South Leeds Life

    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 [...]

Most people describing themselves would start off with a job title, but I’m one of the so-called “benefit scroungers” so I don’t have a single title. But don’t get the idea that people on benefits are scroungers who do nothing… On Monday I was a trainee teacher. I’ve been offered a course by Leeds MIND [...]

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 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 [...]

Holbeck In Bloom teamed up with Beeston In Bloom and students from Leeds University to plant a laurel hedge on Holbeck Moor yesterday. The group have been trying to screen the Moor from the M621 motorway with hedging for several years. Previous plantings have succumbed to large quantities of salt and water coming off the [...]

A community centre could become the focus of commercial and service delivery in Holbeck if residents’ plans come to fruition. Over 50 people gathered at St Matthew’s Community Centre, on Saturday morning to discuss what should be included in the Holbeck Neighbourhood Plan. Acting Chair, Dennis Kitchen, referred to the displays round the hall pointing [...]

Leeds City Council have apologised for not keeping residents informed about delays to the troubled Housing PFI scheme in Holbeck and Beeston Hill. Anne Hopper is a member of the Residents Reference Panel that have advised throughout the PFI (Private Finance Initiative) process. She explained what had happened at the workshop to discuss the Holbeck [...]

As previously reported on South Leeds Life, BBC Radio 4 has made a documentary about the controversial poem “V”. V was written by Leeds-born poet Tony Harrison in response to a visit to his parents’ grave in Holbeck Cemetery in 1984. He found gravestones spray painted with four-letter words. The poem re-used that foul language [...]

Dennis Kitchen has been in touch from the Holbeck Neighbourhood Forum. I am writing to invite you to the next meeting of the Holbeck Neighbourhood Forum will be held on Saturday 23rd February at St. Mattthews Community Centre. Please arrive at 10.45 a.m. for light refreshments in good time for the meeting to start at [...]

Leeds City Council has announced further delays to the PFI-funded scheme to bring new housing to Holbeck and Beeston Hill. The latest delay has apparently been caused by the government requiring the Council and the contractors to find different funding to that which they had in place. The Council has been told to ask the [...]