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Dear Readers,

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Things are looking up! I always feel that May is a ‘happy’ month – full of hope and the promise of warm, sunny days.....sometime....soon.

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This month we can look forward to an extraordinary public art event in Leeds – Leeds Canvas: OverWorlds UnderWorlds, which is curated by the internationally acclaimed artist filmmakers The Quay Brothers, working with eight local art organisations.

Headingley Music Festival returns for its third year; we hear about a visit to the Jewish Heritage Centre for Children; York Gate Garden is ready to welcome visitors again; and we try Blackhouse Grill in Leeds.

We also catch up with Marco Pierre White as he returns to his roots at The Box Tree in Ilkley on its 50th anniversary. We flag up an international Art in Sport conference to be held in Headingley in September; and there’s lots of interesting community news and events to browse through.

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We’d like to thank the anonymous gentleman who took the trouble to tear out the page with our overlooked spelling mistake and post it back to us! We will endeavour to do better in future.

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Interview with Marco Pierre White

Marco returns to The Box Tree in Ilkley to celebrate this famous restaurant’s 50th anniversary

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards

Carole, Jack and the team

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Headingley Development Trust Welcomes its 1,000th Member

The Trust now has more paying members than any other development trust within the Locality Network

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Making Sure Our NHS Services Work for Us

Jeremy Pritlove of Leeds Hospital Alert urges us to encourage our GPs to support good publicly provided health services

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Leeds Canvas: OverWorlds and UnderWorlds Exciting public art project in the centre of Leeds, curated by the iconic Quay Brothers

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They Lived in Leeds: Dr Samuel Smiles Eve Bradford looks at the fascinating life of another local resident

Restaurant Review: Blackhouse Grill Good food and a great ambiance

Headingley Music Festival Another great line-up for the third annual music festival

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HEADINGLEY DEVELOPMENT TRUST WELCOMES ITS 1000TH MEMBER! EDITORIAL

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Sylvia Evans, Kim Johnston (Development Manager), Bryn Evans, Richard Norton (Chair), Adrian Luke (Board member) Bryn Evans recently became Headingley Development Trust’s 1000th member and was warmly welcomed by Chair, Richard Norton.

Headingley Development Trust (HDT) was formed in 2005 by local residents wishing to initiate a range of positive interventions aimed at restoring sustainability to the community of Headingley.

“It is through the support of our members that we have been able to achieve a number of significant goals”, said Kim Johnston, Development Manager. “Without the ideas

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The Trust now has the largest paying membership of any Development Trust within the Locality Network, the umbrella organisation for Development Trusts in the UK

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0113 274 8776 and dedication our members bring I doubt we would have come this far. The Trust now has the largest paying membership of any Development Trust within the Locality Network, the umbrella organisation for Development Trusts in the UK.” HDT is involved in a number of projects, the flagship of which is HEART (Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre) the refurbished, former Bennett Road primary school. Today the Centre accommodates rehearsal and meeting spaces, training rooms, a café and a business centre targeted at small local businesses. Rooms are available for hire and the centre plays host to a huge variety of events.

Other projects are: The Headingley Orchard Group; Café Scientifique, where local residents meet for mini ‘lectures’ on all things Scientific; Headingley Homes, which aims to purchase homes to be leased to families rather than continue as HMOs (houses of multiple occupation); and Pig and Fowl Coops, which purchase chicken and pork direct from the producer. The longest established project is the FARMA certified Headingley Farmers’ Market which is held the second Saturday of the month in front of The Arc on North Lane.

For further information, visit www.headingleydevelopmenttrust.org.uk, www.heartcentre.org.uk or contact Kim@headingleydevelopmenttrust.org.uk

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MAKING SURE OUR NHS SERVICES WORK FOR US NEW CEO Now that the NHS and Social Care Act is law, what can we do to make sure our health service continues to provide the best possible care for the people of Leeds? What can we do to make sure that our NHS works for us and not to make profits for private health care companies?

These were some of the questions considered by local people at a well-attended meeting in Roundhay recently, organised by Leeds Hospital Alert. The meeting was called to give people an opportunity to reflect on what we should do now that the Act has been passed.

The Act gives GPs, working together in Clinical Commissioning Groups, the power to choose what our local NHS services will be and who will provide them. This is a huge new task for GPs. The message from the meeting in Roundhay was that we should support our GPs to provide the best quality services, that are publicly accountable and based on what local people say that they need.

At the Roundhay meeting, people said that we should ask our GPs to commit their Commissioning Groups to these principles: • To take no action that will undermine our continuing access to local services which we need, trust and rely upon. Good local services provided directly through the NHS should stay that way and not be sold off.

• To refuse simply to hand over services to ‘Any Qualified Provider’ (probably a private health care company) just because the government or the European Commission says so.

We must keep services working for local people.

• Not to set up contracts with health care companies which are subject to commercial confidentiality. These are our services and we have the right to know about them.

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The Act encourages NHS services to be handed over to non-NHS service providers. Already a first list has been drawn up of health services which will be put out for ‘Any Qualified Provider’ to take over from the current NHS management. One of these will be community ear, nose and throat services such as are provided at Wharfedale Hospital.

• To involve local people directly in decisions about what services are provided and who provides them. As patients and carers we know best what is needed.

Leeds Hospital Alert and Leeds Keep Our NHS Public will be keeping a close eye on what is happening. If you would like to help support good publicly provided health services, please get in contact at info@ leedshospitalalert.org.uk or write to Leeds Hospital Alert at The Cardigan Centre, 145-149 Cardigan Road, Leeds LS6 1LJ. Jeremy Pritlove Leeds Hospital Alert

FOR THE CARDIGAN CENTRE After 21 years of supporting local communities, The Cardigan Centre has appointed its first Chief Executive Officer. John McKenzie joins this successful local charity, after 20 years living and working on the Isle of Man. John sees his position as CEO as ensuring that everyone is clear about what the Centre does, that the charity responds to the needs of the community, that high standards are maintained and the necessary funding and resources needed to continue and expand the work of the centre is obtained.

“Economically, socially and politically it is becoming increasingly difficult for third sector and voluntary organisations to attract and maintain funds, engage with local communities and groups, and act as a voice for disadvantaged people”, said John.

“However, every challenge is also an opportunity, and I am a firm believer that quality work attracts resources and that there is enormous untapped potential in our communities.”

The Cardigan Centre aims to improve the quality of life for local people.

Services are delivered to young people through Youth Point; older people by a Handy Person scheme and on-line sessions; support to small businesses via the Resource Centre; and health and wellbeing services are delivered across the organisation.

John has issued an open invitation to any local community member to come and talk to him about how they feel the Cardigan Centre can continue to improve local lives.

Contact John on 0113 274 9959 or john.mckenzie@cardigancentre.org.uk

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IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE… With the evenings getting longer, Safer Leeds would like to remind everyone that ‘It only takes a minute’ to secure your home.

In a matter of minutes burglars can sneak in through an unlocked door while you are out in the garden or busy in the kitchen.

Safer Leeds is urging people to stop and think – it only takes a minute to lock your doors and windows to prevent this. One in three burglaries in the last 12 months were sneak-ins through unsecured doors and windows.

“This is a fantastic opportunity to have all the benefits of caring for a dog without the full-time responsibility”, said Ben Drury, Mobility Team Manager of Guide Dogs. “It’s also very rewarding to be involved in the upbringing and training of a guide dog, which will one day provide freedom and independence for a blind or partially-sighted person.”

The Association currently has around 4,500 working guide dogs and, with each animal averaging a working life of six to seven years, it is essential that the charity finds enough homes to bring the next generation of trainee dogs closer to areas where their future visually impaired partners live.

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It is looking for boarders who live in a house with a secure garden and an area of hard standing, and are able to drop off and collect the dog from the Guide Dogs’ Centre on Headingley Lane, between 8-9am and 5-6pm Monday – Friday. They also need the dogs to be looked after over the weekend. They provide full training and support, and supply all equipment, food and veterinary care.

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Guide Dogs is appealing for volunteers to board its trainee dogs.

“A burglar’s dream is an unlocked door or window”, said Assistant Chief Constable Geoff Dodd.

“The message is clear - lock your doors when you come home and don’t leave windows open in an unoccupied room.”

As part of keeping valuables safe, Safer Leeds is also encouraging residents to register personal items, like mobile phones, TVs and laptops, on the national property register site at www.immobilise. com to ensure that they are more easily traceable if stolen.

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Politically it was a very different time. A year earlier, Margaret Thatcher had won a second term as prime minister. Between then and now we’ve seen four other prime ministers and a political landscape vastly different to anything anyone would have imagined.

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The mix of ages and ethnicities of our community has changed. We’ve now got sizeable Sikh and Muslim communities living alongside our more established Jewish and Christian communities. Nonetheless, Moortown has retained a distinctive and unique identity throughout this period.

But there are certain things that won’t have changed so much. Many of the schools remain same as they were then, despite sweeping changes to the education system from various governments. Myers’ Kosherie (under a different name) moved to its current site in the same year and has been a Moortown Corner mainstay ever since.

It’s fair to say that Meanwood and Moortown have moved with the times but have both remained vibrant communities with very distinct identities. I am optimistic that this will continue to be the case in future years.

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The issue of night time noise is an important one for Headingley residents. Our area suffers more than most, due to the knock on effects of a large number of licensed premises and late night house parties. It’s a perennial problem and one that the council has failed to crack.

Residents regularly contact me about the issue and many are unhappy with the service they’ve received from the council.

I have concerns about the effectiveness of the current approach, which is to leave night time noise to Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). I don’t think this gives the issue the priority it needs. PCSOs aren’t on duty in the middle of the night – precisely when they are most needed to deal with the problem.

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Our area suffers more than most, due to the knock on effects of a large number of licensed premises and late night house parties

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I’m also concerned that the Council has stopped recording information on how many calls it receives to the late night noise nuisance service. It used to collect statistics so we could at least see the size of the problem and whether it was getting worse, or improving. When I asked to see the latest statistics I was first told that statistics were no longer being kept, and then that they might be available, but on a different system, and even that they had been mis-recorded (?). The failure to collect this information denies us valuable insights into how we might better tackle the issue.

For these reasons I recently arranged a public meeting so that residents could meet with representatives from the Council and put their concerns across. The meeting was well attended and I think that those who came found it constructive and there were some useful suggestions as to how to take things forward. I am hopeful that the Council will seize the opportunity this provides to improve the late night noise service.

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THEY LIVED IN LEEDS Dr Samuel Smiles , 1812-1904 Surgeon, Journalist, Reformer, Writer

One evening in 1845 a group of young workmen, members of a ‘mutual improvement’ society, gathered in a dingy rented room in Leeds to hear a talk by the editor of the radical Leeds Times, Dr Samuel Smiles, a passionate advocate of working-class education. He illustrated his inspirational talk with stories of famous men from humble beginnings who had achieved success and distinction through their own efforts and determination. So the seed was sown for the book that was later to make him a household name: the immensely popular Self-Help, published in 1859, constantly reprinted and translated into languages across the world over the following half-century.

Samuel Smiles was a Scot, born near Edinburgh in 1812, one of eleven children of strict Calvinist parents.

At fourteen he was apprenticed to the local doctor, and later gained qualifications in medicine and surgery at Edinburgh University.

He returned home but found few patients, so began to write articles on the social issues close to his heart – journalism beckoned as a possible alternative career. In 1838 he was offered the editorship of the reformist paper, the Leeds Times. He accepted, hoping to promote his ideals of a more just society. He was to spend the next twenty years in Leeds, where he married and his five children were born – ‘about the happiest and most fruitful period of my life’.

In 1845 he resigned from the Leeds Times, but had to find work to support his growing family. After a brief return to medical practice, he was appointed Secretary to the newly-planned Leeds and Thirsk Railway. It was no sinecure. Work began on the line to Harrogate in 1846, but met with desperate 14 May 2012 | northleedslife.co.uk

Over the next years he filled his evenings and spare moments with writing. His first book was The Life of George Stevenson (1857), its success prompting his publishers to go ahead with Self-Help which instantly became an international bestseller (they had previously rejected it!) This was followed by Lives of the Engineers (1862) and three further books expounding his social philosophy: Character (1871), Thrift (1875) and finally Duty (1887). The titles speak for themselves.

The double pressure of writing and working affected his health; he retired in 1871, but lived on, still writing,

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The 1840s in Leeds were years of political unrest and economic hardship. Smiles was a passionate supporter of reform, pushing for electoral change problems in constructing the long Bramhope Tunnel, bedevilled by constant flooding and subsidence.

The cost in money and life was crippling – 24 men died building the tunnel (their memorial stands in Otley churchyard) and the company was almost bankrupted. The line finally opened in 1849.

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The 1840s in Leeds were years of political unrest and economic hardship. Smiles was a passionate supporter of reform, pushing for electoral change, the repeal of the Corn Laws, working class education and research into unemployment and poverty. He wrote numerous editorials, gave lectures, took a leading part in the Leeds Parliamentary Reform Association and was active in a grassroots committee investigating unemployment. He believed in reform through rational negotiation and consensus, and was deeply opposed to the violence of the Chartists, but in time he began to feel frustrated and disillusioned by the failure of this approach.

stressful work, he continued to write and lecture. He campaigned for a national education system and for public libraries, and found time to support local initiatives – he was the first president of the Woodhouse Mechanics Institution and taught at the Zion School at Wortley. But in 1854, when the Leeds and Thirsk Railway was absorbed into the Leeds Northern, he lost his job and moved away to London, to become Secretary of the South Eastern Railway company.

until 1904. By then the popularity of Self-Help and the social vision it embodied was waning. Later critics condemned Smiles as moralising and patronising, promoting a myth of individual social mobility, but his work continues to attract comment and reinterpretation. The ideas discussed in the dingy room in Leeds in 1845 are not forgotten, and in their time provided his listeners with encouragement and hope.

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Born in 1840, Robert was the son of James Hudson, a woollen cloth manufacturer based in Drighlington. Trained as a draughtsman, Robert made his fortune in the design and manufacture of equipment for the haulage of coal. This was a time when Leeds and the surrounding area had numerous coal mines, rather than housing developments.

Robert set up his first works in Gildersome in 1865. In the census of 1881, he is described as an ‘engineer and iron founder’ employing 70 men and six boys. By 1900 the works covered 31 acres, produced its own steel from iron, with iron and steel foundries, forges, and full machining facilities, together with its own railway link to the Great Northern Line.

The head office, covering sales and design, was based on Meadow Lane in Leeds.

Hudson’s expansion continued right up until 1948, with offices and manufacturing plants established in South Africa and India. It was only in 1982 that the Gildersome works eventually closed, followed two years later by the company itself.

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The charity recently took in three cats and their kittens, a pregnant cat, and three one week old kittens. With so many kittens, the space usually available for new cats is full, until they are nine weeks old and have had their first vaccinations.

Linda explained “We will never put a healthy cat down and whilst we do our best for all cats that are brought to us, we only have so much room. Now, sadly, we are having to turn many away every week.”

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These shocking statistics underpin talks given by Nick Berry and Gary Knamiller on behalf of WaterAid. As volunteer speakers, Nick and Gary promote the work of the charity and are looking for opportunities to talk to groups, to raise awareness, and ideally to fundraise for this international charity. They work with faith groups, Rotarians, schools, scouts and guides, WIs, Country Women’s Associations, Soroptomists, and many more.

If you would like more information, or would like to invite Nick or Gary to talk to a group, please contact Nick Berry at 01943 430042, nickw.berry@blueyonder.co.uk, or Gary Knamiller at 01943 430634, garyknamiller@yahoo.co.uk.

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Includes goodie bag, glass of wine on arrival, and screening of the film.

On Thursday 7th June there will be a private screening of the much-loved Tom Cruise classic Cocktail at Alea Casino, Clarence Dock, to help raise funds to provide mood lighting in delivery rooms at the Leeds General Infirmary.

Alea Casino, Clarence Dock

7th June 2012

The event kicks off with a wine reception at 6:30pm followed by the film. For just £15 each guest can enjoy a welcome drink, the film and a goodie bag to take home. There will also be a raffle with some amazing prizes.

6.30pm

All proceeds will go towards the Birthing Suite Fund at LGI. This event is available to over 18s only (under 21s must provide ID).

Please contact LGI’s Fudraising Team on 0113 3926803 or email fundraising@leedsth.nhs.uk for more information.

Tickets are limited so please call 0113 3925140 as soon as you can to book.

Alea is a strictly over 18s venue. Anyone who looks under 21 must provide ID

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MARCO PIERRE WHITE AT THE BOX TREE, ILKLEY place and, in terms of the gastronomic history of Britain, one of the most important establishments. Fifty years on it’s more than just a restaurant; it’s an institution.”

March Pierre retired as a chef in 1999, and I asked if he’d fulfilled his ambitions? “I’d reached a point where I felt the industry was changing and people were coming into it for the wrong reasons”, he said. “I had entered a world where cooking was a craft, it was a trade. Chefs in those days weren’t celebrities, they weren’t acclaimed, it was the name of the restaurant above the door that drew people and a chef would go to a restaurant happy for the opportunity to work there. By the mid-90s young chefs would come to an establishment concerned with the hours they’d work, how much they’d be paid, knowledge was less important.

I thought maybe I was getting out of touch and it was time to go.

Marco with Rena and Simon Gueller The Box Tree restaurant in Ilkley turns fifty this year and over its long, illustrious history it has remained one of the leading lights of gastronomic excellence in the North. To celebrate this landmark, one of The Box Tree’s most famous alumni, Marco Pierre White, returned to the restaurant where he began his extraordinary career to visit with his lifelong friend and current owner Simon Gueller and pay tribute to the establishment he calls “the undisputed champion of the restaurant world in Yorkshire”.

Marco Pierre’s impact and continued influence on restaurant culture cannot be overstated. From his introduction to the world of Michelin starred restaurants at The Box Tree aged 17, he quickly made his mark, cementing his reputation at the age of 33, when he became the youngest chef ever to be awarded three Michelin stars.

The Box Tree obviously holds a special place in his heart. He refers to it as his spiritual home. But how did he end up there from his first job at Hotel St George in Harrogate?

“While training as a chef, one of my other jobs in the hotel was shining shoes”, he told me. “Where I sat I noticed a little book called the Egon Ronay Guide. Flicking through it I saw that the best restaurant in Britain was a place called The Box Tree, and I thought to myself, ‘if I’m going to work as a chef, I want to work in the best restaurant in the country’.”

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“By ’98 I’d achieved everything I’d set out to do and had gained the industry’s highest accolades; three Michelin stars and five red knives and forks. I’d succeeded in replicating a great French restaurant. What I’d learnt at The Box Tree was that that it was not just about the food, but also the quality of the environment and atmosphere in which it’s served.”

By a stroke of luck, a vacancy became available that week. He applied and was hired. It was a matter of being in the right place at the right time. “That started it all off for me. The bosses (Malcolm Reid and Colin Long) were extraordinary individuals who told me of the great restaurants of France and ignited something within me, the food and the environment were so amazing, I just fell in love.”

After two years he set out for London, where fame and success beckoned. He acknowledges that he would not have achieved what he has in the industry were it not for his formative experience in Ilkley. “The Box Tree is a very special

Today Marco Pierre carries on his commitment to excellence in his pubs.

“I’m a lot more comfortable doing boozers than three star restaurants, but I still bring that discipline and that romance to my pubs. In the Michelin starred world you don’t get any such thing as a true regular because so few can afford it and cooking for strangers is not always pleasurable.”

Now run by Simon Gueller and his wife, Rena, The Box Tree’s legacy is in good hands, says Marco Pierre, “Simon and I were boys together, we’re from the same part of Leeds, and what he’s done with Box Tree is wonderful, bringing stability and winning back the Michelin star. What makes The Box Tree magical is its history and when you take on an institution like this you become a caretaker and with that comes responsibilities. Simon and Rena are great caretakers.”

Lifelong Learning Centre

Spring into summer….

The Lifelong Learning Centre at the University of Leeds is organising a programme of summer workshops which will run from Monday 25 - Saturday 30 June inclusive CREATIVE WRITING  Characterisation in the short story  Growing a novel  Writing crime  Poems are other people's photographs…  Writing scripts  The single-page-comic FILM  Blurred identities? The changing face of national cinema LITERATURE  Scandinavian children's literature MUSIC  Wagner with feeling and understanding RELIGION  In search of the historical Jesus SCIENCE  Performance enhancement in health and disease: ethical issues and dilemmas ENVIRONMENT  You, your green bin and the bigger picture For further information please contact Rebecca Edwards on 0113 343 6892 / r.m.edwards@leeds.ac.uk or visit our website at http://www.llc.leeds.ac.uk

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NEW HEALTHCARE CLINIC OPENS IN COOKRIDGE A prestigious, state-of-the-art clinic has opened its doors to patients and practitioners on Tinshill Lane in Cookridge, offering an integrated range of therapies, treatments and health services in contemporary surrounds.

of benefits for both practitioners and patients. Consultants and therapists can hire suites on a flexible basis and benefit from the clinic’s convenient location just opposite the water tower in Cookridge.

With 11 spacious consulting suites, diagnostic facilities and a multi-use exercise and business suite, The Tower Clinic is a one-stop destination for a full range of conventional and complementary therapies and treatments, including physiotherapy, chiropractic, counselling, nutritional advice, occupational healthcare, osteopathy and acupuncture.

As patient care and customer service are at the heart of the clinic’s philosophy, only the best, fully trained practitioners form the Tower’s professional healthcare team with the core focus being to maximise mental and physical wellbeing and optimise recovery in the shortest possible of timescales.

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A Fantastic Selection at Yorkshire Antiques and Art Fair Once again, Bowman Antiques Fairs are bringing their popular Yorkshire Antiques and Art Fair to the Yorkshire Event Centre at the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate on 26th and 27th May. This two day event, the sixth to be held at this venue, will present a remarkable selection of antiques and art, including: 15 picture and print dealers; three specialists in 19th and 20th century bronzes; the leading dealer in antique canes and walking sticks in the north of England; dealers in vintage clothing and home wares; furniture from Georgian chests through to mid 20th century sideboards and dining suites. Pottery and porcelain are well represented. Glass, both ornamental and utility, is available in abundance, with examples from the 17th through to the 20th century, including the leading UK dealer in carnival glass.

The Art Deco period is also well represented – featuring in metal ware, lighting, pottery, porcelain, furniture and jewellery. Seven dedicated silver dealers will also be there, selling everything from vestas and etuis to cups, trays, salvers, candlesticks and napkin rings.

Jewellers from all over the UK will show both precious and costume jewellery, and a leading clock dealer will have a wide variety of clocks and barometers from 18th, 19th and early 20th century.

Yorkshire Antiques and Art Fair is open Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th May, 10am – 5pm. Admission £5.

Accompanied children under 16 free.

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BLACKHOUSE – THE GRILL ON THE SQUARE

If you haven’t discovered Blackhouse yet – do so! We were recently tempted down there on a friend’s recommendation, who claimed it was her favourite restaurant in Leeds. Well, we just had to try it. Arriving shortly after 7pm, we thought we were early but the place was already buzzing. Large tables, small tables – everyone chatting animatedly and diving into their food.

If you’re a meat eater, you’ll be in heaven. Blackhouse is famous for its steaks – rib eye, rump, sirloin, fillet T-bone, chateaubriand, they have them all – there’s even a Wagyu KOBE fillet (£55!) which claims to be ‘the tastiest meat in the world’ and has been ‘reared on a beer diet and massaged from birth’! We passed on this one.

But let’s start at the beginning. Two of our party decided to opt for the Rock Oysters (£9.75 for 6) as a starter.

One was an oyster virgin and became unusually eloquent when trying to describe what they were like – it was like ‘exotic surf exploding in your mouth’, like ‘imbibing the essence of the ocean’, like ‘catching a wave’, a ‘sensation of texture and taste’! The Beef Carpaccio (£7.75) was ‘light, fresh and wonderfully sliced – so thin it melted in the mouth’.

And, the Garlic King Prawns in the shell (£9) were equally delicious. This was all washed down with a lovely New Zealand Johnson Estate Sauvignon Blanc.

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Two lovely steaks made their way to our table. Beautifully cooked (though one was perhaps a little closer to medium than rare as requested), the other came as a Posh Surf and Turf, surrounded by baby scallops, prawns and crayfish (£17), both accompanied by excellent home cut chips and steamed broccoli.

Not being a meat eater, it was great to have a fabulous selection of seafood – Moules Frites, Grilled Mackerel, Dover Sole, Yellow Fin Tuna, Grilled Lobster.

I opted for the Sea Bass on a julienne of vegetables in Thai green curry sauce (£16.50). It tasted light and fresh and the flavours really complemented each other. Jack went for the Swordfish special – again nicely cooked and on a bed of spicy rice and Bok Choy.

The desserts – a superb cheesecake, a winter berry crumble with ginger ice cream and an affogato were just mouthwatering. The service was faultless too – our lovely waitress was smart, funny, charming and very efficient.

But, the food at Blackhouse is only part of it – it has a fantastic ambiance, you feel kind of lucky that you happened in on this party! The night we were there singer/pianist/guitarist Adam Pond was playing – amazing. I felt like telling everyone to keep it down a bit so we could hear him better – but they were all having too good a time!

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LEEDS CANVAS: OVERWORLDS AND UNDERWORLDS

“For us, it is a fabulous opportunity to use Leeds as a vast scenographic space”, said The Quay Brothers.

“We have the entire city to create an unexpected marriage between different artforms.”

Artists and performers prepare to transform the streets of Leeds in a three day festival of public art Leeds Canvas is a celebration of public art in Leeds city centre that runs from 18th – 20th May. Curated by internationally acclaimed artistfilmmakers The Quay Brothers, The Quay Brothers

OverWorlds & UnderWorlds is one of twelve ‘Artists Taking the Lead’ commissions established by the UK Arts Councils for the Cultural Olympiad in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It will fill the streets with playful, provocative ideas about Leeds, involving live performance, light, music, dance and film. Beginning on Briggate, it will also involve impressive landmarks and sites around the city including the Dark Arches.

A major education programme began in January to enable young people and communities to become part of this ambitious project as performers and participants.

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who usually work on a small-scale, creating stop-motion animation films, the event is built around the theme ‘OverWorlds and UnderWorlds’ and involves everything from community performances, to large-scale ambitious installations and productions that will transform the streets into a living stageset for three days.

Unsuspecting audiences will also be drawn into a series of major interventions that radically re-imagine spaces they are familiar with.

OverWorlds & UnderWorlds is the first project to have been commissioned by Leeds Canvas. The idea is the result of an unprecedented collaboration between eight of the city’s major arts organisations: Northern Ballet, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Opera North, Yorkshire Dance, Phoenix Dance, Leeds Museums & Galleries, Leeds Met Gallery & Studio Theatre and Leeds Art Gallery. As a result, Leeds Canvas has been able to invite high profile artists working nationally and internationally to respond to the rare challenge of creating an original, free artistic event of this scale entirely in public spaces. www.overworldsandunderworlds.com www.leedscanvas.com

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO LOOK AT ARTS IN SPORT The Arts in Sport is the theme for an international conference to be held at Headingley Carnegie Stadium on 5th and 6th September.

The yorkshire Antiques and Art Fair Saturday & Sunday

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Up to 350 Stands Admission: ÂŁ4 Ample Free Parking Probably the widest selection of antiques, art, collectables, curios, vintage and retro in the north of England.

Bowman Antiques Fairs Tel: 01274 588505 web: www.antiquesfairs.com Next Fair at this venue 6th & 7th November

Fields of Vision – the Arts in Sport aims to bring together academics, researchers, arts producers, artists, sporting organisations and those with an interest in the historical or contemporary relationship between the arts and sport.

The conference is being convened by Leeds Rugby Arts [Leeds Rugby Foundation] and hosted in association with the Carnegie Research Institute (Leeds Metropolitan University). Convening steering group members are from Bupa Great North Run Culture, Charles University Prague, De Montfort University International Centre of Sports History and Culture, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds Rugby Foundation, Leisure Studies Association, and the Regional Creative Programme London 2012. It will showcase cultural programmes for sport including the arts programmes of The Bupa Great North Run and imove, a major cultural Olympic programme for Yorkshire.

Early Bird delegate bookings are available up to 21st May. For further information contact S.Armitage@leedsmet.ac.uk or visit http://artsinsport.wordpress.com

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AWARD-WINNING PIANIST TO PLAY QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE CONCERT “Awe-inspiringly confident and assured … with a perfection which apparently effortlessly sets him apart from everyone else … Alexej Gorlatch is one of those players who can take you into areas that others just can’t reach.”

Irish Times Alexej Gorlatch, the talented young Ukrainian pianist who took the Silver Prize at the 2009 Leeds International Piano Competition, makes a welcome return to Leeds Town Hall on Saturday 2nd June to take part in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebratory Concert being presented by Leeds Philharmonic Chorus.

features Handel’s Four Coronation Anthems – including Zadok the Priest – and Mozart’s Coronation Mass (No 15 in C major), performed by Leeds Philharmonic Chorus and soloists Sarah Ogden, Heather Ireson, Thomas Morss and Matthew Kellett. The conductor is David Hill.

Carriageworks on 0113 224 380, or via www.leedsphil.org, or from any chorus member.

Tickets (£16 – £31.50) are available from City Centre Box Office at The

For further information visit www.leedsphil.org/join.asp

Leeds Phil is always happy to welcome new members. Rehearsals are held at 7.15pm every Thursday at St George’s Church, Great George Street, Leeds 1.

Alexej, whose many other awards include 1st Prize at international competitions in Dublin, Dresden and Japan, will be playing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 18 in B flat, accompanied

by Manchester Camerata. This exciting evening of celebratory music also

Leeds Town Hall Saturday 2 June 2012, 7.30pm

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebratory Concert

David Hill conductor Alexej Gorlatch piano

(Silver prize-winner at the 2009 Leeds International Pianoforte Competition)

Sarah Ogden* soprano Heather Ireson* mezzo Thomas Morss* tenor Matthew Kellett* baritone

Handel Coronation Anthems Mozart Piano Concerto No 18 in B flat, KV456 Mozart Mass No 15 in C major, KV317 (Coronation Mass)

* By kind permission of the Royal Northern College of Music

Tickets: £16 – £31.50 Concessions available

City Centre Box Office at The Carriageworks

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Stoppard’s The Real Thing at The Playhouse Thirty years after its premiere with Roger Rees and Felicity Kendal, The Real Thing, one of Tom Stoppard’s most enduring works, is revived by English Touring Theatre (ETT) and West Yorkshire Playhouse in a new production directed by Kate Saxon. This witty and intelligent drama is at The Playhouse’s Quarry Theatre from 4th – 26th May and then goes on national tour.

Tom Stoppard’s theatre and film career spans five decades (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Arcadia, Empire of the Sun, Shakespeare in Love), & The Real Thing is one of his most richly acclaimed works.

The cast includes Sarah Ball, Sandy Batchelor, Gerald Kyd, Georgina Leonidas, Adam O’Brian, Marianne Oldham and Simon Scardifield.

In the play, Henry, a brilliant and celebrated playwright, has cast his wife Charlotte in the starring role of his new play, examining the complexity of love and infidelity. Reality and fiction blur when passions ignite and his own marriage becomes entwined with that of Charlotte’s co-star Max and his wife Annie. As Henry struggles to write a new work, the players in this game of deceit and lust are all searching. But can any of them find The Real Thing?

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PAPER BIRDS ADDRESS THE DEMON DRINK IN “THIRSTY” AT THE CARRIAGEWORKS

to be the character in the story. But the story is true and not to tell it would be to pretend it never happened.

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In preparing for the show, director Jemma McDonnell and co-performer Kylie Walsh appealed to the public for their drinking stories. As you can imagine, the testimonies they received ran the gamut from the hilarious to the tragic.

The show opens with recordings of people’s responses to the question “what do you think of drunk women?”

Predictably, the opinions voiced are a withering mixture of disgust and pity, with an underlying note of unease and intimidation.

As the lights come up on set, a row of three cubicles in a club toilet, the girls boisterously explode out of the stalls and into the audience. Decked out in classic hen party regalia they waste no time getting in the crowd’s face, snapping pictures and collecting boys’ phone numbers. ‘Juicy Jemma’ and ‘Kinky Kylie’ (as their t-shirts proclaim) explain how the production came 28 May 2012 | northleedslife.co.uk

about, making no bones of the fact that, in real life, The Paper Birds enjoy a drink or several from time to time. And, what’s wrong with that?

From the outset, they’re at pains to make it clear that the show is non-judgmental, it’s not about sanctimonious moralizing, nor is it a cautionary tale. However, as The Paper Birds recount tales of their long relationships with booze and friendship with each other, one grimly compelling story they’ve come across continues to surface.

Among the myriad tales of drunken misadventure they collected was one of a girl in her first year of Uni. Excited to be away from home and in a new town, she has a night of drinking in bars and nightclubs, eventually going home with a boy she hardly knows.

Inebriated and in a state of undress, he takes advantage and photographs her.

The piece takes on a decidedly darker tone and touches on a theme the Paper Birds have explored in previous work – the exploitation of vulnerable young women.

“This isn’t the story we wanted to tell”, they insist. And we believe them.

Nobody wants to hear this story or have to retell it and certainly no one wants

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Seeking to delve beyond the sensational ‘Binge Britain’ headlines, The Paper Birds have devised a dynamic and entertaining theatre piece in Thirsty, which examines the highs, lows and contradictions of our endemic drinking culture, with particular emphasis on the public perception of drunk women.

From the outset, they’re at pains to make it clear that the show is nonjudgmental

What’s striking and admirable about this production, and The Paper Birds in general, is their sense of responsibility to be truthful, especially when the truth is ugly or difficult. In putting this show together, the producers could have kept things lighthearted and delivered a bawdy, boozy farce or taken a more sober approach and played out a pofaced examination of the damaging effect of alcohol on our lives. The triumph of Thirsty is that they’ve resisted the temptation to swing too far in either direction. The show is entertaining and often very amusing but, as The Paper Birds point out with reluctance and a sense of regret, it’s not all fun and games.

Thirsty is a thoughtful, considered, thrilling piece of theatre, which unfortunately, by the time of publication will have completed its UK tour. With this production, The Paper Birds continue to prove their worth as a company of note, brimming with ideas and the skill to execute them with flair.

I eagerly await their next show, as you should too! For more information visit www.thepaperbirds.com

A Visit to the Jewish Heritage Centre for Children The Jewish Heritage Centre for Children on Shadwell Lane is a unique facility designed to introduce children to what it is to be Jewish. Its aim is twofold – to introduce non-Jewish children in a positive way to the Jewish faith, and to excite Jewish children about their heritage.

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NEW END THEATRE BEYOND’S FIRST PRODUCTION AT THE CARRIAGEWORKS

TREASURES REVEALED OPEN TIMES St Luke’s Lutheran Church, Alma Road, Headingley: Thursday 3rd May, 10am – 2pm; St Michael’s, Headingley Lane: Saturday 28th 11am – 3pm; Left Bank, Cardigan Road: 28th/29th April 10am – 4pm; South Parade Baptist, North Lane: Saturday 28th April, Thursday 3rd/ Friday 4th May 11am – 3pm, Saturday 5th May, 10am – 12 noon.

A booklet giving full details of the all the open places of worship all over Leeds is available from Headingley Library, or visit www.treasuresrevealed.co.uk

Pat Rowe A new play by former broadcast and print journalist Pat Rowe, Jerusalem Tango, will be performed at The Carriageworks from 1st – 26th May. The play is based around the 1946 King David Hotel bombing in Jerusalem.

The hotel housed the central offices of the British Mandatory authorities of Palestine, the Secretariat of the Government of Palestine and Headquarters of the British Forces in Palestine and Transjordan.

The attack was the deadliest directed at the British during the Mandate era (1920–1948) and more people were killed (91) than by any bombing carried out in the subsequent ArabIsraeli conflict.

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it sharply accelerated the British decision to leave.

“When you look closely at any event it becomes a focus for a human drama – in this case between a young Palestinian Jewish woman and a British officer. The woman is dedicated to a cause, and the man is simply trying to do the job he has been given. He has preconceptions about the situation but realises through his relationship that, as ever, the reality is far more complicated.”

Director Olivia Rowe, who directed A Big Day for the Goldbergs at the Carriageworks in 2010, the production will be the first for the newly formed Leeds-based theatre company ‘New End Theatre Beyond’, which has secured a regular production slot at The Carriageworks and plans to premiere and develop new small scale/fringe productions at the venue.

BRITAIN’S GOT ARTISTS – NATIONAL ART COMPETITION A brand new national art competition ‘Britain’s got Artists’ was launched earlier this year in aid of Mind, the mental health charity.

The competition costs just £3.50 per artwork to enter. All entries are uploaded to the website, where the public vote for their favourite. The top 50 win a place in the on-line gallery www.ukartworks.co.uk and a monthlong exhibition at Leeds Central Library. The three overall winners will be chosen by Alison Dunn, competition creator, and guest judges George Galloway, and Sheila Gaffney, sculptor and Head of Fine Art at Leeds Art College.

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‘DRESS REHEARSAL II’

ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SEE GARMENTS FROM THE YORKSHIRE FASHION ARCHIVE

This exhibition showcases a small selection of garments donated to the Yorkshire Fashion Archive at the University of Leeds’ School of Design.

The exhibition explores Yorkshire life in the 20th Century, revealed through its clothing and accessories.

Key to the study is the belief that a garment is more than ‘the threads of its construction’. It is envisaged that this exhibition will act as a conduit for visitor interaction and participation in future research.

Many of the garments have been donated with accompanying photographic images, information and anecdotes concerning the piece itself, the wearer or the situations in which they were worn. The research identifies, expands upon and appraises significant issues in Yorkshire’s past by exploring ways in which a society’s experiences, values and beliefs are communicated.

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‘Dress Rehearsal II’ is at ULITA, St Winifred’s Chapel, Maurice Keyworth Building, University of Leeds, until 17th May. ULITA is open Tues – Fri, 9.30am – 4.30pm. Free admission. www.yorkshirefashionarchive.org www.facebook.com/ yorkshirefashionarchive

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LIDOS BRING THE SOUND OF MUSIC TO THE CARRIAGEWORKS

LIDOS’s next production at The Carriageworks is The Sound of Music, which will run from 13th – 16th June.

This unforgettable score brims over with memorable songs such as My Favourite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Climb Every Mountain, The Lonely Goatherd, Sixteen Going on Seventeen and, of course, The Sound of Music.

LIDOS member David Collins from Adel plays Captain Von Trapp. “Last year I played Fenner in Bad Girls the Musical – this role could not be further from that!” Said David. “Playing Von Trapp is a long time ambition of mine and I was thrilled to be cast in the part. My family often get called the Von Trapp Collins as I met my wife Jane whilst performing in our first LIDOS pantomime in 1989.

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Bird Watch with Stan Kenyon

Successive waves of summer visitors are arriving from Africa.

One of the most elegant and colourful is the yellow wagtail.

Slim and long-tailed, yellow wagtails are distinctive. The underside of the males is canary-yellow with a greenish-grey crown, mantle and back and brownish-grey wings. Females are a little paler. The call note is an agreeable “tsree-ee”.

Birds appear on passage in marshes and wet meadows and beside rivers and lakes, but their numbers are sadly reduced, probably because of changes in agricultural practice. They were once a familiar bird nesting in meadows in the Dales, but they are now confined to a few pairs in the Upper Dales.

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DALES RESCUE TEAM HITS 1,000TH CALL-OUT Two walkers from Skipton found themselves celebrities when they became Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Team’s 1,000th call out!

Caroline Ray and Mary Arber were training for the Oxfam Trail event on Birk’s Fell, Buckden, when darkness fell, disorientating them. The search team found them and escorted them safely back to their car in Buckden.

The team’s 1,000th rescue in 63 years of saving lives in the Dales, was celebrated by the High Sheriff of North Yorkshire, Mrs Alexandra Holford, who attended their headquarters in Grassington and met the two women. The event was also marked

by Mrs Holford presenting the Upper Wharfedale team, and its adjacent team the Cave Rescue Organisation from Clapham, with her High Sheriff

Certificate for ‘ Valuable Service to the Community’, plus £250 for each team’s funds. ‘’It was with great relief that we saw the lights of the rescue team”, said Caroline. “It was really humbling to visit their headquarters as their 1,000th call-out. We felt we should keep apologising to them. We salute the team for what they do and in all weathers. We are so fortunate to have such dedicated, professional people, who are all volunteers, looking after people in difficulties out in the Dales.’’

The Oxfam Trail takes place in the Dales on 26th /27th May when fundraising teams of four attempt to walk three distance levels. Caroline and Mary are going for the Gold Award of 100 kilometres.

Caroline Ray, the High Sheriff, and Mary Arber. Photo: Nigel Hutchinson (UWFRA)

Get on Your Bike for NSPCC! Get on your bike for the NSPCC and join the Ride of Rivals, on Sunday 10th June.

The ride will see you cycling 55 miles between rival football clubs Hull and Scunthorpe and finishing at Doncaster Rovers.

When you finally cross the finish line at the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster Rovers FC, you will be rewarded with a well deserved glass of bubbly to reflect on your achievements with your fellow riders.

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It aims to help them understand what abuse (including bullying) is, how to protect themselves, and how to seek help if they need it.

For more information please contact the NSPCC fundraising team, on 0113 218 2735 or northappeals@nspcc.org. uk.

OXFORD’S SECOND TEAM BEATS CAMBRIDGE WITH NO INTERRUPTIONS! Happily the ISIS (Oxford) v Goldie (Cambridge) reserves race, which was rowed about half an hour before the Boat Race on 7th April, had none of the disruptions that marked the main event! In this race Oxford beat Cambridge by five lengths, setting a new record for the event, with a time of 16 minutes, 41 seconds.

Joe Dawson from Adel was one of the rowers. An ex pupil of Leeds Grammar School, he is now in his second year at Oxford studying Classics. He started rowing at Leeds Rowing Club in 2009 and quickly made one of the men’s teams, even though he was only 17.

Leeds Rowing Club works hard at encouraging young people to enjoy the sport and Joe’s younger brother Charlie (15) is currently on their Learn-to-Row programme and loving it. The club rows on Roundhay Park Lake, but may soon have to relocate due to rising costs imposed by Leeds City Council.

Any student at a good enough standard can trial for the Boat Race. Last September 40 signed up. By Christmas this had been whittled down to 20.

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The squad trained for seven months, six hours a day, six days a week. The programme is described in the book

True Blue as taking its participants “.... to the brink of total collapse and beyond. It demands courage, strength, skill, superb fitness and dedication.

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HEADINGLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2012 Get ready to enjoy loads of good music around Headingley!

Now in its third year, the Headingley Music Festival runs from Wednesday 6th – Sunday 17th June and kicks off with the Mike Conliffe Trio at HEART playing new arrangements of Bach, Chopin and Ahmad Jamal. Expect the unexpected! ‘Sharp Intake’, a six piece Leeds band, will entertain at the Farmers’ Market on Saturday 7th, with a wide variety of music ranging from Duke Ellington and Fats Waller to Gerry Mulligan and Van Morrison.

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Returning for the third year on the first Sunday of the festival is the ever-popular ‘Voices of the Day Gospel and Soul Choir’, fronted by the fabulous Rev Chunky Butt Funky (Cleve Freckleton) at South Parade Baptist Church. Other events include an Irish Music Evening at HEART, and a traditional family Ceilidh with ‘Roots Alive’ at St. Chad’s Parish Hall on Saturday 16th June.

(Contemporary Music for All) will play at HEART on Wednesday 20th.

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For a full programme of events visit www.headingleymusicfestival.com .

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Making their first appearance at the festival will be ‘Los Camarados’ a community Salsa Band which includes around 20 people including vocals, trumpets, trombones, flutes, saxes, bass, piano, timbales and other Latin percussion. Kate Peters Jazz Septet will be at The New Headingley Club on 13th June supported by the Alexis Cairns Quartet. On 14th singer/songwriter Paul Buckley plays a heady cocktail of folk blues and jazz, and on Friday 15th Al Morrison’s Blues Experience, an 11-piece band will celebrate the music of the great blues artists – both at HEART. 42 May 2012 | northleedslife.co.uk

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Cafe Lento, which has just won Jazz Yorkshire’s Venue of the Year 2012 (Congratulations Richard!) will host Tarantismo, who will bring a touch of the Buena Vista Social Club to the festival, and ‘Tantz’ a Leeds-based Klezmer/Jazz/Gypsy Band, plus acoustic sessions.

The West Yorkshire Police Brass Band present a concert at Headingley Methodist Church on Sunday 17th June. And, last but not least, COMA

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CHRISTY MOORE AT THE TOWN HALL As part of the Leeds Concert Season during, Irish History Month, (coordinated by Irish Arts Foundation) Christy Moore and Declan Sinnott appeared at Leeds Town Hall on 1st April to a tumultuous welcome. There wasn’t a spare seat in the hall – it was literally heaving!

Christy first came to Leeds in 1967 and has been back at irregular intervals ever since. One of Ireland’s best known singer/songwriters, his gigs are legendary and this one certainly didn’t disappoint. From the moment he and Declan took to the stage it didn’t let up. There was no interval. The two of them played and sang for over two hours and what was meant to be just a one song encore turned into several, as the audience shouted out requests and Christy himself added another that a previous one had brought to mind.

Well, that’s what comes of having over 40 years experiencing of performing – you’re never short of a song! He and Declan (a fabulous guitarist) know each other so well they only have to throw out half a title and they’re right into it. There were heartbreaking contemporary songs like the one about the Morecambe Bay cockle pickers; hilarious songs with stories of a boys outing to Amsterdam; historic tales about the International Brigade; and another mentioning ‘oil soaked cormorants off Clondalkin’ – not a subject that often comes up.

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Stone Foundation, who have just concluded a major nationwide arena tour supporting Ska legends The Specials, recently released their first album, The Three Shades of Stone Foundation to critical acclaim and were recently on Craig Charles’ BBC Radio 6 Funk and Soul Show.

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Chuck Prophet Tue 1 May.

Brudenell Social Club.

American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Tickets £12.

Dennis Rollins’ Velocity Trio Thurs 3 May, 8pm

Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton.

Featuring Dennis Rollins on trombone, organ virtuoso Ross Stanley & fiery Portuguese drummer Pedro Segundo. £15/12 from 0113 262 6777 or on door.

Live At Leeds. Fri 4 - Sun 6

Admiral Fallow Wed 9 May.

Nation of Shopkeepers.

Orchestral indie folk-pop from this foot-stomping Scottish musical group.

Tickets £8.

Andy Sheppard’s Trio Libero Thurs 10 May,

Howard Assembly Rooms.

Contemporary jazz from saxophonist Sheppard with bassist Michel Benita & drummer Seb Rochford.

Tickets £10.

May. Back for its 6th year, Live At Leeds brings you over 100 awesome bands at over 10 stages across the city centre from The Cockpit to O2 Academy, A Nation of Shopkeepers to Brudenell Social Club. See www.liveatleeds.com for info.

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Buddy Holly & The Cricketers Fri 4 May, 7.30 at

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May at The Wardrobe.

Ambient atmospherics from these sonic pioneers and UK legends. Tickets £15.

Dan Wilde+Odi Fri 11

May, 7.30pm, at Verve, Leeds. Tickets from www. seetickets.com

City Varieties. The longest running Buddy Holly show.

Tickets £15.50/£17.50 from 0845 441881

May Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Midlands 7-piece band brings its popular brand of UK soul to Yorkshire. £7 on door.

The PianoFlauté Trio Sat

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5 May 2pm at HEART, Bennett Rd. Headingley.

A programme of popular classical music. Details &tickets £4 from HEART or www.polkadotmusic.co.uk/ concerts Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun Sat 5 May, Royal Park

at Cockpit, Leeds. Tickets £11 from Jumbo Records.

The Zombies with Colin Blunstone Sat 12 May,

Brudenell Social Club.

Classic songs include She’s Not There & Time of The Season. Tickets £18.

Cellars. These anarchoanglo storytellers draw from alt. country folk & hardcore punk. Tickets £5 from wegottickets.com.

Wallis Bird Sat 12 May.

Albert Lee & Hogan’s Heroes

Las Camaradas Sun 13

Sun 6 May, City Varieties, 8pm. One of the all time great country & rock guitarists &a mean piano player too! Tickets £17/£19 from 08456 441881.

Leeds College of Music Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Mon 7 May, 1 –

4pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. £5/4, under 16s free.

Grimes Tues 8 May at

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The Recital Room, Leeds College of Music. Singersongwriter often compared to a young Janis Joplin.

May, 1 - 4pm at Seven Arts Chapel Allerton. Back with their all singing all dancing vocal section, driving rhythm section, flute/ saxes & punchy brass, incl. Phil Green & Kate Liddington. £5/4 under 16s free.

The Endellion String Quartet Tues 15 May,

7.30pm The Venue, Leeds College of Music.

Haydn Quartet Op 20, No 4, Britten Quartet No 3, Beethoven Quartet Op 59, No 2 (Razumovsky). Tickets: 224 3801

Newton Faulkner Wed

16 May at The Cockpit.

BRIT-nominated acoustic guitarist playing pop/folk/ blues. Tickets £16.

Denys Baptiste Quartet

Thurs 17 May, 8pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton.

Outstanding saxophonist renowned for making complex music accessible & creating mature, melodic & highly memorable compositions. £15/12 from 262 6777 or on door.

Gary Stewart Thurs 17 May

at Brudenell Social Club.

‘A Year & A Day’ EP launch.

Tickets £5.50 from Jumbo Records.

General Fiasco Fri 18 May

at The Cockpit. Indie-rock group from Northern Ireland already popular on the festival circuit. Tickets £7.

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.

Sat 19 May at Brudenell Social Club. Fusing softly punk vocals and simple acoustic melodies, GCWCF has gathered quite a popular following. Tickets £8.50.

Sharon Van Etten Sat 20

May at Brudenell Social Club. Tickets £10.50 from Jumbo Records.

Duke Special Sun 20 May,

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Singer/ songwriter from Belfast with a unique live show that mixes an old gramophone with passionate vocals, piano playing & occasional fiddle scrape.

Kim Macari’s Big Band

Sun 20 May, 1.30-4pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Playing the music of composer & saxophonist Duncan Lamont. £5/4, under 16s free.

Blue Touch Paper Mon

21 May at The Wardrobe.

British Jazz six piece.

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The Searchers Tue 22 May

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Robert Glasper Trio Weds

23 May. Howard Assembly Rooms, from 8pm. Powerful soul, funk, jazz outfit.

Tickets £15 from the Assembly Rooms.

UK Foo Fighters Thurs 24

May at New Roscoe. Foo Fighters Tribute Band.

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Kate McGill Weds 23

May. The Cockpit. Singer/ songwriter from Wales.

Tickets £7.

Aurelio Martinez + The Garifuna Soul Band Fri

25 May. Howard Assembly Rooms, 7.45pm. One of the most passionate Garifuna artists of his generation.

Tickets £12.50 from the Assembly Rooms.

Al Macsween’s Sextet Sun

28 May 1pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Tribute to Moses Taiwa Molelekwa, one of South Africa’s finest jazz pianists & composers who died in 2001. £5/4, under 16s free.

Keane Tue 29 May at O2

Academy. Performing songs from their forthcoming new album. Tickets £25.

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GSAL WINS NATIONAL NETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP The Grammar School at Leeds’ (GSAL) U16 netball team recently won the England Netball National Schools’ Championships at Basildon, Essex.

The team had not lost a competitive match during the whole season. They also earned the Defensive Trophy on the day, for conceding just 41 points on their way to the title.

“This competition is the highlight of the schools netball calendar”, said Alex Kirk, coach and former England player. “The girls were absolutely focused and improved throughout the day. They trained with complete dedication all season and it really showed.”

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BUMPER NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RICHMOND HOUSE Richmond House School in Far Headingley has had an impressive 18 scholarships awarded to its Year 6 pupils - an outstanding result from a year group of just 27 pupils.

The school has an excellent record of scholarships over the past decade, with many pupils being awarded music, academic and all-rounder scholarships.

“We have some very gifted and talented pupils at Richmond House School and these results demonstrate their ability”, said Headmistress Jane Disley. “Our children consistently perform well in entrance exams and interviews. The hard work of both staff and pupils has certainly paid off.”

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A BBC film crew will visit the school in May to film a BBC Question Time show and a Cardinal Heenan student will be on the panel alongside celebrities and well known politicians. The programme will be broadcast on the Internet as a live webcast and will also be shown on the BBC Parliament channel.

11 to 16 schools to take part. We are nearly always up against older sixth formers from private schools.”

As part of their prize Cardinal Heenan pupils will take part in workshops run by Parliament’s Education Service.

Joe Mylan, Head Boy at Cardinal Heenan said: “We have a big School Council here. It’s run by students, so we are used to debating and arguing a case.”

The BBC Schools Questions and Answers Challenge is a national competition for 14 – 19 year olds. It uses the format of the popular Question Time programme on BBC One and Any Questions on Radio 4.

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ROTARY STAGE SIXTH TECHNOLOGY TOURNAMENT

Earlier this year, the eleven Rotary Clubs in Leeds held their Sixth Annual Technology Tournament for Schools at the John Charles Stadium.

Thirty three teams from 13 schools across Leeds took part. Teams of four had to tackle a design-and-build task about which they knew nothing until 9.30am on the day. This year the challenge was to make a ‘coin sorter’ model, which had to sort 20 coins of different denominations in the space of two minutes. The model had to be decorated with a charity theme of their choice.

All they had to work with was square and round wooden rods, card, a base board, garden wire, modelling clay, Sellotape and glue! The teams were divided by age into basic, intermediate and advanced groupings, and their teachers were invited to attempt the advanced task too.

All who took part, including the Rotarians who organised the event, had an enjoyable and rewarding day out. The students demonstrated great ingenuity in producing a variety of solutions while working as a team. The winning teams were: Basic – Horsforth School (Team 2); Intermediate – Roundhay School; Advanced – Wetherby School. The prize awarded for the ‘most innovative attempt’ went to the Leeds West Academy Basic Team. Well done to all who took part.

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COMMUNITYNOTICES ACTIVE Ballroom & Sequence Dance Wed 1.30 – 4pm at Queenswood Social Club, Queenswood Dr. LS6. £1.50.

Bar open. Will play requests.

Details: Tom & Gwen 0113 258 1835 Briggate Morris (Women’s Northwest Morris Dancing) Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm at Brownberrie Lane Preschool, Horsforth. New members welcome. All ages & abilities, no experience required.

Details: Katie 07890 754115, www.briggate-morris.blogspot. com Bowmen of Adel Have-a Go Day Mon 7 May at Adel War Memorial Sports Grounds, Church Lane, Adel, LS16. Try your hand at archery in a safe, controlled environment. Hourly sessions starting at noon.

Details: Nick 01943 609699, bowmenofadel.org.uk Cookridge Rambling Club meets Sun, 9.30am in the car park of Cookridge Village Hall for walks of approx 6/8 miles.

Transport can be provided when required. Details: Shirley 267 9452.

Fri 7pm, Meanwood Workingmen’s Club, Stonegate Rd. Beginners welcome.

Details: 07914 506691 Pudsey & District Rambling Club: Walks of 5 - 10 miles Sundays & alternate Thurs.

Friendly, long established club with members from all around area. New members very welcome. Annual membership £5 (£1 juniors). Try before you join. Details: 01943 430657 or pat_barnett@yahoo.com with PDRC as subject St Chad’s Broomfield Cricket Club plays in Headingley & runs 5 senior & 5 junior teams.

Indoor nets start shortly. They are looking for new players to join the club as well as help from volunteers & sponsors.

Details: Paul 07795 154444 or www.stchadscc.com St Chad’s Tennis Club Join our friendly club & play tennis throughout the year - fun club sessions & competitive opportunities. New members welcome. Details: Anne Wallace 274 9917

Last Man Stands are looking for additional teams to enter their winter indoor & summer outdoor cricket leagues. They cater for all standards. Details: Paul 07795 154444, leeds@ lastmanstands.co.uk

St Gemma’s Hospice Fitness Challenges Make this the year you help the hospice. Skydive, trek to Everest Base Camp, climb Mt Kilimanjaro, run the Great North Run, London Marathon, Leeds 10k or walk 10 miles. There’s something for everyone. Details: 0113 218 5555, www.st-gemma. co.uk/events/events.html

Leeds Area Disabled Swimming Club Mon 7 - 8pm at Holt Park Leisure Centre.

Are you disabled or recovering from a condition where swimming/exercising in water could help? We provide a safe, sociable private pool session where you can work to your own ability to gain strength & confidence. Details: Roger 267 4716, Sarah 287 6250 www. ladsc.co.uk

Salmon & Trout Association Sat 12 May: River Techniques, Tactics & Skills at Bolton Abbey. Improvers’ day with Mark Whitehead, Jeff Metcalfe, Stephen Cheetham & David Henderson. Sat 26 May: Stillwater – an introduction to fly fishing at Kilnsey Park, Nr Grassington with Jeff Metcalfe & Stephen Cheetham. Details: Stephen Cheetham 250 7244

Leeds English Folk Dancing Society Weds, Meanwood Methodist Church (School Room), 7.30 – 9.30pm.

Details: Derry Fletcher 07792 319744

Singles’ Dance Night Tues 7.30pm Moortown Social Club, Cranmer Gardens LS17. £3.

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Details: Paul 07724 460317, pauldjdom@btinternet.com or 268 5039

Meanwood Amateur Boxing Club Mon & Wed 5.45pm,

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Weetwood Walking Group Walk to a healthier life! Lower blood pressure, reduce cholesterol, enhance mental wellbeing, control weight, improve flexibility, reduce risk of heart disease & stroke.

Details: Rachel Hepton 07528 252412, rachel.hepton@ wysport.co.uk

Yorkshire Flower Club Wed 23 May, 2pm at Almscliffe Hall, Harrogate Rd, Huby LS17.

‘Petals, Plants & Panache’: A demonstration by Mildred Stafford. Details: 01943 863172 Visitors welcome.

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Annual Summer Fair Sat 23 June, 10am – 12.30pm at Headingley Methodist Church (opp Arndale Centre, entrance on Chapel St). Books, cakes, bric-a-brac, Traidcraft, tombola, raffle & more. Plus homemade refreshments, bacon butties. Free admission.

Chinese Brush Painters Society Sat 5/Sun 6 May, 10am - 4pm at Pool-inWharfedale Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane, Pool, Painting workshop led by Swee Tan Caseley, from Bristol. New members welcome. Details: Anne Allan 01422 368482, mail@cbpsyorks.co.uk Flower Arranging Classes 1st Thurs of month, 1.30pm & 7.30pm at Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane, LS6. Beginners welcome. Details: Kath Hall 275 2436 kaybeehall@ talktalk.net Flower Arranging Classes Wed 7 – 9pm at The Grammar School at Leeds, Alwoodley, LS17. Beginners & experienced arrangers welcome! Details: Judy Watker 07538 132053, 261 2379, watkers@btinternet.com Harrogate & Nidderdale Art Club Spring Art Exhibition & Sale Sat 5, Sun 6 & Mon 7 May at Ripley Town Hall, Ripley, Nr Harrogate HG3 3AX. Open 10am – 5pm each day, admission FREE. Details www. handnart.co.uk North Leeds Calligraphers Tues 10am – 12 noon at St Andrews URC, Devonshire Crescent, LS8. Calligraphy lessons for absolute beginners & those with a prior knowledge of this wonderful art form.

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Details: 269 6414 Quattro Art Exhibition Fri 11 May, 7 – 9pm, Sat 12/ Sun 13 10am – 6pm at Almscliffe Village Hall, Harrogate Rd. Huby, LS17. Four local artists: Paintings, mosaic, wood turning & cards. Details: 07739 562 022

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Car Boot & Table Top Sale Sat 19 May, 10am – 2pm at Shire Oak Primary School, Wood Lane, Headingley. To sell at a table £4 / £5 from your car boot. Details: 07768 390695 Car Boot Sale Sat 26 May 10am – 1pm at St Gemma’s Hospice 329 Harrogate Rd. Moortown. Free parking. Entry by donation.

Coffee Morning with toasted tea cakes, 10.30am 1st Sat of month, West Park United Reformed Church. Proceeds to Caring For Life, Cookridge.

The Friends of The Hollies Plant Sale Sat 12 May, 11am – 1pm in The Hollies car park. Sale includes perennials, shrubs & bedding plants. Stock up for summer at reasonable prices.

Refreshments. Membership available. Big ‘thank you’ to Mary Oliver for her stunning photograph of The Hollies in last month’s issue.

Headingley Farmers’ Market 2nd Sat of month, The Rose Garden in front of The Arc on North Lane. 9am – 12.30pm.

Hyde Park Community Shop Open Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri, 1 – 4pm at Hyde Park Methodist Mission Church, Woodsley Rd. LS 3. Ladies, men’s & children’s clothing, books, toys, bric-a-brac & more. 90% of things cost just £1.

COMMUNITY NOTICES Paxton Horticultural Society Plant Market Sat 19 May, 10am – 1pm at Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Hill, Leeds LS5.

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Saturday Coffee Morning 10am – 12 noon at Headingley Methodist Church, Chapel St. Headingley LS6.

Delicious homemade cakes, teas, coffees, juice & lots of chat every Saturday. Everyone welcome.

West Park United Reformed Church Spring Plant Sale, Spen Lane. Sat 5 May, 10am – 1pm. Large selection of locally grown plants, plus tea/coffee & toasted tea-cakes. A warm welcome to all.

GROUPS/CLUBS Air Yorkshire Aviation Society Interested in aviation, aircraft old and new, airports? Why not try Air Yorkshire - regular guest speakers, monthly colour magazine, trips & social events. Details: Dave Senior 0113 282 1818, www. airyorkshire.org.uk Chevin Antique Society meets 1st Tues of the month (Sept – May), 8pm at West Park

Rugby Clubhouse, Bramhope.

Speakers on a wide range of subjects. Annual Membership £25. Details: Lis Loach 0113 267 4843, Sally Wilkinson 0113 267 1721 Friends of University Art & Music (Leeds) helps to foster the musical & artistic outreach of the University of Leeds. Membership open to all. Regular activities. Wed 30 May: AGM at 5.30pm, followed by talk by scenographer Becs Andrews. Details: 343 2584, www.leeds.ac.uk/fuam Kaleidoscope Social Club for over 50s & unattached with a zest for life. Monthly programme of events. Not a dating agency. Details: 262 1455 or 261 2619, www. kaleidoscopeleeds.weebly.com Leeds & Bradford Friendship Group meets 1st Wed of month, 1.30pm at Pudsey Civic Hall LS28 5TA. Friendship & activities for people of retirement age. Speaker or entertainment at 2pm. Days out, dining, walks, computers, etc. New members welcome.

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Leeds Book Club 2nd Sun, 6pm at The White Swan, Leeds City Centre. 3rd Sun, 5 – 7pm at Arcadia in Headingley.

2nd Wed, 7pm at Medusa Bar, Horsforth. Details: www.leedsbookclub.com, leedsbookclub@gmail.com

Leeds Movie Makers Get more out of your camcorder & film making. Fri 7.30pm, Stainbeck United Reformed Church Hall, Stainbeck Lane (rear entrance). Details: George Wooley 225 6444, Doreen Wood 278 2972

Leeds Caledonians AGM Wed 9 May, 7.30pm at Headingley St Columba URC, 70 Headingley Lane, LS6 2DH. Please come along & suggest themes for meetings & visits.

Details: 267 0424, www. leedscaledonians.org.uk

Leeds Photographic Society, the oldest photographic society in the world, meets Tues 7.30pm, St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd, Roundhay, LS8. Visitors & prospective members welcome. Details: The Secretary 0113 265 0651 or www.lps1852.co.uk

Leeds Combined Arts Poetry Evening Wed 16 May 7.30pm at HEART, Bennett Rd. Headingley. Poet Miles Cain will present the first half. Open mic second half. The theme is ‘Challenges’. Entry £3/£1 concessions, members & associates.

Leeds Hospital Alert Small group of concerned people campaigning for preservation of the NHS. Next meeting Wed 30 May, 7.30pm at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Details: Beatrice Rogers 0113 278 5495

Leeds Skyrack Lions Club meets 2nd & 4th Thurs, 7.45pm at the New Headingley Club, 56 St Michael’s Rd. Headingley. New members & helpers welcome. Help the needy of Leeds & create new friendships. Details: 01943 510106, Granville.barker@ sky.com, www.105c.org.uk/ leedsskyrack

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Details: 261 4564, gmroche@ btinternet.com Meanwood Men’s Society Mon 14 May: Visit to Ridgeside Brewery, 7.30pm; Mon 28 May: Visit to Adel Church, Meet Parochial Hall 7.30pm. Details: Mark 274 7611 or Colin 274 6316.

Mercury Movie Makers meet Weds, 7:30pm at Rawdon Conservative Club. Advice, regular film & practical evenings, & occasional events.

Details: 257 7274, www. mercurymoviemakers.com National Trust Leeds Summer programme has begun. All National Trust members welcome to join this 400 strong friendly & lively group who raise money for the NT. Details: Pam 258 8178 New Weetwood Writers Group at Weetwood Hall.

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Evening & weekend workshops planned. Details: Liz 267 9894.

North Leeds Model Flying Club New members very welcome, experienced or beginners. Building or flying, plenty of friendly advice.

Regular meetings at Horsforth or airfield at Almscliff Crag.

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Royal Park Community Consortium meets regularly.

Details: Sue 07796 784018, Paul 07962 255621, huayhuash@rock.com Social Events Club Meals, pub nights, theatre/film/music, walks, badminton, book group, weekends away, holidays & more. Mainly over 30s.

Monthly new members’ night in North Leeds. Details: 0844 8111025, www.leedsivc.org.uk Trackrod Motor Club Meets 1st Tues of each month, 9.30pm at Old Modernians Club, Cookridge Lane. New Members welcome. Details: www.trackrodmotorclub.co.uk Yorkshire Malaya & Borneo Veterans’ Assoc. meets 1st Sat of month, 1.30pm at New Headingley Club, St. Michael’s Rd, Headingley. Anyone involved in the Malayan Emergency & Indonesian Confrontation in 50s & 60s most welcome. Represents all units of the armed forces.

Details: Eddie Seville 0113 263 7583 White Rose Ladies Speakers Club meets 2nd & 4th Mon, 7.45pm at Farsley Library, Old Rd. Farsley, LS28. Friendly environment in which to find your voice & improve your presentation skills, including Powerpoint, while having fun.

Details: Stephanie Hanson 255 0824, or just turn up.

MUSIC Amici Singers Friendly mixed voice choir welcomes new singers, experienced or not.

No auditions. Rehearsals Thurs pm at Adel Methodist Church. Details: 228 5932 or 267 1292.

Annual Concert Sat 19 May, 7.30pm at Adel Methodist Church Hall, Gainsborough Ave LS16. Featuring final year students from Leeds University School of Music. Tickets £6 incl. refreshments. Details: Beryl Chadwick 267 4507 Bell Ringing at St Chad’s Thurs 7.30 – 9pm Beginners & experienced ringers welcome.

Details: Simon Futers 230 0186, t.s.futers@leeds.ac.uk The Chippendale Singers Mixed voice choir, rehearses Wed, 7.45 – 9.30pm Methodist Church, Boroughgate, Otley. Madrigals, folksongs, spirituals & sacred

works, plus lighter music & songs from shows. Vacancies for male singers (music readers essential). Details: Chris Denton 284 3744 chrisjdenton@gmail.com To book choir: Jan Wilkinson 01943 461318 www. chippendalesingers.co.uk Horsforth Leeds City Brass Band A friendly, community brass band welcomes new players. Possible instrument loan, if needed. Rehearsals: Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm at Leeds Trinity University College, Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth.

Details: Hannah Rowlands 250 0208, Betty Emberton 267 6529 Jazz Improvisation Group Fri 4 & 18 May, 7.30-10pm at the Methodist Centre, Chapel Allerton. £5. Details: dominicgmoore@hotmail.com.

Lawnswood Singers A female choir, practices Wed 7.30pm Holy Trinity Church, Green Lane, Cookridge. Good female singers welcome to try us out.

Wide repertoire & friendly people! Details: Brenda Hawer 267 1292, www. lawnswoodsingers.co.uk Leeds & Bradford Barbershop Harmony Club Mon, 7.30pm, Rawdon & Guiseley Conservative Club, Leeds Rd, Rawdon. Male singers who can take on four part harmony most welcome. Details: 01274 583 989 Leeds Organ & Keyboard Club Meets Wed 7.30 – 10.30pm at Guiseley Factory Workers Club, Town St. Guiseley. New members welcome. Club has Roland AT900c & Yamaha Tyros 3. Regular concerts: 2 May Andrew Nix. Guests welcome. £4. Details: 267 9865, www.organfax.co.uk Leeds People’s Choir Wed 7.30 – 9.30pm at Swarthmore Education Centre, 2 - 7 Woodhouse Sq. LS3.

Details: 243 2210 www. leedspeopleschoir.org.uk Opera North in Rawdon Mon 4 June, 7pm St Peter’s Church, Rawdon. An evening of musical celebration in honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with 12 of the company’s top artists. Favourite operatic excerpts, songs from the shows & something patriotic!

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Players for Pleasure offers playing opportunities to adult amateur musicians. All levels, beginners to advanced.

All instruments & all ages over 18. New performers especially welcome. Friendly, informal & supportive atmosphere. Details: www. playersforpleasure.co.uk Seven Jazz is looking for singers interested in singing blues, gospel & jazz, for fun, but ending up with a performance? Details: 237 0700, jeanwatsonlifeskills@ hotmail.com Society of Recorder Players – meets 2nd & 4th Sat pm in Bingley & Headingley.

Different conductors take each meeting. Intermediate players, all recorders. New members welcome. Details: Caroline 01943 467348 Soroptimists’ Midsummer Prom Sun 24 June, 7pm at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society’s ‘Singing for the Brain’ project. Featuring City of Bradford Brass Band plus soloists Joanne Wagstaffe & Lucy Bates. Tickets £10 plus 50p postage from 07543 098 987, midsummerprom@yahoo. co.uk We Can Help Your Charity Organise a musical evening & we will bring some lovely music to help raise those much needed funds. With a 14 year reputation, we cover charity fundraising & corporate events. Details:01274 597024, 01943 877464 www. fairfaxsingers.org.uk West Riding Opera has vacancies for chorus members to participate in concerts & staged opera selections. All voice ranges welcome, no audition. Rehearsals Wed, 7.30pm at West Park Centre, Spen Lane. Details: 01274 595978, davewb8@sky.com The White Rosettes Female barbershop chorus (four part unaccompanied harmony), 12 x national champions, rehearse Wed 7.30 – 10pm at Moorlands School, Foxhill Dr, Weetwood Lane, LS16 5PF. Details: Jan Spencer 07852 210640, membership@ whiterosettes.org.uk

Yorkshire Late Starter Strings (YLSS) rehearse Sat, 10am – 12.30pm at West Park Centre, Spen Lane. Friendly, informal string orchestra made up of adult learners who play a stringed instrument. Players of all abilities welcome. Specific beginners group for those especially new to playing.

Details: www.ylss.org SENIORS Lunch Club Mons & Weds 111.30pm (£4). Stainbeck United Reformed Church, Stainbeck Rd. Meal, friendship, gentle exercise. Transport provided.

Volunteers always welcome.

Details: Avril or Brian 293 5847, Angela 225 3766 Luncheon Club meets 12 noon Tues at Headingley Methodist Church Hall, Church St. Open to anyone over 60 for food & friendship. New members welcome. Two course hot meal £3.50. Please order in advance. Details: 275 5615, 275 1592 MENA (Meanwood Elders Neighbourhood Action) Local community scheme which offers befriending services, exercise classes & social activities, plus information & signposting to local services.

Membership free for over 60s.

Quarterly newsletter is sent out with information about all activities. Details: 278 5777, mena@wrvs.org.uk OWLS (Older Wiser Local Seniors) provides activities for seniors living in Headingley, Burley, Little Woodhouse & parts of Kirkstall. Membership free to those aged 60 or over.

Details: 369 7077, infoowls@ gmail.com St Chad’s Lunch Club Weds 12 - 1.30pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre. Tasty 2-course meal, tea/coffee, biscuits & good company for just £4!

Open to all those of retirement age living locally to St Chad’s.

Transport provided. Details: Anne 274 9917, Claire 275 2917 STEP (for the over 60s in West Park & Far Headingley) at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Butcher Hill LS16. Mon 1 – 3pm afternoon tea, cakes & bingo; Tues 10 – 11.30am Gentle Exercise & a cuppa; Thurs 10 – 11.30am cuppa & toasted teacake, followed by Bingo & Brunch 11.30am - 1.00pm.

Details: 275 7988, www. stepleeds.org.uk SPIRITUAL Catholic Churches Our Lady of Kirkstall parish covers Leeds 16, Horsforth & Kirkstall.

Churches: Holy Name, Otley Old Rd (Parish office: 267 8257); Saint Mary’s, Broadgate Lane, Horsforth (Parish secretary: 258 2607); The Assumption, Spen Lane. Parish Priest: Fr PA Smythe M.A.,Ph.D; Assistant Priest: Fr BK Akpoigbe MSP. www.ourladyofkirkstall.org.uk Evening Meditation Classes Ideal for beginners, everyone welcome. Sun 27 May: 10am5pm day course ‘What Goes Around’ at Ratnasambhava Buddhist Centre, Oakwood.

Learn how the law of cause & effect can help you accept difficulties & create happiness.

Details: 0113 265 8164, www. meditationinleeds.org Fourth Way Philosophy & Meditation Group Introductory meetings & readings from ‘In Search of the Miraculous’ by P.D. Ouspensky. Meetings in Leeds & Otley. Details: 07814 951231, info@gurdjieff-leeds. com The Leeds Gurdjieff Society Free Group Meditation Sun 7- 8pm (ex 3rd Sun: 6.307.30pm). Experience peace & calm with guided meditations.

Brahma Kumaris, West Park.

Details: 275 7727, leeds@ uk.bkwsu.org, www.bkwsu.org/ uk/leeds Headingley St. Columba URC (70 Headingley Lane) Open for worship every Sunday, 10.45am followed by refreshments. All welcome.

Holy Trinity Meanwood Sun 8.30am Said Holy Communion (call or see website for venue); 10am Sung Eucharist; 11.30am Gather (relaxed cafe style). 2nd Weds 10am Holy Communion. Everyone Welcome. Details: 275 7885, www.holytrinitymeanwood. org.uk

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COMMUNITY NOTICES Leeds Healing Centre Now at Burley Lodge Centre, 42-46 Burley Lodge Road, LS6. Healing by members of The Healing Trust (NFSH) to aid relaxation & promote wellbeing. Fri 11am – 2.30pm.

Healing also at Friends’ Meeting House, Roundhay, Thurs 7 – 8.30pm. Donations appreciated. Details: 07985 121810, 01274 617700, www. leedshealingcentre.org Leeds Reformed Baptist Church meets for Sunday services at the West Park Centre, Spen Lane (10:30am & 6pm). Many other activities through the week at 20 Cottage Rd, incl. pre-school, children’s clubs, toddlers & various other groups. Details: 275 8996, www.leedsrbc.org Meanwood Methodist Church Monday Fellowship Meetings held fortnightly, 2pm in The Schoolroom. Varied programme, interesting speakers. Warm welcome.

Details: Marjorie Hopwood 275 6913 Meanwood Valley Baptist Church meets at Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Ave. Sunday service 11am, coffee 10.30am. Details: 275 7215, www.mvbc.org.uk

every Sunday. 1st, 2nd & 4th Sundays Holy Communion, 3rd Sunday shorter family service.

6.30pm evening service. All Welcome.

St Michael & All Angels Headingley Parish Church Service times: Wed 10.30am Communion Service; Thurs 8am Communion Service; 2nd & 4th Sun of month 8am Communion Service; Sun Parish Communion 10am; Communion Service 12.30pm; Evensong 6.30pm.

All welcome. Details: www.stmichaels-headingley.org.uk St Urban’s Catholic Church Grove Lane, LS6. Mass times: Sun 10.30am; Mon – Fri 9.15am; Tues Mass Rosary Benediction 7pm; Sat 11am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, 12noon Mass, 6pm (Sun Vigil). Details: 225 9751 www.dioceseofleeds.org. uk West Park United Reformed Church, Spen Lane. Sunday Service at 10.30am. Crèche for young children where they are looked after for part of the service. Tea/coffee & a chat after service. A warm welcome to all.

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Our Lady of Lourdes Church 130 Cardigan Rd, LS6 Sunday Mass 8.45am; Fri Holy Hour with Mass 7pm. Details: 225 9751 www.dioceseofleeds.org. uk

Arthritis Care Leeds Branch meets 3rd Tues of each month, 7.30 – 9pm, St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley.

New members welcome.

Details: Pat 0113 275 7694

Quaker Meeting for Worship & Children’s Meeting Sun 10.45am Quaker Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2 www.leedsquakers.org.uk

Association of Blind Asians Leeds is looking for volunteers who would like to make a real difference to blind & partially sighted people in Leeds.

Volunteers provide a valuable sighted guiding service which reduces isolation & increases the independence of visually impaired people. Details: Sonal 210 3347

South Parade Baptist Church, North Lane, Headingley.

Lively services every Sunday 10.30am (+ Junior Church) & 6.30pm. All welcome.

St Augustine’s Church (Wrangthorn), Hyde Park Corner 10.30am services

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Carers Leeds New service offering support for young adult carers aged 18-30. First social event Thurs 19 April, 6pm – a nineties & noughties quiz & traditional pub snacks.

Call to book your place.

Details: Nikki 07854 481061, Nikki.pattinson@carersleeds. org.uk Crohn’s & Colitis UK Support for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), their friends & families throughout North & West Yorkshire.

Four educational & support meetings a year, plus regular informal meets. Details: 0845 130 6809, Leeds@ crohnsandcolitis.org.uk, www. groups.crohnsandcolitis.org. uk/Leeds Different Strokes Invites stroke survivors to join them, Wed 1.45 – 3.45pm, Adel Stables, Back Church Lane. Incl. an hour of exercise. Details: Linda McLean 225 4744 Headingley Mindfulness Group Meet 2nd Mon of month, 7 – 9pm, in a secular setting. Support group welcoming people interested in mindfulness meditation practice for stress reduction (MBSR). Warm welcome.

Details: Dot 274 5167 Leeds Coeliac Group GlutenFree Asian Food Cookery Demonstration Thurs 17 May, 7pm at St. Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. Far Headingley. Details: Sandra McLean 07711 768850, sandra.mclean@btinternet. com Leeds Samaritans provide confidential, non-judgemental support 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide. They listen with an open mind & in complete confidence, for as long as you need. Details: 0113 245 6789, 08457 909090.

The Open Door Café A meeting place for people with dementia & their carers. Last Mon of month (except bank hols), 2-4pm, New Headingley Club, St Michael’s Road. Details: 231 1727 The Yorkshire Cancer Help Centre is now at the Day Therapy Unit, St Michael’s Hospice, Harrogate two Saturdays each month, offering support for people with cancer & their loved ones. Details: Esme 01423 881392/ Karen 01937 573166, www.ychc.org.uk TALKS & DISCUSSIONS Leeds Astronomical Society meets 2nd Wed of month with a guest speaker presentation & regular telescope nights at Quaker Friends Meeting House, Woodhouse Lane, LS2. Visitors welcome, first visit free. Details: info@ leedsastronomy.org.uk, www. leedsastronomy.org.uk Leeds Geological Association Thurs 3 May, 7:15pm in the Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre, Michael Sadler Building, Leeds University.

Lecture: ‘The Middle Jurassic at Ketton Quarry, Rutland’

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Yorkshire Archaeological Society (Family History Section)Sat 12 May, 12noon at 23, Clarendon Rd, Leeds – a lecture by Stephen Mosley entitled ‘Leeds, Black City’.

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Details: Mrs J. Butler 0113 263 9540 WOMEN’S GROUPS Adel Ladies Luncheon Club meets 1st Wed of month at Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Castle Grove Dr. LS6. Wed 2 May: Sue Woodcock from Yorkshire Post presents ‘From Copper to Shepherd’. Details: Muriel Huntley 230 1584 British Federation of Women Graduates (Leeds) meets monthly. AGM Wed 9 May, 7pm. Details: 262 4131, leedsawg@ntlworld.com Leeds Ladies Coffee Club meets 1st Thurs of month, 10am at Leeds Church Institute, New Market St. Leeds. May 3: Sue Seeger presents ‘Velvet 1885’.

Details: Mrs McShane 225 1166 Meanwood WI meets Tues 15 May, 7.30pm at Meanwood Institute, Green Rd. for a talk by Sandra Inskip on ‘Experiments in Textiles’.

Muslimah Mums’ Group A hub of sisterliness. Details: MuslimahMums@yahoo.co.uk, www.muslimahmums.co.uk Soroptimist International Meet 2nd Mon each month 7pm at Weetwood Hall. All ladies welcome. Details: www.sigbi. org/leeds University of Leeds Ladies’ Club welcomes women connected to the Uni as either serving or former staff members, partners of staff, or grads of the Uni. Regular events. Details: uleedslc@ gmail.com

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MISC/ EVENTS Beechtree Steiner Parent & Child Groups A welcoming & supportive environment for babies, toddlers & parents/ carers. Imaginative play, baking or seasonal crafts, shared snack, songs, puppet story. Groups Mon–Fri am Old Tetley Hall, Headingley & Tues am Stainbeck Community Hall, Chapel Allerton. Details: 269 0262, enquiries@leedssteiner.org.uk Bee Swarms will be collected free of charge. Details: Terry 0113 268 8231 Diamond Jubilee Open Day Sun 13 May, 2 – 5pm at Moor Allerton Sports & Social Centre. Variety of activities including bowls, table tennis, bridge. Snooker demo by top Leeds players & displays of Irish Dancing & Tai Kwon Do. White Rose Concert Band Concert in evening attended

by Lord Mayor. Tickets £6.50 from 268 3857 Refreshments & bar. Entry free.

Headingley Beer Festival Fri 25 May (4pm start) to Sun 27 May. First of what will be annual festival in gardens of Headingley Club, 56 St Michael’s Rd, LS6 3BG. 50 different beers + food & music. Profits to Club, Wheatfields & Candlelighters.

Tickets £5 (include pint & programme), from Morgans (opp Arndale Centre). www. headingleybeerfestival.co.uk Headingley Open Gardens Sun 17 June, 2 – 5pm. Revealing hidden garden gems of our area. New attractions & old favourites between Far Headingley & St Michael’s.

Organised by Headingley in Bloom. Tickets ( £3) available from Oxfam Bookshop, Otley Rd. Refreshments at 5 Bainbrigge Rd. Art & Secret Garden Cafe will also be open.

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Hope Pastures Horse & Donkey Sanctuary Westwood Lane, LS16. Visitors welcome 10am – 2.45pm.

Free admission. Donations welcome. Details: 261 4344 For events & pony days visit www.hopepastures.org Leeds Civic Trust’s Guided Supper Walks Wed 2 May – Medieval Leeds; Tues 8 May – Georgian Leeds; Wed 16 May – Victorian Leeds; Tues 22 May – Edwardian Leeds.

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office, 17 – 19 Wharf St. & last about 1½ hours, ending with supper at Wharf St. £10 per walk. Details & to book: 243 9594, office@leedscivictrust. org.uk Meanwood WI meets Tues 15 May, 7.30pm at Meanwood Institute, Green Rd. for a talk by Sandra Inskip on ‘Experiments in Textiles’.

Paxton Horticultural Society Rooms for hire at competitive rates at Paxton Hall, Kirkstall Lane, LS5. Details: Doreen Sergent 266 5237.

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James@leedsth.nhs.uk Volunteer with MENA (Meanwood Elders Neighbourhood Action) Become involved in your local. MENA provides support to older people through befriending, social activities & monthly Sunday Lunch Club.

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Rodley Nature Reserve Summer Fair Sat 18 Aug. Book your stall now & help raise funds for this beautiful Reserve which provides a free haven for families & wildlife.

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Rooms for Hire Headingley Methodist Church has rooms of various sizes which can be used for meetings, activities & celebrations. Details: Margaret Appleyard on 257 6547 Rooms for Hire at Swarthmore Wide range of rooms for hire accommodating up to 140 people. Meeting rooms, hall/ dance studio, computer rooms, art rooms, crèche & café with roof garden. Details: Swarthmore Education Centre, Woodhouse Sq. LS3. 0113 243 2210, info@swarthmore. org.uk, www.swarthmore.org. uk St Chad’s Scouts Looking for fun, adventure, or a new challenge? Why not join our leadership team – No prior knot tying experience required!

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Stop Hate UK Fri 18 May at HEART, Bennett Rd. Dinner & Drum night featuring Abatimbo Burundi Drummers. Hot buffet, bar. Advance tickets only (£21) from 0113 293 5100, events@ stophatecrime.org The Big Jump 2012 Wanted! novice parachute jumpers to jump in aid of Leeds Children’s Hospital, at the LGI. Sun 22 July at Bridlington Airfield.

Details: Stephanie 392 5140 fundraising@leedsth.nhs.uk Volunteering Opportunities in Cancer Wing at St. James’s Hospital Kind & friendly volunteers needed to assist patients who need help at mealtimes. Details: Vicki

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