Saturday, October 25, 2025
  • Kirkstall: WLD Community Coffee Morning

    Kirkstall Forge 1 Great Exhibition Way, Leeds

    We’re holding our latest community news cafe/coffee morning, where people can come and meet our editor John Baron, and community reporter support worker Jean Hollings over a friendly cuppa. On Monday (11 August) the West Leeds Dispatch coffee morning/news cafe will be held at Butlers Cafe at Number One, Kirkstall Forge. It runs 10am-12pm. We’d […]

  • Kirkstall: Public Consultation Drop-In

    Kirkstall Forge 1 Great Exhibition Way, Leeds

    Following the news that CEG: has entered into an exclusivity agreement with our first Joint Venture delivery partner Banks Homes, we invite the local community to join us next Thursday 3 July for a public consultation drop-in event.The drop-in event will be hosted in the reception at Number One Kirkstall Forge, from 1pm-7pm and is […]

  • Kirkstall: Free Gardening Workshop

    Kirkstall Forge 1 Great Exhibition Way, Leeds

    FREE gardening workshop Wednesday 2 April, 12pm to 2pmOutside Butler's, Kirkstall Forge, LS5 3BFJoin Stacey, from Better Together Project - West Leeds, to learn some gardening tips and tricks and have a go at potting up some plants. Everyone welcome.For more information, please email: BetterTogetherWest@barca-leeds.org#Gardening #Community #GreenSpaces

  • Kirkstall: Festival of Play & Creativity Social Evening

    Kirkstall Forge 1 Great Exhibition Way, Leeds

    It is a fair few months since we last had an in person meet up, and we have missed being surrounded with lovely Play advocates!If the feeling is mutual come one and all to join us for a social at the lovely Butler’s Cafe at Kirkstall Forge on Monday 14th October, 6.30pm.  Grab a ticket […]

  • Kirkstall: Heritage Open Day – Railway Signalling In & Around Leeds (An Illustrated Talk)

    Kirkstall Forge 1 Great Exhibition Way, Leeds

    Butler's Cafe, Kirkstall Forge   Number One  Great Exhibition Way  Leeds  LS5 3BF In this special event provided for Leeds Civic Trust and HODS 2024, Railway Historian, Author and Speaker Richard Pulleyn will provide an illustrated talk describing the history and development of railway signalling in and around the city of Leeds. Since this is a […]

  • Kirkstall: May Half Term – Let’s Play Out

    Kirkstall: May Half Term – Let’s Play Out

    Kirkstall Forge 1 Great Exhibition Way, Leeds

    Come and play outside! @playfulanywhere.fun are opening the play boxes for free play activities for all at Kirkstall forge on Tuesday and Wednesday in half term. Think bubbles, ball runs and arts and crafts galore. I will be there on Tuesday to chat about my installation for The Vicarage’s as part of @kirkstallarttrail in July. […]

  • Kirkstall: May Half Term – Let’s Play Out

    Kirkstall: May Half Term – Let’s Play Out

    Kirkstall Forge 1 Great Exhibition Way, Leeds

    Come and play outside! @playfulanywhere.fun are opening the play boxes for free play activities for all at Kirkstall forge on Tuesday and Wednesday in half term. Think bubbles, ball runs and arts and crafts galore. I will be there on Tuesday to chat about my installation for The Vicarage’s as part of @kirkstallarttrail in July. […]

  • Kirkstall: Pop Up Pottery Sale & Pinch Pot Party

    Kirkstall Forge 1 Great Exhibition Way, Leeds

    Who would like to spend an hour or two playing with clay? You don’t have to be an expert, in fact artist Kevin Hickson helps anybody make gorgeous personable pots! Come join Playful Anywhere at the Pink Playboxes (shipping containers) at the welcoming Kirkstall Forge on Friday, 24 May, between 11am and 3pm. A mere […]

  • Kirkstall: Mother of the Revolution

    Kirkstall: Mother of the Revolution

    Kirkstall Forge 1 Great Exhibition Way, Leeds

    A musical celebration of the life of Kirkstall Forge legend, Betty Beecroft, is set to hit the boards in May in the world premiere of folk musical Mother of the Revolution. The brainchild of Leeds-born Beth Knight, co-director of Archipelago arts collective, it will bring the untold story of the successful industrialist to life, along with […]

  • Kirkstall: Mother of the Revolution

    Kirkstall: Mother of the Revolution

    Kirkstall Forge 1 Great Exhibition Way, Leeds

    A musical celebration of the life of Kirkstall Forge legend, Betty Beecroft, is set to hit the boards in May in the world premiere of folk musical Mother of the Revolution. The brainchild of Leeds-born Beth Knight, co-director of Archipelago arts collective, it will bring the untold story of the successful industrialist to life, along with […]

  • Kirkstall: Mother of the Revolution

    Kirkstall: Mother of the Revolution

    Kirkstall Forge 1 Great Exhibition Way, Leeds

    A musical celebration of the life of Kirkstall Forge legend, Betty Beecroft, is set to hit the boards in May in the world premiere of folk musical Mother of the Revolution. The brainchild of Leeds-born Beth Knight, co-director of Archipelago arts collective, it will bring the untold story of the successful industrialist to life, along with […]

  • Kirkstall: Mother of the Revolution

    Kirkstall: Mother of the Revolution

    Kirkstall Forge 1 Great Exhibition Way, Leeds

    A musical celebration of the life of Kirkstall Forge legend, Betty Beecroft, is set to hit the boards in May in the world premiere of folk musical Mother of the Revolution. The brainchild of Leeds-born Beth Knight, co-director of Archipelago arts collective, it will bring the untold story of the successful industrialist to life, along with […]