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Already February is looming and there are exciting things afoot around North Leeds.

Firstly, Phoenix Dance Theatre presents its wonderful new show ‘Windrush’ at The Playhouse, celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush. A Wind of Change blows into Meanwood in the shape of a brilliant community show; Headingley LitFest announces the line-up for its 2018 festival; and Leeds City Museum launches a programme to mark the tercentenary of the birth of Thomas Chippendale.

In addition, Leeds Neonatal Unit is looking for a sponsor to help fund a Secure Video Messaging application. St Gemma’s Hospice is inviting all dog owners to join in its ‘Bark in the Park’ sponsored walk; and York Gate Gardens is promising a fabulous snowdrop display.

For inclusion in our March edition, please send all your news and notices to us by 1st February, and advertising by 9th February (1st & 13th March for the April edition).

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards, Carole, Jack and the team.

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06 18 22 24 28 38 47 50 06 Thomas Chippendale 1718-1779 A new exhibition marks the tercentenary of the birth of Thomas Chippendale.

28 ‘A Wind of Change’ is Blowing into Meanwood - An original community

18 Headingley LitFest 2018 - Once

show presented by Common Chorus Theatre, InterACT Church and Community Partnership.

again the festival offers a full array of speakers and performers from inside and outside the city.

38 Snowdrop Week at York Gate Garden - A special opening so you can

22 Phoenix Dance Theatre Commemorates Windrush -A major new dance piece marking the seventieth anniversary of the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush.

24 Leeds Food & Flavours Festival

enjoy the fabulous snowdrop display.

47 Leeds Neonatal Unit Seeks Local Business Support - To help fund a Secure Video Messaging application.

50 Ideas for a Fascinating Half Term A huge variety of things to do in Leeds.

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Life&Style Thomas Chippendale 17181779: A Celebration of British Craftsmanship & Design

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A new exhibition at Leeds City Museum launches a nationwide programme to mark the tercentenary of the birth of Thomas Chippendale, celebrating his life as furniture maker, designer and entrepreneur. The exhibition, at Leeds City Museum from 9th February to 9th June, will show a range of his work including key pieces from the Royal Collection, Paxton House, Newby Hall, and Dumfries House.

It will explore Chippendale’s rise to prominence, reflecting on the quality of his work, his workshop and techniques, his relationship with his clients, their commissions, and the legacy of the Chippendale brand. Showing objects from his early life, alongside hand-drawn designs, it features some of the best examples of his work, many on public display for the first time.

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ADVERTISING Born in Otley in 1718, he made his name in London. His designs and superior workmanship made him one of the most sought after furniture makers of the 1700s, working in some of the most fashionable houses in the country.

A large number of Chippendale’s commissions were for houses in Yorkshire. At Newby Hall he was commissioned to furnish the drawing room. The exhibition features one of the armchairs (c. 1774) and this, with the rest of the suite, are the only pieces of Chippendale furniture known to have kept their original upholstery.

Chippendale created the furniture for the Robert Adam Dumfries House. The featured armchair (1759) is from the Blue Drawing Room, which also houses a magnificent Chippendale bookcase. Dumfries House and its contents were due to be sold in 2007. Prince Charles stepped in to stop the collection being broken up and to preserve the house as a visitor attraction. The house is said to contain around 10% of surviving Chippendale items in the world.

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Leeds Trinity University is widely respected for teacher training and its reputation for excellence has led to the establishment of over 600 relationships with school partners, who work with the University to deliver PGCE courses in many different subject areas.

These partnerships ensure that students get the knowledge and practical skills they need to prepare them for a successful teaching career. Students can choose between three study routes (Provider-led, School Direct and SCITT) and a wide range of subject choices – from Business and English, to Economics and Engineering.

Leeds Trinity has been training teachers for over 50 years and has an excellent reputation for supportive and successful training. More than 97% of recent graduates were working as teachers in schools the September after graduating.

More than 97% of recent graduates were teaching in schools by the September after.

The University is holding a PGCE Open Event on Saturday 24th February (11am – 2pm). This is an excellent opportunity to find out about its Primary and Secondary PGCE programmes and the different pathways available. Subject areas offered range from Art to Science. To book your place, visit leedstrinity.ac.uk/PGCEOpenEvent In addition, Leeds Trinity is holding a Postgraduate Open Evening on Wednesday 21st February (5.30pm – 7.30pm) for those interested in taking their studies to the next level, or looking for a change in career. For more information on postgraduate courses or to book your place, visit leedstrinity.ac.uk/postgraduate

Leeds Mencap’s Apprentice Challenge Returns The Leeds Mencap Apprentice Challenge is back and the charity is inviting business teams to get involved and demonstrate their creative and entrepreneurial skills. Just how much money could you make with a £50 loan in just seven weeks?

The challenge provides an opportunity to improve teamworking and fulfil corporate social responsibility aims, as well as raise muchneeded funds for people with learning disabilities. In partnership with AQL, Leeds Mencap hopes to build on the success of previous years and this year includes extra prizes for the most unusual and funniest ways to raise money.

As a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Leeds Mencap is also delighted that Mark Goldstone, Head of Business Representation & Policy at The Chamber, is returning as a judge.

“This challenge is an enjoyable and fresh way for businesses to make a social impact and meet their internal engagement objectives as well as doing something great for a worthwhile cause. I would urge businesses in Leeds to get a team together and get involved.”

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Life&Style They Lived In Leeds

By Eveleigh Bradford Dr Samuel Smiles (1812-1904) Surgeon, Journalist, Reformer, Writer One evening in 1844 a group of young Leeds workmen, members of a ‘mutual improvement’ society, gathered in a dingy rented room to hear a talk by the editor of the radical Leeds Times, Dr Samuel Smiles, a passionate advocate of working-class education. He illustrated his inspirational talk with stories of famous men who from humble beginnings had achieved success and distinction through their own efforts and determination.

So the seed was sown for the book that was later to make him a household name: the immensely popular Self-Help, published in 1859, constantly reprinted and translated into languages across the world over the following half-century.

Samuel Smiles was a Scot, born at Haddington near Edinburgh in 1812, one of eleven children of strict Calvinist parents.

At fourteen he was apprenticed to the local doctor, and later gained qualifications in medicine and surgery at Edinburgh University. He returned home but found few patients, so focussed on writing articles for the press on the issues of social justice close to his heart. Journalism beckoned as a possible alternative career, and in 1838 he was offered the editorship of the reformist paper, the Leeds Times. He accepted, hoping to promote his ideals of a fairer society. He was to spend the next twenty years in Leeds, where he married and his five children were born – ‘about the happiest and most fruitful period of my life’.

The 1840s in Leeds were years of political unrest and economic hardship. Smiles was a passionate supporter of reform, pushing for electoral change, the repeal of the Corn Laws, working class education and research into unemployment and poverty. He wrote numerous editorials, he gave lectures, he took a leading part in the Leeds Parliamentary Reform Association and was active in a grass-roots committee investigating unemployment. He believed

in reform through rational negotiation and was deeply opposed to the violence of the more extreme Chartists, but in time he began to feel frustrated and disillusioned by the failure of this consensual approach.

In 1845 he resigned from the Leeds Times and active politics, but had to find work to support his growing family. After a brief return to medical practice, he was appointed Secretary to the newlyplanned Leeds and Thirsk Railway. It was no sinecure. Work began on the line to Harrogate in 1846, but met with desperate problems in constructing the long Bramhope Tunnel, bedevilled by constant flooding and subsidence. The cost in money and life was crippling – twenty-four men died building the tunnel (their memorial still stands in Otley churchyard) and the company was almost bankrupted. The line finally opened in 1849.

Meanwhile Samuel Smiles and his family had moved from town to the more rural surroundings of Woodhouse Cliff.

Alongside his stressful work, he continued to write and lecture. He campaigned for

Smiles was a

a national education system and for public libraries, and found time to support local initiatives – he was the first president of the Woodhouse Mechanics Institution and taught at the Zion School at Wortley. But in 1854, when the Leeds and Thirsk Railway was absorbed into the Leeds Northern, he lost his job and moved away to London, to become Secretary of the South Eastern Railway company.

passionate supporter of reform, pushing for electoral change, working class education

Over the next years he filled his evenings and spare moments with writing. His first book was the Life of George Stevenson (1857), its success prompting his publishers to go ahead with Self Help which instantly became an international b e s t s e l l e r (t h e y h a d

and research into unemployment and poverty.

previously rejected it!) This was followed by Lives of the Engineers (1862) and three further books expounding his social philosophy: Character (1871), Thrift (1875) and finally Duty (1887). The titles speak for themselves.

The double pressure of writing and working affected his health; he retired in 1871, but lived on, still writing, until 1904. By then the popularity of Self-Help and the social vision it embodied was waning. Later critics condemned S m i l e s a s m o ra l i s i n g a n d patronising, promoting a myth of individual social mobility, but his work continues to attract comment and reinterpretation. The ideas discussed in the dingy room in Leeds in 1844 are not forgotten, and in their time provided his listeners with some encouragement and hope.

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The idea is that writers print their stories, put them in an envelope marked READ ME,

#foundfiction Launches

and leave it in a

at The Leeds Library

public space for

The Leeds Library is hosting the launch of #foundfiction - a guerrilla publishing experiment that connects readers and writers across the world - on Thursday 8th February, from 7 – 10.30pm.

The idea is that writers print out their stories, put them in an envelope marked READ ME, and leave it in a public space for someone to find. Then the finder is invited to share it on social media with the hashtag #foundfiction.

Since #foundfiction started in 2014, around 100 stories have been found across the world and #foundfiction has grown an international network of writers and distributors. It has also printed stories in Polish and hopes to publish in more languages in the future.

The launch event at the Leeds Library is designed to promote the project and encourage more writers, readers and lovers of literature to join its community. The evening will include talks, film and spoken word.

The presenters are Carl Hutton, Chief Executive, the Leeds Library, writer Lewis King, and Owen Clements, writer and founder of Open Letters.

Poets Phil Pearce, Colleen Pilkenton and Rose Drew are among the spoken word artists.

In addition, York artist Jay Sillence will be drawing a visual interpretation of the spoken word poems as they're being read; there will be a film montage of people in the #foundfiction community talking about how the

someone to find project has touched their lives; and the result of a ‘live writing desk’ where members of the public were encouraged to take turns writing consecutive lines of a story, which will be read out. #foundfiction is keen to hear from any creative writers emerging or established. They should email fictionfound@ gmail.com with stories up to 500 words, which will be printed and distributed for free.

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Arts&Culture Jamie Jones-Buchanan Joins Board of Red Ladder Pictured: Chris Lloyd (Red Ladder), Anthony Clavane, Jamie JonesBuchanan, Rod Dixon (Red Ladder Artistic Director)

Leeds Rhinos’ Jamie Jones-Buchanan is joining the board of Red Ladder Theatre Company, as it begins its 50th year. Jamie made his stage debut in ‘Leeds Lads’, Red Ladder’s 2016 production that brought together a 35-strong cast of professional and community actors. In addition to joining the board, he will play Doorman Dave in ‘Playing The Joker’, a play by Anthony Clavane about rugby league commentator Eddie Waring, which Red Ladder will be touring from February.

Although in his youth Jamie’s world mostly revolved around sport, he was involved in school performances and was never shy about performing off the cuff.

a rush of success not dissimilar to those found in his regular day job. “It was nerve wracking but the gratification at the end of a good performance was like winning an important game.”

Red Ladder works hard to challenge preconceptions about ‘who theatre is for’, breaking down barriers and making it accessible to everyone. This ethos of inclusivity is something Jaimie is fully behind.

He views his new role with Red Ladder as more about storytelling than performing, “I love stories and enjoy telling them. I have been public speaking and acting the goat for rugby league media for a while but I’d never performed in a formal context with a theatre company.”

“The company becomes a hub for people to fulfil their individual potential whilst being a part of the Red Ladder community. Making the performing arts accessible invites talent that has not been seen before, and the togetherness brings about community and a sense of wellbeing.”

Jamie found the experience of preparing for ‘Leeds Lads’ presented challenges and

‘Playing The Joker’ will be touring from February.

For tour dates, visit www.redladder.org.uk

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Thackray Medical Museum Wins Lottery Support

The Thackray Medical Museum recently received a grant of £1.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards its £3.7 million development project, A Healthy Future. The museum has also been awarded £1 million from Wellcome, the global charitable foundation which has a mission to improve health.

medical industry will be involved in planning the new galleries, which will reflect how thousands of people contribute to the world of medicine.

The museum has a particular focus on the medical technology industry, which thrives in Yorkshire.

The museum will undergo a refurbishment with brand new exhibitions and updated visitor facilities, as well as making essential repairs and environmental improvements to its Grade 2 listed building.

Alongside HLF and Wellcome, the museum will also receive funding for the development from the Thackray Medical Research Trust, Garfield Weston Foundation and the Foyle Foundation. A further £300,000 is still needed.

New galleries will include a modern operating theatre, which will give visitors the chance to put themselves in the place of medical teams. Community groups, medical professionals and the

For further information about the project and how you can support it, contact the museum on 0113 244 4343 or visit www.thackraymuseum.co.uk to donate.

Bach Still Strikes at the Heart The versatile Leeds Festival Chorus has sung in Latin deep in a Polish salt mine; in a Classical Spectacular at Leeds Arena; as part of Opera in the Park; and last Christmas it gave a sell-out concert of popular favourites with Opera North’s orchestra.

Its next, very different offering, will be in Leeds Town Hall with the acclaimed English Chamber Orchestra. The St John Passion is one of the most dramatic and emotional sacred pieces ever written

by J. S. Bach. It has a powerful sense of urgency, but is also intimate, connecting with deep human feelings. The singers and orchestra will focus on the dramatic storytelling and exquisite lyricism, with the Chorus becoming a ferocious crowd calling for Christ’s Crucifixion but will also deliver the sublime chorales.

Frequently used to complete a scene, these are four-part harmonisations of simple melodies which often sound familiar. In Bach’s time a congregation would be expected to join in.

Simon Wright, the Chorus’s artistic adviser, will conduct. The soloists are tenor James Gilchrist (tenor), Christopher Purves (bass), Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor), Joshua Ellicott (tenor) and David Wilson-Johnson (bass).

Please note that this concert starts at 6.30pm on Saturday 24th March 2018. Tickets are available from the box office on 0113 376 0318.

Smash-Hit Political Drama Kicks Off New Season at WYP James Graham’s critically acclaimed, prescient political drama This House is at West Yorkshire Playhouse 23rd February – 10th March, marking the opening of the Playhouse’s Spring / Summer season.

Roll back the years to 1974. The corridors of Westminster ring with the sound of infighting and backbiting as Britain’s political parties battle to change the future of the nation, whatever it takes. In an era of chaos, both hilarious and shocking, fist fights break out in the parliamentary bars, high-stake tricks and games are played, while sick or dying MPs are carried through the lobby to register their crucial votes as the government hangs by a thread.

This House strips politics down to the practical realities of those behind the scenes; the whips who roll up their sleeves and on occasion bend the rules to shepherd and coerce a diverse chorus of MPs within the Mother of all Parliaments.

This House is directed by Headlong Artistic Director Jeremy Herrin (People, Places and Things,), and designed

by Rae Smith (War Horse, Barber Shop Chronicles, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe), with lighting design Paul Constable, music by Stephen Warbeck, choreography

by Scott Ambler and sound by Ian Dickinson.

West Yorkshire Playhouse presents the National Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre production of

This House

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Arts&Culture Headingley LitFest 2018 This year’s Headingley LitFest will be the last annual event in its present form. Rather than occupying a period of three weeks in the middle of March, it will become a series of individual events spread throughout the year.

As in previous years, local venues like HEART and the New Headingley Club will be used, but not Headingley Library, which is closed for refurbishment. Instead, several events will take place at the historic Leeds Library on Commercial Street in the city centre.

Pictured: Ann DInsdale with Nero

Once again, this year there is a full array of speakers and performers from inside and outside the city. Former Reuters correspondent Robin Lustig will speak about his recently launched memoir ‘Is Anything Happening?’ which spans forty years of his career.

Amit Dhand will talk about his new thriller set in Bradford, ‘Girl Zero’, which has been highly rated by crime writer Lee Child. His hero is Harry Virdee, a Sikh detective, with problems in both his professional and private lives. Amit is also pharmacist at Headingley Medical Centre.

Local children’s writer Julian Oxley will present the next in his ‘Florence and Jem’ series set in the enchanted woodland of The Hollies; there will be a Tolkien-related literary walk, a literary quiz and issue three of the new Leeds poetry and short fiction magazine ‘Strix’ will be launched.

Acclaimed historian Rebecca Fraser will speak about her new book ‘The Mayflower Generation’, which traces the progress of a Puritan family in the New World and its relationships with Native Americans; Professor Ruth Robbins will examine the Trial of Maud Allan, who danced the part of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé a century ago and who sued a Tory MP for libel after he published an article entitled ‘The Cult of the Clitoris’; and Ann Dinsdale, Principal Curator at the Brontë Parsonage Museum, will talk about the artefacts she deals with which relate to Emily Brontë, whose centenary is this year.

The LitFest runs from Monday 5th March to Tuesday 27th March.

Tickets are available from HEART. For further information, visit www. headingleyLitFest.org.uk and www. headingleylitfest.blogspot.com

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Arts&Culture A Paul Hamlyn Award for Red Ladder

The Skills Development Programme complements the wider work that Red Ladder Theatre Company is doing to open

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up the arts in

Damned United

the North

2017 - David Chafer (Peter Taylor) Luke Dickson (Brian Clough)

Red Ladder Theatre Company was recently awarded £36,000 by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to further its Northern Social Circuit programme, which addresses the underrepresentation in theatre of people from working class backgrounds. The grant will support its development over two years - and follows funding from Arts Council England’s Strategic Touring Fund to originate the Northern Social Circuit in 2016. This now forms a core part of Red Ladder’s programming.

Red Ladder has been championing access to theatre for all for nearly 50 years. They will continue to produce new work, taking commissioned or specifically adapted new writing

by national and Yorkshire-based writers into non-traditional venues such as football and rugby clubs, pubs and working men’s clubs. They will also introduce a Community Skills Development Programme which will help participating venues to build the skills and knowledge needed to present an arts programme for their own communities. This includes receiving access to resources and mentoring from Red Ladder and three hub venues: West Yorkshire Playhouse, The Civic, Barnsley and CAST Doncaster.

“The Skills Development Programme complements the wider work that Red Ladder Theatre Company is doing

to open up the arts in the North”, said Moira Sinclair, Chief Executive of Paul Hamlyn Foundation. “By strengthening the support that is available for local people to be linked to local venues, more communities will not only feel involved in the work but actually be a part of it. The skills gained by participants in the programme will help community spaces to operate as vibrant non-traditional theatre venues. This, together with the efforts to take theatre to unusual places through strategic touring, will create opportunities for even more people to widen and deepen their relationship with the arts.” www.redladder.co.uk/

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Arts&Culture Phoenix Dance Theatre Commemorates Windrush ‘Windrush: Movement of the People’ is a major new dance piece by Phoenix Dance Theatre which premieres this month at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. It marks the seventieth anniversary of the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush – the ship that brought the first large group of immigrants from the Caribbean to the UK. “I wanted to capture both the excitement and the upset of this significant event”, said Sharon Watson, Artistic Director of Phoenix Dance and choreographer of Windrush. “Windrush will highlight both the struggles and the good times the Jamaican community experienced during those early years. It is an uplifting dance production that shines a light on an important era of the history of black people in the UK.” The 492 immigrants were invited by the UK government, but were not always welcomed - the production will capture the daily exclusion and racism that the newcomers faced.

“People were excited to come to the UK on the promise of work and a better life, but it was not the case for all”, said Sharon. “Britain was recovering from the war and needed help to rebuild the country, but the stories they told were of a bittersweet experience. My family was not on the SS Windrush but did come to the UK as part of the first wave of people that was to become known as the ‘Windrush Generation’.”

Inspired by the images of the immigrants filing off the gangplank, the dancers create unforgettable characters and uncomfortable scenes that take the audience from Jamaica to the UK. The

Windrush highlights the struggles and the good times the Jamaican community experienced during those early years

production also celebrates how the Windrush generation began to create its own opportunities, setting up churches and establishing a ‘black culture’.

Calypso musicians Lord Kitchener, Lord Beginner, Lord Woodbine and singer Mona Baptiste were all among the ship’s passengers who paid £28 for their passage.

“When I was undertaking the research for this project I was delighted to discover these major musicians were part of the story. What greater gift for a choreographer than to be handed a part of the soundtrack?”

‘Windrush’ fuses music and dance to create an inspiring production that uses a multi-cultural cast to tell an international story and

celebrates a culture that is now part of the country’s fabric.

From 1948 to the present day, from Calypso to RnB via Blues, Ska and Reggae, composer Gary Crosby, together with Christella Listras from Caution Collective, support the story with an uplifting soundtrack to the lives of the Caribbean British people and wider Black British Communities.

Windrush: Movement of the People is at West Yorkshire Playhouse from 7th – 10th February at 7.30pm. Tickets (£13.50 - £31) are available from 0113 213 7700 or online at wyp.org.uk

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Premiere Fri 23 & Sat 24 February 7.30pm, £8 (£5) 0113 219 3018 / rileytheatre.com Riley Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, 98 Chapeltown Road, Leeds, LS7 4BH

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Food&Drink Leeds Food & Flavours Festival

Our mutual love of food presents a great opportunity to celebrate not only what we have in common, but also what makes us unique

Get ready to taste your way around the World this February with the exciting new Leeds Food & Flavours Festival. This celebration of vegetarian and fish based international cuisine will be held on Sunday 18th February, 11.30am - 4.30pm at St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Road, Roundhay.

A colourful line up of the city’s most vibrant minority and ethnic communities invites you to sample tastings of delicious traditional recipes.

Brimming with pride and eager to talk about their culinary customs, the groups taking part include East African, Greek, Gujarati, Jewish, Lithuanian, Punjabi, Cameroon, Thai and Zimbabwean, to name but a few!

This tasting festival not only offers mouthwatering bites, but also a range of cooking demonstrations, cultural arts performances, fun for children, and a chance to chat about

international food traditions past and present.

Local producers will be selling scrumptious goodies, and there will be an all-day eatery, so you will be sure not to go away hungry!

“Our mutual love of food presents a great opportunity to celebrate not only what we have in common, but also what makes us unique”, said Ellie Ruhan, Festival Director of Makor Jewish Culture.

Tickets (£5 adults/ £3 children & students) are available from Eventbrite at ‘Leeds Food & Flavours Festival’ or on the door. For further details contact Makor on 0113 268 0899, or info@ makor.co.uk The Leeds Food & Flavours Festival is facilitated

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80 and Not Out! Sylvia Wright, a former nurse from Leeds, recently turned 80 and is still busy running the charity she set up in 1984.

with a Difference Leeds Voice Days’ Spring event is all about starting interesting conversations and on Friday 9th February, 7pm at The Original Oak on Otley Road, Headingley, that’s just what Trigger Conversations will help you to do.

Started by Georgie Nightingall just over a year ago in London, and presented as a ‘conversation menu’ – from starters to dessert – Trigger Conversations has become hugely successful.

In 1982, she sold everything she possessed and went to work in a remote part of Southern India. For several years she operated a mobile clinic around Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu. Then she established a hospital, which treated around three million patients between 1984 and 2017.

A purpose-built Education and Therapy Centre catering for up to 100 disabled children has just opened, after several years of planning and fundraising. The children suffer from a range of physical and mental disabilities, including Cystic Fibrosis, Cerebral Palsy, Downs and Autism and are provided with a range of physical and educational therapies.

She also established a school for 210 hearing impaired children from poor homes, who are given a first-class education and care, completely free. Each

child receives a hearing aid and speech therapy to help them communicate. They are also given a good grounding in IT and in English to improve their employment prospects.

In 2009, Sylvia opened a Nursing College to train 60 students to the high standards she learnt at Leeds General Infirmary, and this has now expanded to take 120 students.

Every year the Sylvia Wright Trust here in Leeds sends £200,000 to help fund her vital projects. The trustees are all volunteers, which makes it possible to send 97 pence out of every pound raised.

Sylvia was awarded the MBE in 2002 and the OBE in 2009.

For further information, visit www. sylviawright.org

Leeds Voice Days founder Jane Oakshott was keen to bring Georgie to Leeds.

"My aim is to bring people together for real connections, new ideas, inspirational conversations”, said Georgie. “Ice-Breaking with a Difference will be a fun event, empowering for anyone for whom making conversation can be hard work, or even downright stressful.”

Tickets (£15) include Eventbrite booking fee and a glass of wine.

For more information and to book, visit www.eventbrite. com/e/trigger-conversationsicebreaking-with-a-difference www.triggerconversations.co.uk

Sue Ryder Wheatfields’ Mothers’ Day Campaign Wheatfields Hospice Mother’s Day campaign hopes to raise £11,000 – enough to cover the cost of running all its services for one day.

Park. Whether you are walking in memory of a loved one or to have a fun with family and friends, it's going to be a very special day.”

All care services at Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice are completely free to patients and their loved ones.

However, it costs £4m to run the hospice and only part of this is covered by statutory funds. Every year the hospice needs to raise over £2.2m to continue to provide its specialist care services. Last year the community nurse specialists provided over 4,000 home visits; almost 500 people attended the day therapy unit and over 700 people received bereavement support.

If you would like to know more or join the ‘Walk for Wheatfields’, contact Peter on 0113 203 3302 or peter.watson@sueryder.org www.sueryder.org/wheatfields

“We're also launching a brand new event this year”, said Peter Watson, Senior Community Fundraiser. “Our ‘Walk for Wheatfields’ is on Saturday 10th March. Join us to celebrate this special occasion by walking five miles along the Meanwood Valley trail finishing in Golden Acre

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CommunityNews ‘A Wind of Change’ is Blowing into Meanwood ‘A Wind of Change’ is a new, original community show presented by Common Chorus Theatre and InterACT Church and Community Partnership.

The show has been created by and for people who live in, work, or regularly visit Meanwood. With the help of exciting theatre makers and writers from Leeds ‘A Wind of Change’ spins theatre, live music and storytelling into a yarn constructed from local tales, both real and fantastical.

The show explores the ever-changing nature of Meanwood and is inspired by real life stories contributed by the 50 or so people taking part. “The people who signed up really wanted to get involved in the community”, said artist Jo Lee. “It was so well organised. Our first sessions were made up of drama games, helping people to get to know each other and work together.

Gradually Simon extracted information from us and the next thing we knew it was part of the script!”

“It’s been a great experience”, said John Poulter, another participant. “Basically we turned up each week and played! It’s been hilarious but it’s also given us skills and the confidence to perform.

Simon Brewis of Common Chorus Theatre brought together the lead team – made up of storyteller Matthew Bellwood, writer Adam Z Robinson, poet and playwright Peter Spafford, and Uncanny Theatre’s Natalie Bellingham and Matt Rogers. He and Matthew Bellwood drew up an overarching frame story that split into four strands each led by a member of the team – Active people in the community; Anger; People at risk of not having their voices heard; and a physical comedy piece created by Uncanny Theatre.

Adam Robinson combines storytelling and music and features a choir led by Liz Wellburn of Sing Meanwood; Peter Spafford’s segment is staged as a live radio play; and Simon Brewis focuses on active people in the community.

“Alongside this we’ve been sharing stories and out of these Simon has cleverly woven the whole show. The process has been challenging but hugely enjoyable as it’s been great to work with and get to know such an interesting bunch of people. I’m now really looking forward to seeing what finally appears on the stage!”

‘A Wind of Change’ will be performed at Stainbeck Church Hall, Stainbeck Road LS7 2PP (opposite Sainsbury’s local) on Friday 16th February at 7.30pm and Saturday 17th February at 3pm and 7.30pm. Tickets £5 (25% discount for pre-booked groups of 4+) Please book via buytickets.at/interactleeds, from Stainbeck Church Community Cafe (Thurs 11-2pm), or call Ness on 07961 535767.

Pictured: Adam Robinson, Liz Welburn, Natalie Bellingham, Peter Spafford, Matt Rogers, Ness Brown (InterACT)

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The official countdown for this year’s Horsforth Walk of Art is on! Scheduled for 7th/8th July, the organisers are looking for artists, residents and creative people from Horsforth and the surrounding areas to take part.

This is the third Walk of Art event, with the last one exhibiting the work of over 100 local artists and holding community projects in venues across Horsforth.

“The Horsforth Walk of Art promises to be a wonderful weekend festival celebrating our community and the brilliantly creative people living within and around it”, said Lara Rule, Walk of Art Founder and Organiser.

“The weekend will showcase artists, creative residents and community projects, and every venue will host free activities and workshops.

“We’re delighted that all the local schools and community groups are getting involved.

The Horsforth Walk of Art truly is an event for everyone – you’re never too young nor too old to get creative and learn about all things artistic.”

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So, if you are an artist wanting to exhibit in a garden shed, conservatory or home; a resident with space to house an artist; or someone who’d like to host a fun creative activity, get in touch with them now.

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All applications need to be in by Sunday 1st April (Easter Sunday). Venue allocations will be run on a first come, first served basis so early registration is advised. To apply visit www.horsforth-woa.org

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as improved highways, school places etc. It is important that the Council work closely with residents in those communities to identify where it should be spent as that local knowledge can prove vital in identifying the best schemes and projects.

To avoid having a pigeon problem, feed them responsibly using suspended wire feeders; never put food on the ground; clear up any spillages; store food outdoors in sealed containers; dispose of food waste properly; and keep bin areas tidy.

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A recent Freedom of Information request has revealed that over £8m has yet to be spent in the city from developments delivered in the past five years. This money is paid by developers to the Council to benefit existing communities where new housing has been built and where additional infrastructure and services are needed.

The Council has produced a Pest Information Leaflet about Feral Pigeons, which are common in many urban areas. They feed on scraps of discarded food and spillages from food outlets. Feeding them just attracts more.

They breed throughout the year with an incubation of just 18 days. These pigeons are considered a major pest and pose a significant risk to human health. They can potentially transmit disease through droppings, which not only cause a mess but are also a slip

West Yorkshire Trading Standards recently warned people to be aware of websites that advertise via email or social media offering tickets to popular concerns or events. Fraudsters create their own bogus ticket companies to advertise tickets that have either already sold out, or haven’t gone on sale yet.

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One of our biggest struggles in these times of austerity and technological change is to maintain essential public services. We (Headingley councillors) are therefore delighted to announce that Headingley Post Office is moving into Headingley Library as part of a wider refurbishment to turn the Library into a Community Hub. What’s a Community Hub I hear you cry! It’s a place where people can access Council services; seek advice on employment and training; use the Post Office and the Library – all in a pleasant new environment, including fully accessible toilets.

The Library will retain the same number of books and computers as now. There will be a new Children’s Section, which will be enclosed in what used to be the computer section. This will make events such as story times and the like easier to organise.

This is a great opportunity to keep a Post Office in the centre of Headingley, provide better access to Council services and improve our Library. All being well the new Headingley Community Hub will open at the end of March 2018!

In the meantime there is a small yet perfectly formed temporary library on Headingley Lane.

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CommunityNews The Crypt’s ‘Give Me Some Credit’ Voucher Scheme St George’s Crypt has just re-launched its voucher scheme signposting homeless people to its free service.

Booklets of five vouchers (£5) are available to buy from St George’s Crypt Centre, cafés and shops, Leeds City Libraries, the Civic Hall and Merrion House, and can be given to people on the streets instead of money. The vouchers list all the services provided by The Crypt and directions on how to get there.

Cllr. Jane Dowson, Lord Mayor of Leeds, said: “These vouchers are worth so much

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more than money alone to a homeless person, they offer a lifeline. The money from the voucher purchase goes directly towards the services St. George's Crypt offers, which include hot food, emergency accommodation, activities, training, health and wellbeing services and much more.”

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Well Done Bramhope!

The Village Newsagent and the people of Bramhope celebrate a brilliant year for their fundraising efforts.

For the last six years Tariq Qadeer, who runs The Village Newsagent, has organised four charity events in the village – the Sports Relief Run a Mile in March, Leeds Half Marathon in May, Yorkshire Three Peaks Walk in August, and Pub Quiz for BBC children in Need appeal in November.

and Johnny Brownlee were again in attendance and conducted the auction.

The pub was packed! It was the most successful quiz night for the last six years and raised £1,559.

Tariq would like to thank everyone in the village for supporting and sponsoring so generously and helping to raise thousands of pounds for worthy causes.

The majority of the money raised from the Sports Relief and Half Marathon goes to The Candlelighters Trust and the Imran Khan Cancer Appeal. They’ve raised over £15,000 for Candlelighters in the last few years.

The four events went really well this year, raising almost £10,000. The pub quiz at The Fox was a great success, with local residents and businesses contributing some great prizes for the raffle. Alistair

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Typically, it flies slowly, low over the ground and sometimes hovers. Its favoured prey is mainly small mammals such as mice, voles and shrews, but it has also been known to take rats, small birds and even bats. As the name suggests, barn owls nest in enclosed spaces such as barns and ruined buildings, and sometimes in cliff faces or hollow trees.

The female will lay four to six eggs and incubate each in turn, so that they hatch at intervals, and the oldest may be two weeks older than the youngest. In times of food shortage, when the chicks are not being fed enough by their parents, the younger, weaker chicks may perish and end up as food for the older ones.

Barn Owl Photo: Dave Braddock RSPB-images.com

The barn owl is widely distributed from Europe to Africa and SE Asia. The UK population is around 4,000 and has declined hugely in the last 50 years. The main factors that have contributed to this decline are lack of food due to intensive farming, the loss of roost and nest sites, road mortality, and rat poison.

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HLF Awards Grant to Meanwood Valley Partnership Meanwood Valley Partnership and Leeds City Council have obtained a grant of £65,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a joint project that will help people to discover and protect the rich heritage and natural diversity along the Meanwood Valley.

Starting in February, and led by the Leeds City Council Ranger Service, it will last for 30 months and cover all of the Meanwood Valley, which has long been celebrated as a ‘green artery’ from the centre of Leeds to the countryside. It has an extensive range of habitats and a wealth of biodiversity. The project will promote an understanding of the wildlife and its management by providing opportunities for communities to get involved through volunteer activity, wildlife surveys, Bioblitzes and other public events.

The programme will use mobile apps, web content and education. By encouraging as wide a range of people as possible to celebrate this wilderness on their doorstep, it aims to ensure its conservation into the future. Most of the funding will be spent on employing a part time Ranger for two years to deliver the activities, recruit volunteers and coordinate a range of volunteer activities. ‘Friends’ groups along the Valley will also be involved.

Congratulations to Senior Ranger Daniel Malster and MVP Janet Matthews for their work in putting the successful bid together. If you would like more information, or would like to get involved, contact MeanwoodValley.Ranger@leeds. gov.uk, meanwoodvp@hotmail.com, or visit www.Facebook/MeanwoodValley

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Headingley Open Gardens Headingley Development Trust is hoping to revive Headingley Open Gardens this year, but a few more gardens are needed to ensure this happens. Both big and small gardens are welcome and they don't have to be pristine or spectacular it's not the Chelsea Flower Show! The date planned is Sunday 17th June. If you have a garden you'd be prepared to open, please contact Matthew Hill at info@headingleydevelopmenttrust.org.uk

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Garden Round Up With Tracy Foster

Even in this most wintery of months, there are flowers to be enjoyed, and gardening to be done.

Snowdrops

What Are You Growing this Year?

Also known as Galanthus (meaning milk flower) the lovely Snowdrop adds a sparkle to February beds and borders.

If like me you love the thrilling process of sowing seeds, you will be pleased to know that there are some varieties that can be sown already, including lettuce, onion, peas and cabbages which can be started off on a windowsill indoors.

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The sight and scent of drifts of Snowdrops are a tonic at this time of year, and there are several excellent places to enjoy them here in Yorkshire. Burton Agnes Hall near Driffield, Fountains Abbey near Ripon and Thorp Perrow Arboretum close to Bedale all have great gardens to visit for a touch of Snowdrop magic, usually from about the third week in January onwards. The National Open Gardens scheme also lists local Snowdrop gardens at www.ngs.org.uk

sparkle to February beds and borders.

If you grow them, clumps can be lifted, divided and replanted once they have finished flowering to help increase numbers.

last year with purple French Beans and I can’t wait to try something new again

The other favourite job for the month is the choosing and ordering of seed for sowing in Spring. It’s fun to select some new and unusual varieties – I had great success last year with Tromboncino climbing courgette plants and purple French Beans and I can’t wait to try something new again this year including some flowers for cutting.

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at TCV Hollybush The Hollybush Conservation Centre on Broad Lane, LS5 3BP, runs a variety of environmentally based activities for adults – some are targeted at specific groups, but most are open to everyone.

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For the first time ever, York Gate Garden on Back Church Lane in Adel (LS16 8DW) will open its gates for a snowdrop week from 20th – 23rd February, 12.30 – 4.30pm.

This charming one-acre garden, which is owned and run by the charity Perennial, will have many different varieties of snowdrops for visitors to enjoy, including show stealer Galanthus ‘S. Arnott’.

The warm and inviting, recently refurbished tearoom will be open for lunches, afternoon teas and home-baked treats. The gift shop will also be open. And, York Gate’s gardeners, supported by a team of volunteers, will be on hand to welcome visitors.

Designed in the Arts & Crafts style, York Gate is regarded as one of the UK’s best small gardens, created by the Spencer family during the 20th century. It is designed around a series of 14 outdoor rooms, each with its own unique character, laid out on a framework of yew and beech hedges and York Stone and granite paths. Its intimate scale makes it particularly appealing and snowdrop week gives visitors the rare opportunity to explore the garden during its closed season.

There are Practical Projects every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (9.15am - 4.30pm). The TCV (The Conservation Volunteers) minibus will take you to work on sites across West Yorkshire planting trees, mending footpaths, or building wildlife areas.

Occasional and regulars volunteers are most welcome.

The Centre also runs short courses in woodwork, bushcraft, gardening, natural crafts and practical conservation. Courses run every school half term. Learn to build a garden bench, light a fire without matches, make the most of your garden or window ledge, or have a go at dry-stone walling.

There are half day Green Gym gardening sessions at Hollybush, and at sites across Leeds from March; and weekly Wildlife and Countryside Walks.

Standard admission £5/ children (U-16) Free. Friends (plus one guest) Free

Volunteers are needed to help staff deliver sessions and support those less able on all these activities, and in the on-site café (Tuesday to Friday 10.30 to 3pm).

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Film Review

By Brendan Campbell

THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI DIRECTED BY: MARTIN MCDONAGH STARRING: FRANCES MCDORMAND, WOODY HARRELSON, SAM ROCKWELL CERT: 15 RUNNING TIME: 115 MINS Martin McDonagh, playwright and writer/director of the brilliant ‘In Bruges’ and the less successful but still worthwhile ‘Seven Psychopaths’, seems to have hit pay dirt with this clunkily titled, blisteringly profane tragi-comic dramedy. The film has been garnering critical plaudits since doing the rounds on the festival circuit and early awards season triumphs have it tipped as an Oscar frontrunner, along with the inevitable accompanying backlash and chorus of detractors, more on which later.

Frances McDormand plays Mildred Hayes, an inhabitant of the titular small town whose daughter has been raped and murdered seven months previously. Exasperated and embittered by what she sees as police negligence and incompetence in failing to bring the perpetrators to justice, she purchases advertising space on a trio of billboards on the town’s outskirts which, in stark, bold typeface demand answers for the lack of arrests, calling out the head of the local police department, Chief Willoughby (Woody Harrelson) by name.

Somber and macabre but also irreverent and frequently darkly hilarious, the film upends ones presumptions and expectations The provocative move predictably raises hackles, understandably with Willoughby himself but also other townsfolk and particularly the moronic, bigoted and volatile Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell).

As tensions flare, buttons are pushed, stakes are raised and Mildred’s crusade for justice escalates into a one-woman war against the cops.

She fought the law and… well, you’ll have to watch to see who, if anyone, wins.

cantankerous, take-no-crap, screwyou attitude which is frankly exhilarating to behold. She’s a badass avenging angel taking to task those who would let a vile crime go unpunished. But, as magnetic as Mildred is, even our support for her plight is tested as her actions and methods become increasingly questionable.

Central to the effectiveness of Three Billboards is this very upending of presumptions and expectations and it’s what makes it so compelling, surprising and enjoyable.

Three Billboards… is an unusual film which perhaps shouldn’t come together as well as it does. It’s uneven and flawed with sometimes jarring tonal shifts while also often disarmingly moving. It’s peopled with striking, fully realised and fleshed out characters while the action unfolds with plot machinations which strain plausibility and an occasional air of heightened unreality verging on melodrama. It’s somber and macabre but also irreverent and frequently darkly hilarious.

Above all, it’s morally ambiguous and sometimes seems to enjoy toying with the loyalties and sympathies of its audience.

This would seem to be the chief bugbear among the film’s naysayers with many taking issue with the film’s treatment of Sam Rockwell’s racist cop who is offered a path to redemption or even absolution which critics feel is unearned and undeserved. The fact that the film’s black characters are largely sidelined adds some weight to this argument though it remains a matter of debate. Dixon is known to have tortured a black prisoner while in custody and this information flippantly forms the basis of a witty back and forth between Dixon and Mildred. Dixon’s racism mainly serves to underscore the unpleasantness of his character and isn’t really reckoned with in any meaningful way.

Similarly complicated is how the audience responds to Mildred herself. Her grief, compounded with rage at the police’s failures, not to mention her survival and escape from an abusive relationship, have hardened into an uncompromising,

It could be argued that Three Billboards… can’t quite figure out what kind of film it is and thus it is very much its own thing; grounded with a sense of seriousness but shot through with a hysterical streak of comedy. If it were any less well written and acted it could’ve turned out an absolute mess but McDonagh’s sharp script is brought thrillingly to life by a trio of outstanding performances with McDormand, Harrelson and Rockwell at the absolute top of their game.

Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri may not be a perfect film and it’s certainly proving divisive but it’s an engaging, affecting oddity with a great deal to recommend it.

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Sound&Vision Miranda Arieh Receives Social Impact Star Award Leeds-based musician Miranda Arieh was recently awarded the Social Impact Star award at the Inspiring Women Changemakers Ceremony in recognition of the work she has done to raise awareness of mental health through her music.

The judges declared her efforts as 'potentially lifesaving'.

One of the organisers of the Feel the Benefit charity event, which supports mental health services, she also runs a ‘Bring your own Baby’ choir, enabling women to enjoy singing and save on childcare costs.

She has released five singles that have raised over £1,000 for mental health charities and played at countless events, rallies and fundraisers.

Miranda also set up a not-for-profit events organisation called ‘Feel The Benefit’, which puts on music and art shows in Leeds, raising funds for charities like The Royal Park Community Consortium, Leeds Anti Sex Trafficking Network (LAST), Leeds Mind and Time To Change. Most recently, she co-organised and played at part

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“My vision is to use my music as a platform to speak about challenges we are currently facing in our society such as ageism, mental health and women’s rights”, said Miranda. “The last song I released was about women being silenced, especially as they get older. I encourage them to ‘talk out loud’ about their experiences.

“I’d love to meet anyone who could help me reach a wider audience with my music, and anyone who could help me fundraise on a wider scale for the mental health charities I am involved with.”

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Hyde Park Book Club Celebrates This month marks two years since the establishment of Hyde Park Book Club. In celebration, from 5th – 11th February, it will host a series of events highlighting its role in providing a platform for local artists, musicians and writers.

feature in the first event from Madame Jazz, who supports and celebrates local women in jazz and all profits will be donated to BASIS Yorkshire, a charity that provides safety and support for sex workers in Leeds.

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The week kicks off with a rock opera by HalliGalli, who will incorporate performance, dance and DJs into this piece of live art, set in a swamp. Leeds Independent Socialists will host a discussion on the crisis in Venezuela; whilst Red Ladder’s Chris O’Connor will hold a scratch night for his new writing, Life is Sketchy.

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Sound&Vision Live Music Listings February 2018 Far From Any Road Festival | Thurs 1- Sun 4 Feb | various venues. New Country/ Folk/Americana festival featuring Johnny Dowd, Colter Wall, Steven Adams, The Americans, Maia, Willy Vlautin. http:// heehawsessions.com.

Johnny Dowd | Thu 1 Feb | Brudenell Social Club, £14.30. Dark, doom-laden country from the very edge of Americana. Like Johnny Cash meets Nick Cave reinvented

by Quentin Tarantino Nightmares On Wax | Sat 3 Feb | Belgrave Music Hall, £15. Premium local, homegrown hip-hop.

Casey Lowry | Sat 3 Feb | Hyde Park Book Club, £7.70. Sparkling Indie Pop. Jive Night Special | Sat 3 Feb | 6.45 – 10.30pm at HEART, Bennett Rd. Headingley. Headingley Music Festival interim event. Free Jive lesson with Emma Sutton at 6.45pm, followed by hand-jive session at 7.30pm. Then dancing to Alex Graham & the Concords. Tickets (£8/£6) available from HEART on 275 4548. Details: Carol 07708 230333

Gypsy Carnival | Sat 17 Feb | at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. £10 advance. A meeting of Gypsy & Balkan music, featuring Klezmer band 'KIBITZ' & Balkan band 'From Eat to East'

old-fashion jungle grooves.

The Lovely Eggs | Fri 9 Feb | Brudenell Social Club, £11. Short, sharp punk-pop songs with sweet & sour lyrics.

Amp Fiddler | Sat 10 Feb | Belgrave Music Hall, £16.50. Awesome mix of funk, soul, jazz & hip-hop from the keyboardist of choice for George Clinton's P-Funk Allstars.

Refu-jazz | Sat 10 Feb | noon – 11pm at HEART Bennett Rd, Headingley. Jazz performances & workshops in aid of refugee charities. Some of Yorkshire’s finest jazz musicians helping to raise funds for people fleeing war.

Paceshifters | Sun 18 Feb | Brudenell Social Club, £6.60. Alt rock/grunge trio.

Puma Blue | Tues 20 Feb | Headrow House, £7.70. Blending the darker shades of jazz, punk, funk & lazy soul.

Willy Mason | Wed 21 Feb | Brudenell Social Club, £16.50. Captivating folky bluescountry with a wry lyrical sensibility.

Alvvays | Wed 21 Feb | Church Leeds, £16.50. Sublime Indiepop; a lush wall of lo-fi jingly-jangly surf guitars with echoes of Best Coast meets Talulah Gosh & the C-86 era.

Spring King | Sun 11 Feb | Brudenell Social Club, £11. Surf pop rhythms & garagerock.

Patawawa | Thu 22 Feb | The Library, £6.60. Electronic trio blending bloodpumping beats, glittering guitar riffs & toothy basslines laced with funk & disco.

Gary Boyle Quartet | Sun 11 Feb | Seven Arts Leeds, 1:30pm, £5 - £10. Virtuoso guitarist who has played & recorded with Dusty Springfield, Soft Machine, Bert Jansch amongst many others.

Courtney Pine / The Inner City Ensemble | Fri 23 Feb | Brudenell Social Club, £18.15.

Innovative sax player fusing hip-hop jazz & groove; one of the most exciting & talented performers around.

Barbagallo | Wed 14 Feb | Hyde Park Book Club, £11. Tame Impala drummer Julien Barbagallo steps up front & soars as a solo singer-songwriter.

Roni Size | Sun 25 Feb | Belgrave Music Hall, £19.25. Bristol based drum'n'bass pioneer, widely regarded as one of the most important live electronic music acts of the past two decades.

Queen Zee & The Sasstones | Sun 4 Feb | Oporto, £5.80. Flamboyant glittery punkpop band bring pandemonium with their ferocious live show.

Seven Live: James Dey Band, Henry Parker, Peter & Louisa | Wed 14 Feb | at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. £7. Monthly notfor-profit music night.

Moon River & Me: Jimmy Osmond with Moon River Band & special guests. | Tues 6 Feb | at City Varieties. Award-winning music, nostalgic footage & memories of Andy Williams.

The Ramonas | Thu 15 Feb | Brudenell Social Club, £11. All female tribute act capturing the magic of The Ramones in their early days.

Vuur | Tue 6 Feb | The Wardrobe, £13.75.

Progressive heavy metal from the Netherlands.

HMLTD | Fri 16 Feb | Belgrave Music Hall, £11. Influences ranging from Nick Cave to Talking Heads & a jaw dropping live show that harks back to 80's glam-rock.

Malija | Thu 8 Feb | Seven Arts Leeds, £5 - £16. Jazz supergroup. The trio’s diverse influences include bluegrass, tango &

King Kurt | Sat 17 Feb | Brudenell Social Club, £15.40. Legendary psychobilly rock n' roll band.

JD McPherson | Mon 26 Feb | Brudenell Social Club, £14.30. A traditional Rhythm & Blues/ Rock N’ Roll sound with fresh, exciting songwriting & a voice that channels the spirit of Little Richard & James Brown.

Pale Waves | Wed 28 Feb | Church Leeds, £8.80. Indie pop up-&-comers bringing '80s new wave back.

Classical Platform | Wed 28 Feb | 7.15pm at HEART Headingley. The cream of local classical music. Details: www. heartcentre.org.uk

Fran Wyburn Launches Debut Album Idiosyncratic, beguiling folk artist Fran Wyburn releases her muchanticipated debut album ‘Wood for the Trees’ at the beginning of March.

The album takes one on an intimate and emotional journey of personal growth. Fran says she wants the album to be like ‘listening to a friend, snuggled up under blankets in front of a fire and sipping tea’.

The diverse album tracks display the full breadth of Fran’s song writing. Unafraid to stand alone with just her voice and guitar as on ‘Me and Me’ and ‘Sorry Heart’, she also takes you to extremes with dreamy joyful upbeat songs such as ‘Happy Forever After’ and ‘Mr Blackbird’. More pensive, sombre songs like ‘Set Sail and Pass on By’, with piano accompaniment bring a darker energy to the fore.

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The album offers intricate arrangments with soaring ethereal multiple harmonies, tender cello and sophisticated guitar such as on ‘Snowdrops and Me’, ‘Rumi Said’ and ‘Foolish Sea’.

The album will launch with a live performance at Trinity Church, Boar Lane on 1st March. Fran will then undertake a UK tour of unusual venues and spaces - from front rooms to libraries and church halls – promoting community engagement and inclusivity, things very close to her heart. Alongside her music career Fran works as a Wellbeing Community Music Practitioner www.makemusicwithfran.com www.franwyburn.com

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The Yorkshire Cricket Foundation recently received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the ‘Yorkshire’s Cricket Heritage: A Lasting Legacy’ project, which aims to protect and celebrate Yorkshire’s cricketing heritage. Development funding of £32,100 was awarded to help the Foundation progress its plans to make a Second Round application to unlock further funding of £235,800.

This volunteer-focussed project will preserve and celebrate the heritage of cricket in Yorkshire as a unifying force in this socially diverse county. It will partner amateur clubs and leagues in four areas – Leeds, Bradford, Scarborough and Sheffield - training participants in heritage preservation and access techniques, whilst raising the profile of League, women's and Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) cricket.

It will facilitate social inclusion; benefit and inspire a wide range of people; strengthen community relationships and identities; inform activities for people living with dementia, depression and loneliness; generate education resources which connect cricket and social history;

and create legacies of increased resources, skills, knowledge, interest, pride and resilience. The project will help clubs to understand, safeguard and celebrate their heritage. It is anticipated that, following success with the selected areas, the project will eventually be rolled out countywide.

“We’re absolutely delighted that Yorkshire Cricket Foundation has received this support”, said Paul Goodman Yorkshire Cricket Foundation Heritage Manager. “We are committed to protecting, preserving and promoting Yorkshire’s rich cricketing heritage and this award will enable us to engage with the community and maximise the opportunities for involvement and participation.”

The Yorkshire Cricket Foundation delivers community projects across the county. It aims to make a lasting, positive impact through education, participation, history, heritage and health programmes.

For further information, contact Paul Goodman on paul.goodman@yorkshireccc. com www.yorkshirecricketfoundation.com

‘Bark in the Park’, St Gemma’s Hospice’s annual sponsored dog walk, is taking place on Sunday 25th February in the grounds of Temple Newsam.

There is a choice of one, three, or six mile routes – suitable for dogs of any agility. The event is set to be the biggest and best yet, with lots of doggy stalls offering everything from accessories to munchies. Plus there will be hot food, drinks and fundraising tombolas to keep you entertained all day long. Local puppy photographer ‘Man in Shorts does Dog Walks’ will be on hand to capture your experience, and for just £1 you will be able to enter the Best Dressed Parade.

This is the perfect opportunity to enjoy a Sunday Winter walk whilst raising money for your local hospice. Registration is free. All dogs must register in advance to receive their free doggy goody bag and certificate to hang proudly in their kennel. Register online at events.st-gemma.co.uk or call Emma on 0113 218 5197 for more information.

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Local Business Support LTHT Neonatal Unit is looking for a sponsor to fund a Secure Video Messaging application that allows nurses to send video updates to parents of premature babies.

The service, which launched at St James’s Hospital in October, allows the nursing team to provide video updates for parents when they are away from their baby and helps to reduce separation anxiety. Once a parent has registered for the application, they can view, share and download videos of their baby so that precious moments are never lost.

The technology provider, vCreate, funded the initial pilot project. Now, following an overwhelmingly positive response from parents, the neonatal nursing team is hoping to partner with a Yorkshire-based

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“Video messaging is a welcome addition to our pioneering family integrated care approach”, said Dr Liz McKechnie, Consultant Neonatologist at LTHT. “Receiving video updates provides reassurance during a stressful time and access to the secure baby-care video diary ensures that special moments that may have been missed, can now be kept forever.”

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Ideas for a Fascinating Half Term Half Term breaks seem to creep up on you before you have really had time to think about things to do – but fear not, others have been making sure you’ll not be short of ideas. There are theatre shows and fantastic exhibitions, animation magic, wonderful animals, and Leeds Library Festival returns this year too. Here are just a few suggestions….

Early Man at the National Science and Media Museum The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford is partnering with Aardman and STUDIOCANAL for its ‘Early Man’ Half Term event (10 – 18 Feb) – packed with film screenings, activities, displays of original movie props and behind-the-scenes tips and tricks for budding animators.

‘Early Man’ is the new feature film from award-winning director Nick Park and Aardman, creators of ‘Wallace & Gromit’ and ‘Shaun the Sheep’. Set at the dawn of time when prehistoric creatures roamed the earth, it tells the story of courageous caveman Dug (Eddie Redmayne) and his best friend Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth (Tom Hiddleston) and his Bronze Age City to save their home.

In addition to seeing the film, you will be able to meet Aardman animation director Will Becher (Monday 12 February); See original sets, artwork and props; Take part in animation activities and enjoy animation workshops before film screenings; Learn about the technology behind animation in the Wonderlab Studio; Design a prehistoric catapult to help hero Dug escape, and create favourite Early Man characters out of clay Tickets can be booked via Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum (0871 902 5756, www. picturehouses.co.uk) Full details available from 0844 856 3797, www.scienceandmediamuseum. org.uk

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There will also be demonstrations of ‘Suffrajitsu’, the Suffragette martial art of choice during their campaign for women’s rights.

Women take over at the Royal Armouries!

The Royal Armouries will play host to some of history’s most celebrated warrior women from Tuesday 13th – Wednesday 21st February (10am – 5pm).

From Joan of Arc to the Suffragettes, the museum will bring the stories of remarkable women who changed the course of history to life. There will be exciting talks, performances and havea-go activities.

Performances include combat demonstrations, showcasing the fighting styles of renowned female warriors like Joan of Arc and 17thcentury swordswoman La Maupin.

Listen to the stories of Cartimandua, a first century Celtic queen, and hear about the experiences of women during the First World War. There will also be an opportunity to make Suffragette rosettes and join the fight for women’s suffrage in a march through the museum.

“2018 marks the centenary of the passing of the Representation of the People Act, allowing women the right to vote for the first time”, said Gail Cockerill, Events Officer. “We think this is an especially important time to bring to light the fascinating stories of warrior women throughout history.

The week will be filled with fun and activities for all the family, including talks and presentations that reflect the national curriculum.” www.royalarmouries.org/events

Be a Surgeon at The Thackray At Thackray Medical Museum, find out about the skills needed to work in an operating theatre by taking part in Junior Surgeon.

These hands-on family workshops are perfect for inquisitive children who would like to know more about how their body works. With the help of an expert, you will be led through the dissection of a kidney to understand how it works, before getting the chance to stich it back together again using techniques used in real life surgery.

Workshops take place at 11am, 1pm and 3pm on weekdays between 12th and 23rd February. Usual museum admission charges apply and there is a small charge of £3 per kidney.

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Warty Pigs Join the Lotherton Family

Half Term is the perfect time to discover animals from across the globe at Lotherton Wildlife World. Explore newly opened areas of Wildlife World and meet the warty pigs, who have recently joined the wonderful penguins and tapirs.

Lotherton Wildlife World tells conservation stories from around the world, whilst drawing on the travels of previous owners of the Lotherton estate, the Gascoignes. The penguins and exotic flamingos are native to Chile, while the bashful tapirs originate from Brazil.

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Library Fest Leeds 2018 The fourth Leeds Library Fest runs from Friday 2nd – Saturday 17th February - two weeks of unique and exciting events and activities at libraries across the city with something for everyone to enjoy!

The programme includes performances, talks, crafts, coding workshops, author events and chances to see treasures from special collections. This year also marks 250 years of Circus, so there will be special events to recognise that.

For more details and up to date information, check out www.leeds. gov.uk/libraryfest

Penguins at The Playhouse

‘Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Prime Theatre and Cahoots NI present ‘Penguins’ at West Yorkshire Playhouse from 15th – 17th February.

This is a delightful new theatre and dance production of friendship, fun and identity, celebrating being different and the ever-changing meaning of family.

Roy and Silo are just like the other penguin pairs at Central Park Zoo – they walk, play, swim and dance together. They are two happy boys, but when the zookeeper finds them trying to hatch a rock, he has a clever idea that could mean Roy and Silo raising a chick for real.

The creative team includes awardwinning children’s director Paul Bosco McEneaney and international choreographer Carlos Pons Guerra.

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Younger Life New NSPCC Game Designed to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse The NSPCC recently launched a new mobile phone game to help keep young children safe from sexual abuse.

‘Playtime with Pantosaurus’ is available on iOS and Android devices as a free download and features four fun mini games where players test their skills against Pantosaurus and his friends whilst learning the PANTS rule (Privates are private, Always remember your body belongs to you, No means no, Talk about secrets that upset you, and Speak up – someone can help).

NSPCC research has revealed that as many as one in 20 school children will suffer some form of sexual abuse.

Directing children to the PANTS game or downloading the PANTS activity pack from the NSPCC website will help make it easier and more natural for parents to have difficult and sensitive conversations about staying safe.

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CommunityNotices ACTIVE Adel War Memorial Association Snooker Section Church Lane, Adel. Three tables available most afternoons & evenings, 7 days a week.

Details: Dave 267 0572 Bramhope Table Tennis Club meets Mon, 8 – 10pm & Tues 1.30 – 3.30pm at Bramhope Village Hall (Robert Craven Hall), Old Lane. Bramhope LS16 9AZ. New members, all abilities, welcome. £8 per month includes ALL sessions. Details: Stewart 203 7447 Leeds Softball is looking for new players to join Thurs indoor softball sessions until 29 March, 7-8pm in Green Hall, Carnegie Sports Centre, Leeds Beckett University, Headingley Campus LS6 3QQ. Perfect for beginners to learn fielding & batting.

First session free, £5 thereafter.

Details: LeedsSoftball@gmail.com, LeedsSoftball.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 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 St Chad’s Broomfield Cricket Club Winter Indoor Nets every Mon (seniors) & Fri evenings (juniors & women). All welcome. Details: Paul 07795 154444, paul@stchadscc.com or www.stchadscc.com

Table Tennis at HEART (Bennett Rd, Headingley) Sessions every Mon, 7 – 9pm. Friendly, welcoming atmosphere. All abilities welcome. No need to book. Just turn up. Cost: £5 2 hours; £3 -1 hour (£3/£2 – U-18s).

Young people welcome, U-16 should be accompanied by an adult. Details: Liz Jeffery 07904 297561 Yorkshire Cricket Foundation Running Club meets Mon, 5.30pm outside Yorkshire Cricket Centre.

Sessions are fun & social. All abilities welcome. Led by qualified run leaders. Details: beth.cook@ yorkshirecricketfoundation.com ARTS & CRAFTS Bramhope Arts Club meets Mon, 7.30pm at Bramhope Village Hall. A varied & fun syllabus.

Demonstrations, workshops, chance to explore own work. A guaranteed warm welcome. Details: Jeff Wormold 01423 508867 Brush & Palette meets Thurs, 1 – 4pm at HEART, Bennett Rd, Headingley.

For anyone who would like to bring their materials & paint with others.

Any ability. Details: Paul 230 1061, Lorraine 267 0352 Horsforth Art Society meets Wed, 7.30pm at The Studio, Back Lane, Horsforth LS18 4RF. New members welcome. Details: www. horsforthartsociety.wordpress.com Stainbeck Art Club meets 2nd & 4th Tues, 1.45 – 4pm at Methodist Community Centre, Town St. Chapel Allerton. Feb 13: Practical workshop - Mixed Media Landscape; Feb 27: Workshop with Clare Dean - Painting with Acrylic Inks.

COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS Adel Parish Church Coffee Morning Sat 3 Feb, 10.30am – 12 noon at the Old Stables, Back Church Lane.

Homemade scones & cakes. All welcome. www.adelparishchurch. org.uk Design@HEART Craft Destash Sale Sat 17 Feb,10am – 1pm at HEART Headingley. Designer/makers & artists clear out their clutter! Expect textiles, yarns, beads, threads, paper, craft tools, books, patterns, paints, & more!

Free Afternoon Tea Wed 14 Feb, 2 3:30pm at LeftBank Leeds, Cardigan Rd. Join them for free tea & cake on the second Wednesday of every month. No need to book, just turn up.

Hope Pastures Horsey Goods Sale Sun 25 Feb, 10am – 2pm at Sanctuary on corner of Ring Rd & Weetwood Ln. Sale of donated horsey items tack, rugs etc. Grab a bargain & help to feed the ponies. Details: www. hopepastures.org Horsforth Farmers’ Market (sponsored by Horsforth Churches Together) Sat 3 Feb, 9.30am – 12.30pm St Margaret’s School car park. Details: 258 3521, www. horsforthchurchestogether.btck.co.uk Open Door Café Every Friday 10am -12 noon. Enjoy a drink & homemade cakes at Emmanuel Baptist Church, bottom of Town St. opp Hall Park Horsforth. www.ebcleeds.org.uk Second Hand Book & Jigsaw Sale Sat 3 Feb & Sat 21 Apr, 10am – 12.30pm at Cookridge Methodist Church, Tinshill Rd, Cookridge. Large selection of hard & paperback books (incl children's books) & jigsaws. Refreshments Details: 203 7074 / 267 2464

GROUPS/CLUBS Adel & District Horticultural Society meets 2nd Mon (Sept – May), 7.45pm at the Friends Meeting House, New Adel Lane. 13 Feb: Martin Walker on ‘Welsh Rare-Bits’. New members welcome. Details: Mrs Tarn Everett 261 3095, http://adelhort.btck.co.uk/ Clubs’ Night LeftBank Leeds (Cardigan Rd. Headingley), hosts a Clubs’ Night 2nd Wed of month, 6 - 9pm (times differ for each club). Drawing, craft, photobook & nature clubs to choose from. Details: linda@leftbankleeds. org.uk Cookridge Gardening Club monthly Wednesday talks, 7.30pm at Cookridge Methodist Church Hall, Tinshill Rd. Visitors £2 includes refreshments. (21 Feb 'Travels in South America'; & 21 March 'Public Parks') Annual membership £10.

Details: Katherine 267 1815, www. cookridgegardenclub.btek.co.uk

Cookridge & Horsforth U3A meet Mon 5 Feb at Cookridge Village Hall – Yorkshire Air Ambulance; & Mon 19 Feb at St Margaret’s Church – The Civil War in Yorkshire. Refreshments from 10am. Visiting speaker, book & CD/DVD exchange. Visitors & new members welcome. £2.

Friends of Lawnswood Cemetery Action Day Sat 3rd Feb - meet 10am in car park opposite main entrance on A660 (No 1 & X84 buses) - Tools, instructions, refreshments, provided.

Just turn up in suitable clothing etc.

Details: Alan 07901 656886 Horsforth in Bloom meets Sat 3 Feb, 10am in Horsforth Museum. Come & join this active, friendly group.

Details: www.horsforthinbloom.co.uk Horsforth Board Games Club Wed, from 7.30pm at Horsforth Library.

Drop in for a friendly welcome & choice of modern board games.

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Leeds Decorative & 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 is moving into the city! Join their 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. 6 March: Doug Stewart -'Monkey Cups, HensNChicks & Fresh Air'; 3 April: AGM & 'Spring Mini-Show' with Gordon Kirby; 1 May: Sue OttleyHughes 'A Medieval Garden against Food Poverty'. Membership £10pa/ couple £15. Details: Pat 225 0030, Viv 267 3880

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National Trust Association Leeds meets 10am at St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. Tues 13 Feb: Pete Skelton presents ‘Steam Loco ‘Coal Tank’ No. 1054’. £3. All welcome.

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