February 2013

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NORTH LEEDS LIFE MAGAZINE | CONTENTS

Dear Readers, 2013 is off to a flying start! This year people seemed to get back into their routine a little quicker than previous years. Has all the talk of recession and cutbacks added a little urgency to our lives?

There is certainly some urgency about the Oakwood campaign to restore the Oakwood Clock – it is steadily rotting away. But local businesses and residents are getting together to save it.

SAVE THE OAKWOOD CLOCK!

HOW LEEDS CHANGED THE WORLD

THE GREAT GATSBY

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Save the Oakwood Clock Oakwood Traders and Residents Get Together to Save Historic Landmark

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Northern Ballet Presents The Great Gatsby

Northern Ballet’s new full-length production, is the must see ballet for 2013!

Good news too that Moor Allerton Primary School recently got a ‘Good’ OFSTED report. You can also read about fundraising balls and glamorous fashion shows. The longest running play – Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap – is coming to town soon; and Northern Ballet launches another brand new ballet – The Great Gatsby – at Leeds Grand Theatre.

Also, The International University Showcase is coming to Leeds for the first time in March, giving students the chance to meet world-ranked institutions, new universities etc. and find out about opportunities abroad. And there are loads of Community Notices letting you know about a huge variety of activities in your area.

Deadline for the March edition is 1st February for editorial and 6th February for advertising. Let us know what you have planned!

Kind regards

Carole, Jack and the team

In This Issue 17 How Leeds Changed the World

We welcome Mick McCann, who will delight us with forays into his popular book ‘How Leeds Changed the World’ each month. This

month: Leeds Warship Week

18 World’s Longest Running Play Comes to Leeds!

Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ is at Leeds Grand Theatre in March

24 Moor Allerton Hall Rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted

The school is celebrating major improvements in education standards, recently confirmed by its latest Ofsted Inspection report.

38 On Your Bike with Leeds Cycling Action Group LCAG campaigns for cycling in Leeds, and organises cycle rides and events

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SAVE THE OAKWOOD CLOCK! OAKWOOD TRADERS AND RESIDENTS GET TOGETHER TO SAVE HISTORIC LANDMARK

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akwood is a vibrant, lively, creative suburb that wants to make the visitor experience even better. Three months ago, the Oakwood Traders and Residents Association (OTRA) was formed to address the hopes and aspirations of the people who live, work and visit Oakwood.

“Our first project is to try to renovate the Grade 2 listed Oakwood Clock”, said Roger Williams, Chairperson of OTRA. “This was chosen because we found that most people in Oakwood are very fond of the Clock and it is in desperate need of some TLC.” The Clock is a landmark for many people in Leeds – it is where people meet, where they had a sly cigarette when they were teenagers or even had their first kiss.

It is clearly in poor condition, having been neglected for many years. The condition inside is even worse than the outside, as it is steadily rotting. Urgent action is needed. An ‘Oakwood Clock Rescue Raffle’ has started as a first step towards raising the estimated £120,000 needed for resto-

ration, and approaches have been made to local and national corporate organisations for financial support and sponsorship.

The Clock was originally sited in Leeds Kirkgate market, adjacent to the original Marks and Spencer stall. It was moved to Oakwood in 1913 as part of a redesign of the Market area, and this year it celebrates its hundredth anniversary in Oakwood.

The Clock is ornate and mainly comprised of cast iron, with internal metal supports, which are rusting through. The last major renovation was carried out in the 1970s. Now there are cracks on the outside and the rust is clearly visible. OTRA hopes, in addition to renovating the Clock, to create a Trust fund to maintain it in the long term.

The appeal has so far attracted almost £20,000. However, action needs to be taken quickly to secure the Clock for the next hundred years. It is owned by the Council, which cannot fund the work in the current economic conditions, and plans to use public realm money from other local developments have fallen through.

To show your support and to get involved, please visit www.oakwoodtra.org or email info@oakwoodtra.org

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THEY LIVED IN LEEDS EMILY FORD 1850-1930 Artist

IN BLACKMAN LANE, NOW TUCKED AWAY FROM TRAFFIC AND THE THRONGS OF PEOPLE ON WOODHOUSE LANE, IS ALL SOULS’ CHURCH, ONE OF THE RELIGIOUS TREASURES OF LEEDS, DESIGNED

BY SIR GEORGE GILBERT SCOTT, AND OPENED IN 1880. ALTHOUGH ITS EXTERIOR IS IMPRESSIVE, THE INTERIOR IS SUPERB: SPACIOUS AND DIGNIFIED WITH SOME FINE FURNISHINGS AND FITTINGS, INCLUDING THE FONT BY JOHN OLDRID SCOTT, THE SON OF GILBERT SCOTT, AND A FINE ARCHITECT IN HIS OWN RIGHT. TEN YEARS AFTER THE CHURCH’S OPENING, THE FONT WAS EMBELLISHED WITH A TOWERING, GILDED WOOD CANOPY, AND EIGHT ACCOMPANYING PANEL PAINTINGS, THE WORK OF THE LEEDS ARTIST, EMILY FORD. t is these paintings that the West Yorkshire Group of the Victorian Society are seeking to restore. Why are the paintings important?

Firstly, they were painted by a woman artist who was born and died in Leeds, and who was a member of a prominent local family, the Fords of Adel Grange, who made a great many contributions to the history of the city. Secondly, the pictures are fascinating objects in themselves, and are now in poor condition having not been cleaned since they were placed in All Souls in 1891.

Emily Ford, one of ‘the Slade Girls’ who trained at the world-renowned art school soon after it opened in 1871, was also a political activist campaigning for women’s rights to education and on behalf of the suffrage movement. The establishment of Leeds Girls High School was a consequence of her campaigning, and Emily and her sisters, Bessie and Isabella founded the first women’s suffrage society in Leeds in 1890. Artist and campaigner came together through her work for the national Artists Suffrage League, which produced banners and posters

for the movement.

Born a Quaker, Emily dabbled in spiritualism in the 1880s, before being converted to Anglicanism. Aged 39, she was received into the Church of England at All Souls’, and the font canopy and paintings were a thanksgiving for her baptism. The panels were painted in an Italian Primitivist style (not her usual style), and depict various scriptural subjects. What makes them particularly interesting is that the faces were portraits of her friends and fellow Anglican con-

temporaries, clerics and members of the All Souls’ congregation. These portraits represented the networks in which she lived her life and include a large number of women, some of national renown, and long forgotten local figures. There are also small vignettes in the corner of the panels showing views All Souls’ and its surroundings. The paintings are so dirty that other details may well emerge when the panels are cleaned.

Emily was a promising artist in the late 19th century. She exhibited at the Royal Academy and London’s Grosvenor Gallery but, following her conversion to Anglicanism, her life was dedicated to ‘public art’. Apart from her work for the suffrage movement, she devoted herself to devotional art, particularly church frescoes, all of which have since disappeared due to demolitions and changing fashions in church decoration. There are a few of her drawings in the Leeds Art Gallery (not normally on display). Her drawing of her close friend, Josephine Butler, the leader of the Anti-Contagious Diseases Movement (perhaps the first mass women’s organisation in Britain), is well-known and often used in biographical studies of this important figure in 19th century Women’s History. The University of Leeds owns a number of Emily’s later paintings, which hang in the Great Hall of the University.

By Janet Douglas The West Yorkshire Group of the Victorian Society is currently fundraising to restore the paintings in All Souls’ Church, Blackman Lane. For further information visit

www.victoriansociety.org. uk/west-yorkshire

GABBY LOGAN NAMED AS LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY’S FIRST CHANCELLOR GABBY LOGAN WAS RECENTLY NAMED AS LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY’S FIRST CHANCELLOR.

Born in Leeds, Gabby attended both Cardinal Heenan High School and Notre Dame Sixth Form College. Today she is an inspirational figure in the worlds of sport and journalism, with a string of achievements that include becoming the first female presenter of a live football match and first woman to host Match of the Day. She was also one of the select group of presenters covering the London 2012 Olympic Games.

A keen advocate for higher education, Gabby holds a law degree from Durham University and has recently become a non-executive director for Perform Group, a leading digital media enterprise.

“I’m honored to be appointed as Leeds Trinity University’s first Chancellor”, said Gabby. “I hope I can help talented young people realise their ambitions. It is so good to be able to hold this position in Leeds, which I still think of as my home city.”

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THE BURLEY DENTAL SUITE IS CELEBRATING AGAIN! THE BURLEY DENTAL SUITE, IN BURLEY IN WHARFEDALE, IS CELEBRATING ITS SECOND ANNIVERSARY! ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING PRACTICES IN THE NORTH, IT HAS PLENTY TO CELEBRATE AND HAS ALREADY BUILT UP AN ENVIABLE REPUTATION FOR PROVIDING HIGHLY SKILLED, METICULOUS AND INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS.

Dr Chris Siddons and Sam Labadie r Chris Siddons’ expertise includes dental implant placement and cosmetic dentistry, as well as general dentistry. His enthusiasm for dentistry and pioneering new treatments has led to the practice including such treatments as the Componeer Instant Veneer System – incredibly thin facings, almost like a false fingernail, which are bonded to your teeth and can give you the smile you’ve always dreamt of in just one visit.

“This is a fantastic treatment for nervous patients who may need sedation for dental treatment”, said Chris.

“We can complete a full makeover in just one session.”

Intensive Training in Switzerland Chris underwent intensive training in Switzerland and now lectures dentists all over the UK in the Componeer system. His team is producing some amazing results at around a third of the

cost of a traditional cosmetic makeover, all the while preserving maximum tooth tissue.

He also has a wealth of experience in oral surgery, sedation techniques and placing dental implants. He is currently undergoing advanced training in treating unusual and difficult cases, which would have been impossible to treat previously, through placing multiple implants and using exciting new techniques.

“The advances in dentistry, together with the innovative techniques and products that have come on stream in the last ten years are quite amazing”, Chris told us. “Modern dentistry doesn’t stand still and we are determined to include these improvements to benefit our patients.”

Dentistry as Art! Of course, it’s not all down to new products and techniques. In addition to the rigorous academic training, good dentistry also requires practical skill, an incredible level of dexterity, and a good ‘eye’. You could say it’s an art! Your teeth play an important role in how you

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A Sense of Satisfaction Chris’s patients, most of whom come to him via recommendations, travel from all over the UK to see him.

He genuinely loves his job and his enthusiasm and dedication to detail is infectious.

“I take a great deal of satisfaction in the finished product”, said Chris. “We just love it when we hear from patients that at last they are able to smile without feeling self conscious, or say they feel comfortable with their teeth for the first time. Job done!”

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INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

SHOWCASE COMES TO LEEDS

THE LARGEST SHOWCASE FOR INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES IN THE UK IS BEING EXTENDED THIS YEAR TO MEET THE CONTINUED DEMAND FOR INFORMATION ABOUT STUDYING ABROAD. FOR THE FIRST TIME THE STUDENT WORLD FAIR WILL BE HELD IN LEEDS, AS WELL AS RETURNING TO MANCHESTER AND TWICE TO LONDON DURING THE SPRING AND AUTUMN.

“We have seen an increase of up to 25% in both the attendance of students and overseas universities since the first Student World Fair in 2011”, said Jemma Davies from The Student World. “The demand from both students and overseas universities has resulted in the Fair being held in Leeds for the first time. We are expecting to attract around 1,500 visitors to each of the events in London, Leeds and Manchester.” The Student World Fair is the only event of its kind dedicated to providing a platform for international universities to showcase their degree courses to undergraduates and postgraduates in the UK. Students, parents and teachers have the chance to meet world-ranked institutions, new universities and agent representatives to find

out about opportunities to study in Europe, Asia, North America and beyond.

“With tuition fees of up to £9,000 in the UK, an increasing number of students are becoming aware that it can pay to shop around, with more affordable and sometimes free degree courses available overseas”, added Jemma. “Even where fees are similar to those in the UK, they realise that they can get more for their money by gaining a global awareness that can make them stand out in today’s highlycompetitive job market.”

The Student World Fair, which is free to attend by registering at www.thestudentworld.com, will be at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, on Sunday 17th March.

LEEDS UNI FASHION SHOW LANDS HARVEY NICHOLS AS SPONSOR! This year’s Leeds University RAG Fashion Show is on Thursday 21st February in the Leeds University Union. This event is consistently the highest grossing single charity event held by Leeds Student Union, last year raising over £12,000. This year the organising team aims to up the ante and hopes to raise £15,000 for its chosen charities, WaterAid and Candle Lighters.

Sponsorship from Harvey Nichols has helped get the show off to a flying start. “Getting this prestigious brand behind us is a great boost and illustrates the confidence they put in our event”, said Olivia Strong, one of the directors.

“We are planning an even more dazzling spectacle than previous years. The theme of the show will be a surprise, revealed on the night, but I can assure you it will electrify the imagination! We hope everyone will come and support us in this enterprising event, which not only raises huge sums for great causes,

but is also a key player in the fashion industry itself.”

Visitors to the show are drawn from across the country. Last year, over 800 aspiring graduate employees, business entrepreneurs and representatives from local stores attended and it became a

significant networking opportunity for the industry, showcasing new talents and ideas.

Tickets for the show (£8 - £12) are available from Verity Clark 07585 708189 creative@leedsragfashionshow.co.uk

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NORTHERN BALLET PRESENTS THE GREAT GATSBY

THE GREAT GATSBY, NORTHERN BALLET’S NEW FULL-LENGTH PRODUCTION, IS THE MUST SEE BALLET FOR 2013!

ith choreography, direction and costumes by Ar tistic Director David Nixon, co-direction by Patricia Doyle and sets by Jerôme Kaplan, The Great Gatsby promises to be a stunning retelling of one of the most compelling stories of the twentieth century.

Adapted from the novel by F Scott Fitzgerald, and set on New York’s Long Island in the heady, indulgent days of the 1920s, Nick Caraway gets to know his neighbour Jay Gatsby – a mysterious millionaire with a secret past and a penchant for lavish parties. As the sparkling façade of Gatsby’s world begins to slip, Caraway comes to see the loneliness, obsession and tragedy that lie beneath.

“The Great Gatsby is a real American classic from an iconic era”, said David. “The roaring twenties were a time of exuberance, indulgence, resilience, fashion, dancing and jazz. The story has everything for the makings of a great ballet: a love triangle, decadence, desperation and heartbreak!”

Northern Ballet produces and tours more new, full-length work than any other ballet company in the UK and sees this as part of their mission to attract new audiences to dance. This will be David Nixon’s fourteenth new ballet for the company, following on from Beauty and the Beast and Cleopatra, both of which premièred in 2011.

The Great Gatsby will have its World Première on Saturday 2nd March 2013 at Leeds Grand Theatre.

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DOCTOR FAUSTUS GETS THE TEEVAN TREATMENT! WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE AND GLASGOW CITIZENS THEATRE PRESENT A CO-PRODUCTION OF CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE’S MYTHIC TALE ‘DOCTOR FAUSTUS’ AT THE PLAYHOUSE THIS MONTH, OPENING ON 22ND FEBRUARY. his new adaptation combines Marlowe’s original acts one, two and five with acts three and four rewritten by celebrated playwright, translator and writer for screen, Colin Teevan, whose previous work with the Playhouse includes the award winning ‘How Many Miles To Basra?’, ‘Don Quixote’, and ‘Monkey’.

Directed by Citizens’ Theatre Artistic Director Dominic Hill, this new production gives Christopher Marlowe’s tale of mankind’s insatiable greed for power a contemporary twist, firmly placing it in today’s consumer-led world.

This is not the first time that Colin and Dominic have worked together and they are well known for reinterpreting the classics in quite radical ways. With Dr Faustus they were keen to explore the relevance to modern audiences, and to present it in an exciting way. When Marlowe wrote it 500 years ago it was new and thrilling. The satire was sharp.

The evil…well, really evil. But for today’s audiences it needed a twist that would

bring it into their lives and that is what Colin’s rewriting does.

The new acts are presented as a play within a play. Faustus’s insatiable desire for notoriety drives him to make a pact with the devil in return for the power to perform the black arts – Colin catapults him into a contemporary world of magic and celebrity. Another twist is that the role of Mephistopheles, traditionally a male role, is played by Siobhain Redmond and she makes a cracking devil!

I think we are in for a treat!

“Dominic has a fantastic trackrecord of re-interpreting the classics, simultaneously challenging the audience and their preconceptions but also making richly entertaining shows”, said Playhouse Artistic Director James Brining. “It’s great that the Playhouse and the Citizens’ are working together on this production and I am genuinely excited to see what Dominic makes of one of the most iconic plays of the theatrical canon.”

The production runs from 22 February – 16 March at West Yorkshire Playhouse.

BRITAIN’S GOT ARTISTS RETURNS! ritain’s got Artists, a national art competition, is now open for entries!

Devised by Alison Dunn, who runs online art gallery UKArtworks and the artists’ social networking site Culture Rooms, the competition, now in its second year, is open to all UK residents over 16 – not just those with a background in the arts.

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Entries will be accepted until 31st May 2013, and the top 50, as voted for by the public, will be invited to a reception in Leeds, where the three winners will be chosen. All top 50 entries will be displayed on the website until next year’s competition.

For further information and to enter (£4.50), visit www.britainsgotartists.com 10% of proceeds will be donated to Shelter.

HOW LEEDS CHANGED THE WORLD WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME MICK MCCANN, WHO WILL DELVE INTO HIS POPULAR BOOK ‘HOW LEEDS CHANGED THE WORLD’ EACH MONTH AND SUPPLY US WITH FASCINATING LEEDS FACTS. HIS FIRST EXTRACT TELLS OF AN AMAZING FUNDRAISING EFFORT

Leeds Warship Week Over 70 years ago, during Britain’s disagreement with the Nazis, Leeds took part in a governmentsponsored campaign to raise money for the war effort. Warship Week was held in Leeds between the 30th of January and 7th February 1942.

In November 1941 the city of Leeds, as an additional incentive for the week, decided to adopt the HMS Ark Royal; unfortunately, just days later, the ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean.

As a result of the sinking, the fundraising objective for Leeds Ark Royal Week changed from a target of £3.5m for a replacement hull and some refitting to over £5m for a replacement ship. A huge march took place down The Headrow in the city centre, led by the Navy and followed by military vehicles and personnel. The grand total raised by Leeds was over £9m – equivalent to over £300m in today’s money.

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by children to buy nuts and bolts, to sums of £250,000 from businesses to purchase Fulmar naval fighter planes at a cost £5,000 each.

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WORLD’S LONGEST RUNNING PLAY COMES TO LEEDS!

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g a t h a Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’, the world’s longest running stage production, is at Leeds Grand Theatre from Monday 11th to Saturday 16th March. This is the first ever tour of the recordbreaking production, which turned 60 in November.

“There is rarely a night without a performance of ‘The Mousetrap’ somewhere in the world”, said Ian Sime, Leeds Grand Theatre General Manager. “Now Leeds is part of that world stage.”

Richard Attenborough and his wife, Sheila Sim took the leading roles when the production opened at The Ambassadors Theatre in 1952. It played there for 21 years, then moved to St Martin’s Theatre next door in 1973, without missing a performance!

When the play celebrated its golden jubilee in 2002, attended

by Her Majesty the Queen and

The Duke of Edinburgh, Richard Attenborough was on hand to give the famous curtain speech, exactly 50 years since he first delivered it: “Now you have seen ‘The Mousetrap’ you are our partners in crime, and we ask you to preserve the tradition by keeping the secret of whodunit locked in your hearts.”

The cast in this production includes Steven France (Eastenders, The Bill) as Christopher Wren, Thomas Howes (Downton Abbey, The History Boys) as Sgt Trotter, Karl Howman (Brush Strokes) as Mr Paravicini, Bruno Langley (Coronation Street, Doctor Who) as Giles Ralston, Graham Seed (Yes, Prime Minister UK Tour, The Archers) as Major Metcalf, and Jemma Walker (Family Affairs, Eastenders) as Mollie Ralston. Elizabeth Power (Eastenders) will play Mrs Boyle and Clare Wilkie (Eastenders) Miss Casewell.

Tickets (£15.50 - £31) are available from the Box Office on 0844 0848 2700 or at leedsgrandtheatre.com.

NATURAL BEAUTY – WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER Natural Beauty, which runs from 1st February – 30th June at Leeds City Museum, is an exciting, two-part exhibition. The first part is a natural history exhibition featuring the work of photographer Sara Porter, focusing on the museum’s collections and examining taxidermy, insects, eggs and skulls.

Natural History is the museum’s largest collection, comprising over 800,000 objects, most of which are on open display at the Leeds Museum Discovery Centre. This exhibition presents an opportunity to look at them through a photographer’s lens, and to exhibit specimens that have not been seen outside the store for many years.

A photography workshop series, which will take the form of master classes and discovery sessions, will accompany the exhibition. The opening exhibition will act as the launch for the second part of the project – a wildlife photography competition.

The winners and runners up in this competition will be displayed in an exhibition running from January to July 2014. They will also win some great prizes that range from photographic equipment vouchers to high quality image production.

The competition is open for entries from 1st February 2013 and closes on Friday 27th September. It is divided into seven categories and the museum asks that you submit an explanation of your images and why you have submitted them in this category.

There are two age categories - 15 and under, and 16 and over. The categories are: 1. Beautiful Yorkshire 2. Leeds Wildlife 3. Yorkshire Wildlife 4. Animal behaviour 5. British wildlife 6. World wildlife 7. British plants or fungi To find out more, visit the exhibition or go to www.leeds.gov.uk/citymuseum Natural Beauty is sponsored by CC Imaging, AS Frames, Ark Display Graphics, Dale Photographic, & Pictures Plus.

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“At the moment, it looks as if we’ve fallen on our feet”, said Simon Wright, Leeds Festival Chorus’s conductor and artistic adviser. “We had to think fast – after all, there are 170 of us and we also needed an excellent piano for rehearsals.

“Fortunately, we were offered the use of St Chad’s Church, which has been wonderfully refurbished and is convenient for most of our members.”

The Chorus’s next concert is J S Bach’s B Minor Mass. The magnificence of this Mass, with its intense emotions and gorgeous harmonies, has made it a choral classic. The soloists are Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo), Andrew Tortise (tenor) and Matthew Brook (bass).

It will be performed with Northern Sinfonia at Leeds Town Hall on Saturday 16th February at 7.30pm.

Tickets are available from City Centre Box Office on 0113 224 3801. Discounts for under-18s, unwaged, full-time students, over-60s and wheelchair users, and standby tickets for under 26s.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WITH FRIENDS OF ALLERTON GRANGE FIELDS THE FRIENDS OF ALLERTON GRANGE FIELDS (FOAGF) IS AN ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL RESIDENT VOLUNTEERS WORKING CLOSELY WITH LEEDS CITY COUNCIL TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE SIX ACRE ALLERTON GRANGE FIELDS OFF LIDGETT LANE IN LS17.

Our community vision is for Allerton Grange Fields to become a green, pleasant and welcoming place for all of north east Leeds!” said Charlotte Britton, Chair of FOAGF. Between October and November, the Friends planted 10,000 daffodil and crocus bulbs along the central reservation on Lidgett Lane outside Moor Allerton Hall Primary School. This is in addition to 5,000 bulbs planted in Autumn 2011 on the Lidgett Lane and Allerton Grange Avenue junction as part of the community led Lidgett Lane Gateways initiative.

“It has been great to see local residents come together and support the Friends”, said Charlotte. “We have even more exciting projects coming up this year, includ-

ing installation of floral hanging baskets at the parade of shops on Lidgett Lane, as well as tree and more bulb planting mornings at Allerton Grange Fields.”

New volunteers are always welcome to join in the activities, which include regular litter picks, bulb and tree planting, and shrub clearance. Volunteering with FOAGF is a great way of getting out and about and networking with likeminded people interested in creating a cleaner, greener, safer environment. The Friends hold core group meetings every two months at the North East Leeds City Learning Centre on Talbot Avenue, which are open to all.

For more information on the Friends of Allerton Grange Fields, contact Charlotte Britton on foagf@ outlook.com, visit www.friendsallertongrange.org, or www.facebook. com/friendsofallertongrangefields

As part of the response to city-wide emergencies, the Council’s Emergency Planning Team is responsible for the coordination and mobilisation of Council services and resources. Examples of emergencies they respond to are severe weather and evacuations.

Often in liaison with the Emergency Services and other professional partners, the Council provides support to those directly affected, but also aims to warn and inform the wider public of an incident.

The Emergency Planning Team has joined the social media revolution and created a Twitter account … @leedsemergency. This will be one of the methods used to notify the public of incidents, particularly those with the potential to significantly impact areas of Leeds.

As an example, numerous ‘tweets’ were posted providing flooding advice and guidance, signposting to partner websites and notifying people of several localised issues during recent flooding.

Although you may not be directly involved in an incident, having an awareness of a situation may be useful. You may have a vulnerable family member or friends living near the incident who you could advise or contact to check on their wellbeing. It could help you make informed decisions during disruption to allow you to protect yourselves and your family.

Whatever the reason, you are encouraged to follow the Emergency Planning Team @leedsemergency.

News From Your Councillor COUNCILLOR ALEX SOBEL Moortown Ward

Prepared for the Year Ahead With Christmas over, you may find you have bulky waste items like unwanted household appliances or furniture that you would like to get rid of. The city’s refuse workers are

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The council also has a bulky waste removal service for items too large to get to the Recycling Centre. If you would like to book one of these collections, call the environmental centre on 0113 222 4406.

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oor Allerton Hall Primary School on Lidgett Lane is celebrating major improvements in education standards, recently confirmed by its latest Ofsted Inspection report. The school has been rated as a ‘good school’ in light of the new Ofsted Framework, which places additional requirements on schools, making it much harder to be judged ‘good’.

The report states: “Under the inspired leadership of the current head teacher, senior leaders, governors and staff have worked hard to make farreaching changes which have rapidly and securely improved achievement.”

It also states that “good teaching is now established and there is a determined drive from all leaders to make it even better.”

“This really is a brilliant result for the school”, said Pat Heron, Chair of Governors. “We have appointed a new head teacher, Lesley McKay, and extensively changed the school leadership team. We have also appointed many new teachers. It is a mark of the dynamic leadership of the new team that so much has been achieved so quickly.”

Head Teacher Lesley McKay expressed her delight: “We have a very wide catchment which truly represents the diversity of Leeds. Our school philosophy is that every child should be supported to develop his or her potential to the limit. I am

delighted that the hard work of the staff, children and parents to improve our school has been recognised. We will be working hard to build on it, and to develop our clear potential in the coming years. Our Ofsted result comes on the back of recent good judgements for two other local schools in the same family- Kerr Mackie Primary and Allerton Grange High School, we are pleased to be part of this improving family of schools.”

Roundhay Councillor and school governor Bill Urry commented: “It was a great privilege for me to join the Moor Allerton Hall Governors in 2011. It was apparent that this was a school with enormous potential, but in need of a new direction. This was achieved by working closely with Leeds Children’s Services, making strong appointments, ensuring good leadership, and avoiding unnecessary and disruptive re-organisation. Congratulations are due to the Head, staff and governors in working to this outcome.”

INTERESTING YEAR AHEAD FOR ROUNDHAY TEA AND CHAT Members on recent narrow boat outing.

Roundhay Tea and Chat Club, part of Community Action for Roundhay Elders managed

by WRVS, is a group for the over 70s who would like to make new friends and to take part in a variety of activities.

They meet on Tuesdays from 1.45 – 3.30pm at Terry Yorath House (next to Street Lane Medical Practice) Devonshire Avenue LS8. The programme for this year includes meals out, a trip or two, a theatre visit, several good speakers, and a demonstration/workshop of Chinese silk painting, as well as regular activities. They also celebrate their birthday each year (they are five this year!) and have a Christmas party which gets better each year.

On the second Tuesday of the month they have chair-based exercise, or members can just to sit and chat, and on the fourth Tuesday there are two craft groups. For further information, please call Carole on 0113 269 6632

SOS VALENTINE’S BALL AT NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM THE SAVE OUR SURGERY, HEART TO HEART VALENTINE BENEFIT BALL IS ON SATURDAY 9TH FEBRUARY AT THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM, LEEMAN ROAD, YORK. The black-tie event will be a thoroughly entertaining evening, with a variety of entertainment planned, including a magician, raffles, live music, an auction and a disco. There will also be a show-stopping performance by the Bogus Brothers, a well know Blues Brothers tribute band.

All proceeds raised on the night will go to Save Our Surgery, the campaign raising funds to support its legal case against the planned closure of the Leeds unit.

“The SOS campaign is about

putting the needs of ill children and their families at the forefront of NHS decisions”, said Sharon Cheng of SOS. “Taking the legal route has always been our least preferred course of action. However, with all other options exhausted, and the Department of Health asking that we continue our legal action, it’s now critical that we continue to raise the funds required to complete the proceedings.

“People are seriously worried about being forced to travel hundreds of miles for an inferior service. We are calling for more people to join our campaign and help us raise funds to make sure that children with heart

problems continue to receive the best possible care, both now and in the future.”

To book tickets (£50 or £500 for a table) please contact 07951 187701 or heartball@hotmail.co.uk If you would like to contribute to Save Our Surgery, please send your donations to Save Our Surgery, Room 001, Ground floor, Old Nurses’ Home, LGI, Leeds, LS1 3EX or visit www.saveoursurgery.net/donate. If you would like to arrange a fundraising activity, please contact Matthew Cassell on 0113 392 5907.

MEMORIES OF OTLEY COURTHOUSE ver a period of 15 months, volunteers interviewed people who had connections with The Courthouse in Otley and a selection of their

Jean Crawford and Dudley Nixon of the Heritage Group

memories has been made into a fascinating book about Courthouse life from 1930 – 1997.

‘Memories of Otley Courthouse’ contains details of life in and around the Courthouse over the years. The buildings once contained not only

the courts and cells, but also the police station and fire station. Those interviewed include former policemen, solicitors, magistrates, clerks, office staff, cleaners, probation officers, reporters, criminals and members of the public. There are illustrations from both the past and the present, together with plans of the building.

Funded by The Heritage Lottery, this project has been immensely interesting and rewarding for all involved. As a result of the publicity for the project and the interviews, there are now many more people waiting to be interviewed! The Trustees of Otley Courthouse are very grateful to all the volunteers for their hard work and commitment.

‘Memories of Otley Courthouse’ is now on sale at The Courthouse, price £7.

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HOME & GARDEN

GARDEN ROUND UP

FEBRUARY IS A GOOD MONTH FOR WORKING OFF THE WINTER BLUES AS THE GARDEN BEGINS TO COME BACK TO LIFE AND THERE IS A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE LENGTH OF THE DAYS. SPRING IS JUST ROUND THE CORNER, THOUGH FEBRUARY CAN BE COLDER THAN JANUARY. Finish off pruning woody plants and hardy shrubs that flower on new wood later in the year. Buddleias can be cut right down. Use the sturdiest prunings as plant supports – the remainder can be burnt or shredded, the latter can be added to the compost bin and the ash scattered over the garden. Include Winter heathers in the pruning programme, and remove old stems of herbaceous perennials.

Divide snowdrops and aconites and replant elsewhere in the garden – maybe in a corner of the lawn. Any forced bulbs that have finished flowering can be planted out leaving the leaves on to feed the bulb for next year.

Prick out and pot up seedlings sown last month, prepare seed beds for vegetables, either for seeds or young plants.

Gooseberry bushes need protection from bird damage – finches in particular love tender new shoots and fruit buds.

Don’t overlook container grown plants.

Take away the top couple of inches of soil and loosen the remainder before adding new. Some may even need repotting.

Apply slow release fertilizer to your beds, in particular seaweed meal, pelleted chicken manure and blood fish and bone. The latter is not recommended when there are foxes around as they will dig it out, just lightly rake or fork into the soil.

Start off dahlia tubers by setting in a shallow tray of compost. They will produce good cuttings to be dealt with in March. New tubers from garden centres

can be treated in the same way.

Sow hardy annuals in modules as they are much easier to deal with and can be planted out without disturbing the root system.

If you are fed up with mint invading the garden, dig it out and pot into a large pot, and use the space for something less invasive.

Spring is just around the corner, though February can be colder than January

Finish off pruning woody plants and hardy shrubs that flower on new wood later in the year

BIRD WATCH WITH STAN KENYON ne of our most abundant gulls is the black-headed gull – small, agile and very white looking.

Summer adults are white with a very pale back and chocolate brown head. The white leading edge and black trailing edge to the wings is very distinctive. Bill and legs are dull red. In winter birds lose the dark head colour and attain a bold dark ear-spot on a white background but by about now they are starting to regain their dark hoods.

their harsh squeaking calls filling the air.

Black-headed gulls nest colonially on upland farms as on Barden Moor, inland waters such a Swillington Ings and coastal marshes. In winter they move to towns, harbours and agricultural land.

The resident population shows a tendency to decline but numbers are more than doubled in winter when visitors arrive from the Continent and as far east as Russia.

Increasingly over the years these seabirds have taken to inland locations, feeding on farmland and at refuse tips and roosting at reservoirs (such as Eccup) and flooded pits. They are a frequent sight on urban parks and playing fields, where they readily come to bread,

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ALBUM REVIEW THE STATE OF GEORGIA - SYNESTHESIA

SYNESTHESIA IS A CONDITION WHEREIN ONE EXPERIENCES SOUND (AND PARTICULARLY MUSIC) WITH A STRONG VISUALISATION OF COLOUR. GEORGIA JAKUBIAK, THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE STATE OF GEORGIA, HAS THIS PECULIAR CONDITION AND, WHILE ONE SUPPOSES SUCH A TRAIT IS LIKELY TO BE BENEFICIAL TO A MUSICIAN, ONE ALSO IMAGINES IT IS A DISORIENTATING SENSORY EXPERIENCE. AND SO IT IS THAT SYNESTHESIA IS SOMETHING OF A DISORIENTATING ALBUM.

f nothing else, Synesthesia keeps you on your toes!

Deaf Dumb & Blind begins with the fizzing static of a sequenced percussive riff which gives way to a brief piano and vocal intro with a leading descending melody, before suddenly exploding into a crunching power-chord riff and rhythm heavy break. Then it drops back down, illustrating canny deployment of the classic ‘Loud – Quiet – Loud’ dynamic, put to such great use by the likes of The Pixies and Nirvana. When we think we’ve got a decent measure of what The State of Georgia is about, the track undergoes another gearshift and segues into an almost hip hop/ electro inflected outro and then that ghostly, staccato static fizz on the fade. That’s the first song on the album and it very much sets the tone.

Just when we might feel we’ve got a handle on some kind of formula, we’re hit with a sucker-punch by Earth Angel’s unheralded flirtation with

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I would file this one under ‘Grower’, but I’m sure many would take to it immediately. In amongst the initial disorientation and apparent confusion of flavours, one may discern a distinctive taste that pleases the palette.

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LIFE OF PI DIRECTED BY: Ang Lee

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RUNNING TIME: 127 mins As a admirer of Yann Martel’s bestselling 2001 novel, I greeted the news that it had been adapted for the screen with some apprehension. It’s a book many would have considered unfilmable, however, today’s ubiquitous cinematic use of digital image manipulation and computer generated effects means that whatever can

be conceived of in one’s mind’s eye, no matter how surreal, fantastical or physics defying, can be realised on screen in glorious technicolour. And now in immersive 3D! Thus, literary works once considered unfilmable are fair game, the producers confident that even the most difficult book can be given a new lease of life on the big

screen. Whether or not they should, however, is often another matter.

In the case of Life of Pi, my doubts were allayed somewhat by noting that inventive, genre-hopping director, Ang Lee, was at the helm. Not one to shy away from a challenge, Lee can be relied upon to embark on unexpected projects and has proved himself adept at sensitively translating novels to film, as with The Ice Storm, Brokeback Mountain and Sense and Sensibility.

So it is with an air of relief that I can report that Life of Pi is not the feared Hollywood mauling of a much loved book but a largely satisfying and visually sumptuous work. Aside from its dazzling technical achievements, the film is a faithful retelling of Martell’s ripping yarn.

The story is that of Piscine Molitor (Pi) Patel, a boy from Pondicherry, India, whose family run the local zoo.

A spiritually inquisitive young man, Pi dabbles with one religious faith after another in his quest for a direct communication with the divine.

When his father announces that the Patels will be selling the zoo and relocating to Canada, Pi is distraught, and reluctantly leaving his beloved homeland, he and his family board a Japanese freighter along with their cargo of animals and set sail for a new life.

In a thrillingly intense scene, the ship is caught in a catastrophically

violent storm and sinks, leaving Pi, apparently the only human survivor, adrift in a lifeboat in the middle of the Pacific (more accurately, above the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean) in the company of a zebra, a hyena, an orang-utan and, most troublingly, a Bengal tiger.

It’s not long before the small lifeboat company has dwindled and Pi and the tiger, which bears the misnomer Richard Parker, are alone in open water left to battle against the odds and the elements.

The tale is recounted in flashback by the adult Pi, now in middle age and living in Montreal. He’s been tracked down by a writer who’s been told that Pi has an incredible story that will make him believe in God. Well, while this film might not inspire new faith in the almighty, it may well convert a few hardened 3D sceptics. All too often these days, 3D is used as flashy, gimmicky window dressing to distract from a film’s other flaws. However, when used well by a filmmaker with a more artistic temperament and love and respect for the craft of movie-making, it can really be something special.

Life of Pi showcases the best use of 3D technology I’ve seen since Scorsese’s Hugo. The cinematography and art direction on display here are utterly entrancing and much of the film is outrageously beautiful to behold.

A real challenge for the special effects team would have been that of realistically rendering the tiger, Richard Parker. They have succeeded to a level few would have thought possible. Throughout the film Richard Parker is realised with such infinitesimal detail and fidelity at times I literally could not believe my own eyes.

So, to those who, like myself, had their doubts, be assured that Ang Lee’s Life of Pi is as good an adaptation of the book as we could have hoped for and better than we would have dared to expect. If, by the time you read this, the opportunity still exists to see it on the big screen in 3D, I strongly urge you to do so.

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CLOTH CAT AND ARCHWAY STAGE FUNDRAISING GIG

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LIVE REVIEW - STEALING SHEEP

BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB, FRIDAY, 7TH DECEMBER 2012

THIS WAS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE GIGS OF LAST YEAR AND I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IT.

Stealing Sheep is a female trio from Liverpool that creates a kind of skewed psych-folk with lush harmonies and a distinctive feel. The considerable radio play given to singles from their latest album, Into The Diamond Sun, shows the group to have forged an idiosyncratic sound that is winning over a steadily increasing fan base.

As evidenced by this triumphant show at The Brudenell, they are also a captivating live act.

Taking to the stage with a simple and fairly minimal instrumental set up (stripped down drum kit, vintage keyboards and guitar) they begin with Your Saddest Song which showcases the bewitching three part harmonies at the heart of Stealing Sheep’s sound and conjures up the haunting atmosphere that permeates the set.

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as well as developing valuable skills and experience.

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is striking in the closely intertwining vocal harmonies but also extends to the interplay between the organ and electric piano and the heavy twang, mild distortion and fuzz of the Fender Strat.

Three songs in, they picked up the pace with the brilliant and catchy Tangled Up in Stars with its propulsive percussion and undulating melody.

Recent single, Rearrange, again demonstrates the group’s knack for an infectious hook and also possesses the beguiling, ever so slightly spooky mood that runs through many of their songs.

In a set that ran to nearly an hour, I can’t recall a dull moment or a point at which it seemed to lag.

Those who appreciate the wonky, left-field folk-pop of Cate Le Bon and her ilk will certainly take to Stealing Sheep.

As I’ve said, theirs is an intoxicating, mysterious sound with a slightly sinister undercurrent that belies the sweetness of the vocals. It comes to you like the siren song of alluring woodland nymphs and works its way under your skin. I’d happily follow them into the dark forest.

MUSICLISTINGS The Despoilers Sat 2 Feb at The Grey Horse, Horsforth. Covers band playing music from the last 50 years. Details: www. thedespoilers.co.uk Trust Sat 2 Feb, Brudenell Social Club. Canadian duo Robert Alfons & Maya Postepski. A must for lovers of dark sexy synth, pulsating beats & cold wave sounds.

‘The Guestlist’ Sat 2 Feb, 8pm at City Varieties. Charity event in aid of Cancer Research UK. Featuring top musicians who have performed with major stars of the pop, rock world. £15.60 Jami Sheriff Quintet Sun 3 Feb, 1 – 4pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Jazz pianist with new quintet featuring Manchester trumpeter Richard Iles Two Door Cinema Club Thurs 7 Feb, O2 Academy. Indieelectro-pop on Kitsuné Music & Glassnote Records.

Dutch Uncles Thurs 7 Feb, Brudenell Social Club, £7.50.

Bouncy & delightful indie with some jaunty rock thrown in.

Empirical Thurs 7 Feb, 8pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton.

4-piece, award winning band. £16/13, U-16s free, student standby £5.

Local Natives Fri 8 Feb Brudenell Social Club, £10.50.

Strikingly beautiful baroque, harmonic pop.

The History of Apple Pie Fri 8 Feb, The Cockpit, £7. Femalefronted 5-piece playing fusion of melody & noise as pioneered by Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr & My Bloody Valentine Spizzenergi Sat 9 Feb, Brudenell Social Club, £10. Classic 70s new wave rock.

Salsa Como Loco Sun 10 Feb, 1 – 4pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Playing music by Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Chano Pozo, Celia Cruz, - a

stonkin’ cuban dance set. £5/4, U-16s free Quentin’s Basement + Traffic Wire + The Concetines + Ocean’s Enemy Sun 10 Feb, Empire, £3.

Bouncy, catchy Indie, progressive rock and melodic pop.

Syd Arthur, Stefan Melbourne, Hayley Gaftarnick Mon 11 Feb at Gaslight Club, Oporto, Leeds.

Villagers Tues 12 Feb, The Wardrobe, £12.50. Emotional, dark & heartfelt songs blending acoustic, modern folk & alt-rock elements.

Dan Deacon Tues 12 Feb, Brudenell Social Club, £9.

American electronica artist making tripped out beats & twisted disco.

I Am Kloot Wed 13 Feb, Irish Centre, £17.50. Twisted torch songs & heart-wrenching serenades.

Seven Unplugged Wed 13 Feb, 8pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Monthly acoustic event with eclectic range of local musicians. £4.

Veronica Falls Fri 15 Feb, Brudenell Social Club, £8. Spiky, marvellously contagious indie pop with a twist & style + attitude to burn.

Leeds Symphony Orchestra Sat 16 Feb, 7.30pm at St Chad’s Church, Far Headingley.

Tchaikovsky’s Fantasy Overture & Prokofiev’s Ballet Suite. Tickets £10/ £8 (children free) from The Carriageworks 224 3801 or on door.

Swim Deep Sat 16 Feb, Brudenell Social Club, £6. Sun drenched hooklines, exuberant grooves & fuzzy grunge influenced pop.

Gamelan Workshop Sat 16 Feb 1.30 – 3pm at Howard Assembly Room. Gamelan Sekar Petak ensemble explore Javanese music. Adult £3.50. U-18 free.

Calexico Sun 17 Feb, The Cockpit, £16 Astonishing live show, eerie desert rock & mashed-up Tex Mex party anthems.

Leeds University Big Band Sun 17 Feb, 1 – 4pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Winners of Great North Big Band Jazz Festival ‘Best Band’ award. £5/£4, U-16s free.

Roots: Serious Sam Barrett & David Broad Fri 22 Feb, 8pm at New Headingley Club, St Michaels Rd. LS6. Country, folk, blues double bill. £5 on door.

Juan Martin Mon 18 Feb, 8pm at City Varieties. Celebrated flamenco guitar virtuoso explores roots of flamenco, including Moorish & Indian gypsy music & Sephardic song.

With oud, tabla & clarinet. £14/£16

Fusebox: Billy Moon + Nut Club Fri 22 Feb, 8pm at Fox & Newt, 9 Burley St. LS3. BM-is musical partnership of pianist Matthew Bourne & vocalist Seaming To. NC- combines Mandingo/Songhai rhythmic techniques with North Indian classical ideas.

Justin Currie Tues 19 Feb Founder member of rock group Del Amitri, his music is dominated by strong imagery & storytelling. £20.60

Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun Fri 22 Feb, Brudenell Social Club, £7. Anarcho-anglo storytellers drawing from alt. country, folk & hardcore punk.

And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead Tues 19 Feb, The Cockpit, £12.50. Indie based anthemic rockers known for their heavy yet original slant on modern rock.

Mazes Sun 24 Feb, Brudenell Social Club, £6. A sound that lies somewhere between Radiohead, Sigur Ros & Doves.

Ethan Johns + Marika Hackman Tues 19 Feb, Brudenell Social Club, £10.

Known for his production work, Ethan is a folk-leaning solo artist in his own right.

The Bronx Thurs 21 Feb, The Cockpit, £15. Southern Californian heavy punk group fusing eighties hardcore with a modern day rock style.

Ian Shaw & Georgia Mancio Thurs 21 Feb, 8pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Two of UK’s leading jazz singers team up. £16/£13, U-16s free

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Vinicio Capossela Fri 1 Feb, 7.45 at Howard Assembly Room, Grand Theatre. Blends folk tradition of Italy with influences as varied as Tom Waits, tango & rebetiko.

Wildflower Sun 24 Feb, 1 – 4pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Quintet celebrating Wayne Shorter led by saxophonist Matt Anderson. £5/£4, U-16s free.

Christopher Owens Wed 27 Feb, Brudenell Social Club, £12.50. San Francisco singersongwriter & former member of band Girls.

Leeds Bluegrass Club Thurs 28 Feb, from 8.30pm at The Grove Inn, Back Row, Holbeck.

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BARK IN THE PARK! ON YOUR BIKE

WITH LEEDS CYCLING ACTION GROUP! LEEDS CYCLING ACTION GROUP CAMPAIGNS FOR CYCLING IN LEEDS, AND ORGANISES CYCLE RIDES AND EVENTS TO GIVE ALL KINDS OF CYCLISTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT ON TWO WHEELS. rab your bike and join them every Saturday for a couple of hours of relaxed social cycling from the main car park at Roundhay Park (junction of Prince’s Avenue and Lidgett Park Road). They ride at the pace of the slowest rider, so no-one is left behind. Families are welcome and each outing is no more than 15 miles. A tea-andcake break is always included!

On 17th February, Frank will lead a 45-mile trip out to Dewsbury Canal Wharf. They are looking forward to some fantastic riding in the Dales and the Vale of York throughout 2013, visiting destinations like Bolton Abbey, Grassington and Tockwith.

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longer or medium-length rides on alternate Sundays – meeting places and times can vary, but all the details are on their website www.leedscyclists.org.uk The campaigning side of the organisation includes an Action Evening every two months, and this year, a Cycling and Walking Festival is planned for 4-10th March 2013, in collaboration with Sustrans. This will include bike rides, campaigning activities and events to promote cycling and walking in and around Leeds.

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MICHAEL MORPURGO’S FARM BOY AT THE CARRIAGEWORKS MICHAEL MORPURGO’S COMPELLING SEQUEL TO THE AWARD-WINNING WAR HORSE IS A MOVING ACCOUNT OF THE CHANGING FACE OF THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE AND A BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED REMINDER THAT STORIES REALLY CAN REACH OUT ACROSS THE GENERATIONS. arm Boy’ is a magical show combining drama, storytelling and original music. On the family farm, it sometimes felt as though time

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John Walters, whose film credits include Saving Private Ryan and Ever After, plays Grandfather, with Gareth Bennett-Ryan as Grandson. Directed and adapted by Daniel Buckroyd, the music is composed by Matt Marks and lighting is by Mark Dymock.

Farm Boy has two performances at The Carriageworks on Thursday 28th February, 4.30 & 7.30pm. Tickets £11/£9, family £34. Suitable for age 7+.

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BLUNDERBUS PRESENTS ‘THE SELFISH CROCODILE’ INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED BLUNDERBUS THEATRE COMPANY BRINGS ‘THE SELFISH CROCODILE’ TO THE CARRIAGEWORKS THIS HALF TERM. The show, based on the bestselling children’s picture book

by Faustin Charles and Michael Terry, has been adapted for the stage by Bill Davies, Blunderbus founder and artistic director, with music and lyrics by Frank Goodhind.

It tells the story of Mr Crocodile, who lives by the banks of a great river deep in the forest. He is very selfish and won’t share the river with any of the other animals, so they stay away. One day they hear a terrible scream and think he has eaten someone. But Mr Crocodile has a toothache and is crying real tears. No one dares to help him.

Then, a little mouse appears and thinks of a very clever way to solve the problem.

This is a f u n n y, heartwarming tale that reminds us that the smallest act of kindness often has the greatest impact.

Blunderbus uses music and a host of beautiful puppets to bring this watery adventure to life.

Designed for 3-7 year olds and their grown-ups, ‘The Selfish Crocodile’ is at The Carriageworks on 19th February at 11am and 2pm.

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Year 7 pupils at The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) took part in a mammoth charity Christmas bazaar and raised £423 for Acorn, a local charity which supports people who have a family member with dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. An amazing mixture of stalls were set up, such as doughnut bobbing, ice your own cupcake, card games and a wealth of other imaginative, money-raising ideas.

When Year 7 was looking for a charity to support, Matthew Giles came up with the idea of Acorn as his grandma had recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. “This is a cause which is close to my heart”, said Matthew. “Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain and confuses the sufferer making them forget things and where they are. It requires full-time care and can be very upsetting. I am slowly losing my grandma but Acorn offers my family a lot of support, so I thought it would be a good idea to help the charity.”

STUDENTS FASHION A TIDY SUM FOR CHARITY INSPIRED BY THE CURRENT TREND FOR ALL THINGS RETRO, THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS UPPER SIXTH STUDENT LOUISA CAPLAN RECENTLY ORGANISED A ‘FASHION THROUGH THE AGES’ EVENT. AS WELL AS RAISING OVER £1,400 CASH FOR CHARITY, THE SHOW ALSO FULFILLED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION ADDITIONAL TO HER A LEVELS – THE EXTENDED PROJECT QUALIFICATION (EPQ).

Louisa, from Chapel Allerton, coordinated the event from start to finish, booking the venue, sourcing the clothes, models, musicians and catering, organising publicity, selling tickets and liaising with her chosen charity, the Leeds Community Foundation, which makes grants to voluntary groups helping disadvantaged people in Leeds.

“I chose the Leeds Community Foundation as the money will make a real difference to people’s lives close to home”, she told us. “I’m grateful to everyone who supported the event and kept the costs to a minimum – school for providing the venue, fellow students for modeling and Debenhams personal shopping for supplying the clothes.”

Louisa plans to study textiles and fashion at university and wanted to undertake a relevant project to earn the EPQ, a qualification that allows students to explore their interests beyond the A level curriculum through a research or practical project.

“We were delighted with the amazing sum of money raised by Fashion through the Ages”, said Amanda Bennett of Leeds Community Foundation. “It was excellent – very well organised, lovely clothes and talented models. The money will support local community projects throughout Leeds - thank you so much.”

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5k fun run. Ideal for families. A chance to see the farm, spend time in the countryside, & help raise lots of money in its 20th year!

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Details: www.linehamfarm. co.uk 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 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/ 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 ARTS & CRAFTS Chinese Brush Painters Society Sat16 Feb AGM followed by buffet lunch & workshop by Brian Morgan on writing Chinese Calligraphy to apply to Chinese Brush paintings. 10am - 4pm at Pool-in-Wharfedale Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane.

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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 Allerton Grange Fields Friendly group of volunteers working to maintain & enhance Allerton Grange Fields off Lidgett Lane, LS17. New volunteers always welcome to join events & activities, which include litter picks, bulb & tree planting, & shrub clearance.

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Human Writes in Leeds (HWIL) meets monthly in central Leeds (daytime).

Participants bring a short piece of their writing which is then discussed in the group.

Details of venue & dates: Warwick 07714720234 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 Tues 19 Feb, 7.30pm at Headingley St Columba’s.

Illustrated talk ‘German waterways & their history’

by Mike Clarke, Industrial Historian, in German and English. 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:

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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

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

Leeds Hospital Alert Small group of concerned people campaigning for preservation of the NHS. Next meeting: Mon 18 Feb. 7.30pm at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Details: Beatrice Rogers 278 5495, info@ leedshospitalalert.org.uk

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

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. Details: John Hipshon 226 775, www. leedsjuniorchess.org.uk

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

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 meets 1st Wed of month (6 Feb), 6.30pm at Leeds Civic Hall.

Lively group campaigns on issues of global justice. All welcome. Details: www. oxfamleeds.org.uk/, or Facebook Leeds Photographic Society, the oldest photographic society in the world, meets Tues 7.30pm in St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd, Roundhay, LS8. Members of all skill levels from beginner to pro. Visitors & prospective members welcome. Details: 265 0651, www.lps1852. co.uk

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 MUSIC Jazz Improvisation Group Fri 8 & 22 Feb, 7.30 – 10pm Methodist Centre, Chapel Allerton. £5. Details: dominicgmoore@hotmail.com Jazz Workshops Sat 2 & Sat 16 Feb, 2.30 – 4.30pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton.

Very enjoyable & supportive atmosphere. £10/£8. www. sevenjazz.co.uk 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 Guild of Singers Welcomes new members in all voice groups, especially tenors & basses. Are you a confident sight-reader? Would you like to sing renaissance & contemporary music in a small friendly choir?

Rehearsals Tues 7.30 – 9.30pm at Leeds University.

Details: Liz at secretary@ leedsguildofsingers.org.uk Leeds Lieder+ ‘Fifty Years of Singers’ Wed 27 Feb, 7pm Robert Tebb Room, Grammar School at Leeds, Alwoodley Gates, Harrogate Rd, LS17.

Informal talk by music critic David Denton who writes for numerous musical publications, reflects on some of the great performances he has heard over the years.

Tickets £6/£5 from Leeds Lieder+. Details: 234 6956, info@leedslieder.org.uk Leeds People’s Choir Wed 7.30 – 9.30pm at Swarthmore Education Centre, 2 - 7 Woodhouse Sq. LS3. Details: 243 2210 www. leedspeopleschoir.org.uk Moor Voices Wed (fortnightly), 7.30 – 9pm, Old Tetley Hall, Headingley.

Informal singing group.

Beautiful harmonies from around the world. Led by Angela Michel. No auditions, no singing alone, no experience needed. Details: 278 3120, airasa.ms@gmail. com Phoenix Concert Band Community concert band for players of Grade 6 standard & over. Rehearsals Thurs 7.30 – 9.30pm at The Grammar School at Leeds, Tebb Room in music department.

To join or book the band for a concert visit www. phoenixband.co.uk or email: secretary@phoenixband.co.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 West Riding Opera has vacancies for chorus members to participate in concerts & staged opera selections. All voice ranges welcome, no audition. Details: 01274 595978, davewb8@ sky.com The White Rosettes Female barbershop chorus (four part unaccompanied harmony), 12 x national champions, rehearse Wed 7.30 – 10pm at Moorlands School, Foxhill Dr, Weetwood Lane, LS16.

Details: Jan Spencer 07852 210640, membership@ whiterosettes.org.uk Yorkshire Late Starter Strings (YLSS) rehearse Sat, 10am – 12.30pm.

Friendly, informal string orchestra made up of adult learners who play a stringed instrument. Players of all abilities welcome. Specific beginners group for those especially new to playing.

Details: www.ylss.org SENIORS Leeds & Bradford Friendship Group meets 1st Wed of month, 1.30pm at Pudsey Civic Hall LS28 5TA. Speaker or entertainment at 2pm. Friendship & activities for people of retirement age. Days out, dining, walks, computers, etc. New members welcome. Details: 258 5955 or 267 5657

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Details: Eileen 269 0084 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

COMMUNITY NOTICES not to identify yourself” (G.I. Gurdjieff). Meetings in Leeds & Otley. Details: 07814 951231, rb@gurdjieff-leeds. com. The Leeds Gurdjieff Society Free Group Meditation Sun 7- 8pm (ex 3rd Sun: 6.307.30pm). Experience peace & calm with guided meditations.

Brahma Kumaris, West Park.

Details: 275 7727, leeds@ uk.bkwsu.org, www.bkwsu. org/uk/leeds Hare Krishna Programme Tues 7 – 8.30pm at Cardigan Centre, 145 Cardigan Rd. LS6. Mantra Meditation, Kirtana Yoga, Enchanting Music, Ecstatic Dancing, Discourses on Bhagavad Gita & Great Vegetarian Food.

Everyone welcome. Free.

Details: 07726 688778, gouranga108@gmail.com 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.

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Leeds Healing Centre Fri 11am – 2.30pm at Burley Lodge Centre, 42-46 Burley Lodge Rd, LS6. Healing by members of The Healing Trust to aid relaxation & promote wellbeing. Also Thurs 7 – 8.30pm at Friends’ Meeting House, Roundhay, Donations appreciated. Details: 07985 121810, 01274 617700, www.leedshealingcentre.org

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

Leeds Theosophical Society 10 Feb, 2.30pm at 12 Queen Sq. LS2 Free Public Lecture ‘The Monad: A New Symbology for our Connection to The Divine’

by Ted Capstick, relating theosophical understanding of consciousness to principles of quantum physics being uncovered today. Details: www.ts-leeds.org.uk

Fourth Way Philosophy & Meditation Group “Prepare yourself to play a role exteriorly & interiorly

Moortown Baptist Church 204 King Lane, LS17. Sunday services 10.30am & 6pm.

Range of toddler, children’s,

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. Details: 07552 448834, www. u3aleeds.org.uk

youth, house groups & senior projects run through week.

Details: 269 3750, www. moortownbaptistchurch. org.uk Stillness Group Every Mon at Friends’ Meeting House, 136 Street Lane, Roundhay LS8.

Based on the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now & A New Earth.

Spend time in stillness with like minded friends. Details: Sally 07884 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 would like to make a real difference to blind & partially sighted people in Leeds. Volunteers provide a valuable sighted guiding service which reduces isolation & increases the independence of visually impaired people. Details: Sonal 210 3347 Carers Leeds Offers support to young adult carers aged 18-30. Details: Nikki 07854 481061, Nikki.pattinson@ carersleeds.org.uk Carers Leeds New Dementia Cafe 6 – 8 The Headrow, Leeds (opp Three Legs pub).

Details: Lisa McAvan 246 8338 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.

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Details: Linda McLean 225 4744 Leeds Coeliac Group Sun 10 Feb, 12.30pm at La Tasca, 4 Greek St LS. Gluten-free Spanish tapas. Family & friends welcome. Details: Sandra McLean 07711 768850, sandra.mclean@ btinternet.com 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 Meetings held Tues 7pm at HEART Headingley; Weds 6.30pm at Roundhay Friends Meeting House; Sat 10am at Rawdon Friends Meeting House. All welcome. Details: 07981 940603, www.oagb. org.uk The Owls New city-wide informal childminding group offering support, training & information, & social events.

Membership £5 pa. Details: 228 8509 Parkinson’s UK Leeds meet 2nd Wed, 2pm at St Chad ‘s Parish Centre, Headingley.

Support for anybody affected

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Informal talk by music critic David Denton who writes for numerous musical publications, reflects on some of the great performances he has heard over the years.

Tickets £6/£5 from Leeds Lieder+. Details: 234 6956, info@leedslieder.org.uk Leeds RSPB Group meet Wed 20 Feb, 7.30pm at Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, for an illustrated talk by Inspector Terry Murgatroyd, on ‘Wildlife Crime in West Yorkshire’. All welcome. Details: rspbleeds@ googlemail.com Royal Meteorological Society Monthly informal public talks on all aspects of weather & climate at School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds. 20 Feb, 7pm: ‘Calderdale Floods 2012 - A Lack of Sufficient Rain?’ Free & open to all.

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Talking Allowed in Leeds (TAIL) meets Fri 8 Feb, 1.45pm in Veritas Ale & Wine Bar, Great George St. This month’s topic is: ‘Is one god enough or is it one too many?’

WOMEN’S GROUPS Adel Ladies Luncheon Club meets 1st Wed of month at Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Castle Grove Dr. LS6. 6 Feb: ‘The Russian Job’ by Veronica Bird, former prison governor.

6 March: ‘Cyprus” Aphrodite’s Island’ by Trish St George.

Details: Mrs Huntley 230 1584 Methodist Women’s Luncheon Club (Leeds & District) Welcomes new members to their monthly meetings at Devonshire Hall, Headingley on 2nd Wed of each month. Good food & excellent speakers! Details: Shirley 257 9381.

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. Details: 266 5648 Thankful Familyz Group for women & children envisaged as a hub of sisterliness.

Details: Thankfulfamilyz@ yahoo.co.uk ‘ Soroptimist International Meet 2nd Mon, 7pm at Weetwood Hall. All ladies welcome. Details: www.sigbi. org/leeds

The Tuesday Club - Ladies’ Lunch Group Devonshire Hall, Cumberland Road, Headingley, last Tues of month. Lunch at 12.30pm, followed by talk. Details: Heather Harrison 267 8437 hharrison578@btinternet. com 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 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 Beechtree Steiner Parent & Child Groups Welcoming & supportive environment for babies, toddlers, parents/ carers. Imaginative play, baking or seasonal crafts, songs, puppet story. Groups Mon–Fri am Old Tetley Hall, Headingley & Tues am Stainbeck Community Hall, Chapel Allerton. Details: 269 0262, enquiries@leedssteiner.org.uk Chinese New Year Festival – The Year of the Snake Sun 10 Feb, starting 10.30am at Leeds Town Hall. Leeds Chinese Community Association presents Chinese dancing, music, calligraphy & Tai Chi, plus there will be trade stands offering a variety of Chinese food, crafts & face painting.

Great Daffodil Appeal Marie Curie Cancer Care needs volunteers to help raise much needed funds during Great Daffodil Appeal in March. The money raised will help Marie Curie Nurses to provide free care to people with a terminal illness in their own homes.

Details: 01274 86191, www. mariecurie.org.uk/daffodil.

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

Free admission. Donations welcome. Details: 261 4344 For events & pony days visit www.hopepastures.org Leeds Children’s Circus Tues 5.45 – 6.45pm under 10s; 7 – 8pm over 10s.

Adults 1st & 3rd Tues 8pm at Harehills Lane Baptist

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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 Model Railway Exhibition Sat 9 March, 10am – 5pm at Benton Park School, Harrogate Rd. Rawdon LS19 6LX. Working layouts in all popular narrow gauge modeling scales. Steam & electric. Full range of trade & society stands. Adm. £6/£1 accompanied children (6-16). In aid of Wheatfields Hospice. Details: www. narrowgaugenorth.org.uk Swish with REAP! Sat 23 Feb, 10am – noon, St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Pk Rd. LS8. Bring your pre-loved, clean clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery, in good condition, hang them on ‘swishing rail’ & find something you would like to take away. Free, ethical, sociable shopping! Everyone must bring at least one item.

Volunteers Wanted! The Beehive 67 Potternewton Lane, Chapel Allerton – small, volunteer run shop selling Fairtrade products & providing information on fairtrade & related issues is desperately seeking volunteers! Details: 262 2975, thebeehiveleeds@ yahoo.co.uk

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