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Covered Edition 33 LEGAL EAGLE Nigel Beck Advertorial
Director, Pudsey Legal Time for a birthday brew!
It’s hard to believe that it’s a year since we opened our doors as Pudsey Legal on the Barracks roundabout in the old Cringlebar Clinic. The last 12 months have flown by as we’ve been busy helping the people of our community with a host of legal issues from buying and selling houses to family issues and wills and lasting powers of attorney to name a few. Away from the day job we’ve enjoyed getting out and about with all sorts of activities, so, on our first birthday, let’s have a quick recap: Our work with Crawshaw School has seen us helping students get ready for the world of work. We have held interview practice days, careers fairs and the fantastic mock trial at Pudsey Town Hall Our Hare & Hounds Challenge saw us raise over £1500 for Pudsey Live at Home, our charity of the year, and we are busy with other fund raising activities for this fabulous cause Our ‘Cash for Clubs’ scheme is helping more voluntary clubs in our area We sponsored the Golden Years Roadshow and the Leeds Beer Festival both held at Pudsey Civic Hall.
Highly commended We are also delighted to announce that our work has been noticed too. In the last few weeks we have represented our community at the national Modern Law Awards in London and also the Yorkshire Lawyer Awards where we received ‘Highly Commended’ awards at both for what we have achieved in our first year. So, a huge thank you to the local community for helping us to make this happen and we are already looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible over the next 12 months. If you have any legal questions, pop in for a chat with our expert solicitors – the kettle’s always on!
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06 food & drink 22 Fashion, Hair & beauty 26 garden guru 28 The really useful guide 46 Advertising Directory Competition
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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.
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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.
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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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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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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
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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)
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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. 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. 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. 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
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? 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
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. Yours sincerely Dennis Warwick
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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.
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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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Alternate shoes If you have only one pair of shoes then you’re in a very small demographic. Of course you’ll change shoes regularly but you should make sure that you’re wearing different sized heels to avoid shortening of the Achilles. As always, your best advice will come from local independent retailers and practitioners.
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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. The next Affordable Vintage Fair is in Leeds Corn Exchange on 1 December, with an associated Vintage Christmas Fair in a marquee at Leeds Winter Wonderland on Briggate on 16 and 17 December. You’ll have to wait until 27 March for the next Leeds Vintage fashion Fair in The Queen’s Hotel.
Menswear is less common at fairs but there are still bargains to be found. Viv’s Vintage of Carlisle was offering this DAKS of Jermyn Street jacket for £38 and the hand stitched all leather shoes for £30 at Leeds Vintage Fashion Fair in October. Both as new.
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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. Prepare to take all your tender pots under cover, checking they are not harbouring any disease or insects before housing them. Then have your fleece, bubble wrap or plant covers handy, ready to insulate them when the first frost warnings arrive. Do not lift your dahlias until the first frosts have blackened
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Pudsey Auxiliary RSPCA
Pudsey House (nr Pudsey Bus Station) Every Monday (except Bank Holidays) from 9:15am – 12pm. Tea, Coffee, Biscuits, Soup, Etc: 60p Tombola & Stalls. “Don’t Just Love Animals – Help Us Care For Them”
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ASSOCIATIONS, CLUBS, GROUPS & SOCIETIES Bradford U3A
Bradford Club, Piece Hall Yard, BD1 1PJ Enquiries: 01274 834273 / bfd3asec@ hotmail.co.uk
Bramley Library Crime Readers Hough Lane, LS13 3ND Second Monday of every month 5.30-6.30pm Enquiries: 0113 214 6040
British Association for German Shepherd Dogs (BAGSD) 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
Calverley Library
Thornhill Street, LS28 5PD Story Time (Term Time Only): Thursdays 2:45pm – 3:15pm Rhyme Time: Tuesdays 10:30am – 11:00am Knit Wits Knitting and Crochet: Alternate Mondays from 2:00pm – 4:00pm Calverley Reader’s Group: Meeting monthly Mondays 6:30 – 7:30pm Enquiries: 0113 214 6043
Leeds & Bradford Friendship Group
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
Pudsey Camera Club
The Meeting Room,Pudsey Library, Church Lane LS28 7TY. Meeting every Thursday 7:30pm Enquiries: 0113 2568307
FAMILIES & CHILDREN Christingle Service with Puppets on the Edge
St James The Great, Woodhall, Galloway Lane, Pudsey, LS28 8JR Sunday 4pm. FREE admission, donations to Childrens Society please. Light refreshments available. Enquiries: 0113 2566857
Fair Pudsey Library Readers’ Group Christmas St John’s, New Street, Farsley LS28 5DJ Pudsey Library, Church Lane, LS28 7TY 1.30-2.30 second Tuesday of every month Enquiries: 0113 214 6035
Pudsey Mens Forum
Pudsey House, Market Place LS28 7BE. Every second Wednesday 10:15 Enquiries: 0113 2569235
Rodley Ladies
Rodley Church Hall, Wesley Terrace Fortnightly meetings alternate Wednesdays 7:45pm. Speakers, meals etc. 50th Anniversary this year! All ladies welcome Call for further details 0113 2573991
Society for the Study of Swordsmanship
Farsley Community Church, Back Lane, Farsley LS28 5EU. Thursday nights from 7:30p, to 9:30. First 3 lessons free, £5.00 per night or £20.00 per month Enquiries: 07946 980340
White Rose Ladies Speakers Club
Farsley Library, Old Rd, Farsley, LS28 5DH 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 7.15 Visitors welcome. For further information phone Barbara on 0113 2564897 or Stephanie on 0113 2550824
Saturday 7th December 10am – 1pm Cakes, crafts, snacks & refreshments, other attractions + visit by Father Christmas! Enquiries: 0113 2290704
Christmas Fayre
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
Christmas Tree Festival
St James The Great, Woodhall, Galloway Lane, Pudsey, LS28 8JR Saturday 14th December 10am – 4pm & Sunday 12noon – 3pm. A display of decorated Christmas Trees and Nativity. Admission FREE, donations to Childrens Society please. Enquiries: 0113 2566857
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
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
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ART, MUSIC, DANCE & ENTERTAINMENT Adel Art Group
Old Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel, LS16 8DW Tuesdays 7pm- 9pm. Learn to paint with Alex Purves. New members welcome. Enquiries: John Hartley 01943 874162
Family Scottish Country Dance Class
St Mark's Methodist Church, Swinnow Lane Leeds 13. Mondays (except Bank Holidays) 6-15 to 7-30pm. All welcome, all ages, including babies. Adults must be accompanied by a child. Further information from 0113 2631310 or glyn. cup@virginmedia.com For other Scottish Dancing please go to www.rscdsleeds.org.uk
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Sports, Health & Wellbeing Badminton Anyone?
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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
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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.
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Farsley Farfield Primary School (Junior Building) Cote Lane, Farsley LS28 5ED. Friday 29th November 7.30pm-11.00pm, Kick start your Christmas shopping whilst supporting local businesses and your local school. Local produce and craft stalls as well as an opportunity to have a go at various crafty festivities! Refreshments available from our newly opened cafe. 50p admission. Enquiries: Diane Walton: 0113 3368531 / waltond02@leedslearning.net
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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
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
Pudsey Flower Club
Pudsey House, Pudsey Market Place 26th November, 7.30pm / Flower Demonstration by Jan Travis. £5 charge to non members. Raffle, refreshments. Everyone welcome. Enquiries: 0113 2566857
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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
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Two Horsforth Men condense the History of Yorkshire into 150 mins! 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
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West Yorkshire firm connects homeowners to the future of motoring Leeds based company The Phoenix Works are providing electric vehicle charge points, completely free of charge, to local households. The green initiative is viable due to a fund of £13.5 million available as part of the government’s green strategy. The robust, specialised charging-stations are being installed across the country in preparation of the next generation of hybrid and full electric vehicles.
It is estimated that there will be 1.55 million electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles on the road by the year 2020. The scheme is encouraging motorists to consider their options when looking at types of vehicles and increasing fuel costs. Nicola Newby, Account Manager for The Phoenix Works, said: “The electric vehicle market is evolving quickly. The reality of the new generation electric cars is vastly differently to the public’s perception of them.” A recent survey by Censuswide and Rexel has revealed that 41% of British drivers surveyed would consider the purchase of an electric or hybrid vehicle over the next 5 years. The free package is worth over £1000 and available for residential properties with off street parking. More information can be obtained at www.thephoenixworks.com email ev@thephoenixworks.com or call 0113 8155366.
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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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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 Food Bank at Waitrose in October. Run by Otley Churches these, some are still functioning independently. The OtleyTogether, 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 Churches Together in Ilkley, being in Bradford, has decided to the end of October, hoping to encourage a uniform if 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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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.
Liam Goldup from CASAC showing a range of security locks on offer.
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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. What about younger children? The Playhouse is also staging the well-loved Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs, running for six weeks from 6 December. All the giggles will be there in this version, along with song, live music and puppetry against a magical set. Information and booking on 0113 213 7700 or wyp.org.uk
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Stuart Andrew mp England is a nation of shopkeepers’ was a phrase that, though repeated by many, was made famous by Napoleon. The description was often considered to be disparaging however, I see it as one that epitomises the backbone of our nation and the lifeblood of our economy. Small Business Saturday takes place on December 7th, which is one of the UK’s busiest shopping days of the year. The aim of this is to encourage people to shop locally and support the shops and shopkeepers in their communities and it is a scheme that I am delighted to back. There are nearly five million small businesses in the UK employing millions of people. In Pudsey, Horsforth and Aireborough there are many local long-standing as well as relatively new businesses that contribute outstandingly towards this national figure and make an amazing contribution serving their local community.
So when preparing for Christmas this year, please consider your local shops whether they be selling bespoke arts and crafts that will make for a special gift, your local butcher or baker who work hard to provide locally sourced produce for you to serve to friends and family over the festive season or even your newsagent who may be selling cards for you to write your seasons greetings on. In short, support our nation of shopkeepers as they strive to keep our communities vibrant centres for everyone to visit and enjoy.
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Christmas shopping on eBay Maybe not just Christmas. But now is the time when fingers start twitching. Preparatory work saves time – and tears The first things to do are open a PayPal account and eBay ID. PayPal is a third party card processor. It is free of charge, secure and enables you to send and receive money in most currencies. It offers an immediate extra layer of protection on all purchases. Verification can take several weeks. So do it now on paypal.com. Pick a secure alphanumeric password – include something like a long gone vehicle registration number that nobody else could guess. Ditto eBay. PayPal and eBay customers are just as liable to attempted frauds as any other financial institution. If you receive a suspicious email then go to the website and check your inbox online. So far so good. You find something interesting on eBay. Check the seller’s history. Be wary of anyone who has been trading steadily for less than six months and has a low feedback score (customer
ratings). Look at their trading pattern. Do they seem competent and experienced in that kind of item – or does it stick out like a sore thumb? Are the images and description good and of the item in question? If the shoes are “barely worn”, then why no pics of the soles? Beware of jewellery, art, designer clothing and accessories and electronic goods unless you are absolutely certain that the seller is honest, reliable and knows the difference. Why are they selling an Apple laptop, Cartier watch or Louis Vuitton handbag? Do they have the original detailed receipt? Why are they selling? It costs nothing to ask. Search results of sales of similar items. Patterns emerge. Why did some sell for pennies and others for way over the odds? Finally, as an (almost) dry rehearsal, buy some low value consumables. Ink cartridges, stationery, memory sticks, an old CD. Then you should be ready for business.
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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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Art at Sunny Bank Mills Sunny Bank Mills has come a long way since Covered visited in 2012. The buildings had already been magnificently restored and put to use as business units when we attended and photographed the unveiling of a plaque presented by Pudsey Civic Society and, later in the year, its first tentative art exhibition. Since then, that first floor space has hosted a series of single and multi-artist exhibitions alongside the new permanent exhibition area. Launches of some exhibitions have included party evenings with a buffet, refreshments and live music.
Richard Gower’s most recent works pull you in. Richard is on the right.
The gallery’s most recent exhibition launched on 18 October and, sadly for readers who never made it, closed on Sunday 10 November. It featured a range of works by established Huddersfield artist Richard Gower. Entitled “Reflections”, it focused on the range of Richard’s work that looked at everyday life through what might have been rain spattered windows, mist, smoke or maybe even tears. Richard himself acknowledges not being constrained by one style, era or medium. Or, put another way, he’s not a one-trick pony. Some of the visitors on the evening were more drawn by the quality – and value for money – of the works unashamedly painted in the
A retrospective exhibition will run from mid November until Christmas. Farsley artist Mel Davies was exhibited in September and will be shown again.
styles of Monet, Picasso, Van Gough and Velasquez. Vibrant original and faithful oils on canvas for well under five hundred rather than five million and more. The most striking works on show were the Richard’s most recent – large, bold, colourful, uncomplicated human studies (see pic).
The 1912 Building is part of the Sunny Bank estate, here the view from the art gallery building. The view at night shows the standard of renovation.
The solo exhibition closed on 10 November and is being replaced by a retrospective exhibition of the work of all artists showcased in Sunny Bank Mills during the past year, including Richard Gower. Running alongside that exhibition will be a gift section offering affordable art, ceramics, craft and interior decorative items. Maybe children’s workshops too, at the time of going to press.
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Calverley’s Residents Get Creative – and Frightening Creative Calverley is a not-for profit organisation that encourages and facilitates the creative side of its residents – be they self-proclaimed creators or artists, or residents joining in. Their annual scarecrow festival was held at the end of October, this year with the theme “scareycrow”. One of the scariest displays Covered found was on Woodhall Road. Not only did it have ghoulish Halloween figures, it was also a terrifying sight for coulrophobics (people with a fear of clowns). Also that weekend was a moonlit (afternoon) market and a hoptoberfest at various locations in the village. During November residents will be invited to workshops on how to make candles and lanterns,
Scaremongering in October on Woodhall Road, Calverley
with a view to lighting and decorating their own homes and contributing towards the villages annual advent window decorations – this year from 1 December to 2 January. For up to date details of these and other events, or to post one of your own, visit creativecalverley.com or telephone Linda on 07778 768719
Bramley Bosom Buddies A new group supporting breastfeeding mums has started up in Bramley. Based at Munchies Café (Bramley town centre), it is an informal group where Mums can have a chat and a cup of tea with other local mums and get some support or information. The group offers support and advice if: • • • • • • •
You are pregnant and want information about breastfeeding. You are new to breastfeeding and need some support. You’ve been breastfeeding for a while and have come across some obstacles. You’re breastfeeding and want to wean. You’d like to know more about expressing. You’re going back to work and want to continue breastfeeding. You’re having some sleep issues.
Breastfeeding gives children the best start in life, but it is not always plain sailing and doesn’t always go to plan. If you are unsure about breastfeeding in public, the group can offer support and give helpful tips. Breastfeeding is great for mums too, not just for babies, it can help you lose weight, it reduces the risk of breast and ovarian cancer, type 2 diabetes
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Pudsey Farmers’ Market – What a Difference! Covered magazine has visited, photographed and reported farmers’ and deli markets in Bramhope, Guiseley, Horsforth, Kirkstall, Oakwood, Otley and now Pudsey, advertised as being on the last Thursday of the month. Visiting on 31 October, Covered found a distinct absence of farmers and local produce. It wasn’t a case of stallholders masquerading as farmers by rolling supermarket produce in a bit of mud or changing labels on jam jars. Far from it. One stallholder selling discounted groceries had no idea that the last Thursday of the month was designated as such. The other did – but saw no point or benefit as she was selling knitwear as usual. Two stallholders in a purpose built market place with room for maybe thirty. Good markets increase footfall in town centres and stimulate the local economy. Leeds City Council has devolved responsibility for Pudsey’s Sunday market (or boot sale) to a private individual. Other cities have devolved responsibility for all such markets to managing agents in the private sector. Covered magazine has written to LCC asking what steps, if any, they have considered to restore Pudsey as a vibrant town centre facility. One of the two stalls at Pudsey Farmers’ Market. This one sold knitwear, the one opposite sold discounted groceries.
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Pet Lodge Superstore: Advertiser Profile Pet Lodge Superstore is a traditional community pet shop. Under current management since 2010 they offer an ultra-competitive edge with a price-match promise in place, plus numerous unbeatable weekly offers. They stock all high and low end animal feeds. 15kg sacks of dog food range from Best Pets Gold £8.99 (rrp £10.99) to the best that money can buy Orijen 6 fish £80.99. Very much a part of the West Leeds Community, the team at Pet Lodge Superstore works hard to re-home pets that find themselves in need of help. Although they do not and will not sell puppies and kittens, customers are welcome to advertise in the shop window, free of charge. Within the shop they have re- homed hamsters, mice, rats, degus, chinchillas, guinea pigs, rabbits, turtles, fish and many types of cage birds. Owner, Arron Lambert told Covered: “We aim to put confidence back in to the pet shop trade. We are a million miles away from your puppy farm shops and those that treat kittens as a shelf product.”
The store also boasts a compact, well-stocked fish room with a dozen 3ft tanks and a guarantee of unbeatable prices. They cater for all types of tropical and coldwater fish including community, predatory and special orders. A great range of consumables and foods are in stock too - whether it’s King British, Aquarian, Tetra, Sera, New Era or a frozen product - they’ll likely have it. If your chosen product is not on the shelf, just ask – Pet Lodge Superstore will be happy to stock it. If you’re not in LS12 then Pet Lodge Superstore can also be found at Pudsey market on a Friday with a selection of the shops current offers. Pet Lodge Superstore 98 Oldfield Lane, Wortley LS12 4BR Tel: 0113 289 0966
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