South Leeds Life

The recently launched Hunslet Club & Parkside Rugby Academy now has an expanded programme of training sessions from pre-school through to year 9 at their facilities in South Leeds. These two clubs with long established roots in rugby league, having taught the likes of Jason Robinson (now Honorary Patron of the Academy) and many other professional [...]

    In April the Cross Ingram Area Residents Association had a meeting with Hilary Benn MP. The main topic of discussion was the delay in starting the housing PFI scheme for Holbeck and Beeston Hill; it was indicated that this delay was due to the current government. It was suggested that the group should [...]

A new food bank has been set up by two churches in Holbeck to help households in crisis. The Food Bank has been set up by the Holbeck Christian Fellowship and Mosaic Church. They have been collecting dry goods for some time and are now fully stocked and ready to help. The “food parcel” is [...]

Hunslet Hawks have been in touch about this week’s schools tag rugby festival: We have been working hard over the past five weeks in local South Leeds primary schools coaching children in year two how to play tag rugby league, preparing them to play in a fun tag rugby festival. Hunslet Hawks South Leeds Development [...]

A programme of enforcement patrols by Leeds City Council is taking place in South Leeds. Councillors David Congreve, Adam Ogilvie and Angela Gabriel (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck) have been keen to secure the patrols following numerous complaints about littering and dog fouling from local residents. The patrols, carried out by LCC Environmental Services, tackle a [...]

Holbeck Gala, which takes place on Saturday 6th July this year, is looking for people to help put the event on. The organising committee’s Annual General Meeting is taking place on Tuesday 16th April at 7:00pm at Ingram Gardens Community Centre in Holbeck. Councillor Adam Ogilvie, Chair of the Gala committee said: “Coming along to [...]

  The Hunslet Club, The FA and Mars, The FA’s Adult Football Partner, have made it as easy as a ‘one-two’ to turn up and start playing the football that best suits you: whether it’s a good old-fashioned kickabout or the more competitive game, like 5 or 11 a side on our outdoor 3G training [...]

Rick Hazelwood from the Hunslet Old Boys Rugby Team and Trevor Brennan from the Hunslet Club Football Team took part in the 50th World Coal Carrying Championships on Easter Monday. This, most Yorkshire of world competitions, took place in Gawthorpe. These lads had to run with a sack of coal, approximately one mile, (1108. 25 [...]

Following the success of last years competition, its back! Come down and vote for who you think deserves the Glitterball at The Hunslet Club Strictly Come Dancing Themed Competition Night! Last years’ competitors were fantastic, see above for video of last years’ winner, this years’competitors have been practicing hard for months and this promises to once again [...]

The Cross Ingrams Area Residents Association holds its meetings every two months. Residents who live locally are welcome to come along to these meetings. The meetings take place in the Ingram Gardens Community Centre in Holbeck commencing at 7pm. New members are always welcome. Councillors, representatives from Aire Valley Homes and the police are normally [...]