South Leeds Life

Built in 1872, St Lukes has been working in the local community ever since. As well as the usual Church of England activities on Sundays and during the week, St Lukes has founded, and works closely with St Luke's CARES, (a local community development charity) and St Luke's Primary School (voted "one of the best in the country" by OFSTED). see www.stlukesholbeck.org.uk

Beeston got a new Vicar last night when the Bishop of Ripon & Leeds conducted a special service at St Mary’s Church. Revd Lindsey Pearson was previously the Yorkshire Regional Manager of Christian Aid, and closely involved in supporting individuals, churches and communities to bring about change in some of the poorest parts of the [...]

Alistair Kaye, priest in charge of Holbeck, Beeston Hill and Hunslet, has been honoured by Bishop John Packer by being made an Honorary Canon of Ripon Cathedral. Alistair (50),  who was ordained in 1990, has served in the Armley area of Leeds for fourteen years, ten of those as Vicar at Christ Church Upper Armley, [...]

Mark Hodgkinson from Leeds SPACE network has let us know about the following event this Wednesday (27th March): At Space this half term a number of Young People from South Leeds have have been meeting at the Mariners Centre to create 7 large pieces of art work representing 7 of the 14 stations of the [...]

(UPDATE: Snow prevented the donkeys coming last Sunday – Lots of disappointed kids, but they all got a Creme Egg which helped them feel better This Sunday, a donkey will lead the procession at St Luke’s as the Church celebrates Palm Sunday. In a bold and adventurous move, the church council have agreed to allow [...]

There was standing room only at St Lukes Church last night as the new Vicar of Holbeck and Hunslet Moor was welcomed to the Church at a special service presided over by The Bishop of Ripon and Leeds. Revd. Alistair Kaye is no stranger to the area and in his previous role as Missioner in [...]

Local Churches in Leeds 11 have got together to produce a Nativity Pantomime. Everyone involved including the cast, choir, production team and back stage help all either live, work or worship in the Beeston and Holbeck area. This is our way of presenting the Christmas Story to the local community in a fun and exciting [...]

St Luke’s Church, Malvern Rd, is hosting an RSPCA Animal Action Day on Thursday 19th April, 10.30 am -3.30 pm. Free health checkups, micro-chipping, flea and worming treatment are offered to all pets who come along on secure leads or in secure pet carriers. Low cost neutering vouchers are available for the pets of owners [...]

5 young people from Beeston and Holbeck are going to Bangkok in April to volunteer in an orphanage and also run a 2 day camp for 80 of the most marginalised children from a slum area in the city. The trip is organised jointly by leaders from the SPACE project and KIDZ KLUB, and it’s a hugely significant [...]

       St Luke’s Church, Beeston Hill celebrated its 140th anniversary today with a special service attended by the Lord Mayor, local councillors, the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, and clergy past and present who have served as vicars of the church.    The church was also celebrating the completion of a 5 year project to [...]

Building work has just started on a £1.6 million Entreprise Centre in Middleton. It will provide office and meeting room facilities for new and established enterprises and a hot desk facility for budding entrepreneurs within the local community. A range of business support services will be available in the Enterprise Centre which is part of [...]