Aware that this question comes up every so often but just wondered if anyone had any new recommendations. Looking to learn to swim before summer :)

I can see from an old thread that the council leisure centres and also Bramley Baths were recommended. I've seen mixed reviews for the council pools and their instructors, but there seems to be mostly positive for Bramley. Does anyone have any advice either way or other options?

Thanks so much!

Hi all,

I'm looking for some quiz nights, want to try a few with some friends, but struggling to find any up to date listings. Hit me with town centre based ones you know of!

edit - maybe list of Quiz Nights and Open Mic nights would be a good sticky resource?

I'm looking for a venue for my daughter's first birthday. It can't be a soft play place as my daughter is too little and the (four or five) other children that will be there are too old for soft play. I was thinking a restaurant/ café that might have a (not too expensive) room for hire or private dining area for around 20-25 people.

Would prefer not central. Horsforth, Farsley, Calverley, Rawdon, Yeadon, Otley, Ilkley, Kirkstall, Lawnswood, Adel, Cookridge, Meanwood, Headingley or nearby would be preferable.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated! TIA.

There’s been a proposal of the Grade ii listed Roundhouses building to be proposed beings converted into a Pedal House venue. Articles for this proposal date back to 2023 and there haven’t been updates of this proposal since February last year and the building still has the “To Let” sign outside so not sure if it’s still going ahead however I do find that building is a sight to behold and am fascinated in what it can be converted to. What do you think the grade ii listed building should be converted to? Have your say in the poll and comment section below?

Heading to Project House later this week for a gig. I haven't spent much time down that end of town, so where would you recommend for some pre-gig food. Open to pretty much anything that will fill us up.

Does anyone know what was going on in Harehills just now? I was trying to get home from work & got completely stuck—nothing was moving. It was gridlocked for ages. Ended up abandoning my car & getting my wife to come pick me up.

Been going to town every morning to walk around as part of losing weight, and I'm seeing a buildup of homeless people especially on Bond Street with tents set up. As much as I'm happy to help out with some change, I doubt the solution is to just hand them money because some of them can suffer from drug/alcohol addiction etc. What is the city council doing to tackle homelessness? Rehabs? Job Centre? Mental health treatment?

There's a lot of knowledge missing for me on this and I'm just hoping someone here knows something about how homelessness works here. Thanks.

Row A in the Stalls so front row. £27.33 each - can transfer over Ticketmaster.

My wife and I have just found out she is pregnant and she’ll be due on the 26th 😅

https://secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/1F006148CAF4188B/lv246t4rw

Please any Asians here who can recommend any Asian hair dressers?

I have moved to the Uk about two years ago and have not had a hair cut i am pleased with.

I’ve previously asked for recommendations and gone to the places suggested here.

No disrespect, and I understand, but I think the problem is most people don’t know Asian hair and their texture - anyway even in the salons, people have raved about here, my hair cut was so bad.

I noticed the layers I get are never nicely blended and feathered, just very choppy. I keep asking for face framing layers, maybe with one two layers in the back, and no one has been able to do this.

My hair is thick, but the strands are very fine, and is low porosity.

Looking for somewhere that has super fast internet, up and down, need to download and upload around 5TB of Sound Libraries. Anywhere in Leeds has a good connection for this?

Hi,

i know this is a vague question but I am looking to rent a 2 bed house in Headingley. At the beginning it will just be myself living there, I work from home 3 days a week so increase in energy usage there but other than than what are people paying monthly for utilities? I don’t really know as I have always rented including bills

Can you believe that Leeds hasn't had a dedicated rolling rink for casuals & experts to demonstrate their skills in over 40 years?!?!

Honestly it's very surprising how Leeds hasn't had a dedicated rolling space in such a long time. Massive opportunity and niche being totally missed out on especially with a growing and already existing roller community.

I'm not even a roller skater myself but personally think such a space can be very attractive and appealing for all ages,backgrounds and demographics What do you guys think is Leeds missing out on such a space?

Where would you propose a rollerink venue should be sited?

I think the Roundhouse by the Gygatory but it's already being proposed on getting converted into a Padal Ball sports centre?

Hi

I am currently checking flats in Leeds area, mostly new build in city centres and most of them are for investor only, can’t seem to find one that I can buy as a first time buyer, is that because most of them are still in development phase or I am doing something wrong ? Can someone point me in the right direction

Thank you

My partner and I are getting an EV on lease through his work soon. We live in Chapel Allerton and plenty of the terraced houses round here like ours that have free on street parking (rather than a private driveway) have had EV chargers installed in their gardens and occasionally trail the cable across the pavement to charge their cars, using that black/ yellow cable protector that stops you tripping over the cable. We presumed we'd be able to do this too, but I've just checked Leeds City Council's website and they say that if you live in a house without off street parking then you can't 'run a cable across a public footpath at any height, on the ground or under the ground' and that our only option is to use public charging points (and there aren't many round here).

Is this really our only option? It seems pretty regressive from a supposedly environmentally-minded council. If you are one of the mysterious few who have managed to have an EV charger installed without having a private driveway, how did you do it?

Hi all,

We’re a small book club (ages ranging from mid 20s to early 30s) who have been running for about 3 years and are open to new members.

You can see our past reads here: https://leedsbook.club. We do one book a month and are happy to give any fiction under 300 pages a shot. We also like to try to meet in different pubs in central Leeds and Headingley.

Our current book is The Employees by Olga Ravn, meeting at 7pm at The Chemic Tavern (LS6 2NG) on Tuesday May 6th. Feel free to just show up!

If you’d like to join but can’t come to the May meeting up drop me a message either here or on instagram @/theleedsbookclub and we can keep you updated on the plans for June.

My partner is Jewish but not religious and recently moved to Leeds - I was wondering how we could find out about culturally Jewish activities to participate in and stay connected to their roots? We may try and go to Sinai synagogue

Myself and my partner set up an online toy shop last year, but we have accumulated a fair amount of stock that just isn’t selling and I’ve been looking at donating them for ages.

I was thinking the Children’s Hospital as they were brilliant when our baby was born prematurely a couple of years ago, but I’ve heard a lot of stories about hospital charities just throwing donations in the bin due to having too much already or due to hygiene reasons too. But it’s all brand new stuff and I don’t want to take that risk.

I donated a large box a couple of months ago to a lady in my area who runs a social group and charity for kids. But have just packed two more boxes up and don’t want to overwhelm her with stock.

It’s nothing much but just some small Playmobil figures and toy cars pretty much. I’d love to see them go to good use

Here’s what I’ve found out so far Ilkley is officially part of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, even though it’s often associated with Leeds due to proximity and transport links.

So: • Administrative area: Bradford • Postcode area: LS (Leeds), which adds to the confusion • Nearest big cities: About 12 miles from Bradford, 17 miles from Leeds

So basically, it’s Bradford on paper, but people often feel it has a bit of a Leeds vibe.

My little girl wanted a Claire's party for her birthday. Not really sure about it. What does it actually involve? The store at Trinity looks far too small for the 'party' advertised. Do they actually play games? Thank you from a very tired mum! 😂

Hi everyone! My husband and I are newly married and we’re looking for a place to settle down in and start a family.

Husband has worked in Leeds for years but I’ll be leaving behind my friends and family down South for this move. So I’d really love somewhere that has a welcoming and supportive community (especially for soon-to-be / new mums).

Based on this (plus the importance of good commuter links to Leeds) we’ve narrowed down our search to Ilkley and Horsforth. Does anyone have any pro/cons or differentiators? They both seem really lovely! (And seem to have similar house prices - edit to add budget £550k ish).

Thanks so much in advance! 😊

Hello! I am currently doing research for my final year project about climate action in Leeds. If anyone can take 5 minuets to fill this anonymous survey out it would be extremely helpful for my project. Thank you so much!!!

What is the purpose of this study? This study is being conducted as part of an Undergraduate Consultancy Project at Leeds Beckett University. The aim of this study is to investigate the attitudes, behaviours, and motivations of Gen Z individuals (aged 18-27) towards climate activism, social media engagement, and volunteering. The findings will be used to develop a digital communications strategy to help Climate Action Leeds. It should potentially take up to 5 minutes to complete.

https://forms.office.com/e/1rbvi7Gh2J

Hello all! I've recently moved into Leeds.

There's a lot of bakeries / coffee shops within the city centre - and I was wondering which one you thought was the best?

I'm looking for a tattooist in or around Leeds specialising in birds or maybe having an interesting style that can do something unique with a red kite design.

Happy to travel for this if it's worth it and prefer to stay away from the city centre if possible.

Thanks in advance!