What’s Happening This Summer: Places in Leeds

Here’s a selection of what’s going on in Leeds – at Trinity Leeds Re:Pair Lab, White Cloth Hall, Seagulls Reuse, Water Lane Boathouse, Project House, Northern Market and LeedsBID’s Monopoly Takeover. Trinity Leeds Launches Innovative Sustainable Retail Concept ‘Re.Pair Lab’  An innovative new sustainable fashion concept from Trinity Leeds will see up-and-coming designers showcased alongside local fashion brands […]

Constructive Futures: Building a New Construction Industry

A highlight of my visit to UKREiiF in May was meeting mentors and mentees from Constructive Futures. This Leeds based non-profit organisation sets out to empower young people and support them into careers in the built environment.  There is already a shortage of workers in the construction sector and Pagabo Group, a sponsor of UKREiiF, […]

Calling Yorkshire Artists: Share Your Vision for Sustainable Food in Bradford

Invitation to storytellers and creatives – The ‘Bradford Sustainable Food’ project is a collaboration between York St John University and Bradford City Council. The project aims to develop community focussed stories for the Bradford City of Culture 2025 year. The stories will be co-developed by creatives and a diverse range of groups in the community […]

White Rose Shopping Centre: Home to 500,000 Bees

Ahead of National Bee Day on 20th May, White Rose Shopping Centre is celebrating its tenth year of being home to the bee community whose home is the Centre’s roof. White Rose’s bees are buzzing with activity once again this summer, producing excess honey which on-site bee aficionado Luke Wilson has jarred for winners of the […]

Six Inches of Soil: Produced in Leeds – a new British Documentary

Foodwise Leeds and Feed Leeds have announced a screening of a documentary film, Six Inches of Soil. It’s a story of young British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food – to improve the soil as well as our health whilst providing for local communities. The screening […]