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It feels as though the recent fine weather has put everyone on ‘starter’s orders’, we’re all dying to get out there and enjoy more of the same. Whether you are holidaying away or staying close to home, you want to soak up every gorgeous moment of sun you can.

In this edition we give a little rundown of things to do with younger members of the family – and there really are some super opportunities. We also asked Mina SaidAllsop to give us some hints about foraging and the variety of wild food to be found around Leeds. We chat to Marcus Collins who stars in Hairspray and is altogether too happy! Leeds Rowing Club tells us about its expansion plans; and Yorkshire’s oldest cricket club celebrates 160 years!

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LEEDS ROWING CLUB EXPANDS

THINGS TO DO IN THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

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In addition we have more comment on the proposed trolleybus; Adel Cricket Club stages its second Beer Festival; and a dedicated gardener, Jenny Lawrence, wins the Leeds Edible Bed Competition.

Working a month ahead can be a little disorientating – I hate to think that we are already heading for September! But we are. Our editorial deadline for the September edition is 1st August and for advertising it’s 9th August.

As always, we look forward to reading your news and stories.

Kind regards Carole, Jack and the team

In This Issue

06 Major Success for Leeds College of Art Students

No Such Thing as a Free Lunch?

Think Again!

Forager and wild food enthusiast Dr Mina SaidAllsopp makes us aware of the abundance of wild food around us.

Two Leeds College of Art students are winners in UK’s most important graduate design exhibition

12 ‘Hairspray’ at Leeds Grand Theatre Marcus Collins (runner up in The X Facxtor 2011) tells us about his dream job

16 A New Concert Season in Roundhay

Musical evenings complemented by special menus at The Manor

Yippee! It’s the Holidays A rundown of some of the exciting options for children over the holidays

23 Atom Produces Film on Oakwood Clock Lovely little film on why the clock is important to the community

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Chapel Allerton Arts Festival returns with Magic and Illusion as its theme

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‘New Designers’ is the exhibition for emerging design and takes place over two weeks, with eight distinct design zones and two prestigious Awards Evenings. It is the UK’s most important graduate design exhibition, full of innovation and fresh thinking, and exhibits the work of over 3,000 of the most talented, newly graduated designers. Held at The Business Design Centre, Islington, London, it is the place to spot trends and iconic designs of the future.

This is where two Leeds College of Art Printed Textile and Surface Pattern Design students, Natalie Ratcliffe and Hannah Bowen, picked up three New Designers Awards - The New Designers’ John Lewis Award for Design Excellence and Innovation, and The New Designers’ Wilkinson Award for Commercial Surface Design (Natalie); and The New Designers’ Harlequin Award (Hannah).

These awards, presented in partnership with leading brands and organisations, recognise the design world’s rising stars, offering winners and runners-up vital support as they embark on professional careers.

The judges comments regarding Natalie’s work included: “We very much admired Natalie’s innovative technique and experimental processes, and the way her work is supported by an interesting narrative. Her portfolio revealed various inventive methods, which have translated into a current collection with great commercial potential.”

Hannah’s work was described as: “Fantastic, fun drawings and prints full of character. Playful and diverse, we feel this design hand will add a touch of humour to our future collections!”

Winning three awards this year exceeded our expectations.

These awards are a great platform for the award winning students to launch their careers

“The talent this year has been outstanding”, said Duncan Harrison, Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Printed Textile & Surface Pattern Design. “Winning three awards this year exceeded our expectations. These awards are a great platform for the award winning students to launch their careers.”

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AGNES LOGAN STEWART (1820-1886) Sister of Mercy

If you go to Knostrop now, following the curves of the ancient Knostrop Lane, you end up at the steel gates of the huge sewage works, which dominates the landscape, the view blocked by the high railway embankment. It’s hard to imagine that this lane once led to a small village, set among rhubarb fields near the river, with scattered stone cottages, flower-filled gardens, and some grand houses, notably the picturesque, Jacobean Knostrop Hall, occupied from 1870 by the artist Atkinson Grimshaw. Nearby stood another old house, falling into disrepair, with a coach house, stables and gardens. In 1871 this property was bought, restored and adapted as an orphanage and school for destitute and abandoned children from the slums of Leeds. The woman behind this project was Agnes Logan Stewart.

Agnes came from a secure, privileged background, poles apart from the children who were to become her concern. Born in London in 1820, she was the eldest daughter of Alexander Stewart, a prosperous merchant, part owner of a slave plantation in Jamaica. Family life was comfortable, with a house in London and one in the country, and a retinue of servants. But from an early age Agnes felt drawn to help people less fortunate than herself. She began to teach in the local parish school, and spent much of her time visiting families and trying to alleviate distress – there were areas of great poverty close to her London home.

Meanwhile she studied, attended church regularly, and still found time for a social life – she loved dancing! But in her early twenties she decided to give up such pleasures and devote herself to her work with the poor, particularly children.

She and her sisters were increasingly drawn to the rituals of the high Anglo-Catholic church near their home, where they worshipped regularly, and thoughts of joining a religious order, a sisterhood, perhaps entered her head. Her life was to change completely when her father died, and, at 37, she suddenly had enough money to leave her family home and pursue her ideals. The priest from her church had moved to Frome in Somerset, and she followed, after a few years taking over an orphanage and school there, run by a community of ‘Sisters of Mercy’. She might well have stayed on, but in 1871 she learnt of a call for ‘ladies of private means’ to help in the deprived parish of St Saviour’s in Leeds – practical support, and money, were desperately needed. She gave up her life in Frome for the darker challenge of Leeds.

St Saviour’s Church had opened on Richmond Hill in 1845, towering over the area known as the Bank – a place of smoke-blackened mills and huddled back-to-backs, with a frightening reputation. The Church was

founded with money from Dr Pusey, leader of the Anglo-Catholic Oxford Movement, its aim to reach out to the workers, seen as sunk in ‘gross profligacy’ and open to the dangerous influence of atheists and socialists.

Dedicated religious communities of men and women were envisaged for this work.

As soon as Agnes arrived in Leeds she set about purchasing a suitable property. Within a year her orphanage and school at Knostrop was up and running, with twenty girls aged five to eighteen, cared for by a group of Sisters under her leadership. As her work extended, Mother Agnes, as she was known, gained a widespread reputation for kindness, generosity and enterprise.

She built a gymnasium for the local boys, set up a brass band, started a night school and an Institute for the men. She helped to support the school for girls and infants at Cross Green, and put up the money to build a boys’ school (St Hilda’s).

She paid for books, subsidised the poorer children, and arranged for

She gave up her life in Frome for the darker challenge of Leeds

delicate children to have a month at the seaside. Meanwhile she managed her orphanage and undertook all kinds of good works around Cross Green, taking a great interest in the building of the new St Hilda’s Church there.

She was much loved, and when she died in 1886, weakened by work and responsibilities, she was deeply mourned by the whole community.

She left a considerable trust fund for the support of her orphanage (St Saviour’s Home) and the Sisters there, for the boys’ school, and for the sick, poor and destitute of the parish.

The orphanage closed in 1939, the buildings demolished in 1994. A new Church of England secondary school was named after her in 1965, but it closed in 2006. Apart from a short book about her and a memorial in St Hilda’s, her name and work are almost forgotten.

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This is high profile retail space that would otherwise be inaccessible for start-ups wanting a regular presence on the high street. “There are so many people out there wanting to grow and develop their businesses”, said Anthony Blackburn, Director of Handpicked Hall. “Most are not ready to take their own retail space and want to see if their products have a chance of succeeding on the high street. We offer the perfect venue and business support, to give them every chance of success.”

Handpicked Hall in Ripon launched in October 2012 and was an instant success with retailers and customers. Since then Handpicked Hall has also opened in Skipton.

Now, with the Leeds opening, Handpicked Hall is providing a home for over 500 small businesses.

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said Anthony. “We also ‘handpick’ all our retailers to ensure we get the right, high quality products and passionate people.”

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This year, these centres are in watercolours, portraits, offering a number of courses figures, painting and drawing; Also on for adults (19+) to help people Cake Decorating, Zumba, offer is a Bollywood Dance, Reflexology, up-skill for employment. These wide range include basic computing of leisure courses and IT workshops, plus and hobby ‘Brush Up’ courses in Maths, English, Hairdressing and courses Beauty Therapy, Bookkeeping, Learn to Type, Administration, English for Speakers of other Pictured: Lisa Horsley, Languages (ESOL), Childcare, who studied Teaching Assistant and at Meanwood Employability (CVs, Application Centre and is now a teaching Forms and Interviews). assistant, Also on offer is a wide winning Leeds range of leisure and hobby City College courses including Art Classes Student of the Year 2012.

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‘Hairspray’ hits the stage at Leeds Grand Theatre in August, with a start-studded cast including Mark Benton (who people will be familiar with from his television roles in Early Doors, Eureka Street, Catterick, Second Coming, City Lights, Booze Cruise, Land Girls and The Street) as Edna Turnblad, Marcus Collins (who rose to fame as runnerup in the 2011 season of X Factor) as cool kid Seaweed Stubbs, and Lucy Benjamin (who played Julie Craig in ITV’s teen drama Press Gang before starring as Lisa Fowler in the BBC’s EastEnders) as Velma Von Tussle.

Freya Sutton takes the lead role of Tracy – a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart. Freya landed her dream role just six months after graduating from the Italia Conti Theatre School in London. “When I got a part, I assumed it would be as second cover or understudy!” she told us.

Marcus Collins is just “We’re delighted to buzzing! I imagine they have welcome Hairspray back”, to keep him tethered or he’ll said Ian Sime, General just take off! “I come to work Manger at Leeds Grand. smiling every day”, he told “It’s such a positive, warmus. “I never dreamt this could hearted show with lots of happen – I get to perform laughs- we know audiences every night! Before X-Factor will love it.”

I was struggling to pay bills It’s 1962 and change as a hairdresser. is in the air. Tracy But, don’t get has one passion me wrong – – dancing. She hairdressing wins a spot has been a big on the local part of my life TV dance and I love it. In p ro g r a m m e fact, I’m going and overnight to open my own is transformed salon in Liverpool from outsider next year. But being to irrepressible in Hairspray is amazing. I teen celebrity. But can a have made great friends and trendsetting hair-hopper like am really not looking forward Tracy get her massively shy to the end of the tour.”

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Headingley author Ivan Cooper spent several years kicking around Asia, including long journeys through Pakistan, China and India. Teaching jobs in Taiwan and Korea sparked an enduring relationship with oriental languages. Growing fascinated with Tibet after visiting Buddhist regions of China and India, Ivan made his home in Dharamsala for ten years—the Indian headquarters of the Dalai Lama and his government-in-exile – where he studied Tibetan, Sanskrit and Buddhist Philosophy.

Inspired by the work of Ippolito Desideri, a pioneering, eighteenth-century Jesuit who wrote the first detailed account of Tibet, Ivan travelled by clapped-out jeep and on horseback across the remote grasslands of eastern Tibet… this became his ‘Accidental Pilgrimage’.

In the company of an itinerant painter of deities who serves as guide and mediator he encounters, amongst others, Lama Sonam, a living Buddha held in reverence by the surrounding nomads, who summarily condemns him to rebirth in one of the Buddhist hells. In a chaotic monastic shantytown that has been illegally constructed around the residence of a living saint he narrowly avoids arrest. Alone and isolated in a land where few foreigners have set foot he is forced to re-evaluate both who he is and the fixed certainties of the culture in which he grew up.

On reaching the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, he attempts to locate a bell ransacked from an eighteenth-century Capuchin Mission. Soon after, participation in a sky burial, the traditional form of Tibetan funeral where corpses are disembowelled by specialist

monks before being fed to the vultures, shocks him into a profound affirmation of his own identity whilst also reconciling him to the faith and piety of life on the Tibetan plateau.

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ILKLEY LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2013 Ilkley Literature Festival celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year and has another fantastic line-up in store for everyone.

Award-winning authors, leading poets, heavyweight broadcasters and celebrated Olympians are just some of the highlights You can look forward to hearing Alexander McCall Smith, Philippa Gregory, and Jeremy Dyson; Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee and wildlife television presenter Kate Humble; Jonathan Dimbleby and Kate Adie; Musician Graham Nash, of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; William Dalrymple Colin Dexter and Melvyn Bragg; Germaine Greer and George Monbiot; Simon Armitage and Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.

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landscape, but then the lines of once perfectly sculpted faces begin to emerge. She captures an uneasy sense of a human presence through the carefully drawn lines and bold brushes of colour, taken from the veining of the stone.

The end result is four stunning large-scale works, Suzanne, Shirley, Sylvia and Sheila named after songs by Leonard Cohen, Billy Bragg, Jarvis Cocker and The Smiths, which are displayed to full effect in the contemporary Terrace Gallery at Harewood.

‘The Seven Eggs’ is part of the ground breaking art programme which aims to showcase new works by exciting contemporary artists. It runs until 20th October 2013. www.harewood.org/seveneggs

Artist Clare Woods recently launched a new exhibition of works created especially for Harewood House. The exhibition explores the relationship between people and nature, drawing from the landscape surrounding Harewood. Entitled ‘The Seven Eggs’ – named for the 18th century folly set in the grounds at Harewood, now reclaimed by nature – the exhibition is a snapshot of nature repossessing human activity.

The works have been created on an industrial scale using lithographic print. Unable to find a printing press large enough, Clare adapted her studio and used a road roller as a make shift press!

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he other evening we popped into Jamie’s Italian on Park Row in Leeds for a little bish, bash, bosh. I don’t know why, but I had never noticed it before – despite the fact that it has been there for three and a half years! It certainly doesn’t shout its presence. Located in a lovely old bank building, just a brass plaque and smallish hanging sign announce that it is there. The décor is quite understated, with lots of exposed brick.

I particularly liked the tiling vegetable. We went for the fish on the bar upstairs – a lovely, and veg with Crispy Squid as deep blue – which, apart from an extra. The planks included The bar some purple chairs, was the small portions of Italian only colour. But, one end of cheese, fabulous Mozzarella, was the bar was resplendent with char grilled vegetables, hanging hams and salamis pickles, grated veg, smoked and bunches of deep red salmon, fritto misto (which resplendent chillies, behind which a very included some delicious busy antipasti chef beavered gurnard), and smoked with away. mackerel pâté – I found this It was quite early and the pâté a little overpowering, but hanging restaurant was slowly filling Jack loved it. up. I was confronted by a large Paul rematerialized like hams and menu and immediately our very own food panicked! Too genie to give us a salamis much choice! rundown of the Luckily Paul (our specials and and waiter) came they sounded to the rescue so good we suggesting we decided to stop bunches of just settle on right there – a a starter and fabulous fish deep red think about the stew, genuinely next course later. delicious, teeming chillies He steered us towards with salmon, cod, the ‘Planks’, which came in mullet, king prawns and little three types – meat, fish and shell fish, in a tomato/fish

broth with a touch of chilli, garlic, white wine and lemon juice.

Jack’s choice was meatballs – big meaty balls quickly browned in the pan (yes, we asked the genie!) then roasted in a rich tomato passata sauce with basil, lovely olive oil and those wonderful Italian tomatoes, all on a bed of tagliolini. The portions were substantial but we still managed to finish every scrap!

Now, we probably shouldn’t have but we kept going….desserts of Tiramisu (unusually with orange mascarpone) and Tutti Frutti Lemon Meringue Pie – these we didn’t quite manage to finish!

It was a lovely evening.

I have read a number of reviews on-line and people’s experiences seem to have varied, but ours was really good. Tasty food, relaxed atmosphere, great team – friendly, chatty – and reasonable prices. For us the bish, bash, bosh worked!

The Greedy Pig on North Street, Leeds is the latest establishment to join the St George’s Crypt ‘Suspenso’ scheme, which encourages customers to buy an extra coffee for a homeless person.

The scheme, which was pioneered in Italy, is gathering momentum in Leeds and is just one of a number innovative ideas designed to help an increasing number of people in real need.

“We are really pleased to be working with The Greedy Pig”, said Martin Patterson, the Crypt’s Fundraising Director. “It’s a wonderfully simple and delightful scheme

We at The Greedy Pig believe passionately in working with the wider community.

It’s good to be able to use our network to help people less fortunate in our city

– huge thanks to Jo, Stu, and customers at The Greedy Pig.” “We at The Greedy Pig believe passionately in working with the wider community”, said Jo Myers. “It’s good to be able to use our network to help people less fortunate in our city.”

The Crypt has also recently launched a voucher scheme in partnership with Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Police aimed at encouraging people on the streets to redeem vouchers in exchange for a meal and access to the Crypt’s services. www. stgeorgescrypt.org.uk Pictured: Jo Myers

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FOOD AND DRINK

As a forager, deciding which time of the year is the best is really difficult.

Would I pick Spring, with its bounties of tender young greens, the yearly hunt for the elusive Morel and the certainty of the St George’s Mushrooms that come back year after year in that special, super-secret location? Or perhaps early Summer, with its frothy clouds of perfumed Elderflower, Meadowsweet and Linden, the sweetly aniseed flavour of Sweet Cicely or the impossibly lurid yellow of Chicken of the Woods fungi? How about late Autumn? When the woods are full of hidden treasure troves of Chanterelles, Ceps, or the morbidly named Trompettes de Mort – Trumpets of death translated literally, known in English as Horns of Plenty. Then there is late Summer and early Autumn. This period in the foraging calendar could easily become its own season, and is by far the most plentiful. The hedgerows are teeming with jewel like Blackberries and Raspberries, drooping bracts of Elderberries and dotted with ruby-coloured Hawthorn Berries. Weird and wonderful mushrooms like Beefsteak Fungus and Giant Polypore also come out at this time and my baskets are always overflowing with fruit and fungi.

Foraging can be loads of fun, but it can also be dangerous, so never pick something if you’re not 100% sure what it is, make sure you have a good ID book with detailed photos and use at least three sources of photos as plants and fungi can look slightly different according to habitat.

Always pay careful attention to the physical characteristics of the fungi you pick and do a spore print to confirm ID before eating (your ID book will tell you how). Always harvest sustainably and pick no more than you will be able to use or preserve. As long as you keep these things in mind, there’s a wonderful world of free food for you to explore!

Here are my top five Wild Foods for August & September: 1. Fairy Ring Champignon: These are easy to spot and identify as they grow in dark rings in the grass. They’re small, beige coloured, with long thin stalks and round caps. The stems are quite tough though so just snip off the caps when you pick them.

Try them sautéed in butter with

some freshly chopped herbs and finish with a squeeze of lemon juice before serving on toast 2. Shaggy Ink Cap: Also known as lawyers wigs, these mushrooms have a shaggy white cap and deliquesce to spread their spores (that’s a fancy word for turns into a puddle of ink!). It grows in short grass and comes out with the rain.

Use soon after picking and try it in an omelette. With its delicate flavour it works really well!

3. Apples: There are loads of wild apples around Leeds and they make wonderful pies, preserves and sauces. For a delicious and healthy snack, make apple rings! Slice them thinly, dip in lemon juice to reduce discolouration and string them up in front of your window to dry. Store them in airtight jars and enjoy your sweet but guiltfree snack!

In Autumn the hedgerows are teeming with jewel like Blackberries and Raspberries

4. Blackberries: Virtually everyone has tried foraging for blackberries and they really are something special. Make delicious vinegar by steeping them in slightly sweetened white wine vinegar and make salad dressings, or have the sweetly vinegary berries on ice cream. A truly delectable combination.

5. Plums: From the tiny, mouth puckering Sloe to the giant and juicy Victoria Plum, plums are everywhere at this time of the year. Regardless of the type, I love them stewed with plenty of vanilla and cinnamon and served with homemade custard and shortbread.

This is only a small selection of wild foods available at this time of the year. If you want to learn more about wild foods and fungi, try joining your local mycological society, buying some good ID books, reading some wild food blogs (there are a surprisingly large number of really good ones out there) or, best of all, joining an organised Wild Food Walk. There’s nothing quite like discovering wild foods under the safe tutelage of someone who’s done it before. I do warn you though, foraging can be very addictive!

Mina has has been running wild food walks in and around Leeds for over six years.

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As we go into the latter half of Summer, we can already sense the approach of Autumn and the hunter gatherer in us is stirred.

Before we settle into shorter days and longer nights, we can capture Summer literally in a bottle. Jams and preserves are a great way of taking the best of the summer fruits – strawberries, raspberries and other berries and preserving them as a sweet treat for colder months. Chutney making can preserve apples, vegetables and dried fruits along with fiery chillies and warming spices, to accompany cheeses and cold meats.

Pickling is having a resurgence in popularity and bottled vinegar or oil-

This year promises to be fantastic – so let’s take advantage of it

stored vegetables not only look beautiful but also retain the crispness of the original vegetable. Pickled and spiced carrots, courgettes and radishes will make excellent side dishes for the future, and critically retain their nutritional value – the original purpose of such preserving in the first place. Even wild mushrooms can be preserved in this way when collected throughout the Autumn months.

After the awful weather and dearth of fruit last year, this year promises to be fantastic – so let’s take advantage of it.

Look up your nearest ‘Pick-YourOwn’ farms and plan a good, old fashioned preserving session.

Use attractive jars, dress them up a bit and you’ll have some lovely gifts to pass on to friends.

And, don’t let Summer flash by without having several tasty, fruity desserts. Try making your own ice creams or sorbets, using fruits at their tastiest peak. Eton Mess is a great Summer dessert which can also be turned into a tasty frozen dessert to bring back the memory of those lazy, hazy Summer days later in the year. Just mix chopped strawberries, crushed meringues, and strawberry jam through softened homemade vanilla ice cream and store it in plastic containers. Then bring it out and indulge when only a luxurious, fruity ice cream will do!

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News From Your Councillors CLLR DANIEL COHEN

Alwoodley Ward Cars are, in so many ways, the ultimate blessing and curse!

Getting around is made so much easier by car and with public transport still not what it should be – sometimes the car is the only certain way of getting anywhere on time, but I digress.

This month, cars have presented this councillor with quite a headache. I am told of cars driving far too fast down Harrogate Road, Shadwell Lane, High Ash Drive, Sandmoor Lane, Alwoodley Lane, King Lane and Lingfield Approach (to name but a few).

What is the answer to these speeding cars (none of which I’m sure are being driven by

CLLR BILL URRY

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The Power of Community Many local initiatives demonstrate the ability of local community groups to make things happen. My year as a local councillor has brought home to me just how much voluntary work really is happening in our Wards.

The wonderful display of salads and other vegetables created by the REAP Gardening Group at Oakwood, last month’s Roundhay Garden Trail, and the Oakwood Traders and Residents fundraising campaign to save the Oakwood Clock, all show how local volunteers, getting and working together, can have a real impact on their environment.

COMMUNITY NEWS us responsible Alwoodleyians!). I have had many suggestions – 20 mile an hour zones, speed bumps, speed cameras, better road signage. Each suggestion has its merits – I am also discovering that each suggestion has its clear local opponents!

No-one said there were easy answers. I shall continue to press highways to look carefully at each problem road in our ward. There is one thing for sure – the only thing that definitely reduces car speed, is drivers easing their foot off the accelerator!

While on the subject of cars, we are seeing a real surge of complaints from residents living near our schools in Alwoodley. There is some terrible parking by parents who are worried about children walking more than 10 metres to the school gate. As a parent of young children, I am acutely aware of the morning panic and rush of getting everyone to the right place at the right time. As a councillor, I am also acutely aware of the sheer frustration inconsiderate parking causes the schools’ neighbours.

Perhaps, come September, we parents could all make a new school year’s resolution to take extra care when parking! We could even join the active set and try walking to school – now there’s a thought!

As always for any and all local queries your local councillors are here to help.

Have a great month!

Daniel.cohen@leeds.gov.uk 0113 2041094

Even trying to list the different ‘Friends’ groups shows just how much is being done. Roundhay Park, Gledhow Valley, Gipton Woods, Allerton Grange Fields and Wykebeck Valley are just some of the areas that have benefitted from huge amounts of volunteer work in Roundhay Ward alone.

Community is absolutely not about displacing the excellent work of permanent staff. But it is about volunteers, officers and councillors, talking, exchanging ideas, and finding new ways of working together in partnership. Whether bashing unwelcome intruders like Himalayan Balsam, laying a new edible bed, or raising money for local landmarks, we can work together locally. And, that is just the outdoor work school governors, NHS Trust members and so many others can all make a difference in their way, bringing new insights and perspectives to their communities. bill.urry@leeds.gov.uk 07891278717 / 0113 247 6927

MOORTOWN COMMUNITY GROUP’S ANNUAL OPEN MEETING Moor town Community Group’s Annual Open Meeting will be held on Thursday, 12th September 2013, 7.30pm at The Queen’s Hall, Immaculate Heart Church, 294 Harrogate Road.

The agenda for the evening includes Leeds City Council Housing Site Allocation consultation, recent proposals for Yorkshire Bank Sportsfield, Moortown in Bloom, Milestone, Neighbourhood Design Statement, Festive Lights. There will also be a review of 2012/2013, aspirations for 2013/2014, and the election of committee members and officers. Light refreshments will be provided.

Please RSVP by 6th September giving your name, contact details and the number of people attending. Email these to moortowncommunitygroup@hotmail.co.uk, drop them into the box at Pollards Newsagents on Moortown Parade, or post them to Moortown Community Group, 17 Sand Hill Lane, Leeds, LS17 6AG

There’s a lovely little film about Oakwood Clock on the Oakwood Clock website – www.oakwoodclock.co.uk and if you haven’t watched it yet – do!

Created by Tony O’Reilly of the Atom Film Company, it films residents, local traders and students from Roundhay School talking about what the clock means to them, why it is important to the area and why it should be preserved at all costs.

The Oakwood Traders and Residents Association (OTRA) has energetically thrown itself into raising money for the cause and to date has raised over £23,000! A recent concert performed by 46 musi-

cians from North Leeds Music Centre was a great success and added nearly £1,000 to the restoration fund.

At the time of going to press, a fabulous dinner was to take place at The Mansion in Roundhay Park to swell the coffers still further. More events are in the pipeline, so keep your eye out for them and add your support to preserving a little bit of Oakwood history. info@oakwoodtra.org www.oakwoodtra.org www.oakwoodclock.co.uk

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The theme for the Chapel Allerton Arts Festival 2013 is ‘Magic and Illusion’. Running from Monday 26th August – Sunday 1st September, this great event pulls the community together and celebrates local talent.

There will be the usual mix of bands on the main stage on Regent Street, as well as magic themed performances and activities on Well Lane.

The Methodist Hall will be an exciting place for families and young people to be creative.

The Short Film Festival, which encourages local filmmakers to submit all genres of film – from p ro fe s s i o n a l drama productions to primary school projects – will take place at Seven Arts, Harrogate Road, on Monday 26th August at 7pm. The audience gets to vote for its favourite film and there is a special prize of the best young filmmaker.

New this year is the Chapel Allerton Art Trail, a collaboration with Inkwell on Potternewton Lane.

Local artists will be able to show their work at various venues around Chapel Allerton during Festival week, including Seven Arts, The Library, Mustard Pot, Chirpy, Crust and Crumb, Nichol’s Vegetarian Deli, Sam’s, Bob’s Heel Bar and The Three Hulats.

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The Festival could also use your help, if you have a

few hours to spare over the weekend of 30th August – 1st September. They are looking for: Stewards to stand at the entrances to the festival site on Regent Street and help keep the festival safe. They will welcome visitors, answer questions and collect entry donations. Each shift last two hours, training is given and back up is provided. Sign up at www.chapelallerton.org. uk/get-involved/stewarding Recycling Volunteers to stop as many cans and plastic containers as possible from going into landfill and keep the Festival eco-friendly. Contact doreenvw@googlemail.com

Family Activities Volunteers There are activities in the Methodist Hall, at Inkwell, and on Well Lane, plus Picnic in the Park, all of which could use some help. None of the activities require any specific arts experience and you’ll be supported by the team from the activities planning group. Sign up at www.chapelallerton.org.uk/ contact Look out for the Festival Brochure for full details and check the festival website – www.chapelallerton. org.uk. For fur ther information, please contact alisonjmcintyre@gmail.com

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It is essential to keep on top of weeding and grass mowing – especially if you are going away for a couple of weeks. This is when neighbours can come in handy! If they are willing to do some watering for you, preferably late in the day, you can return the favour when they go away. f course, all the usual jobs need to be done – from pruning rambling roses after flowering, to collecting seeds and dead-heading to keep plants flowering. This is a good time to trim lavender and save the flower heads. A few stems in a vase on window sills help keep flies at bay.

Cut back any perennials that have flowered and collapsed.

Hardy geraniums and alchilleas also need to be trimmed – they will green over and maybe send up new flowers.

Propagate carnations and pinks by layering, or pot up cuttings for next year.

Keep harvesting peas, of daffodils and tulips, the beans, courgettes and onions. latter need to be left until late Vegetables taste better when October or November before picked young. Freeze any planting. Don’t overlook the surplus to use during the smaller flowering bulbs such winter. Pot up clumps of chives as cillas and grape hyacinths, in a general compost, cutting and don’t forget miniature back the foliage, and stand on daffs and aconites for the front the window sill. In a few weeks of borders. you will have a fresh supply Enjoy your garden. If you of chives. Do the same with are away, visit other gardens – lemon balm and mint. Freeze you might pick up some useful parsley – crushing the leaves ideas for planting. while frozen for adding to sauces etc. will save time on chopping.

Garden centres and supermarkets will be starting to get bulbs in. Hyacinths and paper white narcissus need to be potted up now to flower at Christmas. Plant them in a pot without drainage, using bulb compost or any good compost.

Then put them in a cool dark place. Check them after about six weeks for growth of about two inches then bring out and place in a cool place.

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SINGLE REVIEW - REX MANNING DAY

Having caught a performance by this local outfit at The Library’s 360 Club a while back I recall being impressed by their propulsive energy and ear-catching tunes.

This buoyant release confirms that Rex Manning Day have a distinctive edge which sets them apart from their IndieRock peers.

Opening track, Jenny intrigues from the outset with a jerky, angular, shifting rhythmic framework which keeps you guessing right up to an elevated, driving chorus. Cannily judged dynamic variations with the instrumental arrangements and a strong, direct vocal make one

sit up and take notice and brings to mind shades of Interpol.

This is especially the case with the brilliant Elephants which makes much of the thrilling interplay between clean-ish, slightly fuzzed guitar and scratchy, stabbing distortion.

This is the Night is perhaps the most straightforward of the tunes and highlights once again RMD’s keen marriage of rhythm and melody in an exhilarating, radio-friendly blast of energetic pop.

A fine trio of tunes, this debut release shows Rex Manning Day to be purveyors of thoughtfully written songs which are delivered with verve and chutzpah.

The official release gig for the single takes place on Saturday, August 3rd at Wharf Chambers. I, for one, am keen to see them live again. I suggest you get yourselves along to this show.

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Based on actual events, this latest picture from Sofia Coppola offers pretty much what we’ve come to expect from the director, namely a highly stylised, sumptuously photographed, hip soundtracked comment on celebrity culture. What exactly it’s trying to say about it, however, is difficult to discern.

Coppola’s previous films, such as Lost in Translation, Marie Antionette and Somewhere, have concerned themselves with the existential ennui which afflicts those who inhabit the rarefied heights of fame. The Bling Ring focuses instead on wayward youths who aspire to a taste of the opulent lifestyles of the rich and famous and, as such, comes off as a particularly (and, no doubt, deliberately) superficial and vacuous experience.

The real life case that inspired the film is that of a group of Californian teens who burglarised the homes of celebrities, such as regular tabloid fodder Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, helping themselves to luxury items.

One of the most striking things about the film is just how easy the crimes were to perpetrate; a quick Google search would reveal the location of the stars’

mansions and which would be vacant when their owners were out of town.

To describe the robberies as break-ins is probably putting it a little strongly as, more often than not, a door would

and, as off as a particularly (and, no doubt, deliberately) superficial and vacuous experience

be left unlocked and, due to cluelessness or complacency, alarm and security systems were inactive. One assumes taking candy from a baby would actually prove more challenging.

It would be difficult to muster any sympathy for the victims at the best of times but, in the light of just how fair game they seemed to be, a disinterested shrug would seem an overreaction.

In the case of Hilton, who appears as herself in the film and allowed the filmmakers to shoot in the very same house that was robbed, the culprits returned a number of times.

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of ‘swag’ that she didn’t even notice the theft.

Perhaps what hampers the film most is the fact that it’s nigh on impossible to identify a single sympathetic character let alone a likable one.

The ‘Bling Ring’ themselves are quintessentially obnoxious, bratty American teens operating in a moral vacuum with the truly staggering sense of entitlement that seems endemic in contemporary culture. They worship at the altar of fame and are soullessly enraptured of the decadent trappings of celebrity. I can’t recall seeing a bunch of faces so in need of a slap, particularly in the case of Hogwarts alumnus, Emma Watson.

There’s no question that the film is well made, the cinematography and musical accompaniment are captivating and there’s something oddly compelling about the proceedings. The soundtrack, especially, won me over including, as it does, both Bad Girls by M.I.A. and Azaelia Banks’ filthy 212 (I have a certain weakness for badass female rappers).

I have a feeling that for most of the duration of the picture my facial features were contorted into a contemptuous sneer giving mute testimony to the disdain I held for the pitiful excuse for humanity that paraded across the screen. And yet, even with

the eventual apprehension and prosecution of the thieves, the expected thrill of schadenfreude rings somewhat hollow. Perhaps because the stakes didn’t seem high enough or there was no real sense of jeopardy, but more likely because fame, celebrity and notoriety have become

more or less interchangeable and even as their fame-fantasy collapses and they’re forced to relinquish their ill gotten gains, The Bling Ring have achieved what they craved all along; that fleeting, much prized fifteen minutes in the public eye.

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MUSICLISTINGS We Were Promised Jetpacks Sat 3 Aug, The Cockpit, £10.

Thunderous live performances match the power of Mogwai & pop sensibility of Foals or Bloc Party. Landed ‘Best Live Act’ award at Scottish Alternative Music Awards 2012 Lewis Hamilton Band Sat 3 Aug, Duck & Drake, Free. One of the fastest rising bands on the UK circuit. Lewis nominated ‘Young Blues Artist of the Year’ in British Blues Awards.

Rex Manning Day + ALASKA Sat 3 Aug, Wharf Chambers, £3. Exuberant Indie-Rock and Surf-Psych-Pop. The Glenn Miller Orchestra UK Sun 4 Aug, Grand Theatre £18.50 - £25.50. Singers perform individually & as The Moonlight Serenaders.

The Uptown Hall Gang is also featured.

Jazz Café & Jam Sessions Sun 4 & 11 Aug at Seven Arts Listener Mon 5 Aug, Brudenell Social Club, £7.50.

Experimental spoken word band from Atlanta.

The Menzingers Tue 6 Aug, The Cockpit, £8. Rousing sound features crashing power chords, rock steady drumming & anthemic sing-along choruses alongside powerfully poetic lyrics.

The Dead Pets Wed 7 Aug, Brudenell Social Club, £6.

Brassy, Northern, Psycho-SkaPunk-Rock.

Bad Manners Fri 9 Aug, Brudenell Social Club, £15.

Buster Bloodvessel & Co. give a crackin’ good show of aggressive, highly danceable good-time ska.

Monster Killed By Laser Sat 10 Aug, The Fox & Newt, £4/£5. Electro-progrock Fozzy Tue 13 Aug, Brudenell Social Club, £13. Over the top Heavy Metal in the Twisted Sister/Spinal Tap vein.

Seven Unplugged Wed 14 Aug 7.45pm. Monthly acoustic music at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. This month mellow folky offerings from Fabian Belassi, Palooka, The Doo

Berries, Heathen Kings, plus special guest. £5.

Torche Sun 18 Aug, Brudenell Social Club, £10. Four piece from Miami, described as stoner or sludge metal. Most recent release Harmonicraft (2012)

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Leeds Bluegrass Club Thurs 29 Aug, from 8.30pm The Grove Inn, Back Row, Holbeck. Live, acoustic, Roots/ Bluegrass/ Country music. Resident bands + guests. Picking sessions, musicians welcome. £3.

Details: John 267 0761/ Kevin 267 7040 Steve Vai Fri 30 Aug, O2 Academy, £27.50. Virtuoso guitarist whose rock credentials are melded with influences from Stravinsky to Bernstein and Sondheim to Zappa.

Seven Jazz at Chapel Allerton Arts Festival Sun 1 Sept Al Macsween’s Afro Cuban ‘Sonado Libre’ 8pm Alcuin Centre, Woodland Ln. Jazz Blues Salsa on Regent St 12.30-5.30pm - Katie Patterson, Steely Dan Big Band, Las Camaradas, Nick Svark/ Russell Van Den Berg quartet, Tessa Smith’s Quintet & Ayira Astrobeat Orchestra.

Thurs, Aug 29, Brudenell Social Club, £17 adv.

Subjects of the classic mockumentary, The Ruttles: All You Need is Cash, “The Pre-Fab Four” are a hilariously, spot-on parody/pastiche of The Beatles. I strongly recommend checking out the film, it’s an absolute must for Beatles fans, a wry piss-take of the Fabs entire career featuring cracking, infectious tunes.

Featuring original Ruttles Neil Innes and John Halsey (as Ron Nasty and Barry Wom respectively) this promises to be an uproarious evening and one not to be missed.

Rex Manning Day Sat, Aug 3, Wharf Chambers

Distinctive, intelligent and energetic Indie-Pop-Rock from these local lads lauching their latest single. With support from ALASKA. Single reviewed on page 30

Anna & The Sharp Notes

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Making your special event truly memorable For bookings, call Mark: 0113 217 4267 or 07929 008818 www.annaandthesharpnotes.co.uk

HEALTH & FITNESS

Lizzie Armitstead recently took the British Road Race Champion 2013 title on the streets of Glasgow, outpacing her breakaway rivals Laura Trott and Dani King on the final lap.

Silver medallist from the Olympic road race, Lizzie (who’s from Otley) made her move on the eighth and final lap, distancing the two Wiggle Honda riders on the final ascent of the University climb.

What was 20 metres, turned into over a minute by the finish and Armitstead’s return to Glasgow Green was essentially a victory lap, followed by – in her own words “a chance to celebrate in front of the crowd and feel like a bit of a rockstar!

“I didn’t want to show my cards too early and if I tried to go on the steep climb I knew I’d probably have a bit more power over the track riders who are used to shorter distances so I used that to my advantage, played a bit of a poker face.

“I was kind of waiting for it all race really, Dani lead all the last lap and if I had been them I would have continually attacked me, but maybe they were confident of beating me in a sprint, but I wasn’t letting it go to a sprint.”

Trott outsprinted King to the line to take the welcome consolation prize of fastest under-23; both King and Trott acknowledged after the race that Armitstead was simply strongest of all riders.

I knew I’d probably have a bit more power over the track riders

WALK IN THEIR SHOES If the St Gemma’s Hospice Midnight Walk wasn’t for you, then this sponsored walk could be just the ticket! ‘Walk in Their Shoes’ takes place in and around the Temple Newsam Estate on Saturday 21st September, starting at 10am.

Join St Gemma’s Hospice for this delightful five mile sponsored walk, where you can take in the beautiful grounds of Temple Newsam with your friends and family. Walk in Their Shoes has gone from strength to strength since it was first launched in 2010.

Now hundreds of walkers join in every year to walk in memory or celebration of someone special to them.

Refreshments are provided and there will also be a fun activity to keep children entertained along the way.

This sponsored event is a great opportunity to remember someone special.

Whether that person had contact with St. Gemma’s or not, you are invited to join them for this special event.

For full details about Walk in Their Shoes and to book your place, call 0113 218 5505, email francines@ st-gemma.co.uk or visit www. st-gemma.co.uk. Entry is free, you are just asked to raise as much as you can for the Hospice.

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Before the formation of Leeds Rowing Club in Roundhay Park in 2006, Leeds was the biggest city in the UK with no rowing club!

Today, Leeds Rowing Club has established itself as a strong club with ambitious plans and currently competes regionally, recreationally and on the national stage. Since the Beijing and London Olympics there has been an unprecedented demand for rowing in Leeds. The club has a membership of about 100, aged 12 – 80+ and a waiting list of 200 – 300!

Obviously a bigger boathouse is needed so the club can open membership again. Plans are underway to build a new facility, which will be shared with the University of Leeds, on land owned by the Canal and River Trust near Thwaites Mills, Stourton, which they hope will be completed in 2014.

This four kilometre stretch of water on the Aire and Calder Navigation Canal, does not have much flow and is well sheltered – ideal conditions for rowing. A well used towpath and cycle-way runs alongside the canal for its entirety and the site has excellent transport links to major roads.

This expansion will allow the

Today the club has a membership of about 100, and a waiting list of 200 – 300!

club to accelerate its ‘Learn to Row’ programme and bring more people into the sport - something for which there is a clear demand.

The club will continue to use the facility at Roundhay Park.

Whilst it may not have the capacity the club needs and isn’t ideal for training top-flight crews, it is easily accessible and perfect for beginners and disabled athletes.

British Rowing has named Leeds as one of three Key Strategic Development Areas and they have played an important role in providing useful advice, and help with fundraising. Leeds City Council has also been very supportive.

The club has explored a number of funding options, and is confident it will secure two thirds of the estimated build cost. It is now in the process of raising the outstanding funds through a range of fundraising programmes, including: landfill grants, corporate sponsorship, and fundraising events.

For more information on upcoming events, visit www.leedsrowing.org.uk

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YORKSHIRE CANCER CENTRE 2014 FUNDRAISING CHALLENGES Yorkshire Cancer Centre at Bexley Wing, St James’s Hospital, is organising two exciting international challenges for 2014.

The first is Trek Nepal (1st – 11th March) where you get the opportunity to witness the awe-inspiring Himalayan Annapurnas and experience a completely new culture. Nepal is widely recognised as one of the most spectacular trekking destinations in the world!

These challenge events play a vital role in fundraising for these great local causes

If you fancy something closer to home, Trek Transylvania (5th – 10th June) could be perfect for you. Join the team and trek the tough but stunning Carpathian mountains! You can choose to fundraise for Yorkshire Cancer Centre or any ward, clinic, or medical area within Leeds Teaching Hospitals.

These challenge events play a vital role in fundraising for these great local causes and the charity is looking for people to get involved and sign up now for the adventure of a lifetime - there is still lots of time to fundraise and get fit!

Trek organisers said: “You will be a part of a special group of like-minded individuals having fun, making friends and experiencing the adventure of a lifetime, whilst sharing a goal to support our patients here in Yorkshire”.

For further information, contact: anne.o’reilly@leedsth. nhs.uk or call 0113 206 8950.

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The Summer holidays have crept up on us and now they’re here! We took a look around and found there’s a huge variety of fantastic activities on offer for children around Leeds, here are just a few: At The Media Museum in Bradford take in the Lost and Found Pop-up Playbook - Create a pop-up playbook inspired by the book and film The Lost Thing; Little Red Riding Hood Retold – an interactive storytelling session. Find out how a story is turned into a film; The World of Alice – different adaptations of Alice in Wonderland and interesting facts about the book and films; Reel to Real: The National Media Museum Show –An interactive show that introduces visitors to the Museum, beginning with the birth of photography and the race for the moving image.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park , Wakefield, is

running a Kite Making & Flying Workshop on Saturday 10th August. The Faceless Outdoor Community Arts Company will be there to help you make & fly decorative kites - inspired by the Yinka Shonibare FABRIC–ATION exhibition, which runs until 1st September. Just £2. Details from info@ysp.co.uk or 01924 832631

Harewood House Movie

Weekend On Saturday 24th August you can sing along to the world’s favourite musical, Grease (£22/£16/Family £75).

And, on Sunday 25th its Drive-In time - come dressed as a pirate and enjoy Pirates of the Caribbean (pre-book prices: car 5 seats £30, minibus £40). There are themed activities each evening, including cocktails and picnics at sunset to get you into the movie spirit. For details call 0113 218 1000

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Meanwood Valley Urban Farm runs a

Summer Playscheme in August for 8 to 12 year olds. It has been running for over twenty years and is open to children across the city. The activities are based around outdoor play and the natural world and are designed to break down barriers, increase co-operation and develop a greater awareness of nature.

Email education@mvuf. org.uk or call 0113 262 9759 for details.

The Royal Armouries -

See history come alive as jousters battle it out on horseback on Fridays and Saturdays from 26th July – 17th August. The Grand Final of the Tournament of Champions is on from 24th – 26th August. The summer programme runs until 1st September and also includes falconry displays and living history (including a chance to learn medieval archery

There’s a huge variety of fantastic activities on offer for children this Summer and longbow techniques, plus knife throwing, and combat techniques).

And there’s more….. visit www. royalarmouries.org for full details.

Pony Days at Hope Pastures Pony

Days take place every Monday and Thursday during the school holidays (except 26th August). Children learn how to care for ponies under expert supervision. The emphasis is on fun and building confidence and skills.

The day includes leading and grooming ponies, feeding and mucking out, as well as quizzes, activities and pony

puzzles - the next best thing to actually owning a pony. For full details, call 0113 261 4344, email info.hopepastures@ gmail.com visit www. hopepastures.org or pop into the sanctuary on Weetwood Lane, LS16 5PH Leeds City Museum

‘Through The Magic Mirror: The World Of Anthony Browne’ is a wonderful new exhibition. Discover the amazing picture book world of Anthony Browne, come face-toface with characters including Willy the Chimp and join in special events and activities.

For more information visit www.leeds.gov.uk/ magicmirror

In Bushcraft - into the

Wilderness! on Monday 19th - 20th August and Thursday 22nd - 23rd August, (for 10 – 14 year olds) just add general mayhem and madness in the woods to the list above! Plus you get to build your own shelter then sleep in it! Details: 0113 2430815, skelton@ tcv.org.uk, www.tcv. org.uk/skeltongrange The Leeds Sailing and Activity Centre at

Skelton Grange Playfest at Eureka!

Eureka! on Discovery Road, Halifax will be alive with activity.

Themes change daily.

Indoors, families can get their hands on over four hundred interactive exhibits, including the new ‘All About Me’ gallery. All of this promises to get families giggling, wiggling and jiggling!

On Thursdays and Fridays in August Eureka! holds free Summer Holiday Clubs for Disabled Children and their Families. Discover new ways to play together as a family. The sessions are aimed at children aged 3 to 11 and pre-booking is essential. Call Trizia or Jenny Goodall on 01422 330 069 to book your place British Red Cross is

holding First Aid Training Sessions for families on 17th and 18th August.

The free 30 minute sessions will teach children life-saving first aid skills in a fun environment. Details: 01422 330 069, www.eureka.org.uk/whatson Harlow Carr Gardens: The Great

Garden Adventure (27th July – 1st September) Head to Harlow Carr on Crag Lane, Harrogate, HG1 1UE and pick up your Great Garden Adventure trail.

Dress for outdoor fun and adventure.

It’s a great family day out whatever the weather, and kids (under 16) are free when accompanied by an adult with a Kids Go Free voucher. Maximum of 4 children per adult. Details: 0845 265 8070 It’s all happening at Skelton Grange Environmental Centre!

There’s the Skelton Rangers Summer Playscheme for 8-12 year olds from 5th – 9th August. The scheme is all about getting outside. Expect a range of craft activities, games, walks, fire lighting, den building, nature study and camp cooking.

There’s also a sleepover on the Thursday night!

Yeadon Tarn runs a whole range of courses for most ages and abilities – from sailing and kayaking to orienteering and off road biking. For details contact 0113 378 1271 or sailingcentre@ leeds/gov.uk Enjoy the holidays – they’ll be over far too quickly!

Leeds Sailing and Activity Centre at Yeadon Tarn

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Pupils, staff and special guests recent gathered to celebrate the opening of the new primary school building at Carr Manor Community School. They buried a time capsule, planted a tree, released balloons, and unveiled a plaque.

Carr Manor is one of two new ‘through’ schools to open in Leeds this year – where children can attend from reception right through to Year 13.

“As a school, our key values are to ‘know our children well’; be ‘partners in learning’ and to ‘enjoy and achieve’”, said Simon Flowers Principal of Carr Manor Community School. “Extending our school community to receive children from Reception through to Year 13 provides a very exciting and unique opportunity for pupils of all ages.

We are particularly pleased to be able to offer use of the building and grounds to families and partners within the local community and are looking forward to seeing our

first cohort of Reception children graduate in 2024!”

The new building offers modern, light and airy internal learning spaces, along with landscaped grounds that provide a range of outdoor learning environments including sports facilities, an allotment and natural habitat area.

Carr Manor is one of two new ‘through’ schools to open in Leeds

Quote from Ofsted – “Carr Manor is a good and improving school. Several aspects of its work are outstanding. The quality of care, guidance and support provided for all students is exceptional and the school has created a safe and caring environment which promotes students’ academic and personal development extremely well.”

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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.

Leeds Tai Chi Academy Weekly class Mon 7-9pm at Chapel Allerton Primary School, Harrogate Rd, LS7. £5/4. Details: 07581 217074

Alwoodley Community Association Badminton Club Friendly group welcomes all abilities for badminton & social events Mon from 9pm & Wed from 8.30pm. Details: Vicky 07561 292699, Phil 268 9996, acabc@gmx.co.uk, www. alwoodleycommunityassociation. co.uk Alwoodley Martial Arts Club Mon 6.30 – 8.30pm Moortown Methodist Church, Alderton Rise, LS17. Wed 6 – 8pm Alwoodley Community Association, The Avenue, LS17. Now accepting new members. Details: 07729 392 546, kibbsuk@gmail.org.uk Come Sailing Sundays No experience necessary. Travel included Leeds - Coastal Marina.

See Youtube ‘Phuket Sports 8’. Details: 07973 512 562, adelsailing@gmail.com Keep St Gemma’s Running!

Limited number of charity places available for the Great North Run (15 Sept). Register at www. st-gemma.co.uk. Details: Michelle 218 5570, michelleb@st-gemma. co.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 Leeds Cycling Campaign Meeting Tues 6 Aug, 7pm at Inkwell, 31 Potternewton Ln, Chapel Allerton, LS7. The committee meets at 6pm. The fun stuff & active campaigning starts at 7pm.

Leeds English Folk Dancing Society Weds, Meanwood Methodist Church (School Room), 7.30 – 9.30pm. Details: Derry Fletcher 07792 319744 Leeds Naturist Group (founded 1985) meets Sat 5 – 6.30pm at Bramley Baths & is open to all.

Naturist swim & Russian steam bath, followed by refreshments in the studio. Identity documents required on first visit. Details: leedsnaturistgroup@gmail.com,

Like to Walk? Join a group of walkers who meet Tues twice a month for 10 – 12 mile walks starting 10am. Details: Richard 267 3623 Lindy Hop Dance Classes Mon 8 – 11pm, Moortown Social Club, LS17 5LA. Beginners 8pm, Intermediate 9.30pm, Followed by social dancing. £5. Details: Joyce 278 9891, www.swingjiveleeds. com Meanwood Amateur Boxing Club Mon & Wed 5.45pm, Meanwood Workingmen’s Club, Stonegate Rd. Beginners welcome. Details: 07890 398968 Moortown Rugby Union Respect, teamwork, discipline, fun. Brilliant club for under 7s (Year 2) to adults. 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/ North Leeds Bowling Club (April – October) New members, experienced or complete novices, welcome at crown green club on edge of Soldiers’ Field, Roundhay.

Opportunity to play matches, friendlies or just play with friends.

Monthly social events. £30 pa/ social members £6. Details: Trevor 267 1071, trevmar32@ aol.co.uk, or Frances 269 0978, francesdada6@gmail.com Pudsey & District Rambling Club Walks of 5 - 10 miles Sun & alt Thurs. New members welcome in this friendly, long established club with members from all over the district. Annual membership £8 (£1 juniors). Try before you join. Details: 01943 430657 Ramgarhia Sports Centre Adults: Circuit Training (Mon & Wed 6.30 – 7.30pm; Fri 6 – 7pm). £5 per class. Children: Cricket (ages 8-16, Sun 10am – noon); Hockey (Fri, 5 – 6pm). £2 per class. All abilities welcome.

Details: 262 5657, ‘Ramgarhia Sikh Centre’ on facebook.

Roundhay parkrun Sat 8.45am for 9am start, at the bandstand near The Mansion. Free 5k timed run for all ages & abilities. Details: www.parkrun.org.uk/roundhay/

Run the Great North Run Sun 15 Sept in Newcastle. Lineham Farm Children’s Centre in Eccup is looking for runners to help raise funds. Details: Clare Beard 281 7880, clare@linehamfarm.co.uk St Gemma’s Sahara Trek & Community Challenge 19 - 26 October 2013. Experience the Sahara desert, life of the nomadic tribes, sleep under the stars, & help a community project in Morocco – all in aid of St. Gemma’s Hospice. Details: 218 5570, elizabethf@st-gemma. co.uk, www.st-gemma.co.uk St Gemma’s Sponsored Skydives 10 Aug, 14 Sept, 12 Oct or your own date. Take part in an exhilarating tandem skydive.

Raise minimum of £395 & you can jump for free! Details: 218 5570, michelleb@st-gemma.co.uk Walkabout! Alwoodley-based friendly group that enjoy walks, both local & further afield. Varied programme, short medium or long walks take place at weekends, evenings & midweek.

Social activities too. All welcome.

Details: Barbara Wakefield 285 7136, Sarah Barnes 261 9212, Nicky Whitfield 267 9867 www. alwoodleywalkabout.org.uk Zumba Classes Fri 3.30 – 4.30pm, Northcall Community Centre, Cranmer Bank LS17. £1.50. Details: 268 9993 ARTS & CRAFTS Alwoodley Art Group Meets Thurs 7.30 – 9.30pm (ex Aug) at The Community Hall, The Avenue, Alwoodley, LS17 2NZ. Practical meetings, workshops, demonstrations & talks.

New members of all abilities welcome. Details: 2251546, info@5dpublicity.com, www. alwoodleyartgroup-leeds.com Stainbeck Art Club 2nd & 4th Tues, 1.45 – 4pm Meeting Room, Methodist Community Centre, Town St. Chapel Allerton. Practical & demonstrations. Also painting & sketching days out. New members all abilities welcome. Details: Rose or Ken 266 5005 COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS Chinese Brush Painters Society David Dong will demonstrate how to paint Insects with Morning Glory on Sat 24 Aug, & Cockerels & Chicks on Sun 25 Aug. 10am – 4pm at Pool-in-Wharfedale Memorial Village Hall, Arthington

FREE FOR charities, churches, social clubs & non-profit community groups

Lane, Pool. New members welcome. Details: Anne Allan 01422 368482, mail@cbpsyorks. co.uk Community Cafe Thurs 11am – 2pm at Stainbeck United Reformed Church. Bookstall, ENEHL Debt & Benefit Advice, Police Contact Point, free wifi & help available. Followed by craft club.

Coffee, Cake & Chat Every 4th Sat, 10.30am – noon, Stainbeck Church, Stainbeck Rd. Cake stall, books, Fairtrade. All welcome. www.stainbeck.urc.org. uk Headingley Farmers’ Market 2nd Sat of month, The Rose Garden in front of The Arc on North Lane. 9am – 12.30pm.

Nearly New Sale Sat 14 Sept,10am – 12pm at St Gemma’s Hospice, Harrogate Rd LS17. Over 50 stalls with items for babies, toddlers & Mumsto-be. £1 admission. Details: Jenny Dixon 218 5565, jennyd@ st-gemma.co.uk Oakwood Farmers’ Market Sat 17 Aug, 9am – 12.30pm at Oakwood Clock.

GROUPS/CLUBS Air Yorkshire Aviation Society Interested in aviation, aircraft old and new, airports? Why not try Air Yorkshire - regular guest speakers, trips & social events.

Details: Dave Senior 282 1818, www.airyorkshire.org.uk Alwoodley Motor Club Every other Thurs, 8.30pm, The Wharfedale Inn, Arthington Lane.

All welcome. Details: 391 0403, www.alwoodleymc.org.uk.

Friends of Allerton Grange Fields Friendly group of volunteers working to maintain & enhance Allerton Grange Fields off Lidgett Lane, LS17.

New volunteers welcome to join events & activities, including litter picks, bulb & tree planting, shrub clearance. Details: foagf@outlook. com, www.friendsallertongrange. org 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

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Friends of University Art & Music helps to foster the musical & artistic outreach of the University of Leeds. Membership open to all.

Regular activities. Details: 343 2584, www.leeds.ac.uk/fuam

for lost, neglected & forgotten cats & kittens. If you can offer a loving home for one of them, please contact them. Details: 268 0488, leedscatrescue@googlemail.com, www.leedscatrescue.btck.co.uk

Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Group A voluntary group that focuses on the heritage, green spaces & structures of the Conservation Area, bringing people together to value the historic environment with fundraising & social events. Details: gvcag@ yahoo.co.uk, www.gledhow.org.uk

Leeds Hospital Alert Small group of concerned people campaigning for preservation of the NHS. Meets at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Next meeting Thurs 29 Aug. Details: Beatrice Rogers 278 5495, info@leedshospitalalert. org.uk

Greenpeace Leeds meet 1st Mon of month, 6.30pm Wharf Chambers, Wharf St, LS2 (by The Calls). Join the growing action to protect our forests, oceans & stop climate chaos. Details: Joe 07929 610773, www.greenpeace.org.uk/ groups Headingley Games Club Thurs 6.30 – 10.30pm at HEART, Bennett Rd. Board games: 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 Human Writes in Leeds (HWIL) meets Fri 23 August in café of West Yorkshire Playhouse.

Participants bring short pieces of their own writing for discussion.

Details: Warwick 2288584, warwick.t@ntlworld.com 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 Sat 10 Aug, 4 – 8pm. GrillFest/ BBQ. Details: 237 0389/ 268 7697 Leeds Elmet Probus Club provides a social gathering for retired men from professional & business backgrounds. Meets last Tues of month, 12 noon at Leeds 17 Restaurant, Nursery Lane, for lunch followed by guest speaker & short business meeting. Details: Keith Robson 230 1559 Leeds Bridge Club Moor Allerton Sports & Social Centre (MASSC), Stonegate Rd, LS17 Beginners classes: Mon 2 – 4.15pm, Fri 7 – 9.15pm. Improvers: Tues 12.45 – 3pm, Fri 10 – 12.15pm, Fri 7 – 9.15pm. Details: Gill Copeland 225 7237, www.leedsbridgeclub.com Leeds Caledonians Join them for enjoyable outdoor summer activities – bowling match, BBQ. Details: 267 0424, www. leedscaledonians.org.uk Leeds Cat Rescue is run by a group of cat loving volunteers who rehabilitate & do whatever they can

Leeds Microscopical Society can help anyone interested in using a microscope. Details: Mike Smith 293 5991, leedsmicroscopical.org.uk Leeds Movie Makers Get more out of your camcorder & film making. Stainbeck United Reformed Church Hall, Stainbeck Lane (rear entrance), Fri 7:30pm.

Details: George Woolley 225 6444, Doreen Wood 278 2972.

Leeds Oxfam Group Lively group campaigning on issues of interest to everyone concerned about global justice. Panel discussion planned on importance of international aid. Volunteers needed to fill interesting roles.

Details: www.oxfamleeds.org.uk/, or Facebook Leeds Photographic Society meets alt Tues, 7.30pm St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Pk Rd LS8. Details: www.lps1852. co.uk Leeds Probus Club for retired professional/businessmen, meets 2nd Thurs, 10.30am – 12 noon at St Matthew’s Church Meeting Room, Wood Lane LS7 for social gatherings with speakers. Details: 261 1282.

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. Details: www.lets-go-leeds.co.uk Moortown Community Group works to highlight matters of interest or contention & aims to improve living in Moortown – e.g. Moortown in Bloom & campaign to save Yorkshire Bank Sports Field. New members welcome. Details: 269 5107, moortowncommunitygroup@ hotmail.co.uk, www. moortowncommunitygroup.co.uk National Trust Leeds Association meets throughout the year. Summer programme now underway. Join your local branch.

Details: Pam 258 8178

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44 North Leeds Friendship Centre Friendly group for retired & over 50s – outings, lunches, ten pin bowling, theatre visits & more.

Social afternoons with speakers 2nd Fri, 2pm at Moor Allerton Sports & Social Centre, Stonegate Rd. New members welcome.

Details: Eileen 269 0084 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: 261 3758/ 01943 467299 Shadwell Horticultural Society Flower Vegetable & Craft Show Sat 17 Aug, 1.30pm, prizes & auction of produce 4.30pm at Shadwell Primary School playing fields, Main St. Shadwell LS17.

Exhibits, band, beer & tea tents, children’s entertainment. Adults £6, seniors £5, kids free. Details & stall hire: Susan 273 8821 Slaid Hill in Bloom Sat 17 Aug & 7 Sept - join in their working parties! Everyone welcome. Meet

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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 Human Writes in Leeds (HWIL) meets monthly in central Leeds (daytime). Participants bring a short piece of their writing for discussion. Details: Warwick 07714720234, warwick.t@ ntlworld.com West Yorkshire Fuchsia Society meets 3rd Wed, 7.30pm Moorside Tenants & Residents Community Centre, St Catherine’s Dr. Bramley, LS13. Find out about growing this delightful flower & exhibiting at gardening shows.

Details: Graham Wheatley (Sec) 256 3055, Sid Tagger (Chair) 268 7868 MUSIC Alwoodley Community Choir Friendly, sociable group of singers

meets Wed, 6.15 – 7.45pm downstairs in The Lord Darcy, Harrogate Rd. New members always welcome – especially more men! Currently working on new material, including Les Mis medley. Details: Jean 07855 059990 Alwoodley Singers Wanted new members! Ability to read music not essential. Rehearsals Thurs 8 - 10pm at ACA Hall, The Ave, LS17 7NZ. Details: Alan 294 3370 Friends of the Wurlitzer Great concerts by well known organists at Victoria Hall, Saltaire.

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Kagyu Buddhist Group Tues, 7.30pm Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2. Drop-in meditation class practising calm-abiding, reflective meditation suitable for all. £4. Details: 01282 841570, yorkshire@dechen.org, www. dechen.org

MAECare Coffee Mornings: 3rd Thurs, 10.30am –12, Moortown Methodist Church Hall, Alderton Rise, LS17. £2 /£2.50. Music & Memories: 1st Thurs, 10.30am – 12, Moortown Social Club, £1.50.

Creative Crafts: Mon 10.30am – 12.30pm, Methodist Church Hall. £3. Nintendo Wii: 1st Tues, 10.30am – 12, Moorhaven Court, LS17 £1. MAECare Strollers: fortnightly, 10.30am 57 Cranmer Bank. Short, accessible walks.

Details: MAECare 266 0371 Roundhay Tea & Chat Club Tues 1.45 – 3.30pm at Terry Yorath House, Devonshire Ave. Club for over 70s who would like to make new friends & take part in wide range of activities. £1. Details: Carole 269 6632 Stainbeck URC Lunch Club Stainbeck Rd. Mon & Wed, 11am – 1.30pm (£4). Meal, friendship, gentle exercise. Transport provided. Volunteers welcome.

Details: Avril or Brian 293 5847, Angela 225 3766, www. stainbeck.urc.org.uk U3A Leeds is a friendly, lively organisation for anyone no longer in full time work. Over 20 special interest groups & fortnightly talks on various topics, held at Moor Allerton Sports & Social Club.

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Fourth Way Philosophy Group An introduction to Fourth Way of GI Gurdjieff. Readings from ‘In Search of the Miraculous’ which gives a broad outline of the teaching. Meetings in Leeds & Otley. Adm free. Details: 07581 080667, rb@gurdjieff-leeds.com, www.gurdjieff-leeds.com Free Group Meditation Sun 78pm (ex 3rd Sun: 6.30-7.30pm).

Experience peace & calm with guided meditations. Brahma Kumaris, West Park. Details: 275 7727, leeds@uk.bkwsu.org, www. bkwsu.org/uk/leeds Hare Krishna Programme Tues 7 – 8.30pm at Cardigan Centre, 145 Cardigan Rd. LS6.

Learn to meditate FWBO Leeds Buddhist Centre. A contemporary approach to meditation, mindfulness & the Buddhist tradition. Also classes in yoga & bodywork, chronic pain & stress management. Details: 244 5256, www.leedsbuddhistcentre.org Natural Healing Centre Healing offered Thurs by members of NFSH The Healing Trust.

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332644, www.peacenowhere. com SUPPORT 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 275 7694 Association of Blind Asians Leeds is looking for volunteers who could provide a valuable sighted guiding service to reduce isolation & increase independence of visually impaired people in Leeds. Details: Sonal 210 3347 Crohn’s & Colitis UK Support for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) & their families in North & West Yorkshire. Regular meetings. 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 IBS Leeds Friendly, informal meetings for fellow sufferers of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

Details: matt@letscureibs.com Leeds Coeliac Group Coeliac Awareness Stand at Leeds Flower Show 3 & 4 Aug at The Grammar School at Leeds, Alwoodley Gates, LS17. Gluten-free cake competition. Entry fee. Details: www.leedshs.org.uk Leeds Samaritans Confidential, non-judgemental support 24 hours a day for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair. They listen with an open mind & in complete confidence, for as long as you need. Details: 245 6789, 08457 909090 Overeaters Anonymous Weds 6.30pm at Roundhay Friends Meeting House. All welcome.

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Visitors welcome (£3). Details: chapelpiewi@gmail.com, www. chapelpiewi.com or Facebook at Chapel Pie WI. Methodist Women’s Luncheon Club (Leeds & District) Welcomes new members to their monthly meetings at Devonshire Hall, Headingley on 2nd Wed of each

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Muslimah Mums’ Group A hub of sisterliness. Details: MuslimahMums@yahoo.co.uk, Roundhay WI meets 2nd Thurs each month, 7.15pm at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Shaftesbury Avenue LS8. A modern voice for today’s woman.

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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. Regular events. Details: uleedslc@gmail.com White Rose Ladies Speakers Club meets 2nd & 4th Mon (Sept – June), 7.45pm Farsley Library, Old Rd, Farsley, LS28. Go along & meet them on 9 Sept. A friendly environment in which to improve your speaking skills. Details: Pauline Neale, 269 3542, pauline.neale@ntlworld.com, www.the-asc.org.uk YOUNGER LIFE Drama Club Usually Wed 4.15 – 5.15pm, at Stainbeck Church, Stainbeck Rd, LS7 but check first.

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Free. Details: 393 0600, www. interact.uk.net Leeds Children’s Circus Tues 5.45 – 6.45pm under 10s; 7 – 8pm over 10s. Adults 1st & 3rd Tues 8pm at Harehills Lane Baptist Church, Hilton Place LS8 4HF Details: info@ leedschildrenscircus.org.uk www.leedschildrenscircus.org.uk Leeds Junior Chess Club Meets Sun 5.30 – 7.30pm at Alwoodley Community Centre, The Avenue, Alwoodley. Ideal for ages 7-18 of all standards. Coaching from accredited coaches, competitive & friendly play, fun tournaments.

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7th Moor Allerton Brownies Seek New Members A number of Brownies have gone up to Guides so the group has places available. They meet Mon in LS17 from 6 – 7.15pm. Details: 7thmoorallertonbrownies@gmail. com Parent & Tots Group Tues (term time) 1.30-3pm Queens Hall, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 294 Harrogate Rd, Moortown. £2 per family, incl. drink & snack. Everyone welcome.

Details: Raegan saintraegan@ yahoo.co.uk, Sam mumba40@ gmail.com Gledhow Elfins Children’s Activity Group meets Tues 6.15 – 7.15pm at Gledhow Primary School. Outdoor & indoor fun for 6 – 9 year olds, including nature walks, scavenger hunts, craft activities & physical games, often with topical themes. £1 per week. Part of the Woodcraft Folk movement www.woodcraft.org. uk Details: Helen gledhowleeds@ woodcraft.org.uk MISC/ Events Chapel Allerton Allotments & Gardens Assoc 96th Autumn Show Sat 7 Sept, 3pm at Methodist Centre, Town St. Chapel Allerton. Raffle, plants & sundries, bee stall, auction of produce, cards, refreshments.

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Classic Car Rally Sat 10 Aug at Kirkstall Abbey, in association with Leeds MG & Classic Car Club. Over 100 cars on display, various stalls, entertainment & refreshments. Proceeds to St Gemma’s Hospice. If you have a car that you would like to enter, contact Jenny Dixon 218 5565, jennyd@st-gemma.co.uk

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

Donations welcome. Details: 261 4344 For events & pony days visit www.hopepastures.org Leeds & Moortown Furniture Store Registered charity that collects donated/unwanted furniture & passes it on to people in need. Call to arrange convenient pick up times. Details: 273 9727, leedsandmoortown. org.uk North Leeds Green Fair 28 Sept, 10am – 3pm, St Edmunds Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd, Roundhay, LS8. Practical ideas for greener living. Do you want to reduce your bills & your carbon footprint?

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Open Your Garden for St Gemma’s Show off your garden & raise funds for your local hospice. Hold you own event & be included in St Gemma’s 2013 Open Gardens booklet. St Gemma’s will provide you with all the support you need for your opening. Details: Jenny 218 5565, jennyd@st-gemma.co.uk Shadwell Horticultural Society Flower Vegetable & Craft Show Sat 17 Aug 1.30pm, Shadwell Primary School, Main St. Shadwell LS17. Prizes & auction of produce 4.30pm. Exhibits, band, beer & tea tents, stalls, children’s entertainment etc. Great day out. Adults £6, seniors £5, Kids FREE. Details & stall hire: Susan 273 8821

Festival of Flowers Thurs 8th – Sat 10th Aug, 10am – 4pm at Lidgett Park Methodist Church, North Park Ave. Roundhay. As well as displays of flowers relating to various streets in Leeds, there will be a display of photographs taken in Roundhay Park. Light refreshments. Proceeds to Simon on the Streets.

Help Required with Family Research Trying to find information about Alexander Baumer who lived in Cookridge during 1970s & worked at Leeds Airport. If anyone remembers Alexander (alex), please contact Mrs Sarah Mansbridge sarahmansbridge@btinternet.com Hope Pastures Summertime Special Sun 4 Aug, 5 – 9pm at The Stables, Weetwood Hall, Otley Rd. LS16. The evening includes a glass of Pimms on arrival, charity auction, quiz, barbeque, raffle & more. Tickets £16 adult, accompanied children free. Details: 261 4344, info. hopepastures@gmail.com

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