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SID’S ON THE SLITHER AND WE WANT HIM BACK!

Liz Burton Dawn Kilner Judith Dunn Ivor Hughes Eric wells Hello and welcome to this month’s Covered.

With Christmas and New Year just around the corner there will be many events planned across the Covered distribution areas – ensure that your event is well supported by letting us know - we’ll include details in our new look listings: The Really Useful Guide (see pages 48 - 50). We’re pleased to offer free space to community groups, charities and non-profits.

On the subject of New Year; If you haven’t made plans yet then enter our competition on P19. One lucky reader will win two tickets (worth £138) to the city’s hottest New Year party!

Working with the community Covered received an invitation to attend a photo call at Ireland Wood Primary School on Monday 4 November. The school was to donate their harvest festival groceries to Safe Haven Food Bank in Yeadon. But Covered deadlined three days earlier on 1 November, during half term. Our photographer telephoned the head teacher; “Could a few children be rustled up this week?” Answer - “I’ll see what I can do.” The result was indeed a photo shoot on the 1st. The school got well deserved recognition and Covered the story while the topic is fresh and hot.

This is typical of the way Covered works with communities to report original local news and not just rely on press releases or stock images. Still, we can’t guarantee to be in several places at the same time. So, if you’ve got any events coming up please do let us have as much notice as possible.

The deadline for submissions and advertising in the next edition is 29/11/13 and copies will be distributed before the Christmas break.

Until next month

04 food & drink 32 garden guru 34 Fashion, Hair & beauty 48 The really USeful Guide 62 Advertising Directory

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Disclaimer The opinions expressed in Covered do not necessarily reflect those of the editor, publisher or their agents. Whilst every reasonable care is taken to ensure the accuracy of information included within this publication, the publisher takes no responsibility for errors or omissions in Covered Magazine.

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It’s fair to say that whilst Steve is keen to offer a good range of quality, local produce to customers, his real passion is soup. Training originally as a photographer and video producer, Steve was on holiday when he tasted some of best soup he’d ever eaten and, upon returning home, began formulating plans for his very own soup company.

Having undergone extensive training and quality testing, Steve began to sell his range of 9 soups, all of which were vegetarian and gluten free, under the Oakwood name.

The owner, Steve Swirkowski

Now, two and a half years later, and with a flourishing small business under his belt, Steve has taken the unusual next step to open the Oakwood Café Deli, rather than increase productivity and supply to supermarkets, as most small manufacturers would do. And it’s a move which seems to be paying off; Steve still gets to produce his growing range of soup, whilst sampling other ideas such as the deli’s own coleslaw mix and coffee brand, which is roasted in Bradford by Limini.

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“ Steve was on

The café deli opens seven days a week and features slim, 1950’s diner style seating downstairs with a larger room and children’s play area upstairs. There is also a spacious outdoor seating area to the front of the property, which I’m told gets plenty of sunshine in the summertime. A jolly team of staff keep this busy, little café ticking over and an open kitchen means you can watch them preparing your meal whilst you enjoy your freshly brewed latte or a complimentary glass of iced water from the under counter dispenser; A lovely addition with the customers, and not just the profits, in mind. The menu boasts an impressive breakfast range with everything from the traditional full English to a healthier granola with yoghurt and fruit on offer. And the Mexican breakfast wrap has proved to be so popular that it’s now available all day. The lunchtime menu consists of a range of hot and cold deli sandwiches, jacket potatoes, quiches and an good choice of locally produced cheeses. Everything is made freshly to order and can be complimented with popular side orders which include potatas bravas and orzo salad or you

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holiday when he tasted some of best soup he’d ever eaten and, upon returning home, began formulating plans for his very own soup company.

could plump for a sweet option from the range of cakes on offer from Sarah Bakes, also of Horsforth. It’s worth noting that not only is the soup gluten-free, but all of the sandwiches and porridge can be made gluten-free as well. The soup proves to be ever popular though and is presented in a generous 300ml bowlful, with flavours ranging from plum tomato and fresh tarragon to garden pea, courgette and mint, which offers a fresh burst of summer flavours for the damp Autumn months.

To find out more visit www.oakwoodcafedeli.co.uk or the facebook/twitter pages.

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Ingredients

Covered Soup

20ml rapeseed oil 200g frozen garden peas 200g diced white onion 100g frozen petit pois 100g sliced celery 170g courgette, split then sliced 40g sliced carrot 15ml lemon juice 3g garlic puree 10g fresh mint leaves, rolled then sliced 650ml water 60ml skimmed milk 6g vegan bouillon 15ml single cream (optional) 170g diced potato

Garden Pea, Courgette & Mint Soup (Serves 4)

Mexican Breakfast (Serves 1)

Yorkshire Granola (Serves 1)

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Breakfast

1 medium chorizo sausage – diced A handful of mixed peppers – cut into lengthways slices Half a medium red onion – sliced 1 free range egg – beaten and seasoned A small handful of grated cheddar 1 large tortilla Level tbsp sliced green jalapeno peppers (optional)

Granola

150g Longley natural yoghurt Bag Yorkshire granola Honey Handful fresh blueberries

In a 3 litre saucepan over medium heat, add the oil and onion, cover and soften for a few minutes, but do not allow to colour. Add the celery and carrots, cover and sweat for a few minutes. Add the garlic puree and stir in before adding the water and stock powder. Increase heat and bring to the boil, then season with salt and pepper (remembering that the stock contains some salt) Add the potatoes and bring back to the boil. Add the peas and courgette and bring to the boil. Add the milk, lemon juice and mint and return to the boil. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for approximately 12 minutes, or until the celery and carrot are soft. Add the milk and (optional) cream and bring back to the boil. Remove from the heat and blitz with a hand blender, taking care to retain some texture. Adjust seasoning to taste and serve with chopped mint on top.

In a small frying pan over a medium heat, cook the chorizo for about a minute before adding the peppers and onion and softening down. Around 2-3 minutes.

Add the optional jalapeno peppers, then immediately add the beaten egg and mix in for a few seconds. Do not overcook the egg at this stage. Dampen the tortilla and place on a board before putting the contents of the pan into the middle of the tortilla and flattening out a little, keeping well clear of the tortilla edges. Sprinkle over the grated cheddar. Fold in the bottom of the tortilla (about half way up), then fold in the sides to give an envelope with an open top. To melt the cheese and finish cooking the egg, place the wrap into a medium hot, dry frying pan with a plate on top to weight it down. Serve with spicy chilli jam.

For a healthy option, half fill a sundae, or other tall glass, with Yorkshire Granola before adding the yoghurt and briefly stirring through. Drizzle with a generous amount of honey before topping with the fresh blueberries. Sprinkle a little more granola on top.

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Ingredients: Buy Local & Seasonal Root vegetables are in season right now. Boring? Do something with them then! Parsnip, swede, turnip, squash and beetroot all make a great addition to a warming stew.

Chop roughly into cubes, pop in a large saucepan along with a little oil, diced onion and smoked-bacon lardons.

Get some heat into the veg and brown the bacon before adding beef shin (or a brisket joint if you prefer), brown the meat then add a good quality beef stock and half a bottle of decent red wine. Add a bouquet garni of rosemary, thyme and bay and leave it for 3 hours or until the meat is falling apart – serve in big bowls with crusty bread - perfect for those chilly winter evenings. Celeriac, although not as popular as the usual suspects is versatile and can be used in the same way you would a potato – try roasting, or boiling and mashing before mixing with butter and spring onion.

Shellfish is fabulous, as British waters get colder.

Not locally caught obviously but if you visit your local fishmonger you will still be supporting the local community. Steer clear of frozen products flown in from far-flung locations – the very best produce will have been caught in British waters.

You’ll still find a good variety of fruits hanging on in there. Apples, elderberries, plums, sloes and quince will still be good. If not for eating straight off the tree, they will certainly make fine chutneys. If making chutney is not your thing, bob along to your local farmers’ market – you’ll inevitably find quite a range pots and jars with local creations.

If you’re looking for quality ingredients pop along to your local farm shop or farmers’ market. You’ll find the produce will have traveled less and will taste all the better for it. What’s more, you’ll get plenty of genuine good service, value and advice from independent traders who have a passion for produce, not for profit.

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Bramhope Farmers Market 2nd Saturday of every month, 10am-1pm Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane Bramhope LS16 9AZ

Otley Farmers Market Last Sunday of every month 9am-1pm Market Square, Otley. LS21 3AQ

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Last Saturday of every month 12pm-3pm Kirkstall Abbey, LS5 3EH.

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Guiseley Farmers’ Market Guiseley Farmers’ Market is a new boy on the block. In the midst of several others, monthly though within ten miles of them, it has to offer something to sellers and customers that makes the trip worthwhile – all the more difficult when the venue is almost directly opposite a very large supermarket.

Soiled goods – Tadcaster’s Organic Pantry is a familiar sight at nearby Otley and not-quite-as-nearby Oakwood.

Covered visited Guiseley’s fourth farmers’ market, in October. So far so good. The car park at The Station pub was filled to capacity with a full range of produce.

The most reassuring thing was, perhaps, the presence of so many exhibitors from other markets and events in the area – Bramhope, Horsforth , Oakwood and Otley farmers’ markets, Burley Festival and Green Fair. Local farmers’ markets are a tightly knit community with no places to hide. Stallholders and customers vote with their feet.

One feature that sets Guiseley apart from the others is the mini-petting farm brought by Ashley and Chris Gill of Hole House Farm, Beckwithshaw.

Hole House produces organic pork, lamb and beef.

Some of it is rare breed – the young pig on the day, alongside a calf, was a cross between a Yorkshire Large White and Belgian Piétrain.

The care and pride that Ashley and Chris have for their livestock and produce is a measure of assurance that no amount of labelling can give.

Guisely Farmers’ Market – third Sundays.

Hole House Farm of Beckwithshaw lets visitors and their children into some of their organic and rare breed secrets.

Likewise Wharfedale Fine Cheeses at Burley and Bramhope.

Ireland Wood Supports Safe Haven Food Bank Ireland Wood Primary School in LS16 recently staged a harvest festival celebration with a difference. In response to the growing publicity about the escalating need for food banks in Leeds, the school decided to donate their produce to the Yeadon based Safe Haven Food Bank. Their help was timely – Safe Haven’s resources were stretched in September and likely to be stretched even further while some of Leeds’ other emergent food banks are getting themselves organised.

Five pupils from Ireland Wood Primary School with a small part of the school’s donation to Safe Haven Food Bank

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Leeds Santa Dash 2013 in aid of St. Gemma’s Hospice Sunday 15th December – Leeds City Centre

The run will start at 9.40am and will take you along various shopping streets (all pedestrianised); the view of hundreds of Santa’s together really is incredible! The kids just can’t believe their eyes! It’s worth rounding up your friends to come along and watch, it’s always a good excuse for some Christmas shopping afterwards!!

We ask each runner to raise sponsorship for the Get festive fit and make room for more mince pies event and in return you will receive a Santa Suit to this Christmas!! run in (and keep!) and refreshments after the race.

Refreshments will be provided at Little Tokyo, Join hundreds of Santa’s and other festive characters behind House of Fraser. in Leeds city centre for this Christmas themed dash to raise vital funds for St. Gemma’s Hospice.

Entry fee is £8 which includes your Santa Suit (or £5 if you have your own suit!) Under 16’s are free Starting on Lands Lane opposite WH Smiths this and are asked to come accompanied by an adult and is a merry event for all ages and abilities, you can dressed in festive fancy dress and the best dressed even push your little ones round in their prams. will receive a prize!

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League of Nations – each of the thirteen Leeds school sides was playing in the name of one of the nations competing in the current Rugby League World Cup.

Tonga Beats Fiji in Rugby League World Cup Final!

Leeds Rugby Foundation is the only formal twin code community-focused partnership in the world, combining the resources of Leeds Rhinos and Leeds Carnegie. As part of their recently announced commitment to getting more rugby into schools over the next three years, LRF used the current Rugby League World Cup to fire the imaginations of youngsters from primary schools across the whole of Leeds. In advance of the start of the tournament proper, thirteen schools entered mixed sides for a tag rugby tournament at Headingley Stadium on the afternoon of 9 October.

Tag rugby? Yes, just that. It’s a great leveller.

Players wear loosely fitted ribbons, or tags, round their waists. Removal of a tag by the opposition constitutes a tackle. There are no bone-crunching clashes and larger stronger kids can’t just power their way through to the line. Speed, agility and fast passing are more important than brute strength.

LRF isn’t only about the game itself. All round sportsmanship and citizenship are important too. Inclusion, understanding and respect were encouraged on the morning of the tournament. Each team had been allocated one of the countries in the World Cup and was playing in that name. In the morning each gave a ten minute presentation about the history and culture of their adoptive nation. So

Tag rugby – the removal of a tag constitutes a tackle, but scoring tries remains the same, but there are no conversions

don’t be surprised if a ten-year-old from your local primary school gives you the rundown on Fiji, Samoa or Papua New Guinea.

On the day, St Augustine's Primary School LS8 (playing as Tonga) beat St Augustine's Primary School LS12 (playing as Fiji) in the final. You’ll have to wait until 30 November for the real thing.

The image on the front cover is part of an exhibition of the works of Leeds artist Mandy Long, running at Leeds Town Hall until 16 November. Mandy told Covered that she hopes to announce other exhibitions in the Leeds area in the near future. We’ll keep you posted.

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Irwin Mitchell and Yorkshire Bank Join Forces with LRF Leeds Rugby Foundation is such a valuable community resource. As a registered charity, they promote sport, healthy living and citizenship throughout the area. One special initiative, an outward bound course for forty-two youngsters, was followed up by a special one day class in personal finance and employability skills. Yorkshire Bank provided information and material on the former and Irwin Mitchell gave classes on job applications and interview technique. All in Irwin Mitchell’s prestigious office in Wellington Place, LS1 their third year in partnership with LRF. Covered magazine would like to hear of similar initiatives either for the whole of Leeds or in the North Leeds and Ilkley areas. Any extra help offered to youngsters in these testing times deserves recognition.

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How to find the right person for the job. Poppy Jarvis gave a talk on interview technique, having recently secured her own place at Irwin Mitchell for postgraduate training as a solicitor.

In addition to the Continental staff and the refuse wagon - locality team staff will also be supporting leaf-clearance in the coming weeks. The mechanical path and road sweepers will prioritise leaf-clearance work on their scheduled routes over the next few We are now at that time of year where leaf clearance weeks - some local routes and programmed work will is becoming of more concern to residents. Here are be altered to focus on leaf clearance hot-spots. the plans for this year's leaf clearance: The team responsible will build on last year’s success using The work that has been done with local Councillors the Grounds Maintenance Contractor, Continental and residents over the last 2 years updating leafLandscapes, to undertake the bulk of leaf clearance fall maps which will be used to guide deployment work. This arrangement works well for the Council of cleansing crews during the leaf clearance period. as it ensures they can utilise trained and equipped They expect leaf-clearance work to last until late staff that have local knowledge through their work December/mid- January 2014 with Continental throughout the year. Continental although a lot depends on will also provide management and supervision of weather conditions. They will the work which is another saving in resource and visit all areas on a programmed basis on a number of occasions time to the Council. until all leaves are cleared.

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Leeds Food Banks on Hold There are now around twenty food banks in the Leeds area, with several still looking for premises and regular lines of donation and distribution.

Demand rocketed in September. Partly because of publicity, partly the cost of returning to school.

Some have deferred formal opening and publicity until the end of November through fear that demand will quickly outstrip their meagre stocks.

Though surely it’s better to get the food they hold in the cupboards of some of the needy rather than have it sitting pretty until the store rooms are full?

The Safe Haven charity shop opened their food bank when they moved to larger premises in Yeadon. Their reserves took a bit of a hammering in September, though they had a series of supermarket appeals in hand at the time.

The template that most have adopted is that of the Trussell Trust, a franchise of nationwide food banks.

The trust offers guidance on setting up, how to receive and respond to referrals from trusted agencies such as social services and CAB and how to press that agency for action on the client’s behalf if there is a third request for help during any one period of crisis.

There are four Trussell franchises in Leeds – North, South, East and West. Some of the other food banks are in the process of aligning themselves with these, some are still functioning independently. The Otley Food Bank at Waitrose in October. Run by Otley Churches Together, it has the support of Otley Town Council – Deputy Trussell franchisees called all twenty to a meeting at Mayor Nigel Gill is one of the volunteers. Neighbouring the end of October, hoping to encourage a uniform if Churches Together in Ilkley, being in Bradford, has decided to work alongside Keighley Salvation Army Food Bank – not a not unified approach to food poverty across Leeds.

Trussell Trust franchise, though Bradford Food Bank is.

The results will become apparent towards the end of November, by which time all should be open or about to. Covered spoke with Shauni Burt at the Trussell intended organisations. Trussell Trust encourages Trust Press Office; “Yes, we have come across coordination and cooperation in all localities. To do instances of local competition, albeit between well otherwise rather misses the point.”

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SID on the case in Adel How many of us have begrudged a speed camera ticket? “A speed camera every other lamp post – they’re bound to catch you out eventually.” (Ireland Wood) “The road doesn’t change so why the limit? (near Rawdon Conservative Club). But what about driving along a narrow road that’s just about to turn into a country lane? A couple of kinks in it, with the road narrowing after a housing development on the left and a large sports club car park opposite. Is sticking to thirty responsible or reckless?

One Saturday afternoon in October, and with the support of Cllr Barry Anderson, Northwest Leeds NPT was deploying SID (speed indication device) on Church Lane near the entrance to Adel Sports Club.

No fewer than nine cars were clocked at over thirty while our photographer chatted with the two officers.

The highest that afternoon had been 44 mph. PCSO Davena Arundale; “We’ll run vehicle checks and

PCSOs Stuart Reardon and Davena Arundale with SID in Church Road Adel in October – when SID indicated nine speeding motorists in a matter of minutes.

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Aireborough G&S - Going Japanese in February Aireborough Gilbert and Sullivan Society is a fifty member group of enthusiastic singers. Rehearsing in Menston Methodist Church Hall and performing at Yeadon Town Hall, their membership is drawn from a wider area. Each February they perform a full-on production of a G&S operetta. Rehearsals start in September, on Thursday evenings. In January they add Saturday afternoons. Between February and September they meet to rehearse concert performances – inevitably revisiting old operettas and putting in some work for the following production.

The Mikado is a comic opera set in Japan – which in 1885, when it was written, remained a remote and mysterious place. Within a year of it appearing on stage over 150 opera companies were performing it. It ran almost uninterrupted for twelve years in London and/or New York.

Lyricist WS Gilbert had played on Victorian colonial xenophobia by inventing nonsensical comical names

Principal characters in The Mikado at rehearsals in October

and a hopelessly though deliberately contrived plot. The result is a thinly disguised side-swipe at Victorian institutions which still has resonance today.

Indeed, some modern professional productions bend the original lyrics to redirect that satire closer to home.

Aireborough G&S is a registered charity. This performance is raising funds for Wesley’s Wish.

Local tot Wesley Knight has cerebral palsy and has just turned two. As much as £100,000 is needed to fund operations and subsequent care – wesleyswish. org. The Mikado runs at Yeadon Town Hall from 11 to 15 February – 01943 872020.

More Foxes Seen in Daylight in Cookridge For reasons not yet apparent, this autumn has seen a sharp increase in the number of foxes being spotted in the Tinshill area of Cookridge – not densely populated but hardly out in the sticks. Sometimes crossing the road, sometimes lurking in gardens and sometimes basking in daylight on sheds and garages.

The camera never lies – our photographer took this picture on 15 October at a distance of 8.4 metres (25 feet in old money) at 16.32; “I’d spotted him earlier and returned with a long lens because I didn’t know how close he’d let me get. But I needn’t have worried – he certainly wasn’t.”

Have there been increased sightings in neighbouring areas? Are foxes a comforting assurance that some Leeds suburbs are still more rural than urban or are they a nuisance? Have they been worrying domestic pets? Is there any reason why they have become less wary of humans?

This fox was caught napping in Carr Bridge Drive in Tinshill one afternoon in October and wasn’t at all bothered by our photographer’s interest.

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Police and Fire Services Preparing for Winter The seasonal increase in cooking, heating, lighting and hours of darkness bring with them increased risks of fire and crime. Christmas trees, shopping, celebrations and fireworks bring their own. So, in October, local fire services and police NPTs throughout Leeds organised displays of preventative advice and gadgets in popular shopping areas – this one at Westside Business Park in Guiseley. Not only was there a wealth of advice, literature and gadgets such as anti-drinks tampering (spiking) stoppers and anti-bag snatch bells and chains, children got to dress up, clamber over the fire engine and press the police alarm siren. The NPT was also on hand to fit anti-theft screws to car number plates – stolen plates are often used during crimes such as petrol station forecourt driveaways.

Matthew Whitaker of West Yorkshire Fire Service with a new generation smoke alarm It is less sensitive to everyday cooking fumes. The ten year battery is locked in and can’t be borrowed for other purposes. WYFS will supply and fit free of charge to anyone currently unprotected.

Unfortunately, NPTs’ competing priorities prevent them from giving more than a few days’ notice of community initiatives such as these. You can register your interest by phoning them, chatting with PCSOs at their weekly local contact points or checking “Leeds Police” on Facebook – the scroll down list shows each local NPT. PCSO Sam Wild with some of WYP’s crime-prevention leaflets.

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Army Help for Rawdon St Peter’s St Peter’s Church in Rawdon got some welcome help in October. Around forty junior soldiers from Army Foundation College in Harrogate were assigned the task of tidying the graveyard and memorial areas to the front and rear of the church.

AFC is the army’s national training college and offers training programmes of up to 49 weeks for regular soldiers aged up to 17 years and 5 months on enrolment. The training and education is of course military. But, on enrolment, soldiers can also sign up for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme – the completion of which requires an element of public service. On this occasion Rawdon St Peter’s was the grateful recipient.

Forty junior soldiers laid siege to the grounds of Rawdon St Peter’s in October.

Jungle warfare - the area behind the church was hopelessly overgrown.

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Avenue Q in Yeadon Brassneck Theatre, regularly performing at Yeadon Town Hall, are to be congratulated for the oh-so-challenging plays they choose. Two previewed by Covered in the past, and this third, certainly aren’t any of the soft options chosen by some am-dram societies. The Full Monty was taken on in the wake of the cinema box office triumph. And, not only did their production of Whistle Down the Wind risk unfavourable comparison with the Alan Bates and Hayley Mills classic, they also moved the action from Lancashire to southern USA. Avenue Q, set in New York, explores the emotions of people who have entered adulthood only to find that things aren’t quite as rosy or straightforward as their childhood had led them to understand. All the characters are Sesame Street type puppets, with the puppeteers in full view. When Covered visited rehearsals in October it was hard to differentiate

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Inseparable – Gemma Durkin (right) and Kate Monster, a kindergarten teaching assistant who wants to open a school for “people of fur”.

between puppeteers and their puppets – they had become one. Still early in rehearsal, their timing was already quite remarkable.

Past musicals and casts (both US and UK) have received critical acclaim and popular awards.

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30 Health & Wellbeing

HOW TO KEEP MOTIVATED IN THE DARK WINTER MONTHS Getting out of bed on a cold morning to go outside for a run or to the gym makes you want to crawl back under the bedcovers! It is harder to stay motivate to exercise during the cold dark winter months. Try to think of ideas to keep you motivated and inspired to stay fit and healthy during winter.

Photos: Look at photos of when you were fitter, it will encourage you to work harder to stay looking good

Keep up your regime even when the nights draw in.

Find a workout buddy:

Set yourself a goal:

Be kind to yourself:

Activities with friends are fun and you can encourage each other. Run together or go to the gym together

Sign up for a charity run. You will have to train to achieve your goal.

Or consider losing a bit of weight and dropping a few kilos – keep looking at the summer photo!

If you have reached your goal go and celebrate but not with pizza and cake!

Change your exercise: A change in exercise routine will ensure that your body does not get used to just one type of exercise. It may even help you burn more calories.

Personal Trainer: If you are not self motivated consider a few sessions with a personal trainer to get you kick started.

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Or cough, or sneeze Leaking urine at these times is an embarrassing but very common problem. This is known as stress incontinence and along with other bladder problems it affects an estimated 1 in 5 of people over the age of 40. It is distressing and can impact on lifestyle, as sufferers may change their activities, alter the way they dress or even avoid going out because of it.

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Planting shrubs with berries will brighten the garden and encourage wildlife.

the leaves, then take them inside and store them upside down for two weeks to dry out – followed by storage in a frost free area in dry peat. Garden chrysanthemums should also be lifted and kept in moist soil, ready for taking cuttings next year.

There is still time to finish planting daffodils, crocus and other small spring bulbs, as these need to be growing now. Next comes the tulips, plant in groups of five at a depth of 8�, which will allow them to naturalise over the next few years. These may be inter-planted with wallflowers, winter pansies or violas to keep the beds looking interesting.

This is an ideal time to plant bare root fruit stock, roses and perennials, as the soil is still warm enough for them to establish their roots before winter arrives. Prepare the site well, incorporating organic matter if necessary.

The Horsforth Allotment Shed on Featherbank Lane, Horsforth is open every Friday night from 7pm-8pm. Call in for quality gardening products Foliage and berries are essential at this time of the and friendly advice. For further information please year, to provide colour in the garden. Japanese acers visit: www.haga.btck.co.uk are slow growing, with their leaves turning yellow, orange and red. Similar to the smoke bush Cotinus, Euonymus and a number of other shrubs. There has been a good crop of bright yellow and red berries on the pyracantha shrubs, also on the Rowan trees which HAGA Trading Hut can be white, yellow, pink, red and orange. There are a number of other shrubs with berries, so look around Potting compost with no added green waste and choose one to brighten your garden and feed the Wide range of fertilizers birds as well.

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My feet are killing me!

“My feet are killing me.” How many times do you expect to say that over the next couple of months? With the impending party season demanding that you squeeze into high heels and the colder weather calling for tights, socks and waterproof shoes you need to give your tootsies just a little more care than usual - feet are the workhorse of the body so look after them! Here are Covered’s tips for treating your feet:

particularly if you’re expecting to wear heels for hours. Gel filled pads will prevent rubbing, take some of the strain off your heel or prevent aches in the ball of the foot. Don’t forget to wear them when trying on new shoes.

Get in the spirit:

If you’re on your feet a lot, or expect to be over the party season, then massage Surgical Spirit into your feet – it will toughen the feet without hardening skin and will help with blisters and Buy shoes in the afternoon: bunions if you have them.

Surgical Spirit is widely Feet swell up the longer you’re used by joggers, walkers and on them and you might find that ballet dancers. perfectly fitting shoes bought at 10am are cutting off your blood Give them a soak: supply by 10pm. If you buy shoes in the afternoon when feet are at their Forget old remedies such as Epsom largest you should be assured of a salts as they’re likely to dry feet out. Instead, warm water and a comfortable fit. small amount of liquid soap is just the ticket. Avoid heavily perfumed Get some cushions: products and go for something There’s now a huge range of natural if possible. products available to slot into your shoes to aid with comfort – useful

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Grab a Bargain at Vintage Fashion Shows It was back in 2005 that Sally Woodhead and Samantha Makin staged their first Leeds Vintage Fashion Fair and Judy Berger her first Leeds Affordable Vintage Fair – an event that she was to use as a template for similar events, now in thirty towns and cities across the UK. Eight years later, the Leeds Vintage Fashion Fair remains the only local event dedicated to clothes, shoes and accessories, while Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fairs still focus on fashion but now include other vintage items such as homeware and art.

Timeless – a 1970 couture Benson Landes leather trimmed fully lined suit offered at Leeds Vintage Fashion Fair. Perhaps the Leeds United colours were unintentional – his workshop was in Southport.

Whereas some couture items from the fifties and later still fetch eye watering amounts in London salerooms, vintage fashion fairs offer genuine bargains. The clothes may be secondhand, but the styles are timeless and the craftsmanship far superior to most modern equivalents – often made right here in Yorkshire. Check the labels, pockets, stitching, buttons, buttonholes, lining, zips, collars and cuffs.

Pay a fraction of today’s prices for something that isn’t going to go out of fashion and you’ll still be wearing it in ten or more years’ time.

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You’ll have to wait until 27 March for the next Leeds Vintage fashion Fair in The Queen’s Hotel.

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Readers’ Letters Star Letter Dear Editor, Mr M. McManus (letters ED31) is wrong in stating that our green spaces are safe and that only a tiny percentage is needed to build on.

editor’s note I hope you will welcome the return of our readers’ letters page. Send me your letters on any subject relevant to the area. What improvements would you make to the area if you were able? What issues would you like your local councillors to raise? Any funny stories or fond memories you’d like to share?

Our green spaces are under attack now more than ever before: The countryside is being destroyed by wind turbines and power lines in and around some of our most scenic areas.

These are industrial developments in our finest upland areas. Where cities and towns meet fields, developers rub their hands in anticipation at the money to be made by building on our green land, which has had little protection due to successive government policies.

Please keep letters concise (225 words max).

We’ll print the best and the winner of the Star Letter will receive £10! Send your letters to: The Editor, Covered Magazine, Butonia House, Clayton Wood Close, Leeds, LS16 6QE or email: chris@covered-magazine.net

Locally there are many outlying areas of Leeds where this is happening and many applications for building, destroying our few green urban areas and adding to the ‘urban sprawl’, such as plans in Farsley to build 400 homes on green fields which would destroy our last remaining green fields and would join the separate communities of Farsley and Rodley with the consequent loss of the individual distinctiveness of these places.

I refer to M.T. Pickford’s letter (Covered Ed32) about the use of parks and green spaces.

We do need to fight such plans. There are brownfield sites to build on buy developers wouldn’t make as much money on these.

We should certainly not destroy our green spaces as Mr M. McManus suggests.

Yours Sincerely, J Bentley Farsley

Dear Editor,

Originally thought of generally as places of “peace and quiet”, it is now necessary perhaps to define what parks are actually for.

A (noisy) fun-fair is an annual event in Horsforth Hall Park. Throughout the summer, there are brass bands each weekend in many parks across Leeds – and often, I’ve observed large family groups, loud and shattering having barbeques!

I suggest that Mr/Mrs Pickford either checks the Parks Regulations board (if one exists) or contacts Leeds City Council (Parks Dept.) with regard to the “organised groups” he describes – especially if they are mis0using park benches. I suspect many of these groups are there unofficially.

Yours faithfully, Mrs L. Vorlicky Cookridge

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Dear Chris, I was interested to see in your October edition a picture of the first tram to Guiseley in 1909. In your article you also refer to Leeds trolleybus services existing between 1911 and 1928, asking whether early integrated – or disintegrated – transport systems hold any lessons for today’s transport planners.

I wouldn’t know about that. But, to add to the album, here is a picture of the trolleybus service that ran from the tramshed at Guiseley to Burley from 1915 to 1928. This is included in Burley Local History Group’s “Burley: A Millennium Book”, published in 1999.

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Consider cavity wall and floor insulation: Effective insulation will represent a significant step towards

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Insulate your water fittings: Lagging should be installed around water pipes and boilers to minimise heat loss.

Prevent draughts: Landlords should seek to draught proof doors and windows, as well as reducing heat loss through floorboards.

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Andrew Hardisty Proprietor (Horsforth / Guiseley / Otley) Senior Valuer

The final quarter of the year is proving to be an extremely busy and proactive time for Waite & Co. Andrew Hardisty, Proprietor of Horsforth, Guiseley and Otley and Senior Valuer reported “We have seen high levels of activity in sales, new instructions and lettings during this period. We anticipate that the market will remain very active going forward and into 2014 and we are now seeing many buyers seriously looking with a view to moving before Christmas. We are taking on high volumes of new instructions and sales are at an optimum level. For those thinking it’s too late to market before Christmas, it really isn’t sales are really strong.

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Property Matters: WINTER CHECKLIST It’s no coincidence that during winter’s harsh months you’re far more likely to need the services of tradespeople. Frost, rain, wind and snow are enemies of bricks and mortar. Trades-people tend to be at their busiest over winter too, so you might not get quick service should you have an urgent need. This month, Covered takes a look at some steps you can take to ‘winter-proof’ your home, inside and out!

OUTDOORS: Get a roof survey: If your roof leaked last year, the likelihood is that it will leak again this year - it won’t have magically self-repaired. Leaks can be cured by something as simple as replacing a tile, but left unremedied will create bigger problems. Call in an expert to survey and sort it.

Look after your gutters: Be it a bungalow or a threestorey town house, debris will find its way into your

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Take care of trees: Snow, ice and wind are all bad news for weak trees or fragile branches. If a tree topples, it could fall on your car, your house or injure a passing person. If you suspect your tree needs attention, don’t leave it until the high winds arrive – get an arborist or tree care specialist in to take a look.

Holes & Gaps: Use expandable foam to seal large gaps in brickwork (take a look around pipes, for example).

Check around window and doorframes, and fill with caulking if needed.

INDOORS: Pipes: Ever had a burst pipe? You’re lucky if not – the consequences can verge on catastrophic and resultantly require flooring, ceilings and furniture to be replaced.

Keep the heating on low if frost is forecast and make sure you know where the stop tap is.

Insulate: There are many initiatives offered to homeowners who want to wrap-up their homes. Take advantage of this opportunity. Add extra insulation to lofts/attics. Well-insulated cellars and garages will also keep pipes from freezing.

Check smoke detectors: This is a must-do all year round but an increase in domestic fires during winter means extra vigilance is essential. Make sure your detector is working. Install a carbon monoxide detector too if you don’t have one already – better to be safe than sorry.

Service your boiler: Boilers should be serviced at least once a year to make sure that they are safe and functioning optimally. Have your heating system looked over too, and check pipes for cracks and leaks.

Chimney: If you’re lucky enough to have an open fire, then an annual sweeping is essential. An unswept chimney is a potential fire hazard. What’s more, when it comes to Christmas Day you’ll want to ensure that Santa makes his descent without getting too dirty!

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Back to the Future Last month we started this occasional feature with an image of an early Leeds tram line, relevant in the light of current debate about the NGT trolleybus service and a new rail station at Kirkstall Forge. This month we’ve found another old picture – just as topical today though for different reasons. It is of a cheap food stall in Garforth’s Main Street supporting striking miners. In today’s units, a kilo of fish, including smoked haddock, was being sold for 3p – the same cost as a pint of beer in those days. Though that could have been a case of reality as much as charity.

Fishmongers might otherwise

Food banks 1921 style. The Garforth community supported striking miners by providing cheap food, free school meals and a soup kitchen.

have had to bin the stuff in such a large and impoverished mining community.

What little there was of a welfare state before 1948 was brutal to the unemployed, never mind strikers. So the only help they may have received beyond MFGB (NUM) funds would have been from churches, charities and well-wishers. The community also provided a soup kitchen and vouchers for school meals. Ninety years later and

the food banks, as they’re called now, are back.

We’d like to repeat our appeal for old images from historical societies and individuals.

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ASSOCIATIONS, CLUBS, GROUPS & SOCIETIES Adel Bridge Club

Adel Memorial Hall, Church Lane, LS16 Friday evenings 7.15pm. Relaxed Chicago Bridge Club. New members of all abilities are welcome.

Enquiries: 0113 2306387 or 07713 402405

Aireborough Camera Club

Guiseley Theatre, The Green, Guiseley Wednesdays 7:45pm from September to May. A small friendly camera club with a varied programmme of talks and competitions - new members are always welcome. For further information please visit: www.aireboroughcameraclub.co.uk

Bramhope Methodist Church Coffee Shop Eastgate, LS16 9AA. Tuesdays 10am – noon. Delicious homemade scones and friendly fellowship. All welcome.

Cookridge Camera Club

Cookridge Village Hall, Moseley Wood Lane LS16 7ER. Wednesday evenings at 7:30pm Enquiries: 0113 2166009

British Association for German Shepherd Dogs (BAGSD)

Leeds & Bradford Friendship Group

Holt Park Library Writers’ Group

Local History Group

Horsforth Cemetary Needs Volunteers!

A TALK ON MEDIEVAL LEEDS

Carr Road, Calverley LS28 5NE Sundays: 10.00am - 10.45am (advanced handlers and dogs).

11.00am - 11.45am (puppies, beginners and intermediate handlers and dogs).

Enquiries: Branch Secretary & Instructor John Hepworth – 07974 654402

Holt Park Library, Ralph Thoresby High School, Holtdale Approach LS16 7RX. 3rd Wednesday of every month from 2-3.30pm Enquiries: 0113 336 8188

Meet- Inside the gates of Horsforth Park, Calverley Lane.

1st Saturday of the month. 10Am – noon.

Friendly group would love some new members to join.

Enquiries: 07960 221417

Horsforth Museum Coffee Morning

5 The Green, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 5JB Sat 30th of November and Sat 14th December for a Christmas theme coffee morning. Good food excellent company.

Our Museum will be closed to the public after this meeting until the spring allowing the volunteers to change some of the exhibitions which will include WW1 and Cycling.

Horsforth Photographic Club The Stable Block behind the Horsforth Musuem. New members very welcome.

Every Wednesday at 7pm Please ring 0113 2589149 for any further details or e-mail rjoyful@yahoo.com.

Horsforth Retired People's Club

St Margarets Parish Centre. LS18 5LY 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month. 9.30am -11am. Speakers on a wide variety of subjects. Time to socialise.

Enquiries: Beryl Harland 0113 2586907

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Pudsey Civic Hall, LS28 5TA 1st Wednesday of the month. 1.30pm.

Speaker or entertainment. Activities for people of retirement age. Days out/dining/ walks etc.. New members welcome.

Enquiries: 0113 2585955 or 0113 2675657 Rawdon Library, Micklefield Park, LS19 6DF Last Thursday of the month, 10:30am onwards. All welcome.

Enquiries: 0113 2477621 St Margaret’s Parish Hall, Horsforth.

Wednesday, 8th January 2014 7:30pm. A talk by Joyce Hill, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Literature at Leeds University.

The meeting also includes an update on the activities of Horsforth Civic Society, free entry ticket raffle and tea or coffee at the end. There is a small entry cost of £2.

Enquiries: Horsforth Civic Society 07976 916166

Horsforth Choral Society

St Margaret’s Parish Centre, LS18 5LY. Horsforth Choral Society, Musical Director Kathryn Woodruff. Rehearsals Mondays at 7.30. Saturday Nov 9th “Come and Sing Messiah”. Rehearsal at 2.00pm, Concert at 7.00pm in St Margaret’s Church. Tickets £8.00, children - £6.00, from members or at the door. Part of proceeds for Help For Heroes.Christmas Concert 10th December at 7.30 in St Margaret’s Church, Horsforth with The Yorkshire Post Brass Band. Tickets £8 and £6 www.horsforthchoralsociety. co.uk or 07958 782348.

Sign Gym sessions for conversational Sign Language Leeds Society for Deaf & Blind People, Centenary House, North Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 8JS Tuesday evenings, all abilities welcome – learn a new skill.

Relaxed atmosphere great fun!

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VIP Readers Group

Horsforth Library, Town Street LS18 5BL 1st Friday of every month at 10am. For visually impaired readers.

Enquiries: 0113 214 4801

Forum 2000

Grove Centre, New Street, Horsforth, LS18 4BH. Meets on Wednesdays from 10.00 to noon.

Nov.13th Patrick Bowes will discuss “The North South Divide”. Nov 20th Audrey Dewjee will talk about Mary Seacole, forgotten heroine of The Crimean War. Nov 27 Professor Monty Losowsky will ask “Where is medicine going?”

Dec 4th Geoffrey Forster, Chief Executive of The Leeds Library will speak on:” Not all our Readers went to the Gallows.”

Everyone welcome.

Contact: hm.taylor1@ntlworld.com or 0113 2583521

Horsforth Churches Together Sunday December 1st in St Margaret’s Church, 6.30 pm. The Advent Service.

Saturday, Dec 7th 9.30am to 12.30pm, The Farmers’ Market with carols.

Saturday Dec 14th 4pm Carols at the Bandstand in Hall Park with mince pies and hot drinks.

Further Information contact: 0113 2583521 or hm.taylor1@ntlworld.com

ART, MUSIC, DANCE & ENTERTAINMENT Amici Singers

Adel Methodist Church (behind Lawswood Arms) Thursdays 7.30pm. Friendly mixed voice choir, no auditions needed and no need to read music. A wide variety of songs.

Concerts given in aid of Church & Charity funding.

Enquiries: Brenda Hawer 0113 2671292

Chippendale Singers

Methodist Church, Boroughgate, Otley.

Wednesday evenings 7.45pm – 9.30pm.

Mixed choir voice, folk songs, spiritual and songs from shows. Looking for Male Singers & Alto's (music readers essential).

Enquiries: Chris Denton 0113 2843744 chrisjdenton@gmail.com or to book choir Jan Wilkinson 01943 461318

Craft Afternoons

Rawdon Library, Micklefield Park, LS19 6DF 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month, 2:00pm – 4:00pm. All welcome Enquiries: 0113 2477621

Knit and Natter

Holt Park Library, Ralph Thoresby High School, Holtdale Approach LS16 7RX. Every Friday morning at 10am and Wednesday evenings at 6pm Enquiries: 0113 336 8188

Lawnswood Singers Female Choir

Life Drawing Art Group

Old Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel Tuesdays 10.30am – noon. New members and all abilities are welcome to come and draw a variety of life models.

Enquiries: Laurence 07856 735179 Kirklands Community Centre, Menston LS29 6HT Sat/Sun 16th/17th November 10:30 – 5pm (4:30 on Sun). Exhibition of paintings & crafts Admission Free.

Refreshments Available.

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Saturday 7th December 7.30 p.m.

Grove Methodist Church, Town Street Horsforth. The Wesley Singers present "A Christmas Celebration" in words and music. Mince pies at the interval!

Admission £7 or buy in advance for £5 from Chris Seller 21a West End Lane Horsforth LS18 5JP enclosing s.a.e. and payment.

Accompanied children admitted free.

Phoenix Folk Dancers

Adel Methodist Church Hall (behind the Lawnswood Arms) Every Wednesday, 8.00 to 10.00pm. If you have enjoyed a Ceilidh or a Barn Dance why not try English Country Dancing.

Beginners welcome and you don't need a partner.

Enquiries 01943 467851 or 0113 2611902

GREEN FINGERS Flower Arranging

Holy Trinity Church, Green Lane, Cookridge.

Wednesday 7.30pm. Good female singers welcome. Wide repertoire, friendly people.

Concerts given in aid of Church and Charity funding.

Enquiries: Brenda Hawer 0113 2671292

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Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane, LS5 2AB 1st Thursday of the month 1.30pm & 7.30pm. Beginners Welcome.

Enquiries: Kath Hall 0113 2752436

Horsforth In Bloom

Horsforth Museum, The Green, LS18 5JB 1st Saturday of the month at 10am. Anyone interested in working with experienced friendly gardeners to make Horsforth a beautiful place to live is welcome.

Enquiries: 0113 2583521

Leeds Horticultural Society St Chad’s Hall, Otley Road LS16 5JT First Tuesday of the month, a variety of interesting speakers – always a friendly relaxed evening with tea/coffee/biscuits.

Enquiries: Pat 0113 2250030 or www. leedshs.org.uk

Paxton Show

Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane, LS5 2AB Saturday 23rd November 2-4.30pm. Open to public, FREE admission. Refreshments available.

Enquiries: Mr Wheatley 0113 2563055

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Sports, Health & Wellbeing

FAMILIES & CHILDREN CHRISTMAS BAZAAR

Adel War Memorial Hall, Church Lane, LS16 8DE. Monday evenings 8pm. We are looking for new members to join, the club currently has a mixed team and a men's team in Leeds & District Badminton League. If you are interested in playing and have previous experience we would love to see you, Enquiries: Chris 0113 2259426

Grove Methodist Church Community Centre, New Street Horsforth Saturday 16th November, 10.00am 1.00pm. Start your Christmas shopping early! Stalls include: Christmas necessities, hand made wooden crafts, toys, books and fashion accessories. Lucky jars, bric a brac, pickles & preserves. For those who like to take a chance, there will be lucky dip and a raffle, plus tombola. Santa will be in his grotto attended by a fairy and a pixie! Mulled wine and mince pies & face painting for the young and young at heart.

Badminton Anyone?

Christmas Fayre

ADEL BADMINTON CLUB

Leeds Trinity University Friday 7.30-9.30pm. Friendly badminton club, established 32 years are looking for experienced and competetive players.

Changing facilities available.

Enquiries: Sylvia 0113 2590113 or Graham 0113 2584532

Diabetes U.K. Support Group

West Yorkshire Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, LS2 7UP 1st Monday of the month 7pm – 9pm (Except Bank Holidays when it’s the 2nd Monday)All welcome to hear a variety of speakers on diabetes related health matters.

Enquiries: 07840686618

Otley & Wharfedale MacMillan Cancer Support Fundraising Group

Call for venue.

1st Thursday of each month, 2pm. Meet to plan events, new members welcome.

Enquiries: 0113 2613758

New Players Wanted - The Friday Night Football Club

A veteran's club playing mildly competitive social football on the new 3G pitch at Carnegie, Headingley. Players range in age from mid-20s to mid-60s and abilities from fair to middling.

Enquiries: adam.john.lowe@ntlworld.com

YARNBURY RUFC seeking new U15 players

Yarnbury (Horsforth) are looking for new players for their U15 (school year 10) squad. Friendly local club, all welcome.

Contact Richard Lister (coach) 07843 615357 or Ann Foster 07749 343077 Or turn up at training Tuesdays 6-7 Yarnbury RUFC, Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth (opposite Trinity and All Saints).

Crag House Farm, Crag Hill LS16 7NH Saturday 7th December 11am – 4pm. Join Santa himself for roast chestnuts, hog roast, craft stalls and handmade wreaths, Christmas Tree's and everything else you need for Christmas!'

Enquiries: 0113 2303 600 or www. caringforlife.co.uk

HOPE PASTURES

Weetwood Lane, LS16 5PH Sunday 15th December, 1-3pm. Father Christmas and his Reinponies are dropping in for an afternoon of fun, competitions, games, treats and refreshments. All children get a photograph & gift. Tickets £15 per child.

Call 0113 2614344 or email kim@ hopepastures.org to book.

On Stage Theatre Arts Academy

The Carriageworks, 3 Millennium Square LS2 3AD Saturday afternoons. Musical Theatre, Drama Courses and Productions for 5-18 year olds. NEW - ‘Little Stars’ introductory course for 3 to 5 year olds.

Enquiries: 0113 2628033 www. onstagetheatrearts.co.uk

LEEDS WEEKEND CARE ASSOCIATION

Various locations in Leeds.

Provides respite care for children with moderate – severe disabilities. Playscheme and weekend groups. Music Mondays.

Children & teenagers up to 18.

Call for details: 0113 2165133

STORYTIME

Rawdon Library, Micklefield Park LS19 6DF. Thursday 10:30 – 11:00am.

Children under 5 Welcome Enquiries: 0113 2477621

LINEHAM FARM – Tea with Santa 7th December

Swan Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS16 8AZ. There will be two sittings 12-1.30pm and 4.30pm till 6pm.

Tickets £12 per child includes food, a gift from Santa and a Christmas activity.

Anyone interested to book can contact the office on 0113 2817880 or email clare@linehamfarm.co.uk or hannah@ linehamfarm.co.uk

RAINBOWS / BROWNIES / GIRL GUIDES

St Margarets Church, Church Lane, LS18 5LA Various Days/Times Mon – Thurs.

Volunteers needed urgently, training course & support is given.

Enquiries: Penny 0113 2390533

miscellaneous Bramhope Market

Robert Craven Hall, Old Lane, Bramhope, LS16 2nd Saturday of each month. 10am – 1pm.

Fresh Fruit & Veg, good food, home baking & crafts.

CHIPPENDALES INDOOR MARKET

The Old Grammar School, Manor Square, Otley, LS21 3AY 9:00am - 3:00pm every last Sunday of the month, Chippendale's Indoor market is a market run inside the gallery. With over 15 traders selling anything from jams, pickles, chilled meats and crafts its well worth visiting.

Christmas Meal at The Food Academy@Printworks

Leeds City College, Printworks Campus, 123 Hunslet Rd, Leeds, LS10 1JY. Thursday 28th November 2013 7.00pm for 7.15pm.

Join us for our popular seasonal Christmas celebration. A 3-course quality meal delivered with Silver Service is £21.50 including tea and coffee, full payment required in advance. Contact Sandra McLean tel:07711768850 or email sandra. mclean@btinternet.com.

North Leeds Model Flying Club Call for venue and times.

New members welcome. Building or flying, plenty of friendly advice.

Enquiries: 0113 2178348

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Soft Drinks TEL: 0113 2581423

Christmas Fayre and Open Day

Saturday 7th December 10am – 3pm

All Welcome!

Come and visit our new nursery and have some Christmas fun!

Christmas gift and craft stalls, morning coffee / afternoon tea Santa’s grotto and children’s activities In aid of Candlelighters (Childhood Cancer Charity in Yorkshire)

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READER GIVEAWAY Win a copy of Ron Freethy’s Yorkshire On Holiday Former TV presenter Ron Freethy can remember the sound of bombs falling and the taste of wartime food. He spent his National Service in the Royal Air Force between 1956 and 1958. As a keen amateur historian writing about Yorkshire and the North of England, he has written more than eighty books. Yorkshire On Holiday is his second book in a major new series about Yorkshire nostalgia, with future books including ‘Yorkshire at Play’, ‘Yorkshire at Work’, ‘Yorkshire at Home, ‘Yorkshire on the Move’.

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Chancellor Gabby Logan's gown finds historic home A gown designed and made in Yorkshire and worn by television presenter Gabby Logan when she was installed as Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University has taken pride of place where its manufacture began. Designed by graduate designer Kate Duckworth, the stunning tailor-made garment has been placed on display at the historic Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills.

It was commissioned by Leeds Trinity University for Leedsborn BBC Sport host Gabby Logan to wear upon her appointment as Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University.

The gown is made from cloth from Hainsworth, which has manufactured fine textiles in Leeds since 1783, and its final cut and finish took place at Samuel Brothers, a military tailors established in the city in 1830.

The garment forms part of Behind the Seams at Armley Mills, a permanent exhibition curated

by Leeds Fashion Works that celebrates Yorkshire and the UK’s contribution to the global fashion and textile industry.

Professor Margaret House, ViceChancellor of the University, said: “Gabby’s installation ceremony was the perfect occasion to celebrate Leeds Trinity’s recent awarding of university status and also the strong heritage and vibrant talent we have across Leeds”

Journalism course leaders collaborate to urge councillors to allow filming of meetings in Leeds Leeds Trinity University has collaborated with colleagues at the University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University to urge council leaders to allow greater access to council meetings in Leeds.

Richard Horsman, Associate Principal Lecturer in Journalism at Leeds Trinity University, has urged council members to “allow recording of audio and video by any interested party in all circumstances in which the press and public currently have a right to attend meetings”.

Richard and his colleagues argue that filming and recording council meetings is in the wider interests of open democracy, and will ensure that the process of decision-making for the future of the city is transparent.

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Richard Horsman commented: “I’m sure a majority of Councillors across the political spectrum favour the idea of being more open. But they’re unsure of how to go about it.”

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New Fundraising Group Two Horsforth Men launches in North Leeds condense the History of Yorkshire into 150 mins!

Following a recent Covered appeal for new volunteers, a new Marie Curie Fundraising Group has launched in North Leeds.

The North Leeds Fundraising Group met recently (pictured) to celebrate the formal launch of the group before holding their first business meeting to start planning their activity.

The North Leeds Fundraising Group will raise vital funds so Marie Curie Nurses can continue to provide free care to people with terminal illnesses, through supporting Marie Curie’s major fundraising campaigns such as the Great Daffodil Appeal and Blooming Great Tea Party, as well as promoting fundraising within the local community and encouraging new supporters to help the charity.

Hannah Saxon, Community Fundraiser at Marie Curie Cancer Care, said: “The new Fundraising Group in North Leeds will make a huge difference locally by helping to raise the vital funds needed to support Marie Curie Nurses, who provide free care to people with terminal illnesses in their own homes” To join the local Fundraising Group for Marie Curie Cancer Care, or to find out more about the group and other ways to support the charity, please call Hannah Saxon on 01274 386190 or email hannah.saxon@mariecurie.org.uk.

Over 4,000 years of Yorkshire’s history has been condensed into a 2.5 hour epic that’s taken over a decade to film.

“Amassing the amount of footage needed to encompass everything from the Ice Age up to today has indeed taken over 10 years” says Horsforth-based Producer, Mark Saville. “But along the way 20 other films have been released that tell the story of both individual towns and documenting people, industry and events that are now passing into history; such as the last coble fisherman at Filey.”

Presenting the 2 DVD programme is former YTV Calendar newsman, Geoff Druett, who retired in 2002 and has worked with Mark for the past eight years. It’s him who is followed walking up to Victoria Cave above Settle, being shown around Wentworth Woodhouse and following the trail of Yorkshire’s textile industry from the abbeys to the handloom weaver and then onto the mills and the cloth sold through Halifax’s Piece Hall.

The DVD is available direct from the Producer at £14.99 (inc P&P) Tel: (0113) 258 4680 as well as from on-line retailers.

Saville Creative Communications is Yorkshire’s only agency providing content on film, digital books, web and word.

In the past Mark has produced on film: “The History of Horsforth”, “Horsforth Diary 2005” and “Woodside: Valley of Industry”. He also wrote the book “Horsforth at War”. He’s currently writing a sequel to that, but this time on World War I – he would like to find families of people whose relations lived in Horsforth at that time and/or served in the Forces. Over 1,000 men were called-up from Horsforth, with 212 dying. If you’re able to help please email: marksaville@btconnect.com

WIN WIN WIN! COVERED READER GIVEAWAY We’ve got a copy of ‘The History of Yorkshire’ to give away to one lucky reader. To be in with your chance of winning this fantastic twin-DVD set, simply send your name and contact details to: DVD, Covered, Butonia House, Clayton Wood Close LS16 6QE or email: info@covered-magazine.net with your name and contact details writing ‘DVD’ in the subject header. The deadline for entries is 29/11/13. The winner will be drawn at random from all entrants and their name will be announced in next month’s magazine. The Editor’s decision is final.

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Finance Matters In this column Editor Chris Barnham investigates financial issues that might affect the residents of this area.

Speaking to both an accountant and a financial advisor recently it was interesting to see how although they both fundamentally deal with money, their perspectives on it were really quite different.

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The accountant was focussed more on the immediate, or rather the presentation and organisation needed to satisfy the taxman and the law.

The advisor though took a different view, looking far more to the long term and the bigger picture. To demonstrate he took three cups. The first was for what you need (income to cover your lifestyle), the second was for what you might need (to provide income for the future, covering emergencies etc) and the third was for what you likely won’t need.

This struck me as beautifully simple, although as the advisor explained it is understanding what needs to be where, and the implications between focusing on different areas, that takes time, understanding and skill.

A young family may not be able to consider their potential needs much, but protecting the first cup will be a priority. Where do savings, investments and pensions fit in? This depends on who you are, where you are, and how you feel about the risks involved with both doing something and with doing nothing. For older people potential needs may include the costs of care, but holding on to too much may invite a big IHT bill, and a headache, for your family.

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Service With a Smile Rewarded at Horsforth Post Office On the very day that Royal Mail Shares shot from £3.30 to as high as £4.60 on their first day of trading, the Sub-Postmaster of less than 2 years at Horsforth PO on Town Street Ali Mayet was celebrating an award he had received from Post Office Counters in recognition of his outstanding achievement in Travel Money sales.

Ali Mayet of Horsforth Town Street Post Office with Postman “It’s flattering”, Ali told Covered. “But we’re not only Paul. Ali is holding an award from Post Office Counters and about Travel Money. I'd like to think that the team offers was keen to emphasise the range of services on offer and that everything is very much a team effort.. just as excellent a service on the full range of services we offer, and it is very much a team effort. I would also like offer my sincere thanks to all our customers, Paul; “Thanks!" On the subject of awards, I hear without them this would not be possible. they’re going to paint all the post boxes gold. Judging As far as I’m concerned, Paul should also get an award the way the shares are going, it’s what they’re worth.” for being the best Postman of the year” Postman Nice one Paul.

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Getting into character on day three of six weeks of rehearsals – Jacob James Beswick (Mowgli) and Andrew French (Shere Khan)

Into the Jungle at West Yorkshire Playhouse To panto or not to panto? If you are looking for a family Christmas treat with a difference, head for West Yorkshire Playhouse. Running for eight weeks from 30 November is an adaptation of Kipling’s Jungle Book unique to WYP. Adapted by Rosanna Lowe, directed and choreographed by multi award-winning Liam Steel (of Les Misérables fame) and with original music by Niraj Chag, it is a fastmoving and dynamic production using physical theatre, dance and puppetry. Mowgli’s journey brings him into contact with friendly and fearsome characters, brought vividly to life.

Watched over by a kindly panther and a clumsy (but well-intentioned) bear, he confronts a boa-constrictor, greedy dancing monkeys and, finally, the bloodthirsty tiger Shere Khan.

Each encounter teaches him something about the world, other people and himself – and how to build on his gifts and qualities and curb his dangerous tendency to over-confidence.

There is a cast of twelve, including Andrew French as Shere Khan and Jacob James Beswick as Mowgli.

Neither is a stranger to Leeds; Jacob’s sister lives in Armley and Andrew was here six months ago in the world première of Refugee Boy, based on the novel

by Benjamin Zephaniah. Both are happy to be back in Yorkshire. Andrew told Covered, “the fish and chips are the best in the country – and people here even say thank you to the bus driver!”

This Jungle Book is very much aimed at families.

There is plenty of music and dance, but Disney it is not. The recommendation is for 7-year-olds and up as the story is very close to Kipling’s original, tracing Mowgli’s path to manhood. It is a tale of rites of passage, of a coming of age, fiercer and edgier than the softer film version.

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Town Council talks November is a month of special happenings. The beginning of the month celebrates the Patronal Feast of Trinity University, Horsforth’s own University. This is very quickly followed by the Annual Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph on Sunday November 10th, beginning at 11am.

The Town Council will join the British Legion, the Services Cadets and other organisations to remember and commemorate all of those who gave, & continue to give, their lives for our future. The procession will leave the top of Stanhope Drive at 10.15am, pay respects at the Cenotaph on Stanhope Drive, and then march along the Ring Road to the junction with the A65 and return to the Cenotaph beside the Willows.

Tea coffee and biscuits will be available later in the Willows. All donations for the British Legion will be welcome.

Horsforth Town Council pays its respects to the memory of Alderman John Meade, who died recently. John was an active member of many voluntary organisations. He was President of the British Legion and Horsforth Civic Society amongst many. He served as a fighter pilot in WW2, flying Hurricanes. John ‘s enthusiasm will be sorely missed and our condolences go to his family.

On Remembrance Day 11/11/2013, the British Legion standard bearers, representatives of Horsforth Town Council, and local school children, will attend a ceremony at Horsforth Cemetery to visit our local War Graves.

The work of the various committees continues.

The Community and Environment Committee is reminding local organisations, working for Horsforth people, that the committee is able to provide small grants to help them in their work. Details either via the website or from the Town Clerk on 0113 2580988. Sponsorships, again of small amounts, are also available. Details as above. The Community and Environment Committee once again asks for nominations for the Good citizens Award. If you know of someone who generously gives of their

time and effort to help Horsforth residents, then think about nominating them for the award. The Council also has an award for Young Achievers, under the age of 18 years. If you know of any young person who has made an outstanding contribution to Horsforth life, and the community, then please nominate them for this award. The Planning and Licensing Committee, with its Neighbourhood Plan Working Group, invite you to share your ideas, time and expertise in working for the future development of Horsforth.

As always, everyone in Horsforth is welcome to come to Council and committee meetings. The next meeting of all Council members is on November 21st at St Margaret’s Parish Centre. The items discussed at these meetings are important for everyone in Horsforth, so please do come.

A quick reminder for your diary – Dec 7th - Switch on of the Christmas Tree Lights, 3-30pm at The Green.

Jude Arbuckle Chair Horsforth Town Council

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