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DEAR READERS,

Every month I’m blown away by the variety of things going on in Leeds and around our area.

Of course, Headingley LitFest is about to burst onto the scene, and a late addition to the line-up is Ken Livingston, who will be speaking at Leeds University Union. Pixie Lott will make a great Holly Golightly in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ at The Grand. Australian cult band The Necks and James McVinnie explore the secret sounds of Leeds Town Hall’s magnificent organ; and Lesley Garrett stars as a toilet attendant in a brand new opera at Howard Assembly Room.

Horsforth Walk of Art is enthusiastically preparing for its

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second year; Leeds Mencap has organised another Apprentice for Leeds’ businesses; and Meanwood continues to make its presence felt with ‘Way Through the Woods’.

One piece of bad new is that Post Office Limited plans to close Headingley Post Office – a campaign is underway, so make sure you have your say.

Deadline for the April edition is 1st March for news and notices and 9th March for advertising (1st & 8th April for the May edition).

Kind regards, Carole, Jack and the team.

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12 Livingstone to Speak at Headingley Litfest Ken Livingstone

27 Leeds Lieder Festival: Singing Stories ‘One of the most exuberant and

34 Meanwood’s ‘Way Through The Woods’ A chance to celebrate

talks about his book ‘Being Red – A Politics of the Future’.

far-reaching festivals of art-song in the UK’

Meanwood Park and The Hollies.

28 Nadine Senior Dies An extraordinary woman who inspired many of the dancers, choreographers, teachers and dance leaders of today.

40 Join in the Horsforth Walk of Art The second Horsforth Walk of Art is

18 Pixie Lott in ‘Breakfast at

Tiffany’s’ at The Grand Capote’s classic tale adapted for stage by playwright Richard Greenberg

21 Irish History Month Another programme of events highlighting Irish arts, heritage, culture and history.

30 First Opera a Sell Out Before its Premiere! ‘Pleasure’ is a human tragedy played out against the backdrop of a gay nightclub.

scheduled to take place on 2nd/3rd July.

50 The Necks & James McVinnie: The Secret Life of Organs Exploring the secret sounds of Leeds Town Hall’s magnificent organ.

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The Leeds Mencap Apprentice challenge is back for a third year, seeking out creative, entrepreneurial teams to battle it out for the top spot. Just how much money could you make from a £50 loan in six weeks?

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aking part in the challenge raises muchneeded funds for people with learning disabilities, whilst also providing a fantastic opportunity to improve team-working skills and fulfil corporate social responsibility aims.

Seven teams have already signed up and are raring to go. Last year’s winners, Easypay Services, who raised over £5,000, have re-entered in a bid to retain their crown. 2015 runners-up Winston Solicitors are also back alongside five new teams; YCM ltd, BHP Accountants, RBS, Life Search and Irwin Mitchell. The competition is going to be tough!

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BENJAMIN WILSON (1721-1788) ARTIST AND SCIENTIST

Next time you visit Temple Newsam House, take a look at the picture which hangs above the grand oak staircase – a charming painting of the five young daughters of the 9th Viscount Irwin in the 1770s, playing some light-hearted game out in the country. Its informality contrasts with the stiff family portraits that usually clutter stately homes. The artist was Benjamin Wilson, a Leeds man who made his name in London, as admired in his day as his contemporaries William Hogarth and Joshua Reynolds, with a respected position at the court of George III. He was an experimental scientist too, a fellow of the Royal Society, in correspondence with learned men across Europe. Yet today he is virtually unknown. enjamin Wilson was born in Leeds in 1721, the fourteenth and youngest child of a wealthy cloth merchant from a large, influential Leeds family. He was born at Mill Hill, where the Wilson family occupied the Manor House (where the Scarbrough Hotel is now, opposite the railway station). This grand house had walls and ceilings decorated with paintings by the distinguished French artist Jacques Parmentier, which people flocked to admire and inspired Benjamin as a child. He loved to copy them and found he could sell his copies to his school friends ‘for pence and halfpence’ – an enterprising boy! But his education was cut short when his father lost all his money. He was taken on by the French artist Longueville who was working at Gisburn, but after a year decided to seek his fortune in London.

From his own account, he walked most of the way, arrived penniless, and had to depend on a relation’s handout of two guineas (with a new suit of clothes) while he looked for work. The money lasted him a year – he was notoriously pennypinching! – until he got a post as clerk to a society of lawyers, in the heart of the City.

He scrimped and saved, and in his early twenties found a better position that left him time and money to take up painting again.

He worked and socialised with the leading artists of the time, and made all the right social connections, important for winning commissions. Portraiture was particularly lucrative: this was how the great and the good made sure they were remembered.

He began to win important commissions.

After a year working in Ireland, he returned to London in 1750 setting up in an elegant house in Great Queen Street, Holborn. His sitters included many eminent men and women, from the aristocracy, politics, and the arts. As his reputation grew, it’s said that he was earning £1,500 a year and could afford to turn down the offer of a partnership

© National Portrait Gallery with Hogarth. Many of his portraits of celebrities like the actor David Garrick were reproduced to meet popular demand – just as now people were greedy for pictures of their heroes. He even dabbled in satirical cartoons, with some success.

But there was another completely different side to his life. From an early age, he had read widely and become fascinated by the new science of electricity. He conducted experiments, built his own apparatus, and corresponded with some of the leading men working in the field. In 1746 when he was

only 25 he published the first of a long series of research papers on electricity which led to his election as a fellow of the Royal Society in 1751 and later to the Society’s gold medal.

He was particularly interested in the design of lightning conductors, which brought him into a long public dispute with Benjamin Franklin. His work, which he continued throughout his life, was widely respected, and he was honoured by membership of four European academies.

About 1771, when he was 50, Wilson married Jane Hetherington, well-born and beautiful but with no dowry. She suited him well – he claimed ‘he saved more money from the time he first knew her than ever before’! They had seven children, one of them later the distinguished general Sir Robert Wilson.

Benjamin acquired a royal patron in the Duke of York, George III’s younger brother, who helped him to an important official post, and he won the King’s support both as a painter and as an experimental scientist.

He was welcomed at Windsor and at court – he had made it to the top. In later life he lost money in speculation, complained of poverty, but died in comfortable enough circumstances, leaving his children an account of his life. His reputation has faded, but many of his paintings and prints remain in national collections, a reminder of this Leeds painter cum scientist for whom the streets of London were indeed paved with gold.

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In a last minute development, Headingley LitFest has managed to book Ken Livingstone, who has just published his book ‘Being Red – A Politics of the Future’, for an afternoon event at Leeds University Union on Tuesday 8th March 1pm. e is promising to serve up an insider’s account of the Labour Party and its future, at a pivotal moment in its history.

At a time when many are looking to revive Labour’s potential, Livingstone has form. His account takes the reader from the self-proclaimed ‘radical socialism’ of the Greater London Council, to his controversial independent candidacy that saw him branded as ‘dangerous’ by Tony Blair’s supporters, to the political battles against privatisation and pollution that characterised his time as Mayor.

At each point, he suggests possible lessons for those who would seek to follow, or improve on, his achievements today.

Having spent years at the head of the Greater London Council, served two terms as London Mayor, and having gone head to head with Boris Johnson, Being Red offers a clear-sighted study of the left’s possibilities and limitations, with reflections on the current state of the Labour Party and a look into its future.

Being Red offers a clear-sighted study of the left’s possibilities and limitations

Pad Ferguson Patrick Ferguson, also known Pad, Fergie or The Bull, turned 100 on 5th February and a big family party was held at The Irish Centre to celebrate.

Being the eldest of 14, this was quite the party and a bit of a family reunion.

A native of Ireland, he also received the ‘Centenary Bounty’ from the Irish President.

Pad was born in Attymass, Co. Mayo. He came to England aged 17 with his father to work on the harvest. They would go around to different farms, undertaking labouring work, including picking potatoes and beets. In fact, he was a labourer all his life and has always been very strong.

Most of his siblings have spent time in Leeds and five brothers stayed and made their homes here, but some returned to Ireland or followed work in other parts of England. Eight of his brothers and sisters are still alive, the youngest being 74.

He met his wife, Margaret (known as Peg), at dances in Leeds, despite living only a stone’s throw away in Ireland. They got married in 1939 at St Ann’s Cathedral and made their home in Headingley.

They had one daughter, Betty, and have three grandchildren (Carmel, Julian and Kieran) and five greatgrandchildren (Georgia, Olivia, Ciara, James and Edward). Pad has always been a family man and is very close to everyone.

After 63 years of marriage Peg died in 2002. He now lives with Betty and Kieran in Morley.

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he ICE Ball, which will be held at The Craiglands Hotel in Ilkley on Saturday 7th May, is aiming to smash its own fundraising record and raise in excess of £15,000 to support research into neurological conditions.

In aid of the Yorkshire Brain Research Centre, and sponsored by the Yorkshire Clinic, the event, is organised by Bev Wright who was a fitness instructor for 20 years until when she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2013. She assumed her symptoms were related to injuries sustained in her career and initially saw a physiotherapist after she suffered what she thought was a shoulder injury. But

after developing hip problems, a ‘drop foot’ and numbness in her rib cage, she went to her GP, was referred for tests, and was subsequently diagnosed with MS. “I was so shocked”, said Bev. “I knew I had to do something to raise funds and awareness of the condition. After attending a ball for the Bexley Wing at St James’s University Hospital, I got together with a small group of friends and decided to organize an MS charity ball.”

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attracted 293 people and raised an impressive £11,000 for the Yorkshire Brain Research Centre. Now Bev and her friends are hoping the ICE Ball, which is expected to attract over 400 guests, will smash their own fundraising record!

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Life & Style intage menswear is big business, its covers a huge range of niches, cliques, genres and sub-genres. Like women’s wear, it appeals to both the dyed in the wool full-on re-enactors, as well as the everyday wearer who mixes preworn items with their high street clobber.

As you know, we do tend to bang on about vintage, vintage, vintage – well, sorry, there’s no change this month!

We’re gonna harp on a bit more, specifically about menswear: another subject that is close to our hearts.

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Your typical male North Leeds shopper is a timid beast at best and is easily frightened off by too much vintage frou-frou. Unless, that is, vintage is really his thing. But there is something to be said about a bit of caution and circumspection when it comes to buying vintage clothes, especially if you are ‘a typical bloke’ who is not that comfortable with standing out in a crowd. He is happier making a subtle sartorial declaration.

Growing in popularity, vintage ‘chore’ (so called because it was originally worn for doing chores!) or workwear, offers such an opportunity. Call me and other men strange, but there is something extremely attractive about clothes that have been designed and made with manual labour in mind. So, this aesthetic (and yes it is an aesthetic) is about an appreciation of the item’s provenance, its utility, and its connection with the worker who toiled in it - not worn in a re-enactment ‘dress up’ way, but as an everyday item mixed with one’s usual nonvintage items.

That 50 year old, washed out indigo, French peasant jacket, with its worn collar, hole in the sleeve and fusty smell is a beautiful item because of the evidence of what could be called ‘honest use’, not despite it. Every pocket and seam is there for a reason and nothing is superfluous. So too are the game pockets in the back of the vintage American duck hunting jacket.

So why does your average IT consultant go a bit ga-ga over vintage chore wear? Some bright spark has suggested that it helps them reconnect to a notion of masculinity that for the vast majority of men no longer includes hard physical graft, something us XY’s are instinctively drawn to. I’m not so sure, perhaps vintage chore wear is just dead cool.

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Pixie Lott will star as Holly Golightly in a new production of ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ at Leeds Grand Theatre from 4th – 9th April. ased on a novella by Truman Capote, the play is set in New York in 1943 (not the 1960s as in the film!). Fred (Matt Barber, recently seen in Downton Abbey), a young writer from Louisiana, meets Holly Golightly, a vivacious, elusive good-time girl.

Everyone falls in love with Holly – including Fred. But Fred is poor, and Holly’s other suitors include a playboy millionaire and the future president of Brazil! As war rages in Europe, Holly begins to fall in love with Fred – just as her past catches up with her.

Capote’s classic tale has been adapted for stage by playwright Richard Greenberg (Take Me Out, Three Days of Rain), and contains memorable songs from the era, as well as original music by Grant Olding (One Man, Two Guvnors). Richard describes this version as ‘rougher edged and more candid’ than the

Breakfast at Tiffany’s has a drive that makes it very alluring to dramatise

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film. “Capote was a great writer and a natural maker of plots”, said Richard. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s has a drive that makes it very alluring to dramatise.”

Having appeared in a number of stage productions when she was younger, this is Pixie’s first serious stage

Barber (Fred), Pixie Lott (Holly Golightly) & Charlie De Melo (Jose)

play. “I am so excited to play Holly Golightly”, she told us just before starting rehearsals. “I’ll need to learn so many lines as Fred and Holly are on stage most of the time. It is a complicated piece of writing and we have to make sure we do it justice. If you are familiar with the film,

look out for the changes in the storyline. And, I love the 40’s fashions.

The set too is very stylish, very Holywood.”

The production is directed by Nikolai Foster, Artistic Director of Curve, who has directed a number of productions at West Yorkshire Playhouse.

And, the design is by Matthew Wright, who worked with Nikolai on ‘White Christmas’ at The Playhouse.

Other members of the cast are: Victor McGuire as Joe Bell, Robert Calvert as Doc, Naomi Cranston as Mag, Charlie De Melo as José, Tim Frances as Rusty Trawler/Editor at 21, Andrew Joshi as Yunioshi, Melanie La Barrie as Mme Spanella, and Sevan Stephan as OJ Berman/Dr Goldman, with Katy Allen and Andy Watkins.

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Art & Culture iolinist David Greed, leader of the Orchestra of Opera North, is the special guest artist and will bring the first half to a close with a performance of Vaughan Williams’s visionary Romance for violin and orchestra – The Lark Ascending.

St Peter’s Singers have been presenting sacred music on Good Friday at Leeds Minster for many years. This year’s event, held with the generous support of the Friends of the Music of Leeds Minster, starts at 7pm and includes music by Johannes Brahms and Ralph Vaughan Williams. The first half features two magical motets by Brahms: Warum ist das Licht gegeben and the Geistliches Lied, a masterpiece with deeply expressive organ accompaniment.

The second half of the concert is given over to Brahms’s sevenmovement German Requiem.

Its glorious orchestral scoring, beautiful writing for choir, and the two vocal soloists make for a heady mixture of memorable and often deeply meditative music that makes the work especially appropriate for Good Friday. The performance will be sung in German with a full translation provided in the programme.

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It’s March and Irish History Month is here again! An initiative of the Leeds-based Irish Arts Foundation, it was first celebrated in 2007. It exists to promote knowledge of Irish History and experiences in Britain and beyond, and it aims to highlight the many positive contributions that Irish people have made to British society. nce again Irish Arts Foundation has lined up a programme of events to introduce new audiences to the vibrancy of Irish arts, heritage, culture and history. 2016 is, of course, a landmark year in Irish history as they commemorate the events of 1916 in Ireland.

Particular highlights this year include a lecture day at HEART in Headingley, facilitated

by Saint Mary’s University, Twickenham.

This will feature lectures examining themes associated with the events of 1916. Bernard Purcell, editor of the London based Irish World newspaper will present a talk in the Headingley Club, and Greg Mullholland MP will talk about the Irish community in Otley.

There will also be performances from Irish comedian Dylan Moran at Leeds Town Hall, The Paddy Callaghan Trio at Otley

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The Further Adventures nna-Maria Athanasiou, author of the wildly popular ‘Waiting for Summer’ romance series, returns to Leeds for the ‘Leeds Author Signing Event’ at the Marriott Hotel, off Boar Lane, on Saturday 5th March.

Anna-Maria grew up in Meanwood and attended Abbey Grange C of E High School. After studying Hotel Catering and spending eighteen months in Switzerland, she married and moved to Cyprus.

An avid reader of everything from glossy magazines to classics, if she wasn’t busy with her two boys Anna-Maria was lost in a book or playing out imaginative scenarios in her head. As the boys got older she toyed with the idea of writing down some of these ideas, but never dreamt that today she would be on her third romantic novel!

She describes her series as ‘erotic but romantic’ fiction, with an engaging plot to keeps readers hooked on the storyline from start to finish.

In 2013 London Publishers Austin Macauley offered her a two book contract, and ‘Waiting for Summer’ Book One was published in September, closely followed

by Book Two in June 2014. With two successes firmly under her belt, this is her first author signing event and she is delighted that it is in Leeds. Her work will be showcased together with the work of 60 other talented romantic women authors.

‘Leeds Author Signing Event 2016’ is at Leeds Marriott hotel on Saturday 5th March, 10am – 5pm. There are two sessions, 10am – 1pm and 2 – 5pm (£12.50 per session), followed by a Charity Ball in the evening (£46). Tickets are available through www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leedsauthor-event-2016-tickets-15537433883.

of Dan Markham Following the success of ‘Dark Briggate Blues’, its sequel ‘The New Eastgate Swing’, another thrilling murder mystery by Chris Nickson, has just been published

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Her erotic but romantic fiction keeps readers hooked on the storyline from start to finish

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The story of Florence Nightingale’s nursing career is well known. But what about the high society life she gave up in favour of a very different path? ‘Our Cousin Florence’, a new exhibition at Lotherton Hall from 18th March – 31st December, examines and contrasts the life she chose by exploring the young, fashionable, little known Florence. reviously unseen correspondence and sketches illustrate Florence’s young life, which was firmly embedded in aristocratic society. She was particularly close to her cousin Ma r i a n n e, who married Sir Douglas Galton - later to become a close advisor to Florence on hospital design.

The letters highlight her internal struggles to justify leaving the life she felt created a ‘forced idleness’ in favour of a career in nursing, and contrasts her world as a young woman with her wartime experiences.

Lotherton Hall was the home of Marianne’s youngest daughter, Gwendolen Gascoigne, Florence’s goddaughter, and was where Marianne retreated to after her husband died. This new archive material all belonged to Marianne.

Items on display include

paintings, childhood sketches, jewellery, toys and Florence’s desk, brought to Lotherton Hall

by Gwendolen.

Pivotal to the exhibition are key fashion pieces of the period, similar to those Florence and her cousins would have worn, which provide a stark contrast to clothing worn by nurses during the Crimean War. Many of these are part of the permanent collection at Lotherton Hall, the home of Leeds Museums and Galleries’ extensive and extraordinary collection of fashion and textiles.

There will be a performance of ‘Our Cousin Flo’ in conjunction with Carriageworks, at Lotherton Hall on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June.

Bingley Gilbert & Sullivan Society Bingley Gilbert & Sullivan Society has signed up a new, young production team for a lively production of ‘The Pirates of Penzance’, with a ‘twist’…. biker pirates, set in the 50s! Exciting ideas from producers Sarah Earl and Jo Hudson, and Musical Director Danny Gamble, have already got the cast buzzing.

Membership of the society continues to grow, with whole families involved, some with three generations! Not only is it attracting young singers and dancers, it is also hoping to attract record audiences with its new show. This is an exciting, modern take, but the music and words won’t change - well hardly ever!

This is an exciting, modern take, but the music and words won’t change Rehearsals have already started but it’s not too late to sign up to join the chorus. Contact Sarah Earl 07740 460254 or Margaret Holliss 01274 568617 Bingley Arts Centre Wednesday 20th–Saturday 23rd April 2016.

Tickets available from Box Office 01274 567983 or www.ticketsource. co.uk/bingleyartscentre www.bingleygilbert andsullivansociety.org.uk, bingleygilbertandsullivansociety@ gmail.com

The wonderful musical ‘Chicago’ will be at Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre from 4th – 9th April. Created by John Kander, Fred Ebb and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, Chicago’s sexy, sassy score includes ‘All That Jazz’ and ‘Razzle Dazzle’. It has won numerous awards, and has been a sell out success wherever it has played.

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“Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery and treachery…all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts”…so begins this fabulous show. This touring production stars West End and East Enders actor John Partridge as smooth talking lawyer Billy Flynn, employed by the husband of chorus girl Roxie Hart – played by Dancing on Ice winner and Coronation Street star Hayley Tamaddon - to clear her of murder.

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Northern Ballet’s Swan Lake Returns to The Grand David Nixon’s wonderful Swan Lake returns to Leeds Grand Theatre from 3rd – 12th March. his production of one of ballet’s most famous love stories, is a modern take on the classic, set in New England at the start of the twentieth century. First performed in 2004, it captures the long lazy summers and old world grace of the period, featuring costumes that capture the affluence of the era. Stunning set design by Dave Gillan, lighting by Peter Mumford, and Tchaikovsky’s unforgettable score played by the Northern Ballet Sinfonia complete the retelling of this famous story.

“Our Swan Lake offers a different telling to traditional versions of the ballet”, said David Nixon, “whilst still remaining true to the spirit of the story and incorporating popular elements that audiences will be familiar with, from Tchaikovsky’s score to the dance of the four cygnets.”

This beautifully tragic tale of love and obsession is told through the Company’s unique blend of classical ballet and drama. For booking information, see northernballet.com/swanlake.

eeds Lieder, described in The Times as ‘one of the most exuberant and far-reaching festivals of art-song in the UK’, recently announced details of its sixth festival, which will take place at venues across Leeds from 1st – 3rd April.

Artistic Director and internationally acclaimed baritone, Roderick Williams, has chosen ‘storytelling’ as his theme.

As his many fans know, he is the master in the art of communicating sung text. He, and Leeds Lieder’s new director, pianist Joseph Middleton, have assembled a mouth watering line-up of like minded artists: including the internationally acclaimed and one of the 21st century’s finest singers, Dutch

soprano Elly Ameling, tenor Mark Padmore, pianists Julius Drake and Iain Burnside, the Myrthen Ensemble and Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Katarina Karnéus, alongside rising stars.

The spoken word will be juxtaposed alongside the sung, as Leeds welcomes actors (including Rory Kinnear), and education will also be at the heart of the festival’s activities. Hundreds of schoolchildren will be involved in song projects over the months running up to the Festival and representatives from the country’s top conservatoires will appear in master classes and performance platforms.

Two new song cycles, by Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Edward Rushton, have been commissioned and will receive

Pictured: Roderick Williams their world premieres, and a programme for local poets and composers will produce yet more delights. BBC Radio3 will also broadcast from the Festival.

For full details, visit www. leedslieder.org.uk. Ticket information: Box Office, Leeds College of Music, 3 Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PD (0113 222 3434)

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Nadine inspired many of the Phoenix Dance Theatre and the Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) recently came together to announce the passing of Nadine Senior OBE, and to pay a heartfelt tribute to an extraordinary woman. hoenix Dance Theatre, the longest standing contemporary dance company outside London, celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, and its history began with Nadine. It was formed in 1981 by David Hamilton (Artistic Director), Donald Edwards, and Vilmore James, whose enthusiasm for dance was sparked by the tuition they received from Nadine Senior at Harehills Middle School Nadine went on to inspire many of the dancers, choreographers, teachers and dance leaders of today.

She lobbied to prove the need for professional dance education in Leeds and founded NSCD in 1985 – the only higher education provision in contemporary dance outside London.

Following her retirement in 2001, Nadine was Chair of Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Board of Trustees for six years.

Nadine’s natural gift for seeing the best in young people has had a real impact on cultural institutions in Leeds and the national dance landscape. She was committed to ensuring there was a place for talent in Leeds. Her legacy will forever remain embedded in the heart of this city and the wider dance industry, as one of the finest dance champions of her time.

Sharon Watson, Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director, was also a student of Nadine’s and, like many

others, was inspired by the pioneering work she did in Harehills Middle School.

“I would not be doing what I am doing today if it wasn’t for the nurturing caring and inspiring role she played”, said Sharon. “I’m truly saddened that my long term mentor and guru is no longer with us. So many have been inspired by her work and many more will be supported by her legacy. I have experienced great leadership through Nadine but first and foremost I’ve lost a truly great friend.”

dancers, choreographers, teachers and dance leaders of today Janet Smith MBE, Principal of Northern School of Contemporary Dance commented: “Northern School of Contemporary Dance is indebted to Nadine for her revolutionary, courageous work in establishing the School.

We are here because of her commitment to the development and empowerment of young people through the discipline of creative dance and because of her determination to make dance education accessible regardless of background. Though the School has grown from 12 students to over 200, and the student body from local to national and international students, these values of nurturing individual creativity and inclusion remain at the heart of the School.”

The impact of Nadine’s contribution resonates across the city. It underpins not only NSCD but also Leeds as a City of Dance, with Phoenix Dance Theatre, RJC Dance and of many individual artists and arts administrators touched by her inspiration.

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In 2006, Mark Simpson, aged 17, won both BBC Young Musician of the Year as a clarinettist, and BBC Young Composer of the Year, the only individual to have won both competitions – then all hell broke lose! ll of a sudden he was being invited to play with and compose for orchestras all over the world. He would be in London one week, then on to Newcastle, Truro, Liverpool, Chicago, New York, Germany. Unable to fit the many commissions and performances around his studies at The Royal College of Music, he took a year out and moved to Berlin. It was here that he started reading a book of poems by Melanie Challenger and they hit him like a ton of bricks. “I was actually hearing music while reading her poems”, he told us. “I knew immediately that I wanted to work with her.”

He approached Melanie to work on his composition ‘The Immortal’ which premiered at Manchester International Festival 2015, set to a libretto by Melanie.

This was a difficult, avant garde piece featuring two choirs and orchestra, as well as solo voices. An exciting musical experience, it drew a strong, emotional reaction from the audience, and wide critical acclaim.

When approached to write an opera, as part of a three-year partnership between Aldeburgh Music, The Royal Opera and Opera North, he grabbed the opportunity to bring a story he had been playing with for a number of years to the stage, and relished the idea of working again with Melanie, who lives in North Yorkshire.

‘Pleasure’ is a human tragedy played out against the backdrop of a gay nightclub. Musically different to ‘The Immortal’, ‘Pleasure’ is more rooted in reality and more a hybrid form of opera and musical theatre. It tells the story of Val, played by Leslie Garrett, an attendant in the toilets in Pleasure, a hedonistic gay club in the north of England, presided over

by the Bacchanalian drag queen Anna Fewmore.

For years, Val has been both a shoulder to cry on and a confidante. When Nathan, a beautiful young man, arrives and leaves a gift for her, it marks the beginning of an emotional and violent night.

‘Pleasure’ will be performed in Liverpool, Aldeburgh and London.

‘Pleasure’, which is directed by Tim Albery, with designs by Leslie Travers, will be performed by four singers – Leslie Garrett, baritone Timothy Nelson as Nathan, tenor Nick Pritchard as Matthew, and baritone Steven Page as Anna Fewmore – alongside the Manchester-based music ensemble Psappha, conducted by Nicholas Kok.

With two nights already sold out on 28th /29th April, Opera North has scheduled a further performance at the Howard Assembly Room on 30th April, which is filling up rapidly. Following its world premiere at Opera North,

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s part of the citywide Time to Shine Project, Touchstone Sikh Elders will be connecting Punjabi speaking families with isolated Punjabi speaking older people, to foster crossgenerational relationships.

Once a fortnight, volunteers will invite an older person into their homes to share the evening meal, or raat di roti.

Through the ritual of eating together, stories and wisdom can be shared and a stronger sense of community developed.

One participant commented: “I would be glad to have someone who comes to pick me up and take me away from the walls I stare at everyday. The idea of having tea together and talking to someone would be amazing.�

There are more than 6,000 Punjabi speakers aged over 50 in Leeds. As people age, they become more at risk for social isolation and loneliness, which can be as damaging to overall health as smoking. The Raat di Roti project aims to ensure that loneliness is not an inevitable part of ageing.

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Jumping Nestled between Headingley and Moortown, Meanwood has tended to get overlooked.

But now things are changing and Meanwood is coming into its own!

‘Way Through The Woods’ started with an event at last year’s Meanwood Festival. It is a chance to celebrate Meanwood Park and The Hollies.

Funded by Heritage Lottery Fund, ‘Way Through The Woods’ will become a book of words and photographs comprising the memories and stories of people who have used, and still use, these amazing green spaces.

During March and April there will be three Sunday afternoon walks with storyteller Matthew Bellwood, followed by a series of Wednesday evening creative writing/storysharing sessions with writer Peter Spafford.

There will also be trips to The Liddle Collection at Leeds University, which documents and preserves firsthand accounts of individuals who experienced and were affected by the two World Wars; and to The Discovery Centre.

The resulting book will be launched during this year’s Meanwood Festival in May, organised by the Meanwood Valley Partnership.

The Festival will showcase events and activities for the whole community over a ten-day period (21st – 30th May). Music, arts, photography, health, heritage, food and drink will all be represented.

The Walks in The Hollies and

Meanwood Park are: 13 & 20 March, and 3rd April. Meet 1.30pm at Meanwood Park Cafe. Each walk will last around two hours.

The writing and story-telling workshops will be in The Ranger’s Hut, across the car park from the Cafe, on 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th March (6.30 – 8.30pm). If you would like to take part, email Peter Spafford at peter. spafford@ntlworld.com or call 07590 028327. It is free to participate, but numbers may be limited for some events.

in Memory of Iona Molly Leaf, from Horsforth, is about to undertake a skydive to raise funds in memory of her best friend, Iona, who sadly died from Cystic Fibrosis last year.

Molly is determined to raise funds, in Iona’s memory and for the many people who battle with Cystic Fibrosis every day.

“We always talked about raising money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust”, said Molly. “Iona was a girl who never liked to do things by half. We talked about doing all different kinds of things, but the one thing I remember her saying was: ‘If only I was well enough to do a skydive, it would be so cool!’ and I said ‘when your better we’ll do it together’.” Molly has decided to go ahead with the jump in her honour.

By covering much the cost herself, Molly is ensuring that the money she raises will all go towards holidays for people with CF. If you would like to sponsor her, please go to her JustGiving page at www. justgiving.com/Molly-Leaf Leeds has a dedicated Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre at St James’s Hospital and a Leeds regional paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Centre to care for people living with this disease.

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s part of Brain Tumour Awareness month in March, Brain Tumour Research and Support (BTRS), is aiming to raise awareness and funds through a celebration of the flat cap, in homage to their Yorkshire roots.

The charity is asking organisations and individuals to host their own Flat Cap Friday on 18th March, to raise funds for the vital work that it does in Yorkshire funding brain tumour research and supporting those affected by brain tumours. This could be an afternoon tea, quiz night, charity ball, or wackiest flat cap competition! Just make sure you don your flat cap and show your support for Yorkshire’s leading brain tumour charity.

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said Sorrell Coulson, BTRS Events & Fundraising Manager. “This year we want to make the campaign even bigger, with support from the whole of Yorkshire. Your Flat Cap Friday event can be as small or grand as you want it to be. The important thing is that we raise awareness and funds to support those in Yorkshire affected by brain tumours, as well as funding research to improve treatment.”

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Adel & Wharfedale Ward Trees I recently attended a presentation on how the Council prioritises tree work in the city. The Council has a statutory duty to ensure that all trees under its control are maintained so that they do not pose unreasonable risks to people or to property. A Tree Risk Management System has been developed to ensure that developing tree hazards are identified early and reduced as quickly as possible.

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Headingley Post Office and Headingley Stadium You might have seen in the news that Headingley Post Office has been earmarked to be sold off. Unfortunately this seemed inevitable once Royal Mail and the Post Office separated before privatisation, but we must now fight for the survival of the Headingley Post Office.

Work, to be completed in seven days; Developing Hazard which is not safe to leave for more than six months; Developing Hazard not safe to leave for longer than 18 months; and Non Hazard – issues in this category are usually associated with lack of light or TV reception/satellite signal. Unfortunately, homeowners have no legal right to light where shade is cast by trees, nor a legal right to receive satellite or TV reception.

Housing Leeds, which owns the Council properties in the city, will consider funding some work where it can be demonstrated that personal health and wellbeing or quality of life is severely affected. There are very strict criteria within the category of ‘Daylight Loss’ which must be met before work will be undertaken.

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event regarding the Leeds Bradford Airport Link Road. I will keep you advised of any further information I receive following the consultation period.

I would prefer that the consultation consider a rail link, but unfortunately this option was not included. I have made my views known to the partner organisations undertaking the consultation. A large number of those who attended also enquired why this option was not included.

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Headingley town centre is a sustainable centre, and the Post Office is a fantastic asset, with regular queues outside. The Headingley councillors have written to the Chief Executive asking for details of what Headingley Post Office’s profits are, to ask how we can assist, and also to point out the wealth of experience and level of expertise that would

Headingley town centre is a sustainable centre, and the Post Office is a fantastic asset

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If you would like to add your name to the petition to save Headingley Post Office, please e-mail me at jonathan. pryor@leeds.gov.uk A second issue coming up in Headingley is the proposed refurbishment of one of the stands at Headingley Stadium.

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Information & Advice for People with Learning Disabilities ollowing a staggering success in its’ first year, the second Horsforth Walk of Art is scheduled to take place on 2nd and 3rd July.

Already 68 creative individuals have signed up to be involved, together with 53 venues, and many exciting school collaborations are in the pipeline.

Entry is open to everyone in and around Horsforth. The organisers are looking for creative people who like to inspire and engage others. From writers, poets, singers and drummers, to artists of all kinds (graffiti, ceramics, textiles, water colours or oils). They want to celebrate creativity in all its forms.

They are also looking for venues, so if you have a garage, conservatory, house, or unusual space that they can pair up with an artist for an exhibition, get in touch.

Last year Horsforth’s first Walk of ART captured the town’s imagination. Over 70 artists, writers, musicians and craftspeople exhibited their work at 60 locations around Horsforth. Shop windows housed work from all the schools; there were 37 drop in activities, lectures and workshops for of all ages; and Hunger Hills Woods were transformed into an outdoor art gallery.

The idea, which grew from a conversation between local residents Lara Rule and Ralph

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Bainbridge, was to use creativity as a platform on which to build meaningful and lasting community relationships. Lara is committed to showcasing local talent and encouraging people to try something different and take a creative risk. She is particularly interested in engaging young people with local artists in order to inspire creative problem solving and inventive individuals.

Because the Walk of ART is entirely free to attend and participate in, those taking part are encouraged to give something free to the community. This could be in the form of a school workshop, hands-on activity, demonstration or talk.

If you would like to get involved, contact Lara at lara@horsforth-woa.org. For updates about the festival, visit ‘Horsforth Walk of Art’ Facebook group, or follow them on Twitter @ thewalkofart.

If you have a learning disability, or care for someone with a learning disability, Through the Maze invites you to drop in on Monday afternoons (1 – 3pm). Based at Bridge House, Balm Rd, LS10 2TP, it can be reached by the number 12 & 13 buses leaving from outside the Corn Exchange.

You don’t need to book, just turn up as the sessions are informal and relaxed.

“Information about what is available for adults with learning disabilities in Leeds is already available on our website, and people can also contact us via our support phone line”, said Luke Beaumont, one of the advisors. “Now drop in and talk to a friendly face. The whole team here at Through the Maze is looking forward to welcoming people and helping them find out what’s available for them here in Leeds.”

Over the coming months the drop in sessions will be themed and will include specialist guest speakers, but people can drop in with any questions they may have.

March’s theme is ‘Health’. On Monday 14th March Kieranjeet Kaur and Yaseen Baz from Connect for Health will be on hand to give additional information and support about health and wellbeing.

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arch 21st is World Down Syndrome Day and this year’s theme is ‘My Friends, My Community’.

The charity Sunshine and Smiles will be celebrating with the launch of a photographic project ‘I Am Me’ at Kirkstall Abbey Visitors Centre on Saturday 19th March (10am – 3pm).

For many families, finding out that their baby has Down syndrome is a worrying time with numerous questions. This photographic project aims to capture the journey that children, young people and families travel from those initial feelings of fear, worry and unanswerable questions to those moments of

joy, success and celebration.

For most babies, children and young people with Down syndrome, developmental and learning milestones take longer to achieve and need more support and input from parents, carers and others working alongside them. So, when those hard won milestones

are achieved they are a cause for great joy and celebration.

The ‘I Am Me’ project will illustrate individual successes and achievements.

The resulting photography will be exhibited at Kirkstall Abbey Visitors Centre from Saturday 19th March There will also be a photography workshop in The Chapter House. There are also plans to extend the project and exhibit further afield throughout 2016 and hopefully create a book.

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hey say a picture paints a thousand words and that was certainly true recently at BETA International, the top show for the equestrian trade, when Bobby and Bessie, two young cobs rescued three years ago by Hope Pastures, gave the audience in the Charles Owen Learning Arena an insight into exactly what rescuing a pony entails.

The Hope Pastures’ team took the audience through the rescue process - from first welfare call, rescue and rehabilitation, to seeing the animal leading a fulfilling life in a new home.

Bobby and Bessie provided the evidence of how an animal’s life can be turned around. Both are now part of Sophie Kendrick and Danny Kennedy ‘family’.

“Seeing animals that have been so badly abused and neglected show such

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trust and confidence when coming into a situation like this is truly humbling”, said Kim Pengelly, Fundraising and PR Co-ordinator at Hope Pastures. “I’ve never had to say so little about how fantastic the work that the sanctuary does is.”

For more information about the work that Hope Pastures Horse & Donkey Sanctuary does, visit www.hopepastures.org

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he lapwing is a bird of both moorland (where they breed) and arable farmland, familiar for its appearance and for its distinctive call. It is strikingly beautiful when seen close to, with green and purple iridescent plumage above, and bright white below, a black bib and black upward-sweeping crest feathers, longest and most impressive on the male in Spring.

In flight its rounded black and white wings are clearly visible, and make it easy to identify the large flocks often seen in Winter. It can breed in either fields or moorland, and returns to its breeding ground in early March, which is a good time to hear the distinctive drawn-out pee-whit song, as the birds establish

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territory. This song is accompanied by an impressive aerial display – the males tumbling, rolling and diving to advertise their presence to each other.

Lapwings nest in a scrape in the ground, lined with plant material, and lay four eggs, which hatch in three to four weeks. The chicks are able to feed and walk after a few hours, and can fly at five to six weeks. The eggs and chicks are very vulnerable, so, when threatened, the parents sometimes use the strategy of trailing one wing as if it was broken, to distract predators away from the nest.

Sadly, the breeding population in the UK has declined by 37% in the last 20 years, mainly due to changes in agricultural practices.

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Weather can be variable this month, but Spring is in the air and the garden is full of signs of life.

Why not choose a lovely scented rose such as ‘The Generous Gardener’

Trees and Shrubs March is the last of the months recommended for planting bare root trees, shrubs or roses, or for transplanting young trees and shrubs before they begin active growth. You will need to pick a day when the soil isn’t frozen or waterlogged.

Why not choose a lovely scented rose variety such as delicate pink ‘The Generous Gardener’ or zesty yellow ‘Teasing Georgia’ to be delivered this month so that you can enjoy the flowers this Summer?

Scrub up for Spring On warm days it feels good to get the garden cleaned up and ready for the growing season by giving paths and patios a good brush down, and cleaning and painting garden furniture, so that you can look forward to sitting out on warm Spring days. If you haven’t done so already it’s worth brushing out some plant pots and seed trays before giving them a wash in soapy water and allowing them to dry. Now you are ready to plant up seeds and seedlings in pest free containers.

own compost – or if, like me, you just can’t make enough of it, then well rotted manure is widely available to buy and is great for the garden.

Carefully spread it around the plants taking care not to cover them.

All your trees, shrubs and hedges whether newly planted or established will enjoy a feed of pelleted chicken

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Give your flowerbeds a real boost now, before the rapid growth of Spring begins. Adding a 5cm layer of homemade compost to your beds will give your plants a great start to the growing year. If you don’t make your

homemade compost to your beds will give your plants a great start

manure or fish blood and bone which can be gently worked into the surface of the soil around them.

Shrubs and perennial plants in containers also need feeding, and a slow release fertiliser is perfect for this, to ensure that a steady stream of nutrients is available right through the Spring and Summer.

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e all love to be in our gardens. So, once again, St Gemma’s is inviting all green fingered friends to open their garden for one or several days this Summer for others to enjoy. Large or small, paved or turfed, whatever your style or size, they would love you to take part. Last Summer, St Gemma’s Open Gardens raised over £7,000, all of which went towards caring for patients.

The gardens at St Gemma’s are at the very heart of the Hospice and are a haven of peace for patients and visitors. Recently a patient mentioned that he had been a keen gardener.

The Hospice’s gardener spent the day in the gardens with him and when he returned to the ward later that day he was a totally different man.

He talked about how beautiful the gardens were and how he had enjoyed his time outside. Staff were amazed at what a positive difference it had made to him.

The upkeep of the gardens and the care and services provided by the Hospice would simply not be possible without your support. “Year after year people who open their gardens for St Gemma’s receive a fantastic response”, said Emma, a St Gemma’s fundraiser. “It’s a great opportunity to share ideas with other gardeners and, no matter how big or small your garden, there are lots of ways for you to turn it into the perfect fundraising event.”

The hospice’s award winning gardens will be open to the public on 18th June, 10am – 2pm. There will be plant and gift sales, refreshments and much more.

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Music by Tom Jenkinson (Squarepusher), Philip Glass and The Necks performed on Leeds Town Hall’s organ.

Exceptional performers The Necks and organist James McVinnie explore the secret sounds of Leeds Town Hall’s magnificent organ as part of a tour that will celebrate organs in all their glory as the first ‘synthesisers’ invented centuries before their electronic counterparts. The concert will allow the instrument to be heard in a new light, playing repertoire less ‘prelude and fugue’ and more experimental and cutting edge.

The Necks are one of the great cult bands of Australia. Each of the trio’s improvised post-jazz, minimalist sets is a thrilling, emotional journey into the unknown making every performance a unique and spellbinding experience.

Their captivating sound and long form musical explorations are said to cast a euphoric trance and concerts are described as being like collective meditations or a religious experience.

Pictured: Chris Abrahams - Piano.

Lloyd Swanton - Bass.

Tony Buck - Drums.

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Each set is a thrilling, emotional journey into the unknown making every performance a unique and spellbinding experience.

Pictured: James McVinnie

Part of their 30th anniversary season, this concert brings pianist Chris Abrahams out from behind the piano as the trio explore the powerful, intricate and varied sonorities of the Town Hall organ.

James McVinnie, previously Assistant Organist at St Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster Abbey, is fast becoming the country’s leading performer of new organ music. As a member of the Bedroom Community label collective, his boundless approach has led him to collaborate with some of the world’s leading artists including Nico Muhly, Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) and Bryce Dessner (The National).

James will play a specially commissioned score by Tom Jenkinson (Squarepusher/ Warp Records) which echoes the fast, cut-up beats and synth lines for which he is so well known, interlaced with expansive classical influences. The programme will also include two of Philip Glass’s most emblematic organ pieces, which are rarely heard live on instruments of this scale.

The Secret Life of Organs, Wednesday 6th April, Leeds Town Hall. Tickets £15 /£13.50 available from 0113 376 0318, leeds.gov.uk/townhall

“I loved how they always made sure Mum looked lovely.

They would do her hair, keep her clean and tidy, moisturise her body. This was so important to her”.

Please help make this Mother’s Day amazing for others.

Make a donation to Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice today.

To donate please visit www.sueryder.org/wheatfields/mothers or call 0113 2033 373

Alternatively please send a cheque to Wheatfields Hospice, Grove Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 2AE.

Sue Ryder is a charity registered in England and Wales (1052076) and in Scotland (SC039578). Ref. No. 04760 © Sue Ryder 2016

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Rudimental Tue 1 Mar, O2 Academy, £32.45.

Popular, award-winning Drum ‘n’ Bass/ Breakbeat outfit.

Atlantic Shore Wed 2 Mar, Oporto, £6.60. Four piece popular beat combo from Herts/Bucks.

Therapy? Thu 3 Mar, The Wardrobe, £19.25.

Irish rockers who developed a darker more intense sound from thrashy punk roots.

Ady Suleiman Thu 3 Mar, Brudenell Social Club, £8. Singer-songwriter who blends reggae, soul, & a touch of hip-hop.

Turin Brakes Sat 5 Mar, Brudenell Social Club, £22. Folk rock/indie outfit.

English Chamber Orchestra Sat 5 Mar, Leeds

Town Hall, £12.50 - £33.50. One of the top chamber orchestras in the country performs Schubert - Overture: In the Italian Style, Beethoven - Piano Concerto No 5 (Emperor), Mendelssohn - Symphony No 3 (Scottish)

Blues for Nepal Sat 5 March, at HEART Bennett Rd. Headingley. Benefit in aid of Kirahule School after the quake. 7pm for Nepali Thali Curry (£6), band 8.30. Dance away to the electric sound of Kinda Blue. £9 Scene Better Days Presents: Refugee Crisis Benefit Gig Sat 5 Mar, The Fox & Newt, £5.

Featuring: Nervous Twitch - racous new wave garage rock with a strong hint of pop-punk, Helen Chambers - captivating acoustic folk, The Lock & Keys - local gruff pop punks, Crumbs - lo-fi garage pop, Settle For Anything - fast punk rock

Zibra Sun 6 Mar, Oporto, £7.70. ‘Glitch Indie’

trio from London.

Grimes Mon 7 Mar, Leeds Beckett University SU, £18.50. Canadian musician & visual artist whose music is mysterious, allusive, ethereal & electronic.

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#NO TTIP Presents: Milo Tain + Rhythm Control + Kalyan Thu 10 Mar, Wharf

Chambers, £3. A night of audio & visual communications utilising Leeds’ top musicians, artists and political speakers. (Headliners TBA)

Unnati & Company Thurs 10 Mar, 7.30 at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Combining Indian classical music, Hindi songs & original composition with a jazz vibe. £10/£5. info@ saa-uk.org

Moishe’s Bagel Thu 17 Mar, Howard Assembly

Room, £13.75. Rip-roaring, toe-tapping jazzinfluenced Klezmer & Balkan music.

Jeff Williams Thu 17 Mar, Seven Arts Leeds,

Social Club, £6.60. Boy-girl yelpy vocals, busted up charity shop kids keyboards & Sonic Youth steam-train guitars.

J Eoin Fri 11 March, 8pm Seven Arts, Chapel

Social Club, £11. The hardest, heaviest funk this side of the Atlantic

£14- £16. One of world’s top drummers who has accompanied Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Lovano, Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, & many more.

Allerton. Highly original songwriter, guitarist & singer. Has toured with some of the great Irish Folk revivalists incl Clannad & folk-rock band Scullion. £8 advance. DADGAD Guitar Workshops Sat 12 March 12.30 & 2.30pm at The Grove Inn. Not for beginners. www.mewlmusic. com, 07915 091290

Tracer Fri 18 Mar, Brudenell Social Club,

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

An evening of Brazilian Folk Music blended with infectious Modern Funk grooves, with an energy & style all of its own.

Sat 12 Mar, Leeds Town Hall, £12.50 - £33.50.

Programme: Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto, Tippett - A Child of our Time.

The Tradition Sat 12 Mar, Brudenell Social

Club, £13.20. Irish band formed around 1989, blazed a trail all over the North of England with their brand of raggle taggle Irish fare..

Stiff Little Fingers Sat 12 Mar, O2 Academy, £21.30. Original 70s punks with lyrics that meld the personal & political, music that combines the energy of punk with infectious hooks.

Inkwell Spring Jazz Cafe Sun 13 Mar, Inkwell,

at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. £6 www. mewlmusic.com

1.30pm, £5/ £7. Bring your instrument or voice & join in, or just watch! Jazz Voices Choir & Jazz Workshop band perform.

Thea Gilmore Wed 9 Mar, City Varieties Music

Ustad Irshad Khan Sun 13 Mar,

Noisy, joyous krautrock drenched in psychedelic grunge.

Social Club, £19.80. The godfather of dub & the high priest of reggae.

Johnny Foreigner Thu 10 Mar, Brudenell

Seven Live: Alamo; Fiona Holt Band; Den Miller & True North Wed 9 March, 8pm

TRAAMS Thu 10 Mar, Headrow House, £7.70.

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Wed 16 Mar, Brudenell

The New Mastersounds Thu 17 Mar, Brudenell

& Drake, Free. A celebration of the great Tom Petty, with & without The Heartbreakers.

The Coral Mon 7 Mar, Brudenell Social Club,

Hall, £25.40. Furiously individual singer/ songwriter she has received much admiration from her peers such as Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez & Martha Wainwright.

Unique acoustic based mix of indie, soul, reggae, Afrobeat & hip hop.

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Sam Lee Sat 12 Mar, Howard Assembly Room, £13.75. New acoustic sound with homemade, mongrelised instrumentation using, contemporary arrangements that challenge preconceptions of what ‘traditional folk’ should sound like.

£17.50. An original mixture of ska, pop, punk & blues, all tied up with insanely catchy melodies.

Natty Tue 15 Mar, Belgrave Music Hall, £13.75.

Seven Arts, £10. Internationally recognized as one of the greatest living sitar players. Joined on stage by Tabla player, Sri Bhupinder Singh Chaggar.

Emmy The Great Wed 16 Mar, Belgrave Music

Hall, £15.40. Critically acclaimed folk singer noted for evocative, thought-provoking lyrics.

£16.50. A sound reminiscent of 90’s grunge/ stoner rock mixed with the everlasting bravado of 70’s classic rock, a driving, sonic sledgehammer of massive guitars, clever hooks & raw uncompromising vocals.

Claudio Kron Fri 18 Mar, Seven Arts, £8.

Paul Heaton / Jacqui Abbott Sat 19 Mar, First Direct Arena, £27.50. Formerly of The Beautiful South.

Steven James Adams Sun 20 Mar, The Fox &

Newt, £8.80 Songwriter/ singer/guitarist with highly-acclaimed skewed indie-country outfit The Broken Family Band, & more recently indie rock band Singing Adams. Catchy melodies, & witty, dark lyrics.

The Stranglers Fri 25 Mar, O2 Academy,

£26.40. Seventies punk icons. Also appearing: Mike Peters and The Alarm

New Roots: Serious Sam Barrett + David Broad Fri 25 Mar, 8pm at New Headingley Club, 56 St Michael’s Rd. A country rocking double bill & new album launch. £6

The Wonder Stuff Sat 26 Mar, O2 Academy, £23. Pop-rock band that found success in early 90s with hits like ‘The Size of a Cow’, & ‘Dizzy’ performed with Vic Reeves. Also appearing: The Wedding Present, The Lottery Winners

Leeds Bluegrass Club Thurs 31 Mar, The

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SPOTLIGHT DIRECTED BY: : TOM MCCARTHY STARRING: MARK RUFFALO, MICHAEL KEATON, RACHEL MCADAMS, JOHN SLATTERY, STANLY TUCCI

CERT: 15 RUNNING TIME: 129 MINS eservedly heading up the heavy-hitters in this year’s awards season, this bold, impassioned and exceptionally well-handled film thrillingly tells the story of the reporters at the Boston Globe newspaper who broke the news of widespread child sexual abuse in the Catholic church.

Set in the early 2000s, the focus is the Globe’s ‘Spotlight’ team, led by Walter ‘Robby’ Robinson (Michael Keaton), a unit specializing in long-researched, deep investigative pieces that can take up to a year to bring to publication.

Spotlight is casting about for its next story when the paper’s new, no nonsense editor directs the team to look into the fact that a local Catholic priest had abused nearly one hundred young boys and those high up in the church’s hierarchy had been aware of this and covered it up.

The film clearly has a sense of reverence for old school journalism

Thus, the team, made up of Mike Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo), Sasha Pfeiffer (Rachel McAdams) and Matt Carroll (Brian d’Arcy James) set to work chasing leads, interviewing victims and peeling back layer after layer of the story in a series of revelations that begin to show the true, horrifying extent of the scandal.

They certainly have their work cut out for them. Breaking through the conspiracy of silence in a city like Boston with its huge Irish Catholic community, where an imposing church seemingly looms around every corner is no mean feat, particularly when the church’s officials close ranks to protect their own and the institution habitually uses its wealth, power and influence to manipulate victims and their families, the legal system and the press.

Given these considerable obstacles, the tenacity and dogged persistence of the Spotlight team is all the more laudable. The film clearly has a sense of reverence for the old school journalistic techniques employed by the team and the rigorous diligence with which they’re carried out, particularly in the face of such resistance and the fact that Catholics make up more than half the Globe’s readership.

Director McCarthy brings an even handedness and clear eyed focus to a story that could easily have spilled over into sensationalism and melodrama in the wrong hands. By putting the nuts

and bolts of investigative journalism front and centre, the film steers clear of overwrought moralizing and, impressively, never feels like it’s taking a swipe at religion itself but rather

applauds the heroism of those determined to expose the deep seated institutional corruption in the Catholic church.

Spotlight is powerful, important and serious cinema done right. It’s considered and measured in tone and the storytelling pace intensifies the further down the disturbing rabbit hole the team’s investigation leads them. While adhering to its procedural format, the film never loses sight of the human element of the story which is handled delicately and with compassion. Admirably, Spotlight manages to reaffirm one’s belief that, done well, conscientious journalism can be a powerful tool for justice.

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orton-in-Ribblesdale will be a hub of activity on Saturday 18th June. This is Heart Research UK’s new Day in the Dales event – ideal for walkers, hikers and families alike with walks for all ages and abilities, as well as fun-filled activities.

In partnership with the Yorkshire Dales National Park’s Three Peaks Project, they will be raising money to help people live healthier, happier and longer lives, as well as improving and maintaining the Three Peaks path.

Enjoy a gentle stroll, steady challenge, or strenuous hill walk, in some of our county’s finest landscapes. There will be three routes - the 25-mileYorkshire Three Peaks challenge; a less strenuous 15-mile route, which meanders around the valleys; or an equally scenic 5k nature walk in and around the village of Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Each route has its own distinct character, from ancient limestone pastures and upland hill farms

to stunning flower rich meadows and expansive heather moorland.

Add to that the Family Day with its sports day, stalls with fresh local produce, games and activities and you have a great day out that will not only improve your heart’s heath but will also conserve one of the UK’s most beautiful areas.

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Harriet is Fundraising for Bexley Wing Richmond House School pupil Harriet Williams (9) has set herself an inspirational fundraising challenge for 2016. She aims to raise £2,700 for Ward 88 in the Bexley Wing at St. James Hospital.

ockey players from The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) have enjoyed a successful start to their season by winning through to the national finals of a major schools competition.

2016 is the third year in a row that GSAL will compete in the U16 category at the finals of England Hockey’s National Schools Championships for Girls. The U16s will be joined by the U18 team, the second year running that GSAL is represented at the national final in this age group.

The national finals take place on 9 and 10 March, at the London 2012 legacy venue Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

The competition will feature eight teams in each age group - the winning teams from the five regional competitions plus three of the regional runner-up teams.

Both GSAL teams earned their places in the finals by winning the north regional round. The U18s claimed an especially sweet victory in the final of their regional

round by beating the current national champions Stockport Grammar School 5-1, having lost to them at last year’s national finals.

U18 coach Gwen Smith said: “They came through some tough games to become northern champions. This is an amazing achievement by all involved, to be one of the top eight teams in the country.”

The U16 scored an impressive 76 goals and conceded just 21 on their way to becoming northern champions. They hope to improve on last year’s performance at the national finals, when they won the third place play-off.

Year 11 student Gabriella Aston is cocaptain of the U16 and was in the bronze medal winning team at last year’s finals. She said: “The competition was nerve racking with some high quality hockey; it gave us the chance to see how good the teams are and motivated us to improve and train hard. I’m so excited to be going back to the Olympic Park this year.”

Harriet’s father spent a considerable length of time in Ward 88 when he was being treated for lymphoma. He sadly passed away four years ago, and she wants to do something positive in his memory to help others. She hopes to provide free television and phone calls for patients over Christmas and New Year.

Harriet began her fundraising in December when she played the baby grand piano in the Bexley Wing for patients, visitors and staff. She also played before the pantomime at the Carriageworks on Christmas Eve. She raised £271 for the Yorkshire Cancer Centre and was inspired to begin the New Year with a new fundraising challenge.

This month she is will undertake a 12-hour sponsored Bake-a-thon and plans to sell her baking at school, Brownies and locally.

She also plans to play the piano at events throughout the year. Her biggest challenge will be her cycle ride from Leeds to Liverpool with her mum!

If you would like to help Harriet with her fundraising, please visit https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/ heather-mccourt

Celebrating the achievements of young people

tudents from Leeds West Academy, Leeds City Academy and Leeds East Academy were recently awarded the Leeds Rotary Young Citizen Awards. which celebrate the achievements of young people who have shown care and commitment to others.

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Sam Harris and Kodey Dickinson from Leeds East Academy were rewarded for their exceptional attitudes and positive outlook on life, inspiring all around them.

Mohammed Raheem and Matthew Winship from Leeds City Academy were also commended. Mohammed has been assisting in the library and helping students. Matthew is Head Boy at the Academy and has been a resilient and committed student, assisting the school community each day.

The Lord Mayor, who presented the awards, commented that the students were not only a credit to White Rose Academies Trust, but also to the Leeds community.

Presented by the Lord Mayor of Leeds at Leeds Civic Hall, the awards commend students for outstanding community service, following nominations by school staff for exceptional citizenship and community service.

Leeds West Academy’s Sophie Downham and Carter Ambler were two of the recipients. Carter has been a regular volunteer within BUPA care homes and is a Communication Leader at the Academy.

Sophie, who is fundraising to go to India to assist in an aid project, has worked within the Academy to further STEM and has

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Frances Pye hopes to read Chemistry at Brasenose College, and Libby Munro Economics and Management at Pembroke College.

Matthew Vautrey has an offer for Law at Magdalen College, Miheer Sonwalkar for Economics and Management at Brasenose, and Julian Wood, for History and English at Balliol.

The five students with conditional offers from Cambridge colleges are: Shahzaib Ahmed for Medicine and John Greathead for General Engineering at St John’s College; Manjari Dhar for Mathematics at Newnham, Elliot Francas-Mellor for Modern and Medieval Languages at Trinity, and Aditya Munot for Economics at King’s College.

“We’re immensely proud of our students who have come through a highly competitive selection process to achieve these offers”, said Ray Peacock, GSAL’s Oxbridge coordinator. “While we support their ambitions by offering comprehensive guidance with their personal statements and preparation for interviews and admissions tests, ultimately they have secured these offers through their own efforts and commitment.”

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Community Notices ACTIVE

ARTS & CRAFTS

Bramhope Bowls Club New

Bare Canvas Life Drawing Group

members, experienced or novice, warmly welcomed. League matches, friendly games & social bowling. Great social activities. Details: Jaci 07979 207224,

meets Tues 8 - 10pm upstairs at The Fenton Pub Woodhouse Ln LS2 3ED. Friendly, relaxing night with great music playlist & excellent models. All abilities. £5. Enquiries from female models welcome.

Stewart 267 3311 Great North Run Sun 11 Sept.

Challenge yourself while raising funds for Yorkshire Cancer Centre, St James’s Hospital. Guaranteed places available.

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

Bramhope Art Club meets Mon

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

Leeds Marquetry Group meets Wed 7 – 9pm at the Polish Catholic Centre, Newton Hill Rd. (off Chapeltown Rd) Details: leedsmarquetry.org.uk

COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS Friends of Guiding Coffee Morning Sat 5 March, 10am – noon at Central Methodist Church, Horsforth. Cake & book stalls, cards, bric-a-brac, tombola.

7.30pm at Robert Craven Hall, Old Lane.

Mar 7: Demonstration in Oil pastels; Mar 14: Follow up on demonstration; Mar 21: Practical, Reflections. New members welcome. Details: Jeff 01423 508867

Horsforth Farmers’ Market Sat 5 Mar, 9.30am – 12.30pm St Margaret’s School car park .

Chinese Brush Painters Society

Leeds Feline Friends Spring Fair

Sat 5 March: Chinese Calligraphy with Vivian Ng; Sun 20 March: ‘Back to Basics’ with Vanessa Cooper & Anne Allan. All workshops 10am - 4pm at Pool-in-Wharfedale Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane, Pool. New members welcome. Details: Anne Allan

Sat 19 Mar, 11am – 2pm St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. Far Headingley.

Variety of stalls incl. giant tombola, books & cakes. Delicious refreshments.

01422 368482, mail@cbpsyorks.co.uk

Adel & District Horticultural Society meets every 2nd Mon (Sept –

Farsley & District Art Club Meets at studios in Westroyd Park, New St. Farsley. Mar 5: Painting from 10am.

Mar 12: Watercolour workshop with Peter 10am. Mar 16: Kelly Cox - Drawing caricatures 7pm. Mar 30: Review of members’ paintings. Details: www.

May), 7.45pm at Friends Meeting House, New Adel Lane. New members welcome.

Leeds Softball is looking for new players & teams to join its indoor softball sessions, 7 - 9pm at Notre Dame Sixth Form College, St Marks Ave LS2 9BL. Perfect for beginners to learn fielding & batting. First session free, then £4.

Details: LeedsSoftball@gmail.com, LeedsSoftball.com Meanwood Cricket Club (2nd oldest club in Leeds!) is looking for new players. Situated next to Myrtle Tavern, Parkside Rd, it runs 2 sides in Wetherby League. Pre season nets Thursdays 6pm Headingley Cricket School. Details:

Rob Guest (1st Capt) 07917 470232.

Quentin Cleal (Club Sec) 07917 470 0232

farsleyartclub.org.uk New Indoor Mixed Netball League meets Mon at Crawshaw School, Pudsey.

First mixed netball league in Leeds keen to welcome new mixed teams to join for fun & fitness! All abilities welcome.

Details: info@premiernetball.co.uk Yorkshire 3 Peaks Sat 4 June. Join Yorkshire Cancer Centre Team for this walking challenge & raise funds for cancer patients at St James’s Hospital. Details: Tif 206 8620, tifaine.carter@nhs.net

Guiseley Art Club Watercolour Demonstration with Paul Talbot Greaves Mon 7 March, 1.30 – 4pm at Methodist Church Hall, Oxford Rd, Guiseley, LS20 9EP. Non members welcome, £5 incl. refreshments. Details: www.

guiseleyartclub.co.uk Headingley Beading Group meets alternate Saturday afternoons for beading & chat! Complete beginners welcome. Details: 07546 224778,

christine.fisher@hushmail.com

GROUPS/CLUBS

Details: Mrs Tarn Everett 261 3095, http://adelhort.btck.co.uk/ Bramhope Bridge Club Meets to play duplicate bridge on Mon 1 – 4pm, Tues & Thurs 7.15 – 10.15pm, at Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Bramhope. New members welcome. Details: Leslie 250

2378 Bramhope Methodist Dinner Club meets Tues 15 March. Guest Speaker: Mike Dixon on ‘Ilkley & the Water Cure’ – the story of the rise of Ilkley as a Spa town. £13.50 per person. Advance booking essential by 9 March. Details &

to book: 267 8992

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 Cookridge & District Horticultural Society meets Wed 16 Mar, 7.30pm in Cookridge Methodist Church Hall for talk by Mike Davey on ‘Gardens of Carmarthen, Aberglasny & National Botanic Gardens’.

Cookridge & Horsforth U3A meets Mon 7 Mar at Cookridge Village Hall, & Mon 21 Mar at St Margaret’s Parish Centre, both 10.30am – 12 noon. Details: 07876 562 686, www.

(refreshments & chat 6.30pm). Members enjoy 7 films for £20 or 5 for £17. Guests welcome (£4). Details: Shirley 267

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Leeds Hospital Alert Small group campaigning for preservation of NHS. Meets at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Next meetings: 15 Mar, 12 Apr. Details: 278 5495, info@

Friday Fishers A fun group for 4-8 year-olds (reception to year 3) that meets Fridays, 4 – 5pm at Lister Hill Baptist Church, Horsforth. Bible stories, games, snack, craft & friends! Details: lhbc.

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Friends of Lawnswood Cemetery Practical Day Sat 5 March. Meet ranger

Leeds Writers` Circle meets

Peter Banks 10am in car park opposite main gates on Otley Rd. Tools & hot drinks provided. Details: Ann 261 1363,

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u3asites.org.uk/cookridge, www. cookridgeandhorsforthu3a.org

Leeds Cat Rescue rehabilitate lost, neglected cats & kittens. If you can offer a cat a home, contact them. Details: 268

Cookridge Methodist Community Film Society 2nd Wed each month,

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

Leeds Welsh Society Trying to restart society following the long illness & death of Hon Sec. Mair Pinnell. Details: Beryl

alternate Mondays, 7.30 – 9.30pm at The Carriageworks, Millennium Sq. Friendly, lively group of writers, fiction, non fiction, poetry etc. New members, experienced or beginners, very welcome.

Details: www.leedswriterscircle.co.uk Meanwood Men’s Society meets 7.30pm Meanwood Institute. Mon 7 Mar: Talk, MMS, the last ten years in pictures; Mon 21 Mar: Talk - Ferry Pilots. Details: Colin 274 6316.

7pm at Cookridge Methodist Church Hall

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64 Mercury Movie Makers meet Wed, 7.30pm at Rawdon Conservative Club.

Social gathering for people who would like to make further use of their video camcorder & enjoy other members’ films.

All welcome.Details: www.makers.com

The 52 Club 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 West Yorkshire Alpine Garden Society meets 2nd Sat (Sept-May), 2.30pm at St. Chad’s Centre, Otley Rd. Far Headingley. Guest speakers, plants for sale, shows, chat. All welcome.

Annual membership £15, visitors £2. www.alpinegardensociety.net/groups/ West-Yorkshire

West Yorkshire Fuchsia & Plant Pot Society meets Wed 16 Mar,

Community Notices 7.30pm at Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane, LS5 2AB, when John Freer will talk about daffodils. Visitors welcome. Refreshments. Details:

Graham Wheatley 256 3055, wheatleygraham@yahoo.co.uk

MUSIC

07958 782348 Junior Violin Group Thurs 5 - 6pm Woodhouse Community Centre, LS6 2NY. Fun, small group violin lessons for children, classical & folk tunes, music theory & games. Details: Iveta 07547

112171, leeds.violin@gmail.com Left Bank Vocal Collective meets every other Monday 7.15 – 9:15pm to sing in the amazing Left Bank Leeds, Cardigan Rd. No audition required.

Halifax Young Singers Sat 19 Mar, 7pm at Holy Trinity Church, Meanwood.

After a wonderful performance at Victoria Theatre (Halifax), the choir will perform a repertoire ranging from Disney songs, commissioned pieces & beautiful Latin scores. In aid of the towns around Calderdale devastated by the Boxing Day floods. Tickets: £7/ £5 on door or halifaxyoungsingers2@gmail. com

Leeds All For One Choir meets Mon, 7.30 - 9.30pm West End Primary School, West End Lane, Horsforth. Singing rock, pop & gospel. Everyone welcome.

Book a taster session. Details: maria.

Horsforth Choral Society Concert

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Details: www.leftbankleeds.org.uk

Wed 15 Mar, 7.30pm in St Margaret’s Church. Includes Handel’s ‘Coronation Anthems’. Choir rehearses Mon 7.30pm in St Margaret’s Parish Centre. Details:

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Leeds Haydn Players Concert

Wharfedale Male Voice Choir

Sun 20 Mar, 3.30pm Clothworkers Centenary Hall, School of Music, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT. Programme: Haydn Symphony no.95 & Haydn Theresienmesse. The Players will be joined by the Clothworkers Consort of Leeds.Tickets £10 on door or from Robin Jakeways, 01943 466331, robinjakeways@btinternet.com

meets Mon 2 – 4pm in the Catholic Hall, Bradford Rd. Burley-in-Wharfedale.

Friendly group will welcome any fellow who loves singing. Ability to read music a help but not essential. No auditions.

Meanwood Ukulele Club Meets Wed 2 – 3.30pm, Meanwood Institute, Green Rd, LS6. Mixed ability group strums & sings wide variety of popular songs, & performs occasionally. Membership £5 per week (paid each 8 weeks) or £6 per drop in session. Details: Jessica

Details: Ken 01943 863177

258 3521

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Sat 19 Mar, 10am – 1pm at South Parade Baptist Church, Kirkstall Lane.

Workshop with Rev Gaynor Hammond on spiritual & pastoral care of people with dementia. £12, free to those in the early stages of dementia & those caring for them. Details: http://old.

March, 2.30pm at 12 Queen’s Sq. A discussion with Maitreya (Koji Takeuchi) from Japan on ‘Evolution of Self Consciousness’. Free. Details: www.

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Singing Mums Tues (term time) 10 -

20 Mar: Palm Sunday, 8am Holy Communion, 10am Procession of Palms & Sung Eucharist; 23 Mar: 7.30pm Compline; 24 Mar: Maundy Thursday Service 7.30pm followed by Watch of the Passion; 25 Mar: Good Friday 2pm An Hour at the Cross; 26 Mar: 7.30pm Easter Vigil; 27 Mar: Easter Sunday 8am Holy Communion, 10am Sung Eucharist

Holy Week St Paul’s Ireland Wood

georgina.lashbrook@hotmail.com or Facebook.com/singingmums 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 07800 982156

St Margaret’s School Car Park followed by service on The Green & soup at Grove Centre. Easter Sunday Sunrise Service in Hall Park 6.45am. Women’s World Day of Prayer Fri 4 Mar, 2pm in Grove Methodist Church, Horsforth. Details:

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11am at St Paul’s Church Ireland Wood.

Fun, friendly singing group for Mums to enjoy with their babies. £5 per session if booking term/£6 drop in. Details:

Horsforth Churches Together Good Friday: 11.30am Walk of Witness from

Horsforth Churches Together Lent Talks Mar 2: Lister Hill Baptist Church - Mark Roques on ‘Work & the Kingdom of God’; Mar 9: Grove Methodist Church - John Battle on ‘From Neighbours to Brothers & Sisters in the Kingdom of God’; Mar 17: St Margaret’s Parish Centre - Rev Stephen Brown on ‘The Kingdom of God in Film’. All at 7.30pm

ts-leeds.org.uk Lighthouse A fresh expression of church & community for those ‘on the margins’. Sunday Service & Meal 12.30 – 2.30pm at St George’s Crypt, LS1 3BR. Details: www.

lighthousewestyorkshire.org.uk Lister Hill Baptist Church Horsforth A welcoming church for all ages. We believe you’d feel at home with us. Free meal once a month! Details: lhbc.org.uk

SUPPORT Headingley Friday Support Group – meets Fri 1.30 – 2.30pm at HEART, Headingley. Drop-in social group for adults with an interest in or experience of mental health services. Aim is to have fun through various social activities. Details: www.

headingleyfridaysupportgroup.org.uk

66 Leeds Samaritans Confidential, nonjudgemental support 24 hours for those experiencing distress or despair. They listen for as long as you need. Details:

245 6789 or 116 123, www.samaritans. org/branches/samaritans-leeds

TALKS & DISCUSSIONS

Community Notices Café Scientifique Headingley Mon 14 Mar, 7.30pm New Headingley Club, 56 St Michael’s Rd (in conjunction with ‘Headingley Lit Fest’) Liz Rymer (Associate Principal Lecturer in Film & Media at Leeds Trinity) presents ‘Science Fiction Cinema’ exploring its speculative nature & role in fleshing out often difficult concepts.

Leeds Geological Association Thurs 10 Mar, 7.15pm Conference Auditorium 2, University of Leeds Campus (rear of Sports Centre). Talk: ‘The Preserved Sedimentary Record of Giant Rivers: examples from Yorkshire, around the world & beyond’ by Dr Nigel Mountney, Leeds University. Visitors welcome.

Details: www.leedsga.org.uk

Café Philosophique Thurs 17 Mar, 7.30pm at Sports Pavilion, Richmond House School’s Playing Fields, Glen Rd. Topic: Dreams of a Low Carbon Future’ by James McKay, Manager EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Low Carbon Technologies. 45 minutes presentation followed by discussion. £4.

Details: 278 5577, metleeds@yahoo. co.uk

Forum 2000 meets Wed 10am – noon The Grove Centre, New St, Horsforth.

Mar 2: Audrey Dewjee on ‘Thomas Rutling, Harrogate’s African Tenor’; Mar 9: Martin Kapel presents ‘The Philistines’; Mar 16: Pete Woodcock on ‘Modernising the Political System’; Mar 23: John Burland on ‘Yorkshire Dales Walks’. Details: 258 3521, htts:/

3.15 – 5.45pm, Cardigan Centre, 145 Cardigan Rd. LS6. Celebrating Mothers’ Day & International Women’s Day. Event explores the daily lives of Palestinian women. Suggested donation £3/5. Details: k.porteus@outlook.

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Talk & Demonstration of Palestinian Cooking Sun 6 Mar,

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Leeds RSPB Group meets Wed 16 Mar, 7.30pm at Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Ln, LS2 9DX. Tom Lawson will give an illustrated talk on the wildlife of the ‘Deserts of India’

Details: rspbleeds@googlemail.com

WOMEN’S GROUPS Adel Ladies Luncheon Club meets 1st Wed, 12.30pm at Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Castle Grove Dr. LS6.

Mar 2: ‘Tales of an Irish Innkeeper’

by Frank Flaherty, Former manager Majestic Hotel, Harrogate. Apr 6: ‘Beyond the Far Fells’ with Janet Niepokoczcka. Details: Mrs Muriel

Huntley 230 1584 Horsforth WI meets monthly (21 March), 7.30pm in St. James’ Parish Centre, Low Lane, Horsforth. Visitors welcome. Details: Pat 258 7062 Leeds Ladies Coffee Club meets 1st Thurs, 10.30am at Leeds Church Institute, New Market St. 3 Mar: ’My Life in Show Business’ with Patti Gold; 7 Apr: ‘Tales of Robin Hood’ with Janet Niepokojczycka; 5 May: ‘Tales from a Charity Shop’ with Valerie Howson.

Details: Joan McShane 225 1166 Meanwood WI meets 3rd Tues of month, 7.30pm at Meanwood Institute, Green Rd. LS6. Mar 15: Food demonstration. Also Coffee Morning 12 Mar 10am – noon. Visitors welcome.

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.

Details: Pauline 269 3542

MISC/ EVENTS

& prizes for best race attire! Tables for ten £400, or £600 including race sponsorship. Details: Jenny 218 5537,

jennyd@st-gemma.co.uk Films@HEART Independent films from around the world 2nd Tues of month at HEART Bennett Rd, Headingley. Mar 8: (in partnership with Headingley Lit Fest) Argentinian/ Danish film ‘Jauja’. £6/£5/£4 on door.

Non members welcome. Details: www.

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facebook.com/FilmsAtHeart Hope Pastures Community Action Days Sat 26 Mar (30 Apr) 10am – 2pm.

Volunteers needed to help with regular maintenance jobs around sanctuary.

Action days tackle some of the major jobs. Details: kim@hopepastures.org

Horsforth Civic Society Open Meeting Wed 16 March, 7.30pm St. Margaret’s Parish Centre, adjacent to church. Speaker is Susan Watson, Horsforth Village Museum, the subject ‘Horsforth News from the Past Rescued from the Tip!’ Admission £2.

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‘Two’ the Jim Cartwright play will be performed by Bite my Thumb theatre group on Sat 5 March, 7.30pm at Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane, Bramhope. Tickets £10/ £8 available from 284 3361, 267 3487, or 267 8001.

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‘Waking the Monkey’ Author Event Wed 16 March, 7.45pm at HEART, Bennett Rd Headingley. Author Claire Randall will talk about her recently published book. New information has emerged re back story of intrigues from which the Hundredth Monkey event that the book describes was seeded. £4/ £3

A Night at the Races Thurs 24 March, Queen’s Hotel, Leeds. Ideal for entertaining clients, colleagues & networking. Includes fizz reception, 4-course dinner, race entertainment with cash bets & prizes, photo booth

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