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Leeds, Leeds Star
28th April 2017
2 mins read

Leeds Kids Get Arty to Support Merrion House Development

Town Centre Securities PLC (TCS), the Leeds-based property investment and development company, has joined forces with Child Friendly Leeds to involve school children in its exciting Merrion House development. Year three and four students at six local primary schools have taken part in a project that saw them tasked with designing a poster to…
Leeds, Leeds Star
6th April 2017
2 mins read

Thumbs up for Leeds city centre with new child friendly competition

Young people in Leeds are being given the opportunity to have their say about what they think would make Leeds city centre more child and family friendly, with the launch of an exciting new competition. Launched this week, the competition invites children and young people to share their low cost and no cost ideas…
Leeds, Leeds Star
3rd February 2017
3 mins read

New Child Friendly Leeds champions announced

The winners of the annual Child Friendly Leeds awards have been announced at a glamorous ceremony at Leeds City Varieties last night. The awards, organised by young people, celebrate some of the people, places and organisations helping to make Leeds a child friendly city. Hundreds of nominations came in for champion children, child friendly…
Leeds, Leeds Star
6th January 2017
2 mins read

A compassionate Christmas for Leeds children in care

Child Friendly Leeds ambassadors pulled out all the stops this Christmas to give children who live in foster families across Leeds access to an exciting range of special festive treats and offers. With support from Leeds City Council, businesses and organisations across the city have organised Christmas parties, a cinema treat and discounted theatre…
Leeds, Leeds Star
1st November 2016
4 mins read

Summer of fun for children in care thanks to Leeds businesses

Children who are looked after by Leeds City Council have been treated to a host of exciting activities and events thanks to business and organisations from across the city. Over the past few months hundreds of children who are either in foster care, residential care or are recent care leavers have received a variety…
Leeds, Leeds Star
1st November 2016
2 mins read

First ever Baby Week toddles into Leeds

Leeds will be awash with all things ‘baby’ next week, as the city launches its first ever Baby Week. Baby Week is an annual early years’ initiative aimed at bringing together statutory and voluntary services in the maternity, children and family sector. Baby Week Leeds replicates the Brazilian Semana do Bebe which is a…
Leeds, Leeds Star
31st October 2016
3 mins read

Youngsters sought to plan prestigious awards

There is a ‘call out’ across the city for young people aged 11 – 19 years to join the team who will plan and present next year’s Child Friendly Leeds awards. The Child Friendly Leeds Awards recognises the young people, adults, places and organisations that are helping to make Leeds a fantastic city to…
Leeds, Leeds Star
31st October 2016
1 min read

New park pops up in Leeds City Centre

An innovative new pop-up park has opened in the heart of Leeds city centre. The new temporary green space off Cookridge Street includes artificial grass, planters, benches and deckchairs and will be in place for four weeks. Launching today (Wednesday, Aug 10) the pop-up park will see the nearby street closed to traffic and is aimed at creating…
Leeds, Leeds Star
31st October 2016
1 min read

New park pops up in Leeds City Centre

An innovative new pop-up park has opened in the heart of Leeds city centre. The new temporary green space off Cookridge Street includes artificial grass, planters, benches and deckchairs and will be in place for four weeks. Launching today (Wednesday, Aug 10) the pop-up park will see the nearby street closed to traffic and is aimed at creating…
Leeds, Leeds Star
31st October 2016
2 mins read

Nigel Richardson retirement

Leeds City Council is today announcing the retirement of Nigel Richardson after six years as the council’s director of children’s services. Nigel will step down as director at the end of September. He has a long career working for 34 years in and around the public sector and his retirement is marked by tributes from…
Leeds, Leeds Star
29th October 2016
1 min read

Inspirational Leeds youngsters honoured with award in memory of Princess Diana

The Leeds Members of Youth Parliament 2014-16 have been honoured with a special award to recognise their contribution to the Leeds youth community. Shamim, Nicole, Minhaz and Sam received the Diana Award for their time, commitment and continued hard work during their time as Members of Youth Parliament for Leeds (2014-16). The four individuals…
Leeds, Leeds Star
29th October 2016
2 mins read

A child friendly welcome to Leeds for refugee children

A group of refugee families fleeing war torn Syria have received a special welcome from Child Friendly Leeds, with gifts for the children donated by Leeds City Council staff. The six families are being welcomed into the city as part of the Leeds Resettlement Programme after being forced to flee their homeland. Councillor Lisa…