Leeds Involving People

Together We Can Steering Group
2025-02-24 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-03-24 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-06-23 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-22 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-27 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-24 13:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Unity Business Centre, 26 Roundhay Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 1AB, United Kingdom
Together We Can is Leeds Involving People’s mental health lived experience network.

Leeds DEAForum
2025-03-06 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-06-12 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-07-10 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-09-11 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-10-09 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-11-13 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-12-18 10:30 - 12:30, 2026-01-15 10:30 - 12:30 | Unity Business Centre, 26 Roundhay Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 1AB, United Kingdom
Leeds DEAForum work to improve services for the Deaf community in Leeds.

Forum for Race Equality in Social Care & Health
2025-03-18 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-05-21 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-07-17 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-09-24 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-11-26 17:30 - 19:30 | The Community Wellbeing Hub, Reginald Terrace, LS7 3EZ
A vibrant Forum working in partnership with Leeds City Council, NHS West Yorkshire ICB and the Third Sector.
This feeds into the Better Lives Board (Adults and Health) and various networks in the community. The members have been instrumental in guiding the Local Authority and partners in areas like Windrush, the BME Your Health, Your Say Conference, prescription medicine management for NHS England, BME Day Services Redesign, Healthwatch Leeds, NHS CCGs. The members are seen as “Involvement Ready” and can provide a critical friend in Leeds.

Together We Can Steering Group
2025-07-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom

Leeds East African Women's Forum
2025-09-09 19:00 - 21:00 | The Community Wellbeing Hub, Reginald Terrace, LS7 3EZ
The East African Women’s Forum is a safe and welcoming space for women from East African communities in Leeds to come together, share experiences, and have their voices heard.
The forum provides:

A relaxed environment to meet new people and build connections

Opportunities to discuss issues that matter most to East African women

A platform to influence the design and delivery of local health and social care services

Baton of Hope Tour
2025-09-10 | Leeds
Leeds is proud to be hosting the Baton of Hope tour on Wednesday 10 September 2025 – which is also World Suicide Prevention Day.
The Baton of Hope is a powerful symbol that’s travelling across the UK to raise awareness about suicide prevention. It brings communities together to remember the lives sadly lost to suicide, while promoting a message of hope, reducing stigma and promoting help-seeking.
On the day, a baton will be carried across Leeds by 84 Baton Bearers, who are people who have been affected by or bereaved by suicide.
The route will visit places across the city that support wellbeing, including:

parks and green spaces
community centres
creative and arts-based spaces
events marking World Suicide Prevention Day

The route will end in East Leeds with a finale event, sharing a collective message of hope and thanks to everyone involved. It’s a way for the city to stand together and show our commitment to preventing suicide and supporting each other.
More details of the route will be made available on this site, nearer the time.
How to get involved
While applications to carry the Baton are now closed, everyone is welcome to join in on the day:

come along to cheer on the Baton Bearers
join in with community events along the route
share your own message of hope online

Details of the route and events will be available closer to the date. You can also follow updates and connect with others on the Baton of Hope Leeds Facebook page.
About the Baton of Hope
The Baton of Hope is a national suicide prevention campaign. It was created by Baton of Hope UK and is inspired by the Olympic torch – but instead of celebrating physical performance, this baton celebrates mental health, community strength and recovery as it tours across the country, visiting different locations.
The Leeds event is being organised by a local partnership between Leeds City Council, Touchstone, and Leeds Mind.

Community Focus Group - Transport
2025-09-23 10:30 - 12:30 | Leeds Caribbean & African Centre, 10 Laycock Place, LS7 3JA
Do you use buses, trains, or other transport in Leeds? We want to hear from you! 🚍🚉
Join us for a relaxed community focus group where you can share your experiences of travelling around the city. Tell us what works well, what needs improving, and what changes would make a real difference.
Your views will be shared directly with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as they develop the new Local Transport Plan — so this is your chance to influence how transport looks in the future.

Community Focus Group - Transport
2025-09-24 10:30 - 12:30 | Unity Business Centre, 26 Roundhay Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 1AB, United Kingdom
Do you use buses, trains, or other transport in Leeds? We want to hear from you! 🚍🚉
Join us for a relaxed community focus group where you can share your experiences of travelling around the city. Tell us what works well, what needs improving, and what changes would make a real difference.
Your views will be shared directly with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as they develop the new Local Transport Plan — so this is your chance to influence how transport looks in the future.
This session is for people with (or who work with) a learning disability.

Community Focus Group - Transport
2025-09-29 11:00 - 13:00 | Harehills Lane Baptist Church, 13 Hilton Place, Leeds, LS8 4HE

International Day of Older People
2025-09-30 11:00 - 13:00 | Leeds Caribbean & African Centre, 10 Laycock Place, LS7 3JA
Come and celebrate the incredible contributions of older people in Leeds! 💜
Our International Day of Older People event is all about recognising the skills, stories, and lived experiences that older people bring to our communities. It’s a relaxed, welcoming space with plenty of time to connect, chat, and enjoy refreshments together.
Everyone is welcome — whether you want to share your experiences, listen to others, or simply enjoy being part of the day.

LIP's Winter Warmer
2025-12-02 12:00 - 15:00 | Roscoe Methodist Church, Francis Street, Chapeltown, LS7 4BY, United Kingdom
We’re inviting you to join us for our Winter Warmer — a relaxed community event with good food, activities, and a chance to shape the future of bus travel in West Yorkshire.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority were extremely pleased with the feedback people shared during the Local Transport Plan consultations. A new consultation has now launched, focusing on the design and accessibility of buses, including layout, materials and space on board.
We’re working together with WYCA to host this event, and everyone is welcome — whether you took part in the first consultation or not.
What to expect

A world foods buffet

A mix of festive activities

The On Board Buses consultation, where you can share your views

A friendly, accessible community space

BSL interpreters available

Support with travel costs for groups (limited funding available)

Community Table Top Sale - Raising Funds for Jamaica
2025-12-06 09:30 - 12:30 | The Community Wellbeing Hub, Reginald Terrace, LS7 3EZ
We’re hosting a community table-top sale to raise funds for people in Jamaica who have been impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Many families are facing significant loss, and the money raised will go directly towards helping them rebuild and recover.
Everyone is welcome to come along, browse the stalls, and pick up some great finds while supporting an important cause. If you’d like to donate items or book a table, please get in touch.
Thank you for helping us stand with Jamaica during this difficult time.

African Women's Collective
2026-01-13 19:30 - 21:30 | The Community Wellbeing Hub, Reginald Terrace, LS7 3EZ
The African Women’s Collective is excited to invite you to our next session, where Voluntary Action Leeds will deliver Basic Safeguarding training designed for women in our community. This training will help you understand how to recognise concerns, keep yourself and others safe, and know where to get support when it’s needed.
Everyone who completes the session will receive a certificate of attendance.To qualify for the certificate, you must arrive by 7.30pm, as VAL will be starting the main content promptly.
This is a friendly, supportive session with space for questions and discussion. Whether you’re new to the Collective or you’ve been coming for a while, you’ll be very welcome.
If you have any questions, please get in touch. We’re looking forward to seeing you there.

Forum for Race Equality in Social Care & Health
2026-01-21 17:30 - 19:30 | The Community Wellbeing Hub, Reginald Terrace, LS7 3EZ
FRESH is a vibrant, long-standing Forum working in partnership with Leeds City Council, NHS West Yorkshire ICB, and organisations across the Third Sector. It brings people together to share real experiences, challenge inequality, and make sure racially minoritised communities are heard where decisions are made.
FRESH feeds directly into several key networks across Leeds. Over the years, members have played a crucial role in shaping work on Windrush, the BME Your Health, Your Say Conference, NHS England’s prescription medicine management, BME Day Services redesign, and city-wide engagement by former CCGs.
The Forum has a reputation for being “Involvement Ready” – members bring lived experience, insight, and an honest voice that services trust. They are regularly asked to act as a critical friend, making sure services understand what works (and what doesn’t) for communities across Leeds.
More recently, FRESH has also helped influence Carers Assessments, contributed to the delivery of PCREF in Leeds, and fed into major strategic developments across Adults & Health and NHS partners. Its ongoing work continues to shape policy, improve services, and build better connections between communities and the people who design and deliver support.
