Organisation Directory

The Feminist Archive North holds a wide variety of material relating to the Women's Liberation Movement (WLM) from 1969 to the present and worldwide women's movements. Topics covered include the women's peace movement, women's studies, women and development, violence against women and various social policy issues. FAN holds donated collections from individuals and organisations. It also has major collections of feminist periodicals and pamphlets.

The Firthfields Community Association was formed and a Constitution adopted on the 7th January 1985. The aim of the Association was to provide facilities for recreation and leisure-time activities for the "..inhabitants of East Garforth.." the "..area of Garforth to the north of the railway line.." and to secure the establishment of a Community Centre for those people. This was duly done and the Firthfields Community Centre was officially opened by Councillor Greg Moakes on December 4th 1985. To this day the Association, a registered charity, continues to strive to raise the funds necessary to provide these facilities for the community through the management of the Committee Trustees. The building itself is owned by Leeds City Council but the management of it is carried out by the elected Committee of volunteers. Despite the belief of many people, the Committee does not receive any financial help from the Council towards the running costs of the Centre. All the monies needed to keep the Centre open and in good order comes from the hiring out of the Centre, the 200 Club, the Gardening Club and from the various fundraising activities carried out on behalf of the Committee.

Drug & Alcohol Drug Treatment Services

We provide 10 individual self-contained flats for people with mental health problems.

Freedom4Girls is a UK-registered charity fighting period poverty. We actively support women and girls in both the UK and worldwide, who struggle to access safe sanitary protection by offering not just disposables, but environmentally-friendly, washable re-usables and menstrual cups. Freedom4Girls are involved in a number of campaigns that aim to support in the relief of period poverty. These include: Working in partnership with various organisations to supply those in need with a choice of sanitary products; Assisting in the provision of menstrual education, training and healthcare projects to reduce the impacts of period poverty; Delivering quality menstrual education to tackle stigma and taboo around women?s physical and mental health experiences affected by their period; Commissioning and conducting research on the economic, social and environmental impacts of period poverty in the UK and worldwide, and effectively communicating the results of this research to the public.

Cross Flatts is an important green space in an inner city area which has undergone extensive regeneration in recent years, turning areas of derelict wasteland into green areas and cleaning up traditional waste dumping sites into an area for use by the community. A popular adventure playground has also been built. The two organisations primarily responsible for this transformation are The Friends of Cross Flatts Park and Beeston in Bloom, two voluntary-run residents groups working to contribute to the regeneration of Beeston.

The Friends of Holbeck Cemetery is a group that was formed in May 2001 by local residents who were concerned about the decline of a local amenity, since when we have been actively encouraging greater public use of the area as an open space and resource. We are keen to preserve the fascinating Victorian heritage of the cemetery and to provide better maintenance and repair. We are also trying to create a valuable wildlife space and make the cemetery a safe and welcoming place. We are working at increasing the opportunity for lifelong learning and to make a stimulating facility for schools and colleges and a wide range of community groups. We hold regular walks and clean-up days, hold social events for our members and undertake and encourage historical and environmental research in the cemetery and surrounding area.Viewing platform with magnificent views over Leeds and beyond. Art work from local school and artist showing history of area in situ here.

Membership organisation that supports Opera North through financial contributions.

To provide items not covered by NHS to make a stay in hospital a little more pleasant. Meetings held on first Wednesday in each month at 7.30pm.

We are a Christian Church at the heart of the historic and beautiful Moravian settlement of Fulneck, situated on the western outskirts of Pudsey. Our worship is open to all and we have a Junior Church for young people that meets at the same time as our regular Sunday morning services. We have a range of regular week night meetings: Men's Fellowship, Moravian Women's Fellowship, Music Society, History Society and Bible Study Group. We have extra activities for young people once a month. Our members run a small museum about the settlement and church that is open on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, 2.00pm - 4.00pm, from Easter to October. We have a regular organ recital at 11.00am on the first Thursday of each month.

Garforth Amateur Dramatic Society produce two plays a year for public performance and hold various social events during the year for members and friends of the Society. Membership is from 16 years.