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Fifty Years of West Indian Carnival

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Fifty Years of West Indian Carnival

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Swarm exhibition; and St Gemma’s hits the road with a classic car show.

We also hear about the good work the Recovery Academy is doing with its book club initiative, in partnership with Waterstones; and we check in with Jane Tomlinson’s new Sporting Social.

As we head towards our September edition we urge you to get your news and notices to us by 1st August (advertising deadline 11th August).

The dog days of Summer are upon us and the festival season continues in full swing!

This month we celebrate fifty years of Leeds West Indian Carnival; the atmospheric environs of Left Bank play host to its first Opera Festival; and Chapel Allerton’s Arts Festival returns for a 20th year! Not to mention the everexpanding and improving Black Music Festival in Potternewton Park.

The glitz and glamour of Gershwin’s Crazy for You comes to the Grand; West Yorkshire Playhouse announces its upcoming season of all new work; things are all abuzz at Skelton Grange with its

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12 Fifty Years of West Indian Carnival - Europe’s longest running

22 Opera North’s ‘Little Greats’ - Six short operas presented in a

Caribbean carnival parade and the biggest outside London.

‘mix-and-match’ rotation.

The theatre is now able to stream live and pre-recorded events.

30 Chapel Allerton Celebrates! - The Chapel Allerton

49 Roundhay School Takes Top Honours - In Maths in Action

Arts Festival returns for its 20th year!

project at Leeds Beckett University.

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50 School’s Out -

Featuring an even wider range of genres, including Afrobeat, Reggae and Grime.

Some suggested activities for the Summer holidays.

14 A Gala Performance - Stars of the Royal Ballet & friends perform in aid of the Ann Maguire Arts Education Fund.

19 Festival of Ancient Bengali Music and Dance Returns A three-day celebration of Bengali folk music.

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(SIR) JOHN HAWKSHAW 1811-1891 CIVIL ENGINEER

Is John Hawkshaw the forgotten man among the giants of Victorian engineering? Everyone’s heard of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, voted second after Churchill in a BBC poll of ‘the 100 greatest Britons’. Telford and the Stephensons are familiar names – but not John Hawkshaw.

Yet his achievements and the scope of his work in this country and across the world were famous in their day. His Severn Tunnel was an engineering marvel; he built railways, canals, bridges, harbours, advised on the Suez Canal, and promoted ideas for a Channel Tunnel.

From modest beginnings here in Leeds, he established himself as one of the country’s premier civil engineers, helping to power the growth and wealth of the nation. is start in life was unpromising. His father Henry was an innkeeper, running the Harewood Arms in ‘The Square’, a yard off Kirkgate (near Fish Street). His mother Sarah was illiterate. John was their fifth child, born at the inn in 1811. When he was nine his father died, but his mother took over and found a way to send this bright boy to Leeds Grammar School to study. The next year, aged thirteen, he was apprenticed to the prominent Leeds surveyor, Charles Fowler, whose busy practice focused on road building. John trained there for six years but left in 1830 to join the Lancashire practice of the railway engineer Alexander Nimmo – railways were the future.

Cannon St. stations, with their bridges over the Thames; railways, docks, harbours and bridges across the country; railways in Mauritius, Russia, India and Brazil; the new ship canal linking Amsterdam to the North Sea. In 1862 he was called to Egypt to advise on plans for the Suez canal (de Lesseps called him its saviour). In 1863 with a fellow engineer he completed

When Nimmo died in 1832, he was offered

Brunel’s spectacular Clifton suspension bridge,

a new post in far-off Venezuela, as engineer to

introducing design improvements. But the

the British-run Bolivar copper mines, where

Severn Railway Tunnel, opened in 1888, was

a railway was planned. He spent over two

his crowning achievement, significant for its

years there until illness and the climate defeated

commercial importance and for the engineering

him. He later published his ‘Reminiscences’, a

challenges involved. For a century it was the

remarkably thoughtful account of the country

longest underwater tunnel in the world.

and its people, expressing his liberal views on

Honours flowed to him too: he was elected

racial equality, social justice, and colonialism.

FRS in 1855, President of the Institute of Civil

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Engineers 1861-63, knighted in 1873. He had

health, and the next year married Ann Jackson,

National

a reputation for fairness and careful evidence

daughter of the Methodist minister at Green

Portrait

so was in demand as an advisor. He became a

Hammerton near Harrogate – educated, lively,

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wealthy man, and in 1865 bought a 4000 acre

He returned home in 1834 to recover his

estate at Hollycombe, Hampshire, as a country

a woman of ideas. He was appointed assistant engineer to the Manchester and Bolton Canal &

for the expanding Lancashire and Yorkshire

retreat for the family. Darwin, Tennyson,

Railway, so they moved to Manchester, where

Railways, a position he kept all his working

Henry James were among the visitors. He

they played an active part in the city’s cultural

life. He was consulted over the vexed question

briefly thought of entering parliament but was

life. Ann published her first volume of poems

of the best gauge for the fast-growing railway

prevented by his contractual interests.

in 1842 to some acclaim, and three further

network and recommended a narrower gauge

In 1885 his beloved wife Ann, who had

collections followed. Over the next years they

than Brunel – it was to become the standard.

shared his travels, his successes and the family

had six children, but two died in childhood and

He proved the feasibility of steeper gradients,

tragedies, died and was buried near Hollycombe.

their married daughter later, in childbirth. The

against opposition. By 1850 he was established

A few years later he retired, leaving his practice

tragedy of their loss is a deeply-felt theme in

enough to set up as a consulting engineer in

to his son. When he died in 1891 he was buried

many of Ann’s poems.

London, and the family settled there, in Eaton

alongside Ann. His obituary read:‘No man

Place.

has done more to enhance the honour of the

Meanwhile John Hawkshaw was establishing a reputation as a railway expert.

Work flowed in for him, huge infrastructure

He took over from George Stevenson as engineer

projects at home and abroad: Charing Cross and

profession’.

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The Woods Wins Best Place to Drink in Chapel A he Woods bar and pizza place in Chapel Allerton recently won a community award from the local residents’ group cara (www.lovechapelallerton.com).

The award was in the ‘Best Place to Drink’ category and was presented at Chapel Allerton’s Big Lunch event, hosted by cara on 18th June.

“This is a fantastic award to receive, not least because the votes cast were from the people of Chapel Allerton”, said owner Richard Todd.

“To receive the community’s support and appreciation in the shape of this award is a great acknowledgement of our team’s hard work.

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We aim to be a versatile, fun and enjoyable place for people to come with friends and family, drink good beers and eat nice food in comfortable surroundings. Even your dog is welcome! Thank you to everyone who voted.”

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‘Air Quality: a Silent Killer’ A Public Talk to the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society by Professor Mathew Evans, University of York

regions such as Africa - and using computer models to simulate how they circulate around the globe.

It was an engaging and fascinating talk

hen the former US Ambassador to Great Britain, Matthew Barzun visited Leeds a few years ago, he fell in love with the city enthusing about its energy and creativity (Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2015) but two centuries earlier a couple of other visitors had very different impressions. ‘O smoky city, dull and dirty’ was how the writer William Hazlitt described Leeds whilst, the German Prince Herman von Pückler-Muskau wrote of ‘A transparent cloud of smoke’ hanging over the city.

Evans of the University of York explained to

from which it would have been all too easy to

the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society in

leave feeling somewhat despondent about the

June, it also continues to be a global problem.

future. But thankfully, Professor Evan’s message

Professor Evans explained that, since the

was one of optimism. With the advent of new

great smog of 1952 when Piccadilly Circus was so

technology such as electric vehicles, the petrol

dark that it had to be lit by street lamps at noon,

powered internal combustion engine - which is

air quality in the UK has been steadily improving

one of the main sources of pollution in today’s

thanks to a combination of measures such as the

cities - could well be relegated to take its place

Clean Air Act of 1956, better understanding of

alongside the horse and carriage. Should some

the science of pollution and the application of

future Hazlitt visit Leeds in 50 years time, it is

new technological developments.

to be hoped that they will be enthusing about

Yet while the situation in the UK has

the gentle hum of automated electrical vehicles

steadily improved, the problem of air pollution

that glide smoothly along a tree-lined Otley Road

Recent headlines in ‘The Yorkshire Evening

needs to be considered from a global perspective.

free from congestion.

Post’ (‘Time to clean up our act on air pollution in

Professor Evans described how his research

Leeds’, 15th June) suggest that air quality is still

involves studying the chemistry by which air

a challenge for Leeds but as Professor Mathew

pollutants are generated -particularly in tropical

‘Athena Rising’ Soars Above Leeds

Kersten Hall

he finishing touches have been put to the UK’s tallest piece of street art.

street art muralist pair Nomad Clan, dubbed

The giant artwork entitled ‘Athena Rising’

two weeks and hundreds of cans of spray paint to

soars a monumental 46.8 metres (153 feet) from

complete the work. The duo - Cbloxx and AYLO

the ground, making it several metres taller than

(aka Joy Gilleard and Hayley Garner) - have

the statue of Christ which looms over Rio de

worked up to eight hours a day harnessed in a

Janeiro, and only just shorter than the Statue

cradle suspended down the side of the building,

of Liberty!

through heat, wind and rain.

‘one of street art’s finest female duos’, just over

Using the full length of Bruntwood’s

The huge statement piece is part of the

Platform building as its canvas, which can be

citywide street art project ‘A City Less Grey’,

viewed from Leeds train station’s platforms far

initiated by East Street Arts and fully funded

below, the striking 11 metre-wide design centres

by LeedsBID (Leeds Business Improvement

on an owl in flight, alongside the moon and a

District). The project aims to animate the city

crown, as a nod to the artists involved.

and incorporate works of art onto and into Leeds’

It has taken internationally-acclaimed

buildings and streets.

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“We were astounded by the response”, said Kim Pengelly, Fundraising & PR Co-ordinator. “I could hardly keep up with the requests for patterns. The pattern is quite easy, so even people who had needles hidden away in cupboards for years pulled them out, dusted them off and got to work.

“We sold nearly 300 knitted ponies and the overall amount raised over the four days (including our ‘bag drop’) was over £6,600 - beyond our wildest dreams.

The sanctuary aims not only to rescue, but also to rehabilitate and re-home equines with new and loving families. We’re small, with few overheads, so 95p of every £1 donated is spent directly on the animals, which means this money will be used to give a new life to more animals. A massive thank you to everyone who made this possible.”

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Fifty Years of Leeds West Indian Carnival This year Leeds West Indian Carnival celebrates its 50th anniversary. Founded in 1967 by Arthur France and fellow Caribbean friends while studying at Leeds University, the Carnival was the first of its kind not only in the UK, but also in Europe. Now Europe’s longest running Caribbean carnival parade and the biggest outside London, it incorporates all three elements of authentic Caribbean carnival – costumes, music and a masquerade procession. his year’s parade looks set to break records with around 2,000 revellers, made up of over 30 costumed troupes and 50 large scale King, Queen, Prince and Princess costumes. Thousands will flock to Potternewton Park on 28th August to take in the dazzling procession.

The programme of events includes a pop up photo booth taking portraits of people sporting specially commissioned headdresses, and an exhibition capturing 50 years of the Carnival with photography, footage, and archive materials, as well as an oral history project gathering the memories and stories of the pioneers who brought Carnival to Leeds.

“We’ve been receiving national and international queries from carnival fans planning to be in the city for our 50th anniversary, with hundreds of former Leeds residents coming home for Carnival”, said Arthur France. “This is a landmark moment not only for the Carnival but for Leeds to showcase how very proud we are of one of

Pictured: 1973 Carnival Committee. Photo: © Max Farrar

Photo: © Leroy Wenham, 1973

the few events that can truly unite people from all walks of life.”

The annual Carnival King and Queen Show, which showcases dramatic costumes, will be at West Yorkshire Playhouse on 25th August, and will feature the new Carnival Choir, performing calypso melodies with choral styling.

Arts Council funding has helped Carnival organisers to offer young people practical skills, mentorship and work experience with costume designers and partner organisations, including BBC Radio Leeds, BBC North and The Playhouse.

Support from LeedsBID (Leeds Business Improvement District) will see the popular Pop Up Carnival, first aired at the 2014 Grand Depart, taking Carnival to unexpected places throughout the Summer. And, big name international soca music artists will appear on the main stage on Carnival Day thanks to Leeds 2023 support. www.leedscarnival.co.uk Twitter @ CarnivalLeeds

RJC Dance Create Carnival Troupe for 50th Anniversary ver the years, RJC Dance has been very successful in designing winning costumes and performing for Leeds West Indian Carnival. Director Kathy Williams and costume designer Rhian Kempadoo Millar have led RJC Dance troupes for over 15 years; and in May Dr Beccy Watson and PHD student Sabina Khan presented a paper at the International Conference on Caribbean Carnival Cultures at Leeds Beckett University.

The overall theme for the parade will be a rich tapestry of carnival costumes from traditional to current, incorporating Caribbean Carnival characters and contemporary designs and music. These characters will be used as inspiration for design workshops with young people, alumni and adults.

RJC Dance was founded in 1993. Based at The Mandela Centre in Chapeltown the leading inclusive Black dance organisation appeals to a diverse audience, both culturally and socially.

It also empowers young people from ages four – 19 through creative movement, dance and performance, while providing challenging experiences for personal growth through an integrated social and personal development programme.

Youth development and education is at the heart of

Photo: Š Max Farrar

their work and they are committed to active participation, creativity and renewal, seeking to inspire, nurture and develop the next generation of artists, working in partnership with national organisations to develop the diversity of British dance.

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Pictured: Tobias Batley & Martha Leebolt in Jonathan Watkins’ 1984. Photo: Emma Kauldhar

A Gala Performance for Anne Maguire Fund n 3rd September Leeds Grand Theatre will host a special Gala Performance in support of the Ann Maguire Arts Education Fund, featuring stars of the Royal Ballet and friends.

The programme will include divertissements from the classical repertoire, including works by Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan, Liam Scarlett and Christopher Wheeldon, with music by the Manchester Camerata Orchestra.

There will also be a guest performance by BalletBoyz, and Northern Ballet will present a duet from Jonathan Watkins’ award-winning ballet ‘1984’. Royal Ballet principal Steven McRae performs his knockout tap solo ‘Czardas’, accompanied by violinist Vasko Vassilev, and Edward Watson performs ‘Clair de Lune’ by Alistair Marriott.

All money raised will go to the Ann Maguire Arts Education Fund, which was set up in May 2016 after Ann Maguire was tragically killed in her classroom. The fund, which is managed by Leeds Community Foundation, provides bursaries and creates opportunities for young people to

Continuing Ann’s work of inspiring young people in Leeds enhance their development through arts education. It was set up by the Maguire family to continue Ann’s work of inspiring and educating young people in Leeds.

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Red Ladder Re-Enters Arts Council’s National Portfolio The Leeds-based radical theatre company Red Ladder is back in Arts Council England’s National Portfolio and will receive £165,000 annually for 2018-2022, enabling an ambitious, wideranging programme.

Pictured: David Chafer as Peter Taylor in The Damned United

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“This is the best possible outcome”, said Rod Dixon, Artistic Director.

“We see this as a vote of confidence in what we’ve achieved through a challenging time - but one in which we’ve thrived through passion and dedication for what we do, and with the overwhelming support of our fans and peers.

“Through project grants, creative partnerships and the backing of donors and creative collaborators, we’ve realised our ambitions and delivered a successful body of work. We now have the funding to build on this with an exciting new programme, taking us into our 50th year as a radical arts company that is committed to making theatre for the many, not the few.

We have a number of productions in the pipeline as we commission and produce relevant plays that highlight injustice and drive social change. We remain committed to nurturing diverse artistic voices by removing barriers that far too often prevent new talent from developing. With this funding, and the continued support of our fans and collaborators, we’re looking forward to putting these plans into action.”

Red Ladder is widely regarded as the UK’s leading radical theatre company. In 2014, it received a 100% cut to ACE funding, resulting in a reduction of core income from £162,000 to zero (2015-2018) and almost ceased to exist. In an overwhelming demonstration of support, the Save Red Ladder campaign was established by a group of supporters and raised more than £30,000 in donations.

This has evolved into the company’s Ladderistas membership scheme, a platform for individual giving, which will play a vital role for the future of Red Ladder. www.redladder.co.uk

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An Opera Festival at Left Bank he first Left Bank Opera Festival takes place from 29th – 31st August and will be based around the theme of ‘Great British Opera’.

A collaboration between Left Bank and Northern Opera Group, the Festival features performances of two great British operas - ‘Alfred’ and ‘Albert Herring’.

‘Alfred’ is a new production premiere, conducted by Christopher Pelly. A thrilling opera of great passion, love and honour, it concludes with one of the most iconic British anthems of all-time, ‘Rule, Britannia’.

‘Albert Herring’ is presented by York-based Aspect Opera, performing in Leeds for the first time. The perfect

counterfoil to ‘Alfred’, ‘Albert Herring’ is a sparkling, and rather satirical, summer comedy.

Additional events include ‘Howling Monsters: The First English Language Operas’ (a concert exploring how the first English operas came about), ‘The Journey of Alfred’ (examining the original scores of the opera in association with the University of Leeds), and ‘The Future of British Opera’ (a panel discussion with leading opera practitioners from across the UK, chaired by John Allison, Editor of Opera Magazine).

Tickets (£17.50 for one/ £30 for both) are available from www. northernoperagroup.co.uk

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Festival of Ancient Bengali Music and Dance Returns adhaRaman Folk Festival, a three-day celebration of Bengali folk music and dance is returning to Leeds from 18th – 20th August.

Highlights of the festival include performances of Bengali folk music, multicultural poetry, and panel discussions along with ancient music from around the globe.

Organised by RadhaRaman Society, the festival will open with Chandra Chakraborty, one of the finest classical vocalists in Europe, singing at Fewston Reservoir at 4pm on 18th August. This session includes flute and Dutara performance and a barbecue on the banks of the reservoir.

The festival continues the following morning at 11.30am in The Reginald Centre, Chapeltown, with a panel discussion, multicultural poetry session,

children’s performances, vocal music and Dhamial dance.

The early evening session on Saturday will be on Otley Chevin (4.30pm – 8.30pm). Following this, a session begins at Moortown Methodist Church and will last into the early hours of Sunday. Then there will be music, dance, poetry and talks all day Sunday at The Bangladeshi Community Centre on Roundhay Road.

A total of 32 prominent artists will perform over the course of the festival, including Tagore singer Dr Imtiaz Ahmed, top folk singer Gouri Chowdhury, semiclassical vocalist Sumana Basu, and folk dancers Sohel Ahmed and Sonia Sultana. https://radharamanleeds.wordpress.com/

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The Hepworth Wakefield wins Art Fund Museum of the Year

Gershwin’s ‘Crazy for You’ Comes to The Grand ‘Crazy For You’, George and Ira Gershwin’s high-energy, high-kicking and gloriously glamorous feel-good musical comedy is coming to Leeds Grand Theatre from Tuesday 29th August – Saturday 2nd September.

Starring Olivier Award nominees Tom Chambers (Top Hat, Strictly Come Dancing, Casualty), Charlotte Wakefield (Sophie in ‘Mamma Mia!’ and Truly Scrumptious in ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’), and Love Island presenter Caroline Flack (Strictly Come Dancing, The X Factor), Crazy For You is a celebration of the great Broadway musicals and features many memorable tracks, including ‘I Got Rhythm’, ‘They Can’t Take That Away From Me’, ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It’ and ‘Embraceable You’.

We spoke to Tom Chambers, who was deep into rehearsals at the time, and he was just buzzing with enthusiasm. Little did we know that the suave doctor from Holby City had been a huge musical fan since his teens, idolising Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire and just itching for an opportunity to put on a pair of tap shoes. Strictly Come Dancing helped to hone his skills.

“I had minimal dance training”, said

Tom, “Strictly was absolutely physically exhausting. There was still the ‘day job’ and we had to learn a whole new dance every Monday!

“Crazy for You is my dream role. Written in the 90s but set in the 50s, it has amazing characters. It is a classic love story – all about the lengths he goes to to win the girl. It’s a tale of mistaken identity, plot twists, heartbreak and happiness. There are great one-liners.

And, I’m playing opposite Caroline Flack – we met on Strictly and we have great chemistry together.”

Tom recently appeared in Top Hat at The Grand and thinks it is one of the best venues he’s played in.

The national tour has been produced by the Watermill Theatre and is directed by Paul Hart. The choreography is by Nathan M. Wright and the design by Diego Pitarch.

This is a 31 week tour, with eight shows a week! Fitness and nutrition are top of all the performers’ lists but as far as Tom is concerned, his enthusiasm alone is bound to carry him through! We are in for a fantastic show! Tickets £24.50 – £46.50 available from 0844 848 2700 or online at leedsgrandtheatre.com

The Hepworth Wakefield has been chosen as Art Fund Museum of the Year 2017. The £100,000 prize is the world’s largest and most prestigious prize for museums, rewarding the museum that has shown exceptional imagination, innovation and creativity in all areas of the business.

“The Hepworth Wakefield has been a powerful force of energy from the moment it opened,” said Stephen Deuchar, Director of the Art Fund. “The building has proved a perfect stage – both for its collections and a breathtaking sequence of special exhibitions. The Hepworth serves its local community and contributes to regional tourism too...

It’s the museum everyone would dream of having on their doorstep.”

2016 was an exceptional year for the gallery, with 21% growth in visits on the previous year. Major exhibitions included The Hepworth Prize for Sculpture and retrospectives of both Martin Parr and Stanley Spencer and a newly commissioned installation by Anthea Hamilton. Plans to build on the success of 2016 include transforming the wider site, by creating a beautifully landscaped garden by leading garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith. It will be one of the largest free public gardens in the UK and will enhance the gallery’s riverside setting, enabling The Hepworth to further broaden the programme. An ambitious future collaboration with partners in the Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle – Henry Moore Institute, Leeds Art Gallery and Yorkshire Sculpture Park – will be announced soon, as will an exciting new initiative to continue to grow the collection. http://www.hepworthwakefield.org/

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Opera North’s ‘Little Greats’ at The Grand Opera North’s ‘Little Greats’ season consists of six operas, presented in a ‘mix-and-match’ rotation, creating new and unusual pairings, and starts on 16th September at Leeds Grand Theatre.

Pictured: Wallis Giunta & Quirijn de Lang in Trouble in Tahiti.

Photo: Richard Moran

The Operas featured are: Trouble in Tahiti – Leonard Bernstein’s sparkling

satire on the American Dream. In 1950’s suburbia, Sam and Dinah appear to have the perfect life. However, their growing detachment exposes a mutual feeling that they’re trapped in a life that has become a lie. ‘Trouble in Tahiti’ is the perfect introduction to opera and to Bernstein in this his centenary year. It features all the intensity of a longer work in just 45 minutes.

Pagliacci – a shot of pure operatic adrenaline. A short, sharp shot of thrilling drama, raw passion and

All the intensity of a longer work in just 45 minutes

gritty realism. Leoncavallo’s ‘bleeding slice of life’ features a theatre troupe preparing for a show. When a jealous husband, discovers his wife’s infidelity, the stage becomes a scene of violent reckoning, but the show must go on.

L’enfant et les Sortilèges (The Child and the Magic Spells) – a

bewitching childhood fantasy.

A young boy refuses to do his homework and flies into a tantrum.

Suddenly, everything around him comes magically to life including his nursery furniture and even his arithmetic. Ravel’s opera is dazzling, witty and surreal, appealing to both adults and children.

Cavalleria rusticana – a redblooded tale of jealousy and revenge.

Returning from the army, Turridù discovers that his lover has married someone else. He consoles himself by seducing another girl, Santuzza, though he’s still consumed by desire for his previous passion. A powerful exploration of faithlessness, jealousy and violence.

Trial by Jury – a hilarious courtroom farce. With its brilliantly witty comedy numbers and catchy tunes ‘Trial by Jury’ was Gilbert and Sullivan’s first operetta and launched a partnership that took British musical theatre by storm.

Osud (Destiny)– a universal tale of the anguish of love. Míla is in love with the composer Živný, but her mother forces her to take a rich suitor instead.

Four years later, the couple is reunited, but a tragedy occurs which changes everything. At 80 minutes, ‘Osud’ is the longest of the Little Greats and contains some of Janáček’s most glorious music encompassing both romantic ecstasy and the depths of despair.

Tickets for each opera are sold separately, giving audiences the flexibility to choose their path through the season.

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Art & Culture

This Autumn/Winter season, the West Yorkshire Playhouse presents a far-reaching programme, consisting exclusively of newly written productions, a vibrant collection of diverse stories from across the world, retold by exceptional theatre makers. The programme includes: ‘Partition’ (8 – 9 Sept) is a collaboration between The Playhouse and BBC Radio Leeds, a radio broadcast and live performance marking the 70th anniversary of the division of colonial India. Written

by Leeds writer and arts journalist Nick Ahad, ‘Partition’ explores the devastating legacy of a religious divide which cost around a million lives, through the eyes of a modern day betrothed couple.

The Playhouse’s Associate Director, Amy Leach, directs ‘Queen of Chapeltown’ (12 - 15 Sept) – a newly commissioned play by Colin Grant.

This exuberant snapshot documents the creation of Carnival, paying homage to the city’s rich culture and celebrating the role of calypso and Carnival Queens in West Indian heritage in Yorkshire.

‘(The fall of) The Master Builder

(30 Sept – 21 Oct) is a reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic drama for 2017.

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Written by Zinnie Harris, it tells of a once great man whose past transgressions and abuse of power threaten to catch up with him. Artistic Director James Brining directs Reece Dinsdale in the title role.

Visiting productions include: ‘The Kite Runner’ (19 – 23 Sept).

Based on Khaled Hosseini bestselling novel, it transports the Playhouse to Afghanistan. Two childhood friends are torn apart by a terrible incident which will shatter their lives forever. This tale of friendship spanning cultures and continents was originally produced by Nottingham Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse.

Northern Broadsides’ ‘For Love or Money’ (26 – 30 Sept) is a new adaptation of Alain-René Lesage’s eighteenth-century comedy Turcaret. A small town in Yorkshire sees a beautiful widow wooed by two suitors, leading to

a rivalrous love triangle. This story of monstrous wealth and whopping lies is directed by Northern Broadside’s Barrie Rutter and adapted by Skipton-born writer Blake Morrison.

Pioneering disabled-led theatre company Graeae, in association with Belgrade Theatre Coventry, presents ‘Reasons To Be Cheerful’ (10 – 14 Oct). Celebrating the infectious music of Ian Dury and the Blockheads, this punk rock musical and gritty coming of age tale sees young Vinnie and his mates lay everything on the line to see hero Dury’s sold out gig.

‘The Tin Drum’ (17 – 28 Oct) is a coproduction by West Yorkshire Playhouse, Kneehigh and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse. This imaginative re-telling of Günter Grass’s classic novel explores love and war as musical satire, through the eyes of its child narrator.

See details of Furnace Festival (11 – 23 Sept) on our website – www. northleedslife.co.uk

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Pink Events Awarded Duke of York Community Initiative Award

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Sunshine & Smiles Seeks Two New Trustees

Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Maureen Young & Sarah Pattinson, Chair, Pink Events

Pink Events, a North Leeds based charity, was recently awarded a Duke of York Community Initiative Award. he Aw a r d recognises organisations considered to be of real value to the community, to be well run and an inspiration to others. The Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Dr Ingrid Roscoe, presented the awards at a ceremony at Huddersfield University. Following this, Sarah, Kimberley and Maureen were invited to St James Palace, London, along with other award recipients, to attend afternoon tea with His Royal Highness the Duke of York.

Run in collaboration with fellow trustees Mandy Bellfield, Jacky Lister and Angela Agar, and a family of willing volunteers, Pink Events have raised over ÂŁ200,000 for cancer related

charities and research in to the causes and treatment of Breast Cancer. They also support the Leeds Breast Care Unit at St James Hospital, purchasing new X Ray systems, family history software, examination couches, TV screens and furniture and wall art for the patient waiting areas.

The charity runs numerous fundraising events, including the annual Pink Ball, afternoon teas, private film viewings, shopping evenings and wine tastings. Upcoming events include the Pink Ball on 21st October, a wine tasting on Friday 18th November, and a Champagne afternoon tea on Saturday 3rd December.

For further information visit www. pinkevents.org.uk

Sunshine & Smiles, the Leeds Down Syndrome Network, is looking for two new trustees to work with its existing Board of Trustees.

This is a small charity supporting children and young people with Down syndrome and their families. It runs a range of groups and activities and offers individual support to families when needed. Sunshine & Smiles is also engaged in raising awareness, and with health and education professionals.

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Ricky Wilson Becomes PhysCap Patron aiser Chiefs singer Ricky Wilson was recently confirmed as a Patron for children’s charity, PhysCap, which raises funds to support mentally and physically disabled children and their families across the region.

A friend of PhysCap for many years, Ricky will use his influence to promote the facilities and services that the charity provides. When possible, he will also attend key events and meet the children, as well as supporting the charity through social media.

“I’m delighted to be associated with such a fantastic charity”, said Ricky. “I am keen to do

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Free Herbs for the Community! he Chapel Allerton Ward Members - Councillors Jane Dowson, Mohammed Rafique and Eileen Taylor - have funded a herb planter, located in the centre of Chapel Allerton.

The project is a real team effort.

The planter and plants, provided by LCC Parks & Countryside, will be cared for by Chapel Allerton Allotments and Gardens Association (CAAGA), and watered by the baristas from Opposite Cafe.

Members of the community are free to pick the fresh herbs to use for home cooking. As well as enhancing the local environment, it is hoped the planter will promote healthy eating using fresh ingredients.

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he ‘Read4Recovery’ book club was suggested by 5 WAYS clients who were keen to find activities to absorb and entertain them away from alcohol and drugs.

“Books offer escapism, distraction and a positive way to spend time”, said Gemma Patterson, Recovery Coordinator at 5 WAYS. “They can be a game changer for people with addictions. The 5 WAYS book club offers an insight into how being connected to others in a positive light can give them the motivation and strength to fight an addiction.”

The Read4Recovery book club will meet monthly and initially Waterstones will provide books along with suitable book suggestions. The plan is for the club to become self-sufficient while continuing to partner with Waterstones on ideas and recommendations.

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Becoming a Dementia Friendly Community

Chapel Allerton Celebrates! elieve it or not, 2017 will see the 20th Chapel Allerton Arts Festival (28th August – 3rd September)! It’s an incredible achievement – made all the more amazing when you think that the whole thing is run by volunteers.

If you’ve visited the Festival before, you’ll know that it’s more than just a Festival…it’s a showcase for local and emerging talent, it’s a party, it’s seeing old friends and new, it’s a celebration of community, it’s dancing in the streets!

So get the dates in your diary because whatever else you thought you were doing at the end of August, you’ll be jumping up and down in Regent Street with everybody else in Chapel Allerton!

The week kicks off with the Short Film Festival at Seven Arts, an annual showcase of local filmmaking. There are more events during the week (don’t miss Picnic in the Park), and there’s shedloads of stuff going on all weekend. Catch great music on Regent Street on Friday evening. On Saturday there’ll be family entertainment, food stalls, craft beer, and art and crafts for children – also around Regent Street. Check out too what’s going on at the School of Philosophy and the Methodist Church and Hall. And, make sure you catch the Festival Choir led by

Tess Smith on Saturday afternoon, before a great line-up of performers playing on into the evening.

New for 2017 is the Cafe Run on Saturday afternoon – some of the performers will cover a circuit of venues playing a session at each. There’ll be a much larger display of vintage and classic cars with probably one or two vintage and classic owners to chat to as you wander round too.

There’ll be jazz and blues in the cafes and bars – at Inkwell, the Mustard Pot, the Woods and at Seven Arts as part of the Village Jazz & Folk Roots Festival - Plus, don’t forget to check out the Open Day at the Snooker Club.

On Sunday you’ll be more than welcome to sing with Churches Together for another Festival Hymns in the Street; then later the Village Jazz Festival continues with jazz, blues and salsa into the early evening.

For full details, visit chapelallerton. org.uk. Many events are free but you’ll also find a donate button there!

The Festival is run entirely by volunteers and if you’d like to help there could still be time to join the stewards (also via the website).

This year’s Festival is being supported by the Arts Council, England.

St Edmund’s Parish in Roundhay has been selected by Leeds Older People’s Forum to receive intensive support for the next year to work towards Roundhay becoming a dementia friendly community.

Revd Bridget Hawkins will take a lead in this project and will work closely with Maria Florez, who is employed by Leeds Older People’s Forum as their Dementia Friendly Communities Officer. Together they will work with individuals, community groups, businesses and organisations in Roundhay to effect change to benefit those living with dementia, and those who care for them.

The Alzheimer’s Society describes a dementia friendly community as: ‘A city, town or village, where people with dementia are understood, respected and supported, and confident that they can contribute to community life. In a dementia friendly community people will be aware of and understand dementia, and people with dementia will feel included and involved and have choice and control over their day to day lives.’

Bridget will be preaching on the subject at St Edmund’s on Sunday 24th September. There will also be an opportunity to meet Maria at the 10am service.

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News From Your Councillors Cllr

DAN COHEN Alwoodley

lwoodley residents will be aware of the Travellers who briefly encamped on Alwoodley Village Green at the beginning of July. Since the travellers moved on, we have been asked what steps are being taken to ensure that the Alwoodley Village Green is kept available and open for its purpose as a facility for all residents to use and enjoy.

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Together with Alwoodley Parish Council, the Alwoodley Ward Councillors are investing £15,000 for a low-rise railing (identical to the one currently around the car park next to the Village Green) to stop any unauthorised vehicles driving onto the green. This will ensure that only those vehicles with permission, such as the Council parks and localities team and parish council lengthsman, will be able to drive on it in the future.

On a different note, I have had a number of calls this month about rogue traders knocking on the doors of our more vulnerable residents offering to fix drives, cut down trees and fix roofs, then demanding inflated prices for the work, and even trying to get residents to visit cash points to get the money.

The simple message is, let’s all keep an eye on more vulnerable neighbours to try to ensure they are not being exploited. Never have any work done without an agreed and accepted written quotation, setting out the job to be done and the standard it is to be done to.

Turning to the roads, our SIDS (Speed Indication Devices) are now in place and operational on King Lane and Shadwell Lane. Have you noticed any impact on the speed of vehicles? Where do you think we should site them next? We’re already compiling the list of the next sites when they move around November – which will be here before you know it.

Finally, it would seem that (shock horror!) some people didn’t read my recent North Leeds Life column very well. Despite my mentioning that our local police team would be operating on most of Alwoodley’s main thoroughfares, my police colleagues tell me that a number of vehicles have been stopped for speeding. Speed Enforcement will be continuing during August, so please ease off the gas.

Remember, for any and all local issues, Cllr Neil Buckley, Cllr Peter Harrand and myself are here to help.

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s another school year comes to an end, young people across Leeds look forward to the Summer holidays. I am pleased to see that here in the north east of the city there is a diverse range of activities and events on offer, thanks to the Inner North East Community Committee granting funding from the Youth Activity Fund (YAF).

Whether it is the free Summer Dance Camp for boys and girls aged 8 -11 in Moortown, or the Meanwood Olympics – a day packed with games, crafts, sports and music, there is a fantastic mix of events for children and young people across a range of ages.

Youth Activity funding has been made available to provide activities for

those aged 8-17 across Leeds. These include the arts, sports, and culture - enabling young people to have fun, get creative, and have new experiences both after school and during the school holidays.

The Inner North East Community Committee covers several wards in the area including Chapel Allerton, Roundhay and Moortown. I am delighted that we can support these activities through this type of funding.

For further information about summer events and activities, contact the Communities Team (East North East) on 0113 336 7644, east.north. east@leeds.gov.uk or www.facebook. com/LCCinnerNE

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!

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ctually related more to larks than to the tit family, the Bearded Tit (also known as Bearded Reedling) is an exotic looking feature of reedbeds in eastern and southern England.

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Richards The name is misleading RSPBfor, whilst the male of this images. small ginger-brown species com does have a drooping black ‘moustache’ pattern on its head, there is no sign of a beard! The male also has a striking blue head, which the female and juvenile lack, but all have a long tail, which they often twitch and fan, even in flight.

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A popular community and education hub managed by The Conservation Volunteers, Skelton Grange is just two miles south of Leeds. Its beautiful eco-building is set in a ten-acre nature reserve reclaimed from a former industrial site, and looks out over a fruit orchard, vegetable gardens, apiary, ponds, woodland and wildflower meadows.

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Birkhead’s Swarm installation will be at the heart of the exhibition. Visitors will be able to walk inside a ‘hive’ of 50,000 hand printed bees. A documentary film by Paul Harris tells the story of how hundreds of people helped print the bees, and turn them into an art installation.

This event will also feature new willow, wood, ceramic and beeswax artworks made for Skelton Grange by schools and community groups, including a ceramic wildflower meadow inspired by the Tower of London poppies, carved spoons of wood harvested from the Skelton Grange nature area, and a record of the site’s wildflowers through the seasons preserved in natural beeswax.

There will also be beautiful art and craft work created by the Swarm collective of twelve local artists and makers in response to the plight of the honeybee and other pollinators - their range of prints, glass, jewellery, ceramics and textiles are truly inspiring. And, there will be talks from Peter Reasbeck on beekeeping (19th August 1pm) and Buglife’s Andrew Cutts on making Leeds a ‘Buzzing City’ (23rd August 6pm).

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Enjoy some late Summer loveliness in your garden.

Lythrum is an easy to grow border perennial with spikes of flowers of various colours and heights. Many begin flowering in July and will put on a display until late September.

Wonderful plants to enjoy this month It is very common to hear people say that their gardens are no longer interesting in August, or that there is no colour at this time of year, so here are a few suggestions of plants that are looking their magnificent best right now.

Lythrum is an easy to grow border perennial with spikes of flowers of various colours and heights depending on the variety. Many begin flowering in July and will put on a display until late September. Mix them with some Monarda or Persicaria amplexicaulis to enjoy hues of red pink, mauve and palest blush. Phlox paniculata are flowering now too and bring the added dimension of sweet scents to borders.

If you prefer your flower colour a little hotter then how about some tall copper coloured daisies of Helenium ‘Moorheim Beauty’ with the glowing apricot spires of Kniphofia ‘Tawny King’ or plant Rudbeckia fulgia ‘Goldsturm’ for a sunny splash of bright yellow.

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Buddleias are in full flower now, providing racemes of bright flowers, wafts of scent, and if that wasn’t enough they also attract clouds of butterflies to the garden.

Deadhead them after flowering if you don’t want them to set seed.

Shrubs to enjoy this month include gorgeous Hydrangeas. Look out for the stunning black stemmed varieties like ‘Zorro’

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Ansel Elgort is the titular Baby, getaway driver extraordinaire who suffers from mild hearing impairment as the result of a car accident in his childhood in which his parents were killed. One might think that such a traumatic formative experience would make you a tad anxious around motor vehicles but quite the contrary; in Baby’s case he’s become preternaturally gifted behind the wheel, his focus and dexterity aided by being hooked up to one of his trusty iPods to drown out the ever-present background buzz of tinnitus.

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A staple of the crime-thriller genre but usually the preserve of grizzled veteran career

line, which may be why Doc takes his plans for early retirement less than seriously.

Baby has his reasons for wanting to get out of the game; having fallen for diner waitress Debora (Lily James) with whom he dreams of hitting the road, and being rattled by a couple of hairy situations on the job brought about by the unhinged, volatile and trigger-happy Bats (Jamie Foxx).

Will Baby avoid falling foul of his coworkers, including desperate, hot and heavy couple Buddy (Jon Hamm) and Darling (Eliza Gonzales) and get away clean or will he run out of road?

While Baby Driver feels like the kind of film Edgar Wright has been working towards making since the days of Spaced, it also represents something of a departure for the director from his previously established oeuvre

Even the gunfire

in that it’s not primarily comedic. Sure, there’s levity and laughs but for the most part it’s played pretty straight. The genre parodies of

of shootout scenes

the “Cornetto Trilogy”, particularly the action

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homage and goofy send-up of the “serious”

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sequences in Hot Fuzz and The World’s End, were so effective because they combined loving action movies of which Wright is obviously enamoured, while demonstrating his keen understanding of the technical nuts and bolts that make such scenes work. Here, the humour takes a back seat, allowing Wright to go full throttle on his action cinema ambitions and it really pays off.

Another key feature that’s integral to Wright’s work is music, most clearly evidenced in his first North American (Canadian) feature, Scott Pilgrim vs The World. As a pseudomusical Baby Driver is very much all about the tunes; there’s foreground or background musical accompaniment to pretty much every scene right from the film’s opening where, as a bank robbery takes place off camera, we stay in the getaway car with Baby, singing along to Jon Spencer Blues Explosion’s Bellbottoms. With a smattering of blues-rock and punk, even a little prog, and a plethora of 60’s and 70’s funk and soul; chart hits and deep cuts, every single track is a winner. Music is the pulsing lifeblood of this picture to

the point where even the gunfire of shootout scenes is percussive, the movie simply does not miss a beat.

In lieu of an actual, honest to goodness Hollywood musical style dance routine, the chase sequences have cars providing a form of rug-cutting and balletic shape-throwing and, as an extended tracking shot follows an ear-budded Baby strutting and bopping down the street, he’s engaged in a dance duet with the camera itself as it swoops, swirls, dips and dives around him.

Wright’s characteristic hyper-kinetic visual style and rapid-fire cutting are present and correct and his camerawork and snappy editing seem even more informed by a sense of rhythm and melody than usual.

Baby Driver is likely to be some of the most fun you’ll have in the cinema this year. It looks and sounds terrific, with an infectious energy that’s nigh on impossible to resist. That is, unless you don’t really care for movies or music all that much.

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Elkie Brooks at Leeds Grand Black Music Festival 2017 This month the Black Music Festival returns for its third year and folks are buzzing. The annual party has established itself as the fastest growing

‘British Queen of Blues’, singer/song-writer Elkie Brooks is coming to Leeds Grand Theatre on Sunday 29th April, for one night only.

Starting out with the bands Dada and Vinegar Joe, husky voiced Brooks made her name as a solo artist in the late 70s and 80s, releasing hit singles including ‘Pearl’s a Singer’, ‘Lilac Wine’, ‘Don’t Cry Out Loud’, ‘Fool (If You Think It’s Over)’, and ‘No More the Fool’, and the top-selling album ‘Pearls’.

independent festival in Europe! s usual the festival features a spectacular line-up with an even wider range of genres including Afrobeat, Reggae and Grime.

This year local talent has been nurtured through the #Unsigned programme with phenomenal young performers from Leeds auditioning, attending boot camp and getting ready for the main stage on 27th August.

The festival’s three stages are even bigger this year. Headline live acts will grace the main stage while the Beatz N Vibez stage features internationally known DJs who often bring artists along with them.

Be sure to check out the surprises they have in store. And, of course, the one and only original Dub man, Mark Millington of Iration Steppas, will be providing the thumping tunes and ground-shaking bass in the Dub Zone.

With fun for all the family, the Kidz Zone, provided by Creative Intentions, has been expanded and will be available for longer.

“Every year we have grown bigger and better and this year won’t be any different”, said Heather Nelson, CEO of BHI, organisers of Black Music Festival. “To see the diverse communities coming together to enjoy the various genres of music, the positive vibes, the sweet fragrance of the jerk pans, laughter, seeing old friends and making new ones, all contributes to a fantastic day of ‘One Love’.”

For Leeds’ hottest party of the summer head down to the Black Music Festival in Potternewton Park on Sunday 27th August for the good times and great music. Don’t forget your dancing shoes! info@blackmusicfestival.org, www. blackmusicfestival.org

By April 2012, Brooks had released more albums to reach the top 75 of the UK album chart than any other British female artist (later equaled by Kate Bush).

Brooks’ UK-wide tour coincides with the release her album ‘Pearls - The Very Best Of’. Her appearance at Leeds Grand Theatre will see her sing all her hits plus newly recorded material.

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The sessions are open to all but have been specifically designed to provide an easy-toaccess next step for all the pupils who have participated in Opera North’s In Harmony residencies, enabling them to progress on their instruments as they transition to secondary school.

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pera North’s well-established youth ensembles – Opera North Children’s Chorus and Opera North Youth Chorus – have been busy this Summer, performing at prestigious venues, festivals and events across the country. And, the Opera North Orchestra Camp, which gives young instrumentalists an opportunity to perfect their skills alongside the Orchestra of Opera North at the University of Leeds School of Music during the school holidays, was quickly booked out. Now, Opera North plans to launch a brand new ensemble at the start of the Autumn term.

involved with music whether they prefer singing or playing an instrument”, said Jacqui Cameron, Opera North Education Director.

“We aim to create lifelong memories and to inspire a love of music which will stay with them forever.

“We’re delighted to be adding a new group to our ensemble stable with ON Junior Strings. All our initiatives with young people are a fantastic illustration of the depth of talent that exists in the North of England.

We’re always impressed by the dedication and professionalism which the young musicians bring to every project, and with the results they invariably produce.”

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo Thu 3 Aug, Howard Assembly Room, £37.80.

Captivating Acappella harmonies from this world-renowned and highly evocative and uplifting South African group Kate Nash Thu 3 Aug, Church Leeds,

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17 Aug, Brudenell Social Club, £13.20.

Electro-pop rich in warmth & character, tinged with a lo-fi nature.

Ragged Union Sat 19th Aug, Seven Arts, £12. Dynamic bluegrass outfit.

£19.80. Multi-instrumental, forthright songwriter & unabashed feminist whose biggest musical influences include grunge band Hole, & riot grrrl group Bikini Kill.

Courtney Marie Andrews Wed 23 Aug Brudenell Social Club, £11.

Singer-songwriter melding indie-folk & Americana with a rebellious country flavour.

The Honeycutters Sat 5 Aug, Seven

Roy Ayers Fri 25 Aug, The Wardrobe,

Take2 Big Band Sun 6 Aug, Temple

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Arts, £11. Traditional rock, folk & Americana fused with a contemporary country-pop sensibility.

Newsam House & Gardens, 2:30pm 4:30pm, free. 18 strong group playing a wide range of music varying from the old standards to modern classics

Lambchop Tues 8 Aug, Brudenell Social Club, £22.50. Brainchild of Nashvillebased Kurt Wagner, his shifting band line-up plays alt-country infused with soul, post-rock and electronica.

The Creepshow Thu 10 Aug, Brudenell

Social Club, £12.10. Genre-defying blend of country-tinged, psycho punk rock n’ roll.

£27.50. Legend of jazz funk who gave us the classics Everybody Loves The Sunshine and Running Away.

The Amelia Carter Band Sun 27th

Aug The Hop, free. Blues mama with attitude & a sultry mix of velvet and grit.

Influences include Janis Joplin, Dusty Springfield & Etta James.

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Nadia Reid Tues 29 Aug, Brudenell

Dave Speight Thu 17 Aug, Whites Wine Bar, free. Acoustic blues of the 20s & 30s.

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Library Pub, £6. Exquisite songcraft from one of Leeds’ best bands.

Acre Park, free. Swing classics made famous by Glenn Miller & Count Basie.

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Social Club, £13.75. Singer-songwriter steeped in the music & mythos of west coast country, absorbing the classic vibes of everything from ’60s Bakersfield honky-tonk to ’70s Laurel Canyon troubadour pop.

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Screenings at City Varieties aving recently installed state-ofthe-art cinema equipment, City Varieties is now able to stream live and pre-recorded events, as well as art and museum exhibitions for Leeds audiences.

Lined up for the next few months are: Yerma, Angels in America, and Black Sabbath - The End of the End. NT Live presents ‘Angels in America’ (Parts 1 and 2) on Saturday 19th August and Saturday 26th August respectively. This is a complex, often metaphorical, and at times symbolic examination of AIDS and homosexuality in 1980s America. Written by American playwright Tony Kushner, it is in two parts, each lasting about four hours. The cast includes Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough, Nathan Lane, James McArdle and Russell Tovey.

The highly acclaimed ‘Yerma’ (live screening) starring Billie Piper is on Thursday 31st August. Simon Stone’s radical production of Lorca’s achingly powerful masterpiece is set in contemporary London and tells of a young woman’s desperation to conceive with unthinkable consequences.

John Le Carre - An evening with George Smiley (live streamed) is on

Thursday 7th September and is in aid of Médecins Sans Frontières. Broadcast live from London’s Royal Festival Hall,

John Le Carre will discuss his career and reflect on the continuing story of his most famous creation, spy George Smiley.

On Wednesday 13th September it’s ‘David Gilmour Live in Pompeii’ A screening of two spectacular 2016 shows at the legendary Pompeii Amphitheatre in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.

Black Sabbath’s ‘The End of the End’ (screening of February’s

2017 live recording) is on Monday 2nd October. It chronicles the band’s final tour. After nearly 50 years together, the band took to the stage for the last time in Birmingham. They performed genredefining, generation-spanning songs and talk frankly about how it was lived.

Tickets (£15/£17) available from 0113 243 0808 or cityvarietiesmusichall. co.uk

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Jane Tomlinson Appeal’s New Sporting Dinner ormer England defender Danny Mills and Paralympic gold medallist Hannah Cockroft will be among the stars at a ‘sportsman’s dinner with a difference’ to be held in Leeds later this year.

The Sporting Social is the latest fundraising event to be launched by the Jane Tomlinson Appeal, which raises money for children’s and cancer charities.

A ‘playful, modern twist’ on a traditional sporting dinner, the event will take place on 30th November at The Queen’s Hotel and will be hosted by BBC Look North’s Tanya Arnold.

The aim is to provide an evening of anecdotes, entertainment and fun challenges.

“Think of a cross between Graham Norton and A League of Their Own and you’ll be on the right lines”, said Katie Bell, Fundraising Manager, the Jane Tomlinson Appeal.

“We want the evening to be informal and relaxed and there’ll be no strict dress code. All you’ll need is a sense of fun and an appetite to support such a fantastic cause.”

Ticket are £50 each, or £450 for a table of 10, and are available via Katie@ janetomlinsonappeal.com

Gareth Southgate Congratulates Wigton Moor on Funding Success igton Moor JFC was recently awarded a £3,000 Grow the Game grant, attracting praise from England Manager Gareth Southgate.

The grant will provide a boost to grassroots football in Alwoodley, and is paving the way for Wigton Moor JFC to create and develop new junior boys and girls teams at U-7 – U-9 levels, providing kit and equipment and allowing for the training of football coaches. Wigton Moor JFC is committed to providing football for boys and girls aged 7 – 18, and are looking to set up new junior teams every year to keep a steady flow of youngsters coming into the club.

“I am so pleased that Wigton Moor has secured this Grow the Game grant”, said Gareth Southgate. “The club

has worked very hard with the West Riding County FA and the Football Foundation to get more local people playing football so that they can enjoy the many physical and mental benefits that come with playing regular sport.”

Grow the Game is a £2.5m programme funded by The FA and the Football Foundation. It awards grants to grassroots football clubs that wish to create new teams, especially amongst under-represented groups.

“I’m absolutely delighted that Wigton Moor JFC has managed to secure this funding”, said Sam Hughes, Club Treasurer. “It should help the club go from strength to strength, and provide a platform for many more North Leeds boys and girls to enjoy the great game of football.”

Wheels 4 Fun Celebrates its First Anniversary heels 4 Fun disability cycling group is celebrating its first anniversary.

The group meets Saturdays from 11am – 1pm at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, and riders with a range of physical challenges have participated, many of whom have made amazing progress.

Michael had had a stroke and was unable to ride when he first attended the group last year. “I saw a flyer for the group in Chapel Allerton and attended the very next day”, he said. “Everybody was friendly, enthusiastic and positive. I was elated when within a couple of hours I was riding a trike.

I was elated when within a couple of hours I was riding a trike

I have hardly missed a session since and I can now ride a standard bicycle again. It is difficult to express the feeling of achievement and progress that learning to cycle again can produce. I’ve also made many new friends.”

Jon was a keen cyclist before he suffered a head injury after a fall from his bike. He has also progressed from a tricycle via a tandem and a balance bike (small bike with no pedals) to being able to ride a normal bike with assistance.

The group is entirely volunteer run and is always in need of new volunteers to help with running the group.

It was recently awarded a grant from Inner North East Community Committee to buy a new recumbent tricycle.

Anyone interested in riding or volunteering should contact Trish on 0113 269 5028 or trishcunnison@gmail.com

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Photo Club Focuses on Local Church Equipped with an assortment of cameras, camera phones and iPads nine members of Allerton Church of England Primary School’s Photography Club have just completed a very special assignment.

Exciting Programme of Summer Activities Following extensive consultation with young people, the Inner North East Community Committee, which covers the wards of Chapel Allerton, Moortown and Roundhay, agreed to use money from its Youth Activity Fund (YAF) to put on activities throughout the Summer.

At a Youth Summit held at the Mandela Centre in January, young people were asked what activities they would like to see in their area. A ‘Top 10’ wish list of activities was created and local organisations were invited to apply for funding to support activities during the summer break. Seven of the ‘Top 10’ activities identified have been included.

For details, contact the Communities Team on 0113 336 7629 or east.north. east@leeds.gov.uk.

ith the encouragement of Revd Sharon Kaye, Team Vicar at St John’s Church, Moor Allerton, the group of Y-5 and Y-6 pupils, who meet after school every Thursday, has helped to create a montage of striking images of St John’s which will take centre stage on the church’s website.

“The children were given free reign both inside the church and in the graveyard and they have produced some really good pictures”, said Allerton staff member Sarah Cattrall, who helps run the club. “What’s particularly pleasing is that they all used their imagination – rather than producing a collection of very similar

images of, say, the front of the church, or a wide shot of its interior, the finished shots are full of variation.”

Revd Sharon couldn’t have been more pleased to welcome her young visitors. “I already do a lot of work with the school, and here at church we’re always looking for ways to keep our website up to date and lively”, she said. “So when I was asked if the Photo Club could come along I said ‘yes absolutely’. The pictures that the children have produced are fantastic. The montage itself features two black and white and four colour images and it was fascinating to see how each of the children approached the assignment from a different perspective.”

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!

Roundhay School Takes Top Honours in Stock Market Challenge tock Market Challenge, the Maths in Action project for schools, held at Leeds Beckett University, is a first direct funded initiative, delivered in partnership with Leeds Beckett and Global Investor Simulations.

The event involved 100 Year-8 and Year-9 students from Allerton Grange, Allerton High School, Cardinal Heenan RC High School, Castleford Academy, Guiseley School, Halifax Academy, Laisterdyke Academy, Roundhay School, and Ryburn Valley High School.

Working in teams, their task was to manage a fund of shares and foreign currency by interpreting information and investing in the markets. The team with the highest total fund at the closing bell of each competition was the winner, and Roundhay School came out on top.

The challenge enables students to apply their knowledge of mathematics and business, and helps them to develop their communication, problem solving, decision making, teambuilding and negotiating skills. It aims to prepare them for the world of work, with the capabilities and confidence to handle future education and career decisions, and supports the financial services sector in its need to create a worldclass competitive workforce.

“Stock Market Challenge allows major employers like first direct to work with local schools and communities and gives students an insight into the wide range of higher education opportunities available”, said Sylvia Barber, Widening Participation Project Officer at Leeds Beckett.

“It’s essential that we focus on developing the qualifications and skills of

our young people, to ensure the appropriate skills base is in place to take advantage of job opportunities now and in the future.

Initiatives like this provide us with an opportunity to introduce the university to young people whilst also helping them to consider a high value qualification in finance, banking or accounting.”

Colleagues from first direct participated as ‘traders’ to recreate a ‘real time’ trading floor. The bank also provided the prizes and was on hand to provide teachers and students with guidance and information about opportunities in the sector.

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Complete a trail around the museum galleries to explore how the scientific discoveries of Louis Pasteur, Alexander Fleming and Edward Jenner changed the world, before heading to the Innovation Station to try out a whole host of disease detecting equipment from the Leeds Institute of Medical Education. Then, put on a virtual reality headset and embark on a journey of discovery inside the human body, and play a game of giant Operation using all kinds of medical instruments, including Ultrasound and an Endoscope.

Family activities take place on weekdays until 1st September. Usual admission charges apply, but there is no extra charge to take part. All admission tickets last for 12 months and allow unlimited returns for a full year.

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This spectacular horse show features a crack team of fast-riding, sharp-shooting, sabre-rattling cavalrymen from Poland. The military skills of the Winged Hussars, who were considered to be the elite of the 17th-century Polish cavalry, are spectacular. The show includes displays of mounted drill exercises, showcasing the horsemen’s skills with sabres, lances and pistols.

“These guys ride their horses so fast you’d think they’d stolen them!” commented Andy Deane, the Royal Armouries’ own Knight-in-Residence.

The official name of this amazing group of riders is Hussar Banner of the Marshall of Pomorskie Voivodeship.

They are the largest and most experienced re-enactment society bringing the exploits of Poland’s 17th-century ‘Winged Hussars’ to life, and are often invited to participate in official pageants marking important events in Poland’s history, such as National Independence Day, as well as being in high demand for film and television work.

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Community Notices

Community Notices ACTIVE Alwoodley Tennis Club Saturday morning coaching for juniors (age 5 -17). Adult coaching 2pm. Friday indoor coaching for under 8s at 4.30pm all year. Details: Carolyn on 07786

828 740, Alwoodleytenniscoaching@ gmail.com

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

Moor Allerton Bowling Club

Lace & Craft Section Alwoodley

(Stonegate Rd. LS17 6EL opp fire station) Great opportunity for men & women of all ages to enjoy healthy, light exercise & make new friends.

Community Association meets Fri, 2 – 5pm to do various crafts and enjoy a cuppa & a chat. Details: 267 9474/

267 8709

Details: Geoff Rowland 295 5861

Life Drawing starting 11 Sept, North Leeds Walking Group Join

7.15pm at Otley Cricket Club. Friendly & informal group who draw from live model, male & female. Bring own materials, no tutor. Cost £6-£8, depending on numbers. Details: Anne-

Details: Penny 294 3376

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

Chapel Allerton Snooker & Social Club 19 Town St. LS7 4NB.

PHGC Snooker Club at Oakwood Clock Friendly, community focused

Four competition class snooker tables, food nights, live music events, games & competitions all year. Social membership from £5 pa. Details: 262

club keen to welcome new members.

Open Mon - Fri, 5 -11pm. Three tables, licensed bar, social events throughout the year. All abilities welcome.

Coaching available. Details: 212 0194,

Irving 293 1465

secretary@thesnookerclub.co.uk, www.thesnookerclub.co.uk

Shadwell Art Group meets Tues, 2 –

Wheels 4 Fun Disability Cycling Group meets Sat 11am – 1pm at

4pm Methodist Church Hall, Main St. Shadwell. Join this friendly group for sketching & painting classes. Details:

Badminton Club Mon 9pm & Wed 8.30pm at Alwoodley Community Association, The Avenue. Friendly group. New members welcome.

4269, www.thecaclub.webs.com or Facebook

Leeds University Staff Walking Club organises country walks (5-14 miles) every weekend. Everyone welcome. Details: David Shaw 285

7480, d.c.shaw@leeds.ac.uk

Meanwood Boxing Club Boxing & fitness classes Mon, Tues, Thurs.

Juniors (9 – 16) 5.30 – 6.30pm £1; Seniors (17+) 6.30 – 7.30pm £2. Prince Philips Community Centre, Scott Hall Ave. LS7 2HJ. Details: Head Coach

Wayne Cunningham 07784 998799, www.meanwoodboxing.com

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

Stancliffe 294 9327

Meanwood Valley Urban Farm to offer advice, support & social cycling for adults with physical disability.

Tandems, tricycles & other bikes available. Volunteers needed to help in various roles. Details: Trish 269 5028,

http://leedscyclingcampaign.co.uk/ wheels-4-fun

ARTS & CRAFTS

Marie 07427 679035

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

266 4801

Stainbeck Art Club meets 2nd & 4th Tues, 1.45 – 4pm at Methodist Community Centre, Town St. Chapel Allerton. 8 Aug: Practical meeting in the church. Exhibition entries & Fees please. 22 Aug: Practical - card making.

2 Sept: Annual exhibition Chapel Allerton Arts Festival

Alwoodley Art Group meets Thurs, 7.30pm at The Community Hall, The Avenue, Alwoodley, for drawing, painting, demonstrations, workshops, tea, biscuits & exhibitions (twice a year). New members welcome. Details:

COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS

269 5512, www.alwoodleyartgroupleeds.com

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

GROUPS/CLUBS Alwoodley Chess Club meets Wed,

Leeds Hospital Alert Small group campaigning for preservation of NHS. Next meetings: Mon 7 Aug; Tues 12 Sept at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Details: 278 5495, info@

7pm at Alwoodley Community Centre, The Avenue, LS 17 7NZ. New members welcome. Details: Paul Gelder 269

leedshospitalalert.org.uk

7111, pagelder@hotmail.co.uk, www. alwoodleychessclub.org.uk

Leeds Microscopical Society

British Heart Foundation seeks people to join local fundraising groups to help raise funds for lifesaving research. Details: Sue Green 01274

548324, greens@bhf.org.uk, www.bhf. org.uk/localfundraising

Meets two Thurs per month, with a Summer break. Talks, demonstrations & practical evenings. Enjoy the microscopical world of nature. Visitors welcome. Details: Mike Smith 293

5991, leedsmicroscopical.org.uk

Leeds Photographic Society meets Friends of Gipton Wood meet 10am last Sat of month, & some Sunday afternoons. Join them for a fun & interesting hour including wild flowers, birds, toadstools, tree recognition & archaeology. Details: Chris 266 7569

& Facebook

Friends of Wigton Moor Woods meet monthly at Wigton Moor UR Church Hall, High Ash Dr. Varied programme of activity days with litter picks, tree & bulb planting, nature quizzes & walks. New members welcome. Details: Debs 07943 277867,

Anne 07530 040349 or Facebook

Leeds Decorative and Fine Arts Society Talks, visits, study days. Meets 3rd Wed at Castle Grove Masonic Hall, LS6 4BP. Forthcoming talks include ‘Sixties Photography’ (Sept). Details: 808 6313, secretary@

Tues, 7.30pm at St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Pk Rd, LS8 1JN. New members welcome. Details: www.

RoCo Dramatic Society at St Andrew’s Roundhay, Shaftesbury Ave. LS8 1DS seeks new members for acting, back stage & front of house activities.

Fun & fellowship guaranteed! Junior RoCo also welcomes new members (fhenderson.jroco@gmail.com) Details: Andrea 266 2132/ Jill 293 8343, www.rocodrama.co.uk

Shadwell Horticultural Society meet 2nd Thurs, 7.30pm in Methodist Church, Main St. for interesting talks on gardening topics.19 Aug: Shadwell Flower, Vegetable & Craft Show, 1.30pm Shadwell Primary School, Main St. LS17 8JF, Adm £6/£5, children U-16 free. Details: Susan Frost 273

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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: 269 5512

Slaid Hill in Bloom seeks someone with flair for garden design to continue & develop group’s worthwhile & enjoyable work. Could be 2 people, or work could be split into design of flowerbeds, grant applications & invoicing. Help with other roles also required. Details: Geoff Tothill 268 7448G

Leeds Stillness Group meets Mon 7.30 - 9.30pm at The Friends Meeting House, 136 Street Ln. Roundhay LS8 2BW. Based on Eckhart Tolle’s teachings. Watch DVDs of Eckhart’s talks with periods of silent meditation.

Donation appreciated. Details: 07884

332644, www.peacenowhere.com

National Trust Association Leeds

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meets 2nd Tues of month, 10.30am in St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. for coffee & a talk. All welcome.

Leeds & Harrogate Social Club

Details: Phil McShane 225 1166, phil_ mcshane@yahoo.co.uk

Monthly Club Night 3rd Mon (21 Aug), 8.30pm at The Toby Carvery (Queen’s Arms), Harrogate Rd. Chapel Allerton.

Full calendar of events – theatre, walks, badminton, films, meals, book groups. Details: enquiries@leedsivc.

month with a varied programme. Now preparing to join Yorkshire Welsh in the Hull City of Culture events. Details:

org.uk

269 4268/ 286 8660

Slaid Hill in Bloom meets 1st Sat at 10am outside The Dexter, Wigton Ln. for 2 hours. Followed by lunch.

Details: www.slaidhillinbloom.org

White Rose Speakers Club meets 2nd & 4th Mon, 7.45pm at Horsforth Museum, LS18 5JB. Helping people improve their public speaking skills, boost their confidence & have fun.

Details: Pauline 269 3542

MUSIC Alwoodley Singers Seek New

Leeds Welsh Society meets every

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. Details: 294 3370

58 Cantabile Chamber Choir Small, friendly chamber choir based in Chapel Allerton. Broad repertoire & regular performances throughout year. Rehearse Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm in Chapel Allerton Methodist Church.

Enquiries from new singers welcome (especially tenors). Details: info@ cantabile-choir-leeds.org.uk

Fading Cells 4-piece electro-acoustic ukulele combo offers free easy listening/sing-a-long entertainment with well-known pop tunes from 60s onwards, for charity work, fundraising etc. Details: Bob Bond 07800 982156, baldeaglejones.bj@gmail.com

Jazz Night at Crag House Farm Last Fri from 7pm. Music with Chris White Trio. 2 Course meal £22.50/ 3 courses £27.50. Details/reservations:

230 3618, www.craghousefarm.com/ events

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Chapel Allerton Town St Lunch Club Tues 12.15 – 1.45pm in the

Leeds Healing Centre Fri noon2.30pm at Burley Lodge Centre, 42-46 Burley Lodge Rd. LS6 1QF. Highly trained team offers healing to aid relaxation & promote wellbeing.

No appointments necessary. Cost £5. Details: 07985 121810, www. leedshealingcentre.org Natural Healing Centre Thurs 7 - 8.30pm at 136, Street Ln. Roundhay, LS8 2BW. Details:

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

Lunch & Chat First Monday of each month, 1pm at Tree Tops Centre (next to Thackrah Court, Shadwell Lane).

07949 972690

Details: 268 9844

Leeds Samaritans Confidential, non-

Roundhay Tea & Chat Club meets

judgmental support 24 hours for those experiencing distress or despair. They listen for as long as you need. Details:

Tues afternoons, just off Street Lane.

Varied programme of speakers, music, meals out & theatre, but mainly opportunity to socialise & make new friends, Current membership is 70 - 96.

Details: Carole 07808 030 702

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

Parkinson’s UK Supporting all affected by Parkinson’s disease. Meets 2nd Wed, 2pm St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. Details: Christine 226 3847,

Leeds Guild of Singers Confident

RVS Community Action for Roundhay Elderly welcomes people

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:

over 65 at their clubs - Mon, 2pm at Oakwood Church & Thurs, 1.30pm at Lidgett Lane Community Centre. Wide range of entertainment, activities, speakers, trips & other special interest clubs. Details: Andrew 887 3595

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

secretary@leedsguildofsingers.org. uk

The Tea Cosy+ Dimentia Café.

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

Leeds Methodist Choir Rehearsals at Oxford Place Methodist Centre for concert at St Chad’s 16 Sept. All singers welcome, particularly tenors & basses.

Excellent mixed selection incl. Suite from The Armed Man, Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana & John Rutter’s Feel The Spirit. Details: 237

0389/ dudleymax34@gmail.com or William 268 4723

Roundhay Ukulele Group Meets Wed 8 – 9.30pm at The New Highwood, Brackenwood Dr LS8. All abilities welcome. £6 per session.

Details: jen@bighooha.co.uk, www. roundhayukulelegroup.wordpress. com

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

Tea Dance for the Over 60s Every Friday afternoon at Old Pool Bank Village Hall, Quarry Farm Rd. LS21 3BT. Very popular event running for over 30 years. Includes ballroom.

New faces welcome to dance or just socialize. £2.50 incl raffle ticket.

Details: Barbara 07840 133332

cannesmith46@gmail.com

Wharfedale General Hospital Cardiac Club For former cardiac

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: Facebook/ Alwoodley WI

Chapel Pie WI Meets 2nd Mon of every month, 7.45pm at St Mathew’s Church Hall, Chapel Allerton. Non members £4, annual membership £37.50

Darling Roses WI Meets 2nd Sat,

Soroptimist International of Leeds meets 2nd Mon, 7.30pm at

11am - 3pm at St John’s Church Hall, Harrogate Rd, LS17 7BZ. Learn new skills, meet new friends, get involved in your community & have lots of fun.

Weetwood Hall Hotel, LS16 5PS. Visitors welcome. www.sigbi.org/leeds/

Details: debbie@darlingroseswi.org / Facebook

Tuesday Club Ladies’ Lunch Group Meets last Tues of month,

Leeds Ladies Coffee Club meets

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

1st Thurs, 10.30am at Leeds Church Institute, New Market St. 3 Aug: ‘My Year in Itlay’ with Maggie Poppa.

Yorkshire More Jams & Chutneys Seeks Volunteers Friendly group making & selling jams/chutneys in support of mental health. Weekly sessions in North Leeds Tues 9.30am -12 noon & ad hoc sales events.

Details: Linda 07710 567118, www. yorkshiremore.com, yorkshiremore@ gmail.com

Heather Harrison 267 8437

Details: Joan McShane 225 1166

MISC/ EVENTS

Roundhay WI meets 2nd Thurs, 7pm at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Shaftesbury Ave LS8 1DS.So much more than Jam & Jerusalem! In addition to monthly meetings, they run a wide range of activities & social groups (day & evening). Visitors £4. Details: Pauline 268 6704,

Gardening for Health with The Conservation Volunteers Tues & Thurs am in Oakwood. Want to learn new skills or just meet people & get some fresh air. Refreshments & gloves provided & some bus fares reimbursed.

Details: Pauline Pickett 07816 225535, p.pickett@tcv.org.uk

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