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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; Oakwood Farmers’ Market celebrates ten years; 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 20 24 28 30 36 47 48 06 Thomas Chippendale 1718-1779 A new exhibition marks the tercentenary of the birth of Thomas Chippendale.

20 Phoenix Dance Theatre Commemorates Windrush -A major

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

new dance piece marking the seventieth anniversary of the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush.

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

24 Leeds Food & Flavours Festival -

47 Leeds Neonatal Unit Seeks Local Business Support - To help fund a

A celebration of vegetarian and fish based international cuisine at St Edmund’s Church Hall, Roundhay.

28 Oakwood Farmers’ Market Celebrates Ten Years

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

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 Chippendaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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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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.” To find out how you can get involved, email Loretta or Cath on loretta.jones@leedsmenap.org.uk or catherine.storey@ leedsmencap.org.uk, or call 0113 2351331. Leeds Mencap provides essential support, advice and care for children and adults with learning disabilities, together with their families and carers.

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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 passionate supporter of reform, pushing for electoral change, working class education and research into unemployment and poverty.

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. 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

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 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. Anyone interested in attending the launch event should register at www.bit.ly/FF_launch

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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

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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.

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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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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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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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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 by Makor Jewish Culture, in partnership with St Edmund’s Church and is support by The Heritage Lottery and Near Neighbours.

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CommunityNews Interwoven Histories – Creative Opportunities for Older BME People The community support organisation Touchstone’s BME Dementia Service has partnered with visual arts organisation Pavilion to deliver a project that aims to engage older people in creative arts workshops.

WW2 Bench Unveiled at Allerton Grange Fields A new park bench, funded by Moortown and Roundhay Councillors was recently unveiled at Allerton Grange Fields by Deputy Lieutenant Stan Hardy, The Queen’s representative in West Yorkshire, as a poignant commemoration of World War 2.

Art and creativity are great ways to boost confidence, develop new skills and express yourself, and Touchstone hopes these workshops will provide regular opportunities for elders to socialise, celebrate culture and build new friendships. Artist Carol Sorhaindo ran the first two sessions with members of the Hamari Yaadain Dementia Café, which meets regularly to learn more about dementia and difficulties with memory, share experiences, and access support from the BME Dementia Service.

recalled how his father had worked with block printing throughout his working life. Working with materials of cultural significance has encouraged the group to talk about their journeys of migration and the significance of their heritage combined with the experience of living in Britain. In the second session, using the buddleia plant and its resilient roots as a symbol of migration and strength, members discussed their roots and what kept them strong in times of change.

The first workshop worked with saffron and oak dyes, using block printing techniques to create intricate patterns of plants and flowers. One member

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Bhupinder Dev, Chair of Friends of Allerton Grange Fields said: “It was great to unveil this new bench alongside our volunteers, local councillors, West Yorkshire Police, and pupils from Allerton Grange School.” Friends of Allerton Grange Fields is an association of volunteers working to maintain and enhance the six acre site off Talbot Avenue. New volunteers are always welcome to join in events and activities, which include Action Mornings involving litter picks, bulb, wildflower and tree planting, shrub clearance and general maintenance. For more information phone or text 07590 510499, email foagf@ outlook.com or visit www. friendsallertongrange.org

Oakwood Farmers’ Market Celebrates Ten Years Taking place at the Oakwood Clock every third Saturday of the month from 9am – 12.30pm, the market is now a firm fixture and 2018 marks its tenth anniversary.

There will be celebrations throughout the year and 19th May will be its special birthday market when BBC Look North’s Amanda Harper will be its special guest. The market is a mixture of established regular stalls selling bread, meat, fish, eggs, cheese, vegetables (organic and non-organic), soups, pies, fruit juices and much more. The market also presents a range of guest stallholders and seasonal produce, plus the opportunity for coffee and snacks while you meet up with friends and pick up information about what is happening locally. Oakwood market is a lively, family friendly place and community hub. Sometimes there’s live music and you can also take a look at the incredible

edible bed, showcasing the sorts of fruit and veg which can be grown locally. Those attending the market are encouraged to bring reusable shopping bags in an effort to create a plastic bagfree zone. For more information visit - www.reapleeds.org.uk, where you can also sign up for their e-bulletin and be kept up to date with all the latest news.

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CommunityNews 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.

We’re also launching a brand new event this year “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 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.

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Dear Alwoodley Resident, As your local councillors we’re here to help make Alwoodley better for all of us who live here. In recent years here are some of the things we have helped with: • The installation of Speed Indicator Devices on Shadwell Lane and King Lane, with more to come in 2018. • The construction of the small, effective barriers on Alwoodley Village Green, to discourage unwelcome visitors. • The resurfacing of The Avenue, taking it from the roughest to one of the smoothest streets in Alwoodley. • Persuaded the Planning Directorate to leave most of Alwoodley out of their list of proposed sites for substantial residential development in the next twenty years. • Succeeded in having a drop-kerb pedestrian crossing on Shadwell Lane, for the residents of the Thackrah Court and the ever-increasing users of the Tree Tops Community Centre with another drop kerb crossing outside Highlands on the A61 coming this year. • Prevented the building of a primary school for Roundhay children on the Tree Tops play-ing fields. An extra 100 cars each morning in the rush hour on Shadwell Lane? No, thanks. We need new school places—but not on our community centre and field. • Made grants to literally dozens of local groups, from Slaid Hill to Cranmer Bank.

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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.

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Grit Bins For the first time in some years we’ve had a real Winter, so the many grit bins we have provided over recent years have been very well used. If the bad weather has highlighted that your street needs a grit bin, do get in touch and we’ll see what we can do. Unfortunately the Council no longer pays for these so we will need to fund it from our very limited ward members’ budget. Air Quality The quality and cleanliness of the air we breathe and air pollution in our city is becoming an increasingly important issue as it has a serious impact on residents’ health. The Council is running

a public consultation until 2nd March 2018, looking at ways to reduce air pollution. One of the proposals is to charge buses, HGVs, taxis and private hire vehicles entering the city centre (unless they meet strict emissions targets). What are your thoughts? You can find the consultation, together with supporting information at www.leeds. gov.uk/business/pages/air-quality.aspx

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Looking ahead, on Thursday 3rd May 2018 there will be Council elections across the city, with all 99 Council seats up for election. Unlike normal elections, residents have the opportunity to vote for up to three candidates in each ward in Leeds (which includes Alwoodley, Roundhay and Moortown).

Alwoodley Councillors were dismayed to discover that as part of Leeds Housing Core Strategy, the city is proposing to do away with its original plan of phasing in sites to be made available for housing. This means that the site at the bottom of Alwoodley Lane, set aside for around 280 houses, will be made available as soon as the housing plan is finalised and not in 15 years as we had been led to believe. As a result, this part of the housing plan has been reopened to public consultation until 26th February 2018.

What do you think of this late change? You can write to the Council at sap@ leeds.gov.uk Local Elections

For any and all local issues, Cllrs Neil Buckley, Peter Harrand and myself are here to help. Shadow Member for Children and families Daniel.Cohen@leeds.gov.uk 07711 647 869

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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.

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

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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

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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.

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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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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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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

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Applications are also being accepted for the Simplyhealth Great North Run, on Sunday 9th September in Newcastle. Money raised in sponsorship will help more people in Yorkshire survive cancer by funding vital research and community health projects. “Event participants raise thousands of pounds for the charity every year, making a significant contribution to improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer in Yorkshire”, said Joe Taylor, Partnerships Manager at Yorkshire Cancer Research. “We’re extremely excited to have opened registration for our 2018 events. From beginners to seasoned pros, there’s a challenge to suit most abilities.” For more information, visit www.ycr. org.uk/events

‘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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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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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. Don’t forget that admission tickets allow unlimited return for 12 months. If you are already annual ticket holders, you already have free admission and will only need to pay for the workshop. For booking details, visit www. thackraymedicalmuseum.co.uk

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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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Supported by the Young Peoples Activity Fund through the Inner North East Community Committee, RJC Dance is running a free dance camp Monday 12th – Friday 16th February, 10.30am – 2.30pm at Moortown Baptist Church Hall, 204 King Lane, LS17 6AA. The camp is designed for boys and girls aged 8 – 11 who are new to RJC and it focuses on how dance can unlock potential, creativity and style, rather than limiting their dance experience to the perfection of technique. All abilities are welcome. To book, call 0113 239 2040, email stef@rjcdance.org.uk, or complete the form online at www.rjcdance.org.uk. Places are limited to only 20 – so book early!

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CommunityNotices ACTIVE 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

environment for children aged 6+ to learn, play & enjoy the sport. Emphasis is on skill development & fun. The club has a number of age level teams. Details: Madeleine 07813 561090

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

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

Leeds Softball is looking for new players to join Thurs indoor softball sessions, starting 11 Jan - 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

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

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

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Meanwood Boxing Club Boxing & fitness classes Mon, Tues, Thurs. Juniors (9 – 16) 5.30 – 6.30pm £1; Seniors (17+) 6.30 – 7.30pm £2. Prince Philips Community Centre, Scott Hall Ave. LS7 2HJ. Details: Head Coach Wayne Cunningham 07784 998799, www.meanwoodboxing.com Moor Allerton Snooker Club Stonegate Rd LS17 6EL (opp. fire station). Snooker players for social & league play welcome. 2 tables & bar open every evening. Details: John Stancliffe 294 9327 North Leeds Leopards Junior Rugby League Club, based at Far Moss Sports Ground Alwoodley, offers a superb

Life Drawing Sessions 7.15pm at Otley Cricket Club. Friendly & informal group who draw from live model, male & female. Bring own materials, no tutor. Cost £6-£8, depending on numbers. Details: Anne-Marie 07427 679035 Roundhay Art Group Meets Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm at St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Pk Rd. Roundhay LS8 1JN. A group of principally watercolour painters who meet to share skills. Regular demonstrations by local artists. New members with some experience welcome. Details: John Irving 293 1465 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 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 Oakwood Farmers’ Market Third Sat, 9am – 12.30pm at Oakwood Clock. Details: www.oakwoodfarmersmarket. com GROUPS/CLUBS 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 25 Feb (Sat 24 Mar, Sun 29 Apr, Sun 29 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 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 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 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: Mon 5 Feb, Tues 13 March 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 Probus Club for retired professional/businessmen, meets 2nd Thurs, 10.30am – 12 noon at St Matthew’s Church Meeting Room, Wood Lane, Chapel Allerton LS7 3QF, for social gatherings with speakers. Details: 269 5512 Leeds RSPB Group meets Wed 21 Feb, 7.30pm Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Ln, LS2 9DX for illustrated talk by Ian Newton on birds & wildlife of Canadian Rockies & Vancouver Island. Also, coach trip Sat 24 Feb to Rutland Water, dep 8.10am Roundhay, 8.30am Leeds, call 07722 120540 to book. Details: rspbleeds@googlemail. com Meanwood Men’s Society meets Mon 5 Feb, 8pm, for Supper Night at Town Hall Tavern. Mon 19 Feb: Snooker Competition, 7 30pm at Meanwood Institute. Fri 23 Feb: Annual Dinner, 7.30pm at Haley’s Hotel, Shire Oak Rd. Headingley. Details: Colin 274 6316 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. Details: Phil McShane 225 1166, phil_mcshane@yahoo.co.uk, admin.info@leedsnt.org.uk

Shadwell Horticultural Society meets 2nd Thurs, 7.30pm in Methodist Church, Main St. LS17 8JF for interesting talks on gardening topics. Thurs 8 Feb: ‘Alpines for Beginners’ by Michael Myers. Details: Colin 268 7067 Slaid Hill in Bloom meets 1st Sat at 10am outside The Dexter, Wigton Ln. for 2 hours. Followed by lunch. Details: www.slaidhillinbloom.org Welsh Society Welsh lessons to suit all levels, plus a varied entertainment programme. Details: 269 4268 & 286 8660 West Yorkshire Fuchsia & Pot Plant Society meets Wed 21 Feb, 7.45pm at Paxton Hall, Kirkstall Ln, Headingley. Aaron Hickman, Head Glasshouse Manager at Askham Bryan Agricultural College & Radio Leeds gardening presenter, will talk about orchid care. Visitors welcome. Details: Graham Wheatley 256 3055, wheatleygraham@yahoo.co.uk White Rose Speakers Club meets every 2nd & 4th Mon, 7.30pm at Horsforth Museum, LS18 5JB. Helping people improve their public speaking skills, boost their self-confidence & have fun. Everyone welcome. Details: Pauline 269 3542

MUSIC 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-choirleeds.org.uk CoMA Leeds Interested in playing contemporary music with a difference? Friendly, enthusiastic ensemble is looking for musicians to take part in a Leeds event March 2018 (part of a nationwide festival). Monthly rehearsals at Harehills Lane Baptist Church LS8 4HE. Details: phone/text 077421 96622 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 Fading Cells 4-piece electro-acoustic ukulele combo offers free easy listening/sing-a-long entertainment with well-known pop tunes from 60s onwards, for charity work, fundraising etc. Details: Bob Bond 07800 982156, baldeaglejones.bj@gmail.com 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 sight-reader? Like to sing renaissance & contemporary music in a small friendly choir? New members in all voice groups welcome, especially tenors & basses. Rehearsals Tues 7.30 – 9.30pm at Leeds University. Details: secretary@leedsguildofsingers.org.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 Roundhay Ukulele Group Meets Wed 8 – 9.30pm at Lidgett Park Methodist Church Hall, Lidgett Pl, LS8 1HG. All abilities welcome. £6 per session. Details: jen@bighooha.co.uk, www. roundhayukulelegroup.wordpress.com

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