Morley Community Hub and Library & Gildersome Library

26/09/2025

ICON Week 2025 Tip: When comforting a crying baby, try using a soft, soothing voice.
Your calm demeanour can be incredibly reassuring!

26/09/2025

£45K Investment in Temple Newsam Estate Car Park 🌟

Leeds City Council is reinvesting parking revenue to improve the car park at Temple Newsam House, with new tarmac, clear line markings, and extra disabled bays. Weather permitting, it’ll be ready soon ☀

One permit. One month or one year. All parks 🌳

Explore Golden Acre Park, Otley Chevin, Roundhay Park, Temple Newsam, and Leeds Urban Bike Park, with just one permit per vehicle!

Monthly: £10
Annual: £80

Buy in person to get your permit instantly 🚗

Bring your vehicle registration and payment to:
📍 Tropical World shop
📍 Temple Newsam gift shop
📍 Golden Acre Park café
📍 St George’s Hub, Middleton
📍 Otley Community Hub

💻 Prefer online?
Sign up or log in here: https://www.leeds.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/parking

✅ Easy to use
✅ Great value
✅ Supports our parks

26/09/2025

Time to get your weekend plans sorted and not costing a fortune!

🔹️Family Fun Day, Roundhay (Sat)

🔹️At Sea Puppet Adventure, The Warehouse in Holbeck (Sat, Pay What You Can)

🔹️Ghosts in the Garden, York centre (Daily, FREE)

🔹️Children's Books Then & Now, Abbey House Museum (Daily, included in admission)

🔹️ Gladiators: Heroes of the Colliseum
(Daily, under £10)

🔹️Steampunk Weekend, Harewood House
(Sat & Sun)

🔹️The Art of the Brick, Headrow (Daily)

🔹️Pumpkin Festival 2025, Spilmans
(Starts Sat)

🔹️Fashion at Play: Fabric Printing, Lotherton (Sat, £3 per child)

🔹️Smurfs, Hyde Park Picture House
(Sat & Sun, Pay What You Can)

🔹️Baildon Scarecrow Festival Trail
(Sat, FREE)

26/09/2025

Can you believe Baby Week UK turns 10 this November! 🎉

We’re inviting activity organisers, play spaces, parent groups, early years settings, education, wellbeing & maternity teams to get involved by adding free or low-cost events to our website 👉 https://babyweek.co.uk/all-events/

You can list events by location or date (e.g. all library sessions, or all Monday events at your venue). Just include the time, date, link & place in the description. Our main events include:

👶🏻 Baby & Toddler Takeover at Thackray Museum of Medicine on 18 November
🥗 Healthy Parent, Healthy Baby Conference for Professionals on 20 November
🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Play Sessions with Leeds Dads on the weekend
🧸 Pop-up events with LEEDS BABY BANK

📅 Please only add events running 14–20 November. We can’t wait to make it the biggest year ever!

Any questions, please email [email protected]

26/09/2025

Are you ready for Stoptober? Download the free NHS Quit Smoking App now - it's proven to help you quit!

https://orlo.uk/rLzQ7

26/09/2025

25/09/2025

Did you know the Public Rights of Way (ProW) maintenance team doesn't just maintain footpaths and bridleways in countryside areas ?

They also maintain a vast network of urban footpaths, which are a fantastic and fun way to explore Leeds. They offer accessible routes for walking through varied landscapes, from the city centre to green spaces and parks like Sugarwell Hill 🌳

The ProW maintenance team recommend you explore Sugarwell Hill this Autumn! When the leaves start to display natures colours, it's magnificent 🍁

Walking is also a great way to recharge your batteries and connect with nature 🍂

25/09/2025

ICON Week 2025: helping parents stay calm when babies cry

This September, organisations across the country come together to support parents and carers during ICON Week 2025 (22–26 September).

The national campaign shares the important message: “Babies cry, you can cope!”

Download the Crying Plan and find more advice at https://iconcope.org/download/crying-plan

Please contact your community midwife, health visitor or GP if you need some professional support.

I - Infant crying is normal and it will stop. Babies start to cry more frequently from around 2 weeks of age. The crying may get more frequent and last longer. After 8 weeks of age babies start to cry less each week.

C- Comfort methods can sometimes soothe the baby and the crying will stop. Think are they: hungry, tired, or in need of a nappy change? Try simple calming techniques such as singing to the baby or going for a walk.

O - It’s OK to walk away if you have checked the baby is safe and the crying is getting to you. After a few minutes when you are feeling calm, go back and check on the baby.

N - Never, ever shake or hurt a baby. It can cause lasting brain damage or death. If you are worried that your baby is unwell contact your GP or call NHS 111.

25/09/2025

It's okay to feel a mix of emotions about sleep and rest. Some nights, it’s easy to drift off; other times, it can feel frustrating or restless.

As part of the we have launched our new Autism and ADHD resources: https://orlo.uk/CSHI0

25/09/2025

There's a lot going on in Leeds Libraries. What do you like? What do you think could be better? Let us know by completing our survey below.

Click here to complete the survey: https://bit.ly/LibSurvey25

25/09/2025

A great volunteering opportunity 👇🏾