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CHANTEL MCGREGOR WINS AT BRITISH BLUES AWARDS FEATHER CYCLES GAIN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF COMES TO THE PLAYHOUSE

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Dear Readers,

I feel we are hurtling towards the end of the year and I am still in denial about Christmas!

There seems to be so much else going on. We are still in the afterglow of the Olympics/ Paralympics – just today I was in Millennium Square celebrating our Paralympians’ achievements. Didn’t they do us proud! It was lovely to chat to Hurricane Hannah, Claire Cashmore, David Stone and Ali Jawad.

This month, with cycling having been such a success this Summer, we take a look at the work of specialist bike maker, Ricky Feather. We also wander into Bird’s Yard and discover a treasure trove of creativity and vintage fashion. We talk to director Sarah Esdaile as she starts rehearsals of Tennessee Williams’ ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ’ at the West Yorkshire Playhouse; and have a quick word with Chantel McGregor who has just won a British Blues Award for the second year running.

Younger members of the community can look forward to great entertainment with Mimika Children’s Theatre at HEART; and two of Northern Ballet’s dancers have choreographed a short ballet especially for short people! HEART is also hosting Apple Day – a celebration of all things apple related.

There’s also news of successful fundraising at the first Adel Beer Festival and the Parkside Allotments Show. St George’s Crypt is appealing for help to restock their larder. And, Guide Dogs are looking for early rising volunteers!

What did I say about hurtling towards the end of the year? Do send us your news for our November edition. We may very well mention Christmas this time! Deadline is 1st October for editorial and 5th October for advertising.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards

Carole, Jack and the team

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Greg Mulholland Concerned about Closure of Fire Stations

The plan to merge the six existing stations into three could result in the loss of full time fire-fighters and put lives at risk.

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

We talk to director Sarah Esdaile as rehearsals start on one of her favourite plays

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Bird’s Yard – Celebrating the Creative Spirit

At Bird’s Yard unique boutiques, designer displays, creative retail spaces and a lovely tea shop sprawl over three floors.

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Chantel McGregor Wins at British Blues Awards

Superb local guitarist and vocalist Chantel McGregor wins ‘Female Vocalist’ of the year at British Blues Festival.

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The 26th Leeds International Film Festival launches at Leeds Town Hall with a free screening of ‘Sound of Noise’, a musical

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The plan to merge the six existing stations into three new bases could result in the loss of full time fire-fighter jobs and also place lives at risk, as response times in some areas would be outside of the acceptable distances used to calculate risk.

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“Cookridge Fire Station also covers Otley, as well as many more areas. When Otley Fire Station was closed, one of the points The proposal is currently undergoing a made was that fire service support would consultation period which continues until be provided from Horsforth and Cookridge the first week in December. If approved, Fire Stations. I would like to know what the plans will be put into practice between plans are in place to ensure the safety of 2016 and 2020 and will see fire stations Otley residents if Cookridge Fire Station in Hunslet, Morely, Rothwell, Garforth, were to close.

Moortown and Cookridge close.

“It is clear from the report that 23 areas of “I am concerned about these proposals West Yorkshire will have improved response and the potential impact they could times, but 101 will have worse – with three have throughout the whole of Leeds” of those areas being outside the riskcommented Greg. “Cookridge Fire Station assessed response time. I am aware that is a vital unit and its strategic position savings do need to be made but this is an between Leeds Bradford Airport and Leeds unacceptable risk to lives and these points is one of utmost importance to the safety need to be fully examined and satisfactorily of residents. Airport passengers also need answered during the consultation process.” to be safe in the knowledge that, if a major incident were to occur, the fire service To read the full report and to comment, visit could respond in minutes and to their full www.westyorksfire.gov.uk capability. Leeds Bradford Airport has an

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Leeds Skyrack Lions Club is involved with many charitable projects, one of which is a Youth Exchange programme with the Bad Sooden-Allendorf Lions Club in Germany.

In July this year, the 42nd exchange took place. A party of 25 German guests, including disabled young people, many of whom had not had a holiday abroad before, their carers and Lions helpers, were entertained for five days with a fabulous programme arranged by Leeds, Leeds Skyrack, York, Otley, Knaresborough, Garforth and District Lions Clubs.

They were welcomed to Leeds by the Lord Mayor at a reception at the Civic Hall, they enjoyed canal and river excursions, visits to stately homes, theatres and clubs, a theme park and a zoo, shopping expeditions in Leeds and York, evening entertainment, not to mention their introduction to Yorkshire food and drink!

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contributions from the people of Leeds.

Twenty five German guests were entertained for five days with a fabulous programme arranged by Leeds, Leeds Skyrack, York, Otley, Knaresborough, Garforth and District Lions Clubs.

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Twenty five German guests were entertained for five days with a fabulous programme arranged by Leeds, Leeds Skyrack, York, Otley, Knaresborough, Garforth and District Lions Clubs.

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In May 1970, as a result of a meeting between Leeds, Leeds Skyrack and Bad Sooden-Allendorf (Germany) Lions Clubs, it was agreed to give young disabled people in Leeds and Bad Sooden-Allendorf a holiday of a lifetime.

A NEW KEYBOARD FOR HEART

Leeds Building Society (LBS) recently donated £500 to Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre (HEART) for the purchase of a piano keyboard. Development Manager for HEART, Kim Johnston, was delighted to receive the funding which means that community groups and local choirs can use the portable keyboard throughout the building.

Pictured: Amanda Keane (LBS), Kim Johnston and Richard Norton (HEART), and Michelle Capell (LBS)

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Last year there was chaos as many students experienced poor service from Virgin Media for their broadband and TV services. Due to the campaigning efforts of Leeds University Student Union, particularly Community Officer Ben Fisher, and Headingley Councillors, Virgin have doubled the capacity of their network in the Headingley and Hyde Park areas.

There will also be improved customer information on their website. Hopefully this will do the trick but if anyone, who takes up the Virgin offer, experiences problems that Virgin can’t resolve, please let the Student Union and local Councillors know!

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HARVEST HOME – CRYPT APPEALS FOR HARVEST GIFTS

The 2012 St George’s Crypt Harvest Appeal is underway and The Crypt is encouraging schools, churches and businesses to respond with their usual generosity.

This is traditionally a time when the Leeds-based charity stocks up on non-perishable foods which help its kitchen staff provide hearty meals for its clients throughout the year.

“We are also always delighted to receive toiletries – soap, deodorant and shampoo – as these are increasingly expensive to purchase”, said the Crypt’s Fundraising and PR Director, Martin Patterson. “Our cupboards are quite bare at the moment and ready to be filled up by the usual generosity of people of Leeds.”

St George’s Crypt has been providing hope and support for the hundreds who access the charity’s services every week since founder Don Robins first opened the doors in 1930 and welcomed people into the Crypt.

CHURCH AT THE CINEMA Mosaic Church to hold Sunday meetings at Cottage Road

Mosaic Church, a large evangelical, charismatic church that started in 2002, will hold its Sunday gatherings at Cottage Road Cinema, Far Headingley, from October.

meeting more locally will make church more accessible to people who haven’t been before”, said Hannah Mackley, one of the leaders of the new gathering.

The group has met in a refurbished warehouse in Holbeck since 2007. With people attending from all over the city, Mosaic has grown quickly and is now in the process of becoming a multi-site church with locations across the city.

The gatherings will take place on Sundays from 5.45 – 7pm and will have an informal, lively feel. There will be singing, Bible teaching and time to socialise over refreshments or in a local pub. The official launch is on Sunday 7th October and everyone is welcome.

The Cottage Road meeting is the first of these local gatherings to be launched and the Church hopes to build links with the city’s communities. “Our hope is that

For more information, visit www.mosaicchurch.org.uk, email info@mosaic-church. org.uk, or call Hannah Mackley on 0113 294 4444

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HOLLYBUSH CONSERVATION CENTRE CELEBRATES Hollybush Conservation Centre, a branch of The Conservation Volunteers in Kirkstall, recently celebrated its achievements at its annual volunteers’ party.

Hollybush is just one of 1,424 UK sites to receive a Green Flag Award in 2012. This national award recognises efforts made towards ensuring that more people have access to well-managed, high-quality green spaces. Hollybush achieved this by offering a plethora of greenfingered activities to the surrounding community in its extensive gardens.

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Hollybush also marked its designation as a ‘Green Hub’, a focal point for care of local green places, designed around the needs of the local community and environment.

The spotlight was also on individual volunteers for contributions to the work of Hollybush over the past year – from completing studies towards NVQ qualifications to consistent volunteering in the gardens or on conservation task days. “This is our opportunity to thank the City Council, Big Lottery and other funders and to mark the achievements of our fantastic volunteers”, said Mark Gibson, Northern Director of The Conservation Volunteers.

For more information about volunteering at Hollybush, contact Jess Kandola on 0113 274 2335 or J.Kandola@tcv.org.uk

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Saturday October 20th at HEART (Bennett Road in Headingley) From 1.00 – 6.00pm

ENJOY: Apple Pressing – bring your own apples and/or container for juice Gardeners Question Time – Come with your questions for local experts 2.30-3.30 Community Art Apple Exhibition – final judging and prizes Live Music • Morris Dancers • Children’s activities Café Poetry Performance 5.00 – 6.00 Stalls selling plants and trees, books and cakes, wine and cider Tombola & Raffle • Refreshments

Apple Day is held around this time every year to celebrate apples, orchards and the fruits of common spaces, gardens and allotments.

On Saturday 20th October, 1 – 6pm, all things apple-related with be celebrated at HEART, Bennett Road, Headingley.

You can look forward to apple pressing, Morris dancing, cider, apple sampling and identification, fruit tree and plant sale, Gardeners’ Question Time, organic wine and calvados, apple cake and other good things to eat, poetry with wine/ cider, live music, activities for children and lots more.

You will also be able to vote on the art in the community exhibition – all on the theme of apples.

Apple Day was initiated by Common Ground (www. commonground.org.uk) in 1990 as a way of demonstrating that variety and richness matter to a locality and it is possible to effect change where you live. Common Ground, which supports local diversity across the UK, has used the apple as a symbol of the physical, cultural and genetic diversity we should not let slip away.

On 20th October many groups will come together for a fun and celebratory day. It is led by Headingley Development Trust, in partnership with Urban Harvest, Headingley in Bloom, Headingley Community Orchard, Headingley Country Market, and the Farmers’ Market organising group, among others.

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Ricky Feather – Feather Cycles Ricky Feather is earning himself an international reputation as a master craftsman and his exquisite hand built bicycles are much coveted among bike enthusiasts.

Ricky’s been into bikes for as long as he can remember. He was up and about on two wheels at age three and was getting his hands dirty repairing his own bike before he was in his teens.

So, Feather Cycles seems to be the realisation of a lifelong vocation.

For years, Ricky’s primary interest in cycling centred around BMX, as he honed his stunt riding skills miraculously avoiding broken bones until he reached pro level. But he was always eyeing up other bike designs and styles.

Having carefully learned his trade as a metal worker and welder, he started designing his bikes while living in Headingley. Today Ricky toils away in a workshop located on his in-laws farm near York. In the three short years he has been building bikes professionally, he has successfully carved out a niche doing what he loves.

Feather Cycles are lovingly handcrafted machines, as luxurious to ride as they are beautiful to behold.

Ricky is proud that he’s helping to raise people’s awareness of the fact that there is an alternative to factory-manufactured, mass produced bikes.

Buying a Feather Cycle is altogether a more personal and rewarding experience than picking a bike off a rack. Each bike is built with the rider in mind. Clients regularly visit Ricky at his workshop and demonstrate riding their existing bike so he can get an idea of their particular requirements, which aspects should be adjusted, changed or specifically designed to ensure that the finished bike works for them.

A self-confessed perfectionist, Ricky is the first to acknowledge that the devil is in the detail. A near fanatical pursuit of clean lines in the construction of his bikes gives Feather Cycles an elegance you’d be hard pressed to find elsewhere. Personal touches like hand-filed joints, ornate down tube designs and hand-polished, stainless steel lugs really set these bikes apart. Distinguished by a pride in, and devotion to the craft, a Feather Cycle is a bike like no other, built for you and built to last.

The hand-built cycle scene is a flourishing cottage industry and Ricky now finds himself as one of the most renowned proponents. Helped in no small part by British cycling successes at the London Olympics and Bradley Wiggins’ emergence as celebrity sportsman du jour, the country now finds itself in the grip of cycling fever.

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With a deep loathing of internet shopping, Ricky prefers to buy his tools and materials as locally as possible. He relies on UK based firm Reynolds for his steel tubing, and works regularly in conjunction with a local wheel builder, a mechanic and a painter, and there is a well stocked hardware store in the nearby village.

There is a sense of community among UK bike builders, which is important to Ricky as he values the mutual support and encouragement of others on the scene. He has recently collaborated on a book about the industry, ‘Made in England’, which offers an insight into the artisans currently working in the field, their methods and craftsmanship.

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BIRD’S YARD

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Aurora Vintage

Melissa Dawson

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Leeds is touted as a shopping mecca with its grand arcades and compact Birdshell won Best Vintage 2011/12 pedestrian area, teeming with national brands. But, I found my mecca just in the Leeds Retail Awards, and Best off the main drag, down Kirkgate, opposite the famous Duck and Drake pub. Newcomer 2010/11, Best Designer 2010/11 & 2011/12, and Best Bird’s Yard is a true treasure trove. It is On the first floor you’ll find ‘Life’s Big Jewellery 2011(Life’s Big Canvas). such a relief to walk into a building that Canvas’ where Chloe McGenn sells not Bird’s Yard was also named as one of celebrates creativity and individuality. only her own quirky designs, but also the top ten vintage shops in the north/ And, that is exactly what Michelle those of a number of other independent northwest by industry leaders, one of Walton, who established Bird’s Yard in designers. ‘Aurora Vintage’ next door Europe’s most unique boutiques and, 2010, set out to do. has a huge variety of vintage fashion, most recently, Best UK Shop in an end from beautiful prom dresses and “Inspiration for Bird’s Yard came gorgeous silk Japanese kimonos, of year poll for Alt Fashion Magazine from years of not wanting to look like to Harris Tweed jackets and unique (beating two established Camden everybody else”, Michelle told us. accessories, and ‘Lovely Crayfish’ shops!).

“I wanted to open a shop for years. produces striking T-shirt designs.

In July, Bird’s Yard celebrated its second Initially I tested the waters with anniversary with a great party in its Birdshell Boutique in Trinity Arcade, ‘Birdshell’, Michelle’s own area, back yard. Thanks to an award of Mary which was due for demolition. The presents beautiful vintage fashion, Portas money, Michelle is beautifying response was terrific and my journey to striking jewellery designs, plus this area and installing lighting so they Bird’s Yard started.” cushions and lampshades from ‘Urban can plan further outdoor events. It’s Fox’ in both vintage and contemporary At Bird’s Yard unique boutiques, prints. There is also a hair and beauty also possible to hire The Marvellous Tea Room, with its retro furniture and designer displays, creative retail spaces salon on this upper level. vintage crockery, for parties. and a lovely tea shop sprawl over three floors. The ground floor is home to The “Drawing on my past experiences and Bird’s Yard is not a place you pop in to Marvellous Tea Room (with fabulous my need for the unusual and the pretty, quickly – it needs to be savoured on cakes and specialist teas), as well as I sourced the great people I have here all levels. You’ll discover wonderful old displays for up-and-coming designers today”, said Michelle. “And, I’m pretty and new designs and friends you never like Dazarocks (Darecca Stainforth) darn happy!” knew you had! and milliners Melissa Dawson and Beth Hurst.

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THEY LIVED IN LEEDS Ellen Heaton (1816-1894) Art Collector, Patron and Benefactor

Today people from all over the world come to the Tate Gallery in London to see its exceptional collection of work by famous artists like JMW Turner and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The Tate collection includes a number of pictures by these artists which 150 years ago used to hang on the walls of a house in Woodhouse Square, Leeds.

Now the Swarthmore Education Centre, it was then the home of Ellen Heaton who, unusually for a woman in the mid 1800s, commissioned and collected what was then daring modern art from little-known artists. Her guide and mentor was John Ruskin.

Ellen was born in 1816, the daughter and eldest child of Ann and John Heaton. Her father was a bookseller and druggist (a not uncommon combination!) whose business and home was in Briggate. She was a bright girl, but while her younger brother John Deakin Heaton was encouraged to study medicine and qualify as a doctor, her formal education followed the expected pattern for girls, ending with a ‘finishing’ school. But she was not content with conventional female domesticity. She was determined to pursue her interests in literature and the arts – she wrote poetry, joined the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, was a member of Leeds Library and various learned societies, and corresponded with authors she admired.

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She had read and admired John Ruskin’s book ‘Modern Painters’ and turned to him for advice. He responded enthusiastically, guiding her firmly towards Turner and the younger Pre-Raphaelites like 16 October 2012 | northleedslife.co.uk

Rossetti. She mostly followed his advice (though did not like Holman Hunt!), and over the years bought eight paintings from Turner and eight from Rossetti, as well as pictures by Hughes and Inchbold.

She got to know Rossetti well and also his sister, the much-loved poet Christina Rossetti; both were later to visit her in Leeds.

In 1853 she travelled to Italy with an older friend, (Euphrasia) Fanny Haworth, an author who had long been a friend of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, then living in Florence. Ellen was thrilled to meet the famous couple. From their letters we get a sense of the awkward, enthusiastic, provincial Ellen – they found her pushy and

over-familiar, but recognised her true kindness. Later she insisted on commissioning and paying for portraits of them both by the artist Field Talfourd. The portrait of Elizabeth has become the most recognised image of her and was Elizabeth’s personal favourite. After Elizabeth’s death Ellen promised Robert Browning that she would donate both portraits to the National Portrait Gallery.

In 1859 Ellen set up house at 6 Woodhouse Square, and lived there for the rest of her life, with her cook and maidservant. She continued to correspond with Ruskin, supporting his favoured artists, even lending them money, and sometimes helping in his research. She embarked on further travels, even as far as Poland and Russia. In later life, encouraged by Ruskin, she took up various philanthropic causes, supporting women’s education and university extension classes for working men – she offered to pay all the men’s admission fees, regardless of cost. Her liberality and passionate enthusiasms were increasingly a thorn in the side of her brother Dr Heaton, now wellestablished and eminent in public life. His diaries reveal his growing irritation with her, his dislike of her artistic taste, his concern that she was being exploited, even his dismay at her careless appearance – ‘I fear she is rather mad’, he wrote!

She seems to have been unmoved by his disapproval.

Ellen outlived her brother and most of his family. When she died in 1894 she left her collection of pictures to her one surviving nephew, a London solicitor, who bequeathed them in 1940 to the national collection – a loss to Leeds, which had once been their home thanks to this feisty, spirited woman.

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Bethany is asking as many people as possible to donate their unwanted Christmas outfits – dresses, tuxes, dinner shirts, jewellery, handbags, shoes etc. – and is also asking local retailers and designers if they would donate one item each, for the event.

Models will show off the outfits on the catwalk and then they will be auctioned whilst still being worn. In another suite there will be a variety of stalls featuring fashion retailers and other items where you can shop.

Tickets for the show are £10 (available from bethanyssmile@ virginmedia.com). It’s a great opportunity to pick up party outfits at vastly discounted prices, whilst also helping children with life threatening illnesses.

All donated outfits can be dropped off at Headingley Experience, Headingley Stadium, St Michael’s Lane, Headingley, marked for the attention of Miss Jacqui Page, Sales and Marketing Manager. If you cannot get there please email bethanyssmile@virginmedia.com and someone will make arrangements to pick up your donation.

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CALLING ALL NATIONAL TRUST MEMBERS! Make more of your National Trust membership by joining the local Leeds supporter group!

subsciptions. The group’s main fundraising activity is its annual Christmas Fair at St. Chad’s Parish Centre on Saturday 24th November,10am – 12 noon.

The group meets each month during the autumn and winter at St. Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley, for For more information 0113 258 8178 talks, coffee mornings and fundraising activities. In Summer they organise holidays, day visits, walks and short breaks.The aim is to learn more about National Trust properties by visiting these and other interesting places around the country, and to support the National Trust through fundraising.

Upcoming talks include John Gilleghan MBE talking about Paris and Monet’s Garden on Tuesday 9th October, and a talk entitled ‘My Box of Treasures’ on 13th November.

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CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF

A DENSE WEB OF COMPLEX EMOTIONS LAID BARE I always look forward to a play directed by Sarah Esdaile. Over the last couple of years she has directed William Nicholson’s ‘Crash’, Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman’, and Terence Rattigan’s ‘Deep Blue Sea’ at West Yorkshire Playhouse and I have loved every one. Now she’s taking on Tennessee Williams’ ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ – I can’t wait!

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“I first saw the play as a teenager and it was one of the things that really made me want to be a director”, Sarah told us when we caught up with her. “I’m very excited about giving that experience to other people. It is definitely one of my top five things to do before I die!”

The music, acting style and design all conjure up the claustrophobic, hot, stormy evening. The dialogue has almost a lyrical, singing quality – Sarah describes it as being “...more emotionally complex than the mastery of an accent”.

Sarah is passionate about that group of American playwrights – Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Terence Rattigan.

They have a way of layering human emotions, loading each scene with complex, raw feelings.

Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955, ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ gained worldwide recognition three years later as a film starring Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor. In this version Zoe Boyle, who played Lavinia in Downton Abbey, plays Maggie and Jamie Parker (Brownlie in Parade’s End) is Brick her husband. The Pollitt family is gathered together for patriarch ‘Big Daddy’s’ birthday. The stage is set for an outpouring of hate, greed, lonliness.

Uncomfortable truths are unearthed as the simmering pain in Williams’ emotionally charged drama comes bubbling to the surface.

“It is quite intimidating”, said Sarah.

“The more you look at it, the more there is. It is very complex. The key is to recreate that world.”

And what a world! Set in the Mississippi Delta, it is a hot, humid, languid world full of poetic realism. Outside a storm is brewing. Nature reflects the mood of the play as the family indoors is busy tearing itself apart. The heat is unbearable. The sexual tension is palpable. And, death is lurking in the corner.

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BOOK ILLUSTRATION FROM 20S AND 30S

The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery is staging an exhibition that will delight lovers of book illustration. ‘Austerity and Invention: Illustration between the Wars’ runs until 1st December and features a magical mixture of styles and imagery from the 1920s and 1930s.

In addition to Art Deco, the era was also informed by constructivism, cubism, modernism and the stark utilitarian Bauhaus. Everything, from architecture and travel to fashion and advertising, was affected. Printing and book design followed suit.

The exhibition traces the development of the genre and the variety of media and styles between the wars, through artwork by renowned British illustrators.

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The exhibition will feature original drawings, watercolours, prints and book illustrations from the Leeds University Library Special Collections and other Yorkshire collections. It includes internationally-renowned artists like William Heath Robinson, Edmund Dulac and Kay Nielsen, Yorkshire artists Thomas Blakeley MacKenzie and Albert Wainwright, and successful women artists, such as ‘Fish’ (Anne Harriet Sefton), Anne Anderson and Amy Joyce Mercer.

A special display of original sketches and artwork for Arthur Ransome’s ‘Swallows and Amazons’ will be exhibited alongside other popular children’s books of the period.

The Gallery is open Mon-Sat, 10am – 5pm and admission is free. www. leeds.ac.uk/gallery/events.htm

ST GEMMA’S ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION ONE OF LARGEST IN REGION!

The twelfth Leeds Annual Art Exhibition and Sale in aid of St Gemma’s Hospice at The Grammar School at Leeds, Alwoodley, is firmly established as a must for all those who appreciate art. This year the exhibition runs from Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th October, and new this year is a special ‘Pop Up’ gift shop on the Saturday and Sunday featuring beautiful gift ideas and homewares.

There will be over 800 exhibits. With such a huge variety there really is something to suit all tastes. You’ll find everything from modern oils and traditional landscapes, to pastels, photography, and ceramics.

It’s a great opportunity to start or to expand your art collection and buy affordable, original pieces created by both professional and up-andcoming regional artists.

Prices range from just £30 to £700 and can make perfect Christmas, birthday or anniversary gifts. A percentage of all sales will be donated to St Gemma’s Hospice.

To date, the event has raised over £160,000 for the charity!

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OTLEY - BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT! Imagine Wharfedale in the year people who carved the stones, built the 499BC. A succession of harsh winters enclosures and earthworks that we can is threatening the very existence of the Scevinge – a small group of the Brigantes tribe who live on a crannog by the Wharfe under the Scefin ridge.

Deer, wolves and refugees are driven south by the encroaching ice sheets.

In their wake comes death, betrayal, love and hope. The lives of all will be changed forever.

‘Year of the Celt: Imbolc’ is the first of four books relating the struggle facing the ordinary people of the Scevinge settlement (modern day Otley) in a rapidly changing world. Each covers a quarter of the ancient Celtic year.

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see all around us. So I wrote this book, offering a possible insight into how they lived 2,500 years ago.”

For more information, visit www. yearofthecelt.co.uk. The ebook is available in Kindle format from www. amazon.co.uk

KATE WINS LAURA ASHLEY WALL ART COMPETITION Last year, local artist Kate Stephens submitted a canvas for the Laura Ashley Wall Art Competition – North East Region and, much to her surprise, she won! Her painting is of a lovely, delicate flower in shades of lilac and purple. It has been incorporated into the Laura Ashley Autumn/Winter 2012 collection and is available to buy as a canvas print.

lobsters and crabs – inspired by a Secret Garden on Weetwood Lane, and recent visit to Robin Hood’s Bay, where at Angels in Chapel Allerton. she went fishing and hung around the www.lauraashley.com/page/wall-artfishing boats! comp-winners/ Kate also produces some lovely cards, which you can find at Art and The

Kate recently exhibited at Holmfirth Art Week, where she sold out! Some of her watercolours were on show at Harlow Carr Gardens, featuring a mix of still life, animals and beach huts. And, she is currently exhibiting at West Park Deli. She has a very light, distinctive style and her treatment of animals, including cows, is both colourful and amusing! Her work at West Park Deli features hens and cows as well as

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Barbara’s clients include many well-known actors, including Jude Law, Daniel Radcliffe, Kenneth Branagh, as well as the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Young Vic. She also works with a wide range of professional voice users, like politicians, teachers and business leaders.

Leeds Voice Day workshops are on Friday 12th October, ‘Voice Skills for PersonaI Impact’ from 1.30 – 4.15pm; and Saturday 13th October, ‘Your Voice: Asset or Liability?’ from 9.30am – 4pm (numbers for this workshop are restricted to a maximum of eight to allow for more individual attention).

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Headingley Choral Extravaganza!

Popular Choral and Organ Music performed by singers from The Heritage Singers The Masterworks Chorale Chris Newton Together with Special guest performers Organ Christopher Newton Directed by Tim Knight

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Frosts are quite common now so any tender plants you want to retain in borders need to be potted up and put into frost-free greenhouses or conservatories.

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Tidy up ponds and remove pumps for the winter, lift and store Dahlias, Gladioli, and Summer flowering bulbs. Leave seed-heads and hips for the birds.

Finish planting Spring bedding plants and bulbs, except for tulips which can be planted next month. Harvest apples and pears before they are damaged. Lift and store carrots and potatoes, parsnips taste better with a touch of frost on the ground, and the same goes for sprouts.

Trees, Maples in particular, look great at this time of the year, with colours ranging from burning yellows to rich reds and bronze-purples. The stems of Cornus are also showing their colours now that their leaves have fallen.

Nerines, Colchicums, Japanese Anemones and Kaffir Lilies are in flower, adding colour to the garden. Choose more tall growing grasses – they can add not only colour, but also movement in the wind. Collect seeds from trees and shrubs for children to grow. They don’t need warmth to germinate. Berries also can be started off by squashing them and separating the seed and plant.

Prepare the ground for planting any new bare rooted stock next month, and make a start on broad beans for next year.

Sow Sweet Peas under cover for an early show. Tall shrubs like Lavateras and Buddlejas, which will be pruned again in Spring, can be cut back by half their height to neaten them and help with wind rock. Check any new plantings to make sure they are stable, staking if necessary. While the ground still has some warmth, move any evergreens which have been planted in the wrong place. Check around rock plants, take off any rotting leaves, and cover them to protect against the frost and wetness of Winter.

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There were 47 classes with 246 exhibits from 27 of the allotment’s plot holders.

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The Christmas demonstration at Harrogate High School on 7th November at 7.15pm, will be a special evening and is open to all. This year, National Demonstrator & Chelsea Gold winner 2012, Angela Turner, will interpret ‘A Natural Christmas’. Tickets are available from 01423 872617.

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More than 20 Super League stars recently swapped their boots for spikes at Cookridge Hall Golf Club to compete in the inaugural event to find Rugby League’s Best Golfer.

Cookridge Hall’s General Manager, Gary Day, joined forces with Wakefield Wildcats to launch the event in support of the ‘Joining Jack’ Campaign and Children’s Ward 41 at Leeds General Infirmary – Cookridge Hall’s designated charity.

Players recorded an individual Stableford score from which they created a team event and determined the all important winner of the title.

Bradford Bulls star Tom Burgess took first place in the team event alongside Wakefield Wildcats’ Danny Kirmond and Paul Johnson with 48 points over 12 holes.

Now the event is in place, Cookridge Hall hopes to increase the numbers for next year. It seems the Rugby League’s Best Golfer event is now well and truly on the cards.

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Now the event is in place, Cookridge Hall hopes to increase the numbers for next year. It seems the Rugby League’s Best Golfer event is now well and truly on the cards

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Around 750 people enjoyed the beer, food, music and entertainment, with a number of people showing interest in joining the sports club as either social or playing members. We are already starting to think about how we can involve others to deliver an even better festival in 2013!”

Twenty three beers from local breweries were on offer, and three ciders – which had to be restocked due to demand!

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LEEDS CITY FC ARE WEST RIDING COUNTY CUP WINNERS Leeds City Amateur Football Club, based in Adel, recently won the prestigious West Riding County Cup! Having triumphed in a thrilling semi-final against West Yorkshire Premier League rivals, Bardsey (3 – 2 after extra time), Lepton Highlanders stood between Leeds City and a first taste of glory. It was a tense spectacle. They led twice, only to be pegged back by two perfectly executed strikes. The two sides could not be separated after 120 minutes, so a penalty shoot-out was the deciding factor.

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However, despite an emphatic 6 – 1 win against Sherburn White Rose, news arrived that Knaresborough had rallied from a goal down to defeat Pool 2 –1. For a third consecutive season, Leeds City finished as runners-up.

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CHANTEL MCGREGOR WINS AGAIN AT BRITISH BLUES AWARDS

This year’s British Blues Festival weekend at Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, was another rip roaring success. An integral part of the Festival was the presentation of the British Blues Awards and superb local guitarist and vocalist Chantel McGregor, a recent graduate from Leeds College of Music, was awarded the coveted ‘Female Vocalist’ of the year.

This is the second time that Chantel has won a British Blues Award – last year it was for ‘Best Newcomer’.

Since then she has been pretty busy performing all over the UK and touring in Finland, Belgium, Luxembourg and Holland. She brought out her first album ‘Like No Other’, and is currently working on her next, which she hopes to start recording early next year.

Needless to say, Leeds College of Music is delighted with Chantel’s success. “She was an excellent student throughout both FE and HE and took advantage of all the opportunities presented to her”, said Charlotte Orba, Head of Undergraduate Studies (Popular & Production). “Chantel has worked extremely hard, ensuring that her natural talent has been given every chance of success. She is an astonishing guitarist and vocalist and quite rightly, she is carving out a real niche for herself in the British and European Blues Scene.”

She was in good company at the festival – Ian Siegal took ‘Best Male Vocalist’, Paul Jones got the award for Harmonica and Joe Bonamassa was awarded ‘Best Overseas Artist.

King King were Best Band, Matt Schofield took Best Guitarist and Steve Cutmore took the Drummer award. Tony McPhee of The Groundhogs, Del Bromham of Stray and Andy Fraser, bassist with Free, were all presented with the new British Blues Greats Award.

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our reviewer went to see Chantel in York last year, he described her as being ‘a genuinely natural musician whose ease and fluency with her instrument is an awesome thing to behold’.

Chantel will be back in familiar territory soon, so you can grab an opportunity to see her. Catch her at Fibbers in York on Friday 12th October; she’s playing a Special Solo Weekend at the Town Hall in Ripley from 2nd – 4th November, and she’s at Joseph’s Well in Leeds on Friday 9th November (details www.chantelmcgregor.com).

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‘The Bourne Legacy’ is a perfectly functional and fairly watchable actionthriller but it sadly fails to live up to its predecessors. It all looked promising on paper; Director Gilroy worked as screenwriter on the previous films and therefore had a firm handle on the Bourne universe, and Jeremy Renner seemed an inspired choice for the lead, having turned heads with his excellent work in ‘The Hurt Locker’ and his roles in ‘Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol’ and ‘The Avengers’ indicating he was being groomed for action star status.

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Neither a sequel nor a prequel, Legacy has been described as a ‘parrallelequel’ (I promise never to use that word again) as the events in this picture run concurrently with those in ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’. At the centre of the action this time is Aaron Cross (Renner) another of the US military’s top secret brainwashed super-soldiers (there was never just one, the film’s poster assures us). With Jason Bourne

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As a fan of the franchise, I was fairly excited about the prospect of another Bourne movie and foolishly allowed myself to harbour high hopes. Not that it’s a particularly bad film, it’s just with its forerunners representing such a high water mark for contemporary action cinema it has a great deal to live up to and unfortunately falls somewhat short. Stepping into the shoes vacated by Matt Damon, Renner does a good job in the lead role and, I’d say, is more convincing than Damon as a haunted, battle-worn soldier. But, for all that, while Gilroy can adroitly tell a story, he’s not quite the helmsman Greengrass is and Legacy therefore lacks the frenetic, hyper-dynamic excitement that made Supremacy and Ultimatum so thrilling. One comes away from the film feeling more than a little short changed in the action stakes.

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CHARITIES INSTRU-MENTAL IN PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH WELLBEING Instru-mental, a group of local charities promoting mental wellbeing, is organising a unique music event at Swarthmore Education Centre on Saturday 20th October starting at 6.30pm.

The packed bill includes Biscuithead & The Biscuit Badgers, The Sentimentalists, The MoMos and Oui Bee along with acoustic performers Solaris, Lunar Calling and Miranda Arieh.

“During a recession, people are under a lot more pressure and are naturally worried about keeping their jobs and being able to look after their families”, said Mike Jolly, Project Co-ordinator of music charity Cloth Cat. “It is crucial that people know what help and support is around them in the city.

Instru-mental aims to target music fans rather than targeting traditional groups working in the sector who are already aware of what support networks exist.”

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In it Police Officer Warnebring, who suffers from a hatred of all music, is thrown into chaos when he is assigned to his first sonic crime spree. A band of outlaw musicians are causing havoc with shock guerrilla gig tactics using anything in their path as instruments.

After failing to prevent their hospital invasion and hip-hop bank heist, Warnebring is determined to silence the band’s biggest musical assault using the entire city as their orchestra, in the name of anarchy and freedom.

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Mikill Pane Sun 30 Sept, Brudenell Social Club, £7.

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European Union Quintet Sun 30 Sept, 1 – 4pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. AngloDutch-German-Slovakian band – ‘emotional & melodic music’.

Andrius Mamontovas Tues 2 Oct at Left Bank, Cardigan Rd. Lithuania’s most famous rock musician.

Marduk + Immolation Tues 2 Oct, The Well, £14. Black metal rockers from Sweden, plus internationally renowned rock metal band.

Jonnythefirth + Rosie Doonan Fri 5 Oct, Brudenell Social Club, £3. One man indie blues band.

Rosie Doonan - influences ranging from Free to Laura Viers. Deeply rooted in folk scene.

Live Rock-n-Roll & Country Music: River Moon Fri 5 Oct, The New Headingley Club, £5.

Nomeansno Sat 6 Oct, Brudenell Social Club, £10. Legendary Canadian underground art rock band.

Devon Sproule Sun 7 Oct, Empire, £10.Fantastic folk-pop songwriter a jazz edge.

Azealia Banks Wed 3 Oct, Leeds Met SU, £12.50. New York producer/MC & lyricist

Michelle Shocked Sun 7 Oct, Brudenell Social Club, £14. Angst-ridden American acoustic/folk star.

The Musgraves Wed 3 Oct, The Cockpit, £5. Folk rock with skipping beats & joyful up-for-it sound.

Steely Dan Big Band Sun 7 Oct, Seven Arts, Chapel A. £5 1 – 4pm. Steely Dan arranged for 18-piece big band.

Twisted Wheel Wed 3 Oct, The Cockpit, £8. Indie band from Manchester who have made their mark as tour supports for Oasis.

Hot Chip Tues 9 Oct, O2 Academy, £17.50. Strangely quirky pop music fusing the sounds of Prince, The Beta Band & The Beach Boys.

Andy McKee + Preston Reed + Jon Gomm Thurs 4 Oct, City Varieties £19.Three of the most accomplished acoustic guitarists share all-acoustic bill, jam, play their calling-card tunes & reveal their influences & signature guitar techniques.

Iona Thurs 4 Oct, Irish Centre, £10adv / £12on door.

Exhilarating contemporary folk act combining rock/folk/ progressive/ethnic & ambient elements.

John Taylor Thurs 4 Oct, Seven Arts. £15 (£12/ £5) Europe’s most celebrated jazz pianist & composer has played with Cleo Laine, Enrico Rava, Gil Evans & other leading performers.

Jonny Craig Fri 5 Oct, Leeds Met SU, £8. CanadianAmerican singer with a distinct soul-based singing style.

Field Music Fri 5 Oct, The Cockpit, £10. Drawing on influences as wide-ranging as Stravinsky, Stax R n B, Fleetwood Mac, Serge Gainsbourg & Kate Bush, they twist compositions into new shapes, with a refreshing disregard for convention.

The Jim Jones Revue Tues 9 Oct, The Wardrobe,£11.

Supercharged back-to-basics fifties rock’n’roll coming across like a collision between Little Richard & the MC5.

The Skints Tues 9 Oct, The Cockpit, £10. London-based reggae & dub upstarts Carolina Chocolate Drops Wed 10 Oct, City Varieties £20. Group of young AfricanAmerican string band musicians play the rich tradition of fiddle & banjo music in Carolinas piedmont.

Olivia Moore + Owl Ensemble Wed 10 Oct, The Wardrobe, £8. Blending layers of rhythmic patterns & soaring melodies, Owl Ensemble is a 7-piece comprising of a string quartet & jazz trio.

Liars Wed 10 Oct, Brudenell Social Club, £12.50. 3-piece American band connected to the NY post-punk revival scene.

Musica Alhambra: Juan Martin Thurs 11 Oct, Howard Assembly Room, £12.50.

Spectacular flamenco guitarist, voted one of world’s top 3 exponents by ‘Guitar Player’ magazine.

Mos Eisley Cantina Open Mic Night Thurs 11 Oct, The Chemic Tavern, Free entry with whip-round for headliners.

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This Many Boyfriends Thurs 11 Oct, Brudenell Social Club, £4. Leeds 5-piece play gloriously scrappy indiepop in the style of Ballboy, Hefner & Pavement.

Peatbog Faeries Fri 12 Oct, The Wardrobe, £14. Described as ‘the future of Celtic dance music’, incorporating influences taking them from traditional jigs & reels through jazz, hiphop, Reggae & more.

MK9 + Con-Dom + Content Nullity + The Digitariat + Cementimental Fri 12 Oct Wharf Chambers, £7. Harsh noise/P.E. & experimental sounds.

I Like Trains Sat 13 Oct, Leeds City Museum, £12 - £20.

Weaving brooding widescreen songs from sparse piano & guitar, baritone vocals, uplifting choral passages & reverberant orchestral crescendos.

Roddy Woomble Sat 13 Oct, Brudenell Social Club, £15.

Lead singer from Idlewild breaking out on his own.

Newton Faulkner Sun 14 Oct ,O2 Academy, £17.50. Soulful & heartfelt acoustic blues with pop edge & distinctive laidback style.

Lianne La Havas Sun 14 Oct, Leeds University Union, £13.

New young soul sensation with influences from Nina Simone to Lauryn Hill.

Nicola Farnon Trio Sun 14 Oct, Seven Arts 1 – 4pm.

Music from artists as diverse as Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, Ray Charles, Jimi Hendrix & Aretha Franklin.

Benjamin Francis Leftwich Mon 15 Oct, City Varieties £13.50. Critically acclaimed singer/ songwriter from York.

Gallows Mon 15 Oct, The Cockpit, £13. British punk-rock band making hardcore screamo & punk-led noise.

Tall Ships Mon 15 Oct, Brudenell Social Club, £5. Fuse the energy & stylings of Battles & Foals with influences as wide ranging as Why?, Prince & Explosions In The Sky. Liane Carroll Trio Thurs 18 Oct, Seven Arts £16.

Astonishing blend of jazz standard repertoire with heartfelt passionate soul & breathtaking rhythmic intensity.

Doomsday Student + Gum Takes Tooth + Nope + Azores Fri 19 Oct, Wharf Chambers.

Music using two menacing guitars, violent drums & persuasive words. GTT - live acoustic drums wired into home grown electronic instruments. Nope - members of That F***ing Tank, Mucky Sailor, Cowtown & Monty Casino. Azores- electrifying, relentless pulse & repeated refrains of Afrobeat Random Hand Fri 19 Oct, Brudenell Social Club, £7.50.

In your face ska-punk-metal mashup.

Gogo Penguin Sun 21 Oct, Seven Arts 1pm, £5. “From the meditative to the anarchic & back” Chris Illingworth-piano, Grant Russell-double bass, Rob Turner- drums Leeds Bluegrass Club Thurs 25 Oct, The Grove Inn, £3.

Americana, Roots, Bluegrass & Country. Resident bands + guests. Picking sessions in back rooms, musicians welcome.

Roots: Josie Lloyd + Les Scavengers Fri 26 Oct, 8pm New Headingley Club, £5. Blues & ragtime from popular sassy singer & guitarist. Original & familiar songs.

Tarantismo Sunday 28 Oct, Seven Arts from1pm, £5.

7-piece Son Cubano band Keep It Unreal: Mr Scruff Sat 27 Oct, Canal Mills. New venue.

Inspired by 2 Tone sound, Mr Scruff is famed for his awesome hip-hop sound, epic 6-hour sets & his sense of the comic. www.canalmills.com.

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JACK AND THE BEANSTALK COMES TO THE CARRIAGEWORKS

This year’s panto at The Carriageworks is ‘Jack and The Beanstalk’ and it promises to be a fantastic Christmas show.

Marshall Lancaster, who has appreared in ‘Ashes to Ashes’ ‘Life on Mars’ ‘Casualty’, and ‘Doctor Who’, will be taking on the role of panto villain Fleshcreep. And, former CBBC presenter Jez Edward returns to Leeds for a fourth consecutive Christmas pantomime at The Carriageworks.

“I love Leeds, it’s a great city, I just hope people don’t get bored of me coming back for a fourth year!” he told us. “The whole vibe here at Christmas is lovely, with a real Christmas spirit generated with the German Market outside. My only disappointment last year was that there was no snow! My role this year is Simple Simon. If anything I’m playing an even thicker character. I hope I’m not getting typecast!”

Also appearing in the show will be Allan Jay (as Jack), Barry North (Dame Trott) and Janine Pardo (Princess Amelia).

‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ runs from Friday 30th November to Saturday 5th January 2013. Tickets are available from the box office on 0113 224 3801, or on-line at www.carriageworkstheatre. org.uk

Small classes (water based instruction) at: The Grammar School at Leeds Sun 8.30am-1.00pm / Mon 6.00-7.00pm Mount School, York Sun 4.00-6.00pm

Telephone for details: 0113 255 9881

YOUNGER LIFE

MIMIKA CHILDREN’S

THEATRE COMES HOME Mimika, the acclaimed children’s theatre, will present four special performances at HEART on Bennett Road in Headingley on Saturday 3rd November presented by Headingley LitFest.

rainforest, from under the sea to the South Pole. Using ingeniously crafted models, puppets, sets, lighting effects and immersive sound, it is a very special journey.

are available from HEART and are limited to 25 per performance.

Advance purchase is strongly advised.

For further information on Mimika visit www.mimikatheatre.com

‘Landscapes’ will take place at 10am, This Headingley LitFest event is Presented by Headingley LitFest, this 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm. Tickets, supported by Arts Council England. is the first time that Mimika, who are (adults £4, children under 16 £2.50. based in Headingley/Meanwood, has Under 10s should be accompanied) had a public home performance in Leeds for 20 years.

Their current show, ‘Landscapes’, has enchanted audiences worldwide – including performances in Canada, China, Denmark, Ireland, Singapore, Spain, and the USA. “While performing around the world is often thrilling, this chance to show our work to friends, neighbours and the local community will be special”, Mimika’s inspired creators, Bill and Jenny, told us.

‘Landscapes’ is a wordless presentation inside a beautiful white calico dome. An intimate, gentle and engaging evocation of the natural world, audiences travel from desert to

NORTHERN BALLET’S SHORT BALLET FOR SMALL PEOPLE ‘Ugly Duckling’, Northern Ballet’s first short ballet for small people, will be performed at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre at Northern Ballet, Quarry Hill, from Monday 29th October – Friday 2nd November.

The project is designed to encourage children (from age four) to see their

first ballet and introduce young families to Northern Ballet. The colourful production will feature a host of animal characters including cats, frogs and a fox. The performance lasts 40 minutes and the music ranges from classical to the theme tunes of popular children’s cartoons.

Choreographed by dancers Dreda Blow and Sebastian Loe, the ballet is based on the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairytale – the story of a lonely duckling who doesn’t fit in.

Gradually she learns about herself and those around her then, when she learns to love who she is, she turns into a beautiful swan.

“The great thing about ‘Ugly Duckling’ and other children’s stories is that they teach important and timeless values”, said Sebastian Loe. “The message we want to get across is that we should be confident in embracing who we are and not be afraid of being ourselves.”

Dreda saw her first ballet when she was only two years old and was absolutely riveted. “If our production inspires children to start ballet lessons then that’s great, but most importantly, I hope it awakens in them a love and appreciation for the magic of dance and theatre in general. Sebastian and I want to create a performance rich in personality and humour with lots of impressive, beautiful dancing. I can’t wait to see the children’s reactions!”

Tickets £4/ £5 are available from the box office on 0113 220 8008

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Notices Beechtree Steiner Parent & Child Groups A warm & supportive environment for children & parents/carers.

Imaginative play, songs, stories, baking, seasonal crafts.

Groups Mon–Fri am Old Tetley Hall, Headingley, & Tues am Stainbeck Community Hall, Stainbeck Lane. Details: 269 0262, enquiries@leeds-steiner.org.uk Bring Your Own Baby Hyde Park Picture House. Latest releases in baby-friendly environment. Babies up to 12 months (two adults per baby). £4, free tea or coffee & baby goes free!

Tickets limited to 70 so please book. Details: 275 2045, www. hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk Brownies (For girls aged 7-10). Hawksworth Wood – Tues; Kirkstall & Far Headingley – Wed; Headingley – Thurs; Hyde Park & Burley – Fri. A fantastic place to make new friends, have new experiences & build self-esteem. Details: Vicki 07787 500338, vsjohnson86@hotmail.com Football North East Leeds Under 13 (Current Year 9) require players for Sunday morning league. Training Tues 7 – 8pm at Thomas Danby. Home games on Scott Hall fields. Details: Ian Jones 07956 573676 Guides (for Girls aged 10-14) who want to share new experiences with new friends. Spend 1 evening a week being creative, choosing what you want to do & building your self confidence in an all girl environment. Details: Vicki 07787 500338, vsjohnson86@hotmail.com

SPORTS OFFER VITAL SKILLS FOR LIFE This Summer, the Government was criticised for not featuring sport highly enough in the school curriculum – illustrated by cuts to the Schools Sports Partnership budget and the continued selling off of school playing fields.

Jane Disley, Headmistress of Richmond House School in Far Headingley, the former prep school of Olympic medallists Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee, believes that sport at school has never been more important, especially with the renewed appetite for sport across the country following the Olympic Games.

Exercise generates energy, aids concentration and makes children more open to learning. Other vital skills for life, such as teamwork and forming friendships, are also developed through sport.

Richmond House School is fortunate to have ten acres of sports fields and offers a wide range of sports, with talented staff dedicated to finding each child’s strengths and nurturing their talents. Children of all abilities are encouraged to participate in sports and find their passion. Those who excel are given opportunities to grow and compete at high levels.

This combination of competition and opportunity is what delivers sporting success.

Italian Play & Stay For Italian speaking children aged 1 – 5. From 8 Sept meet Brownberrie Lane Pre-school,Horsforth LS18 5SB, 4 – 5pm Fri, except 2nd week of month when there is a special session Sat 11am – 1pm, which includes lunch.

Small charge to cover costs. Details: lapiccolascuolaitaliana@ gmail.com Junior Rugby. Moortown Rugby Union Club, a brilliant club for youth development with squads from U7s up to adult openage rugby, is recruiting for their Under 7s & 8s squads (current Year 3 classes). The teams train & play against other local clubs Sundays 10:30am. Details: Damian Curtis 07860 454701 or 274 94014. www.moortownrugby.co.uk Lawnswood YMCA Under 16s (next year’s Year 11) are looking for players for the 2012/13 season. Matches in Harrogate & District Youth League on Sundays. Details: Steve Ellis 267 4499 (evenings & weekends),mjh.morgan@ntlworld.com Moortown Rugby Union Respect, teamwork, discipline, fun.

Brilliant club for under 7s (Year 2) to adults. Currently recruiting all ages, especially Under 10s squad (Year 5 in Sep 2012). They train & play Sun 10:30am at Moss Valley, LS17 7NT. Details: Damian Curtis 07860 454701, damian.curtis@bt.com or www. pitchero.com/clubs/moortownrufc/ Rainbows (For girls aged 5-7). Kirkstall – Wed; Headingley – Thurs; Hyde Park & Burley - Fri. Local Rainbow groups are having loads of fun with their motto Live, Laugh, Love & Learn.

Details: Vicki 07787 500338, vsjohnson86@hotmail.com Saturday Matinees 12pm at Hyde Park Picture House, Brudenell Rd. LS6. Family friendly films. £4.50 adults/ £1 kids.

Details: 275 2045, www.hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk

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COMMUNITYNOTICES ACTIVE Active Women Leeds Cycle rides 3rd Sun of month, 11am leaving from Waitrose car park, Meanwood. Circular routes along quiet roads or off road cycle paths around north Leeds. Free. Details: 395 7364, www.goskyride.com/ breeze.

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 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.

Friends of Hollybush Sponsored Walk Sun 21 Oct, 10am from Kirkstall Abbey Park. Walks for 3, 6 or 11k around the boundary of Park & along valley to Newlay or Rodley & back along Canal.

To raise money for commercial cooker & oven for Hollybush Conservation Centre. Details: 274 2335, friendsofhollybush@ hotmail.co.uk Harewood Trail Sun 28 Oct Valley Striders Running Club 10 mile Trail Race, five mile Trail Run & two mile Junior Race in aid of Lineham Farm & Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Details: www. valleystriders.org.uk 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 Lawnswood YMCA Under 16s (next year’s Year 11) are looking for players for the 2012/13 season. Matches in Harrogate & District Youth League on Sundays.

Details: Steve Ellis 267 4499 (evenings & weekends),mjh. morgan@ntlworld.com 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 Leeds English Folk Dancing Society Weds, Meanwood Methodist Church (School Room),

7.30 – 9.30pm. Details: Derry Fletcher 07792 319744 Meanwood Amateur Boxing Club Mon & Wed 5.45pm, Meanwood Workingmen’s Club, Stonegate Rd. Beginners welcome. Details: 07890 398968 Miles for Macmillan Sun 7 Oct. The Shipley Stride – an 8 mile route to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Details, fundraising pack & sponsorship form available from www.macmillan.org.uk/ shipleystride or 0300 1000 200 Moortown Rugby Union Respect, teamwork, discipline, fun. Brilliant club for under 7s (Year 2) to adults. Currently recruiting all ages, especially Under 10s squad (Year 5 in Sep 2012). They train & play Sun 10:30am at Moss Valley, LS17 7NT. Details: Damian Curtis 07860 454701, damian.curtis@ bt.com or www.pitchero.com/ clubs/moortownrufc/ Pink Zumbathon Sat 27 Oct, 9.30am – 12.30pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd, Far Headingley. Can you handle 3 hours of Zumba? In aid of Cancer Research UK’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Entry £10, incl. tuition & donation. All outfits pink please! Beginners Welcome. Details: Liz & Laura: leedsfundraisingactionteam@ hotmail.co.uk Pudsey & District Rambling Club: Walks of 5 - 10 miles Sun & alt Thurs. Friendly, long established club with members from all around area. New members welcome. Annual membership under £10. Try before you join.

Details: 01943 430657, pat_ barnett@yahoo.com Skydive for St Gemma’s Sun 21 Oct. Book through www.stgemma.co.uk or choose a date to suit you. Raise £395 & your jump is free! Details: michelleb@ st-gemma.co.uk St Chad’s Broomfield Cricket Club plays in Headingley & runs 5 senior & 5 junior teams. 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 ARTS & CRAFTS Chinese Brush Painters’ Society Sat 6 Oct/ Sun 7 Oct, 10am

– 4pm at Pool-in-Wharfedale Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane, Pool, Li Jia workshops on painting figures, in free style & meticulous style.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. NAFAS trained teacher. Beginners & experienced arrangers welcome!

Next course starts 19 Sept Details: Judy Watker 07538 132053, 261 2379, watkers@ btinternet.com Harrogate & Nidderdale Art Club Autumn Art Exhibition & Sale Sat 10/ Sun 11 Nov, 10am – 5pm at Ripley Town Hall, Ripley, Nr Harrogate. Admission free.

Details: www.handnart.co.uk Headingley Fleamarket Sat 29 Sept, 2.30 – 4.30pm at HEART, Bennett Rd. Bigger, better & loads of bargains!

HEADART Community Art Group Wed 10am – 12 noon at HEART, Bennett Rd. Headingley. Meet new friends & share creative abilities. Open to all with creative craft interests. Details: Michael 07840 797747 Society for Amateur Artists Art Exhibition Sat 13 Oct, 10am – 4pm at Wetherby Town Hall.

Reasonably priced paintings. Free admission.

Yorkshire Flower Club Wed 24 Oct, 2pm at Almscliffe Hall, Harrogate Rd, Huby LS17.Demonstration

by June Borrowdale ‘Autumn Inspirations’ Plant & Produce Stall. Details 01943 863172/ 261 1183. Tickets available for Nov ‘Christmas Dem’ at Harrogate High School. Details: 01423 872617 COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS Autumn Fair Sat 6 Oct, 10am – 3pm at St. Gemma’s Hospice, Harrogate Rd. LS17. Fantastic array of stalls, children’s activities & seasonal refreshments, plus fresh harvest fruit & veg. Stalls, games & delicious food. Entry is by donation. Details: michelle@ st-gemmas.co.uk Coffee Morning with toasted tea cakes, 10.30am 1st Sat of month, West Park United Reformed Church. Proceeds to Caring For Life, Cookridge.

FREE FOR charities, churches, social clubs & non-profit community groups Coffee Morning & Art Exhibition Sat 6 Oct, 10.30am – 12 noon at St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd, Far Headingley. In aid of the Mission to Seafarers.

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

9am – 12.30pm.

Leeds Feline Friends Charity Auction Sat 29 Sept, viewing 10am, auction 11am at St Margaret’s Church Hall, Horsforth. Many bargains. Light refreshments.

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.

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.

St Gemma’s Indoor Carboot Sale Sat 29 Sept,10am – 1pm at St Gemma’s Hospice, 329 Harrogate Rd, Moortown. Free parking at Hospice. Entry by donation.

Staenwald Scouts Autumn Fair & Coffee Morning Sat 29 Sept,10am – 1pm in the downstairs schoolroom at Meanwood Methodist Church ( junction Stonegate, Meanwood, Green & Monkbridge Rd). Delicious cakes, plants, cards & crispy bacon butties! Nixie Plonk (all sorts) stalls & raffle.

UNICEF Christmas Gift & Craft Fair Sat 17 Nov, 10am – 3pm at St. Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd. Roundhay. Gifts, cakes, preserves & plants, exciting treats for kids & excellent cafe for lunch or coffee.

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 Delicious Bites Cookery Group meets Tues 12 – 2pm at Burley Lodge Centre, Burley Lodge Rd LS6. New group. Share favourite recipes with fellow food lovers.

Make friends & learn how to prepare cuisine from around the world. Cooking demonstrations, tastings etc. Details: 318 8960, bitesdelicious@yahoo.co.uk

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Fly Dressers Guild (Leeds Branch) meets Wed pm (Oct – March) at West Park Rugby Club, Bramhope LS16. Guest speakers/fly tyers on 1st Wed of month. Fly Tying Courses for beginner & intermediate levels from 3 Oct. Details: Michael Pattinson, mrp@ talktalk.net, 07736776095.

Friends of Lawnswood Cemetary Sat 6 Oct: Action Day, 10am in main car park. Help tidy cemetery with Leeds Parks & Countryside ranger, Dave Blackham.

Refreshments & tools provided.

Sun 14 Oct: Walk around memorials to pre- WW1 Lord Mayors of Leeds. Meet 2pm at the Waiting Room. £3 (members free). Details & Booking: Ann Lightman 261 1363. friendsoflawnswoodcemetery@ yahoo.co.uk Friends of University Art & Music (Leeds) helps to foster the musical & artistic outreach of the University of Leeds. Membership open to all. Regular activities. Sun 1 July: Garden Party. Details: 343 2584, www.leeds.ac.uk/fuam Friends of Leeds City Museums raise funds to finance acquisitions for Leeds’ museums, through a range of exciting trips & social events. New members very welcome. Details: 269 3899, jspearsonster@gmail.com Headingley Games Club Thurs 6.30 – 10.30pm at HEART,

Bennett Rd. Boardgames: Settlers, Puerto Rico, Carcassonne, mst Euro-games, etc. Tabletop games: 40k, Hordes, Flames of War, War machine, etc & Role Playing Games. Details: 275 9762, http://headingleygamesclub. com/ Facebook group: Headingley Games Club 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 Anglo German Club Tues 16 Oct: Mark Green, Hon. German Consul, will give a lively introduction to Goethe’s Faust.

Talk in German & English, 7.30pm at St Columba’s URC, Headingley Lane. Details: 268 7697 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 Bridge Club Moor Allerton Sports & Social Centre (MASSC), Stonegate Rd, LS17 Beginners classes: Mon 2 – 4.15pm, Fri 7 – 9.15pm from 1 Oct. Improvers: Tues 12.45 – 3pm, Fri 10 – 12.15pm, Fri 7 – 9.15pm from 2 Oct. Details: Gill Copeland 225

7237, www.leedsbridgeclub.com Leeds Caledonian Society Autumn programme in preparation. 1st club evening Mon 1 Oct, 8pm at The Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel. Note different day & time for coming year. Details: 267 0424 Leeds Combined Arts Wed 17 Oct, 7.30pm at HEART, Bennett Rd Headingley – an evening of poetry, prose & music on the theme of ‘Different Cultures’. All welcome to read. £3/£1. Pay on door.

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 Oxfam Group Lively group campaigning on issues of interest to anyone concerned about global justice. Everyone welcome.

Details: www.oxfamleeds.org.uk/, or Facebook.

Leeds Photographic Society meets Tues, 7.30pm at St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd, Roundhay. Events include talks by visiting speakers on subjects ranging from sports to mountain photography. In-house & inter-club competitions. Plenty to interest photographers at all levels. New members very welcome. Details: www.lps1852.co.uk

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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 Let’s Go LEEDS! Free, volunteer run social group organising a variety of events in North Leeds, city centre & around. All ages & friendly people welcome. Detaqils; www.lets-go-leeds.co.uk.

Meanwood Men’s Society Mon 1 Oct: Talk/film – ‘The Great White Silence’, Meanwood Institute, 7.30pm. Mon 15 Oct: Visit to Bradford Cathedral, meet Parochial Hall. Mon 29 Oct: Talk – ‘Do it to Them Before They Do it to You’, Meanwood Institute, 7.30pm. Details: Mark 274 7611, 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 Supporter Group (Leeds) supports National Trust properties & places in Yorkshire & the North East. Summer programme of visits, walks & holidays underway. Details: Pam

COMMUNITY NOTICES 258 8178 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. Details: 217 8348, www. nlmfc.org Otley & Wharfedale MacMillan Cancer Support Fundraising Group covers NW Leeds & meets monthly to plan events. Looking for new members. Details or to book a speaker: 0113 261 3758/ 01943 467299 Oxfam Book Club now meets 1st Tues of month, 7.30pm at The Chemic Tavern, Johnson St. Woodhouse LS6. Details: jessgoodacre@hotmail.com Oxfam Books Poetry Evening Wed 3 Oct, 7pm in Headingley. The theme is ‘The State We’re In’.

Entry free, donations appreciated.

All welcome to read.

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 Weetwood Writers meet alternate Sun 10.30am – 12.30pm. Weekly Wed creative writing workshops.

New writers welcome. Details: Liz 0798 5514331 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 0113 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.

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 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 – 10pm at Guiseley Factory Workers’ Club, Town St. Guiseley. Friendly environment. Listen to or play the club’s Roland AT900c & Yamaha Tyros 3. Concerts by professional artists. Details: 267 9865 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 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 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 Singing to Raise Funds Fairfax Singers will bring some lovely music to help raise those much needed funds for your charity. 14 year reputation. Details: 01274 597024, 01943 877464 www. fairfaxsingers.org.uk

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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. Half-day course of guidance for starting, improving & making the most of regular meditation practice. Suitable for those new to meditation & those wishing to improve. £10, including refreshments. Details: 265 8164, www.meditationinleeds.org Fourth Way Philosophy & Meditation Group “In order to know myself, direct investigation is needed.” Henri Tracol Meetings in Leeds & Otley. Details: 07814 951231, rb@gurdjieff-leeds.com Leeds Gurdjieff Society Free Group Meditation Sun 78pm (ex 3rd Sun: 6.30-7.30pm).

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Leeds Astronomical Society meets 2nd Wed of month with a guest speaker presentation

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Yorkshire Archaeological Society (Family History Section) Sat 13 Oct, 11am 23, Clarendon Rd, Leeds. Lecture entitled ‘The Centenary of the Titanic Disaster’

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Meanwood WI meet Tues 16 October, 7.30pm at Meanwood Institute, Green Rd. for a Faith Supper – all welcome. Sat 27 Oct: Soup Kitchen, 11.30am – 1.30pm in the Meanwood Institute. All the usual stalls – bric-a-brac, cakes, books & raffle.

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Muslimah Mums’ Group A hub of sisterliness. Details: MuslimahMums@yahoo.co.uk, www.muslimahmums.co.uk Thankful Familyz a group for women & children envisaged as a hub of sisterliness. Details: Maryam at Thankfulfamilyz@ yahoo.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 White Rose Ladies Speakers Club meets 2nd & 4th Mondays at Farsley Library, Old Rd, Farsley LS28. A friendly environment in which to improve your speaking skills. Details: Stephanie Hanson 255 0824, hansonstevie@ hotmail.com MISC/ Events Arthur Miller’s ‘All My Sons’ Adel Players will perform this famous post-war play Wed 24 – Sat 27 Oct, 7.30pm at Adel Memorial Hall. Tickets (£7). Details: Mike & Anne Andrews 275 5585 or tickets@adel-players.org.uk Big Green Weekend Sun 7 Oct, 11am – 4pm at Hollybush Conservation Centre, LS5 3BP. Activities for all ages with environmental education sessions, children’s crafts, green woodwork, willow weaving & build your own bird boxes & insect homes.

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LS6 Beer Festival 29 - 30 Sept at Left Bank, Cardigan Rd. A weekend of fantastic ales, ciders & local music.

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