North Leeds Life Magazine. January 2015 Edition. LS7, LS8, LS17

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NORTH LEEDS Life F R E E J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 5 | LS7 | LS8 | LS17

DEAR READERS,

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Cover: Ultimate Photo: Paul Hurt

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As I write this, it seems as though everyone is hurtling towards Christmas! Happily, at NLL Towers it’s already January and time to think about New Year resolutions and how to inject new purpose and fun into the coming year. We have a few suggestions.

First of all, why not take a look at the huge range of courses available around Leeds? From languages to film, art to childcare, computing, cake decoration, and local history – you’ll find it all. Or, decide to get fit by taking up one of St Gemma’s great challenges or a more unusual sport.

We also have news of exhibitions and successful community campaigns.

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Sign up for an interesting course – it could be the best New Year’s resolution you’ve ever made.

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Try your hand at something a bit more unusual this year. Join a

club, a team, meet a bunch of new people and just have fun!

Armley Press is looking for new writers; Work is about to start on the Oakwood Clock; and the Banff Mountain Festival returns to the Town Hall and The Carriageworks with more fabulous films.

Now, it’s on to February! The deadline for editorial is 1st January or before, if possible (advertising 9th January).

We would like to thank all our advertisers and readers, and wish everyone a lovely Christmas and Happy, Healthy, Successful New Year. We are really looking forward to 2015 as it marks our tenth anniversary of ‘Connecting You to the Community’!

Kind regards, Carole, Jack and the team.

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Carole Carey-Campbell

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SALES TEAM he London fashion business platform, Centre for Fashion Enterprise (CFE), recently announced the five Leeds designers to be supported by its six month New Fashion Pioneer programme. They are: women’s wear label Cabba, contemporary women’s wear D’Albert, Williams Handmade leather accessories, Zara Mia men’s and women’s wear, and Studio 805, contemporary menswear.

Sales Strategies, Branding, and Digital

This is the first time the programme has been

said Harold Tillman, former Chairman

delivered outside London and it will be implemented in

of the British Fashion Council and

partnership with Leeds City Council and Lambert’s Yard

Lambert’s Yard Ambassador.

– described as ‘Leeds’ first independent concept store and creative event space’ at 162 Lower Briggate, LS1.

Marketing.

“It’s hugely important for me that we support fledgling fashion and textile businesses, especially in the North, to ensure that such talent prospers within the region; creating jobs and economic sustainability”,

Cllr. Lucinda Yeadon, Executive Member with responsibility for culture

“We know that London is not the only home for

and creative technology added: “The

talented fashion designers”, said CFE director, Wendy

Council is delighted to be teaming up

Malem, “and, following our first selection day in Leeds

with Centre for Fashion Enterprise to

we found we were not disappointed! We can’t wait to start

deliver an ambitious and innovative

working with them to establish their fashion labels, and

programme for talented designers in

connect them to our fashion networks.”

the city. We’re proud to be involved

The programme has been developed to support

with the first one outside the

emerging designer businesses and will provide designers

capital. Hopefully, we’ll see the next

with strategic support tailored to their business, starting

generation of successful designers

with a diagnostic business review.

being supported here in Leeds!”

It includes expert workshops and one-on-one mentoring sessions on topics such as Business Planning,

Rachael Stafford

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BENJAMIN GOTT (1762-1840)

MERCHANT, INDUSTRIALIST, PATRON OF THE ARTS It comes as a shock to find an empty space now in Wellington Street where the chunky, concrete Yorkshire Post building stood so recently, a familiar landmark to thousands of passing motorists. Fifty years ago another iconic building stood here, also swept away in the name of modernisation, though after a much longer existence. This was Benjamin Gott’s huge Bean Ing Mill, the first and largest of the Leeds woollen mills and famous in its day throughout Europe. Benjamin Gott revolutionised the production of woollen cloth and put Leeds on the map as a textile centre. In the process he made a fortune, building a great house and park and sponsoring buildings and works of art that remain part of the city’s heritage.

Born in Calverley in 1762, he came

inventors. He experimented with new dyeing methods and

from a comfortable background. His

other processes. He encountered resistance (threats and

father was the engineer for the Aire

broken windows) from some hand workers, particularly the

and Calder Navigation and later

croppers, but faced it out.

surveyor for the West Riding. He could

The outbreak of war with France brought a sudden

afford to launch Benjamin, at eighteen,

massive demand for army uniform cloth and blankets, while

into a career with a leading firm of

trade with the Americas and China boomed. By 1800 the Mill

Leeds cloth merchants, Wormald and

was employing over a thousand workers but still could not

Fountaine, first as an apprentice and

meet demand, so he set up another vast mill at Armley (now

then a partner – total cost £4,000 (over

the Industrial Museum) Both mills were to suffer devastating

a quarter of a million now). Young,

fires, but he rebuilt them to fireproof standards. Visitors

energetic, and inventive, Benjamin

marvelled at his increasingly massive Bean Ing mill, but

soon became the driving force in the

the prevailing wind wafted its black smoke and evil smells

firm, and when the senior partners

across the town. He was taken to court in 1824 but the case

died he took over control. It was lucky

was dismissed. The wealthy fled to the country.

He played his part too in civic

timing: trade was booming, with a

His personal life flourished too. In 1790 he married

life: Mayor in 1799, a founder of the

massive increase in demand for all

Elizabeth Rhodes, and ten children followed. He needed a

Philosophical and Literary Society and

qualities of cloth, particularly from

large house for his growing family and in 1803 bought an

the Mechanics’ Institute, and a sponsor

America. New advances in spinning

estate in Armley, with wooded grounds plunging steeply

of public works of art. He gave generous

and weaving and the development of

down to the Aire valley. He employed the famous landscape

donations locally, to the chapel,

steam power meant that production

designer Humphrey Repton to lay out the park and the

almshouses and school in Armley. By

could be industrialised and the

architect Robert Smirke to build a grand mansion, Armley

the time he died in 1840, he was said

quality of the finished cloth improved.

House, in the fashionable Greek Revival style, its colonnaded

to be a millionaire, the grand old man

Benjamin seized the opportunity.

terrace overlooking spectacular views, on one side towards

of the cloth industry on which Leeds’

In 1792 he bought a field known as

the romantic ruins of Kirkstall Abbey and on the other

prosperity was based. A monument to

Bean Ing, in open country next to the

towards Armley Mill and the chimneys and furnaces of

him stands in the Parish Church, and

river, and began building a new mill

Leeds – the source of his wealth. With his business and

sculptures he owned are in the city’s

(originally called Park Mill) where many

family flourishing, he could devote time to enriching his new

collection. Armley House has suffered

of the processes of cloth making could

house with sculpture, paintings, books and fine furniture. He

over the years, but survives, together

be brought together and mechanised,

commissioned many works from the sculptor Joseph Gott in

with its beautiful Park, now partly used

though weaving remained mostly home-

Rome (his cousin) and portraits from the eminent painter

as a golf course, opened as Gott’s Park in

based. He bought new machinery and

Sir Thomas Lawrence. One poignant commission was for a

1928 for people to enjoy, a memorial to

installed one of the newly-developed

monument to his sons Benjamin and Henry, who had died

one of Leeds’ industrial giants.

Boulton and Watt steam engines –

abroad in their twenties – now in St Bartholomew’s Church,

forging a lasting friendship with the

with his own monument by Gott.

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Arts & Culture

White Cloth Gallery on Aire Street, hosts ‘Behind the Curtain’, a photography exhibition exposing the hidden world of opera, until 1st February.

SingMeanwood – A New Choir for Meanwood!

Liz Neil and Jo Ramsden are two Meanwood residents who love to sing! They have been in various choirs over the years but recently decided to take the plunge and start their own local community choir.

So, on Sunday 18th January, SingMeanwood will be launched in its new guise, led by singer/ songwriter Beccy Owen. This is a choir for anyone, male or female, who loves to sing in a group and to experience the boldness and bliss that comes from making a beautiful sound with other people.

They plan to sing a broad range of traditional and contemporary songs; to explore original arrangements and sing material that you might not expect from a choir (including Joy Division and Blondie).

hotographer Tom Arber, who specialises in observational photography, spent a week with Opera North, as the company prepared for a new production of Verdi’s La Traviata. With full backstage access, Tom’s images detail the final rehearsals in the run up to opening night, glimpsing rarely seen moments on and off stage, in dressing rooms and backstage corridors, from principal singers to costume dressers and stage technicians.

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The Forest of Possibility is an intriguing exhibition in which paper is transformed into extraordinary artworks.

Featuring seven artists from around the globe, it opens at Abbey Walk Gallery in Grimsby on Wednesday 7th January and then tours to venues in Scarborough, Skipton and Thirsk until August 2015. his exhibition, which is free, is the third in the Art Unpacked series, created by Chrysalis Arts, a North Yorkshire based arts organisation, which brings the best of contemporary art and craft to small, unique venues.

The artists show the highest levels

A New Early Music Festival Following the success of two recent Early Music weekends, a new Early Music Festival is establishing itself in the North.

Hosted by the University of Leeds International Concerts series in the elegant surroundings of the Cloth Workers’ Centenary Concert Hall, and programmed for late February, it provides early music enthusiasts with an early Spring treat before Beverley Early Music Festival in May and York Early Music Festival in July.

of craftsmanship in their work, created by sculpting, cutting and folding paper including vintage maps, bank notes, handmade paper and seed catalogues.

The artworks also hint at the cyclical relationship between trees and knowledge through the production of

Andrea Mastrovito plays with reality and artifice in his garden

paper and books.

paper cut sculptures cut from seed and plant catalogues.

You are invited to enter a world of

Charlotte McGowan-Griffin uses the traditional technique

surprising encounters with the forest,

of watermarking paper, her images of trees and geometric

its ancient trees, animals and plants

patterns are revealed when light shines through.

that inhabit it. The forest is a place of

Davy and Kristin McGuire bring paper to life in their magical

potential, where myths and fairytales

artworks comprising paper cutting, animation, projection and

are created. Sinister or enchanted, it is

performance.

a space for the subconscious, for dreams

Clare Skill creates two and three-dimensional images of forests

or nightmares.

in different atmospheric conditions and times of day.

Artists include: James Aldridge, who creates paper cuts

Justine Smith fashions printed paper money into delicate

based on silhouettes and is inspired by

to create paper cuts of birds, trees and

The Forest of Possibility will be at: Abbey Walk Gallery, Grimsby, 7 Jan – 14 Feb. Woodend, Scarborough, 4 March – 30 April Craven Museum & Gallery, Skipton, 7 May – 30 June The Courthouse, Thirsk, 4 – 29 August

plants.

For more info, visit www.artunpacked.co.uk

folk art, heavy metal album covers and illustrations in field guides to birds.

Claire Brewster uses vintage maps

plants, often presented as botanical specimens in bell jars.

An early Spring treat The 2015 Festival (February 27 - March 8) features repertoire from the Medieval to the late Baroque, with a starry cast of performers including Dame Emma Kirkby, Jake Arditti and Jacob Heringman, and an opportunity to participate with a meeting of the Lute Society.

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There’s an exciting new season of dance and family shows lined up for Spring 2015 at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre at Northern Ballet, Quarry Hill. ll-male dance company 2Faced Dance present the double bill ‘Dreaming In Code’, choreographed by award-winning Tamsin Fitzgerald and Frantic Assembly’s Eddie Kay, with music by Tony-Nominated composer Alex Baranowski on 24th February.

Motionhouse, one of the most innovative dance companies, brings ‘Broken’, an athletic dance set to a

visually stunning background of digital projections, to Leeds on 15th April.

Alexander Whitely (South Bank Award nominee 2014 and Sadler’s Wells New Wave Associate) brings his work to Leeds for the first time

with ‘The Measures Taken’ on 23rd April. Whitely has previously worked with Royal Ballet, Wayne McGregor|Random Dance, Rambert and Balletboyz amongst others.

The National Dance Company Wales returns with a mesmerising Mixed Programme featuring John Inger’s ‘Walking Mad’, Alexander Ekman’s ‘Tuplet’ and Lee Johnston’s beautiful and heartbreaking ‘They Seek To Find The Happiness They Seem’ on 29th April.

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Susan Boyle to Headline Hearing Fund Gala Dinner Susan Boyle, will join members of the Osmond family and award-winning comedian Billy Pearce at The Hearing Fund’s Annual Gala Dinner at Leeds United’s Executive Centenary Pavilion, Elland Road on Saturday 8th August 2015.

Healthy Hearts in the Classroom Workshop for Teachers British Heart Foundation is holding a free, half day workshop for primary school teachers, teaching assistants and those working with primary schools on 5th March at John Charles Centre for Sport, Middleton Grove, Leeds LS11. The aim is to introduce a range of free resources, programmes and initiatives which can be used to engage primary-aged children in the issue of heart health.

inner, dancing, auctions and the fantastic live entertainment will make for a night to remember and offers an ideal opportunity to dress up and enjoy a glitzy night out.

The Merrill Osmond family established The Hearing Fund UK A new to raise money for children living with hearing loss throughout the UK. programme “Not many people know this will be but The Osmonds started so they introduced could afford to buy hearing aids for in 2015, my two brothers Tom and Virl, who are profoundly deaf”, said Merrill where Osmond. “My own son, Justin, is 90% children deaf. That’s why the Hearing Fund UK will benefit is so important to us. We want to help others who have a family member with from onehearing loss. to-one “The Hearing Fund UK sponsors speech many children throughout the UK so they can ‘bring music to your ears’ with therapy private music tuition. A new speech therapy programme will be introduced

in 2015, where children will benefit from one-to-one speech therapy, so necessary in the early years of children with hearing impairments.

“This is our main fundraising event of the year and we are over the moon to have Susan Boyle as our special guest. It will be an amazing evening and I am sure that the people of Yorkshire, and the wider area, will support us wonderfully.”

Tickets are available online at www.hearingfund.org.uk/thehearing-fund-uk-annual-gala-2015/.

There are a limited number of VIP tickets, which include entry to the VIP pre-dinner champagne party, premium seating and a goody bag.

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The aim is to introduce a range of free resources Participants will have the opportunity to discover ideas and materials for lessons, ongoing creative projects and fun learning experiences, including tried and tested favourites such as Jump Rope for Heart and Artie Beat reading books.

All participants will receive a handbook as a point of reference to work through during the workshop and copies of some resources will be available to take away.

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

Lynda Benglis at The Hepworth Wakefield rom 6th February – 5th July, The Hepworth Wakefield will present work by Greek-American artist and feminist icon Lynda Benglis. This will be the largest presentation of Benglis’ work in the UK, featuring approximately 50 works spanning her entire career.

Born in 1941 in Louisiana, Lynda is one of America’s most significant living artists. She was heralded as the ‘heir to Pollock’ by Life magazine in 1970, and is part of a generation of artists who forged new approaches to sculpture and painting in the wake of Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism and Pop Art. She became famous not only for her radical re-envisioning of sculpture and painting using wax and poured latex, but also for her works dealing with feminist politics and self-image.

This exhibition explores the breadth of Benglis’ work, highlighting her desire to challenge the traditions of sculpture and painting, and exploring the physical dialogue between work and viewer.

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Before being diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009 (although she had never smoked!), Julie was Head of Art at Allerton High School – in fact she had taught there for 35 years! She was treated in the Bexley Wing and cannot sing their praises highly enough.

Since then she has been a dedicated fundraiser for the Yorkshire Cancer Centre.

Julie has exhibited all over the country and her paintings have made their way all over the world. Her last exhibition virtually sold out! She is hoping this one will generate the same amount of interest, as the hospital will benefit so much from it.

oundhay artist Julie Barnham will be ex h i b i t i n g h e r l a t e s t paintings at The Atrium, Bexley Wing, St James’s University Hospital until 31st January, and 25% of all sales will be donated to the Yorkshire Cancer Centre.

This is Julie’s second exhibition at the Atrium. The theme is journeys and the pieces relate to her travels over the last two years.

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Opera North is offering people the opportunity to delve into the heart of one of Mozart’s best-loved works, The Marriage of Figaro, with a series of preperformance talks. tarting with a special ‘Inside Opera’ event on Friday 30th January, members of the cast and creative team will give a unique insight into the new production.

The discussion will be chaired

by Dr Kara McKechnie, Lecturer in Dramaturgy and Literary Management at the University of Leeds, and author of ‘Opera North: Historical and Dramaturgical Perspectives on Opera Studies’, a beautifully illustrated study of the Company.

In addition, most performances will be preceded by a talk. Chorus Manager Steven Phillips will set the scene for the evening’s performance, with insights into both the work itself and Opera North’s new production.

The story is set on Figaro’s wedding day, when he discovers that his master, the Count, is in pursuit of his bride, Susanna.

The Countess is heartbroken by her husband’s infidelity – but is

It’s one of Mozart’s most tender, funny and heartwarming works

herself soon the object of desire of the page boy, Cherubino. To top it all off, Figaro has borrowed money from the housekeeper, and if he can’t pay it back, he’ll have to marry her instead! It’s one of Mozart’s most tender, funny and heart-warming works – from the moment the famous overture sets the scene for its comic misadventures.

The cast includes baritone Richard Burkhard as Figaro, and Norwegian soprano Silvia Moi as Susanna. Quirijn de Lang and Ana Maria Labin are the Count and Countess, while Australian mezzo soprano Helen Sherman sings the ‘trouser role’ of the page boy Cherubino.

The Marriage of Figaro is at Leeds Grand Theatre on 24 & 30 January; 5, 11, 17, 21 & 27 February. Tickets (£15 - £68) are available from 0844 848 2700 or leedsgrandtheatre.com Tickets for Inside Opera and Pre-Performance Talks are free, but must be booked in advance.

Further information can be found at www.operanorth.co.uk

January at Ilkley’s Manor House Museum The Manor House Museum in Ilkley is a small, intimate museum, full of character. It is open to the public from Wednesday to Saturday 11am – 5pm, and Sundays 1 – 4pm.

Its upstairs gallery houses a rolling programme of exhibitions. And, the Friends of the Manor House also organise regular monthly events.

At 10.30am on the last Friday of each month anyone is welcome to join their free coffee morning talks.

On 30th January this talk will be about the Ilkley Retrospective exhibition, and the speaker will be the artist himself, Graeme Wilson, whose paintings will be on exhibition in the upstairs gallery throughout the month until 6th February.

The Friends also organise monthly concerts.

On Friday 16th January at 7.30pm, Pete Coe & Alice Jones will perform music & ballads from Leeds folk song collector Frank Kidson (1865-1926). Tickets (£12 including a glass of wine during the interval), are available from Liz Bowen on 01943 609393.

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Cooking is an important life skill. Unfortunately, it has been diluted over the years. This is why Love Food Hate Waste has set out to enrich our culinary skills and help fight food waste.

ccording to research carried out by Love Food Hate Waste and Mumsnet, over 90% of parents rate cooking skills as an important part of education, yet 60% (with children over the age of three) spend three hours or less a month cooking with their children. Nearly 40% of people said that the time it takes to prespare a meal is one of the most important things they consider - which often means foregoing homemade meals.

Not only can a lack of food knowledge and cooking skills have a negative impact on our health, but having these skills can also save us money and help to reduce

household food waste.

To regain a lost generation of cooks, Love Food Hate Waste recently launched ‘Save More’ kitchen skills packs to help people get to grips with budgeting, planning, and portioning in the kitchen, along with money saving tools and tips. The pack is available to download from www. lovefoodhatewaste.com.

In March the campaign is also launching free cookery classes in Leeds to help people with the basics of cookery and learn new ways to get creative in the kitchen. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the need to reduce food waste. By adopting

Cooking skills are an important part of education

some easy, practical habits we can all waste less food, which will ultimately benefit both our purses and the environment.

For free Love Food Hate Waste training in Leeds contact Cheryl Woodruff at Cheryl.Woodruff@ wrap.org.uk. Currently, sessions are planned for 26th January at Public Health Resource Centre, Tech North, Harrogate Road LS7 3NB, and 18th February at Oakwood Lane Practice, 2 Amberton Terrace, LS8 3BZ. More will common stream as interest increases.

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Having been open for less than a year, this understatedly stylish tapas and pintxo bar in Granary Wharf has a growing reputation for food excellence but still seems to be a well kept secret on the Leeds culinary scene. Located under a railway arch, Bilbao is nicely kitted out, managing to overcome the aircraft hanger quality these structures sometimes have. The result is a stylish, intimate, informal space. he ethos of Bilbao is to combine elements of traditional Basque cuisine with the popular tapas of southern Spain and this fusion creates a unique and very special dining experience. We began with a very generous half potion of charcuterie selection including Iberico ham, so flavoursome and almost creamy in texture, and some delicious anchovies in sherry vinegar with perfectly tart saltiness.

Deciding sharing a number of tapas dishes is the way to go we were advised that three per person would suffice. Something of an understatement, the amount of food we ended up with was more than ample but we weren’t complaining! We could probably have managed with a little less food but it was all so damn tasty we were unable to stop ourselves.

Perhaps it’s the Basque influence, or the bar’s contemporary twist on traditional dishes, but the tapas here is often a little different to what you’d expect.

The Patatas Bravas, for instance, were not the familiar tomato sauce smothered potato cubes but rather thin, slightly crispy potato slices drizzled with aioli and the enigmatic and piquant ‘Atomica’ sauce. Likewise, the Crispy Ribs

in sticky sauce defied expectation by arriving with the meat removed from the bone and compacted into an arrangement akin to a terrine and dressed, not drenched, with that

wonderfully rich sticky sauce.

The dish had an intense, slightly smoky flavour and was incredibly moreish.

While we couldn’t help being slightly dismayed that the Spicy Chorizo cooked in cider was unavailable (the meat eaters among us being full blown chorizo fiends) the abundance of deliciousness we received swiftly put paid to any sense of disappointment.

The fillet of Cod with Vizcaian sauce had a delicate flavour with a melt-in-the-mouth consistency.

Calamari, so often disappointing, was lightly tempura battered with a soft, yielding chewiness, topped

with a smattering of crispy fried onions and served with garlic mayo - simply squid perfection.

Another highlight was the Avocado, King Prawn and Smoked Salmon Tartar, so fresh and light, it elicited a chorus of almost obscene groans of pleasure! The lovely Goats Cheese Salad with nuts, caramelised apples and rosemary had a superbly well judged combination of flavours with just the right amount of sweetness.

By the time the Potatoes with Egg and Spanish Black Pudding arrived we were starting to think we may have overdone it, but we felt compelled to continue. This was certainly a more hearty, healthy portion, rich and filling and, I imagine, would be an ideal hangover remedy.

While Bilbao’s food is irresistible, the bar also boasts a

Perhaps it’s the Basque influence, or the bar’s contemporary twist on traditional dishes, but the tapas here is often a little different to what you’d expect

very impressive drinks menu and it would be worth stopping in just to sample some of the tipples they have on offer. As we were there for the eats, we slaked our thirst with a couple of pints of Estrella and complemented our meal with the silky smooth Luberri Carbonic Maceration Tempranillo Rioja.

Between us we shared a couple of desserts; the Cheesecake Bilbao Style which had slightly more coarse texture than one is used to (rustic, I guess you’d call it) and the Spanish Sponge Cake layered with custard, cream and caramelised sugar. Both were delicious but, not having much

of a sweet tooth myself and reeling from the considerable prior indulgence, I only managed a couple of forkfuls of each before slumping back in my seat in defeat.

Overall, there wasn’t a bum note all evening – from the pleasant ambience, to the service and the individual qualities of everything we tasted, the entire experience was fantastic. Ridiculously good and yet reasonably priced, Bilbao Bar is a resounding success and I’d urge you hurry down there while it remains slightly under the radar of the Leeds foodnoscenti, I can see it becoming oversubscribed before too very long.

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housands of people will benefit from grants that have been awarded to c h a r i ti es a n d l o c a l community groups, as part of the Social Inclusion Small Grants Scheme, launched

by Leeds City Council, and managed by Leeds C o m m u n i t y Fo u n d a t i o n (LCF).

Groups to benefit include Together Women, which will launch the ‘Money Mentor Project’ training volunteer mentors to provide oneto-one support to women needing help and advice around budgeting, debt

management and general financial awareness; Project Hope, which focuses on helping young unemployed adults back into work; and BARCA Leeds, whose project will target socially isolated young men in an area of Leeds with a high rate of suicide.

“We know the third sector can provide innovative solutions to tackle local social issues and we are pleased to have been able to invest £50,000 in this small grants programme”, said Councillor Keith Wakefield leader of Leeds City Council. “Our main aim was to support activities

We were impressed by the range of activities throughout the city

that focus on social inclusion, especially those helping people who are financially and economically excluded.”

Leeds Community Foundation, the city’s largest independent grant maker, provided guidance and support to an expert panel that reviewed all the applications.

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A team of dedicated volunteers has met with Otley Town Council to try and influence an imminent decision by Leeds Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) and Leeds City Council to close the Otley bureau. tley CAB has served the town and the Wharfedale area for 35 years and its clients come from all around the surrounding area. In fact, clients come to Otley from all over the city too, as waiting times for a face to face advice appointment at the city centre bureau can be too long.

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At the moment, the age of members ranges from early 50s to early 80s. The

Don’t Act Your Age is an improvisational drama group for the over 50s that meets on Tuesday mornings at Seven Arts in Chapel Allerton.

sessions enable people to stay active, alert and creative in an inclusive atmosphere. No acting experience is necessary, there are no lines to learn, and no membership fees.

If you are looking for a relaxing, sociable activity, why not give it a try. The director, Ron Wiener, is experienced in working with all age groups and encourages participation in a positive manner. People who thought they couldn’t ‘act’ soon find they lose their inhibitions when they are enjoying themselves. The sessions run from 10.45am – 12.45pm and cost just £5.

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Work on the restoration of Oakwood Clock is due to start in January and should be completed in time for Oakwood Day – 2nd May 2015. akwood Traders and Residents Association (OTRA) recently completed their negotiations with Leeds City Council, and the contract has finally been awarded. OTRA decided that, as well as restoring the clock, the area surrounding it should also be upgraded – ensuring that it was fit for both the restored clock, and as the location for Oakwood Farmers’ Market and various community festivals throughout the year.

As part of the redesign, people are being given the opportunity to purchase paving stones which can carry an inscription of the purchaser’s choice.

The Heritage Lottery funded part of the project also involved the creation of a new website which will help raise the awareness of the heritage of the area. This currently carries articles about the area’s heritage and will be further developed to include recordings of people recounting their memories of the area.

In due course there will also be a heritage trail so people can explore the area on foot. The Oakwood and District Historical Society has provided invaluable assistance, as have David and Sharon Donaldson from Oakwood Church, whose website will take

There will also be a heritage trail so people can explore the area on foot

over responsibility for hosting the heritage material once the project is complete.

Although started to ensure that the clock was not lost to the community, OTRA is keen to promote community activities.

It has already organised two successful ‘Clock Rock and Two Empty Barrels’ and the recent Roundhay and Oakwood Festival, and earlier this year it hosted the first Oakwood Day beneath the Clock.

For further information, visit www.loveoakwood.co.uk

More than 200 people gathered outside ‘Transform’ on Wednesday 19th November to celebrate the Moortown Lights switch-on. This year,

Under a twinkling gazebo, members of Moortown Community Group (MCG) served mulled wine, and mince pies kindly donated

by Marks & Spencer. Cooplands donated lovely decorated Christmas biscuits that were enjoyed by children and adults alike.

The Songbirds, a local female singing group, sang a beautiful selection of Christmas songs and carols, fostering a really seasonal feel.

MCG served mulled wine, and mince pies

MCG hopes to find funding for additional lights for Moortown Corner next year, to add extra sparkle in years to come. In the meantime, they would like to thank Leeds City Council and local Councillors for their continuing support of this event.

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News From Your Councillors CLLR DANIEL COHEN

Alwoodley Ward Happy 2015 and I hope it’s a good one for all of us.

You may remember, last month I mentioned the Community Conversation dinners we are currently holding across the ward. These are an opportunity for councillors and local residents to meet and

2015 will be an interesting year

CLLR BILL URRY

Roundhay Ward Recycling I often wonder what happens to the waste that goes in our green bins and, in the approach to Christmas, I was pleased to join a recent visit to the Leeds Waste Recycling facility.

My first impression was of the scale and noise of the operation. Dust carts driving in and dumping their loads looked small in the surroundings, especially as JCB diggers moved in behind them at high speed to scoop material straight into the process. Large conveyor belts took the raw material straight into the multi-stage separation.

The second impression was of the degree of automation. There was blowing, shaking, and electro-magnetism, as well as some manual sorting, before the end product was squeezed into large

discuss issues that matter to us all and ways of working together to improve where we live. Our next one is on 28th January at Northcall. If you are interested in coming along, do please let me know.

2015 will be an interesting year for a whole host of reasons.

We will hopefully see work commence (and possibly even nearly complete) on the new King Lane Medical Centre that so many in Alwoodley and Moortown have been awaiting.

Work will also continue apace within the city, in allocating land for the 70,000 new homes those running the Council have determined need to be built within the next 15 years.

There is no question that in a vibrant, dynamic and growing city like Leeds, new houses are needed (whether we need 70,000

bales, including paper, plastics, aluminium, and other types of metal. The aluminium separation was particularly impressive with a violently shaking machine tipping material onto a fast moving conveyor before the electro magnets finished the process.

A particular issue was glass which should not go into green bins, and which can contaminate whole loads. While the machines are designed to separate any that has got into the system at the beginning, no process can be perfect.

Large scale landfill disposal costs council tax payers dear. Apart from the direct costs of managing landfill, councils currently pay £80 per ton landfill tax. There is also the local disruption that goes with sites, even once closed and re-landscaped. And methane - a potent greenhouse gas - may need

is a political debate that I would not dream of re-running here).

What is clear is that no ward in Leeds will be unaffected by the need to build these new homes, nonetheless we remain committed to ensuring that where potential sites are brought forward, they are in the right place and that Alwoodley’s green spaces are protected for the future.

This is the job that Neil, Peter and I have been actively, and so far successfully, engaged in over the past 18 months – there is no question that as the process comes to a close in the next 12 months we have our work very much cut out for us.

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

Have a great month!

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Fantastic Response to Charity Appeal Leeds Children’s Charity was inundated with a mountain of food as a result of generous donations from primar y schools across the city.

The food will provide a vital supplement to the catering requirements at Silverdale, the charity’s purpose-built centre overlooking Morecambe Bay, which provides hundreds of children from across Leeds with a holiday each year.

For 2015, the 110-year old charity is gearing up to provide

Alice Alkins, a Leeds audiology graduate, recently spent 10 weeks in Tamil Nadu, Southern India, with the Sylvia Wright Organisation, training staff from Rangammal School for Deaf Children.

more than 500 youngsters (aged 7 – 11) with happy seaside memories and all the benefits that a week at Silverdale provides.

The Leeds Rotary Club collected the 150 boxes of donations and transported them in three transit vans to Silverdale.

“The response has been

he hearing aid project was kick started by Headingley Rotary two years ago when 40 children were fitted with new hearing aids. These aids are tuned for each child’s specific hearing loss and can be retuned to suit their developing needs.

Better hearing will lead to improved education, speech and social skills. This, allied to progress in English and IT (thanks to support from Roundhay Rotary who funded an IT room at the school), is providing a real boost to the pupils’ education.

Earlier this year, Headingley resident Dianne Ward (Hearing Aid Project Co-Ordinator) asked the Hear the World Foundation for support and it responded by supplying a further 175 new aids!

“It was wonderful to witness the moments when the children’s new hearing aids were programmed. The surprise,

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wonder and absolute joy on their faces as they heard sounds clearly was truly humbling.”

Sylvia Wright left Leeds 32 years ago to devote her life to caring for the sick and disabled in Tamil Nadu. Today she runs a residential school for 200 profoundly deaf children, a 200-bed charity hospital, two day centres for severely disabled children, and a nursing college which trains 80 student nurses each year.

Financial support for the ongoing work is provided by the Leeds-based Sylvia Wright Trust, which sends £200,000 each year to help fund projects. www.sylviawight.org

fantastic and shows the appeal has touched people’s hearts”, said Verlie McCann, the charity’s chairperson. “A huge thank you to the schools and to Rotary.

“The donations mean that we can replenish a significant proportion of our food store in readiness for the 2015 season, which will see our first group of youngsters visiting in midFebruary.”

Leeds Children’s Charity relies entirely on donations and has an annual target of £250,000. Anybody interested in making a donation can get in touch with Verlie at info@ leedschildrenscharity.org.uk

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recently launched a new partnership with The Silver Line helpline to help reach out to more elderly people who are cared for in their homes and in residential care.

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Our philosophy is to avoid complicated legal jargon Frank Hallam admits he moved North for a better quality of life! After working in the legal profession in London for 15 years, he ventured up to Leeds, working first for an established firm for a couple of years, then taking a ‘leap of faith’ and setting up his own practice in Headingley. ix years on, Hallam Solicitors are thriving.

Initially Frank developed the practice in the areas of litigation and conveyancing, but quickly expanded into areas like personal injury, professional negligence and dispute solving. Today, Hallam Solicitors are an established part of the community with a steadily growing client base. Although most clients are still from across North Leeds, the team also serves clients throughout the UK. Accessible and easy to work with “We have built a reputation for being approachable and trustworthy, as well as providing practical and sensible advice”, said Frank. “It is gratifying that our biggest source of work is from referrals and recommendations – which I like to think is testimony to the quality of service we provide.

“I think we are accessible and easy to work with. Our philosophy is to avoid complicated legal jargon and be clear about the cost of any advice. We are determined to achieve the best outcomes for our clients, no matter what hurdles they may face.”

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Frank aims to keep Hallam Solicitors as a niche practice, specialising in working for individuals, and providing services across aspects of law where they have a huge amount of experience.

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ritten in 1965, ‘Relatively Speaking’ was originally conceived when Scarborough’s late great Stephen Joseph asked Ayckbourn to write a play which would simply make people laugh!

At the London Premiere in1967 it enjoyed rave reviews and launched Ayckbourn as one of the most prolific and popular writers of comedy drama in the modern era. Between 1970 and 2000 there was at least one, and sometimes as many as five, Ayckbourn plays being performed every year in the West End. The setting for ‘Relatively Speaking’ is the Swinging 60s, when Britain was in the grip of

A play which simply makes people laugh

a cultural and pop revolution with Beatle mania at its height.

The play is a comedy about relationships, infidelity and misunderstandings where Ayckbourn fully exposes the genteel politeness of the British middle class. He was able to do this thanks largely to the imprecision of the English language and the peculiar reticence endemic to British culture, which encourages the sort of mistaken-identity plotting Ayckbourn has mastered, and which leaves largely unspoken the painful truths of his characters’ lives.

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Ginny is a young woman with a very busy love life. Greg wants to marry her but there are complications. When Greg tries to seek the approval of Ginny’s parents, he sets in motion a train of misunderstandings that create the comic bedrock of this work.

So, on a cold, dark January evening, let Adel Players entertain you with this hilarious play. It runs from Wednesday 21st – Saturday 24th January, 7.30pm at Adel Memorial Hall.

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Abbey Upholstery in Cookridge has been operating for nearly 40 years. Originally set up by Tom and Mary Burke as newly weds in the basement of their first home, it has grown year on year to become a thriving repair, upholstery and retail operation. ow daughter Karen, armed with a degree in furniture design, years of experience in furniture retail and, of course, an intensive Abbey apprenticeship dating back to school days, joins the business on a permanent basis.

“I decided it was time to step aside and make way for youth and dynamism!” said Tom. “Of course I’ll still be around – my own father worked in the business into his 80s!

But I don’t intend to stretch it that far. Karen’s experience adds new skills that will take the business into the future.”

Today Abbey can handle jobs as small as a single castor repair, up to reupholstering an entire hotel, and everything in between. The highly experienced team includes skills like woodcarving and both traditional and modern polishing.

A separate retail division deals specifically with high seat chairs (www.highseatchairs.co.uk) – ideal for those with back problems or in post-operative recovery. Abbey offer a guaranteed 24-hour delivery

Pictured: Tom, Mary & Karen

service throughout the UK “I was brought up in this business and I love it”, said Karen.

“This is where I earned my first pocket money! I know it inside out and I’m determined that the business continues on an upward trajectory.

“Every year I attend the big NEC furniture show to get a feel for current trends. All the big names exhibit – like Parker Knoll, Ercol, Vale Bridgecraft, Durestra – which all helps me to guide people when we are recovering furniture from the same manufacturer, the shapes don’t change too much, it’s more the fabrics. And, we have access to thousands of fabrics that are not available to the public. Choosing fabrics to complement what people already have and helping to coordinate pieces with other furniture can be really enjoyable.”

Karen has recently designed a range of children’s headboards to be launched in January. They feature lovely castles, princess crowns, train engines, toys and animals. Under the name KAOA Designs, they were developed in Abbey’s workshops and will be manufactured locally, creating new jobs.

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Sound & Vision

Icebreaker

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Plays Kraftwerk The Icebreaker Orchestra kicks off the Spring season at Howard Assembly Room with ‘Kraftwerk Uncovered ‘ on 23rd January.

Big Screen, Big Stories: Travel the world and experience a selection of inspirational, exhilarating and unforgettable adventures at the Banff Mountain Film Festival at Leeds Town Hall on 29th January, and The Carriageworks on 30th January. he festival showcases a diverse collection of the best and latest films from the global mountain sports community. The two and a half hour programme has been selected from over 370 films entered into the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival, held in the Canadian Rockies in November 2014.

Banff audiences will be taken on a journey around the world, as they get to know the remarkable characters behind the hair-raising on-screen action sports, including climbing, skiing, alpinism, mountain biking, adventure travel, kayaking and more.

The Tour is much more than

Audiences leave with new enthusiasm and inspiration for their own adventures

a series of film nights. It brings together people with a wide range of outdoor passions who return every year to enjoy the fantastic community feeling of a Banff screening and leave with new enthusiasm and inspiration for their own adventures.

In 2015, the Tour is expected to bring together more than 45,000 adventure lovers, celebrating the outdoors in unique venues across the UK and Ireland. The World Tour travels the globe every year, to over 45 different countries from Australia through to Antarctica, and is enjoyed by more than 300,000 people worldwide.

For further information and tickets, visit www.Banff-uk.com.

Icebreaker, with its unusual instrumental combination of guitars, electric strings, keyboards, pan-pipes, saxes, accordion, drums and percussion, and distinctive amplified sound, creates music that appeals to contemporary classical, rock and alternative music audiences.

Drawing from Kraftwerk’s back catalogue, they move from the radical early albums to iconic synthesised material from Autobahn, Computer World and Trans-Europe Express. Created by German composer and soundscape artist J. Peter Schwalm, the evening articulates Kraftwerk’s journey from experimental Krautrock band to international icon.

To accompany it, awardwinning visual artists Sophie Clements and Toby Cornish have created a new cinematic work filmed in the Ruhr – Kraftwerk’s home turf.

American songwriter, virtuoso guitarist and pianist, Nils Lofgren, will perform at City Varieties on Thursday 22nd January at 8pm.

fter touring with Bruce Springsteen as a long-time member of the E Street Band on both the 2012-13 Wrecking Ball tours and the 2014 High Hopes tour, Nils is back to perform his own live show.

Known for his world-class guitar playing, Nils is a true Rock legend in his own right and a superb front man with Grin. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the E Street Band, and recently released Face the Music, a ten disc retrospective box set of his 45 years of recording.

Nils will be joined for an acoustic set by multi-instrumentalist Greg Varlotta for classic Lofgren favourites like Shine Silently, I Came to Dance, Keith Don’t Go and many others from his vast back catalogue.

Tickets (£29.20 - £39.10) are available from 0113 243 0808 or online at cityvarieties.co.uk

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Tackling

FILM

REVIEW

BY BRENDAN CAMPBELL

BIRDMAN (OR THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) DIRECTED BY: ALEJANDRO GONZALES INARRITU STARRING: :MICHAEL KEATON, EDWARD NORTON, EMMA STONE, ZACH GALIFIANAKIS, NAOMI WATTS CERT: 15 - RUNNING TIME: 119 MINS he much anticipated closing film of the recent Leeds International Film Festival was this exhilarating and darkly funny picture which features bravura direction from Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu and a standout performance from Michael Keaton.

Birdman could be seen as yet

dramatically fall apart.

themes of celebrity, high versus low culture, artistic integrity, criticism and response

quality of the camerawork is amplified

and the

by surreal, dreamlike touches - such

power/

which also leads one to wonder how

frailty of ego, Birdman

as Riggan’s levitation and telekinesis, much of what we see is all inside his mind.

The film smartly comments on the phenomenon of movie stars taking to

another instance of Hollywood

Tackling themes of celebrity,

eating itself in a meta-postmodern

high versus low culture, artistic

sandwich. There’s no shortage of

integrity, criticism and response and

films in which the movie industry

the power/frailty of ego, Birdman

lampoons itself and attempts to

manages to skilfully keep all these

puncture the pomposity of its biggest

balls in the air and the intensity of

players but rarely is it done this well.

Riggan’s burgeoning breakdown

The film revolves around Riggan

is made all the more visceral by

Thomas (Keaton), formerly the star of

Inarritu’s use of long takes, edited

a successful superhero franchise now

to give the impression of the film

trying to revive his flagging career

unfolding in one single continuous

alcoholism, loneliness and isolation,

on stage by directing and starring in

shot. The slightly disorientating

couldn’t be further from the schlocky

his adaptation of Raymond Carver’s ‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Love’ on Broadway. As opening night approaches Riggan reflects on his life and career while trying to manage his difficult, method actor co-star, attempting to reconcile with his estranged, straight from rehab daughter, smoothing out relationship complications with his ex wife and current girlfriend, and dealing with hostile press and technical hitches all the while goaded, taunted and harangued by the voice in his head of his old superhero alter ego, Birdman.

In short, it’s a perfect storm of anxiety and stress that causes Riggan to

manages to skilfully

the stage to show they’ve really got the chops outside the phoney, glitzy world of the Hollywood blockbuster. As a fading, washed up actor who’s turned his back on the franchise that made

keep all

him rich and famous, Riggan clearly

these balls

‘real’ and ‘get to a place of truth’ as

in the air

wants to engage with something exemplified by his decision to adapt Carver, whose stories, awash with

superhero antics of Birdman. This

Tim Burton’s Batman (and, in my

disparity between highbrow art and

opinion, did a better job than any

popular entertainment is brilliantly

other actor to don the cowl) but

illustrated in a scene where Riggan

wisely abandoned the franchise when

locks horns with a disdainful

Burton left. As it is, Keaton has said

theatre critic (played icy cool by

that, of the characters he’s played,

Lindsay Duncan) who sees him as

Riggan Thomas is the one with whom

an unwelcome interloper in the

he has least in common. This ties into

theatre world and considers him,

the ironic self awareness of the film,

his previous work and all those of

as do the references to the current

his ilk to be instrumental in the

glut of superhero movies including

dumbing down and cheapening of

a sly dig at Robert Downey Jr and

popular culture.

how much money he’s making ‘in

Birdman certainly has a great many things going for it, chief among

that Tin Man outfit’.

There’s no question that this

them is the welcome return

film belongs to Keaton but he’s expertly aided by an

of Michael Keaton.

excellent supporting

Always watchable and

cast, Emma Stone

criminally

underused,

impresses once

Keaton

has

again as Riggan’

proven

to

daughter, Ed

adept

Norton plays up

be

as

at

dramatic

to his reputation as a difficult and

roles as he is at

demanding actor

comedy over the

to work with and

years, his diverse range

and

Zach Galifianakis tones

frenetic

energy supercharging any film

down the wackiness and plays it

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he appears in. Perhaps it’s his

refreshingly straight. Smart, sharp,

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technical triumph and a rigorous

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The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain Sat 3 Jan, Leeds Town

Hall, £12.50 - £31.50 / £5 U26s.

Elgar’s Symphony No. 1 & his arrangement of Bach’s richly imaginative Fantasia & Fugue in C minor. Pre-concert talk with Simon Lindley at 6:45pm.

The Petty Heartbreakers

Thu 8 Jan, Duck & Drake, 9pm, Free. A celebration of the great Tom Petty, with & without The Heartbreakers.

Bis Sat 10 Jan, Belgrave Music Hall, £9.90. Indie pop meets Riot Grrrl.

Seven Unplugged monthly accoustic event at Seven Arts, Harrogate Rd. Chapel Allerton. Wed

14 Jan 8pm. Featuring Skinner & Twitch, Lawrence Marshall, Joe Ramsay & Don Mercy. £5. facebook@sevenunplugged

James Veck-Gilodi Thu

15 Jan, Brudenell Social Club, £11.25. Frontman for Deaf Havana.

Project 12 Fri 16 Jan,

Belgrave Music Hall, £28.

A mix of Western & Indian classically trained & selftaught musicians from very diverse musical backgrounds.

A dynamic, new perspective on British contemporary music.

J Mascis Sat 17 Jan,

Brudenell Social Club.

Frontman of indie band Dinosaur Jr whose lazy vocals & guitar playing inspired a whole generation of ‘slacker’ bands.

Queen / Adam Lambert

Tue 20 Jan First Direct Arena, £84.75. Certain to be among the year’s most sought out music events.

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Funeral For A Friend

Tue 20 Jan, Leeds University Union, £18.15. Welsh rockers with furious live presence & visceral explosions of riffs, screams & melody

Grant-Lee Phillips Tue 20

Jan, Brudenell Social Club, £19.25. Former lead singer/ songwriter from Grant Lee Buffalo. Talented multiinstrumentalist, & master of acoustic 12-string guitar.

Fish & Bird Wed 21Jan Otley Courthouse, £8 - £10 ‘Folk art’ band, from Canada seamlessly marrying traditional & contemporary influences.

Nils Lofgren Thu 22 Jan,

City Varieties, £29.10 £39.10 Legendary American songwriter, virtuoso guitarist & pianist. Previously sideman for Bruce Springsteen & Neil Young

Jessie J Sun 25 Jan, 7pm

Amon Amarth Wed 28

JD McPherson Sun 25 Jan, Irish Centre, £13.20 American singer-songwriter with a retro sound rooted in the rock and roll, rhythm and blues, & rockabilly music of the 1950s.

Rob Lynch Thu 29 Jan,

Moose Blood Sun 25 Jan, Key Club, £7.70. Alternative / emo band combine intimate lyrics with melody to create songs epic in both scope & emotion.

Peace Thu 29 Jan, Brudenell

@ O2 Academy Leeds. From £67.50 Her multi-octave voice has earned her the respect of music’s glitterati.

Chris Helme Sun 25

Jan, Rocca Bar, Otley, £11.

Front man of John Squire’s post-Stone Roses band The Seahorses

Lights Mon 26 Jan, Brudenell Social Club, £12.65. Canadian singer/songwriter, synthpop sensation & multiinstrumentalist.

Mark Lanegan Thu 22 Jan Leeds Beckett University SU, £19.25. Former vocalist for Screaming Trees. His solo career highlights his love for singer/songwriters, & American folk & blues.

King Creosote Mon 26

Alvvays Thu 22 Jan Brudenell

The Weeks Mon 26 Jan,

Social Club, £9 Breezy, effortlessly cool surf-rock.

The Urban Voodoo Machine Fri 23 Jan,

Brudenell Social Club, £13.20.

‘Bourbon-soaked Gypsy Blues Bop ‘n’ stroll’.

Icebreaker Fri 23 Jan,

Howard Assembly Room, £15. Contemporary orchestra Icebreaker focus on the music of Kraftwerk including Autobahn, Computer World & Trans-Europe Express.

Jessie Ware Sat 24 Jan, 6:30pm, O2 Academy, £24.20.

A heady, intoxicating brew of R&B, hip hop, dance & pop.

Jan, Unity Works, Wakefield, £16.50. Fife based electronic/ acoustic folk demon.

The Wardrobe, £8.80. Indie rock band from Jackson, Mississippi.

Milk Teeth Tue 27Jan, Key

Club, £6.60. Visceral surf rock/ garage punk with echoes of The Cramps, Link Wray, Duane Eddy & Pixies.

Bombino Wed 28 Jan,

Howard Assembly Room, £17.50.Tuareg guitarist & songwriter with riffs reminiscent of fellow Africans Tinariwen & Ali Farka Touré not to mention Jimi Hendrix & John Lee Hooker.

Jan, Leeds University Union, £16.50. Swedish Death Metal Vikings. Also appearing: Huntress, Savage Messiah

Key Club, £8.80. Acoustic pop-punk, storytelling singersongwriter and power-pop.

Also appearing: Front Porch Step, Allison Weiss Social Club. Drifting, melodic indie rock that merges classic post-punk with a pop-oriented bounce.

François & the Atlas Mountains Thu 29 Jan,

Howard Assembly Room, £10. Electro-pop songs rich in warmth & character, tinged with a lo-fi nature. laden with keyboard beeps, gorgeous harps, guitars & more. Also appearing: Sanou Darra, Djiga Boubaca

The Lottery Winners Thu

29 Jan, Oporto, £5.50. Four piece romantic indie-pop band from Salford.

The Solicitors Fri 30 Jan, Otley Courthouse, £10-12.

9-piece quality R’n’B & soul band with brass.

Sick Of It All Sat 31 Jan,

Brudenell Social Club, £16.50.

Aggressive New York Hardcore at its best. Also appearing: Broken Teeth

Leeds Bluegrass Club

Thurs 29 Jan, from 8.30pm at The 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

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Health & Fitness

Every year thousands of people pledge to lose weight and get fit. This January Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice is setting out to help you do just that, through their fundraising campaign ‘Leeds’ Largest Loser’.

Pictured: Last year’s overall winner

Campaign Raises Awareness of Support for Mental Health Problems Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust recently launched a campaign to raise awareness of the support available for people experiencing stress, anxiety, depression and emotional problems.

Together with partners

Jason Pearce

Touchstone, Leeds Counselling,

and Elaine

and Community Links, the trust

Winterbourne

runs the Leeds Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service, which offers people with common mental health problems access to support, without the need to visit their GP. People can call 0113 843 4388 or email leedsiapt@nhs.net

ver 12 weeks starting 26thJanuary, a group of supporters of all ages, fitness levels, shapes and sizes will be challenged to lose as much weight as possible, whilst raising funds for the hospice.

Entry is £50 per person with a fundraising target of £200 and includes 12 weeks gym membership at one of their partner gyms, including Cookridge Hall, TruGym and The

Raising just £200 by

Village. Participants will also have access to weekly classes, expert nutritional advice and motivation.

Last year, Mark Winterbourne and Jason Pearce both lost over five stone in weight and raised around £1,500 for Wheatfields.

“My wife Elaine and I are so much healthier since we got involved in supporting Sue Ryder Wheatfields”, said Mark. “After Leeds Largest Loser we both got bikes and have started cycling every

taking part could pay for twelve bereavement sessions

day.”

Mark and Elaine had occasion to experience Wheatfields’ wonderful care as Elaine’s younger sister Anne’s lung cancer progressed. “The Hospice was incredible”, said Elaine.

“They looked after her and our family so well. I didn’t realise how a Hospice worked until we needed them. After Anne’s death the Hospice arranged bereavement counselling for me.

This support was crucial to me and made a huge difference.”

Raising just £200 by taking part in Leeds Largest Loser could pay for twelve bereavement sessions at Wheatfields Hospice for someone who has lost a loved one.

To find out more, call 0113 203 3360, find them on Facebook, or tweet @SRWheatfields using the #LeedsLargestLoser.

for an assessment over the phone, or to book a future telephone appointment. If they needs further support, they can access a number of stress management seminars that run across the city.

“We’re very lucky in Leeds”, said Nicola Copley, Head of Therapies and Wellbeing for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust. “We have a great service, but many people don’t realise how easy it is to access support for their mental health problems. The support offered is centred around helping people to develop ways of coping, being more in control and finding ways to overcome stress, anxiety and low mood.”

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Manager Joel Skinner feels that it’s all about service. ‘Our product is simple. If your double glazing is misted up we can replace the glass at a fraction of the cost of a new window, in any type of frame, and with a new 5 year guarantee. But it’s not just about saving people money, although that obviously helps.

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AS WE REACH 2015, WE WILL PROBABLY BE BOMBARDED FROM ALL SIDES WITH SUGGESTIONS AS TO THE TYPE OF RESOLUTIONS YOU SHOULD BE CONSIDERING, HOW TO SET GOALS TO REACH YOUR DREAMS AND, MOST OF ALL HOW TO GET FIT! WHY NOT OPT FOR FUN! TRY YOUR HAND AT SOMETHING A BIT MORE UNUSUAL. JOIN A CLUB, A TEAM, MEET A BUNCH OF NEW PEOPLE AND JUST HAVE FUN! HERE ARE A FEW SPORTS THAT YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF AND THAT ARE ALIVE AND WELL IN LEEDS AND ALL WELCOME NEW MEMBERS.

PARKOUR/FREE RUNNING LACROSSE hen you see some of the top Parkour practitioners performing you might not believe that it is basically a movement discipline for all abilities and fitness levels. We were assured by Jim Key of Singlebound that that is exactly what it is.

“It’s about learning to move efficiently”, he told us. “It’s full body training the fun way and is great for overall health and fitness. We learn an almost infinite variety of movements to run, jump, climb and vault over the obstacles around us in order to improve our strength, fitness, coordination and general physical ability.

Run by Jim and Dale Annous, two of the very first qualified Parkour coaches in the UK, Singlebound runs a variety of indoor and outdoor classes for all ages (including a new class for adult beginners), nearly every day of the week, mainly at Pudsey Gym Magic.

For further information, visit www.singlebound.co.uk

Leeds Penguins Lacrosse Club is based at the Adel Sports and Social Club, Church Lane, Adel LS16 8DE, where they both train and play matches. They train on Mondays from 7.15 to 9pm on the astro turf pitches and matches are on Saturdays at 2pm.

Leeds Penguins play in the Northern Women’s League against teams from across the north of England – mostly from Manchester and Cheshire but they go as far as Newcastle and the Wirral.

The season runs from September to March and they also play fun summer tournaments in the off season.

The club currently has a ladies first team, but is planning to start a ladies development team and always welcomes new players (experienced internationals or complete newcomers!) to the sport.

For furtherinformation, contact 07963 506698, leedslacrosse@hotmail.co.uk, or visit www.leedslacrosse.co.uk There is also a men’s team – for further information, contact Simon Gill at mens@leedslacrosse.co.uk

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THE ULTIMATE CHOICE!

TCHOUKBALL

ltimate is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of players the world over. A fast-moving team sport, its unique features are that it is played with a flying disc, and there are no referees!

choukball is a fast paced game, invented in the 1970s by Herman Brandt, a Swiss biologist who wanted to create a sport that would keep people relatively injury free.

It is easy for newcomers to pickup and there are competitions at all levels of ability. The rules are simple but the strategies are complex. You can have as many players as you want on your squad, but only seven can be on the pitch at any one time. Players make their own foul calls and settle disputes according to the rules. Upholding the principles of fair play is one of the defining aspects of the sport. To compete at the highest level Ultimate players must possess a degree of speed, stamina and agility that is matched in few other sports. A skillful player can make the disc fly straight or in a curve, hover in mid-air or drop like a stone.

It’s played on a court about the size of a netball court, with a three-metre ‘D’ and a trampett at either end. To score you have to throw the ball against the trampett and have it land on the floor outside the D – no one is allowed to stand inside this area with the ball. No contact or interference is allowed between players. The only way to gain possession of the ball is by catching it after the opposing player has shot against the frame or if the opposition makes a mistake.

The Leeds club, LeedsLeedsLeeds, has a men’s and a women’s team – the men being at high-mid level. The women’s scene isn’t as big. There are 24 odd teams competing regularly and the LeedsLeedsLeeds Women’s team is comfortably in the top eight.

It’s a great game that anyone can pick up really quickly. Leeds Tchoukball Club currently has about 25 members and is based at Leeds Beckett University, but the club is open to all (male or female).

Most people pick up the sport at university level, but the youth scene is growing.

Two teams –Leeds Galaxy and Leeds Cosmos – play in National League competition and last year Leeds Galaxy came second in National Championships, qualifying for European Winners Cup. Club players have also represented Team UK at international level.

The club would welcome new members and has plans to expand membership in the New Year. Open sessions are scheduled for Saturday 17th & 31st January at Batley Sports & Tennis centre (small contribution towards pitch hire requested).

For further information and to register attendance at one of the open sessions, please use the contact form at www. leedsultimate.com/contact

The club is always looking for new members.

They train twice a week, at Leeds Beckett (Headingley Campus). To find out more, email leeds@tchoukball.org.uk or find them on facebook.

KORFBALL orfball has similarities to netball and basketball, but it’s also very different. It’s faster, and there are no set positions. Everyone learns to both attack and defend.

There are currently around 100 people playing Korfball in Leeds across three clubs - Leeds City, Leeds University and Leeds Beckett University. The two University clubs typically only have students playing for them, but Leeds City is a welcoming community club and is always looking for new players. The clubs currently play in the Yorkshire Korfball league(s) against four teams in Sheffield.

Korfball is the only true mixed gender sport. It is perfect for both men and women, and there is no expectation of having any prior knowledge of the game. If you’re a total beginner, they still want you! Your first month with Leeds City is absolutely free to give you the chance to decide if it’s for you.

For further information, contact Leeds City via leedskorfball@gmail.com, or visit www.leedscitykorfballclub.co.uk

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It’s a new year. We make resolutions, follow a new diet, start exercise routines, begin working on our lifelong goals….. then we give up, get too busy and forget about them! ell, let’s make it stick this year. Start today!

Sign up for one of the challenges run by St Gemma’s Hospice and make this year the best yet. Train for a 10k run, full or half marathon build up your stamina and, who knows, you could be signing up for the Yorkshire Marathon by this time next year!

Train for a 10k run, full or half marathon

If you’re craving adventure you could see the curvature of the Earth from 15,000ft by taking part in one of their skydives. Don those trainers and sign up to go trekking along the Great Wall of China, or brave the Sahara with one of their international challenges.

St Gemma’s also runs its own London to Paris bike ride, so you can cycle through two of the

most cultured cities in Europe, stay closer to home and take in the beautiful countryside of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, or sign up to St Gemma’s 180 minutes of exercise to kick start your fitness for 2015.

Register for one of St Gemma’s challenges and start your year the way you mean to continue – and St Gemma’s will help you every step of the way.

Over 2,500 people will receive care from St Gemma’s throughout the year. The hospice provides vital support for patients suffering from terminal illnesses, as well as supporting family and friends through social work and bereavement support teams. The running costs will be over £9 million in 2015 and they rely on the community to help them raise the majority of these costs.

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Stagecoach Theatre School Principal Ken Davison recently celebrated ten years of running the local Stagecoach franchise and was presented with a pair of crystal champagne glasses by Stagecoach Director Mansoor Ishani at the Stagecoach Annual Conference in Chipping Norton.

eflecting on the highlights of his ten years, Ken commented: “It certainly hasn’t been all plain sailing! Through the recession we had to work hard to keep the numbers up. However, the highlights far outweigh the challenges - when children land TV appearances and parts in touring shows, it’s great. These can be lifechanging opportunities that really inspire them.

“We’ve also performed showcases at West Yorkshire Playhouse, and Leeds Town Hall,

The highlights far outweigh the challenges

and the children always love these big events. Our quiet successes include children who didn’t like singing in public suddenly finding they want to do solos; and all the children who’ve achieved exam grades far exceeding their hopes.

“Running a Stagecoach School isn’t a job – it’s a way of life! I just hope the kids have as much fun at Stagecoach as I do!”

For more information contact Ken Davison on 01757 248884 Horsforth@stagecoach.co.uk

Fabian Hamilton Visits GSAL Fabian Hamilton MP recently gave Upper Sixth students at The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) an insight into his life in politics. The visit was part of the PSHCE programme, which includes learning about the political system.

Fabian has been the MP for Leeds North East since 1997. By taking the students through his week he demonstrated how wide-ranging his role is.

An opposition backbencher and a member of the International Development Committee, Fabian deals with a wide range of issues in Westminster, as well as meeting with constituents in Leeds.

Fabian fielded questions on Nigel Farage and UKIP, private education, Ed Miliband’s leadership of the Labour party, the potential for a coalition with the Liberal Democrats and devolution to the regions.

Moorlands School A Traditional School for Tomorrow’s Children Situated off the ring road at Weetwood Lane, Moorlands School is the oldest prep school in Leeds.

We offer a perfect all round balanced education for girls and boys between the ages of 2-11 and are known for small class sizes, great grounds and outstanding facilities.

Our opening hours are 7.30am to 6pm for total wrap around care.

Our motto is simply 'Intrepid', or 'be brave' which encourages our children to try new things in a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment.

Open Mornings every Thursday 9.30am to 12 noon.

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Disadvantaged primary school pupils in Leeds are set to receive £390,000 to boost attainment.

Get Ready to Buckle Your Swash!

Set sail on a thrilling adventure with LIDOS when they perform the hilarious Robinson Crusoe and The Pirates at The Carriageworks, Millennium Square from 16th – 24th January.

Join Captain Seasalt and his crew as they search for buried treasure and meet a host of colourful characters along the way, including a band of marauding pirates.

LIDOS theatre group has been performing musicals, pantomimes, plays and cabarets in Leeds for over 40 years and this will be their 38th panto. Over the years LIDOS has often had a number of members of the same family involved both onstage and backstage and this year is no exception – three generations of

Pictured:

one family are involved! Mary

Greg

Harding, who lives in Adel, is

Mulholland MP

playing Cross Bones, half of the

and Schools

comedy duo of pirates, two of her

Minister, David

granddaughters, Martha Harding and Caitlin Lee, are appearing

Laws, reading

he schools will receive £1,320 for every pupil who has registered for free school meals at any time in the last six years. This boost to pupil funding for 2015/16 will help teachers support those children most at risk of falling behind.

The Pupil Premium has been shown to help youngsters achieve better exam results.

Figures from last year show that 30.9% of children from poorer backgrounds achieved five or more GCSEs at A* to C grade.

This compares to 26.7% in 2012.

Schools Minister, David Laws,

to children at Brudenell School

We want every child to be able to reach their full potential

recently joined Greg Mulholland on a visit to Brudenell Primary School, Headingley, to see how the money is helping them, and spent time with the children reading and making biscuits!

“It was excellent to see the difference that the pupil premium is making at Brudenell School”, said David Laws, Schools Minister. “We want every child to be able to reach their full potential, whatever their background. That’s why we have given all schools in Leeds extra money for the children who need more support.”

in the chorus, while Martha’s dad, Paul Harding, is working backstage. It’s a real family affair.

Win a Family Ticket to see LIDOS’s next show The Addams Family . Children attending Robinson Crusoe are invited to draw or paint a picture of a pirate, write their contact details on the back, then bring it along to the show and place it in the box at the Treasure Shop. The winner will be chosen from these entries and notified within 14 days.

For tickets contact the box office on 0113 224 3801.

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Talbot Primary Wins the Numbers Game albot Primary School got its sums right to take the trophy in the annual Leeds Junior Schools Maths Challenge for Year 6 pupils, run by The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL).

Teams from 52 schools took part in the two semi-finals, 21 of which made it through to the final. Teams of four tackled maths questions based on the school curriculum and, in a highscoring competition, Talbot Primary School emerged as winners – six points ahead of their nearest rival, Richmond House School, who were just three points up on third placed Spring Bank Primary.

The Leeds Junior Schools Maths Challenge was introduced by GSAL maths teacher Pat Brotherton seven years ago. “It was great to see so many talented children taking part and enjoying maths”, said Pat. “The standard was very high and, once again, we had a different winner, demonstrating what an open competition it is.”

“I’m very proud of our pupils”, said teacher Olivia Wagstaff, from Talbot. “They worked well together as a team and set a high standard for our school

Talbot Primary were six points ahead of their nearest rival

Moor Allerton Hall Primary Sees Huge Upturn in Applications oor Allerton Hall Primary School in Moortown has seen a huge upturn in applications for places after teachers and parents worked together to make significant changes throughout the school.

On the back of a massively successful programme aimed at improving the school’s facilities and academic results, whilst remaining true to the ethos of inclusion, Moor Allerton Hall not only received a ‘Good’ rating in its most recent OFSTED evaluation, but the work of all staff received glowing praise.

The school received a ‘Good’ rating in its most recent OFSTED evaluation, but the work of all staff received glowing praise

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The assessment noted that, ‘under the inspired leadership of the current head teacher, senior leaders, governors and staff have worked hard to make far reaching changes which have rapidly improved achievement’.

The school also applied to become the city’s specialist provision for deaf and hearing-impaired children of primary school age. “We consulted with our parents before applying and the response was overwhelmingly positive”, said head teacher Lesley McKay. “Establishing t h e D e a f and H e a ri ng

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Impaired Team (DAHIT) provision has been a source of enormous pride not just for the teaching staff, but also for pupils and parents.

With everyone’s support we were able to quickly make all the necessary changes in anticipation of our newest arrivals last September.

“We firmly believe that our children should learn about differently abled people at an early age, together with multiculturalism and an understanding of religious beliefs, to provide a grounding for later life.”

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from 8.30pm. Details:

Adidas Half Marathon Sun 15 March at Silverstone Race Track. St Gemma’s has just one place left.

Experience the thrill of the racetrack & raise sponsorship for the hospice.

Registration £20. Runners are asked to raise at lease £200. Details: Becky 218

5505, beckyh@st-gemma. co.uk

Alwoodley Community Association Badminton Club Friendly group

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 exercise. Drop in & give it a try. Details:

Brian K. 07527 730022

welcomes all abilities for badminton & social events Mon from 9pm & Wed

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Becky 218 5505, www.stgemma.co.uk/180

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Gemma’s New Sponsored Fitness Event Sun 25 Jan, 10am – 1pm at The Grammar School at Leeds.

180 minutes of continuous exercise! Take part in PiYo, Zumba & Aerobics & raise funds for the hospice. Just £5 to register. Details:

(founded 1985) meets Sat 5 – 6.30pm at Bramley Baths & is open to all. Naturist swim & Russian steam bath, followed by refreshments in the studio. Identity documents required on first visit. Details:

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

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

Bramfitt 07970 863483, bramfitt_m@yahoo.co.uk

leedslacrosse@hotmail. co.uk

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Because we are a family business we are able to give our bereaved families a very personal touch. From your first call to us we are available night and day with help and advice. We will guide you and look after you throughout this difficult time.

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Leeds Softball begins indoor training Wed 14 Jan, 8 – 9.30pm 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

Leeds Tai Chi Academy Weekly class Mon 7-9pm at Chapel Allerton Primary School, Harrogate Rd, LS7.

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

Lindy Hop Dance Classes Mon 8 – 11pm,

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Moortown Rugby Union Club All junior age groups (6 –17) welcome to train & play Rugby Union.

Located at Far Moss Sport Ground, off The Avenue, LS17 7NT. Details: Damian Curtis 07703 755645, www.pitchero.com/clubs/ moortownrufc

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

Moortown Social Club, LS17 5LA. Beginners 8pm, Intermediate 9.30pm, Followed by social dancing. £5. Details: Joyce 278 9891,

Pudsey & District Rambling Club Walks

of 5 - 10 miles Sun & alt Thurs. Members from all around the district & new

members welcome. Annual membership £8. Try before you join. Details: 01943

430657, pat_barnett@ yahoo.com

Put on your Running Shoes for Yorkshire

Cancer Centre Appeal.

Limited places available in the Great North Run on 13 Sept 2015. Raising funds for cancer patients at the Bexley Wing St James’s Hospital. Details: Tif 206

8620, Tifaine.carter@nhs. net

Ramgarhia Sports Centre Adults: Circuit Training (Mon & Wed 6.30 – 7.30pm; Fri 6 – 7pm). £5 per class. Children: Cricket (ages 8-16, Sun 10am – noon); Hockey (Fri, 5 – 6pm). £2 per class. All

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

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

Details: www.parkrun.org. uk/roundhay

Scottish Country Dancing Mon 1.45 –

3.45pm Adel Methodist Church Hall, LS16; Tues 7.45 – 9.45pm Lidgett Pk Methodist Church LS8; Thurs 7.30 – 10pm Hawksworth Wood Primary School, LS5; Fri (children) 5.15 – 6.45pm. Beginners welcome. Details: Irene

263 1310, glyn.cup@ virginmedia.com

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14 Feb (28 Feb, 14 Mar, 25 Apr), 2.30 – 4.45pm Adel Methodist Church Hall, LS16. Beginners welcome.

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

Walkabout! Alwoodley-

based friendly group that enjoys short, medium or long walks, at weekends, evenings & midweek, both local & further afield.

Social activities too. All welcome. Details: Barbara

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

Zumba Classes Fri 3.30 – 4.30pm, Northcall Community Centre, Cranmer Bank LS17. £1.50.

Details: 268 9993

ARTS & CRAFTS Alwoodley Art Group Meets Thurs

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

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

Chinese Brush Painters Society Sun 11

Jan: workshop on goldfish & cockerels with Ping Kelly.

Sat 24 Jan: Maggie Cross shows how to paint wading birds & mount paintings.

Both 10am - 4pm at Poolin-Wharfedale Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane, Pool. New members welcome. Details: Anne

Allan 01422 368482, mail@ cbpsyorks.co.uk

Stainbeck Art Club 2nd & 4th Tues, 1.45 – 4pm Meeting Room, Methodist Community Centre, Town St. Chapel Allerton.

Practical & demonstrations.

Also painting & sketching days out. New members all abilities welcome. Details:

Pam McFetridge 268 4734

Yorkshire Flower Club meets Wed 28 Jan, 2pm at

Almscliffe Hall, Huby LS17 0EG. Demonstrator: Rachel Poole. Visitors welcome.

Details: 267 1886

COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS

try Air Yorkshire - regular guest speakers, trips & social events. Details: Dave

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.

Senior 282 1818, www. airyorkshire.org.uk

Oakwood Farmers’ Market 3rd Sat of each

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

month, 9am – 12.30pm.

Clock & surrounding site (home to market) are due to be renovated. Work starts in the new year, so market will take place on adjacent car park during work.

Details: www.oakwood farmersmarket.com, Facebook, or Twitter @ oakwoodmarket

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

GROUPS/CLUBS Air Yorkshire Aviation Society Interested in aviation, aircraft old and new, airports? Why not

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

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 The Friends

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

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Friends of Wigton Moor Woods will

be working in Wigton Moor woods Sun 11 Jan, 10am – 12 noon helped

by Senior Countryside Ranger. Meet in Co-op car park 10am. Friendly group meets monthly at Wigton Moor UR church hall, High Ash Dr. Varied programme. New members welcome. Details: 07943

Kaleidoscope Social Club for over 50s &

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

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

Leeds Bridge Club

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

focusing on the heritage of area. All welcome. Details:

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

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

Copeland 225 7237, www. leedsbridgeclub.com

Details: 216 0593, mail@ leedsfelinefriends.org.uk, www.leedsfelinefriends. org.uk

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Leeds Budgerigar Society meets 1st

Leeds Horticultural Society meets 1st Tues,

277867, 07530 040349, wigtonwoods17@gmail. com

Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Group Voluntary group

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

Joe 07929 610773, www. greenpeace.org.uk/groups

Human Writes in

Leeds meets Fri 16 Jan, 1pm in café of West Yorkshire Playhouse.

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

humanwritesinleeds. wordpress.com

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

Simpson 252 0976, www. leedsbs.webs.com

Leeds Anglo German Club Mon 19 Jan, 7.30pm

Robson 230 1559

Leeds Feline Friends Can you give a rescue cat a safe & loving home well away from a busy road?

Leeds Photographic Society meets Tues,

7.30pm 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,

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

7064, dongoodman48@ msn.com

Leeds Hospital Alert

Moortown Community Group. Friendly

Small group campaigning for preservation of NHS. Meets Wed 14 Jan, Thurs 5 Feb, and Thurs 5 March at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Details: 278 5495,

Leeds Cat Rescue

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

All welcome to join their programme of interesting & informative events. 13 Jan: A member’s experiences of

0488, leedscatrescue@

www.oxfamleeds.org.uk & facebook

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

at Headingley St Columba’s URC. Hartmut Warm of Hamburg will give an illustrated talk about the ‘Harmony of the Spheres’ – a fascinating modern approach to an ancient astronomical concept for the layman.

rehabilitate lost, neglected & forgotten cats & kittens.

If you can offer a cat a loving home, please contact them. Details: 268

volunteering in Uganda, at Leeds Civic Hall. Details:

info@leedshospitalalert. org.uk

Leeds Oxfam Group

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

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

76 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.

National Trust in Leeds Happy New Year

from your local association!

Members New Year lunch Fri 9 Jan. Also meets Tues 13 Jan (10 Feb, 10 March) 10am at St Chad’s Parish Centre, Headingly, for a variety of talks. New members welcome (£8 per year). Details: 01924

892681, cmsherborne@ btopenworld.com

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Community Notices National Vegetable Society meets Tues

Otley & Wharfedale MacMillan Cancer Support Fundraising Group covers NW Leeds

Yorkshire Heraldry Society meets 7.15pm at

13 Jan, 8pm at Paxton Hall, Kirkstall Lane, Headingley LS5. NVS National Chairman, David Allison FNVS will present ‘Reflections of 2014’. All welcome.

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

book a speaker: 261 3758/ 01943 467299

MUSIC

North Leeds Friendship Centre

Shadwell Horticultural Society is a friendly

Tues 8 – 10pm, Inkwell Arts, Potternewton Lane.

Learn African rhythms on Djembe & Percussion.

Beginners welcome (drum loan available) £5 per session (1st class free).

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

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

Headingley Parish Centre, St.Michael’s Rd, LS6.

Details: John Hey 263 7885

African Drum Class

Details: 07765 943107, ianto.knockonwood@ gmail.com

Details: Susan 273 8821

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Alwoodley Community Choir meets Wed, 5.45

Jazz Improvisation Group meets alt Fri, 7.30

– 7.15pm in Lord Darcy, Harrogate Rd. Friendly group, all ages & abilities, singing pops, standards, shows songs. New members welcome. Details: Jean

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

0785 5059990

dominicgmoore@hotmail. com

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

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

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

Leeds People’s Choir meets Wed 7.30 – 9.30pm (term time) at Swarthmore Centre, Woodhouse Sq. Leeds, singing songs from around the world, under direction of jazz & folk singer Lorraine Cowburn.

Ability to read music useful but not essential. New members welcome. Details:

www.leedspeopleschoir. org.uk

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

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

Players for Pleasure offers playing opportunities to adult amateur

musicians. All levels, instruments & ages over 18. New performers welcome. Friendly, informal & supportive atmosphere. Details: www.

playersforpleasure.co.uk

Roundhay Music Tuition for any age,

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

GCSE & A-Level tuition.

Classes for 0-5 year olds.

Tutors with Enhanced DBS Certificates. Details:

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

Roundhay Ukulele Group Meets Wed

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

bighooha.co.uk, www. 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

Society of Recorder Players – meets 2nd

& 4th Sat pm in Bingley & Headingley. Different conductors take each meeting. Intermediate players, all recorders. New members welcome. Details:

Caroline 01943 467348

Songbirds Choir meets

Wed, 7.30 – 9.30pm at Yorkshire College of Music & Drama, St Mark’s Hse, St Mark’s Ave, LS2. Singing songs from classical to pop. Ability to read music preferable. Vacancies for 2nd soprano & altos.

Details: Tracy 07914 833394

West Riding Opera has vacancies for chorus members to participate in concerts & staged opera selections. All voice ranges welcome, no audition.

Details: 01274 595978, davewb8@sky.com

Yorkshire Late Starter Strings (YLSS) rehearse Sat, 10am – 12.30pm.

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

www.ylss.org

Yorkshire Clarinet Ensemble Rehearses alt

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

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

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

Community Notices

78 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

Community Action for Roundhay Elders

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

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

people over 65 on Thurs, 1.30-3.30pm at Brackenwood Community Centre. Wide range of entertainment, activities, speakers, trips & special interest clubs. Details:

07736 825382

Andrew or Sue 887 3595

Don’t Act Your Age

RVS MENA Community Café Fri

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 266 7722

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

Two course meal £3.50 followed by fun activities.

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

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

Gina or Sarah 887 3596

Roundhay Tea & Chat Club Tues 1.45 – 3.30pm at Terry Yorath House, Devonshire Ave. Club for over 65s who would like to make new friends & take part in wide range of

activities. Details: Carole

269 6632

Stainbeck URC Lunch Club Stainbeck Rd. Mon & Wed, 11am – 1.30pm (£4). Meal, friendship, gentle exercise. Transport provided. Volunteers welcome. Details: Avril or

Brian 293 5847, Angela 225 3766, www.stainbeck.urc. org.uk

Wigton Moor Friendship Guild meets

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

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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

Jamyang Buddhist Centre, 31 St Paul’s St LS1. Details:

07866 760 460, www. jamyangleeds.co.uk

Mill Hill Unitarian Chapel (City Sq Leeds)

Sunday Services 10.45am; Contemplative service 6pm; Mid-week Recharge Wed 1.15pm - a halfhour reflection. A space of spiritual enquiry sanctuary for the soul

Moortown Baptist Church 204 King Lane,

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 (9.4510.30am). Coffee after each service. Details: Margaret

Walker 225 1826

St Barnabas C of E Church The View, LS17

– Holy Communion. Open Afternoon Tues 2 – 4pm for quiet reflection & prayer.

All welcome. Details: 262

4271, www.st.martinleeds. org.uk

Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church Buck Stone Crescent, LS17 5ES. Mass Saturday 6.30pm (Vigil Mass) Sunday 10am

Stainbeck United Reformed Church

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

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

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

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

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

7NA. 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:

Learn to meditate

Natural Healing Centre Healing offered

268 2591/ 226 8269) Details: 265 4926, www. stbarnabasleeds.org.uk

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

St Edmund’s North Park Ave, Roundhay.

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

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

Leeds Theosophical Society 4 Jan: Tim Wyatt

- ‘Far More than Flesh & Bones’; 11 Jan: Susan Leybourne - ‘The Mystical Life of Pythagoras’; 18 Jan: Tim Wyatt - ‘Once You’re Dead, You are Made for Life’; 25 Jan: Clemens Brenan - ‘A Numerology of World History’. 2.30pm at 12 Queen’s Sq. LS2. Details:

www.ts-leeds.org.uk

Meditation for Beginners Tues 12.30 – 1pm & 6.15 – 7.15pm; Thurs 12:30 – 1pm at

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 wishes you a

Sunday services 8am, 10am (with children’s groups) & 6.30pm. Exploring faith, building community.

Many groups & activities.

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

St John’s Church, Moortown Sunday Services 8am, 10am &

very Happy New Year! Sun services 10.30am & 6.30pm at Roundhay Parochial Hall, Fitzroy Drive (near Oakwood Clock). Friendly, informal & bible centred.

All welcome. For children’s activities & special events,

stjohnsmoorallerton.org

visit www.roundhay evangelicalchurch.com

St Martin’s Church,

Roundhay Quaker Meeting for Sunday

Worship, 10.45am at 136 Street Lane, Roundhay LS8.

Enjoy an hour of generally

6.30pm at the junction of Harrogate Rd & Ring Rd, LS17 7BZ. Everyone welcome. Details: www.

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

Wednesday Service 9.30am

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

Communion 2nd Sunday.

Praise & reflection: Thurs 7.30 – 8pm.

Weekly Buddhist Meditation Classes

SUPPORT Arthritis Care Leeds meets 3rd Tues of each month, 7.30 – 9pm, St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley. New members welcome. Details: Pat 275

7694

Association of Blind Asians Leeds is looking

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

Details: Sonal 210 3347

Community Notices

80 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

IBS Leeds Friendly, informal meetings for

Approved Contractor

fellow sufferers of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

Monthly meetings now being held. Details: matt@

letscureibs.com, www. letscureibs.com

Leeds Coeliac Group Offers support & advice to those diagnosed with Coeliac disease. Next social event is Fri 30 Jan at 2 Oxford Place, LS1 3AX.

Details: Sandra McLean 07711 768 850, sandra. mclean@btinternet.com

Leeds LAS (Living After

Loss Through Suicide) Peer support meetings in Leeds.

Details: Sue Watts, Leeds Bereavement Forum 225 3975, sue.watts@lbforum. org.uk @Leeds_LAS

Leeds Multiple Sclerosis Society uses

Leeds Weekend Care Association (LWCA)

515471

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

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

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

provides respite care to families with children who have complex care needs via weekend playgroups, trips for teens & one-to-one home-based care. Details:

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

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month. Support for people with cancer & other chronic conditions. Details: Karen

01937 573166, or John & Ann 274 9074. www. marigold wellbeingcentre. 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

Saturday support group at Penny Field School, Tongue Ln. Meanwood. Take part in hydrotherapy, swimming, dance & coffee. Details:

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

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

(PSP) Support group meets 2nd Wed, 2pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley. Details: Pam

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

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:

TALKS & DISCUSSIONS Leeds DFAS (Decorative & Fine Arts Society) meets Wed 21 Jan, 1.45pm at Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Moor Rd, Headingley LS6 4BP for a talk by Antony Penrose on photographer Lee Miller & surrealist artist & writer Roland Penrose.

Guests welcome £5. Details & booking: 261 1363, news@leedsdfas.org.uk

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

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Community Notices

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

climate at School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds. Free & open to all. 22 Jan: Showcase of PhD research at School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds. 17 Feb: National Rail & weather impacts. Details:

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

rmetsoc_yorkshire@ hotmail.co.uk, http:// tinyurl.com/rmetsyc

Leeds Geological Association meets

Talking Allowed in Leeds (TAIL) meets

Thurs 29 Jan, 7.15pm in Conference Auditorium 2, University of Leeds (rear of Sports Centre), for a lecture by Dr Karel de Pauw entitled ‘Following in the Footsteps of Charles Darwin in the Galapagos Islands, SeptemberOctober 1835’. Visitors welcome. Details: www.

leedsga.org.uk

Leeds RSPB Group meets Wed 21 Jan, 7.30pm at Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2. Includes illustrated talk by Ian Newton on ‘Lesvos - it ain’t just birds’, looking at the birds, flowers, butterflies & dragonflies of this Greek island. Details:

rspbleeds@googlemail. com

New Art Discussion Group meets to discuss

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

Text Vince 07804 191189

Royal Meteorological Society (Yorkshire) Monthly talks on all aspects of weather &

Mon 5 Jan, 1.45pm at Veritas, 43 Great George St. Topic: Deception & self-deception. Details:

talkingallowedinleeds. wordpress.com

Thackray Medical Museum Lecture Series Guest speakers

from the world of health & medicine. 10 Jan, 10am-12.30pm: ‘A History of Cardiac Surgery’, Joe McGoldrick, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, LTH. ‘Hits & Misses: Stories of Public Health Microbiology’ Jim McLauchlin, Microbiologist, Public Health England. Details:

244 4343, www.thackray medicalmuseum.co.uk/ what-s-on/

U3A Leeds has over

24 interest groups held in various locations.

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

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

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

New members/visitors welcome. Details: Pat 225

0030

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

chapelpiewi@gmail.com, www.chapelpiewi.com

Leeds Ladies Coffee Club meets 1st Thurs

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

New members welcome.

Details: Joan McShane 225 1166

Methodist Women’s Luncheon Club (Leeds

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

Details: Shirley 257 9381.

Roundhay WI meets

Thurs 8 Jan, 7.15pm at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Shaftesbury Ave, LS8. For an interesting talk on the Life of Lowry. Visitors always welcome. Details:

Hilary 266 5648

Soroptimist International Meet 2nd

Mon, 7pm at Weetwood Hall. All ladies welcome.

Details: www.sigbi.org/ leeds

University of Leeds Ladies’ Club welcomes

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

Details: www.universit yofleedsladiesclub.co.uk

White Rose Ladies Speakers Club meets

Mon 12 & 26 Jan, 7.45pm at Horsforth Museum, The Green. Have fun learning how to enjoy speaking in public. Details: Pauline

Neale 269 3542, pauline. neale@ntlworld.com, Facebook or www.theasc.org.uk

YOUNGER LIFE Guiding in Roundhay & Oakwood Are you aged

5-7, 7-10, 10-14, or 1425? Or an adults over 18?

Would you like to know more? Details: Lois@ fifthroundhayguides.org. uk

Harehills Movement & Music Playgroup Parent

run playgroup at Harehills Lane Baptist Church Hall (access via Hilton Pl), LS8.

Tues: music & parachute fun; Wed: movement & developmental play.

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

harehillsplaygroup@ gmail.com

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. leedsjuniorchess.org.uk

7th Moor Allerton Brownies Seek New

Members A number of Brownies have gone up to Guides so the group has places available. They meet Mon 6 – 7.15pm.

Details: 7thmoorallerton brownies@gmail.com

Parent & Tots Group Tues (term time) 1.30-3pm Queens Hall, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 294 Harrogate Rd, Moortown. £2 per family. Everyone welcome. Details: Raegan

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

RJC Dance Gymnastics For Young People Tues 3.45 – 4.45pm (ages 6-10); 4.45 – 5.45pm (age 11+) at 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

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