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NORTH LEEDS Life F R E E J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 4 | LS7 | LS8 | LS17

C O N N E C T I N G YO U TO T H E C O M M U N I T Y

Operation Move More!

Get Fit in 2014

Red Ladder Presents a Suffragette’s Story

New Community Orchard at Allerton Grange Fields

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Dear Readers,

First of all, have a Wonderful Christmas and may the New Year bring you everything you wish for!

To prepare for a great 2014, we’re suggesting everyone gets moving! Don’t be too ambitious with your New Year resolutions, set realistic goals and aim to be healthy and fit.

If you’d like to inject a little excitement into your life, St Gemma’s has some great challenges you can undertake.

We have a quick chat with Boff Whalley, whose latest play ‘Wrong ‘Un’, a one-woman show about the suffragette movement, is at City Varieties on 23rd and 24th January. The West Yorkshire Playhouse recently launched it’s Spring/Summer season and it looks really exciting.

And, thanks to help from many of our readers, Caroline Fields’ ‘Book of Memories’ of City Varieties has been published and is now available at the theatre.

Some groups seem to be busier than ever! Friends of Roundhay Park have planted thousands of bulbs with the help of local school children; in addition to bulb planting, Friends of Wigton Moor Woods have plans for a wildflower meadow; and Friends of Allerton Grange Fields are working with Roundhay Environmental Action Project (REAP) to create a community orchard at Allerton Grange Fields.

Don’t forget to get your news and notices to us as soon as you can for the February edition – absolute deadline is 6th January for editorial (10th for advertising).

Very best wishes from all of us.

Kind regards Carole, Jack and the team

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Red Ladder Theatre presents ‘Wrong ‘Un’, at City Varieties - a northern suffragette’s story.

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The Magnificent Seven – NatWest T20 Blast Season Ticket Yorkshire County Cricket Club has launched a T20 season ticket offering sports fans the opportunity to watch all seven NatWest T20 Blast home matches in 2014 for just £70 – a saving of over 50 percent on match day prices – and only £20 for juniors under 16.

Billed as The Magnificent Seven, the Club’s marketing team has come up with a strong campaign showcasing seven of the Club’s high-profile players.

“With the new NatWest T20 Blast season taking place from May to July, we felt there was a market for sports fans to be part of the action at Headingley”, said Danny Reuben, Head of Media & Marketing. “Five of our seven home matches will take place on a Friday night. We believe that Headingley will be the place to be for top class sport throughout the Summer.

Friday night T20 action will be a consistent theme in the new-look county schedule with a total of 87 of the 126 group stage matches due to take place on Fridays over the 10-week course of the competition.

“We wanted to do something to capture the imagination of the public and have some fun with our players. The Magnificent Seven campaign gets across our message in a most effective way.

The offer of seven games for £70 is tremendous value and we can see this being very popular and attracting new fans to the sport.

One of the key benefits is that the ticket is transferable, so you can pass it on to friends or family members if you are unable to commit to every game.”

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THOMAS STUART KENNEDY (1841-1894) Engineer, Mountaineer, Music Lover

There was plenty of conspicuous wealth in Leeds in the mid nineteenth century. The entrepreneurs who had built Leeds’ great industries, like Kitson, Gott, Marshall, Fairbairn, often from humble backgrounds themselves, passed their fortunes on to the next generation, who grew up with wealth and privilege and could indulge their expensive passions.

Thomas Kennedy was one of this group, and his story still resonates.

He was born in Lancashire in 1841, the son of Peter Kennedy from Glasgow, one of the many enterprising Scots who left their homeland to seek their fortune. Peter first settled in Feldkirch in Austria, where he established a lucrative textile business, retiring in his forties with a substantial income. He admired the Austrian education system (all his workforce could read and write, unlike in Britain) and the high standard of European technological training, unavailable here. So, when Thomas was 15 and interested in everything mechanical, he was sent to Geneva and Hanover to study engineering.

A year later he was apprenticed

in London in 1857, and Thomas was a founder member. In

to Sir Peter Fairbairn, his uncle (by

1862, he and two others were the first to conquer the Dent

marriage), at the booming Wellington

Blanche, one of the most difficult of the summits, and he

Foundry in Leeds, which made

made a brave attempt to climb the Matterhorn.

it now).

The famous organist Samuel

machinery primarily for the textile

In 1865, Thomas married Clara Thornton, daughter

Sebastian Wesley was persuaded to

trade, but also cranes and other

of a wealthy Kent mill owner, in Canterbury Cathedral.

give the first recital, but insisted that

heavy equipment. He spent six years

They shared a love of music and romantic architecture. The

only the Kennedys and Dr Allbutt

learning the business in Britain and

following year he commissioned the distinguished architect

should be there! Over the next few

Europe before being taken on as a

Edward Welby Pugin, known for his Gothic churches, to

years Clara played the organ for her

partner, responsible for the machine

design a huge, elaborate house for them in a country setting

own pleasure and for guests – while

department and in charge of up to two

in Meanwood. He produced a fantastical design, with gables,

Meanwood people listened outside –

thousand men. Peter Fairbairn was

gargoyles and soaring chimneys. Known first as Carr House,

but sadly she became too ill to play,

another talented Scottish incomer who

then Meanwood Towers, it still survives, peeping above the

the organ started deteriorating, and

had made his fortune in Leeds. After

treetops, but converted now into flats, its chimneys reduced,

Thomas had to sell it.

his death, his son Andrew and Thomas

hemmed in by modern housing. It was a grand family house,

ran the Foundry.

but there were to be no children.

Thomas retired in 1882, with a huge inheritance from his father. He

Thomas had time and money to

Thomas and Clara were both keen amateur musicians

and Clara moved to Wetherby, where

pursue his sporting interests: riding

and Clara had taken up the organ, so Thomas commissioned

he kept a stud of horses and had his

and hunting; polo (he belonged to

a full-scale organ for her – an ambitious, expensive, project.

own private engineering workshop. He

the exclusive Hurlingham Club); and

In 1866, with his old friend, the physician (Sir) Thomas

died in 1894 aged 53, after years of

above all mountaineering. This was

Clifford Allbutt, Thomas visited the organ works of the

heart trouble, while Clara lived another

a time when wealthy young men and

famous Schulze brothers in Paulinzelle, Germany, and

18 years. Their magnificent organ,

women were discovering the thrills

Edmund Schulze agreed to build a ‘house’ organ to Thomas’s

after a brief period in Harrogate, was

and challenges of climbing in the Alps.

specification. Letters flew to and fro over the next two years,

resold and donated to St Bartholomew’s

Contemporary photographs show

while Thomas’s ideas changed and developed, until in 1869

Church at Armley where it remains

intrepid British climbers, in everyday

the organ parts were tenderly transported to Meanwood, and

today, one of the city’s musical

clothing and with minimal equipment,

Edmund Schulze spent several months installing the massive,

treasures.

tackling terrifying ascents. The

complex organ in the new organ house – a picturesque

prestigious Alpine Club was founded

wooden building large enough to seat 800 (no trace of

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Get Creative at Swarthmore!

With all this talk of physical fitness, let’s not forget about those little grey cells! This is the perfect time of year to plan some gymnastics for the mind too. Swarthmore Education Centre has a huge range of courses available. They are holding an Open Day on Monday 6th January and courses start on Monday 13th January (see www. swarthmore.org.uk)

a range of subjects, including Arts, Health and Wellbeing, Music, IT and Life Skills.

Sue also runs free Chat and Create sessions in Swarthmore’s coffee bar. These take place every Tuesday, 4 – 6pm during term

time and 10am – 12 noon during school holidays. The sessions are open to all, there is no need to enrol, just drop in.

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West Yorkshire Playhouse Announces New Season West Yorkshire Playhouse recently announced its programme for the New Year and, once again, it looks like we are in for an exciting ride.

James Brining has drawn up a programme that brings some of the best classic theatre to The Playhouse stage, mixed with a large tranche of locally based stories and performances.

Hence you have ‘Of Mice and Men’ re-imagined by Mark Rosenblatt in partnership with Mississippi-based musician Heather Christian and designer Max Jones (28 Feb – 29 March), rubbing shoulders with an Alan Bennett Season which includes a range of his work beginning with ‘Enjoy’ (May/ June) directed by James Brining, and including ‘Untold Stories’, directed by Mark Rosenblatt, and ‘Talking Heads’.

The Threepenny Opera comes to The Quarry in April/ May in a co-production with Graeae, the UK’s foremost disabled led theatre company, Nottingham Playhouse, New Wolsey Theatre and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, bringing Brecht’s classic bang up to date. Then in June Maxine Peake makes her debut as stage writer with her inspirational play ‘Beryl’ about Morley cyclist Beryl Burton - timed to coincide with Yorkshire’s Tour de France celebrations.

‘Refugee Boy’, based on Benjamin Zephaniah’s powerful and insightful novel, returns in February. Last year it played to critical acclaim and enthusiastic audiences. If you missed it, be

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A diverse selection of touring work complements in-house productions

sure to catch it this year.

‘Lulu – A Murder Ballad’ (28 Jan/ 1 Feb) is an Opera North/ Playhouse co-production where The Tiger Lillies, an extraordinary three piece band with a large cult following, bring their distinctive style of live performance to the Courtyard.

Then there are the popular events that turn areas of the Playhouse and beyond into buzzing, exciting, creative arenas for innovative work, including Transform, the Playhouse’s annual festival that re-imagines what theatre can do; A Play, A Pie & A Pint, a platform for short, original plays; Open Season - for communities passionate about theatre and performance; and, The Playground - a regular

scratch night offering artists and audiences an opportunity to explore new work.

A diverse selection of touring work complements in-house productions, such as Denise Van Outen’s hilarious one woman musical comedy ‘Some Girl I Used To Know’ (Jan - Feb); Talawa Theatre Company presents Errol John’s ‘Moon on a Rainbow Shawl’; Northern Broadsides bring a Deborah McAndrew play ‘An August Bank Holiday Lark’; Gecko present the intimate and funny ‘Institute’; plus there’s Phoenix Dance Theatre and Vincent Dance.

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Leeds Photographic Society recently held its annual dinner at Sandmoor Golf Club, which was followed by the judging of the Robinson and Awmack Trophy competitions.

hese two competitions, one for printed and one for projected images, test photographers’ ability to produce images on a variety of different subjects.

Competing photographers each enter three images of different genres, such as wildlife, landscape or people & portraiture. The images are assessed by a qualified judge, who critiques the images before announcing the winners. This year, Norman Robertson took first place in the projected image section, whilst Tim Munsey won the print competition.

The society runs an interesting schedule of talks and lectures on various photographic themes. Recent subjects have included panoramic underground photography by caving photographer Paul Fretwell, and the Pennine landscape

Photos: Tim Munsey

Events for January include a talk by Jose Closs

photography of Holmfirth photographer Andy Leader.

Events for January include a talk by Jose Closs on her uniquely artistic and inspirational photography.

The society meets most Tuesdays, 7.30pm in St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Road, Roundhay, LS8 (there are no meetings 24th or 31st December).

For further information visit www. lps1852.co.uk/ for find them on Facebook.

Memories of City Varieties Last year, Caroline Fields approached North Leeds Life on behalf of the Friends of Leeds City Varieties Music Hall. They were planning a Book of Memories and wondered if we could invite our readers to get in touch.

Well they did! Caroline, the editor, received dozens of memories and set about squeezing them all into the book. It is full of lovely memories – not only from those who attended shows, but also those who appeared in them, including numerous famous names like Ken Dodd, Roy Hudd, Barry Cryer, Nicholas Parsons, Kaye Mellor, Barbara Windsor and Barbara Taylor Bradford.

The Book of Memories is a fascinating, colourful, 120 pages of City Varieties history by the people who created and enjoyed it. It’s available from the City Varieties box office priced at £9.99 (£12.99 with postage)

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rong ‘Un’, written by Boff Whalley and presented by Red Ladder Theatre at City Varieties on Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th January, is a northern suffragette’s story.

It tells of the adventures of Annie Wilde, a Lancashire mill girl galvanised by a rousing mixture of injustice, conviction, self-doubt and fear on her journey from schoolroom to prison cell and beyond in a musical drama that draws on class, privilege, hope and disappointment in wartime England.

This one-woman show, starring Ella Harris, has already received rave reviews around the country. First performed as part of the Leeds Big Bookend Festival in June 2013, it returns to Leeds for two hotly anticipated performances.

We caught up with Boff to ask why he had chosen the suffragette movement for his play.

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“The centenary of World War I was approaching and I knew that everywhere would be awash with information focusing on the soldiers. The suffragette movement was taking place around the same time. I bumped into a friend in Chapel Allerton and mentioned that I was going to write a one-woman musical about it.

“It just so happened that her grandma was a suffragette and her parents had a suitcase full of stuff – incredible stuff….letters from Emmeline Pankhurst and Churchill, medals, press cuttings about her imprisonment and force feeding – all because she had damaged a painting in the National Gallery.

“The story I wanted to write needed to be about one of the thousands of suffragettes whose stories had never been told, not one of the famous ones. There were thousands in Lancashire and

Yorkshire who never got a mention but were also imprisoned and force fed. Ella, who I had always had in mind for the part, brings their story to life.”

After three decades with the band Chumbawamba, Boff has thrown himself into his new career of writing plays with music. Theatre still has a place for radical politics and he is currently working on two projects with local unions – one on the Miners’ Strike, featuring three sisters and how they deal with it, the other on dock workers. He has also written a fascinating book on protest walks all over Britain, which are full of local history.

The story is about one of the thousands of suffragettes whose stories had never been told

O’Hooley & Tidow Red Ladder’s show at City Varieties will be rounded off by the wonderful O’Hooley & Tidow, who were Best Duo finalists at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Belinda and Heidi write and perform unusual and thought-provoking songs of wry social observation, love, loss, darkness and humour. Boff has also co-written some songs for their latest album ‘The Hum’ and will join them on stage for a finale with Ella Harris. www.ohooleyandtidow.com www.redladder.co.uk

‘Farewell to Kings’ is a new novel from Leeds author Les Rowley. Set in 2017, a hundred years on from WW1, Britain is set to do battle with Germany once again. In the 1917 trenches east of Ypres, the British War Museum is given the opportunity of owning the Holy Grail of WW1 memorabilia – the Whistle of Peace. To get it they must replay the WW1 no man’s land football match.

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Gaucho: Sunday Feasting that’s a Cut Above For years restaurants and gastro-pubs have offered the Sunday roast experience to those who are eager to feast but not too keen on the cooking. We heard Gaucho were offering a Sunday Feast, aimed at families and groups with something to celebrate together, and decided to try it out.

For their Sunday Feast you pre-order your main course for the whole party and are given the choice of Whole Yorkshire Rotisserie Chicken, 1kg Argentine Sirloin from the grill, Boned and Rolled Roast Suckling Pig or Whole Leg of Swaledale Rotisserie Lamb. We opted for the sirloin – Gaucho’s way with beef is hard to resist.

Stepping down into the restaurant (Gaucho is situated below ground at the top of Park Row) we found its Sunday afternoon ambiance to be surprisingly relaxed. Although a little dark, we soon realised that the focus was definitely on the food. Our charming and exceedingly knowledgeable server, David, presented us with a board containing the raw cuts of the beef they offer explaining the characteristics and qualities of each and which would suit our flavour and texture preferences, as is standard at Gaucho. We’d already selected the sirloin days before, but such was David’s enthusiasm, and so thorough his knowledge, we didn’t have the heart to cut him short.

For starters we shared two

Ceviche Samplers – Ecuadorian Ceviche (shrimp, roasted tomato and pepper sauce, onion and coriander), Tuna Tiraditos (wasabi, aji Amarillo, soy, maize canacha and avocado) and the Shrimp Agua Chilli (green jalapeno, coriander, lime and cucumber soup), all of which were utterly delicious, particularly the piquant tang of the Agua Chilli.

Then on to the main event.

As promised, the sirloin arrived perfectly cooked medium-rare, the fatty crackling having seeped into the meat to give a

As promised, the sirloin arrived perfectly cooked mediumrare

deliciously succulent juiciness and richness of flavour. This was accompanied by chimmichurri roast potatoes (chopped parsley, oregano, garlic, olive oil, and red pepper flakes which offered an exotic spin on the traditional roasties), a very generous helping of fresh seasonal vegetables, Yorkshire puddings and a wonderful Malbec gravy.

With Malbec being the perfect accompaniment to beef and the grape a speciality of Argentinian wine producers we opted for the Vina Patricia, a beautifully smooth and

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Kirkstall Brewery Wins Sainsbury’s Listing Kirkstall Brewery recently won a regional listing in 16 Sainsbury’s stores across Yorkshire with its ‘Dissolution Extra IPA’ beer. The brewery, based on Wyther Lane, beat over 150 breweries across the UK to win a six-month contract.

The beer won the listing after Kirkstall entered the product into the ‘Sainsbury’s Great British Beer Hunt’, which gave brewers across the country the chance to enter products in the bid to win a regional or national listing at Sainsbury’s.

“We’re lucky to have developed a reputation for quality very quickly thanks to a very supportive local community”, said John Kelly of Kirkstall Brewery. “A listing with Sainsbury’s is a further endorsement and we’re delighted!”

We’re lucky to have developed a reputation for quality very quickly thanks to a very supportive local community

“It’s great to hear that a major retailer like Sainsbury’s is supporting local suppliers in this way”, said Rachel Reeves MP “It gives great exposure to the brewery and I know the beer will be a hit with customers across Leeds.”

Sainsbury’s Beer Buyer Jack Rutherford added: “We’re passionate about supporting local suppliers and the ‘Kirkstall Dissolution Extra IPA’ was a big hit with our judges. We hope it’s a big success with our Yorkshire customers too.”

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News From Your Councillors CLLR DANIEL COHEN

Alwoodley Ward May I begin by wishing all North Leeds Life readers a happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous New Year, one in which all of our New Year resolutions last at least into February!

On the first Monday of almost every month of the year, a really useful community meeting takes place at the Tree

The next PACT meeting will be on Monday 3rd February

CLLR BILL URRY

Roundhay Ward Energy Company Obligation (ECO) ECO requires energy companies to provide free insulation and new boilers for poorer households, and subsidises insulation for ‘hard to treat’ homes. As I write, the Government plans to scale back the

Limiting unit prices for energy should go hand in hand with efficient energy use

Tops Community Centre just off Shadwell Lane (which is, by the way, the most fantastic communal resource with a whole range of events and activities).

This particular meeting is chaired by Inspector Andrew Briggs of our Neighbourhood Policing Team and is called the PACT meeting (which stands for Police and Communities Together).

It is a monthly opportunity to hear first hand what the key police concerns are in Alwoodley, the crime figures for the month and how we compare to other parts of the city. Most significantly it is an excellent opportunity to ask questions about concerns you may have, and to actively help the police set the local policing priorities for Alwoodley.

As if all of this wasn’t enough – there is almost always one or more of the Alwoodley

Councillors at the meeting to provide support and advice to our Alwoodley residents, when a concern is not one covered by the police.

These meetings are usually very well attended and I cannot recommend them enough as an additional means to get problems highlighted and hopefully fixed.

The next PACT meeting will be on Monday 3rd February 2014 – and we’ll look forward to seeing you there.

Finally, Winter can, of course, bring some shocking weather. For latest weather & traffic updates, warnings and notices from the Council’s Contingency Planning Team, do follow me on twitter @Cllr_ Dan_Cohen or on Facebook, Cllr Dan Cohen.

requirement for energy companies to support home energy efficiency measures.

While the measures may still be part-funded by clamping down on tax evasion and avoidance, the ECO period will be extended by two years, halving the amount actually spent each year.

While saving perhaps £50 per annum per household in bills, we risk dilution of the only national measure that can genuinely reduce energy consumption - the insulation of generally older, hard to heat buildings.

As I said in Council in November, Leeds has a good record in insulating homes - Wrap Up Leeds and Wrap Up Leeds+ included 302 measures in my ward alone.

Let’s not lose the message that limiting unit prices for energy should go hand in hand with more efficient energy use.

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Lifetime Achievement Award for Retired GSAL Teacher Barry Brindley, former deputy head at The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL), was joint winner in the Lifetime Achievement Category at the Independent School Awards 2013, in recognition of the school’s charitable project, which he founded 25 years ago.

Barry’s love of Africa began as an undergraduate when he spent a year at the University of Ghana, where he met his wife. He went on to teach in both Zambia and Malawi.

He joined Leeds Girls’ High School (LGHS) as an economics teacher in 1988 and encouraged his form to become pen pals with pupils at his previous school, the Kamuzu Academy in Malawi. This simple act of friendship developed into a project that has raised almost £300,000 for schools and community organisations in that country.

As well as fundraising, the project has shipped over 200 tonnes of donated goods to Malawi, and Barry has organised

This simple act of friendship developed into a project that has raised almost £300,000

twelve tours for students. To date 348 pupils and 53 staff members have visited Malawi to see how their efforts have supported local communities.

“Africa gave me 14 years of wonderful memories”, said Barry.

“The Malawi project is our way of saying thank you.”

Barry continued this work even after becoming deputy head at GSAL, following the merger of LGHS and Leeds Grammar School. He remains as GSAL’s Malawi coordinator and in 2011 he formalized the project by setting up his charity, the Zikomo Trust.

The entire school is involved in fundraising for the Malawi Project, from the nursery children at Rose Court through to the sixth form.

A Busy Year for Friends of Wigton Moor Friends of Wigton Moor Woods are a busy little group, dedicated to improving and maintaining the small park and woodland behind the Co-op on High Ash Drive.

Formed just 18 months they have already spruced up the playground, installed a new bench, planted 1,000 bulbs, had several nature walks with the local ranger, taken a highly successful bat walk, organised litter picks, and are due to have a brand new path laid in the upper part of the wood.

The Friends also have plans for a wildflower meadow, picnic tables and many more exciting events lined up for the new year, including expert speakers on a range of environmental issues to encourage more people to take an interest in this little gem of a woodland with its many species of tree, animal, fungi and bird.

They meet regularly at Wigton Moor Church and are keen to welcome new members. Their next meeting is at 6pm on Tuesday 28th January 2014.

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Friends’ Work Continues Even in Winter!

Many gardeners use the Winter months to put their feet up and relax, but for Friends of Roundhay Park (FoRP) work in the Park continues.

FoRP’s Autumn working parties were generally devoted to bulb planting. In 2013, with the help of children from Kerr Mackie School, they planted 7,000 new daffodil bulbs to add to the 10,000 bulbs planted in each of the previous three years.

Winter weather often results in streams getting blocked with leaves and fallen branches, which can result in flooded and muddy paths. “One of our tasks in Winter is to put on our wellies and waders and clear out the various streams”, Jon Vogler, working parties leader told us. “It’s muddy work but very rewarding.”

Other Winter jobs include clearing debris and litter from the shallows of the two lakes, thinning out overgrown vegetation and digging new drainage ditches beside some of the paths. They will also prepare the ground for the new wild flower meadow to be planted in the Spring.

One of our tasks in Winter is to put on our

“Working parties are a great way to keep fit whilst also keeping the Park looking good”, said Margaret Reid, working parties secretary. “Everyone is very friendly. Lots of people stop to chat and find out what we’re up to.

You don’t have to be a member of FoRP to get involved – just come along.”

Working parties are on the third Thursday and second Saturday of each month, from

10am to lunchtime. They usually meet at the Mansion Car Park. In addition, a small group tends the Friends’ Garden, which is tucked away behind Canal Gardens, most Tuesday mornings.

For further information, contact David Binns (Secretary) on 0113 293 2893. or email info@ forp.co.uk. Membership costs only £10 for an individual, £15 for a couple or £20 for a family of four.

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Darling Roses Celebrate their First Anniversary!

The Women’s Institute seems to be undergoing a rebirth! In the last couple of years, several new WI groups have sprung up around Leeds. One of these is the Darling Roses WI in Chapel Allerton, who are celebrating their first anniversary.

Starting with just 12 members, they have found their feet and steadily grown their numbers – they now have over 30 members!

Over the past year they have enjoyed meeting a range of different speakers and taking part in a new workshop each month. 2014 looks to be another exciting year. They plan to revisit some of their favourite workshops from 2013 (such as wine tasting), and keep up their sewing skills with a Make your own Knickers workshop!

There will also be a number of day trips to look forward to, and interesting guest speakers, There will also be a number of day trips to look forward to, and interesting guest speakers, including local poet Sue Vickerman and visiting Chinese professor, Dr Li. Their first date in the New Year is Pilates & Poems on Saturday 25th January at Leeds Pilates Place.

If you are interested in joining the group, or attending any of the upcoming workshops as a visitor, please contact Debbie - debbie@darlingroseswi.org / 0797 0617937

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The Cultural Partnership Group, part of Leeds City Council’s Peer Support Service, recently won the Arts in Health Award at the Love Arts Leeds Festival.

Heather Receives Award from John Craven Heather Wagstaff, a volunteer with The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) Skelton Grange Environment Centre was recently presented with an Access to Nature Volunteer Award by Countryfile presenter John Craven.

he group, for people in the early stages of dementia and their carers, runs a programme of activities at arts and heritage venues, including the West Yorkshire Playhouse, the Leeds Museum Discovery Centre and the Leeds Central Library. A recent project saw them sharing their favourite memories of hit musicals at West Yorkshire Playhouse; and their current series of Wild World workshops is looking at animals and the natural environment at the Leeds Museum Discovery Centre.

“Everyone involved with our cultural partnership is very proud that we’ve won this award”, said Deborah Marshall, a peer support co-ordinator. “Our partnership work with the Playhouse has given participants a chance to meet with some of the cast and the partnership has supported the creation of our own theatre programme.”

“The aim is to open up opportunities for people living with dementia to engage with the arts, history, new learning and reminiscence in a supported

environment.

They can re-engage with things that were important to them and may have been lost through dementia. Confidence, wellbeing and self-esteem are improved for many attending the group.”

“The Cultural Partnership is a wonderful example of some of the fun and innovative work being done by the service and they thoroughly deserve this award”, said Councillor Adam Ogilvie, Leeds City Council’s executive member for adult social care. “Our peer support service plays a hugely important role in reassuring those with dementia that there is support there from people with a real understanding of what they are going through.”

The Love Arts Awards recognise the contribution of people, groups and organisations in Yorkshire who have made a difference to people’s mental wellbeing through the arts.

For more information on the council’s peer support service, visit www.leeds.gov.uk/residents/ Pages/Dementia-care.aspx

Pictured: Ken and Beth Hindley during a workshop at West Yorkshire Playhouse

They can re-engage with things that were important to them and may have been lost through dementia

Heather, who won in the Learning, Enthusiasm and Positivity category, has volunteered at Skelton Grange for the last 18 months. She took part in a number of training programmes and was soon leading groups of children on a range of days out as well as holiday bushcraft sessions. She has also worked with hundreds of volunteers on anything from den building and cooking pizzas in an outdoor woodfired oven, to gardening.

“Heather has really shone in her role as volunteer officer”, said Caroline Crossley, TCV Area Manager. “She has led brilliant projects which have transformed the local area and made a real difference to Skelton Grange and our new volunteers. She is representative of our many wonderful volunteers, and we are delighted that her hard work and dedication have been recognised.”

Leeds North Foodbank Opens Leeds North Foodbank, based at Moortown Methodist Church, Alderton Rise, LS17, officially opened its doors on Sunday 1st December.

The Foodbank aims to give three days’ emergency food to people in crisis. Vouchers for food are available through a range of places, including health centres, children’s centres and the CAB. As well as providing food, volunteers will be able to listen and suggest where help and support is available.

Whatever their situation, beliefs or background everyone is welcome.

“Without the help and support of churches, volunteers

and the public, who’ve donated their time, food and money, we could never have opened our Foodbank”, said Karen Burgon, Project Manager, Leeds North Foodbank.

Leeds North Foodbank is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 11am - 1pm at Moortown Methodist Church, Alderton Rise, Leeds, LS17 5LH (Nr. Homebase at Moor Allerton Centre) The next big step for the foodbank is to find an affordable warehouse space where they can store the food. If anyone can help with this, please do contact them. Should you wish to donate food, or make a financial contribution, please contact them on 07542 189059 or Karen.burgon@leedsnorth. foodbank.org.uk

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Frost, berries, brightly coloured bark and powerful perfume are among the treats to be found in the garden this month.

Winter Beauty Warm colours shine out in the Winter garden with berries and bark making the strongest statements. For clusters of long lasting berries on arching bare twigs, look out for Sorbus aucuparia (Mountain Ash) with varieties offering white, yellow, orange or even pink berries as well as the more usual red. Dogwoods provide a fine display of fiery bark, with my own favourite being the aptly named Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’.

There are early flowers too,

from the bright yellow stars of Winter Jasmine to the exquisitely scented pink pom-poms of Viburnum x bodnantense or the citrus perfumed tassels of Hamamelis.

plants will

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appreciate

Damage limitation is the key phrase for midwinter gardening.

Knock snow off hedges and evergreen shrubs before the weight breaks branches, ensure that any less hardy plants are protected with straw or horticultural fleece, and net

Most indoor

an occasional spray with tepid water

winter greens to keep the pigeons off.

Pond owners with fish should also ensure that they keep an opening in any ice that forms on the surface. Best methods include investing in a floating pond heater, or leaving a football or similar on the pond surface in cold spells and this can be removed if ice forms.

If there is no snow to clear, the fervent gardener in search of jobs can make a start on preparing the greenhouse and shed for the busy Spring months. Clean the windows, clear away dead plants and rubbish, sweep up and wash your seed trays and plant pots (some use the dishwasher for this!) as this will all help to protect your Spring plantings from pests and diseases.

Plants in the House We appreciate our houseplants more than ever in winter, but it is a tough time for them with the drying effects of central heating, and low light levels to contend with.

Most plants will appreciate an occasional spray with tepid water, and subjects such as indoor Azaleas and Winter Cherries need misting with water daily.

Poinsettias will continue to look bright and beautiful for longer if they are positioned in full sun but out of draughts and not allowed to stand in water.

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By contrast, females (known as redheads) are basically grey with a chocolate-brown head and white collar. A golden eye explains the name.

Active and wary, Goldeneyes dive frequently and spend much time under water. They fly fast and direct with deep wing beats and emit a loud whistling noise from their wings.

As Winter visitors from Scandinavia and the Continent, Goldeneyes concentrate on

Active and wary, Goldeneyes dive frequently and spend much time under water

lakes, reservoirs, rivers and sheltered coasts. Nearby places where they can be seen include Eccup Reservoir and Wheldrake Ings, south-east of York. A few breed in the Scottish Highlands where they use holes in trees.

Numbers have fallen in the last 30 years, but this could be explained in part by some birds not travelling as far as the UK given a run of milder Winters, though not the last two.

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The first fruit trees have been planted at Allerton Grange Fields, off Talbot Avenue, to create a new community orchard.

F r i en d s of A l l er t o n Grange Fields are working in partnership with the Roundhay Environmental Action Project (REAP) Gardening Group to create a community orchard at the six acre Allerton Grange Fields site.

Volunteers from FoAGF, REAP and the Police Community Support Officers from Roundhay Neighbourhood Policing Team all helped to plant the fruit trees, which included Discovery, Sunset

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and Lord Lambourne apples, Conference pears and Majorie’s Seedling plums.

The orchard is a key project for the Friends in its emerging ten year Greenspace Management Plan for Allerton Grange Fields, which is being developed

with Leeds City Councils Parks & Countryside service. It will help to encourage healthy eating, providing local people with an opportunity to pick free fruit and support a diverse range of wildlife on site. Other projects coming up at Allerton Grange Fields include the creation of edible flowerbeds.

The Friends are also working on an exciting project called ‘Turn Allerton Grange Fields Yellow’ where they are planting yellow flowers and plants in a series of formal flowerbeds along the length of the cycle path which connects Lidgett Lane with Talbot Avenue through Allerton Grange Fields.

This is in response to the Welcome to Yorkshire/RHS campaign to ‘Turn Yorkshire Yellow’ in honour of Tour de France 2014.

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The book explains how to take great shots of animals moving in water, on land and in the air, as well as less obvious plant movement. It is full of practical advice and technical photographic instruction, plus some stunning wildlife photography.

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SOUND & VISION That we’re

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BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR

Emma from

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STARRING: LEA SEYDOUX, ADELE EXARCHOPOLOS CERT: 18 - RUNNING TIME: 179 MINS Having won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and featured in the Official Selection at our very own Leeds International Film Festival, Blue Is the Warmest Colour has been the toast of the festival circuit this year and, as such, should be a frontrunner for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Oscars. Whether America is yet ready for the Academy to celebrate an explicit depiction of a same-sex relationship remains to be seen.

This epic love saga is powerful stuff. It is emotionally involving, beautiful yet gutwrenchingly heartbreaking and strikingly captures the overwhelming, all consuming passion of first love. It’s an enveloping film that draws you in to the world of the two young women at the story’s core and is made vibrantly alive by the supercharged chemistry and phenomenal performances by the two leads.

Oh, and as you may have heard, there’s some sex in it.

Quite a bit, actually. And, yeah, it’s pretty racy stuff. Certainly not one for the prudish or suitable cinema fare for those easily embarrassed. Suffice to say, probably not one to watch with your parents.

The story follows the arc of an intensely passionate and erotic love affair between the studious senior high schooler Adele, and the slightly older,

ice-cool, bohemian Emma, from the first intoxicating flush of new love to its distressing cataclysmic demise.

Adele, clearly in the throes of teenage grappling with an

largely due to the natural, open and unguarded performances of Exarchopolos and Seydoux

emerging identity, has a faltering fling with a boy at school. When blue-haired Emma appears in her life she arrives with the power of a lightning bolt and immediately she’s all Adele can think about, every fibre of her being consumed with desire for her. The first time Adele sees Emma is a striking love at first sight moment, her entire world seems to grind to a standstill and she can scarcely breathe.

It’s with beautifully realised and portrayed moments like this (and there are a few) that the film delivers a real gut-punch.

When Adele leaves her friend at a gay bar and follows a crowd to a lesbian hangout she is clearly in search of Emma, who she has glimpsed only once, her single-mindedness of purpose overriding her hesitation and reticence. During their first encounter it’s quickly apparent that the more confident, out-ofthe-closet Emma is also smitten.

The reason we’re emotionally engaged with Adele and Emma from the start is largely due to the natural, open and unguarded performances of

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Exarchopolos and Seydoux but also because they’re well written characters and it’s refreshing to see dialogue between two interesting, intelligent people, conversing the way real people talk.

Skipping ahead in time, we find Adele teaching kindergarten and Emma pursuing her career as a painter. The two seem comfortably settled into coupledom, but the cracks are beginning to show. The fact that Emma’s hair is no longer blue seems a bad omen. Adele feels isolated from Emma’s arty friends and, when she notices Emma’s attention to be elsewhere, entertains a tentative flirtation with a new male acquaintance. Detachment and distance have entered the picture and before long mistrust and betrayal. Soon there’s an explosive bust up - the shouted accusations and recriminations, the tearful denials and sobbed apologies and a violent and final tearing asunder, all rendered with such raw feeling it’s as if you’re going through a breakup yourself, after which you feel completely wrung out.

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relationship autopsies as Take This Waltz, Blue Valentine and even Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. What makes the film so captivating is the remarkably candid unvarnished humanity on show.

The superlative achievement of the lead actresses (particularly Exarchopolos who, as Adele is in virtually every scene) cannot be overstated and it’s worth noting that, for the first time in the festival’s history, the jury at Cannes felt compelled to award the Palme d’Or not only to film’s director but also the two stars.

Considering the film’s limited scope (intense scrutiny of a relationship over a few fleeting years) it remains compelling throughout its near three hour running time. It’s a film that sweeps you up just like that tingling, breathless rush of first love, it’s funny, it’s tragic, it’s beguiling and strange yet familiar and (there’s no way around it) it’s extremely sexy.

To watch Blue Is the Warmest Colour is to put yourself through the emotional mill but it’s all so exceptionally well done you’ll feel somehow richer for the experience in a cathartic kind of way.

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MIDDLEMAN - COUNTERSTEP

This latest album release from crowd-pleasing local stalwarts, Middleman, blasts out of the speakers hard and fast and makes a beeline for the dance floor dragging you along with it. It’s pretty full on from the get go with the prevailing M.O. seeming to be ‘Club Banger’ and the relentless, adrenalized rush of the tunes here make a convincing case.

The heavy stomp and chanting chorus of album opener, Helpless, sets the tone with its grinding buzzsaw guitars swathed in synthy sound effects and the robotically insistent beats showing the band to be leaning decisively toward the dancey end of the Indie-Rock spectrum. The stuttering bass drum intro to Blind Spot hints at a mellower groove before quickly building to a flat out pounding gallop.

This kind of Heavy Rock-Rap-Dance crossover stuff can be tricky to pull off.

Thankfully Middleman’s sound is more Rage Against the Machine meets The Prodigy than, say, Limp Bizkit meets Faithless (which would be atrocious) and their rhythmic inventiveness, multi-textured arrangements and canny production trickery keep things interesting.

Effects laden, layered sung melodic choruses act as a counterpoint to a southern-tinged MC vocal delivery that’s more Scroobius Pip than Mike Skinner. The recurrent lyrical themes of

disillusionment and scepticism are given a defiantly hard edge whether concerning relationship complications (Lifeline) or popcultural homogeny (Copy and Paste).

During the more highoctane moments on Counterstep (which, to be honest, is most of them) Middleman seem to be throwing everything including the kitchen sink at the track; there’s a multitude of electronica flourishes, bleeps, breaks, squealing synths, processed guitar and drum effects. It’s a sound that’s dense and intense and often there’s so much going on it’s almost too much to get your head around.

Yet, for all that, it never sounds overly cluttered or messy due to the sparklingly crisp production techniques and the band’s intuitive rhythmic communication.

Indeed, it’s frequently as though the entire group is operating as the rhythm section, it all comes down to the beats.

Taking in elements of Hip-Hop, Breakbeat and Trance with a touch of the ol’ Dubsteppy ‘wub wub’ and just a token nod in the direction of conventional guitar-led Indie, Counterstep surprisingly doesn’t overstretch itself but manages to tick many boxes. The album shows Middleman to be a dynamic and distinctive band and the complexity of the arrangements becomes more apparent with each listen. It’s certainly not messing about, it’s hard and heavy, sometimes wilfully abrasive, it’s dance music with smarts with soaring builds, slamming breaks and four-to-the-floor beats.

They came to get down. You dancin’?

Counterstep is out now, available in all good local independent record stores and the band’s website: www.middlemanband.co.uk

Alcoa Tue 7 Jan, The Packhorse, £8.80.

Progressive Hardcore/ Punk Matt Holborn Quartet

Sat 11 Jan, Headingley HEART, £6/ £8. Gypsy jazz standards and straight ahead jazz.

Sinfonia of Leeds Sat 11

Jan, 7.30pm St Edmund’s Church, Lidgett Pk Rd, Roundhay. Turina Danzas Fantasticas; Bruch Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4. Tickets: 224 3801, on door or sinfoniaofleeds.eventbrite. com

Lamb Of God Mon

13 Jan, O2 Academy, £23.50. US Metal band with influences of black, death & prog metal but with an intelligent & skilled touch not common to these genres.

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks Mon 13 Jan,

Brudenell Social Club, £19.25. Former front man with Pavement, Stephen Malkmus married melody to a fuzz box & gave birth to a thousand imitators

Neck Deep Tue 14 Jan,

Mairtin O’Connnor Band Fri 17 Jan, 7.30pm at

Victoria Hall, Saltaire, with Cathal Hayden + Seamie O’Dowd. One of only 2 gigs in UK, presented by Saltaire Live. Top quality Irish music. Tickets £14 from Jumbo.

Jacobean Ruff Fri 17

Jan at The Library. Folky Chamber-Pop in the vein of Mumford & Sons, Fleet Foxes & Laura Marling.

Quadrophenia Night: The Atlantics + DJ Drew Stansall Fri 17 Jan, O2 Academy. Club night, live gig, theme night & tribute to the iconic movie Quadrophenia!

Hannah Trigwell Sat 18

Jan, The Cockpit, £8.80.

Combining a unique voice with emotional lyrics which capture a youthful yearning.

E.S.G. Sat 18 Jan,

Brudenell Social Club, £22.

Since their inception, ESG have affected post-punk, no wave, dance-punk, hip-hop, & various styles of dance music such as house.

Deer Tick Tue 21 Jan,

The Cockpit, £6.60. A five piece pop-punk band from Wales.

Brudenell Social Club.

American indie/folk/rock band, unpredictable & dazzling in equal measure.

This Wild Life Wed 15

The Blackout Tues.

Bilge Pump Thu 16 Jan,

Adam Green Wed 22 Jan, The Wardrobe, £12.65. Laconic Anti-Folk troubadour.

Jan, The Packhorse, £8.80.

Alternative duo influenced

by Dashboard Confessional & City & Colour.

Brudenell Social Club, £5.

Organised noise, full of angular, abstract rhythms & frequent time changes.

21 Jan at Cockpit £12.

Screamo-Hardcore.

12 Dirty Bullets Fri 24 Jan, The Cockpit, £9. Firey, young, swaggering band

from London.

Los Camaradas Fri 24

Jan Headingley HEART, £6/ £8.20+ salsa band with vocals, horns & latin percussion section. Salsa, mambo, boogaloo, cumbia & cha-cha-cha

ALASKA Fri 24 Jan,

Bay Horse, Parkside Rd. Meanwood, free. Energetic, skewed, psychey, surf-pop.

Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip Fri 24 Jan,

Leeds University Union, £13.75. Hip-Hop/electro duo mix coolness, humour & wry commentary with some highly original material.

City & Colour Sat 25

Jan, O2 Academy, £27.50

Hookworms Sat 25 Jan,

Wharf Chambers, £6. Local breakout Psych-Rock act.

Think long, long jams, grounded in head-bobbing grooves,

Del Amitri Mon 27 Jan,

O2 Academy, £38.50. “The A to Z of Us will take a retrospective sweep of our entire output, from indie art-pop through folk-tinged balladry to hairy Brit-rock chuggery”, says front man Justin Currie.

MMX Mon 27 Jan,

The Wave Pictures

Wed 29 Jan, Brudenell Social Club, £9. Think early Pavement, Galaxie 500, The Pastels, Jonathan Richman.

Matthew & The Atlas

Wed 29 Jan, Nation Of Shopkeepers, £6.05. Folk band with a sound that combines woozy, daydreaming California with a muscular updating of English pastoral folk.

Kamalbir Singh Thurs 30 Jan, 7.30pm Seven Arts.

Violinist, ghazal singer, composer, with table player Shahbaz Hussein.

South Asian Arts.

The Petty Heartbreakers Thurs 30

Jan, New Roscoe, £5. Tom Petty cover band

We Are The In Crowd

Thurs 30 Jan, The Cockpit, £13.20. US Pop-Punk outfit.

Leeds Bluegrass Club

Fri 31 Jan, from 8.30pm at The Grove Inn, Back Row, Holbeck (off Water Lane).

Live, acoustic, Americana roots/ Bluegrass, Country.

Musicians welcome. £3.

Details: John 267 0761, Kevin 267 7040

Inter-Celtic Musical Evening Fri 31 Jan,

Brudenell Social Club, £6.60. Rock band formed from the ashes of Francesqa. Lindi

Inkwell, £6/5. Celebrating musical crossover between Scotland, Brittany & Ireland., info@irisharts. org.uk

Ortega Tue 28 Jan, The Wardrobe, £11. Canadian singer-songwriter with a distinctive blend of Americana & alt-country folk.

Kylesa Fri 31 Jan, Brudenell Social Club, £13.20. Avant-garde experimentalism, dirty, sludgy riffs & raw, impassioned, gruff vocals.

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HEALTH & FITNESS

The Hunt is on for Leeds’ Largest Loser

Moortown WI wanted to try something new and jumped at the chance to try Pilates. There was some trepidation as there wasn’t a jam jar, cake or a set of knitting needles in sight! Members were stretched out, sprung up and worked out!

“Everyone can benefit from Pilates”, said Kath Nisbet, co-director of the Kirkstall studio. “It was great fun to have the WI here and introduce them to some of our stateof-the-art equipment that helped them stretch parts of their bodies they may have forgotten they had! This equipment allows us to adapt exercises to gain maximum benefits for each individual.”

Pilates can truly reach all members of the community and, because it is so adaptable, it can benefit a huge variety of people, including those with arthritis and osteoporosis, cancer and stroke survivors, wheelchair users, pregnant women, and many more.

“The equipment is what sets Leeds Pilates Place apart”, said Claire Sparrow, codirector. “There are literally no exclusions or excuses! This weird and wonderful looking

equipment may look more like something you would find in a torture chamber, but it has quite the opposite effect. It supports, assists and guides the body using a series of moving parts, springs and pulleys, teaching the body how to move more efficiently.

It improves posture, strength and tone, reduces pain and improves functional activities, sports and life.”

Leeds Pilates Place offers a range of classes at its Kirkstall studio and at schools in Weetwood, Chapel Allerton and Moortown. The studio also hosts training and professional development for teachers.

Leeds Pilates Place, Chantry House, Victoria Road, Kirkstall, LS5 3JB 0113 225 0791, info@leedspilatesplace. co.uk

Every January thousands of people pledge to lose weight and get fit and Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice is setting out to help people achieve this elusive goal through their Leeds’ Largest Loser fundraising campaign.

Over 10 weeks a group of 60 fat fighters of all ages and fitness levels will be challenged to lose as much weight as possible whilst raising vital funds for the hospice.

Wheatfields has teamed up with six gyms – Cookridge Hall, Xercise4Less, TruGym, The Village, Club Energy, and John Smeaton Leisure Centre – who have all agreed to provide free gym memberships for the participants, as well as expert advice and motivation.

Last year’s winner, Mark Higggins from West Park, went from 19st 4lbs to an incredible 15st 10lbs, losing an astonishing 19% of his body weight in just 10 weeks. “The challenge was a great motivator for me, as well as knowing I was doing it for such a great cause”, said Mark. “It really kick-started a new, healthier lifestyle.”

Mark was part of the Cookridge Hall winning team.

Together nine team members lost just underf 15st and raised over £3,000 for the hospice.

“Over the years people have raised thousands of pounds for us through sponsored slims”, said Joseph Clark-Bland a fundraiser at Wheatfields. “Leeds Largest Loser is going one step further - bringing people together with a common aim and helping them to succeed.”

You can register for Leeds Largest Loser online at www. sueryder.org/leedslargestloser or by calling 0113 203 3338.

Entry is £50, with a fundraising target of £200, and includes gym membership, weekly classes, and expert advice and motivation.

The first five people to call the fundraising office and quote “I want to be Leeds Largest Loser” will get half price entry.

“In 10 sessions you will feel the difference, in 20 sessions you will see the difference and in 30 sessions you will have a whole new body.” Joseph Pilates

up to

50% OFF

“Pilates makes me feel younger, look better and has given me a new (pain free) lease of life.”

Sarah Miller – aged 50

usual studio prices

THE NEW YEAR…NEW YOU CHALLENGE Let Leeds Pilates Place help you achieve your New Year goal of getting a whole new body! We have classes and prices accessible to everyone.

• Transform your body shape, posture and general health • Reduce back, shoulder and neck pain • Improve sporting techniques & prevent injury • Fun, sociable, relaxing and invigorating classes • Accessible for every budget • No previous pilates experience needed

0113 225 0791

www.leedspilatesplace.co.uk • info@leedspilatesplace.co.uk

zest4life

Patrick Holford’s

nutrition & weightloss

20 volunteers needed for a FREE Diet Trial • Have a minimum of 10lbs excess weight to lose?

• Prepared to commit to attending a 4 week programme?

This diet trial is starting soon in this area. To apply for a place, or to attend one of our free seminars, please contact: Sharon Sawyer, zest4life Health & Weightloss Coach sdsawyer@talktalk.net

07720 891 403

Exercise can be fun!

Physical activity is often framed in a super serious way. Lack of it can lead to all sorts of health problems and if you think about it too much, it can overwhelm you into not ever bothering to start. But let’s throw this crazy idea out there – what if exercise was actually fun?! Yes, believe it or not, it’s OK to have a laugh while you work out.

Move More!

It’s that time of year again! Once the good china has been packed up post-Christmas, we reflect, often in horror, on exactly how much we ate and how little we got off the couch over the holiday season. You may be feeling, for want of a better word, a bit ‘blah’. And, deep down in your soul, you know that moving around will make you feel better, but you have awful memories of school P.E. and made up your mind years ago that exercise just wasn’t for you. Nonsense, we say! Exercise is for everyone and you can absolutely make this the year you discover which form of it is for you.

And, you don’t have to sign up to a gym – just focus on moving more. How you choose to move is up to you. Why do we think we can’t use the monkey bars at the playground once we pass a certain age? Playgrounds are for everyone and it’s high time we all channeled our inner child a bit and fooled around on the monkey bars if we so choose. It’s fun but it’s also a great upper body workout – throw some leg raises in there while you’re hanging from the bar and you’re doing wonders for your core too. See, do that a couple of times a week and you’ll feel like you’re just larking about at the park, but you’re actually getting a quality workout in too.

Monitor your movement If you received some money over Christmas, how about investing in a Nike Fuelband or a Jawbone UP? These are both wristbands that track your activity so you get a better idea of exactly how much you’re moving. You can set yourself targets for the day and track everything with a phone app. They’re a really great motivator and help you appreciate that all movement is good movement. Suddenly, you’ll be volunteering to go to the shop when you see how many points a brisk walk there can clock up on your wristband. Admittedly, if you’re going there to buy chocolate, it does somewhat defeat the purpose.

By introducing regular exercise and modifying your diet, you can measurably improve fitness, increase your energy and help make 2014 a fabulous year!” -Patrick Douglas, Personal Trainer

Carnegie Junior Sports Programme Available to all ages and abilities Sports currently in the Programme: • • • • •

Basketball Netball Squash Swimming lessons Tennis

New to 2014 • • • •

American Football Indoor Athletics Lacrosse Table Tennis

We do also offer an extensive Adult sport Rackets programme, and from January we will also be offering an open age wheel chair Tennis programme.

For more information please go to our website www.leedsmet.ac.uk/Sport then click on Junior Sport

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Make a fitness pact Perhaps you can persuade a few people at your office to sign up for a 5K or 10K, then you’ve got some people to go on training runs with. Maybe you could make a collective pact with your colleagues in the office where everyone has to down tools, get away from their desks, and move around for at least 30 minutes a day.

In Russia recently, they introduced a scheme whereby if you do thirty squats at the ticket booth you get a free subway ride! What a great way to get people moving.

We’d certainly bust out a few squats to get something free in return! It’s a total win-win. It’d be great to see some businesses introduce something similar here.

A free coffee at your local café if you do twenty star jumps perhaps?

Do something you enjoy Exercise doesn’t have to be all formal and serious. Finding a high energy class you like to do with friends, setting yourself a target to be able to carry some heavy bags a little further each week, having a kick about in the park with your kids – all these things count.

Check out your local leisure centres like Holt Park Active, Kirkstall and Scott Hall Leisure Centres – they have a huge variety of classes and sport available. And, you’d be amazed at the range of classes at various church halls – from dance to yoga and Pilates.

Running, badminton, tennis, table tennis, cycling and walking clubs welcome new members at all levels of fitness. Admit it, you’re running out of excuses!

So, how will you move more this year?

For more fitness motivation, check out www.spikesandheels.com

Be Pretty On Rest Days – The Badass Woman’s Guide to Running An E-book that guides you through your first tentative steps into becoming a running goddess!

Available on www.spikesandheels.com

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HEALTH & FITNESS

Do Something Exciting in 2014 and Help Change Lives Did you know that the average length of time a person sticks with their New Year’s resolution is only about six weeks?

St Gemma’s Hospice would like to help you make exciting and achievable resolutions that will keep you motivated all year round. Whether it’s that half marathon you’ve always wanted to run, a skydive you’ve only ever dreamt of, or a once in a lifetime trip to Peru to trek the Inca Trail, they can provide that extra impetus to make it happen!

Not only will you have a goal to aim for throughout the year, you will create fabulous memories and raise money for a great cause at the heart of the Leeds community. St Gemma’s has dozens of challenges, trips, runs and even walks that are all planned out for you. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t done anything like it before, or if you aren’t very fit, they will help you achieve your dreams, and in turn you can help make their dreams a reality.

Whatever your choice you are guaranteed support throughout.

For full details of all St Gemmas challenges contact challenges@st-gemma.co.uk or visit www.st-gemma.co.uk

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YOUNGER LIFE

Kerr Mackie Primary Win Athletics Competition Kerr Mackie Primary School, Gledhow Lane, Roundhay, was celebrating recently when its Year 6 Athletics Team won the North East Leeds Athletics Plate Final at Roundhay School.

The team, made up of

Opera North recently approached the Froebelian School in Horsforth to ask if its choir could help with their auditions for a new musical director.

This was an amazing opportunity for all the Year 5 and 6 children involved. Three prospective musical directors worked with the choir as part of their audition, giving the children a taste of what it’s like to work with top professionals.

This is not the first time Froebelian School has worked with Opera North, the school helped when Opera North launched their children’s choir a few year’s ago.

“This was a huge honour for the school and we are delighted to have been asked”, said music teacher, Mrs Cockshott. “It was a great opportunity for the children and a fantastic learning experience.”

Opera North’s work with schools covers the whole of

the North. They offer a series of tailor-made workshops and teacher training activity aimed at encouraging schools to attend Opera North performances and bring opera into the classroom.

“Our work with young people shows a clear pathway of progression from Early Years, through family workshops, out of school activities, vocal ensembles, and a dedicated programme of training for new and emerging artists”, said Rebecca Walsh, head of education. “We regularly commission small-scale operatic works for family audiences to extend our artistic reach and enable people of all ages and backgrounds to experience highquality performance.”

nine boys and eleven girls, did brilliantly – taking on a variety of track and field events, including relay and obstacle races, javelin throwing and high jump.

They won by a whole six points, beating Shakespeare,

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Woodlands and St Urbans schools. They are now

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which take place in January

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GSAL Golfers Selected to Play for England!

Two students from The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) will soon be swinging into action for their country.

Kirsty Beckwith (Lower Sixth), a member of Alwoodley Golf Club, and Will Eardley (Year 9), a member of Pannal Golf Club, have both previously

represented Yorkshire and were invited to apply for England as a result of their performances for their county.

This is Kirsty’s second year in the England under 16 squad, following a successful season in which she won the northern girls’ championship and the England county championship.

Will took up golf at the age of eight and was successful at his first trial for England, earning

selection for the under 16 squad at 13. His highlights this year included tying for second place at the Scottish under 14 boys’ open stroke play championships, and winning for Yorkshire against Lancashire in both his team and individual matches.

And….Meet Our Eight Legged Friend!

Pupils from Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School in Moortown were recently given the opportunity to see the work undertaken on a daily basis at Roundhay Park, and to contribute to key decisions made on the day.

Following a tour, during which the children could put forward their ideas on possible improvements, they visited the award-winning Chelsea Gardens.

After helping the gardeners there with the maintenance of the display, they went on to Tropical World, where they worked closely with the keepers to ensure all the animals were looked after correctly. Included in this was cleaning out the enclosures and feeding the animals. They also met some of the scariest inhabitants,

Pictured: Front: Damian Robinson, Daisy Weekes, Jessica Hernandez, Grace O’Brien & Tropical World keeper Steve Dickie. Back: Rob Driver (LCC education officer), Harry Fox & CY Importio

including a huge tarantula!

This was all part of ‘Takeover Day’ – a national initiative organised every year by the Children’s Commissioner for England. However Leeds decided to take things a bit further and held a ‘Takeover month’ throughout November.

“The takeover days are always a great learning experience”, said Councillor Mark Dobson. “It was fantastic that six pupils from Immaculate Heart of Mary were able join in the work and decisions undertaken at Roundhay Park and Tropical World.

“It was very interesting to hear the perspectives, thoughts and ideas of our young people about the park and how it might be improved.”

COMMUNITY NOTICES

COMMUNITYNOTICES ACTIVE

Like to Walk? Join a group

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.

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.alwoodley communityassociation.co.uk

Alwoodley Martial Arts Club – Karate Jutsu. Wed

6 – 7.30pm at Alwoodley Community Association, The Avenue LS17 7NZ. Family Karate. Free trial lesson.

Details: 07729 392 546 8ightball59@gmail.com

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, www. leedsnaturistgroup.com

Leeds Tai Chi Academy

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

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 &

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

Scottish Country Dance Classes Thurs 7.30 – 10pm at Lidgett Park Methodist Church, Lidgett Place. All welcome. First class free.

Good company, good music & good exercise. Details:

Irene 263 1310, glyn.cup@ virginmedia.com

Wed 5.45pm, Meanwood Workingmen’s Club, Stonegate Rd. Beginners welcome. Details: 07890

St Chad’s Broomfield Cricket Club The club plays

Moortown Rugby Union Respect, teamwork,

Paul 07795 154444, www. stchadscc.com

398968

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

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.

in Headingley & runs 5 senior & 5 junior teams. Looking for new players. Winter indoor nets start shortly. Details:

Walkabout! Alwoodleybased 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 at The Community Hall, The Avenue, Alwoodley, LS17 2NZ. Practical meetings, workshops, demonstrations & talks.

New members of all abilities welcome. Details: 2251546,

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

Chinese Brush Painters Society Sun 12 Jan, 10am

- 4pm, Pool-in-Wharfedale Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane. Workshop with Nick Hornigold on ‘Buildings & boats in the landscape’. Sat 25 Jan: Anne Allan on how to paint flowers with a bird in the meticulous style. New members welcome.

Details: Anne Allan 01422 368482, mail@cbpsyorks. co.uk

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 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

Oakwood Farmers’ Market 3rd Sat of month,

9am – 12.30pm at Oakwood Clock.

info@5dpublicity.com, www. alwoodleyartgroup-leeds. com

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COMMUNITY NOTICES

50 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, Pool. All welcome. Details: 391 0403,

www.alwoodleymc.org.uk.

Bridge For All! Leeds Bridge Club, Stonegate Rd, Moortown A friendly bridge club offering Bridge five nights a week for experienced players. No partner needed on Tues & Thurs. Lessons for all levels from beginners upwards. Details: Anne 203 7821, www.leedsbridgeclub. com

Friends of Allerton Grange Fields Friendly

group of volunteers working to maintain & enhance Allerton Grange Fields off Lidgett Lane, LS17. New volunteers welcome. Details:

foagf@outlook.com, www. friendsallertongrange.org

Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Group

A voluntary group focusing 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

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 10 Jan, 1.30pm in café of West Yorkshire Playhouse.

Participants bring short pieces of their own writing for discussion. Details:

humanwritesinleeds. wordpress.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 Mon 13 Jan, 7.30pm

at Headingley St Columba’s URC. Illustrated talk – Alan Deighton, former lecturer in German, explores national anthems in the German language over the last two centuries.

Leeds Caledonians Annual Burns’ Dinner

Sat 25 Jan at Castle Grove, Far Headingley, LS6 4BP. Tickets £27.50 from Society’s President. Details 01405

860165

Leeds Cat Rescue is run by a group of cat loving volunteers who rehabilitate 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

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, Thurs 1.30 - 3.45pm from 30 Sept. Improvers: Tues 12.45 – 3pm, Thurs 7 - 9.15pm, Fri 10 – 12.15pm, Fri 7 – 9.15pm from 1 Oct.

Details: Gill Copeland 225 7237, www.leedsbridgeclub. com

Leeds Feline Friends Can

you give a rescue cat a safe & loving home well away from a busy road? Details: 216 0593,

mail@leedsfelinefriends.org. uk, www.leedsfelinefriends. org.uk

Leeds Hospital Alert

Small group campaigning for preservation of the NHS. Meets Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6.

Upcoming meetings: Tues 14 Jan, Thurs 13 Feb, Tues 18 March. Details: Beatrice

Rogers 278 5495, info@ leedshospitalalert.org.uk

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 most Tues,

7.30pm in St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd, LS8. (no meetings 24 or 31 Dec). Details: www.lps1852.

co.uk & facebook

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: 266 2310

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, moortown communitygroup@hotmail. co.uk, www.moortown communitygroup.co.uk

National Trust in Leeds

meets monthly at St. Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley. 10 Jan: New Year lunch at Castle Grove; 14 Jan: Talk ‘Whatever happened to the Ridings’. New members welcome. Details: Pam 258

8178

North Leeds History Group meets Mon, 1 – 3pm

at Moor Allerton Library.

Friendly, informal group.

In 2013/14 they will be examining the history of Medieval Britain, with reflections on the modern world. Just £2 incl. refreshments. New members welcome. Details: 225 6405

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. Thurs 9 Jan, 8pm

Over 20 special interest groups & fortnightly talks on various topics, held at Moor Allerton Sports & Social Club.

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

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 meets Wed, 5.45 –

Shadwell Methodist Church, Main St, Shadwell, monthly Guest Speaker evening ‘REAP – Roundhay Enironmental Action Project’. Meet people & access expert advice. £2 non-members. New members welcome. Details: Susan 273

7.15pm downstairs in the Lord Darcy, Harrogate Rd. Friendly group of all ages & abilities, singing pops, standards, shows songs.

Currently working towards busy pre-Christmas calendar of gigs. New members welcome - why not give them a try? Details: Jean 0785

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Everyone welcome. Meet outside Dexter Pub 10am – 12 noon. No experience necessary. Lunch & a chat at the pub from 12.30pm. New

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Leeds Folk Fiddle Group rehearses Thurs,

website: slaidhillinbloom.org

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

U3A Leeds is a friendly, lively organisation for anyone no longer in full time work.

7pm at 1 St Mark’s Ave, Leeds. Fiddle players of all standards welcome.

Friendly, supportive & informal environment. Wide repertoire, enthusiastic players. Play at charity events. Details: Iveta 07546

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Guitar for Beginners

Mon 4pm (ages 7-12), 4.45 – 5.45 (13+). £3. Northcall Community Centre, Cranmer Bank LS17. Details: 268 9993

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COMMUNITY NOTICES

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Confident sightreader?

Like to sing renaissance & contemporary music in a small friendly choir? LGS welcomes new members in all voice groups, especially tenors & basses. Rehearsals Tues 7.30 – 9.30pm at Leeds University.

Details: secretary@ leedsguildofsingers.org.uk

Matinee Band Friendly,

supportive, instrumental group playing eclectic mix of music looking for new members, any instrument.

Reading ability desirable but not essential. Meet Thurs 2 – 3.30pm at Quaker Meeting House, 136 Street Lane LS8. £5 per session. Details:

martinonline@ntlworld.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

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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

Roundhay Music Music tuition for any age, standard, instrument or style. Oneto-one, ensembles & accompaniment sessions.

GCSE & A-Level tuition.

Classes for 0-5 year olds.

Tutors possess Enhanced DBS Certificates. Details:

269 7754, enquiries@ roundhaymusic.org, www. roundhaymusic.org

Roundhay Ukulele Group Meets Wed 8 – 9.30pm at Terry Yorath House,

18 Devonshire Close, LS8. Strum & sing your favourite songs (from Rock to Pop) on the Ukulele!

All abilities welcome. £6 per session. Details: jen@

bighooha.co.uk, www. roundhayukulelegroup. wordpress.com & on facebook

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 much needed funds for your charity. 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

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

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Yorkshire Clarinet Ensemble Rehearses alt

Wed, 8 – 9.45pm (term time) at HEART, Bennett Rd, Headingley. For players of Grade 5+ standard. New players welcome. Details:

Deborah Pennington 07910 414586, mpenn.dpenn@ ntlworld.com

SENIORS Chapel Allerton Good Neighbours (CAGN)

welcomes local seniors on 1st Tues every month, 2pm at Chapel Allerton Methodist Centre. Interesting speakers, refreshments & laughter.

Details: Daisy 887 3597

Chapel Allerton Town St Lunch Club Tues 12.15

– 1.45pm in the Methodist Centre. Hot Meal £4, friendship & chat. Transport can be provided. Volunteers welcome. Details: Vivienne

& Paul 268 2513, Jenny & David 266 1502, or paul_ chaplin@hotmail.com

Craft Club Thurs, 2.15 –

4pm at Stainbeck Church, Stainbeck Rd, LS7. Informal group for all crafting abilities & interests. Join in group activities or bring your own along. All welcome. Donation to cover materials welcome.

Details: 393 0600, www. interact.uk.net

Community Action for Roundhay Elders (CARE)

welcomes people over 60 Thurs 1.30 - 3.30pm at Brackenwood Community Centre for Social activities, friendship & trips. Details:

Fiona 07736 825382

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

Lunch Club & Over 55s Club Wed 12 – 3pm. Two

course meal £3.50 followed by fun activities. Northcall Community Centre, Cranmer Bank, Leeds LS17. Details:

268 9993

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 65s who would like to make new friends & take part in wide range of activities.

Fortnightly optional chairbased exercise class. £1.50.

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

SPIRITUAL Christian Science Church

Sunday Services & Sunday School 11am. Testimony Meeting 1st Wed 8pm.

Devonshire Ave. (next to Texaco petrol station) off Street Lane LS8. Bible based, Everyone welcome.

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

Kagyu Buddhist Group

Tues, 7.30pm Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2. Dropin meditation class practising calm-abiding, reflective meditation suitable for all. £4. Details: 01282 841570,

yorkshire@dechen.org, www.dechen.org

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

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

Range of toddler, children’s, youth, house groups & senior projects run through week.

Details: 269 3750, www. moortownbaptistchurch. org.uk

Natural Healing Centre

Healing offered Thurs by members of NFSH The Healing Trust. 7pm - 8.30pm at The Friend’s Meeting House, 136 Street Lane, Roundhay, Leeds LS8.

Details: 07949 972690, www. leedshealingcentre.org

Roundhay Evangelical Church Roundhay

Parochial Hall, Fitzroy Dr (near Oakwood Clock).

Sundays 10.30am & 6.30pm.

Friendly, informal & biblecentred. All welcome.

Details: www.roundhay evangelicalchurch.com

St John’s Church,

Moortown Sunday Services 8am, 10am & 6.30pm at the junction of Harrogate Rd & Ring Rd, LS17 7BZ. Everyone welcome. Details: www.

stjohnsmoorallerton.org

Stainbeck United Reformed Church

Stainbeck Rd. Sunday Worship 10.45am - family worship & Sunday Club followed by refreshments.

Communion 2nd Sunday.

Praise & reflection: Thurs 7.30 – 8pm.

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

Weekly Buddhist Meditation Classes 7.30

- 9.30pm in Oakwood (Tue), Leeds City Centre (Wed) & Horsforth (Thur).

Details: 265 2118, info@ meditationinleeds.org www. meditationinleeds.org

SUPPORT Arthritis Care Leeds

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

COMMUNITY NOTICES

54 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

Fri 31 Jan, 7pm at The Fisherman’s Wife (Bryan’s), Weetwood Lane, LS16.

Gluten-free Fish ‘n’ Chip social event. Details: Sandra

McLean 07711 768 850, sandra.mclean@btinternet. com

Leeds Multiple Sclerosis Society uses Armley

Leisure Centre for activity classes (transport available).

MS Chat is held every two weeks. The Leeds society has over 300 members & new members are very welcome.

Details: Help Line: 0808 800 8000

Leeds Samaritans

Confidential, nonjudgemental 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

Leeds Weekend Care Association (LWCA)

provides respite care to families with children who have complex care needs via weekend playgroups, trips for teens & one-to-one home based care. Looking for people to volunteer to join their Management Committee as Trustees.

Details: 216 5133, angela. roberts@lwca.co.uk

Marigold Wellbeing Centre (formerly Yorkshire

Cancer Help Centre) is at the Day Therapy Centre, St Michael’s Hospice, Harrogate, two Saturdays a month. Support for people

with cancer & other chronic conditions. Details: Karen

01937 573166, or John & Ann 274 9074. www. marigoldwellbeingcentre. org.uk

Overeaters Anonymous Weds 6.30pm at Roundhay Friends Meeting House. All welcome. Details: 07981

940603, www.oagb.org.uk

The Owls New citywide informal child minding 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

by Parkinson’s. Exercise classes in Otley, Horsforth, Moortown. Details: Linda

Thompson, 01943 461640

Wharfedale General Hospital Cardiac Club

(affiliated with British Heart Foundation) is open to former cardiac patients & their partners. Opportunity to take part in exercise classes under supervision of qualified instructors. Meets Mon, Wed & Thurs at Wharfedale General Hospital. £3. Details:

Clive Wilkinson 267 1721

TALKS & DISCUSSIONS ‘George Corson in Roundhay’ Tues 21 Jan,

CAMRA. Organised by The Victorian Society. Free but donations welcome.

Leeds Astronomical Society meets 2nd Wed

of month with a guest speaker presentation & regular telescope nights at Quaker Friends Meeting House, Woodhouse Lane, LS2. Visitors welcome, first visit free. Details: info@

Section) Sat 11 Jan, 11am at 23 Clarendon Rd, Leeds, a lecture entitled ‘Holbeck Cemetery’ by John & Eve Tidswell. Free drop-in sessions Tues 2 - 4 pm for anyone needing help with family history research.

Details: Mrs J. Butler 263 9540

leedsastronomy.org.uk, www.leedsastronomy.org.uk

WOMEN’S GROUPS

Leeds Geological Association Thurs 30

fun women’s group for all ages. Visitors welcome (£3).

Annual membership £33.

Details: chapelpiewi@gmail. com, www.chapelpiewi.com, Facebook at Chapel Pie WI.

Jan, 7.15pm in Conference Auditorium 2, University of Leeds (rear of Sports Centre).

Lecture: ‘The Dent marble industry’ by Bill Fraser, Leeds Geological Association.

Visitors welcome. Details:

www.leedsga.org.uk

Leeds RSPB Group

Weds 15 Jan, 7.30pm at Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane - AGM followed by illustrated talk by Steven Rutherford ‘A Year as a Naturalist’, visiting familiar & less well known areas rich in wildlife. All welcome.

Details: rspbleeds@ googlemail.com

MICA (Meetings in Chapel

Allerton) First Wed of month – interesting, inspiring & motivational talks in the area of personal development, providing you with ideas to apply to your daily life & help motivate you. Details:

7pm at the Education Centre, next to The Mansion. A talk by architectural historian Susan Wrathmell hosted

by Friends of Roundhay Park. Corson was one of Leeds most prominent architects (Leeds Grand Theatre, Central Library and Art Gallery). He won a competition to landscape the park in 1873. £3 members/£5 non members.

r.herbert@see.leeds.ac.uk, http://tinyurl.com/rmetsyc

Historic Pub Interiors

Talking Allowed in Leeds

Thurs 16 Jan, 7.30pm at The Leeds Club, 3 Albion Pl. LS1.

A talk by Geoff Brandwood, author of best-selling book on pub interiors of outstanding historic interest, published by

Yorkshire Archaeological Society (Family History

mikefm100@gmail.com

Royal Meteorological Society Monthly informal

talks on all aspects of weather & climate at School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds. Tues 14 Jan: PhD Research Showcase.

Free & open to all. Details:

(TAIL) meets Mon 20 Jan, 1.45pm at Veritas, 43 Great George St. Topic: Do we need national borders? Details:

talkingallowedinleeds. wordpress.com

Chapel Pie WI Friendly,

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.

Roundhay WI meets monthly & also runs a wide range of social groups, activities & outings. Join them on 2nd Thurs, 7.15pm at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Shaftesbury Ave LS8. Details: 266 5648, wiroundhay@ gmail.com

Soroptimist International

Meet 2nd Mon, 7pm at Weetwood Hall. All ladies welcome. Details: www.sigbi.

org/leeds

University of Leeds Ladies’ Club welcomes

women connected to the Uni as either serving or former staff members, partners of staff, or grads. Regular events. Details: uleedslc@

gmail.com

White Rose Ladies Speakers Club meets 2nd

& 4th Mon, 7.15pm Farsley Library, Old Rd, Farsley, LS28. A friendly environment in which to improve your speaking skills. Details:

Pauline Neale, 269 3542, pauline.neale@ntlworld. com, www.the-asc.org.uk

Darling Roses WI Crafty

Retreat Sat 28 Dec, 11am – 2pm St John’s Church Hall, Harrogate Rd. LS17. Festive refreshments. Sat 25 Jan: Pilates & Poems 11am – 3pm at Leeds Pilates Place, Chantry House, Victoria Rd, Kirkstall LS5. Details

- Debbie 0797 0617937 debbie@darlingroseswi.org

YOUNGER LIFE 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 7759, www.leedsjuniorchess.org.uk

Youth Club Mon in term

time. Ages 8 – 12: 7 – 8.30pm; ages 13+: 7 – 9pm.

Stainbeck Church, Stainbeck Rd. LS7. Games, crafts, table tennis, pool, PS3, Wii, events.

Details: 393 0600, www. interact.uk.net

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: 7thmoora

llertonbrownies@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

RJC Dance Gymnastics

For Young People Tues 3.45 – 4.45pm (ages 6-10); 4.45 – 5.45pm (age 11+) at the Mandela Centre, Chapeltown Rd. LS7. All abilities welcome. £4. Details: 239

2040, stef@rjcdance.org.uk

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 Don’t Act Your Age A

social improvisation drama group for the over 50s meets at Seven Arts, Harrogate Rd, Chapel Allerton on Tues 10.45am – 12.45pm.

All welcome. Details: Ron

Wiener 266 7722

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

Lipreading Classes

Wed & Thurs, 1 – 3pm at DALES (Deaf Across Leeds Enablement Service) Minerva House, East Parade Leeds.

For anyone with hearing loss. £3 per 2 hour session.

New class Leeds Civic Hall Wed pm. Details: Susan

Lee 07910 831646, susan@ susanleelipreading.com

Yorkshire Animal Shelter Many cats & kittens

desperate for new homes!

Donations always welcome.

Details: 07968 817803, www. yorkshireanimalshelter. org.uk

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