The Leeds branch of the Latvian Welfare Fund started by renting a property but eventually bought it in the autumn of 1959 for £4000. The ground floor housed the club/bar, and the first floor a function room for 100 people, a kitchen, and a library. The second floor contained an office for the DVF committee, a room for the Ladies Section of the DVF with space for crafts, and a room for the weekend mother-tongue school. In 1972/73 the adjoining building was acquired for £10,000, with a view to knocking walls through to accommodate the growing needs of social activities and the school. Christmas 1974 saw the first activity in the newly rebuilt property – the Christmas fair. Over the years, the building has seen activity by the ladies of the DVF, folk dance groups, the school, theatre performances, the “kokle” group, choirs, sports groups.

Unfortunately, drug addicts in the neighbouring area began to impose on this property, and it was eventually sold in 2009.