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John Burland Dawn Kilner Judith Dunn Luke Shepherd Ivor Hughes Daniel Roberts Eric Wells

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

Hello and welcome to this month’s Covered – the magazine for the Leeds suburbs. We’ve got a slightly new look for you this month – I hope you like it. I’m not a hardcore perfectionist, I’m far too easy going for that, but I’m never happy unless I’m tinkering with something. The slight change of brand for Covered reflects our standing as a magazine that criss-crosses the city (6 editions per month across 15 postcodes) and although our commitment to hyper-local news remains intact, I hope you’ll enjoy reading news and views from all around the Leeds suburbs. Whilst compiling previous editions, I’ve often thought that readers in other areas would love to know what’s going on in this area and that you’d like to know about other parts of the city too. I’m hopeful that by mixing up the editorial a little, you’ll get to know more about events and activities in other parts and that readers across the city will be encouraged to visit the shops and businesses in this area too. As always, my eyes and ears are always open to your valued suggestions so if you’d like to see more of one thing and less of another then please do drop me a line or give me a call. If you haven’t submitted an image for our Photo Competition yet (see P55) then get snapping! We’ve had quite a response already and we’ll begin to include your photos soon! The deadline for editorial submissions and listings in our Really Useful Guide is 02/04/14. The advertising deadline is 04/04/14. Until next month,

04 food & drink 32 garden guru 42 Fashion, Hair & beauty 44 The really USeful Guide 62 Advertising Directory

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Mrs Gales Imagine a traditional, English tea-room, the type you’d often find hidden deep in The Cotswolds… well, now you don’t have to go that far… Mrs Gales offers you just that, right here, on Street Lane in Leeds.

Complete with mismatched china, tea cosies and lace doilies, Mrs Gales brings a touch of elegant nostalgia to this bustling area and offers a welcome retreat from busy everyday life. Opened in late December 2013 by friends Francesca Davis and Lucia Scaife, this is something more than just your average café; Mrs Gales is billed as a tea-room, meeting place and emporium and sells quality, vintage memorabilia and clothing in addition to tempting customers with an array of fine teas, cakes and light meals. It all began when the friends met at a local fair, through a

love of vintage clothing. They joined forces with Marilyn Gale, another friend of Fran’s, who was keen to start a business which could support and provide resources towards the fight against melanoma cancer, an illness from which Marilyn suffered, and the idea of the tea-room was born. Very sadly, Marilyn passed away before seeing her dream become a reality, though her husband David carried on his wife's wishes and became landlord, renovating the premises so that Fran and Lucia could continue with the plan. Very fittingly, they decided upon the name Mrs Gales as a tribute to their late friend and money

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from the venture goes directly to ‘M’ for Melanoma, a charity set up to work with the oncology department at nearby St James’ Hospital. Walking through the door now, you are greeted by the most fantastic chandelier and a mannequin wearing Victorian silk finery, much of which is for sale. Traditional style lights also hang from the walls and old style radiators blend well with grandfather clocks and antique wooden chests. And there’s something fantastically eccentric about the baby changing facilities… a genuine Silver Cross pram, complete with changing matt. There is a happiness in the air and warmth and hospitality flows easily about the place. Fran tends mainly to the customers with a cheery and respectful manner, whilst Lucia is usually seen working away in the kitchen, carefully creating beautiful cakes and dishes. This is certainly no fast food establishment. Everything here is made freshly to order and special requirements will be catered for wherever possible. Provision is made for

vegetarians and there is also a gluten free range of breads, bagels and porridge. Facilities for disabled customers are good too, with a purpose made ramp and accessible toilet. Cakes are freshly made daily and the choice varies, but the chocolate cake is especially delicious…and fat-free. There is a specials board which offers a home-made soup of the day, with unusual choices such as spinach or butterbean making an appearance, and traditional dishes such as corned beef hash. Healthy options such as poached eggs are available and also a good range of sandwiches such

as smoked salmon or homemade hummus with pitta bread. Mrs Gales is a wonderful venue for every occasion, including business meetings (with free WiFi available), family gatherings and afternoon tea parties. Now fully licensed, they are also looking at hosting events such as champagne celebration parties and have a spacious area downstairs with it’s own facilities. The Lord Mayor is visiting on 1st March for an official opening and we have a feeling that many more people will follow. Call (0113) 2689581 for enquiries.

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Preheat oven to 170c. Melt chocolate before letting cool. Separate egg whites from yolks and beat together yolks with sugar before gradually adding the melted chocolate. Add milk gradually, beating all the time, then fold in the sieved flour. Beat the egg whites, with the salt, until you form soft peaks. Fold into the chocolate mixture. Place in a greased tin and bake for 55 minutes. To prepare the filling, put condensed milk in a pan with the cocoa powder and mix well. Add milk and stir constantly until you have a thick paste. Set aside to cool. Once the cake and filling are cool, cut cake in half and fill, reserving some filling for the top and sides of the cake. Decorate with chocolate chips. 250g unsalted butter, 200g caster sugar, 4 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract, juice 1 lemon, grated zest 2 lemons, 1 tsp baking powder, Â˝ tsp salt, 50g ground almonds, 280g plain flour

Preheat oven 180c. Beat butter and sugar together until light and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition, before adding vanilla, lemon juice and zest. Mix together dry ingredients and fold into mixture. Pour into greased tin and bake for around 40 minutes. To make the glaze, combine lemon juice and icing sugar, enough to make a thick mixture, and pour over the cooled cake, letting it drip down the sides.

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Buying Local Buying local produce can give levels of assurance and satisfaction that supermarkets and major brands are still trying hard to match. Some buy in the names of celebrity chefs or TV personalities. Some celebs go it alone, by marketing products that have little or nothing to do with their on-screen personae. But it’s never the same as establishing a rapport with a local butcher or grocer or, in the case of markets, with the producers themselves. Feather’s Poultry, also known as Egg Man Skipton on social media, is a long established

family business selling a wide range of breeds and types of poultry and their eggs. Not only chicken, but also duck, goose, rhea and quail. Richard and Sue Feather had decided to branch outside their immediate locality and, before Christmas, gave Otley boot sale a try – perhaps they had heard of the hundred-yards-plus public queues formed by noon on fine Sundays. It must have worked for them – they are there every Sunday, always visible from the entry gate.

Sue Feather at Otley boot in February

With all poultry free range, Richard and Sue are also thinking about selling at local farmers’ markets. So, if you’d like to see them at yours, or

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Bride to be and Leeds Trinity University journalism student Rachel Henry looking for inspiration. Modelling one herself (centre rear of group photo), she is pictured here looking at contemporary offerings from Amelia Elliot Bridal, Horsforth.

Wedding Dresses through the Ages St Margaret’s Church in Horsforth was the venue for a wedding fair with a difference on Sunday 16 February. St Margaret’s Social/ Events Group presented seventythree dresses, spanning the ninety years between 1923 and 2013, around sixty dotted around the church and the rest modelled in a show by brides past, prospective and their families. And, unlike other shows, there was only one commercial venture represented – two if you count the church vying for business as a wedding venue. A programme listed and dated each dress and the bride. Some had a story to go with them – notably the earliest, from 1923. Bride Martha Marshall’s father passed away unexpectedly several weeks before the wedding. So she ditched the

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No Meetup with Leeds Live Music and Art Lovers As part of our ongoing look at Leeds Meetup groups, all organised online via social media, we decided to connect with Leeds Live Music and Art Lovers. The group has over 800 members with as many as five meetups each week, mainly music and for a wide variety of tastes. They had a meetup planned for Sunday 9 February – at 1230 in the 1853 Gallery at Salts Mill, Shipley. The plan was to start there and go on to all the other art, industrial heritage and retail galleries spread over several floors of the immense Victorian mill. Then join for coffee in one of the mill’s restaurants or cafés. But things didn’t go according to plan – neither theirs nor ours.

Apart from Salts Mill’s own art and industrial heritage displays, there are several other art, cultural, design and leisure retail outlets – this early C20th fine art bronze was on show in Carlton Antiques (2nd floor).

Rules of engagement One group member had discovered that 1853 Gallery was closed for refurbishment. Not a problem – at least for those who checked the group’s web pages that morning. Plan B – meet at 1325 on the second floor. But the building is immense and full of art lovers – just where on the second floor? It wasn’t like meeting other groups such as mountain bikers, photographers or cake-bakers. There were no clues. We missed them.

Plan C Make the most of it. Not only is Salts Mill a remarkably well preserved monument to

A feature about the latest Hockney exhibition at Salts Mill was frustrated by David Hockney Inc’s reproduction fees – it would have cost $3200 to use this one...

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TRINITY ROUND UP Students raise over £2700 for The Prince’s trust A group of students has raised over £2700 for The Prince’s Trust as part of their level 5 professional work placement at Leeds Trinity. The eight students, studying a range of degrees at Leeds Trinity University including Business, Media and Psychology, spent six weeks fundraising for the Prince’s Trust as part of their level 5 professional work placement. Professional work placements are embedded into every degree at Leeds Trinity University, and the Prince’s Trust has partnered with Leeds Trinity University for the last five years to give students the opportunity to use their placement to fundraise. This year’s students were set a fundraising target of £2500 over six weeks, which they exceeded by raising £2700 in total. This makes Leeds Trinity University the UK's highest earning university for The Prince's Trust for the current financial year.

High profile journalists speak at sixth annual Journalism Week Leeds Trinity’s sixth annual journalism week explored how new technology is changing the nature of news reporting, with a strong line-up of speakers that shared what it takes to succeed in today’s multi-platform journalism industry. Amongst the speakers was BuzzFeed’s UK editor Luke Lewis, who shared BuzzFeed’s approach to making news content go viral; The Guardian’s Jon Henley, who shared his experience of innovation in digital storytelling and Johnston Press Yorkshire’s managing director, Nicola Furbisher, who shared how the Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post has adopted its approach to cover multiple platforms. Other high profile names among the line-up of speakers were Channel 4’s Alex Brooker, BBC Sport’s Dan Walker and Leeds Trinity’s Chancellor

LTU students enjoying one of the talks during Journalism Week. Credit Simon Dewhurst Photography Ltd

and acclaimed broadcaster, Gabby Logan. Find more details about the week at www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/ journalismweek

Upcoming events Information and Guidance Conference, Wednesday 19 March Northern History Forum - How should we remember the first World War? In partnership with the Historical Association, Wednesday 2 April Bilingual Poetry Evening Thursday 1 May   Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies Public Lecture and celebration, 5.30pm – 9.30pm on Monday 19 May For more details, visit www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/events, email enquiries@leedstrinity.ac.uk or call 0113 283 7150.

Leeds Trinity University invites you to a CommUniTy open ForUm

Leeds Trinity University is committed to making a positive impact on our community and invites neighbours to an open meeting to: Receive an update on the actions from the previous meeting in December 2013; Consult on the proposals for bringing some of our mothballed residential provision back into use for September 2014; Discuss and learn more about the future developments at our Horsforth campus; The meeting is open to all and you are encouraged to share this invite with all members of the community.

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The HiFi Club There can be little doubt that the comedy scene is alive, and growing, in Leeds. Big TV names, such as Miranda Hart, are playing venues like the Leeds Arena and City Varieties whilst the alternative scene is bubbling along nicely too. We visited one of Leeds’ coolest venues, The HiFi Club, to see what was on offer there.

The HiFi Club is a nightclub and live venue and three times winner of both the “Best Nightclub” and “Best Live Music Venue” at the annual Leeds Bar & Club Awards. They host the popular Comedy Sessions every Saturday night and this venue is just perfect for comedy. A friendly and welcoming bar in a basement below Central Road, the seating is set out cabaret style, with candlelit tables and intimate surroundings, and it’s warm and buzzing atmosphere. Featuring three stand-up comedians each week, past guests include Alan Carr, Russell Howard and Jason Manford, which demonstrates how well established HiFi have become on the UK comedy circuit.

Tonight though, we are here to see Zoe Lyons and Justin Moorhouse. Justin is a radio DJ and comedian who appeared on Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights and won a round on Celebrity Mastermind, choosing Les Dawson as his chosen subject, whilst Zoe is a regular face from many TV shows, including Mock The Week, Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow, The Paul O’Grady Show and The Wright Stuff. After the compere, Danny McLoughlin, breezes through the usual introductions and audience familiarity, Zoe is on first and is soon racing through everyday life and it’s conundrums with her clever and razor sharp observations. Not being afraid

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“Stand-up comedy can be very subjective and not to everyone’s taste. What’s great to see at HiFi is such a varied audience… it’s largely a younger crowd, but there are also families and groups of friends of all ages” to look a little ridiculous at times is what makes this comedian so achingly funny. It’s a fairly physical performance and the crowd love her. Justin headlines next with his amiable blend of Northern self-depreciation and by the time he’s got around to tales of entertaining his annoying kids with rainy trips to an owl sanctuary, he has everyone completely hooked. Stand-up comedy can be very subjective and not to everyone’s taste. What’s great to see at HiFi is such a varied audience… it’s largely a younger crowd, but there are also families and groups of friends of all ages. Guests

are also invited to stay after the comedy for the Bugalu club night which follows. It’s free of charge, and plays a delectable selection of cross genre hopping beats into the early hours of Sunday morning. HiFi’s a venue renowned for quality music and good atmosphere and the range of DJ led and live music nights are based around a variety of musical genres including Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, Reggae and Disco. It’s the sort of place you’d find Jay-Z sandwiched between Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye and not bat an eyelid. Live music on a Sunday night includes the likes of Yorkshire based four-piece band, Barcode Zebra, playing a

catchy blend of soul-tinged pop funk and Friday nights see Funk Soul Nation, playing the best in contemporary beats and boogie. www.thehificlub.co.uk

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Gabby Logan Stars at Leeds Trinity University Leeds Trinity’s annual Journalism Week, this year the end of February, is always a roll call of famous and influential names in the fields of broadcast and written media and an absolute must for aspiring students. This year’s star turn was sports broadcast journalist Gabby Logan – not only because she was the best-known face to appear, but also because she is the university’s Chancellor. Leeds born, once an international gymnast, Durham law graduate and one of the best known faces on TV, she is an inspired choice. Miss Logan captivated the audience with a forty-minute series of enlightening and informative anecdotes. Many

Gabby Logan engaging with her audience at Leeds Trinity University’s Journalism Week in February

were self-effacing – from her first attempt at newsreading, where Northumberland Police had found a body in a “waterpilled fit”, through to her own part in a broadcast from London 2012, where a gold medallist’s family were erroneously reported as having been killed in a road accident – the blow softened by the fact that they were watching at the time. She also spoke about the vulnerability of being in the

public eye – from being stalked by paparazzi to becoming a victim of the rumourmongers in Fleet Street. There then followed twenty minutes of questions and answers - just as informative and entertaining, the most poignant being whether Mrs Logan had ever considered a career as a stand-up comic. She was indeed that good.

Leeds Carnegie on Way to Play-Offs Leeds Carnegie RUFC consolidated their challenge for promotion with a 27 – 18 home win over London Scottish on 2 March. The win left them in second place in the Championship and with a cushion of 13 points over the fifth-placed London side – the play-offs for the single Premiership promotion place are between the top four. Carnegie’s next big test is on 23 March when they entertain current leaders Bristol.

Carnegie’s match against London Scottish was a series of touchline scrambles. Here Carnegie’s Dave Sisi (top left) was denied at the last moment by London Scottish forward Adam Kwasnicki. Carnegie won a penalty seconds later, converted by Alex Lozowski and giving them a nine point advantage shortly after half-time (picture Ivor Hughes)

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Take a walk on the Wilde side with Adel Players A timeless comic masterpiece comes to north Leeds in April as Adel Players perform Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. One of the most cherished plays in the English language, this Victorian 'rom-com' is renowned for its fastpaced dialogue and witty use of language. In addition, Wilde manages to satirise every aspect of the society that closeted him, hoisted him and eventually destroyed him. From the repartee of Algernon and Jack to the hilarious utterings of Lady Bracknell, 'Earnest'remains a bona fide classic almost 120 years after its

first performance. Adel Players last staged the play in October 1966 Harold Wilson was Prime Minister, the Beatles had just released Revolver and England had recently been crowned World Cup winners! Tickets for 'The Importance of Being Earnest', which is directed by Beth Duce, cost ÂŁ8. Bookings can be made on (0113) 275 5585, or via the group's website at www.adel-players. org.uk.

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The Good Old Days Most people’s perception of the workhouse is guided by two prefixes commonly in use – Victorian or Dickensian. Oliver Twist and all that. But workhouses and state provision for the poor both predate Oliver Twist (1830s) by over two centuries. Poverty in England had become a public issue during the sixteenth century. The feudal system, effectively slavery, had eroded. Although communities were no longer tied, there was only the church to go to when times got hard. In the 1530s Henry VIII closed over 800 monasteries and smaller religious communities. A growing number of the poor and infirm had fewer places to go. In 1572 Parliament compelled parishes to levy taxes to relieve local poverty.

All that remains of Calverley Workhouse on Blackett Street – a dedication or foundation stone acknowledging Sir Walter Blackett (né Calverley) as the benefactor in 1756.

In 1576 towns were compelled to provide work for their unemployed. These and other measures were consolidated in 1601 – the very beginning of the welfare state. The term workhouse is a loose one. The earliest would have been in places where it was thought more economical and effective to provide for the poor and unemployed under one roof, not necessarily purpose built. They were formalised only in 1723, when Parliament sanctioned them as a last resort and deterrent to unemployment. Calverley Workhouse is a good example. No longer standing, it was built in 1756 and donated to the parish by Sir Walter

Blackett. Sir Walter had been born Walter Calverley in 1707 and inherited his father’s baronetcy in 1749. Having quickly sold his father’s estate in Calverley (and Esholt) on inheritance, perhaps Sir Walter thought he should put a little back. It was designed to accommodate as many as forty. In 1728 Walter had also inherited an uncle’s vast wealth on condition that he change his name and marry a cousin. Though Otley born, and with his new wife and wealth in Newcastle (where he was Mayor five times), he nonetheless remained attached to Calverley - his father’s place of birth and family title. He was buried there in 1777.

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Whether you're a professional sportsperson or someone just trying to gain a bit of fitness some questions are a common occurrence. What should I be eating? Do I need supplements to help me along? The key is to get a healthy balance of all of the aforementioned food groups as they each provide essential nutrients for a healthy diet. If you treat your body like an F1 car for example, if you put the wrong fuel in you won't perform to your best, it's as simple as that. That's great for some people, but others of you will be thinking 'but

Nutrition.org.uk states that there are 5 groups on their 'eatwell' plate and these are as follows: • Bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and other starchy foods • Fruit and vegetables • Milk and dairy products • Meat, fish, eggs, beans and other non-dairy sources of protein • Foods and drinks high in fat and/or sugar

i'm gaining muscle quicker than the Hulk gets angry, should I be eating more and what in the world is creatine?' Protein consumption is key for gaining and retaining muscle and wikihow.com states that 'the rule of thumb is to eat between 1 and 1.5 times your body weight in grams of protein'. (If you are overweight then this amount should be substituted for your target body weight). Therefore, eggs, chicken, steak, fish and dairy products are most definitely on the menu. Quorn products are a good protein substitute for vegetarian if needed. Protein

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helps to release more energy meaning you can go for more reps which, in turn, builds more muscle and retains the water in your muscle cells adding weight. That was your crash course in healthy eating and supplementation to aid muscle growth and raise health levels. Remember though the key point here is to be healthy and look after yourself â&#x20AC;&#x201C; don't go too big too early and the word 'supplement' means exactly that, it is there to live alongside, and offer help towards, your healthy, balanced diet. Written by Daniel Roberts (@DannyRoberts74) Sponsored by Trinity Fitness Sports Centre Tel: 0113 283 7155, www.trinityfitness.co.uk

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Choirs in Adel and Yeadon Recruiting Now The Adel based Amici Singers and Yeadon and District Male Voice Choir are both on the lookout for new singers in time for their 2014 concert seasons. By definition, the Yeadon choir is looking for male voices. Whereas the Amici Singers are looking for both male and female, there is a greater need for male voices to replace the number of men that found themselves otherwise diverted or occupied over the winter.

Adel’s Amici Singers need a boost in the bass and alto sections

The Amici Singers are drawn from across north Leeds. They meet and rehearse every Thursday evening at Adel Methodist Church. Their concerts are charitable fundraisers and particularly need bass and alto voices. Though not essential, they would be delighted to hear from anyone with choral experience or able to read music. Anyone interested in joining, supporting or booking or attending a concert should phone 0113 2671292 or 0113 2285932. Yeadon and District Male Voice Choir also rehearses each Thursday evening.at Yeadon Methodist Church - next to the Town Hall. Not only has the choir recently celebrated its centenary, President Alec Beaumont has recently celebrated his own halfcentury of dedication to the choir. Like the Amici Singers, they too perform a series of charitable concerts including venues such as nursing, residential and sheltered accommodation. Further information on 0113 2949095 or 0113 2500141.

101 years not out. Yeadon and District Male Voice Choir is 101 years not out. President Alec Beaumont (hooped jumper) has been with them for fifty of them.

Editor’s note – Covered would like to thank the secretaries of both choirs for contacting us in February to publicise their existence and need for singers. We are always pleased to publicise local social, charitable and sporting organisations. I shan’t make any remarks about any desperation. Though both invited our photographer to join on the evening, he’s Welsh and, apparently, a passable baritone. Which brings me onto another point – rather than merely churn out the choirs’ emails as if they were news, Covered had a photographer visit rehearsals. We can’t promise to offer that level of interest and support to all such organisations, but how many supposedly local publications attend any at all?

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Jessie Pavelka at Crossgates Shopping Centre Texan Jessie Pavelka became hot property on the fitness, lifestyle and wellbeing scene in 2008. Then just turned 26, he had been featured in rapid succession on the front covers of three health magazines. His resumé now includes acting, TV hosting and motivational coaching. He is best known to a devoted UK television audience for working long-term with the morbidly obese – people so overweight that their lives are in peril. More recently, in January, he co-hosted parts of ITV’s Daybreak. Meanwhile, in downtown Cross Gates LS15, the management team at the (almost) eponymous Crossgates Shopping Centre was looking at ways to extend their interaction with the general public. They already had a busy calendar of events during normal hours of shopping, but nothing outside. Their inaugural event was planned Sunday 23 February – an audience with Jessie Pavelka, with the mall becoming home to a number of health, fitness and fashion related stands. But it didn’t go entirely according to plan.

Some of the invited guests with their goody bags

With the centre due to reopen for the event at five, the fire alarm just wouldn’t keep quiet. With the fault seemingly irreparable, the stallholders and public were redirected to a nearby hotel. Then the fault was fixed, so maybe twenty stalls and the 200 guests were recalled from the hotel. The event got underway a little after six, with the compère and management team being quite masterful in cramming three hours of presentation, questions and photo calls into two – although some of the stallholders wouldn’t have got quite as much exposure as they otherwise might. Jessie Pavelka was indeed a true star on the evening – totally unshaken by

Fan Kerry Sanderson, fitness guru Jessie Pavelka, compère Naomi Kent from Radio Aire and Jill Tipping, Jessie’s UK manager

the delay, double relocation and condensed timetable. The evening raised £522 for Cash for Kids. Crossgates Shopping Centre Marketing Manager Sophie Stephenson told Covered “What an amazing first out-of-hours community event! Disaster was averted and Jessie just couldn’t have done more. Our next community event is over Easter on 10 and 11 April. We haven’t finalised the details, but we’re hoping to bring elements of the countryside into the centre. As for our next event out of hours? We’re still recovering from the last one - but intend to run two a year.”

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Star Letter Hi Chris, In response to your comments on the letter page last month; I have been amazed at the birds to be seen for the last two months on our three feeding stations (back, front & side gardens). To add to the list Viv Jackson gave in last month’s magazine: Finches: green, gold (4 at the time!), bull (3), chaffinch & siskin Tits: great, blue, coal & long-tailed (occasionally) Feral pigeons, wood pigeons and collar doves and since the RSPB weekend a great spotted woodpecker on the fat balls (twice). Also blackbirds, (no thrushes for years and no starlings or sparrows this year). Several years ago I did not see a single bird in the hour I had allotted. This year the number and variety is astounding. Two possible reasons - I now use sunflower hearts as the main feed and probably many birds are displaced to Yorkshire due to the atrocious weather elsewhere in the country. Regards, Ann Lightman EDS NOTE: Thanks Ann. Readers please do keep us posted on wildlife in your part of Leeds. Ann suggests sunflower hearts may be bringing birds in – what is your secret recipe for attracting wildlife? Share your tips with other readers by dropping us a line at the usual address.

Hi Chris I really enjoy reading my Covered magazine and find the articles interesting and informative and especially enjoy finding Sid! However, I felt that Stuart Andrew’s latest article was slightly misleading. He is extolling the virtues of the new and improved car park at Pudsey Railway Station, but then we discover that the government are intending introducing parking charges to not only this car park but also the other stations in the area, namely Horsforth and Guiseley. If the rates are going to reflect those of the city centre stations this could incur an extra £20 a week at least on commuters’ travels expenses, which is another blow to the hard working people the government claim to represent. Similarly, he appears to be taking credit for the on going work at the Horsforth and Rodley roundabouts whilst failing to mention that these improvements are actually being funded largely by Clariant with the remainder coming from Leeds City Council and no contribution whatsoever from the government. Some readers may have been misled by Stuart’s disingenuous claims and I hope that Covered will issue a correction clarifying these facts for their readers. Yours sincerely Melanie Wilkinson Ed’s note: Melanie, we contacted Stuart Andrew and invited him to respond to your comments which he has done: “I am sorry that Melanie Wilkinson feels the way she does about my previous article. I am always overtly keen not to be party political in my column as I believe that Covered Magazine is an excellent resource that informs its readers of local news and events and is not a platform for politicians or for political party members to try to score points. Informing people about the developments and improvements that are taking place in their communities is not about taking credit for them, it is about wanting the community as a whole to benefit from excellent work that is being done on their behalf both locally and in Parliament.” Stuart Andrew MP

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Horsforth Town Council Comments: Welcome to Spring! The daily work of the Council is ongoing, supported by the professional help in the Council Office. Duly elected councillors freely give their time energy & ideas over their 4 year term for the well being of Horsforth. It is important for everyone to know that all councillors work in a voluntary role, working through the various committees to develop strategies for the community benefit. The appointment of A Young Peoplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Champion puts our youth at the centre of future considerations. The Community & Environment Committee is also beginning to develop an area of land near the old ball as a friendship garden, where the bonds that have come out of conflict, can be commemorated. The project is a long term plan which, with the help of

local schools, Leeds City Council Parks Department, Ward councillors and the Town Council, will take the 4 years of WW1 to complete. The Public Safety committee, working with Police, has begun work on a small scale Cold Calling zone. If successful, and the necessary funding, this will hopefully be expanded. The Planning Committee continues its monitoring of planning applications. This committee, through its Neighbourhood Working Group, sent out last yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; questionnaire on possible housing sites in Horsforth. The response was very good, with approximately 1300 replies. Many people were involved in the feedback at the Gala. Currently, the group meets once a month and is working on asking everyone in Horsforth about those things that they see improving their living/work situation in Horsforth. The questionnaire will have a lot of publicity which will include website links, a phone number and an email address for questions and replies. Jude Arbuckle

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Grassington Farmers Market Grassington Village Centre, North Yorkshire, BD23 5LB 3rd Sunday of every month 9am-2.30pm www.northerndalesfarmersmarkets.com

Guiseley Farmers Market

Bramhope Farmers Market

Meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30, at the Pomegranate Cafe on Great George St, Leeds. LS1 3BR. Just turn up to join us. @LeedsFoE

Headingley Farmers Market

Adel Bridge Club

Horsforth Farmers Market

St Margarets Primary, Town Street, LS18 5BL 1st Saturday of every month 9am-12.30pm www.horsforthfarmersmarket.co.uk

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

Kirkstall Deli Market

Briggate Farmers & Craft Market

Oakwood Farmers Market

Briggate, Leeds City Centre 1st & 3rd Sunday of every month 10am-4pm

Chapel Allerton Farmers Market

Kirkstall Abbey, LS5 3EH Last Saturday of every month, 12midday-3pm Around the Oakwood Clock (junction of Oakwood Lane/Roundhay Road/ Princes Avenue/Wetherby Road) 3rd Saturday of every month 9am-12.30 www.oakwoodfarmersmarket.com

Otley Farmers Market

Three Hulats Pub, 13 Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, LS7 3NB Last Sunday of every month 9am-1pm

Chippendales Indoor Market

The Old Grammar School, Manor Square, Otley, LS21 3AY Last Sunday of the month, 9am-3pm 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.

Designer Craft Fair

Otley Courthouse, LS21 3AN Last Sunday of the month 9.30am-1pm. Lovely handmade crafts, fairtrade tea & coffee & yummy snacks www.otleycourthouse.org.uk

Leeds Friends of the Earth

The Station Pub, 70 Otley Road, Guiseley, LS20 8BH 3rd Sunday of every month 9am-1.30pm Rose Garden, North Lane, LS6 3JJ 2nd Saturday of every month 9am-12.30pm

Food, Drink & Farmers Markets

ASSOCIATIONS, CLUBS, GROUPS & SOCIETIES

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

Skipton Farmers Market

Skipton Canal Basin, BD23 1st Sunday of every month 9am-2.30pm www.northerndalesfarmersmarkets.com

OTLEY GREEN FAIR

Otley Courthouse, Courthouse Street, on Saturday 5th April from 10am to 4pm. Entrance is free. Variety of stalls - charities, crafts, local and national campaigns and environmental groups, and taster sessions in alternative therapies. Children’s art workshop, from 1 – 3pm, with a ‘Tour de France’theme. Entertainment from two Morris sides, ‘Flashdance’in the morning and ‘Clogaire’ in the afternoon. The cafe will serve Fairtrade snacks and drinks, locally produced food from Bondgate Bakery, and lots of vegetarian options.

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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 programme of talks and competitions-new members are always welcome. For further information please visit: www.aireboroughcameraclub.co.uk

Bardsey Debating & Literary Society (est 1937)

Bardsey Village Hall,Woodacre Lane, LS17 9DG. Fortnightly meetings held on a Tuesday at 7.30pm. (September-April). Ladies & Gentlemen are invited to join this extremely friendly society. Varied programme & social events. Enquiries: 0113 2862581 membership secretary OR 01937 573061 secretary

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

British Association for German Shepherd Dogs (BAGSD) Carr Road, Calverley LS28 5NE Sundays: 10am-10.45am (advanced handlers and dogs) 11am-11.45am (puppies, beginners and intermediate handlers and dogs). Enquiries: Branch Secretary & Instructor John Hepworth – 07974 654402

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Cookridge Camera Club

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

Holt Park Library Writers’ Group

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

Horsforth Cemetary Needs Volunteers!

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 Choral Society

St Margaret’s Parish Centre, LS18 5LY. Musical Director Kathryn Woodruff. Rehearsals Mondays at 7.30pm for Stainer’s 'Crucifixion' at St Margaret’s Church on 8th April, Tickets £8 / £6 under 16s. Contact: 07958 782348 or www. horsforthchoralsociety.co.uk

Horsforth Photographic Club The Stable Block behind the Horsforth Museum. 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

Horsforth W.I.

The March meeting will be held on Monday, 17th March in St. James’ Parish Centre on Low Lane , Horsforth at 7.30pm. Members will learn about Horsforth Blossom Honey from Lyn and Bill Cadmore. Visitors always welcome. Phone 0113-2587062 for details. The April meeting will be held on Monday, 14th April when the theme for the evening will be ‘Workshops’ and members will share their personal skills with fellow members.

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

Local History Group

Rawdon Library, Micklefield Park, LS19 6DF Last Thursday of the month, 10:30am onwards. All welcome. Enquiries: 0113 3910440

North Leeds Model Flying Club Call for venue and times. New members welcome. Building or flying, plenty of friendly advice. Enquiries: 0113 2178348

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! Enquiries: Ben Williams 0113 2438328

THE YORKSHIRE FAR EAST VETERANS GROUP

New Headingley Club, St Michaels Road, Headingley, LS6 3BG Meet 2nd Tuesday of each month. 12.30pm for 1pm start. A new group welcomes any member or ex member and civilian ancillary who have served in the Far East at any time. Enquiries to Secretary Eddie Seville: 0113 2637583

VIP Readers Group

Horsforth Library, Town Street LS18 5BL 1st Friday of every month at 10am. For visually impaired readers. Enquiries: 0113 214 4801

GREEN FINGERS Flower Arranging

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 First Saturday of each month. We are a friendly group and anyone interested in helping is welcome to come and join us. Enquiries: Hilary Taylor 0113 2583521

Leeds Horticultural Society

St Chad’s Hall, Otley Road Leeds LS16 5JT 8pm Tuesday 1 April – short AGM followed by members Spring Show plus Gordon Kirby and Joe Maiden’s demonstration. 8pm Tues 6 May ‘Hanging Basket Demonstration’ by Gillian Gill. Membership is £12 per yr single and £18 per yr double. This gives entry to 10 Events evenings at St Chad’s and free admission to our 150th Anniversary of Leeds Flower Show at The Grammar School Leeds on 2nd/3rd August. New members are always welcome –join at the Events evening. Enquiries Pat 0113 2250030 or www.leedshs.org.uk

Friends of Lawnswood Cemetery Action Days

First Saturday of every month to help tidy the cemetery. Under the supervision of a Parks & Countryside Ranger, Meet 10am in the main car park (on Otley Road). Tools & hot drinks provided. Details: friendsoflawnswoodcemetery@ yahoo.co.uk or Ann on 0113 261 1363.

National Vegetable Society

The next meeting at Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane, Headingley, Leeds LS5 2AB. 8pm Tuesday 8th April, Mike Davey of Nottingham will give a talk on “The history of allotment gardening”. Free entry, all welcome.

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Sports, Health & Wellbeing ADEL BADMINTON CLUB

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

Badminton Anyone?

Leeds Trinity University Friday 7.30-9.30pm. Friendly badminton club, established 32 years are looking for experienced and competitive 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: 07840 686618

IBS Leeds

HEART Centre, Headingley, Friendly, informal meetings for fellow sufferers of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Monthly meetings how being held. Please email me at matt@letscureibs.com or visit www.letscureibs.com for details

Leeds Coeliac Group

Offering support and advice to those medically diagnosed with Coeliac disease. Come along and join us at one of our social events. Details: Sandra McLean 07711 768850 or enquiries@ leedscoeliacgroup.org.uk

Leeds Fencing Club

Kirkstall Leisure Centre, Kirkstall Lane, Leeds LS5 3BE.

Monday Evenings. Beginners-6.30-8pm (suitable for all ages 12+) Intermediates/Advanced-8 -10pm. Wheelchair fencing available. Leeds Fencing Club website: http:// www.leedsfencing.co.uk/ email: info@ leedsfencing.co.uk or contact club secretary Karen Garvie 0113 2742262 or Kirkstall Leisure Centre 0113 3782086, email: lsp.kirkstall.sport@leeds.gov.uk

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Bramhope Methodist Church, Eastgate, LS16 9AA Over 60s gentle exercise class. Wednesday 2pm-3pm £5 per session. Enquiries: 0113 2738640

FREE HEALTHY LIVING TALKS

AT 'THE ORCHARD' Town Street, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5BL Meet the professionals who work at the Orchard, in a series of talks about some of the therapies and treatments available. Limited places: SOUND THERAPY Friday 11th April 2014 11am-12.30pm June Mitchell-NLP, Hypnotherapist and EFT. Learn how introducing therapeutic sound can bring harmony back to our body and mind and help alleviate pain, stress, anxiety, depression and many more illnesses and chronic conditions. ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITTMENT THERAPY Friday 2nd May 2014 11am-12.30pm. Rowena Mattan-Clinical Psychologist. This talk will look at ways in which people can clarify to themselves what is important in their lives and how to work towards it. It uses mindfulness techniques as a core skill. Enquiries: 0113 2819493 / info@orchardleeds.co.uk / www.orchardleeds.co.uk

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).

AC BUILDERS Property renovation and maintenance specialist Robert Atkinson

6 Hawksworth Road Horsforth Leeds LS18 4JP 0113 2586201 / 07790115807 ac.builders@yahoo.co.uk

FAMILIES & CHILDREN 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

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

STORYTIME

Rawdon Library, Micklefield Park LS19 6DF. Thursday 10:30 – 11am. Children under 5 Welcome Enquiries: 0113 3910440

Tiny Outdoor Explorers (age 2-5 year olds) TCV Hollybush Wildlife Garden, Kirkstall, LS5 3BP Mondays & Fridays 10.30am-11.30am. Don the wellies and explore the natural world with hands on fun activities. Enquiries: Lisa 07887 813061 or info@tinyoutdoorexplorers.co.uk

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ART, MUSIC, DANCE & ENTERTAINMENT Menston Arts Club Exhibition

Kirkland Community Centre, Main St, Menston, Leeds LS29 6HT Sat and Sun 10th and 11th May Exhibition of Art and Craft Sat 10.30am - 5pm Sunday 10.30am - 4.30pm Admission Free, Refreshments available

Combined Art Exhibition

Manor House Ilkley Burley Art Club/Menston Art Club Sat 15th March- 1st June Cycling and Tour De France Theme Thurs-Sat 11am-5pm Sunday 11am - 4pm Admission Free

Stuart Townend in Concert

One of today’s leading worship songwriters. Wednesday 21 May - 7.30pm at Otley Methodist Church. £12.50. For Tickets email rick.ormrod@methodist.org.uk. Or send SAE with payment to 2 The Cedars, Bramhope LS16 9EA. Booking essential.

Adult Scottish Country Dance Classes (First class free)

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 3910440

Lawnswood Singers Female Choir

Yeadon and District Male Voice Choir

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

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

Amici Singers

MUSIC AT THE GROVE METHODIST CHURCH HORSFORTH

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

Town Street, Horsforth, LS18 4RJ Saturday March 22nd 7.30 pm,'The Phoenix Wind Band' director Keiron Anderson presents a concert of music from films and shows. After the interval, soprano Elizabeth Frankland will join them to celebrate "A last night of the proms", with audience participation (by invitation of course) Tickets £6 in advance, £8 at the door. Send s.a.e & payment to Chris Seller, 21a West End Lane, Horsforth. LS18 5JP

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Adel Methodist Church Hall (behind the Lawnswood Arms) Every Wednesday, 8pm to 10pm. 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

The Great Hall, Leeds University Saturday 22nd March 2014 at 7.30. Tchaikovsky: Overture "Hamlet". Walton: Viola Concerto. Tchaikovsky:The Nutcracker (Act 2) Soloist: David Aspin Conductor: David Greed Tickets: The Carriageworks, Millennium Square, Leeds-0113 2243801 or on the door or sinfoniaofleeds.eventbrite.com

Adel Methodist Church, Gainsborough Avenue (behind the Lawnswood Arms) Monday: 1-45pm to 3-45pm & Tuesday: 7-45pm to 9-45pm All welcome. Enquiries: Irene 0113 2631310 or e-mail: glyn.cup@virginmedia.com

Adel Methodist Church (behind Lawnswood Arms) Thursdays 7.30pm. The Amici Singers is a friendly, mixed voice choir which rehearses in Adel on Thursday evenings and performs concerts to raise money for charity. We are looking to recruit male singers, particularly basses but we welcome any men - or ladies of course! (especially altos) - who would like to sing with us. There are no auditions but some choral experience or the ability to read music would be very welcome. Enquiries: Brenda Hawer 0113 2671292

Phoenix Folk Dancers

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Yeadon Methodist Church, High Street Yeadon (via the side door) A voluntary organisation who rehearse every Thursday evening 7.45pm-9.30pm. The choir has recently celebrated its centenary and is seeking new members to greet the next centenary. The President Alec Beaumont has been presented with a plaque to mark 50yrs dedicated association with the choir. Further information John Atkinson(Secretary) 0113 2949095 or Alec Beaumont (President) 0113 2500141

Horsforth Choral Society

Date Tuesday 8th April Time 7.30 pm Event Stainer’s “Crucifixion” and other Passiontide music Organisation Horsforth Choral Society Venue St Margaret’s Church, Horsforth

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Miscellaneous Leeds Current Affairs Discussion Group

Convenor/Tutor Professor Bill Jones St George's Centre, Great George street, Leeds LS1 3BR. Dates: Each Thursday from 2 October – 4 December 2014 (ten sessions)10.30 – 12.30 Fee £90 Keep your brain active and gain in-depth insights into current affairs at home and abroad via 10 weekly briefings and discussions. For more information and booking form contact bill.jones@sky.com or Glynis Sandwith at gmsandwith@yahoo.co.uk. (07765 641297).

Forum 2000

Grove Centre, New Street, Horsforth. Wednesday, March 26th 10.00 am “LILAC Innovative Housing in Bramley” with Paul Chatterton,. Wednesday, April 2nd 10.00 am “Mary Gawthorpe, Leeds Suffragette” with Michael Meadowcroft. Wednesday, April 9th 10.00 am “Coaching Memories” with Eric Houlder. Wednesday, April 30th 10.00 am “The Rise of the Post Office” with Roger Dedman. Wednesday, May 7th 10.00 am “How well do you know Wharfedale?” with Pat Clarke. Wednesday May 14th 9.00 am Forum Outing.

Leeds Feline Friends

PO Box 294, Leeds, LS16 0ES We are rehoming some of our cats and kittens, in January and February. Can you give one of our rescue cats a safe and loving home well away from a busy road? Please take a look on www. leedsfelinefriends.org.uk. 0113 2160593 mail@leedsfelinefriends.org.uk

Leeds Feline Friends- Spring Fair

St Margaret's Church Hall, Horsforth LS18 5LQ Saturday 29th March 10am-1pm Variety of stalls including Easter Egg tombola, books & cakes. Delicious refreshments also available. Many bargains to be found. Please take a look on www.leedsfelinefriends.org.uk OR mail@leedsfelinefriends.org.uk OR call 0113 2160593

Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store

The Store which has been running now for almost 30 years is a registered charity that collects donated furniture and, through a raft of voluntary and statutory referral agencies, passes it on to individuals and families in Leeds who are in need. Enquiries:01132739727. info@ leedsandmoortown.org.uk, www.leedsandmoortown.org.uk

Otley Word Feast 2014

An enjoyable feast of words with something for everyone and many free events. Grand Opening Feast at Korks Wine Bar Friday 28th March, 7pm. Tickets £8 inc supper. Saturday 29th March and Sunday 30th March, highlights

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include creative writing workshops, Open Mic and Slam competitions, author events, speakers, walks, children and family activities. For more information, visit www.otleywordfeast.org.uk and check www.otleycourthouse.org.uk for ticket and booking information.

WARLEY FAIRS ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES FAIRS

At Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawson’s Corner, Leeds, LS28 5TA. Our Dealers will be back Sunday 27 April, 10 – 4pm. Adults £1.50, 0-16: Free, Disabled facilities, Café & Free Parking. And now at VICTORIA HALL, Hard Ings Road, Keighley, BD21 3JN. Sunday 18th May, 10-4pm. Enquiries: 0113 2555211/ info@warleyfairs.co.uk

PLACES OF WORSHIP Horsforth Churches Together

18th April Good Friday 11.30 am. Walk of Witness followed by Service on The Green. Starts at St Mary’s Church, Broadgate Lane.

Dawn Service

20th April Easter Sunday 6.00 am, Horsforth Churches Together, Hall Park, Horsforth

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Sunday June 1st 6.00 pm, Horsforth Churches Together and Horsforth Town Council, The Grove Methodist Church, Horsforth

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Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginians Hilary James and Simon Mayor are no strangers to Yorkshire – Simon hails from Sheffield – and are well known as the Mandolinquents. Their eclectic repertoire features a mix of instrumental and vocal pieces, drawing on the traditional music of Britain, Ireland, China and the Americas. They also do swing and feature original music by Simon Mayor, along with adaptations of pieces from the classical repertoire. The core instrumental line up is two mandolins, classical guitar and mandobass – an impressively large bass mandolin. In concert in Ilkley on 8 March, as Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginians, the bluegrass background of Richard Collins added another dimension, featuring the 5 string banjo. Humour has always been an important feature of live performances. It was in evidence here as Simon demonstrated how to blend in linguistically both in France and in Droitwich.

Hilary, Simon and Richard in Ilkley on 8 March

The group’s discography ranges from jazz to folk and classical themes and includes some brilliant recordings for children, from lullabies for babies to very engaging lyrics for the two-year-olds and

up. Simon has also solo recordings and Hilary has recorded a Frenchthemed album with her sister. Check out their discs and their dates at mandolinquents.com

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'Morning Mists' by Phil Hunter featured in the monochrome section of the LPS in house competition Machinery/Technology in February

The Leeds Photographic Society News The coming month will feature the society's Annual Exhibition competitions which will bring the club's Photographer of the Year series to an exciting conclusion and in addition to

this, there are also the final two rounds of the West Riding Interclub competition to run. The LPS is currently holding second place in this series. The society's activities extend to far more than photographic competitions though, and as well as hosting a range of talks by visiting speakers, the society also participates in community projects. Currently members are in the process of creating 12 wall

displays to decorate a new ward at the Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice in Headingley. The society meets on Tuesdays at 7.30 pm. in St Edmundâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Road, Roundhay, Leeds LS8 1JN. Please visit http://www.lps1852. co.uk/ for more details and you can also follow the Society on Facebook at http://www. f a c e b o o k . c o m / l p s18 52 a n d Twitter @lps1852

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Rugby League for all Schools Leeds Rugby Foundation’s Rugby League Development Plan for Leeds has been assured a second year through continuing partnership and sponsorship by PIMS Ltd, a Leeds based a heating, rewiring house refurbishment specialist. The Development Plan was launched with the aim of giving every youngster in Leeds the opportunity to play Rugby League - and the chance of attending a Leeds Rhinos or Hunslet Hawks game. To that end, the Foundation now has a staff of 13 full time Schools and Community Coaches, led by Leeds Rugby League Development Manager Leon Crick.

Colin Smith, Managing Director of PIMS, with wife Kath, is pictured here with LRF Ambassador Keith Senior. The former Rhinos, England and GB wing and centre remained at the very top of the game throughout the noughties.

Fighting on the Home Front – the Legacy of Women in World War One We have all seen Kate Adie on TV, in sober camouflage gear equally soberly reporting from some strife-torn area. Her writing style is quite different, just as direct and concise, but also dry and funny and with a wry sense of the absurd. This account of how women responded to the challenges and upheaval of WWI is based on original and meticulous research and Adie brings vividly alive the resourceful and courageous individuals she focuses on. All classes were affected, from princesses to parlourmaids,

with even Queen Mary planting potatoes and knitting for Britain. There are some astonishing portraits, notably of Flora Sandes, a vicar’s daughter from Poppleton. She had some St John Ambulance training and volunteered for nursing. In the

Having won every club and national honour possible, and having been elected to a World XIII for three years, Keith’s new role with LRF gives him an ideal opportunity to continue contributing to the game in general and Leeds in particular. Balkans from 1914, she realised her experience with a shotgun might be handy and was taken on as Private Sandes, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Serbian Army. She was awarded Serbia’s most prestigious medal for bravery before being invalided out. Back home, she briefed the War Office and took to public speaking, raising funds and spearheading donations of clothing. That women could do men’s work – and do it very well – certainly helped them eventually towards getting the vote, but Adie makes it clear that entrenched attitudes died hard and that liberation was acceptable “for the duration” but, in many cases, for no longer. Fighting on the Home Front is published by Hodder and Stoughton at £20. A paperback version will be published in April and it is available now as an e-book.

Cover Photo Competition Time to get snapping readers! We’re looking for your very best photos of our great city: landmarks, special events, dramatic landscapes, the people of Leeds, the area’s flora and fauna, nature – the topic is your choice. The only thing we ask is that photographs are original and taken within the city of Leeds. You might even have a shot from years gone by that you’d like to share with Covered readers. This competition is open to professionals and budding amateurs alike so if it’s a well-taken shot on a mobile phone or a carefully planned scene taken on a NikonD4 we want to see it! We’ll print a selection of the best each month and one shot may be chosen for the cover. If we do use your photo on our cover we’ll send you a cheque for £25 and credit you in Covered.

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Cheap bananas threaten farmers’ futures This year’s Fairtrade Fortnight highlighted the plight of banana farmers by launching the Make Bananas Fair campaign and I was fortunate to meet Albeiro Alfonso ‘Foncho’ Cantillo, a banana grower from Columbia, to discuss this cause. Cheap bananas threaten farmers’ futures in developing countries and we can all play our part by choosing to buy fairtrade bananas. In the UK, we eat over 5 billion bananas a year and one can be bought from a supermarket for as little as 10p; however in reality it is the banana producers who are paying the ultimate price for our bargain fruits. Over the past 10 years the typical price of a banana has nearly halved whilst the costs of production have doubled. Supermarket price wars have undoubtedly caused adverse consequences by fuelling poverty amongst farmers. Bananas are now sold so cheaply that many banana farmers are becoming trapped in a cycle of poverty, resulting in some being unable to afford to feed their families or pay for basic necessities. The Make Bananas Fair campaign aims to transform the banana industry and guarantee that struggling banana farmers get a fairer deal for their produce. Fairtrade is already making a real difference to the lives of millions of people in the developing world by

COUNCILLORS COMMENTS: BARRY ANDERSON Council Tax Refunds Residents often get leaflets from companies advertising their services to get your Council Tax reduced and as a result obtain a refund. Council Tax bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) which is part of HMRC, the band is based on the market value of a property as at 1st April 1991. You can actually ask the VOA for a re-valuation of your property yourself, you do not need to pay a company to do it. Local Authorities have no influence whatsoever on the valuation, and have a legal duty to charge Council Tax in accordance with that band. Council Tax payers had a general right of appeal against

ensuring that farmers get fair remuneration for their produce, as well as receiving funding that they can invest in projects in their communities. I cannot stress how important it is to get behind the Fairtrade initiative and demand change for farmers in developing countries. These countries need to develop their economies and this can only happen if they are properly rewarded for the fruits of their labours. Fairtrade is committed to better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world. You can get involved by opting to buy fairtrade products which help millions of people in the developing world. Farmers deserve a reasonable price for their produce and that’s why I’m helping Foncho to make bananas fair. Greg Mulholland MP, Wainwright House, 12 Holt Park Centre, Holt Road LS16 7SR info@gregmulholland.org their Council Tax band for the first 8 months from the inception of Council Tax on the 1st April 1993. Thereafter, there is a right of appeal in the following circumstances - within 6 months of becoming the new Council Tax payer, or the Valuation officer changing the band, or a tribunal or court reducing the band of a similar property; when there is a material change in the property affecting its value - when the property starts being used as a business. However, if the above circumstances do not apply, one can still ask the VOA to review the band if it is felt that a mistake was made when the property was originally banded. The review could also increase the banding. If any backdated refunds are due there is no legislation that allows the payment of interest on the refunded amount. Cllr. Barry Anderson Adel & Wharfedale Ward www.barryanderson.yourcllr.com Twitter @barryanderson19

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STUART ANDREW MP Along with many people in the area, I am deeply concerned about the possible introduction of new charges at railway station car parks in and around Leeds including those in my constituency at Horsforth, Guiseley and New Pudsey stations. Hard working commuters already pay to travel on the train and I believe that the prospect of their journey becoming more expensive is unacceptable. It is important to recognise that additional funding is needed as taxpayers already face a huge bill to subsidise the Northern Rail network and it is only right to seek to reduce that burden. However, I am very worried about the impact that any immediate charges to car parking will have on the streets and neighbourhoods surrounding our stations and the highways as commuters may go back to driving to work in their cars.

of State for Transport at New Pudsey Station and showed him what an integral part the station plays in keeping Leeds moving. So when I first heard about these charging proposals I immediately went to meet him at the Department for Transport to express my concerns. As he had seen these facilities first hand I was then in a better position to further explain the problems that such charges could bring. I was pleased that the Transport Secretary listened to these concerns and he has promised to come back to me and I, of course, will ensure that everyone is updated on this. Stuart Andrew MP

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All Hands to the Pumps at Sixth Horsforth Beer Festival Well, most of them – apart from that part of the small army of volunteers on doors, tickets, music and food. Around twenty\ volunteers, ninety real ales and ciders and a kitchen filled with goodies awaited early arrivals on Friday 7 March – the first of two days. One of the earliest

birds was local real ale supporter and campaigner Jeff Utley, pictured left in the group of four on the cider stand. Jeff is wearing his Otley RATS T-shirt. Otley RATS is the organisation behind Otley’s annual beer festival (November dates TBA). Jeff has responsibilities for beer selection, the programme and is the event’s CAMRA liaison officer – a picture of Jeff and two daughters serving beers at the last Otley festival appeared on the cover of our Area C issue. Horsforth Beer Festival is a tried and tested way of bringing

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Finance Matters In this column Editor Chris Barnham investigates financial issues that might affect the residents of this area. Thinking of retiring? I don’t mean eventually, we all want to do that. I mean within the next year, possibly within the next couple of months?

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In some ways the last few weeks of work can be some of the hardest because it becomes so psychologically difficult not to feel like you’re just passing time. There is though one big final project that you do need to take on board, and that is managing the funding for your retirement itself. Hopefully you have investments that can be converted into income sources (ideally you have built up investment ISAs over the years), but also you will likely have a private pension. What you can do with the pension depends on the scheme and the amounts, but usually you can take 25% of the pot tax free, and usually you should. The rest would typically be used to provide an income through a pension annuity, which means handing your pension pot to a company that in return gives you an income for life. You should not, repeat not, just take what your pension scheme offers though. For one thing around 60% of cases qualify for an enhancement due to health or lifestyle factors, for another it’s simple unlikely that your pension provider also has the best annuity rates. You should also consider spouses’ pensions, index-linking and possibly guarantees, then you need to shop around (ideally with someone who understands the market). Mistakes made at retirement can live with you for decades. Congratulations on your retirement, and good luck with getting it right.

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Exploring Leeds City Centre Walk How many Owls are there in Leeds? Well, I’ve not been out at night to count them flying around but I do know that there are a lot of stone, metal or glass ones to be found on buildings around the city. As part of the city centre walk in this month’s magazine, we will try and find some of these as well as looking at the history of parts of the centre of Leeds, north of The Headrow. The City of Leeds has had a coat of arms since 1662 when the office of mayor was created and initially had only a shield on it, but when the borough was reformed in 1835 as part of the Municipal Corporations Act, Silver Owls were added at either side of the shield and also on the top of it. The owls have therefore been part of Leeds’s heritage for the last 180 years. Probably the most well known of all the Leeds owls are those on the Civic Hall and that is where our walk commences. The Civic Hall is just over 80 years old, being opened by King George V in August 1933 and has two owls on its facade, plus a further two in Millennium Square at the front of the building and two by the Portland Crescent entrance to the building. There are also owls to be found inside the building as well. To the East of Millennium Square is the Leeds Museum, formerly the Civic Theatre and originally the Mechanics Institute. Built in 1865 by Cuthbert Brodrick, architect of many buildings in Leeds, Owls can be spotted on the facade above the words, “The Leeds Institute”. Continue down Cookridge Street until you reach St Anne’s RC Cathedral. Now that the Cathedral has been cleaned in recent years, the stone Owls by the gutters can easily be seen. Cross over from the Cathedral and walk down until you reach

The Headrow and turn right to the War Memorial. On the memorial, Owls can be found on top of the dais below the obelisk. On the far side of the memorial is the Leeds Library. The library was built between 1878 and 1884 and was originally the Leeds Municipal Offices designed by George Corson. The Leeds crest, with its Owls can be seen on the metalworking in the semi-circular window and also inside above the pillar between the two doors. There is also another Owl on the door leading into the library area itself up

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at the top right. Whilst inside the library ask to see the Leeds Tapestry which contains a large number of Owls sewn into it. The next set of Owls can be found on top of the railings by the side of the building at the bottom of Calverley Street. There are a dozen of these standing to attention. They nearly suffered the ignominious humility of being melted down during the war to be made into rifles but fortunately for us were spared. Also on Calverley Street is the former Leeds School Board building which is now used by Leeds Metropolitan University. Built again by George Corson between 1878 and 1881 the Owls on this building are high up in the air, over the windows in the round stone relief above the door. Our final Owls on this walk are to be found on the Town Hall, another of Cuthbert Brodrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s masterpieces of design. Opened by Queen Victoria in 1858 the Owls can be seen on the stone crest, near to the flagpole. Next month, we venture down the other side of The Headrow to City Square, Boar Lane and to the Corn Exchange and Leeds Minster to find another dozen or so places where the Leeds Owls can be spotted.

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