As part of our ambition to make Leeds a child friendly city we work with a range of businesses and organisations to provide support to our foster carers. The organisations often provide our foster carers with free or discounted tickets to events, so they can get out and about with the young people they look…
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Over 800 children and young people from across 20 high schools and 54 primary schools packed into Pudsey Civic Hall last month as part of Leeds Book Awards 2015, coming to celebrate their favourite authors and books from the past year. A whopping 1563 reviews were posted onto the Leeds Book Awards website in total,…
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Young musicians from across Leeds are being offered the unique opportunity to showcase their talents in an inaugural ‘Battle of the Bands’ contest set to be held in one of the city’s favourite landmarks. In what promises to be an afternoon not to be missed on Saturday 11th July 2015 from 2pm-4pm, the iconic Kirkstall…
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Residents across Leeds are being invited to apply to close their streets on 5 August and participate in national Playday. As well as a celebration of children’s right to play, Playday is a campaign that highlights the importance of play in children’s lives. National Playday takes place every year on the first Wednesday of…
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Newlands Primary Smart Swappers join Cllr Mulherin, Emma Strachan, Janet Munro and Rhinos Ash Handley and Robbie Ward As Health Eating Week got under way, children at Morley Newlands primary school were delighted when they won a chance to meet Rhinos players Ash Handley and Robbie Ward after a top performance in the Smart Swaps…
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Every Saturday morning, over 100 dedicated young musicians from across the North of England arrive at Leeds College of Music for the Saturday Music School, a fun yet challenging timetable of music education tailored to their individual abilities and interests. In today’s blog we hear from Owen Spafford, a student at the Saturday Music School,…
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The pupils on their journey to find Leeds’ owls. Year 4 primary school pupils from Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School who recently took part in Leeds Owl Trail have written about their experience, encouraging other young people to take the tour. As part of the trail, the children were led around the city centre by…
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Ten children from Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School are the stars of a new film promoting recycling in Leeds. (See video below…) The film, produced by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) and Studio12, features people from across Leeds using their green bin and shows how anybody can get involved in making Leeds a greener…
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Being a Leeds City Council foster carer can be an incredibly rewarding experience, with carers supporting a young person during the most important years of their life. We are always looking for more people to help improve the lives of our city’s looked after young people, you can find out more about the process by getting…
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A new campaign has launched in Leeds to encourage families to look after the oral health of young children, with the aim of reducing a wide range of health problems which could face them in later life. Leeds City Council’s ‘Leeds Smiles’ campaign will help families to take good care of little teeth, with tips…
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Leeds City Council is always looking for new foster carers to improve the lives of young people across the city. Today we hear the experience of one of our foster children about what having a foster carer means to them… (For the purpose of confidentiality a stock image has been used and names have not…
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Leeds Libraries aren’t just for reading and using the computer, they’re also a great safe place for children and young people to hang out and get involved in activity sessions and groups. In today’s child friendly blog, Central Library librarian Dawn explains why she thinks young people should get involved in their ‘games group.’ You…
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