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Judith Dunn Dawn Kilner Ivor Hughes Pete Flint Murray Eric Wells Hello and welcome to this month’s Covered – the magazine for the Leeds suburbs.

It’s not often editors crack a grin (Perry White anyone?) but I find myself smiling today. Why? There will still be a little daylight when I leave the office! Thankfully, winter is nearly over and spring is not too far around the corner, the official (meteorological) start of spring being 1 March. I’m not expecting butterflies to suddenly emerge and dance around my head as I skip down the road in some kind of Disneyesque otherworld but I am looking forward to those longer, more clement days.

Aside from a lighter evening, another reason I’m thinking of spring today is that, as Covered is a monthly magazine, I’m always looking at events and activities two or three months down the line. When readers were unpacking from summer holidays, we in monthly publishing were focussed on Christmas and New Year. With that in mind, I’d like to remind community organisations and contributors who kindly submit information to us for editorial pieces or for inclusion in our Really Useful Guide that the earlier we receive that information the better.

I’ve lost count of the number of very worthwhile events we’ve not been able offer support to because we only receive notice of them a week or so before the event takes place so please, get your content to me as soon as you can!

Looking to the next edition; the deadline for editorial submissions and listings in our Really Useful Guide is 10/02/15 and the advertising deadline is 12/02/15.

Until next month,

Chris Barnham

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04 food & drink 18 The really useful guide 24 garden guru 26 Health & Wellbeing 36 new classifieds Competition

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THE HUNGRY BEAR Meanwood is fast acquiring itself a reputation as ‘the new Chapel Allerton’ and as more new people move into the area, so too, the number of bars and restaurants increase. In the midst of this burgeoning scene is The Hungry Bear restaurant and brewery.

Situated on a noticeable corner of Stonegate Road, opposite Waitrose supermarket, this white fronted property, with rustic wooden sign, looks like the sort of inviting, family-run restaurant you’d expect to find in the towns of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, not on a major thoroughfare in Leeds. The building was once home to a solicitor’s office but stepping through the front door and into the warm and welcoming

interior now, there’s no evidence at all of the building’s former purpose.

Divided over two levels, the ground floor has rugged slate tiled floors coupled with powdery blue/gray walls and dark wooden furniture.

Completed with luxuriant curtains draped in the immense windows and homely prints strategically placed, this instantly feels like a place to relax and spend hours chatting to friends. The bar and downstairs

restaurant are also wheelchair accessible. An imposing wooden staircase leads to a further dining area upstairs which has a slightly different, cosy, French bistro feel about it. Sitting in the eaves with an assortment of reclaimed furniture and wooden dressers, this room feels a lot lighter and airier, but still with the same friendly atmosphere and window views to the world hurrying by outside.

The Hungry Bear is still a relatively new venue, having opened just over a year ago, and a lot of people probably drive past without ever venturing in, which is a great shame as this place has a lot to offer and, once inside, the busy outdoors seems to just melt away. The staff here are well informed and strike the right balance between friendly and attentive, without appearing overbearing and the different seating areas and space allow for comfort.

They can cater for 46 covers here and you feel welcome whether it’s for a hearty meal, a few beers or coffee

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whilst you work and take advantage of the free wifi. With hundreds of glowing reviews online, it’s easy to see that past patrons have been impressed and easily converted into regular customers. The venue is also available for functions and meetings by arrangement.

Aside from its cosy and relaxing atmosphere, the main selling points of The Hungry Bear are the food, as you might expect, and also their beer. Because, as well as offering top quality food, The Hungry Bear has its own nano-brewery upstairs and brews a new ale every week with speciality beers also produced for occasions such as Christmas.

Brewed in 90 litre batches, the ales are then bottled on site and offered for sale in 500ml and 750ml sizes, with 5-6 different ales on the menu at any one time, ranging from a

pale ale through to a stout. Hungry Bear owner and Head Chef, James Coupland, and brewer, Phil, explain that it’s still very much early days for their craft ales. Though extremely well received so far, they are keen to expand the range and try out new ideas and tastes which compliment the food on offer. This is a relatively new concept for us here in the UK as we’ve now been conditioned to choose a nice wine to accompany fine food, but whilst the food at Hungry Bear is of a high standard, the emphasis is also on offering homely, substantial food which makes you feel good and it only seems natural that a good ale, or two, should be a part of that. Food that makes you feel good, and beer that makes you feel even better… now there’s a concept to which one can relate. Don’t be dissuaded if you are a wine lover

“Aside from its cosy and relaxing atmosphere, the main selling points of The Hungry Bear are the food, as you might expect, and also their beer.”

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“The Hungry Bear has its own nano-brewery upstairs and brews a new ale every week with speciality beers also produced for occasions such as Christmas�

though as there is also a reasonably priced range of wines, bottled beers and spirits as well as hot drinks available.

Friends, James and Phil, met when they attended Birmingham College of Food together before James went on to work at the renowned Box Tree in Ilkley and Wood Hall Hotel in Wetherby. His flair for Continental inspired dishes and creative presentation made using local produce continues and favourite dishes now at The Hungry Bear include a rich Dexter stew, served with thyme and garlic dumplings, and a confit belly pork with celeriac puree and black pudding balls. At lunch time there is also a range of light bites, sandwiches and platters, all displaying the same attention to detail for ingredients and flavours.

Peruvian fishcakes served with herb salad and avocado salsa, or parma ham, blue cheese and crispy walnut salad. There are meat and vegetable

platters available throughout the day, with the vegetarian version offering rosemary and garlic baked brie and mushroom and mozzarella arancini, along with the usual salads, pickles and breads. There are other dishes available for vegetarians too, such as candied beetroot and ginger sweet potato stack with smoked parsnip and edamame bean quinoa and dishes can often be adapted to suit a gluten free or vegan diet, on request. An added extra is that all of

the beers brewed on site are refined using Irish moss meaning these are also suitable for vegetarians. Sunday lunch is available between 12-6pm and if you have room left for dessert, then you can expect such delights as pistachio cheesecake with chocolate crackling, summer fruit mille-feuille with a strawberry and mint balsamic compote or a cheese board offering five local Yorkshire cheeses with accompaniments. The menus are seasonal and are changed around every 3 months with a new one due out shortly and including a beef short rib served with bubble and squeak cake. There is currently a lunchtime discount offer as well as an early bird meal between 6-7pm and booking is recommended on a Friday and Saturday evening.

Open Monday - Saturday Lunch 12.00 - 2.30 Dinner 6.30 - 9.30 Sunday 12.00 - 6.00 www.thehungrybear.co.uk

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Buying fresh and local

The January King retains his crown until March

Otley Farmers’ Market obliges every December by advancing their last-Sunday-of-the-month routine to the Sunday preceding Christmas. Their last was as popular and busy as ever with the inevitable focus on Christmas fayre, the wisest shoppers having reserved their turkey or game beforehand.

We asked Mark Waller of Organic Pantry, Tadcaster, what was local and seasonal right now; “Not difficult – this cabbage, the January King (pictured). It is remarkably frostresistant and, despite the name, it’s at its vey best right through to March.” Yes, it always pays to ask the experts.

cabbage flavour is again disguised.

That said, there’s not a lot of help to be found in cookery books. Mrs Beeton, writing in 1861, noted the high regard in which the vegetable was held by ancient Egyptians,

French Dishes for English Tables (1913) has a refreshingly minimalist approach to recipes and is widely available on websites such as Amazon and eBay for under £10.

Greeks and Romans - some believing that that it also cured all diseases. Even so, she offered just the one recipe - cabbage soup with the flavour disguised by onions and bacon. Similarly, more recently, Delia Smith’s Complete Cookey Course shares one of her own favourite vegetable dishes. One she had found in a Lakelands hotel; cabbage with garlic and juniper (crushed berries). By definition, the

Cabbages are given centre stage when included in pot roasts such as choucroute – a French/German borders dish where the cabbage braises and adds body and texture to a combination of spicy sausages and/or pork chops and/or small bacon/gammon joint (all meat pre-cooked). According to French Dishes for English Tables (Claire de Pratz 1913), the parboiled cabbage should be braised with the meat adding stock, a clove-studded onion and mixed herbs. Infuriatingly, though charmingly in places, the book doesn’t bother much with the finer points of detail such as quantities, oven temperature or duration.

Though, among the scores of conflicting “authentic” recipes online, the one consensus is that around two hours at 170C or gas mark 4 is about right...

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LEFT BANK Left Bank is an extraordinary space for arts and events based on Cardigan Road in the Hyde Park area of Leeds.

Formerly known as St Margaret of Antioch Church, this red brick building may look fairly unassuming from the outside but, once inside this Grade II listed building, you find yourself in the midst of towering gothic stone columns, arches and stained glass windows, quite unexpectedly.

The building sat empty for a number of years after two dwindling church congregations were merged and moved to All Hallows, seeing St Margaret’s closed down. Thankfully, this magnificent building was saved when a group of individuals brought together an interest in preserving it and promoting it as not only a venue for contemplation and celebration, but also for creativity. Much has been done to renovate the building, including a new roof and window repairs and there are plans in place to install a new heating system. Left Bank Leeds has respected musician and songwriter Corinne Bailey-

Rae as its patron and is now run by charity Word of Life, with money raised from hire and performances going into maintaining the building and promoting further arts events and activities.

The cathedral like quality of this building lends its versatility to a wide range of events. Last year saw Left Bank transformed into a walk-through theatre production for The Narnia Experience. Aimed largely at schoolchildren, this innovative piece of theatre received 5,500 visitors at Left Bank and required some 300 volunteers to stage. Since then, the venue has

played host to aerial acrobatic theatre, beer and street food festivals, steampunk markets and also worked with nearby Hyde Park Picture House to show Vertical Cinema as part of the 29th Leeds International Film Festival. Most recently,

Thankfully, this magnificent building was saved when a group of individuals brought together an interest in preserving it and promoting it as not only a venue for contemplation and celebration, but also for creativity.

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Mimika Theatre hosted their unique performance of Landscapes within a tent set up in Left Bank. The tent allowing an intimate and atmospheric setting in which to engage directly with their audience and demonstrate differing animal

habitats from around the planet.

Left Bank are available for private hire and often present live music events and even have their own choir. The emphasis here is very much about getting involved and having fun and, with this in

mind, there is no audition to join.

And it almost goes without saying that this is a popular venue to host a wedding. Although unable to conduct legal ceremonies within the building, it makes a impressive and grand venue to host the reception and has its own licenced bar, selling organic, fair-trade and local products wherever possible and working with recommended outside caterers to make your special day truly memorable.

The next major event is Left Bank Skate which will see the venue transformed into an indoor skate park for one week only. Between 17 - 21 February you can ride inside this amazing space, with lessons and open sessions available for 8-17s and adults. Free for 8-17s and ÂŁ7 for adults. See website for full timetable. www.leftbankleeds.org.uk

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Groundwork Leeds is looking for an angel!

Groundwork is a nationwide project aiming to increase environmental awareness and foster skills and confidence in all sections of the population.

From outreach work in primary schools to informal adult learning sessions, Groundwork has plenty to offer. The Leeds HQ is in Morley, but much happens at Swillington Organic Farm.

Practical outdoor activities such as woodland management, gardening and food growing are vehicles for learning, along with creative art and media studies and traditional crafts such as woodwork. Food cultivation is also designed to help low-income families eat better and more cheaply.

A key area of activity is aimed at 14 to 19-year-olds. School, with a culture of achievement and exams, is not suited to all teenagers. Groundwork runs 10 or 12 week “re-engagement” courses, designed to give kids of 14 to 16, who just might drop out, a focus on what they can do well, teaching skills and fostering confidence. Sven Whitely-McLean, vocational tutor based at Swillington since

Woodwork students create artefacts from scratch, to designs by fellow students in art and media. The tea-light holders are a new line.

2007, told Covered: “These courses have around a 90% success rate. We concentrate on teamwork and projects. The students might build their own boat, for instance, and go and learn to sail it on Yeadon Tarn!”

For 16 to 19-year-olds, the emphasis is on practical skills for the job market, as well as those essential qualifications in English, maths and ICT. Students can also benefit from placements with local employers.

Sven has a dream for Swillington.

Part of his brief is to manage the woodland at the farm and currently much felled timber just ends up as firewood. If Groundwork had a mobile sawmill, it would – in Sven’s

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words – create a “virtuous circle of sustainability”. Timber could be planked on site, enhancing the use of a valuable resource.

Projects such as the construction of an eco-classroom for primary school visitors to the site could be easily undertaken. Planking and building would teach students a wealth of new skills and – last but not least – Groundwork would enjoy income from hiring the sawmill out. They are applying for £10 000 of the £15 000 or so needed from the Lottery Fund, the rest from fund-raising and grants.

But if there is an angel out there, Sven would like to know!

Details on the website groundwork.org.uk/sites/leeds or call 0113 2380601

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Seven Jazz Improvises on Saturdays Seven Jazz, a partner of Seven Arts in Chapel Allerton, has already started its spring season of fortnightly instrumental workshops on Saturday afternoons. Covered attended the first, on 10 January, with guest tutor Matt Parkinson taking the session – rather than regular tutors Will Howard and Dominic Moore.

While we were there, Matt was explaining and demonstrating the differences between the beats in jazz and similar genres – eg bossa nova. His explanations seemed very clear, at least for those blessed with a musical ear. Then demonstrated orally, by clapping and on the drums.

“We’ve gained in strength, depth and popularity over the past five years” organiser Jean Watson told Covered. All types of instrument are represented across a broad age group. Young Joeluca Dooley, there on alto sax, has been travelling over from Pudsey since the classes started – and he’s only sixteen now”.

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Guest tutor Matt Parkinson explaining and demonstrating the differences between jazz beats and others

The classes aren’t strictly fortnightly - after all, it is jazz ...

Concerts in the hall or elsewhere by the tutors can bump them by a week. Latest info on sevenjazz. co.uk or from Jean Watson on 0113 2370700. Dom Moore also runs improvisational workshops in Meanwood on alternate Tuesday and Friday evenings and can be contacted 07800 816086.

Jazz Voices, a choir led by Tessa Smith holds sessions on alternate Mondays in Chapel Allerton

The workshop closed with a short performance involving all members here Daniel on sax

(contact Jean Watson).

Seven Jazz would prefer workshop members to have two years’ experience of playing, though not necessarily jazz. An ability to read music is preferable but not essential. Those interested are invited to attend and listen before joining. Or you can judge the results of their efforts at the Jazz Café Sunday afternoon improvisational concert at Inkwell Arts, also in Chapel Allerton.

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Leeds City College Horsforth Campus – 2015 Childcare & Teaching Courses!

Have you ever dreamed of working with Children? If so, then why not make 2015 the year you fulfil your ambition?

Leeds City College is recruiting now for its ever popular range of Childcare (Early Years) / Teaching Assistant courses offered at a number of levels for those either already working with or wanting to work with Children.

If you are interested in undertaking any of our Childcare or Teaching Assistant courses you will need to attend an information session before enrolment.

The next information session at St Bartholomew’s Centre is on

Tuesday 24th February @ 9.30am.

To find out more, and to book a place at an information session, please contact lianne.wray@ leedscitycollege.ac.uk or nicola. wilson@leedscitycollege.ac.uk .

Alternatively, call 0113 386 1997.

If you want to find out more about

courses across the whole of Leeds City College starting throughout 2015 and how to apply or enrol, we have a friendly team ready to help you.

T: 0113 386 1997 E: courses@leedscitycollege.ac.uk W: www.leedscitycollege.ac.uk

Interested in working with Children?

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KALEIDOSCOPE

Single, over 50 and nowhere to go? Join us and improve your social life, make new friends. Not a dating agency and non-profit making.

Ring Rita on 0113 2171747 or Carol on 0113 2670282, or check out our website Kaleidoscope

KNIT & CROCHET GROUP

Cafe Lux, Pudsey Wellbeing Centre, Robin Lane, LS28 7DE Meet every Wednesday 5pm-8pm. All welcome.

LEEDS & BRADFORD FRIENDSHIP GROUP

ASSOCIATIONS, CLUBS, GROUPS & SOCIETIES ANYONE FOR BRIDGE CLUB??

Are you interested in forming/joining a Bridge Club in Pudsey? Daytime & Evening session a possibility. To register interest please send your name, number, email address to Eunice Kinchin on 07594 447526 or eunicekinchin123@gmail. com. Sessions will be held at Pudsey Wellbeing Centre, Robin Lane, LS28 7DE

BRADFORD U3A

Bradford Club, Piece Hall Yard, BD1 1PJ Enquiries: 01274 834273 bfd3asec@hotmail.co.uk

BRAMLEY LIBRARY CRIME READERS

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

LEEDS AND DISTRICT NATIONAL TRUST ASSOCIATION.

National Trust members and friends meet monthly at St. Chad's Parish Centre , Headingley. We have a speaker each month on a wide variety of topics. We meet the second Tuesday of the month at 10am starting with coffee/tea and biscuits. Only £8 per year (£11 per couple) to join and everyone is welcome.

Members New Year Lunch Friday 9th January.

Enquiries: cmsherborne@btopenworld.com or 01924 892681

LEEDS FRIENDS OF THE EARTH

Hough Lane, LS13 3ND Second Monday of every month, 5.30-6.30pm Enquiries: 0113 214 6040

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

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS (BAGSD)

LEEDS RSPB GROUP

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

BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE COURSES

From basic to Level 6, also one to one tutorials.

For anyone who likes to communicate with Deaf people, all courses are held at Burley Lodge Centre. More information www.signiasigning.co.uk

CALVERLEY LIBRARY

Thornhill Street, LS28 5PD Knit Wits Knitting and Crochet: Alternate Mondays from 2pm – 4pm Contact the Library for any further information on Readers Groups Enquiries: 0113 214 6043

FREEMASONS OF WHARFEDALE

Freemasons support local charities from local and national funds. We welcome enquiries for membership from all men over 21 (Ladies have their own organisation). So if you would like to know more about helping others in need and perhaps wish to know more about a local lodge please e-mail beaudare@msn.com or visit www. wrprovince.net information. Meetings take place in many areas. There is one near you.

Do you like to watch the birds in your garden and want to know more? We are a friendly group open to anyone with an interest in nature. Monthly evening meetings from September to April with a wide range of illustrated talks. Popular monthly coach trips to nature reserves and other wildliferich places in the North of England, as well as local bird walks in spring. Our events are open to all.

For more details check out our website at www. rspb.org.uk/groups/leeds or e-mail rspbleeds@ googlemail.com.

LIBRARIES

Any groups or individuals interested in starting a Readers or Writers group please contact the appropriate library. If you are community group please get in touch for a box of books relating to topics or learning from Calverley or Farsley Libraries. Available for loan for 3 weeks, free of charge. Meeting rooms are available for hire at Farlsey and Pudsey library.

PUDSEY CAMERA CLUB

The Meeting Room, Pudsey Library, Church Lane LS28 7TY. Meeting every Thursday Thursday 20th November 2014 - An Evening with Colin New. Thursday 27th November 2014 - 'Birds of Prey' - Howard Toll Both commence at 7.30pm. All welcome £1 entry. Refreshments available Enquiries: 0113 2568307

PUDSEY LIBRARY

Pudsey Library, Church Lane, LS28 7TY

Readers’ Group meet 2nd Tuesday of every month 1.30-2.30pm Job Club every Thursday 10.15am – 12noon PC Club Every Friday 2-4pm Enquiries: 0113 3781893

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

ROTARACT

18 – 30’s Club, meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday 6.45 pm at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Lower Briggate, Leeds, All welcome. Details: tony_cleminson@ hotmail.com

ROTARY CLUB OF LEEDS

Every Friday lunchtime 12 for 12:30 till 2 pm at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Lower Briggate, Leeds, all welcome, details: www.leeds.rotary1040.org

ROYAL ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION

Meetings held each 3rd Saturday in the month at New Headingley Club, St Michaels Road, Headingley, LS6 3BG at 1400hrs. A chance to meet with other RA Veterans over a drink and take part in the many outings and visits both socially and military. Membership is open to all three branches of the Armed Services (Navy, Army & Air Force) For further information please contact: Ian Williams. 01924 496587 or email: williams40reg@btinternet.com

ROYAL MILITARY POLICE ASSOCIATION.

West Yorkshire branch meet at the Pudsey British Legion Club, Robin Lane, LS28 7BR on the first Thursday in every month at 7.30pm. Ex Redcaps welcome. Further information call Eric Boddy, 01943 873909

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

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.

We are a new group and we welcome 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

Sports, Health & Wellbeing 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

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CHAIR BASED EXERCISE (1st session FREE!!)

Pudsey Wellbeing Centre, Robin Lane, Pudsey, LS28 7DE Every Friday 2pm-3pm with Maxine Harrison, £3, no need to book, just turn up. Regular physical activity can help improve wellbeing, mobility, muscle strength, confidence & self esteem. All welcome.

LOWER WHARFEDALE RAMBLERS

Full details of times and dates on our website at www.lowerwharfedaleramblers.co.uk

PANPALS YORKS PANCREATIC CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

GREEN FINGERS LEEDS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

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) Open to both Type 1, Type 2 and parents and carers.

Enquiries: 07840 686618

For all those people who currently have a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer or who are caring for such a person, we now have a support group in this area. We meet about every three months, currently in Headingley in Leeds, and offer a self-help supportive and informative group of people who are having to cope with this devastating illness. As well as friendship, we offer expert speakers and signposting to other agencies who offer help. Enquiries to panpalsyorks@yahoo.co.uk

LEEDS FELINE FRIENDS

RACKET SKILLS

NATIONAL VEGETABLE SOCIETY

DIABETES U.K. SUPPORT GROUP

PO Box 294, Leeds, LS16 0ES We are rehoming some of our cats and kittens.

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 or contact mail@leedsfelinefriends.org. uk 0113 2160593

IBS LEEDS

Friendly, informal meetings for fellow sufferers of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

Monthly meetings now being held at the HEART Centre in Headingley.

Please email me at matt@letscureibs.com or visit www.letscureibs.com for details

Every Tuesday at Armley Leisure Centre 12-2pm and Wednesday 10:30 till 12:30. Includes badminton, table tennis and soft tennis. We are looking for new members to join the class. For details contact Sandra Rider on 0777 842 0348.

WALKING GROUP

Pudsey Wellbeing Centre, Robin Lane, Pudsey, LS28 7DE Meet 2nd Wednesday of every month in Lux Lounge at 9.45 for 10am start.

Get fitter and meet new friends.

Everyone is welcome.

JAYNE'S JOGGERS

Beginners meet in Pudsey on Mondays.

Meetings for the more experienced on Tuesdays & Thursdays.

Free meetings, advice and encouragement for those would like to run but don’t think they can. Achieve a 5k park run within 6 weeks – it’s possible! Enquiries to: 0797 1702661 Jayne. greensill@live.co.uk

KIAI KARATE (SHOTOKAN)

Newbourne Methodist Hall. Upper Accommodation Rd. LS9 8JL. Wednesdays 6.30pm-7.30pm Kobudo (Weapons Art) from 7:30pm. Admission £3.50. 1st night free.

LEEDS COELIAC GROUP

We offer support and advice to those medically diagnosed with Coeliac disease.

Details: Sandra McLean 07711 768850 or sandra.mclean@btinternet.com. 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

PLACES OF WORSHIP If your Place of worship has a special event that you would like to publicise please send details to: info@covered-magazine.net and we will endeavour to include it in ‘The Really useful guide’

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First Tues each month at St Chad’s Centre, Otley Rd LS16 5JT at 8pm. We have 10 events each year. Friendly evenings with refreshments 50p raffle and white elephant stall. Membership £12 single pa and £18 double pa. Includes all events evenings and free admission to Leeds Flower, Vegetable & Craft Show held at The Grammar School at Leeds LS17 - phone Pat 0113 2250030 or www.leedshs.org.uk

Meeting on the 10th February, 8pm will feature John Smiles FNVS, who will give an illustrated talk on “A Year Under Glass”.

Meeting on the 10th March, 8pm, will feature Sam Bullivent, Director of Green Spirit Hydroponics, and he will be giving a talk on “Hydroponics and Growing Under Lights”.

Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane, Headingley, Leeds LS5 2AB. Meetings are open to all and admission is free, also refreshments and a raffle.

PUDSEY FLOWER CLUB

Pudsey House, Pudsey Market Place.

Non members £5. Raffle, refreshments.

Everyone welcome. Enquiries Mrs A Prince 0113 2566857

WEST YORKSHIRE FUCHSIA SOCIETY

Moorside TARA Community Centre, 96 St Catherine's Drive, Bramley, Leeds LS13 2JY. Meet on the third Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm.

Enquiries: Graham Wheatley, 0113 2563055.

CALVERLEY METHODISTS

Coffee Morning first Saturday each month from 10 am to noon.

On the premises in Chapel Street.

Coffee and Chat Bring and Buy. Fairtrade food etc. for sale.

A warm welcome awaits you.

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Miscellaneous 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:0113 2739727,info@ leedsandmoortown.org.uk www.leedsandmoortown.org.uk

Coffee Morning/Plant Sale on Saturday, 21 March 2015 from 10am until 12 noon at Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane, Leeds LS5 2AB.There will also be a table top sale, anyone interested in having a table please contact Graham Wheatley on 0113 2563055 or email; wheatleygraham@yahoo.co.uk

SINFONIA OF LEEDS

Saturday, 28 March, 2015 at 7.30 at The Great Hall, Leeds University Vaughan Williams, Walton, Sibelius, Soloist Catherine Lowe, Conductor David Greed.

Tickets: The Carriageworks Box Office - 0113 2243801 or sinfoniaofleeds.eventbrite.com or on the door

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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

FAMILIES & CHILDREN BABY & TODDLER GROUP

Pudsey Wellbeing Centre, Robin Lane, Pudsey, LS28 7DE Meet in Community Hall, 1st Floor every Tuesday 1pm-4pm. Drop in with your baby/ toddler to meet other mums, swap stories, survival tips, enjoy a cuppa and relax.

BOSOM BUDDIES

Cafe Lux, Robin Lane, Pudsey, LS28 7DE Meet every Monday 9.30am-11am. Bosom Buddies are mum's with experience to share and are trained to give advice, training, information & support for pregnant or breastfeeding mums.

CALVERLEY LIBRARY

Thornhill Street, LS28 5PD Rhymetime under 5’s every Tuesday 10.30am to 11am. Storytime under 5’s every Thursday (term time only) 2.453.15pm. Come and join Bookstart Bear Club.

Chatterbooks every first Thursday of the month 4pm – 4.45pm. Reading Group for 7 to 11 years old. Enquiries: 0113 2146043

FARSLEY LIBRARY

Old Road, Farsley, LS28 5DH. Rhymetime for under 5s every Monday 2pm. Storytime for under 5s every Friday 2pm. Come and join our Bookstart Bear Club. Chatterbooks every first Monday of the month 4pm- 4.45pm.

Reading Group for 7 to 11 year olds.

Enquiries: 0113 3781861

PUDSEY LIBRARY

Church Lane, LS28 7TY. Rhymetime for under 5s Every Wednesday 9.30am-10am with stay and play until 10.30am. Storytime for under 5s Every Friday 11am–11.30am. Come and join our Bookstart Bear Club. Enquiries: 0113 3781893

Briggate, Leeds City Centre 1st & 3rd Sunday of every month 10am-4pm Three Hulats Pub, 13 Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, LS7 3NB Last Sunday of every month 9am-1pm

Table top and craft sale.

Sat 7th Feb, 9 – 12.15 St John's Church Hall, New St, Farsley, LS28 5DJ. Refreshments. Free entry. Details 0113 229 0704 Wednesday 18th February 2015 10:00 – 13:00 Design a nest box for one of the birds at Tropical World! Draw a plan for a practical nest box – will you design a Hornbill Hotel, Finch Flat or a Turaco Tower?

Meeting Place: Workshop Marquee, Outside Tropical World

BRIGGATE FARMERS & CRAFT MARKET CHAPEL ALLERTON FARMERS MARKET

FRIENDS OF ST JOHNS

NATIONAL NEST BOX WEEK

Food, Drink & Farmers Markets

CHIPPENDALES INDOOR MARKET

ART, MUSIC, DANCE & ENTERTAINMENT ART WORKSHOP

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.

Pudsey Wellbeing Centre, Robin Lane, Pudsey, LS28 7DE Meet in Community Hall, 1st Floor every Monday 1.30pm-3pm. All abilities are welcome to join local artist Geoff Lea. All you need is a Sketch Pad, pencil & eraser.

DESIGNER CRAFT FAIR

FAMILY SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLASS

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

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

FARSLEY & DISTRICT ART CLUB

The Studio, Westroyd Park, New Street, Farsley LS28 5AS. The club opens three days per week for drawing & painting. There are regular demonstrations, workshops and sketching, details at www.farsleyartclub.org.uk. Please visit and try us out or call 07542 495575.

LEEDS FOLK FIDDLE GROUP

We are looking for new members in Leeds Folk Fiddle Group, violinists of all ages and abilities, varied repertoire, folk music of all kinds, new members welcome, rehearsals Thursday 7pm at LS2, Newly established Yorkshire Chamber Orchestra, new members welcome, rehearsals Tuesdays 7.45. Junior Violin Group, suitable for children of all ages, meet every Thurs at 5pm, contact 07546 459 409 email leeds.violin@gmail.com

LEEDS PEOPLE’S CHOIR

Enjoy singing but have not found a choir? Come and join us. We take pleasure in singing songs of joy, struggle, liberation, celebration and peace from around the world. Whilst reading music is useful, we also learn songs by ear. Open to anyone, we meet every Wednesday during term time, 7.30pm to 9.30pm at the Swarthmore Centre, Woodhouse Square, Leeds. www.leedspeopleschoir.org.uk.

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

GRASSINGTON FARMERS MARKET

GUISELEY FARMERS MARKET

The Station Pub, 70 Otley Road,Guiseley, LS20 8BH 3rd Sunday of every month 9am-1.30pm

HEADINGLEY FARMERS MARKET

Rose Garden, North Lane, LS6 3JJ 2nd Saturday of every month 9am-12.30pm

HORSFORTH FARMERS MARKET

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

KIRKSTALL DELI MARKET

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

OAKWOOD FARMERS MARKET

New temporary Venue – Park Avenue 3rd Saturday of every month 9am-12.30 www.oakwoodfarmersmarket.com

OTLEY COUNTRY MARKET

St John Ambulance Hall, Gay Lane, Otley.

9.30-11.15 am 1st & 3rd Friday of the month.

Homemade cakes, bakes, bread and savouries.

Homemade preserves and chutney, local honey and a range of handmade crafts. Tea, coffee and home-made biscuits.

OTLEY FARMERS MARKET

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

2015

NEW YOU, NEW WORKHOUSE FITNESS 2015 is the most exciting year in the history of Workhouse Fitness.

To find out why, try out our FREE, fitness pass below, have a work out, or try an exercise class and let a member of staff guide you through our exciting plans.

ACCESS ALL AREAS

1 DAY GYM PASS • Personal Training Programme • Sauna & Showers • Fitness Class • Creche 0113 2361 874

Also ask about our brand new, unique personal training membership.

For more detailed information check out our website

www.workhousefitness.co.uk Or call 01132 361874 to make an appointment for your free trial.

The Farsley Workhouse, Springfield commercial Centre, Bagley Lane, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5LY

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See website for full descriptions of all classes. All staff are happy to discuss and advise on any of the classes to help and support you achieving your fitness goal MON

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TUES

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H.I.T. Circuit Spinning Circuit Training Compact Circuit

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WORKHOUSE CRÈCHE Cost £2.50 per child per session. Please book in advance.

“An extremely well-run, safe and very friendly Crèche” This quote, from one of the parents says it all.

The Crèche facility gives the club an extra dimension, allowing mums and dads to have an hour or two to themselves to exercise, sauna and maybe relax with a coffee, secure in the knowledge that their children are safe and happy. It’s a great way to break up the day, let the kids play with new friends and let mum and dad get in to shape.

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To find out why, try out our FREE, fitness pass below, have a work out, or try an exercise class and let a member of staff guide you through our exciting plans.

ACCESS ALL AREAS

1 DAY GYM PASS • Personal Training Programme • Sauna & Showers • Fitness Class • Creche 0113 2361 874

Also ask about our brand new, unique personal training membership.

For more detailed information check out our website

www.workhousefitness.co.uk Or call 01132 361874 to make an appointment for your free trial.

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MASTER OF THE SKIES

buy these or make your own – for more details check the RSPB website at http://www.rspb.org. uk/makeahomeforwildlife/advice/ helpingbirds/nestboxes/

Leeds is a good place to live if you like magnificent birds of prey. Any clear sunny day, keep your eyes on the sky and you’re bound to be treated to the sight of one (or often more) beautiful red kites soaring above you, with their red-brown plumage, deeply forked tails and a wingspan of up to 1.5 metres.

Red kites were persecuted mercilessly in the UK in the 19th century, and almost died out here, with only a few pairs hanging on in north Wales. Thanks to dedicated conservationists, including the RSPB and Natural England, from 1989 birds from Spain and Sweden were re-introduced, and there are now over 2,000 breeding pairs in the UK, 10% of the world population.

The Yorkshire Red Kite Project started at Harewood House in 1999, and 15 years on, 112 territorial pairs have been recorded, and the population is considered to be self-

sustaining. The Harewood estate remains one of the best places in Leeds to see these lovely birds. Red kites feed on carrion, such as dead sheep, and also takes small live prey, such as earthworms, beetles, rodents and amphibians. In spring, you can sometimes also hear their high pitched “mewling” call, as pairs of breeding birds call out to one other.

February 14th – 21st is National Nestbox week, when you can help birds locally by putting up a nestbox in your garden. You can

Any questions, ideas, suggestions or observations about local birds and wildlife, garden or otherwise are welcome and will be included in future articles. Please email: info@ covered-magazine.net or write to Covered at the usual address.

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Please call Tel: 0113 281 8191 Unit 5, Springfield Commercial Centre, Bagley Lane, Farsley, LS28 5LY www.poppiesnwleeds.co.uk

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Crocus should start breaking through soon.

This month finish any pruning of apple and pear trees, cutting out and diseased wood and crossing branches. Plums are pruned in the summer. Then winter wash all your fruit trees and bushes, to give them a clean start for a productive summer. If you like forced rhubarb, clear the soil from around one Happy New Year to all our readers, this is a of the roots, to allow them to become frosted – then month of cold and wet, so look out for signs of cover with an upturned dustbin or similar to block spring to brighten your horizons. The first little out all the light. signs of white are showing from snowdrops, the green spikes of crocus leaves and other early In the garden, cut off old leaves of hellebores, bulbs are showing above the ground. Witch hazel and be prepared to firm back in any plants which is flowering, and the scent from Daphne and have been lifted by frost. Heavy snow falls will accumulate on hedges, shrubs and tall plants, so be Viburnum shrubs will always make you smile. prepared to knock it off if and when it occurs.

Keep of the ground while it is cold and wet, similarly with laws, since the soil will compact and make problems for later in the year. If you have the facilities, it is possible to sow sweet peas for HAGA Trading Hut an early crop, pinching out the tops when they are Potting compost with no added green waste about 9” high to make them bush out. Similar, sow Wide range of fertilizers onions seeds now, then the first sowing of broad Insecticides and fungicides Garden tools beans – making small successions sowing of beans Pots, trays and many other accessories in the following months. If the soil is not too cold Free advice - just ask! and wet, plant your garlic and shallots outside. If the conditions are not good, plant them in modules The HAGA Trading Hut is open 7pm - 8pm every Friday Featherbank Lane, Horsforth LS18 4NW under cover to get them started, then plant them out www.haga.btck.co.uk as the weather warms up.

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The Pain of New Year’s Resolutions!

Are you one of the many people who decided this January to start a new fitness regime?

Gyms are choc-a-block at this time of year, and the pavements pounded by runners, despite the weather. However many people’s resolutions may falter after the first few weeks and not only due to a lack of will power. Injuries are very common when starting new exercise, but they needn’t stop you. Getting a quick diagnosis and the correct treatment and advice can keep you on track with that New Year’s goal.

Common exercise injuries are caused by damage to the soft tissues of the body such as: • • •

Most sports injuries you will have heard of involve these structures, Muscles – can be strained by e.g. sprained ankle, tennis elbow, knee, swimmer’s sudden excessive forces or runner’s shoulder. However they are not repeated overuse Tendons – connect muscles sports specific – you don’t have to the bones, can become pick up a racquet to suffer “tennis elbow”! inflamed or damaged Ligaments – form part of the joints, connecting one bone At Physiofit our physiotherapists to another, can strained by specialise in treating injuries caused by exercise. We have twisting, slipping or falling T: 0113 258 1020 W: www.physiofitleeds.co.uk E: info@physiofitleeds.co.uk

Chartered Physiotherapists offering treatment for: sports injuries · neck pain · back pain · sciatica · whiplash arthritis · ante/post natal back & pelvis pain · continence problems Pilates as: one-to-one · reformer · large groups · small groups ante/post natal · older adult · rehabilitation

Walnut Tree Physio Centre, Horsforth, LS18 5BL

experience in treating sports professionals, but can help those at any level. We assess and treat the injury but will also give advice on rehabilitation and how to avoid a recurrence. We won’t tell you to stop exercising unless it is essential but will advise you on what you can do as the injury heals. So don’t let injury thwart your resolution, get in touch on 0113 258 1020.

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Leeds vigil for Charlie Whatever people might think of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the cold-blooded murders at its offices in early January were an outrage. These journalists knew they were a target and some had been living under police protection for some time.

Indeed, one of the dead was a protection officer simply doing his job. On 11 January, French people took to the streets in their millions, united in their protest, and there were similar demonstrations across the world. The vigil held in Leeds Millennium Square drew some 150 people in support of the right to freedom of expression.

They responded to a call by former journalist Mireille Mason Beguin, who now lives in Leeds.

Other speakers included cartoonist William Rudling and Leeds City Councillor Lisa Mulherin.

Covered readers may know Yannick Minvielle-Debat, who runs French dance workshops all over Leeds.

Here with her son, Lucien

Mireille Mason Beguin addressing the crowd

Cartoonist William Rudling

Ahmed Merabet was the first victim, a policeman on patrol. As it happens, he was a Muslim

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CHARITY GOLF DAY IN APRIL Golfers are being urged to not miss out on the chance to top the leaderboard at the 2015 Lord Mayor’s annual charity Golf Day. Following a successful inaugural tournament in 2014, participants will once again be able to test their mettle as part of a fourperson team against rival line-ups at the 18-hole competition, which is set to be held on Wike Ridge at Leeds Golf Centre on Thursday 30 April 2015.

As part of the £350 entry fee per team of four, those taking part will not only be treated to lunch, dinner and goodie bag prizes, they can also test their golfing abilities in a series of fun and testing challenges.

Held in support of the Lord Mayor of Leeds Councillor David Congreve’s chosen charity, the Leeds Children’s Hospital Appeal, and the Leeds Children’s Charity, last year’s event was a sell-out success, and anyone wishing to be involved in the 2015 tournament, are being urged to book their place as soon as possible to avoid potential disappointment.

David Johnston, president of the Leeds & District Union of Golf Clubs, Nigel Sweet, operations manager Wike Ridge Golf Club, Verlie McCann, chairman of the Leeds Children's Charity and the Lord Mayor of Leeds Councillor David Congreve.

For further details around the event, please contact by email: lordmayorsoffice@leeds.gov.uk or telephone: 0113 2474194.

Anyone wishing to contribute to the appeal can do so in the following ways: By text: ‘LMCA01’ to 70070, or online at www.justgiving.com/lmca The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor David Congreve said: "We are delighted to be hosting the 2015 Lord Mayor’s charity Golf Day at Wike Ridge Championship Golf Course, which last year was

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a fantastic success despite the wet weather!

"This is a brilliant opportunity for keen golfers of all abilities to take part in what is a really fun event as a member of a four-person team against rival line-ups over 18 testing holes.

"With a lovely lunch, dinner and goodie bags also included on the day along with a number of individual competitions this really is something not to be missed, especially when all proceeds from the competition will be given to two fantastic charities."

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The company car market is a competitive one. German brands fight for space on lists designed to keep managers and executives happy. If you are fairly senior you might be fortunate to have an options list littered with BMW 5-series, Audi A6s and Mercedes E-Classes. All very good cars but all of them very sensible and perhaps a little bit bland. They are all designed to blend desirability, luxury and low emissions.

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So what would happen then if hidden in amongst those vapid choices there was a name associated with Italian race cars?

Doing just that is the Maserati Ghibli Diesel. A four door diesel saloon like the rest but this offering has heritage. From the giant trident badge on the nose, a menacing grill and muscular bodywork the Ghibli brings something new to the table.

Maserati brought a Ghibli Diesel to Wetherby and I had to jump at the chance of trying it out. As I approached the car there were hints of Maserati’s popular GT models and of the Ghibli’s bigger brother the Quattroporte.

The large alloy wheels and four exhaust pipes suggested a sporty machine and didn’t give away this car as the diesel engine option.

The interior was a pleasant space to be in with a large touch-screen acting as the focal point of the

generally uncluttered dashboard. A carbon fibre finish to the centre console injecting a sporty finish into an otherwise luxury environment of leather and exposed stitches. If you’re feeling brave you can even specify red leather seats.

The VM Sourced 275bhp V6 engine was unmistakably the diesel but was far from obtrusive. Driving along in ICE (Increased Control and Efficiency) or normal mode and the Ghibli wafts around as you would expect any of its competitors. Select Sport mode and the Ghibli comes alive. The 8-speed ZF automatic gearbox waits until higher revs before shifting, valves in the exhaust open up and the ‘Active Sound’ system pipes the best of the exhaust note back into the cabin. Amongst this orchestra of noise 60mph comes up in just 6.3 seconds which is more than adequate for a car of this size.

Even at slow speeds driving through the centre of Wetherby the burble of the Maserati grabbed the attention of bystanders, something few of its competitors could manage. That is what the Maserati brings to the table, it has that something else. It is practical, efficient and has a reasonable emissions but more than that the Ghibli makes you feel special.

The Maserati Ghibli Diesel starts at £49,160 On The Road, has an average consumption of just 47.9 and emits just 158g/km of carbon dioxide. For those company car drivers amongst us the Benefit In Kind rate of 27%.

If you are lucky enough to have the Ghibli Diesel on your company car list, or even luckier to be able to afford one, then this is one car I suggest you take a closer look at.

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COMMITTED TO CARE St Gemma’s Hospice is committed to giving the best possible care to patients and their families.

As well as providing care for patients in the Hospice’s In-Patient Unit or through their Community Nursing Service for those patients living at home, St Gemma’s is constantly looking for ways to make things better for patients. In 2011, the Hospice took the next step to improving services when One of these studies is testing they opened their Academic Unit out new pain medicines, some of which can combine with standard of Palliative Care [AUPC]. painkillers, to make them more The AUPC, led by Professor effective. They are also running a Mike Bennett, is a collaboration programme of interlinked projects with the University of Leeds which will help cancer patients, and it aims to improve care for and their carers, living at home, to patients with a terminal illness manage their medicines and their through research and education. pain more effectively.

An important focus of the AUPC is research into better treatment The researchers have been and care for cancer pain. A team working with patients, carers and of researchers, working between health professionals, listening the University of Leeds and St to their experiences, in order to Gemma’s, are currently studying identify improvements that can and testing different aspects of be made. From this work, a pain ‘toolkit’ has been developed and cancer pain management.

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is currently being tested and a new system, giving speedy access to a health care professional for advice, is being developed.

St Gemma’s will use the results from this programme to improve pain management and a better quality of life for all cancer patients in Leeds and West Yorkshire, not just patients at St Gemma’s Hospice.

If you would like to donate to St Gemma’s then please visit the Hospice’s website, www.st-gemma. co.uk or call 0113 218 5555 to make a telephone donation.

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East Riddlesden Hall

East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley Last month we featured the Leeds National Trust Association’s 50th birthday party. There being no actual NT properties in the whole of Leeds, members have to travel if they want to visit any.

In the case of East Riddlesden Hall, that’s not far. And it’s unusual. Whereas the majority of stately homes in the area are legacies from Victorian captains of industry, East Riddlesden Hall dates from much earlier.

The earliest part of the main building, now a ruin, is known as the Starkie Wing. Originally a house built in the thirteenth century and hall built in the fourteenth, it was remodelled in the 1690s by Edmund Starkie, a prosperous local merchant.

Dangerously dilapidated, all but the façade was demolished in 1905.

Another branch of Starkie’s family, the Murgatroyds, had already added their own extensions, façades and detail to the existing fifteenth and sixteenth century structures. Today, there

The kitchen

are so many revelations and new interpretations that the even some of those in the know have had difficulty keeping up.

– hundreds of miles away in Suffolk. As absentee landlords they redeployed rooms according to the needs of a succession of tenants. They also sold parts of the Times change estate – perhaps those worth more to the industrial community than What had become a seventeenth the agricultural. The buildings century manor house was became neglected to the point of severely affected by the Industrial dilapidation.

Revolution.

Factories sprang up nearby.

The Leeds and To the rescue Liverpool Canal, cut through the estate. Ownership had passed to In 1913 twin brothers William Elizabeth and Catherine Starkie (Mayor of Keighley) and John and, on marriage, to their husbands Brigg bought most of the fittings

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The drawing room

The entrance porch, part of James Murgatroyd’s 1640s redevelopment

or jewels, no royal scandals. The atmosphere is therefore informal and friendly, rather than one of reverence where visitors feel compelled to speak in whispers.

And there aren’t nearly as many roped-off sections or severe warning notices that some other attractions have. The volunteer staff are local and are keen to share and inform.

Leeds NTA

A bedroom

of the house in the hope that public funds could be raised to save the buildings. War intervening, a buyer was eventually found in 1933. But he was a builder and wanted to develop the whole site. Eventually he was persuaded to sell the hall and immediately surrounding land to the Brigg brothers who handed it to the National Trust in 1934. The task was immense – to peel back 300 years of changes and replace the long gone contents.

One important and architectural feature

Leeds National Trust Association has in hand a substantial donation to the hall, helping fund a living connection between the location’s farming, industrial and wool industries. Details have yet to be finalised, though Covered has been invited to attend a commemorative event in June.

So, more later ...

grounds is the Great Barn, approximately 35 metres by 15, with few changes since the seventeenth century and regarded as one of the finest in the North.

It also serves as a small and East Riddlesden Hall, Bradford informal museum of agricultural Road, Keighley, West Yorkshire, equipment.

BD20 SEL. Around £6 admission to house, gardens and grounds.

Up close and personal Free parking. Public transport nearby. Limited disability access.

East Riddlesden Hall is more Open Saturday-Wednesday country manor than stately home. March-October, Sat/Sun The rooms are smaller, less grand. November-early December (some original No oils by Turner, no furniture exceptions and special events). in the by Chippendale, no family silver Full details on nationaltrust.org.uk

40 Covered Classifieds Aerials & Satellite

Aerials & Satellite

AA

Dale Communications Ltd

AERIAL SERVICES Are you ready for digital?

TV AERIAL, SATELLITE & COMMUNICATION SPECIALISTS Installations

• • • • • • • • • • • •

Repairs

Digital Upgrades and Repairs Compliant to CAI Standard Free Callout Estimates No Hidden Charges OAP Discounts One Year’s Parts & Labour Guarantee as standard

Upgrades

Digital Aerials & Sky Installations & Repairs LCD, LED & Plasma Installations Extra TV/Sky Points Multi Point Systems Watch & Control Sky in Any Room Fully Insured and Qualified Engineers Locally Family Run Business with 25 Years’ Experience 7 Day service with Locally Employed Engineers FREE QUOTATIONS CCTV Installations – Domestic & Commercial 17th Edition Electrician 15% Discount with this advert

CALL YOUR LOCAL ENGINEER ON 0800 633 5311 / 07711 796985 Local to you in LS12, LS13 & LS28 Website: www.dalecomm.co.uk Email: sales@dalecomm.co.uk

Pudsey: 0113 255 2277 Mobile: 07980 651974

Building & Joinery Services

PEARL BUILDING SERVICES DON’T MOVE... IMPROVE Structural / Engineering Work · Extensions · Full Design Service Brick / Stonework / Pointing · Kitchen / Bathroom / Bedrooms / Loft / Basement Conversion · Renovation and Restoration Work / Bespoke Joinery · Electrical / Plumbing / Plastering · Solar Panels Fitted For further information, along with a no-obligation quotation, please contact us on the following:

OFFICE: 0113 255 2877 MOBILE: 07958 742 032 EMAIL: info@pearlbuildingservices.co.uk WEB: www.pearlbuildingservices.co.uk

Charities & Fundraising St Gemma’s

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Children & Families Future Prospects

5

Cleaning Services Poppies

23

HOMEMAIDS CLEANING SERVICES LTD Ete 1999

PUDSEY

Locally Based Reliable, Trustworthy Staff References Available

WEEKLY, FORTNIGHTLY, MONTHLY OR 1 OFF CLEANS VERY FLEXIBLE

A company small enough to care but large enough to cope Please call Helen on: 0113 2555307 or 07808 410294

Covered Classifieds Decorators

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Garage Doors

g

GARAGE SAME

Decoratin

by HOLMES & SONS

EST 1928

DOOR DAY

REPAIRS

7 DAYS A WEEK 8AM - 8PM • • • •

Broken Cables & Spring Repairs Locks Replaced Remote Controls Fitted & Repaired New Doors Fitted

ALL AREAS COVERED NO CALL OUT CHARGE

www.firstgaragedoors.com

All types of decoration work Internal & external Large or small Insurance work welcome Special rates for Senior Citizens

23

Garden & Tree Services HAGA

24

Health & Wellbeing Mirage E Cigs

40

Physio Fit

26

Slimming World

27

Heating & Plumbing

HILLFOOT GAS AND PLUMBING SERVICES

Dentists

Tel: 0113 2569270

Whitecote

Central Heating Boilers Water Heaters Fires Cookers Hobs

Dental Laboratory Ltd.

• 1 Hour Denture Repairs • New NHS & Private Dentures • Local Service with a Smile

Leeds City College

551190

Tel: 07759095694 Appliance Servicing Landlord Certifications Gas Safety Inspections Bathroom Suites General Plumbing Work No Job Too Small

ahutchinson-83@trade.co.uk

Chrome Orthodontics Flexible Dentures Crowns Gumshields

Kip McGrath

Page

Alba Tyres

TEL: 07802 464296 or: 07852 311683

Education

CALL GARY MOBILE

07860 382 984

Garage Services

Quality Workmanship by professionals Free Estimates Call us for an immediate response

32, Whitecote Hill, Bramley, Leeds LS13 2HU e: enquiries@whitecote-dental.co.uk

LEEDS

01132 820 410

t: 0113 2571 386 Page 5 17

Food & Drink Cornmill Lodge

5

Horsforth Beer Festival

7

42 Covered Classifieds Heating & Plumbing

Locksmiths

M.T PLUMBING

No call out charge Tap washers to full bathroom suites

No job too small All plumbing work undertaken All work fully insured & guaranteed Free quotes

Based in Pudsey (Leeds) ahutchinson-83@trade.co.uk

Tel: 0113 2569270

Mob: 07759095694

Jewellers

Mobile Valeting

Page

Queensbury Jewellers

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Joinery

The Joiner & Handyman All Aspects of Joinery & General Maintenance s

No Job Too Small General Building work Decking & Fencing UPVC facias & Soffits Guttering Repaired, Cleaned & Replaced Ridge Tiles Repoint Small Roof Repairs

T E L : 0 7 7 8 6 74 3 3 0 2

jamestingle@gmail.com

OAP Discount Available

NEW CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING! GET YOUR BUSINESS COVERED FROM JUST ÂŁ29.99 + VAT PER MONTH! CALL: 0113 274 5639

Covered Classifieds

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Photographic Resources

Page

Leodis

23

Piano Tuition

pick one up!

In addition to the city’s highest door-to-door distribution, Covered is now available in selected supermarkets and convenience stores. Look out for us across the city in:

Property Renewal

Handyman Services from £25.00 Plumbing, Joinery, Decorating & Odd Jobs.

Tel: 01132 361 845

Renewable Energy The Phoenix Works

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Travel Hanson Travel

7

Windows, Doors & Conservatories Cloudy 2 Clear

9

Rainbow Windows

2

Regency Windows

11 & 15

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