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Dear Readers As one issue hits the streets, the next gets underway and, nearly every month we start with a blank sheet! Slowly things start landing in my inbox – Stan Kenyon’s bird article, messages from our local councillors, what to do in your garden this month, and dozens and dozens of community notices! This month we feature the exciting rise of the microbrewery in our area – Yorkshire is now home to the highest concentration of microbreweries in the country! York Gate Gardens in Adel and Rodley Nature Reserve are looking forward to welcoming visitors; two Leeds museums are long listed for a major award; find out how you can get your walking boots on to raise funds for charity; and check out the exciting programme for Leeds Young People’s Film Festival. As this issue wings its way to the printer, I’m looking forward to seeing what interesting little articles will soon be landing in my inbox. Send us your news and suggestions as soon as you can – deadline for May is 1st April and for June it’s 1st May. Happy Easter!

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Discover Rodley Nature Reserve News from Your Councillors Community Spirit Award for Headingley Farmers’ Market Village Green Status for West Park Fields Garden Round Up They Lived in Headingley Music Listings All Hail the Ale! Page 34 Younger Life Leeds Young People’s Film Festival Health & Fitness The Midnight Walk Community Notices

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Rodley Nature Reserve is a hidden gem that remains undiscovered for many people in the area â&#x20AC;&#x201C; why not make 2011 your year of discovery, or rediscovery! Join the experts on a bird walk at 8am on Sunday 15th May and learn how to identify birds like Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Sedge Warbler and Reed Warbler from their songs. Springwatch on Saturday 11th June will be a day of natural history activities for all the family. Take part in opening the moth traps, a small mammal survey, a bug hunt, dragonfly, bird and botany walks, and pond dipping. Their bat walks are always popular â&#x20AC;&#x201C; places are limited and pre-booking is essential. These will take place on 23rd July and 13th August this year. You can look out for bats from dusk onwards, learn how to use a bat detector and get to know more about these nocturnal creatures. Bird ringing demonstrations in the reedbeds provide a wonderful chance to see birds like Kingfisher, Reed Warbler and Sedge Warbler in the hand. One is being planned for August. You can also learn why ringing is so important to the future of some of these beautiful birds. The Summer Fair and barbecue is on Saturday 20th August. There will be another bird walk on Sunday 25th September, with the focus on wetland birds. Hopefully, there will be a chance to see some early winter visitors. The annual Fungus Foray is on Saturday 15th October, and Pie and Peas Day on Saturday 29th October. Rodley Nature Reserve is open on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year. For further details of all events and how to find them, visit www.rodleynaturereserve.org

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HEADINGLEY ‘THIS PLEASANT RURAL VILLAGE’ by Eveleigh Bradford This is a fascinating history of the Headingley area. Beautifully presented, it is full of interesting facts and people, period photographs and maps, and traces how Headingley grew in the 19C from a country village to a lively bustling centre. Pick up your copy (paper back £13, hardback £20) from North Leeds Life offices at 265a Otley Road, LS16 5LN.

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Reach for the Sky for Leeds Children’s Hospital Wanted! People who would like to jump out of a plane over Yorkshire for a very good cause! The event, on Sunday 26th June, aims to raise money for Leeds Children’s Hospital, based at Leeds General infirmary. No experience necessary, as it will be a tandem skydrive, attached to a professional instructor. Just imagine the adrenaline rush of being 10,000 feet up over the Yorkshire countryside and gliding down safely - it will be the experience of a lifetime! Training is given prior to the event, and those who raise £400 or more will get to skydive free. Selina Blenkin, whose sons Jack (6) and Jorge (2) receive ongoing treatment for a rare metabolic disorder at LGI, loved the experience. “It was a great thrill and even better to be doing it for other sick children and the hospital which cares for them”, said Selina. “I’d dare anyone to give it a go!” For full details, call the hospital’s fundraising office on 0113 392 6803 / 392 5140 08 April 2011 | northleedslife.co.uk

BTCV Hollybush is starting a new project and needs some skilled people to help make it happen. Thanks to funds from the Big Lottery, they aim to relocate their tool store and convert the old space into a woodwork room with six benches. They urgently need some DIY and woodwork enthusiasts to help make this happen. BTCV will then run basic woodwork classes for their volunteers, who have a range of abilities. If you have some grounding in basic woodwork, the knack to share skills, plus patience and humour, then they would love to hear from you! Their food growing, craft and basic cooking groups also have vacancies for volunteers. A warm welcome awaits you! Please contact Jess Kandola on 0113 274 2335

Headingley Primary School History Book The long awaited book on the history of Bennett Road School was recently launched at HEART, Headingley’s new enterprise and arts centre that now occupies the old school building. There are over seventy pages with numerous photographs, material from the archives, stories and memories.

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I recently met with Parks and Countryside officers to look at further green space improvements that desperately need to be made in Meanwood Park and am delighted to announce that £95,000 has been made available for this work. The proposals include improvements to the area around the tennis courts and bowling green; additional drainage to the grass area below the car park; a new loop drain to the play area; new five-a-side football posts, and installation of new benches. Additional funds are being sought to resurface the car park. Officers have also suggested that the Oates memorial stone and cross can be installed, along with the original gate posts in the car park, as a heritage feature. These proposals were discussed with Leeds City Council officers at the Meanwood Valley Partnership AGM on March 8th. I would like to hear everyone´s views so that we can make these improvements work for the whole community. You can contact me on 0113 278 7650. 200th Birthday of Meanwood Methodist Chapel It is 200 years since the first Methodist Chapel opened in Meanwood. The building, near the bottom of Church Lane, has had various uses since the Church moved to its present position at the junction of Green and Monkbridge Roads in1881.

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An Invitation to St Chad’s St Chad’s Parish Church, off the Otley Road in Far Headingley, has been undergoing extensive internal reordering work over the last six months. Following completion in March, services will be back in the church from mid-April. The Churchwardens and Parochial Church Council would like to invite you to come along see the striking developments in the church which have made the inner space more flexible, welcoming and warm. We are holding an Open Afternoon on Easter Monday 25th April for everyone in the community. The church will be open from 2pm to 4pm. Come along and see for yourself! Mike Willison Churchwarden

Community Spirit Award for Headingley Farmers’ Market The National Farmers’ Retail and Markets’ Association (FARMA) recently presented the UK Community Spirit Award to Headingley Farmers’ Market in recognition of the positive impact it has had on local producers and residents. The judges commended the market and Headingley Development Trust for living ‘The Big Society’ long before it became a political slogan. “To see a farmers’ market serving its community in such a varied and vital way is fantastic and exemplifies what local food retailing is all about.” Headingley Farmers’ Market is an initiative of Headingley Development Trust (HDT), and was setup in 2006 to make quality local food accessible and create a focal point for the community. It is run largely by volunteers, and members of the community are included where possible – from local school pupils putting up stands, to bands and choirs performing at each market. Local shops have also benefited. HDT continues its work in the community and has also helped to organise the buy-out of the local health food store, brokered the opening of a butcher’s shop, and created Headingley fowl and pig co-ops. It is mentoring start-up farmers’ markets further afield. Headingley Farmers’ Market takes place on the second Saturday of the month

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Yorkshire Volunteers’ Band Plays for The Crypt Yorkshire Volunteers’ Band will perform a concert in aid of the St George’s Crypt on Saturday 16th April, 7.30pm in St George’s Church, Great George Street. The band can trace its history back to the 1860s, as the band of the 7th Yorkshire West Riding Rifle Volunteers Corps. Clarinet player Russell, a former client of the Crypt and who now works there, commented: “I owe a lot to the Crypt, it got me off the streets. I thought it would be great to do a concert for the place that helped me out and which now employs me.” Tickets (£10) are available from the Crypt or the City Centre Box Office 0113 224 3801.

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Village Green Status for West Park Fields? There are many examples throughout England, and in the vicinity of Leeds, where local residents have been able to register land as ‘village green’ and protect it from road or housing development. Once a village green is registered, it is protected from interruption to its use as a place for recreation by the public, and it prevents it from being fenced off. Last year, nearly 100 local residents sent emails and letters attesting to the recreational use of the West Park Fields for over 30 years. These supported an application for village green status, along with applications for the Butcher Hill fields and the green area adjacent to Old Farm Close. The three applications were prepared and submitted by Kirkstall councillor Bernard Atha, in conjunction with Spen Hill Residents’ Association, Moor Grange Action Group and West Park Residents’ Association. Although there are various covenants associated with the West Park Fields, and there are firm assurances that there are no plans which would affect them, obtaining village green status would make their development almost impossible. But what if the West Park Centre was to be sold off? Recently, the Butcher Hill fields were being

considered as the site of a sports facility which would Convert sunlight into have seen much of the fields becoming tarmac. The green area behind Moor Grange View has also been electricity... seen as a site for new housing development. These three areas would be better protected if they were to be registered as a ‘town or village green’.

Acting on the advice of Council officials, an objection to giving these areas village green status has been lodged by the Council. These proposals will now probably need to go to some form of public enquiry.

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208 SQUADRON ATC CELEBRATES 70 YEARS 208 (North Leeds) Squadron Air Training Corps celebrated its 70th Anniversary recently at its headquarters on Oakwood Lane. Flt Lt RAF VR(T) Officer Commanding Chris Sheard welcomed guests, including Michael Fox, the Deputy Lord Lieutenant, Lord Mayor Elect Brenda Lancaster, Councillors Matthew Lobley and Valerie Kendal, as well as current and ex cadets.

and experiences they won’t find elsewhere – flying, gliding, shooting, adventure training and community activities. Cadets take part in the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme and are able to study for the BTEC Award and participate in events that develop the valuable life skills of leadership and good citizenship.

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What Do You Know About the Bandstand on Woodhouse Ridge? Woodhouse Ridge, or The Ridge as it is known locally, has a wide variety of wildlife and a long history. It has seen Cistercian monks walking from Kirkstall Abbey, a civil war skirmish and a formal Edwardian park laid out for promenading. One of the Edwardian features was the bandstand, constructed in 1905 and used for regular musical events. Today all that remains is a dilapidated base and Woodhouse Ridge Action Group (WRAG) is embarking on a project to reinstate it to its former glory so that music can be heard once again on the Ridge. “The bandstand base is the last Edwardian structure left on the Ridge and we are looking at various grant options to help with its restoration”, explained Alan Judd, Chair of WRAG. “We would like to hear from anyone who may remember the bandstand being used for concerts, or who has been told about concerts on the Ridge by family or friends.” WRAG recently received support from local councillors to undertake a structural survey of the bandstand base. This revealed how much work was required to ensure the integrity of the base and provide railings so that it can be used again. They now need to obtain adequate funding to restore the bandstand and recreate a seating area and landscaping.

Cpl Richard Burgess, Sgt Kingsley Simpson and Cadet Harpreet Panesar. If you can help with information about the bandstand, please contact Richard Lancaster on 0113 295 6077 or wridge@woodhouseridge.org.uk WRAG is a enthusiastic and dedicated group of volunteers conserving Woodhouse Ridge, an area of semi-natural woodland, between Headingley and Meanwood. Action days are organised for the last Sunday of each month. For details visit www. woodhouseridge.org.uk

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GARDENROUND-UP ROUND-UP By Kath Hall, Paxton Horticultural Society

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The garden is beginning to come alive. Daffodils are blooming alongside hyacinths, polyanthus and primula denticulata. You have probably already given your lawns a couple of cuts and done a general tidy up. Keep removing dead heads of spring flowering bulbs to encourage further flowering. Clear away debris or grass from under small decorative trees as this robs them of nutrients. Rake over the soil, taking care not to damage any surface roots. Put in a few corms of hardy cyclamen in clumps or scatter some half hardy annual seeds to give added colour. Dead or dying trees, or ones you have lopped back, also have a use – plant climbers like clematis or roses at the base, this will given them a new lease of life. If you have felled a large tree and the stump is still in place, hollow it out and line it with a thin layer of cement. When dry, drill a couple of holes in the side for drainage, then add compost and plants. Plant late flowering perennials towards the end of the month, and in mild sheltered gardens, plant dahlia tubers, arum lilies, gladioli and pinks. Tie in any new shoots of ramblers, climbing roses and wall shrubs, and prune winter flowering heathers after they have flowered to keep their shape. Cut forsythia back after flowering too, removing all flowering shoots. .........................................................................................

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By now long-tailed tits are building their rounded nests of moss, lichen and cobwebs in bushes and hedges. These birds look like a fluffy ball of wool with a long tail attached. Head and undersides are whitish and back and tail dark grey with a broad black band above the eye. Long-tailed tits prefer mixed and deciduous woodland, bushy areas, parks and gardens, whether rural or suburban. Confiding but restless, they are sociable birds, roaming in tightly knit parties in autumn and winter and clinging acrobatically to thin twigs. As residents living mainly on insects and spiders, they are vulnerable in hard winters. Accordingly, their numbers fluctuate widely. In recent years they have learned to visit garden bird feeders and this habit will help them to survive winters like the last one. Fair numbers are still about but at the time of writing it is too early to judge the impact of the cold.

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March 6th saw me and my crew of amazing running gals, Team Bangs on the Run, take to the streets of Paris for the Paris Half Marathon. There was a lot of work involved in getting 20 women together to do this, not to mention the months of training, so when we all showed up in Paris, in our flashy Team Bangs on the Run T Shirts, it was all a bit overwhelming. Standing at the start line with 30,000 other runners from all over the world, the atmosphere was electric. For all the nerves and anxiety I had beforehand, once I started running, I found my stride and it just all fell into place. The sun beat down on my face, my heart pumped perfectly and I weaved through the other runners. The route was lined with some great folks cheering everyone on. Around mile nine, a random French man in the crowd saw me, read my T Shirt and yelled ‘Allez Team Bangs on the Run!’ – a much needed boost. Craftily, the organizers had arranged for a bunch of French firemen to line the route, in what I can only imagine was an attempt to throw me off my A game. Low blow Paris, low blow! I crossed the finish line in 2 hours 5 minutes – five minutes faster than my goal time and 25 minutes faster than my first half marathon back in October. So all those months of sweat and lycra paid off. But there was of course, that twinge of annoyance that I didn’t finish in under two hours so…I have no choice but to do another one!

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THEY LIVED IN HEADINGLEY William Butterworth (1769-1834

Engraver, writer, artist – and slave ship sailor By Eveleigh Bradford William Butterworth moved to Headingley when he was in his sixties, after many years of working in Leeds as an engraver and copperplate printer with a flourishing business in Kirkgate, founded by his father in 1758. He had had a prolific and successful career, but he is perhaps best remembered for his adventures as a rebel teenager, when he served aboard a slave ship in the 1780s – a story which he wrote about much later in life. Born in 1769, the second of five children, he was educated locally and seemed destined to follow his father into the engraving business. But at sixteen, fired by the stories of a sea-faring cousin, he set his mind on going to sea and travelling the world. With one of his friends as companion, he ran away from home and the two youngsters made their way to Liverpool to find a ship to take them on. Innocents as they were, they were quickly pounced upon and persuaded to join the crew of the slave ship ‘Hudibras’, bound initially for Africa to purchase slaves. From there the ship would make the terrifying journey across the Atlantic (the notorious ‘Middle Passage’) to the West Indies to sell the slaves to the plantations, and then move on to trade in South Carolina and Georgia before returning to England. The whole voyage was to take some three years. The experience was a world away from the exciting adventure young William had anticipated: he was ill-treated, half-starved, worked to the bone, and above all brought face-to-face with the appalling inhumanity and brutality of the slave trade. He saw the cruelty inflicted on the defenceless Negroes and the degradation their ‘free-born spirit’ had to endure, and he shared the wretched life of the ships’ crews, exploited like the slaves by the avarice and greed of the planters and the ships’ officers – ‘dealers in human flesh’ as he called them. By the time he finally came home to his relieved family, he had had his fill of adventure and threw himself into learning the skills he needed in his profession as an engraver. He made a name for himself with the delicacy and precision of his work, so essential for book illustration. His exquisitely detailed engravings (over 180 figures) for a famous, widely-used guide to seamanship published in 1819 (‘The Young Sea Officer’s Sheet Anchor’, by Darcy Lever) demonstrates his exceptional talent and skill and no doubt drew on his own experience as a 20 April 2011 | northleedslife.co.uk

seaman. Alongside his professional work, he painted, learnt music, and studied. He had always hoped and believed that the notorious transatlantic slave trade would finally be outlawed, and this was achieved in 1807, when British ships were prohibited from transporting slaves from Africa. Some years later he was persuaded to write down and publish an account of his own slave-ship experiences. His book ‘Three Years Adventures of a Minor in England, Africa, The West Indies, South Carolina and Georgia’ was published in 1823. It provides a vivid, eye-witness account of life on a slave-ship and of the workings of the slave trade in Africa and America, from a humane and sensitive perspective. Such accounts are rare, as most common seamen working the Middle Passage were illiterate, and William’s story has proved of great value to historians of the slave trade. The book concludes with a fervent warning to all young men about the dangers of seeking adventure abroad. Around 1832, perhaps ready to retire, he moved to a newly-built stone terrace house in St Michael’s Road, Headingley, where he died in 1834, aged 65, ‘esteemed for his uprightness, cheerfulness and kindness’. He is buried in St Michael’s graveyard.

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At Kirkstall Grange the below-stairs servants outnumbered those featured in the television series. There were two lady’s maids, a butler, valet, French cook, nurse (also French), governess (Swiss), still room maid (what is a still room maid?), two laundry maids, a kitchen maid, three housemaids, two footmen, a servant’s hall man and a groom! A grand total of 18 domestic staff with only Albert Rodney, the groom being born in Leeds. The photograph shows the Beckett crest over the doorway of Hollin Hall (now Weetwood Primary School). This was was commissioned in memory of the charity work of Lucy Beckett and opened in 1894 as home to sixty young girls as the new St. Chad’s Home for Waifs and Strays. The girls, as part of their education, were taught to knit stockings which were then sold. The home continued to cater for orphaned children until World War 2.

The recent TV series charting the life above and below stairs at Downton Abbey resonates with life at a local manor house, Kirkstall Grange. The 1891 census records Ernest William Beckett (banker and MP for Whitby), his American wife Lucy Tracy (the only child of William Tracy Lee of New York) and their two daughters Lucy and Helen in residence. Later in 1905 Ernest Beckett was to become the 2nd Baron Grimthorpe.

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He maintains that this current run of success is down to Troupers, without which he could easily have lost his passion for acting. “Troupers has allowed me to keep on acting. Encouraging young people to be spontaneous, free and playful with their acting reminds me of why I decided to become an actor in the first place.” To go from playing the back legs of the camel in the school panto to a role in a major ITV drama has been a thrilling ride for James. We’re curious to see where it will take him next.

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Two Leeds Museums in Top 20 for Major Award Two Leeds museums have been ‘longlisted’ for the prestigious Guardian Family Friendly Museums Award 2011 – the biggest museum award in the UK and the only one judged by a panel of families. More than 100 museums were nominated and both Leeds City Museum, designed by Ilkley-based museum designers Redman Design, and Abbey House Museum in Kirkstall are among the top 20. Leeds and London are the only two cities to have more than one entry in the top-20, with Leeds City Museum being praised especially for its friendly staff and children’s play area Toddler Town, which forms part of the Leeds Story gallery. Abbey House Museum’s Victorian streets and shops impressed many visitors, together with the opportunity for children to dress up in Victorian costumes. Redman Design work at Corinium Museum in Colchester is also in the top 20 and West Park Museum in Sheffield, which they also designed, won the award in 2008.

‘Spiceworld’ is Breaking Records! The Spice Girls exhibition at Leeds City Museum is a record-breaker! In its first two weeks, the exhibition of memorabilia and merchandise from the most successful girl band of all time, has attracted over 5,000 visitors – smashing all records for new exhibitions at the museum. News of its success has even made its way to Los Angeles, home of Leeds’ own Spice Girl Mel B, who Tweeted “Thank you for all your amazing pics from the Leeds Spice exhibition”, and hinted at a return to the city to see it in person, telling collector Liz West “I will make a point of taking a trip to see it all for myself.” Liz, from Huddersfield, attended Leeds College of Art when it was still in the building that now houses the Museum. She is the foremost collector of Spice Girls memorabilia and this is the first time her collection has been displayed in its entirety. Over 4,000 items strong, it features outfits worn by the band, accessories, platinum discs, books, magazines and dolls, which have been sourced from all over the world.

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ARTS & CULTURE

BOOK REVIEW Salman Rushdie, never one to shy away from big topics, explores issues of Indian independence, partition and corruption through the rise and fall of the family of our narrator, Moraes ‘the Moor’ Zogoiby.

Rushdie’s language is characteristically rich, his descriptions by Salman Rushdie evoking the sights, Reviewed by smells and sounds Jess Goodacre Oxfam Book Group of India.

The Moor’s Last Sigh

A hybrid character whose mother is descended from Portuguese spice merchants, and whose father is her Jewish employee, the Moor is born with a condition that means he is accelerating through life at ‘super-speed’, never pausing for long enough to secure a stable identity. The Moor is a metaphor for India itself; a country that, like the Moor, was born too quickly. Issues such as partition are explored through the Moor’s family history, with his mother’s house split by spice sacks, just as the country itself is being divided. Rushdie’s language is characteristically rich, his descriptions evoking the sights, smells and sounds of India. This is a novel that is bursting at the seams with characters clamouring for their stories to be told and heard. Minor characters are given back stories that rival those of our hero and the reader gets the sense that there are many more stories waiting to be told, if only we had the time to hear them. Rushdie seems to be questioning the nature of storytelling itself, and the Moor is not presented as a reliable narrator; however, as the Moor himself tells us, “The truth of such stories lies in what they reveal about the protagonists’ hearts, rather than their deeds”. OAP 10%scount Di

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Leeds Festival Chorus Presents St Matthew Passion Leeds Festival Chorus will perform Bach’s great music drama St Matthew Passion on Saturday 9th April in Leeds Town Hall, starting at 6pm due to its three-hour length. The Chorus, still elated after rave reviews for its recent Mozart concert, is confident that its approach to the vast oratorio will be a success. Joining the adults will be choristers from both Leeds Parish Church and Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School. The orchestra is Northern Sinfonia, conducted by Simon Wright. “This is Bach’s most harrowing, innovative and beautiful depiction of the Easter story”, said Chorus spokesman Richard Wilcocks. “It will be challenging, but we know we can pull it off, especially as we will have such talented young people with us.” The soloists are James Gilchrist (tenor), Paul Whelan (bass), Sophie Bevan (soprano), Robin Blaze (countertenor), Andrew Staples (tenor) and Mark Stone (bass). Tickets: £14 - £27.50 - discounts available. From Chorus members or City Centre Box Office 0113 224 3801. The full LFC brochure at www.leedsfestivalchorus. co.uk

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Local Theatre Companies are Centre Stage at The Carriageworks Home grown theatre companies take to the stage to share innovative new work and this month sees exciting performances from two such companies at The Carriageworks.

“It’s great to see so much Yorkshire-based talent coming to the fore,” said The Carriageworks General Manager, Martin McIulty. “Whether it’s established companies like Paper Birds and Mind the Gap or relative newcomers like the Plasticine Men. Leeds is growing as a destination for great theatre and we’re proud to be at the heart of the action.” For information and tickets, contact the Box Office on 0113 2243801 or www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk.

Fuzzy Logic is a new Leeds company co-founded by Total Theatre Award winner Matt Rogers (Chotto Ookii Theatre Company) to create bizarre yet touchingly human stories with a darkly comic edge – just like their new show, Optimism on Tuesday 12th April. Indigo Entertainment’s My Darling Clemmie on Wednesday 13th is the moving story of the woman who married one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century, Sir Winston Churchill, and is written by Hugh Whitehouse, winner of an Emmy and a broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Television Drama for The Gathering Storm. And there’s more awards nominees in action when George Dillon (nominated The Stage Best Actor) presents a virtuoso re-telling of The Gospel of Matthew on Friday 15th April.

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MUSICLISTINGS By Brendan Campbell

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Eliza Doolittle -Fri 1 Apr at Leeds Uni.

Singer/songwriter of soulful pop.Tickets £14.

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Paul Heaton -Sat 2 Apr O2 Academy.

Mixing tunes from his solo catalogue with classics from his Housemartin & Beautiful South days.

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Beefstock III: Conquest Of Steel + Cry Havoc + Closure + Himself + Canaya + Normal Man + Cyvoid + The Black Heart Orchestra + Valhalla Pacifists + Shields -Sat 2 Apr, 3 – 11.30pm

at The Cardigan Arms, Kirkstall Rd. LS4

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Laura Cole & Metamorphic -Sun 3 April, 1-4pm

at Seven Arts, 31 Harrogate Rd, Chapel Allerton LS7. Collective contemporary jazz group from London. www. sevenjazz.co.uk

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Dum Dum Girls -Mon 4 Apr at Brudenell

Social Club, Queen’s Rd. LS6. Melodramatic pop from California.

Gaslight Club @ Oporto, Call Lane, Leeds. Free

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The Endellion String Quartet -Tues 5 Apr, 7.30pm The

Venue (Leeds College of Music), arguably the finest quartet in Britain, playing Haydn, Shostakovich & Schubert

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Crippled Black Phoenix + Gallops -Wed 6 Apr, 8pm

Brudenell Social Club, Queen’s Rd. LS6. Mogwai influences & touches of Sigur Ros.

Michael Monroe + New York Alcoholic Anxiety Attack -Sat 9 Apr, TJ’s

Woodhouse Club, Woodhouse St. LS6. Mike Monroe virtually invented sleaze rock & cult underground rockers NYAAA play authentic & original rock’n’roll.

Brudenell Social Club, Queen’s Rd. LS6. Lead singer from Idlewild breaking out on his own.

Sarah Horn & James Cudworth, Lisa Marie Glover, Sunny Philadelphia -Mon 4 Apr. 8pm

Edwina Hayes + Roddy Woomble -Fri 1 Apr, 8.15pm

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Tom Williams & The Boat -Sat 9 Apr. 8pm

Brudenell Social Club, Queen’s Rd. LS6. Gentle folk sounds.

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Asaf Sirkis Trio -Sun 10 April 1-4pm

at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton LS7. www.sevenjazz.co.uk

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at Seven Arts, 31 Harrogate Rd, Chapel Allerton LS7. Kit returns with new six piece band www.sevenjazz.co.uk

– 3am The HiFi Club, Leeds. Edinburgh’s 8-man drum’n’brass street funk ensemble with full-on & funked up sound, fuelled by sousaphone, percussion & 5 horns.

Kit Downes & ‘Quiet Tiger’ -Thurs 7 Apr, 8pm

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Fretwork -Thurs 7 Apr, 7:30pm

Howard Assembly Room, Grand Theatre, Leeds. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, arranged for six viol de gambas.

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Northern Sinfonia, Leeds Festival Chorus, Choristers of Leeds Cathedral & Leeds Parish Church -Sat 9 Apr, 6pm at

Leeds Town Hall. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion Tickets £14 - £27.50 from 224 3801, www. leedsconcertseason. com

The Sunday Joint: Horndog Brass Band -Sun 10 Apr, 10pm

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We Are Animal -Mon 11 Apr, 8.30pm

at Milo,10 Call Lane, Leeds. Welsh alt-indie band formerly known as The Heights.

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The Pigeon Detectives -Tues 12 Apr. at Leeds

Met.Tickets £15.50 Jumbo Records.

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StringerBessant -Wed 13 Apr, 8pm

Brudenell Social Club, LS6. Acoustic project from members of Reef. Stripped down, genuinely soulful musical partnership. Jim Moray Fri 15 Apr, 8.15pm Brudenell Social Club, LS6. Inventive traditional folk musician.

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Jeniferever -Thurs 14 Apr, 8pm

Brudenell Social Club LS6. Swedish lo-fi post rock. ‘Beautifully melodic, thrillingly chaotic & truly epic’!

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Hannah Trigwell Band -Sat16 Apr at Cockpit

2, Leeds. Launch of debut single ‘Headrush.’ Tickets £5.50 Jumbo Records.

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The Hallé Orchestra -Sat 16 Apr, 7.30pm,

Leeds Town Hall. Liszt Les Preludes; Schumann Piano Concerto; Brahms Symphony No 3. Tickets £9.50 - £27.50 from 224 3801

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KAIROS -Sun 17 April 1-4pm

at Seven Arts, 31 Harrogate Rd, Chapel Allerton LS7. Rising stars of London scene www.sevenjazz.co.uk

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Maunder: Olivet to Calvary -Mon 18 Apr, 1.05pm

Leeds Town Hall. Choir of Leeds Parish Church, City Organist Simon Lindley & soloists Paul Dutton & Quentin Brown. A complete performance - be prepared to sing! Free. Details: 247 8336, www. leedsconcertseason. com

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A Hawk & a Hacksaw -Tues 19 Apr, Brudenell

Social Club, LS6. Unmissable act playing music with elements of modern composition, American & Eastern European folk.

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Preston Reed -Thurs 21 Apr, 7.30pm

Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Remarkable guitarist.

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Sam Coombes Quartet -Sun 24 April 1-4pm

at Seven Arts, 31 Harrogate Rd, Chapel Allerton LS7.

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Greg Holden+Jay Nash+Hannah Trigwell -Wed 27 Apr, 8-11pm at

Royal Park Cellars, Hyde Park LS6. Tickets £6 www.wegottickets.com

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Howard Alden Trio with Jeanne Gies

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-Thurs 28 Apr, 8pm at Seven Arts, 31 Harrogate Rd, Chapel Allerton LS7. One of America’s best known jazz guitarists with New York jazz singer Jeanne Geis

In Killzone 2, players found a refreshing alternative to the typical ‘epic’ scale of many FPS titles released around the same time. Instead of decaying planets and hulking orbital dropships, the second title in the popular series focused around a single team of elite troopers making their way through wastelands and factories to take out a rogue enemy Colonel.

Villagers -Fri 29 Apr, Brudenell

Killzone 3, unfortunately, does nothing to continue this theme and opens with a spectacular (but ultimately hollow) run and gun sequence which sets a blistering pace for the rest of the game. Environments are much larger, more colourful and especially varied over the first game, but there is something less ‘personal’ about the game’s protagonists and story.

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Social Club, LS6. Impressive Irish band blending acoustic, modern folk & alt-rock elements.

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Live at Leeds -Fri 29 Apr – Sun 1

May. Many acts at varied venues. See www.leedsmusicscene. net

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‘Roots’: Helen Watson with Mark Creswell & Dave Bowie -Fri 29 Apr, New

Headingley Club, St Michael’s Rd. Headingley. Blues, ballads, dance, rock, country - an eclectic mix of songs & grooves played & sung in a most engaging way.

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Matt Anderson Quartet -Sun 1 May 1-4pm

at Seven Arts, 31 Harrogate Rd, Chapel Allerton LS7. Jazz Yorkshire futures saxophonist

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Still a great game and a worthy addition to the series, Killzone 3 offers bigger guns, badder enemies and more in respect of multiplayer action, but may not be for those who like the kind of cerebral approach to shooting that Killzone 2 favoured. Dragon Age II XBOX 360/PS3/PC Bioware’s sprawling action-RPG returns for a second outing, rather suspiciously soon after the original game. No need to despair though, because this excellent sequel builds well on the strong foundations laid in DA: Origins and its many addons. The graphics are a little sharper and have clearly benefitted from a much larger budget this time round. Unfortunately, the approach can seem a little sterile, although enemies do still feature the same character models as before which retains some continuity. A new combat system which favours a little more action, along with a simplified menu system and fewer, more focused dialogue options suggest that Dragon Age has grown up a little since the first game. The changes won’t be for everyone, but this reviewer remains an ardent fan of the series and can’t wait for DA3 when it finally arrives! northleedslife.co.uk | April 2011 31

Animal Kingdom Directed By: David Michod Starring: : James Frecheville, Jacki Weaver, Ben Mendelsohn, Guy Pearce Cert: 15, 112 Mins

Review by Brendan Campbell

This dark, intense Australian crime thriller is the first feature from writer-director Michod and has justifiably made quite an impact. A serious and brutally effective film, Animal Kingdom follows the travails of Josh, a stoic seventeen year old who, when his mother dies of an overdose, moves to the suburbs of Melbourne to live with his estranged grandmother and his uncles, all of whom are ensconced in the criminal underworld. The family matriarch Janine “Smurf” Cody showers her outlaw sons with unconditional, borderline incestuous love and is reliant on their spoils to maintain the lifestyle to which she’s become accustomed. The uncles, whose operations include armed robbery and drug trafficking, are embroiled in something of a grudge match with the local constabulary who strive to bring the family kingpin, Andrew “Pope” Cody to justice. When one of his stick up crew is slain by the cops, Pope exacts bloody revenge and the situation escalates into full scale war. Josh shows no particular eagerness to become involved in his uncles’ criminal dealings but is easily led and inevitably finds himself swept up in the chaos. The action is played out with mounting tension punctuated by moments of sudden, shocking violence. The criminal lifestyle depicted here is free of the romanticism and glamour we may have seen in other crime families, rather it presents trapped, desperate people eking out a grubby existence on the wrong side of the law, bound by misguided family loyalty. Gritty and low key in style, Animal Kingdom also boasts a number of solid performances, particularly newcomer, Frecheville, whose affecting portrayal of the taciturn and conflicted Josh holds the film together. Ben Mendelsohn plays the volatile and paranoid Pope with terrifying conviction and Jacki Weaver’s Smurf is a chillingly ruthless maternal figure. The detective hot on the Cody’s trail is played by the always watchable Guy Pearce and the film’s setting returns him to familiar turf from his Neighbours days. Be assured, though, the world of Animal Kingdom is far from the coziness of Ramsey Street.

Gritty and low key in style, Animal Kingdom also boasts a number of solid performances, particularly newcomer, Frecheville, It’s a grim and unsettling affair, tightly plotted and featuring vivid compelling characters. While harsh and unsentimental, it’s an involving piece that gets its hooks into you and hits you like a punch to the gut. If you can stomach it, it’s worth the trip to the dark side.

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TAGTEAM PREACHER Friday, 18th February 2011 The 360 Club (upstairs at The Library pub) It is gratifying to see someone whose work you’ve long admired finally realising their potential and I feel lucky to have witnessed Tagteam Preacher’s evolution from their formation and furtive beginnings, through to the polished and formidable indie-pop proposition they have become. Time was Steve Ward was a gifted songwriter in search of a band. No stranger to open mic sessions, he still cranks out a cracking solo set but has, over time, gathered about him a solid group of musicians with an intuitive feel for his songs. Taking the stage at the 360 Club, TTP seemed possessed of a confidence not previously exhibited as they launched into an electrifying set that, thanks to the excellent PA system and sterling work by the sound engineer, rang out clear as a bell and commanded the dumbstruck attention of all present. The growing audience erupted into riotous ovation at each song’s end as Tagteam Preacher, clearly enjoying themselves, seamlessly fell into line on the next number. Steve has endured every pitfall and setback the gig scene could throw at him and the difference made by the assurance a professionally run venue provides is immeasurable. He sounded like a man at last finding his voice and demanding it be heard. The passion and conviction with which he delivered his lyrics (all clearly audible for, perhaps, the first time) left one in no doubt that he meant every word. For vocal support, Steve is fortunate to have the lovely Daniella Rezende Koencke, her mellifluous voice adding a lightness of touch and helping lift the songs to soaring heights. She is the band’s secret weapon and was given an opportunity to shine sharing lead vocal on Forever Chasing the Sun. The rollicking This Girl kicked off a superb set of

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West Yorkshire Yorkshire –– the the Spiritual Spiritual West Home of of Quality Quality Ale Ale Home By Brendan Campbell

As residents of West Yorkshire, we’ve much to be thankful for. Our southern neighbours must surely envy our access to delicious fish and chips and the easygoing nature of our regional character and ‘God’s own county’ features some of the most stunning rolling countryside of the British Isles. Well, now there’s another feather in our collective cap; West Yorkshire can make a quite convincing claim to be the spiritual home of quality ale in the UK. Our lovely corner of the world is now home to the highest concentration of microbreweries in the country and this exciting growth industry is a tremendous source of local pride.

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Creating interesting and tasty brews As the demographic of real ale drinkers has changed in the last few years – attracting a younger crowd and shaking off its fusty image – more people have turned their hand at brewing, inspired, in part, by the American craft beer movement, where beer producers have long been unafraid to experiment with recipes, hop varieties and flavours to create interesting and tasty brews.

The timing for Leeds Brewery couldn’t have been better. With former Leeds institution, Tetley’s, leaving town there was a gap in the market that they didn’t hesitate to fill. As such, the brewery has been very much taken to the hearts of local drinkers and is now renowned as a reliable producer of consistently high quality beer. The impressive brewery premises in the Holbeck area now operates pretty much at capacity, sending out over 40,000 pints to hundreds of pubs nationwide and a good many here in Leeds.

Of course, great beer has been brewed hereabouts for some time but the current renaissance in the art of real ale really hit town with the arrival of Leeds Brewery in 1997. Following a substantial initial investment, the Leeds Brewery team have quickly established themselves as dominant players on the scene through strong branding with an instantly identifiable local connection and the brewery’s pubs dotted about the city centre. They began with the Midnight Bell, followed by Pin and The Brewery Taps and, their most recent acquisition, The Garden Gate in Hunslet. With Leeds Brewery opening the door, the liquid gold rush has quickly gathered pace and there is now a plethora of local brewers getting in on the action. Martin Kellaway, formerly of Caledonian, has been running the Wharfebank brewery at their location 34 April 2011 | northleedslife.co.uk

in Pool-in-Wharfedale for the last nine months and is understandably pleased with their success in that time. Wharfebank’s Yorkshire themed brews, Tether, Slingers Gold and Camfell Flame are proving popular around the region (the brewery is well situated to supply Harrogate, Ilkley, Otley among others) and with the help of local MP and beer fanatic, Greg Mulholland, have even wet the whistles of MPs in the House of Commons. Wharfbank has just produced its hundredth brew, ‘C’, available at a pub near you now, and for every pint sold a donation will be made to the National Autistic Society.

Enthusiastic, organised and well qualified Other local breweries include Ridgeside, the newly started Fox & Newt, now called Burley St. Brewery, Revolutions and the brand new Kirkstall Brewery. All these new breweries are not only enthusiastic but are well organised and often with well qualified brewers. “This is a very exciting time in Leeds”, said Greg Mulholland MP, Chair of the All Party Save the Pub Group. “As Carlsberg UK turns its back on about 190 years of brewing history in Leeds, new local brewers are stepping in filling that void. The range and quality of local beers available today is truly amazing. People want excellent local beers and they are getting them.” Ridgeside Brewery is tucked away just off Meanwood Road, close to the city centre. Since Simon Bolderson produced his first brew in June 2010, Ridgeside’s seven core beers and occasional specials have gone down well at many beer festivals and are liberally quaffed at pubs all over the country. Their I.P.A is in especially high demand and, as is the case with many brewers, one offs prove so popular that they become regulars, as with the Brewers’ Reserve.

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Distinguishing characteristics With more and more (predominantly friendly) competition on the scene, all brewers naturally hope to become known for the quality of their distinctive ales. Luckily, your typical ale drinker (many of whom possess something of a trainspotter mindset) is only too keen to try a new tipple. However, in an increasingly crowded marketplace, it helps to have a little something to distinguish yourself. It’s this line of thought that led to Andrew Helm’s brainstorm. Andrew, whose photography you may have seen on the covers of previous issues of North Leeds Life, embarked on his new career, like the Ilkley boys, after learning the ropes at a three day course. He had long dreamed of combining two of his great passions, namely, good beer and great music and so, the Revolutions Brewing Co. was born.

Traditional brewing brewing with with a a Traditional modern twist twist modern With such a wellspring of enthusiasm for quality beer in the area more and more people seem to be giving it a go. Many brewers I spoke to caught the bug after attending three day brewing courses, among them, Stuart Ross and Chris Ives of Ilkley Brewery, now installed in their immaculate new premises off Leeds Road in Ilkley. The original Ilkley Brewery opened in 1873 and was one of the largest in Yorkshire until it closed in the 1920s. Drawing on this strong history, today’s brewery continues the commitment to quality ingredients and offers “traditional brewing with a modern twist”. Their delicious, multi award-winning Mary Jane is a perennial favorite and is in permanent residence on twenty five pumps across the North.

The musical themed concept of this brewery *ahem* revolves around a love of vinyl and, thus, Revolutions six core beers are brewed to three strengths; 3.3%, 4.5% and 7.8%, relating to the turntable speeds for vinyl records. Andrew is keen to capitalize on the strong connection between live music and beer and even hopes to have bands perform sessions in front of the brewing kit, itself, for posting on the brewery’s website. He also feels the growing interest in real ale is being driven by the blogosphere, with more and more beer bloggers exchanging tips and offering recommendations. Reflecting the forward-thinking approach of the new generation of brewers, Revolutions has been quick to embrace social media, keeping in touch with beer lovers through Facebook, Twitter and the like in much the same way that record labels and bands connect with their fanbase. Indeed, the model for Revolutions nifty website was that of Jack White’s Third Man Records.

Quality and and variety variety –– on on our our Quality doorsteps doorsteps The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has been championing the promotion of small breweries and quality beer for forty years now and the hive of brewing activity that West Yorkshire has recently become must be cheering and encouraging to all concerned with furthering the cause. Just as more and more people realise the importance of locally sourced food produce, so too has the support for nearby beer producers grown. CAMRA’s LocAle accreditation scheme seeks to reduce ‘beer-miles’ and get people thinking and drinking locally.

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“People are looking for higher quality and greater variety which can be provided by small breweries”, John Thornton, Pubs Officer and Pub Preservation Officer for CAMRA (Leeds Branch). “ Pubs offering real ales and particularly guests have been increasing both in large chain groups and privately owned small chains and pubs. Local chains such as Market Town Taverns have done much to further the interests of real ales and local breweries.” Amid the numerous pub closures Market Town Taverns buck the trend, capitalising on the interest in real ale and continuing to expand and open new pubs. Their pubs around Leeds include Arcadia in Headingley, East of Arcadia in Meanwood, Town Street Tavern in Horsforth, Coopers in Guiseley, Bar T’at in Ilkley and the soon to open Three Horseshoes in Otley.

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We’re Spoilt Spoilt for for Choice Choice We’re A recent newcomer to the scene is the independent free house The Old Cock in Otley. Born out of a love for real ale and old buildings The Old Cock is a haven for those who appreciate a good pint and is the main outlet for two tiny local breweries Rodhams (a 2 ½ barrel brewery) and Briscoes (a one barrel brewery and the oldest (1998) established independent brewery in Leeds). With such choice owner Lee Pullan told me he “felt like a kid in a sweet shop” every time he ordered – there are so many good beers available. According to the LocAle criteria we are positively spoiled for choice in terms of quality local brews. In fact, why not take yourself down the local pub this evening and see if you can’t enjoy a pint of Leeds Pale, Ridgeside Challenge, Wharfbank Tether, Mary Jane or Revolutions Kraftwerk Braun Ale. I should be very surprised if you can’t find any of these lovely beers available at your nearby boozer and I hope you’ll all join me in raising a glass to our rich brewing culture which continues to go from strength to strength. Cheers!

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But it’s the food that’s going to bring people back again and again. Wherever possible ingredients are locally sourced. The menu encompasses elements of dishes from around the world. Many are egg, dairy and gluten free. There are delicious soups, dishes to share, rolls and wraps-to-go for those in a hurry, fabulous main dishes (like their to-die-for Sticky Beef!) wonderful cakes and pastries, and special portions for children. There are also organic and non-organic wines, interesting beers and ciders and great coffee and teas! Like HEART itself, Hawkers’ Green is catering for the whole community!

Nearly all the materials and furniture have been reclaimed – in keeping with the cafe’s strong environmental ethos. Some has even had a previous life as props in a television drama! Already art is creeping on to the walls, and there’s going to be a lot more local art on show. French doors open on to a sheltered, walled outdoor area, which is bound to be a big draw as the weather warms up. It’s a perfect venue for music and arts events, as well as great for barbecues and buffets, and it’s safe for kids. Headingley in Bloom is working with Hawkers’ Green to prepare an attractive floral display and (who has done the mural?).

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The Leeds Young People’s Film Festival returns for its 12th year this month. The festival screens films from around the world made for and by young people, alongside moving-image related workshops and master classes. The much loved Harry Potter Day is scheduled for Sunday 3rd April at Hyde Park Picture House. Last year’s festival screened the first four films in the series – don’t miss the opportunity to see films 5 – 7, before the final instalment is released later this year. New this year is We Love Anime showcasing some of the best anime from around the world on Saturday 2nd April at Hyde Park Picture House, and a brand new gaming strand, Games Without Frontiers. Manga expert Jonathon Clements will introduce the films and there will be a host of activities including a Cosplay competition.

The Carriageworks for Kids Theatre of Widdershins presents the Billy Goats Gruff and Other Furry Tails on Saturday 23rd April, at 11.30am and 2.30pm. It’s a beautiful show using puppets and props, full of fun and laughter, with an exciting gypsy soundtrack that you‘ll be singing long after the show has ended. Suitable for ages 3+ Sea Legs Puppet Theatre presents this gentle musical adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s The Ugly Duckling – a classic tale of belonging and identity on Monday 25th April, 12 noon and 2.30pm. Meet a host of colourful characters, as they run the troubled duckling out of the farmyard into a cold, lonely world. But don’t worry, there is a happy ending! Suitable for ages 3+

The Games Without Frontiers tournament is on Tuesday 2nd April and gives gamers the chance to compete for the first ever Games Without Frontiers Trophy. Workshops include festival favourite Animate! where budding animators can make their own stop motion film. Animator and author Curtis Jobling, most famous as the designer of Bob the Builder and creator of Frankenstein’s Cat, returns to the festival in association with Leeds Library and Breeze Reads. The workshop is scheduled for Friday 8th April, 1.30pm in Leeds Central Library. Tickets start at £2.50 and many workshops are free. Golden tickets, which give access to all films during the festival (except Opening Gala & We Love Anime events), are available at City Centre Box Office on 0113 224 3801. Single Golden tickets £12.50, double £20, and Family Golden tickets (four people, maximum of 2 adults) £30. For further information visit www.leedsyoungfilm.com

Notices Baby & Toddler Group Wed 1.30 - 3pm (term time only). Come along & let the kids play while you have enjoy coffee & a chat. Everybody welcome. £1.50 per family. Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Harrogate Rd, Moortown Brownies (For girls aged 7-10). Hawksworth Wood – Tues; Kirkstall & Far Headingley – Wed; Headingley – Thurs; Burley – Fri. A fantastic place to make new friends, have new experiences & build self-esteem. Details: Vicki 07787 500338, vsjohnson86@hotmail.com Craft Activities Mon 12 – 2pm in April, The Epicentre, Meanwood Valley Farm. Various themes incl The Gruffalo, fairies, lambs, chicks etc. Details: Cathryn Perkins 07808 772 992, cathryn. perkins@tiscali.co.uk Guides For girls aged 10-14 who want to share new experiences with new friends. Spend 1 evening a week being creative, choosing what you want to do & building your self confidence in an all girl environment. Details: Vicki 07787 500338, vsjohnson86@hotmail.com Junior Rugby. Moortown Rugby Union Club, a brilliant club for youth development with squads from U7s up to adult open-age rugby, is recruiting for their Under 7s & 8s squads (current Year 3 classes). The teams train & play against other local clubs Sundays 10:30am. Details: Damian Curtis 07860 454701 or 0113 274 94014. www. moortownrugby.co.uk

Bethany is Young Fundraiser of the Year! Bethany Hare from Horsforth was recently presented with the Just Giving ‘Young Fundraiser of the Year’ award in recognition of her fundraising efforts for Martin House Children’s Hospice. She was praised not just for her creativity, but also for her research into the work done by the hospice. With her dad’s help, she created a short film where, dressed as Charlie Chaplin, she wanders around the Victorian streets at Abbey House Museum to a soundtrack of her singing the song ‘Smile’. She then put this up on the Just Giving site and invited people to view it and donate to the hospice. Her target was £11,000 – which is what it costs to run Martin House for just one day. To date she has raised over £7,000. But, she only has copyright permission to keep the sound on her film until August and would really appreciate some help reaching her target by that date. To help Bethany reach her target, visit www.justgiving. com/smile-bethanyhare. Or send a cheque to Fiona Poustie at Martin House Children’s Hospice stating ‘donation inspired by Bethany Hare’.

Rainbows (For girls aged 5-7). Kirkstall – Wed; Headingley - Thurs. Local Rainbow groups are having loads of fun with their motto Live, Laugh, Love & Learn. Details: Vicki 07787 500338, vsjohnson86@hotmail.com Leeds Junior TaeKwon Do Club Tues & Thurs 6 – 7pm (term time). St. Chad’s Primary School, Northolme Ave. Ages 5 – 12. Beginners welcome. Details: Alex Webster 07732274521 Spanish Playgroup Do you speak fluent Spanish? Do you have children under 5? Join us Thurs, 10.30am – 12.30pm at Meanwood Institute, Green Rd. LS6. Details: 07952 901 770 Wrangthorn Baby & Toddler Group Parent run group Tues 1 – 2.30pm & Thurs 10 – 11.30am, at Wrangthorn Church Hall, Hyde Pk Tce. £1. Refreshments & lots of toys & craft activities.

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To accommodate the numbers taking part, this year’s event, on Saturday 14th May, starts from the Leeds Rhinos Headingley Stadium, which means that both registration and the group warm up will be indoors – even better for participants. There will be entertainment, music and more at the stadium and Real Radio, official sponsors of the event, will also be there. Girls under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Entry is £15. You will receive a fundraising pack, a T-shirt, and food and drink along the route and at the finish, where your event medal will be waiting for you. Last year the event was so popular they had to close registration early – so sign up early! To enter visit www.leedsmidnightwalk.co.uk, email francines@st-gemma.co.uk or call 0113 218 5505.

Volunteers Needed Last year, many of the walkers’ partners volunteered so they too could be involved in the event and could drive their partner’s tired feet home afterwards. If you know anyone who would like to volunteer, ask them to get in touch. St Gemma’s Hospice provides specialist medical and nursing care for people with life-threatening illnesses, predominantly cancer, along with support for their families. They look after over 1,000 patients each year and all of their services are free to both patients and their families. It costs over £21,000 to run the Hospice for just one day.

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Grass Track Cycling in Roundhay Park The West Riding Track League is an historic cycle racing league with over 100 years of tradition. Riders come from all over the region and the league currently has nearly100 members – 50 children aged 5 – 16 and about 40 adults. Grass track racing is a little different. Races take place on the banked oval around the cricket field at Roundhay Park every Monday evening (weather permitting) from the second Monday in May until the second Monday in August (excluding bank holidays). With a range of handicap races and short distances there is something for everyone. This year sees the introduction of a National Men’s 400m Grass Championships, as well as the British Schools National Grass Track Championships. For further information, visit www.cycleroundhay. co.uk or e-mail Mandy Parker on mandyparker2@ ntlworld.com

Three Peak Challenge for Heart Research UK Yorkshire’s own national heart charity, Heart Research UK, is inviting people to dig out their walking boots and sign up for their ‘Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge’ on Saturday 18 June. Now in its fifteenth year, this 25-mile walk provides spectacular scenery, gets the heart pumping, and helps to raise vital funds for pioneering research. The challenge covers three of the highest peaks in the Yorkshire Dales - Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. This year, for the first time, Heart Research UK is introducing a team challenge trophy and is looking for teams of friends, family and colleagues, as well as individuals, to take part. There’s no entry fee - Heart Research UK simply asks all walkers to raise as much sponsorship money as possible. For full details call 0113 234 7474 or visit www.heartresearch.org.uk 46 April 2011 | northleedslife.co.uk

Ever Tried Handball? Leeds Carnegie Handball Club is currently recruiting men and women of all ages and abilities.

Handball is actually one of the most popular sports in the world, the second most popular in Europe, and it is rapidly gaining popularity here in the UK. An indoor team sport played with six outfield players and a goalkeeper on each team, it’s fast and fun, combining elements of basketball, water polo and football with a little bit of rugby thrown in! It’s a great way to keep fit, both mentally and physically, mixing as it does, high-speed action, gymnastic agility, sleight of hand and power with spectacular shots at goal. Not only does it develop the cardiovascular system, and improve agility and flexibility, it promotes teamwork, confidence, cooperation and friendships.

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Physiotherapy clinic

• Established 25 years • All abilities and ages catered for Telephone: 0113 275 4848 Email: thetreadmill@btconnect.com www.thetreadmill.co.uk

3 Castle Grove Studios, 20 Castle Grove Drive, Headingley LS6 4BR

YOGA YOGA YOGA

With Jan Coates BWY & BSY

• Chill out & unwind • Great for stress, strength & flexibility Email: jancoates1@live.co.uk

Wednesday evening class 7.30-9pm Headingley Methodist Church

0113 262 3374

COMMUNITYNOTICES COMMUNITY ACTIVE Abbey Runners Tues, 7.45pm Adel Memorial Hall, Church Lane, for local run & Thurs, 7.20pm, Leeds Met Beckett Park campus for coached track sessions. All standards of runner welcome. Details: www.abbeyrunners.co.uk After Eights Badminton Club Mon 8.30 – 9.30pm, Holt Park Sports Centre. New members welcome. Turn up & try our friendly club – free. Pay by term. Details: Helen, 0113 305 3327 Briggate Morris (Women’s Northwest Morris Dancing) New members invited for winter season. All ages & abilities welcome, no experience required. Practice Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm, Brownberrie Lane Preschool, Horsforth. Details: Katie 07890 754115, www.briggatemorris.blogspot.com. Friends of Lawnswood Badminton Club Mon & Weds (term time), 7 – 9pm, Sports Hall at Lawnswood School. Parents, children (accompanied) & members of the wider community welcome. Details: Tony Magee 267 3728, baylis365@ btinternet.com. Kirkstall Harriers Running Club Mon & Wed, 6.50pm, Kirkstall

Leisure Centre. All abilities welcome! Details: www. kirkstallharriers.org. uk, kirkstallharriers@ googlemail.com

activities. Over 160 members aged 20-74. Details: Stephen 368 0417, www.leedsyha. org.uk

Leeds Area Disabled Swimming Club Are you recovering from a stroke or other condition where swimming could help? A friendly, safe environment where you can swim & gain confidence. New members welcome. Mon 7 -8pm at Holt Park Leisure Centre. Details: Roger 267 4716, Sara 287 6250

Leeds 10K 19 June Register & raise vital funds for your local children’s hospital. The Leeds Children’s Hospital Appeal aims to make a child’s stay in hospital better, brighter & happier. Details: www. leedshospitalsfundraising. org.uk, 0113 392 6803

Leeds Contra Ceilidh meets 8 - 10.30pm at Headingley Parish Hall, St Michael’s Rd. near the Skyrack in Headingley, on 2nd & 4th Tues of each month (Sept to June). Live band! No partner or experience required. Newcomers welcome. Details: Liz 284 3282, www.leedscontra.freeuk. com Leeds English Folk Dancing Society Weds, Meanwood Methodist Church (School Room), 7.30 – 9.30pm. Details: Derry Fletcher 07960 335926 Leeds Phoenix Folk Dancers - English Country Dancing at Adel Methodist Church Hall (behind Lawnswood Arms).Wed 8 – 10pm. Beginners welcome - partner not necessary. Details: 2611902 Leeds YHA Walking Group Walks, cycle rides, weekends & social

Leeds 10k – Places Available Join in Leeds 10km Jane Tomlinson’s ‘Run for All’ on Sun 21 June & raise money for the Bone Cancer Research Trust. Run it, walk it, wheel it, hop it!! Details: 262 1852, kate.connor@bcrt. org.uk, www.bcrt.org.uk Lindy Hop Dance Mon, Moortown Social Club, Cranmer Gardens, LS17. Beginners 8pm, Intermediates 9.15pm. No partner needed. Swing music. £5/£4. Details: Joyce 278 9891/ 07748 702102 www. swingjiveleeds.com Meanwod Park Bowling Club welcome new players to play competitively or just for pleasure. Details: Margaret Butterworth 274 7076. Meanwood Amateur Boxing Club Mon & Wed 5.45pm, Fri 7pm, Meanwood Workingmen’s Club, Stonegate Rd. Beginners welcome. Details: 07914 506691

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

Salmon & Trout Association (Wharfedale Branch) Beginners’ days during April, May & June for all who would like to learn the basics of casting, the safe use of tackle, knots, which flies to use, catching & landing fish, entomology & conservation issues. All equipment & tackle provided. Details: Stephen 0113 250 7244, www. sta-westyorks.org.uk/ Meetings.htm#Courses Scottish Country Dancing Thurs 7.30 – 9.30pm, St Columba’s, Headingley Lane. No partner necessary. £2.50 incl refreshments. Details: 269 1791, 278 2300, pathynes001@tiscali. co.uk St Chad’s Tennis Club Join our friendly club & play tennis throughout the year - fun club sessions & competitive opportunities. New members welcome. Details: Anne Wallace 274 9917 St Chad’s Broomfield Cricket Club - Champions of the Wetherby Cricket League, play in Headingley & run 4 senior & 5 junior teams. Indoor nets start shortly. Currently looking for new players, as well as volunteers & sponsors. Details: Paul 07795 154444, www.stchadscc. com. St. Gemma’s Get Fit Campaign Get fit, lose weight or take on the challenge of a lifetime &

EMAIL YOUR COMMUNITY NOTICES TO CAROLE@NORTHLEEDSLIFE.CO.UK

House and Garden Improvement, Maintenance, Care & Repair

Home 3 General home improvements 3 Painting and decorating 3 Door hanging and joinery 3 Kitchen fitting and refurbishment 3 Bathroom fitting and refurbishment 3 Laminate and wood flooring 3 Wall and floor tiling 3 Replacement of fixtures & fittings 3 Assembly and installation

Garden 3 General maintenance and clearance 3 Lawn treatment and cutting • Patio build and repair 3 Fencing build and repair General 3 Light removals and clearance 3 Cleaning windows, UPVC frames, patios, pathways and gutters

Contact Keith, experienced and skilled tradesman

Tel: 07860 237 619 or 0113 224 2733 Email: kw.west@tiscali.co.uk • www.helpinghandyman.co.uk raise money at the same time. Swim, run, do a sponsored slim, or go walking at midnight. You could also jump from a plane or trek the Great Wall of China! Details: 218 5570, hayleya@ st-gemma.co.uk , www. st-gemma.co.uk Weetwood Walking Group Walk to a healthier life! Lower blood pressure, reduce cholesterol, enhance mental wellbeing, control weight, improve flexibility, reduce risk of heart disease & stroke. Details: Rachel Hepton 07528 252412, rachel.hepton@wysport. co.uk ARTS & CRAFTS Abbey House Museum Art Group Wed 20 April, 10am-12 noon. £5. Booking essential. Details: 230 5492, abbey.house@ leeds.gov.uk Chinese Brush Painters

Society Sat/Sun 16/17 April: Painting birds, including Kingfisher & Peacock. 10am - 4pm at Pool-in-Wharfedale Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane, Pool. New members welcome. Details: Anne Allan 01422 368482, mail@cbpsyorks. co.uk

Wednesday’s Headingley Community Art Group now meets at HEART, Bennett Rd, 10am – 12.30pm. Old & new members welcome. We share our creative abilities. Call in on the day – be surprised! Details: Michael 07923 106084

Flower Arranging Classes 1st Thurs of month (except Jan & Aug), 1.30pm & 7.30pm, Paxton Horticultural Society, 186 Kirkstall Lane. Beginners welcome. Details: Kath Hall 275 2436, kaybeehall@talktalk.net

Yorkshire Flower Club meets Wed 6 April, 1.45pm at St Wilfrid’s Church Hall, Duchy Rd, Harrogate HG1 for a demo by Elizabeth Graham on ‘Colour, Canvas & Concepts’. Details: 01943 863172

Headingley Flower Club Fri 1 April, 7.30pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre. Flower demonstration titled ‘Material World’ by well known demonstrator Margaret Titman. New members & visitors very welcome.

COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS Coffee & Cakes Sat 9 April, 10am – noon at Holy Trinity Church, Meanwood. Enjoy a well earned treat of yummy cakes & coffee!

Coffee Morning Sat 30 April, 10am – 1pm at Headingley Methodist Church (opposite Arndale Centre). Coffee, homemade cakes & quiches. Part of Treasures Revealed, Church open for viewing & exhibition of ‘ Brides of Headingley’. Details: Jean Townsend 267 5505 Green Fair Sat 4 June, 12 – 3.30pm at St Matthew’s Church, Wood Lane, LS7. Entry 50p, accompanied children free. Craft stalls, children’s games, raffle, cakes, books, refreshments. Local Allotment Association info. Stalls £16 / £10. Everyone welcome. Details: ComHallBookings@AOL. com Headingley Farmers’ Market 2nd Sat of month, The Rose Garden in front of The Arc on North Lane. 9am – 12.30pm.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Hyde Park Community Shop Open Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 1 – 4pm at Hyde Park Methodist Mission Church, Woodsley Rd. LS 3. Ladies, men’s & children’s clothing, books, toys, bric-a-brac & more. 90% of things cost just £1.

Oakwood Farmers’ Market 3rd Sat each month, 9am – 12.30pm at the Oakwood Clock. St Andrew’s Church Coffee Morning 3rd Sat every month 10.30am-12, St Andrew’s Church Hall, Butcher Hill. All Welcome GROUPS/CLUBS Adel Ladies Luncheon Club meets 1st Wed of month, Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Castle Grove Dr. LS6. Wed 6 April: Michael Bradford from The National Trust on ‘Wordsworth & The Lake District’. Wed 4 May: Ian Thompson on ‘The Yorkshire Air Ambulance’. Details: Muriel Huntley 230 1584 Air Yorkshire Aviation Society Interested in aviation, aircraft old and new, airports? Why not try Air Yorkshire - regular guest speakers, monthly colour magazine, trips and social events. Details: Dave Senior 0113 282 1818, www.airyorkshire. org.uk/ Alwoodley Motor Club Every other Thurs 8.309pm, The Wharfedale Inn, Arthington Lane. All welcome. Details: 0113 391 0403, www. alwoodleymc.org.uk Book Club Oxfam Bookshop, Headingley, 1st Thurs of each month,

7.30pm. Details: 274 3818, oxfamshopf0839@ oxfam.org.uk

Lessons given. Friendly people. Details: 0113 262 0250

Bramhope Round Table Every 2nd Tues. Fun, friendship & fundraising (in that order!). All men between 18 & 45 welcome. Details: www. bramhoperoundtable. co.uk, info@ bramhope844.co.uk

Kaleidoscope Social Club for over 50s & unattached with a zest for life. Monthly programme of events. Not a dating agency. Details: 2621455 or 2612272, www.kaleidoscopeleeds. weebly.com

British Federation of Women Graduates (Leeds Assoc) meets monthly, usually at Headingley Parish Hall, St Michael’s Rd. Wed 27 April: a talk by Miss Jillian Rennie on ‘The History of the Yorkshire Ladies’ Council of Education’ at 7.15pm. Detaisl: 0113 262 4131, leedsawg@ntlworld.com.

Leeds Anglo German Club Wed 6 April: Yorks German Circles’ Annual Dinner, Sandal Farm Restaurant, Thornton, Bradford, 7.30pm. Please contact by 30th March. Mon 11 April: Illustrated talk about Jena in German & English by Open University Lecturer Eddie Lawler, 7.30pm at St Columba’s URC, Headingley. Details: 268 7697

Chevin Antiques Society Interested in antiques & like to know more? The Society meets 1st Tues of month (Sept – May), 8pm at West Park Rugby Club, Bramhope. Interesting speakers. Annual Membership £25. First visit free. Details: Lis Loach 267 4843, Sally Wilkinson 267 1721 Comedy Writers & Performers meet Tues 19 April, 7-9pm, upstairs at Pack Horse pub, Woodhouse Lane. Sketches & stand-up, readings/performance, rehearsal, feedback. Details: Terry 295 5339, tbuchan@ntlworld.com, with Comedy Writing/ Performing in subject line. Four Seasons Needle Workers meets fortnightly (March 7, 21), 1.30 – 3pm, Four Seasons Cafe, Mark Lane (behind St John’s Church, Briggate) to knit & crochet items for charity. All welcome.

Lawnswood Bridge Club 1.15pm Tues, YMCA Otley Road. Small friendly club playing Chicago. New members welcome with a partner if possible. Details: 07771 610350 Leeds Caledonians Club The AGM will be held Wed 11 May, 7.30pm in The Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel. Please bring suggestions for coming season. Leeds Combined Arts Poetry Evening Wed 20 April, 7.30pm at HEART, Bennett Rd, Headingley. Poet Gaia Holmes presents an evening of Poetry on the theme of ‘Fairytales’. Entry £1.50. All welcome to read in second half. Details: 269 0356. Leeds Feline Friends Can you give a cat a good home away from

a busy road? Details: 216 0593, mail@ leedsfelinefriends.org.uk www.leedsfelinefriends. org.uk Leeds Horticultural Society invites new members & visitors to their monthly meetings, 8pm, 1st Tues each month at St Chad’s Centre, Otley Rd. LS6. Tues 5 April: Short AGM followed by Joe Maiden & Gordon Kirkby judging members’ Spring Show of flowers & veg. Details: 225 0030 Leeds Hospital Alert Small group of concerned people campaigning for preservation of the NHS. Next meeting Tues 12 April at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Details: Beatrice Rogers 0113 278 5495.

Leeds Microscopical CY Society (LMS) meets 2nd & 4th Thurs, 7pm at Alwoodley Methodist CMY Church Hall. Varied K programme of talks & practical evenings, open to all with an interest in natural history & who wish to learn about microscopy. 7 April: Victorian Microscope slides. 21 April: Photography through the Microscope. Details: Mike Smith: 293 5991, mikesmith_ls176sh@ yahoo.co.uk Leeds Oxfam Group – Open evenings 1st Wed of month, 7.30pm The Civic Hall, Leeds. Invited speakers on a range of global justice issues. Events & activities also arranged across the city. Next meetings 6 April, 4 May. Everyone welcome. Details: Pauline Neale 269 3542

GOLD PRICES HIT RECORD HIGH

£££ WE PAY CASH £££ For all unwanted or broken gold Jewellery Bracelets

Rings Necklaces Earrings Sovereigns Krugerrands

ANY CONDITION IMMEDIATE CASH C

Mrs. P., a Leeds businesswoman, posted her gold to one of the cash for gold adverts seen on TV. A cheque arrived for £64.99. Mrs P. was horrified by the amount and demanded her items back. She later took the same pieces to Queensbury Jewellers Ltd and received £590.00 in cash.

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(As reported by Yorkshire Evening Post)

Queensbury Jewellers 336 Kirkstall Road, Leeds LS4 2DS * Opposite Vue Cinema Complex

Also at 6a Town Street, Horsforth LS18 4RJ

52 Leeds Movie Makers Get more out of your camcorder & film making. Fri 7.30pm, Stainbeck United Reformed Church Hall, Stainbeck Lane (rear entrance). Details: George Wooley 225 6444, Doreen Wood 278 2972 Leeds National Trust Association Spring/ Summer programme (Apr – Sept) includes visits to places of historic & general interest, monthly walks & members holidays. New members always welcome. Details: Pam 0113 258 8178 Leeds Naturalists’ Club & Scientific Association meets alternate Mon, 7.15pm in Museum & Seminar Room, Miall Block, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds. Enjoy a series of talks on natural history subjects in winter, field meetings & exhibit evenings in summer. Details: Peter Larner 0113 261 2589, http//sites.google.com/ site/leedsnaturalistsclub Leeds Photographic Society, the oldest photographic society in the world, meets Tues 7.30pm, St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd, Roundhay, LS8. Visitors & prospective members welcome. Details: the Secretary 0113 265 0651 or www. lps1852.co.uk Leeds Skyrack Lions Club meets every 2nd & 4th Thurs in Headingley. Details: Mike Dent 293 1027. Leeds U3A is a vibrant organisation for anyone not in full time occupation. Over 25

interest groups & regular fortnightly meetings. Details: Bill 07552 448834, www.u3aleeds. org.uk Leeds University Old Students’ Association welcomes all former students of the University. Thurs 14 April: Spring Lunch 12.15pm at Devonshire Hall. Speaker Professor John Fisher CBE, Deputy ViceChancellor, University of Leeds. Details: 0113 261 4564, gmroche@ btinternet.com Leeds Women’s Luncheon Club Meets 4th Wed of month for lunch, 12.15pm, Cosmopolitan (formerly Golden Lion), Swinegate, Leeds. Interesting speakers. Details: 267 9316 The Meanwood Players a new amateur drama group, meets Thurs 7 – 9pm at the Meanwood Institute, Green Rd. Details: 07791 129068 Mark & Spencer’s Sunday Roast - New North Leeds LGB professional social networking Sunday afternoon events. Make your weekends more interesting, meet Headingley, Chapel Allerton, Meanwood & Roundhay based gay & lesbian professionals. Details: mandssundayroast@ gmail.com. Meanwood Mens Society: Mon 4 April: Talk ‘Canadian Capers Montreal & Halifax’, 8pm at Meanwood Institute. Thurs 21 April: Visit to Leeds Museum, meet 6.15pm Parochial Hall. Details: Mark 274 7611, Colin 274 6316.

Meanwood WI meets 3rd Tues, 7.30pm at Meanwood Institute, Green Rd. 19 April: Joan Scoot presents ‘A Wren at Bletchley Park’. Mercury Movie Makers Club for camcorder owners. Weds, Rawdon Conservative Club, 7:30pm. Advice freely available. Regular film & practical evenings, & occasional outdoor events. Details: 0113 257 7274, www.communigate. co.uk/brad/mercmove Methodist Women’s Luncheon Club (Leeds & District) Welcomes new members to their monthly meetings at Devonshire Hall, Headingley on 2nd Wed of each month (Oct – May). Good food & excellent speakers! Details: Shirley 257 9381 Muslimah Mums’ Group A hub of sisterliness. Details: MuslimahMums@ yahoo.co.uk,www. muslimahmums.co.uk North Leeds Model Flying Club New members very welcome, experienced or beginners. Building or flying, plenty of friendly advice. Regular meetings at Horsforth or airfield at Almscliff Crag. Details: 0113 217 8348, www. nlmfc.org Paxton Horticultural Society: Sat 2 April: Spring Show at Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane, LS5. Open to public 2 – 4.30pm. Free. Gardener’s Friday Forum meets 1st & 3rd Fri each month, 1.30 – 3pm, Paxton Hall. Varied programme of guest speakers & hands-on sessions, plus opportunity to discuss successes &

failures. Details: Graham Wheatley 0113 256 3055, wheatleygraham@ yahoo.co.uk. Royal Park School Consortium meets every Tues, 7pm at the Burley Lodge Centre, 42 Burley Lodge Rd. LS6. Social & Activities Club New members welcome. Mainly over 30s. Meals, pub nights, theatre/films/ music, walks, badminton, book group, weekends away & more. Monthly new members’ night in north Leeds. Details: 0844 8111025 www. leedsivc.org.uk Trackrod Motor Club Meets 1st Tues of each month, 9.30pm at Old Modernians Club, Cookridge Lane. New Members welcome. Details: www. trackrodmotorclub.co.uk The Tuesday Club Ladies’ Lunch Group Devonshire Hall, Cumberland Rd, Headingley, last Tues of month. Lunch 12.30pm, followed by visiting speaker. Details: Heather Harrison 267 8437, hharrison578@btinternet. com University of Leeds Ladies’ Club welcomes women connected to the Uni as either serving or former staff members, partners of staff, or grads of the Uni. Regular events. Details: uleedslc@ gmail.com White Rose Ladies Speakers Club meets Mon 7.45pm Farsley Library, Old Road, Farsley, LS28. Next meetings 11 April, 9 May. Friendly environment in which to

53 find your voice & improve your presentation skills, including Powerpoint, while having a lot of fun. See them also on YouTube. Details: Sheila Wyatt 267 2062. Yorkshire Flower Club meets monthly, Wed 1.45pm at St Wilfrid’s Church Hall, Duchy Rd. Harrogate HG1. 6 April: ‘Colour, Canvas & Concepts’ demo by Elizabeth Graham. Details: 01943 863172 Yorkshire Malaya & Borneo Veterans’ Assoc. meets 1st Sat of month, 1.30pm at New Headingley Club, St. Michael’s Rd, Headingley. Anyone involved in the Malayan Emergency & Indonesian Confrontation in 50s & 60s most welcome. Represents all units of the armed forces. Details: Eddie Seville 0113 263 7583 MUSIC Bell Ringing at St Chad’s Thurs 7.30 – 9pm Beginners & experienced ringers welcome. Details: Simon Futers 230 0186, t.s.futers@leeds.ac.uk Chippendale Singers Concert Sat 7 May, 7.30pm at St Chad’s Church, Far Headingley. programme includes Vivaldi Gloria, selection of pieces from the choir’s broad repertoire & an organ duet. In aid of Wheatfields Hospice. Tickets (£10/£8) from Wheatfields, Yorkshire College of Music St Mark’s Ave, LS2 or on door. Details: Tony Nixon 01943 467188, www. chippendalesingers.co.uk

Flute Group - Tues 7 – 8pm, Yorkshire College of Music & Drama, St Mark’s House, St Mark’s Ave. For Grade 4 standard & above. Details: 243 1605 Lawnswood Singers A female choir, practices Wed 7.30pm Holy Trinity Church, Green Lane, Cookridge. Good female singers welcome to try us out. Wide repertoire & friendly people! Details: Brenda Hawer 0113 2671292, www. lawnswoodsingers.co.uk. Leeds & Bradford Barbershop Harmony Club Mon, 7.30pm, Rawdon & Guiseley Conservative Club, Leeds Rd, Rawdon. Male singers who can take on four part harmony most welcome. Details: 01274 583 989 Leeds Organ & Keyboard Club Join in playing or listening to our Yamaha AR100 organ & PRS S.900 keyboard. Occasional concerts by professional artists playing a variety of music. Wed 7.30-10.30pm. Guiseley Factory Workers Club. LS20 9DT. Details: 226 5671 Phoenix Concert Band A community wind band rehearses weekly at West Park Centre, Spen Lane, Thurs 7.30 – 9.30pm. No audition. Players of a suitable standard welcome (Associated Board Grade 5). Details: secretary@phoenixband. co.uk, www.phoenixband. co.uk Players for Pleasure offers opportunities for adult amateur musicians to meet & perform favourite pieces in a friendly & supportive atmosphere. All levels from beginner

upwards. All instruments - orchestral, piano, singing etc. Details of forthcoming events etc. www. playersforpleasure.co.uk Society of Recorder Players Friendly adult group meets 2nd Sat of month, 2 – 5pm at United Reformed Church, Headingley, to play a variety of styles of music. New members welcome. Details: Caroline Payne 01943 467348 SENIORS Carpet Bowls Thurs, 1.45 - 3.45pm at St. Stephens Church, Cranmer Rd, off King Lane, Moortown. Join us for exercise & fun! £1.50 incl. tea. Details: Sheila 275 7965 Lunch Club Mons & Weds 11-1.30pm (£4). Stainbeck United Reformed Church, Stainbeck Rd. Meal, friendship, gentle exercise. Transport provided. Volunteers always welcome. Details: Avril or Brian 293 5847, Angela 225 3766 Luncheon Club Meets 12 noon Tues at Headingley Methodist Church Hall, Church St. Open to anyone over 60 for food & friendship. New members welcome. Two course hot meal £3.50. Please order in advance. Details: 275 5615, 275 1592 Mena Exercise Classes Chair-Based Exercises: 10 -11am Bentley Court; 11.30am – 12.30pm Memorial Dr; 1.30 – 2.30pm Astura Court. Tai Chi classes Tues 2 – 3pm & Thurs 12 – 1pm at Meanwood Community Centre, £2. Details: MENA 278 5777

St Chad’s Lunch Club Weds 12 - 1.30pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre. Tasty 2-course meal, tea/coffee, biscuits & good company for just £3.50! Open to all those of retirement age living locally to St Chad’s. Transport provided. Details: Anne 274 9917, Claire 275 2917 STEP invites you to join their groups at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Butcher Hill LS16. Mon 1 – 3pm afternoon tea, cakes & bingo; Tues 10 – 11.30am Gentle Exercise; Thurs 10 – 11.30am Coffee & Chat - followed by Bingo & Brunch 11.30am - 1.00pm. Details: 275 7988, www. stepleeds.org.uk. SPIRITUAL Buddhist Retreat Sat2/ Sun 3 April, 10.30am – 5pm at Ratnasambhava Centre, 22 Wetherby Rd. Oakwood. An opportunity to draw closer to Buddha Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism. Learn how to develop some of his special qualities. The retreat on Sunday will build on this. Cost £25. Details: 265 8164, www. meditationinleeds.org Christian Science Church Services, 40 Otley Rd, Headingley: Sun 10.30am. Testimony meetings 2nd Wed of month, 7.30pm & 4th Wed 2.30pm. Reading Room open 11am - 2pm Tues, Thurs & Fri. www. christianscience.org.uk City Church Leeds Ashwood Centre, 44a Headingley Lane, LS6. Services for all the family Sunday 10.30am. Loft Café open 7.30pm Sunday for informal get together.

54 Life Groups in homes around the city, student & youth get-togethers at Ashwood during the week. All welcome. Details: 275 8466 / mail@citychurchleeds.net / www.citychurchleeds. net Headingley St. Columba United Reformed Church 70 Headingley Lane, LS6 will celebrate Easter with a service for Palm Sunday (Apr 17) & for Easter Sunday (24 Apr) both at 10.45am. There will be a service of Tenebrae on Thurs 21 April at 9pm. All welcome. Holy Trinity Meanwood Lent Interactive Course Tues 5/12/19 April, 7.30pm Parochial Hall. Looking at compassion, justice & how we can effect change locally & globally. Details: Chris Orme 275 7885/ chris.orme@ holytrinitymeanwood. org.uk Learn to meditate FWBO Leeds Buddhist Centre. A contemporary approach to meditation, mindfulness & the Buddhist tradition. Also classes in yoga & bodywork, chronic pain & stress management. Details: 244 5256, www. leedsbuddhistcentre.org. Leeds Healing Centre Now at Burley Lodge Centre, 42-46 Burley Lodge Road, LS6. Healing by members of The Healing Trust (NFSH) to aid relaxation & promote wellbeing. Fri 11am – 2.30pm. Healing also at Friends’ Meeting House, Roundhay, Thurs 7 – 8.30pm. Donations appreciated. Details: 07985 121810, 01274 617700, www.leedshealingcentre.org

Leeds Reformed Baptist Church meets for Sunday services at the West Park Centre, Spen Lane (10:30am & 6pm). Many other activities through the week at 20 Cottage Rd, incl. pre-school, children’s clubs, toddlers & various other groups. Details: 275 8996, www. leedsrbc.org.

Woodhouse Lane (opposite University) Details: 265 8164, www. meditationinleeds.org

Leeds Stillness Group meets Mon 7.30 9.30pm at Quaker Friends Meeting House, 136 Street Lane, Roundhay. Based on the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now & A New Earth. Watch footage of an Eckhart Tolle talk followed by a period of silent meditation. Small donation appreciated. Details: 07884 332644 or www.peacenowhere. com

St Andrew’s Church Moor Grange Saturday Sanctuary All Age Service 1st Sat every month, 4.30pm. Informal worship followed by refreshments. All welcome.

Meanwood Methodist Church Monday Fellowship Meetings held fortnightly, 2pm in The Schoolroom. Varied programme, interesting speakers. Warm welcome. Details: Marjorie Hopwood 275 6913.

St Chad’s Easter Services Good Friday 22 April: 2-3pm An Hour at the Cross; Easter Day 24 April: 9.30am Easter Communion & rededication of the church with Rt Rev John Packer, Bishop of Ripon & Leeds. Details: 274 4322, www. stchads.co.uk

Meanwood Valley Baptist Church meets at Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Ave. Sunday service 11am, coffee 10.30am. Details: Church Office 275 7215, www.mvbc.org.uk. Meditation in Leeds Weekly drop-in classes Tues 5, 12 April & 3 May, 1 – 2pm (£3) & 7.30 – 9.30pm (£5) at Ratnasambhava Centre, 22 Wetherby Rd, Oakwood, & Thurs 7, 14 April & 5 May, 7.30 – 9.30pm at Friends Meeting House,

Quaker Meeting for Worship & Children’s Meeting Sun 10.45am Quaker Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2 www.leedsquakers. org.uk

St Chad’s Parish Church, Far Headingley Parish Communion 10am every Sunday, & Evensong at 6.30pm, both in the Parish Centre. All welcome. Details: Parish Office 274 4322, www. stchads.co.uk.

St Michael’s Headingley Parish Church 8am services, 2nd & 4th Sun of month. 10am Holy Communion. 12.15pm communion (said service). Wed 10.30am Holy Communion every week. Stainbeck United Reformed Church Stainbeck Rd - Services for Holy Week & Easter: Thurs 21 April - Maundy Thursday Communion, 7.30pm; Fri 22 April Good Friday Tenebrae,

9pm; Sun 24 April Easter Communion 9am, followed by breakfast & Easter celebration at 10.45am. All welcome. www.stainbeck.urc.org. uk/ St Augustine’s Church (Wrangthorn), Hyde Park Corner. 10.30am services every Sunday. 1st, 2nd & 4th Sundays Holy Communion, 3rd Sunday shorter family service. 6.30pm evening service. All Welcome. St Urban’s Grove Lane Masses Sat 6pm, Sun 8.30 & 10.30am West Park United Reformed Church, Spen Lane. Sunday Service at 10.30am. Crèche for young children where they are looked after for part of the service. Easter Services: Good Friday 10.30am. Saturday 23rd 10.30 meet for coffee, tea cakes & Easter activities at 10.30am. Easter Sunday service with Holy Communion at 10.30am SUPPORT Arthritis Care Leeds Branch Meets 3rd Tues of each month, 7.30 – 9pm, St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley. New members welcome. Details: Pat 0113 275 7694 Different Strokes Invites stroke survivors to join them, Wed 1.45 – 3.45pm, Adel Stables, Back Church Lane. Incl. an hour of exercise. Details: Linda McLean 225 4744

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Adel

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Bramhope

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Horsforth

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72 Headingley Lane LS6 2DJ or calling 0113 270 9130. The Open Door Café A meeting place for people with dementia & their carers. Last Mon of month (except bank hols), 2-4pm, New Headingley Club, St Michael’s Road. Details: Nikki 231 1727 Wheatfields Carers Support Group Small friendly group meets at Wheatfields, Grove Lane, 2nd Wed of month, 1.30 – 3pm. Chat over coffee & share experiences. Details: Chris Ellis 203 3342, Angie Thompson, Carers Leeds, 246 8338 The Yorkshire Cancer Help Centre is now at the Day Therapy Unit, St Michael’s Hospice, Harrogate two Saturdays each month, offering support for people with cancer & their loved ones. Details: Esme 01423 881392/ Karen 01937 573166, www. ychc.org.uk TALKS & DISCUSSIONS

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Headingley Green Party Works in Leeds NW Constituency for a safer, sustainable world & meets once a month. Welcomes anyone interested in the important issues of our time. Details: 226 1876, info@headingleygreens. org.uk, www. headingleygreens.org.uk, or write to: Headingley Green Party, c/o 21 Hollin Drive, Leeds LS16 5NE.

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Headingley & Kirkstall Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) Campaigns for a world free from the threat of WMD & works for a truly

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Leeds RSPB Group meet Wed 20 April, 7.30pm at Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2 for an illustrated talk by Roger Mitchell on ‘Potteric Carr: against the odds’, an insight into the development of this new Yorkshire wildlife reserve. All welcome. Free bird walk at Eccup Sat 16 (10am New Inn car park). Details: rspbleeds@ googlemail.com

Blood Donor Sessions Mon 11 April at St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. Wed 12 April at The Grove Centre, New St. Horsforth 2 – 4pm & 5 – 7.3-pm.

Yorkshire Archaeological Society (Family History Section) Sat 9 April, 2pm at 23, Clarendon Rd. Leeds. Lecture entitled ‘History in Focus - Digital Cameras & Family History’. Free drop-in sessions Tues 2 - 4pm for anyone needing help with family history research. Details: 0113 263 9540 Yorkshire Archaeological Society (Industrial History Section) Sat 2 April, 10.30am at Claremont, 23 Clarendon Rd, LS2, AGM & members’ session. Non-members welcome (small donation). Followed by lunch at local pub. Membership £14 includes newsletters & access to Society’s vast archive of books & maps. Details: Jane Ellis 265 9970. MISC/ Events Aireborough Grammar School Reunion Lunch (for those who started 1956 or thereabouts). Sat 9 April, 12 noon at The Stansfield Arms,

Charity Auction Sat 2 April, viewing 10am, auction 11am at St Margaret’s Church Hall, Church Rd, Horsforth. In aid of Feral Cat Welfare, a charity helping stray, homeless & feral cats in Leeds. Entry 50p entry. Great selection of items. Details: 07876 212 518, www.feralcatwelfareorg.uk Come Join Us! Enthusiastic, friendly people needed to volunteer in Leeds Children’s Hospital fundraising Department, based at LGI. Details: Stephanie Burland 0113 392 5140, volunteer@leedsth. nhs.uk for volunteer application pack. www. leedshospitalsfundraising. org.uk Free English Courses Leeds English Language School is offering free English courses throughout 2011 as part of their teacher training programme. Details: 0113 2751964 www. leedsenglish.com Grow Your Own Food – An Introduction Tue 5 April, 7 – 9pm in the Parochial Hall, Holy Trinity Church, Meanwood. Free talk & practical session. Learn how to grow fruit & veg in

any space, however small. A Transition Meanwood event. Details: Ian 278 9230 Harrogate & Nidderdale Art Club Spring Art Exhibition & Sale 30 April, 1 & 2 May, 10am – 5pm at Ripley Town Hall, Ripley, Nr Harrogate. Free admission. Details: www. handnart.co.uk Hope Pastures Horse & Donkey Sanctuary Weetwood Lane, LS16. Visitors welcome 10.30am – 2.45pm. Free admission. Groom a pony sessions Sat 10.30 – 11.30am. Details: Karen 0794 894 8158. www. hopepastures.org International Dawn Chorus Day Sat 1 May, 5.30am at Brimham Rocks. Join them for a 3 mile walk – you’re sure to hear nature’s symphony at its best, as resident birds & migrants all sing as the sun rises. Stout footwear. Sorry no dogs. Booking Essential. Details: 01423 780688 Large Room for Hire Meanwood Methodist Church, Monk Bridge Rd. Excellent floor, adjacent kitchen & disabled facilities, plus smaller room for meetings of 1215 people. Weekdays & evenings. Details: 293 9564 Large Room for Hire for meetings of 20 – 25 people, side area with comfy chairs for smaller groups. Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Adjacent kitchen. Weekday afternoons & evenings. Details: Louise 274 3241, louisestewart@anchor.org.uk

Low Cost Acupuncture Tues, Burley Lodge Centre. Non-profit clinic run by qualified members of British Acupuncture Council. £12 for 45-min treatment. Details: 275 4142, acumedica@gmail. com Mums & Daughters Swishing Event Sat 2 April, 7 – 9pm at the Epicentre, Meanwood Valley Farm. Recycling has never been so glamorous! Bring your pre-loved clothes, hats, bags, scarves & jewellery Oxfam Poetry Evening Wed 13 April, 7pm at Oxfam Books, 13-15 Otley Rd. Headingley. Theme: ‘Freedom’. Free entry, refreshments available. Robinson Crusoe A pantomime by Graham Barraclough presented by Stainbeck Players Wed 13 – Sat 16 April, 7.30pm at Stainbeck Church, Stainbeck Rd. Tickets £5 adults, £2 children from Sandra Smith 268 7582 Rooms for Hire Headingley Methodist Church has rooms of various sizes which can be used for meetings, activities & celebrations. Details: Margaret Appleyard on 257 6547 Roundhay Park Geology Trail 2nd Sat alternate months (next walk 14 May). Led by a geologist & starting from the Mansion Visitor Centre at 1.30pm. No geological knowledge necessary. Please wear suitable footwear. Trail leaflets on sale at visitor centre & Lakeside Restaurant. Details: Bill Fraser 260 8764

St Chad’s Scouts Looking for fun, adventure, or a new challenge? Why not join our leadership team – No prior knot tying experience required! gsl@ stchadsscouts.org.uk. Second Hand Book Sale Sat 16 April, 10am – 1pm at Cookridge Methodist Church, Tinshill Rd, Cookridge. Paperbacks & good quality hard backs, plus garden plants. Nominal admission charge for Christian Aid charity. Details: 0113 203 7074. Second Hand Furniture at Safe Haven at Willow Green, Parkside, Horsforth, LS18. Registered Charity.Open: Mon-Fri 9.15am – 4pm; Sat 10am – 2pm. Sofas, wardrobes, tables, chairs, chest of drawers, etc. For Sales/collection of furniture contact 07910 545 569 Small delivery charge. Sunday Night Live! New monthly event 1st Sun of month, 7pm at Costa Coffee Headingley, hosted by City Church Leeds. Live entertainment with a twist of faith! Enjoy your favourite coffee, live music & real life stories that will warm your heart! Details: 275 8466, mail@ citychurchleeds.net, www. citychurchleeds.net Transition Meanwood ‘Green Drinks’ 3rd Wed every month 8pm, East of Arcadia. All welcome meet to chat about green issues & develop ideas to reduce Meanwood’s carbon footprint. Details: www.transition-city-leeds. wikispaces.com & enter Meanwood.

Tree Fun Day Sun 17 April, 12 – 4pm at BTCV Hollybush Conservation Centre, Broad Lane, LS5 3BP. Afternoon of tree related activities for all the family. Children’s tree trail in wildlife garden, craft sessions, bird box making. Demonstrations of green woodworking & other practical skills. Plus tea & cake stall. Free. Details: www.btcv.org/ leeds Volunteering Opportunities at Caring Together Looking for something rewarding & fun? Why not volunteer with us? We support older people in Woodhouse & Little London, offering practical as well as emotional support. We also run various exercise, educational & social activities. Details: Lisa Hutton 243 0298, caring. together@dial.pipex.com

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