Looking at Beeston

Hope and community aspirations for a new millennium. A snapshot of the not-too-distant past shows how radically life has changed for one West Yorkshire community.
Beeston is an area of Leeds which has drawn unhappy international attention more than once in recent decades. Struggles with economic disadvantage, crime, drugs and derelict homes have created unbearable living conditions for some residents. But this is a community which has refused to be daunted by the scale of the challenge and has found imaginative ways to tackle its many problems. These videos provide evidence of the difference strategic funding can make at a grass roots level and the power of community action.
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A Lot of Potential

I'm a Mother, Get Me Out of Here

Flash Dancers from LS11 to Millennium Square

Beeston Festival and Mela 2000

Two Backyards in Beeston Hill