
The East Leeds Project is a creative conversation about what life is like in the east of the city, and how it might develop into the future, questioning ideas around artistic research, social value, green spaces, community, identity, sustainability, and participation.
The project focuses on the corridor of green and blue space following the Wyke Beck route between Roundhay and Rothwell, linking these as one space for artistic exploration.
The East Leeds Project intends to respond to deep-seated social challenges and the disconnect between communities on the fringes and the burgeoning city centre. The Wyke Beck route is a wonderful asset that could enhance the lives of residents in some of the most deprived areas of the city. There’s an opportunity for the project to make links across areas such as Gipton, Harehills, Seacroft, Cross Gates, Killingbeck and Halton Moor among others, engaging people more with the green space on their doorstep and contributing to improved health and wellbeing.
With conservation at the heart of the project, this ‘green lung’ is essential for future sustainability, both locally – in terms of breaking down the problem of a ‘two-tier city’ that the Leeds2023 bid sought to address – and in helping the wider city find creative responses to urgent challenges such as flood alleviation and pollution. If you’re interested in these issues and east Leeds, please get in touch!
More information coming soon. To stay connected as the project develops, please sign up to the mailing list mailing list here.
East Leeds Project CIC is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company.
Main image: What Makes Gipton? By Andy Abbott, at Gipton Gala July 2019.
Photo: Jules Lister
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