🏡 Moving to a New Area in Leeds
How to Feel at Home and Get Involved, Moving to a new place can be hard 😕. But doing things in your area can help you feel happy and settled 😊. You can meet people, have fun, and give your ideas about your area.
📢 How to Know What’s Happening in Leeds
There are many ways to find news in Leeds – newspapers, websites, radio, TV, and social media. Here are some good places to check the main newspaper for Leeds. You can buy it in shops or read online.
🔗 Yorkshire Evening Post
📘 Facebook: YEP@Facebook
🐦 Twitter/X: @LeedsNews
📺 Leeds TV
Local TV station with news and shows.
📡 Channels: 7 Freeview | 195 Sky | 159 Virgin Media
🔗 Leeds TV
📘 Facebook: @LSLocalTV
🐦 Twitter/X: @leedstelevision
📻 BBC Leeds
Big news from the BBC about Leeds.
📺 TV: BBC Look North (Channel 1 Freeview / 101 Sky)
📻 Radio: BBC Radio Leeds – DAB / 92.4–95.3 FM
🔗 BBC Leeds and Look North
🐦 Twitter/X: @BBCLeeds
📻 Community Radio Stations
🎙️ East Leeds FM – Based at Chapel FM.
📅 Live shows: Tuesday, Friday evenings + 2nd & 4th Sunday
🔗 Chapel FM
🎙️ Fever FM – For South Asian communities.
🗣️ Languages: English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Mirpuri
🔗 Radio Asian Fever
📰 Local Community Newsletters
📍 That Leeds Mag – For North Leeds
🆓 Free magazine, sent to 20,000+ homes
🔗 That Leeds Mag
📘 Facebook: ThatLeedsMag
🐦 Twitter/X: @ThatLeedsMag
📍 South Leeds Life – For Beeston, Hunslet, Holbeck, Middleton & more
🔗 South Leeds Life
📘 Facebook: @southleedslife
🐦 Twitter/X: @SouthLeedsLife
📍 West Leeds Dispatch – For Armley, Pudsey, Kirkstall, and more
🔗 West Leeds Dispatch
📘 Facebook: @WestLeedsDispatch
🐦 Twitter/X: @WLDispatch
🌍 Social Media Groups
📘 Leeds Place – Biggest Facebook group in Leeds
👉 You must ask to join the group
🌐 Nextdoor – Website/app to talk to neighbours
👋 Share tips, events, safety info, jobs, and more Nextdoor
🤝 Join Groups and Activities
Meeting people in Leeds is easier when you join clubs, groups or take part in activities. Some are free. Some ask for a small payment.
🎭 Leeds Inspired – Find music, art, films, and more Leeds Inspired
🧭 Help in Leeds – Website for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants.
🔎 Use the “Community Groups” filter Help in Leeds
🙋 Volunteering & Learning English
💬 Volunteering helps you:
- Meet people
- Gain experience
- Maybe find a job!
📚 Learning English helps you:
- Feel more confident
- Talk to people easily
- Join more activities
🏛️ Community Hubs & Libraries
Each area in Leeds has a Community Hub. These are great places! You can:
- 📚 Borrow books
- 🎨 Join fun groups (art, games, history)
- 💻 Use free computers and Wi-Fi
- 📄 Get help with jobs, housing, ESOL classes and benefits Leeds Community Hubs
👶 Children’s Centres
Children’s Centres help parents and children. You can:
- 🍼 Get advice about parenting
- 🤝 Meet other parents
- 💚 Take care of your wellbeing
- 🔍 Find your local centre
🏋️ Leisure Centres
There are 17 leisure centres in Leeds!
- 💪 12 gyms
- 🏊 14 swimming pools
- 🏃 400+ classes
- 💰 Small fee or monthly membership
- 🔗 Active Leeds
🏛️ Museums
There are 9 museums in Leeds 🎨
- 💸 Mostly free!
- 📍 Leeds City Museum is in the city centre
- 🔗 Leeds Museums and Galleries
🌳 Parks
Leeds has over 60 parks!
- 🌼 9 big parks
- 🧘 Great for walking, playing, relaxing
- ☕ Some have cafés and events
- 🔗 Find a park
🧑🌾 Allotments
Grow your own fruit and veggies! 🥕🌱
- 🪴 Over 100 allotment sites in Leeds
- 💰 Small yearly cost
- ⏳ Some have waiting lists
- 📞 Call: 0113 378 6002 (Mon–Thurs 8am 4pm, Fri 8am–3:30pm)
- 📧 Email: [email protected]
- 🔗 Get Your Own Allotment
