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DEAR READERS,

CONNECTING YOU TO THE COMMUNITY SINCE 2005

Easter is rapidly approaching and the museums, galleries and theatres in Leeds have lined up a superb programme to captivate the young over the holiday period.

Easter Fun West at Leeds Yorkshire Museums, Playhouse – Galleries & 25 Years Theatres Young!

Ross Noble Joins Jason Manford in ‘The Producers’

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There are also a number of fascinating exhibitions – from photography to stitched portraits. Ross Noble is joining Jason Manford soon and heading to Leeds in the Mel Brooks musical comedy, ‘The Producers’; Fountains Abbey is featuring an innovative art project in its follies; Opera North joins The Wrong Crowd; and the Reduced Shakespeare Company reduces comedy.

0 8 66 1 8 4 2 Folly! In the Watergarden

Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden are opening up

their folly buildings to some of the country’s most inventive artists.

Easter Fun at Leeds Museums, Galleries & Theatres Exhibitions, shows, activities

and events to keep all the family entertained this Easter.

Plus there’s a Public Meeting where you can question your politicians about the future of the NHS; Roundhay artists are about to throw open their studios; Alwoodley will have its new medical centre; and Oakwood is about to celebrate the return of the Clock.

May, sunshine and an election aren’t far away and there is optimism in the air! We look forward to hearing all your news for May – the deadlines are 1st April for editorial and notices; 8th April for advertising (1st & 8th May for June edition).

Kind regards,

Carole, Jack and the team.

10 Vintage Has Gone Mainstream The first in a series of articles talking about interior design.

22 West Yorkshire Playhouse – 25 Years Young!

More than four million people have seen a show at The Playhouse since it opened its doors in 1990.

32 Restored Oakwood Clock to be Unveiled on Oakwood Day The newly restored Clock returns to its rightful place at the gateway to Roundhay Park.

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Carole Carey-Campbell

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Dovetailors, furniture makers based at Sunnybank Mill in Farsley, were recently commissioned to make three ceremonial chairs, one of which will be used by the Queen when she attends this year’s Maundy Thursday service at Sheffield Cathedral. ovetailors worked closely with Thomas Ford and Partners Architects to make a number of specialist pieces, including a solid oak organ plinth with finger-jointed corners, as part of the Gateway Project, which marks the Cathedral’s centenary.

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LUCY WILSON (1834-1891)

CAMPAIGNER FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES There were some formidable women in Leeds in the 1870s and 80s, women who stood on platforms, addressed sometimes hostile crowds, wrote letters to newspapers, braved criticism and ridicule, and toiled tirelessly behind the scenes for the causes they held dear – the right of women to be educated, to have the vote, to keep their own property when they married, to work on equal terms with men. They were a powerful force in opposing laws they saw as unjust and inhumane, or violating personal rights. Lucy Wilson, ‘Miss Lucy’ as she was known, was one of this redoubtable band.

She had a favoured upbringing.

Leeds Ladies Educational Association and took a leading

Born in 1834, she was the third child and

role in organising local University examinations and extension

only daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth

lectures. Relationships with her colleagues were not easy as

Wilson of Banks Hall, near Barnsley.

she could be unbending and domineering, but she was totally

Her father owned a colliery there, but

committed. In 1870, when the Leeds School Board was set up

when he took the post of auditor of the

to provide elementary education for all children, and women

Aire and Calder Navigation the family

had their first chance to stand for public office, she stood

moved to Leeds, first to Crimbles House

(unsuccessfully) as a candidate alongside one other woman,

in Camp Road and later to 2 Hillary

in an election fraught with religious and political controversy.

Place (now part of Leeds University

She later gave strong support to the establishment of the Leeds

campus). Thomas Wilson was an

Girls’ High School in 1876.

educated and cultured man, a Liberal, a

She was deeply engaged in other issues too. She was a

leading figure in the Philosophical and

member of the national executive committee working for

Literary Society and the Mechanics’

the amendment of the Married Women’s Property Act to

Institute, active in many good causes.

give married women the right to own and manage their own

Many distinguished visitors came

property and earnings, a goal achieved in 1882. In 1875 she

to the house, and Lucy and her five

was the main speaker giving evidence in Leeds to a Royal

In 1876 Lucy’s father died and

brothers grew up in a thoughtful and

Commission on factory reform, arguing for women’s right

she inherited a trust fund which gave

intellectually stimulating atmosphere.

to work on the same basis as men. Alongside other notable

her independence. After a visit to her

Lucy was lively and good-looking

women she promoted women’s suffrage, serving on the Leeds

brother in New Zealand, she settled

but she did not marry – marriage, she

Suffrage committee, and speaking at public meetings around

in London where from 1881-86 she

said, was an institution wholly for the

the region, with sharp words for those who felt women’s

edited and wrote for the journal of the

benefit of men. Nevertheless she had to

place was in the home, not in public situations which might

Association for the Defence of Personal

take on a traditional female domestic

‘endanger their delicate sensibilities’.

Rights. She was an ardent individualist

role. As an unmarried daughter, she

Through the 1870s and 80s she was a prominent member

and defender of civil liberties, passionate

spent some years looking after her

of the campaigning Ladies’ National Association for the Repeal

on many fronts – a vegetarian on moral

father after her mother died. While her

of the Contagious Diseases Acts, led by Josephine Butler.

grounds, anti-vivisectionist, and a

brothers travelled and had professional

These Acts, designed in the 1860s to control venereal disease

believer in ‘rational dress’ (no tight

careers, notably her brother Edmund, an

in garrison towns, sanctioned the forcible surgical examination

corsets).

eminent solicitor and Leeds councillor,

and imprisonment of women believed to be prostitutes, and

She died in 1891, aged 57, from

those doors were closed to her.

there was pressure to extend powers to the northern industrial

heart disease. Her friends remembered

Energetic, competent and forceful,

towns. The Ladies’ Association (alongside many men) fought

her for her judgement and intelligence,

she dedicated herself to improving

a powerful, outspoken campaign for repeal, citing the cruel

her passion for natural justice, and her

women’s lot. Her first focus was

injustice of punishing the female victims of vice while leaving

unshakable belief in the rights of the

education, as women were still barred

the men free to re-infect, and condemning the violation of

individual.

from university and higher level study.

the personal rights of the women subjected to such degrading

For a time she was secretary to the

treatment. The Acts were finally repealed in 1886.

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he Conservation Volunteers (TCV) at Hollybush Conservation Centre have organised more introductory courses in green woodworking.

“This is a great opportunity to take some time out and have the pleasure of making something”, said Organiser Pete Larner. “Spending the day outdoors under a tarp shelter while listening to birdsong and learning a new skill must rate as one of the most pleasant learning environments.”

Green Woodworking Days will be held on Saturday 25 April, Sunday 7th June and Saturday 18th July. Lunch and snacks are included – all served around the campfire. For details, contact TCV Hollybush 0113 274 2335, call Pete on 07811 383590, or book via www.eventbrite.co.uk ‘Green Woodwork Introductory Day’

Courses are run at a woodland worksite near Kirkstall and teach people to work with unseasoned coppiced wood, which is easier to work than dried processed timber. Participants will learn how to make a range of traditional, rustic items from the decorative to practical.

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Once the niche pastime of the cash strapped, image conscious, patchouli-oiled student, vintage is now thoroughly mainstream.

V schedules are peppered with programmes such as ‘Cash In The Attic’, and a plethora of lifestyle programmes focusing on re-using and up-cycling. Vintage is more than just a fad, it’s here to stay.

The chances are that your home is furnished with a combination of new, secondhand, and inherited furniture. But if you are someone who wants to up the vintage ante, or are perhaps furnishing your home for the first time, where do you start?

The four vintage tribes There are four major vintage tribes – the ultra-cool, retro, Mid-Century Modernist, whose aspirations are the Danish furniture designers of the 50s, 60s and 70s like Borge Mogensen and Kofod Larsen, or the more reasonably priced but equally beautiful British post war G Plan, Ercol or Macintosh; The hopelessly romantic ‘Shabby Chicer’ who likes their furniture to look as if it’s been rescued from a crumbling French chateau; The Traditionalist who gravitates more towards the Arts (Crafts, Deco, Nouveau); and The Industrialists, where it’s all rusting bare metal and re-purposed vintage factory furniture.

The knack is to find a period or style that suits you.

Old and new work beautifully together. The new

sharpens and freshens, while the vintage adds integrity. Antique, retro or salvaged furnishings instantly inject a dash of warmth and soul.

They don’t make it like they used to!

There’s a lot of truth to the old adage ‘they don’t make furniture like they used to’. Many vintage furniture makers and designers had a respect for craftsmanship and a reverence for natural materials such as wood, often making a feature of the grain. Even mass producers like G Plan and Ercol still had quality at the forefront of their minds. This is why

these pieces stand the test of time.

Vintage furniture, especially Mid-Century Modern is the antique of the future. Buy savvy, invest in classic design pieces that retain, or even increase, their value.

High street furniture giants such as M&S and John Lewis are all jumping on the vintage bandwagon and commissioning retro inspired chair and sofa ranges from the likes of G Plan and Parker Knoll. These are impressive ‘off the peg’ pieces but come with a hefty pricetag. Compare that to the fun of finding an original vintage piece for a fraction of the price. It may need some TLC, but sourcing the perfect fabric with the help of an experienced upholsterer, is much more satisfying.

But, at the end of the day.... just buy what you like!

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The Yorkshire Antiques & Art Fair is at the Yorkshire Event Centre, Great Yorkshire Showground, on 23rd / 24th May. eld twice a year in May and November, this will be the twelfth Harrogate event organised

by Bowman Antiques. The fair has around 320 exhibitors selling a huge range of antiques and art priced from a few pounds to thousands. There are many specialist dealers – including in sewing antiques, paintings and pictures, antiquarian maps and prints, art glass, and Art Deco lighting and furniture.

This year there’s a dealer who carries a lot of trench art, and another who has first class bronzes. There are plenty of ceramic dealers too, including Andrew Muir who specialises in Clarice Cliff and always mounts a remarkable display. Local art pottery from the Burmantofts factory is also well represented.

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This year, Passmore Group – More Bathrooms, More Ability & More Build – marks its 50th year in business and is celebrating with a fantastic competition!

long way, even surviving three recessions – that’s a huge cause for celebration”, said Tony.

“Our customers are the reason we have reached this impressive milestone and we’d like to give something back. So we’re inviting them to enter our competition and grab the opportunity to benefit from their loyalty.”

Today, the Passmore team is made up of over 50 highly qualified, multi skilled and experienced individuals who pride themselves on offering a friendly and highly professional service – from conception and design to installation. And, they are planning to continue doing so for at least another 50 years!

THE COMPETITION To win a brand new bathroom, you must enter the competition online via www.more-bathrooms. co.uk/win-a-bathroom The competition will run from 20th March – 31st May, and the winner will be announced on 1st June. Five runners up will receive a £250 voucher to put towards any future More Bathrooms order.

in a brand new More Bathrooms bath or shower room, specially designed for you by one of the company’s expert surveyors – inclusive of fixtures, flooring and decoration, all installed by the highly experienced More Bathrooms fitting team.

The value of the prize is £5,000, which represents £100 for each year they have been in business. Founded in 1965 by husband and wife team, Brian and Kathleen Passmore (even before the BBC broadcasted in colour and the introduction of decimal currency!) it is still a

family business, run by Brian and Kathleen’s sons Tony and Steve.

“As a family we have really enjoyed building the business over the past 50 years”, said Tony. “We are rooted right here in the Leeds community.

Over the years we have installed thousands of bathrooms and we can honestly say there’s nothing we don’t know about bathrooms – we’ve seen, done and fixed it all!”

To mark this achievement, the company will host a number of special events throughout the year, starting with this great competition. “We’ve come a

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The Leeds Photographic Society’s (LPS) Summer programme starts on 28th April, with a talk by Swiss photographer Eric Jaquier.

Leeds Artists Reflect on the Easter Journey A number of artists are working with St Edmund’s Church, Roundhay to present an exhibition of reflections on the Easter journey.

hilst living in Leeds in 1969/70, he worked as a door-to-door salesman and took a series of photographs depicting life in the city’s streets. Some of the photographs were published in the Swiss magazine ‘Femina’, and a number were exhibited at ‘Project Space Leeds’ in 2008.

He will be speaking about both his Leeds photos and his more recent work for the first time.

“Growing up in Leeds myself in the 1960s and 70s, I find these photos fascinating”, said LPS Vice President Ian Wray. “The photos really remind me of life at that time.

The subjects were probably somewhat bemused by this foreign guy wanting to take photos of their everyday lives.

As an outsider, Eric obviously saw something special and worth recording in these scenes of our city’s suburbs.”

The photos really remind me of life at that time

Eric is currently producing a book his photographs, including the Leeds photos, which can be seen at www.ericjaquier.ch A limited number of seats will be available to nonmembers at the price of £5.

LPS’s schedule over the coming months is packed with tutorials, visiting speakers, competitions, its annual exhibition and a number of photographic outings. The society welcomes new members at all levels of ability and meets most Tuesdays at Saint Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Road, Roundhay, LS8 1JN. For full details, visit www. lps1852.co.uk

The Stations of the Cross will feature work by fourteen local artists, each focusing on a different stage of Jesus’ path to the cross. The show will include sculpture, painting, video, installation and drawing, and hopes to open up some fresh insights on a familiar narrative.

The featured artists come from a range of Christian traditions, as well as other faiths and no religious faith.

“Art provokes thought”, said artist and illustrator Si Smith, who is also the exhibition curator. “Our aim is to stimulate thought and discussion about the significance of the Easter story today, rather than seeking to provide pat answers. The recent fuss surrounding Stephen Fry’s comments about God remind us that Christian tradition has never hidden from the issue of suffering. The Stations of the Cross exhibition will help people to reflect on how we make sense of that.”

The Exhibition will run from 26th April – 20th May at St Edmund’s Church, Lidgett Park Road, Roundhay LS8 1JN

or thern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) was recently successful in its bid to Arts Council England’s Arts funding scheme.

The grant will fund the school’s 2015 theatre programme, ‘Connections’, which will take place at the Riley Theatre, Chapeltown Road, between March and November this year.

The programme will focus on professional development for dancers and aims to support and engage dance artists who are based in, or have a connection to, the North of England.

The programme consists of three strands - Northern Connections, which will see six emergent artists develop and showcase their work; National Connections, which will see established dance makers perform their work in Leeds; and European Connections, which will present the work of international artists.

NSCD played a central role in the recent campaign to recognise Leeds as a City of Dance. Connections

will enable the school to continue operating as a cultural hub in the North and will reinforce the organisation’s commitment to contemporary dance talent in the city. Leeds Beckett University, Spin Arts Management and Yorkshire Dance will all act as artistic consultants on the programme.

“We’re ecstatic that we’re able to go ahead with Connections”, said Gianluca Vincentini, Head of Professional Development. “The programme will provide increased access to inspirational performance for artists in the North, which in turn will help to retain talent in the region and support a robust dance industry.”

The first mixed bill performance of Northern Connections takes place on Friday 24th April at the Riley Theatre, followed by National Connections in mid-May. For further information, visit www.nscd.ac.uk

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A new temporary exhibition from The Wellcome Collection, featuring 24 textile artworks by Georgie Meadows, is at Thackray Medical Museum until 24th July.

he exhibition explores personal experiences of ageing and dementia through stitched drawings.

Meadows crafts uniquely affecting and compassionate portraits of people she knows or has cared for into delicate pieces whose tangled threads are both a metaphor for the scrambling of neural connections during degenerative illness and a tender and tactile form of portraiture. The works present a collision of tightly knotted threads and loose stuffing, of softness and jagged edges.

“The works are very striking and really encourage the viewer to think about the stories surrounding them”, said Lauren Ryall-Stockton, Curator, Thackray Medical Museum. “I feel they will be a wonderful contrast to the permanent galleries here at the museum, exploring perceptions of ageing.”

Short stories that accompany the pictures outline the daily challenges and triumphs of her sitters: a woman finds people assume her to be grumpy since

The works are very striking and really encourage the viewer to think about the stories surrounding them losing her teeth; the success of a man’s day is measured by dressing himself; a woman is hungry but her brain will no longer tell her how to eat.

“Georgie Meadows has made a remarkable collection of beautifully crafted images”, said James Peto, Chief Curator at Wellcome Collection. “Her stitched drawings are direct and deeply moving but also fulfil the more practical purpose the artist had in mind when making them - as teaching aids for helping others to understand some of the particular concerns that need to be addressed when working with the elderly.”

The exhibition is free with regular museum entry. For further information, visit www. thackraymedicalmuseum.co.uk or call 0113 244 4343.

Leeds Art Gallery is currently showing ‘One Day, Something Happens: Paintings of People’, a new Arts Council Collection touring exhibition curated

by Jennifer Higgie, writer and co-editor of Frieze magazine. he exhibition reflects a personal view of a period of radical change in art, capturing snapshots of life, past and present. The paintings also convey historical influences and the theatricality of painting. By choosing work by the well known and not so well known, the exhibition uses the Arts Council and Leeds Collections to tell a wider story of British figurative painting over the past century.

“Spending time immersed in this extraordinary group of over 2,000 paintings has been a joy”, said Jennifer. “These wonderful paintings of people also offer a decidedly idiosyncratic snapshot of over a hundred years of life in Britain.”

The exhibition includes a selection of 20th century paintings by acclaimed artists such as Walter Sickert, Lucian Freud, David Hockney and Richard Hamilton; as well as featuring more recent acquisitions from the Arts Council Collection with paintings by Michael Fullerton, Rose Wylie and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. In addition,

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the exhibition displays works by artists like Enrico David, David Noonan and Renee So, who explore painting’s potential through tapestry, silkscreen and sculpture and place the body centre stage. A selection of works from the fine art collection of Leeds Museums and Galleries will also be on display alongside pieces from Arts Council Collection.

The exhibition runs until 24th May at Leeds Art Gallery.

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Opera North and The Wrong Crowd collaborate for the first time to present a new touring production of Jonathan Dove’s family chamber opera ‘Swanhunter’ at Howard Assembly Room from Thursday 16th – Saturday 18th April

Leeds Lieder Day of Song Leeds Lieder presents a one-day mini-festival exploring floriculture in song on Saturday 25th April, 9.45am – 9.30pm at Leeds College of Music.

The distinguished line-up features soprano Carolyn Sampson and pianist Joseph Middleton (who was recently appointed director of Leeds Lieder), together with BBC New Generation Artist, Benjamin Appl (baritone) and pianist Jonathan Fisher. The programme will include songs by Schumann, Strauss, Fauré, Debussy, Hahn, Britten and Quilter.

The festival will also feature a recital by emerging young singers, Heather Lowe and Philip Wilcox; a lecture by Schubert scholar, Paul Reid; a master class led by Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton, with song duos selected from the UK’s

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and Poets Forum featuring the premières of new songs by student composers from the universities of Leeds, Huddersfield,

darkly magical folk story, written by the composer and librettist of Opera North’s hugely successful ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’, ‘Swanhunter’ is a celebration of the power of song, designed specifically for a family audience – for adults just as much as for children. It is brought to life through the inventive fusion of opera, puppetry and live action, directed by Hannah Mulder with design and puppet direction by Rachael Canning.

Lemminkäinen is determined to travel to the icy north in search of a bride, against his mother’s wishes.

There, impossible tasks await him: he must face the Devil’s Elk, the Swan on Death’s River – and in the shadows, an unseen danger lurks.

A cast of six singers, including mezzo soprano Ann Taylor as Mother and tenor Adrian Dwyer

as Lemminkäinen, perform with a six piece band conducted by Justin Doyle, in Dove’s Nordic folkinspired score for horn, percussion, accordion, harp, violin and double bass.

This new production continues to build on Opera North’s commitment to developing new work for young people. It is the company’s first co-production with The Wrong Crowd, who have established themselves as exciting new creators of inventive, playful and compelling theatre. Their previous shows include ‘The Girl with the Iron Claws’ and ‘HAG’.

Sheffield and Durham, and Leeds College of Music, with texts from local poets.

Historically, the main feature of Leeds Lieder was a biennial festival, complemented by a thriving education programme. From Autumn 2015, it will also present a series of recitals, including newly commissioned works, in partnership with Leeds International Concert Season, Opera North and the University of Leeds.

Tickets for individual events range from £5 - £22 with a combined ticket for all events at £55 (£45 conc.) For further information, visit www.lcm.ac.uk/whatson/Booking-information or call 0113 222 3434. www.leedslieder.org.uk

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Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden are opening up their beautiful eighteenth century folly buildings to some of the country’s most inventive theatre set designers, directors and artists, from Saturday 25th April – Sunday 29th November.

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olly! will see the temples and follies of this National Trust property transformed into places of visual trickery and untold h i st o r i e s . T h e o r i g i n a l designers of the Studley Royal Water Garden (the Aislabie family) created many follies to surprise and delight their guests.

These whimsical structures were often used by garden designers to draw attention to a carefully created vista.

Visitors to the Octagon Tower, Temple of Fame, Banqueting House and Temple of Piety will be amazed by installations created by current artists in response to the opulent past of this unique place.

Twelve artists presented ideas and three were chosen – theatre designer Gary McCann, art director, curator and designer Simon Costin, and artist, curator and academic Irene Brown. The results are guaranteed to intrigue and surprise.

“The installations inside the follies will capture everyone’s imagination”, said Alexa Morton, Visitor Experience & Marketing Manager. “We’re really excited by the works the artists have proposed. We know that visitors will be astonished!”

‘Folly!’ is part of Trust New Art. The National Trust has been working with living artists since the 1980s, and in 2009 created Trust New Art in partnership with Arts Council England.

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On 8th March 1990, West Yorkshire Playhouse threw open its doors. Since then more than four million people have seen a show on one of its stages; 322 productions have been staged; and a far-reaching programme of education and outreach work has been created and delivered across the city. wenty five years on the Playhouse is a vital cultural hub, a creative force driven by the city’s desire to see original drama in Leeds.

Artistic Director James Brining continues to challenge with a diverse programme of theatre that reflects society today. Reworking classic texts for the 21st century such as the awardwinning contemporary production of ‘Sweeney Todd’ set in Thatcher’s Britain and his inventive take on Bennett’s ‘Enjoy’, sit in tandem with new initiatives like ‘A Play, A Pie and A Pint’ and new plays which inspire and excite, such as Maxine Peake’s critically acclaimed ‘Beryl’ and Zodwa Nyoni’s ‘Boi Boi is Dead’.

The Playhouse continues to partner innovative and exciting organisations. On-going relationships with The Royal Exchange Theatre, Kneehigh, Headlong, Birmingham Rep, and new associations with companies such as The Egg in Bath and Tiata Fahodzi allow the Playhouse’s work to be seen outside Yorkshire, widening the reach of its productions.

“Moving the Playhouse from the intellectual grounds of Leeds University right into the

heart of the city’s communities suddenly opened it up like never before”, said Artistic Director James Brining. “My vision is to open it up even further. New initiatives include a Youth Theatre, Community Ambassadors Scheme, and Dementia Friendly productions.

Touring our work to community venues, is another commitment, together with establishing a third production space and artist development

opportunities to sit alongside our programme of cutting edge and popular theatre.”

The implementation of a comprehensive talent development programme, which includes supporting directors, writers, actors, designers, technicians and theatre makers, will help to discover upcoming talent.

And, a capital development project will aim to revamp the stages and create new spaces for rehearsal and performance, as well as spaces for workshops, meetings and creative thinking.

This significant redevelopment mirrors the determination set out 25 years ago for vibrant, forward thinking and accessible theatre in the city.

West Yorkshire Playhouse at 25 is a vital artistic, community hub for Leeds to be proud of with a vibrant future ahead.

“The Playhouse is a vibrant, exciting and endlessly creative company which champions everything from great classic drama to new writing, talent development to education and outreach work”, said Playhouse Chairman Sir Rodney Brooke.

“It is full of vitality and we are looking forward to a bright and entertaining future.”

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led by artists such as Robert Dutton, Rachel McNaughton and Pauline Hanwell.

Above all the group provides members with a reason to get out their paintbrushes regularly, explore new techniques and share their interest with other aspiring painters. They have also participated in several local events, displaying and selling their work.

New members and lapsed artists, whatever their preferred media, are welcome to join for a modest termly fee. The group will be exhibiting in St Edmund’s Church Hall on Sunday 26th April as part of the Roundhay Art Trail. They look forward to meeting anyone who might be interested in joining the group. Unfortunately, as they are not a teacher-led group, they are unable to support beginners.

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oundhay Art Group was formed in 2007 by a group of watercolour painters who had been members of the Roundhay Watercolour Group until its closure. Led by a number of established local art teachers, this group nurtured members with a wide range of skills, introducing them to a range of techniques and mixing watercolours with other media such as pen, pencil, gouache, pastel etc.

The group recently reformed as the Roundhay Art Group, recognising its members’ wider interests. It has a programme of subjects, along with demonstrations by local artists who share their enthusiasm and style with the group. Guests are welcome at these demonstrations,

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Ross Noble, award-winning comedian and king of improvisational comedy, will make his musical theatre debut in the UK tour of the smash hit musical ‘The Producers’. ased on the Mel Brooks Academy Award winning movie, ‘The Producers’ is a hilarious musical comedy that has taken Broadway and the West End by storm, winning 12 Tony Awards and three Olivier Awards, and it is coming to Leeds Grand Theatre from Monday 8th – Saturday 13th June.

Ross joins the cast as Franz Liebkind – the short fused, carrier pigeon-keeping, former Nazi, brought on board

by Max Bialystok and Leo Bloom (Jason Manford) to help them in their plot to put on the worst musical of all time.

“I am a huge fan of the show and for anyone who loves comedy, the chance to perform the work of Mel Brooks is amazing!” said Ross.

The master surrealist has been performing stand-up since the age of 15.

Unveiling a new show every year for the last 15 years, Ross is one of our most successful comedians, exuding an on-stage presence unlike any other.

“Ross is one of the most exciting and inventive comedians”, said Jason Manford. “He is one of that rare breed of comics who simply have funny bones!”

Featuring a riotous mix of eccentric characters, the story follows the fortunes of an impoverished New York producer who recruits downtrodden accountant Leo Bloom (Jason Manford) to help him pull off Broadway’s greatest scam. They aim to produce the worst show ever and run away to Rio with millions, but they learn that show business can always find a way to kick you in the teeth.

Tickets £18.50 – £40 available from 0844 848 2700, leedsgrandtheatre.com

The Reduced Shakespeare Company has skewered history, the Bible and the world’s most celebrated playwright, now the Company tackles the subject it was born to reduce – Comedy! The Complete History of Comedy (age 12+) is at City Varieties on Sunday 10th May, 7.30pm.

ollowing a hugely successful, critically acclaimed season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014, the Reduced Shakespeare Company will set out to reduce the UK to tears of laughter. From the highbrow to the low and everything in between, the bad boys of abridgment leave no joke untold as they deconstruct the entire history of comedy in 90 rollicking minutes.

The Reduced Shakespeare Company is a three-man comedy troupe that takes long, serious subjects and reduces them to short, sharp comedies. Since 1981, the bad boys of abridgement have created nine stage shows, two television specials, several TV pilots and numerous radio pieces – all of which have been performed, seen, heard and translated into Klingon the world over Tickets, £17.60, are available from 0113 243 0808 or cityvarieties.co.uk

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Roundhay Artists’ Open Studios Trail Roundhay artists are busily choosing the work that they will have on show for this year’s Open Studios. This year’s event is on Sunday 26th April, 11am – 5.30pm, and, if last year is anything to go by, it promises to be another huge success. hat a great way to discover the huge variety of artists that are tucked away around Roundhay! This year there are 32 artists to visit, working in a range of media, including painting, illustration, ceramics, felt making, woodturning, portraiture, sculpture, glass, jewellery, textiles, photography and mixed media.

You are in for a treat!

Once again the organisers have produced a leaflet with a brief bio and picture for each artist, and a carefully designed map highlighted the location of each studio. These are

available in shops, cafes and libraries around Oakwood and Roundhay and at Oakwood Market the week before (18th April).

With almost double the number of participating artists this year, you will need to pace yourself! Both St Andrew’s and St Edmund’s churches will host some artists, and there will be refreshments at St Edmund’s too.

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he Dales Festival of Food and Drink, one of the largest events on the Yorkshire Dales gastronomic calendar, returns to Leyburn in Wensleydale for three days over the May bank holiday – Saturday 2nd – Monday 4th May, 10am – 5pm.

Due to the wide variety of food, farming and entertainment on offer, all with a distinctly Yorkshire flavour, the festival has been a magnet for foodies for the last 13 years.

Firm favourites are the live cookery demonstrations by top regional chefs –this year including The Wensleydale

Heifer’s Craig Keenan and The Saddle Room’s BBC Master Chef finalist, Tom Morrell.

The Food Hall has 80 stands featuring a wide variety of local food, from the best meats and cheeses, to preserves and traditional baking.

Many small breweries are represented in the drinks’ marquee, with award-winning beers and ales on offer, along with a good selection of wines.

Award-winning author Dr Gervase Phinn will be on hand to reminisce on his time as a schools’ inspector. And, the Farming for Food area offers the chance to see animals up close, along with demonstrations of traditional farming skills. All ages are catered for, with a range of rides and attractions, traditional dancing displays, and lots of live music.

The Festival is staffed by 60+ willing volunteers, and supports the charity Tickets for Troops. Since its inception in 2002, it has given over £190,000 to local community initiatives - ranging from tree

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You may already be familiar with the Taste café and sandwich shop on Chapeltown Road, indeed it seems many of you are, as the enduring perennial popularity of that establishment has led proprietor Gary Hendrickson to recently expand to a second premises in Oakwood. ocated at the corner of Roundhay Road and Oakwell Mount, this Taste branch occupies a bright and airy space which offers considerably more legroom than its sister shop and is tastefully decorated (no pun intended) with a cosy and welcoming vibe. The increased space is certainly required to house the wealth of delicious treats, both savoury and sweet, on offer.

Due, perhaps, to the reputation Gary has built up with the Chapeltown shop, the new place has already been doing a roaring trade as a coffee shop and sandwich emporium and, due to the popularity of their extensive and ever-changing menu, they’ve recently begun opening later into the evening.

Let us be clear; Taste is a good deal more than a sandwich shop!

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The evening we visited I had the San Danielo pizza – a perfect combo of buffalo mozzarella, rocket and Parma ham. The topping balance was spot on and the

thin base of fresh homemade dough wasn’t overly bready but retained a light crispy crunch, really delicious! Taste has built up quite a reputation for its pizza, with people sometimes crossing town to pick it up.

We also sampled their piquant and succulent baked salmon, which had been marinated in a mix of jalapenos, hot sauce and West Indian pepperpot seasoning. This was perfectly cooked and very flavoursome however, Gary’s revelation that

the dish had had its spiciness somewhat toned down for this menu, had me yearning to try the original West Indian recipe.

Also impressively tasty were the slightly crispy pancakes filled with creamed mushrooms and chicken cooked with garlic, onions and parmesan. We were seriously tempted to try a bit of everything on offer but to do so would probably have taken a few days. We did however manage a few of their lovely falafels and hummus to nibble while we waited.

The desserts were amazing!

We opted for a delicious Forest Fruits Tart and Peach Frangipane, but could have chosen from quite an array – including brownies, muffins, Apple and Strawberry Crumble, various cakes and, wait for it…….Rocky Road Tart!

I know, it shouldn’t be allowed!

With two shops, two kitchens,

The ethos is that everything must be fresh and homemade – no short cuts, no frozen products – just good, fresh, locally sourced homemade food

two chefs who love to impress and swap between the locations, you never know what you will find. Gary’s whole ethos is that everything must be fresh and homemade – no short cuts, no frozen products – just good, fresh, locally sourced where possible, homemade food.

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the bread – yes, baked fresh every day – olive, sundried tomato, granary. And those are just the three we decided to purchase as we left.

Taste is open from 7.30am – 9pm seven days a week at 633 Roundhay Road LS8 (0113 240 8655) and 321 Chapeltown Road LS7 (0113 262 3971)

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Restored Oakwood Clock to be Unveiled on Oakwood Day Councillor Questions Oakwood Day 2015 will take place from 12 noon to 9pm on Saturday 2nd May and will celebrate the return of the newly restored Oakwood Clock to its rightfull place at the gateway to Roundhay Park.

There will be music to ‘rock around the clock’ from local musicians he Heritage Lottery Fund, together with mammoth fundraising efforts by Roundhay and Oakwood residents and businesses, and generous donations from Marilyn and Graham Stowe, have all helped to raise the funds necessary to restore the clock to its former glory for future generations to enjoy.

Oakwood Traders and Residents Association (OTRA) is organising the event, and the Lord Mayor will officially unveil the Clock at 1.30pm. There will be music to ‘rock around the clock’ from local musicians as well as local artisan and food stalls. And, you’ll be able to have your photo taken in the Oakwood clock photo-booth.

A time capsule containing contributions from local schools and residents will be buried at the base of the Oakwood Clock

by Roger Williams, the first chair of OTRA, and this will not to be reopened until 2112. Engraved paving slabs bought by local residents will also be unveiled, and you will be able to leave your memories of the clock and the day in a special visitors’ book.

There will also be a wide variety of children’s activities; an open air cinema ‘experience’ in the evening; and Preston Bar will supply a bar.

For further information about what is happening on Oakwood Day, visit http:// loveoakwood.co.uk

Tropical World Price Rises Cl l r Da n Co h e n h a s expressed his concern over the price rises at Tropical World, where admission prices will rise by up to 42%.

The charge for adult admission will go up from £3.50 to £5; LeedsCard holders will now pay £3 instead of £2.80; ‘Extra’ and Breezecard holders will both see prices rise form £1.75 to £2; and 5 -15 year olds will now pay £2.50 instead of £2.35. Admission for the under-5s remains free.

“It’s a real shame that the Council has decided to raise the admission prices to one of the city’s most popular attractions”, said Dan. “I accept that a lot of money has been spent refurbishing Tropical World, but a large part of that was thanks to a generous donation from the Ziff family. So I find it difficult to understand why the prices are rising now. I urge the Council to reconsider these increases which will only price many people out of a hugely popular venue.”

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GP Celebrates Retirement with Cycling Challenge It’s all change at Allerton Medical Centre in Chapel Allerton as two of its longest serving staff members decide to call it a day. Dr Francis Lawrenson has practiced at the Centre for 17 years. He has been described as ‘kind, caring and thoughtful… people always came first’. urse Penny Kettlewell is also retiring, after 19 years with the practice. She was described as ‘a caring ‘old fashioned’ nurse who was always ready to go that extra mile’. A keen walker she’s looking forward to getting out and walking a lot of extra miles!

Dr Lawrenson is celebrating his retirement by taking on the classic London Prudential 100 mile bike ride in August in aid of Diabetes UK. “Diabetes has been a big part of my professional and personal life (my daughter was diagnosed 13 years ago) and I am hoping to raise £1,000 for

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The patients of Allerton Medical Centre would like to thank both Dr Lawrenson and Nurse Penny for their excellent service, kindness and understanding over the years.

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Most Important Alwoodley Planning Decision of Century! he long-awaited medical centre on King Lane, LS17 has been granted approval by the Council’s Plans Panel.

The new centre will replace two 1950’s converted houses and provide the most up-todate medical services in North Leeds. Work should start on-site within weeks and the hope is that patients will be using the new facilities early in 2016.

“This is the best, most important and most welcome planning approval of the century”, said Councillor Dan Cohen. “The GPs, the developer and the councillors have been working on it for well over two years. At times we thought the application was on

its last legs and it seemed to be on life support more than once.

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Wednesday Find out what the future is for our National Health Service. An opportunity to question the political parties. he future of our National Health Service is high on the list of priorities for voters in the General Election in May. How can we know what the various political parties have in mind for our NHS? To answer this question, a number of Leeds groups that campaign to support our NHS have organised a meeting at which speakers from the

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New RSPCA Centre for Leeds and Wakefield he RSPCA Leeds, Wakefield & District Branch is building a new Animal Rehabilitation & Rehoming Centre for the area. The branch currently rehomes around 300 animals a year, but this number is likely to increase with the new centre and its purpose built facilities.

The centre, based in East Ardsley, will have kennels, cat pens and an isolation block, to care for animals in need. It will be vital to the local area, as West Yorkshire has one of the highest rates of animal cruelty in England and Wales. The new site will include a visitor information centre and indoor and outdoor exercise areas for dog training.

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We hope it will be a symbol of the community’s commitment to combatting animal cruelty

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News From Your Councillors CLLR DANIEL COHEN

Alwoodley Ward I have made occasional promises in this column – I promised to keep North Leeds Life readers up to date with the progress of the proposed new Alwoodley Medical Centre, on King Lane.

On 12th March, our Medical Centre finally got the green light from planning, removing

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were referred to the West Yorkshire Police – more than for any other force including London. While the problem may not be worse here, it is certainly present and it is a high Police priority.

Trafficked people will have been moved around or between countries, on false pretences, and against their will. They may have been

Yorkshire on Sunday 3rd May, should have received a letter detailing times of road closures.

These are essentially later in the afternoon of that Sunday for just over an hour. If you have any questions at all about how the Tour de Yorkshire might impact you, do get in touch and I will try to help.

Finally, it was exciting news that Olympic Gold medallist and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins has confirmed he will be racing in the first Tour de Yorkshire. Yet another reason to line Alwoodley Lane, Alwoodley Gates, Wigton Lane and Slaid Hill on 3rd May (and here’s hoping the weather will be fine).

For any and all local queries your Alwoodley councillors are always here to help.

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the last major hurdle to its development. The developer told me that they hope to start work in late April early May, with completion planned for December 2015.

There are one or two small matters that need to be resolved before building can start. Your Alwoodley Councillors will, of course, assist in resolving these and we need to move fast, as the steelwork for the building has already been ordered (no pressure there then).

My other promise was that, now the hard work is done, others would line up and try and claim credit for helping to make the dream of a new medical centre, a reality - no shocks then that there have been some rather cynical efforts to do exactly that (is there an election coming?).

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Warmer weather brings our gardens to life, everything begins to grow and suddenly there is plenty of gardening to be done!

In the Border If you need to divide and move any perennials do it early in the month, before they are actively growing.

As the new green shoots begin to push through the soil, put your plant supports in place – be they purpose-made wire hoops, or natural twiggy sticks. They are much more effective and a lot less noticeable if the plant grows up through them rather than being tied in place once it becomes too tall.

Roses and shrubs will appreciate a feed with a balanced fertiliser (e.g.

Growmore) this month. A mulch with a 5cm layer of well rotted compost around shrubs will help to retain water and keep weeds down

Roses and shrubs will appreciate a feed with a balanced fertiliser (e.g.

as well as releasing nutrients, but make sure it doesn’t touch the woody stems as it can encourage fungal attacks.

As the plants begin to grow, so too do the weed seedlings – keep pulling them out before they get a chance to flower and spread further.

Lawn Care Does your lawn have moss, bald patches, or weeds? April is the month to tackle these and give the lawn a new lease of life. Rake out moss with a spring tine rake and apply a high nitrogen fertiliser at the start of the month. This will give you a greener, healthier lawn.

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Fruit and Vegetables It’s a busy season for seed sowing as courgettes, cucumbers, tomatoes, sweetcorn and green beans can all be sown indoors. If the temperature is above six degrees centigrade, then some things can also be sown directly into the soil outside. These include beetroot, cabbages, carrots, radishes and leeks.

It is also time to harvest rhubarb, sprouting broccoli and leeks which should help to make way for the new seedlings.

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Their Plant Sale is on Saturday 16th May, 9.3011.30am he Friends of The Hollies, the small formal park with 30 acres of unspoilt woodland just off Weetwood Lane, and bordering the Meanwood Valley Trail, were recently awarded a World War One memorial park bench, thanks to the efforts of local councillor Sue Bentley. This is most appropriate as the Hollies House, gardens and parkland were originally given to Leeds City Council in 1921 by George Brown to commemorate the death in action of his only son, Major Harold Brown, in 1918.

The Friends group was established some four years ago with the aim of helping to maintain and improve the park. Last year they raised nearly a thousand pounds at their Plant Sale, allowing them to buy shrubs, plants and bulbs for the enjoyment of everyone visiting The Hollies.

This year they are holding their Plant Sale on Saturday 16th May, 9.30-11.30am, where you can purchase plants from the Hollies Collections, a great selection of interesting and unusual shrubs, and some really good value bedding plants.

The group holds open gardening sessions on the second Saturday of each month. Meet at 10am in The Hollies car park off Weetwood Lane, and enjoy some fresh air and exercise while you learn about the plants.

Refreshments and homemade cakes follow at midday.

y April, al l our resident birds have

started nesting, but one of the earliest is a charismatic inhabitant of upland streams and rivers: the dipper.

Look out for it perched on stones in fast flowing water, and you may see it disappear suddenly beneath the surface.

It feeds mainly on caddis fly larvae and other insects, which it catches by walking on the streambed whilst fully submerged. It has special white eyelids to protect its eyes underwater, and can remain submerged for over 20 seconds.

A stocky little bird, brown and black above with a startlingly bright white bib, it has a habit of bobbing up and

The Wharfe at Bolton Abbey or Ilkley are very good places to see dippers

down, and sometimes gives a high-pitched ‘zit’ call as it flies.

It often builds its untidy nest below bridges, or in any cavity overhanging water, and the young may well be fledged by May. The Wharfe at Bolton Abbey or Ilkley are very good places to see dippers, but perhaps due to better water quality in local streams, you now don’t have to go that far from Leeds to find them. Dippers have been seen recently at the new fish pass at Rodley Nature Reserve, and also on the river in the Kirkstall Valley.

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Album Review:

Scott Wainwright – Strangers Here

I’ll begin, if I may, with a shout out of acknowledgement to North Leeds Life favourite, Tim Loud for introducing me to yet another estimable local folk-blues artist by way of this really quite excellent album. s I’ve said before, it sometimes seems as if one can barely move in this town for acoustic folk/blues/Americana performers.

And, while the prodigious and prolific talent on display shows Leeds to possess an embarrassment of riches in this field, in such a crowded scene one must present outstanding chops or something stylistically unique to truly distinguish themselves.

Luckily, Scott Wainwright displays both on this album of weather-beaten, road-worn blues played with guts and true grit.

While often adhering to the tried and tested blues template, ‘Strangers Here’ is also an album of contrasts and contradictions that continues to offer up surprises.

Opening with an instrumental (one of a handful scattered throughout the set) ‘America She speaks to Me’ is shrewdly composed with a fingerpicking style which recalls Bert Jansch and an expansive, pastoral mood whose tinges of eerie foreboding are assuaged by buoyant slide guitar. This is followed by ‘Everyone’s Telling Me I’ve Got It Wrong’, a harmonica-heavy blues stomp in the Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee vein, it offers the listener

their first taste of Wainwright’s captivating vocal.

‘Speed Metal Rag’, another instrumental, sees picked and slide guitar lines skittering over an agitated, insistent, pulsating bassline and is reminiscent of John Fahey. Things take an unexpected turn with the hip-hop infused ‘Down

the Line’ featuring some great harmonica/beatboxing interplay and recalls the likes of Son of Dave or Alabama 3, the tune displays not only Wainwright’s versatility but also his wry sense of humour.

Considering the album spans twelve tracks, it’s surprisingly free of filler and never does it seem to drag or lose momentum.

Wainwright’s distinctive guitar style lends an evocative, lyrical quality to his instrumental pieces and with his songs his voice asserts an authoritative presence even when nestled in the mix or barely rising above a growly whisper.

‘Strangers Here’ is a genuinely impressive album which exhibits keen musical prowess and a wealth of expansive and diverse songwriting ideas. The set contains a number of tunes that really work their way under your skin and marks Scott Wainwright out as an artist well worth keeping an eye on.

To keep up with Scott Wainwright and get yourself a copy of ‘Strangers Here’ check him out at: www.scottwainwright.co.uk/

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Voted ‘Best Metropolitan Festival’ at the UK Festival Awards, Live at Leeds is back for 2015 with over 100 bands performing at 20 venues across the city over the May Bank Holiday. fficially kicking off the festival season, Live At Leeds hosts the biggest names alongside the best in new and upcoming acts.

Having played host to the likes of Bastille, James Blake, Wild Beasts, Bombay Bicycle Club, Rudimental and The Vaccines over the years, Live At Leeds provides a snapshot of everything that is vital in music right now.

Leading the charge amongst the first 100 bands to be announced are Carl Barat & The Jackals featuring the Libertines legend with his new band, London alternative rockers Dry The River, the brainy art-pop of Dutch Uncles, Leeds’ noisiest sons Eagulls, the BBC 6 Music championed songwriting of Emmy The Great, ex-Supergrass main man Gaz Coombes, the incredible wordplay of BBC Sound Of shortlisted George

It’s really important for us to support local talent

The Poet and Leeds psych rockers Hookworms.

“Live at Leeds is a great platform for emerging talent, if you go and seek out some of the artists you’ve never heard of you may well find the next big thing”, says promoter Andy Smith. “I looked at the 2013 line up the other day and a little known Sam Smith was listed down in the bottom tier and played Holy Trinity Church. It’s really important for us to support local talent. It’s great to see bands like Hookworms, Eagulls and Menace Beach receiving such recognition - a real testament to how strong the local scene is. Keep an eye out for the Carnabells, VITAMIN and Bruising.”

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“And Wash, I know Leeds is very proud of you!” – that was Julianne Moore’s shoutout to Wash Westmoreland during her BAFTA acceptance speech as she thanked Westmoreland and co director Richard Glatzer for making ‘such a beautiful movie about our essential self’.

‘Still Alice’ features an incredible, award winning performance by Julianne Moore as a linguistics professor diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease fighting to retain her sense of self and identity as her memory and cognitive function ebb away. The exemplary work by the film’s directors and star represents an impressive achievement for, while the story covers difficult territory and is undoubtedly heart breaking, it also manages to sustain a degree of positivity and optimism. In lesser hands the film could easily have become emotionally manipulative or even exploitative.

‘Still Alice’ is a remarkably powerful and moving film. I would urge all those who may have misgivings due to the perhaps upsetting subject, to put these aside and appreciate the delicate, sensitive handling

by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer of issues that may come to affect many of us.

Leeds-born Wash grew up in Moortown and went on to study in Newcastle before emigrating to America in the early 1990s. He returned recently for a Q&A at Hyde Park Picture House before a special preview screening of the film. Glatzer, who is married to Wash, was diagnosed with ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease shortly after work began on the film. Seriously ill, he was hospitalised before

the Oscars and they watched the ceremony from his hospital room.

“Still Alice is a beautiful film, about a hugely affecting topic”, said Wendy Cook, General Manager at Hyde Park Picture House. “It was a great honour for us to welcome Wash back to Leeds, and celebrate this extraordinary film that he and Richard worked so hard to bring to the screen.”

Sadly, Richard Glatzer died shortly after Wash returned to the States. We offer our sincere condolences.

Norwegian Saxman Headlines Seven Jazz @ Seven Arts Norwegian saxophonist, Marius Neset, headlines Seven Jazz at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton, on Thursday 16th April at 8pm.

Touted as heir to Jan Garbarek, he combines amazing technical prowess with deep expression and a highly original sound. This all-star AngloScandinavian quintet, which includes Magnus Hjorth (piano), Jim Hart (vibes), Petter Eldh (bass), and Joshua Blackmore (drums), is the ideal vehicle for his remarkable energy, creativity and imagination.

Marius released his debut album Golden Xplosion in 2011, which led to him becoming one of the most talked about newcomers on the European jazz scene. He has continued to dazzle audiences across Europe with his exemplary technique, imagination and virtuosity on tenor and soprano saxophones, as well as his brilliance as a composer.

Support is from Leeds trio Zeitgeist (Aleks Podraza on keys, Sam Quintana on electric bass and Tom Higham on kit), who fuse together the harmony and improvisation of jazz, the hypnotic rhythm of hip-hop and the rhythmic complexity of progressive rock.

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Eschewing

FILM

REVIEW

BY BRENDAN CAMPBELL

cheap shocks, jump scares and gore, It Follows is

IT FOLLOWS DIRECTED BY: DAVID ROBERT MITCHELL STARRING: :MAIKA MONROE, KEIR GILCHRIST, OLIVIA LUCCARDI CERT: 15 - RUNNING TIME: 100 MINS his striking feature from writer/director David Robert Mitchell has been lauded (along with The Babadook) as being one of the best horror movies of recent years and derives its potency from the fact that, for much of its running time, it doesn’t behave like a horror movie. In fact, it often looks and feels more like a nostalgic coming of age picture.

Eschewing cheap shocks, jump scares and gore, It Follows is a carefully paced and controlled piece permeated with a creeping, insidious sense of dread.

Mitchell wastes no time in setting the tense mood with a high impact opening scene (somewhat reminiscent of that of Jaws) wherein a teenage girl bursts forth from her house into the quiet suburban street apparently chased by some unseen pursuer. Panicked and distressed she continues to flee until, from a deserted beach, she phones her loved ones before meeting a grisly end.

So, now you’re suitably rattled and unnerved, the film moves to innocuous, standard teen movie territory with central character, Jay and her friend discussing Jay’s imminent date with a guy she’s pretty into. On the date itself, said guy seem inexplicably cagey and anxious, so much so that he insists they bail from the cinema before the movie has begun. Nevertheless, they manage to salvage the date

sufficiently to get it on in his car and it’s shortly thereafter that things decidedly take a turn for the worse.

It is explained to Jay that the guy she just previously had thought

a carefully paced and controlled piece permeated with a creeping, insidious sense of dread

such a catch has, through the act of coitus, passed along to her a curse whereby she will be relentlessly stalked by a malevolent, shapeshifting force hell bent on killing her. This thing, he explains, can assume the form of friends, family, strangers, anyone, really, and it will keep coming towards its target at a dogged walking pace until it reaches you and makes you very dead indeed.

It’s essentially the worst kind of STD (Sexually Transmitted Demon).

The only way to rid oneself of the curse is to have sex with someone else and pass it along to them (the

old adage offered in times of breakup, that “the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else” seems particularly apt here).

However, should the demon catch up with and dispatch the new ’carrier’ before being passed on, it will revert back to its previous target, and on down the line.

It Follows takes this deceptively simple idea and runs with it (or, rather, walks at a steady, determined pace with it) while cleverly riffing on the genre’s conventions.

As was ever the case in teen slasher pics such as Halloween and Friday the 13th and explicitly laid out in Wes Craven’s knowing, post-modern Scream, when a killer stalks a group of nubile youngsters, the wages of sexy sin is gruesome death and it is often the virgin, alone, who escapes with her life. Yes, Hollywood has been perpetrating a blood-soaked form of slutshaming for decades. So, in this case, for the only means of survival to be more sex, it’s a canny subversion.

The film brilliantly pulls off the trick of sustaining a persistent tone of tension throughout and constantly tweaking the level of intensity. Many of the most chilling moments happen

in open spaces in broad daylight and even in quiet scenes where little is happening, the audience remains aware that Jay’s fate is still out there somewhere, edging ever closer. It really is creepy as hell.

As I’ve said, It Follows seems leagues apart from your run of the mill horror fare and wears its indie sensibilities unashamedly with its measured pacing, nuanced editing and the solid, low key performances by the young and mostly unknown cast. It also presents a stylistically bold vision with excellent cinematography that captures both the foreboding gloom of encroaching twilight and the soft focus, sunny day haze that brings to mind Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides.

The original music by Rich Vreeland retro-tinged electronica, all brooding, rumbling synths is also brilliantly effective.

Much like the dark force at its centre, It Follows is a film that creeps up on you and stays with you long after viewing. I hope it reaches the wide audience it deserves and I’ve no doubt it’s well on its way to becoming a modern horror classic.

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Sound & Vision Fri 15th May 7.30pm: Juan Martín & Chaparro de Málaga (tickets £22 /£17.50 /£15) Sat 16 May: 10am - Juan Martin Flamenco Guitar Workshop (£22/ £11)

1pm - WYCGS Lunchtime Concert

he Leeds Flamenco Festival returns to Holy Trinity Church on Boar Lane on 15th and 16th May. For the past three years, the festival has brought some of the world’s best flamenco artists to Leeds. Organised by Samuel Moore (Course Leader for Flamenco Guitar Studies at Instituto Cervantes Leeds & Director of Music at Arts@ Trinity), the festival features fantastic flamenco dance events, guitar performances and a flamenco guitar workshop by renowned flamenco guitarist Juan Martin, who also headlines.

2pm - Artie Gonzalez solo flamenco guitar

7pm - Instituto Cervantes Evening Showcase

Concert Tickets: £8/ £5.50 Juan also performs in his new duo project ‘Los Maestros’ with Chaparro de Málaga.

There will also be performances from Instituto Cervantes staff and students, a lunchtime concert from the West Yorkshire Classical Guitar Society (WYCGS) a recital by Sam Moore, and an ensemble performance from the Latin band Mestisa, who will explore the Latin American roots of flamenco

For full details, visit http:// samuelmooremusic.co.uk/ blog/?p=434. Tickets for individual shows can be booked via 0113 245 5570 or Jumbo Records.

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music event featuring; Neon Dolls, Pink Cigar, Treason Kings, Fizzy Blood, Munich, Almanacs, Contravenes, Strawberries, Victors.

Jessica Wei Zhu Wed 1 Apr,

Duke Garwood Tue 7 Apr,The Wardrobe, £11. Cisco Pike member fuses early jazz with southern country blues.

Apr, Brudenell Social Club, £8.80. Enigmatic psych-folk artist with a striking vocal delivery akin to Nico.

The Venue (Leeds College of Music), 1:05pm, Accomplished pianist performs: Haydn Variations in F minor, Chopin – 24 Preludes, Op 28, Debussy From Préludes Book II. Free.

Hidden In Plain View Thu 2 Apr, Key Club, £13.20. Hard rocking New Jersey quintet with intricate razor-edged guitars & dark & sinister tales A Place To Bury Strangers

Fri 3 Apr, Belgrave Music Hall, 11pm, £9.90. Fusing sounds of My Bloody Valentine & Jesus & Mary Chain to create euphoric synthesized pop with a dark brooding edge. Also appearing: September Girls

Luke Daniels Fri 3 Apr, Seven Arts, £8. Celtic button accordion virtuoso, singer, multi-instrumentalist & acclaimed composer in the traditional style.

Ghostpoet Sat 4 Apr,

Belgrave Music Hall, £14.30.

Fresh & innovative Hip-Hop.

Jon Gomm Sat 4 Apr,

Brudenell Social Club, £16.50.

Virtuoso guitarist who uses one acoustic guitar to create drum sounds, basslines & sparkling melodies combining styles from blues & jazz to rock & pop.

Feast of Fiddles Sun 5 Apr,

City Varieties £19.50. 11-piece collective combining the talents of some of Britain’s top fiddlers in a flourish of fretwork.

Ben Lowman & the 7J Quartet Sun 5 Apr, Inkwell,

1:30pm, £5 - £7. Leeds saxman Ben Lowman gets a chance to stretch out with the Seven Jazz Quartet.

Double Denim Vs Dead Young Mon 6 Apr, Oporto,

2pm - 10:30pm, £6. All day

Steady Hands Tue 7 Apr, Key Club, £3.30. Power folk from New Jersey & Philadelphia.

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club Wed 8 Apr,

Leeds Town Hall, £37.50.

Direct from Havana, Cuban musicians’ collective that has played together for over 50 years.

The Shires Wed 8 Apr, Brudenell Social Club, £13.20 First ever UK country act to be signed to a major Nashville label.

Town Portal Thu 9 Apr,

Wharf Chambers, £5.50.

Math rock, post hardcore & turbo-prog. Also appearing: Alarmist, Cleft

Phil Cunningham & Aly Bain Sat 11 Apr - £15 Bringing

their taste of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland

Scott Matthews Tue 14 Apr, Belgrave Music Hall, £13.75.

Singer/songwriter who has experimented with funk, indie, rock & soul, more recently focussed on folk & blues.

Matthew E. White Wed 15 Apr, Brudenell Social Club, £15.40. Smooth modern-day soul & funk with a 70’s vibe, Brazilian tropicalia & country rock combined.

Rock The Vote Featuring: Jonny & The Baptists Thu

16 Apr, The Carriageworks Theatre, £12.50/£10.50.

Comedy blues band playing satirical, political, edgy & sexy comedy songs.

Marius Neset Thu 16 Apr, Seven Arts, £14-£16.

Norwegian saxophonist with amazing technical prowess with deep expression & highly original sound, touted as heir to Jan Garbarek’s mantle.

Rupert Stroud Fri 17 April,

7.30pm at The Wardrobe. ‘Talk to You’ EP Launch Party! Pre order EP from iTunes, £1.99 – 4 tracks. Tickets £6.50

I Am Kloot Fri 17 Apr, Brudenell Social Club, £20.35.

Indie art-pop in the Velvet Underground vein.

Villagers Tue 21 Apr, City

Varieties £17.10. Emotional, dark & heartfelt songs blending acoustic, modern folk & alt-rock elements. Fans of Sparklehorse & Neil Young will find much to love.

Amplifier Tue 21 Apr,

Belgrave Music Hall, £13.20.

3-piece who amalgamate Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath & My Bloody Valentine. Also appearing: Black Moth Taking influence from proto-punk acts, 90s grunge & stoner rock.

Communion - New Faces Tour Wed 22 Apr, Brudenell

Social Club, £9.90. Featuring: Tenterhook, Charlotte OC, Freddie Dickson, Frances Multi artist bill aims to encourage fans to come & hear something new.

Of Montreal Thu 23 Apr,

The Wardrobe, £15.40.

Synthesized pop laced with Beach Boys melodies & Bowieesque melodrama.

New Roots: Helen Watson Trio Fri 24 Apr. with

Dave Bowie Junior & Mark Cresswell. Another delightful night at New Headingley Club, 56 St Michaels Rd.

Sharon Van Etten Sat 25

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic

Apr, Brudenell Social Club, £17.50. Indie-folk singersongwriter.

Malcolm Strachan’s Soul Cooker Sun 12 Apr, Seven

Polar Bear Sat 18 Apr, Brudenell Social Club, £16.50.

Passionate post- jazz which has the intensity & fervour of punk.

Matt Roberts Sextet Sat 25 Apr, Headingley HEART) £6-£8. Leeds College of Music Graduate & Gentleman’s Dub Club member pays tribute to influential bebop trumpeter Fats Navarro.

Black Yaya Sun 12 Apr,

Therapy? Sun 19 Apr, Brudenell Social Club, £19.25.

Irish rockers with a dark, intense sound borne out of thrashy punk roots.

Turbowolf Sun 12 Apr, Key

Club, £9.90. Digitronized hell ‘n’ roll from planet spookazoid’s disco fun palace. Also appearing: Dolomite Minor, Hyena

Arts, 1:30pm, £5-£7. Ace trumpeter with his new funky soul jazz quintet.

Brudenell Social Club, £7.70.

David Ivar, Frontman & writer for Herman Dune

The Skints Tue 14 Apr, Leeds University Union, £13.75.

Incredible East London Ska & reggae band with formidable live reputation.

Sat 18 Apr, O2 Academy, 6pm, £28.75. Legendary P-Funk collective.

LaBrassBanda Mon 20 Apr,

The Wardrobe, £13.75. Infusing gypsy & Balcanic with rock & roll. For fans of Gogol Bordello.

Leeds Bluegrass Club

Thurs 30 Apr, from 8.30pm at Grove Inn, Back Row, Holbeck. (off Water Lane). Live, acoustic, Americana roots/ Bluegrass/Country. Resident bands & guests. Picking sessions. Musicians welcome. £3. Details: John 267 0761, Kevin 267 7040

Jazz in April Sun April 5

Ben Lowman @ Inkwell 1.30pm

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The Windermere Row is St Gemma’s Hospice’s longest running event and each year, hundreds of supporters descend upon Lake Windermere to take on the challenge of a 10 or 21 miles row across the lake.

t takes place over two weekends - 20th/ 21st and 27th /28th June. Teams can be made up of between two and eight rowers, with the 10 mile row taking participants from Ambleside to Bowness and back, and the 21 mile route from Ambleside to Fellfoot via Bowness and back.

There are trophies up for grabs – so you can treat it as a challenge to record the best time, or just a fun challenge with colleagues, friends or family. It’s not essential, but fancy dress is encouraged and there’s a prize for the best costumes, as well as the best team names.

There is no entry fee, St Gemma’s simply asks each rower to commit to raising a minimum of £85 in

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sponsorship. And, don’t forget to ask your employer if they will matchfund the amount you raise so that it will go even further towards helping St. Gemma’s.

Talk to family, friends and colleagues now and decide which date suits you best, then visit www. st-gemma.co.uk/windermere to register. Hospice staff and volunteers will be available throughout the row to ensure you have a fantastic experience.

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Women’s Health Matters Researchers at University of Leeds Seek the Views of Leeds women Looking after our health should be a priority, but when little problems occur most of us choose to deal with them ourselves.

Leaking urine is surprisingly common, although it mostly affects women. As many as one in four women may have some leakage – that’s over 95,000 women in Leeds alone. It’s not just an issue for older women either; it can happen at any age. Although the physical effects are often minimal, it can be embarrassing and isolating.

Amy Hunter at the School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, is part of a team that is researching women’s attitudes to urine leakage. “We want to give women the opportunity to voice their opinions about how this affects their lives”, said Amy. “Because leakage is a taboo subject, often women don’t want to talk about it, but I would encourage any woman experiencing urine leakage, however infrequent, however much, to take part in the study. You may not think you have anything to contribute, but you could make all the difference.

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Diver Matty Lee is Young Sportsman of the Year!

Diver Matty Lee, a student at Notre Dame Sixth Form College, was recently awarded the Young Sportsman of the Year title at the 2015 Leeds Sports Awards.

The awards, now in their twelfth year, are organised by Sports Leeds, a city wide network that exists to bring together all the agencies that are responsible for providing and developing opportunities in sport.

Matty was one of three nominees for the ‘Young Sportsman’ trophy.

He trains at the City of Leeds Diving

Club and 2014 was his most successful year to date. His achievements included two junior golds, a junior silver and a senior bronze medal at the GB National Cup. He was subsequently chosen for the GB senior team in the FINA Diving World Series. However, later in the year he had to pull out of the Commonwealth Games due to an elbow injury. He is currently studying for a BTEC Qualification in Sport.

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A local triathlon race was voted the best in the

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country at a recent national awards ceremony. The Ilkley Triathlon, held every September at the Lido in Ilkley, was awarded ‘Event of the Year’ at the Triathlon Show at Sandown Park in London.

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by Leeds & Bradford Triathlon club, won the award in the ‘less than 500 entrants category’ after a public vote. Matt Field, David Heels and Tom Langdon from the race organising committee were on hand to receive the award. It capped a very successful night for the club, which was also voted ‘Best Club in the Country’!

This year the event, which has previously been won by both the Brownlee brothers, will take place on 20th September and registration opens on 1st May. But, be quick – the 2014 event sold out in less than 15 hours! More information can be found at http://www.lbt.org.uk/

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Leeds Museums, Galleries and theatres have a wonderful variety of exhibitions, shows, activities and events lined up to keep all the family entertained this Easter from Easter Egg Hunts and family challenges, to shows that will knock your socks off!

My Father and Other Superheroes’, presented by Nimble Fish and writer/performer Nick Makoha, will be at The Carriageworks Theatre at 2pm on Saturday 11th April. This is the story of a poet who revisits his childhood on learning that he is going to have a baby.

For Nick Makoha, superheroes such as Superman, Spider-Man and Luke Skywalker had inadvertently provided the blueprints of how to be a good dad in the absence of his real father. In a highly physical piece, Nick illustrates his personal journey from being smuggled out

of his home country of Uganda at a young age, to life in the UK, Saudi Arabia and Kenya, learning what it takes to truly become a hero.

As a special treat, audiences will receive a free graphic novel version of the show, created by former Marvel Comics and DC Comics illustrator Mike Collins, who worked on X-Men, Captain America, Batman, Spider-Man and the Doctor Who graphic novels.

“I’m a huge fan of comic books – for me, they’re modern folklore”, said Nick. “There are four main heroes in the play and each one represents something different to

me. The show represents my own childhood, very little has been tweaked. In many ways it’s a gift to my daughter - she’s the source of the story so it’s something to show her how much she means to me.”

Born in Uganda, Nick fled the country with his mother, leaving behind a vicious civil war during the Idi Amin dictatorship. Having lived in Kenya and Saudi Arabia, he currently resides in London. He has presented his work at numerous international events and toured for the British Council in Finland, Czech Republic, the US and the Netherlands. He has been widely published in journals and anthologies. Most recently he was runner-up in the 2014 Brunel University African Poetry Prize, an international competition chaired by Bernadine Evaristo MBE. Suitable for Ages: 8+ , tickets (£8/£6, £24 family) are available from 0113 224 3801, www.leeds.gov. uk/carriageworks

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The Royal Armouries Museum is once again hosting the thrills and spills of authentic medieval jousting in the heart of Leeds from Friday 3rd – Monday 6th April.

The Royal Armouries’ tiltyard will resound to the clamour and clash of a live action tournament, as internationally renowned knights battle for the coveted Sword of Honour and the prestigious Queen’s Jubilee Trophy.

This is spectacular entertainment for all the family.

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two dangerously entertaining jousting battles. See how the knights kit up for the tournament; meet the knights and horses; listen to tales of the tournament. Plus there are craft activities with the Yorkshire Heraldry Society, Jester’s Yard Play Area and the crossbow range. Minstrels and jesters will be entertaining the crowds throughout the Tournament.

At 12 noon on Easter Monday there will be a mêlée, when all the competing knights will clash with clubs in an every-man-for-himself medieval-style bash, followed at 2.30pm by the Parade and Grand Final.

Easter Holiday Activities (including falconry, knight school, crafts, combat display and talks) continue from Tuesday 7th – Sunday 19 April For tickets, call 0113 220 1888 or visit www. royalarmouries.org

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Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show rolls into West Yorkshire Playhouse with sharpshooter Annie Oakley in ‘Little Sure Shot’ from 15th – 18th April.

Five actor-musicians use music and magic to tell the story of the girl who became the star of Buffalo Bill’s touring show with her amazing sharpshooting skills.

“Annie was one of the first

Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs are setting sail for West Yorkshire Playhouse from 7th – 9th April. They are on a new adventure, following an award-winning run at the Edinburgh Fringe, London Wonderground and Southbank Centre.

Based on the award-winning book by Purple Ronnie creators, Giles Andrea and Russell Ayto, ‘Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs’ has been adapted for the stage by Nicole Lewis

celebrities in America and was hugely popular”, says Verity Kirk, who plays Annie. “She was appealing because she had this wholesome image. She was very tiny, sweet and polite in real life, then in the show she performed amazing trick shots with cards and coins, and was very athletic. She’s a fascinating character.”

The sixth of eight children, she was given to a family as a servant after her dad died, but returned to her family as breadwinner, shooting game to sell. She competed in a shooting contest with Frank Butler, played by Andrew Whitehead,

who became her husband. And the rest, as they say, is history!

They went on the road with a sharpshooting act and she became the star attraction in Buffalo Bill’s travelling circus.

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and Oliver Lansley and is brought to life by Les Petits Theatre Company, who aim to ignite children’s imaginations through the magic of theatre and storytelling. This nonstop action-packed theatrical experience incorporates live music, puppetry, physical performance and dastardly dinosaurs!

When Flinn discovers a pirate hiding in the school supply closet, it’s all aboard for a real, live pirate adventure! Captain Stubble needs Flinn’s help to find his stolen ship, but there are some mean pirate dinosaurs on the loose. Flinn and his friends soon sail into trouble... Will Fearless Flinn be able to defeat the pirate dinosaurs? Will Pirate Pearl be brave enough to battle the dangerous dinos? And will Terrified Tom be back in time for tea?

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Leeds Museums and Galleries have a wonderful variety of activities and events lined up to keep all the family entertained this Easter.

Thwaites Mills in Stourton, will be hosting a special Spring Festival on Sunday 5th April (11am - 4pm), with a Spring market, boat rides, face painting, bouncy castle, and children’s crafts. The Easter Bunny will be at Abbey House Museum in Kirkstall, with bunny-themed events from 3rd – 6th April.

There will also be a ‘Family Fun Challenge’ on 16th April (10am12pm & 2-4pm), which will require real teamwork. Then the Easter Bunny will hop over to Kirkstall Abbey on 3rd, 9th, 11th, & 19th April as part of a ‘Bunny Scarecrow Trail’.

Visit Leeds City Museum and take part in their magical ‘Time Travellers’ Treasure Hunt’ from 3rd – 19th April. Take a step through the famous Harrison Clock and navigate your way around the museum as you search for treasure and complete challenges to enter a prize draw.

Leeds’ Easter Eggstavaganza will be at Temple Newsam House from 3rd – 19th April. Search for clues around the house for a chance to win an eggcellent prize! Then visit the hundreds of adorable animals at nearby Home Farm.

Lotherton Hall is holding two weeks of Springtime games and activities from 2nd April.

Their wild and wonderful ‘Mad Hatter’s’ dress up day is on 8th April (11am-3pm); ‘Stepping out in Artspace’ from 7th – 19th April (10am – 5pm) at Leeds Art Gallery, features a number of free activities based on how people move; try your hand at making loom bands and traditional weaving at Armley Mills on 7th & 8th April (1 – 3pm); and take a free behind the scenes tour of the Discovery Centre and have a close encounter with its fabulous natural science collection on 8th April (10am – 12 noon).

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For full details, visit www.leeds.gov.uk/ museumsandgalleries

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The science and wonder of light will be revealed as part of a fascinating exhibition at Leeds City Museum from 3rd April – 21st June.

‘Light Lab’ will allow visitors to explore how we have made and used light across the centuries. A number of questions will be answered including ‘How does light travel?’, and ‘What happens when you mix different coloured light?’.

And, visitors will be able to carrying out their own lightbased experiments to find the answers.

To guide you through the history of light, a range of objects and treasures from the Leeds Museums and Galleries collection will be on display – from beautiful paintings of gas-lit Leeds by John Atkinson Grimshaw, to a Bronze Age lamp from Jericho and Javanese shadow puppets.

Take the opportunity to turn your face upside down in a human kaleidoscope, try your hand at performing your own shadow puppet show and see how you can twist and turn your reflection on the mirror wall. Among the themes to be featured will be ‘Lighting the Home’, ‘Light in Nature’, Light in Science and Entertainment’ and ‘The Meaning and Symbolism of Light’.

Held to coincide with the 2015 UNESCO International Year of Light, this exhibition, which covers both the Easter and May half-term holidays, will include a family trail, a number of hands-on interactives and an exciting programme of free events that is perfect for people of all ages.

For full details, visit www. leeds.gov.uk/LightLab and catch updates by using the #LightLab hashtag on Twitter and Facebook

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Lord of the Flies at Allerton Grange In February, students from Years 7-9 performed in an adaptation of William Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’. Auditions were held in October and from then on the students were straight into a rigorous rehearsal schedule involving a mix of vocal, physical and movement work.

his project was made possible through a collaboration with two students from Leeds University, Job Kabamba and Jordan Wright, currently in their second year of a BA Theatre and Performance Degree. They directed the play and the Allerton Grange students benefitted greatly from their involvement as they brought a new energy and new ideas to the Allerton Grange stage.

According to Job and Jordan, the final show was “a combination of discipline, dedication and perseverance.

For these students to come to terms with such an intricate dystopian novel at such a young age, makes us wonder about what is yet to come”.

“The show really was a success and the boys should be

extremely proud of what they achieved”, said Mrs Rachel Jarman, Head of Drama.

“Through a mix of music, physical movement, projection and ensemble work the cast was able to capture the thoughts, dreams and nightmares of the characters on the Island, bringing their story to life, and captivating the audience.”

Gledhow Primary Raises Awareness of Dangers of Smoking Pupils from Gledhow Primary School recently helped Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust’s Stop Smoking Service to raise awareness of the dangers of smoking through a poster competition that encouraged people to access the service and get help to stop smoking.

“It’s important to have the opportunity to engage with young people about the effects smoking can have on them and people around them”, said Stop Smoking Advisor, Maree Diamond.

“We hope that by giving them the facts now, it will prevent them from smoking in the future and they will share the information we have given them with their family and friends to discourage them from smoking or to be aware of the treatment and help that is available.”

Research shows that you are far more likely to be successful in stopping smoking if you combine both treatment and specialist help from an NHS Stop Smoking Service than attempting to quit on your own. stopsmokingleeds@nhs.net

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Pupils at Richmond House School marked Safer Internet Day by taking part in various themed activities on how to stay safe whilst exploring the Internet. These included an assembly by Year 6 pupils, a poster design competition and performances highlighting the risks of the internet.

afer Internet Day is organised by Insafe each February to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones.

The school is committed to teaching its children about how to keep safe and secure in all aspects of life, including when using technology and the internet.

“We consistently promote safe internet and on-line use”, said Mrs Kate van Opstal, Head of ICT, “but use Safer Internet Day to involve the children across all subject areas. The intention is to make the subject fun so the children are engaged and take notice of the dangers.”

The school also offers support to parents through information packs on how to keep children safe on the internet at home.

Open Day : Saturday 25th April 10-12 noon

”Excellent” across the board Richmond House School is an independent preparatory school providing an excellent education for boys and girls 3 - 11 years, within a happy, caring, family environment.

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Small group sessions are held across North Leeds or, alternatively, parents can organise private classes at home with friends and family. The workshops have been described as ‘informative and engaging’. One mother commented ‘I feel much more confident having done this course’.

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Each class covers the first aid techniques that every parent needs to know – including CPR, choking, burns, fits, bleeding, poisoning, allergic reactions, meningitis awareness, as well as what to do to prevent a minor incident turning into a major injury. What happens in the minutes after an accident occurs can make all the difference. Participants will learn the essential skills needed to provide life saving first aid.

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exercise. Drop in & give it a try. Details: Brian K. 07527

Alwoodley Community Association Badminton Club Friendly group welcomes

730022

all abilities for badminton & social events Mon from 9pm & Wed from 8.30pm. Details:

Yorkshire Cancer Centre

Vicky 07561 292699, Phil 268 9996, acabc@gmx. co.uk, www.alwoodley communityassociation.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

Get Running For YCC! Appeal has guaranteed places in Great North Run, Leeds Half Marathon, Yorkshire Marathon & Leeds 10K. Whatever your distance we’ve got a challenge for you. Details: Tif 206 8620,

tifaine.carter@nhs.net

Junior Footballers Wanted Quality players for North East Leeds Juniors U17s for 201415 season. Training & games at Scott Hall. Details: Mark

Bramfitt 07970 863483, bramfitt_m@yahoo.co.uk

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

Leeds Folk Dance Group meets Wed (term time), 7.30 – 9.30pm at Baptist Church, Moortown LS17 6AA. Friendly group – all ages & abilities welcome. Adm £1.50 Details:

268 0266/ 01977 510508

Leeds Half Marathon Sun 10 May. Challenge yourself & raise valuable funds for Yorkshire Cancer Centre Appeal at St James’s Hospital.

Guaranteed places available.

Details: Tif 206 8620, tifaine. carter@nhs.net

Details: leedslacrosse@ hotmail.co.uk

Leeds Softball Indoor training Wed 7 – 8.30pm at Notre Dame College, St Mark’s Ave. Softball is a fun, friendly sport. New players very welcome - first session free!

Details: LeedsSoftball@ gmail.com, www.

LeedsSoftball.com

Lindy Hop Dance Classes

Leeds Penguins Lacrosse Club trains Mon 7.15pm at

Mon 8 – 11pm, Moortown Social Club, LS17 5LA. Beginners 8pm, Intermediate 9.30pm, Followed by social dancing. £5. Details:

Adel, matches Saturdays. New & experienced players welcome.

Joyce 278 9891, www. swingjiveleeds.com

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Moortown Rugby Union Club All junior age groups (6

Pudsey & District Rambling Club Walks of

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

5 - 10 miles Sun & alt Thurs.

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

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

North Leeds Leopards are looking for new players for their U15 team (Year 10) for 2015.

Details: coach Lee Baines 0756 283111, Team Manager Graham Franks 07764 981240

Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon Sun 11 Oct. Run the Yorkshire Marathon for St Gemma’s Hospice. They have 20 places & would love you to join the team. Details:

beckyh@st-gemma.co.uk

01943 430657, pat_barnett@ yahoo.com

Run for Yorkshire Cancer Centre Limited places available in Leeds Half Marathon (May), Yorkshire Three Peaks (6 June), Leeds 10K (July), Great North Run (13 Sept), & Yorkshire Marathon (Oct). Raising funds for cancer patients at the Bexley Wing St James’s Hospital. Details: Tif

217074

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Walkabout! Alwoodley-

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

Row, Row, Row Your Boat!

Ramgarhia Sports Centre

Teams of 2, 4, 6, 7, or 8 can row 10 miles (20, 21 or 27 June) or 21 miles (28 June) across Lake Windermere, whilst raising money for St Gemma’s.

Race for fastest time or enjoy the challenge with colleagues, friends & family. Details: 218

Adults: Circuit Training (Mon & Wed 6.30 – 7.30pm; Fri 6 –

5296, tracieh@st-gemma. co.uk

206 8620, Tifaine.carter@ nhs.net

Tai Chi Classes Mon & Wed, 7 - 8pm Chapel Allerton Primary School, Harrogate Rd, LS7 3PD. Details: 07581

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,

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

Walking Group Alternate Mon & Wed 6pm from St Martin’s Practice. Run by Walk Leader. Walks take place on well-lit streets. Please wear suitable footwear & clothing.

Details: 262 1013

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82 White Rose Canoe Club meets on Roundhay Park Lake & Fearnville Sports Centre swimming pool. Club sessions Sat afternoons & Tues pm.

Catering for beginners to World Champions. ‘Come & Try It’ sessions held monthly. Details: www.whiterosecc.org.uk, wrcccommittee@googlegroups.com

Yorkshire 3 Peaks Sun 6 June. Join Yorkshire Cancer Centre Team for this walking challenge & raise funds for cancer patients at St James’s Hospital. Details: Tif 206

8620, tifaine.carter@nhs.net

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

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

Chinese Brush Painters Society Sat 11/ Sun 12 April, 10am - 4pm at Pool-inWharfedale Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane, Pool, Shuhua Jin (London) will run workshops on painting birds

& still life. New members most welcome. Details: Anne

Allan 01422 368482, mail@ cbpsyorks.co.uk

Leeds Calligraphy Guild is staging an exhibition in the Arts Space, first floor, Leeds Central Library until 25 Apr.

Make It Free craft drop-in Thurs 12.30 – 2.30pm at Stainbeck Church, Stainbeck Rd. LS7 2PP Stainbeck Art Club 2nd & 4th Tues, 1.45 – 4pm Methodist Community Centre, Town St. Chapel Allerton. Practicals & demonstrations. 14 April: Demonstration & workshop with Tony Moseley: Boats & Reflections in Watercolour.New members all abilities welcome.

Details: Pam McFetridge 268 4734, www.stainbeckarts. co.uk

Yorkshire Flower Club Meets Wed 29 Apr, 2pm at Almscliffe Village Hall, Huby LS17 6EG., for a demonstration

by Glenda Bream ‘Inspired by Constance’. Visitors welcome.

Details: 267 1886

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Chapel Allerton Allotments & Gardens Association Spring Show

Plant Fair Sat 9 May, 10.30am – 12.30pm at Lidgett Lane Allotments. Stock your gardens from a large selection of vegetable plants, fruit bushes, herbaceous perennials, bedding plants, herbs, house plants etc.

Plus homemade cakes & coffee for small fee. Roadside parking.

Free entry. All welcome.

Sat 18 April, 3pm Methodist Centre, Town Street, Chapel Allerton. Produce auction 4.15pm. Wide variety of competition classes, incl Flowers, Vegetables, Home Produce & Children’s Crafts.

Plant stall, gardening supplies & cards. Tea/coffee & delicious homemade cakes. Find out about bees from beekeepers.

All welcome. Admission £1, children free.

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.

Oakwood Farmers’ Market 3rd Sat (18 Apr), 9am – 12.30pm. Catch Gusto Italiano, Hebden Seafoods, Country Pies & many more, plus Sawley Kitchen. As Oakwood Clock is being refurbished, the market will be held across the road on Park Ave. Details: www.

oakwoodfarmersmarket.

SALE Day Sat 11 Apr, from 11am at Alwoodley Pk Methodist Church LS17 7 BX (junction The Lane/ The Avenue). Free tea/coffee. Light lunches from noon. Cards, gifts, books, produce, bric a brac.

Proceeds to African Enterprise Charity. Details: 0116 268

0266

Shadwell Methodist Church Coffee Morning 1st Sat 10am – 12 noon run jointly with St Paul’s C of E in Methodist Church Hall.

Tack, Rugs & General Goods Sale Sat 11 Apr (& every 2nd Sat), 11am – 2pm at Hope Pastures (corner of Ring Rd & Weetwood Lane). Quality donated tack, rugs, horsey items & general goods. Refreshments available.

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

Chippendale Society – widely dispersed membership centred around Otley welcomes those interested in decorative arts, particularly mid/late 18th century. Lectures, study days, visits. Details: 275 9562, enquiries@ thechippendalesociety.co.uk, www.thechippendalesociety. co.uk

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

Details: foagf@outlook.com, www.friendsallertongrange. org

Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods Action Mornings 11 Apr 9.45am –12 noon. Meet on carriageway in the woods, near lake jetty. The Friends protect, preserve & enhance the Woods, 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 meets monthly at Wigton Moor UR church hall, High Ash Dr. 10am – 12noon, helped by Steve Joul, Senior Countryside Ranger. Meet in Co-op car park 10am. New members welcome. Details:

Debs 07943 277867, Anne 07530 040349, friendsof wigtonmoorwoods@gmail. com

Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Group

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

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 Mon 13 Apr (Tues 12 May) at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Details: 278 5495, info@

Voluntary group focusing on the heritage of area. All welcome. Details: gvcag@

meets 1st Tues, 8pm at Troydale Recreational Club, Troydale Grove, Pudsey, LS28 9LA. Old friends & new members welcome. Details:

yahoo.co.uk, www.gledhow. org.uk

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

Greenpeace Leeds meet 1st Mon of month, 6.30pm Wharf Chambers, Wharf St, LS2 (by The Calls). Join the growing action to protect our forests, oceans & stop climate chaos. Details: Joe 07929

Leeds Caledonian Society New members

Campaigners who have raised thousands of pounds over the past year. All welcome to join their programme of interesting & informative events. Details:

welcome. Details: www. leedscaledonians.org.uk

www.oxfamleeds.org.uk & facebook

Leeds Cat Rescue

Leeds Photographic Society meets Tues, 7.30pm

610773, www.greenpeace. org.uk/groups

Human Writes in Leeds (HWIL) meets Fri 24 Apr, 1pm in café of West Yorkshire Playhouse. Participants bring short pieces of their writing for discussion. Details:

humanwritesinleeds. wordpress.com

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

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 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

leedshospitalalert.org.uk

Leeds Oxfam Group

St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd, LS8. 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

84 Leeds Rotaract Group 18-30s professionals & students meet 2nd & 4th Wed, 7pm at Cosmopolitan Hotel, Leeds, to socialise, network & support good causes. Help needed with upcoming charity collection event. New members welcome.

Details: www.facebook. com/leedsrotaractclub

Leeds Cactus & Succulent Society meets 20 Apr & 18 May, 7.30pm at St Columba’s United Reform Church, Headingley Lane LS6. Details:

Peter Smith 07817 688110, smitpt6@aol.com

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

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Community Notices 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 - Artist & bingo.

Leeds Microscopical Society meets Thurs 9 Apr, 7.15pm Alwoodley Methodist Church Hall, The Avenue, LS17 7BX, for a talk entitled ‘Mites from Bee Hives’ by John Chandler. Bring microscopes & kit.

Leeds National Trust Association meets monthly at St. Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. Far Headingley.

New members welcome (£8pa). Details: 01924

892681cmsherborne@ btopenworld.com

National Vegetable Society meets 14 Apr, 8pm at Paxton Horticultural Hall, 186 Kirkstall Ln, Headingley, LS5. Keith Abel will give an illustrated talk on ‘Growing Veg in a Small Garden’. Free & all are welcome.

North Leeds Friendship Centre Friendly group for retired & over 50s – outings, lunches, ten pin bowling, theatre visits & more. Social afternoons with speakers 2nd Fri, 2pm at Moor Allerton

Sports & Social Centre, Stonegate Rd. New members welcome. Details: Eileen 269

0084

North Leeds History Group Tudor Turmoil & Triumph. Join them for a year long course of Tudor history.

This informal group meets at Moor Allerton Library on Mon, 1 – 3pm (Oct – Apr). £2 including tea/coffee & biscuits.

Details: 225 6405

Otley & Wharfedale MacMillan Cancer Support Fundraising Group covers NW Leeds & meets monthly to plan events.

Looking for new members.

Details or to book a speaker: 261 3758/ 01943 467299

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Paxton Horticultural Society Spring Show Sat

will lead bird walk in woods Sat 25 Apr. Details: Anne

4 April, 2 - 4.30pm at Paxton Horticultural Society, 186 Kirkstall Lane, Leeds LS5 2AB.

07530 040349, friendsof wigtonmoorwoods@gmail. com

Details: Graham Wheatley on 256 3055

Roundhay Planning Forum works with local people, councillors & City Council Officers to influence local planning decisions & deliver key actions & aspirations from the Roundhay Ward Neighbourhood Design Statement. New members welcome. Details: https://

sites.google.com/site/ roundhayplanningforum/nds

Shadwell Horticultural Society - Friendly gardening club for all abilities. Meets 8pm Methodist Church, Main St, Shadwell. New members welcome -£14 single, £18 dual – includes meetings, newsletters, entry to Flower Show, access to gardening advice, plus additional events. Details:

Susan 273 8821

West Yorkshire Fuchsia Society meets 3rd Wed, 7.30pm at Moorside Tenants & Residents Community Centre, St Catherine’s Dr. Bramley LS13. Varied programme.

15 Apr: An Evening with Ian Strawson who will talk about how to take cuttings. New members & visitors welcome.

Details: 256 3055

Friends of Wigton Moor Woods Friendly group meets monthly at Wigton Moor UR Church, High Ash Dr. Varied programme. Sun 19 Apr: 10am – noon, working in woods helped by Steve Joul, Senior Countryside Ranger.

Meet in Co-op car park. Steve

Yorkshire Heraldry Society meets Wed 29 Apr, 7.15pm Headingley Parish Centre, St.Michael’s Rd, LS6.

Members Evening when members bring their own items, films, AV etc of heraldic interest. 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 Spring Concert Sat 9 May, 7.45pm Alwoodley Community Association Hall, The Avenue, LS17 7NZ. Entry £4 incl refreshments.

Alwoodley Singers Wanted, new members! Ability to read music preferable but not essential. Rehearsals Thurs 8 - 10pm at ACA Hall, The Ave, LS17 7NZ. Details: Alan 294

3370

Filey Festival of Music 23 – 31 May. Filey Methodist Church is hosting the annual festival. Music for all tastes, jazz, classical, full choirs, individual artists & brass bands.

Comfortable surroundings in top seaside resort. Details:

www.fileymethodistchurch. org.uk

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

Leeds Guild of Singers Confident sight-reader?

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

Jazz Improvisation Group with Dom Moore meets fortnightly on alt Tues & Fri, 7 – 10pm 1st Floor, Providence House, Authorpe Road, Meanwood LS6 4JB. £8 per session. Details: 07800

816 086, dominicgmoore@ hotmail.com

Jazz Voices Choir meets alt Mon, 7 – 9pm at Inkwell, Potternewton Lane, Chapel Allerton. Led by Tessa Smith.

All welcome. Sing your favourite jazz songs. £5 per session. Details: 237 0700, jeanwatsonlifeskills@ hotmail.com

Leeds Folk Fiddle Group is urgently seeking more violinists! They rehearse Thurs, 7pm at 1 St Mark’s Ave. Details:

Iveta 07547 112171, leeds. violin@gmail.com

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

Mixed Voices Choir 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. Details: Anne or Tracy 07914 833394

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

Community Notices

86 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.

Society of Recorder Players – meets 2nd & 4th Sat

Yorkshire Clarinet Ensemble Rehearses alt

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

pm in Bingley & Headingley.

Different conductors take each meeting. Intermediate players, all recorders. New members welcome. Details: Caroline

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

course meal £3.50 followed by fun activities. Northcall Community Centre, Cranmer Bank, LS17. Details: 268 9993

playersforpleasure.co.uk

01943 467348

Roundhay Music Tuition

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

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

for any age, standard, instrument or style. Oneto-one, 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

833394

Roundhay Ukulele Group

vacancies for chorus members to participate in concerts & staged opera selections.

All voice ranges welcome, no audition. Details: 01274

Meets Wed 8 – 9.30pm at The New Highwood, Brackenwood Dr LS8. All abilities welcome. £6 per session. Details: jen@

bighooha.co.uk, www. roundhayukulelegroup. 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

West Riding Opera has

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

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 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

Don’t Act Your Age A social improvisation drama group for the over 50s meets at Seven Arts, Harrogate Rd, Chapel Allerton on Tues 10.45am – 12.45pm. All welcome – just go along. Details: Ron Wiener

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 sessions. Details: 887 3595

RVS Community Action for Roundhay Elders (CARE) welcomes people over 65 on Thurs, 1.303.30pm 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

266 7722

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Oakwood Flooring supply and fit a wide range of floor coverings including carpet, laminate, cushion floor, vinyl, luxury vinyl tiles and wood flooring for both domestic and commercial use.

Tel: 0113 409 213 / www.leedscarpetcentre.co.uk FREE PARKING FOR SHOWROOM

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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 refreshments). Details:

Maureen 268 0815, Alan 294 3370.

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.

Chapel Allerton Methodist Church Sunday Services: 10.30am & 6.30pm. Aĺl welcome. Monthly Explorers’ group for children on Tuesdays.

Chapel Allerton Youth Project meets in Methodist Centre (opp church) weekday evenings.

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

Lidgett Park Methodist Church,Lidgett Place, Roundhay. Sunday Service & Junior Church 10.30am.

For evening services midweek activities, see website.

Community Coffee Morning 1st Sat 10 – 11.45am. Details:

www.leedsnandemethodist. org.uk/lidgett.php

Meditation for Beginners

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 services 10.30am

760 460, www.jamyangleeds. co.uk

& 6.30pm at Roundhay Parochial Hall, Fitzroy Drive (near Oakwood Clock).

Friendly, informal & biblecentred. All welcome. Monthly children’s & youth groups plus special events. Details: www.

Meditation in Leeds Drop-

roundhayev angelicalchurch. com

Tues 12.30 – 1pm & 6.15 – 7.15pm; Thurs 12:30 – 1pm at Jamyang Buddhist Centre, 31 St Paul’s St LS1. Details: 07866

in classes at Ratnasambhava Centre, 22 Back Wetherby Rd, Oakwood, LS8 2QD (Tues 7.30pm) & HEART, Headingley (Thurs 7.30pm). £5 per class. Mindfulness Day Retreat Sat 28 March, 10.30am - 4.30pm. £25 booking essential. Details: 265

2118, meditationinleeds@ gmail.com, www. meditationinleeds.org

Mill Hill Unitarian Chapel (City Sq Leeds) Sunday Services 10.45am; Contemplative service 6pm; Mid-week Recharge Wed 1.15pm - a half-hour reflection.

A space of spiritual enquiry sanctuary for the soul

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

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

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

Roundhay Quaker Meeting for Sunday Worship, 10.45am at 136 Street Lane, Roundhay LS8. Enjoy an hour of generally silent worship. Children welcome to Sunday School at same time.

Details: 293 3684, www. leedsquakers.org.uk

Shadwell Methodist Church Sunday Services: 9.30am. Creche for under 5s & Junior Church (9.45-10.30am).

Coffee after each service.

Details: Margaret Walker 225 1826

St Andrew’s Roundhay URC (Shaftesbury Ave) 10:30am Family Service every Sunday with crèche & children’s groups, & Sunday evening youth group. Wide range of midweek activities including parent/carer toddler groups, Scouting & Guiding, & a drama society. Details: 269 7002,

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88 St Barnabas C of E Church The View, LS17 7NA.

Harrogate Rd & Ring Rd, LS17 7BZ. Everyone welcome. Details:

Weekly Buddhist Meditation Classes 7.30

Sunday Services 10am (with children’s activities) Families welcome. Coffee drop-in 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.

www.stjohnsmoorallerton.org

- 9.30pm in Oakwood (Tue), Leeds City Centre (Wed) & Horsforth (Thur). Details: 265

stbarnabasleeds.org.uk

St Edmund’s North Park Ave, Roundhay. Sunday services 8am, 10am (with children’s groups) & 6.30pm. Exploring faith, building community.

Many groups & activities.

St Martin’s Church, St. Martin’s View, Potternewton, LS7 3LB. Sunday Service 10am – Parish Communion, Sunday Club & refreshments.

Wednesday Service 9.30am – Holy Communion. Open Afternoon Tues 2 – 4pm for quiet reflection & prayer. All welcome. Details: 262 4271, www.st.martinleeds.org.uk

Stainbeck United Reformed Church Stainbeck

St John’s Church, Moortown

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

Communion 2nd Sunday. Praise & reflection: Thurs 7.30 – 8pm.

Sunday Services 8am, 10am & 6.30pm at the junction of

Details: www.stainbeck.urc. org.uk

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

Approved Contractor

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SUPPORT Arthritis Care Leeds meets 3rd Tues of each month, 7.30 – 9pm, St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley. New members welcome. Details: Pat 275 7694 Association of Blind Asians Leeds is looking for volunteers who could provide a valuable sighted guiding service to reduce isolation & increase independence of visually impaired people in Leeds.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK Support for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) & their families in North & West Yorkshire.

Regular meetings. Details:

0845 130 6809, Leeds@ crohnsandcolitis. org.uk, www.groups. crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/ Leeds

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

Details: Sonal 210 3347

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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 Multiple Sclerosis Society uses Armley Leisure

teens & one-to-one home-based care. Details: 216 5133, angela.

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

roberts@lwca.co.uk

515471

Leeds Coeliac Group Offers support & advice to those with Coeliac disease. Mon 20 Apr: Leeds Coeliac Group AGM, 7.30pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd, LS16 5JT. Guest speaker. Details: 277

6401, leeds@coeliac.org.uk

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 Samaritans Confidential, non-judgemental 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

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. marigoldwellbeingcentre. org.uk

Panpals - Yorkshire Pancreatic Cancer Support Group meet every 3 months, in Headingley. A supportive, friendly & informative selfhelp 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

9.30 AM – 6 PM

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Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) Support group

Leeds Decorative & Fine Arts Society meets

meets 2nd Wed, 2pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley. Details: Pam

Wed 15 Apr, 1.45pm Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Moor Rd, Headingley LS6 4BP for a talk by Roger Mitchell on ‘The Georgian House Around the World’. Guests welcome (£5). Details: Ann 261 1363,

Bower 258 8143

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 at Wharfedale General Hospital. £3.

Details: Details: 07949 307

news@leedsdfas.org.uk

Leeds Geological Association Thurs 23 Apr, 7.15pm in Conference Auditorium 2, University of Leeds Campus (rear of Sports Centre) Lecture: ‘35 Years on the road with Shell in Russia, the Far East and India’ by Nick Shaw, Shell. Visitors welcome.

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

Grove Masonic Hall, Castle Grove Dr. LS6.. Details: Mrs

Muriel Huntley 230 1584

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,

Leeds RSPB Group

chapelpiewi@gmail.com, www.chapelpiewi.com

meets Weds 15 Apr, 7.30pm at Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2 9DX. Peter Worrall gives an illustrated on ‘Why do birds lay eggs?’ covering the complex lives of birds & the strategies they adopt to survive. Also bird walk at Harewood Weds 29 Apr 7.30pm. Meet Wike Rd opposite gates. Details:

rspbleeds@googlemail.com

TALKS & DISCUSSIONS

talkingallowedinleeds. wordpress.com

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

Adel Ladies Luncheon Club meets 1st Wed at Castle

Details: www.leedsga.org.uk

Talking Allowed in Leeds (TAIL) meets Mon

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

Soroptimist International

fun women’s group for all ages.

Visitors welcome (£3). Annual membership £33. Details:

955, wghcardiacclub@ gmail.com, www.

WharfedaleCardiacClub. org.uk

Leeds Astronomical Society meets 2nd Wed of

WOMEN’S GROUPS

13 Apr, 1.45pm at Veritas, 43 Great George St. Topic: Friendship. Details:

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

Leeds Ladies Coffee Club

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: www.university ofleedsladiesclub.co.uk

White Rose Ladies Speakers Club meets 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7.45pm at Horsforth Museum. It follows a national training scheme to help women improve their public speaking skills & boost self-confidence. Visitors welcome. Details: Pauline 269

3542

meets 1st Thurs. 10.15am at Leeds Church Institute, New Market St. Leeds (next to Samuel Taylor’s). £3. Friendly group supports local charities.

2 Apr: ‘Beyond the Far Fells’ with Janet Niepokojczycka New members welcome. Details:

7-10, 10-14, or 14-25? Or an adults over 18? Would you like to know more? Details: Lois@

Joan McShane 225 1166

fifthroundhayguides.org.uk

Methodist Women’s Luncheon Club (Leeds

Harehills Movement & Music Playgroup Parent run

& District) Welcomes new members to their monthly meetings at Devonshire Hall, Headingley on 2nd Wed of each month. Good food & excellent speakers! Details: Shirley 257

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:

9381

Roundhay WI meets Thurs 9 Apr, 7.15pm at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Shaftesbury Ave, LS8, when they will hear all about The Fun Side of Banking!

Visitors & new members very welcome. Details: Hilary 266

5648

YOUNGER LIFE Guiding in Roundhay & Oakwood Are you aged 5-7,

harehillsplaygroup@gmail. com

WANTED! Volunteer Cubs Leaders St Edmund’s Church Roundhay. If you enjoy working with children & want a rewarding pastime, please contact Ross Ferguson on 266 2403.

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. leedsjuniorchessclub.co.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 allertonbrownies@ gmail.com

Mums & Tots Group Tues (term time) 9.30-11.15am Queens Hall, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 294 Harrogate Rd, Moortown. £2 per family. Everyone welcome. Details: Raegan

MISC/ EVENTS Beating Bowel Cancer Seeks Volunteers for collection at Leeds Train Station, Sat 4 April.

Minimum 2 hours from 9am – 5pm. Hoping to raise funds & awareness of the UK’s second biggest cancer killer. Details:

Paula Guanaria 07786 345627, paula.guanaria@ beatingbowelcancer.org

Community Action Day Sat 25 Apr (last Sat each month) 10am – 2pm at Hope Pastures (corner of Ring Rd & Weetwood Lane).

Volunteers needed to help with regular maintenance jobs around the sanctuary e.g. painting, fence repair, clearing & gardening. Plenty of tea/coffee! Details:

kim@hopepastures.org

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

Lipreading Classes

RJC Dance Gymnastics

for anyone with hearing loss. Details: Susan Lee

For Young People Tues 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

07910 831646 susan@ susanleelipreading.com

St Gemma’s Corporate Challenge – May 2015 Inspired by ‘The Apprentice’? Get together with up to six colleagues & turn £50 into £500 or more when you devise, plan & complete successful fundraising initiatives for St Gemma’s. Details: 218

5537, jennyd@st-gemma. co.uk

St John’s Church, New Briggate, Needs Volunteers!

Roles include welcoming visitors, explaining the history & organising events. Opportunity to join national heritage organisation (Churches

Conservation Trust) & meet people with a passion for history & heritage. 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

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Time for a Clear Out! St Gemma’s shops welcome your donations of unwanted clothing – they even offer a collections service, just call 218 5558. St Gemma’s is also on ebay with plenty of designer items. Volunteers needed in Horsforth shop – call 258 2570. Don’t forget St Gemma’s for Valentine’s gifts!

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York Gate Garden (Back Church Lane, Adel LS16 8DW) One of Britain’s most innovative small gardens opens for the season on Sun 5 April. Open Sun – Thurs, 1.30 – 4:30pm. Adults £5/ children free. Details: www. yorkgate.org.uk

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Our small family firm provides a full range of services including:

Rotivating, turfing, fencing, patios & rockeries Maintenance free gardens Trees felled, trimmed, shaped or pruned Hedges reduced or removed Gutters cleaned, drives jet washed elmwoodtrees@outlook.com

FOR AN EFFICIENT, SAFE & CLEAN SERVICE RING NOW: FREEPHONE: 0800 474 8519 / DIRECT 07769631142 24 hour emergency call-out available

Composite Doors

Markilux Awnings

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WHY CHOOSE US?  Same Day Repairs   Insulated Doors   Family Business   Established 30 Years 

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HANDYMAN

Mr Gray’s Handyman Service

MORE DISTRIBUTION WITH EACH EDITION

The local solution to all your property maintenance and repair needs.

All work guaranteed and fully insured.

Whatever the job consider it done

Tel: 0113 2374343 / 07542 247 887 Email: handymanleeds@live.co.uk www.handymanleeds.org.uk

Andy Abbey • Home & Garden Services For all those jobs you never get around to, or don’t know who to get to do them!

• From fitting a small shelf to a new kitchen • Jet washing your patio or painting • Gardening • Or even a helping hand with something heavy

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Charged by the hour not the job, so no hidden costs!

Tel: 07443 872551 HOME HELP

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ROUNDHAY

WAITE JOINERY J.J. WAITE JOINERY BESPOKE JOINERY DOORS WINDOWS S TA I R C A S E S KITCHENS H O U S E R E N O VA T I O N S

ANDY’S

LOCKSMITH A L L J O I N E RY WO R K U N D E RTA K E N LOFT CONVERSION SPECIALIST D O M E S T I C & C O M M E R C I A L W O R K U N D E R TA K E N

FOR A FREE QUOTE AND ADVICE CALL JOHN: 0113 217 1940 • 07751 845 167

LOFT CONVERSIONS

HOOK CARPENTRY Kitchens • Staircases Doors • Home Repairs/ Maintenance For a free quotation contact:

Phone: 0776 2557445 Email: hookjs@hotmail.co.uk Web: www.kitchens-baths.co.uk LOCKSMITHS

24 HOUR CALL OUT 30 MINUTE RESPONSE No call out charge Discounts for OAPs & students

move up lofts

LOFT

CONVERSIONS

• “Move Up Lofts” is a family owned loft conversion business • We offer a full design and build service • “Move Up Lofts” have the expertise to convert any suitable loft • All our works are insured and guaranteed for 5 years • Please visit our website for further incentives and information

www.moveuplofts.co.uk

0113 266 0406

Tel: 07947 160 788 Probably the cheapest locksmith service in Leeds

info@moveuplofts.co.uk

5 Falkland30Court Wedgewood Court, Roundhay, LS8 1DD Moortown , Leeds LS17 6JE

MAGICIAN

S . NICHOLLS PLASTERING

Weddings ~ Private Parties Corporate Entertainment

MAGICIAN ‘The highlight of the night’ Call 07753 227967 or visit

www.TONYONEILL.co.uk PLASTERERS

FRANKS PLASTERING Locally based plastering specialists.

FREE QUOTES on all aspects of internal and external plastering: skimming, boarding & rendering. Patching and repair work also delivered.

• All aspects of 35 plastering experyieears nce • All types of NO JOB T O O rendering SMALL including colour rendering • Patching & repairs • Re-skimming to walls & ceilings • Clean and tidy workmanship

Contact: 07940 119 081 0113 443 8534

• City & Guilds qualified • Clean and tidy work guaranteed • 18 years experience BEFORE

AFTER

DJF Plastering Plastering & Painting

Contact Dave Franks on

0113 274 1048 or 07796 381 346 Visit website for customer testimonials: www.franksplastering.com

Friendly Plastering Service

Always a quality finish. 16 years experience.

All aspects of interior plastering covered Follow us @plaster21

For a free quote ring Jim or Calum on 07901734390 07803181472 01132950920

visit us at www.jimcalplastering.com

email- plaster2@outlook.com

Jim & Cal’s

All areas of Leeds covered Fast freindly service Clean tidy work For a free no obligation quote

Phone 07530 593563

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KAYES

PLUMBING & HEATING NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL FROM A DRIPPING TAP TO A FULL BATHROOM INSTALLATION BOILER INSTALLATIONS, SERVICING & REPAIRS FIRE & COOKER INSTALLATIONS

E: Kayesplumbing@yahoo.co.uk

Tel: 07958 383 049 • 07921 764 404

303048

Leeds Local Plumbing Experts For all general plumbing including: • Bathroom installation incl. tiling • Leaks, bursts, repairs & maintenance • No call out fee • Fixed price quotes Fully qualified & insured local plumber

Call Alex 07730 560 422

Plumbing Services Independent family business Commercial and Domestic All aspects of plumbing, heating & gas work undertaken P. Kettlewell - gas safe engineer Wet floors/shower pumps/tiling & much more

Please ring to discuss - free, no obligation quotes

Tel: 0113 279 0256 Mob: 07948 406 391 enquiries@nortonplumbing.co.uk www.nortonplumbing.co.uk

from a leaking tap...

...to a new shower

roundhay plumbing 0113 2934385 07733 245372 5 the drive roundhay leeds LS8 1J F

Plumbingservices1@hotmail.co.uk

PODIATRIST KATHRYN KENNY BSC HONS, MCHS, HCPC REGISTERED

Chiropody & Podiatry Home Visits • Nail care, corns, callouses, hard skin, cracked heels • Customised pressure relieving devices • Verrucas & fungal infections • Diabetic & vascular foot assessments • Foot care/footwear advice Tel: 07739 383 462 • kathrynpodiatry@gmail.com

Open tO the trade and public!

Open:Mon-Fri:7am-5pm.Sat:7m-1pm Celebrating 5o Years in Business!

QUARRY PRODUCTS

We are a family business supplying a wide range of garden and landscaping materials direct from our own quarry in Bramhope, Leeds.

Come and visit our display garden.

Celebrating Years in in Business!

Celebrating 5o5oYears Business!

Open tO trade and public!

■ Topsoil ■ the RiveR sand

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■ Topsoil RiveRbags.

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Blackhill Quarry

Available loose or in bulk bags.

Kings Road, Bramhope, Leeds, LS16 8BG Collect or delivery

T: 0113 2674386 Open: Mon-Fri: 7am-5pm. Sat:7am-1pm

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ROOFERS

roUNDHaY rooFiNG Flat rooF specialists All other aspects of roofing undertaken Inc. Slating, tiling, guttering - new or repairs Velux windows

0113 2934038 / 07958 977395 Proprietor: mark Johnson 21 elmete grove, roundhay, leeds, lS8 2JY

Free eStImAteS. All work guArAnteed

APM ROOFING At APM Roofing we take enormous pride in the quality of our workmanship and strong industry reputation.

Our services include Roof slating Roofing Guttering Roof Soffits

Roof Tiling PVC Fascia Fibreglass flat roofs Replacement Roofs

www.Myroofinginleeds.co.uk 16, Austhorpe Grove, Leeds

0113 260 0193/07754 507 889

Find us online

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R. & D. Sheridan

Roofing Contractors

W • Re-roofs & repairs • Gutters, fascias and soffits • FullFull re-roofs and repairs • Flat roof specialists • All work fully guaranteed • All flat roofing Call Craig on: • Gutters, fascias and soffits • F • Insurance work Tel: 0113 271 5545 / Mob: 07745 190 737 • Flat roof specialists • Pointing • All work T fully guaranteed el We www.leeds-roofers.com will beat any genuine quote

• Full re-roofs and repairs • Gutters, fascias and soffits

• 20 year warranty on all our flat roofs

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

Call Craig on: Tel: 0113 271 5545 / Mob: 07745 190 737

FREE honest quotations All work guaranteed Over 30 years experience Tel/Fax: 0113 278 3472 Mobile: 07747 110582 Email: rsheridan1234@aol.com

G. HORNE ROOFING CONTRACTORS LTD “Quality workmanship at a fair price”

What We Do:

Why choose Barwick Roofing?

• Domestic & commercial roofing undertaken • Free estimates • Quality, reliable service • Competitive rates • All work fully guaranteed • Many references available

For a FREE estimate, call Barwick Roofing today!

0113 265 0061

www.barwick-roofing-leeds.co.uk

Domestic re-roofs & repairs Slating & tiling Built-up felt Guttering Soffits & fascias Chimney repairs

Why Choose Us:

Established 1976 Small family firm Fully qualified No-fuss work Competitive prices 10 yr guarantee for re-roofs

Local Roundhay-based company Tel: 0113 240 3515 • Email: g.horneroofing@hotmail.com REMOVALS

MAN WITH A VAN Removals ... House Clearances ... Single Items eBay purchases ... Tip Runs ... Fully Insured

0113 887 6362 07730 517 959 7 days a week Email: grahamcwilton@hotmail.com www.manandvantadcaster.co.uk

Specialists in house removals & house clearances • Rubbish Clearance

Call Kevin on 07850 152 242 07988 714 460

WINDOWS

2 MEN AND AND A VAN

Or text him and he will call you back.

We will take your unwanted furniture to St. George’s Crypt

Email: Kev@kevsvan.com

www.kevsvan.com

VALETING

Professional Valeting Services • Experienced Technician Full or Partial Valet Available Scuffs & Scratches Polished Out • We Repair Alloys Paint protection sealant available Prices from £20

WE COME TO YOU! CALL AARON ON: 07554 870 157 WINDOW CLEANERS

WINDOW CLEANING • Commercial & domestic • Water-fed pole system • Hot water system • Free quotations • One-off cleans or monthly cleans

WORKTOPS

WORKTOPS LARGEST RANGE IN NORTH LEEDS!

PLUS KITCHEN & WARDROBE REPLACEMENT DOORS

Contact Paul:

0113 269 5309 • 07794 877 220 I’m very pleased with the response from my advert and would be happy to keep running until further notice.

Dave Hargreaves, DH Electrical

UK Worktops Just 100 yards from Waitrose, Meanwood

Tel: 0113 230 6038

Waitrose

Open Mon - Fri 8.30 - 5.00, Sat 10.00 - 2.00 Providence House, Authorpe Road, Meanwood LS6 4JB

www.ukworktopsyorkshire.co.uk

ELMHURST

*AT TIME OF QUOTATION

*WE WILL BEAT ANY GENUINE QUOTE!

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 10:00AM TILL 4:00PM

SHOWROOM @ COLTON ROUNDABOUT, LEEDS LS15 8NN CALL US FOR A FREE QUOTATION ON

0113 264 4505 and quote ELM2015 LOCAL FAMILY BUSINESS BEATING QUOTES FOR OVER 40 YEARS

NEED YOUR CAR SERVICED OR AN MOT?

NEED YOUR CAR SERVICED OR AN MOT?

YOU’RE IN GOOD HANDS WITH GROVE LANE GARAGE Headingley’s favourite garage Grove Lane Garage is a family-run firm with a long-established reputation for excellent service and great value. Our ‘no frills’ approach means you only pay for work that needs doing and you can trust us to give an honest appraisal.

YOU’RE IN GOOD HANDS WITH GROVE LANE GARAGE Headingley’s favourite garage

Grove Lane Garage is a family-run firm with a long-established

• Service allservice makes and models Fault finding and general repairs reputationand for repair excellent and great value. Our• ‘no frills’ approach means you only pay for work that needs doing and

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• Great value tyres

• MOTs and servicing • Service and

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SAVE MONEY AT YOUR LOCAL GARAGE You can make huge savings at Grove Lane Garage compared to main dealers.

We can servicetimes: or repair your car, whatever make or model, and it won’t affect Opening 8am–5pm Mon-Fri, 8am-12 noon Sat the manufacturer’s warranty!

All major credit cards accepted Opening times: 8am–5pm Mon-Fri, 8am-12 noon Sat All major credit cards accepted

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