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Dear Readers,

That festive season is creeping up on us rapidly and people are planning various celebrations and special treats. We make a few suggestions as to where you can indulge your inner gourmand and find great gifts for the foodie in your life.

We also take in a Roller Derby with Leeds Roller Dolls – if you are looking for excitement, this is it! Leeds International Film Fest is back with a great programme; Northern Ballet is winning awards again; St Gemma’s gears up for its annual Santa Dash through the streets of Leeds; and Leeds Rowing Club gets a fantastic new boathouse.

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The 28th Leeds International Film Festival Once again LIFF features the best new and classic cinema from around the world.

Leeds Roller Dolls Roller Derby is fast, furious, and wildly exciting and Leeds Roller Dolls are now skating into the international competitive arena.

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There’s a new music festival – High and Lonesome – celebrating the influence of Americana in modern music; and The Leeds Gathering, the annual celebration of Irish arts and culture returns with another great line-up. Plus there is lots of other interesting news and events for you to read about.

The deadline for all your December news is 1st November (7th November for advertising) and for the January edition, if you could get things to us a little earlier that would be fantastic – 26th November for news and notices and 1st December for advertising.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards, Carole, Jack and the team.

14 Great Shows for Christmas Christmas is the time of year when families incorporate a trip to the theatre into their seasonal celebrations and this year you have some great choices.

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It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to food! Don’t settle for the run of the mill. Seek out new experiences and taste sensations.

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Following the success of their September Vintage Fair, St Gemma’s Hospice has planned another superb vintage indulgence for Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November,

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here will be even more special features. The Vintage Tea Rooms will have an increased selection of teas and sweet treats, and will be serving full afternoon tea in the bistro. If you’re looking for interesting items of furniture, you’ll find plenty to choose from – including up-cycled furniture from St Gemma’s Shops, with 100% of proceeds going directly to St Gemma’s.

Once again, on Saturday morning, BBC Radio Leeds Auctioneer, Gary Don, will be on hand to provide antique valuations – a perfect opportunity to dust off your items in the attic and find out if you’ve been hoarding trash or treasure!

There will be live music all weekend, including from the wonderful After Hours Rauchestra, a traditional jazz and swing band bringing the sounds of the roaring

There will be live music all weekend

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For those that love fixing-up old clothes, visit their up-cycling guru and learn some simple sewing techniques that will bring new life into your wardrobe. There’ll also be a special selection of wedding dresses and outfits where you could find that one-of-a-kind dress with a retro edge, or one you could tweak and really make uniquely yours.

An original, vintage Brum Pedal Car will also be on show, giving many the opportunity to relive memories of this British children’s superhero rescue television series.

For further details, contact 0113 218 5580, daniellel@st-gemma. co.uk, or visit www.st-gemma.co.uk/ vintagefair

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CHARLES TURNER THACKRAH (1795-1833) DOCTOR, RESEARCHER, REFORMER

‘The employment of young children in any labour is wrong’. So wrote Charles Turner Thackrah at a time when thousands of children in Leeds, many aged only six or seven, were roused from their beds at dawn, hurried to the mills to begin work at half past five or six, and kept there till late at night, with hardly a break. Fragile, vulnerable men, women and children had become, he said, ‘yokefellows to iron and steam’, enslaved by the mill engines. His passionate words, his documented research on occupational diseases, helped to bring about change. His life was short and contentious, plagued by illness, but his influence spread far; and had a significant impact on medical training in his home town of Leeds, where he was a founder of the first School of Medicine. e was born in 1795, the only

Philosophical and Literary Society and on the opening of

child of a Leeds chemist and

Philosophical Hall in 1821 presented a wide-ranging paper

druggist with a business in Vicar Lane,

on the sciences and ‘the ardent spirit of research’. A natural

and was educated in the classics. His

teacher, he began to take on apprentices himself and in 1826

mother wanted him to be a clergyman,

established a private school of anatomy at 9 South Parade: the

but he chose medicine. At 16 he was

bodies required for dissection were apparently on occasion

apprenticed to a local doctor, but in

‘resurrected’ from the local burial ground! His courses were

order to qualify to practise he had to

meticulously planned and he tried desperately to get them

complete his studies in London where,

recognised by the Royal College of Surgeons, but to no avail.

in 1815, he enrolled at Guy’s Hospital;

Increasingly frustrated, chronically ill, and volatile by nature,

the poet John Keats was a fellow

he fell out with his medical colleagues and became embroiled

student. Although he fell ill during

in angry public exchanges, which he pursued with fervour.

his year there – probably the onset

His personal life was marked with problems too. In 1823

of tuberculosis, common for students

he became romantically involved with a patient and fathered

working in the dissecting rooms, and

an illegitimate son, to social and professional outrage. He

the Leeds Medical School with one of

destined to kill Keats at twenty-five –

married (someone else) the following year but she, and their

his colleagues, their former arguments

he qualified at the early age of twenty

small daughter, died only four years later. He finally married

put aside. Provincial medical training

and returned to Leeds to practise,

again in 1830, Grace Greenwood, a relationship which brought

was finally recognised and all his efforts

setting up in North Street. This was a

him happiness in his final years.

justified. But his health was failing and

time of immense social and industrial

By 1831 he was ready to achieve his long-term aim

in 1833 he died of tuberculosis, aged 38.

change, which he experienced at first-

of publishing his research. Over the years he had been

He was buried at St John’s, Dewsbury,

hand when he got the post of ‘Town

systematically recording the diseases he encountered in his

where he had married his wife Grace.

Surgeon’, responsible for the care of

work with the poor and in general practice, and studying the

A lecture series at Leeds Medical

the poor. It was badly paid but offered

connection with people’s work and lives. He published the

School and a building at Leeds

him an invaluable opportunity to study

results in a book which covered a huge range of trades and

University are named after him, and the

the diseases afflicting people living

occupations, the diseases and health problems of each group

poet Tony Harrison has written about

and working in the most wretched

of workers, and his suggestions for improvements: a ground-

him. After almost 200 years, his book

circumstances. This became his life’s

breaking work which lay the foundation for occupational

still makes fascinating reading, not only

work.

medicine. It won him instant professional praise and

for the details of all the occupations he

He found time for research and

recognition; an American edition was quickly published,

describes but also for his comments

writing. In 1819 he published a prize-

and he produced a second enlarged edition in 1832. It was

– we hear his voice across the years,

winning study of the properties of

quoted in Parliament in support of the movement to regulate

thoughtful, passionate, humane.

blood. In the same year he became

the employment of children and working hours.

joint secretary of the newly-formed

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His other achievement in 1831 was the foundation of

By Eveleigh Bradford

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Local author Kersten Hall will

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be signing copies of his new book ‘The Man in the Monkeynut Coat’ at Waterstones, Albion Street, on Saturday 22nd November, from 11.30am - 1.30pm.

The book tells the story of the pioneering Leeds scientist William Astbury, whose groundbreaking work not only transformed our

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There are also nine other fabulous prizes to be won. The raffle will be drawn at St Gemma’s Hospice on 16th December.

For further information, contact Jenny on 0113 218 5537 or jennyd@st-gemma.co.uk

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For too long, the only way many people could access the additional care and support they needed as they grew older was to sell the family home and dip into their assets to pay for it. hankfully, the government’s agenda to drive innovation into the provision of health and social care and increase the level of ‘personalisation’ has started to generate some positive results.

Increasingly, providers are looking at how they can tailor their services to the needs of their clients, so that there’s a real choice and people no longer have to be shoe-horned into what’s available.

Instead of having to move into a care home and pay an This all-inclusive weekly fee to cover accommodation and services model has (some of which you may not want or need), several providers numerous are developing some exciting advantages alternatives locally.

One example is Westward and you Care, which now provides what it calls ‘independent living’ retain your apartments with care and support at two of its locations in assets North Leeds - Headingley Hall (Headingley) and Southlands (Roundhay). Located next to the company’s existing care homes in these locations, these fully equipped apartments (complete with kitchens, bathrooms and on-site concierge service, lounge, restaurant and a range of other facilities) are available for clients to buy.

Clients with no care needs can live completely independently in their apartment, paying only for the services they use, but with the reassurance that help and support is on hand 24 hours a day should they need it. Meanwhile, clients

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with greater care or nursing needs can access exactly what they need, when they need it.

This model has numerous advantages – you own your own home, so you retain your assets; you don’t have to pay to rent; and, only accessing services such as nursing, care, meals, laundry etc. when required, substantially reduces the fees you would pay for full time care.

An added bonus is that the company buys the apartment back when you no longer need it.

“When we started to delve deeper into what our clients and potential clients wanted, a clear pattern emerged – for every client that needs round the clock care and support, there are more people that want to feel safe and secure, and would like companionship

and freedom from the worries of running a house, but would rather maintain their independence for as long as possible”, said Peter Hodkinson, Managing Director, Westward Care “My view is that later life is a time to broaden your horizons, not limit them. This has been the case for many of the clients that live in the 25 luxury apartments at our Headingley Hall location.

Evidence shows that taking advantage of the wellbeing, social, leisure and community facilities on offer means they are staying active in body and mind for longer.”

The show home for Westward Care’s 23 luxury new independent living apartments at Southlands on Wetherby Road opens in early November and five more apartments are being built at Headingley Hall (available Spring 2015).

If you would like further information, contact Westward Care on 0113 331 4830, info@ westwardcare.co.uk or visit www. westwardcare.co.uk

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Arts & Culture

The Dance Studio in Mabgate Mills presented their first showcase on 27th September at the Carriageworks Theatre, in aid of the Leeds Children’s Hospital Appeal. ver 150 local dancers (90% of whom were adult performers), gathered together to celebrate their love of dance, to a packed audience and presented 26 performances in more than 15 different dance styles.

The show covered a multitude of different eras, cultures, and dance styles, including Charleston, Street, Tap, Contemporary, Flamenco, Belly Dance, Afrobeat, Lindy Hop, Indian Classical Dance, Jazz, Cuban Rumba, and Reggaeton.

Over 150 dancers gathered together to celebrate their love of dance

The evening was a resounding success, and although the final figure has yet to be confirmed, the show raised in excess of £2,000 for the Leeds Children’s Hospital Appeal.

The Dance Studio Leeds hosts weekly adult classes and newcomers are always welcome!

For more information please contact 0113 242 1550, katie@ thedancestudioleeds.com or visit www.thedancestudioleeds. com

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Huge helpings of laughter with a generous serving of traditional pantomime audience participation, mixed with stunning scenery, spectacular costumes, a dashing prince and the fairest Snow White of all. Add in seven dwarfs full of mischief and merriment, sprinkle with lots of Woodland Fairy magic dust and then sit back and enjoy for just a few hours.

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Traditionally, Christmas is the time of year when thousands of families incorporate a trip to the theatre into their seasonal celebrations. This year in Leeds you have great choices – there’s plenty of ‘He’s behind you!’ at City Varieties and The Carriageworks, and West Yorkshire Playhouse presents Christmas shows that will enchant audiences of all ages.

IT’S PANTO ROCK ‘N’ ROLL AT CITY VARIETIES Following hot on the heels of the successes of Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella and Aladdin, the Rock ’n’ Roll Panto returns to City Varieties in December with Peter Rowe’s Dick Whittington.

You can expect all the traditional elements of a family pantomime, with lots of audience interaction and heaps of corny gags – all soundtracked by classic pop and soul hits from the 60s, 70s and beyond.

We have always been amazed at the talented cast of actor-musicians, who leap seamlessly from their character roles to become part of the band, performing all vocals and playing an array of instruments live on stage.

And, let’s not forget the legendary ‘Rock Fight’ at the end of the show (now with added boulders!) that thrills Leeds audiences every year.

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS AT THE CARRIAGEWORKS The Carriageworks’ production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs promises all the essential ingredients of a great pantomime. Headlining the cast are Jez Edwards and Jonathan Ansell.

Christmas at the Carriageworks just wouldn’t be Christmas without Jez! This year he’s back to create more comedy clowning and chaos as Muddles.

Jonathan Ansell shot to fame in pop-opera band G4 in the first series of The X Factor and since then has rarely been out of the spotlight. He will play the perfect panto prince in this new production of Snow White, which will incorporate great special effects and, of course, seven dwarfs full of mischief and merriment!

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs runs from 5th December until 10th January.

Tickets are available from 0113 224 3801 and www. carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

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RAYMOND BRIGGS’ FATHER CHRISTMAS RETURNS TO THE PLAYHOUSE Following last year’s success, this co-production with the Lyric Hammersmith and Pins and Needles returns to West Yorkshire Playhouse. Raymond Briggs’ ‘Father Christmas’ is a stunningly visual show for ages 2-6. It is packed full of fun, giggles and wonderful surprises.

Briggs’ magical story is brought vividly to life using song, live music and puppetry. Look out for surprises around every corner with hidden hatches, secret doors and a truly magical set.

Bloomin’ Christmas! Father Christmas awakes from a dream of summer sun only to realise that it’s bloomin’ Christmas Eve and the start of his longest night of the year. He gathers his reindeer and prepares his sleigh, beginning the long journey into the snowy night to deliver presents to sleeping children all over the world. But things don’t run smoothly!

Father Christmas runs from 22 November – 3 January.

Performances vary with shows at 10.30am, 12.30, 2.30 and 6pm. Tickets (£10-£12) available from 0113 213 7700 or www. wyp.org.uk

SLEEPING BEAUTY AT THE VILLAGE The Village Hotel on Otley Road is staging Sleeping Beauty on 30th November (plus 7th, 14th, & 21 – 24th December) A full cast will perform the story of Sleeping Beauty. Join Giggles the Jester, Fairy Nuff and their friends. The show starts at 12 noon with Christmas lunch before the performance, and fun and games for everyone.

Contact 0113 203 3562 or leedsnorthhub@villagehotels.com for details.

Keep an eye out too for local amateur productions and performances by schools and scout and guide groups too.

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JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH One small boy and six enormous garden bugs land on the Courtyard stage at West Yorkshire playhouse from 5th December – 24 January, when Max Webster directs this captivating adaptation of Roald Dahl’s James And The Giant Peach by David Wood.

Using storytelling, stage magic and Fly Davis’ wonderful designs, James and The Giant Peach brings Dahl’s magical adventure to life.

Performances vary, with shows at 10am, 1.30 and 7pm. Tickets (£15-£18) are available from 0113 213 7700 or www.wyp. org.uk

Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker are spiteful and nasty. They hate James and love to show him just how much. But one afternoon James meets a strange old man who offers him a magical solution to all of his problems.

Little does James Henry Trotter know but the greatest adventure of his life is about to begin.

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n exciting new series of story workshops has started in Leeds. Led by author Daniel IngramBrown, these are a mixture of creative writing workshops, discussion seminars and a book group. The programme will culminate in the publication of a book of short stories.

The workshops, which are free, will be held monthly (except December) until next June, 7 - 9.30pm at the Leeds Church Institute near the Corn Exchange. No writing experience is necessary, just a willingness to have a go. It doesn’t matter if you missed the first workshop in September, you are still welcome to join in.

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Pictured: Daniel Ingram Brown

Daniel is a Yorkshirebased author and theatre producer involved in a wide range of work, from writing for children to community theatre and contemporary performance. He has over 15 years experience of writing and directing plays, and novels. He was recently involved in The Leeds Story Cycle, a collaboration with young people, asylum seekers, students, retired church folk, writers and recovering addicts. He is also Chair of the Leeds Big Bookend Festival.

For more information about the workshops or to book a place, please contact events@leedschurchinstitute. org or call 0113 391 7928.

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If you missed The National Theatre’s award-winning comedy ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ last year, here’s your chance to catch it, or catch it again, as it returns to Leeds Grand Theatre from 4th – 8th November. It has just celebrated being the longest running show in the Theatre Royal Haymarket’s 192-year history! een by over a million people worldwide, this internationally-acclaimed smashhit is on its longest ever UK & Ireland Tour.

Nicholas Hytner’s (Director of The National Theatre) production tells the hilarious story of Francis Henshall who, fired from his skiffle band, becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe. But Roscoe is really Rachel, posing as her own dead brother – who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers. Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a job with one Stanley Stubbers – but to prevent discovery, he must keep his two guvnors apart. Keep up!

Gavin Spokes takes the central role of loveable chancer, Francis Henshall and Norman Pace plays Charlie Clench. They are ably supported by, Emma Barton (Dolly), Jasmyn Banks (Pauline Clench), Alicia Davies (Rachel Crabbe), Michael Dylan (Alfie), Derek Elroy (Lloyd Boateng), Edward Hancock (Alan Dangle) and Patrick Warner (Stanley Stubbers).

We caught up with Norman Pace in Leicester, after just his fourth appearance as Charlie Clench. He is thrilled to be part of it. “It’s one of the highlights of my career”, he told us. “I first saw it in the West End Years ago and immediately asked my agent to let them know that I wanted to do it!

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Any part! It is one of the funniest plays and the most fun you can have in the theatre. It appeals across age groups and every demographic, and uses every comedy device. It is genuine comedy satisfaction!”

After their 30-year comedy partnership, both Norman and Gareth (Hale & Pace) have been enjoying successful acting careers and, still the best of friends (“more like brothers”), work together from time to time. They did their Farewell Tour of Australia just last year, having completed 11 tours

It appeals across age groups and uses every comedy device.

there, and have acted in two plays together. The only time a little jealousy crept in was when Gareth got the role of Arthur Doolittle in Pygmalion – Norman has coveted that role for years!

“Being part of this National Theatre production is very special to me”, said Norman. “In a way it gives legitimacy to the last 30 years.

I’m very proud to represent the National and take this great play around the country. I’m looking forward to Leeds and a packed theatre!”

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Arts & Culture

Woodbine Willie Returns to Leeds Minster ‘Woodbine Willie’ returns to Leeds Minster on Tuesday 4th November in a theatrical performance by Searchlight Theatre Company. The production honours Leeds born poet and priest, Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, affectionately known as Woodbine Willie, and marks the centenary of the First World War.

eeds-born ‘psychic’ hypnotherapist Dr Alexander Cannnon was a shadowy, behind-the-scenes figure during the 1936 abdication of Edward VIII, and at key moments during the Second World War. A new book, The King’s Psychic, by BBC Yorkshire producer Sean Stowell, opens up secret files and hidden archives, which took him years to track down.

History might not have judged Churchill or Edward VIII in quite the same way had they been outed What is as having consulted a psychic guru who claimed to be able to harness amazing what the paranormal had to offer. is how Linking Dr Alexander Cannon with Edward VIII and Churchill has taken seriously years of research.

Born and medically trained in he was Leeds, Dr Cannon initially worked as a prison doctor in Hong Kong. taken, and His books describe trips on the ‘Silk Road’, cultural trade routes across who he Asia where he picked up mystical advised eastern medicine. He had already studied hypnotherapy in Vienna, and and latched onto the 1920s and 30s obsession with using the paranormal ‘treated’ to contact the dead. According to his rambling books and recordings, the paranormal was a friend and

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servant only if you were a believer who embraced the ‘science’.

His claims were ridiculous both then and now. What is amazing is how seriously he was taken, and who he advised and ‘treated’. As with other psychics, the thread linking the most fascinating episodes in Cannon’s life, is the desperation others. - Edward VIII thought a bit of psychic assistance might sort out his predicament.

At the start of World War II, members of the military top brass, including those close to Churchill, were even more desperate - a successful German invasion seemed only a matter of time away. Why not look at what the paranormal could offer?

Cue Dr Alexander Cannon, the ‘Yorkshire Yogi’, resplendent in his spats and bat wing collared cloak, and his psychic sister assistants, Dames Rhonda de Rhonda and Joyce de Rhonda.

The King’s Psychic is available on Amazon and from Waterstones.

An Anglican priest, he volunteered as chaplain on the Western Front during the First World War. He won the Military Cross for his reckless courage, running into No Man’s Land to help the wounded. This production is based on original interviews with those who knew and loved him. A deep and real concern for his fellow man drove him relentlessly, and he played a vital role on battlefields, in the trenches and then the slums, sharing the love of God, and Woodbine cigarettes at a time when men needed both desperately.

The show is the ideal addition to this year’s centenary celebrations, using drama, war poems and music to bring an incredible life to the stage as well as highlighting the horrors of the trenches.

‘Woodbine Willie’ is at Leeds Minster at 7.45pm on Tuesday 4th November.

Tickets are available from: http://searchlighttheatre.org/ shop/4582737911/leeds-tue4th-nov/8682544

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David Greed, long-serving leader of the Orchestra of Opera North, vividly remembers the day in 1989 when

Leeds Symphony Orchestra at St Chad’s

he expected to play Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in Grassington with the Sinfonia of Leeds. “It was exciting, and I was looking forward to it. What I didn’t see coming was being asked at very short notice to conduct and direct the entire concert, and become the orchestra’s Music Director!” wenty-five years on, David still leads this remarkable group, having overseen its transformation from a small chamber ensemble to a full-size symphony orchestra. A life spent in the orchestra pit has proved invaluable, allowing him to observe different conductors’ strengths and weaknesses.

“With a non-professional orchestra you have to be very clear in everything you do”, said David. “It’s vital to remember that, when a rehearsal starts at 7.30pm on a Monday evening, most of your players have already spent a day at work. It takes patience – especially in the first stage of a rehearsal – but the orchestra’s achievements are an inspiration.”

Juggling the Sinfonia with a full-time career doesn’t make for an easy life, so Greed now shares the season with his Opera North colleague Anthony Kraus. The two will collaborate on the Sinfonia’s concert on 8th November at Leeds University’s Great Hall – Kraus accompanying Greed as soloist in Shostakovich’s epic Violin Concerto No 1.

The Sinfonia’s repertoire has become far more ambitious – recent programmes have included weighty symphonies by Mahler, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov.

Thanks to a generous donation from the Liz and Terry Bramall Trust, and renewed support from the Sinfonia patrons, the orchestra can continue to push the boundaries. David is looking forward to directing his all-time favourite piece, Ravel’s ballet Daphnis and Chloe, on 17th January 2015 at St Edmund’s Church, Roundhay.

For further information, visit www.sinfoniaofleeds. org.uk

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Pictured: David Greed

On Saturday 8th November, Martin Binks conducts the Leeds Symphony Orchestra in an exciting programme of music by Berlioz, Brahms and Rachmaninov at St Chad’s Church, Far Headingley.

The orchestra welcomes back two outstanding soloists, Sophie Rosa (violin), and Mikhail Nemtsov (cello), both graduates of the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Sophie and Mikhail are to play the great Brahms double concerto. The programme also features Berlioz’ colourful Scottish overture ‘Waverley’, and Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony, regularly voted in the top ten most popular symphonies by Classic FM listeners.

Tickets are available from the Leeds Box Office at The Carriageworks, Millennium Square (0113 224 3801), or on the door. For further information, please visit www.lso.org.uk

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Musicians Gather at St Matthew’s to Commemorate WWI To mark the centenary of the start of WWI, St. Matthew’s Parish Church in Chapel Allerton is commemorating the occasion on Remembrance Sunday with a service of readings and music involving musicians from across the region and culminating in a performance of Mozart’s Requiem. ingers are invited to join St Matthew’s Choir and the West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra in a weekend of rehearsals from Friday 7th November (7.30pm). The commemoration will take place on Remembrance Sunday 9th November at 7pm.

Mozart’s Requiem is one of the most haunting pieces of classical music ever written. The work was commissioned by Count Franz von Walsegg in 1791, who was most likely planning to pass

the work off as his own. It was unfinished at the time of Mozart’s death on 5th December 1791 and was completed a year later by Franz Xaver Süssmayr, one of Mozart’s pupils.

St. Matthew’s has an established choir and a strong musical tradition. The conductor and Director of Music is Aljoša (Josh) Škorja, a graduate of the School of Conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music. Josh also studied musicology and church music (majoring in choral conducting) at the University of Ljubljana. He has conducted various amateur and professional orchestras, including the Manchester Camerata and London Sinfonietta. www.stmatthewschapelallerton.org.uk/music. html

Pictured: Aljoša Škorja

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Northern Ballet was recently named ‘Best Company’ at the inaugural Taglioni European Ballet Awards in Berlin. rtistic Director David Nixon accepted the award and premier dancers Martha Leebolt and Tobias Batley were on hand to showcase the company with a breathtaking performance of a pas de deux from Cleopatra.

Northern Ballet was nominated for Best Company alongside Hamburg Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet. Northern Ballet’s premier dancer Kenneth Tindall was nominated in the category of Best Young Choreographer. The winners were chosen by an expert panel of journalists from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and the UK. “I am so pleased that the hard work and exceptionally high standards of the Company have been recognised in this way”, said David Nixon. “To have been nominated alongside the Hamburg Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet, only adds to the sense of achievement. Northern Ballet is passionate about creating

one day ‘nostalgia fest’, offering a trip down memory lane which will include a fascinating interactive exhibition, short films, drama sketches, stand up comedy, interesting talks, stands, antique valuations, a cafe and much more, will take place at the Etz Chaim Synagogue Halls, 411 Harrogate Road, LS17 onSunday 30th November, starting at 11am.

The day is themed around the launch and sale of a captivating new book by Dianne

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To have been nominated alongside the Hamburg Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet, only adds to the sense of achievement

new full-length ballets and touring these as widely as possible. We are committed to reaching audiences who otherwise might not have access to high quality dance. Our dancers, technical team and Sinfonia tour for more than 25 weeks a year giving in excess of 160 performances to more than 150,000 people every year. I would like to thank the Malakhov Foundation and the expert panel for this recognition.”

Earlier this week Northern Ballet announced the Company’s next new production will be ‘1984’, a dance adaption of George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece, to be created by former Royal Ballet dancer turned choreographer Jonathan Watkins.

The ballet will premiere at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in September 2015.

Saunders and Philippa Lester, promoted by Makor, the Jewish Culture Office for Leeds and Yorkshire, entitled ‘From the Leylands to Leeds 17’. The book follows the story of the immigration and growth of the Jewish community of Leeds from the late 1800s to the present day through anecdotes, photographs and short stories – the struggles, the hardships and the good times. The 400 page book will be on sale at £20 and can be pre-ordered.

There will also be secret bidding opportunities on pieces of original art by renowned artists Jacob Kramer, Joash Woodrow, Willy Tirr and Philip Naviasky.

To book tickets (£5/ children under 16 free), call 0113 268 0899 or email info@makor.co.uk

A Little London History

Little London in inner city Leeds is one of the most diverse communities in the city. Largely comprising local authority housing built in the 1950s – 1960s, it is home to people of wide-ranging social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

The publication of ‘A Little Bit of History’, funded by the Heritage Lottery, is the culmination of a project undertaken by Little London Arts from 2010 to 2014.

Its aims were to discover and share aspects of the history of the area through the experience of residents and former residents.

The project was carried out through local research, interviews, drop-in sessions and various events. Words are combined with images of life in Little London from individuals’ family photo albums.

The project was carried out by community based organisation LLA - Little London Arts. If you would like to obtain a copy (£5 +p&p), please contact Hannah Carey on 0113 2161138 / info@ littlelondonarts.org.uk

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Renowned Russian Pianist Performs at St. Matthew’s “Power came balanced with poetry, velocity with reflection ... The next time Natalia

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hat was Times reporter Geoff Brown’s reaction to her 2007 recital at Wigmore Hall. Now Natalia returns to Leeds, where she spent two years as Artist In Residence at the Leeds College of Music, and will perform with the Alwoodley Sinfonia at St Matthew’s Church, Chapel Allerton on Sunday 30th November at 6pm.

Natalia will play Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K466.

Why did she choose this piece? “Good

music conveys emotion; great music conveys it by minimal means”, she explained. “Listen to the fevered restlessness of the string pulse in the work’s very first measure. Before even a note of melody has been heard, the mood is set and the audience prepared. It is perfectly magical.

And the idea of closing the first movement quietly leaves the listener anticipating how this storyline might unfold and be resolved.”

The programme, conducted by

emotion; great music conveys it by minimal means

Yanni Daoutis, also includes Handel’s Overture to Solomon. To perform selections from this, an invited choir is joined by soprano Lily Scott. Also on the programme are soprano arias and 10 choruses from Messiah.

Tickets £7/ £5 concessions are available from alwoodleysinfonia@ gmail.com or on the door.

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By special arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe, West Yorkshire Playhouse will be presenting a brand new interpretation of the wonderful musical White Christmas from 24th November until 15th January.

Pictured: Darren Day & Oliver Tompsett

his is the first ever major non-replica production of the show and is quite a coup for The Playhouse.

There will be a brand new, freshly orchestrated, jazz infused score by Tony Award-nominated composer Jason Carr (who also worked on A Christmas Carol), and fabulous new choreography by Nick Winston who has choreographed numerous successful shows (including Annie at The Playhouse).

Nikolai Foster returns to The Playhouse to direct this original staging of Irving Berlin’s musical, bringing together an ensemble of 17 led by Darren Day and Oliver Tompsett as entertainers Bob Wallace and Phil Davis (played by Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye in the film). Helen Anker and Holly Dale Spencer play the sparky Haynes sisters.

“I’m really excited by this new vision”, said Nikolai. “The costumes, the choreography, the arrangements are all brand new with an exciting jazz feel. Although it is set in the ‘50s, it is a surprisingly relevant and

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If you can’t be nostalgic at Christmas, when can you!

Pictured: Nikolai Foster

moving story. America is emerging from conflict and trying to find itself, trying to provide life with focus, purpose and a sense of identity.

People are returning from war and trying to reintegrate into society.”

Bing Crosby’s recording of ‘White Christmas’ was the best selling single of all time and you could be tempted to label it as saccharine, nostalgic, and over emotional, but when you think about when it was written and how people yearned for home and family, you can be excused a bit of nostalgia.

And, if you can’t be nostalgic at Christmas, when can you!

The show is full of vitality, unashamedly old fashioned and romantic, but it highlights the importance of sharing time with friends and family, caring about and helping people, and having a great time while you do it. The perfect Christmas show!

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Sukhothai, on St Anne’s Parade in Headingley, recently underwent what can only be described as absolute transformation! he whole front of the restaurant

Thailand - the pattern of which matches

has been developed into a raised

that on the plates. It’s little details like this that Sukhothai does so well.

al fresco dining area. The plan is to heat the area in the colder months

Oh, and the food? We don’t need to

and, covered by awnings and enclosed

tell all you Sukhothai addicts out there

by patterned glass screens, it will

about the food, suffice it to say that it is

feel like you are sitting in a little

the main reason Sukhothai have been in

corner of Thailand all your own!

the Good Food Guide since 2008, and

And, new bi-folding doors open the

made The Sunday Times Food List in 2013.

whole restaurant up, giving it a real cosmopolitan feel.

Inside, the bar area has been

Kaewkraikhot who is never happier than when she is in the

Whether you are a seasoned Sukhothai customer or a Thai food

kitchen!).

expanded and is much more spacious

The design of the new restaurant is truly striking. They have

novice, a warm welcome awaits, full of

and welcoming. Then, there’s the open,

mirrored the look of the lower floor of their flagship city centre

the usual Thai grace and everything you

‘theatre’ style kitchen – now a feature at

restaurant by installing more intimate booth-style seating, all

love about Sukhothai.

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in a classy black leather finish. Wherever you look, there are

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you can watch the multi-talented Thai

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headingley@sukhothai.co.uk to book a

chefs (regularly including owner, Ban

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It’s November and once again our thoughts are turning to excess! Food, glorious food and a few presents on the side. The rest of the year many of us are taken up with the usual daily grind – but come November we feel the diet ties loosening and the urge to indulge our inner gourmand! ut, if you are going to pig out – let’s pig out in style!

If you are

Don’t settle for the run of the mill. Seek out new experiences and taste sensations.

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Friends of Ham, tucked away on New Station Street in Leeds has just

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products. Pick a hamper or create

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your own. There are Christmas cakes,

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mulled wine and Christmas Mead

shop boasts a fantastic deli and cheese

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range eggs come directly from the farm.

Plus you’ll find freshly baked cakes and a vast range of homemade jams, jellies and chutneys. It also has a great range of gluten free items along with lovely gifts and home wares. The shop is open They are now serving Raclette – a wickedly good cheesy Swiss delight

Monday 9am -5pm, and Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 9pm.

that’s great in cold weather, as is their

Salvo’s Salumeria on St Anne’s

mulled cider/perry. They also serve

Parade, Headingley, is a must for

an LBV and a Tawny Port - PX-soaked

all things Italian and in the run up

figs and stilton is a classic wintery food

to Christmas there are lovely Italian

combination on their current menu.

seasonal specialities.

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Pictured: Salvo’s Salumeria

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You’re no doubt aware of Sunshine Bakery, the quaint Chapel Allerton establishment presided over by top chef David Bennett, creator of cupcake masterpieces and confectioner extraordinaire. But, are you as clued up about Sunshine’s savory offerings and its weekly transformation into a restaurant in miniature? If not, then foodies of Leeds take note; here is a dining experience and an abundance of deliciousness not to be overlooked. unshine Bakery hosts its supper clubs every Thursday, Friday and Saturday and with an intimate (read: tiny) dining room that accommodates a maximum of 16 people booking is essential. Relaxed, cosy and low key, the space offers pleasing respite from the often frantic hustle and bustle that accompanies weekend dining out and the lack of distractions allows one to really focus on the food which is uniformly outstanding.

With a stripped down, limited

soups and just casting my mind back

menu that changes weekly, the

to the frenzied slurping that took place

decision making process is simplified

has set my taste buds twitching.

(thankfully, for the indecisive among

For mains, the succulent cornfed

us) and considering the unerringly

roast chicken was perfectly balanced

high quality it’s nigh on impossible to

and complemented with carrots,

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potatoes and garlic and cavolo nero.

On this occasion we had, for

The meltingly textured sea bass was

starters, deliciously creamy garlic

served with Asian veg (mouli, pak choi)

mushrooms in a soft and gently tangy

possessed of a mouth-wateringly sharp

tomato and basil roll with asparagus

yet subtle tang and carrots, butternut

from Horsforth which retained just

squash and coriander with sweet chilli

the right amount of crunchiness.

and toasted sesame dressing. It was

The mackerel en croute saw the

an ecstatic symphony of flavours that

fish ensconced in flaky pastry with

damn near had one singing hosannas.

Mediterranean veg (peppers, onions,

A robust vegetarian main option that

aubergine, courgettes) and served

holds its own can be a rare thing but

on bed of cavolo nero from Pudsey,

the Aubergine Bake (like a lasagna

surprisingly satisfying for an appetizer.

with aubergine instead of pasta) was

The soup starter is too often dismissed

hearty and tasty in equal measure,

as a rather pedestrian choice. Not so in

the rich, slightly smokey aubergine

this case. The Tomato & Basil soup had been made the day before

flavor chiming

with roasted cherry tomatoes and red

It was an

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To finish we indulged in the sticky pudding with caramelized apples

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Doug Cleghorn Bathrooms is an independent bathroom retailer, based in Leeds, that has been established for over 15 years with the philosophy of using only high quality products.

Doug Cleghorn, the man behind the business, opened the company’s first showroom at the beginning of 2014 in order to showcase the remarkable creations that reflect his creativity and passion for his work.

New Showroom Opening 8th November Doug is pleased to announce that, due to the growth of the company, he is now opening a brand new showroom which gives the company the opportunity to exhibit a wider range of quality bathroom products and tiles.

The new showroom displays a variety of products from luxury bathroom manufacturers such as Laufen, Burlington, Roca, Vitra, Mira & Vado to name a few, with a working display area giving you an understanding of how various products work. Doug Cleghorn Bathrooms have established themselves as a Laufen Dream dealer, giving customers access to the full range of luxury Laufen products.

They can design your dream bathroom using their unique design service which can assist clients with gaining a greater understanding of the range of products available to them.

Clients are provided with a realistic virtual design that can later become a reality. They also offer an installation service where the full project is managed by them from start to finish.

Join us for drinks and nibbles Come and join Doug Cleghorn Bathrooms on 8th November 2014 between 1:00pm and 5:30pm for some drinks and nibbles and a first look at their brand new showroom at The Ronson Building, Limewood Approach, Leeds, LS14 1NG or call today on 0113 289 3325 to discuss the endless possibilities you have to create your dream bathroom.

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The National Childbirth Trust is Europe’s largest parenting charity and the Leeds branch supports parents throughout the first 1,000 days of a child’s life and beyond. It offers a wide range of activities, events, services and courses for parents and carers across the city. he charity has a number of baby groups that meet in Headingley, Roundhay, Oakwood, Horsforth and Chapel Allerton.

There is also a thriving Dad’s group that meets on the third Sunday of every month. Everyone is welcome and details of weekly meet-ups can be found on the website.

NCT courses range from antenatal courses, twins and multiples workshops, and a range

quality, second hand baby items.

You can also register to sell items at this event whilst contributing to raising vital funds for the charity to continue its work in Leeds.

For more information on any of the events or services that the NCT provides in Leeds, please visit www.nct.org.uk/leeds or email leeds@nct.org.uk

of postnatal courses, including Baby First Aid, Introducing Solids workshops, Baby Yoga and Baby Massage. There are also lending services for those parents wishing to hire cloth nappies, slings and carriers as well as breast pumps for mothers wishing to express milk.

The NCT’s popular Nearly New Sale returns on Sunday 9th November, 2 – 4pm at the Ramgarhia Sikh Sports Centre on Chapeltown Road. You’ll find high

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Older people’s charity Royal Voluntary Service is calling for more people in Leeds to come forward

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happy, healthy, independent lives. oyal Voluntary Service has three neighbourhood networks in Leeds – Chapel Allerton, Meanwood and Roundhay. All three offer trips, befriending, meals-onwheels, and home from hospital support. The charity also offers a variety of individual activities through: Meanwood Elders Neighbourhood Action (MENA), which offers gentle exercise, a community cafe, and a knit and sew group at Meanwood Community

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Centre. A walking group and a poetry club, were also launched recently.

For more information please contact Sarah and Gina on 0113 887 3596.

Community Action for Roundhay Elderly (CARE) offers a social club for older people at Brackenwood Community Centre which has a range of entertainment, activities, and guest speakers, as well as arts and crafts, singing and poetry and drama clubs. Contact Andrew or Sue on 0113 887 3595.

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runs a dementia friendly café at Inkwell, Potternewton Lane, offering Singing for the Brain and arts and crafts. There is also a social group and Tai Chi sessions. To find out more, contact Katy on 0113 887 3595.

There is a wide range of volunteering roles available – so please get in touch and make a real difference to older people in your community.

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News From Your Councillors CLLR DANIEL COHEN

Alwoodley Ward Many thanks to all those Alwoodley residents who came to me with grit bin requests – we are working through the list and trying to meet as many of the requests as we possibly can.

At the beginning of the October I attended the monthly PACT (Police and Communities

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Roundhay Ward A Great Teacher I recently attended the Town Hall Memorial Service for the late Corpus Christie teacher, Ann Maguire. I never met Ann, but everyone was determined that she should have a fitting memorial from the City where she had taught for 40 years.

But much more than that came through.

There was testimony from past and present head teachers, teachers, and pupils to the influence that she’d had on the 40 cohorts of children that had entered the school over those years, measured by many thousands of alumni. There was the sense that they had lost someone who believed in people when they did not believe in themselves. She was the person who always had time for pupils, who was always last to leave school, and who forced herself to

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Together meeting) at Treetops Community Centre, Shadwell Lane. These meetings are usually chaired by our Alwoodley beat manager, PC Christian Fletcher, who genuinely goes by the nickname Fletch. At the meeting he introduced a new way of communicating with members of the local neighbourhood policing team. Every Wednesday members of the team will be available from 5 - 6pm at the entrance to Sainsburys, Moor Allerton. While this is clearly not the venue for raising confidential matters, it is a perfect opportunity to get some quick advice, raise a local concern, or just get to know our local Alwoodley team.

On the subject of the Moor Allerton Centre, it is worth highlighting that the library is the location for our councillors’ surgeries on the first and last Thursdays of each month.

Finally, and on a totally

different note, the state of the nation’s roads has recently been in the news. It is no secret that Neil, Peter and I believe that a radical programme of road resurfacing is very much needed in Alwoodley. Each year we press highways to ensure that the worse roads do get resurfaced, our view is that this is the tip of the iceberg.

If there are potholes in your street that need attention, please do let me know so we can get them fixed. This is all the more important, before the weather takes a real winter downturn and the roads become more hazardous.

do things that she found difficult - like skiing ever more complex slopes, simply so that she could teach her charges to do the same.

The gifted Spanish and guitar teacher was also a devoted family woman who enjoyed chaotic caravan holidays.

We rightly spend much time finding ways of improving education, and providing the organisation and structures that will provide sound support for children. But above all education relies on the talent and inspiration of teachers. All of us remember the teachers who stood out from the crowd, but no one twenty years on will be praising the organisational arrangements that their school introduced. Ann Maguire stood out for the very best reasons for a great many people.

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urture, a catering training enterprise run from St George’s Crypt, recently won the Best Employer Category in the national Redemption and Justice Awards.

The awards were hosted by No Offence, a Community Interest Company that works to promote a more positive image of offenders and ex-offenders, and are the most inclusive awards for justice ever presented, with nominations from across the country.

Nurture has gone from strength to strength since it was established and has grown from providing meals to the homeless and vulnerable, to a social enterprise providing outside

Pictured: Peter Stephens, Virgin Group, Nurture’s David Pilling & Fran Findlater 2013 winner for Bounce Back.

catering, running three cafés, and employing and training an ever increasing number of people with convictions.

A delegation from the Crypt travelled to London to attend the awards on 1st October. When the winners were announced they were ‘shell-shocked – like a rabbit in the headlights’.

“They didn’t look like they thought they had won!” said Sue Clifford, CEO of No Offence. “There are no other awards that do this – we are trying to show that people can and do change. It’s great to be able to reward

and raise the profile of those who make this change possible.”

There were nine awards in total, recognizing the achievements of people who change themselves and support others to change, and those who help to make change possible.

David Pilling, Head Chef for Nurture said: “It feels great that the work we do with our clients, and especially the work they do here, has been highlighted nationally and we’re over the moon to have won such an auspicious award.”

“Nurture is an intrinsic part of the work we do here at St George’s Crypt and they are thrilled to have won this award “, said Chris Wilson, St George’s Crypt Project Manager.

“We are very proud of the charity’s work in establishing a robust and inclusive employment strategy - 92% of the Nurture team has been through the criminal justice system.”

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Have Your Say on Allerton Grange Fields Friends of Allerton Grange Fields are launching an online

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Park User Survey and inviting local residents to have their say on how to improve Allerton Grange Fields. hey are working with the Council’s Parks & Countryside Service through a Partnership Agreement to protect, maintain and enhance the 2.5 hectare space off Talbot Avenue as a public green space for present and future generations.

In the last year, the Friends, in partnership with Roundhay Environmental Action Project (REAP), have planted a community orchard, edible flowerbed and three yellow flowerbeds along the cycle path, dedicated to the Tour de France Grand Depart.

The fields have been used by local sports clubs and associations – including The Roundhegians Rugby Football Club, St Edmund’s Scout Group, the Council’s Multi Sports Coaching Camp, and a five-aside football tournament on Brackenwood Community Fun Day. The Friends also oversaw a major makeover project to paint the boundary fence on Lidgett Lane and Talbot Avenue (funded by ASDA and Leeds City Council Housing Advisory Panel, as part of the Voluntary Action Leeds ‘Business Doing Good in Leeds’ initiative). Roundhay and Moortown councillors have supported the work of the Friends by funding two new entrance signs, creating a welcoming gateway to the Fields and providing information on

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How would you improve The Fields?

local wildlife and history.

The survey will gather information about how people use the fields and what improvements, events and activities they would like to see. The feedback will inform the Greenspace Management Plan for the Fields and help to prioritise future environmental improvement activities.

The survey can be found at www.friendsallertongrange.org/ user-survey-2014

Lights Switch-On You are invited to join in the Moortown Festive Lights Switch-on at 7pm on Wednesday 19th November.

Gather outside ‘Transform’, opposite the entrance to M&S, and enjoy mulled wine and mince pies, fruit juice and decorated biscuits – all kindly donated by Marks and Spencer and Cooplands.

Entertainment has yet to be finalised but details will be on the Moortown Community Group website soon and on posters in local shops.

They look forward to seeing you at this local start to the festive season. Last year the weather was not very obliging, but the event will go ahead as planned whatever the weather!

Fingers crossed for a fine night!

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You can also enjoy singing along to Russian folk songs and playing folk games. This year’s festival is even bigger and better with a new venue and lots of new talent!

Special guests include Kalina – the famous balalaika ensemble from Manchester, the Souvenir Russian choir from London, Latvian dancers and much more.

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REAP News

Ho, Ho, Ho people, it’s time to dust the snow from your running shoes, limber up, gather the elves together and join in the Leeds Santa Dash. Lots of Santas are coming to town on 14th December, so don’t miss out! ashing through the streets of Leeds in Santa guise is a great way to start the festive season and raise vital funds for St Gemma’s Hospice, so they can bring joy and cheer to those who need it most. You can choose to dash either a one or a two mile route, suitable for Santas and Elves of all ages and abilities (wheel chair/pram friendly too).

There’ll be lots of seasonal cheer to help you on your way, a real red nose warm up to loosen those limbs, brass bands and choirs to get you in the mood and hundreds of other Santas to dash

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There’ll be lots of seasonal cheer to help you on your way

along with. Plus you can get your cheeks all rosy with hot drinks and free food at Little Tokyo after the dash!

Join in the fun of this festive Christmas event, embrace the spirit of giving.........then Santa will know just how good you have been!

Register for just £8 (Santa suit provided). Children under 12 are free and are encouraged to wear festive fancy dress (prizes for best dressed). For all the details, contact 0113 218 5505, beckyh@ st-gemma.co.uk, or visit www.stgemma.co.uk

As part of the Oakwood Festival, REAP is showing a new film on climate change from the US – ‘The Wisdom to Survive’, on Friday 31st October, 7pm at the Methodist Church on Springwood Road. This affecting film examines the challenges that climate change poses and discusses the meaningful actions that individuals and communities can take. If you share these concerns this film is definitely not to be missed!

Admission is free and all are welcome.

REAP’s AGM is on Thursday 6th November, 7pm at Gledhow Sports and Social Club (formerly the Police Club) on Gledhow Lane. Come along and have your say.

The AGM will be followed by a talk about fracking by Bruce Yardley, Professor of Metamorphic Geochemistry at the University of Leeds, who will set out the facts about this controversial subject. We are very excited at the opportunity to address this topic which is of great concern to many people and expect a lively and informative session. There will be plenty of opportunity for debate and questions.

For more news, and to sign up for REAP’s monthly e-bulletin, visit www.reapleeds.org.uk

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Happy 25th Anniversary to Roundhay WI lmost 25 years to the day, president Pauline Buckley and ex-president Joan Bowers cut the cake to start the ball rolling for the silver anniversary of Roundhay WI on 9th October. The theme of the evening was ‘Inspiring Women’, reflecting the choice of the National WI which celebrates its centenary in 2015.

A lively evening of poetry, paté and prose followed a heartfelt rendition of ‘Happy Birthday to us’.

A quiz on inspiring women, raffle, and game of stand up sit down bingo all added to the fun. A highlight was a quintet singing about their favourite things, but with a marked, age related difference!

From the start Roundhay WI proved to be successful and lively, attracting nearly 40 members at the first official meeting, all of whom paid the princely sum of £7.50 to join. Many of the talks and activities which took place in those early years are still replicated in some way today. Twenty five years ago there were ‘knit ins’, whist drives, games evenings and talks on such things as first aid, clocks and watches, local government and wine tasting. Today there are interest groups such as strolling, ‘meat and eat ‘, discussion and crafts. Talks in the coming months will include photography, blue plaques, the fun side of banking and hand bells.

The anniversary evening was thoroughly enjoyed by both members and visitors and proved to be a fitting celebration of 25 successful years. Long may Roundhay WI continue!

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The Spirit of Christmas eeds Male Voice Choir is set to light up Leeds Minster with ‘The Spirit of Christmas’, on Saturday 13th December.

Joined by a host of soloists and guest choirs, the choir will mark the festive season with popular Christmas songs. “We’re delighted to be returning to Leeds Minster after the success of ‘The Best of British’ in June”, said Tim Knight, the choir’s director. “We have planned a cornucopia of Christmas music for the whole family, with wellknown Christmas songs, new pieces, traditional carols and a few surprises.”

The Spirit of Christmas looks set to be a spectacular fun

filled affair for the whole family, with free entry for accompanied children, a host of special guests and even a visit from Santa Claus!

The Spirit of Christmas is on Saturday 13th December, 7.30pm at Leeds Minster on Kirkgate.

Tickets are available via www. leedsmalevoicechoir.eventbrite. co.uk or 0113 243 1605

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ork Gate Garden in Adel was recently awarded three Yorkshire in Bloom Awards. The garden, which is owned and run by horticulture charity Perennial, received a Gold Award in the ‘Public, Private and Charitable Establishments’ category. It was also presented with the Yorkshire Rose Community Award for small groups, recognising the work of the volunteers at York Gate.

The garden was praised not only for the exceptional standards of the garden but also the knowledge and talent of its staff and volunteers.

Just one acre in size, York Gate is the flagship garden of Perennial.

The judges were impressed with its imaginative style, and the wide range of plants and features packed into the space. They also commended the way the garden is being maintained

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Growth in the garden has slowed right down and leaves are falling as the days become shorter.

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There is no need to rush out and tidy up every fallen leaf but it’s wise not to let them sit on the lawn for too long, or to allow deep drifts of leaves to swamp the plants in your borders. A thin layer can be left for worms to pull into their burrows and it can act as an insulating mulch.

Collected leaves rot down more slowly than the rest of the compost so it is a good idea to keep them separate. I usually scoop mine into black bin bags and leave them in a corner of the garden to decompose.

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In a year or so when it is crumbly and dark, the leaf mould will be a great soil conditioner or mulch and can be dug into the soil or left on the surface. It does not have the high nutrient content of things like manure or compost so it’s not good for feeding hungry plants.

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The Leeds Gathering, the annual celebration of Irish arts and culture in Leeds runs from 10th – 29th November. Dozens of events, including music

number of traditional Irish music sessions.

The official launch of the festival is on 13th November, 7:30pm in Bewleys Hotel, Leeds.

All are welcome.

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As usual The Leeds Gathering will feature some of the most dynamic local, national and international performers in the world of Irish and Celtic arts, including The Dónal Murphy Band, a dynamic new band on the traditional scene, featuring Dónal Murphy (accordion), Theresa Kavanagh (fiddle) and Mike Galvin (guitar). These three have a wealth of experience having performed with the likes of Four Men and a Dog, Sliabh Notes, De Danann, The Mike McGoldrick Band, Dónal Lunny and various members of Capercaille. Supporting them are local folk heroes Gemma Irving and Ian Pearson. Catch this great gig at Left Bank, Cardigan Road on Friday 14th November.

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Hall, Saltaire and the exciting new London-Irish band Cross Harbour is performing at Otley Courthouse.

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It’s film festival time and once again LIFF has unveiled a fantastic programme.

The 28th Leeds International Film Festival runs from 5th to 20th November and features the best new and classic cinema from around the world, including comedy, drama, thrillers, animation, documentaries, music film, short film and horror, sci-fi and cult screenings. There are over 250 screenings at venues across the city including Leeds Town Hall, Hyde Park Picture House, Everyman Leeds, City Varieties, Cottage Road Cinema, Vue and more. mong the highlights is the critically acclaimed black comedy ‘Birdman’ or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), one of the most anticipated films of the year. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu (Amores Perros, 21 Grams), it stars Michael Keaton who, famous for portraying an iconic superhero, struggles to mount a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory.

Cinema Versa (documentary and music film) welcomes two very

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We can’t wait for ‘Once in a Lifetime’ a music film event at the Town Hall celebrating concert films

special guests. Singer-songwriter and former frontman of Orange Juice, Edwyn Collins, will appear for a Q&A and performance at Hyde Park Picture House to accompany a screening of ‘The Possibilities are Endless’, about his gradual recovery from a cerebral haemorrhage.

Another not to miss is Michelle Heighway’s ‘Mr. Somebody?’ about Huddersfield’s greatest eccentric, Jake Mangle Wurzel. This is a truly compelling portrait of an unforgettably oddball lifestyle.

Michell and Jake will be at The Town Hall on 12th November at 9pm for a Q&A. DJ Gilles Peterson will appear for a Q&A with his film ‘Brasil Bam Bam Bam: The Story of Sonzeira’, about his passionate project to create the Brazilian super-group Sonzeri. The UK Premiere of ‘Heaven Adores You’ examines the life of much-missed US indie musician Elliott Smith.

We absolutely can’t wait for ‘Once in a Lifetime’, a music film event where the Town Hall will be transformed with festivalstyle deck chairs to create an atmosphere celebrating concert films. The line-up includes the UK Premiere of a new digital print of Talking Heads’ ‘Stop Making Sense’, and The Who’s ‘The Kids Are Alright’, ‘1991: The Year Punk Broke’ (starring Nirvana and Sonic Youth), and the Beastie Boys’ ‘Awesome; I __ Shot That!’ There will be street food available and drinks by Northern Monk Brewery.

Dedicated to horror, sci-fi and cult screenings, Fanomenon’s globally renowned Day of the Dead 8 is headlined by a special

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preview of ‘Tusk’, the new horrorcomedy by director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats), while ‘ABCs of Death 2’ leads its legendary allnight horror marathon Night of the Dead XIV. Anime fans will be treated to ‘The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness’, an unprecedented behind-the-scenes documentary about Studio Ghibli. Horror fans will also get to see the UK Premiere of ‘Patch Town’, ‘A Masque of Madness’, ‘Asmodexia’, and the English Premiere of ‘Witching and Bitching’.

The Masters of Film Comedy selection plays out over one day, with Bill Murray’s ‘Groundhog Day’ at Leeds Town Hall and Buster Keaton masterpiece ‘The General’, with live musical accompaniment, at City Varieties.

For full details pick up a programme or visit www.leedsfilm. com

Pictured: Jake Mangle Wurzel

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Fincher

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conducts this psychodrama with the cold, clinical

GONE GIRL DIRECTED BY: DAVID FINCHER STARRING: :BEN AFFLECK, ROSAMUND PIKE, KIM DICKENS, NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, TYLER PERRY CERT: 18 - RUNNING TIME: 149 MINS

precision we’ve come to expect.

Within the

To talk about this film is to attempt to navigate one’s way through a minefield of spoilers. If you’ve not yet seen it and managed to go this long without having had it ruined for you, then firstly congratulations and secondly, why haven’t you seen it yet?

Adapted from Gillian Flynn’s bestselling novel (she also penned the screenplay) Gone Girl is a film that ties its audience in knots that tighten exponentially throughout its running time. Ostensibly presented as a murder mystery, as the layers are peeled back it’s revealed that the troubling themes examined here run deeper than flesh and blood; it’s emotional violence that lies at its dark heart.

Nick and Amy Dunne are a married couple. In flashback we see them meet and fall in love, brief glimpses of the halcyon days of their (nauseatingly smug) early courtship and, after their move from New York to Nick’s small Missouri hometown, the inevitable trouble-in-paradise cracks beginning to show.

On the morning of their fifth anniversary Amy disappears and Nick is suspected of her murder.

Immediately finding himself under scrutiny by the law and at the centre of a media circus, Nick doesn’t exactly appear innocent or, at least, is certainly not as distraught as he should be. In

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fact, the presumption of guilt is such that this is less a whodunit and more a how-dunit, his flimsy defence unravelling from the word go and only his twin sister taking him at his word.

And that’s pretty much the extent of the plot outline I’m at liberty to offer here. I’ll only say further (and I hope this isn’t a spoiler) that there’s a WTF

framework of a crime thriller we’re given a cruel dissection ofmarriage

moment around the midpoint that will leave you reeling.

In bringing this novel to the screen David Fincher is undoubtedly the man for the job.

One of the few directors I know who can make sunlight look dark and foreboding, Fincher conducts this psychodrama with the cold,

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clinical precision we’ve come to expect. Within the framework of a crime thriller we’re given a cruel dissection of relationships, marriage in particular, the roles people are expected to play and what’s going on beneath the surface. How much do we really know about the people we share our lives with and how deep and wide is the gulf between public presentation and perception and private deceit, discord and malice?

“What are you thinking?

What are you feeling?” asks Nick in voiceover, “What have we done to each other? What will we do?”

Ben Affleck (often unfairly underestimated) and Rosamund Pike both put in sterling work as Nick and Amy, managing to make their unsympathetic characters nonetheless compelling, and a

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great supporting cast is headed up by Kim Dickens (of TV’s Deadwood and Treme) and Tyler Perry successfully playing against type.

Unrelentingly gripping to the last, Gone Girl is masterfully done and Fincher is once again abetted in his dark arts by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross who provide a chilling and menacingly pulsating score.

Not least due to the uncomfortable questions it raises, the film resonates for some time after viewing and I’d unreservedly recommend it. A word of warning, however, to married couples who choose to catch a screening on date night; your spouse will likely be eyeing you with wary suspicion afterwards.

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ickey Thompson, the new manager at The Cardigan Arms on Kirkstall Road, is determined to revitalise the pub as a music and arts hub.

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Pictured: Ben ‘Blue’ Waters

He has already enlisted the help of Ben ‘Blue’ Waters to establish a regular Blues Club.

The first event, held in August and featuring an electric band and four acoustic acts, was a great success. The club will start in earnest in January 2015, on the last Sat of every month.

Already there are some great bands lined up, including The Kingstown Bluesband from Hull, supported by Ged Wilson from Bury and Leeds own Martin Plock (31

ead Young Records presents the first High & Lonesome festival, celebrating the influence of Americana in modern music, on Saturday 22nd November at three Leeds independent venues – Holy Trinity Church, Belgrave Music Hall and Oporto.

The event showcases the most exciting new talent in the Americana genre alongside more established elements of the UK and international scenes.

The line up includes Patrick Wolf, Rachel Sermanni, Ellen & the Escapades, Paul Thomas Saunders, Farewell JR, Ajimal, Tessera Skies, Boss Caine, Hunting Bears, We Died at Sea, Charlie Stott, Avalon Peacock,

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and The Sea Whores Running from midday until 11pm, along with after parties at Oporto and Belgrave, the line-up will be complemented by fringe events and specially selected extras, including a record fair, film screenings and pop-up acoustic sessions, as well as themed street food.

“High & Lonesome is going to be a celebration of sincere and emotionally resonant Americana music, but it will also reach further out into the genre’s modern influences on acoustic, folk, alt-country and pop”, said Co-organiser Harry Ridgeway.

Tickets are available from Jumbo and Crash Records.

For ticket links and more

Jan); the popular Rusty Nails Band, supported by Jake Segrave (Bradford), and Scott Wainwright (28 Feb); and New Haze, a four piece blues/ rock band from Liverpool with support from Gerry Cooper (28 March).

These are all top performers with varied styles. The Blues Club nights will be hosted

by Ben, who may even play a few songs himself. There will be other genres of music on other nights, and an open mic session every Sunday, as well as DIY gigs, where, for a small refundable deposit, bands and solo acts can run their own gig their way.

information please see: www. highandlonesome.co.uk www.facebook.com/ HighandLonesome For more information, contact Nick Simcock on Nick@ deadyoungrecords.co.uk or Harry Ridgway on Harry@ Highandlonesome.co.uk

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The BFI Film Academy Leeds, delivered by Beta Filmworks and Reel Solutions, is a fantastic opportunity for talented and committed young people aged 16 – 19 from West Yorkshire to develop the knowledge and skills to make a career in film a reality. he Academy offers training for every film industry role, from writing and directing through to production, sound design, editing and camera, and provides learning around film history and cinematic storytelling to inspire an appreciation of film culture in the round.

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eating Bowel Cancer’s Decembeard campaign is calling on men to ditch their razors and grow a beard during the month of December to help raise awareness of the disease and funds for the charity.

Bowel Cancer is the UK’s second biggest cancer killer, but it’s a very treatable condition if caught early. So it’s important that people are aware of the symptoms.

Decembeard is a fun, easy way for people to raise awareness of the condition - no 100 mile treks or jumping out of planes, just stop shaving!

The charity is hoping a total of 2,500 men throughout the UK will raise £100 each.

The money will help to fund the charity’s work supporting

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accredited course runs from January – April 2015, including a week-long filmmaking project in February half-term, and ends with a premiere screening in Leeds Young Film Festival.

Participants will get to work alongside professional directors, writers, producers and actors from TV programmes and films such as Emmerdale, Downton Abbey, Four Lions, We Are Poets and Game of Thrones. The most committed participants will be recommended to attend the residential BFI Talent Campus at the National Film & Television School in 2015, offering an opportunity to work with top filmmakers such as Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World’s End).

The deadline for applications is Friday 21st November. For further information and to apply, visit www.betafilmworks.org

people with bowel cancer and their families, together with raising awareness of the symptoms and the need for early diagnosis.

For further information and to sign up, visit www. decembeard.org and join the rest of the ‘grizzlies’ for December!

The charity is hoping a total of 2,500 men throughout the UK will raise £100 each

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his quartet, which includes Zoe Rahman on piano, Kenny Higgins on bass, and Eddie Hick on drums, interprets Bannister’s compositions with outstanding ability. Rahman’s unique style, coupled with Bannister’s technical and creative ability, form a formidable sound.

from Jesse’s new album

This powerful line-up promises to deliver a challenging performance and will feature tracks from Jesse’s new album ‘Play Out’.

Leeds-based Jesse Bannister, the UK’s leading classical Indo jazz saxophonist with an international reputation for original outstanding performance, performs with his new quartet at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton on Thursday 6th November.

Tickets available from Seven Arts or on the door.

Full time student standby tickets £5. www.jessebannister.com

‘Play Out’

“An intricate and evocative fusion of Jazz and Indian music.” Jazz FM

This powerful line-up promises to deliver a challenging performance and will feature tracks

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Samuel C Lees & Trio + We Died at Sea Sat 1 Nov,

8pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. SCL ongoing evolution of Gypsy folk traditions & jazz. Support from Leeds band performing Ragtime & Swing style music. Pay What You Feel.

Chapel A House Concerts: Kristyna Myles Sat 1 Nov. Intimate

gig with friends & neighbours. Details: www. chapelahouseconcerts.co.uk

Buck 65 Sun 2 Nov Brudenell Social Club, £13.20. Lo-fi electronic hip-hop with evocative alt-country ambience & menacing doomy guitar riffs.

Snack Family + Goy Boy McIlroy + The Treated

Mon 3 Nov, The Packhorse, £5.50. Gritty, low-down alternative rock & post-punk

Gap Dream Tue 4 Nov, Belgrave Music Hall, £6.60.

Loner power-pop.

Sinfonia of Leeds Sat 8

Nov, The Great Hall, Leeds University. Programme includes Shostakovich Violing Concerto & Rimsky Korsakov:’s Scheherazade.

Shabazz Palaces Thu 6

Nov, Brudenell Social Club, £9.35. Forward thinking Hip Hop.

Boy & Bear Fri 7 Nov,

Brudenell Social Club, £11.

Drivey indie folk with choral harmonies.

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Urgent, insistent, distortionheavy garage rock .

country, folk & bar-room blues.

The Growlers Wed 12 Nov Belgrave Music Hall, £12.50.

Surfy, stoner, psychedelic rock. Also appearing: PINS

Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters Mon 17 Nov, O2

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Thu 13 Nov,

Belgrave Music Hall, £8.25.

Fuzzy, twangy psych-rock.

Dónal Murphy Band; Fri

14 Nov 8pm at LeftBank, Cardigan Rd. Internationally acclaimed Irish accordionist.

Support from guitarist/ vocalist Gemma Irving. £8/£6 www.irisharts.org.uk

Bob Mould Fri 14 Nov, Brudenell Social Club, £8.80.

Former songwriter, guitarist & vocalist of Husker Du & Sugar.

Beardyman Fri 14 Nov, Leeds University Union, £13.75. Extraordinary beatboxing & live looping.

CM Presents: Moodymann, That John Talbot, George Fitzgerald, Erol Alkan, Daniel Avery Sat 15 Nov Canal Mills, From 10pm. £15 / £17.50.

Evening of dance music with influences from jazz, hip hop, R&B, house, techno & 2-Step anthems.

Johnny Hunter Quartet

Sun 16 Nov, 1.30pm, Inkwell £7/5, exploring the freedoms & challenges presented by the absence of a harmony instrument.

She Keeps Bees Sun 16

1.30pm Seven Arts £7/5. EST are gaining recognition as beacon of originality on the UK Jazz scene.

Nov, The Wardrobe, £8.80.

Indie/soul-blues two-piece in the vein of White Stripes, PJ Harvey & The Breeders with a bluesy howl.

Truckfighters Mon 10 Nov,

Jack White Mon 17 Nov,

Eyes Shut Tight Sun 9 Nov,

Brudenell Social Club, £11.

Swedish desert rock act.

Ty Segall Tue 11 Nov,

Brudenell Social Club, £12.

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First Direct Arena, 6pm, £30.25 - £35.75. The White Stripes man gone solo whose latest album, ‘Lazaretto’, covers rock, soul, funk,

Irish Centre, £16.80. Inspired slacker-rock performer known for nudity & messy, raucous live shows.

Academy. £40. The former Led Zep frontman plays a heady brew of blues, gospel & psychedelia.

Coasts Tue 25 Nov, Brudenell Social Club, £8.80. Intelligent lyricism, mesmerising vocals & catchy guitar & percussion.

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Mon 17 Nov, Brudenell Social Club, £15.40. An infectious cocktail of Bluegrass, Country, Folk & acoustic Roots Rock.

Hookworms Wed 19 Nov, Brudenell Social Club, £5.

Long jams, head-bobbing grooves, swirling-vortex guitar-riffs with an added shot of hipshake adrenaline.

American Authors Thu 20 Nov, Brudenell Social Club, £13.20. Pop-flavoured alt rock, sprinkled with fourpart harmonies.

Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) Fri 21 Nov, O2 Academy,

£25.90. One of world’s most talented rappers performing his classic, critically acclaimed album, ‘Black On Both Sides’

Eureka Machines Sat

22 Nov, Brudenell Social Club, £7.70. Punk-rock-pop with skyscraper choruses, riotous rock with beefy riffs, socio-political acoustic songsmithery & widescreen piano ballads. Also The Scaramanga Six

Son Of Dave Sat 22

Nov, The Wardrobe, £11.

Harmonica-wielding one-man blues-Hip-Hop fusion machine.

Nov, The Wardrobe, £13.75.

Scrappy, punky indie-rock.

John Smith Thu 27 Nov, Howard Assembly Room, £12.50. Mesmerising percussive guitar & storytelling.

Leeds Bluegrass Club

Thurs 27 Nov, from 8.30pm The Grove Inn, £3. Live, acoustic, Americana roots/ Bluegrass/Country. Resident bands & guests, picking sessions. Musicians welcome.

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The Fall Fri 28 Nov, Brudenell Social Club, £20 . Long-lived & prolific postpunk outfit with jagged guitars, sing-speak vocals, & keyboards creating an experimental, abrasive, dense musical cacophony.

Rodrigo Y Gabriela

Sun 30 Nov, O2 Academy, £27.50. Mexican-born guitar virtuosos playing a unique mix of Latin rhythms, Celtic lyricism, jazz, pop & the odd heavy metal riff.

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Sun 30 Nov, Brudenell Social Club, £19.80. The godfather of dub & the high priest of reggae.

Zoe Gilby Quartet Sun 30

Sam Gardner’s ‘Samadhi’

Nov, 1.30pm Seven Arts £7/5.

Jazz vocalist & songwriter

Mac DeMarco Mon 24 Nov,

Jesse Malin Sun 30 Nov, Belgrave Music Hall, £11.

Singer/songwriter from New York whose influences include The Ramones, NY Dolls & Tom Waits.

Sun 23 Nov, 1.30pm Seven Arts £7/5. Very groovy & strongly influenced by Indian classical music, particularly the rhythms.

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We recently went along to the echoey hall of Leeds Futsal Arena to see Leeds Roller Dolls and seven other teams from around the region do battle in the Great Yorkshire Showdown. stablished in 2007, Leeds Roller Dolls (LRD) were Yorkshire’s first roller derby team and, since gaining membership of the Women’s Flat track Derby Association (WFTDA), they are now skating into the international competitive arena. Although the sport has been gaining recognition and popularity in the last decade or so, its roots can be traced back to the depression era of the 1930s.

In those days it was primarily an endurance event with skaters just whizzing around until they dropped. By the 70s things had developed somewhat but it was still less sport and more spectacle, not unlike wrestling with bouts being largely staged. Over time things grew more competitive and those participating in roller derby became determined to re-imagine it as an organised, modern sport leading to the formation of the WFTDA in 2006.

Today roller derby is a pretty big deal with over 100 teams in the UK. It’s fast, furious, and wildly exciting.

The evolution of the sport to this point has been a distinctly femaleled endeavour, with more and more people attracted to this intensely physical, empowering pursuit for badass women. Previously, the attention the sport received tended to focus on its stylistic trappings; think hot-pants, fishnets and tattoos (a glammed-up, Hollywood version of which was portrayed in Drew Barrymore’s fun 2009 movie, Whip It) but recently those involved have been determined to show that roller derby is about much more than its punk aesthetic and is an inclusive, accessible spectator sport.

Roller derby does retain similarities with the punk scene, however (or more accurately, the Riot Grrrl movement) with its fiercely DIY ethos and the fact that it is a sport spearheaded by women who make the rules and call the

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shots.

As the sport has its origins in the US (due to an abundance of roller rinks in pretty much every town) the structure of gameplay is not unlike American football. However, despite the frequent stoppages and the numerous rules and regulations, roller derby is easy to get on board with and it takes no time at all to pick up on the gist of the action.

It is a fast-paced, full contact, all-female sport played on quad roller skates. In a bout each team fields a point scoring skater (called a ‘jammer’) whose object is to lap as many opposing skaters as they can. The remaining skaters work to both block the opposing jammer, and clear a path for their own jammer to help them score points.

Over 90 women and girls currently skate in the Leeds Roller Dolls League – at competitive, recreational and junior league levels. The next skater intake is on Sunday 23rd of November, please email recruit@leedsrollerdolls.co.uk for more information, or visit www. leedsrollerdolls.com Make sure you keep an eye on their website and social media for upcoming bouts and get down to support our Roller Dolls!

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new £1 million boathouse, situated next to Thwaite Mills in Stourton, recently threw open its doors to rowers from across Leeds.

The new facility will be used by both Leeds Rowing Club and Leeds University Boat Club. It includes a boat store for up to 50 boats, changing facilities, a meeting/training room and car parking. The boathouse has been built as the result of a partnership between the University of Leeds, Leeds Rowing Club, British Rowing and Leeds University Union and has been funded by the University, British Rowing, Sport England and WREN, which awards grants for community projects.

“The new boathouse is a fantastic addition to the University’s sporting facilities”, said Rob Wadsworth, Head of Sport and Physical Activity at the University of Leeds. “It is also a great example of local and national organisations coming together to see an important project realised.”

David Cottrell, vice chair of Leeds Rowing Club commented: “In practical terms, the new boathouse will mean we are able to increase our membership threefold and bring the sport to many more people of all ages and abilities. It’s fantastic to think that it could help to produce the next generation of stars from the Yorkshire region for Team GB.” Annamarie Phelps, Chairman of British Rowing, said: “This development will enable many

Pictured: Sir Alan Langlands, Vice Chancellor, University of Leeds and Annamarie Phelps

new people to access rowing: students, young people and the local community - from those who merely wish to enjoy access to the waterway, right through to those with aspirations to represent their country at the highest level. I am delighted we have been able to support this project.”

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Three students from The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL), Andrew Huff, Cathy Wicks and John Greathead, have been awarded Arkwright Engineering Scholarships, identifying them as some of the country’s future leaders in engineering and technical design.

Pony Adoptions and Hope Pastures Experiences A Pony Adoption is £15 and the recipient receives photos and a letter from the animal, plus updates about how it is getting on. There’s a choice of ten ponies, (donkeys or mules) that can be adopted, then you can visit your pony any day between 10am and 3pm. For more details on adoption, visit www.hopepastures.org/ ways-to-adopt

he scholarships provide students of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects with a £600 financial award to enhance their A-level studies, and fund activities to enrich their understanding and experience of engineering. Applicants had to complete a rigorous selection process consisting of a detailed application form, a two-hour aptitude exam and an interview at Sheffield University, a top engineering university.

Each Arkwright scholar is matched with an industry sponsor and a mentor, who provides help and guidance to the students. Two of them, John Greathead (sponsored by Controls & Data Services- part of Rolls-Royce Group) and Andrew Huff (sponsored by The Reece Foundation), are considering

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Each Arkwright scholar is matched with an industry sponsor and a mentor

applying to study aeronautical engineering and hope to explore this with their sponsors.

Cathy Wicks, from Alwoodley, whose sponsor is the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Newcastle University, said: “Being an Arkwright scholar will help me stand out from the crowd when I apply to university, and the scholarship will help me to pay for text books, materials and course fees during sixth form.”

Dr Martin Thomas, chief executive of the Arkwright Scholarships Trust, said: “With competition for rewarding jobs becoming ever fiercer, an Arkwright Engineering Scholarship can really help dynamic young people at the start of their journey to be the country’s future leaders in engineering and technical design.”

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ake Frood is in Y2 at Carr Manor Primary School and became the youngest Black Belt in the world aged just five!

He trains four times a week at National Martial Arts College in Horsforth and is taking his second degree black belt test in March 2015.

Jake was chosen to represent England after qualifying at the English Open Championship in Birmingham – a massive honour at such a young age.

He competed in the Under-12 Division (Light contact category) and was the youngest competitor in the whole competition. He was so proud to stand on the podium

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and collect his Bronze medal.

Following this, Jake attended the Child of the Year Awards 2014 in Scunthorpe, where he had been shortlisted for his achievements in becoming the ‘Youngest Black Belt in the World’, overcoming so many illnesses and being an inspiration to other children. Here he won the Child of the Year 2014 Steve Prescott Sports Award and was thrilled to receive his award from actor Scott Maslen (Eastenders.

The Bill). Peter Andre, who also attended the awards, got Jake up on stage at the end of the event to dance to Mysterious Girl.

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Community Carol Concert

LEEDS Third Thursday of Every Month Leeds Civic Hall, LS1 1UR 7-9pm

Campaign for human rights Facebook: Amnesty International Leeds Group secretary.group@amnestyleeds.org www.amnestyleeds.org

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Sunday 7th December at 3pm In Leeds Town Hall With Special Guest:

Black Dyke Band’s Co-Principal Trombone

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Featuring The Salvation Army Bands, Choirs and Timbrelists

Adults £7.50 In Support of:

Under 16s £5 Tickets from: The Salvation Army, c/o 35 Baronsway, Whitkirk, Leeds LS15 7AW. Enc. S.A.E and Cheque payable to “The Salvation Army” Tel. 0113 225 0330 or 0113 282 7176 Or Purchase from the Town Hall Booking Office

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Local theatre company, Mimika, is presenting a new performance, Small Worlds, at Headingley HEART on Saturday 1st November at 10 and 11.30am, and 1 and 2.30pm. ased on the border between Meanwood and Headingley, Mimika is internationally re-nowned and ‘Small Worlds’ actually had its world premiere in Singapore and its European premier in Madrid.

Mimika’s performances are presented in a large white tent where children and adults alike experience an intimate, atmospheric and spellbinding

show full of magical and poetic imagery. Using immersive soundtracks, puppetry, digital animation and miniature land-scapes, doors are opened to reveal moving images, a wooden set transforms into a river bank, a tiny fox plays in a pop-up meadow and a cat and a girl dream their stories. All without a word being spoken.

There are four performances on 1st November.

Tickets (£6 adults/ £4 children under 18) are available from HEART, Bennett Road, Headingley, on 0113 275 4548, www.heartcentre.org.uk. Places are limited, so book soon!

Harry Checks Out World Chess Competition in South Africa arry Li, a student from Horsforth in the lower sixth at The Grammar School at Leeds, recently returned from the World Youth Chess Championships in Durban, South Africa, having represented England.

A member of both the school chess club and Alwoodley Chess Club, Harry played his first competition aged just five, when he stepped up to win the under seven age group. His performance in high level competitions, such as the Leeds and Yorkshire Chess Leagues, caught the eye of the England selectors.

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Championships is held in a different country every year. Ninety countries were represented and Harry competed in the U-16 age group.

“The competition was very intense, with 11 rounds, each involving a match of at least four hours”, said Harry. “Although England isn’t known as one of the top countries, we all put up a strong fight and caused a lot of upsets.”

Players have to meet most of the costs of the trip themselves. Harry’s attendance was made possible thanks to contributions from the DLA Piper Charitable Fund, TD Wealth, his school and individual supporters.

“I would like to thank all those who sponsored me”, he said. “Without their support I wouldn’t have benefited from this experience. I’ve learned a lot, both from playing and observing other matches. I intend to continue training hard and hope to be back for next year’s competition.”

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COMMUNITYNOTICES ACTIVE 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 community association. co.uk

Alwoodley Community Association Indoor Carpet Bowls Section Meets Fri, 7.30 – 9.30pm.

Mixed membership, mostly aged 60+ but

younger age groups most welcome. Friendly social atmosphere & good light exercise. Drop in & give it a try. Details: Brian K.

07527 730022

to all. Naturist swim & Russian steam bath, followed by refreshments in the studio. Identity documents required on first visit. Details:

Junior Footballers Wanted Quality players

leedsnaturistgroup@ gmail.com, www. leedsnaturistgroup.com

for North East Leeds Juniors U17s for 2014-15 season. Training & games at Scott Hall. Details:

Leeds Penguins Lacrosse Club trains

Mark Bramfitt 07970 863483, bramfitt_m@ yahoo.co.uk

Mon 7.15pm at Adel, matches Saturdays. New & experienced players welcome. Details:

Leeds Naturist Group

leedslacrosse@hotmail. co.uk

(founded 1985) meets Sat 5 – 6.30pm at Bramley Baths & is open

Leeds Tai Chi Academy Weekly class

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Sliding Sash Window Specialist

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

Mon 7-9pm at Chapel Allerton Primary School, Harrogate Rd, LS7.

Details: 07581 217074, milarepason@hotmail. co.uk

Like to Walk? Join a group of walkers who meet Tues twice a month for 10 – 12 mile walks starting 10am. Details: Richard 267 3623

Lindy Hop Dance Classes Mon 8 – 11pm,

Moortown Social Club, LS17 5LA. Beginners 8pm, Intermediate 9.30pm, Followed by social dancing. £5. Details:

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Bentley brothers specialise in the manufacture and installation of sliding sash windows and bespoke doors.

Established in 1989 we are a family owned and run business using traditional joinery methods but incorporating modern draught seal technology.

Bentley brothers are certified users of Accoya timber and Teknos paint systems.

Albert Works, Mount Pleasant Road, Pudsey LS28 7DY Tel: 0113 236 1384 Email: info@bentleybros.co.uk Web: www.bentleybros.co.uk

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Ramgarhia Sports Centre Adults: Circuit Training (Mon & Wed

Joyce 278 9891, www. swingjiveleeds.com

Moortown Rugby Union Club All junior

age groups (6 –17) welcome to train & play Rugby Union. Located at Far Moss Sport Ground, off The Avenue, LS17 7NT. Details: Damian

Curtis 07703 755645, www.pitchero.com/clubs/ moortownrufc

Pudsey & District Rambling Club meets

Sun & alt Thurs for walks of 5 - 10 miles.

New members welcome.

Members from all around the district. Annual membership £8. Try before you join. Details:

01943 4306571, pat_ barnett@yahoo.com

6.30 – 7.30pm; Fri 6 – 7pm). £5 per class.

Children: Cricket (ages 8-16, Sun 10am – noon); Hockey (Fri, 5 – 6pm). £2 per class. All abilities welcome. Details: 262

5657, ‘Ramgarhia Sikh Centre’ on facebook.

Roundhay parkrun Sat 8.45am for 9am start, at the bandstand near The Mansion. Free 5k timed run for all ages & abilities.

Details: www.parkrun.org. uk/roundhay

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.

ARTS & CRAFTS

Details: Irene 263 1310, glyn.cup@virginmedia. com

Alwoodley Art Group Meets Thurs

Walkabout! Alwoodley-

based friendly group that enjoys short, medium or long walks, at weekends, evenings & midweek, both local & further afield. Social activities too. All welcome. Details:

Barbara Wakefield 285 7136, Sarah Barnes 261 9212, Nicky Whitfield 267 9867 www. alwoodleywalkabout. org.uk

£1.50. Details: 268 9993

7.30 – 9.30pm at The Community Hall, The Avenue, Alwoodley, LS17 2NZ. Practical meetings, workshops, demonstrations & talks. Details: 2251546,

info@5dpublicity.com, www.alwoodleyartgroupleeds.com

Zumba Classes Fri 3.30 – 4.30pm, Northcall Community Centre, Cranmer Bank LS17.

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Community Notices The Yorkshire Flower Club Open Evening Wed 12 Nov, 7.15pm at Gateways School, Harewood. National demonstrator, Sandy Bailey, will present ‘Celebrating in Style’.

Nov, 10am – 5pm at Community Hall, The Avenue, LS17. Members’ original artwork, plus prints & cards.

Free entry. Details:

Details: 267 1886

alwoodleyartgroupleeds.com

Stainbeck Art Club

Chinese Brush Painters Society meets Sat 8/Sun 9 Nov, 10am - 4pm at Pool-inWharfedale Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane, when well-known CBP artist Maggie Cross will demonstrate how to paint water birds in natural settings & Aspects of Autumn. New members most welcome.

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

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 Baby, Children & Toy Sale Sat 1 Nov, 12 noon -

Autumn Art Exhibition & Sale Sat 22/ Sun 23 Nov, 10am – 5pm at Ripley Town Hall, Ripley HG3 3AX. Adm free. Details

3pm at Moortown Baptist Church, King Lane. New & nearly new toys, baby & children’s clothes, baby equipment, dance & music taster sessions, games & refreshments! In aid of Joseph Lillywhite’s Journey hello@

www.handnart.co.uk

josephlillywhite.co.uk

Harrogate & Nidderdale Art Club

Christmas Fair at the Donkey Sanctuary (Swan Lane, Eccup, LS16 8AZ), Sat 6/ Sun 7 Dec, 10am-2.30pm. Take a donkey ride to visit Santa in his grotto, enjoy homemade cakes, peruse wonderful stands, toy stall, tombola & raffle.

Free entry & parking

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.

Craft Fair (in collaboration with Our Handmade Collective) Sat 22 Nov 12 – 4pm at The Arch Café, Mark Lane, behind Sainsburys on The Headrow. Handmade gifts to buy & homemade cakes to sample. Details: 389 3002, www. thearchcafeleeds.org.uk

Oakwood Farmers’ Market Every 3rd

Saturday, 9am – 12.30pm at Oakwood Clock.

Celebrating its sixth year of providing local

residents with locally sourced food.

Shadwell Methodist Church Coffee Morning 1st Sat 10am –

12 noon run jointly with St Paul’s C of E in Methodist Church Hall.

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 Chess Club meets Wed, 7pm

in the Council Room at Alwoodley Community Centre, The Avenue, LS 17 7NZ. New members welcome. Details:

Paul Gelder 269 7111, pagelder@hotmail.co.uk, www.alwoodleychessclub. org.uk

Friends of Allerton Grange Fields Friendly

group of volunteers working to maintain & enhance Allerton Grange

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Fields off Lidgett Lane, LS17. New volunteers welcome. Details: foagf@

outlook.com, www. friends allertongrange. org

Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods Action Mornings The Friends

protect, preserve & enhance the Woods & hold monthly work parties, carrying out variety of tasks such as bench installation, footpath construction, litter picking & bulb planting. Details: www.

fgvw.co.uk

Friends of Wigton Moor Woods Friendly

group of volunteers meets monthly at Wigton Moor UR church hall, High Ash Dr. Varied programme of activity days, tree & bulb planting, nature quizzes & walks. New members welcome. Details:

Debs 07943 277867, Anne 07530 040349, wigtonwoods17@gmail. com

Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Group Voluntary group

focusing on the heritage of area. All welcome.

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:

greenpeace.org.uk/ groups

Kaleidoscope Social Club for over 50s &

unattached. Improve your social life & make new friends. Not a dating agency. Details: 217

1747/ 267 0282, www. kaleidoscopeleeds. weebly.com

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 Budgerigar Society meets 1st

Tues, 8pm at Troydale Recreational Club, Troydale Grove, Pudsey, LS28 9LA. Old friends & new members welcome.

Details: Ronnie Simpson 252 0976, www.leedsbs. webs.com

Leeds Cat Rescue rehabilitate lost, neglected & forgotten cats & kittens. If you can offer a cat a loving home, 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 Caledonian Society 22 Nov: St

Andrews Dinner Dance.

30 Nov: Annual Church Service. New members welcome. Details: www.

leedscaledonians.org.uk

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 Horticultural Society meets 1st

Tues, 8pm St Chad’s Centre, Otley Rd. Annual membership £12 single/ £18 couple – includes all events & admission to Leeds Flower, Vegetable & Craft Show. Details: Pat

225 0030, www.leedshs. org.uk

Leeds Hospital Alert Small group campaigning for preservation of NHS. Meets Thurs 13 Nov & Thurs 4 Dec at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Details: 278 5495,

info@leedshospitalalert. org.uk

Leeds Oxfam Group Campaigners who have raised thousands of pounds over the past year.

Everyone welcome to join their programme of interesting & informative events. Find them on Facebook

Leeds Photographic Society meets Tues,

7.30pm St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd, LS8. 11 Nov: Society’s annual dinner which features Robinson & Awmack Trophy competitions, plus talk by Ian Wray, who will describe his photographic journey, retracing the steps of one of his ancestors, through the WW1 battlefields of France. New members welcome. Details: www.

lps1852.co.uk

Leeds Probus Club for retired professional/ businessmen, meets 2nd Thurs, 10.30am – 12 noon at St Matthew’s Church Meeting Room, Wood Lane LS7 for social gatherings with speakers.

Details: 266 2310

Leeds N.E. Probus Club meets 2nd

Mon, 10am – 12 noon Parochial Hall, Fitzroy Dr. Oakwood, LS8 4AB for speaker’s meeting on interesting topic, & other Mondays for bowls or snooker.

The club is for retired professional & business men. Details: 265 7064,

dongoodman48@msn. com

Joe 07929 610773, www.

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80 Moortown Community Group.

Friendly volunteers working to maintain & enhance the local environment including proposed Moortown Park. New members welcome. Details:

266 8480, moortown communitygroup@ hotmail.co.uk, wwwmoortown communitygroup.co.uk

Moortown Social Club Cranmer Gardens LS17.

Mon 7.30pm Lindy Hop; Wed 7.30pm Rock ‘n’ Roll (£2); Thurs 8pm Bingo; 1st Fri of month Northern Soul & Motown; Sat 7.30pm Free & Easy with drummer & organist plus Bingo (£1.50); Sun -

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National Trust Association Leeds You can now join your local branch without being a member of the National Trust. Just £8pa for local membership.

Next meeting: 11 Nov, 10am at St. Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley.

Details: 01924 892681, cmsherborne@ btopenworld.com

National Vegetable Society meets

Tues 11 Nov, 8pm at Paxton Horticultural Hall, Kirkstall Lane, Headingley, LS5. David Elcock of Shipley will give an illustrated talk on ‘Bradford Park, the

changes over the years’.

All welcome. Free.

North Leeds Friendship Centre

3758/ 01943 467299

Shadwell Horticultural Society is a friendly

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

gardening club for all abilities – membership includes meetings, newsletters, entry to their traditional Flower Show, members shop & access to gardening advice. New members welcome £12 single, £16 dual. Next meeting Thurs 8 Jan for talk by David Allison.

269 0084

Details: Susan 273 8821

Otley & Wharfedale MacMillan Cancer Support Fundraising Group covers NW Leeds

Slaid Hill in Bloom

& meets monthly to plan events. Looking for new members. Details or

to book a speaker: 261

Next working party Sat 15 Nov. Meet outside Dexter pub LS17 8RZ at 10am. Followed by lunch at pub. Go along & join this friendly group. Details: Geoff or

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Margaret 966 1268, www. slaidhillinbloom.org

Yorkshire Heraldry Society meets 7.15pm

at Headingley Parish Centre, St.Michael’s Rd, LS6. Wed 26 Nov: a talk by James Floyd on The Scottish Merchants - Three Centuries of Heraldic History. Wed 10 Dec: A Christmas Quiz.

Details: John Hey 263 7885. Details: John Hey 263 7885

MUSIC African Drum Class Tues 8 – 10pm, Inkwell Arts, Potternewton Lane. Learn African rhythms on Djembe & Percussion. Beginners welcome (drum loan available) £5 per session (1st class free). Details:

07765 943107, ianto. knockonwood@gmail. com

Alwoodley Community Choir meets Wed, 5.45 – 7.15pm in Lord Darcy, Harrogate Rd. Friendly group, all ages & abilities, singing pops, standards, shows songs.

New members welcome.

Details: Jean 0785 5059990

Alwoodley Singers Wanted, new members!

Chapel Allerton Methodist Church. Featuring The Yorkshire Champions - Elland Silver Band.

Enjoy seasonal music by some of the county’s best musicians. Tickets

(£7 incl. refreshments) from Paul 268 2513, paul_ chaplin@hotmail.com or on door.

Cantabile Chamber Choir Presents ‘Northern Lights’ Sat 29 Nov. 7.30pm at St Edmund’s Church, Lidgett Pk Rd. Roundhay.

A concert inspired by northern climes & including works by James Macmillan, Ola Gjeilo, Edvard Grieg and Veljo Tormis. Tickets £10/ £8

on door

‘Colour-Caster’ Guitar Tuition Specialist guitar tuition coming soon. 8 week course suitable for ages 8 – 12. Particularly suitable for young people with additional support needs. Fun & engaging using well known pop tunes. Mini performance for family & friends in Week 8. Details:

Jonathan 07549 292 938, www.creativeframe.org. uk

Mixed Voices Choir

Details: Alan 294 3370

Mon 7.45 0 9.45pm at Tree Tops Community Centre, Shadwell Lane, LS17. Singing musicals, pop & light classical songs. Perform at prestigious concerts throughout the year.

Brass Band Concert

Details: Anne or Tracy 07914 833394

Ability to read music preferable but not essential. Rehearsals Thurs 8 - 10pm at ACA Hall, The Ave, LS17 7NZ.

Instrumental Jazz Workshop - alt Sat

2.30 - 4.30pm at Seven Arts, 31 Harrogate Rd. LS7. Classes for people who want to play jazz & improvise. Enjoyable, supportive atmosphere. £10/£8 per class.

Details: Jean Watson jeanwatsonlifeskills@ hotmail.com

James Farrell Concert Band rehearses Tues

7.45 – 10pm at Dewsbury Rd Social Club. Friendly community band playing show/film music, marches & more. New players welcome. Details: 293

1779, www.jfconcertband. com

Jazz Improvisation Group meets alt Fri, 7.30

-10pm in Chapel Allerton Methodist Centre, Town St. Opportunity for amateur & more experienced musicians to play to their hearts’ content. £5. Details:

dominicgmoore@ hotmail.com

Leeds Haydn Players Concert Sat 6 Dec, 7.30pm Seven Arts, Harrogate Rd, Chapel Allerton,. CPE Bach symphony Wq183/1, Mozart symphony no.14 in A major, Handel Jephtha overture, Haydn symphony no.87 in A. Conductor Chris Pelly.

Leeds Guild of Singers 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

Leeds People’s Choir meets Wed

7.30 – 9.30pm (term time) at Swarthmore Centre, Woodhouse Sq. Leeds, singing songs from around the world, under direction of jazz & folk singer Lorraine Cowburn. Ability to read music useful but not essential. New members welcome. Details: www.

leedspeopleschoir.org.uk

Phoenix Concert Band Community

concert band for players of Grade 6 standard & over. Rehearsals Thurs 7.30 – 9.30pm at The Grammar School at Leeds, Tebb Room in music department. To join or book the band for a concert visit www.

phoenixband.co.uk or email: secretary@ phoenixband.co.uk

Tickets £10 from www. sevenleeds.co.uk 01943 466331, r.jakeways@ btopenworld.com Details: www.leedshaydnplayers. org.uk

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82 Players for Pleasure offers playing opportunities to adult amateur musicians. All levels, instruments & ages over 18. New performers welcome. Friendly, informal & supportive atmosphere. Details:

www.playersforpleasure. co.uk

Roundhay Music Tuition for any age,

standard, instrument or style. One-toone, ensembles & accompaniment sessions.

GCSE & A-Level tuition.

Classes for 0-5 year olds.

Tutors with Enhanced DBS Certificates. Details:

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

Roundhay Ukulele Group Meets Wed 8

– 9.30pm at The New Highwood, Brackenwood Dr LS8. All abilities welcome. £6 per session. Details: jen@

bighooha.co.uk, www. roundhayukulele group. wordpress.com

Seven Jazz Voices Choir meets alt Mon 7-9pm at Inkwell 31

Potternewton Lane Chapel Allerton LS7.

Fun blues, jazz, cuban & gospel numbers, led by jazz singer Nicki Allan. £5 per session.

Details: Jean Watson jeanwatsonlifeskills@ hotmail.com

Society of Recorder Players – meets 2nd &

4th Sat pm in Bingley & Headingley. Different conductors take each meeting. Intermediate players, all recorders.

New members welcome.

Details: Caroline 01943 467348

Songbirds Choir meets

Wed, 7.30 – 9.30pm at Yorkshire College of Music & Drama, St Mark’s Hse, St Mark’s Ave, LS2. Singing songs from classical to pop. Ability to read music preferable.

Vacancies for 2nd soprano & altos. Details: Tracy

07914 833394

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

Yorkshire Late Starter Strings (YLSS) rehearse

Sat, 10am – 12.30pm.

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

www.ylss.org

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

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, paul_chaplin@hotmail. com

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

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

SENIORS Chapel Allerton Good Neighbours (CAGN)

welcomes local seniors 1st Tues, 2pm at Chapel Allerton Methodist Centre. Interesting speakers, refreshments & laughter. Details: Daisy

887 3597

Chapel Allerton Town St Lunch Club Tues

Two course meal £3.50 followed by fun activities.

Northcall Community Centre, Cranmer Bank, LS17. Details: 268 9993

RVS Chapel Allerton Good Neighbours Dementia Café Mon

12.30 – 2pm at Inkwell Café, Potternewton Lane, LS7. Also Singing for the Brain, arts & crafts, Tai Chi, & Knit & Natter

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Maureen 268 0815, Alan 294 3370.

RVS Community Action for Roundhay Elders (CARE) welcomes people over 65 on Thurs, 1.30-3.30pm at Brackenwood Community Centre. Wide range of entertainment, activities, speakers, trips & special interest clubs. Details:

Andrew or Sue 887 3595

RVS MENA Community Café Fri am Meanwood

Community Centre.

Activities include Tai Chi, tea & dance, knit & sew, & soon walking & poetry clubs. Currently seeking volunteer walkers to support group. Details:

Gina or Sarah 887 3596

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. 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

Wigton Moor Friendship Guild meets

3rd Wed, Wigton Moor UR Church, High Ash Dr. LS17. Speakers, slide shows, presentations, & outings. Try them out for just £2 (incl

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SPIRITUAL Buddhist Meditation Classes 7.30 - 9.30pm

in Oakwood, Leeds City Centre & Horsforth.

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

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.

Drop in Group Meditation (free) Sun

7- 8pm (except 3rd Sun: 6.30 – 7.30pm) Experience peace & calm with periods of silence & guided meditations. Brahma Kumaris, West Park.

Details: 275 7727, leeds@ uk.brahmakumaris.org, www.brahmakumaris. org/uk/leeds

Eckhart Tolle Stillness Group meets Mon,

7.30 - 9.30pm Friends Meeting House, 136 Street Lane, Roundhay LS8.

Share Eckhart’s DVDs & silent meditation. £3 £5 suggested donation.

All welcome. Details:

07884 332644, www. peacenowhere.com

Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church 294 Harrogate Rd. LS17 6LE. Sunday Mass 8,

9.30, 11am & 6.30pm

Julian Meetings 1st & 3rd Tues, 2pm at St Edmund’s Church, Roundhay, LS8 1JN. Silent meditation in the Christian tradition.

Details: 240 3048/ 273 5865

Kagyu Buddhist Group Tues, 7.30pm Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2.

Drop-in meditation class practising calm-abiding, reflective meditation suitable for all. £4.

Details: 01282 841570, yorkshire@dechen.org, www.dechen.org

Learn to meditate FWBO Leeds Buddhist Centre. Contemporary approach to meditation, mindfulness & the Buddhist tradition.

Also classes in yoga & bodywork, chronic pain & stress management.

Details: 244 5256, www. leedsbuddhistcentre.org

Meditation for Beginners Tues 12.30

– 1pm & 6.15 – 7.15pm; Thurs 12:30 – 1pm at Jamyang Buddhist Centre, 31 St Paul’s St LS1.

Details: 07866 760 460, www.jamyangleeds.co.uk

Moortown Baptist Church 204 King Lane,

LS17. Sunday services 10.30am & 6pm. Range of toddler, children’s, youth, house groups & senior projects through week.

Natural Healing Centre Healing offered

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

Details: 07949 972690, www.leedshealingcentre. org

Roundhay Evangelical Church Sun 10.30am

& 6.30pm at Roundhay Parochial Hall, Fitzroy Drive (near Oakwood Clock). Friendly, informal & bible centred. A warm welcome for all. Monthly children’s & youth groups.

Check website for special events.

Shadwell Methodist Church Sunday Services:

9.30am. Creche for under 5s & Junior Church (9.4510.30am). Coffee after each service. Details:

Margaret Walker 225 1826

St Barnabas C of E Church The View, LS17

7NA. Sunday Services 10am (with children’s activities) Families welcome. Coffee dropin 3rd Wed, 10.30am – 12; Busy Bs, 10.30am – 12.30pm for good company, conversation, activities; Church Lunch, 12.30 – 1.30pm (details: 268 2591/ 226 8269)

Details: 265 4926, www. stbarnabasleeds.org.uk

Details: 269 3750, www. moortown baptistchurch. org.uk

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84 St Edmund’s North Park Ave, Roundhay.

Sunday services 8am,

10am (with children’s groups) & 6.30pm.

Exploring faith, building community. Many groups & activities.

Details: 266 4532, www. stedmundsroundhay. org.uk

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

St Martin’s Church, St. Martin’s View, Potternewton, LS7 3LB. Sunday Service 10am

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– Parish Communion, Sunday Club & refreshments. Wednesday Service 9.30am – Holy Communion. Open Afternoon Tues 2 – 4pm for quiet reflection & prayer. All welcome.

7.30 – 8pm.

Details: 262 4271, www. st.martinleeds.org.uk

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

Details: Sonal 210 3347

SUPPORT

Support for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) & their families in North & West Yorkshire. Regular meetings. Details: 0845

Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church Buck

Stone Crescent, LS17 5ES. Mass Saturday 6.30pm (Vigil Mass) Sunday 10a

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

Communion 2nd Sunday.

Praise & reflection: Thurs

Weekly Buddhist Meditation Classes 7.30 - 9.30pm in Oakwood (Tue), Leeds City Centre (Wed) & Horsforth (Thur).

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

for volunteers who could provide a valuable sighted guiding service to reduce isolation & increase independence of visually impaired people in Leeds.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK

130 6809, Leeds@ crohnsandcolitis. org.uk, www.groups. crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/ Leeds

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Diabetes UK Support Group meets 1st Mon,

7 – 9pm at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, except bank holidays when it’s 2nd Mon. Speakers on different aspects of diabetes. All welcome. Details: 07840

686618

IBS Leeds Friendly,

informal meetings for fellow sufferers of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Monthly meetings now being held. Details:

matt@letscureibs.com, www.letscureibs.com

Leeds Coeliac Group offers support & advice to those diagnosed with Coeliac disease. Thurs 27 Nov: Gluten-free

Christmas Dinner, 7pm at The Food Academy, Leeds City College, Printworks Campus, 123 Hunslet Rd, LS10 1JY. Details:

07711 768 850, sandra. mclean@btinternet.com

Leeds LAS (Living After Loss Through Suicide) Peer support meetings in Leeds. Details: Sue Watts, Leeds Bereavement Forum 225 3975, sue.watts@lbforum. org.uk @Leeds_LAS

Leeds Multiple Sclerosis Society uses

Armley Leisure Centre for activity classes (transport available). MS Chat every two weeks. Over 300 members. New members welcome. Details: 07895

515471

Leeds Samaritans Confidential, nonjudgemental support 24/7 for people experiencing 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-toone home-based care.

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

Little Hiccups Outreach Support network for children with a disability & their families. Run by parents.

Details: 07831 230741, outreach@littlehiccups. co.uk, www.littlehiccups. co.uk

Marigold Wellbeing 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.marigoldwell beingcentre.org.uk

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86 Panpals - Yorkshire Pancreatic Cancer Support Group meet

every 3 months, in Headingley. A supportive, friendly & informative self-help group of people copIng with this devastating illness. Also offers expert speakers & signposting to other agencies. Details:

panpalsyorks@yahoo. co.uk

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

The Owls New citywide

informal child-minding group offering support, training & information, & social events. Membership £5 pa. Details: 228 8509

SNAPS (Special Needs

& Parent Support) welcomes any family with a child with special needs to their Saturday support group at Penny Field School, Tongue Ln. Meanwood. Take part in hydrotherapy, swimming, dance & coffee. Details:

07964 847 775, angie@ snaps-vol.org.uk, www. snaps-vol.org.uk

Wharfedale General Hospital Cardiac Club Open to former cardiac patients & their partners.

Take part in exercise classes under supervision of qualified instructors.

Meets Mon, Wed & Thurs

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Community Notices at Wharfedale General Hospital. £3. Details:

Details: 07949 307 955, wghcardiacclub@gmail. com, www.Wharfedale CardiacClub.org.uk

TALKS & DISCUSSIONS Leeds Astronomical Society meets 2nd Wed

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

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

Leeds Geological Association Thurs 6

Nov, 7pm (note earlier time) in Conference Auditorium 2, University of Leeds (behind Sports Centre). Lecture: ‘Watching a Rhyolitic Eruption at Cordon Caulle, Chile’ by Dr Hugh Tuffen, Lancaster University. Visitors welcome. Details: www.

leedsga.org.uk

Leeds RSPB Group meets Wed 19 Nov, 7.30pm at Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2.

Includes illustrated talk

by Dr Kevin Briggs on “The Confessions of a Lunatic”, covering the birds of the Lune Valley, Lancashire. Details:

artist each time. Relaxed opportunity to have a drink, meet new people & exchange ideas. Details:

Text Vince 07804 191189

U3A Leeds has over

24 interest groups held in various locations.

Fortnightly Tues talks, 2pm at Moor Allerton Sports & Social Club, Stonegate Rd, LS17.

Details: 07752 448834, www.u3aleeds.org.uk

WOMEN’S GROUPS Alwoodley Townswomens’ Guild meets 4th Mon, 7.15pm at the ACA, The Avenue LS17 7LT. Variety of speakers, outings, coffee mornings. Friendly group.

New members/visitors welcome. Details: Pat 225

0030

Chapel Pie WI Friendly, fun women’s group for all ages. Visitors welcome (£3). Annual membership £33. Details: chapelpiewi@gmail.com, www.chapelpiewi.com

Leeds Ladies Coffee Club meets 1st Thurs

(except Jan). 10.15am at Leeds Church Institute, New Market St.Leeds (next to Samuel Taylor’s).

Thurs 6 Nov: ‘Artists Corrections’ by John Harris. 4 Dec: TBC. £3.

Friendly group supports local charities. New members welcome.

rspbleeds@googlemail. com

Details: Joan McShane 225 1166

New Art Discussion Group meets to discuss

Methodist Women’s Luncheon Club (Leeds

a different prominent

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 Thurs 13 Nov, 7.30pm at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Shaftesbury Ave. The evening will focus on photography with speakers Tom & Jeannie Hopley. Details: Hilary 266 5648

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 has

moved to Horsforth.

Meet 10 & 24 Nov in Horsforth Museum, The Green. Details: Pauline

Neale 269 3542, pauline. neale@ntlworld.com, & Facebook.

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Tickets £6.50 per child from 261 9249

Harehills Movement & Music Playgroup Parent run playgroup at Harehills Lane Baptist Church Hall (access via Hilton Pl), LS8. Tues: music & parachute fun; Wed: movement & developmental play.

10 – 11.15am term time. £1 per family incl refreshments. Everybody welcome. Details:

harehillsplaygroup@ gmail.com

Leeds Junior Chess Club Meets Sun 5.30

– 7.30pm at Alwoodley Community Centre, The Avenue. 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

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 6 – 7.15pm. Details: 7thmoor

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Parent & Tots Group Tues (term time) 1.303pm Queens Hall, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 294 Harrogate Rd, Moortown. £2 per family. Everyone welcome. Details: Raegan

Allerton on Tues 10.45am – 12.45pm. All welcome.

Details: Ron Wiener 266 7722

Hope Pastures Horse & Donkey Sanctuary

saintraegan@yahoo. co.uk, Sam mumba40@ gmail.com

Weetwood Lane, LS16.

Visitors welcome 10am – 2.45pm. Free admission.

Donations welcome.

RJC Dance Gymnastics For Young People Tues

Details: 261 4344 For events & pony days visit www.hopepastures.org

3.45 – 4.45pm (ages 6-10); 4.45 – 5.45pm (age 11+) at Mandela Centre, Chapeltown Rd. LS7. All abilities welcome. £4.

Details: 239 2040, stef@ rjcdance.org.uk

Gledhow Woodcraft Folk welcomes new

members aged 6 – 9, Thurs 6.15 –7.15pm at Gledhow Primary School.

Games, songs, craftwork & outdoor activities.

Places limited so book now. Details: Jo 368

1402, gledhowleeds@ woodcraft.org.uk, www. woodcraft.org.uk

MISC/ Events Catholic Care Annual General Meeting Thurs

6 Nov, 2pm at the Little Sisters of the Poor, Mount St. Joseph’s Home, Shire Oak Rd, Headingley,.

Guest Speaker: Professor Graham Mulley, eminent speaker on services for older people in Leeds.

Everyone welcome.

Don’t Act Your Age A social improvisation drama group for the over 50s meets at Seven Arts, Harrogate Rd, Chapel

Lipreading Classes for anyone with hearing loss. Details: Susan Lee

07910 831646 susan@ susanleelipreading.com

‘Spud & Pud’ with

Christmas Fayre Sat 15 Nov from 12 noon at the Methodist Centre, Town St. Chapel Allerton. £5

adults/ £2 children.

Coffee from 10:30am £1.

Plus a variety of stalls from 10.30am – 2.30pm

St Gemma’s Winter Ball Sat 29 Nov. Magical

evening at LUFC Centenary Pavilion. Fizz reception, 4- course meal, entertainment & band... & all for just £45pp. Details:

07867 974738, gwhite@ thecct.org.uk, www. visitchurches.org.uk

St. Martin’s Community Kitchen Provides hot meals Sat 12 – 2pm at St Martin’s Institute, St Martin’s View, LS7 3LB. Details:

Rev David Stevens 262 4271

Volunteers Please!

Leeds Mencap aims to

improve the lives of adults & children with learning disabilities through services & activities. They need your help! Details:

Catherine 235 1331

Win a Brand New Mitsubish Mirage for Christmas! All you have

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Details: Jenny 218 5537, jennyd@st-gemma.co.uk

218 5565, jennyd@stgemma.co.uk

St John’s Church, New Briggate, Needs

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Plumbing Services

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We will beat any genuine quote • Full re-roofs and repairs • Gutters, fascias and soffits • Flat roof specialists • All work fully guaranteed

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TELEPHONES

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TILES

THE TILING PROFESSIONALS We use the best products to match your style and budget so no matter how large or small, the project, you end up with a great looking finish.

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Super-Insulated Timber Doors With High Security Your front door is a key element of maintaining the warmth in your home - so it's worth investing in high quality to keep the cold winds on the outside.

We're offering these excellent doors at a price we know you'll find very competitive - particularly with these important features

> Timber doors with an insulated core > Excellent thermal efficiency with many styles boasting a U Value of less than 1.0 > High level of security - all of our doors are certified to the 'Secured by Design' standard (PAS 23 & 24) > Very highly draughtproof - even in gale force winds > A wide range of styles, colours and accessory options > A ten year manufacturer's guarantee for peace of mind > Made in Britain

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The Funeral Parlour 4 Regent Street Chapel Allerton Village LEEDS LS7 4PE

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