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may 2012
IN THIS MONTH... The new design for the newsletter just arrived!! I’m really happy with it and I will improve it monthly with your suggestions and new sections. This month we have some special events in Leeds, also some tips for travelling in Scotland in the new section “Discovering UK”. Of course the ideas of what to do on a rainy or sunny day, with culture and entertainment for small budgets is still on! I really encourage you to collaborate with the newsletter by sending your ideas, places that you have visited, events that you want to promote, etc. to visibility@everythingispossible.eu Thanks and enjoy! Eva de Luis Iglesias
SPECIAL EVENTS 9th May - Open Day organised by Everything is Possible in the Leeds Central Library. + Open Market from 13.00 to 19.00 + Info Session at 13.00 & 17.00
12th May - Handmade art&crafts fair in Wharf Chambers 14th May - Sabina’s birthday!! Until 16th May - Leeds through
a Lens Exhibition in Leeds Gallery (Munroe House)
25th to 27th May - Leeds Loves Food in Millennium Square
DISCOVERING UK Weekly trip around Scotland I’m gonna tell you my personal experience in Scotland and the trips that I’ve made with some useful tips that can help you to prepare yours. Scotland is amazing to visit. From my point of view it worths going at least one week to do this journey, and always by car.
Castle and their views), and Inverness. It worth going for a half day visit, very unique and mystic places.
A visit to Scotland is not the same if you don’t go to a distillery. There are lots of them in the area between Inverness and Aberdeen, our next After one week volunteering in Largs and Glasgow destination, we decided to visit Dallas Dhu, an with the EP Grundtvig Learner Workshop, Felix old and traditional Distillery. Aberdeen is another and me went to Edinburgh (Castle in the big amazing city in the east coast build almost pic.) for a couple of days: Amazing and vibrant entirely with granite. If you have time, go to the city full of tourist (mainly Spanish) with some maritime museum (free entry) and walk around cheap hostels (8-10 pounds) in the city centre. I the city centre. encourage you to do the free tour (available in spanish & english). You can find more info in this website: www.neweuropetours.eu. Two days is enough to visit Edinburgh, then you can move to another place. After this visit, Felix came back to Leeds and I continued my discovery trip with other frinds. We went to visit the Falkirk Wheel (it´s an enormous wheel to act as a boat lift between two canals). After that, we continue through Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. There was a really beautiful landscape between the mountains and Lochs. I really advise you to go for a walk around the Loch Katrine. You can breathe pure air, enjoy the forest and if you feel strong and rich, you can rent a bike there (£12x1hour), but it´s not necessary. After this short stop we continued to our final destination, a hostel in the middle of Cairngorm National Park, near Aviemore.
After Aberdeen we drove through the coast until Dunnottar Castle (in the small pic.) a Castle (as always in ruins) on the coast, amazing landscape. We finished our day visiting St.Andrews, the university, their great coast and in good mood. Finally we spend the last day in Stirling walking around the city centre, the Castle and the William Wallace Monument.
The next day we went to the main mountain and after taking some nice photographs we If you need any more practicle information, ask start our route to the Loch Ness, the village of me by email: visibility@everythingispossible.eu Drummadrochit (the most interesting part is the and I will answer you with pleasure!
SUNNY DAYS
Handmade: art and craft fair - 12th May 2012 Here you have one option for the typical question: What can I do in a Saturday apart from going to a party? I have the answer for you: something healthy and creative! “Handmade”is an arts and crafts fair celebrating some of Leeds most talented creative folks. On offer will be an array of handmade delights; from totes and prints to jewellery and needlecraft. There will be a stand from Leeds Alternative Comics Fair as well full of comics and magazines. Wharf Chambers will open their cafe
for the day, so come pursue, eat cake and hang out. It’s FREE ENTRY so…why not? :) Check the blog for updates, including profiles of sellers leading up to the big day to think about what can you buy! www.handmadeleeds.blogspot.com Wharf Chambers is located on the ground floor of a Victorian former pork pie factory at 23-25 Wharf Street, LS2 7EQ. It’s on the edge of The Calls near the back of the Corn Exchange.
Where: Wharf Chambers, LS2 7EQ When: 12th May 2012 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Cost: Free entry More info: www.handmade-leeds.blogspot.com
Leeds Loves Food We love food, and it seems that Leeds as well, so be ready for this good combination! In Millennium Square, the last week-end of May there is an event where you can enjoy food sample, recipe ideas, market stalls and cooking demonstrations.
Where: Wharf Chambers, LS2 7EQ When: 12th May 2012 12:00pm - 4:00pm
During the festival weekend treat yourself not just with a visit to Millennium Square but also to Leeds Kirkgate Market, Leeds Corn Exchange, Victoria Quarter, The Light, St John’s Centre and Merrion Centre. Enjoy your meal!
Cost: Free entry, but you have to pay for food More info: www.handmade-leeds.blogspot.com
RAINY DAYS
Leeds Through A Lens - until 16th May Here you have a different activity for photography lovers! It’s selection of works of and about the City of Leeds and its people, shot by 15 different photographers. The photographies in this show ranges from portraits to landscapes, documentary to fine art; some pieces were shot over 30 year ago, others were taken last week. The photographers were
simply asked to submit a selection of three or four images to represent their view of Leeds, whether that be the people, the architecture or just the atmosphere they feel it evokes. I really encourage you to go there and to discover another point of view of the city where you are living.
Where: Leeds Gallery, Munro House, York Street When: Until 16th of May
Cost: Free entry More info: http://www.leedsgallery.com
Films!! In Hyde Park Picture House Now that everybody knows where the Hyde Park Picture House is, you just have to complete the second step: To go there.
masterpieces, documentaries and the best of worst movies ever made. Maybe this is not your style (it’s not mine), but who knows! You can check the movies and the times on the website.
Every Saturday there are late night cult films, forgotten
Where: The Hyde Park Picture House, Brudenell Road When: Fri4th 17.50, Sat5th 20.00, Sun6th20.00, 17.50, Tue8th 20.20, Wed9th 14.40, Thu10th 17.50
Mon7th
Another movie that I know more than one could love is “Marley”, of course about Bob Marley’s life. The movie is really long (2 hours and 40 minutes) so…probably you have to love Bob Marley to go there. The dates and times to see the movie are the following:
Cost: £4.50-£5.50 More info: http://www.hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk
THE WEATHER IN ENGLAND by Mayra Oreste
¿Who said it rains everyday in England? That person wasn’t on the wrong way but there is one aspect that I’d add: here you can find the four seasons everyday!!
You can get up, look through the window and decide, seeing the blue sky, to wear the spring trousers and pumps that you have in your wardrobe from a long time ago. Smiling because of the sun you go to work. There, all the people are surprised (like you) and speaking about the
good weather and remind you that it’s not usual… However, you can see that you are the only one who is wearing spring clothes. Yes, only you because the other people wear summer clothes! Like sandals and shorts (typical English people). It’s time to go home after working and when you go out from the office you realise where you are: you have you feet wet because of a pond… Yes, it’s windy and raining and you have to walk through the main road without umbrella, a proper coat and your wet feet… And the worst is when you walk next to Primark and you can read: “It’s summer, let’s buy new clothes!”… Summer?? In April?? In England?? What a lie!
When you arrive at home, completely wet, your flatmates invite you to go to a pub and drink a beer. So you put your rain shoes and your raincoat on, take your umbrella, and before going out you see the rest of the people are wearing spring clothes! As a good friend as you are, you suggest them changing their clothes, but they don’t want to. When you go out, unexpectedly, the clouds go away and the sun comes again. Of course you prefer the good weather but
not when you have as many layers as an onion! Your flatmates laugh at you and say that you are exaggerating, so you start believing it. But while you are going home after the beers (of course it couldn’t be only one) it starts snowing. Fortunately you are prepared for the snow but your flatmates aren’t, so they decide to walk next to you under your umbrella but it’s impossible because it’s from “One Pound” shop and it’s too small! With a smile on your face you say to them: “I think you are the ones who are exaggerating, remember we are not in Spain!”
Because of this I want to give you some advice: wear winter clothes every morning, take a big bag with you and carry your spring shoes, shorts, a t-shirt and sunglasses with you! And don’t forget the sun cream! ;) Mayra Oreste Armendáriz
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.