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Cover photo: Ilkley Brewery directors Chris Ives, Richard Shelton and Stewart Ross photographed by Barclay Imaging

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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! Kind regards

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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!

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Discover Rodley Nature Reserve News from Your Councillors Garden Round Up York Gate Garden Reopens Arts and Culture Two Leeds Museums in Top 20 Sound and Vision All Hail the Ale! Page Younger Life Health & Fitness 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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This magazine is published by North Leeds Life (UK) Limited, 265A Otley Road, West Park, Leeds LS16 5LN. Established in 2005, we are an independent, family-owned and operated business, publishing three monthly magazines covering Headingley, Meanwood, Weetwood & West Park, Horsforth, Cookridge, Adel, Bramhope, Menston, Otley, Burley-in-Wharfedale and Ilkley.

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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.

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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!”

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Horsforth Churches Together Tues 5 April Reverend Jude Smith gives a talk on Genesis at Woodside Methodist Church, Outwood Lane. Tues 12 April: Hannah Hunt, Leeds Trinity University College, presents ‘Penitent Weeping in the Psalms of David’ Holy Week Services at 7.30pm: Mon 18 at St Margaret’s, Tues at St Mary’s, Wed at Woodside Methodists. Each church has its own service on Holy Thursday. Good Friday is at Grove.

Walk of Witness on Good Friday starts 11.30am at St Mary’s Broadgate Lane & finishes on the Green with a service at noon, followed by a soup lunch at the Grove Centre, New Street. On Easter Sunday there will be a Sunrise Service at 5.45am in Hall Park. Further information 0113 258 3521.

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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.

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.

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

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.

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. All profits will go towards the Crypt’s 80th Year Campaign which aims to raise £80,000. For information about the many events you can become involved in, visit www.stgeorgescrypt.org. uk/80campaign 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.

This was the first in a year of celebrations for the 918 squadrons in the UK, marking the Air Training Corps being granted a Royal Warrant by King George VI to prepare young men for the RAF, on 5th February 1941. Today the Air Training Corps is one of the largest voluntary youth organisations with over 40,000 cadets and adult volunteers. It not only prepares young people aged 13-19, both male and female, for a career in the RAF, it also offers them opportunities

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Check Your Locks and Stop a Burglar Police in North West Leeds are asking householders to get their uPVC door locks checked and replaced with bump and snap secure Euro Cylinder locks, following an increase in break-ins. Doors fitted with vulnerable Euro Profile locks can easily be forced by burglars using a simple tool. “This is the single biggest crime problem we have in this area”, said Inspector Richard Coldwell, North West Neighbourhood Policing Team. “Although burglaries are not high, they are higher than they should be. Measures like this can help people avoid becoming a crime victim.” One in four burglaries in West Yorkshire involves Euro Profile locks, which are widely used in uPVC doors. CASAC (Community Action and Support Against Crime) are already fitting high security Euro Cylinder locks that will meet the new security standards designed to address the vulnerability of existing locks. All CASAC engineers carry Police identification (ask to see this before allowing them in) and attend security assessments by appointment only. To book a free security assessment to check if your locks are vulnerable, contact ASAC on 0845 519 2122 or visit www.casac.org.uk

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It’s time to stand up and be counted – well not necessarily to actually stand up as it can be done seated – but the point is: it is census time again. It doesn’t feel like ten years, but if anything marks the speed with which time passes, it has to be the census. So what, you may ask, has the national census got to do with the council? The answer is quite a lot actually and for a number of reasons: The council uses the information to help plan a range of services ranging from new schools provision, including nursery places, to healthcare and housing provision. Central government provides something like three quarters of the council’s income. This comes via grants based on population and need, so it is important that the headcount is accurate. Indeed, after the last census a number of London boroughs complained that undercounting had cost them millions of pounds in lost government grants. This time the census should be more accurate than ever. You will be able to complete the census online as well as by post and if you forget, you are likely to get a visitor to remind you – not to mention the potential £1,000 fine for nonbelievers. The aim is to have recorded everyone living or staying at our homes around midnight on 27th March. Now there is no doubt that the council needs the money, so maybe you could carry out just one last check to make sure there is nobody you have forgotten. If it all seems a bit of a bore, just think of the thrill your children’s children’s children will get, when some time around 2111 they go online and finally they get to trace their ancestors.

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I’d like to wish everyone a Happy Easter on behalf of myself and my Ward Colleagues, Councillors Les Carter and Clive Fox. Trains: Performance and Overcrowding I am regularly asked about improvements to the train service between Horsforth and Leeds. In response, Metro has advised me that off-peak services are more reliable than peak services due to the signaling system between Horsforth and Harrogate being unable absorb delays without passing them on to following trains. However, Network Rail is expected to modernise and improve the signaling within the next two years. To combat overcrowding during the busiest periods, Northern Rail has re-started negotiations with the Department for Transport on additional carriages for West Yorkshire. We are pushing to ensure that any additional capacity is put where it is most needed. Home Insulation Grants If you are approached by companies offering insulation grants and want to check you are getting the best price, contact the Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre on 0800 512012 – they can provide independent advice as to the best insulation offer available. Outer North West Area Committee Grant Funding My Ward colleagues and I have recently agreed funding for the following projects: Installation of Communal Recycling Points on the Holtdales Estate – Part of the citywide Recycling Improvement Plan to ensure all residents of the Holtdales and Holt Farms Estate have access to local recycling. Suitable locations have been identified and the number of sites required estimated. The Council will carry out a full consultation with residents. Bramhope Public Footpaths surface improvement scheme – This project will improve two sections of public footpath which link Parklands Gate with Breary Lane, and the A660 Leeds Road with the heart of Bramhope village. The footpaths are very well used to access local amenities, including shops, bus stops and the church. barry.anderson@leeds.gov.uk www.barryanderson.yourcllr.com

The Adel Association We should know the outcome of the David Wilson Homes Holt Avenue appeal by the end of April. I would like to thank the team who gave evidence and to residents who supported us at the hearing. Many people have invested time and effort in attempting to stop this unnecessary and inappropriate development. You still have time to buy tickets for Joyce Hill’s talk ‘Illuminations for the Illuminations’ at 7.30pm on 2nd April at Adel Church, which replaces our March meeting. All proceeds will go towards the new heritage lighting to be installed on Back Church Lane. Tickets available from the Church and Barry Cook on 0113 267 9487 and includes supper in the Stables. Richard Capewell, CEO of Perennial, the charity that operates York Gate Gardens, addressed our February meeting, updating us on their plans for York Gate over the next few years. They are committed to keeping the garden open and are proposing longer opening hours spread over more days, better facilities such as toilets and increased parking – the current parking

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.

area opposite the Church would be tarmaced and improved. Inspector Coldwell suggested a three hour parking limit and banning HGVs from the new spot. There will be further discussions before they submit a formal planning application. Richard welcomes any comments from local residents directed either to him (rcapewell@perennial.or.uk) or to Jennifer Weatherhead (yorkgate@perennial.org.uk). Our next meeting is on 21st April, 7.30pm at The Stables. Barrie Hopson Chairman, Adel Association

You still have time to buy tickets for Joyce Hill’s talk ‘Illuminations for the Illuminations’ at 7.30pm on 2nd April at Adel Church, which replaces our March meeting. 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

“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.”

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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.

In the vegetable garden, plant out onion sets, early potatoes and summer cabbages. Make sure the patch is weed free first. Where cabbages are concerned, keep an eye open for the white cabbage butterfly which loves to lay its eggs on the plants, remove these by hand – far better than using chemicals which could be absorbed by the foliage. If you do need to use chemicals, spray only early morning or late evening – this protects the lacewings, ladybirds and hover flies which eat their way through those nasty aphids.

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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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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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.

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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.

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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”.

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New Musical Director for Chippendale Singers The Chippendale Singers, based in Otley, recently welcomed a new Musical Director. Chris Denton has taken over from Margaret Smith, the choir’s MD since it was founded 20 years ago. After graduating, Chris worked for several years in churches and cathedrals around the country before moving to Norway for several years as a Church Organist. He moved back to the UK in 2007 to become Assistant Organist at Newport Cathedral, and in 2010 he and his wife Camilla moved to Leathley where she is the Assistant Priest at St Oswald’s Church. The choir’s next concert, in aid of Wheatfields Hospice, is on Saturday 7th May, 7.30pm at St Chad’s Church, Far Headingley. The programme includes the Vivaldi Gloria, a selection of accompanied and à capella pieces from the choir’s broad repertoire, and an organ duet performed by Chris and Richard Wilson, Organist and Master of Choristers at St Chad’s. Tickets (£10/£8) are available from Wheatfields or The Yorkshire College of Music and Drama, 1 St Mark’s Avenue, Leeds LS2 9BN or at the door. For further details, call Tony Nixon on 01943 467188 or visit www.chippendalesingers.co.uk

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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 (counter-tenor), 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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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.

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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

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

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

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.

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

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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.

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 29

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

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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. 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.

The rollicking This Girl kicked off a superb set of songs that spoke of wayward youth, romantic nearmisses and nights on the tiles, such as the rousing, booze-soaked anthem, Back to Mine. Guitarist, Pete, formerly of Lovesick Cowboys and Johnny Cash tribute combo, Cash Machine, compliments Steve’s arrangements with his extensive repertoire of riffs and nifty fretwork. He was in his element with the countrified likes of Delia, awesome set-closer, Brixton, and the introspective edgy waltz, Pact with the Devil. He deploys an impressive array of guitar flourishes, wrung out blue note bends, a Nashville twang here, there a twisted yelping squeal or the toothsome bark of a stabbed chord, Pete wrenches each note out of his axe with an abandon that is a joy to behold. Hats off, also, to Tagteam’s rhythm section, who were in the zone and right on the money throughout. Jack and Bruce (on bass and drums respectively) combine nimble melodic basslines and spirited percussion to marvelous effect, particularly on upbeat numbers like Sell It to Me. I’ve seen Tagteam Preacher perform a number of times but never with such an air of professionalism or clarity of sound. They looked and sounded fantastic and Steve’s determination and self-belief are abundantly evident, his commitment to his band, palpable. Tagteam Preacher presented themselves as a group deserving of success.

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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 32 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.

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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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hope you’ll you’ll II hope all join join me me all in raising raising a a in glass to our glass to our rich brewing brewing rich culture which which culture continues to to go go continues from strength from strength to strength. strength. to Cheers! Cheers!

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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.

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.

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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

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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 (winter) in 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 A vibrant organisation with 19 interest groups & regular monthly meetings for anyone not in full time occupation, Details: Bill 07552 448834, www. u3aleeds.org.uk Leeds Women’s Luncheon Club Meets 4th Wed of the month, 12.15pm, The Cosmopolitan (formerly Golden Lion), Swinegate, Leeds. Interesting speakers. Details: 0113 267 9316. Mercury Movie Makers meet Weds, Rawdon Conservative Club, 7:30pm. The club is for camcorder owners. Advice, regular film & practical evenings, & occasional outdoor events. Details: www.communigate. co.uk/brad/mercmove Methodist Women’s Luncheon Club (Leeds &

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COMMUNITY COMMUNITY NOTICES The Tuesday Club - Ladies’ Lunch Group Devonshire Hall, Cumberland Road, Headingley, last Tues of month. Lunch at 12.30pm, followed by talk. 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 Wednesday Women Building relationships & supporting fellow women in the community. This recently formed group invites new women to join them for friendship, support, conversation & a varied programme of activities. Every 1st Wednesday of the month, 8 – 10pm, Parochial Hall, Meanwood Wharfedale Speakers Club meets 1st & 3rd Wed of each month at Cross Green Community Centre, Pool Rd, Otley. New members welcome. Speakers of all ages & backgrounds. Come along & improve your speaking skills. Details: Tony Morris 0113 258 3507 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 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 Countrywomen’s Association meets 2nd Thurs each month, 1.30pm Robert Craven Memorial

Hall, Bramhope. New members welcome. 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 Fairfax Singers (Burley-inWharfedale) sing for charities & have helped raise significant funds. If you would like to book a concert please contact Marjorie Hall 01274 597024, marj. hall51@yahoo.co.uk. They would welcome 2 Altos & 1 Tenor. Some experience. Contact Dorothy Hawkshaw Musical Director 01943 877464 (Rehearsals Tues pm). www.fairfaxsingers. org.uk Lawnswood Singers Female choir, practices Wed 7.30pm Holy Trinity Church, Green Lane, Cookridge. Good female singers welcome to come & try us out. Wide repertoire of music & friendly people! Details: Brenda Hawer 0113 2671292, www. lawnswoodsingers.co.uk. Leeds & Bradford Barbershop Harmony Club Mon 7.30pm, Rawdon & Guiseley Conservative Club, Leeds Road, Rawdon. Male singers who can take on four part harmony most welcome. Details: 01274 583 989. 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

Leeds Organ & Keyboard Club Join in playing or listening to our Yamaha AR100 organ & PSR S.900 keyboard. Occasional concerts by prof artists playing a variety of music. Weds 7.30-10.30pm. Guiseley Factory Workers Club, LS20 9DT. 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 SENIORS Horsforth Live at Home Bacon Butties served Tues 11.30am- 12.30pm, followed by dancing ‘til 3pm. Thurs: coffee morning (9.30 – 11am), indoor bowls (10am – 12pm), & lunch 11.30am – 1pm). Details: 259 1511 Horsforth Retired People’s Club meets 2nd & 4th Thurs of month, 9.30 – 11am at St Margaret’s Parish Centre. Speakers on a wide variety of subjects, plus refreshments & time to socialise. Visitors & prospective members very welcome. Details: Everett Cooke 258 9149, Beryl Harland 258 6907 NEW Men’s Brunch Club last Mon of month (28 March, 25 Apr), 9.45am at Bramhope Methodist Church. Food, fun, fellowship & a fresh cooked breakfast! OPAL Coffee Afternoon Fri 1.30 – 3.30pm at The Old Post Office, 10 Silk Mill Drive, Cookridge. Details: 261 9103.

OPAL Tea Dances held fortnightly on Tues, 1 – 3pm, Adel & Ireland Wood Community Centre, New Adel Lane. Ballroom, old time, sequence, line & fun dance. Details: Ken 230 1213, Sheila 217 9136. Sequence Tea Dances Mon 2 – 4pm, Bramhope Methodist Church Hall. Everyone welcome. Refreshments & raffle. Details: Marjorie 267 9802. Woodside Luncheon Club (Outwood Lane) Meets Thursdays & is open to all elderly Horsforth residents. Details: 258 3184 SPIRITUAL Adel Baptist Congregation invites you to Sunday services, 10.30am in Adel Primary School, Tile lane, LS16. Worship style is informal with mixture of contemporary & traditional songs. Also, a variety of day time & evening groups. Details: Revd Richard Pollard 275 4989, Richard@spbc.org.uk Adel Methodist Church, corner of Holt Lane & Gainsborough Ave, invites you to Sunday Services at 10.30am. Junior Church also meets at 10.30am Adel St John the Baptist Church, Church Lane. Welcomes you to an Informal Family Service every 3rd Sun at 10am. Junior Church other Sundays at 10am as well as other services. Details: Rev. Ian White 267 3676, www. adelstjohnchurch.org.uk Bramhope Methodist Church Joint Lenten meetings, 7.30pm at Yeadon Methodist Church Tues 29 March & 5, 12 & 19 April. Rev’d Dawn Saunders leads a

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Bramhope Methodist Church Midweek Worship in Low Room also on the 2nd Tues in the month at 10am & 4th Thurs in the month at 7.45pm. An opportunity to listen to scripture, hear a brief message about our faith & share in holy communion. Followed by coffee & conversation. All welcome. Christian Science Church Services in Headingley: Sun 10.30am. Testimony meetings 2nd Wed of month, 7.30pm, & 4th Wed 2.30pm. Reading Room open 11am - 2pm Tues, Thurs & Fri - 40 Otley Road. Details: www. christianscience.org.uk Easter Sunday at Bramhope Methodist Church 24 April – Alive@9, half hour of informal worship for children, families & the young at heart. Easter Morning Service 10am with decoration of the cross. All welcome. Good Friday 22 April – a united service with St Giles’ Church at Bramhope Methodist Church – 7.30pm. Holy Name Catholic Church Otley Old Road, serves Adel, Bramhope, Cookridge & Ireland Wood. Details: Father Pat Smythe or Parish Secretary, Sue Goodyear 267 8257, Mon - Fri 1 5pm. www.holynameleeds. com 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 Stillness Group Based on the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now & A New Earth. Join like-minded people to watch footage of an Eckhart Tolle talk followed by a period of silent meditation. Small donation appreciated. Details: 07884 332644, www.peacenowhere.com Easter at St Giles Bramhope A joyous celebration of Easter 9.30am. Lively service for everyone followed by refreshments. Full details of all services & events over Easter at www. stgilesbramhope.org.uk. St John the Baptist Church, Adel All-age family service for Mothering Sunday,10am 3 April. Services for Holy Week: Palm Sunday 17 April 10am. Maundy Thursday 21 April 7.30pm, speaker from the Children’s Society. Good Friday 22 April 10am family service; 12 – 3pmservice of meditation. Easter Day 24 April 6am Dawn Service. Usual services 8am,10am,6.30pm. The Wharfedale Vineyard Sunday services 10am at Ralph Thoresby School, Holt Park with refreshments). Details: 245 9111 www.wharfedalevineyard.org

SUPPORT Arthritis Care Leeds Branch Meets 3rd Tues of each month, 7.30 – 9pm, St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley. Entry £2 incl. refreshments & raffle. New members welcome. Details: Pat 0113 275 7694 Carers’ Support Group NEW friendly, over 50s carers’ support group. Central Methodist Church, (Sunday school room), Town Street, Horsforth, 1st Tues of month. Join them for a cuppa & a chat. Details: Angie at Carers Leeds 246 8338. Crohn’s & Colitis UK Support for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), their friends & families throughout North & West Yorkshire. Four educational & support meetings a year, plus regular informal meets. Details: 0845 130 6809, Leeds@groups.nacc.org. uk, www.groups.nacc.org. uk/leeds Different Strokes invites stroke survivors to join them. Weds 1.45 – 3.45pm Adel Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel. Includes an hour of exercise. Details: Linda McLean 225 4744 Families Need Fathers 7.30pm, every 2nd Wed, Victoria Hotel, Great George St. Leeds. Support & advice for parents trying to maintain & develop relationships with their children, following divorce. Details: Don 07981 710179, Ray 07921 728747. Leeds Diabetes Support Group meets 1st Mon of month, West Yorkshire Playhouse 7 – 9pm. Variety of speakers on all aspects of diabetes care.

All welcome. Details: Joan Wells 225 4528. The Open Door Café A meeting place for people with dementia & their carers. Last Mon of each month (except bank hols), 2-4pm, New Headingley Club, St Michael’s Road, Headingley. Details: Nikki 231 1727 The Owls New city-wide informal childminding group offering support, training & info, & social events. Membership £5 pa. Details: 240 2956. 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 Wharfedale General Hospital Cardiac Club (affiliated with British Heart Foundation) is open to former cardiac patients & their partners. Opportunity to take part in exercise classes under supervision of qualified instructors. Meets Mon, Wed & Thurs at Wharfedale General Hospital. £3. Details: Clive Wilkinson 0113 267 1721 TALKS & DISCUSSIONS Forum 2000 Wed 10am at Grove Centre, New St, Horsforth. 6 April: Peter Botham, Chief Investment Officer, Brown Shipley examines investment markets. 13 April: Yorkshire historian Peter Tomson talks about the Ravenna Mosaics. 4 May: Gary Verity, Chief Executive, Welcome to Yorkshire. Details: 258 3521, hm.taylor1@ ntlworld.com

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COMMUNITY COMMUNITY NOTICES ‘Illuminations for the Illuminations’ a talk on illuminated manuscripts by Professor Joyce Hill. Sat 2 April, 6.30pm at Adel Church, hosted by the Adel Association. Finger buffet supper in The Stables. Tickets £7.50 in aid of heritage lighting on Back Church Lane. Details: Barry Cook 267 9487.

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 Talks at Temple Newsam by National Trust volunteers, covering many aspects of the house. Included in entry price. Details: 264 7321 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, Rawdon. Very lively, friendly & cosmopolitan mixed group. Please notify Fiona 01434 240489, fionasande@btinternet.com or Loraine 07966 247152, so they know numbers in advance. 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. 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

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 Cookridge Village Hall Two rooms with kitchen facilities available for hire. Ideal for meetings, birthday parties, dances or classes. Details: Mrs Tones on 267 4706. New members & helpers welcome. 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 Great Rooms for Hire At St. Margaret’s New Parish Centre, Horsforth. Ideal for meetings, seminars, classes, parties etc. Tea/coffee facilities. Fully equipped kitchen. Details: 07982 092573 stmargaretsparishcentre@gmail.co.uk

Chippendale Singers Concert Sat 7 May 7:30pm, St Chad’s, Headingley, supporting Wheatfields Hospice. Programme includes Vivaldi Gloria, Merkel Fugue for Organ Duet, English & American folk songs. Tkts (£10/£8/U16 free) available on door or contact Tony Nixon 01943 467188

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

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

Kidz in Kampz need good quality clothing, shoes, household goods, jewellery, books, bric-a-brac to sell in their shop in Holt Park. Money goes towards caring for children driven out of Burma into refugee camps in Thailand. Collection available. Details: 267 6800. http://www.kidzinkampzchildrenscharity.co.uk/ Meeting Rooms & Hall available For Hire Mon – Sat, Robert Craven

Memorial Hall, Old Lane, Bramhope. Would suit educational or leisure classes or activities, concerts, dances, children’s parties or weddings. Wheelchair access. Details: Paul 284 3361, ewartlewis@googlemail.com www.robertcraven.org.uk Meeting Rooms & Hall for Hire with kitchen facilities – Bramhope Methodist Church, Eastgate, Leeds LS16 Details: Jack Foster 267 2906, Bernard Neville 267 8169 Oxfam Poetry Evening Wed 13 April, 7pm at Oxfam Books, 13-15 Otley Rd. Headingley. Theme: ‘Freedom’. Free entry, refreshments available. 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. 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

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For a quality professional service at competitive rates Free quotes Call Geoff

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Cleaning Services 37 Aid to Freedom 59 EcoClean Complementary Therapies 43 Pat Compton Reflexology 43 Advanced Wellness Computer Repairs 61 Flat Fee for PC Computer Training 05 Personal Computer Training Decorators 07 Anton 09 Christopher Deane 44 Gareth Thompson 47 Barry Passman 55 Philip Richardson 60 DDS 60 Sean Danes 61 Russ Gaunt 62 DA Wood Driveways & Patios 21 Pawson Paving 59 Peter Griffiths Electrician 44 DH Electrical 62 BW Electrical 63 57 Electrical Garages 68 Motor Marque Garage Doors 45 ABI Garden Centre 13 High Trees Gardening Services 12 Arbour Green 13 PWP Landscape 13 NS Whitaker 13 Mike Gardening Services 13 Pride & Pruning 14 Full Circle 14 Annabel Bridge 15 DL Garden Services 16 Green Living 16 JHG Gardening 23 NDL Home Services Gas Engineers

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