People working and volunteering across the voluntary and community sector are being invited to apply for the West Yorkshire Community Leaders Programme, a fully funded leadership development opportunity designed to support the next generation of community leaders. [...]
Small charities and community groups from across Leeds are being invited to attend a special civic celebration recognising the contribution they make to communities across the city. Hosted by Leeds City Council and Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL), [...]
June marks Pride Month, a time to celebrate LGBTQ+ communities, recognise progress made towards equality, and reflect on the work that still needs to be done to create inclusive communities for everyone. Across Leeds, Pride Month provides [...]
Volunteers' Week takes place from 2 to 8 June and is an opportunity to recognise the thousands of people who give their time, skills and energy to support communities across Leeds. Every day, volunteers help make Leeds [...]
Warm Spaces in Leeds Welcome Spaces have once again played a vital role across Leeds this winter, supporting tens of thousands of people with access to warm, safe and welcoming places in their communities. Between [...]
Creating safe, welcoming spaces where people feel they belong is a core part of community wellbeing. Cultural Kitchen is a simple but powerful example of this in action. Delivered by Angels of Freedom CIC in partnership with [...]
This event is a useful chance for local organisations and residents to connect around physical activity, community wellbeing and what South Leeds has to offer. Let’s Move: South Leeds is a free community event at Cross Flatts [...]
Affordable local activities like this can make a real difference. They help remove cost barriers and give children, young people and adults more chances to be active close to home. Weekly coached tennis sessions are running at [...]
A new review of Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) in Leeds offers one of the clearest pictures yet of what happens when communities are trusted, resourced, and supported to lead change themselves. Covering six years of work [...]
Following our recent update on the transition of the Power of Communities programme to VCSE leadership across West Yorkshire, further information has now been shared about what this means in practice. From April 2026, the programme will [...]
