leeds.gov.uk the mini cabin/shop where you could buy old English cider.

Johnny was a well respected gent.

Hunslet & Riverside ward Phil Bateson Includes the city centre, Beeston Hill and Hunslet. The three councillors are:

Your Councillors and MP

Mohammed Iqbal 0113 226 8796 mohammed.iqbal@leeds.gov.uk Elizabeth Nash 0113 275 8594 elizabeth.nash@leeds.gov.uk Paul Wray 07528 512 649 paul.wray@leeds.gov.uk

Middleton Park ward Includes Belle Isle and Middleton. The three councillors are:

Judith Blake Kim Groves Paul Truswell

0113 378 9000 judith.blake@leeds.gov.uk 07891 741 832 kim.groves@leeds.gov.uk 0113 378 8811 paul.truswell@leeds.gov.uk

Leeds Central MP – Rt Hon Hilary Benn Hilary Benn is our MP. He represents the Leeds Central constituency which covers Hunslet, Middleton, Belle Isle, Beeston, Holbeck, Cottingley in south Leeds as well as the city centre, Hyde Park, Woodhouse, Little London, Lincoln Green, Burmantofts, Richmond Hill and Osmondthorpe.

Contact: hilary.benn.mp@parliament.uk, www.hilarybennmp.com Constituency office: Suite 7, Unity Business Centre, 26 Roundhay Road, Leeds LS7 1AB; phone: 0113 244 1097

I have childhood memories of playing squash on the side of the Tivoli wall. Working at the Tivoli shop packing 10p bags of sweets and Mum going to the bingo there. I’m sad to see it go.

Tracey Morgan I used to sit with my grandma

whilst she played bingo.

Lindsay Hawkins The Tivoli was an iconic building that could have been brought back in to use for the community. I remember my mother and a few others who use to do the cleaning on a morning. I helped a couple of times with my mum.

Shaz Fawcett I worked there in the late 1970s when my kids were little. I also went to the pictures when it was a cinema and attended on the last Saturday showing.

Jean Horrocks I feel very sad to see another part of my childhood disappearing. I went to Saturday matinee there every week when I was eight.

Pat Cooke My hubby called bingo there in the late 1960s, when there was no work.

Jessie Potter

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Park shelters I lived in the area from 1946 to 1956 and went to Cross Flatts Park infants and junior school. I can remember an old shelter near the bowls green that was popular with retired men smoking and playing dominoes. What happened to this?

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Local heroes honoured Asda supports the Youth at White Rose Awards Cancer Trust O

by Pat Jackson

n Thursday 18 October I attended the community awards ceremony hosted by the White Rose Shopping Centre. It was held in the luxourious surrounds of the Cineworld Cinema.

It was a very enjoyable day and there were so many awards.

From former Lord Mayors to the Cockburn High School pupils who actually designed and made the trophies for the winners.

Winners included: Abby Briggs, a local amateur boxer who was this year selected to be part of the England Boxing team competing in the European Championships

in Bulgaria – coming home with a silver medal at the age of 12 Michaela Hardwick of White Rose’s Thomas Cook, who has raised more than £4,000 for St Gemma’s Hospice following the passing of Thomas Cook Store Manager Dominic Horsley Sadiya Salim of Child Friendly Leeds, the driving force behind introducing Baby Boxes for all expectant parents in Leeds at last year’s Baby Week Leeds, championing a positive start to children’s lives Tom Byrne, Sustainability Manager at Landsec, who has spearheaded a number of green initiatives including the installation of 2,902 solar panels at White Rose – reducing the centre’s energy

consumption by 22% It was indeed a very interesting day and the cream on the top of the cake was that our own Jeremy Morton was given an award for his services to the people of South Leeds. I am sure we would all agree he thoroughly deserves it. So congratulations Jeremy and keep up the good work.

Each winner has been gifted with a handcrafted glass trophy, created by the Glassroom at Cockburn School, featuring a design created by three students: Hayden Hollis, Alesha Webster, and Alisa-Mai Robson.

The design was inspired by the new outdoor play area at White Rose, which was opened this summer.

Steven Foster, General Manager of White Rose Shopping Centre, said: “Our annual awards aim to shine a light on those working tirelessly – and often quietly – to improve the lives of those living in South Leeds and beyond.

“We’re honoured to be able to highlight the incredible work being done in our city, and are inspired by the aspirations of our winners.”

The White Rose Shopping Centre Community Awards are held annually and celebrate those who do outstanding work to benefit the local community, or who have shown courage in adverse circumstances.

Asda Middleton Community Champion Charlotte Banks and Youth Cancer Trust Fundraiser Nigel Archer

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outh Cancer Trust (YCT) held a cash collection at the Asda Middleton store on Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 September.

A total of £266.71 was raised across the two days; a fantastic response from the store’s loyal customers.

These funds are vital to “provide support and free, activity- based holidays for

young people aged 14 to 30 living with cancer”.

Asda at Middleton are very happy to continue its partnership with the Trust.

This help is just one example of its ongoing commitment to local causes in South Leeds by way of cash collections, bag packs and by staff volunteering in the community.

Hunslet hankers for hotter curries Heroes: winners of the White Rose Shopping Centre Community Awards

Love lock tree blooms in Beeston

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he trend for young sweethearts to express their undying love by attaching a padlock to a bridge or other public structure has exploded across the world in the last decade and now it’s come to Beeston.

Dog walkers, runners and other users of Cross Flatts Park may have noticed a metallic addition to the arboreal splendour of the park. With a flourish of tasteful planting, Beeston In Bloom have now unveiled Leeds’ first Love Lock Tree just behind the Watsonian Pavilion in the park. Anyone can demonstrate their love by adding a personalised padlock to the tree.

Padlocks can be purchased from the Bridge Café, which operates in the Watsonian Pavilion every day except Saturday. Padlocks come in a range of colours and the price includes a short inscription

being engraved onto the lock. The locks cost £20 with the profits being split between the Council and Beeston In Bloom.

Cllr Angela Gabriel, Chair of Beeston In Bloom, told South Leeds Life: “It’s another way to bring a bit of year round colour and brighten up the park and it’s a way for people to support Beeston in Bloom if they can’t afford to sponsor a hanging basket.”

Cllr Gabriel found Linda Stanley and Cllr Angela Gabriel from Beeston In Bloom the tree during a with Bridge Cafe manager Sid Mahiuddin “scavenger hunt” at the old as the tree, the trip yielded installed, with a cubic metre of parks depot at Redhall. It’s benches and planters which concrete to secure it, Beeston In believed the tree was have been put to good use Bloom secured a £500 grant from Parks to buy the plants for commissioned for Golden Acre around Beeston.

Once the tree was safely the border.

Park, but never installed. As well

Scorchio: the Flaming Fiery Phaal curry

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orrisons Hunslet has launched an eight chilli rated curry – the Flaming Fiery Phaal – after listening to Morrisons ‘curry regular’ customers, who voiced complaints that the supermarket’s Volcanic Vindaloo wasn’t hot enough.

The blistering phaal has been created by Morrisons’ chefs, who have scoured the country to find the hottest recipe possible. Their search led them to Birmingham’s Bangladeshi restaurants, the home of the phaal, which is often considered the fieriest and most challenging curry in the world.

A number of heat-hungry Morrisons customers sent reviews to Morrisons on the supermarket’s previous

hottest curry – the Volcanic Vindaloo – deeming it ‘not hot enough’ and asking the supermarket to create ‘a much hotter version’.

Morrisons Hunslet’s Flaming Fiery Phaal contains Scorpion Chillies which top the Scoville Heat Scale – which ranks how hot a chilli is – in addition to Naga and green chillies. It boasts an eight chilli rating to make it the hottest supermarket curry ever.

Jamie Heath, at Morrisons Hunslet, said: “We love to hear back from customers and were happy to take on the challenge. The difficulty when making a phaal is to make sure it’s got as much flavour as it has heat. But we think we’ve pulled it off!”

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Mother Courage and Her Children A

by Jeremy Morton

single mother with three children by different fathers – sound familiar?

Mother Courage And Her Children is set during the Thirty Years War in the seventeenth century. Mother Courage is an entrepreneur, she buys cheap and sells at a profit. Her customers are the armies crisscrossing backwards and forwards across Europe. Don’t worry, you don’t need to know your history to understand the action, this is a timeless story.

Played brilliantly by Pauline McLynn (yes Mrs Doyle in Father Ted amongst many other roles), Mother Courage is not a sympathetic character.

She drives a hard bargain, she’s got a tough exterior, she doesn’t take any nonsense from anyone.

And she talks disparagingly about her children, but as the play unfolds you see that she does care about her children and she does love them, even if she can’t afford to show it.

Red Ladder Theatre’s staging of Bertold Brecht’s classic, in a new translation by Lee Hall, doesn’t use the trick of a modern stage setting because it doesn’t need to, the plot is timeless.

This is a story of survival. In this case in an interminable war (sound familiar?) but it could be just surviving in any situation of shortage and danger.

The play is staged as a promenade performance as we follow Courage and her cart,

which doubles as warehouse and shelter, around the battlefields of Europe. As an audience we are ushered around the basement spaces by the Community Chorus.

The staging at the Albion Electrical Warehouse in Hunslet is simple with the bare concrete walls standing in for the desolation of the battlefield.

The scene is set in the first small concrete room with a very modern sounding barrage of bombs and artillery. It is arresting and put me in mind of Aleppo and other modern war scenes.

It may sound like a grim evening’s entertainment, but the mood is lightened by plenty of black humour. Music, composed by Boff Walley of Chumbawumba fame, is sung by the excellent cast and chorus and adds another dimension.

Mother Courage is condemned to follow the war, the alternative is no alternative for her. These are religious wars but she isn’t interested in whether the Catholic or Protestant side wins. She’s only interested in surviving whoever is currently in power. When peace threatens to break out she is in despair having just restocked the cart, but ‘luckily’ the peace does not last. Her Courage is that she carries on, she always carries on.

Her final scream of defiance and anguish as she pulls the cart off stage on her own is blood curdling and heartwrenching.

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Compass Festival puts South Leeds on the map T

he city-wide Compass Festival is bringing an interactive artwork to Holbeck and Beeston, testing the temperature of the community through five questions or statements.

Over 5 days during the festival, starting on Monday 19 November, Measures of Us will unfold in six neighbourhoods around the city, asking questions which take us far away from political polls and complicated surveys to capture feeling and mood, and show us our responses.

Using electronic voting boxes installed in public locations such as library desks, shop counters or the entrance to their local park, people can

mark their response to a question we’ll ask each day.

Daily results will be displayed in the form of illuminated artworks, inspired by cricket scoreboards.

The large scoreboards will be placed outside St Matthew’s Community Centre in Holbeck and at the bottom of Trentham Street, on Dewsbury Road in Beeston to record and display the results day by day.

At the end of the week these light activated visual displays will come together in the city centre where the public will be invited to share interpretations of the similarities and differences of responses from each neighbourhood.

Measures of Us takes the

Measures of Us in Birmingham temperature of the city, capturing a moment in time in a wash of colour.

Measures of Us is an artwork

by Redhawk Logsitica and was created through a collaboration between Orit Azaz, Rob Hewitt

Photo: Katja Ogrin and Lisa Koeman on behalf of Birmingham Cathedral.

South Leeds Life will be reporting each day online at southleedslife.com and we will bring you the results next month.

Celebrate with The Tetley as they reach their fifth birthday T

he Tetley, Hunslet’s own art gallery in the former head office of Tetley’s Brewery is celebrating its fifth birthday and we’re all invited to the party!

Artistic Director Bryony Bond told South Leeds Life: "You and your readers are invited to our birthday party where you can celebrate with a complimentary Tanqueray Gin cocktail, delicious cake, a giant birthday card and DJ sets from artists, staff and friends!

“There will be speeches from Cluny Macpherson (Leeds City Council), Gerald Jennings (Chair of The Tetley's board of trustees) and videos from artists and friends of The Tetley.

“Come celebrate with us on Wednesday 28 November, 6-

11pm!

“Register on our website to let us know if you can join the party and to receive your complimentary cocktail!"

Since they opened five years ago The Tetley has welcomed 600,000 people through its doors and supported the creation of over 30 new art works including outdoor sculpture.

But’s its not just about the building, The Tetley has an active community programme working with schools such as New Bewerley and Hunslet Carr Primary and running activities at Beeston Festival and other community events.

And the gallery earns 40% of its income through its Bar & Kitchen and venue hire.

Hunslet Carr heritage calendar A

Pauline McLynn as Mother Courage

Photo: David Lindsay

by Andrew Price

fter the success of this years ‘Memories of Hunslet Carr 2018’ calendar, Hunslet Carr Residents Association has decided to produce a second one.

For next years calendar we have widened the net to include most of Hunslet which includes some of the iconic Hunslet images.

The ‘Hunslet Remembered 2019’ calendar is available now for sale at £3 each with all the proceeds going to future

projects and can be collected from the Woodhouse Hill Community Centre, Woodhouse Hill Road, Hunslet, LS10 2DE every Tuesday at the weekly craft evenings from 6:30-8pm and from the monthly residents meetings from 6:30pm on Thursday 1st November and 6th December or by emailing us at hcra90@gmail.com Hunslet Carr Residents Association is a not for profit tenants and residents organisation with the aim to imorove Hunslet Carr for the community.

August’s photo in the 2019 calendar

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Not an extraordinary life, South Leeds women fighting but an extraordinary read I

by Lucy Potter

am looking out of a window onto a busy Dewsbury Road in Beeston on a sunny Friday morning. Sat by the table with a mug of coffee I’m chatting away with Patricia Anderson who’s home I am in.

“I love this view, she says.. you get to see everything; all the people on and off the bus.”

I have come to meet Patricia the author of ‘Not an Extraordinary life… But mine’.

Influenced by her great grandchildren when she was imparting advice, she started to look at her own life and how her own experiences varied from that of teenagers today. Having lots of experience herself at 75 years old, she has five children, seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. So she started to write.

Flicking through the book, it’s compact and reader friendly, it only took me two hours to read and her two months to write.

The front cover is of a housing estate in Middleton that no longer exists. However, the memories do and Patricia is full of them, crisp and clear of events people, places and the music, including; rationing, the Tivoli picture house, dancing at the Tenants Association in Middleton and Beeston Youth

Author Patrica Anderson Club.

She tells me snippets of the stories of her life from the book like when she was nine years old her and her friend used to go round to people houses and take their babies for walks in prams around the area.

Parents would say “Don’t go far” and that’s if they didn’t know you! It was a time of innocence and gave the mums a break. There’s another story about when her and her friend Joan eloped to Scarborough for the evening – but you’ll have to read the book to find that one out! The stories flow and interweave throughout the decades and of family values set against the socio-economic backdrop of an expanding city and changing attitudes.

She likes to think her own memories will evoke fond memories for others in the area of south Leeds. This is evident and all the feedback so far is positive. My favourite part is: “Riding the tram going through the wood on a snowy winter’s day like fairy land and slag heaps from the local mine looked like giant mountains to the kids.”

Patricia is bright eyed and full of energy. At 5 ft she darts around in jeans, a smart shirt under a jumper and trainers – photographs in the book show her as a keen hiker in her forties.

The book flows over the years combining lows with the laughter keeping the humour throughout. One lady in

particular Patricia has lost touch with is Margaret (nee) Kilmartin, who lived all the way over in Armley (they used to write to each other and after one particular episode their correspondence ended). If anyone knows a Margaret nee Kilmartin please contact South Leeds Life so we can put you back in touch.

Patricia has a full life of changing careers from Moorhouses Jam Factory to LGI Ward 28 to Social Welfare qualifications and Astrology.

She spends a lot of time walking with her friend Ralph and has completed all of the northern canal towpaths. She is also a flutist at the Citizen’s Orchestra playing Jazz and Swing.

I asked her what she had learnt from this exercise referring back to the original purpose – she says it’s very hard for the teenagers these days.

“Yes, there was stress but we didn’t know it as a word. These days the world is closer but also isolating. Our world was small but we didn’t have the pressures young people have these days.”

I just hope her great grandchildren will appreciate what a star they have for their great grandma and be glad they are part of it too!

Memorial to WW1 airfield M

iddleton’s First World War fighter airfield is to be recognised with a memorial plaque after a year long effort to get recognition.

A granite plaque has been made available by the Airfields Conservation Trust and Cllr Kim Groves is asking local people where the plaque should be placed. The airfield was operational from 1916-18 but now lies under housing.

Cllr Groves said: “Middleton

was used as an airfield in World War 1 so it's fitting that we now have a monumental plaque to remember our brave armed service personnel.

“We need to find a fitting place for this to be mounted and then it will be featured on Airfields of Britain website. I need suggestions for locations so we can organise an unveiling ceremony and add another landmark of history in our communities.”

An SE5a fighter aircraft from the Shuttleworth Collection Photo: Alan Wilson via Creative Commons

for the vote

A

by Jeremy Morton

n exhibition at Beeston Library last month told the story of the campaigners whose efforts led to (some) women winning the vote one hundred years ago.

The Vote before the Vote exhibition told the story of the long 19th century march towards the full Parliamentary franchise, and the Leeds women who kept pushing and fighting for the vote. As the 20th century dawned there was still a long way to go. But each advance was a victory,

Vine Pemberton Joss speaking at Beeston Library and without these local women it might never have happened.

The name of the exhibition comes from the fact that women, so long as they owned property, did have the vote in local elections. It re-traced the steps of these inspirational women, some who grew up and started the movement in Beeston.

The photographic exhibition was created by Vine Pemberton Joss, who gave talk about the themes and the characters to a packed Beeston Library on 19 October.

Mary Gawthorpe in 1908

Hilary Benn MP waved off the first train of the day at Middleton Railway’s Last Coals To Leeds event on 29 September , watched by Cllrs Kim Groves and Judith Blake.

Last Coals To Leeds paid tribute to the coal, and the people who mined it, that made South Leeds, fueling the factories and mills, causing the Middleton Railway to be built and spawning the locomotive industry that supplied the world with engines. Middleton Broom Pit closed in 1968 bringing an era to an end.

Woodhouse and took her mother with her. She lived near the junction of Fulham and Gtreenmount Streets in Beeston Hill and taught at St Luke’s School. She later became a national organiser for the suffragettes Women’s Social and Political Union, before leaving for America, where she died in 1973.

Another working class woman was Mary Woodcock who was the moving force behind the establishment of children’s homes in Leeds.

Mary, the wife of a labourer, lived at 65 Beeston Road. She

Amongst the inspirational women who started the early movement for the women’s vote was Mary Gawthorpe who lived and worked in Beeston.

There is a common perception that these early feminists were middle class dogooders, but these were working women.

Mary left a violent father in

was elected a ‘Poor Law Guardian’, responsible for overseeing the Workhouse.

Children were often abandoned, especially by men whose wifes had died (often in childbirth). Rather than see them grow up in the Workhouse, Mary established ‘scattered homes’ where they could live in small groups with foster parents. Crucially this meant they didn’t have to wear the Workhouse uniform and could go to the local school with other children, free from the stigma of poverty.

Another body influenced by women was the Leeds School Board. The first two Board schools in Leeds, created to bring in universal education for the first time were at Hunslet Carr and Bewerley Street in South Leeds.

Catherine Buckton was a governor at Hunslet Carr and the minutes of early meetings are full of “Mrs Buckton proposed ...” clearly another strong women, getting things done. She also gave health talks to women and wrote about the poor state of housing in South Leeds.

The exhibition included photographs and maps, lots of information about Hunslet workhouse (Hillidge Road) and other documents.

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What’s On Your guide to events and activities across South Leeds in November Full contact details can be found in our online What’s On guide at www.southleedslife.com/events Every Monday GTT: Digital Access Holbeck 9am-12pm St Luke’s Church, Malvern Road, Beeston Hill Women & Girls’ Drop In 9:30am-12pm Asha Neighbourhood Project 43 Stratford Street, Beeston Hobbies2gether craft group 9:30-11:30am St George’s Centre Middleton Computers with Digital Angels 10-11:30am Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Ave Lychee Red – Chinese Elders Gp 10am-12pm Parocial Hall, North Lingwell Road, Middleton Julie’s Ancestry Group 10am & 1pm BITMO’s GATE Aberfield Gate, Belle Isle Road Crafts 10-11:30am Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Avenue Walk and Talk 11am-12pm BITMOs GATE, Aberfield Gate, Belle Isle Breathe Easy 11:30am-12:30pm St Andrew’s Community Centre, Beeston.

Lunch Club 11:30am-1pm Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Ave Lunch Club 12-1:30pm Cottingley Community Centre Bowling 12:30-4pm Cross Flatts Park Women’s Wellbeing Group 1-3pm Middleton Family Centre, 256-262 Sissons Road Dance 2-3pm Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Avenue Triathlon Training 4:15-5:45pm Middleton Cycle Hub Blossom Kinship Group 4-5:30pm Middleton Parochial Hall, North Lingwell Road Connected 4-5:30pm Middleton Family Centre, 256-262 Sissons Road Kickboxing 6-8:30pm Beeston Parish Centre, Town Street Hunslet Warriors Juniors 6-7pm Warrior Park, The Oval South Leeds Spartans Girls Rugby 6-7pm Corinthians RUFC, Ring Road Middleton, by Leisure Centre DAZL DanceFit (women 16+) 6-7pm Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre, Acre Close, Middleton South Leeds Sisters running 6.15pm South Leeds Stadium St Matthew’s Youth Club 6:30-8:30pm St Matthew’s Community Centre, Holbeck Girls Group 7-9pm South Leeds Youth Hub, Middleton Road, Belle Isle DanceFit 7pm Middleton Parochial Hall Middle Tones Singing Group 7-9pm Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre, Acre Close, Middleton Adult Jazz & Tap Dance 7-8pm Cottingley Community Centre Zumba 7-8pm Hamara Centre, Tempest Road, Beeston

Every Tuesday

Mums & Tots 9-11am Manorfield Hall, Newhall Road, Belle Isle Keep Fit for over 55’s 9:30am Trinity Network, Belle Isle, Nesfield church hall Tots, Tea and Toast 9:30-11:15am St Luke’s Church, Malvern Road, Beeston Heart to Heart Breakfast 9:30am Asha Neighbourhood Project, 43 Stratford Street Coffee Morning 9:30am-12pm St Andrew’s Community Centre, Beeston HEA’s Tea & Toast breakfast 10am-12pm St Matthew’s Community Centre, Holbeck Baking 10-11am Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Ave Breastfeeding Support 10am-12pm Middleton Family Centre, 252-262 Sissons Road Women’s Friendship Group 10am-12pm Hunslet Methodist Church, Telford Terrace, Balm Rd General fitness over 55's 10-11am St Anthony's church hall, Beeston Community Coffee Morning 10-11:30am Beeston Library Yoga class 10:30-11:30am Beeston Parish Centre, Town Street Knit & Natter 10:30am-12pm Middleton Park Visitor Centre HEA’s Singing Group 11am-12pm St Matthew’s Community Centre, Holbeck Gentle Exercise 11.30am-12:30pm Cottingley Community Centre Lunch Club 11:30am-1pm Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Ave Lunch Club 12pm Arthington Court, Hunslet HEA’s Lunch Club 12:15-1:30pm St Matthew’s Community Centre, Holbeck Lunch Club 12:30pm Salvation Army, Hunslet Hall Road, Beeston Bowling 12:30-4pm Cross Flatts Park Dancing In Time 1:30-3pm St Matthew’s Community Centre, Holbeck Stay & Play 1:30-3pm Building Blocks Nursery, Maud Avenue, Beeston Line Dancing 1:30-2:30pm St Andrew’s Community Centre, Beeston Social Afternoon 1:30-3pm Arthington Ct, Hunslet Line Dancing 2-3:30pm Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Ave Teen Spirit Boys Group 4-6pm Middleton Family Centre, 256-262 Sissons Road Rainbows, Brownies, Guides 4:30-9:15pm Beeston Parish Centre, Town Street Inside Out wellbeing group 6-8pm Middleton Parochial Hall, North Lingwell Road Women’s Fitness Boot Camp 6-7pm Leeds Urban Bike Park, Ring Road, Middleton, LS10 3TN Hunslet Nelson Rounders Team

6:30pm Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club, Gipsy Lane, Beeston Craft & Social Evening 6:30pm Woodhouse Hill Community Centre, Hunslet Carr Free Football Sessions 6:30-7:30pm 8-12 year olds 7:30-8:30pm 13-16 year olds Holbeck Community Centre, Elland Road, LS11 0AB Fitness Boot Camp 6:45-7:45 Middleton Park Visitor Centre, off Town Street South Leeds Lakers running 7pm from Beeston Co-op

Every Wednesday Bacon Butty Breakfast and Wednesday Weigh In 9-11am Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Ave Messy Time 9:15-11am Middleton Play & Learning Centre, Throstle Lane Parents and Toddlers 9:15-11:15am Beeston Parish Centre, Town Street Get Fit Where You Sit 9:15-10:15 Lane End Primary School, Beeston Road City Tots 9:30-11am City Evangelical Church, Cemetery Road Pop Up Council Services 9:30am-2:30pm Cottingley Community Centre Chair mobility 10-10:45am Trinity Network, Belle Isle, Nesfield church hall Breaklfast Club & Foodbank 10am-12pm Hunslet Methodist Church, Telford Terrace Rags to Riches Sewing Group 10am-12pm Tenants Hall Ent. Centre, Acre Close, Middleton Women’s Walking Group 10-11am BITMOs GATE, Aberfield Gate, Belle Isle HEA’s Shopping Trip 10am-1pm Holbeck Elderly Aid, Domestic Street CAP Job Club 10am-12pm Two Willows Children’s Centre, Cardinal Sq Money Advice 10:15am-3pm St George’s Centre, Middleton Dancing In Time 10:30am-12pm St John & St Barnabas Church, Belle Isle Road Walk &Talk Walking Group 11am-1pm MEA Social Centre, Middleton Park Avenue Free Zumba 12-12:45pm Middleton Leisure Centre HEA’s Lunch & Film Afternoon 12-3pm Ingram Gardens Community Centre, Holbeck Grandparents’ Group 12:30-2:30pm Tenants Hall Ent. Centre, Acre Close, Middleton Bumps & Buggy Fit 1-2pm Watsonian Pavilion, Cross Flatts Park Line Dancing 1:45pm Trinity Network, Nesfield Road, Belle Isle At Home In Holbeck 2-3pm Ingram Road Primary School Walk and Talk 2-3pm meet outside Greggs,

Middleton Park Circus Knit and Crochet Group 3-5pm Costa Coffee, Crown Point Retail Park Aerobics and Dance 3:30-4:30pm Cottingley Primary Academy DAZL Dance class (6-12yrs) 4:45-5:45pm Watsonian Pavilion Cross Flatts Park, Beeston Free Food for the Homeless 5-8pm Christine’s Cafe, 71 Domestic Street, Holbeck DAZL Dance class 5-6pm Cottingley Community Centre 1st Beeston Beaver Scouts 6-7:30pm St Andrews Community Centre, Cardinal Road, Beeston Hunslet Warriors Juniors 6-7pm Warrior Park, The Oval South Leeds Spartans Girls Rugby 6-7pm Corinthians RUFC, Ring Road Middleton, by Leisure Centre City Kids (R-Y6) 6-7:15pm City Evangelical Church, Cemetery Road HITT Training Class 6-7pm Belle Isle Family Centre Cottingley Youth Club 6:30-8:30pm Cottingley Community Centre DanceFit 6:30pm Middleton Parochial Hall, Town Street Zumba 7-8pm Hamara Centre, Tempest Road, Beeston Middleton Mavericks running 7pm South Leeds Stadium Youth Group 7-9pm South Leeds Youth Hub, Middleton Road, Belle Isle Martial Arts 7-9pm Beeston Juniors, Cardinal Square Clubbercise 7:30-8:30pm St John & St Barnabas Church Hall, Belle Isle Camera Club 8pm upstairs at St George’s Centre, Middleton

Every Thursday Mums & Tots 9-11am Manorfield Hall, Newhall Road, Belle Isle Stay & Play 9-11am St Anthony’s Church Hall, Old Lane, Beeston Charity Shop 9:30am-3pm Beeston Parish Centre, Town Street HEA’s Community Cafe 10-11:30am St Matthew’s Community Centre, Holbeck Ping Pong / Model Making 10-11:30am Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Ave Little Explorers Baby Group 10-11:30am Middleton Play & Learning Centre, Throstle Lane Community Craft Cafe 10am-12pm Church of the Nazarene, Hunslet Hall Road Middleton Park Estate Volunteers 10am-3pm Middleton Park Visitor Centre New Lives Group 10-11:30am Cottingley Children’s Centre Storytime (under 5s) 11-11:30am Dewsbury Road

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Community Hub, Beeston Bumps & Buggy Fit 11:15am-12:15pm Middleton Park Visitor Centre Chair based mobility group 11:15am-12:30pm Beeston Village Community Ctr Lunch Club 11:30am-1pm Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Ave Lunch Club 12-1:30pm St Andrew’s Community Centre, Beeston Line Dancing 1pm Trinity Network, Nesfield Road, Belle Isle New Lives Group 1-2:30pm Two Willows Children’s Centre, Cardinal Square Digital Image Online Photography 1:15-3:15pm Cockburn Skills Hub, Gipsy Lane Breathe Easy gentle exercise 1:30pm Hunslet Methodist Church Telford Terrace, off Balm Road Social Afternoon 1:30-3pm St Andrew’s Community Centre, Beeston Activites with Rocky 1:30-2:30pm Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Ave Craft Group 1:30-3:30pm Cleveleys Court, Holbeck Vale Circles Autism Hub 2-7pm Vale Circles Centre, Tunstall Road, Beeston Footbal sessions 5-8pm Old Cockburn Sports Hall, Primrose Lane, Beeston Community Choir 5pm Cockburn School, Gipsy Lane Kidz Klub Middleton 5:05-6:15pm Middleton Primary School, Middleton Park Avenue Mini & Junior Rugby 6-7pm Leeds Corinthians, Ring Road, Middleton General Fitness 6-7pm Beeston Parish Centre, Town Street Hunslet Nelson Rounders Team 6:30pm Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club, Gipsy Lane, Beeston Ballet Burn 7-8pm South Leeds Conservative Club, Wooler Street, Beeston Indoor Bowls 7-10pm The Holbeck (WMC), Jenkinson Lawn Youth Group 7-8:30pm Middleton Community Centre, Acre Road Yoga class 7:30-8:30pm Beeston Parish Centre, Town Street

Dancing In Time 10:30am-12pm St John & St Barnabas Church, Belle Isle Road Yoga 10:45-11:35am St Andrew’s Community Centre, Beeston Breathe Easy gentle exercise 11:30 Parochial Hall, North Lingwell Road, Middleton Lunch Club 11:30am-1pm Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Ave Luncheon Club 12-1:30pm Beeston Parish Centre, Town Street HEA’s Fish & Chip Lunch Club 12:30-1:30pm St Matthew’s Community Centre, Holbeck Bowling 12:30-4pm Cross Flatts Park Krok Po Kroku (Polish Group) 12:30-2:30pm Tenants Hall Enterprise Centre, Acre Close, Middleton Ballroom Dancing 1-2:30pm St Andrew’s Community Centre, Beeston The GATE Men’s Group 1-3pm BITMO’s GATE, Aberfield Gate, Belle Isle Road Dancing In Time 1:30-3pm St Matthew’s Community Centre, Holbeck HEA’s Games Afternoon 1:30-3pm St Matthew’s Community Centre, Holbeck Gentle Chair Exercise Class 1.45-2.45pm Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Ave Rhymetime 2pm Beeston Library, Town St Girls Football 6-7pm Beeston Juniors, Cardinal Square Church Lads’ & Girls Brigade 6-8pm St John & St Barnabas Church, Belle Isle Road Friday Night Project 6-9pm Middleton Leisure Centre 1st Beeston Cub Scouts 6:15-7:45pm St Andrews Community Centre, Cardinal Road Youth Group 7-9pm South Leeds Youth Hub, Middleton Road, Belle Isle 5th Middleton Guides 7:30-9pm United Reformed Church, Nesfield Road, Belle Isle 1st Beeston Scouts 8-9:30pm St Andrews Community Centre, Cardinal Road, Beeston

Every Friday Tea & Toast 9am Beeston Parish Centre, Town Street Charity Shop, Tea & Toast 9am-12pm Beeston Hill United Free Church, Malvern Road Breastfeeding Support Group 9:45-11:15am Mothercare cafe, Crown Point Retail Park Stretch and Tone 9:45-10:30 St Andrew’s Community Centre, Beeston Under 5s Storytime 10-11am Dewsbury Road Library HEA’s Tea & Toast Breakfast 10am-12pm St Matthew’s Community Centre, Holbeck Cuppa, Toast and Games 10am-12pm Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Ave Computers with Digital Angels 10-11:30am Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Ave Middleton Minstrels Women’s Choir 10:30am-12:30pm Tenant Hall, Acre Close, Middleton

Every Saturday Breakfast Club 8:30-11am Vale Circles Centre, Tunstall Road, Beeston Cross Flatts parkrun 9am Watsonian Pavilion, Cross Flatts Park, Beeston Middleton Woods parkrun 9am Leeds Urban Bike Park, Ring Road, Middleton Breakfast Club 9-11am Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Ave Police Contact Point 9:30-11:30am St George’s Centre, Middleton Hunslet Nelson Rounders Team 10am Hunslet Nelson Cricket Club, Gipsy Lane, Beeston Kidz ‘n’ Co 10:30am-12:30pm Cottingley Community Centre Bingo Afternoon 12:30-3:30pm Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Midd. Park Ave Tennis For Free 2-3:30pm Cross Flatts Park

Every Sunday Cross Flatts junior parkrun 9am, top of Cross Flatts Park

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Thursday 1 November DAZL Activity Camp 8:30am-3pm South Leeds Youth Hub, Middleton Road, Belle Isle Hunslet Club Activity Camp 8:45am-3pm The Hunslet Club, Hillidge Road Mountain Bike Core Skills 10am-12pm; 1-3pm Leeds Urban Bike Park, Middleton Ring Road Personal Statement Support 10:30am-3pm, The Point Jobshop, White Rose Shopping Centre Halloween Party 5-7pm Cottingley Community Centre Hunslet Carr Residents Assc 6:30pm Community Centre, Woodhouse Hill Avenue Beeston Community Forum 7:30pm Old White Hart, Town St The Preston Bill 8-9:30pm The Holbeck, Jenkinson Lawn Friday 2 November DAZL Activity Camp 8:30am-3pm South Leeds Youth Hub, Middleton Road, Belle Isle Hunslet Club Activity Camp 8:45am-3pm The Hunslet Club,

Hillidge Road Mountain Bike Core Skills 10am-12pm; 1-3pm Leeds Urban Bike Park, Middleton Ring Road Saturday 3 November Coffee Morning 10am-12pm St Andrew’s Comm Centre, Cardinal Road, Beeston Activity Day 11am-2pm Trentham Park, Beeston Hill Family Art Workshop 11am-3pm The Tetley, Hunslet Rd Fireworks Display 7:30pm The Hunslet Club, Hillidge Road Monday 5 November Bonfire & Fireworks 7-8pm Middleton Park, off Town St Tuesday 6 November Mostly Men! 10am-12pm St Andrew’s Community Centre, Beeston New Forest Residents Meeting 6pm St George’s Centre, Middleton Wednesday 7 November Hunslet Rugby Memories 12-2pm The Prospect pub, Moor Road, Hunslet

Pot-a-Tea Dementia Café 1:30-3:30pm St Andrew’s Community Centre, Beeston Lego Club 3:30-4:30pm Beeston Library, Town Street Friday 9 November Zombie Apocalypse 6-9pm Skelton Grange Environment Centre, Stourton Boxing Night 7-10pm The Hunslet Club, Hillidge Road Saturday 10 November Christmas Fair 10am-12pm St Andrew’s Comm Centre, Cardinal Road, Beeston Festive Festival 11am-5pm White Rose Shopping Centre Teens Club 1-5pm Vale Circles centre, Tunstall Road, Beeston Wild West Night 7-10pm Beeston Parish Centre, Town Street Sunday 11 November Act of Remembrance 10:50am Holbeck Cemetery, Beeston Road Tuesday 13 November Senior Strollers 10-11:30am Cross Flatts Park, Parkfield Avenue entrance Leeds Aphasia Cafe 1-3pm BITMOs GATE, Aberfield Gate, Belle Isle Camera Club 3-4:30pm Dewsbury Road Community Hub, Beeston Friends of Stank Hall 7:30pm The Broadway pub, Dewsbury Road, Beeston Wednesday 14 November A Knight’s Journey

Middleton Park bonfire and fireworks

3:30pm Beeston Library, Town Street Thursday 15 November Jobs Day 9:30am-4pm BITMO’s GATE, Aberfield Gate, Belle Isle Road St Luke’s Tenants & Residents 6pm St Luke’s Church, Malvern Road, Beeston Saturday 17 November Ramblers Meet 9am St Mary’s Church, Town Street, Beeston Young Archaeologists Club 10am-12pm Middleton Park Visitor Centre, off Town Street Family Art Workshop 11am-3pm The Tetley, Hunslet Rd Christmas Fair 1-3pm Cardinal Court, Beeston Rock’n’Roll Night 7pm South Leeds Golf Club, Gipsy Lane, Beeston Cancer charity concert 7pm Rowland Road WMC, Beeston Sunday 18 November Leeds Dads 2-4pm The Tetley, Hunslet Road Wednesday 21 November Tea Dance 1:30-3pm Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Acre Road Tell The Time 3:30pm Beeston Library, Town St Belle Isle Community Group 6:30pm St John & St Barnabas Church, Belle Isle Road Thursday 22 November Sustainable Food City 5-8pm Northern Monk Brewery, Marshall Street, Holbeck Saturday 24 November Teens Club 1-5pm Vale Circles centre, Tunstall

Road, Beeston Community Action Day 2-4pm Cottingley Community Centre HS2 Information Event 2-8pm The Met, King Street, LS1 U Choose Project Funding 2-4pm St Luke’s Church, Malvern Road, Beeston Hill Sunday 25 November HEA Sunday Lunch 12-1:30pm St Matthew’s Community Centre, Holbeck BITMO Lunch Club 1-3pm BITMO’s GATE, Aberfield Gate, Belle Isle Road Maltings Court Lunch Club 1-3pm Maltings Court, Maltings Road, Beeston Wednesday 28 November Tiny Tetley 10:30 or 11:45am The Tetley, Hunslet Rd Cop Shop Memory Cafe 1-3pm Elland Road Police Station Inner South Community Committee 2pm Hillside, Beeston Road Fifth Birthday Party 6-11pm The Tetley, Hunslet Rd Thursday 29 November Hunslet Remembered 10am-12pm Hunslet Library

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Act of Remembrance at Holbeck Cemetery A

n Act of Remembrance will be held at Holbeck Cemetery on the 100th anniversary of the Armistice which brought the First World War to an end.

Two minutes silence will be held at 11am on Sunday 11 November - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the elventh month.

The service has been organised by Cllr Angela

Gabriel, the Friends of Holbeck Cemetery and St Luke’s Church. Rev Alistair Kaye will lead the service.

Local historian Ken Burton will read out the names of the 87 service personnel buried in the cemetery, and 15 buried at St Mary’s, who died in the First and Second World Wars.

The service will take place in the oval in the centre of the cemetery. Please arrive for

Fireworks will light up the Middleton sky

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onday 5 November 2018 is the date for your diary as the city’s skies will once again be lit up as South Leeds celebrates Bonfire Night in Middleton Park.

A spectacular and safe firework display will accompany the bonfire and the event is free to attend. These bonfire will be lit at 7pm, with the firework display kicking off at 7.30pm. White Rose Shopping Centre will once again be sponsoring the bonfire at Middleton Park.

To ensure the event is safe for everyone, those attending are asked to leave their own fireworks and sparklers at

home and relax as we light up the night for them.

Councillor Mohammed Rafique, Leeds City Council’s executive member for Environment and Active Lifestyles, said: “I’m thrilled that once again we are able to provide six public bonfires across the city to mark Bonfire Night.

The free events give people of all ages the chance to enjoy a wonderful firework display in a safe and fun environment, something we are really proud of.

“We’re lucky to have an incredible team at Leeds City Council who work hard behind

the scenes to make our public bonfires happen. I would like to personally thank them for the amazing job they do each year.

“Our Bonfire Night events are always very popular, so we encourage people to arrive early to ensure they don’t miss out on the celebrations.”

Steven Foster, General Manager at White Rose Shopping Centre said: “It’s an honour to be involved with the Middleton Park bonfire once again this year. What better way to light up our evening as the days get shorter. We wish our community and beyond an enjoyable and safe bonfire night.”

Hunslet Carr Christmas Lights 5pm Arthington Court, Balm Road Beeston Christmas Lights 5:30pm Co-op, Town Street Saturday 1 December Santa Specials 10am-3:45pm Middleton Railway, Moor Road, Hunslet Coffee Morning 10am-12pm St Andrew’s Comm Centre, Cardinal Road, Beeston Christmas Fayre 10am-2pm Middleton Elderly Aid Social Centre, Acre Road Christmas Fayre 11am-3pm St Matthew’s Comm Centre, Holbeck Activity Day 11am-2pm Trentham Park, Beeston Hill Hunslet Beer Festival 5-11pm The Hunslet Club, Hillidge Road The Bootleg Jersey Boys 7:30pm South Leeds Golf Club, Gipsy Lane, Beeston Sunday 2 December Santa Specials 10am-3:45pm Middleton Railway, Moor Road, Hunslet Holbeck Christmas Lights 5:30pm St Matthew’s Community Centre, Holbeck Moor

The Cross of Sacrifice at Holbeck Cemetery

10:50am. There will then be a procession to the Cross of Sacrifice, near to the Beeston Road entrance, where wreaths will be laid.

Everyone, of any or no faith, is invited to take part in the event and anyone may lay their own wreath or suitably decorated object.

Tea and coffee will be served at St Luke’s Church on Malvern Road after the service.

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Call to Action for Cottingley community R

esidents of the Cottingley Hall estate have been working with local Councillors, Cottingley Hall TRAC and the Community Centre to identify five key issues on the estate.

They will then come together at a Community Action Day to explore the issues in more detail and come up with workable solutions.

Cllr Andrew Scopes said: “ I expect issues such as policing, bus services and the environment to be high on the list of fustrations, but we are not prejudging. We really want this to be a resident-led initiative.

“I would urge people to get involved, this is a real opportunity to bring people together and make a positive impact in the community.”

The Action Day takes place on Saturday 24 November from 2-4pm at Blue skies thinking in Cottingley Cottingley Community Centre.

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Beeston’s Christmas Tree Festival is back B

eeston In Bloom have teamed up with St Mary’s Church in Beeston to hold a Christmas Tree Festival in the church.

Local community groups, including the Scouts, Cockburn John Charles Academy, Shine and Friends of Stank Hall Barn have been invited to provide and decorate a tree to portray their activities. The trees will be displayed in the side aisles of the church in the week beginning 10th December.

There are a few remaining spaces, if you would like to claim one please contact Linda Stanley via email: stanley.linda@sky.com.

The entry from the "All Things Craft" Group which is based at The Beeston Skills Hub is creating a tree which will be to dedicated to those who are sadly no longer with us. The tree will feature small

Photo courtesy of Otley Christmas Tree Festival photographs of the people with their name. If you would like a dedication please contact steve@thompsonleeds.co.uk for full details.

St Andrew’s Methodist

Church on Old Lane hold a similar event every other year and the two churches have agreed to alternate so that Beeston will have a festival every year.

It’s almost time for the panto, oh yes it is!

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nce more the intrepid players of the St Andrew’s Pantomime Group are gearing up for their annual show, which this year will be Snow White.

A long time ago, in a small town called Beeston, there lived a princess called Snow White. Her home life wasn’t very happy thanks to her wicked step mother Queen Regina. The queen was jealous of Snow White and made her life a misery.

One day Prince Rupert

travelled through the kingdom looking for a bride. Queen Regina was determined that the prince would marry her daughter, Rose Red, and hatched an evil plot to kill Snow White.

Thankfully Snow White had many friends in the town and they were all determined to protect her from harm. Would Snow White be safe hiding in the dwarfs’ cottage deep in the forest? Or would the evil queen carry out her despicable deed?

There’s only one way to find out …

Snow White runs from Saturday 12 January to Saturday 26 January at St Andrew’s Community Centre, Cardinal Road, Beeston. The performance on Tuesday 22 January will be BSL signed for the hearing impaired.

Tickets are £6 adults; £4 Children. Call 07988 349985 or email standrewspantogroup @hotmail.com or visit www.standrewspanto.uk

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Festive Festival Activity days at kicks off White Trentham Park Rose’s Christmas F

A special visitor at the White Rose Shopping Centre

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hite Rose Shopping Centre has announced its Christmas launch spectacular, the Festive Festival, with a special visit from the man in red.

White Rose’s Festive Festival takes place on Saturday 10 November, with a host of free family events taking place from 11am–5pm. Highlights include: • The opening of Santa’s Grotto, where Santa will be welcoming visitors until 24 December • A visit from real-life reindeer, greeting the people of Leeds before heading back to the North Pole (12-4pm) • A very special Yorkshire Christmas Market offering Yorkshire pudding wraps, a sausage chalet, Yorkshire cheeses and beers, plus a selection of gifts and festive decorations to take

away • Incredible Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Pluto Disney decorations in The Village • Winter fairground games including Pick Up A Pudding, Reindeer Hoopla, Christmas Dinner Fruit Machine, Carol-oke, and plenty more competitions and freebies White Rose is also in search of local choirs to sing during the festivities. Any interested groups should contact White Rose directly on (0113) 229 1234.

The festival also sees the start of White Rose’s Christmas opening hours, with more than 100 stores opening at 9am through to 10pm.

Festive Festival events are free and take part throughout White Rose from 11am – 5pm on Saturday 10 November.

ollowing a popular community art and planting project over the summer, residents are pushing ahead with events and improvements in Trentham Park in Beeston Hill.

The coming weeks will see allage activity days on Saturdays 3 November and 1 December (11am-2pm), featuring games, craft, more planting, free snacks and drinks, and more. Locals are also invited to consider joining a new

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owland Road Social Club in Beeston Hill are on Saturday 17 November hosting a charity gig with veteran Leeds band ‘Clandestine Root’ – raising funds for St Gemma’s Hospice and The Teenage Cancer Trust.

9-piece band ‘Clandestine Root’ have been around Leeds since the

Clandestine Root

Christmas Lights Christmas Lights will be switched on in communities across South Leeds this month.

On Thursday 29 November the Hunslet Carr lights will be switched on at 5pm at Arthington Court on Balm Road. Then at 5:30pm it’s the turn of the Beeston lights outside the Co-op on Town Street. There will be carols and refreshments at both events.

Holbeck’s lights, outside St Matthew’s Community Centre will be lit on Sunday 2 December at 5:30pm. There will also be events at Middleton Circus and Bele Isle Circus, watch out for full details.

Tea Dance in Middleton Middleton Elderly Aid are holding their monthly Tea Dance on Wednesday 21 November, 1:303pm at the MEA Social Centre on Acre Road.

Come and learn to dance with Roxanne and Keith, or brush up your skills. No experience needed, no lifts or splits. You don’t need a partner, but you do need sensible shoes.

Zombie Apocalypse Strange sightings, missing people and terrifying noises have been reported - what is really going on at Skelton Grange Research Centre? A unique, deadly serious evening of interactive adventure - small groups will head into the darkness where they may find disturbing evidence of sinister goings-on. An exciting, if rather scary, evening of interactive adventure for groups of friends or families with older children...

It all takes place on Friday 9 November 6-9pm at Skelton Grange Environment Centre in Stourton. Tickets are £21.

Wild West comes to Beeston A new dog-friendly group had their first trip out by canal boat from Thwaite Mills in Stourton. The group meet at the Bridge Cafe in Cross Flatts Park, for more information email: Hua.Liu@healthforall.org.uk

Veteran Leeds band in Beeston for cancer gig

by Ed Carlisle

'Friends Of' group, that will work with the Council to maintain and develop the park.

Tania Carlisle, one of those leading the scheme, said: "The residents have been amazing these past months, and we're now just building that momentum. It's been a neglected space for a long time, but good things are starting to happen, and people are starting to see its potential. Come join in."

IN BRIEF

1960s, playing a wide range of blues, soul and rock music. Nowadays they reform for just one gig per year, for cancer charities – and are this year in Beeston.

Steve Firth, from the Rowland Road management team, commented: “Many of us have been bereaved or affected by cancer – and over the years, 4 members of the band have themselves lost their lives to cancer. So we didn’t hesitate to allow the band to host their annual event at our club; and we’re working hard with local businesses (including Leeds Rhinos) to organise a grand raffle to raise extra charity cash.

Further support with the raffle is very welcome, or please join us on the night: everyone’s welcome.”

Tickets will cost £2 on the door, with all proceeds going to the charities.

South Leeds Live At Home Scheme has organised an evening of music and dancing. The fun takes place at Beeston Parish Centre, opposite the Co-op, on Saturday 10 November from 7-10pm. Tickets cost £5 and includes a pie and pea supper. Yee Ha!

Inner South Community Committee The Committee is made up of the nine Councillors for our three wards: Beeston & Holbeck, Hunslet & Riverside and Middleton Park. The meeting starts with an Open Forum, this is an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions or raise issues directly with their Councillors.

The committee is also responsible some Council functions in the area such as street cleaning and youth services; and it manages a well-being budget that funds large and small projects. The next meeting will be Wednesday 28 November at 2pm at Hillside in Beeston.

Sustainable Food The Leeds Food Partnership and LeedsACTS! (a partnership between the city's universities and charities) are holding an event on Thursday 22 November looking at how to make Leeds a 'Sustainable Food City'. The gathering will run between 5-8pm at the Northern Monk Brewery off Marshall Street in Holbeck, and is open to all.

For more info or to register, contact Sonja Woodcock at sonja.woodcock@zestleeds.org.uk or on (0113) 297 7920.

Belle Isle Community Meeting The first meeting of new community group for Belle Isle residentsis being held on Wednesday 21 November at St John & St Barnabas Church at 6:30pm. The meeting will help identify local issues and work with the council and other agencies to resolve those issues.

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Hunslet Club Parkside’s It’s all ’bout the boxing for remarkable achievement H

Hope & Ellis

by Phil Goodfield

unslet Club Parkside finished off a brilliant season with victory in the Kingstone Press National Conference League Grand Final by 26–18 over West Hull at Featherstone Rovers’ L D Nutrition Stadium on Saturday 6 October. The win confirmed their position at the top of the amateur Rugby League game.

I asked Skipper Jamie Fields to offer his thoughts to South Leeds Life having had a couple of days to reflect on the scale of the team’s achievements this season: “Yeah it’s just starting to sink in what we’ve achieved as a club not just as a group, something we started in the first week of January mate.

And then Jason Robinson (former Hunslet Boys Club and Hunslet Parkside junior who went on to have a brilliant rugby career representing Wigan and Great Britain at rugby league and Sale, England and the British Lions in the 15 a side code) presenting our shirts before the final was another lift for us … knowing where Jason has been through his career and talking us through his big days …

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ope and Ellis Price are two talented brothers boxing at the Hunslet Club.

They have been training at the Club for 10 years and their dedication is paying off.

They have had success at International and domestic level for the last few seasons but this year has eclipsed all of their previous achievements.

This season Ellis Price has

won the National Junior Title and a Bronze medal at the European Juniors in Russia.

Hope Price has won the National Youth Title, European Youth Gold Medal in Italy, World Youth Silver Medal in Hungary and a Gold Medal at the Youth Olympics in Argentina. Both boys will be taking a short break but will looking forward to competing at the highest level in 2019.

Hunslet Club Parkside celebrate their perfect season then to turn up and watch the game too was massive for the boys.

“Saturday was a tough game.

We knew we had to be at our best to win but we’ve spoken about winning becoming a habit and it was just another cup final, the same as the previous 23 games.

“West Hull taking their two points lead … we knew they’d take any points on offer as we don’t give many opportunities throughout any game. I thought the first half was pretty much perfection apart from two or three errors and a great platform for the second half to

build on.

“I’m mighty proud of the bunch of players I’ve led this year and the club we’ve led as a team. I’ve said it many times before that there’s a dozen leaders in that dressing room and the goals we set ourselves are high but achievable. We never said at the start of the year we’d go unbeaten that’s ignorant of any other team in the division.

“A top four place was the goal and then week after week you start to aim higher and higher, but have to still remain grounded in how you conduct yourselves and that’s testament

to our three coaches too, Martin Rowse, Sam Thorpe and Paul McShane who’ve been amazing.

“From Richard Groves who runs the water to Glen Rawson the Chairman then Dennis Robbins and Andrew Beadnall, all involved at the Hunslet Club, and all the other influential people involved, they all have big roles and without them it’s not possible. I can’t stress enough how much this is a club effort as well as the squad.

“We will aim to go and back it up next year now, but for the meantime we will enjoy our success!”

Achievement: Hope & Ellis Price

New shelter for parkrun group Greenhall wins

“Grabsie” trophy

Back Row L-R: B Pickles, K Rowson, G Johnson, D Mawson, J Frampton, P Jarvis, G Clarke Front Row L-R: R Abbey, Rhys Greenall, P Horrocks

R Cross Flatts parkrunners have secured a grant from Leeds Building Society

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new permanent gazebo will be built in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston after local parkrun organisers were granted £2,000 through Leeds Building Society’s Community Reward Scheme.

Phil Hodgson, a core

volunteer at Cross Flatts parkrun, said: “The funding will help us improve the facilities of the park, not just for parkrunners, but also the wider community.

“The new gazebo will provide much-needed shelter for our

volunteers and parkrunners, particularly in the winter months, and allows us to give something back to the park to benefit everyone.” parkrun is a free weekly, timed 5km run or walk, organised by volunteers. It

takes place every Saturday morning at 9am in over 500 parks across the UK including Cross Flatts Park (near the Beeston Road gates) and Middleton Woods (Leeds Urban Bike Park). Everyone, of all abilities, is welcome.

hys Greenall has been awarded the Graham “Grabsie” Williams Memorial Trophy for 2018.

The Trophy is awarded each year by the Hunslet Ex-Parkside Players Association to “the most outstanding amateur Rugby League player in the district of Hunslet from within the age group 14 years and upwards.”

Rhys plays for Hunslet Warriors under 16s and has now signed professional terms with Huddersfield Giants.

Meeting the ex-Hunslet players Rhys commented: “What an honour this is. Wish I could of played along side you all. Thank you lads like I said this is a great honour.”

The club prides itself on giving the opportunity to any youngster, no matter what their ability, the chance to play rugby league.With fully qualified coaches and excellent facilities Hunslet Warriors is a great place to have fun, get fit, meet new friends and learn to play an exciting sport.