Housing three new businesses, a former club, cafe and co-working space on Sheaf Street is set to re-open this week under the new name and brand – Neighbourhood.
Leeds South Bank’s new co-working, bar and event space, Neighbourhood is also set to house the city’s latest North Bar, open daily and celebrating heroic local producers and businesses. The new North Bar will offer coffee from North Star and pastries from Laynes, as well as natural wines from Wayward and a range of amazing world beers. Mexican street food from ‘Tacos y Màs’ will also serve fresh tacos during the week and Mexican breakfast on weekends.
Alongside the work space and bar, the building is also set to be the new home of Leeds events space, The Attic, which was previously based on Kirkstall Road. The team has been busy working in the building to create a raw events space that can be tailored to provide a venue for live music, art, dance, photography, film and everything in between. In addition, The Attic team has also created new areas including practice, teaching and songwriting rooms to complement the main room, nurture creativity and provide a safe space for the community to hire.
Community manager at Neighbourhood, Bonnie Milnes said: “Myself and co-community manager Rufus Stewart can’t wait to share Neighbourhood’s new brand with Leeds. Although the former club and café, ‘Sheaf Street’ holds so many happy memories, we are confident that our residents will love the new line-up. Neighbourhood will be the same creative co-working space but with a new name that represents our community, in what promises to be a revitalised area of town. Together the three businesses offer all Leeds needs: a place to create, a place to play, and a place to connect with one another over fantastic food and drinks.”
Co-founder of North, Christian Townsley, said: “This is an exciting endeavor for North Bar as we look to create a new location on the South Bank of Leeds in the heart of Aire Park. The team has been busy transforming the bar and we can’t wait to have people in to enjoy the award-winning hospitality which has made North Bar such an icon in the city.”
David Brown, founder of The Attic added: “Bringing The Attic to Neighbourhood and becoming part of this new community of creative people who want to collaborate is fantastic. Our ambition is that beyond delivering amazing events that support Leeds’ thriving nighttime economy and cultural offer, we can also provide a space for all creatives to hone their craft whether through practice sessions, lessons or just providing them the space to be able to focus and write.”
All three businesses will celebrate their launches with a free community event running from 4-10pm on Saturday 24th August. The event will include music by Aunty Freeda, Mica Sefia and Zoe Cure within The Attic’s main space as well as the opportunity to sample North Bar’s new Mexican-inspired menu.
In addition to the event, Neighbourhood will also be offering Leeds-based creatives a free co-working space for a month as part of its rebrand celebrations.
To find out more details about Neighbourhood visit: neighbourhood.work
To find out more details about The Attic visit: https://linktr.ee/theatticleeds
To find out more details about North Bar visit: www.northbar.com
