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DEAR READERS,

June is about to burst onto the scene with another fantastic month of events, and, yes, more festivals!

The Leeds Waterfront Festival returns packed full of fun activities around the Leeds Waterfront.

The Yorkshire Festival too makes a comeback; and Chapeltown Arts Festival is rapidly approaching.

There is great Leeds-based theatre with Red Ladder’s community play ‘Leeds Lads’ and Alice Nutter’s tribute to ‘The Barnbow Canaries’.

You’ll find massed choirs at Leeds Town Hall; some fantastic

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10 Leeds Waterfront Festival is Back for its Ninth Year! An eclectic mix of arts,

20 Alice Nutter Salutes the

entertainment, music and fun on the city’s waterfront.

the Barnbow explosion..

Barnbow Canaries at The Playhouse A play based on the story of

folly transformations at Fountains Abbey; it’s time for Chapel Allerton’s Big Lunch again; and Seven Jazz wins Jazz Venue of the Year in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards.

Before you know it, it will be July!

Send us all your news and notices by 1st June and advertisements by 10th June (1st & 8th July for the August edition).

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards, Carole, Jack and the team.

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Promoting a wide range of arts and creativity in Chapeltown.

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Coinciding with the Queen’s 90th birthday, the Antiques and Fine Art Fair returns to Harewood House from Friday 10th – Sunday 12th June.

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any exhibitors are bringing items with royal connections, for example Royal Brierley Crystal goblets made to commemorate the 1937 coronation of King George VI; or a Regency George IV amboyna and rosewood side table.

An exceptionally rare pressed horn snuffbox features the portrait of George I painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller and still baring traces of the original gilding.

Of course you’ll also find fine quality Japanese items; selections of clocks and watches, including a vintage Rolex Oyster Precision steel watch; and a dinosaur egg dating back around 70 million years! There are fine collections of silver, jewellery, and ceramics too.

Ticket holders will not only have access to Harewood’s magnificent grounds and Below Stairs, but for just £5, they can also visit the State Rooms and exhibitions.

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JOHN WORMALD APPLEYARD, 1831-1894 STONEMASON AND SCULPTOR

One of the ‘must-see’ attractions for visitors to Leeds is Thornton’s Arcade, between Briggate and Lands Lane, with its famous ‘Ivanhoe’ automated clock on the wall at the end – people still gather to watch its colourful, life-size figures move to strike the hour. When the arcade opened in 1878 this novelty clock attracted such crowds that it had to be stopped for a couple of weeks to allow people to shop! Made by the famous Leeds firm of Potts & Sons, it featured four figures from Sir Walter Scott’s bestseller – Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, Richard Lionheart and Gurth the swineherd – designed by the Leeds sculptor John Wormald Appleyard. His was never a famous name, but this and other examples of his work survive to enrich the city scene today. e came from a family entrenched in the wool trade, like so many others. His father, Jabez Appleyard, had a business boiling size (a kind of glue), used to prepare wool for weaving, based at School Close by the Aire in Leeds, where John Wormald was born in 1831, the first of nine children. Jabez and his wife Jane moved shortly afterwards to Drighlington, their original family home, and then, around 1837, settled in Farsley, a village focussed on the woollen cloth trade, where several of John’s sisters found work in the mills. But John took another route: from the age of nine, he was apprenticed to his grandfather, Abraham Wormald, a Drighlington stonemason. So he learnt the traditional skills that were to become his life’s work, specialising in decorative stone carving.

When he was around 20 he moved back into Leeds, to Hirst Square off St James Street (under the Civic Hall now). He must have seen good prospects for work – the town was being developed and rebuilt in fine style, and the great project of the new Town Hall was about to get off the ground (literally), close to his home. It’s likely that he found work at first as a ‘journeyman’ stonemason and carver, employed by the day as part of a team. He earned enough to marry in 1853, when he was 22. His new wife Eliza Whiteley, a widow, was seven years his senior and there were no children.

He prospered and by the 1870s had expanded to have his own business and workshop in Cookridge Street. He clearly had an artistic bent, and branched out into design and sculpture. In 1875 when Leeds hosted a great exhibition of arts and manufacture he had several marble sculptures on show. And in 1878 he worked with William Potts the clock-maker, whose works were close by, to design the stunning clock for the new arcade being built by Charles Thornton, owner of the

nearby music hall (later the City Varieties), over the site of the old Talbot Inn. This was the first of the magnificent covered arcades that were to transform Leeds into a shopping mecca.

His most productive collaboration was with the architect George Corson, the leading architect of the day, who was based next door in Cookridge Street. He was the influential founder and president of the first Leeds Architectural Association, designer

of the Grand Theatre and other landmark buildings. When Corson won the competition to design the magnificent new Municipal Buildings (now the Central Library), it was John Appleyard who led the team of masons responsible for the internal stonework, notably the palatial entrance hall and grand staircase. A richly carved roundel high on the wall records his name alongside Corson’s. He must have been proud of his work here, in one of the city’s most spectacular public buildings.

He had other commissions, including the carvings on the impressive domed drinking fountain donated to Roundhay Park in 1882

by John Barran, instigator of the project to buy the Park. But much of his work remains unidentified. He lost his wife in 1889 and died himself in 1894, aged 62. They were both buried at Beckett Street cemetery. The story goes that in his studio a design was found for a commemorative window for St John’s church at Farsley where he had been brought up and his father and mother were buried.

The window, an image of the crucifixion, is one of the fine windows currently under restoration at the church.

Like many craftsmen, from the medieval stone masons onwards, examples of his work rather than his name survive and are known.

So he would surely have been surprised – and pleased – that an image of his named, carved roundel features on the back cover of the current Pevsner Guide to Leeds

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Leeds Waterfront Festival brings the city’s waterways to life with an eclectic mix of arts, entertainment, music, food, drink and family fun.

On Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June, the waterfront will be jam-packed with activities – on the water, on boats, and on dry land, stretching across four miles.

his year is the 200th anniversary of the completion of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal and the festival’s celebrations will stretch from Armley Industrial Museum and Thwaite Mills to Leeds Dock and the Royal Armouries. The party will be buzzing at Brewery Wharf and The Calls; there’ll be a taste of French culture around Brasserie Blanc at Victoria Wharf; and more activities at Granary Wharf, the start of the Leeds Liverpool Canal.

In the run up to the festival there will be a series of creative workshops, designed to inspire people to get involved creatively and explore Leeds Waterfront.

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In the run up to the festival there will be a series of creative workshops, designed to inspire people to get involved There’ll be Musical Barge gigs and boat trips all along the waterways, canoe demonstrations, dragon boats races and a Junk Boat race! And, The Tetley will host two days of live performances, workshops and artists’ talks.

The Festival is delighted to be working with local artists and creatives, including Matt Abbott, poet and spoken word performer, Yorkshire Life Aquatic, graffiti artist HYRO GRAFF, Knitting Communities Together, Veggie-Runners, and many others - all set to illuminate the waterfront like never before!

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Freemasons Donate £12,000 to Yorkshire Air Ambulance

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Freemason groups have provided a further £12,000 boost for Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Yorkshire Festival 2016 recently launched with an explosion of colour, dance and music. The festival will fill the county with artistic experiences from 16th June – 3rd July, featuring hundreds of events. ie Carabosse will bring a garden of fire to Harrogate, Place des Anges sees angelic feathers falling from the sky in Hull and prepare to be astonished as electric cabaret circus The Raunch comes to Yorkshire fresh from London’s Southbank.

There will be companies from 22 countries performing at the festival as well as a wealth of regional talent and Astor Piazzolla’s tango operita María de Buenos Aires comes to Leyburn with dance lessons for the quick footed and the finest music for aficionados.

Handmade Parade in Hebden Bridge comes with a Russian twist when the

embassy of Cardboardia opens its doors for the first time on English soil, and an innovative science fiction opera arrives at Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield.

“We’re very excited to announce our plans for this year’s Yorkshire Festival”, said Matt Burman, Yorkshire Festival artistic director. “We want people from across the county to join us as we showcase our rich and diverse culture, show off our stunning venues and epic landscape, introduce visitors to our welcoming towns and cities, and introduce you to excellent artists doing amazing things.”

For full details, visit www. yorkshirefestival.co.uk

The Freemasons’ Grand Charity has been a regular supporter of Air Ambulance services. Since 2007, nearly £2m has been donated to 22 rapid response emergency services.

“This is the ninth year the charity has donated thousands of pounds to Air Ambulances and similar services around the country”, said Laura Chapman, Chief Executive. “Charitable giving is central to Freemasonry and we are delighted to show our support once again.”

Yorkshire Air Ambulance is an independent charity providing a lifesaving rapid response emergency service to five million people across Yorkshire seven days a week, 365 days a year. The charity, which needs to raise £12,000 a day, has just ordered state-ofthe-art replacements for its two ageing helicopters, which will take to the skies over Yorkshire later this year.

The latest generation Airbus H145 aircraft will give paramedics a more modern medical fit-out to treat and transport often critically injured patients.

ary Don Auctioneers, one of the oldest auction houses in Leeds (established in 1929), has expanded into new, custom designed premises. Originally on North Street, it moved to Canal Wharf for some years, before settling in to Curtis Buildings on York Road.

The new auction room has been created in the same Curtis Building complex, but boasts nearly double the space with fantastic new facilities to host both regular and specialist auctions, together with a new reception area.

“The world of auctions has changed dramatically over the past decade”, said Gary.

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Chapeltown Arts Festival The Chapeltown Arts Festival taking place from 4th – 10th July is an annual arts and creativity programme, founded in 2014 by Sandra Whyles (ceramicist and contestant on the BBC’s The Great Pottery Throw Down) and Lotte Shaw (Union 105/East Street Arts). s well as providing a platform for new and established artists, the festival aims to promote a wide range of arts and creativity in Chapeltown and encourages participation and engagement with residents and supporters of the arts.

This year’s activities include the Chapeltown Word Junction: a celebration of local literary talent including Malika Booker, Paul Eubanks, Sai Murray, Dead Poets; community art workshops run by artists and makers (including singing and song writing, felt making, fabric dying and flower arranging); work with schools to design street art; a mobile photography studio with Jonathan Turner and Open Studios. And, RJC Dance has an exciting programme of events in celebration of Nelson Mandela.

These are just some of the activities that the public can participate in.

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The final concert of Leeds International Orchestral Season 2015/16 presents one of the largest classical choral works ever written, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, on Saturday 4th June.

Pictured: Ben Gernon

words from Goethe’s Faust, and continues with the theme of love conquering all.

Butterworth, whose music will be played at the start of the concert. ‘The Banks of Green Willow’ is a dream-like idyll, composed just before the war. Elgar’s ‘Serenade for Strings’ will also feature.

Karl Jenkins’ visionary work, ‘The Armed Man – a Mass for Peace’, was commissioned by the Royal Armouries and uses texts from the Psalms of David and the poetry of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The combined choirs of Leeds Festival Chorus, Leeds Philharmonic Chorus and St Peter’s Singers, along with Manchester Camerata, will be led by conductor Ben Gernon, recently featured in BBC Music Magazine as ‘Rising Star/Great Artist of tomorrow’.

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Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis

A very special commemorative concert, Lest We Forget: The Summer of the Somme, on Thursday 30th June, features some glorious English music, in honour of those who gave their lives during the Somme offensive a century ago.

Over a million men perished between July and November 1916, including English composer George

Yorkshire Voices return to Leeds Town Hall on Saturday 11th June to present Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, which has not been performed in Leeds for several years. This partnership between Harrogate Choral Society and Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir showcases works that are seldom performed because the musical resources required are often beyond that available to a single society.

Tickets available 0113 376 0318 or www.leedsconcertseason.com

Pictured: Lee Bisset

his is the first time in over 30 years that this piece has been staged at Leeds Town Hall, and will be conducted by David Hill. Subtitled ‘Symphony of a Thousand’ due to the vast numbers of performers required, the performance will feature the joint forces of three different choirs – Leeds Festival Chorus, Leeds Philharmonic Chorus, and Bradford Catholic Youth Choir – together with the Orchestra of Opera North and eight soloists, including sopranos Lee Bisset, Katherine Broderick, and Kate Valentine, mezzo sopranos Sarah Castle and Madeleine Shaw, Peter Wedd (tenor), Andrew Foster Williams (baritone), and Michael Druiett (bass).

The work is in two parts –the first being based on Latin text from the hymn Veni Creator Spiritus, which inspired Mahler, who said: “I saw the whole piece immediately before my eyes, and only needed to write it down as though it were being dictated to me.” The second part uses

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David Hill conductor Lee Bisset soprano Katherine Broderick soprano Kate Valentine soprano Sarah Castle mezzo soprano Madeleine Shaw mezzo soprano Peter Wedd tenor Andrew Foster Williams baritone Michael Druiett bass

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The play is really about what women did for their independence West Yorkshire Playhouse commissioned playwright, musician and former Chumbawamba member Alice Nutter to write a play based on the true story of Barnbow, a Leeds shell factory where, in 1916, there was a catastrophic explosion, causing the largest loss of life in Leeds’ history. t the height of operations, Barnbow employed over 17,000 people, 93% of whom were women and girls – the Barnbow Canaries. At the outset, Alice wasn’t that excited about the project but as she researched it a story of determination and grit emerged.

A group of businessmen went to London and suggested Leeds as the site for a new armaments factory to satisfy the demand for shells from the Front. The location had to be kept secret. They settled on Crossgates and the factory was up and running in just four months. It had its own reservoir, two huge canteens and its own railway!

Obviously, since the men had gone to war, it was staffed by women and girls, all of whom had to sign the Official Secrets Act.

got any recognition. There were no pensions for them like there were for the men who went to the Front.

When the war ended they were all sacked – just like all the women who had driven trains and trams in Leeds.

The jobs went back to the men and the women were forced back into the homes.

It wasn’t until 2001 that a monument was erected in Manston Park, Crossgates, commemorating the role of the Barnbow Canaries.”

Barnbow Canaries, directed by Kate Wasserberg, is at West Yorkshire Playhouse from 15th June – 9th July.

Tickets are available from 0113 213 7700 or online at wyp.org.uk

This was dangerous work involving the handling of sulphur that turned their skin yellow, hence the Barnbow Canaries.

Barnbow also had its own dairy farm as the women were told that drinking milk would reverse the harmful effects of the sulphur. In fact the sulphur caused infertility, liver cancer, and nasty blistering on eyes and tongues.

But with no men around the women had to support their families. For the first time they had their own money, and were earning more than their men had earned. They were able to pay for medical treatment for their children (remember there was no NHS!) and much more. All of a sudden they had hopes and dreams and freedom. They were willing to take risks.

The play is really about what women did for their independence. Alice uses a mixture of facts and dramatic licence. She wanted to depict real characters, so based it around two sisters, Agnes and Edith as they revel in their newfound independence and prosperity as Barnbow lasses. Not only does their danger money buy them a new life of confidence, work and politics, but also the thrill of a new future, full of fun, friendship and freedom.

“This was a difficult play to write”, said Alice. “Listening to audio recordings made in the 1970s at the Imperial War Museum in London was a revelation. (These recordings should really be in the Leeds City Museum) I wanted to bring these women to life. Local history groups and gossip helped to keep Pictured: Alice Nutter their stories alive.

“What’s sad is that these women never

‘Scenes Unseen’ in Alwoodley he play ‘Scenes Unseen’ by Lara Woodhouse of the Iron Lady Theatre Company will be staged at Alwoodley Community Centre, The Avenue, Alwoodley, LS17 7NZ, on 23rd July at 4.40 and 7.30pm.

The play aims to raise awareness of the concerns often faced by people with disabilities. Lara wanted to show that disabled people experience the same feelings as able-bodied people.

For example, people wrongly presume that a person in a wheelchair is mentally disabled and address their conversation to the accompanying person, or treat an adult disabled person as a child.

Lara wrote the play as part of her Theatre Studies degree and it was first performed in Doncaster in 2001. She was then encouraged to take it to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2003, where The Scotsman gave

people to see life through the eyes of disabled people. Having previously directed Dale Chadwick and June Williamson in the Cosmopolitan Players production of ‘Blue Remembered Hills’ at the Carriageworks, Lara asked Dale to perform with her and June to direct. “I realised that they were both genuine people who believed in me”, said Lara. “They don’t see my disability. They see me, Lara, as an actor and

Pictured:Lara Woodhouse it a Four Star review.

About to turn 40, Lara wanted to mark this milestone by revisiting the play in order to spread her message and help

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Leeds Photographic Society The Leeds Photographic Society’s Summer programme has a variety of fixtures, including outings to York and Plumpton Rocks, as well as illustrated talks and a number of evenings where members can show and discuss their work.

A friendly group of enthusiasts who meet regularly

n the second of a three-year contemporary art programme, ‘folly!’, commissioned in partnership with London Gallery Blain|Southern, the temples and follies of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, near Ripon, have been transformed by Mat Collishaw, one of the UK’s most thought provoking contemporary artists.

For his first solo show in Yorkshire, Collishaw has created installations which draw upon the history of the dramatic 18th century landscape of Studley Royal Water garden, echoing stories of revelry and reflection from the garden’s past.

Striking new works in the Banqueting House and Temple of Piety will play with your senses; and, a 3D zoetrope in the form of a strobe lit chandelier, plays host to a frenzied array of carousing figures in the dark interior of the Banqueting House In contrast, within the cool walls of the Temple of Piety you’ll find ‘The Pineal Eye’. Still, serene and shimmering like the moon pond outside, it appears and disappears before your eyes like a mirage. Reflective and tranquil, with the soothing sounds of the water garden outside.

The original designers of Studley Royal Water Garden, the Aislabie family, created many eye-catching follies to entertain and surprise their guests and The National Trust is continuing this tradition with this fascinating ‘follies’ programme.

For further information, visit www. nationaltrust.org.uk/folly

Members Mike Cooper & Tony Biscombe will present a pictorial journey entitled ‘The End of an Era’; and there will be a talk through the Thomas Broadbent & Son Ltd foundry just prior to its closing down after nearly 100 years of casting metals.

Leeds based professional nature photographer Oliver Wright, whose time is split between Yorkshire and Abisko (195km North of the Arctic Circle), will give a talk on ‘Macro, Landscape & Wildlife Highlights’, which will include photographs and stories from auroras in the Arctic to dragonflies in Yorkshire. (£5 entry fee for non-members, refundable against membership).

Leeds Photographic Society is a friendly group of enthusiasts who meet regularly to share and develop an interest in photography. Membership includes skill levels from beginner to enthusiast and professional. New members of all abilities are always welcome. They meet Tuesdays, 7.30pm at St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Road, Roundhay, LS8 1JN. Full programme details are available at www.lps1852.co.uk

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In March, Red Ladder Theatre put out a call for budding thespians to audition for a brand new community play called ‘Leeds Lads’ written by Antony Clavane and Nick Stimson, the writers behind ‘Promised Land’. Auditions took place and 45 actors, musicians and backstage staff – some experienced, some with no stage experience whatsoever – were finally chosen, and rehearsals began. ow, the performance date is rapidly approaching and tickets are already in demand for its run from Friday 17th – Saturday 25th June at The Carriageworks. A co-production of Red Ladder, Leeds Civic Arts Guild and The Carriageworks, the play follows a young woman’s journey into Leeds’s secret past and transports audiences from the turmoil and tensions of war, to the rich, multicultural city we know today.

“We have a brilliant cast”, said Rod Dixon, Red Ladder’s artistic director who directs the production. “Although this is a play marking the centenary of WWI, it is really more about 2016 than the Somme in 1916 – the diverse city that has grown out of the War. What is exciting is that the script keeps evolving – the cast is investing in the production and making suggestions.

Some roles have changed completely – like Jamie Jones-Buchanan (of Leeds Rhinos’ fame) who initially was lined up for a cameo then found he could act and moved on to a proper role!”

Amongst the Leeds Pals who fought and died at the Battle of Somme were members of the Leeds Rugby League Club and Jamie, a trustee of the Leeds Rhinos

Foundation, believes that the project is a fitting tribute to the former players and fellow Leeds Pals.

Red Ladder revels in staging such productions and in giving amateur dramatic performers and theatre makers opportunities. “The whole experience has been really great”, said first timer Tom Swift, who plays Fred Dudley, a soldier from Leeds who finds himself in the trenches, and a member of Britain

First in another scene. “The passion and professionalism that oozes from Rod and the rest of the team draws out the best in you and makes it really fun too.

“I didn’t know what to expect at rehearsals but it was so much more than I imagined. We did lots of movement work with Tash (Natasha Harrison movement director), and singing and voice work with Sam Somerfeld (musical director). I didn’t know I could leave my inhibitions at the door so easily and just go with it. Theatre is something I would love to pursue now.

This definitely isn’t going to be my only stage appearance.”

Leeds Lads has two assistant directors who are currently studying for their A-Levels, and Rod actually taught movement director Tash at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance some years ago.

This is a community play that respects the past and resonates in the present.

For tickets, contact 0113 376 0318 or carriageworkstheatre.org.uk. For more details on the play, visit www.redladder. co.uk

Pictured: Rod Dixon, Jamie JonesBuchanon and the

Photo: Malcolm Johnson

cast

New Quality Dance Space in Chapeltown

the next generation of young, diverse artists.

RJC Dance works with over 200 young people (aged 4-19 years) every week and also delivers a gymnastics and an adult class in its weekly programme.

The new studio can seat 74 people and can be used for dance, theatre, film screening, meetings, conferences and exhibitions.

JC Dance recently launched its refurbished, multipurpose, dance studio at the Mandela Centre in Leeds.

“After more than 14 years in the Mandela Centre, we now have a fantastic space where our young people can work, rehearse and perform”, said Kathy Williams, Director RJC Dance. “We know they will thrive in this professionally equipped space, thanks to the small capital grant from Arts Council England, supported by Leeds City Council.”

“We are delighted to see RJC Dance occupying a space that reflects the talents and aspirations of young people in Chapeltown and across Leeds”, commented Judith Blake, Leader Leeds City Council. “RJC Dance has an enviable reputation of nurturing talent, producing fantastic dancers and being rooted in its local community.”

Youth development and education are at the heart of RJC’s work. Committed to vitality, active participation, creativity and renewal they inspire, nurture and develop

A young woman’s journey into Leeds’ secret, inspiring past.

A cast of local performers will be joined by Leeds Rhino’s star Jamie Jones-Buchanan in his stage debut.

Fri 17 – Sat 25 June

Main Auditorium: 7.30pm, 2pm Sat matinee Tickets: £12.50 (£10.50 concession)

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A new exhibition at the Royal Armouries will showcase around 100 spectacular items from the remarkable Staffordshire Hoard collection from 27th May – 2nd October 2016. he Warrior Treasures exhibition focuses on fittings from weapons. It tells the story of their discovery, providing a fascinating glimpse into the warrior culture of a period in Anglo-Saxon history. These fittings were stripped from swords and seaxes, and are thought to represent the equipment of defeated armies from battles during the first half of the seventh century.

They are intricately decorated with gold, silver and semi-precious gems, and represent the finest quality Anglo-Saxon craftsmanship.

The Staffordshire Hoard is one of the most outstanding Anglo-Saxon finds since the excavation of the Sutton Hoo ship-burial in Suffolk in 1939. It was discovered close to a major road (Roman Watling Street), in July 2009 and is made up of around 4,000 fragments. Why it was buried, perhaps before c.675 AD, is uncertain. The secrets of the hoard are still being uncovered through painstaking research and conservation.

The exhibition will be complemented by a programme of activities, including archaeology sessions, storytelling, crafts, art, and combat demonstrations, during the half term and summer holidays. The Royal Armouries has also developed a range of education materials and sessions for schools.

A highlight of the complementary programme will be a one-day conference on ‘Exploring the Staffordshire Hoard’ on 11th June (adult £20/ concessions £18).

Key speakers include archaeologist Kevin Leahy on the discovery of the hoard; Pieta Greaves, manager of the Conservation Project Team on the latest research; Sue Brunning, British Museum, on AngloSaxon swords; and Professor Guy Halsall, University of York, on Anglo-Saxon

The exhibition will be complemented by a programme of activities, including archaeology sessions, storytelling, crafts, art, and combat demonstrations, during the half term and summer holidays

warfare and warrior culture.

“These parts of weapons are exquisitely crafted and it is no surprise that the story of the Staffordshire Hoard has captured the public’s imagination”, said Henry Yallop, lead curator and expert on edged weapons. “Seeing the quality of these objects brings to life the important role that weapons played in Anglo-Saxon society.”

Entry to the exhibition is free. Details can be found at http:// warrior-treasures.uk, www.royalarmouries.org/

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A special exhibition showcasing exquisite Saxon objects from the remarkable Staffordshire Hoard.

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rom the people behind ‘Dreamboats and Petticoats’, ‘Save the Last Dance for Me’ comes to Leeds Grand Theatre from Monday 13th to Saturday 18th June, and promises to take audiences back through the music and magic of the early 60s – a time when each passing week brought another Rock ‘n’ Roll classic.

Antony Costa, perhaps best known as a member of Blue, one of the biggest boy bands of the Noughties, stars as Milton. He previously appeared in ‘Blood Brothers’ in the West End and the ‘Boogie Nights’ UK Tour. He is joined by X Factor finalist Lola Saunders, who has been headlining concerts around the UK as well as writing and recording new music, and is now making her theatrical debut in the role of Jennifer. The cast also includes Elizabeth Carter as Marie and Wayne Robinson as Curtis.

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Written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran (of ‘Goodnight Sweetheart’, ‘Birds of a Feather’ and ‘The New Statesman’ fame), the show features the unmistakable music of Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman, authentically recreating the Rock ‘n’ Roll sound live on stage with hits including ‘Sweets for my Sweet’, ‘Please Mr. Postman’, ‘Viva Las Vegas’, ‘Can’t Get Used to Losing You’, the title track ‘Save the Last Dance For Me’ and more that will transport you back to a golden era of music.

‘Save the Last Dance for Me’ follows two teenage sisters through the Summer of ‘63 as they embark on a seaside holiday, without their parents for the first time. Full of freedom and high spirits they meet a handsome young American who invites them to a dance at the local U.S. Air force base... But young love and holiday romance is never as simple as it sounds, and the sisters soon realise that while the world around them is still watching itself in black and white, life and love can be much more colourful.

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fter their successful collaboration for the Circles exhibition at Leeds Central Library last year, artist-maker Alison McIntyre and designer Lee Goater have teamed up again for ‘Threads’, an exhibition at Colours May Vary (Munro House, Duke Street, LS9) from 10th – 30th June This Leeds Inspired funded project has been running since last October. Alison worked with over 80 people, teaching them to curve stitch through a series of workshops that made up the first part of the project.

The exhibition shows their finished work and interweaves excerpts of the conversations that took place whilst they were working together, which Lee has interpreted typographically.

The exhibition explores ideas around communities and group making and how people talk and feel differently when creating together. It also showcases the intriguing geometric curve stitched designs, made by the participants

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Launch Night is on Thursday 9th June, 6 - 9pm and all are welcome.

There will be an artist’s talk on Sunday 19th June at 2pm. For further information, visit threadsproject.co.uk or email hello@threadsproject.co.uk

the 2016 team. Visiting artist Malika Booker is also helping. Aoife O’Conner (18) is team captain, and she is joined by Khalidah Jamilah (15), Rebecca Mbuyi (17) and Darren Phillip (18).

The team is currently

eeds Young Authors (LYA), which started in Chapeltown in 2003, work with young people to help them develop as confident writers and performers, supporting them on their path towards artistic, academic, professional and personal success.

LYA currently holds free, weekly drop-in workshops at West

fundraising and looking

Yorkshire Playhouse on Tuesday evenings. They also regularly

for sponsors. They hope

run workshops in schools and community spaces, perform for

to raise about £6,000 to

community events, and organise the Voices of a New Generation

cover registration and

Annual Poetry Slam & Literature Festival in Leeds.

expenses for themselves

In 2015, LYA poets won the ‘Shot from the Lip’ UK National

and two mentors. They

Slam in London; and in 2009, a LYA team came second in the

have set up a crowd-funding

world at the Brave New Voices (BNV) International Youth Poetry

site that you can donate

Festival. Alex Ramseyer-Bache and Daniel Lucchesi transformed

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the 2009 team’s journey into the award-winning documentary,

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‘We Are Poets’.

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about this project and how

again, representing Leeds, Yorkshire and the UK at BNV in

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Washington DC. Besides the actual competition, BNV also offers

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The Chapel Allerton Awards and Big Lunch The eighth annual Chapel Allerton Big Lunch is on Sunday 12th June. With thousands of street parties taking place nationwide, local community group cara has taken the Chapel Allerton event a step further, by including the Chapel Allerton Awards, now in their fourth year.

Moortown Community Group Annual Open Meeting Moortown Community Group will hold its Annual Open Meeting on Tuesday, 12th July, 7.30pm at The Queens Hall, Immaculate Heart Church, 294 Harrogate Road.

The agenda will include: proposals for a new footpath and parking arrangements at Moortown Corner; progress toward a new public space (Moortown Square) between shops at Moortown Corner; update on Moortown Park (housing, public park); Moortown in Bloom; and the Festive Lights. There will also be an account of what the Group has been doing over the last year, as well as what it hopes to do in 2015/2016. Committee members and officers will be elected.

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welcome and light refreshments will be provided. For further information, call 0113 266 8480, or visit www. moortowncommunitygroup.org.uk

he awards offer local residents and customers the opportunity to nominate their favourite unsung heroes, whether it be for good deeds or good service. There is a mix of community and commercial categories, and people have nominated their favourites in the following categories: Best Neighbour; Street; Business; Place to Eat; Place to Drink; Member of Staff; Team or Club; Young Achiever; Contribution to the Community; King and Queen of Chapel Allerton.

The finalists will be voted on by the cara committee and the winners will be announced at the Chapel Allerton Big Lunch – the street party on Regent Street.

The Big Lunch will take place from12 – 5pm. Everyone is welcome – the ‘price’ of

entry being some food to share. Marquees, tables, seating and cutlery are all provided, as are kids games, a BBQ, and live music!

As well as the Awards and the Big Lunch, cara also organises a range of evening and weekend classes, monthly socials, and supper clubs in local eateries.

Membership is just £10 for 12 months, with minimum 10% going to charity, and members can use their cara card in approx 70 different shops, bars, restaurants and online businesses in the area to enjoy many excellent discounts, while supporting local and independent businesses.

For further information, visit www. lovechapelallerton.com, or follow them on Twitter @caraChapelA (#CAAwards), or Facebook: cara Chapel Allerton

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As well as both editions of North Leeds Life, you’ll also find many more interesting stories and events on our website, that have either arrived too late for inclusion, or we simply ran out of room in the magazine. We are adding new stories nearly every day. So don’t miss out!

Introducing the North Leeds Greenway Walking Group riends of Allerton Grange Fields have just launched North Leeds Greenway Walking Group – as part of the national Walking for Health initiative, which is supported by the Ramblers and Macmillian Cancer Support.

In England, half of all adults are not active enough to benefit their health. This means that they are at risk of developing serious illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

“We are delighted to launch the North Leeds Greenway walking group”, said Bhupinder Dev, Chair of Friends of Allerton Grange Fields. “Walking is a great way to not only improve your physical and mental health but also to explore our parks and greenspaces in north Leeds whilst getting to know new people in the area.”

North Leeds Greenway Walking Group will include a series of free short walks between parks and greenspaces in north Leeds. The 2.5mile Allerton Grange Fields to Canal Gardens Circular Walk will be on Saturday 11th June, 9:30am from Allerton Grange Fields. It will include a rest stop at Tropical World Café at Canal Gardens. The walk will take place on the second Saturday of each month with more walking routes to be launched soon. To register your interest email Friends of Allerton Grange Fields on foagf@outlok. com or call/text 07590 510499

Advice and Signposting Now Available at Tea and Chat Club Roundhay Tea and Chat is delighted to be able to offer free face-to-face advice and signposting on how to get help with such things as Attendance Allowance, housing, help for carers etc. on a fortnightly basis at Terry Yorath House, Devonshire Close, during Tea and Chat Club.

Lesley, who was the manager of CARE before it was run by RVS, has now retired and is offering this help to members.

She will also be leading activity sessions featuring brain-teasers, quizzes and games to complement the programme, organised

by Carole, and the popular seated exercise group led by Sharon of Extend Exercise.

For information, please contact Carole on 07808 030702 or roundhayteaandchat@ gmail.com

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‘Loose Men’ Raise £3,000 For Yorkshire Cancer Research Pictured: Jonny Adler, Melvyn Cohen, Sally Crerar,

‘Loose Men’ evening, featuring Leeds divorce lawyer Marilyn Stowe and comedian Howard Lee, recently raised £3,000 for Yorkshire Cancer Research.

The event, based on the ITV daytime show ‘Loose Women’, took place at the UHC Synagogue, Leeds, and was organised by the charity’s Leeds Committee.

The evening, chaired by Leeds businesswoman Amanda Porter and including panel members Jonny Adler and Melvyn Cohen, discussed a variety of wide-ranging topics in front of an audience of 150 people.

“This is the third time we’ve held a Loose Women style event and we’re delighted to have raised so much money

We’re delighted to have raised so much money for Yorkshire Cancer Research

Amanda Porter, Marilyn Stowe and comedian Howard Lee.

for Yorkshire Cancer Research”, said Hilary Tammer, Co-Chair of the committee. “Irene Collins, who has been a committee member for several years, came up with the idea and it has proved very popular.”

The Leeds Committee was formed in 1958 and has since raised many thousands of pounds for the charity, which aims to improve cancer outcomes in Yorkshire by tackling local cancer problems and priorities. During the 2015-2016 financial year the committee raised more than £15,000 by organising events and collections.

For more information about fundraising for Yorkshire Cancer Research, please visit www.ycr.org. uk/fundraising.

Princess Royal Joins Carers Leeds’ 20th Anniversary Celebration eeds has over 72,000 unpaid carers providing care for some of the most vulnerable people in the city.

Carers Leeds has been supporting 10,000 of these over the last 20 years. To celebrate this amazing work, Carers Leeds recently hosted an event to thank some of the carers and highlight the vital work that they do.

for unpaid carers to feel tired, anxious and disempowered. We are delighted that Her Royal Highness has been able to join us and that she has devoted so much time and energy to championing the cause of unpaid carers.”

Carers Leeds is a network partner of Carers Trust and works in partnership with carers, funders, volunteers and partnership organisations, including 111 GP practices across Leeds, to provide support to unpaid Her Royal Highness The Princess carers. Its experienced and Royal, President of Carers Trust, joined dedicated staff provides them at Leeds Civic Hall, 20 years after she confidential information, opened Carers Leeds centre, now based on advice and support, whilst The Headrow. During her visit The Princess the development team met many of the carers, together with other works with other agencies BI FOLDS AND MORE.. supporters. to ensure services support know how many unpaid carers carers and that statutory DESIGN,“I FABRICATION AND INSTALL. often have to balance their caring role with agencies know how to direct hectic lifestyles”, said Val Hewison, Chief carers to their services.

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News From Your Councillors Cllr

BILL URRY Rounday

Goodbye and thank you

My term of office ended on 5th May and I did not seek reelection. It has been a huge privilege to serve as a councillor for Roundhay, to meet hundreds of constituents and, I hope, to contribute positively for most. It was my choice to stand down, but at a certain age and with two very young grandchildren, I felt the time was right.

Four years ago I apprehensively arrived for the count at Leeds Town Hall. Like all candidates, I was worried

Cllr

DAN COHEN Alwoodley

about the outcome, and when the result became clear, worried at what I had committed to. In the following weeks I gradually got used to being called Councillor, learned about Government Finance, Scrutiny, and the Executive Board, and learned who to contact with different types of Ward casework. I also had to learn all about Council procedure.

Although I led for a time on Climate Change, my main responsibility has been Homelessness. It was a revelation how committed Leeds is to tackling rough sleeping. I often joined the Outreach teams out in the small hours three nights a week, or nightly in freezing weather. Leeds is a very different place at night when you’re out looking for people huddled away to sleep. Some of the staff have been going out regularly for many years the unseen and unsung heroes who keep our homeless numbers below other core cities. It has been salutary to see how dedicated and professional the teams are in trying to persuading

However you choose to vote, don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to have your say on Britain’s future place in Europe.

20 MPH Zones C o n g ra t u l a t i o n s t o m y colleague, Cllr Neil Buckley, on his re-election in May and thanks also to all those Alwoodley residents who supported Neil and our team of Alwoodley Councillors. We will continue to work as hard as ever to justify your support.

A reminder too about the referendum on Thursday 23rd June. The polling stations will open from 7am to 10pm.

Turnout is expected to be very high, so it’s worth allowing plenty of time to vote. Alternatively, you can save time by applying for a postal vote. You have up until the 8th June to apply, which you can do by going to www.leeds.gov.uk/ council/Pages/postal-voting.aspx

Since I was elected, one of the issues that residents have been concerned about is traffic speed on residential roads, particularly in streets near schools. The benefits that 20 mph zones bring in terms of road safety and environmental improvements are significant. I know not everyone likes them, but I am a huge fan.

The Council plans to increase the number of 20 mph zones around Leeds and we have been given a

Thanks to everyone I have met over the four years people to go into the shelters, including the hub places we fund at Saint George’s Crypt, to be told about housing options and hopefully to go on to longer term accommodation.

Thanks to everyone I have met over the four years.

Bill.urry@leeds.gov. uk 07891 278 717 / 0113 247 6927

list of roads in Alwoodley that will become 20 mph zones by April 2017 (the list is too long for here so I have posted it on the Local News Section of my Council Website, see address below). All affected roads will be contacted nearer the time.

This is the first ‘big tranche’ of our ward’s roads to benefit.

Watch Your Speed!

On the subject of speed limits, a heads up to those driving on Alwoodley Lane, Wigton Lane, Shadwell Lane, Harrogate Road and King Lane. At our recent PACT meeting, the police indicated that, following significant local concern, there is likely to be more speed limit enforcement on these roads over the next six months. I know that no Alwoodley residents would ever break the speed limit – but it is worth passing this information on to visitors (nobody wants avoidable fines and points), you heard it here first. Have

a great month. daniel.cohen@leeds.

gov.uk 0113 204 1094 www.democracy.leeds.gov.uk/ mgMiniSite.aspx?UID=2633

Winston Solicitors Claim Mencap Apprentice Crown inston Solicitors came out on top, beating several other businesses, when they were challenged by Leeds Mencap to take a £50 loan and raise as much money as possible for the charity.

Hosting a quiz night, raffle, auction, and their own ‘Bake Off’ they raised a superb £1,909.72, beating teams from BHP Accountants, Easypay Services, YCM Commercial Cleaners, MCS Cleaning Suppliers, and the Leeds branch of Royal Bank of Scotland.

Leeds Mencap provides support for adults and children with learning disabilities and was delighted with the success of their third annual Apprentice Challenge, which raised over £4,000.

“Our Apprentice Challenge is proving to be a popular way for businesses to support

Pictured: The winning team – Johnathan Winston, Howard Cohen, Paul Grindley, Emma Farrell.

Our Apprentice Challenge is a great team building exercise the vital work that we do across Leeds”, said Sarah Hooker, Leeds Mencap’s Head of Fundraising. “It gives them the opportunity to be creative and raise funds in a way that best suits them – making it a great team building exercise as well as helping us to provide our vital services.”

For more information on Leeds Mencap’s services, visit www.leedsmencap.org. uk/

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Compton Library (Harehills) led by Helen Kingstone and April-Rose Geers – Wednesdays 5 – 6.30pm

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Armley Library led by Ruth Daly – alternate Tuesdays from 31st May, 4 – 5.30pm

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SOLACE. Since then the scheme has expanded to four groups:

Reading aloud is a powerful tool, as organisations around the country are realising. Weekly reading groups, led by volunteers from the city’s universities, are already running across Leeds and involve reading literature aloud together to provoke conversations and encourage cross-cultural exchanges. Groups read poems and stories together then work through what they’ve read to learn new vocabulary and discuss the issues raised. These sessions help produce a sense of community and overcome the alienation and isolation experienced by many refugees.

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The Refugee Week workshop at the Central Library will run 1 – 4.30pm on Friday 26th June, and starts with a free lunch. The event offers taster sessions of the reading groups’ practice, as well as an introduction to ‘bibliotherapy’, poetry readings and a roundtable discussion.

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The evening promises to be another fantastically glamorous event, with a champagne reception, four-course dinner, a cabaret, and dancing to Dominic Halpin & the Honey B’s Big Swing Band. There will also be an inspirational speaker, table gifts, a charity auction and raffle, fun casino and bacon butties after midnight. Tickets are £90 each and all proceeds will directly benefit patients at Leeds Cancer Centre. Tables for six, ten and twelve are available.

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he willow warbler is one of the first migrant warblers to arrive here in Spring, usually following the chiffchaff, which it closely resembles.

The two birds, however, have very different songs.

Whilst the chiffchaff’s is a repetitive two note incantation of its name, the willow warbler gives out a melancholy sounding series of descending notes, which starts softy and ends with a flourish. It is an unremarkable looking bird, the size of a blue tit, with greenish-brown upperparts, yellowish underparts, a dark line through

the eye and a yellowish line below it.

It nests in a variety of habitats, in trees and bushes, and feeds on insects in Summer and sometimes berries in Autumn.

It arrives in the UK in April and departs for

Africa in August. Juvenile willow warblers can appear startlingly yellow, and sometimes turn up in gardens in late Summer.

The song is the best way to tell it apart from the equally Photo: common chiffchaff, but if Ben Hall the bird is not singing, other RSPBidentifying features include images. the pale legs, longer wings com and body (than chiffchaff) and yellower underparts.

Until the 18th century the two birds were thought to be the same species – the ‘willow wren’ – and Gilbert White, in his book ‘The Natural History of Selbourne’ was the first to separate the two.

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June is usually a warm month – perfect for looking after the garden, and sitting outdoors enjoying the light evenings.

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Plants grow quickly in June temperatures so many of this month’s jobs revolve around keeping them under control. Lawns, for example, need cutting a little and often to keep them looking smart. Make sure your lawn edging shears are nice and sharp as this will save you a lot of time and effort. Did you know that you can buy a clip on box to collect the grass clippings as you go?

Hedges such as Box and Yew can have their first cut of the year this month too, and that will give your garden a crisp, tidy structure as it goes into Summer.

Perennials will need staking to stop them from flopping if you haven’t already done so, and any shrubs that flowered in May can now be trimmed back to the shape you want.

Fresh from the Veg plot Salad leaves on your plot may well be ready to harvest and enjoy, and more can be sown now too, to keep those delicious salads coming.

Lettuce, Rocket, Mizuna and other oriental leaves are all really easy and quick to grow.

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It’s Bedding Time At long last the risk of frost is over and tender plants for bedding or pots and containers can be placed outdoors. Creating interesting displays using tender plants is great fun as they often grow quickly and then flower for months. Particular favourites of mine include the lime green leaved Ipomoea ‘Sweetheart Light Green’ and sweetly scented Heliotrope (AKA Cherry Pie) along with the more delicate trailing varieties of Pelargonium. Give them a handful of slow release fertiliser as you plant them as they will soon use up the nutrients in the compost. Remember to keep them well watered throughout the Summer.

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GREEN ROOM DIRECTED BY: JEREMY SAULNIER STARRING: ANTON YELCHIN, IMOGEN POOTS, PATRICK STEWART, ALIA SHAWKAT, MACON BLAIR

CERT: 18 RUNNING TIME: 95 MINS ere’s a movie with a mean streak. Writer- Director Jeremy Saulnier who made the great, twisted revenge thriller Blue Ruin brings us an intense, almost sublimely nasty picture; a violent siege drama that snarls out of the screen with the ferocity of a hardcore punk riff; amped-up, brutal and relentless.

When The Ain’t Rights, a punk band touring the Pacific Northwest on a shoestring budget get screwed over on a gig which leaves them out of pocket they, despite initial misgivings, accept a paying show at an out of town clubhouse which turns out to be a neo -Nazi compound.

Taking to the stage the band don’t exactly endear themselves to their audience by opening their set with a cover of The Dead Kennedys’ “Nazi Punks F-Off” but in due course the crowd response to their performance will be the least of their concerns.

Before The Ain’t Rights can pack their gear and get outta Dodge they stumble upon a murder scene in the backstage green room and are prevented from leaving. This sticky predicament is further intensified by the arrival on the scene of the club owner and white supremacist group leader, Darcy (Patrick Stewart), a figure of calculating,

The atmosphere of malice and foreboding is palpable

seething menace who seeks to deal with the inconvenience of the visiting band while orchestrating his minions in a clean-up operation.

And that’s pretty much it, set-up wise. We spend the rest of the movie with the besieged band in that single location while they attempt to fend off the barbarians at the gates and formulate some kind of escape plan. I don’t think it’s too much of a spoiler to say that things don’t pan out particularly well for many of the characters involved.

Oh, and things get really rather bloody.

Green Room is a film that doesn’t pull punches and its grimy, lo-fi aesthetic is in keeping with its setting and subject matter, lending the proceedings an air of authenticity. Depictions of gigging bands on the independent scene often pose a challenge to film makers and rarely ring true. Not so here; the band itself and the world in which it operates are convincingly rendered and the scuzzy club interior will strike a note of familiarity with many gig-goers.

While not presented as an out and out horror flick, Green Room does have something in common with the ‘cabin in the woods’ scenario of genre classics like The Evil Dead or

at the compound the atmosphere of malice and foreboding is palpable.

Saulnier begins ratcheting up the tension early and continues to tighten the screws with a mood of sustained, present threat punctuated by explosions of gruesome violence for which viewers may require a somewhat robust constitution.

While unlikely to be everyone’s cup of tea, Green Room is a viscerally thrilling experience that makes the most of its lean premise and economical scope, highlighting strong work by the cast and Saulnier’s directorial flair. It’s a film that leaves you jangled of nerve and palpitated of heart and, if you’ve got the stomach for it, it’s one I’d highly recommend.

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Poet Roger McGough’s new show (10th June at City Varieties) with Walter Wray, Steve Halliwell and Chris Hardy of LiTTLe MACHiNe, features a fine selection of vintage, classic and surprising poems set to music.

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LiTTLe MACHiNe is the ‘must have’ act at Literary Festivals from York to Dubai. Drawing on three thousand years of poetry - Sappho, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Blake, Byron, Eliot, Larkin and many more - they set classic poems to music and perform them with energy, passion and humour.

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Seven Jazz Wins Jazz Venue of the Year Seven Jazz, hosted by Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton, recently won Jazz Venue of the Year in the 2016 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, and Jamil Sheriff, Principal Lecturer in Jazz at Leeds College of Music, was nominated for the Jazz Education Award.

Seven Jazz has featured hundreds of concerts since opening in 2007.

Steve Crocker and his team of fellow volunteers (Jean Watson, Phil Green, Steve Ross, Will Powell, Trevor Prinn and Tony Walsh) host two regular concert series, a small festival and a programme of education that unites jazz fans and musicians. Sunday afternoon performances at Seven Arts and Inkwell feature the best local and national talent, whilst their Thursday evening series welcomes the finest national and international artists.

Seven Jazz also programmes the Jazz Sunday of the Chapel Allerton Festival, has its own Jazz Voices Choir, runs guest workshops, and hosts ‘Jazz Cafe’ jam sessions. It even runs a series of mock recitals ahead of exam time in their ‘College Collection’ series allowing students to develop their skills before their exams.

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Television Thu 2 Jun, Irish Centre, £25.85.

Innovative, influential guitar-based post-punk trailblazers.

Keep it Cash Fri 3 Jun, Korks Wine Bar, Otley,

£8. Europe’s most authentic & longest running Johnny Cash tribute show.

Dave Hanson Fri 3 Jun, Seven Arts, £7.

Former guitarist with The Dunwells introduces new music with a laid back blues vibe, inspired

by JJ Cale, Dire Straits, Eric Clapton & Black Keys.

Ultimate Bowie Fri 3 June, Brudenell, £13.20.

Ed Blaney leads 8- piece that takes you from Bowie’s early years with hits like Starman, through songs like Let’s Dance, China Girl & more.

Louise Gibbs Quartet Fri 3 June, Headingley

HEART, £8/6. Marking 100 years of jazz song & Including Louise’s Seven Deadly Sings & other originals. Headingley Music Festival

Orchestra of Opera North Sat 4 Jun, Leeds

Town Hall, £33.50 - £12.50. Strauss: Don Juan, Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 2, Dvorak: Symphony No 8

Arlarode + Martin Waterhouse Sat 4 June, Whites Deli, Free. Frontman for The Now-Now

Nelly Sun 5 Jun, O2 Academy, £28.75

American R’n’B sensation, whose 2002 album ‘Country Grammar’ spawned several hit singles including ‘Hot in Here’ & ‘Dilemma’.

Tracking The Brontës Sun 5 June, Seven

Arts, 6 – 7.30pm, £5. Musical tour of places known to the Brontës, featuring original songs

by Eddie Lawler, performed by Eddie & soprano Charissa Hutchins.

The Chills Mon 6 Jun, Belgrave Music Hall, £16.50. New Zealand indie-pop outfit, part of Dunedin sound of Flying Nun Records.

Big Deal Mon 6 Jun, Brudenell, £8.80. Woozy, lo-fi folk, understated, beautiful & fragile.

Nicholas Allbrook Tue 7 Jun, Brudenell, £13.20. Australian psychedelic rock singer/ songwriter, frontman of Pond.

Seven Live Wed 8 June, Seven Arts, £6.

Cornucopia of musical talent with James Carson, Balsamic, Kindness of Thieves & Slipway Strangers.

Frank Fairfield Thu 9 Jun, Howard Assembly

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Jester B + Brian Smith Sat 18 Jun, Seven Arts,

The Jeremiahs Fri 10 Jun, Otley Courthouse,

Deirdre Cartwright / Al Morrison Group

10 Jun, First Direct Arena, £53.50 - £69.55.

Legendary folk-rock, proto-grunge pioneer.

Also appearing: Laura Marling. £11 - £13.50. Ireland’s hottest traditional Irish music band, a mix of Irish, Scottish & English folk songs & tunes, performed with energy & passion.

David Broad Trio Fri 10 Jun, Seven Arts,

£8. Traditional old-timey folk-blues, ragtime, gospel & country. Support from C.D. Wallum & His Ten-a-Penny Footwarmers

Ronnie Maurice Sat 11 June, Whites Deli, Free

£8. Spine-tingling harmonies & outstanding renditions of songs by Simon & Garfunkel, Everly Brothers & others.

Sun 19 Jun, Inkwell, £5- £7, 1:30pm. A joyful set of jazz standards & originals.

Melvins Mon 20 Jun, Brudenell, £24.20. Cult

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Ty Segall Tue 21 Jun, Leeds University Union,

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Sam Watts Sat 11 Jun, HEART Headingley, £6

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Mbongwana Star Wed 22 Jun, Howard Assembly Room, £16.50. Group of street musicians from Kinshasa, Congo who play a fusion of funk, rock, rumba & vintage R&B.

The Proclaimers Sun 12 Jun, Grand Theatre,

Howe Gelb Thu 23 Jun, Brudenell, £16.50.

Coasts Sun 12 Jun, Brudenell £11. Indie-pop

Quantic Thu 23 Jun, Belgrave Music Hall,

£32.45. Scottish twin brothers best known for anthems like ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’ & ‘Letter From America’. in the vein of Foals or The Cure.

Michelson Morley Sun 12 Jun, Seven

Arts,1:30pm, £8 - £10. Melodic, atmospheric, minimalist music featuring the best of Bristol’s jazz scene

The Brian Jonestown Massacre Mon 13 Jun, Leeds University Union, £17.60.

Psychedelic rock band led by Anton Newcombe.

Wild Nothing Tue 14 Jun, Belgrave Music

Hall, £11. Solo project of Jack Tatum. Dreamy, catchy & intriguing tunes that sound like warped interpretations of Johnny Marr’s guitar work & The Cure’s careful synth arrangements.

Nel & The Elephants Thu 16 June, Whites

Deli, Free. Cocktails & Jazz Club.

Endellion String Quartet Tue 14 Jun, The Venue, Leeds College of Music) £19.50 / £17.50.

Winners of Royal Philharmonic Society’s Award for Best Chamber Ensemble.Haydn: Quartet Op 54, No 2, Shostakovich: Quartet No 8, Tchaikovsky: Quartet No 3

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Thu

16 Jun, Alhambra, Bradford £24.50. Classical, punk, rock ‘n’ roll & indie classics reimagined through the medium of ukelele.

Parquet Courts Fri 17 Jun, Irish Centre,

£13.75. Smart, melodic, punk-tinged garagerock.

High On Harmony: The Haley Sisters +

Giant Sand frontman playing lo-fi peyote-laced songs using soft guitars, yellow key piano & lonely moaning theramin. £13.20. Dance floor orientated grooves & intelligent breaks. Fans of Mr Scruff and Jazzanova will not be disappointed.

Hauschka Fri 24 Jun, Howard Assembly Room, £16.50. Pianist & composer Volker Bertelmann performs beautiful post-classical chamber works.

New Roots: Phil Cockerham Trio Fri 24 June, 8pm New Headingley Club, 56 St Michael’s Rd, £6. Sometimes humorous, always thought provoking, the trio will captivate across a landscape of old & new songs & leave you warm & buzzing!

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Anxiety-laden beats & sound collages rooted in DIY punk, noise, avant jazz, & ‘90’s NYC hip-hop.

Sinfonia of Leeds Sat 25 June, 7.30pm at St.

Edmund’s Church, Lidgett Pk Rd. Roundhay, LS8 1JN. Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Roger May: Bariolage; Bax: Tintagel; Dvorak: Symphonic Variations.

James Robinson Quintet Sun 26 Jun, Seven

Arts, 1:30pm, £8 - £10. Joel Purnell (tenor) Ian Chalk (trumpet) Graham Hearn (piano) Richard Hammond (bass) James Robinson (drums)

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Gledhow Primary School Fight for School Playing Field Parents at Gledhow Primary School have been overwhelmed by local support for their ‘Save the School Field’ campaign and are urging Leeds City Council to consider their case as soon as possible, so that their children’s use of the field is secured. he strength of their campaign came to light on 17th May when Leeds City Council confirmed that approximately 380 letters were submitted in opposition to an application for the registration of the land as a Village Green. There were just 13 letters in support of that application, made on 4th August 2015.

The field was acquired by Leeds City Council in 1945 and registered with the Ministry for Education for educational purposes. The land is a Gledhow school playing field and it is critical to the expansion of the school.

As the school expands to three-form entry, 210 additional children will attend the school (a 50% increase) with less outdoor space per head than they have now. There is a legal requirement for the school to provide ‘suitable’ outdoor space. DfE guidelines include outdoor space requirements. The Council must promote high standards when exercising its function as education authority.

The reason the Council wanted Gledhow Primary to expand (as opposed to another school in the area), was due to the availability of the land. Gledhow agreed to the expansion, responding to the need for additional school places in the area. It is a school that supports the local community and whose parents care about the children who wouldn’t otherwise have a place at a local primary school.

Parents did not object to three-form entry because they felt that children have a right to a place at one of their local schools.

They believed that outdoor space would not be an issue due to having access to the entire field.

“I wholeheartedly support Gledhow Primary School, its parents and members of the community in objecting to the Village Green application”, said Fabian Hamilton (MP for Leeds North East). “The school has demonstrated its support for local families in creating additional school places and desperately needs adequate outdoor space as the school expands.

Leeds City Council must decide quickly in favour of the school so that its children can enjoy the playing field that is rightfully theirs.”

Mrs Greenaway (Interim Headteacher) commented: “Our pupils desperately need

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Community Notices ACTIVE

Moor Allerton Snooker Club

Alwoodley Community Association Indoor Carpet Bowls Section

Stonegate Rd LS17 6EL (opp. fire station). Snooker players for social & league play welcome. 2 tables & bar open every evening. Details: John

Meets Fri, 7.30 – 9.30pm. Mixed membership, mostly aged 60+ but younger age groups most welcome.

Friendly social atmosphere & good light exercise. Drop in & give it a try. Details:

Brian K. 07527 730022 Big Fun Run Sat 6 Aug, 11am in

Roundhay Pk. Run for fitness, charity, or fun…just run! No pressure. It’s all about getting involved, having fun & enjoying the day. Entry £12.49/£10.49.

All ages welcome. Details: www.

bigfunrun.com/leeds/ Chapeltown Cougars 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

07949975295, mumba40@gmail.com Free Family Fitness Thurs 5.15 –

6.15pm at Roscoe Church Hall, Cross Francis St. Chapeltown LS7 4BZ. Part of Leeds Get Active working together with Feel Good Factor. Children (6+) are the responsibility of accompanying adult.

Leeds Tai Chi Academy Tai Chi for

Health: Mon & Wed, 7 – 8pm at Chapel Allerton Primary School, Harrogate Rd.

Mindful Movement: Tues 12 – 1pm &

Tai Chi for Health Tues 1.15 – 2.15pm both at Stainbeck Hall, Stainbeck Ln.

Details: 07581 217074, milarepason@ hotmail.co.uk Moor Allerton Bowling Club New

members, beginners or experienced, welcome. Social & league bowling available.Details: Karen 268 2995

Stancliffe 294 9327 North East Leeds Girls Football Team is looking for new players. Girls

in Years 8/9. Beginners & experienced players welcome. Training is on Sat 10 – 11.30am at Roundhay Park with qualified coaches. Details Krys 07757

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

raise £825 sponsorship. Details: Nicola 218 5570 nicolah@st-gemma.co.uk

ARTS & CRAFTS Alwoodley Art Group meets Thurs

7.30pm at Community Hall, The Avenue, LS 17 2NZ Programme includes workshops, demonstrations & exhibitions. New members welcome.

Details: 225 1546, info@5dpublicity. com, www.alwoodleyartgroup-leeds. com

210338, krysia@angstmann.co.uk North Leeds Walking Group Join a

series of free short walks between parks & green space in north Leeds as part of national Walking for Health initiative.

The walks take place 2nd Sat of each month. To register, email foagf@

outlok.com or phone/text 07590 510499 PHGC Snooker Club at Oakwood Clock Friendly, community focused

club keen to welcome new members.

Open Mon - Fri, 5 -11pm. Three tables, licensed bar, competitions & social events throughout the year. All abilities welcome (fortunately for most of the committee!). Coaching available.

Details: 07936 669634, secretary@ thesnookerclub.co.uk, www. thesnookerclub.co.uk Shark Dives 11 June, 20 Aug or 15

Oct at Blue Planet Aquarium. Take the plunge & swim with sharks to raise money for St Gemma’s Hospice!

Registration £50, raise £400 sponsorship. Details: Nicola 218 5570

nicolah@st-gemma.co.uk Wing Walking 24 Sept, East Leeds Airport, Church Fenton. Swoop & fly at speeds of up to 110mph strapped to the wings of a bi-plane. Only sponsored wing walk in Leeds! Registration £75,

Alwoodley Bobbin Lacemaking Group meets Tues, 1.15 – 3.15pm at

Alwoodley Park Methodist Church Hall, The Lane, Alwoodley, LS17 7BX. Tuition given. Details: 269 5512

Lace & Craft Group meets Fri 2 – 5pm at Alwoodley Community Assoc.

The Avenue, LS17. Lace making, cross stitch, tapestry & knitting. Join them for a cup of tea and a chat! Details: 267 9474, 294 0161 Leeds Marquetry Group meets Wed 7 – 9pm at the Polish Catholic Centre, Newton Hill Rd. (off Chapeltown Rd) Details: leedsmarquetry.org.uk 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 Shadwell Art Group meets Tues,

2 – 4pm Methodist Church Hall, Main St. Shadwell. Join this friendly group for sketching & painting classes, with tuition & demonstrations. Details: 265

5598

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

Practicals & demonstrations. 14 June: Practical with Ron Wilson. 28 June: Practical workshop with DVD tutorial.

New members, all abilities welcome.

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

COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS 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

NSPCC Roundhay Plant & Gift Fair Sat 4 June, 10am – 1pm at St

Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Pk Rd. LS8. Unusual plants & bedding plants at very reasonable prices. Plus gifts, cards, garden sundries, cakes & toys.

The money raised will help to support the NSPCC children’s service centre in Leeds.

days, visits. Details: 275 956,www.

thechippendalesociety.co.uk

patdixon2@ntlworld.com Friends of Allerton Grange Fields Friendly group of volunteers working to maintain & enhance Allerton Grange Fields off Lidgett Lane, LS17. New volunteers welcome.

Details: foagf@outlook.com, www. friendsallertongrange.org Friends of Gipton Woods 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 bluebells. New members welcome. Details: Christine 266 7569 & Facebook.

Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods Family Fun Day Sat 18 June 1.30 –

5pm on the grassland area adjacent to Gledhow Valley Road & Allerton Grange Way.

Friends of Wigton Moor Woods

Oakwood Farmers’ Market 3rd Sat,

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:

Details: www.oakwoodfarmersmarket. com

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

9am – 12.30pm at Oakwood Clock.

5 July: Summer Show + Gordon Kirby Demonstration. Details: Pat 225 0030,

Leeds Hospital Alert Small group campaigning for preservation of NHS. Meets at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Next meetings: Thurs 23 June. Details: 278 5495, info@ leedshospitalalert.org.uk Leeds Probus Club, for retired professional/businessmen, meets 2nd Thurs, 10.30am – 12 noon at St Matthew’s Church Meeting Room, Wood Lane, Chapel Allerton LS7 3QF, for social gatherings with speakers.

Details: 266 2310 Roundhay Planning Forum works with local people, councillors & City Council Officers to influence local planning decisions & deliver key actions & aspirations from the Roundhay Ward Neighbourhood Design Statement. New members welcome.

Details: https://sites.google.com/site/ roundhayplanningforum/nds 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

Shadwell Methodist Church Coffee Morning 1st Sat 10am – 12 noon

Kaleidoscope Singles 50+ social club

meets locally. New members welcome.

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

Details: Rita 217 1747 or Carol 267 0282.

GROUPS/CLUBS

Leeds & Harrogate Social Club Join

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

them for their monthly Club Night (Mon 20 June), from 8.30pm at The Toby Carvery (Queens Arms) Chapel Allerton. Full calendar of events – theatre, walks, badminton, films, meals, book groups. Details: Robin 293 5928,

enquiries@leedsivc.org.uk Leeds Horticultural Society Events

1st Tues each month at St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. All welcome. Monthly speakers. 7 June: ‘All the Colours of the Rainbow’ with Catherine Hilditch;

West Yorkshire Fuchsia & Pot Plant Society meet Wed 15 June, 7.30pm

Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Ln. LS5 2AB w Great Yorkshire Show Evening to discuss progress of growing plants for the display. Members bring along their plants. Visitors welcome. Details:

Graham 256 3055, wheatleygraham@ yahoo.co.uk

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MUSIC

Wetherby Guitar Club welcomes players of all ages & abilities. Tunes of The Shadows feature highly, though other styles also played - all to quality backing tracks. Meetings every three weeks, Thurs at Wetherby District Social Club 7.30 - 11pm. Details: Bob Bond

Alwoodley Singers Seek New Members All welcome, but especially sopranos.

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

Iveta 07547 112171, leeds.violin@gmail. 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@

Details: Andrew or Sue 887 3595 The Tea Cosy+ Dementia Café.

Yorkshire Clarinet Ensemble seeking more violinists! They rehearse Thurs, 7pm at 1 St Mark’s Ave. Details:

people over 65 on Thurs, 1.30-3.30pm at Brackenwood Community Centre.

Wide range of entertainment, activities, speakers, trips & special interest clubs.

07800 982156

Details: 294 3370 Leeds Folk Fiddle Group is urgently

RVS Community Action for Roundhay Elders (CARE) welcomes

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

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

Specifically for people with dementia & their carers. 1st Wednesday of every month, 11am - 1.30pm, Lidgett Lane Community Centre, LS17 6QP. Tea & coffee, homemade sandwiches &d cakes, support for carers, Singing for the Brain. £2.50 per person.

Wigton Moor Friendship Guild

leedsguildofsingers.org.uk

Mixed Voices Choir meets Mon, 7.45pm at Tree Tops Community Centre, Squirrel Way, LS17 8FQ. The choir has sung with Richard & Adam BGT finalists, ITV work with Sheridan Smith & Songs of Praise. If you love to sing then contact them. Details, www.mixedvoices.com

Roundhay Ukulele Group Meets

SENIORS

SPIRITUAL

Chapel Allerton Town St Lunch Club

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.

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 Sinfonia of Leeds Sat 25 June, 7.30pm

at St. Edmund’s Church, Lidgett Pk Rd. Roundhay, LS8 1JN. Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Roger May: Bariolage; Bax: Tintagel; Dvorak: Symphonic Variations.

Tickets: 224 3801, sinfoniaofleeds. eventbrite.com or on door

Tues 12.15 – 1.45pm in the Methodist Centre. Hot Meal £4, friendship & chat.

Transport can be provided. Volunteers welcome. Details: Vivienne & Paul 268

2513, Jenny & David 266 1502, paul_ chaplin@hotmail.com Don’t Act Your Age A social

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

Details: Ron Wiener 266 7722

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.

Julian Meetings 1st & 3rd Tues, 2pm at St Edmund’s Church, Roundhay, LS8 1JN. Silent meditation in the Christian tradition. Details: 240 3048/ 273 5865

SUPPORT

Facebook/ Alwoodley WI

Wharfedale General Hospital Cardiac Club For former cardiac

Leeds Ladies Coffee Club meets

patients. Friendly, evening exercise classes with qualified Phase 4 instructors. Details: 07949 307955,

www.wharfedalecardiacclub.org.uk, wghcardiacclub@gmail.com

TALKS & DISCUSSIONS Ask the Experts About the UK & Europe Tues 14 June, 6 – 7.30pm at

The Tetley, Hunslet Rd. LS10. Public Q&A event. The UK faces a momentous decision – stay or leave the EU. Voters will soon be asked to decide. Want to know the facts? Ask leading specialists.

Tweet your questions in advance using hashtag #EUask. Free but please register at http://bit.ly/1SVkBxl, http:// ukandeu.ac.uk/

1st Thurs, 10.30am at Leeds Church Institute, New Market St. 2 June: ‘A Trip Down Memory Lane’ with Keith Barber.

7 July: ‘Safer Project-Scams & Frauds’ with Kerrie Wilson. 4 Aug: ‘East Africa Wild Life & People’ with David Alred.

Details: Joan McShane 225 1166 NSPCC Ladies Luncheon every 3rd Tues 12.30pm with speaker, at Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Far Headingley,12.30 – 3pm. £16. Details: Gwynneth Owen 266 1800, Joyce Graham 273 4241 The Tuesday Club Ladies’ Lunch Group Meets last Tues of month,

11.30am at Devonshire Hall, Cumberland Rd. LS6 2EQ. 12.30pm lunch, followed by talk. Details:

Heather Harrison 267 8437 Leeds Philosophical & Literary Society Thurs 23 June, 7.30pm Leeds

Civic Hall. Talk on ‘Modernising Local Government – the Devolution Agenda’

by Professor Colin Mellors. All welcome.

Details: www.leedsphilandlit.org.uk/events.html Travelling for a Change? The Merits

of Ethical Tourism Wed 15 June, 7pm at Carriageworks Theatre, Millennium Room. Should holidays be solely about pleasure, or do we have a responsibility to the places we visit? What is ‘ethical tourism’ & who benefits? Admission: £5/£4 unwaged on door. Details: www.

leedssalon.org.uk

WOMEN’S GROUPS Alwoodley WI meets 3rd Wed, 7.30pm

at St Barnabas Church Hall (off The Vine). Learn, chat, laugh, make friends & help the community. Aged 18-180 – you are more than welcome. £37.50 a year or come as a guest for £4. Details:

White Rose Ladies Speakers Club meets 2nd & 4th Mon (ex bank holidays) 7.45pm at Horsforth Museum, LS18 5JB. For women who would like to improve their public speaking skills, boost self-confidence & have fun.

& I. 90 years of Marriage/Baptism registers: look up your family. Afternoon tea. £5 adults, children free. Also free book. 4.30pm Service of Celebration & Thanksgiving.

Marie Curie Seeks Volunteers Join a fantastic group of fundraising volunteers & help more people living with a terminal illness get the care & support they deserve. Full support given. Meet every 4-6 weeks & help with ideas to raise vital funds for Marie Curie’s services. Details: Jen

07798 638122, 01274 386190, jennifer. aspinall@mariecurie.org.uk New Alwoodley Medical Centre Now Open. Situated on Saxon Mount, just off King Ln (near Sainsburys), it brings together the Nursery Lane & Moorcroft practices & offers an expanded service, with more doctors & nurses, greater choice & more specialisms. New patients welcome.

Sue Ryder is Recruiting Volunteer Collectors to support their fundraising

Details: Pauline 269 3542

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. Details:

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Roohi Lupton 203 3360, roohi.lupton@ suerydercare.org

Bramhope Puritan Chapel Owned

by Bramhope & Carlton Parish Council this Grade 1 listed building is one of only two churches built during the Commonwealth period. A unique heritage building, it gives a fascinating insight into the history of Bramhope.

Open Sun 5 June, 3 July, 7 Aug, 4 Sept, 2 – 4pm. Adm free Celebration of the Queen’s 90th Birthday Sat 11 June at St Matthew’s

Church, Wood Lane, LS7 3QF. 2 - 4pm: Photographic Exhibition - Chapel Allerton over 90 years, & The Queen

The Queen’s 90th Birthday Afternoon Tea Party Sat 11 June,

2 – 4.30pm at St Barnabas Church, Alwoodley. Coffee, cake, games, crafts, music & fun. Come dressed as your favourite King or Queen.

Volunteers needed! Could you offer

some time to help older people in LS17?

There’s a range of opportunities at Moor Allerton Elderly Care (Maecare), including friendly visiting; helping at activity groups & outings; driving & IT support. Details: Wendy 266 0371 or

www.maecare.org.uk

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