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DEAR READERS, Well, Leeds’ reputation as Festival City continues to build with the upcoming return of both the Leeds Indie Food Fest and Leeds International Festival. In addition, the first Leeds Piano Festival arrives in May, presented by the Leeds International Piano Competition at the Howard Assembly Room.

Two musicals are sweeping into town – the wonderful ‘Sunshine on Leith’ featuring the music of The Proclaimers; and Sting’s new musical ‘The Last Ship’. The new investment fund ‘Invest in Headingley’ is proving a huge success; there are a number of great fitness challenges in aid of

various charities; The Howard Assembly Room presents another great line-up; and Easter Fun abounds!

As we edge our way out of Winter and Spring beckons, we are looking forward to hearing about new projects and interesting stories round and about. Do get in touch.

The deadline for the May edition is 1st April for editorial and notices and 11th April for advertising (1st May/ 15th May for the June edition).

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards, Carole, Jack and the team.

Pictured: Leeds Indie Food Photo: Tom Joy

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The first Leeds Piano Festival, presented by the Leeds International Piano Competition at the Howard Assembly Room.

A celebration of independent food and drink.

20 Experience The Hepworth Wakefield as Never Before 22 Leeds International Festival A fortnight of events to excite, entertain and inspire

26 The Last Ship - Sting’s beautiful musical comes to Leeds Grand Theatre

30 Celebrating Oakwood Again!

- Oakwood Traders & Residents’ Association celebrates the gateway to Roundhay Park

42 Spring at The Howard Assembly Room - Bringing traditional music from Africa and Mongolia, plus country and folk from either side of the Atlantic.

50 Easter Holiday Fun! - - Once again, there is a huge variety of activities.

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Images of Leeds Grand Theatre are featured in the current Leeds Town Hall exhibition, which showcases cultural institutions in Leeds. The images celebrate the opulence of the magnificent Grade II* listed building and will be on display in the ‘Staircase Gallery’ until the end of June.

Built in 1878 in an intriguing mix of Romanesque and Victorian Gothic styles, Leeds Grand Theatre was a major milestone in Victorian design and was once described as ‘probably the finest of its size in Britain’; its stage being on a par with the leading London Theatres. It also led the way in technical innovation behind the scenes.

Since its ‘transformation’ in 2006, the theatre has hosted the best of the West End and other touring productions, including large musicals, drama from the National Theatre, comedians and music, as well as continuing to provide a home for Opera North and Northern Ballet.

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Productions and artists set to perform at the Grand in 2018 include Take That’s new musical ‘The Band, ‘Calendar Girls The Musical’, the premiere of Sting’s ‘The Last Ship’, ‘Wicked’, ‘Motown’, ‘Jersey Boys’, ‘Art’, ‘The Comedy About a Bank Robbery’, Northern Ballet’s ‘Jane Eyre’, Dara Ó Briain and Jane McDonald.

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Heart & Soul Ball for Macmillan Cancer Support

Pictured: Nick Owen Alex Miller & Anna Riley

Trinity Students Triumph at NCTJ Awards Two journalism graduates from Leeds Trinity University have been recognised in the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) student awards.

Alex Miller and Anna Riley, who both graduated from the MA Journalism course last year, were presented with their awards at a ceremony hosted by national TV journalist Nick Owen at the BBC Academy Birmingham.

Alex won the video journalism award after achieving the best overall performance in the two video assessments while studying for his MA Journalism alongside the NCTJ diploma at Leeds Trinity. Anna was awarded the Johnston Press Media Law: Court Reporting award for her performance in the law and court reporting exam, where she gained 97%. Both got top marks in their modules out of all the students taking the exam in the UK.

"This is a huge achievement for Anna and Alex and I'm absolutely delighted for them”, said Catherine O'Connor, Head of the School of Arts and Communication at Leeds Trinity University. “The awards recognise their hard work and are a reflection of the teaching excellence and dedication of their tutors – Nigel Green and Lindsay Eastwood here at Leeds Trinity.

Our MA Journalism course is one of only four to be accredited by both the NCTJ and the Broadcast Journalism Training Council, so it's fantastic that our students have the opportunity to gain professional qualifications and recognition alongside their Master's degree."

Alex is now working as a journalist at the Halifax Courier and Anna is Senior Business Development Manager in the healthcare technology sector.

The Heart and Soul Ball, in aid of the charities Macmillan Cancer Support and Take Heart, is on Saturday 19th May at The Marriott Hotel in Leeds.

Organised by Debbie BurgessGough and Hannah Walasek, this will be a wonderful night of delicious dining, excellent entertainment and dancing.

The UK’s No 1 Take That tribute band will be performing and the money raised will go towards helping to support both charities.

“This is an exciting event and we are looking forward to having a fabulous time with top quality live music and lots of fun whilst raising funds for two amazing causes”, said Debbie, a Cardiac Physiologist at The Leeds NHS Trust. “A night not to be missed!’’

For further information, contact: Debbie BurgessGough on 07835 112478, Hannah Walasek on 07814 928266.

Headingley Investment Fund Hits Over £100,000 in Just Two Weeks!

Headingley Development Trust’s new investment fund has got off to an excellent start. Just two weeks from launch over £100,000 had been invested. Open until the end of April, it is hoped that this excellent rate of investment continues and that the £480,000 target is reached.

Anyone can invest (minimum £200) in The Headingley Investment Fund, and the fund will pay a 2% rate of interest. All the details are available online and paper forms are available from HEART on Bennett Road.

Headingley Development Trust (HDT) launched the fund on 26th February at

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a packed meeting at HEART and it has really captured people’s interest. With the success of projects like HEART, Headingley Homes, and Headingley Farmers’ Market, HDT recognised that other important projects could be considered if funding were available – all designed to build on community and make Headingley an even more attractive place to live.

This investment would enable HDT to develop new ideas; respond more quickly to opportunities; respond to the need for more affordable, quality rented housing in the area; encourage Headingley to re-invest and recycle its own resources, providing

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Life&Style Thinking of The Future: Care Home Fees The subject of care home fees is of great concern to many people. This is understandable, given that many care homes cost over £1,000 per week. This can reduce your estate considerably, leaving your beneficiaries in a weaker financial position than you may have intended.

How are care home fees funded?

In some cases, the NHS may have a duty to pay for the cost of care. This is known as NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). Whether or not someone is eligible for CHC will depend upon their care needs. This is not means tested so the individual’s financial position is not of relevance.

If an individual is not eligible for CHC, they may still be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care. This is paid directly to a nursing home to pay for registered nurses employed by the home. Further, the local authority may have a duty to pay some or all of the costs. This will be based on the individual’s financial position and is subject to a means test. Therefore, if you have assets worth over a certain amount, you may have to pay for your own care home fees.

There are ways to protect your assets so that they are not taken into account when care home funding is considered.

Should I protect my assets against being used to pay for my care?

“My job is to advise my clients on what is best for them”, said Andrew Milburn, Partner and Head of Wills, Probate and Trusts at Levi Solicitors. “And that’s something that people often lose track of – protecting assets against

being used for care isn’t generally in your best interests. The people who tend to benefit, however, are the people who will eventually benefit from your estate after your death.

“If you do want to protect your assets against being used to pay for your care, there are some options available. All have their pros and cons and it is important that you fully understand these, so that you can make an informed decision.

“Unfortunately, there are unqualified people ‘advising’ about protecting assets against care fees. Of course, these companies are not all bad! However, I do meet people who have taken some quite drastic steps (such as transferring their homes into names of people they haven’t met) without really understanding what they’ve done. My advice to anybody who is considering taking steps to try to protect assets is to first take advice from a qualified solicitor who specialises in this area of law so that you can make a fully informed decision.

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By Eveleigh Bradford John Dyson (1845-1916) Watchmaker and Jeweller Round the corner from the teeming crowds of shoppers in the Trinity Centre, in the quiet lower end of Briggate you will find one of Leeds’ unique historic buildings, a survival from the first golden era of Leeds shopping: the gilded, elaborate Time Ball Buildings, with its two great clocks, one presided over by Father Time complete with scythe and the warning ‘Tempus Fugit’ – Time flies’. For more than 100 years this was the base of the iconic business which John Dyson, ‘practical watchmaker and jeweller’, founded in 1865. Its glittering automated window displays and the high-tech mechanism of its two ‘time balls’ drew the crowds. Dyson’s was a favourite meeting place, and it was an easy step into the rich, gleaming interior where ‘diamond rings from £1 to £100’ were on offer, alongside other treasures.

John Dyson got a feel for the luxury end of the market from his father Robert, who had come to Leeds in the 1840s as an apprentice in the fur trade and went on to run a fur warehouse in Briggate, selling sables and sealskin coats, boas and muffs. John was his only surviving son (three siblings died in infancy), born in Aberford but growing up in Leeds around Buslingthorpe and North Street, and later, as Robert’s business thrived, moving out to the newly built Woodbine Terrace in semirural Headingley. John did not follow in the fur trade but trained in his teens as a watchmaker and jeweller. When he was only 20 he set up in business in Mill Hill, and five years later moved to Briggate (no 26), creating a smart new shop and workroom from an ancient building close to the busy junction with Boar Lane, newly widened and upgraded.

In 1872 he married his long-term sweetheart, Lucy Anne Hobson from Woodhouse. Her father worked at the Woodhouse chemical works producing sulphuric acid (the ‘Chemic’ pub provides a reminder), while she like her mother and sister did other people’s washing – a tough existence. Marriage brought a new way of life. The family story is that it was Lucy

Anne who encouraged John Dyson in his ambitious plans to expand the business, and it was her later good luck at the gaming tables of Monte Carlo (what a change from the washtub!) that provided the cash for extravagances like Parisian chandeliers for the shop.

In 1877 John Dyson took over the adjoining building (no.25). He introduced a novel mechanism for raising and lowering his costly window display each day, and installed a ‘time ball’ outside, linked electrically to Greenwich, which would drop spectacularly each day at 1 pm, a landmark event. So Leeds townspeople could correct their watches to London time – ‘railway time’. The new time-ball was hailed by the papers as unique in the North of England, a symbol of Leeds moving into the modern age.

Business boomed. Working class incomes were increasing: even the less well-off could afford a watch, a clock, an engagement ring.

Dyson offered instalment plans, and special gifts for loyal customers to mark weddings and christenings. He catered for the top end of the market too, dealing in expensive

He installed a ‘time ball’ outside, linked electrically to Greenwich, which would drop spectacularly each day at 1 pm, a landmark event

jewels, custom-made clocks, artistic bronzes and elaborate table-ware. By 1881 he was employing ten people and had ambitious plans. He took on a third shop (no.24) and in 1887 began major alterations, adding a tall bay window with a dome, a new double-faced projecting clock, illuminated at night and topped by the specially commissioned figure of Father Time, and to crown it all a second, huge three-foot time ball. The 1889 Guide to Leeds included a picture of the shop in all its elaborate splendour. Over the next years the interior was refitted in gleaming mahogany and glass to provide the ultimate shopping experience.

Meanwhile John and Lucy Anne had moved out of Leeds to Weeton, where they

lived in some style with their four children. John Dyson played a major part in community life there, was a prominent Freemason in Leeds, and active in the National Association of Goldsmiths in London, as well as being involved with a number of charities – a busy successful life. He died in 1916, a wealthy man. Two of his sons had joined the business, one specialising in horology the other in gems, and their children were involved in managing the firm even when it was sold in 1970. The shop finally closed in 1990. Its stock, a treasure house of precious objects collected over the century, was sold over two days at Sotheby’s – the end of an era.

John Dyson’s Time Ball Buildings survives as part of the Marriott Hotel, occupied now by an Indian restaurant but fortunately listed and protected, a spectacular reminder of the city’s prosperous past.

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Poetry into Song: A Four-Day Celebration of Art-Song Leeds Lieder’s four-day festival, ‘Poetry into Song’, runs from 19th – 22nd April at The Venue, Leeds College of Music. Under the artistic directorship of pianist Joseph Middleton, it celebrates art-song, poetry and community.

The varied concert programme performed by world-class artists will feature cornerstones of the Lieder repertoire, alongside works written especially for the festival. There will also be an ambitious education programme, and interactive events for children, poets and amateur singers.

Soprano Carolyn Sampson and pianist Joseph Middleton, together with tenor Julian Prégardien, will open the Festival with Robert Schumann’s ‘Myrthen’ on 19th April.

Pictured: Matthew Rose, Bass Photo: Lena Kern

On 22nd April, composer Daniel Kidane presents a new song cycle set to poetry

by William Blake, in association with the Royal Philharmonic Society. And, Dutch bass-baritone, Robert Holl, and pianist Graham Johnson close the Festival with Schubert’s ‘Winterreise’– songs of unrequited love set to poems

by Wilhelm Müller.

Pictured: Louise Alder, Soprano Photo:

Guest of Honour, Sir Thomas Allen, will lead master classes and feature ‘In Conversation’ with BBC Radio 3’s Donald Macleod; French song expert Roger Nichols celebrates Debussy’s anniversary with two study events; and Lieder authority Richard Stokes will talk about Schubert cycles.

Singers of all abilities are invited to open the Festival with a rehearsal and performance of Fauré’s ‘Requiem’, directed by Opera North’s Oliver Rundell (19 April). Children under five can discover stories in song in an interactive, informal workshop (22 April); and a Pop-Up Poetry night (20 April) and late night Lieder Lounge (21 April) allow the art-form to be explored in an informal setting.

Tickets are available via Leeds College of Music on 0113 222 3434, www.lcm. ac.uk /

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Roundhay Artists Open Studios 2018 Roundhay Artists, a group of professional artists working in a wide range of media, are gearing up for their fifth annual open studios event over the May bank holiday weekend (6th/7th May).

Since the first Roundhay Art Trail was held in 2014, the event has gone from strength to strength, last year attracting over 500 people.

This year, 22 artists will be exhibiting in their homes and studios and are looking forward to welcoming new and returning visitors.

A wide range of original art will be on show, including print-making, wood, ceramics, painting and glass, through to contemporary installations. The artists are always happy to discuss their work, much of which, of course, will be available to buy. A Roundhay Arts Trail map showing all the locations will be widely available from shops and outlets and will also be downloadable from the Roundhay Artists Facebook page at www.facebook. com/Roundhayartists/

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Guest of Honour: Sir Thomas Allen Artistic Director: Joseph Middleton Artists to include:

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Leeds Piano Festival 2018

Pictured: Alessio Bax

They'll perform their favourite repertoire centred around seminal works by

The first Leeds Piano Festival, presented by the Leeds International Piano Competition, comes to the Howard Assembly Room this May. Twinned with London’s Wigmore Hall to host three recitals by past finalists of the Competition, the Howard Assembly Room will present Alessio Bax, Sunwook Kim and Lars Vogt who have all gone on to forge international careers. Here they'll perform their favourite repertoire centred around seminal works by composers of the 19thCentury. There’ll also be a special performance by emerging talent from the Lang Lang International Music Foundation scholarship programme, and a Masterclass with Alessio Bax. Alessio Bax (Monday 14th May, 7.15pm) Bax has appeared as soloist with more than 100 orchestras, including the London and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras. His performance will include Bach’s arrangement of Marcello’s Oboe Concerto, Rachmaninov’s Variations on a Theme of Corelli and Liszt’s Dante Sonata.

Piano Masterclass with Alessio Bax (Tuesday 15th May, 11am) Bax shares his expertise and insight with three exceptional young pianists from the Lang Lang International Music Foundation ahead of their recital.

Lang Lang International Music Foundation Young Scholars (Saturday 19th May, 7.15pm) A chance to hear performances by three of Lang Lang’s Young Scholars, exceptionally talented young pianists from around the world who are under Lang Lang’s direct mentorship.

Sunwook Kim (Monday 21 May, 7.15pm) Kim played with some of the world's leading orchestras and at the BBC Proms in 2014. A regular guest recitalist at Salle Pleyel and Philharmonie in Paris, he plays a varied programme including Schumann’s emotionally expressive Humoreske and Bussoni’s majestic transcription of Bach’s Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major.

composers of the 19thCentury Lars Vogt (Tuesday 22nd May, 7.15pm) Lars’s programme includes Beethoven’s Sonata No 23 in F minor, 'Appassionata', Mozart’s Piano Sonata No 2 in F major and Schoenberg’s Six Little Piano Pieces. Music Director of Royal Northern Sinfonia, he has collaborated with some of the world’s most renowned conductors including Claudio Abbado and Sir Simon Rattle and performed with many great orchestras.

Tickets are £19 for recitals (concessions available)/ £10.50 for the masterclass. Save £24.50 when you book all five events with a Festival Pass. To book, visit howardassemblyroom. co.uk or call Box Office on 0844 848 2727.

Red Ladder’s ‘Damned United’ Returns to The Playhouse

The Damned United returns to Leeds following the sell-out success of its world premiere and The Playhouse has chosen this popular Leeds story for its fourth community tour.

“When we talked about The Damned United coming back to Leeds I knew we should take it out as our community tour”, said James Brining, Artistic director at West Yorkshire Playhouse. “It's important to us that the work we make reflects and engages with our city and The Damned United is a story that really means something to people in Leeds.

Clough is both a villain and hero, and to this day, the mention of his name still stirs up powerful feelings. It’s a story wrapped up in people’s experiences of growing up in the city so to bring this popular title to audiences in our theatre - and then out on tour – is a fantastic thing.”

Red Ladder’s stage adaptation of David Peace’s best-seller ‘The Damned United’ can be seen at West Yorkshire Playhouse from 27th March – 7th April, and will then then tour to community venues across the city from 10th – 21st April.

“We’re thrilled to be bringing back The Damned United and then taking it into the heart of communities as Red Ladder Local and West Yorkshire Playhouse”, said Rod Dixon, Red Ladder ‘s artistic director. “As a story, it has it all – passion, power struggles, tragedy and a classic anti-hero in Clough - and Anders Lustgarten’s play brilliantly captures the grit and poetry of David Peace’s writing.”

Pictured: James

The play is a compelling account of Brian Clough’s disastrous 44 days as manager of Leeds United – a team he openly despised, and that hated him. In a new staging of the

hit play, three main actors - Luke Dickson David Chafer and Jamie Smelt – bring Peace’s book to life, taking audiences inside the flawed but brilliant mind of ‘Old Big ‘ead’.

Brining, David Chafer & Rod Dixon

A Red Ladder Theatre Company and West Yorkshire Playhouse co-production

By Anders Lustgarten

Adapted from the novel by David Peace

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Arts&Culture Opera North’s ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ Returns

‘Kiss Me, Kate’, Cole Porter’s homage to the wit of Shakespeare, an irresistible celebration of the joy and madness of working in theatre, returns to Leeds Grand Theatre from Wednesday 23rd – Saturday 26th May.

Lane/Bianca; dancer, singer and actor Alan Burkitt returns as Bill Calhoun/ Lucentio; and Joseph Shovelton and John Savournin reprise their scenestealing turn as the dopey mobsters with ‘Brush Up Your Shakespeare’.

Set on the opening night of a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew in 1940s Baltimore, the tempestuous love lives of actor-manager Fred Graham and his leading lady (and ex-wife) Lilli Vanessi are set to collide. Throw in Fred’s current paramour Lois Lane and her gambler boyfriend Bill – plus a couple of gun-toting gangsters who somehow get caught up in the show and the stage is set for a farcical battle of the sexes!

“Kiss Me, Kate is a real treat of a show, boasting what is probably Cole Porter’s richest, most accomplished theatrical score”, said Richard Mantle, General Director, Opera North. “It’s serious fun, and Opera North’s landmark production approaches it with the respect it demands, benefiting from David Charles Abell’s critical edition of the score and recognizing the huge range of musical and dramatic skills that it calls for.

Stephanie Corley is Lilli Vanessi/Kate and Quirijn de Lang is back as Lilli’s exhusband and tormentor-in chief, Fred Graham/Petruchio. Zoë Rainey is Lois

“We have brought together a formidably gifted cast from the worlds of opera and musical theatre, to join the forces of the Orchestra and Chorus

of Opera North. We’re thrilled to be bringing this stunning production back to the stage.”

Kiss Me, Kate is conducted by James Holmes and directed by Jo Davies. Sets and costumes are by Colin Richmond, while the choreography is by Will Tuckett

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Experience The Hepworth Wakefield as Never Before This Spring, The Hepworth Wakefield is displaying a wonderful exhibition of immersive sculptures by Anthony McCall.

technology has developed, have contributed to him being able to fully realise ideas from earlier in his career.

‘Anthony McCall: Solid Light Works’ includes the UK premiere of three large-scale ‘solid light’ sculptures that immerse the visitor, allowing them to become active participants in the work.

Engulfed in dark and haze filled rooms, these three-dimensional forms will really captivate visitors you.

Many of the works on paper connect directly to the three solid light installations in the exhibition. Working with the carefully proportioned and gently angled spaces of the gallery in mind, McCall felt that he could ‘do business’ with the space. These new sculptural forms are minimal, using only projected light and a thin mist, but at their expanded scale they take on almost architectural qualities and will re-envision how we view sculpture.

In his first major exhibition in the UK in over a decade, McCall explores how his practice has developed since the early 1970s. With a focus on drawing, works on paper and his creative process, the show displays how a sketch in an A6 notebook can transcend into a fullscale light work. It also documents how the invention of the haze machine in the ‘90s, and the speed with which

Anthony McCall: Solid Light Works, is at The Hepworth Wakefield until Sunday 3rd June.

Entry is free and the exhibition is open from 10am – 5pm daily. www.hepworthwakefield.org/mccall

Exciting Season of Dance at the Stanley & Audrey Burton 2Faced Dance Company returns to Leeds with ‘What The Moon Saw during the Easter holidays from 4 – 7 April. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s enchanting story, this family show combines dance and circus to tell the tale of Jack and his adventures with The Moon. Designed to be short, charming and interactive, this is a perfect production for little ones and their families to enjoy together.

Motionhouse presents new dancecircus show ‘Charge’ on 4th May. Combining dance, acrobatics and digital projections, this multi-media production is inspired by the role of electricity in the human body.

On 6th June Richard Chappell Dance presents ‘At the end we begin’, which takes inspiration from T.S. Eliot’s ‘Four Quartets’ and is a blend of classical ballet, martial arts and improvisation.

On 14 April DeNada Dance Theatre presents ‘TORO – Beauty and the Bull’, a darkly comic and innovative take on Beauty and the Beast, set in a dystopian South America, and dealing with themes of eroticism and dark humour.

Northern Ballet and Partners host ‘Expressions’ on 11th /12th July, showcasing dance from inclusive professional and community groups.

This year welcomes record-breaking company Casson & Friends alongside exciting work from groups across

Photo: Chris Nash

the UK. For more info on these performances see theatreleeds. com.

Tickets are available via theatreleeds.com, 0113 220 8008 or at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PA.

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Arts&Culture Leeds International Festival Aims to Excite, Entertain and Inspire…Again!

Leeds International Festival is back for its second year with a fortnight of events to excite, entertain and inspire from 28th April – 12th May. The festival is a celebration of new ideas, local creativity and international culture and last year it brought over 17,000 people into the city.

New events include a special LIF commission from the Inner Vision Orchestra, performed in the dark; a look at space travel – past, present and future with three experts in the field; a charity chinwag with cultural icon Cosey Fanni Tutti; a conference showcasing a panel of female speakers’ career journeys; and an exciting collaboration with Opera North and Circuit Des Yeux as they take on the film Salomé.

“This festival aims to encapsulate all that is great about Leeds”, said Andrew Cooper, Chair of Leeds International Festival and Chief Executive of LeedsBID, “It provides an opportunity for business and cultural organisations to collaborate on showcasing the city’s strengths to audiences from near and far.

The ambition is for the international festival to become a showpiece annual event, growing in status, calibre and appeal each year.”

Pictured: Steve Lamacq

It’s a programme of compelling speakers, original performances, new music, seminars and discussion, featuring big names from the worlds of music, technology, moving image and fashion at venues across the city. From space travel with the first Briton to go into space, sex, love and Artificial Intelligence, to music from the UK’s only blind orchestra and a celluloid trip down memory lane with Leeds United – to name but a few – the goal is to inspire by bringing people together and promoting the discovery and exchange of new ideas.

Topping the bill are names like Helen Sharman CMG OBE, Sarah Beeny, June Sarpong, Steve Lamacq, Jamie Jones Buchanan and Nick JD Hodgson (formerly of The Kaiser Chiefs).

Tickets are on sale now, with more programme details to be revealed in the coming weeks.

The festival is funded via Leeds Business Improvement District (LeedsBID) and key partners, including Sky, O2, Rabbit Hole, I Like Press, Hebe Works, Futuresound Events, Fashion in Leeds and Consume Communication.

For the full programme of events, more information and to buy tickets: http://leedsinternationalfestival.com/

Pictured: June Sarpong

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Sunshine on Leith Shines its Rays on Leeds!

Pictured: Paul-James Corrigan and Steven Miller in rehearsals Photo: Anthony Robling

Originally a stage musical before being transformed into a feature film starring Jane Horrocks and Peter Mullan in 2013, ‘Sunshine on Leith’ is about to bound on to the West Yorkshire Playhouse stage and take people on a foot-stomping adventure from Friday 20th April – Saturday 19th May, ahead of a major UK tour.

“Sunshine on Leith is such an entertaining and emotionally charged musical”, said James.

“Now, back in my hometown of Leeds, those overarching themes of home and where you put down your roots are as important as ever.”

Created by The Playhouse’s own artistic director, James Brining, with writer Stephen Greenhorn, over ten years ago in Dundee, the show was a smash hit in Scotland, the film captured many more fans, and it promises to be a huge hit in Leeds too.

Set to the songs of The Proclaimers, including their big hits ‘I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)’, ‘Letter from America’, and ‘Sunshine on Leith’, you are likely to leave the theatre feeling definitely uplifted.

In the story, servicemen Davy and Ally return from war overseas to be confronted with civilian life that is filled with relationships and commitments. It’s a love story but it’s also about building bridges and what you think of as home.

Modern Britain is more fluid – what should they affiliate with? What should they prioritise? As they embark on intertwining journeys in love, they start to question what home means to them as they rediscover their sense of identity.

“The Proclaimers are brilliant song writers”, said James. “Their songs lend themselves so well to theatre. They are very human – about being in and out of love, death, children leaving home, infidelity. They are so down to earth and immediate, about ordinary people – so all different ages can immediately engage with them.

“I am thrilled to be directing this new version, which is bursting with heart and energy. It’s such an entertaining and emotionally charged musical. As the UK questions whether it’s still one country and what ‘Britain’ means in the 21st Century, this show questions if your roots and your home really define you.”

Steven Miller and Paul-James Corrigan play fellow servicemen and best friends Davy and Ally. Alongside them are Jocasta Almgill as Yvonne, and Neshla Caplan as Liz. Phil McKee and Hilary Maclean play husband and wife Rab and Jean, with Lorraine Graham playing Hazel and Nikki Patel as Eilidh.

This will be the last big musical in the Quarry theatre before The Playhouse closes for its major transformation and redevelopment of the building.

Sunshine on Leith will leave people wanting more and looking forward to the next stage in the life of The West Yorkshire Playhouse.

A Psuedo-Glamorous, One-Man Romp at Live Art Bistro 'For Only an Hour' is a psuedo-glamorous, one-man romp through childhood dreams, pop culture and queer art, danced to a hilarious soundtrack of Angela Lansbury, Delia Smith and Mary Poppins, and taking place at Live Art Bistro on 20th April, 8pm.

A coming out story, this is a journey into what it means to live out loud. Presented

by Sardoville Dance Theatre, which has a unique, highly physical style, and danced

by Phil Sanger, the show is a manifesto on what we might want to be when we grow up. It addresses the limitations placed on us in youth in terms of gender, conformity and specialism, looks at what it means to

want to succeed at multiple things when we are encouraged to specialise in one, and what it means to be allowed to dream.

'For Only an Hour' also highlights the need for more visibility of LGBTQ+ art and aims to reach audiences both in and outside the LGBTQ+ communities through public engagement activities that inform and educate about the world of queer art.

The show contains strong language and nudity. For further information, visit www.liveartleeds.com

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Arts&Culture The Last Ship Sting’s Beautiful Musical Comes to Leeds Grand Leeds is in for a treat when Sting’s musical ‘The Last Ship’ sails into town between Monday 30th April – Saturday 5th May. At the recent launch of the show’s tour at the City Varieties, the show’s producer, Karl Sydow, almost ran out of superlatives as he expressed his pleasure at working on such a wonderful show with ‘some of the most beautiful music ever written for the stage’. And, as Sting and three of the leading actors – Richard Fleeshman, Charlie Hardwick and Joe McGann – launched into a few of the songs, we were inclined to agree.

The story revolves around a sailor named Gideon Fletcher (Richard Fleeshman) who returns home after years at sea. Tensions between past and future flare up in both his family and the town.

The local shipyard, which has always sustained the community, is closing and uncertainty reigns as a half-built ship towers over the terraces. With the engine fired and pistons in motion, picket lines are drawn as foreman Jackie White (Joe McGann) and his wife Peggy (Charlie Hardwick) fight to hold their community together in the face of the gathering storm.

The show was inspired by Sting’s own experience of growing up in Wallsend. He well remembers the thousands of men heading down to the Swan Hunter shipyard past his front door every morning and then back again every evening. His father and grandfather had worked there and he felt the same fate awaited him. But he wanted to play music and write songs. He wanted to be an international sensation, to be showered with

awards and honorary degrees – and, as he said, “I dreamt it so hard that it happened!”

Pictured: Richard Fleeshman

Of course, on his way to success he studied in Leeds and for a while worked seven days a week in a frozen pea factory in Hunslet as he saved up for a guitar!

Joe McGann, Charlie Hardwick and Sting Photo:

“This is a wonderful story with exquisite music”, said Joe McGann when we caught up him with in rehearsals. “I’m absolutely revelling in it. It’s very moving. Sting has written something that will connect with all audiences. It’s not just uplifting; the music unites us. It’s an emotional language, a way to reach people. This is a new story about a community under pressure, with great characters and relationships.”

This personal, political and passionate musical, is an epic account of a family, a community and a great act of defiance. It features original music and lyrics by Sting, as well as a few well-known favourites, like Island of Souls, All This Time, and When We Dance.

The show is directed by Lorne Campbell, the artistic director of Northern Stage. “We’ve brought together a remarkable cast and team of creatives from across the UK with a core of incredible performers from the North East, many of whom are only a generation away from the shipyard workers of the Tyne and the Wear”, he said “This personal connection to the project brings an enormous passion and resonance to the company.”

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Food&Drink Leeds Indie Food - #Lif18 A Celebration of Independent Food and Drink Leeds Indie Food returns for its fourth year from 10th – 28th May and this year £1 from every Festival Passport sold will be donated to Action Against Hunger, a charity that works with restaurants across the UK to raise funds to help end child malnutrition worldwide. Funded by Leeds Business Improvement District (LeedsBID) and Leeds City Council, the festival is an important showcase of Leeds’ ever-growing community of independent businesses.

The Festival Passport scheme returns with a new purpose – alongside priority access to events, discounts on tickets and at participating businesses, this year passport holders will be able to access free ‘passport holder only’ events. Tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis in the first week of Lif18 and will feature foodrelated experiences, including opportunities to learn new skills and expand your knowledge of food and drink.

As usual, passport holders will be able to collect stamps at participating businesses across the city and some festival events.

Prizes will be awarded to those with the highest number of stamps or the most varied collection. There will be pages dedicated to collecting stamps for collaboration menus, and if four or more stamps are collected, passport holders will receive free festival merchandise – from tote bags to T-shirts and pin badges.

Festival Passports cost £11 are on sale now via https://leedsindiefood.eventgenius. co.uk/events/Leeds-Indie-Fo-2

#Lif18 will focus on the importance of sustainability

Lif18 will focus on the importance of sustainability, with a number of businesses committing to working towards zero waste policies and helping Leeds apply for the sustainable city badge. As leaders of change, independent businesses want Leeds to inspire other communities to work collectively towards tackling environmental problems on a citywide scale.

"Leeds Indie Food festival gets bigger and better each year, reflecting the innovation and ambition of the event and the everincreasing wealth of food and drink available in the city, with independent businesses providing a key ingredient in that culinary offer", said Andrew Cooper, Chief Executive, LeedsBID. Last year, Lonely Planet named Leeds the fifth best destination to visit in Europe, highlighting Leeds Indie Food as a ‘testament to the city’s’ growing reputation as the food and drink capital of the north’.

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Celebrating Oakwood Again!

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On Saturday 28th April the area around the Oakwood Clock will rock once again with Oakwood Day 2018!

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Organised by OTRA (Oakwood Traders & Residents’ Association), residents and visitors will celebrate the gateway to Roundhay Park with music from local musicians, food and drink, artisan craft stalls, and lots of children’s activities.

Club The Leodensian RUFC, off King Lane in Alwoodley, recently received a £600 community donation courtesy of the Alwoodley councillors Members’ Improvements in the Community and the Environment (MICE) scheme. The funds will go towards improvements to the lighting in the car park, thereby strengthening safety and security at the club.

The musical talent includes: Roundhay Ukulele Group, Faded Cells, Leeds Youth Opera, the Trapfield Tribe, Roundhay Adult Choir, Roundhay Primary, and Roundhay St John’s Primary. There will also be performances from Stage Coach, as well as the Chilli Challenge.

You can look forward too to delicious street food like handmade pizza, Nachos Amigos, Tasty’s famous burgers, and delights of India. The Preston and Stew and Oyster bars will be on hand with local beers and ciders, as well as other alcoholic beverages. Michael Lewin Solicitors will provide children’s activities, and there will be craft workshops, hook a duck and other activities.

Fantastic local artisans will be showcasing their crafts with stalls from the Oakwood Craft Market.

Oakwood Day will run from 12 – 7pm and everyone is welcome. For further information, visit http:// loveoakwood.co.uk

“Funding projects such as this is exactly what MICE funding is all about – supporting grass-roots projects that benefit our community”, said Cllr Dan Cohen. “I am delighted to be able support this.”

“These improvements will improve safety and security for players and visitors alike”, said Cllr Neil Buckley. “We need to encourage people to participate in sports, but to do so, they need to have confidence in the facilities.” www.leodiensian.co.uk/

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CommunityNews St Gemma’s Hospice Makes the Top 100!

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St Gemma’s Hospice recently made the Top 100 Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For 2018.

The prestigious awards, organised by The Sunday Times, identify the best companies and charities to work for across the UK, and out of thousands and thousands of charities, St Gemma’s made the Top 100 on their first application.

“I am delighted that we have made it into the Top 100 list”, said Kerry Jackson, Chief Executive. “It’s a real accolade and a true testament to the amazing staff and

volunteers that make our charity a great place to work.

“All members of staff were asked to complete a survey seeking opinions about their managers, their working conditions and their organisational values. Two of the most significant responses were that people felt proud to be part of the team and felt that the Hospice provided an outstanding service to its patients.

“The whole team is committed to providing excellent care and support to patients and their families, and making a

Kerry Jackson

real difference at the time in their lives when they need it the most.”

St Gemma’s Hospice currently employs over 250 members of staff and is supported by over 800 volunteers. It marks its 40th Anniversary this year. To join the team, please visit www.st-gemma. co.uk/vacancies

New Fundraising Manager Urges People to Support BHF Research Stephanie Jones, British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) new fundraising manager for Leeds and Wetherby, is looking for volunteers to join the fight against heart disease by joining one of their local fundraising groups. She will also be managing community partnerships in Leeds and is looking for businesses to support BHF’s important research. There is a variety of exciting fundraising ideas to suit all levels of support.

Around 79,000 people across Leeds are fighting a daily battle with heart and circulatory disease and these devastating conditions claim the lives of more than 1,816 people in Leeds alone every year.

“By supporting the BHF, through your place of work, volunteering, or holding your own fundraising event, you will be helping us to fund the research that’s so desperately needed to bring us closer to

beating heart disease”, said Stephanie. “We are incredibly proud to have 59 research projects at the University of Leeds and together we can save more lives.”

BHF research has helped to halve death rates from heart and circulatory disease over the past 50 years, but there is still a long way to go. Through people’s generosity BHF will fund half a billion pounds of new research over the next five years.

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CommunityNews Cllr Dan Cohen Alwoodley

Firstly, I’d like to thank the Alwoodley resident who noticed that I had put the wrong telephone number in the February edition of NLL. Sincere apologies if anyone tried to call me and wasn’t able to get through.

At a recent Alwoodley PACT meeting, discussion turned to a tragic accident, where a school pupil was knocked down and killed.

Whilst this didn’t happen in Alwoodley, the young lady was a student at GSAL and with so many young people travelling around the Harrogate Road end of Alwoodley Lane, the question was raised as to whether 40 mph is a safe speed for this road.

What are your thoughts? Would Alwoodley Lane be better suited to a 30mph speed limit? Might having part of the road at 30mph be a good idea?

In March, I attended ‘Transforming our Bus Network’, an information event organised

by Leeds City Council. In truth it should have been called ‘Transforming our Road Network’ as the proposals put forward are far more fundamental than just altering bus services. In fact, the meeting wasn’t about bus services at all, rather the road infrastructure that all vehicles will use.

The meeting I attended focused on the journey from Alwoodley into Leeds and there were three key proposals – creating a park and ride opposite GSAL on the A61; removing all on-street parking from The Belvederes in Alwoodley right down to Scott Hall (and the same around Moortown corner); and the creation of a Bus Lane from The Belvederes

down to Leeds Centre, essentially making the A61 a single carriageway for private cars from Alwoodley into town.

The full details of the proposals can be found at Leeds.gov.uk/connectingleeds and you are able to submit your thoughts, comments and suggestions online. You can also email comments to connectingleeds@leeds.gov.uk Again, what are your thoughts? Many people will welcome the idea of a park and ride and a bus lane, but should that be at the expense of private motorists? Will people really make the move from their cars to the bus, or is this going to simply make the morning and evening traffic even worse? Have the proposals really looked at the worst affected areas? Please let us know what you think and do go online to share your thoughts with those putting these proposals forward.

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

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Home Garden The golden plover is a medium sized wading bird that is both a Winter visitor and a Summer breeder in the UK. It is perhaps one of the most attractive of this group of birds. Even in Winter its plumage is an intricate mosaic of yellow and brown, with a buff-coloured breast and a white belly.

Winter flocks, often mixed with lapwings, can appear to glint gold in the sunlight as they twist and turn in flight. The breeding plumage bird is magnificent, the gold on its back even brighter, and the face and belly a striking black, separated by an S-shaped white line.

Golden plovers breed on heather moorland, blanket bogs and limestone grassland, such as the habitats found on the North Yorks Moors. They nest on the ground and both male and female birds incubate the young. In Winter it is possible to see flocks of golden plover all over England (RSPB Old Moor reserve near Doncaster being a good example), but they only breed in northern England and Scotland.

Golden plover Photo: Andy Hay rspb-images.com

There are over 22,000 pairs breeding in the UK, and in Winter there may be more than 300,000 individuals in the UK. There has recently been a decline in breeding pairs, possibly due to the planting of upland forests and the draining of moorland and peatlands.

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Garden Round Up With Tracy Foster

This month is one of the most interesting in the gardening calendar. Whilst warm spells encourage growth that keeps gardeners busy cutting grass, sowing seeds and weeding their plots, frost or snow could also happen at any time so the horticultural fleece has to be kept on stand-by and seedlings must not be put out too soon.

It is one of the busiest months too and the list below has my top ten jobs for April.

3. Harvest rhubarb, purple sprouting broccoli and leeks.

1. As temperatures rise, lawns may need a trim. It’s best not to cut them too short for the first few cuts of the season. They can also be raked to remove any moss that has gathered over winter and you can give them a spring feed if you like.

4. Enjoy the beautiful cherry blossom whilst it is at its best.

Enjoy the beautiful cherry

Seeds of many vegetables and flowers can be sown now.

2. Seeds of many vegetables and flowers can be sown now. Some, such as tomatoes, courgettes, cucumbers, and pumpkins are best sown indoors and planted out later, others including the seeds of hardy annual flowers can be sown straight outside into well prepared soil. These flowers include Larkspur, Love in a Mist, Cornflower, Pot Marigold and Sunflowers – all wonderful for a cut flower patch.

blossom whilst it is at its best.

5. Watch out for slugs as the newly emerging leaves of perennials push through the soil. You can use beer traps to lure them away from your plants, or if using slug pellets, remember you only need to put down one per square metre. The smell of the pellets actually attracts slugs so sprinkling too many could make matters worse.

6. Tie any new shoots on your climbing roses to their supports whilst they are still supple enough to bend.

7. Trim Penstemons back to the new shoots emerging from the base.

8. Add a 5cm layer of well rotted manure or compost to your beds, or lightly fork in some chicken manure pellets or fish, blood and bone fertiliser.

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Sound&Vision Film Review

By Brendan Campbell

ANNIHILATION DIRECTED BY: ALEX GARLAND STARRING: NATALIE PORTMAN, JENNIFER JASON LEIGH, OSCAR ISSAC, TESSA THOMPSON, GINA RODRIGUEZ CERT: 15 RUNNING TIME: 115 MINS Having enjoyed a cinema release Stateside, ‘Annihilation’ arrives in the UK bypassing the big screen and going direct to streaming on Netflix. Whether this will result in the film finding a wider audience or being criminally overlooked remains to be seen.

One hopes for the former as writer/director Alex Garland has delivered on the promise of his filmmaking debut, the impressive ‘Ex Machina’, and served up another piece of stylishly executed, considered, thoughtful science fiction.

Adapted from a trilogy of novels by Jeff VanderMeer, the film concerns a phenomenon referred to as ‘the shimmer’ caused by the impact of a comet which has resulted in some kind of extraterrestrial terraforming; creating a new ecosystem and altering plant and animal life at a cellular level.

The military and science community has mounted exploratory expeditions into the shimmer from which no one has returned.

Natalie Portman plays Lena, a biologist and former soldier whose husband, Kane, (Oscar Isaac) embarked on a secret military mission a year ago and is missing, presumed dead. When Kane suddenly shows up at their home with no memory of where he’s been or what’s happened to him, he falls ill and is taken to a research facility on the edge of the territory affected by the comet. It transpires he has been inside the shimmer and returned a profoundly changed man.

A film whose world is both beautiful and terrifying where nothing is quite what it seems While Kane clings to life, Lena joins an all-female team, led by psychologist Dr Ventress (Jennifer Jason Leigh), to venture into the shimmer and try to reach its epicenter to discover what’s happening and find answers which Lena hopes may save her husband’s life.

Having set up an intriguing and mysterious premise the film plunges headlong into the unknown as soon as the team enters the shimmer. Much like the characters themselves the audience quickly realises that in this environment, where things don’t adhere to the rules of nature as we know them, one’s eyes and ears can’t be entirely trusted.

Almost immediately, the team can’t tell how long they’ve been there, with no recollection of days passing. Time and memory seem distorted. They notice that all the flora and fauna are undergoing constant mutation and similar changes may be happening to them.

its brains on its sleeve or waxing philosophical while delivering highly watchable entertainment without sacrificing emotional heft.

With its lush jungle-like setting and characters in military fatigues spooked by an increasingly hostile environment, ‘Annihilation’ occasionally resembles a gender-flipped ‘Predator’ but it has more in common with sci-fi classics such as ‘Solaris’ and ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’.

This is bold, bewildering mindbender of a movie.

Sustaining dramatic tension with a disorienting and unsettling atmosphere of hallucinatory weirdness while juggling big questions about the natural sciences, life and death, memory, loss and also managing to throw in some shocks and monster-movie thrills. It’s a film whose world is both beautiful and terrifying where nothing is quite what it seems.

Like ‘Arrival’, another refreshingly intelligent sci-fi offering of recent years, ‘Annihilation’ is a contemplative piece unafraid of wearing

That the film has been deemed undeserving of a cinema presentation in this country seems to be selling it considerably short. A big screen with surround sound would be the preferred way to experience its striking visual effects and immersive sound design. However, as I say, the ease of access afforded by Netflix may be to its benefit and it may yet become the much-appreciated cult favorite it seems destined to be. Gripping, thought-provoking and beguilingly trippy, it’s certainly worth your time.

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The Howard Assembly Room The Howard Assembly Room at Opera North has another interesting programme lined up for Spring – this time bringing new takes on traditional music from Africa and Mongolia, and music from country and folk traditions on either side of the Atlantic.

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from generation to generation, combine with those keenly lamenting the threats climate change and modernity pose to their habitat and culture.

Two American acts, from the myth-rich Appalachian and Catskill Mountains, offer very different approaches. Steeped in the musicianship and harmony singing of rural Virginia and Kentucky, Anna & Elizabeth (Thursday 10th May) find new ways to tell old stories of love, loss and intrigue, accompanied by ‘crankies’ — traditional hand-cranked storytelling panoramas unfurled alongside a song.

Simone Felice, who set out on his musical career with alt-country favourites The Felice Brothers, reveals his own gifts for lyrical, literary Americana as a solo singer-songwriter on Wednesday 16th May, when he brings his latest material, songs from his back catalogue and one or two timeless folk ballads to Leeds.

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The first all-female supergroup from West Africa, Les Amazones d’Afrique make their Leeds debut on Friday 25th May. The collective brings together some of the most acclaimed voices from generations of West African music: Mamani Keita, Rokia Koné, Mariam Koné, and Awa Sangho. They are the sound of the diaspora of African music, mixing wild guitars, distorted thumb piano, dreamy, jazzy chords and soulful griotte vocals over the rhythms of Afrobeat, funk and reggae.

Anda Union brings tribal and musical traditions from Inner Mongolia on Saturday 9th June. They play traditional instruments, including the morin khuur horsehead fiddle, topshur lute and the ancient moadin choor flute, with their urgent vocals alternating harmony and solo singing with bursts of growling and distinctive throat-singing. Songs about history, horses and Genghis Khan, passed

Lankum first visited the Howard Assembly Room as Lynched in 2016, presenting an electrifying set of Dublin street songs, classic ballads, traditional dance tunes and their own original material, all delivered with a rawness and urgency informed by punk. Their latest album, Between the Earth and Sky, has upped the ante even further. They return on Saturday 26th May. Pictured:

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Sound&Vision Live Music Listings April 2018 Sam Quintana’s Wandering Monster | Tues 3 April | at HEART, Bennett Rd. Headingley.

Instrumental rock drawing on jazz sensibilities & sound worlds.

Interrobang | Tue 3 Apr | Brudenell Social Club, £11. Punk trio featuring ex member of Chumbawumba.

SG Lewis | Thu 5 Apr | Belgrave Music Hall, £14.30. Emotive, atmospheric dance music; warm electronic sounds, 80s synths with deep club beats, house & disco.

Mik Artistik's Ego Trip | Fri 6 Apr | Seven Arts Leeds, £10. A strange, beautiful beast of a band, led by Mik Artistik – part comedian, singer & performance artist.

Blitzen Trapper | Wed 11 Apr | Brudenell Social Club, £9.90. Portland, Oregon-based experimental folk-rock band.

Seven Live | Wed 11 Apr | at Seven Arts, 31A Harrogate Rd. Chapel Allerton. Monthly not-for-profit music night, featuring Biscuit Head & The Biscuit Badgers, Little MistakesTrio & Geraint-John Jones. £7 on door.

Julia Biel | Thu 12 Apr | Hyde Park Book Club, £16.50. Award-winning singer, songwriter who blends vocals reminiscent of the greats of jazz's golden age with a poetic yet conversational lyrical style. #360RAW2 | Fri 13 Apr | 360 Club: Lending Rooms @ The Library Pub, £6.50. A night of scuzzy guitars & raucous garage rock featuring: Skull, Being a Tiger, Adore//Repel & TEEFF.

April Towers with ENGINE & Harry Zalega | Sat 7 Apr | 7.30pm at The Fox & Newt, 9 Burley St. LS3 1LD. Psychedelic electronic dance beats. £5 advance, £8 on door.

Brotherhood of Troubadours | Fri 13 Apr | at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Three awardwinning singer songwriters – Jon Palmer, Nick Hall & Steve Chapman Smith. Tickets £10 advance from www.sevenlive.co.uk

Matt Holborn with Latchepen | Sat 7 April, | HEART, Headingley. London band born out of admiration for Django Reinhardt & anything that swings. £3/£5

The Orielles | Fri 13 Apr | Brudenell Social Club, £9.90. 60s inspired pop / post-punk / garage / surf trio.

Strangeforms 2018 | Sat 7/Sun 8 Apr | Brudenell Social Club, £14.30 - £23.10.

Experimental, post-hardcore & math-rock festival featuring: Rolo Tomassi, Talons, Alpha Male Tea Party, Vasa, Polymath, Wot Gorilla? & more.

Trembling Bells | Sat 7 Apr | Hyde Park Book Club, £11. Eclectic alt-folk ensemble; with soaring vocals & occasional deranged passages of feedback & clattering percussion.

Jon Shenoy's Draw By Four | Sun 8 Apr | Seven Arts, 1.30pm, £5 - £10. Jazz quartet comprising tenor sax, organ, guitar & drums.

Shigeto | Mon 9 Apr | Brudenell Social Club, £12.10. Electronic artist employing downtempo rhythm, melody & infectious aspects of hip hop & live instrumentation.

Pete Ivatts | Tues 10 Apr | HEART, Headingley. Singer/songwriter performing poetic mix of English Folk & Country. £3/£5

Kristian Borring | Sat 14 Apr | Headingley HEART, £6 - £10. Skillful guitarist with great melodic sense & sophisticated harmonic understanding.

Koyo | Sun 15 Apr | Brudenell Social Club, free. Versatile, robust prog-inflected band with intricate riffs, astral soundscapes & extended improvisations.

Tom Paxton & The Donjuans | Mon 16 Apr | City Varieties Music Hall, £28.50. American songwriting legend whose music has come to define the American folk sound.

Akala | Tue 17 Apr | Belgrave Music Hall, £19.25. MOBO award-winning, politically conscious hip-hop with influences including folk, punk & soul.

Maria Sandle | Tues 17 Apr | HEART, Headingley, singing her own songs & those of some of her favourite singers, such as Steve Earle, Leonard Cohen, Dory Previn. £3/£5

Otoboke Beaver | Wed 18 Apr | Brudenell Social Club, £13.75. All-female quartet from Japan playing crazed, deranged garage, punkrock-pop at break-neck speed.

Joan as Police Woman | Fri 20 Apr | Howard Assembly Room, £20. Indie rock icon performing self-styled 'punk-rock RnB' & 'American Soul Music’.

Eric Bibb | Sat 21 Apr | City Varieties Music Hall, £28. Soulful, gospel-infused folk & blues.

Grant-Lee Phillips | Sun 22 Apr | Brudenell Social Club, £19.25. Talented multiinstrumentalist & master of acoustic twelvestring guitar with intense lyrics.

The Herbaliser | Thu 26 Apr | The Wardrobe, £19.80. Hip-hop, rare funk & dusty grooves.

Ricardo Curbelo | Thu 26 Apr | Seven Arts, £5 £12. Innovative musician & poet takes you on a rhythmic, colourful journey through Latin America on harp, cuatro, maracas & vocals.

Tears for Fears | Fri 27 Apr | First Direct Arena, £35. 80’s pop chart conquerors. Also appearing: Alison Moyet Vessels | Fri 27 Apr | Canal Mills, £13.20.

Brilliantly catchy & ferociously intelligent noises in the same vein as Aerogramme & Oceansize.

Mexrrissey | Sat 28 Apr | Church Leeds, £17.50. Mexican tribute to Morrissey & The Smiths, playing their re-working of The Queen is Dead.

Sinfonia of Leeds | Sat 28 Apr | 7.30pm at St. Edmund's Church, Lidgett Pk Rd, Roundhay, LS8 1JN. Programme: Dvorak - Overture ‘Carnival’; Sibelius - The Swan of Tuonela; Janacek arr. Mackerras - Suite from ‘The Cunning Little Vixen’; Sibelius Symphony No.5. Tickets 376 0318, or sinfoniaofleeds. eventbrite or on door Gomez | Sun 29 Apr | O2 Academy, £30.75.

Eclectic, versatile, genre-hopping band performing their classic, Mercury Prizewinning debut album, Bring It On. Hattie Briggs | Mon 30 Apr | Hyde Park Book Club, £11. Singer-songwriter & multiinstrumentalist whose crystalline vocals & insightful lyrics resonate across all ages, rekindling old memories & capturing imaginations.

Feast of Fiddles Britain’s fiddling supergroup comes to Leeds City Varieties on Wednesday 18th April.

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This is the 25th annual tour for the group that started as an idea in a folk club and has since become a national folk-rock institution. Variously likened to a ‘group of geography teachers’ or ‘Bellowhead with bus passes’! Feast of Fiddles put on a show of huge dynamic range performed with passion, joy and a liberal dose of fun.

A live music entertainment like no other, guaranteed to thrill even the most doubting of friends!

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Peter Knight (Gigspanner, Steeleye Span), Chris Leslie (Fairport Convention), Brian McNeill (Battlefield Band), Ian Cutler (Bully Wee), Tom Leary (Lindisfarne) and Garry Blakeley (Band of Two) add a wide array of fiddle playing styles to the rock back-line of guitars, keyboards, sax and accordion – all held together by legendary drummer Dave Mattacks.

A live music entertainment like no other, it is guaranteed to thrill even the most doubting of friends!

Tickets: 0113 243 0808, www.cityvarieties. co.uk

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Wheels 4 Fun Are Gearing Up for Summer!

Gemma Oaten to Front Leeds March for Men Prostate Cancer UK, the leading men’s health charity, is recruiting an army of walkers to step up to its challenge on 23rd June at Roundhay Park. With a choice of distances – circa 2k, 8k, or 16k - participants are encouraged to fundraise through sponsorship and help combat this disease.

Last year the charity’s flagship walking campaign raised over £1 million. New figures show that the number of men dying from prostate cancer every year has overtaken the number of women dying from breast cancer, making prostate cancer the third biggest cancer killer in the UK.

Wheels 4 Fun disability cycling group kept busy through the Winter, meeting at Meanwood Valley Urban farm on Saturdays and sometimes riding up to the United Reformed church hall on Stainbeck Road for tea and cake!

The group is now gearing up for the Summer season with new grant funded tricycles to add to their existing fleet of tandems, tricycles, bikes, and possibly a hand cycle soon. A red recumbent tricycle was funded by Leeds Inner North East Community Committee. Another recent addition is a folding tricycle courtesy of the Comic Relief Community cash fund, awarded via Leeds Community Foundation.

Volunteers have explored a possible new venue for a ride and the group plans to

get everyone out to enjoy new riding experiences over the Summer in addition to Saturday meet-ups and going to some of the British Cycling sessions at the new Bodington cycling track in Weetwood.

The group welcomes adults with physical problems that make it difficult for them to ride a standard bike and has physiotherapists and cycle instructors on hand to give advice and guidance.

Other volunteers help out in many ways.

More volunteers are always welcome, no specific skills required.

For further information, call Trish on 0113 269 5028 or visit www.wheels4funleeds. wordpress.com which has lots of photos, information and stories about riders and volunteers

Holby City and former Emmerdale actress Gemma Oaten will be fronting the Leeds March for Men in support of her dad who has prostate cancer.

“When I found out my dad’s prostate cancer had come back last year, my world collapsed”, said Gemma. “But he’s a fighter and he’s not letting it get the better of him. His courage is inspirational.

“I’m proud to be leading the Leeds March for Men this June to raise funds for the amazing research that Prostate Cancer UK is driving forward. I want to encourage anyone who has a man in their life to head to a March for Men in their area.

Together we can beat this.”

Over 3,725 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in Yorkshire and Humber each year, with over 928 dying from the disease, and almost 22,450 living with and beyond prostate cancer.

For more information, and to sign up for the Leeds March for Men, visit prostatecanceruk.org/march

St Gemma’s Leeds Ninja Challenge St Gemma’s Hospice is holding a brand new event, the Leeds Ninja Challenge, at Harewood House on Saturday 28th April.

This exciting new event will test your speed and agility, as well as your nerve over a 5k obstacle course.

Make your way through scramble nets, rat run tubes, up and overs, slides and much more to slam the button in the end zone and crown yourself a Ninja Champion!

The Ninja Challenge is suitable for both adults and children, but anyone under 1.2 metres will need to take the mini

ninja inflatable option beside some of the bigger obstacles. You can run, walk, hop or skip between the obstacles and there’s no crashing out of this course; if you can’t complete an obstacle simply skip round and move onto the next one or take the inflatable option!

Take part on your own, as a family or with friends/colleagues. It’s a great way to support your local hospice. There are a number of start waves available between 10.30am and 12.30pm, to keep queuing to a minimum.

Included in your registration fee is a T-shirt and bandana to get you in the spirit of the event and to feel part of Team St Gemma’s. There are both individual and family tickets available.

To sign up visit events.st-gemma. c o .u k/eve n t s/ l e e d s -n i n j achallenge-2018/ or call Alice on 0113 218 5570.

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Younger Life GSAL Students Highly Commended at Leeds Sports Awards Four pupils from The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) received ‘highly commended’ awards in their Young Achievers categories at the Leeds Sports Awards.

Josephine Dobson, Year 13, was highly commended in the Young Sportswoman category. Josephine won the U20 title in the women’s 63kg class at the 2017 British Weight Lifting Junior Championships, despite being aged only 17 and fitting in training around studying for her A-levels.

Alfie Yates, Year 7, a national boccia champion, was highly commended in the Young Disability Sportsperson category. Alfie is the current holder of the Heathcoat Cup, a national competition for individuals run by Boccia England.

Josephine won the U20 title in the women’s 63kg class at the 2017 British Weight Lifting Junior Championships Year 6 pupils Theodore Rosenberg and Joseph Levison are members of the City of Leeds Swimming Club Junior League Team, which was highly commended in the Young Club/Team category.

This talented team became national champions in the last year, when they took on swimmers from across the country at the national finals in Corby.

Their national title followed wins in the Yorkshire White Rose League and the northern final.

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Easter Holiday Fun! Once again, there is a huge variety of activities available across Leeds for the Easter Holidays. From Wildlife at Lotherton Hall and history at museums, to art activities at The Hepworth Wakefield and underwater egg hunts at Bramley Baths - prepare to have fun!

It’s a Treasure Trove at The Carriageworks Carriageworks Theatre has a treasure trove of family favourites to keep everyone entertained through the Easter holidays.

Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company brings its sweet treat, The Gingerbread Man, to the theatre on Wednesday 4th/ Thursday 5th April. Following sell-out shows ‘Three Little Pigs’, ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ and ‘Goldilocks & the Three Bears’, this energetic and humorous company returns with a brilliant, new adaptation featuring charming puppetry, live music and the great escape. Suitable for all ages – just don't turn up hungry!

Lempen Puppet Theatre presents Cardboard Carnival on Monday 9th April. This is ‘Carnival of the Animals’ but not as we know it. Taking inspiration from the music by Camille Saint-Saëns, a little help from Charles Darwin and a whole lot of cardboard to mash up, it showcases the magic of puppetry as they attempt to create the ultimate animal made up of dissected body parts.

Tickets for all shows are available from 0113 376 0318, the City Centre Box Office, Leeds Town Hall, or www.carriageworkstheatre.co.uk

Topsy Turvy Theatre returns with everyone's favourite guinea pig in Christopher's Caterpillars on Saturday 7th April, written and illustrated by Charlotte Middleton and adapted for the stage by Claire Alizon Hills.

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Leeds Museums and Galleries Have a Dazzling Easter Programme

• Wildlife World at Lotherton Hall - Wildlife from across the globe, from friendly penguins to a capybara, a tapir and warty pigs - Plus Flamingo Fun in the Nestbox Education Centre.

• Easter Activities at Leeds City Museum Animal egg hunt, egg decorating, mask making, DJ-ing and some virtual reality run by Leeds Young Film Festival.

• A Vintage Fete at Thwaite Mills – traditional games, stalls, 1940s style dancing and much more on 1st April.

• Thwaite Mills Island of adventure Explore and take part in Easter holiday activities Tuesdays & Thursdays (1-3pm).

• Golden Egg Hunt at Abbey House Museum – Two weeks of Easter family challenges!

• Suffragette Stories at Abbey House Museum Celebrate 100 years of votes for women

• Springtime at Temple Newsam Home Farm Baby chicks, new born lambs and an Easter egg competition.

• Go behind the scenes at Leeds Discovery Centre – Over a million objects, from telephones to taxidermy animals. Free drop-in tours Thursdays 11am & 2pm.

• Marvels at Leeds Industrial Museum A wonder of Victorian engineering –see the mill engine in full steam on 1st/2nd April. Free activities throughout the holidays and afternoon film screenings.

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CommunityNotices ACTIVE Alwoodley Walkabout Group Walks locally & farther afield, long & short, weekdays & weekends. Everyone welcome. Details: Jon 267 9867, John jhn.wtsn@gmail.com

fire station). Dancing to live & recorded World music, with & without partners. £3.50 per meeting, incl refreshments.

Details: Lorna Ramsden 293 7645, Jean Willson 01423 505006, ianrwillson@ tiscali.co.uk

Chapel Allerton Snooker & Social Club 19 Town St. LS7 4NB. Four competition class snooker tables, food nights, live music events, games & competitions all year. Social membership from £5 pa.

Details: 262 4269, www.thecaclub.webs. com or Facebook

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

Leeds Judean Table Tennis Club Stonegate Road, LS17 6EL (opp. fire station). Play table tennis. Open to all ages & ability.

Details: Doug Fern 267 0342, Ivan Lewis 07966 236969

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

Leeds City Ladies Football Team is looking for new players. If you interested in developing your football skills, training is on Thurs 7 – 8.30pm at Adel Sports Association & games are on Sundays.

Details: Brian Wilks 07587 143430, bcwilks11@gmail.com

North Leeds Crown Green Bowls Club Old Park Rd, Roundhay (next to Cricket Club).

Newcomers to the sport & established league players welcome. Friendly, popular environment open to all ages & ethnicities. Season opens early April.

Details: Secretary Don Player 266 7497, dcs.p7@virginmedia.com

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

North Leeds Leopards Junior Rugby League Club, based at Far Moss Sports Ground Alwoodley, offers a superb environment for children aged 6+ to learn, play & enjoy the sport. Emphasis Loidis International Folk Dance Group is on skill development & fun. The club Dalesway_Advert_29.2.16.pdf 29/02/2016 13:53 meets Thurs in term time 7.30 – 9.30pm has1a number of age level teams. Details: at MASSC, Stonegate Rd. LS17 6EL (opp.

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PHGC Snooker Club at Oakwood Clock Friendly, community focused 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, secretary@thesnookerclub.co.uk, www. thesnookerclub.co.uk PHGC Snooker Club Junior Snooker Academy 90 minute sessions 4pm Mondays. £7 a session. Open to juniors aged 8 – 16. Expert snooker coaching from World Professional Coach Lionel Payne who has coached many successful junior players. Current coach of Kelly Fisher, six times snooker world champion. Details: Lionel 07767 636646 Wheels 4 Fun Disability Cycling Group meets Sat, 11am – 1pm at Meanwood Valley Urban farm for advice, support & social cycling for adults with a physical disability. Tandems, tricycles & other bikes available. Volunteers needed to help with various roles. Details: Trish 269 5028, www.wheels4funleeds.wordpress. com ARTS & CRAFTS Alwoodley Art Group Spring Exhibition & Sale Sat 21/Sun 22 April, 10am – 5pm at Community Hall, The Avenue, Alwoodley LS17 7NZ. Members’ original artwork in a variety of styles, framed & unframed, plus cards. Admission free. Homemade refreshments.

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Art Roundhay Park English Art Co. hosts another exhibition at The Mansion Conservatory, Roundhay Park ‘til end May, showcasing original art & prints by local artists – including David Lyon, Samantha Ward, Miriam Laville, Judy Merchant, Jo Dunn, Ben Snowden, Tilly & Blue, Andrew Ripley Photography, Monkey Puzzle Tree, Lubylu, Corinne Lapierre, Chase & Wonder & Seedball.

Details: Catriona@Theenglishartco.co.uk ‘The Irregularity of Order’ Sat 29 April – Sat 6 May (6 – 8pm) at Inkwell, Potternewton Ln. Chapel Allerton - an art exhibition incorporating a range of experimental contemporary drawings & artwork using smoke, ink & fire in response to theme ‘Chaos & Order’ by artist Amanda Burton.

Chapel Allerton Allotments & Gardens Association Spring Show Sat 14 April, 3pm Methodist Centre, Town St. Wide variety of competition classes, including flowers, vegetables, home produce, & children’s crafts. Plant stall, gardening supplies & cards for sale + delicious homemade cakes. Find out about bees. Auction of produce 4pm. Admission £1/ children free. All welcome.

Lidgett Lane Allotment Association Annual Plant Fair Sat 12 May, 10.30am – 12.30pm on Lidgett Ln. LS8 1QR - adjacent to Moor Allerton Hall Primary School. Large selection of vegetable plants, shrubs, fruit bushes, herbaceous perennials, bedding plants, herbs, house plants & garden sundries. Homemade cakes, scones & coffee. Prize raffle.Free entry. All welcome.

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

Regular demonstrations by local artists.

New members with some experience welcome. Details: John Irving 293 1465

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

April 10: Demonstration by Mick Burton & AGM; April 24: Workshop/ Demonstration with Dave Newbould: White on Black

Feed Leeds Food Growers Network Potting Shed Drinks every 3rd Thurs, 8pm upstairs at Further North, Chapel Allerton. All welcome. Main meetings vary. Details: Tom Bliss 269 1761, www. feedleeds.org

COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS Oakwood Farmers’ Market Third Sat, 9am – 12.30pm at Oakwood Clock. Details: www.oakwoodfarmersmarket.com

Alwoodley Chess Club meets Wed, 7pm at Alwoodley Community Centre, The Avenue, LS 17 7NZ. New members welcome. Details: Paul Gelder 269 7111, pagelder@hotmail.co.uk, www. alwoodleychessclub.org.uk

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 Gledhow Valley Woods Action Mornings Sun 29 Apr (Sun 20 May) 9.45am – 12 noon, meet in meadow at end of lake on Gledhow Valley Rd. Activities to include meadow cutting & litter picking. Details: www.fgvw.co.uk/ html/news.htm#Dates Friends of Roundhay Park organises regular volunteer working parties to help with maintenance of this beautiful park on 2nd Sat & 4th Thurs each month.

Members can enjoy a variety of outdoor work & meet new friends. Details: secretary@forp.org, www.forp.org 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 Kaleidoscope Social Group holds club nights Wed, 8pm at the Lawnswood Arms. The singles social group meets across North Leeds for meals out, visits, concerts, games nights etc. Don’t be lonely - go along to their club nights & make new friends. Details: Rita 217 1747 Leeds Decorative and Fine Arts Society Talks, visits, study days. Meets 3rd Wed at Castle Grove Masonic Hall, LS6 4BP. Details: 808 6313, www.leedsdfas.org.uk, secretary@leedsdfas.org.uk

Leeds & Harrogate Social Club - weekly Tuesday club nights in Foley’s Bar (corner of Headrow & East Parade), 8.30pm on the balcony. Full calendar of events – theatre, walks, badminton, films, meals, bookgroups, weekends away. Details: enquiries@leedsivc.org.uk Leeds Horticultural Society meets six times a year on 1st Tues, 8pm St Chad’s Centre, Far Headingley. 3 April: AGM & ‘Spring Mini-Show’ with Gordon Kirby; 1 May: Sue Ottley-Hughes ‘A Medieval Garden against Food Poverty’.

Membership £10pa/ couple £15. Details: Pat 225 0030, Viv 267 3880 Leeds Hospital Alert Small group campaigning for preservation of NHS. Next meetings Tues 17 April (15 May) at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Details: 278 5495, info@leedshospitalalert.org.uk Leeds Photographic Society meets Tues, 7.30pm at St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Pk Rd, LS8 1JN. New members welcome. Details: www.lps1852.co.uk Leeds RSPB Group meets Wed 18 April, 7.30pm Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Ln. Illustrated talk by environmentalist Jeff Clarke on diversity & beauty of Mersey Estuary. Sat 21 April: Bird walk around Eccup, meet New Inn 10am. Sat 28 April: Paxton Pits Coach trip, dep 7.10am Roundhay, 7.30am Leeds - 07722 120540 to book. Details: rspbleeds@googlemail.com Leeds UNICEF Group Celebrate 50 Years of Fundraising with: Sun 25 March, 12.30pm - Buffet at G-Wu Moortown, £18; Thurs 26 April: 3 – 5pm visit National Hyacinth Collection, Ripley Castle + AGM, £10; May (date TBC) Meal at Sukhotai Leeds, £20; 3 Oct: Farnley Hall tour & tea, 2pm, £20. Details: leeds.unicef@gmail.com Shadwell Horticultural Society meet 2nd Thurs, 7.30pm in Methodist Church, Main St. LS17 8JF for interesting talks on gardening topics. Details: Teresa 268 8231 Sunday Birdwatchers 15 April: Visit to North Cave Wetland. Pick ups in Bramley & Infirmary St, Leeds. 29 April: Visit to

RSPB Coombes Valley. Details & to book: Keith 07757 302521, Steve 2571184

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West Yorkshire Fuchsia & Pot Plant Society meets Wed 18 April, 7.30pm at Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Ln. LS5 2AB. Speaker Agnes Harbour will talk about general propagation - tissue culture, division, seed preparation, soft & hardwood cuttings. Visitors welcome.

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

Leeds People’s Choir meets Wed, 7.30 9pm, at Swarthmore Centre, Woodhouse Sq. Singing songs of joy, peace, struggle, liberation from around the world. Open to anyone who enjoys singing. Details: Ruth Bell 07984 352157, sruthbell@gmail. com, www.leedspeopleschoir.co.uk

MUSIC Alwoodley Singers Spring Concert Sat 12 May, 7.30pm at Alwoodley Community Association Hall. Featuring Songs from the Shows & More. Entry £4 incl. refreshments.

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 Chris White Jazz Trio at Crag House Farm Fri 30 March from 7pm. Fine dining with trio equally popular on both sides of the Atlantic! Details/Reservations: 218 6200/ 230 3618, www.craghousefarm.com Leeds Youth Opera Singing & drama for 12 - 25 years. Rehearse Sat am in central Leeds for staged shows in Feb & July.

Junior LYO (8-12) meet Sat 3 - 4.30pm.

Details www.leedsyouthopera.org Folk Fiddle Group meets Thurs 7pm at Yorkshire College of Music & Drama, LS2 9BN. A relaxed group of enthusiastic folk musicians it welcomes new members on any instruments, violinists especially welcome. No previous experience with folk music necessary. Details: Iveta 07547 112171, www.leedsfolkfiddlegroup.co.uk Leeds Guild of Singers Confident sightreader? Like to sing renaissance & contemporary music in a small friendly choir? New members in all voice groups welcome, especially tenors & basses.

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Organ Concert Sat 12 May, 2.30pm at Chapel Allerton Methodist Church, LS7 4NB. Featuring Nigel Ogden, presenter BBC Radio 2 ‘The Organist Entertains’ Tickets £8 on door or contact k.hall507@ ntlworld.com Roundhay Ukulele Group Meets Wed 8 – 9.30pm at Lidgett Park Methodist Church Hall, Lidgett Pl, LS8 1HG. All abilities welcome. £6 per session.

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