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DEAR READERS,

As we chalk up our tenth year of publishing, let’s not talk about the Summer! Let’s look forward to all the exciting things we’ll be doing this Autumn and Winter!

As usual we are amazed at the huge array of things to do and events to get involved with in September. First of all we take a quick look at further education, as so many people love to try something new at this time of year; and we highlight some of the excellent schools around Leeds in the Younger Life section.

There are exciting dance programmes lined up; exhibitions, concerts, talks, films and so much more.

Heritage Open Days are here again, with free entry into all kinds venues and interesting activities. The Art & Antiques Fair returns to Harewood House; Simon on the Streets is holding a Busking Competition; campaigners in Roundhay take the next step towards creating a new school; and Halifax is holding its first Comedy Festival.

The deadline for the October edition is 1st September for editorial and notices and 9th September for advertising (1st & 9th Oct for November edition.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards, Carole, Jack and the team.

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Continuing the Journey….

A look at some of the choices available in further education

Return of the Yorkshire King

Shakespeare’s Richard III comes to West Yorkshire Playhouse in a powerful new production

28 Halifax Gets Seriously Funny The new Halifax Comedy Festival promises ten days of hilarity in October

36 Campaigners Take Next Step Towards Creating New School Roundhay parents want to create a school where learning is fun and children are engaged in hands-on experiences

64 Thinking About Choosing a School?

A look at some of the options in North Leeds

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Carole Carey-Campbell

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Growing Success for North Leeds Jelly aunched in March, the North Leeds Jelly networking event has been steadily growing in popularity as word spreads about the benefits to freelancers and small business owners of leaving their home offices to work in a more sociable environment with other professionals.

Originating in the United States, Jelly’s not-for-profit events are held in most cities across the UK. North Leeds residents, Nicola Sykes and Bhupinder Dev, saw an opportunity to set one up in the well-equipped North East Leeds Learning Centre.

“Working from home can feel isolating sometimes so it’s a great idea to get people together”, said Nicola, a marketing consultant living in Oakwood. “Often it’s expensive to rent desk space. It’s fantastic that we found a space conducive to both working and socialising that’s totally free. We’re really pleased with the increasing numbers of new faces we’re seeing each month.”

The venue has everything you

need for an informal day in the office, but there are also conference and meeting rooms, as well as a recording studio, which is available to hire.

“I enjoy the experience of meeting other business owners from the area”, said Fran Etherington, of The Mill @ Scott Hall. “It’s great to share ideas and experiences and to see that there are other solo workers out there!”

North Leeds Jelly events are held the last Friday of the month (25 Sept, 23 Oct, 27 Nov, 18 Dec) at North East Leeds Learning Centre, Talbot Avenue, Moortown. It runs from 8.30am – 3.30pm and you can drop in at any time.

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ROBERT ARTHINGTON (1823-1900) THE MILLIONAIRE MISER

In the later years of the nineteenth century an odd, gloomy figure was to be seen from time to time in Headingley village, buying a few necessities of life, dressed in old clothes green with age and an ancient stovepipe hat passed down from his father. This was Robert Arthington, often called ‘the Headingley miser’, the subject of much talk and speculation in his lifetime and legendary after his death for his legacies of over a million pounds. rom 1870 until shortly before he died in 1900 he lived a strange, reclusive life in his home at 57 Headingley Lane, close to St Michael’s Church. But his story begins in Hunslet, where he was born in 1823 to a wealthy Quaker family. Their money came from the family brewery, which his father gave up on grounds of conscience to devote himself to the cause of temperance. Robert, the only son of four children, studied at Cambridge, but chose not to take a degree. In his twenties he left the Society of Friends and found a spiritual home with the Baptists. When his father died in 1864, he found that he had inherited an enormous fortune of over £200,000. He determined to devote this money to good causes, in particular to promote missionary work around the world in the unknown areas then being explored and opened up in Africa, India and China.

His passion was to spread the gospel among ‘the heathen’ and, as he saw it, shine light into darkness: this was the way to bring about ‘the second coming’. He was in touch with the missionary explorers David Livingstone and Stanley, and supported some of their ventures, though only if they met with his approval: he could be demanding.

Over the years he gave enormous sums to the Baptist and other missionary societies, and took a particular interest in Africa, especially Liberia, where he helped to fund the settlement of freed American slaves. A town in Liberia was named after him in recognition of his support, and in 1869 he was appointed consul in Leeds for Liberia. But he did not neglect his home town, giving large donations to various charitable purposes in Leeds, while he himself increasingly chose to live in self-imposed poverty on just a few shillings a week.

Until his late forties he stayed in his family home in Hunslet, until a sudden change in his life around 1870.

The story goes that he fell in love, and this led him to have a large new house in Headingley Lane built for himself and his hoped-for bride – but he was refused.

It’s said that he approached other possible candidates for marriage, to no avail. True or not, it is certain that from then on he retreated further and further into a strange, lonely life. He lived and slept (wrapped in his coat) in only one room, sunless, unheated, thick with dust, lit by just one candle, while the rest of the house remained empty and unfinished. He received almost no visitors – people were brusquely turned away. No one saw him smile, and his greeting was always an enquiry after your soul. (His dark stone house is still there, its entrance turned away from the road, divided now into flats.)

Meanwhile his wealth multiplied. He had invested wisely and spent nothing on his own comfort. Although he gave so much away, he was amazed himself at the riches that kept accumulating. In the last year of his life he gave away over £60,000 to charities, including £20,000 to the fund for the Leeds Hospital for Women and Children. When the new hospital opened at Cookridge in 1905 it was named after him. When he died in 1900, his estate topped a million pounds. Almost

all of it went to the missionary societies with which he had been so closely involved and whose work he had passionately supported. This stunning gift (‘Arthington’s million’) helped to provide hospitals and schools as well as missions in remote areas in India and Africa, some of them still in existence today. There his name and his generosity are still warmly remembered, and the label of miser (which stung him when he heard some small boys shout after him) is forgotten.

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The fourth annual Antiques & Fine Art Fair in the grounds of Harewood House runs from Friday 11th – Sunday 13th September. n exquisite array of fine art and antiques will be on offer, including silver, antiquities, jewellery and watches, paintings, clocks and barometers, glass, traditional and country furniture, books, English and Continental ceramics, contemporary and 19th century sculpture, objets d’art and much more. The majority of the dealers are members of the British Antique Dealers’ Association or LAPADA The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers, the two main UK bodies governing the antiques trade.

Silver dealers, Jack Shaw & Co from Ilkely offer a wide selection of silver, including pieces made in York. Malka Levine brings an impressive pair of Sheffield plate wine coolers, c1820, as well as 1925 Mappin & Webb silver vases.

Olde Time has a diverse collection of clocks and barometers, including a cast bronze elephant clock, c1860, possibly by Miroy Frères, Paris. The elephant’s trunk is raised, which is a sign of good luck!

TV personality Mike Melody of Melody Antiques, Chester, deals in oak country furniture, and has a set of six ash and elm Lancashire spindle back chairs, c1830, and a late 19th century Orkney chair. S&S Timms Antiques has an exceptionally rare Queen Anne period walnut miniature chest on stand, c1710, and a Queen Anne walnut wing back armchair.

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selection of jewellery, plus paintings from Ashleigh House Fine Art. Tim Phelps of T L Phelps Fine Furniture Restoration will be on hand to advise and show examples of his work.

The show is organised by The Antiques Dealers Fair Limited, supported by Knight Frank’s Harrogate office.

Ticket holders will also have access to Harewood’s grounds and ‘below stairs’, as well as a special ticket price to visit the House’s staterooms and current exhibitions. Tickets cost £5 on the door or in advance.

From Waterloo to Peterloo – Malcolm Chase Explains The first lecture in the Thoresby Society’s 2015-16 programme is on Monday 21st September, 7.15pm at the Friends’ Meeting House, Woodhouse Lane, LS2 9DY, when Professor Malcolm Chase, Professor of Social History in the School of History at the University of Leeds, will present ‘From Waterloo to Peterloo and its aftermath: A Leeds and West Yorkshire Perspective’.

Professor Chase will explain how Peterloo enraged public opinion on both sides of the Pennines. It was a contributing factor to a serious breakdown in political stability the following year.

The Cato Street conspiracy is generally the only thing remembered about 1820. That was in London; but there was widespread unrest, including risings in the West Riding (centred on Huddersfield) and in west central

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Malcolm Chase’s most recent book, ‘1820: Disorder & Stability in the United Kingdom’, is now out in paperback. The English Historical Review, has described it as ‘marvellous, intelligent, accessible and original ... the book is a triumph’.

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Following on from last month’s ‘Let Your Home Reflect Your Personality’, we thought you might enjoy a complementary but contrasting spotlight on the style of another North Leeds resident. o say Tony Wilson’s interior design modus operandi is different to Vanessa’s is an understatement (tonywilsondesigns@icloud.com).

What we loved about V’s was her eclecticism and her sense of freedom. But there’s room in Blackbird’s pan-stylistic heart for all orientations.

Tony’s influences are Robin & Lucienne Day, Joe Colombo, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe et al, so it’s not surprising that he has a much more measured, tailored and, dare we say, self-conscious sense of style. But it is one that works and is breathtaking – we’re talking glossy Sunday supplement style section but without the suspiciously well behaved children and the manicured dog.

Tony describes his style as ‘classic crossover’: a fusion of 20th century furniture and art with period Victorian architecture, starting with a simple white colour scheme, highlighting original features - panelled doors, delicate stucco detail on walls and ceilings. “They naturally present an intriguing backdrop for contemporary additions”, he says, “like bright artwork and 20th century furniture, with an emphasis on iconic pieces.”

Much to our liking, he mixes in the occasional piece of ethnic woodcraft and, to facilitate a true crossover, he tries to choose pieces that will become all the more beautiful over time.

He is a stalwart ‘guerilla’ collector, and has spent many Sundays scouring Camden Market and flea markets in the South of

A fusion of 20th century furniture and art with period Victorian architecture

www.blackbird-vintage.co.uk France. The ethnic woodcraft pieces are from South Bali and Sri-Lanka; Andalusian pottery and ceramics from his time in Spain.

“Since moving to Leeds I have a new adventure, looking around places like Blackbird, just down the road from me, and most of the artwork is from a progressive gallery that supports young artists.”

Tony’s Top Tips are: • Keep it simple.

• Give space to pieces that need it, don’t just fill space!

• Organised chaos is cool, chaos alone is not.

• Respect old property – work with and around it, and try not to change its character (new can sit perfectly well with old).

• Always start with white to give the maximum feeling of space. You can always add colour when you are more comfortable with a new look.

• Be mindful of magazine trends (this month’s must-have could turn out to be next month’s “why did I buy that”!). Trends are useful, just make sure they are right for you and your home.

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CONTINUING THE JOURNEY

As children head back to school and students to uni, many of us start wondering if, perhaps, we should pick up a particular interest or head off in a completely new direction. There is a huge choice around Leeds – from individual courses through places like The Swarthmore Centre, Leeds City College and the WEA, to language and degree courses at Leeds Beckett and Leeds Trinity Universities, and wonderfully creative courses in art and dance.

A CREATIVE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE Leeds College of Art is one of only a few remaining independent art schools in the UK, and the only one in Yorkshire! It offers a wide range of courses…from its Young Creatives courses (for children as young as seven), to further education, degrees to an MA, and short courses for adults.

The College offers its students a creative community experience. It is a specialist, friendly and small institution… with big ambitions! Last year the College won the What Uni Student Choice Award for UK University with the best facilities. It is also the highest ranked specialist art and design institution in the Guardian University League Tables 2016 for Design & Crafts, ranking sixth in the whole of the UK. With state-of-the-art resources and industry standard studios, along with tutors who are practicing artists and designers themselves, it’s no surprise that the College’s current and past students win highly prestigious awards and international competitions.

Recent wins and successes include the Designext Award at Surtex, a New Designers 2015 Award, the Woon Foundation Art and Sculpture discretionary prize, Alumni Choice Award at New Design Britain Awards, and the ‘ILFORD PHOTO Student Photographer of the Year 2014, the list goes on…

World renowned artists and sculptors Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth studied at Leeds College of Art, and more recent alumni include, Damien Hirst, Marcus Harvey and film director Clio Barnard. The College is excitedly preparing for the British Art Show 8, hosted in Leeds from October.

Leeds College of Art is one of only a few independent art schools in the UK. Our students enjoy a small, close-knit community in a creative atmosphere with award-winning facilities where anything feels possible.

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BRUSH UP ON YOUR LANGUAGES! If you are thinking of learning a language for the first time, or want to brush up on existing skills, Leeds Beckett University has 15 parttime language courses and more than 30 years’ experience to share.

You can choose from Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Urdu. It offers daytime and evening courses at its Headingley Campus for all levels, as well as a selection of its most popular classes in the evening at its City Campus.

Leeds Beckett is holding Open Days for part time language courses on Wednesday 16th September (12 – 2pm & 6 – 8pm), and Thursday 24th September (11am – 4pm), at Headingley Campus; and Wednesday 23rd September (5.30 – 7.30pm) at Rose Bowl, City Campus.

Courses start Monday 5th October, run for 26 weeks, and cost just £280. For further information, contact 0113 812 7440, or visit www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/part-timelanguages

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The following languages are available at our Headingley Campus: Arabic†, Chinese (Mandarin)†, Dutch, French†, German†, Greek, Italian†, Japanese†, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, †Russian, †Spanish, Swedish and Urdu. † These languages are also available at our City Campus (Rose Bowl).

Course start dates and fees

All courses start week commencing Monday 5 October and cost £280. Classes are two hours per week and will run for 26 weeks.

We offer a range of payment options so you can spread out the cost of your course.

Open Days

Learn more about our courses and have your language level assessed at one of our parttime language Open Days. We have three events taking place across our campuses: Wednesday 16 September 12.00-14.00/18.00-20.00 Headingley Campus.

Wednesday 23 September 17.30-19.30 - Rose Bowl, City Campus.

Thursday 24 September 11.00-16.00 - Headingley Campus.

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PREPARE TO BE SURPRISED BY ART HISTORY If you’re interested in Art History, check out the series of classes offered by Dr Paul Street, who was previously with the Department of Adult Education at the University of Leeds.

On retirement, Paul decided to continue sharing his passion for art through these classes at the Friends Meeting House, Woodhouse Lane, and in Harrogate. They began, a few years ago with a cohort of his former students and were an instant success. Subjects covered have included everything from Early Renaissance Art to 20th century art and everything in between!

Classes run for 22 weeks, starting in September and continuing until April. “Art History is an endlessly fascinating subject”, said Dr Street.

“The aim of the classes is to be both informative and enjoyable. Participants can chip in with comments or questions, or just sit back and enjoy the slides.”

COURSES AT TIMES TO SUIT YOU Swarthmore is the adult education centre with a difference. It provides a wide range of subjects for people at all levels and runs courses during the day, evening or weekend to suit your timetable.

Get inspired and enjoy excellent teaching in an environment where each individual’s learning experience is valued. Courses are taught at all levels, from introductory to advanced, by experienced, well qualified tutors – From Art to Hoola hooping, Stained Glass to Mindfulness or Computing, to Psychology and Counselling. Some courses lead to a certificate but there are lots of opportunities to pursue study purely for the pleasure of learning.

The Centre also provides a crèche for those attending daytime courses and a counselling service.

Everyone says that attending a course at Swarthmore increased their confidence, they learnt new skills, made new friends and improved their wellbeing.

A student recently commented: “The opportunity to learn more about my Photography hobby has been really enjoyable and teaching is done in a constructive, professional friendly way.

The opportunity to socialise and make new friends has made the course a positive and relaxing experience. It is a fabulous place with helpful staff and I have recommended it to friends and family.”

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LEARN SOMETHING NEW

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Choose from a variety of short courses in the relaxed learning environment of Swarthmore: • Jewellery • Pottery • Sewing • Stained Glass • Mindfulness • Sculpture • Yoga • Alexander Technique • Languages • Painting & Drawing • I.T. • Counselling + much more To view our BROCHURE visit www.swarthmore.org.uk Or pick up a copy at Swarthmore Education Centre 2-7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds LS3 1AD

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PAINTERS OF MODERN LIFE:

ART IN EUROPE 1840-1914 A 22 week Art Appreciation/History class

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rom the English Pre-Raphaelites to the French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, the best artists of the 19th century sought ways to explore the rapidly changing world of the later 19th century. As the 20th century dawned, a whole new range of artistic possibilities opened up. Explore all this (and more) in this fully illustrated class. Friendly company and comfortable surroundings - and no written work!

Commencing: Thursday 24th September 2015, Time: 10 - 12 a.m.

Fee: £230 for 22 weeks or £130 per 11 week term.

Venue: The Quaker Meeting House, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds (opposite the University).

Tutor: Paul Street BA, PhD (former University of Leeds Art History lecturer)

This course will also be taught in Harrogate, The Friends Meeting House, 12A Queen Parade, commencing Monday September 21st 2015, Time: 1.30 - 3.30 p.m.

For further details contact the tutor on 0113 274 1709 or e-mail p.j.street@leeds.ac.uk

NSCD CELEBRATES 30 YEARS September will see Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) celebrate 30 years and throw open its doors for evening and weekend classes and a theatre programme of contemporary dance.

NSCD is a unique vocational dance institution in Chapeltown, attracting students from across the world. The School provides the only conservatoire-level higher education provision in dance in the North and is one of eight institutions forming the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama.

At the heart of NSCD sits Riley Theatre where, since 1988, the School has hosted a range of performances by NSCD students and local community groups, as well as professional dance companies from across the UK and Europe.

Currently funded by Arts Council England, the Autumn season will showcase a varied programme of contemporary dance, including Akram Khan’s family production Chotto Desh in November.

From Monday 21st September, Learning & Participation at NSCD will re-open evening classes for all ages and abilities, with classes ranging from Children’s Saturday School to Adult Zumba®.

To join in the 30th anniversary celebrations with NSCD and to sign up for classes or performances, visit www. nscd.ac.uk

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Arts & Culture

Royal New Zealand Ballet makes its Leeds debut

This Autumn, the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre will welcome Royal New Zealand Ballet for the first time, and there will be returning visits from Ballet Black, Phoenix Dance Theatre, James Cousins and Northern Ballet.

Phoenix Dance Theatre presents its annual showcase from 30th September – 3rd October with Phoenix @ Home - a blend of soaring aerial dance and contemporary choreography in Sharon Watson’s ‘Melt’, Ivgi and Greben’s ‘Document’ and Darshan Singh Bhuller’s ‘Mapping’. ‘Phoenix Presents…’ on 30th September brings the work of award-winning choreographers Sally

Marie and John Ross to the theatre, alongside Caroline Finn’s darkly comic ‘Bloom’.

Northern Ballet’s latest ballet for children, ‘Tortoise & the Hare’, will première from 22nd – 26th October.

Choreographed by dancers Dreda Blow and Sebastian Loe it is set to an original score by Bruno Merz.

Royal New Zealand Ballet makes its debut in Leeds on 3rd and 4th November, with a mixed programme that celebrates New Zealand and Pasifika culture. ‘Mixed Programme: A Passing Cloud’ will feature three European premières with works from Javier de Frutos and New

Zealand choreographers Andrew Simmons and Neil Ieremia, and Andonis Foniadakis.

James Cousins Company presents ‘Without Stars’ and ‘There We Have Been’ on 14th November – a powerful double bill inspired by Haruki Murakami’s novel, ‘Norwegian Wood’.

On 20th and 21st November, Ballet Black presents ‘Second Coming’, a gothic fairytale created by chorographer Mark Bruce (Dracula).

This triple bill also features Kit Holder’s ‘To Fetch a Pail of Water’ and Will Tuckett’s ‘Depouillement’.

Tickets for the Autumn season are available from 0113 220 8008 or theatreleeds.com

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here’ll be a feast of architecture, exhibitions, guided walks and activities on offer during this year’s Heritage Open Days from Thursday 10th to Sunday 13th September, and access is free!

Take a guided walk around historic villages like Shadwell, Guiseley (including Parkinson’s Park), Clifford, or the market town of Wetherby. Discover hidden parts of Roundhay Park and marvel at its geology, or the architecture and public art on University of Leeds’ campus, and the conservation areas along Headingley Hill and Woodhouse Ridge.

The Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Chapeltown will host illustrated talks on the history of Town Street, Horsforth; the transformation

A feast of architecture, exhibitions, guided walks and activities

of Leeds city centre; and the Jewish Community in Leeds.

You can also discover ‘The Lost Buildings of Yeadon’ at Yeadon Town Hall, and hear about ‘The Oldest Churches in Leeds’ at St John the Baptist Church in Adel.

Who could fail to be impressed by the magnificent Brotherton Library, the quirky tiny Bath House on Gledhow Valley Road and the awardwinning Otley Courthouse, which has numerous tours and activities lined up.

You can also take in the magnificent murals at St Martin’s Church; the award-winning St Chad’s in Far Headingley; St Oswald’s Guiseley, with its Saxon origins and Bronte

A discussion into the healing method of Christ Jesus as found in Christian Science International speaker, Kari Mashos, is a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science healing and a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship.

Saturday, 26th September 2015 - 2.30pm St. Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Road, Far Headingley, Leeds LS16 5JT

connections; St Aidan’s with Sir Frank Brangwyn’s magnificent mosaic; and All Souls with its rich craftsmanship.

Thwaite Mills and Leeds Industrial Museum are offering free entry and there will be a talk/ tour at Leeds Discovery Centre on Saturday, 10am – 12 noon (booking essential).

And, Sunny Bank Mill in Farsley throws open its doors for you to discover thousands of textile cuttings, over 60,000 lengths of fabric, 8,000 fabric designs, 5,000 wool dyeing recipe cards, ledgers, looms and photographs that make up the Sunny Bank Archive.

The whole event is coordinated by Leeds Civic Trust.

For full details, visit www. heritageopendays.org.uk. Leaflets are available from libraries, museums and the Visitor Centre beneath Leeds Art Gallery.

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Multicultural Variety Show at St Edmund’s A vibrant, entertaining performing arts showcase will present some of our city’s greatest talents and diverse communities at St. Edmund’s Parish Hall, Lidgett Park Road, Roundhay, on Sunday 20th September at 3.30pm.

Come and Sing! at St Matthew’s St. Matthew’s Choir will hold a ‘Come and Sing!’ day on Saturday, 19th September at St. Matthew’s Church, Chapel Allerton (LS7 3QF). Singers will then be invited to sing with the Choir at the main Sunday Service on 20th September, celebrating St. Matthew’s Feast Day on 21st.

The music will include Bob Chilcott’s Peace Mass and John Rutter’s For the Beauty of the Earth.

“We have hosted Come and Sing! days here at St. Matthew’s ever since my appointment just over three years ago”, said Aljosa Skorja, Director of Music at St. Matthew’s. “It’s marvellous to see our church bursting at the seams with music!”

Aljosa (or Josh as he is known here) is a Slovenian conductor and musicologist. After successfully defending his thesis on Gregorian Chant at the University of Ljubljana, he continued his studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. In addition to his post at St. Matthew’s he is also Music Director of the Otley Chamber Orchestra and Music Director designate of the Halifax Chamber Choir.

St. Matthew’s Choir has decided to focus primarily on a repertoire written for upper-voices and is well on

here’ll be stunning performances from South Asian Arts when their music and dance academies take to the stage. There’s talent too from the Jewish community in the form of comedian Howard Lee, Klezmer Band, The Freilach Spielers and the UHC Synagogue Choir. Japanese Harpist Sumi Kent will captivate with her repertoire, whilst outstanding vocalist Xavier Harriet will impress with his amazing voice.

The Spoken Word is represented

by Iby Knill, Holocaust survivor, Muslim poet Sithara Kahn, and African-born poet Zodwa Nyoni. The Chiragi Bollywood Dance Company will bring the show to a close with an exciting, high-energy performance.

This new event is brought to you by a group of like-minded Cultural Performing Arts Directors who want to showcase a programme of diverse arts.

A tasty Asian buffet (courtesy of Aagrah Restaurant) is included in the ticket price (£8/£5 under 18s & students). Tickets from: South Asian Arts 0113 244 5523, www. saa-uk.org; Makor Jewish Culture Office: 0113 268 0899, www.makorjewishcultureuk. org; Joyce Sundrum, St Edmund’s Parish Church 0113 266 7572, and on the door.

the way to becoming one of the region’s best SSAA choirs.

“We couldn’t be more privileged”, said Rev’d David Robinson, Vicar of St. Matthew’s, “having such an amazing choir to lead worship at this Church.

We aim to be an inclusive church and we welcome singers of all abilities to come and join us as we celebrate our patron saint.”

For further information and an application form, (deadline 7th September), please contact saint. matts.choir@gmail.com or visit their Facebook Page.

eeds Photographic S o c i e t y ’s 2015/16 programme of meetings and Photo: events starts on Tuesday 8th Viveca Koh September.

It features illustrated talks by keynote speakers as well as by the society’s own members.

There will be in-house and interclub competitions and less formal evenings where members may submit images for discussion and critique.

The society also organises photography outings. Last season saw trips to Appleby Horse Fair, Temple Newsam, Otley Chevin and Brimham Rocks.

The first meeting on 8th September (7.30pm) features a talk

by Viveca Koh (FRPS), an acclaimed

London-based fine art photographer with a fascination for small details.

Her intriguing images include a curious mix of urban exploration with fine art photography. (There will be a £5 fee for non-members refundable against membership fee).

Leeds Photographic Society is a friendly group of enthusiasts who meet regularly to share and develop their interest in photography. The membership (currently over 90) includes a wide range of skill levels, from beginner to enthusiast and professional. New members of all abilities are welcome. The society meets Tuesdays, 7.30pm at St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Road, Roundhay, Leeds LS8 1JN. Full programme details are available www.lps1852.co.uk

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Halifax recently launched its inaugural Halifax Comedy Festival – ten days of hilarity and over 50 events in 14 amazing venues, which will run from Friday 23rd – Saturday 31st October. he festival is the brainchild of Halifax’s Victoria Theatre which, along with friends and partners, has worked for over a year to create what will be one of the largest comedy festivals in the region, establishing Halifax as a seriously funny place to be.

Major names such as Andy Hamilton, Alistair McGowen and Jasper Carrott will all be appearing, along with many other household names, and 12 shows will be coming directly from the Edinburgh Fringe.

There will also be the Festival’s very own Hidden Theatre, plus a Festival Comedy Café running from 1pm at the Victoria Theatre all week where you can meet friends before or after a show, plan and book your Festival day or just soak up the whole Festival vibe.

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“The Victoria Theatre already has a reputation for bringing world class comedy to Halifax, and the Comedy Festival will build on this, showcasing other fantastic Halifax venues and great comedy from both established and up and coming performers”,

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said Cllr Steve Sweeney, Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities.

“Whether you’re into stand up, alternative fringe events or familyfriendly workshops, you’ll find it all at the Halifax Comedy Festival, with a few surprises thrown in along the way!”

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Shakespeare’s Richard III (history’s most misunderstood monarch) comes to West Yorkshire Playhouse in a powerful new production from 25th September – 17th October.

He thinks he can’t feel guilt but is then torn apart by the consequences

irected by Mark Ro s e n b l a t t (w h o s e previous work at the Playhouse includes, Uncle Vanya, Untold Stories and Of Mice and Men), Richard III is the most bloodthirsty and brutal of Shakespeare’s history plays – a dark, funny vision of dirty politics and the price we are prepared to pay for power. It examines the consequences of killing and the guilt and fallout following such diabolical acts.

“I’ve been thinking about this play for years”, said Mark.

“I was really drawn to the fact that it’s about an angry outsider trying to shake things up, and all the cunning things he does to get what he wants. But when do you actually cross the line and your conscience click in?

He thinks he can’t feel guilt but is then torn apart by the consequences of killing. We watch the effect it has on his mind.”

The title role is played by Reece Dinsdale, who has a long association with the Playhouse. In fact he performed in ‘Wild Oats’ the theatre’s opening production 25 years ago! Reece last appeared at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in the highly acclaimed ‘Untold Stories’, playing Alan Bennett, when he also worked with Mark.

He says the challenge is how to portray Richard’s lust for power, but at the same time exude charm and charisma.

“Alan Bennett and Richard III couldn’t be further apart!” said Mark. “Reece is so energetic and cares so much about what he does. Here he is in a strange psychological space….it’s going to be very interesting.”

The setting of the play is contemporary but has no particular year or context.

Conor Murphy’s design creates a strange, surreal world. The state of Richard’s mind, and his confusion after such terrible acts, is reflected in this stark, minimalistic design.

Tickets are available from 0113 213 770 and online at wyp. org.uk

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This September we celebrate our tenth year of publishing a community magazine in North Leeds! e launched ‘The Headingley Directory’ in September 2005, which coincided neatly with the first ‘Celebrate Headingley’, whose poster was emblazoned in bright pink on the cover of our 28-page debut. Meanwood Matters followed hot on its heels in 2006; then the individual Weetwood, Adel, Cookridge, Horsforth, Bramhope and Pool-in-Wharfedale ‘Life’ magazines a year later. We even pushed on to Otley, Menston and Ilkley for a while!

We soon realised that there were too many balls in the air! So we drew in our horns, dropped Otley, Menston and Ilkley and moved instead to Chapel Allerton, Moortown, Roundhay and Allwoodley – giving us a nice sweep across North Leeds.

We increased both the physical size and the pagination of the magazine in 2011 and today we produce just two editions – one for LS6, LS16 and LS18, and the other for LS7, LS8, and LS17 – both under the name North Leeds Life, both currently at 100 + pages.

Although it has been a bit of a roller coaster ride, publishing our magazines has been a real privilege. We have met wonderful people and never cease to be amazed at people’s determination and invention. We have discovered

Pictured: David, Kyle, Carole, Jack, Rachael & Brendan

clubs and organisations and introduced them to others. We have helped local organisations grow from strength to strength.

We have given people a voice, encouraged participation and marveled at what a vibrant community North Leeds is.

Of course, we couldn’t operate without the support of our brilliant advertisers.

Our first edition had just 29 advertisers (nearly half of whom still advertise with us today!) and now we regularly feature over 200 local businesses.

Today we remain a tight little team – still family run, independent, and without any

We remain a tight little team

association whatsoever with any other publication. Jack Campbell is MD. Kyle Harvey is responsible for how great the magazine looks; Brendan Campbell is on editorial and reviews; Rachael Stafford and David Smith are our sales team; and yours truly wields the red pen!

In addition, we couldn’t function without Selvyn Bingham of Letterbox It Distribution, who has been delivering NLL to homes and businesses for over seven years.

Here’s to the next ten!

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The Leeds branch of the National Trust regularly raises money for local National Trust properties and members recently visited East Riddlesden Hall near Keighley to deliver a cheque from their latest fundraising activities and see how the last year’s donation was used.

Pictured: Jane Pronay, Jane Guest, Jonathan Brewer, John Sturges & Jill Saunders.

hey spent a lovely afternoon at the Hall, where guides in original 18th century costumes showed them around. Interestingly, one of the members is a direct descendant of Grace Murgatroyd, eldest sister of the man who actually bought the Hall in 1638 and was responsible for the development of the eastern portion with its grand two-storied porch.

The group handed the substantial cheque over to Property Manager Jonathan Brewer. Then Head Gardener Jill Saunders spoke about the new Dye Garden, which the group’s donations made possible. They also enjoyed a house tour, canal walk, and a magnificent cream tea made by the Friends of East Riddlesden Hall.

The Leeds National Trust group has over 300 members and has just celebrated its 40th year. It meets at St. Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley, from October to April and has an interesting year round programme of outings, lunches, talks, fundraising events and holidays. You can be a local member without joining the main National Trust.

The next meeting is on Tuesday 13th October at 10am you can attend as a visitor. For membership enquiries, please contact Christina Sherborne cmsherborne@btopenworld.com

The SSAFA in West Yorkshire A commemoration service was held at Wakefield Cathedral recently to celebrate the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) 130 years of service in West Yorkshire.

Today, SSAFA is the oldest military charity in the UK, helping veterans and serving military personnel, their families and carers in a variety of ways – such as sourcing and supplying goods and services such as fridges, washing machines, furniture, mobility scooters etc. It does this by approaching the regimental welfare funds of the regiment served with, going as far back as World War II and National Service.

And, it continually adapts to the changing needs of our Forces and their families.

In 1944, General Montgomery wrote “In the knowledge that his family at home is being well cared for by SSAFA, the soldier fighting overseas may wholeheartedly devote himself to his duty”.

If you are serving or have ever served in the Royal Navy, Regular or Territorial Army or the RAF, then SSAFA is there for you and your family. In West Yorkshire SSAFA has 60 caseworkers and fundraisers, but is always on the lookout for more volunteers. If you feel you can help by either becoming a caseworker, fundraiser or helper, contact 0113 244 9254 or wyorkshire@ssafa.org.uk

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Campaigners Take Next Step Towards Creating New School ucy Clement, who led a Facebook campaign that resulted in Leeds City Council creating an additional 90 Reception places at local schools, now has her sights set on a new challenge to solve the problem on a more permanent basis.

Lucy, a local GP, has been awarded a place on the New Schools’ Network Development Programme, alongside local school governors Gillian Hayward and Mark Rowlinson. The trio spent the summer holidays working on their application so that it would be ready to present to parents in September. They are also working

with local councillors to identify a suitable site for the proposed new school.

“As the owner of three Early Years Settings and the Chair of Governors at two local schools, I know only too well the impact that inspirational teaching can have on children and young people”, said Gillian. “We want to create a school where learning is fun and children are engaged in hands-on experiences. We are lucky to have so much beautiful green space in North Leeds, so we are giving careful consideration to how best to utilise it to deliver our curriculum. If our application is

successful, we hope that the sight of our pupils being immersed in learning activities in local woods and parks will be a regular one.”

The group is planning to hold a series of events throughout September to engage with local parents about what the new school could offer. For the bid to go forward 60 families of children who start school in September 2017 and September 2018 need to register their support for the plans. The final application has to be submitted to the Department for Education by 7th October 2015.

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Chapel Allerton Arts Festival 2015 Following a week of great activities and an exciting Art Trail across Chapel Allerton, the Chapel Allerton Arts Festival weekend bring this highly successful community celebration to a rollicking close. Prepare to party from Friday 4th – Sunday 6th September!

Moortown Community Group Annual Open Meeting Around one hundred people attended the Annual Open Meeting of MCG in July, held at the Queen’s Hall, Harrogate Road.

Following a welcome by Jon Pedlar, the meeting was given an illustrated summary of the year’s activities, including Moortown Park, the proposed Moortown Square community space, Moortown In Bloom bulb and flower planting, the Festive Lights switch-on, Neighbourhood Design Statement, Welcome to Moortown signs, transport maps and planning issues.

Potential future projects were outlined, these being : improvements to Stainburn Parade, listing heritage buildings, possible Farmers’ Market, ‘Friends’ groups for woodland areas, and improving pride in the area.

Whilst committee members take responsibility for current projects, further help would be needed to progress these ideas.

Following this and the formal election of officers, the meeting was open to questions. It was evident from this that one of the

he headline band for the Friday evening in Regent Street is ‘Dancing Years’, following local bands ‘Hunting Bears’ and ‘Strawberries’.

On Saturday Well Lane and Regent Street will be teeming with interesting stalls, as well as family entertainment featuring play space, face painting, toys and a bouncy castle. Learn circus skills with Prof.

Fiddlesticks, have a go at juggling, plate spinning, uni-cycling, join in a drum circle with ‘Daft as a Drum’ and accompany the ‘Roundhay Ukulele Group’.

The Chapel Allerton Community Orchestra will take to the stage in the afternoon, together with the Chapel

Well Lane and Regent Street will be teeming with interesting stalls

Allerton Festival Choir. Saturday evening features the legendary Leeds Punk-Oud player Hassan, the Latin tinged Mestisa, country folk band Fitzwallace, and Leeds jazz-dub Dread Supreme.

Festival Hymns in the Street start at 10:30am Sunday, followed by the famous Chapel Allerton Festival Jazz Sunday starting at 12:30pm and featuring the Garforth Jazz Rock Band, Stretch Trio, local jazz legends vocalist Nickki Allan and saxman Rod Mason, the popular James O’Hara Blues Band, Louis Louis Louis, and charanga band Tarantismo.

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main concerns of residents was the safety of pedestrians on the two Moortown Corner shopping parades.

The danger to pedestrians and the possibility of damage to shop-fronts has become even more evident following incidents this year. MCG and local councillors, together with some of the shop owners, have been trying to resolve this issue for many months. Following the strength of feeling at the meeting, it was agreed to pursue this as a matter of urgency.

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News From Your Councillor CLLR DANIEL COHEN

Alwoodley Ward We are approaching the end of another glorious British Summer! We have the joys of children going back to school, the nights drawing in, and everyone’s favourite seasonal treat of the roads coming to a standstill the moment the weather takes a turn for the worse. For now though, let’s enjoy the last throw

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Roundhay Ward School Places Access to primary school places has been a major issue this year. Some families across the city did not get reasonable offers for their reception age children for September 2015 – including in parts of Roundhay. Local councillors were pleased that one off ‘bulge cohorts’ (increased school intake for one year only) were possible at two local schools, and that the planned expansion at Gledhow could be brought forward by a year.

This is no ways lessens the initial worry for families, but it did mean that well before the Summer, families could be told of satisfactory arrangements for their children. No small part of this was the work of the Fair Access group in bringing the different interests together, as well as some

of summer’s dice.

I would like to make my annual plea to parents delivering their children to school. Please park as considerately as possible - every year I am sent pictures of cars parked across drives, on the pavement and on corners - it isn’t fair to neighbours, it isn’t safe for your children, and it gives every parent a bad name.

In the same vein, to those who live near schools, your patience is, as ever, appreciated.

Unfortunately every school in the city has parking issues throughout the day, but as you know, it is a small minority of parents who cause the real issues.

On a totally separate issue, we have been informed that a number of street lights in Alwoodley are to be switched off between the hours of midnight and 5.30am.

Fifty nine street lights have been switched off on the main road network between midnight and 5.30am for some time. It is now

proposed to switch a further 163 street lights off across the ward.

The lights that have been chosen were selected because they are not near areas of road traffic accidents, crimes or ‘dangerous’ traffic spots (such a junctions or corners). Every light has been manually inspected for its suitability to be switched off, and before any lights are altered those living nearby will be written to and given a chance to give their view.

You can see the location of the chosen lampposts, together with information about why lights are selected and the rationale behind this project, at rwww.leeds.gov. uk/residents/pages/spnsles.aspx Your Alwoodley councillors are always available to help with local concerns and queries.

major work by officers and others.

In 2016 the pressure is expected to be slightly less.

NHS data suggests about 30 fewer children starting school in Roundhay, and the additional 30 places at Gledhow will still be in place. Discussions are also underway with schools over further bulge cohorts. These will ramp up once the schools are back in September. As much information as possible will be released to parents when they are invited to apply in early November.

Looking slightly further ahead, we have the absurd situation that local authorities, that are legally responsible for the provision of school places, are not now normally allowed to open schools, yet a new school is desperately needed locally.

We hope to work with potential

providers of a new free or academy school so that one may be opened in the right place to serve local children, and that the centralising effect of current policies can be mitigated by ensuring that the local voice is heard loud and clear.

Have a great month!

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a g t a i l s a re a m o n g t h e m o st attractive and fascinating birds to be seen around the UK. The pied wagtail is by far the most common – a bird as much at home in supermarket car parks as in farmland. It has a black and white head, black back, white underparts and a long black and white tail. It announces its presence with a whistling call that sounds like ‘chizzwit!’, and feeds mainly on insects and caterpillars.

In Winter pied wagtails roost communally, sometimes in trees in town centres – so listen out for large groups twittering away as Christmas shoppers hurry by below oblivious.

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blue-grey above and bright yellow beneath. Mostly a bird of streams and rivers, they can turn up on any patch of water in Winter, including canals like the Leeds-Liverpool, and urban rivers such as the Aire.

Yellow wagtails are the only migratory wagtail, with many subspecies breeding throughout Europe.

Our race is called ‘flavissima’ – the ‘most yellow’ – and is a stunning bird with a vibrant yellow face and underparts, and an olive green back.

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Beautiful light, mellow colours and a plentiful

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garden. Throw in some late summer sunshine

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Keep calm and carry on weeding There are two types of weeds: annual ones which tend to come up quickly from seeds but are easy to pull out, and perennial ones which usually anchor themselves with a deep root (like dandelions) or spread by runners and roots (like bindweed and couch grass).

If you have lots of annual weed seedlings growing they can be hoed off on a dry day – just slice the sharp blade of the hoe across the surface of the soil and the weed seedlings will be severed from their roots to wither and die on the surface. The roots will not survive. Larger annual weeds can usually be pulled up by hand. The perennial sort is not so easy. They

need to be dug up carefully and all traces of anything that can re-grow such as roots, seeds, and for some plants even sections of stems, have to be removed.

I like to put as much as I can on the compost heap so when I’m weeding I have two buckets – one for the things that go into the council garden waste bin, such as seed heads along with runners and roots of anything that might spread. The other is for annual weeds (with or without roots) and any weed plant leaves - all can be safely used to make compost.

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Free Plants for Next Year sort is not Every year we buy plants to put in pots and brighten up our patios. Two favourites of mine

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are deliciously fragrant pinks and scented pelargoniums. By this time of year the pinks can be looking decidedly straggly. You can use them to create new plants for next year – here’s how…. When they become leggy, gently tug at a shoot of new growth until it comes away from the main plant. Remove any flower buds and push the small pieces into a pot filled with a 50:50 mix of compost and horticultural grit. Keep in a shady spot out of full sun. In six to eight weeks they will be rooted and ready to pot up. Keep in a cool place with good ventilation and drainage until Spring.

A similar technique also works for the geraniums – just snip off a healthy shoot from the base, strip off the bottom few leaves and put into the same mix as the pinks. Once potted on into their own pots whey will thrive on a cool windowsill over Winter.

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Allerton Grange Fields Win Green Flag Award Allerton Grange Fields has been named as one of the best public green spaces in the UK and that’s official!

The Fields are among a record-breaking 1,582 parks and green spaces that have received a prestigious Green Flag Award.

Allerton Grange Fields comprise three hectares of public playing fields, with a traffic-free cycle path linking Lidgett Lane to Talbot Avenue, two sports pitches, a community orchard, edible flower beds, wildflower beds and a wildlife area. Volunteers from Friends of Allerton Grange Fields work in partnership with Leeds City Council Parks & Countryside to protect, maintain and enhance the area.

“It is really fantastic news that Allerton Grange Fields have been given a Green Flag Community

Award”, said Councillor Debra Coupar. Leeds City Council’s Executive board member for communities.

“I would like to thank the many volunteers from the Friends of Allerton Grange Fields, and our own parks and countryside staff, whose work was pivotal in this green space securing such a prestigious award.”

Seventy-three parks and green spaces across Yorkshire and Humberside are proudly flying a Green Flag Award. The Awards are judged by an army of more than 700 green space experts, who volunteer their time to

visit applicant sites and assess them against eight strict criteria, including horticultural standards, cleanliness, sustainability and community involvement.

“We are absolutely delighted to receive a Green Flag Community Award from Keep Britain Tidy”, said Bhupinder Dev, Chair of Friends of Allerton Grange Fields. “It recognises the work of our volunteers and highlights that residents in this part of Roundhay and Moortown are benefitting from access to a public green space of the very highest quality. We look forward to making further improvements to the fields in the year ahead with benches, outdoor gym and junior trim trail provision.”

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Time to Make Your Voice Heard on Climate Change aising awareness of the threat from climate change has been REAP’s (Roundhay Environmental Action Project) goal since 2007.

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THE LEGEND OF BARNEY THOMSON DIRECTED BY: : ROBERT CARLYLE STARRING: : ROBERT CARLYLE, EMMA THOMPSON, RAY WINSTONE CERT: 15 - RUNNING TIME: 96 MINS obert Carlyle, a skilled actor with an impressive and varied body of work behind him, makes a promising, if flawed, directorial debut with this grim, grimy, gleefully macabre black comedy of errors.

Carlyle plays the titular Barney, an awkward, shorttempered Glaswegian barber brimming with resentment and bitterness. Barney’s miserable existence, split between the indignities he suffers in his workplace and at the hands of his harridan of a mother (Emma Thompson), grows ever more desperate as a series of unfortunate events see his fortunes become entwined with those of a serial killer.

The serial killer storyline is established at the outset as the film sets out its stall with grisly shots of body parts received through the mail, alerting the audience to the slightly queasy-making nature of the proceedings to follow. We’re introduced to the police on the case, chiefly detective Holdall (Ray Winstone) a grizzled copper from (where else?) London who clearly considers himself to be on the wrong side of the border.

When one of Barney’s colleagues meets an accidental, untimely

standout turn in the film, and one of the chief reasons to recommend it, is Emma Thompson playing radically against type

end Barney becomes a suspect and grows ever more hysterical as things spiral out of his control and the net closes in around him.

If all this doesn’t sound strikingly original then that’s probably because the plot machinations at work here and the tropes employed are so familiar as to appear hackneyed.

Unintentional homicide, mistaken identity, a police/killer game of cat and mouse, a hapless protagonist in over his head and cracking under the pressure; we’ve seen it all done before and often done better. While initially happy to go along for the ride, the dogged trudge of pushing the narrative along, while also trying to exploit the (admittedly rich) potential for characterbased comedy, sees the film lose focus and momentum around

the midway point and a vague sense of exasperation creeps in.

The ‘big reveal’ in the third act is so well signposted that it lacks any discernible impact or surprise.

That said, although The Legend of Barney T h o m s o n promises more on paper than it delivers on screen, it’s not all that bad. It’s well shot with a suitably grubby aesthetic and good use is made of the insalubrious locations. There’s a smattering of amusing comedic set pieces throughout and touches of a vintage rock ‘n’ roll soundtrack adds to the retro-kitchen sinkthrowback feel of the piece.

As for the eye catching cast list, it turns out to be something of a mixed bag. Carlyle, always a forceful screen presence, is decent enough in the lead, even if his Barney as a bag of nerves verges on the hammy, there’s also flashes of the barely contained rage he does so well. Winstone,

usually reliable, often brilliant, is very much phoning it in here, remaining on Ray Winstone Autopilot for the duration. The great Ashley Jenson is criminally underused, as is Tom Courtney who is briefly glimpsed but hilarious when he shows up.

The standout turn in the film, and one of the chief reasons to recommend it, is Emma Thompson playing radically against type. Aided by what I imagine to be some pretty heavy lifting in the hair and make-up department, her Cemolina is presented as a grotesque amalgam of Bet Lynch and Dot Cotton, her skin the colour and texture of distressed oak and leather and her voice (a startlingly convincing Glaswegian accent) scraped from the gutter and applied roughly to the ear. Otherwise, what should be a superb ensemble cast sadly adds up to less than the sum of its parts.

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he Ocean Film Festival World Tour returns to The Carriageworks on 23rd September, featuring a brand new selection of the world’s most captivating ocean-themed short films.

The festival, which originates in Australia, will be shown in 24 towns and cities across the UK. Designed to mesmerise and enthral, it showcases over two hours of sublime footage taken above and below the water’s surface. The films document the beauty and power of the ocean, and celebrate the divers, surfers, swimmers and oceanographers who live for the sea’s salt spray; who chase the crests of waves; and who marvel at the mysteries of the big blue.

Heart-stopping shots of big wave surfing and adrenalininducing scenes of divers

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swimming with sharks will leave audiences on the edges of their seats. The films also encourage viewers to dive head first into ocean culture as the festival is filled with touching interviews and insightful narrations from the characters whose lives are inspired by the ocean.

Each of the festival’s films conveys a deep respect and appreciation for the world’s oceans and their restorative powers, and the creatures that call them home.

The Ocean Film Festival will donate 25p from every ticket sold to Project Aware, a growing movement of scuba divers protecting the ocean, and Surfers Against Sewage – an environmental charity protecting

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Oakwood Cinema Launches with Stephen Hawking Biopic Oakwood Cinema is a new community-run venture based at Roundhay Parochial Hall. It will launch on Saturday 26th September with a screening of ‘The Theory of Everything’ - the inspirational biopic centred on renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking. he idea to set up a monthly community cinema in Oakwood was dreamt up

by Lynne Gelderd and Paul Ellison, who wanted to create a regular event showing good films in a social setting, that would be affordable and accessible to all. And, together with a small team of volunteers, they have set up a not-for-profit organisation to run it.

“The farmer’s market and renovation of Oakwood Clock have really worked to bring the people of Oakwood together “, said Lynne. “We want to build on that with an inclusive and enjoyable social event that works for the community.”

This will be the closest cinema to the ‘birthplace of film’ - Louis le Prince made one of the world’s first moving images in the garden of a house in Oakwood. Oakwood Cinema hopes to recognise this with a special event in the coming months.

The focus now is on letting people know about the cinema, and selling tickets in advance so that the costs of showing the film can be covered.

The group has received some funding from local councillors

to help get the cinema up and running, and is also selling memberships to help fund the expense of licenses and equipment.

“We’re really excited about showing films in the Parochial Hall”, said Paul. “We think we can create a great cinema experience for 100 or more people at a time. We hope lots of people will become members - annual membership costs just £5 and gives you a reduced ticket price of £4 each month, so it’s a good deal!”

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Sounds on the Streets is a busking competition run by Simon on the Streets, an independent charity that works with people who are homeless and rootless, especially those with issues related to rough sleeping. The competition is open to all street musicians. The aim is to highlight the city’s street music talent whilst raising funds and awareness of the charity’s work.

he competition heats will take place the 5-8th October in Leeds Trinity Kitchens, a semi –final will be held on 9th October as part of the Light Night festival and the Grand Final will be on the 9th December.

We might have a romantic idea of buskers as homeless people with a guitar and a talent. The reality is that this is not the case, the vast majority of buskers are musicians in their own right, and they are not living on the streets. However, there are key connections between street music and the work of Simon on the Streets.

Music requires and invokes empathy, which is the key skill practiced by the Simon on the Streets team in their outreach, street based work. The hope is that the sound of the streets will be truly reflected in the competition, with an array of eclectic and diverse musical voices. Applications will be accepted up until 27th September.

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Seven Jazz Leeds Autumn Season This Autumn Seven Jazz presents a season of the very best of international and UK jazz, mixed with brass band jazz, salsa and big bands.

Headlining their international concert series is legendary tenor sax star Andy Sheppard, who brings his Quartet to Seven Arts on 26th November. Preceding him are Los Angeles-based tenor saxman Benn Clatworthy (8th Oct); young jazz vocalist/ violinist Alice Zadawski (22nd Oct); and a special birthday concert for saxman Russell Van Den Berg with a quartet featuring pianist Ivo Neame (12th Nov).

‘Mingus Moves’, an all-star septet performing the music of Charles Mingus appears on 3rd December. And, for Christmas, the exuberant Alan Barnes brings his ‘Christmas Carol Suite’ - another all-star band playing a musical jazz suite based on the Dickens classic.

The Autumn programme starts at the Chapel Allerton Festival Jazz Sunday on 6th September. This year it features six Leeds jazz, blues and salsa bands - Garforth Jazz Rock Band, Stretch Trio, the Nikki Allan/Rod Mason quintet, James O’Hara Blues Band, Louis Louis Louis and Tarantismo.

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The Useless Eaters Wed 9 Sep, Nation Of Shopkeepers, Free. Explosive band who truly capture the very heart of the punk scene.

Jon Gomm Thu 10 Sep, Brudenell Social Club, £16.50.

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Definitely Might Be Fri 11 Sep, O2 Academy, £12.65. Top Oasis tribute band.

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ohn-Paul Ashton and his partner Katherine Foat, who live in Weetwood, are keen triathletes.

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Solicitor Sarah Smith, who lives in Meanwood, is fundraising throughout this year for the Bhopal Medical Appeal.

Healthy Café Gets People Moving A weekly café in Chapeltown is getting people moving and local councillors would like even more folk to get involved.

ast year she raised £496 in the Brighton marathon and £358 in this year’s London marathon, and recently set up a Justgiving page to continue to raise money throughout 2015.

Sarah has completed the Timeless Way route through the Outer Hebrides, a long distance route of 230 miles, over 10 days.

She ran the Lakeland 50, a 50 mile event from Dalemain to Coniston, on 25th July, the Long Tour of Bradwell, a 33 mile trail run in the Peak district, on 8th August, and The Snowdonia 50, in Snowdonia National Park on 22nd August. She’s also taking part in The Yorkshireman Off Road Marathon on 13th September, the Full Tour of Pendle fell race on 14th November, and the Auld Lang Syne Fell race in Haworth on 31st December.

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THROUGH EDUCATION AT GSAL At The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL), children can take an educational journey of up to 15 years. At age three they can enter nursery at Rose Court, GSAL’s nursery and pre-prep department in Headingley, and progress through the Junior and Senior Schools, which share a campus at Alwoodley Gates.

activities. Each phase retains its own identity, with a dedicated staff whose approach ensures each pupil’s learning and pastoral needs are fully supported.

many opportunities, including access to specialist teaching and facilities, a wide extracurricular programme and interaction between age groups through pupil mentoring and school

All are welcome to visit during their open mornings; www.gsal. org.uk

Pupils move to each new learning phase with confidence, thanks to carefully planned transition activities and their familiarity with their friendship group and the wider school. In Senior School they are taught under the ‘diamond model’, so children learn in single sex classes until GCSEs, while sharing form time and extracurricular activities.

Naturally not all children will spend their whole school career in one place and GSAL welcomes applications at all stages up to year 10 and for sixth form.

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Fulneck School - So much going on!

Reflecting on Success The Leeds Jewish Free School (LJFS) has just come to the end of its second year and is happily reflecting on what has been achieved.

The Summer term at Fulneck School was packed with inspirational trips and activities.

In April, Sixth Form students held a mock General Election involving the whole school as voters. They spent the day debating with local Conservative MP Stuart Andrew and Labour candidate Jamie Hanley. The result was a hung parliament resulting in a Lab/ LibDem coalition!

Twelve Physics students in the Seismology Club were selected to represent Fulneck at a Seismology workshop in Naples, Italy. The other three participating schools, from Nice, Naples and Torquay, will come to Fulneck in September to continue their work together.

Sixth Form students Patricia Owino and Kara Farrar were honoured to be invited to visit Auschwitz for the ‘Lessons from Auschwitz’ project run by the Holocaust Educational Trust.

Fulneck pupils support numerous charities and this year have been raising funds for research into Mitochondrial Disease. They were thrilled when TV presenter Gabby Logan came to Fulneck to launch a fundraising balloon race and spent time talking to them.

One of the joys of being an international school is visits from pupils abroad. In June, they welcomed students from schools in Spain and Italy, who enjoyed learning about Yorkshire life.

Fulneck is a day and boarding school located in Farsley. There is an Open Day on Saturday 26th September (9.30am – 1 pm) and a Sixth Form Information Evening on Tuesday 3rd November (7 – 9 pm). For further information, visit www.fulneckschool.co.uk

It continues to develop and grow its offering to students, and the small, focused nature of the school has already resulted in great success – with all students exceeding progress targets that were set well above the national average.

At the end of the academic year, a prize giving ceremony recognized the phenomenal progress, contribution to the school, and special achievement of many students.

Performing Arts was particularly strong and popular with students this year and their talent was showcased at the first ever LJFS Talent Show.

“We are extremely proud of our students and are astounded at how much they have grown in confidence and capability’, said Cllr Dan Cohen, Chair of Governors. “It really is a pleasure to watch them thrive as they progress through High School.”

LJFS also hosted its first ‘Assault Course Challenge Day’ this Summer with pupils from local schools taking part in an exciting inter-schools sports event. Students from LJFS acted as mentors and ambassadors on the day, helping their teams through the course and also managing to have lots of fun themselves.

For further details, visit www.LJFS.org

Froebelian Ranks Highest CLASSS in Sunday Times Survey Help for Struggling Pupils

The Froebelian School in Horsforth is a thriving, dynamic independent prep school that is consistently placed as the highest ranked school in the area in the prestigious Sunday Times Parent Power Survey.

The new Headteacher, Mrs Catherine Dodds, places children at the very heart of all the school strives to achieve and she is committed to equipping all the pupils in her care with a lifelong thirst for learning.

Achieving impressive levels of academic success, the school prepares its children for the next stage in their educational journey. Outstanding opportunities to support the children’s personal, cultural and social development help to fully develop the whole child and honour the school motto – ‘Giving a flying start to the citizens of tomorrow’. The school also offers a year-round nursery, First Steps, which nurtures younger children and provides rich experiences to start realising their full potential from an early age.

CLASSS (Community Leeds After School Study Support), a registered charity, was set up in 2008 to help children from North and East Leeds to develop and enhance their educational potential.

It offers after school classes to help the children improve their skills in English, Maths and Science, and aims to tailor tuition to the specific needs of each individual student.

CLASSS encourages the involvement of parents and schools to achieve this goal.

CLASSS focuses on enrolling children who are in need of help with their schoolwork. It is not its policy to give places to children who are already making good progress.

Classes are held on Thursday evenings at Technorth on Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton.

For further details, call Anne Williamson on 0113 257 0827, or email anne. williamson1@yahoo.co.uk, contact@classs.org.uk

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Froebelian School Open Day Saturday 26th September 2015

Helping your children reach their full potential

The highest ranked Leeds school in the Sunday Times Top 100 Prep School list

THE FROEBELIAN SCHOOL Giving a Flying Start to the Citizens of Tomorrow

Please call us on 0113 258 3047 or email office@froebelian.co.uk To arrange a no obligation visit or to confirm your attendance at open day.

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New Resources Complement Richmond House Offering Richmond House School in Far Headingley is an independent preparatory school for girls and boys aged 3 – 11, with a nurturing, family atmosphere, specialist teaching in a wide range of subjects and small class sizes. The school achieved the top grade of ‘excellent’ in all ISI inspection categories and consistently enjoys 100% 11+ exam success.

As part of its on-going commitment to providing exceptional quality in education, Richmond House has invested significantly in enriching the children’s learning and environment in the last year. New facilities include a safe, exciting adventure playground with slides, obstacles and scramble nets, an outdoor classroom in the form of a 22-foot yurt and newlook wooden clad EYFS buildings.

The new resources complement the school’s ten acres of land, which are home to a vast range of sports facilities including a cricket square, tennis courts, rugby and football pitches, athletics course and a crown green bowling green.

Richmond House School’s next Open Morning is on Thursday 8th October, 9 – 11.30am. Call 0113 275 2670 to arrange an appointment.

Tips for an Open Day

Gateways School, Harewood, prides itself on providing an outstanding education for boys aged 2-11 and girls aged 2-18. Last year The Telegraph named Gateways as the ‘Third best, small independent school in the UK’. The school is holding its Open Day on 9th October, 9am11am, and Headmistress Dr Tracy Johnson, offers the following tips on how to make the best of it.

• Arrive Prepared: Bring a list of questions that you and your child would like answered.

• Engage with pupils: Talk to as many as you can, and ask lots of questions e.g. do they work a lot with iPads. Find out about extra-curricular activities, trips and school meals.

• Look out for Noticeboards: Is there lots going on for parents and pupils?

• Pay attention to the general atmosphere: Do the staff and pupils look happy? How do they interact with each other?

• Talk to the Head: The Head’s personality and values are crucial as these shape the ethos and culture of the school. If you are unable to speak with them on the day, arrange an appointment. For more information contact 0113 288 6345

Allerton Grange School OPEN EVENING

6.00pm - 8.00pm

Tuesday 29th Sept 2015

Allerton Grange is a large and successful school in North Leeds, offering: •

Specialist teaching in a wide range of comprehensive subjects throughout years 7 to 13.

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An open and inclusive environment, catering for the needs of a diverse school community.

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Extensive extracurricular activities with opportunities for all.

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A talented and dedicated staff, committed to further raising our good teaching and learning practice.

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Excellent resources and facilities in an impressive, state-of-the-art building.

We would like to offer you the opportunity to find out why we are one of the most popular and successful schools in the area. Join us at our open evening on Tuesday 29th Sept and talk to staff and students about life and learning at Allerton Grange.

You can engage in an extensive range of activities and see our fantastic teaching resources.

Our Headteacher will deliver a talk at 7.00 pm, explaining why Allerton Grange is the perfect environment for your child to aspire, grow and succeed.

Aspire, Grow, Succeed

Allerton Grange School Talbot Avenue, Leeds LS17 6SF 0113 393 0304

Intrepid Moorlands On visiting Moorlands you can’t help but be overwhelmed by the enthusiasm the pupils have for their school and their desire to fulfil the school motto ‘Intrepid’ in everything that they do.

The school is conveniently located just off the Ring Road at Weetwood Lane, and sits in beautiful grounds providing all the outdoor space required for children to play in a safe and secure environment. The school boasts fantastic wrap-around care facilities, excellent teaching standards, on site swimming pool and the all important small class sizes.

Drop in to Moorlands any Tuesday between 9am and 12 noon to have a look around – the pupils would love to show you their school…..

Lawnswood School Open Evening Lawnswood School is holding its annual Open Evening on Wednesday 23rd September. Activities and information will be available in the majority of classrooms and school spaces. Look out for dance and drama performances in the studios, a chance to test your head for heights on the climbing wall, some seriously explosive science, poetic prose in multilanguages and much more.

The evening will be hosted by Friends of Lawnswood School (parents of current pupils), who aim to give a parent and community perspective.

They’ve all been in your shoes and know how difficult the decision you’re making can be. Every child is different, but they’ll probably know a parent whose child has had similar issues to yours. If you have specific questions, talk to them or contact them via friendsoflawnswood@ hotmail.com The evening is not only for parents of Year 6 children, they welcome the chance to meet you whatever age your children and hope to encapsulate the spirit of the school, the lively, engaging and nurturing students, and the dedication and professionalism of the staff.

Lawnswood Sixth Form will hold their Open Evening on 12th November.

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.

Foxhill Drive, Weetwood Lane, Leeds LS16 5PF www.moorlands-school.co.uk admissions@moorlands-school.co.uk Tel: 0113 278 5286

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Pupils from Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School, Meanwood, recently won four medals in the 2015 International Sports Federation for Catholic Schools Games (FISEC) in Malta.

Pictured: Megan Driscoll, Zara PaniaguaGutierrez, Conor Hopkinson and Jonathan Nyantou

onor Hopkinson (15) won Silver in the 4 x 400m relay and bronze in 4 x 100m relay. Swimmer Zara Paniagua-Gutierrez (13) took Silver in the 400m individual medley. Footballer Jonathan Nyantou (16) collected a Silver medal and scored the first goal for GB in 3 - 0 victory over The Netherlands.

Another Cardinal Heenan pupil, Megan Driscoll (15) was selected as the female GB athletics captain for the games and finished fourth in the 3000m. Runner Conor missed out on a third medal by just 3/100ths of a second!

“The Cardinal Heenan pupils represented Great Britain superbly, especially when they were up against older athletes” said Nick Forbes, Head of PE. “Zara was the youngest competitor at the games. We are very proud of all four, who regularly compete at county and national level

in their sports.”

Cardinal Heenan was up against students from Austria, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Palestine, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, USA, Brazil and Croatia. Nominations for the GB squad were made by Catholic schools and colleges nationwide and times compared to select the strongest performers.

Cardinal Heenan represented Great Britain at the opening and closing ceremonies. The FISEC Games are in their 67th year.

Many competitors have gone on to achieve success at Olympic and Commonwealth level. The event is recognised by the International Olympic Committee and the Papal Office.

Leeds Music Centres Welcome Aspiring Musicians of All Ages Leeds City Council’s Music Centres in Meanwood, Guiseley and Horsforth will be opening again on Saturday 12th September for another year of all-ages community music making.

The centres are amongst seven across the city which welcome students aged from three to 83 (and beyond!), from absolute beginners to seasoned players, covering a huge range of instruments and styles. Activities on offer include tuition classes, bands, choirs, orchestras and even dance groups.

Prices start at just £10 per month for an under-18s class, £12 per month for adults, with generous concessions available for those in financial need. The venues are Carr Manor Community School, Horsforth School and Guiseley School, with classes running on Saturday mornings throughout term time.

For more information, have a look at www.artformsleeds. co.uk, email educ.artforms@ leeds.gov.uk or call 0113 378 2850. Alternatively, drop in and have a chat with the teachers at enrolment at any of the centres on the morning of Saturday 12th September, or any term time Saturday morning after that.

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Carr Manor Celebrates Pupils’ Achievements Certificates and trophies were recently awarded at Carr Manor Community School. In addition to the prestigious Akram Khammo Award for achievement in the face of adversity, and the Governors’ Award, there were awards for different subjects, contributions to coaching and the community, work experience and attendance.

Fulneck School in Farsley is running a series of free science workshops for pupils in Years 6, 9 and 11 during the autumn term. They are open to any pupils in the area who would like to come along for a morning or a full day of exciting science.

Saturday 10th October: Year 11 A-level Taster day workshop (9.30am – 12 noon) based on A level theory and practical.

Pupils will work to collect evidence from a mock crime scene and piece together the evidence using a variety of forensic science techniques to solve the crime.

This workshop is aimed at students considering taking Science, Biology, Chemistry at A-level. They will have the opportunity to take part in two sessions (Biology and Chemistry).

Each will include a small amount of theory and an accompanying A-level standard practical.

There will also be opportunities to discuss any questions they might have.

Bradford University will be bringing ‘NMR’ and ‘IR’ spectroscopy equipment. Students will be synthesising and testing Benzocaine for the Chemistry part of the morning.

Saturday 14th November: Year 9 Science Triathlon day workshop for Year 9 pupils - a triathlon of experiments in Biology, Physics, Chemistry, based on a story.

Saturday 7th November: Year 6 ‘CSI Fulneck’ full day ‘Forensics’ workshop (9.30am – 3.30pm) for Year 6 based on a mock crime, Including lunch.

Pupils will take part in problem solving experiments designed to stretch and challenge budding scientists. Each ‘round’ will involve a scenario which students must solve using scientific principles.

The workshops are open to pupils on a first come, first served basis. Refreshments will be provided and lunch will be provided for the full day Forensics Workshop.

For full details, contact 0113 257 0235, spo@fulneckschool.co.uk or visit www. fulneckschool.co.uk

“Children and staff at our school work incredibly hard and it was a privilege to celebrate their success with families and the wider community”, said Executive principal Simon Flowers. “The ceremony particularly recognised the strength of character that all our children routinely display.”

Leeds Rhinos player Jamie Jones-Buchanan spoke about his experiences in the world of rugby and said the values the pupils were already displaying would be invaluable to them in the future.

“These young people are the new citizens of Leeds and are making my home town even better”, he said. “There is nothing special about me, but because I had the opportunity to fulfil my potential I have been able to go on a really good journey.”

Fabian Hamilton, MP for Leeds North East, paid tribute to the teachers and pupils. “They say the quality of teachers has a profound effect on the future of the pupils they teach. If that is the case, there is no doubt that the pupils of Carr Manor Community School are going to have a very bright future indeed.”

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

Alwoodley Community Association Badminton Club Friendly group welcomes

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

Junior Rugby League Club seek new recruits to join pack from Y-1 to Y- 8, girls & boys, Beginners & experienced players welcome. Qualified coaches & staff, all DBS checked. Details: Sam

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

Chapeltown Cougars

07949975295, mumba40@ gmail.com

Grand Canyon Trek 14-21 May 2016. Challenge yourself & raise valuable funds for Yorkshire Cancer Centre Appeal, St James’s Hospital.

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

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Leeds Penguins Lacrosse Club trains Mon 7.15pm at

Leeds Area Disabled Swimming Club Do you have

Adel, matches Saturdays. New & experienced players welcome.

a condition where swimming could help? LADSC meets Mon 7.15 – 8.15pm Holt Park Active.

Safe & relaxed environment.

Details: leedslacrosse@ hotmail.co.uk

Details: Roger 267 4716, Paul 225 7035

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

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

268 0266/ 01977 510508

Leeds Softball Indoor

Details: LeedsSoftball@ gmail.com, www.

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Loidis International Folk Dance Group meets Thurs (term time) 7.30 – 9.30pm at Moor Allerton Sports & Social

Details: Tif 206 8620, tifaine.

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Centre, Stonegate Rd (opp fire station), LS17 6EL. Dances from Europe & further afield in lines, circles or set formation, with & without partners. £3.50 incl refreshments. Details:

Lorna Ramsden 293 7645, Jean & Ian Willson 01423 505006, ianrwillson@tiscali. co.uk

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:

for St Gemma’s Hospice. They have 20 places & would love you to join the team. Details:

beckyh@st-gemma.co.uk

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

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, 07913 385533

Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon Sun 11 Oct. Run

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,

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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

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

217074

University of Leeds Staff Walking Club organises at least one walk (5-12 miles) most weekends. All welcome & no membership charge. Details:

David Shaw 285 7480, d.c.shaw@leeds.ac.uk

Walkabout! Alwoodleybased friendly group 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

White Rose Canoe Club meets Roundhay Park Lake & Fearnville Sports Centre swimming pool. Club sessions Sat afternoons & Tues pm. Beginners to World Champions! ‘Try It’ sessions held monthly. Details: www.

whiterosecc.org.uk, wrcccommittee@googlegroups. com

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Yorkshire Cancer Centre

Hill Rd. (off Chapeltown Rd)

New members all abilities

Places available in range of worldwide challenges. Trek, cycle or sled to raise funds for cancer patients at St James’s Hospital. Details: Tif 206

Details: leedsmarquetry. org.uk

welcome. Details: Pam

8620, tifaine.carter@nhs.net

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

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

Chinese Brush Painters Society Sat 5/Sun 6 Sept, 10am - 4pm at Pool-inWharfedale Village Hall, Arthington Lane, Xiao Bai Li, famous artist from Exeter, will run workshops on painting an English landscape using Chinese brush techniques & painting portraits from black & white photographs. New members welcome. Details:

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

Leeds Marquetry Group meets Wed 7 – 9pm at the Polish Catholic Centre, Newton

Make It Free craft dropin Thurs 12.30 – 2.30pm at Stainbeck Church, Stainbeck Rd. LS7 2PP

Roundhay Art Group Meets Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm at St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Pk Rd. Roundhay LS8 1JN. A group of principally watercolour painters who meet to share skills. Regular demonstrations by local artists.

New members with some experience welcome. Details:

John Irving 293 1465

Sewing Workshop Tues 10am – 12.30pm at Inkwell, 31 Potternewton Lane, Chapel Allerton, LS7 3LW. Learn machine sewing, hand sewing & creative sewing. Make toys, accessories, clothes & home accessories. Drop-in session. £5/ £3.50 concessions.

Stainbeck Art Club 2nd & 4th Tues, 1.45 – 4pm Methodist Community Centre, Town St. Chapel Allerton. Practicals & demonstrations. 5 Sept: Annual exhibition at Chapel Allerton Festival. 8 Sept: Demonstration with David Newbould

McFetridge 268 4734, www. stainbeckarts.co.uk

Craft Café Thurs 2 - 4pm at Inkwell, 31 Potternewton Lane, Chapel Allerton, LS7 3LW. Crafts include paper crafts, pottery, jewellery & painting.

People of all ages, & abilities welcome. £3.50 adults/ £2 children.

COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS Community Cafe Thurs 11am – 2pm at Stainbeck United Reformed Church.

Bookstall, ENEHL Debt & Benefit Advice, Police Contact Point, free wifi & help available.

Followed by craft club.

Coffee Mornings Thurs 10am – 12 noon at the Polish Centre, Newton Hill Rd (off Chapeltown Rd). Speakers on health issues, gentle exercise, arts & crafts, & chance to socialise with other people from the community. Free. Everyone welcome. Details: 262 1013

Leeds Feline Friends Charity Auction Sat 26 Sept. Viewing 10am - Auction 11am at St Margaret’s Church

Hall, Horsforth, LS18 5LQ. Numerous bargains. Light refreshments.

Oakwood Farmers’ Market 3rd Sat, 9am – 12.30pm at Oakwood Clock.

Details: www.oakwood farmersmarket.com, 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.

Chapel Allerton Allotments & Gardens Association Autumn Show Sat 12 Sept, 3-4pm Methodist Centre, Town St, Chapel Allerton. Last show of gardening year! Wide variety of competition classes.

Plants, gardening supplies & own honey. Refreshments & delicious homemade cakes.

Auction of produce 4.15pm.

Adm £1. Children free.

GROUPS/CLUBS Air Yorkshire Aviation Society Interested in aviation, aircraft old and new, airports?

Regular guest speakers, trips & social events. Details:

Dave Senior 282 1818, www. airyorkshire.org.uk

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

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

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

www.thechippendalesociety. co.uk

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

Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods Action Mornings Sat 9.45am –12 noon. Meet on carriageway in the woods, near lake jetty. Help protect, preserve & enhance the Woods, through variety of tasks like bench installation, footpath construction, litter picking & bulb planting. Details: www.

fgvw.co.uk

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

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

Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Group Voluntary group focusing on heritage of area. All welcome.

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

Greenpeace Leeds meet

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

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

Friends of Gipton Woods

610773, www.greenpeace. org.uk/groups

meet monthly to preserve & enhance the 8 hectares of ancient woodland on Roundhay Rd at Oakwood.

Nearly 40 bird species can be spotted + lots of flowers... famous for its carpet of bluebells. New members welcome. Details: Christine

266 7569 & Facebook.

IVC Social & Events Group Leeds & Harrogate A social activities & events group for over 45s, singles or couples. New members & guests welcome at monthly Bar Nights. Details: Text Paul

07504 760104, LeedsIVC. org.uk

Kaleidoscope Social Club

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for over 50s & unattached.

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

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

217 1747/ 267 0282, www. kaleidoscopeleeds.weebly. com

Leeds Anglo German Club meets Mon 14 Sept, 7.30pm St Columba’s URC, Headingley. ‘Three Austrian scientists – Schrödinger, Chargaff & Perutz – & their role in founding molecular biology’.

A talk in German & English

by Dr. Kersten Hall. Details:

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

Leeds Horticultural Society meets 1st Tues, 8pm St Chad’s Centre, Otley Rd. Annual membership £12 single/ £18 couple – includes all events & admission to Leeds Flower, Vegetable & Craft Show. Details: Pat 225 0030,

www.leedshs.org.uk

268 7697

Leeds Budgerigar Society

Leeds Hospital Alert

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

Small group campaigning for preservation of NHS. Meets at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Next meetings: 26 Oct & 19 Nov. Details: 278 5495,

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

info@leedshospitalalert. org.uk

Leeds Caledonian Society New members

Leeds National Trust Association meets monthly

welcome. Details: www.

at St. Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. Far Headingley.

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

leedscaledonians.org.uk

Leeds Cat Rescue rehabilitates lost, neglected & forgotten cats & kittens. If you can offer a cat a loving home, please contact them. Details:

268 0488, leedscatrescue@ googlemail.com, www. leedscatrescue.btck.co.uk

Leeds Elmet Probus Club

892681cmsherborne@ btopenworld.com

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

All welcome to join their programme of interesting & informative events. Details:

www.oxfamleeds.org.uk & facebook

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

St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd, LS8. New members welcome. Details:

Robson 230 1559

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Leeds Photographic Society meets Tues, 7.30pm

Community Notices

82 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.

Meeting & AGM. Includes illustrated talk by Justin Carr on ‘Digiscoping’, in which he will show how to produce excellent wildlife photos using a camera with a telescope.

Details: 266 2310

Details: rspbleeds@ googlemail.com

Leeds N.E. Probus Club

Leeds Rotaract Group

meets 2nd Mon, 10am – 12 noon Parochial Hall, Fitzroy Dr. Oakwood, LS8 4AB for speaker’s meeting on interesting topic, & other Mondays for bowls or snooker. The club is for retired professional & business men. Details: 265 7064,

18-30s professionals & students meet 2nd & 4th Wed, 7pm at Cosmopolitan Hotel, Leeds, to socialise, network & support good causes. New members welcome. Details:

dongoodman48@msn.com

Leeds RSPB Group Weds 16 Sept, 7.30pm at Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2 9DX.

www.facebook.com/ leedsrotaractclub

Leeds Writers` Circle meets alternate Mondays, 7.30 – 9.30pm at The Carriageworks, Millennium Sq. Friendly, lively group of writers, fiction, non fiction,

APPS Counselling Adolescents with pressures looking at potential & Skills

poetry etc. New members, experienced or beginners, very welcome. Details: www.

leedswriterscircle.co.uk

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

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

Moortown Social Club Cranmer Gardens LS17. Mon 7.30pm Lindy Hop; Wed 7.30pm Rock ‘n’ Roll (£2); Thurs 8pm Bingo; 1st Fri of month Northern Soul & Motown; Sat 7.30pm Free & Easy with drummer & organist plus Bingo (£1.50); Sun - Artist & bingo.

North Leeds Friendship Centre Friendly group for retired & over 50s – outings, lunches, ten pin bowling, theatre visits & more. Social afternoons with speakers 2nd Fri, 2pm at Moor Allerton Sports & Social Centre, Stonegate Rd. New members welcome. Details: Eileen 269

0084

Otley & Wharfedale MacMillan Cancer Support Fundraising Group covers NW Leeds & meets monthly to plan events. Looking for new members. Details or to book

a speaker: 261 3758/ 01943 467299

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CLASSS (Community Leeds After School Study Support) holds classes at Technorth, Chapel Allerton, every Thursday evening. Drop in any Thursday during term times between 6 and 7pm to discuss the programme.

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Paxton Horticultural Society Early Autumn Show Sat 26 Sept, 2 – 4.30pm at Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane, LS5 2AB. Includes Annual Show of local branch of National Vegetable Society.

Details: Graham Wheatley 256 3055

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

sites.google.com/site/ roundhayp lanningforum/ nds

Shadwell Horticultural Society welcomes new members. Membership includes monthly Guest Speaker evenings Oct – Apr, quarterly newsletters, society shop & free entry to annual Flower Show. An opportunity to meet people & access expert advice. Details: Susan 273

8821

Slaid Hill In Bloom Working

West Yorkshire Fuchsia Society meets Wed 17 Sept, 7.30pm at Moorside & Residents Community Centre, St Catherine’s Dr. LS13. David Allison, National Chairman of the NVS, will give a talk on Autumn Harvests. Visitors welcome. Refreshments available. Details 256 3055

Writers Group (Leeds Borders erstwhile writers group) Meets every other Monday at Bridget’s Bar, Victoria Hotel, Leeds. All kinds of writers in all styles. Currently looking for new members.

Details: text 07804 191189, vince.mihill@jobcentreplus. gsi.gov.uk

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

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

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

New members welcome.

Party Sat 3 Oct, 10am – 12 noon. No experience necessary.

Meet outside the Dexter Pub LS17 8TX. Lunch 12.30 at The Dexter. Details: Margaret &

Details: Jean 07855 059990

Geoff Tothill 268 7448, www. slaidhillinbloom.org

Alwoodley Singers are

The 52 Club provides a social gathering for retired & semi retired men from professional & business backgrounds. Meets 2nd Mon of each month, 12 noon at Leeds Golf Centre, Wike Ridge for lunch, followed by guest speaker. Details:

Peter Spence 269 4269

looking for new members. All welcome, especially sopranos.

Ability to read music preferable but not essential. Rehearsals Thurs 7.30 – 9.30pm at Alwoodley Community Association Hall, The Avenue, LS17 7NZ. Details: Alan 294

3370

Collingham Training Band for beginners on wind or brass instruments, children & adults. £20 per term. Join now to start Sept. Details: www.

hotmail.com

Leeds Folk Fiddle Group

collinghamband.co.uk

is urgently seeking more violinists! They rehearse Thurs, 7pm at 1 St Mark’s Ave.

Daeglith Music Group

Details: Iveta 07547 112171, leeds.violin@gmail.com

(Oakwood) 3rd Sat every month. Any playing ability welcome. Details: Lois@

daeglithmusic.org.uk

Instrumental Jazz Workshop - alt Sat 2.30 - 4.30pm at Seven Arts, 31 Harrogate Rd. LS7. Classes for people who want to play jazz & improvise.

Enjoyable, supportive atmosphere. £10/£8 per class. Details: Jean Watson

Mixed Voices Choir Mon 7.45 – 9.45pm Tree Tops Community Centre, Shadwell Lane, LS17. Singing musicals, pop & light classical songs.

Perform concerts throughout the year. Details: Anne or

Tracy 07914 833394

Phoenix Concert Band

jeanwatsonlifeskills@ hotmail.com

Community concert band for players of Grade 6 standard & over. Rehearsals Thurs 7.30 – 9.30pm The Grammar School at Leeds, Tebb Room. Details:

James Farrell Concert Band rehearses Tues 7.45 –

secretary@phoenixband. co.uk, www.phoenixband. co.uk

10pm at Dewsbury Rd Social Club. Friendly community band playing show/film music, marches & more. New players welcome. Details: 293 1779,

www.jfconcertband.com

Leeds Guild of Singers Confident sight-reader?

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

Details: secretary@ leedsguildofsingers.org.uk

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

816 086, dominicgmoore@

Players for Pleasure offer 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 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

Community Notices

84 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.

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:

Details: Jean Watson jeanwatsonlifeskills@ hotmail.com

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

Society of Recorder Players – meets 2nd

SENIORS

& 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

Chapel Allerton Good Neighbours (CAGN) welcomes local seniors 1st Tues, 2pm at Chapel Allerton Methodist Centre. Interesting speakers, refreshments & laughter. Details: Daisy 887

3597

RVS MENA Community Café Fri am Meanwood

Details: Ron Wiener 266 7722

Games, Giggles & Gossip Wed, 2 - 4pm at Methodist Church Hall, Town St. Chapel Allerton. Enjoy anything from dominos & bridge to Snakes & Ladders or Snap! Plus a chat with tea/ coffee & a biscuit or bun of course! £1.50. Details:

887 3596

Royal Voluntary Service 887 3597

Lunch Club & Over 55s Wed 12 – 3pm. Two course meal £3.50 followed by fun activities. Northcall Community Centre, Cranmer Bank, LS17. Details: 268 9993

Chapel Allerton Town St Lunch Club Tues 12.15

RVS Chapel Allerton Good Neighbours Dementia Café Mon

Tracy 07914 833394

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

12.30 – 2pm at Inkwell Café, Potternewton Lane, LS7. Also Singing for the Brain, arts & crafts, Tai Chi, & Knit & Natter sessions. Details: 887 3595

Yorkshire Late Starter Strings (YLSS) rehearse Sat,

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

Wed, 7.30 – 9.30pm 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. Details:

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

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

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RVS Community Action for Roundhay Elders (CARE) welcomes people over 65 on Thurs, 1.303.30pm at Brackenwood Community Centre. Wide range of entertainment, activities, speakers, trips & special interest clubs. Details:

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

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.

Andrew or Sue 887 3595

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SPIRITUAL Alwoodley Park Methodist Church, The Avenue, LS17 7BX Sunday service: 10.45am. All welcome.

Weekly activities. Details:

www.leedsnandemethodist. org.uk/alwoodley.php

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

Drop-in Buddhist Meditation Classes 7.30 - 9.30pm Ratnasambhava Centre, 22 Back Wetherby Rd, Oakwood (Tues); HEART, Headingley (Thurs). £5. Details: 265

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

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

Free Talk (sponsored by the Christian Science Church Leeds) Sat 26 Sept, 2.30pm at St. Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. Far Headingley. Kari Mashos presents ‘To Be Your Own Spiritual Physician - The Healing Power of Christian Science’. All welcome.

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

Leeds Stillness Group

Street Lane, Roundhay, LS8.

Mon 7.30 - 9.30pm at Friends Meeting House, 136 Street Ln, Roundhay LS8 2BW. Based on teachings of Eckhart Tolle.

Experience the peace of joining like-minded people & periods of silent meditation. Watch footage of Eckhart Tolle talk.

Small donation to cover costs.

Details: 07949 972690, www. leedshealingcentre.org

Details: 07884 332644, www.peacenowhere.com

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

For evening services midweek activities, see website.

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

Roundhay Evangelical Church Sun services 10.30am & 6.30pm at Roundhay Parochial Hall, Fitzroy Drive (near Oakwood Clock).

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

roundhay evangelicalchurch. com

Roundhay Quaker Meeting for Sunday Worship,

240 3048/ 273 5865

www.leedsnandemethodist. org.uk/lidgett.php

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

Kagyu Buddhist Group

Meditation for Beginners

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

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

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

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

Learn to meditate FWBO Leeds Buddhist Centre.

Contemporary approach to meditation, mindfulness & the Buddhist tradition. Also classes in yoga & bodywork, chronic pain & stress management.

Details: 244 5256, www. leedsbuddhistcentre.org

Leeds Theosophical Society 2.30pm at 12 Queen Sq. LS2 8AJ. Sun 6 Sept: A talk

by Susan Leybourne - ‘Homer & the Evolution of Hell in the Ancient World’. 20 Sept: Finian Heavey on ‘What is the Tarot?’

Details: www.ts-leeds.org.uk

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 half-hour reflection.

A space of spiritual enquiry sanctuary for the soul

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

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

269 3750, www.moortown baptistchurch.org.uk

Natural Healing Centre Healing offered Thurs by members of NFSH Healing Trust. 7pm - 8.30pm at The Friend’s Meeting House, 136

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

Coffee after each service.

Details: Margaret Walker 225 1826

St Andrew’s Roundhay URC (Shaftesbury Ave) Sunday worship 10.30am family worship with children & young people’s groups followed by refreshments. Communion 1st Sunday; Evening service 6pm 2nd Sunday; Early communion 9.30am 3rd Sunday. Details: www.

standrews.cc; Facebook, @ standrewsurc

86 St Barnabas C of E Church The View, LS17 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: 268 2591/ 226 8269) Details: 265 4926,

www.stbarnabasleeds.org.uk

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

Exploring faith, building community. Many groups & activities. Details: 266 4532,

www.stedmundsroundhay. org.uk

Community Notices St John’s Church, Moortown Sunday Services 8am, 10am & 6.30pm at the junction of Harrogate Rd & Ring Rd, LS17 7BZ. Everyone welcome. Details: www.

stjohnsmoorallerton.org

St John Mary Vianney Parish - Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 294 Harrogate Rd, LS17 6LE. Masses: Mon - Fri 9.15am, Sat 10am, Sun 8am, 9.30am, 11am & 6.30pm.

St Paul the Apostle Church, Buckstone Cres. Masses: Sat 6.30pm & Sun 10am.

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

Wednesday Service 9.30am

– Holy Communion. Open Afternoon Tues 2 – 4pm for quiet reflection & prayer. All welcome. Details: 262 4271,

www.st.martinleeds.org.uk

St. Matthew’s Church (Wood Lane, Chapel Allerton, LS7 3QF). Sunday services 8am, 10am & 6.30pm. Details:

Revd David Robinson 268 3072, www.stmatthews chapelallerton.org.uk

Stainbeck United Reformed Church Stainbeck Rd. Sunday Worship 10.45am - family worship & Sunday Club followed by refreshments. Communion 2nd Sunday. Praise & reflection: Thurs 7.30 – 8pm. Details:

www.stainbeck.urc.org.uk

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

Pat 275 7694

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

Details: Sonal 210 3347

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

Regular meetings. Details:

0845 130 6809, Leeds@

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Verde Restaurant, Park Ln. Roundhay LS8 2EJ. Details:

Diabetes UK Support Group

Leeds LAS (Living After

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

Loss Through Suicide) Peer support meetings in Leeds.

686618

IBS Leeds Friendly, informal meetings for fellow sufferers of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Monthly meetings.

Details: matt@letscureibs. com, www.letscureibs.com

Leeds Coeliac Group

07711 768850, sandra. mclean@btinternet.com

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

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

515471

Leeds Samaritans Confidential, non-judgemental support 24/7 for people experiencing distress or despair. They listen with an open mind & in complete confidence, for as long as you need. Details: 245 6789,

08457 909090

Leeds Weekend Care Association (LWCA) provides respite care to families with children who have complex care needs via weekend playgroups, trips for teens & one-to-one homebased care. Details: 216 5133,

angela.roberts@lwca.co.uk

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

Offers advice & support to those with Coeliac disease.

Next event Fri 25 Sept at Del

Details: 07831 230741,

outreach@littlehiccups. co.uk, www.littlehiccups. co.uk

Marigold Wellbeing Centre Day Therapy Centre, St Michael’s Hospice, Harrogate, two Saturdays a month. Support for people with cancer & other chronic conditions. Details: Karen

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

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88 Panpals - Yorkshire Pancreatic Cancer Support Group meet every 3 months, in Headingley.

Supportive, friendly & informative self-help group 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

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (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:

Community Notices 307 955, wghcardiacclub@ gmail.com, www.Wharfedale CardiacClub.org.uk

Darling Roses WI meet

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Leeds Astronomical Society meets 2nd Wed of

Leeds Ladies Coffee Club meets 1st Thurs. 10.15am

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

at Leeds Church Institute, New Market St. Leeds (next to Samuel Taylor’s). Friendly group supports local charities. £3. Details: Joan McShane

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

Leeds Microscopical Society meets Thurs 10 Sept, 7.15pm Alwoodley Methodist Church Hall, The Avenue, LS17 7BX, for a talk ‘Back to Basics’

by Peter Evennett. Thurs 24 Sept, ‘Micromounts & Crystals’

by Andy Norman.

Royal Meteorological Society (Yorkshire) Monthly

228 8509

informal public talks on all aspects of weather & climate at School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds. Free & open to all. Details: http://tinyurl.

SNAPS (Special Needs &

com/rmetsyc, rmetsoc_ yorkshire@hotmail.co.uk

Parent Support) welcomes any family with a child with special needs to their Saturday support group at Penny Field School, Tongue Ln. Meanwood.

Hydrotherapy, swimming, dance & coffee. Details: 07964

847 775, dean@snaps-vol. org.uk, www.snaps-vol.org.uk

Wharfedale General Hospital Cardiac Club Open to former cardiac patients & their partners. Exercise classes under supervision of qualified instructors.

Meets Mon, Wed & Thurs at Wharfedale General Hospital. £3. Details: Details: 07949

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

2nd Sat, 11.30am at St John’s Church Hall, Harrogate Rd, Moortown. Details:

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 meet Thurs 10 Sept, 7.15pm in St Andrew’s Church Hall, Shaftesbury Ave, LS8. The interesting subject will be ‘Accessories through the Ages’. Visitors & new members 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.universityof leedsladiesclub.co.uk

White Rose Ladies Speakers Club meets Mon 14 Sept, 7.45pm at Horsforth Museum, LS18 5JB. Open to every woman who wants to improve her public speaking

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Pauline 269 3542, pauline. neale@ntlworld.com, www. leedsladiesspeakers.co.uk

YOUNGER LIFE 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.

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Parent & Tots Group Tues (term time) 1.30-3pm Queen’s Hall, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 294 Harrogate Rd, Moortown.

£2 per family. Everyone welcome. Details: Raegan

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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@

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Gledhow Woodcraft Folk welcomes new members aged 6 – 9, Thurs 6.15 –7.15pm at Gledhow Primary School.

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MISC/ EVENTS Charity Comedy Night Sun 27 Sept at Armley Liberal Club. Facebook Leeds Comedy Extravaganza. Tickets £10 from www.leedscomed yextravaganza.eventbrite.co.uk

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Details: 243 0298, valerie@ caringtogether.org.uk

Have a Ball with St Gemma’s! Tickets (£45) now on sale for annual Winter Ball Sat 28 Nov at LUFC Centenary Pavilion. Drinks reception, 4-course meal, live band, raffle, auction & prizes! Perfect as office Christmas party or a great get together with friends & family. Details: Jenny 218

5537, jennyd@st-gemma. co.uk

Hope Pastures Pony Days Mon & Thurs, 10am – 3pm.

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

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

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

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

Stevens 262 4271

Sue Ryder is Recruiting Volunteer Collectors to support their fundraising efforts around Leeds. All they require is the enthusiasm to make a difference to people’s lives & the ability to be a good ambassador for the charity.

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Time for Tea! Get together for a tea event with colleagues, friends & family this October & help raise vital funds for St Gemma’s Hospice. Special fundraising pack available.

Details: 218 5555, www.stgemma.co.uk/timefortea

togetherfriends is a friendship website for women with regular social events.

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Unwanted Bicycles, Wheelchairs, Crutches Rotary Club of Calverley collects on behalf of PhysioNet & Margaret Carey Foundation. Any condition.

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York Gate Garden (Back Church Lane, Adel LS16 8DW) One of Britain’s most innovative small gardens is open Sun – Thurs, 1.30 – 4.30pm. Adults £5/children free. Details: www.yorkgate. org.uk

York Gate Guided Tour Tues 1 Sept, 10.30am – 3.30pm. Private guided tour with buffet lunch & introductory talk by Head Gardener Adam Bowley.

Tickets £40.

You’re Hired! If your company would like to get involved in the St Gemma’s ‘You’re Hired!’ entrepreneurial challenge (which raised a fantastic £13,500 for patient care this year). Details: Jenny 218 553, jennyd@st-gemma. co.uk

Details: Mike 236 0481, mike.rotarycalverley1040@ outlook.com

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