Pupils from across Leeds have challenged the council’s leaders to tackle litter and graffiti, promote local food growing and to encourage more sustainable travel. The call came when seventy pupils took over the council chamber to debate and agree green priorities for the city. The priorities were suggested by green and eco-team representatives from 8…
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Schools in Leeds are doing lots of work around anti-littering around their school and the neighbourhood they live in. Here are just three examples… Westwood Primary School A groundbreaking anti-litter project has been branded a great success and is now set to be rolled out across all schools in Middleton and Belle Isle over the…
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This July’s CBBC event and child friendly Leeds activities put children and young people at the heart of the fun in Leeds city centre, with 38,500 people attending over three days! The free event, a partnership between BBC North and Leeds City Council for 6 – 12 year olds and their families, saw broadcasts of…
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With the school holidays getting underway, Metro is reminding young people and their families how they can get the most out of West Yorkshire with public transport. There are 67 rail stations, 14,000 bus stops and shelters and hundreds of bus routes in West Yorkshire and for just £11 a family of up to five…
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As part of our ambitions to make Leeds a Child Friendly City, we want to give young people more opportunities to play an active part in contributing positively to their communities. One way we can do this is through our (LCC) partnership with the National Citizen Service [NCS]. NCS offers 16 and 17 year olds…
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Leeds City council have always recruited graduates mainly through the Local government National Graduate Development programme. However last year we set up our own scheme taking on ten graduates of which five were from the University of Leeds. In 2013 we are hoping to take on fifteen to twenty graduates. The graduate scheme is run…
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Jordan was part of a project which saw young people act as curators to create the major museum as part of London 2012. This was a great example of child friendly Leeds making a great impact on his life! The project has made a huge difference to my life! Not only did it allow me…
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We’ve had a number of young bloggers who have been revieving the LYFF for us. To start us off, here’s Eloise talking about the Tim Burton films she experienced! Striped tights, rabbit holes and lots of glorious madness seems to have been a predominate feature in this year’s film festival with Hyde Park Picture House…
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Join us at Headingley Stadium on Sunday June 9 from 10:30am-4pm! Free Entry & Activities for a fantastic FREE family event packed full of things to see and do! Take part in lots of activities, including: • Cricket Factory, coaching from Pro Coach, Spider-Y wheelchair rugby, sports day games and Leeds United coaching! • Thackeray…
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As another feature of this years Young Film Festival, Josh Trank’s directorial debut Chronicle was shown at Hyde Park Picture House in a realistic, gritty spin on the conventional ‘superhero genre.’ Perceived to be filmed on various video recording devices, primarily from a handheld camcorder used by protagonist ‘Andrew Detmer’ this film was a box…
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Here are some of the healthy eating and food smart tips submitted as part of the Change4Life Food Smart Campaign. You can still submit your tips to http://www.leedsletsplay.co.uk to win prizes. •Sitting down to eat as a family is a really good way to introduce new foods to children- adults can lead by example •Plan…
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On March 4th and March 11th the ArtForms Chamber Competition was held at Temple Newsam House. The competition is an opportunity for young instrumentalists to develop their independent music making skills. Often the groups rehearse without adult help, and learn the skills of both leading and following. The groups perform in the lovely surroundings of…
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