South Leeds Life

When you’re pregnant you always imagine what your baby will be like, you have this whole future planned out for them. You never really put into that plan anything you don’t see as the perfect life for them. They’ll be smart, go to university, support dad’s football team, enjoy the same music as mum, have [...]

2012 will be remembered in Britain as the Olympic year. Never mind Jessica Ennis, Bradley Wiggins or Ellie Simmonds, on Monday 25th June the Olympic Torch came through South Leeds. Thousands of people came out to see the torch make its way through Hunslet, up to South Leeds Stadium, then through Beeston to Elland Road. [...]

On October 13 am doing the first Amber’s Autism Rocks event! writes Christine Robinson-Perkins from Cottingley. It’s at Empire club in Leeds. I have already booked a couple of bands, but could do with a couple more. All bands are playing for free with all money raised going to The National Autistic Society. If you [...]

I would like to tell you about my daughter Amber and highlight that it is Autism Awareness Month, writes Cottingley Hall resident Christine Robinson-Perkins. My daughter Amber is a happy healthy little girl who enjoys music and always sleeps with her favourite teddy Stitch. She enjoys playing outside and particulary bouncing on the trampoline! I guess [...]

Two Cottingley mums are spearheading a Facebook campaign to raise awareness about autism. Vikki Hayes Blake and Christine Twinkle have started the ‘I emailed for autism’ campaign which encourages people to email a celebrity or post on facebook pages and ask them to wear blue in April to support Autism Awareness Month. Celebrities including the [...]