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NEWS FROM YOUR COUNCILLORS COMMUNITY NOTICES GREAT NIGHTS OUT WIN TICKETS TO LEEDS INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES HERITAGE OPEN DAYS DRESS ME BEAUTIFUL SHOP FRONT HEADINGLEY FARMERS’ MARKET IS FOUR GARDEN ROUND UP MUSIC LISTINGS FILM REVIEW: INCEPTION YOUNGER LIFE OTLEY RUFC SUCCESSFUL SEASON GET FIT WHILE YOU GROOVE

This magazine is published by North Leeds Life Limited, 265A Otley Road, West Park, Leeds LS16 5LN. Established in 2005, we are an independent, family-owned and operated business, publishing nine monthly magazines in Headingley, Meanwood, Weetwood & West Park, Horsforth, Cookridge, Adel, Menston, Otley and Bramhope & Pool-in-Wharfedale. Monthly door-to-door distribution: 36,000; estimated monthly readership: 120,000. Disclaimer: Whilst every effort is made to ensure that all editorial, advertising and directory listings are accurate, the publisher is not liable for any errors, omissions, statements or opinions provided. The publishers accept no liability of any nature arising out of or in connection with the contents of this magazine.

Dear Readers As we swim out of August it’s good to know that Leeds has loads lined up to keep us all entertained and amused over the next few months. Our Great Nights Out feature gives a quick rundown of some of the things you can look forward to – from fabulous opera and dance, to great theatre, all kinds of concerts, gigs and comedy nights. We take a look too at the impact Headingley Farmers’ Market has made as it turns four, and chef Jake Rosen gets excited about some seasonal delights. In the Health and Fitness section we get an update on the team at Otley RUFC and a quick introduction to Zumba. Brendan Campbell reviews Inception in Sound and Vision and we get a glimpse of the programme for The Grove International Concert Series in Horsforth and the highlights of the Leeds Concert Series at the Town Hall. There are lots of other little snippets of news, the Community Pages are overflowing – and don’t forget Heritage Open Days where lots of interesting buildings throw open their doors and invite you in, and it’s free! Our deadline for October is 1st September, and 1st October for our November issue. Keep your news and stories coming in – we love to hear from you. Kind regards Carole, Jack and the team Cover: Northern Ballet’s Dangerous Liaisons, playing at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, 7th – 11th September. Photo: Jason Tozer.

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A new book celebrating creative talent across the generations in north-west Leeds was launched recently. Entitled ‘Voices from the Village of Youth’, it was produced as part of a writing project organised by Leeds City Council which saw pupils from Cookridge Primary School and members of OPAL (Older Persons Action in the Locality) come together to write about their childhood memories. The title is a reference to marketing literature used in the 1920s and ‘30s when the new Cookridge Village Estate was described as ‘Cookridge – Village of Youth’. Archive photos, poems, stories and letters from Cookridge past and present support childhood reminiscences.

“THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC WAY OF BRINGING LOCAL PEOPLE TOGETHER AND HAS BEEN MUCH MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN WE COULD HAVE A IMAGINED”,

ADEL CRAG COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AGM All residents and tenants in the Adel area are invited to join us at our 8th Annual General Meeting, to be held Wednesday 8th September, 7.00pm, at Adel St. John the Baptist School, Long Causeway. Come along and make your voice heard on issues that matter to you! The meeting will elect up to nine committee members for the coming year and focus on any concerns you may have about developments around the area. You will also receive details of our financial situation and receive a report on our activities. Cllr Barry Anderson has been invited to attend, together with representatives from West North West Homes and other interested organisations. It is important that you attend this meeting if you can and support what you believe needs to be done to make Adel a safer and more pleasant place to live. If you care about where you live, then this is the forum in which to air your views!

said Kit Lardner, Project Manager.

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“This book is a celebration of the creative talents of local people across the ages.”

Francis G Garbutt Chairman, Adel Crag Community Association

The book will be available to order through Holt Park Library or www. lulu.com, priced at £2.78 (plus postage). For further information contact Kit Lardner at Holt Park Library on 0113 336 8189 or lardnek01@leedslearning.net

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NEWS FROM YOUR COUNCILLORS Councillor Barry Anderson Adel & Wharfedale Ward

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Further to concerns about the parking bays opposite the junction of Wood Hill Road and Tinshill Road, Highways officers recognise the difficulty when exiting Wood Hill Road. Apparently, on paper the scheme fit all their aims, however in reality it doesn’t work and is a road safety concern. I requested that two of the bays be taken out leaving one space that would not affect turning manoeuvres. Highway officers have decided, however, to introduce double yellow lines and to remove parking at that location completely. This will be implemented at a later date as they need to advertise the amendment.

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I have received a number of requests regarding the installation of metal convex mirrors to improve road safety and sight lines at some road junctions. Highways have informed me that there are a number of concerns over the use of mirrors as a road safety aid and Leeds City Council does not provide them, nor is permission given for them to be erected within the limits of the highway boundary. Mirrors, they

say, are frequently subject to vandalism and are a maintenance liability. Vehicles often dazzle drivers waiting to exit the side road at night, and the image projected to the side road driver is distorted making it difficult to judge the speed and distance of the approaching vehicle. In some instances individuals have erected mirrors on private property outside the limits of the highway boundary. If you decide to proceed with such an arrangement, I must advise you that in the event of the mirror causing danger to any user of the highway it may be considered a nuisance and may have to be removed. In addition, if such a mirror is cited as a contributory factor in an accident the injured party could be advised to bring a civil action.

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THE ADEL ASSOCIATION Barrie Hopson Chairman Adel Association We are awaiting news on the David Wilson Homes Appeal and still collecting signatures for our petition expressing support for the Council against the appeal. Please look out for these at the Co-op, Adelwood Stores, Hazel’s Café and other places around Adel. Get as many people as you can to sign. The Inspectorate has informed me that even more attention is paid to individual letters of objection, so please keep these rolling in to Caroline or myself at barriehopson@ ashlingpartnership.com We are also waiting for developments regarding a community garden on Sir George Martin Drive and for a Council decision on the future of Eastmoor. Because of this, our AGM will now be held on Thursday 16th September at 7.30pm, before our normal meeting. We would welcome nominations for the positions of Chair, Deputy Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. Most of us have been doing this work since the Association was set up four years ago, as well as in its previous incarnation as the Adel Neighbourhood Design Statement Working Group. A community needs new ideas and fresh energy and we urge you to look around you for people who could make a contribution in these roles. We ‘old hands’ will provide all the help required in the transition. Send your nominations to Caroline Anderson at barry.anderson@leeds.gov.uk. The police will be at our next meeting to report on the three agreed priorities for our community. Of course we can ask them to change these if we believe they should focus on something of greater importance.

YORKSHIRE IN BLOOM JUDGES HORSFORTH Yorkshire in Bloom judges pictured with members of the Horsforth in Bloom team when they came to judge Horsforth in July. The team would like to thank all those who helped to keep Horsforth tidy and tended their gardens. Special thanks goes to all the businesses and schools who became involved this year and put on wonderful flower displays. Results come out later this year.

CLEANING UP FOR THE JUDGES Horsforth Churches Together and Horsforth in Bloom held their annual litter pick in July in preparation for the visit of the Yorkshire in Bloom judges. Young and old turned out in force. Dawn Collins from Horsforth Town Council and Chair of Horsforth in Bloom (front row in yellow T shirt) would like to thank all those who took part.

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THE SPACE AGE IS HERE! A MESSAGE FROM HORSFORTH TOWN COUNCIL Councillor Andy Barker Chairman Horsforth Town Council Horsforth Town Council organises two floral competitions during the summer. The judging was a close call but the eventual winner of the School Garden Contest was St Margaret’s C of E Primary School. The Queen’s Arms on Long Row took the prize for the restaurant and pub floral display. The summer is normally a quiet time for the town council committees, but the Community Committee still awarded two grants – one to the new youth centre on Town Street, the other to Horsforth Children’s Centre on Broadgate Lane. The only group that has to meet at regular intervals is the Planning Committee, as planning and licensing applications tend to be time sensitive. All the Town Council meetings are open to the public so if you wish you can attend any of the committee or full meetings of the council. For information on the timetable visit www.horsforthtowncouncil.co.uk or see the notice board outside the Library.

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Free for charities, churches, social clubs & non-profit community groups ................................................................................................................................................................................................... Cookridge Rambling Club Friendly, safe environment cricket.Pavilion avail for ACTIVE meets Sun in car park at functions. Details: Trevor where you can swim & Cookridge Village Hall, on 258 6283. start to feel confident Abbey Runners Tues, Moseley Wood Lane, again. New members 7.45pm, Adel Memorial 9.30am. Walks, approx. Heritage Open Day welcome. Mon 7 - 8pm, Hall, Church Lane, for 6/8 miles. New members Guided Walk Thurs 9 Holt Park Leisure Centre. local run & Thurs, 7.30pm welcome. Details: Shirley Sept at Roundhay Park. Details: Ruth 275 7825, Leeds Met Beckett Park Led by Leeds City Council 267 9452 Sara 287 6250. campus for coached track Ranger Steve Joul, it sessions. All standards covers the history of the Dalesbus Ramblers Leeds HF Rambling & welcome. Details: www. Park. Free. Meet 2pm at Social Club. Walks on a Free guided walks in abbeyrunners.co.uk the Yorkshire Dales on Visitor Centre, beside The Sunday geared to public Mansion. Finishes about transport from Leeds. Sundays. Accessible by Adel Bowling Club is public transport, incl. 4pm. Social events in winter. a section of Adel War DalesBus services 800, Details: Send SAE to John Memorial Sports & Social Horsforth Fellandale 820 & 870 which link Maltman, 52 Vesper Gate Club/the green is next North Leeds with the Running Club trains every Mount, Leeds LS5 3NN. door to Adel Church. New Dales on Sun & Bank Wed, usually on Otley members, experienced Hols. Details: Steve Chevin. Runners of all Leeds Contra Ceilidh or beginners welcome. 07982 764 857, www. abilities welcome. Details: 2nd & 4th Tues of month Details: Phil Hynes 267 dalesbusramblers.org.uk Andy on 258 5691, (Sept – June), 8 – 10pm 6152. secretary@fellandale.com Headingley Parish Hall, St Farsley Celtic Badminton Michael’s Rd. Live band! Badminton Anyone? Club Mon 8pm, Farsley Horsforth Harriers No partner or experience Friendly club looking for Celtic Football Club. welcome runners Tues, required. Newcomers experienced players. Fri Players of all ages 7pm, Cricket Pavilion, welcome. Details: Liz 284 7.30-9.30pm Trinity & All welcome. Details: Derek Hall Park. Training groups 3282, www.leedscontra. Saint’s College, Horsforth. freeuk.com 259 0668. for all abilities. Details: Details: Sylvia 259 0113, Marc 07968 712055, Graham on 258 4532 Hilary 250 5673, www. Leeds Cycling Action Five Rhythms Dance Moving meditation. horsforthharriers.co.uk Group Free Open Evening Briggate Morris (Women’s Beginners welcome. Tues 21 Sept with speaker Northwest Morris Alternate Fridays at Adel Horsforth St Margaret’s Tori James – adventurer & Dancing) New members Methodist Church LS16 Junior Football Club is cyclist, 7pm Oxford Place invited for winter season. looking for players for its 7PQ 7.30 – 9.45pm. Centre, Oxford Place, All ages & abilities Details: www.souldance. U13s team. Details: Steve Leeds LS1. Campaigns, welcome, no experience ning.com Hughes 07951 443998. social rides, events – join required. Practice & help improve provision Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm, Hall Park Cricket Club Leeds Area Disabled for cyclists in Leeds. Brownberrie Lane Family orientated club Swimming Club Details Sue: 274 2582, Preschool, Horsforth. welcomes new players of Recovering from a stroke www.leedscyclists.org.uk Details: Katie 07890 all ages & social members or other condition where 754115, www.briggatewho enjoy all aspects of swimming could help? morris.blogspot.com.

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Leeds Morris Men Practice Thurs, 7.45 9.45pm at Notre Dame Sixth Form College, St. Mark’s Avenue, LS6. New members welcome. Details: Brian 278 1787. Leeds YHA Walking Group organises walks, cycle rides, weekends & social activities. Over 160 members aged 20-74. Try before joining. Details: Mary 228 6766, Phil 268 9996, www.leedsyha. org.uk Friends of Lawnswood Badminton Club Mon & Weds (term time), 7 – 9pm, Sports Hall Lawnswood School. Parents, children (accompanied) & members of wider community welcome. Details: Tony Magee 267 3728, baylis365@ btinternet.com. Phoenix Folk Dancers English Country Dancing, Adel Methodist Church Hall, (behind Lawnswood Arms), Wed 8 – 10pm. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary. Details: 2611902 Scottish Country Dancing Thurs 7.30 – 9.30pm, St Columba’s, Headingley Lane. All abilities welcome, no partner

necessary. £2.50 incl. refreshments. Details: 269 1791, pathynes001@ tiscali.co.uk Social Dance at Yarnbury Jive & ballroom Tues, 8 – 10pm at Yarnbury Rugby Club, Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth. All welcome! T’ai Chi Light exercise for all ages, starts Tues 7th Sept 6.30 – 7.30pm at The Willows, Fink Hill, Horsforth The Tuesday Club Dance the night away, The Village Hotel, Otley Old Rd, LS16, 8–11pm. Great atmosphere & DJ. Over 25s. Smart dress. Only £3.50. Details: Reg 01274 771285/ 07939 959400. Walk in Their Shoes Sat 25 Sept at Temple Newsam, Leeds. Five mile sponsored walk in memory or in support of someone special to you. Proceeds to St. Gemma’s Hospice. Details: 218 5505. Walk Back in Time with Friends of Roundhay Park. Sat 11 Sept, 1.30pm at Visitor Centre, beside The Mansion. Fascinating walk along the Geology Trail, demonstrating the conditions under which

the rocks in this part of Leeds were formed 300 million years ago. Free. Details: Walk leader Bill Fraser, 226 08764 Yarnbury Angling Club Matches 1st Sun of month. Members only. Coach transfers to & from venues. Details: Adrian Addy 07956 964713. ARTS & CRAFTS Chinese Brush Painters Society Sun 12 Sept, Jean Beever leads a session on painting your own Christmas cards & winter scenes. 10am – 4pm at Pool Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane. New members most welcome. Details: Anne Allan 01422 368482, mail@cbpsyorks.co.uk

Horsforth Arts & Crafts Society meets Wed, 7.30pm at The Studio, 15 Back Lane, Horsforth. Watercolour workshop 8 Sept. Daytime sessions Tues & Thurs for painting, woodcarving, stonecarving & printmaking. 4 & 5 Sept, exhibition of members’ paintings at Hall Park, Horsforth. Details: 01535 601633 / 0113 2590259 / h.art.cs@virginmedia. com Life Drawing Friendly group of artists of all levels of experience meets regularly in Adel. Sessions on Tues, choice of AM, PM or evenings. Details: Bob 230 1761, bandlisle@ntlworld.com

Farsley & District Art Club Mons & Weds, 7:30pm & Thurs 2pm drawing & painting in studios, Westroyd Park, New St, Farsley. Club also hosts expert demos, workshops, critiques & exhibitions. New members welcome. Details: www. farsleyartclub.org. uk.

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Adel & District Horticultural Society Autumn Flower & Veg Show Sat 4 Sept, 2 – 4.15pm, Methodist Church Hall, Holt Lane, Adel. Plant stall & refreshments. Entries from non-members welcome. Details: Mrs S Halliday 267 1708.

Headingley Farmers’ Market 2nd Sat of each month, The Rose Garden in front of The Arc, North Lane. 9am – 12.30pm.

Book Sale Sat 25 September, 10am – 1pm at Cookridge Methodist Church. Hundreds of paperbacks & hardbacks. Many children’s books only 20p. Coffee & biscuits. Plants & bulbs also for sale. Details: 0113 203 7074 Bramhope Farmers’ Market Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane, 9am, 2nd Sat of month. Home baking, organic meats, sausages & pies, free range eggs, bread & cheese, plus veg produced by local farmers. Wheelchair access. Coffee Morning & Art Exhibition Sat 2 Oct, 10.30am – 12 noon at St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley, LS16. In aid of The Mission to Seafarers. Various stalls &raffle. Admission £1,

Leprosy Mission Event Sat 25 Sept, at Grove Methodist Church, Grove Centre, Horsforth. Morning coffee 10am12pm afternoon tea 1.30-3.30pm. Book stall, cakes, plants, greetings cards, bring & buy, tombola, raffle. Admission free. Plant Sale Sat 25 Sept, 10am – 1pm at Cookridge Methodist Church. Hundreds of bedding plants – winter pansies & violas plus lots of herbaceous shrubs & plants. Also best quality hyacinth, tulip, daffodil & mini iris bulbs. Oddfellows Coffee Morning, homemade produce, tombola, plants & white elephant in aid of Wheatfields Hospice. Fri 10 Sept 10am, Meanwood Institute, Green Road. Details: Tracey 0113 242 4003.

GROUPS Adel Crag Community Assoc. keeps you informed about what is happening in your neighbourhood, with up-to-date info on local news, events etc. Details: Francis Garbutt 261 0846 www.acca.btik.com Adel Ladies Luncheon Club meets 1st Wed of month, Castle Grove Masonic Hall, castle Grove Dr, LS6. On 6 Oct Carole Smithies, MBE, gives a talk entitled ‘The Barnbow Lassies’. Details: Muriel Huntley 230 1584. Adel YCA (Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Association) Meet 7.30pm at Adel Primary School, Tile Lane. New members & guests welcome. Mon 13 Sept Eric Holder ‘In Dead Men’s Footsteps’. Mon 27 Sept Waism Hussain ‘Sue Ryder Hospice’ Mon 11 Oct David Matthewman ‘Sweet Peas’. Details: Val Crompton 225 9142. Aireborough Duplicate Bridge Club meets Tues 7pm, Rawdon Conservative Club. New members welcome. Details: 261 2139 beverley.harfield@ ntlworld.com

Alwoodley Motor Club Every other Thurs, 8.30pm, The Wharfedale Inn, Arthington Lane. All welcome. Details: 391 0403, www.alwoodleymc. org.uk. Athill Women’s Institute Meets 1st Tues of month, Adel Memorial Hall, Church Lane, 7.30pm. Interesting programme of speakers & enjoyable company. Visitors welcome (£2). Details: Margaret Whitaker 261 1969. Bramhope Bridge Club Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane, Mon 12.45 & 4.15pm & Tues & Thurs 7.15 – 10.15pm. Lessons for novices Wed evenings. Details: Bob 225 7495 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

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Cat loving volunteers wanted! Join friendly new cat welfare group supporting feral & stray cats. Fundraisers needed to raise funds for food, cat kennels & vet costs. Fosterers also needed - full support given. Details: 07876 212 518, feralcarwelfare@aol.com, www.feralcatwelfare. org.uk Comedy Writers Forum Readings, feedback, etc. Tues 21 Sept, 7-9pm, upstairs at Pack Horse pub, Woodhouse Lane (opposite University Engineering block). Details: Terry 295 5339/ tbuchan@ntlworld.com with Comedy Writing in subject line. Cookridge Camera Club Wed 7.30pm, Cookridge Village Hall, Green Lane/ Moseley Wood Lane junction. Excellent guest speakers & in-house competitions. New members welcome. Details: Stephen 268 7429. Cookridge Methodist Community Film Society New members welcome. A booklet ‘What’s in a name? Roads & Lanes in Cookridge’ by Don Cole, £3 + P&P, has been

produced from film society funds. Details: 267 4721. Cookridge Village Association Quiz Night, Cookridge Village Hall, Sat 25 Sept, 7.30-10.30pm. Fish & Chip supper, licensed bar & raffle (own drinks not permitted). Adm £8. Details & Tickets: 267 9500/ 267 3621 Cookridge Gardening Club The 67th Annual Show, Sat 11 Sept. Everyone welcome. Open for anyone to exhibit in a variety of classes – flowers, plants, fruit & veg, floral art, cookery, photography, crafts & children’s classes. Photography classes incl: buildings; reflections/shadows; skylines/sunsets; flower study; snimal antics. Details: 2671858 Headingley Flower Club Demonstration Fri 3 Sept, 7.30pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre. Join in Sept & you’ll see two area demonstrators, the Christmas demonstration, & have the chance to attend a Christmas workshop for just £12 . A warm welcome awaits new members & visitors. Holt Park Residents’ Assoc. Provides a voice for

all residents & tenants in Holt Park area. Regular monthly meetings at Leisure Centre. Details: 07799 422950, 07901 656886 or www. holtparktra.btik.com Horsforth in Bloom will meet Sat 4 Sept, 10am in Horsforth Museum. The group hopes for a good result at the In Bloom Awards ceremony at The Armouries on 14 Sept. Meanwhile they will be making plans for the future. Anyone able to help will be very welcome. Details: Hilary Taylor 258 3521 Horsforth Duplicate Bridge Club Weds, The Horsforth Club, New Road Side, 7.15pm & Thurs 1.30– 4.30pm. New members welcome. Details: Mike Bent 258 1580. Horsforth Historical Society Meet 3rd Tues of month, Stable Block at rear of Museum, 7.30pm. 21 Sept, ‘A Trip Down Memory Lane’ talk by Keith Barber.

Horsforth Photographic Club Indoor sessions start Sept, Wed 7pm at Horsforth Museum. New members welcome. Details: rjoyful@yahoo. com Horsforth WI meets 3rd Mon of the month at St James’s Parish Centre, Low Lane, 7.30pm. Interesting speakers. Visitors welcome. Details: Pat 258 7062, Christine on 258 9501. Kaleidoscope Social Club for mature (50 +) & unattached with a zest for life. Regular meetings & monthly programme of events. Not a dating agency. Details: 2621455, 2612272, www.kaleidoscopeleeds. weebly.com Leeds Anglo German Club Mon 6 Sept, 7.30pm at St Columba’s URC, Headingley. ‘Burgen am Rhein’ an illustrated talk about castles in the Rhineland by Kurt Berlet. Details: 268 7697

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Leeds Association of British Federation of Women Graduates meets monthly, usually in Headingley. Next event: coffee morning, Sat 25 Sept, 10.30am. Details: 0113 262 4131 / leedsawg@ntlworld.com Leeds Caledonian Society – for those with an interest in all things Scottish. Winter programme starts with a Social Evening on Wed 13 Oct, 7.30-9.30pm at The Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel. Details: 267 0424, www. leedscaledonians.org.uk Leeds Feline Friends Can you give a cat in need a good home away from a busy road? Please take a look on www. leedsfelinefriends.org.uk. Details: 216 0593, mail@ leedsfelinefriends.org.uk, Leeds Co-operative Members’ Group meets monthly for talks & outings. Details:kpm. coop@googlemail.com or 0113 216 8837 Leeds Horticultural Society 1st Tues of month, St Chad’s Centre, Otley Rd, 8pm. Improve your plant skills, learn from speakers. New members welcome Details: 225 0030.

Leeds Movie Makers Get more out of your camcorder & film making. Stainbeck United Reformed Church Hall, Stainbeck Lane (rear entrance), Fri 7:30pm. Details: George Woolley 225 6444, Doreen Wood 278 2972. Leeds Oxfam Group holds open evenings with invited speakers & arranges events & activities across the city in support of Oxfam. Meetings 1st Wed of each month, 7.30 pm, Civic Hall. Next meetings 1 Sept & 6 Oct. Details: Pauline Neale 0113 269 3542 Leeds Hospital Alert Small group of concerned people campaigning for preservation of the NHS. Next meeting Wed 22 Sept, 7.30pm, Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. Details: Beatrice Rogers 0113 278 5495 Leeds Ladies Coffee Club Meet 1st Thurs of month, 10.30am at Leeds Church Institute, New Market St. Leeds. Elma Mangnall gives a talk on ‘Maundy Money’ 2 Sept. Tony Cleaver presents ‘Some Northern Gardens’ 7 Oct. Details: 268 4921 Leeds Lions meet every 2nd Mon, 7.30pm at Holiday Inn Express,

Cavendish St, LS3. Details: Joan Kirkham 0113 274 3689 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. Club for camcorder owners. Advice, regular film & practical evenings, & occasional outdoor events. Details: 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.

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Muslimah Mums’ Group If you would like join in, please email MuslimahMums@yahoo. co.uk for details. Paxton Horticultural Society Early Autumn Show Sat 25 Sept at Paxton Hall, Kirkstall Lane, Leeds LS5. Incorporates the Annual Show of the local National Vegetable Society. Open to public 2 – 4.30pm. Details: Graham Wheatley 0113 256 3055. 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: 0113 258 1126, www. leedsivc.org.uk White Rose Ladies Speakers Club Farsley Library Community Room, Mon, 7.45pm. 13 & 27 Sept. Friendly environment in which to find your voice & improve your presentation skills, while having a lot of fun. Details: Sheila Wyatt 0113 2672062

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Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Association meets 2nd Thurs each month, 1.30pm Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Bramhope. New members welcome.

end Sept at Rawdon Conservative Club, Leeds Road, Rawdon. Numbers limited, please book. Details: Steve 01423 874319, Keith 01274 583989.

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

Leeds People’s Choir is Recruiting friendly mixedvoice secular choir now recruiting for September. Vacancies in all areas, numbers are limited. No auditions. Choir open to anyone who enjoys singing. Meets Wed, 7.30 – 9.30pm at Swarthmore Education Centre. Details: David 0113 225 2816, enquiries@ leedspeopleschoir.org.uk, www.leedspeopleschoir. org.uk

MUSIC Amici Singers New term starts 16 Sept, 7.30pm at Adel Methodist Church. Mixed voice choir, new singers welcome – no auditions, only a desire to make music with others. Details: 228 5932/ 2671292. Flute Group starts again Tues 7 Sept 6.30 - 7.30pm, Yorkshire College of Music & Drama (19 Shire Oak Road Headingley). For flautists of Grade 4 standard & above. Do come & join us! Details: 0113 2751232. 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. Learn to Sing Close Harmony Course (male voices) 7.30pm every Mon for 6 weeks starting

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. Leeds Organ & Keyboard Club Join in playing/ listening to our Yamaha organ & keyboard. Occasional concerts by prof artists playing a variety of music. Weds 7.30-10.30pm. Guiseley Factory Workers Club, LS20 9DT. Details: 226 5671 Yeadon & District Male Voice Choir welcomes male voices of any ability, Yeadon Methodist Church, Chapel Hill. (next to Town Hall). Singing is a proven stress buster, come along any

21 Thurs 7.30pm. Details: John Atkinson 294 9095 SENIORS Horsforth Live at Home Bacon Butties served Tues 11am- 12.30pm, followed by dancing ‘til 3pm. On Thurs a range of meals is served, followed by indoor bowls. Leeds & Bradford Friendship Group Friendship & activities for people of retirement age. 1st Wed of month, Pudsey Civic Centre 1.30pm, speaker or entertainment at 2pm. Days out, dining, walks, holidays, computer & play reading groups. New members welcome. Details: Barbara 01943 875208. New Men’s Group OPAL is looking for men aged 60 or over who would like to be involved – either to join or to help run the group. Details: Ailsa 261 9103. OPAL Coffee Afternoon Fri 1.30 – 3.30pm (term time), Cookridge Court residential home, Iveson Rise. 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. OPAL Volunteer Opportunities OPAL, an LS16 based charity supports people aged 60 & over to live enjoyable & fulfilling lives. They have

an enthusiastic volunteer team & are looking for new volunteers to help with Admin support & Transport. Details: SallyAnne 2619103 sallyanne@opal-project.org.uk Woodside Luncheon Club (Outwood Lane) Meets Thursdays & is open to all elderly Horsforth residents. Details: 258 3184 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/staff/grads. Regular events. Details: cadman.irving@gmail. com. 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

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Alpha Course - Ten week course, Mon 7 – 9.30pm, beginning with free meal. Starts 27 Sept, Woodside Methodist Church, Outwood Lane, LS18. Opportunity to explore the Christian faith in a relaxed manner – low key, friendly & free! Details: To book places, call Rev’d George Bailey 258 2448. 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 Drop-In Group Meditation Sun 7- 8pm (except 3rd Sun of month: 6.307.30pm). Experience peace & calm with periods of silence & guided meditations. Brahma Kumaris, West Park. Details: 275 7727, leeds@uk.bkwsu.org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/leeds 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 Horsforth Churches Together have worked together over the summer to show what churches are doing for the community. An open meeting will be held Wed 1 Sept, 7.30pm in Central Methodist Church. Plans for Christmas & activities

during the Year of the Bible will be discussed. Everyone welcome. Details: Hilary Taylor 258 3521

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(behind Swan Pub) High Street, Yeadon. Details: Jean Deeming 01943 472004, Dawn Perkins 0113 231 1727.

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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 Raja Yoga Meditation FREE 8 week course starts Mon 6 Sept, 7.30 9pm. Free. Self Esteem Workshop Sat 4 Sept, 2 – 5pm Weetwood Hall, Otley

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. 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 or family breakdown. Details: Don 07981 710179, Ray 07921 728747. The Forget Me Not Cafe for people with dementia & their carers. 1st Wed of month 1.30 – 3.30pm, Yeadon Cricket Club,

Leeds Coeliac Group Fri 24 Sept, 7.30pm. Gluten-free meal at La Cantina 44 Ristorante, 1a Austhorpe Road, Crossgates, Leeds LS15. Details: sandra.mclean@ btinternet.com, 07711 768850. 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. Leeds Lymphoedema Link Support Group Meets Sat 4 Sept & Sat 4 Dec 10.30am-12.30pm Headingley St Columba United Reformed Church, 70 Headingley Lane, LS6. Anyone connected with Lymphoedema welcome. Speakers, tombola, book & plant stalls throughout the year. Details: www. lymphoedemaleeds.co.uk

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National Association for Colitis & Crohn’s Disease (Leeds) Brings support to people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), their friends & families throughout North & West Yorkshire. They hold four educational & support meetings a year, as well as regular informal meets. Details: 0845 130 6809, Leeds@groups.nacc.org. uk, www.groups.nacc.org. uk/leeds Parkinson’s UK (Leeds Branch, formerly Parkinson’s Disease Society) Wed 8 Sept, 2pm, St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley. Terry Thompson talks about his recent visit to Canada. Details: Jim 257 5634. 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 & information, & social events. Membership £5 pa. Details: 240 2956. TALKS & DISCUSSIONS ‘Food & Mood’ Fri 3 Sept, 7.30 – 9pm Weetwood Hall, Otley Rd., LS16. Free. No booking required. Details: 275 7727, leeds@uk.bkwsu. org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/ leeds

Forum 2000 starts again Wed 22 Sept, 10am at The Grove Centre, New Street, Horsforth, when John Battle will talk about ‘Tackling Poverty’. On 29 Sept, Dr Martin Schweiger, consultant for communicable disease control, addresses ‘Medical Ethics.’ Details: Hilary Taylor 258 3521, hm.taylor1@ntlworld.com .

Oddfellows Tues 21st Sept 12pm, ‘The Work of the Leeds Carers Association’ by Val Hewison, Headingley Club, St Michaels Road. Wed 29th 7.30pm, ‘Clarice Cliff – Genius...or Right Place Right Time’ talk by Pat Osborne, Unity Court, Meanwood Rd. All welcome. Details: Tracey 242 4003

Friends of Roundhay Park Tues 21 Sept, 7pm at the Education Centre adjoining the Mansion in Roundhay Park – Local historian Ann Wilkinson will look at the role of the Victorian middle class in creating the most charming suburb of Leeds. Admission £3 for FoRP members/£5 non members.

The Thoresby Society, the Leeds Local History Society offers lectures OctApril & outings in summer. Our local history library (23 Clarendon Rd) is open Tues & Thurs 10am-2pm. Non-members welcome at both. Details: www. thoresby.org.uk / 0113 247 0704

Headingley Cafe Scientifique Mon 4 Oct, 7.45 – 9.30pm at New Headingley Club, 56 St. Michael’s Road, Leeds LS6. Speaker: Dr. Paul Ruffle, Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, University of Manchester. Topic: How I wonder what you are: the birth, life & death of stars. All welcome. Adm £2. Details: ann.clarke17@ yahoo.co.uk Leeds DFAS (Decorative & Fine Arts Society) Wed 15 Sept, AGM 1.30pm, monthly lecture at 2pm: ‘Pearls before Swine: the story of a royal necklace’ with Jane Kelsall. Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Moor Road, Headingley. Guests welcome £5. Details: Ann Lightman 0113 261 1363.

Yorkshire Archaeological Society (Family History Section) Sat 11 Sept, 2pm, 23 Clarendon Rd, Leeds – a talk ‘Making the most of your Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates’ by Barbara Dixon. Free. Drop-in sessions Tues 2 - 4pm for anyone needing help with family history research. Details: Mrs J.Butler 0113 263 9540 MISC/ EVENTS Allo! Allo! Adel Players present the stage version of this hilarious comedy by Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft, Wed 27 – Sat 30 October, 7.30pm at Adel Memorial Hall, Church Lane, Adel. Tickets (£6) available from Anne & Mike Andrews 0113 275 5585 or tickets@ adel-players.org.uk Many tickets sold, so call now!

Cookridge Village Hall Two rooms with kitchen facilities available for hire. Ideal for meetings, birthday parties, dances or classes. New members & helpers welcome. Details: Mrs Tones on 267 4706. ESNW Extended Services provides info for families with children aged 0–19 in LS16 incl. Adel, Cookridge, Holt Park, Ireland Wood & Tinshill. Details: Gill Wyatt 07970 399274 / wyatt01@ leedslearning.net or Gail Pollard 0113 267 8032 / pollarg01@leedslearning. net Website: www.esnwextendedservicesleeds. ik.org Fashion Conscious Wed 29 Sept, 7.30pm at Leeds Seventeen Bar & Restaurant, Alwoodley. Showcasing some of the region’s finest eco friendly fashion, plus loads of quirky ideas, workshops & presentations for the fashionistas amongst us. Details: 0113 218 5570, hayleya@stgemma.co.uk. Friends of Hunger Hills Woods Annual Bat Watch Fri 17 Sept, 7.30pm. Please book in advance. Details: Elaine Hill 395 7460 / Elaine.hill@leeds. gov.uk or Paul Shagouri 258 3140 / leelanefarm@ hotmail.com.

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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 Jigsaws at Abbey House Museum Wed 1 Sept, 10.30 – 11.45am. A morning of doing jigsaws from the museum collections hosted by Kitty Ross, Curator of Social History. £3.60 per person, booking essential. Details: Abbey House Museum 0113 2305492. Hope Pastures Horse & Donkey Sanctuary Weetwood Lane, LS16. Visitors welcome 10.30am – 3pm, guided tours Wed 11am. Free admission. Pony Days every Thurs in school hols. Details: Karen 0794 894 8158. www.hopepastures.org

Honey Bee Swarms will be collected free of charge, if accessible, Details: Terry Beddows on 268 8231. 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. www.kidzinkampzchildrenscharity.co.uk/ Meeting Rooms & Hall available For Hire Mon – Sat, Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane, Bramhope. Would suit educational/leisure classes or activities, concerts, dances, children’s parties or weddings. Wheelchair access. Details: Paul 0113 2843361, ewartlewis@googlemail.com www.robertcraven.org.uk

Oxfam Book Quiz, Nation of Shopkeepers (25 Cookridge Street, Leeds). 28 Sept, 7.30pm. £1 entry per person, 5 people max per team. Exciting prizes to be won. Squirrel Way Children’s Home Gala Sat 11 Sept, Shadwell Lane, LS17. Raise money for children’s cancer ward in Leeds & Marton House Hospice. Craft fair with 20 stalls, BBQ, live music, go kart track, fun fair games & much more. Table Top Sales Raise funds for your club or charity with a table top sale at Pool Village Hall. A dry, warm environment available every Sunday. Room for 20 tables, a kitchen for refreshments & car park. Details: Tim Robson 284 3437 tim. robson@yahoo.co.uk

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The Howard Assembly Rooms at The Grand has a jam packed schedule of events revolving around two central themes; Back to the Woods, a gritty collection of music, drama, film and literature and Don’t Breathe, a look at the ghostly works of Henry James. One of the most highly anticipated plays at the West Yorkshire Playhouse this season is, undoubtedly, Crash, written by Oscarnominated screenwriter William Nicholson. Opera North bring you a fabulous production of Pinocchio and Northern Ballet have some Dangerous Liaisons and the classic, Swan Lake. And of course, The Carriageworks is celebrating its 5th anniversary with a great line up of shows throughout the autumn.

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O2 Academy has some fantastic gigs in store over the coming months, including Groove Armada (7 Oct) and Manic Street Preachers (11 Oct). If you’re more of the classical persuasion, check out Classical Fantasia at Kirkstall Abbey (18 Sep). Expect fantasyinspired music, stunning fireworks and a breathtaking setting. There’s also the Leeds Concert Series at Leeds Town Hall which will see The Houston Symphony from Texas performing ‘Holst’s: The Planets’ featuring the latest high definition planetary images from NASA.

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Everyone needs a laugh and with the variety of comedy nights on offer in Leeds, you’ll be able to chortle right through to Christmas! You’re ‘Avin a Giraffe is a stand up comedy night at The Adelphi in Leeds on the first Monday of each month. There are also comedy sessions on Thursday nights at The Library in Hyde Park and Saturday nights at HiFi in Leeds, so get yourself down there for some side splitting action. CELEBRATE A FESTIVAL

With the thoroughly impressive line up at Ilkley Literature Festival this year (1-17 Oct), it’d be pretty foolish to miss it. Leeds International Film Festival (4-22 Nov) will be showing a fantastic selection of films from all over the world. The Gathering (5-15 Nov), is a city-wide celebration of traditional Irish music, song and dance. And of course there’s Leeds Light Night (9 Oct), where city centre buildings open their doors, often ‘til midnight and you’ll find art in the most unusual spaces. Northern Ballet’s Nutcracker

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BILLY LIAR COMES TO THE PLAYHOUSE It is, of course, significant that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the stage production of Billy Liar, even more so since writer, Keith Waterhouse, passed away last year, that the play finds itself coming ‘home’ in a sense to Leeds and The West Yorkshire Playhouse. We sat down with director Nick Bagnall during rehearsals to get his take on why the play continues to be so important. The story revolves around Billy Fisher, who works in a dead-end job as a clerical assistant, but has dreams about being a script writer. He builds a web of lies that frustrates everyone around him. “The character of Billy is one that everyone can connect with”, says Bagnall. “It’s that idea of wanting to better yourself and the fear of that.” Nick’s passion for the material is clear. “It’s a beautiful story that doesn’t need messing with. It still resonates now”, he says. One thing he’s been very specific about is the period. “It absolutely has to be set in 1959”, he says. “There’s a certain etiquette, a certain way of living, being on the cusp of the massive social change that was to come with the 60s – that’s all very central to the play.” While the play is universal and works anywhere, there’s definitely something about it that resonates here in this city. “There’s that sense that you’re not going to be defeated, which I think is a very Yorkshire thing”, says Bagnall. Undoubtedly, a play that was written around this area will be appreciated by a Leeds audience. Billy Liar, 4 September – 2 October. Tickets available from the box office 0113 213 7700

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THE CARRIAGEWORKS

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From Jonathan Storey’s show ‘Jack Pratchard’ at The Carriageworks

The Carriageworks Theatre celebrates its fifth anniversary in November with another great programme. The season kicks off with Crushed Arts presenting the premiere of The Dinosaur Show (Mon 13 – Wed 15 Sept), and features eight new pieces including Crocosmia (Tues 5 Oct) from multiaward winners Little Bulb Theatre. Ockham’s Razor, renowned for spectacular physical theatre, present The Mill (Sat 30 Oct) featuring an enormous suspended wheel EXPOSURE LEEDS ‘THE BEST OF LEEDS VOLUME 1’

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Tommy Tiernan’s Crooked Man (Sun 24 Oct).

Red Ladder Theatre’s new play, Ugly, (27/28 Sept) was specially commissioned from local writer Emma Adams, whose Forgotten Things, was shortlisted for the 2009 Meyer-Whitworth Award and received rave reviews at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Younger audiences are well catered for too, with Twinkle Twonkle (Sun 26 Sept), and The Night Pirates (Tues 26 Oct).The Carriageworks’ hugely popular traditional pantomime this year is Cinderella (Fri 3 Dec – Sat 8 Jan 2011). Last year’s panto broke all box office records and this year’s is set continue its phenomenal success.

There’s also another strong comedy line-up with Robin Ince’s Bad Book Club (Wed 8 Sept), Dr Phil Hammond’s Rude Health Show (Wed 15 Sept), Mitch Benn and the Distractions (Sat 9 Oct), and

For further information about The Carriageworks visit the website at www. carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

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TICKETS FOR ILKLEY LITERATURE FESTIVAL ARE SELLING FAST! There’s a fabulous line-up for this year’s Ilkley Literature Festival, which runs from 1st – 17th October. This includes Dame Ellen MacArthur, Roddy Doyle, Audrey Niffenegger Barbara Trapido, Michael Parkinson, Polly Toynbee Will Self, Blake Morrison, Louis De Bernieres, Gervase Phinn and poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy. Celebrating the best local, national and international authors, poets and journalists writing today, a wide-ranging programme of talks, readings, workshops and master classes explores a huge variety of topical subjects: what it means to be British; how science affects us all; the history of famous people and places; the myths and truths behind environmental issues. Tickets are available from 01943 816 714 or admin@ilkleyliteraturefestival.org and you’ll find the full programme at www. ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk.

A very special season of physical and contemporary theatre The Dinosaur Show

Mon 13 – Wed 15 Sept, 7.45pm Tickets: £9 (concs £2 off)

Jack Pratchard

Fri 1 Oct, 7.45pm Tickets: £9 (concs £2 off)

Crocosmia

Tues 5 Oct, 7.45pm Tickets: £9 (concs £2 off)

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Wed 6 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £13, £11 (concs £2 off)

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Thur 7 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £11, £9 (concs £2 off)

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Thur 21 & Fri 22 Oct, 8pm Tickets: £9 (concs £2 off)

Ockham’s Razor The Mill

Sat 30 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £13, £11 (concs £2 off)

Sweeney Todd

His Life, Times & Execution Wed 10 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets: £11, £9 (concs £2 off)

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CELEBRATING THREE DECADES OF ORCHESTRAL EXCELLENCE This year, Leeds International Concert Season celebrates three decades of bringing world-class music to Leeds Town Hall. Featuring a ‘Space’ theme, Leeds will host some of the finest international orchestras, including the Houston Symphony which will perform Holst’s The Planets as you’ve never seen it before! The Planets – An HD Odyssey features the latest high-definition planetary images from NASA’s exploration of the solar system, produced and directed by Duncan Copp (9 Oct).

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Further highlights include the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio (30 Oct), the Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra (5 Feb), Orchestre National d’Ile de France (5 March) and the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra (14 May). For a copy of the programme, call 0113 247 8336 or email music@leeds.gov.uk.

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WHICH PLANET IS THE FIRST MOVEMENT OF HOLST’S THE PLANETS NAMED AFTER? Email your entries to music@leeds.gov.uk, call 0113 247 8336 or write to The Music Department, Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AD, including your name, address and telephone number. Closing date 24th September. Winners chosen at random.

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HERITAGE OPEN DAYS IN NORTH LEEDS Celebrate Heritage Open Days in North Leeds from Thursday 9th – Sunday 12th September. This feast of architecture, exhibitions, guided walks and activities puts heritage and volunteers into sharp focus. Discover more of your local area with a guided walk around Far Headingley, historic Guiseley, Roundhay Park, University of Leeds’ campus or Otley’s conservation area. Get behind closed doors with tours of the architecturally quirky Hinsley Hall, awardwinning Otley Courthouse - sensitively converted into an arts and community centre, the ever popular Hyde Park Picture House, Meanwood Holy Trinity Church with its Thompson mice, the magnificent Brotherton Library and two rare 17c places of worship, - Bramhope’s Puritan Chapel and Rawdon’s Quaker Meeting House. Alma Road in Headingley features two openers with St Lukes’ Lutheran Church and no.1 Brodrick Court (named after its famous architect.) There’ll be exhibitions to enlighten and educate – in Otley’s impressive Methodist Church, beautiful stained glass in Leeds Metropolitan’s Pearson Windows, at the White House on Otley Chevin and Rugby League’s Hall of Fame housed at Red Hall. For the more active try some bell-ringing at St Michael’s Headingley – after climbing some steep steps of course! All these events are free, including entry on two days to fabulous Harewood House, where there will be tours, exhibitions and activities – something for everyone! For opening times, more details and a full listing throughout the Leeds area, go to www.heritageopendays.org. Leaflets are available from libraries, museums and Leeds’ Visitor Centre at Leeds City Station.

ALL THESE EVENTS ARE FREE, INCLUDING ENTRY ON TWO DAYS TO FABULOUS HAREWOOD HOUSE, WHERE THERE WILL BE TOURS, EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES – SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

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SHEEP SCULPTURES FLOCK TO SKIPTON Horsforth-based artist, Naomi Southon, had a rather unusual house guest recently. Petri the sheep (so called because his design resembles cultures growing in a petri dish) is a five by four foot sculpture commissioned by Skipton Town Council for their ‘Flock to Skipton’ event which runs ‘til 14th November. Twenty five decorated sheep will be placed around the streets to help draw business into the town. Naomi’s work is very vibrant and organic in nature, inspired by cellular structures at a microscopic level. Her Applied Biology degree and A-level Art have combined to produce a range of abstract artworks. She works in acrylic paint, handmade felt embellished with embroidery and beads and paper mosaics.

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MOVIE STAR FASHION COMES TO LEEDS The glamour of the silver screen is at Leeds City Museum with an exhibition of some of the most memorable film and television costumes. ‘Heroes and Heroines’ shows off a range of famous costumes including Orlando Bloom’s outfit from ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, Madonna’s silk evening gown from ‘Evita’ and the shirt made famous by Colin Firth following his lake dip in ‘Pride and Prejudice’. Other famous items include Daniel Craig’s clothing from ‘Defiance’, Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet’s outfits from ‘Finding Neverland’, as well as those worn by Sean Connery in ‘The League of Extraordinary Gentleman’, Cate Blanchett in ‘Elizabeth’ and Emma Thompson in ‘Sense and Sensibility’.

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September 2010

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BRUNCH, LUNCH, MUNCH AND DINE TOO.....

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Oh bliss! Somewhere to indulge my cravings on lazy Saturday or Sunday mornings. Gallons of hot coffee. All kinds of eggs. Yummy Lishman sausages, bacon and black pudding. Porridge with Figs and honey and French toast. Muffins, croissants, brioche. A newspaper and a bunch of friends. What more could you ask for? The Brasserie has it covered. A PERFECT DINNER FOR A SUMMER EVENING We found out about it when we dropped in recently for dinner when we happily munched our way through delicately battered tempura king prawns with tomato and chilli sauce (£6.50) and mouth-watering seared scallop with minted pea purée (£7.95). This was quickly followed by Yorkshire fine fettle tart – a crispy galette topped with Yorkshire feta and roasted red onions and beetroot, piled high with rocket and parmesan and drizzled with balsamic dressing – (£9.95), and flame-grilled spatchcock chicken (£12.95). The chicken was succulent and just fell off the bone. It came with chilli and tomato marinade, lemon aioli, salad leaves and new potatoes.

PLENTY OF CHOICE As always the choice was not easy – from blue cheese and caramelised pear tart and duck hash cake, through goats’ cheese and smoked chicken Caesars, pastas and risottos, to more substantial roast rump of lamb, green chicken curry, seared sesame salmon and beer battered haddock. The ingredients are always fresh and locally sourced wherever possible. The secret is to go back often to ensure you taste everything on the menu! THE BEST BROWNIES IN LEEDS! The Brasserie and West Park Deli make, arguably, the best brownie in Leeds, so my choice of dessert was no problem! Topped with banana and ginger ice cream, it was extra indulgent. The large brownie was a little crispy around the edges but dark and moist in the centre with that wonderfully intense dark chocolate flavour. Oh, and the caramelised poached pears with Chantilly cream came a close second! LET’S DO LUNCH! Even more good news is the fact that the Brasserie will also be open for lunch every day. Located just by the little roundabout at the West Park shops on Otley Road, it catches the best of the morning and afternoon sun and the front of

the restaurant opens out on to an attractive al fresco area – complete with large umbrella and heaters should it get a little chilly. Colourful candle lanterns, cushions and rugs make the al fresco option even more appealing. Share a plate of brochette or hummus and olives with ciabatta as you watch the world go by and decide on what takes your fancy. Sandwiches include mature cheddar with apple chutney, honey-roast Yorkshire ham, beef and Club served on a variety of breads with a side salad (£5). Opt for a light lunch of wild mushroom risotto, king prawn linguini, blue cheese and pear tart or duck hash cake – all for just £5 too. Or, if you’re really hungry, try the chargrilled Yorkshire Blue burger with handmade chips or smoked Chicken Caesar (£8.50). GREAT FOOD WHEN YOU WANT IT! The Brasserie’s menus are perfect for that casual pop in or more formal occasions. Have a light bite or go the whole hog. It has that friendly, welcoming atmosphere that makes you want to add it to your list of regular haunts. Now, with its excellent brunch menu on Saturdays and Sundays and daily lunches, you can do just that. Parking is easy and you’re away from the hustle and bustle. Great food, when you want it – what more could you ask for?

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BRASSERIE AT WEST PARK IS OPEN FOR BRUNCH

FROM 10AM ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. LUNCHES ARE SERVED FROM 12 – 5.30PM, AND DINNER FROM 5.30PM.

BRASSERIE AT WEST PARK, 269 OTLEY ROAD, WEST PARK, LEEDS LS16 5LN. TEL: 0113 275 6333 info@brasserieatwestpark.co.uk

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42 ......................................................... The Leeds Fashion Show Dress Me Beautiful event takes place on Tuesday 19th October at Leeds City Museum, in aid of the charity ‘Education for the Children’. The show will feature eight designers, including Elouise Norris, Samantha Davy and Kelly Ann Garfort. It will also showcasing hats from the Phillip Treacy Competition, where students had to design hats made of ruffled feathers. These are currently on show at Lotherton Hall. Boutiques Accent and Chimp will also have a presence, as will Slaters Menswear. You can look forward to a glamorous ‘red carpet’ setting with great entertainment. Tickets go on sale on 22nd September and will be available from www.leedsfashionshow. co.uk. For more information on Education for the Children please visit www.eftc.org.uk

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September 2010

PAPER SCISSOR STONE Paper Scissor Stone was founded in December 08 by Steven Banks & Si Scott. Their vision was to open a shop that inspired customers & offered a broad mix of clothing, art & lifestyle products. They also needed an outlet to sell their own wares - Banks run’s menswear label Electronic Poet and Scott is a famed illustrator and graphic designer. The pair brought their inspirations together & sourced like-minded fashion labels & artists, with a focus on supporting local talent. They also just opened the Rebel Pin Up hair salon at the back of the store. ..............................................................

difference and the feedback from our regular customers is always radiant. On the art side, Si Scott is by far our best seller. Customers are entranced by the intricate detailing that makes up his now famous Animal collection. We stock the biggest collection of Si’s work in the UK and we’re launching a new collection in September. Rob Ryan, a recent addition to our art range, has also been a huge success – fresh from his exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park plus collaborations with Liberty, Vogue & Paul Smith, Rob is another one to watch.

Describe the style of your shop. A relaxed, informal place to buy forward thinking fashion and contemporary art from designers & artists sourced globally. What are your best selling lines? Wood Wood is our best selling menswear label. The laidback label from Copenhagen fuses basic styles with traditional elements & simple graphics. For Women, Emily & Fin dresses fly out off the racks! Their vintage inspired dresses come in a variety of prints & styles, perfect for work or play. We make an effort to source well priced, good quality labels with a

What trends are you most looking forward to? Our focus when buying is to select clothes you can wear in three years time and still look great in. You’re guaranteed to find unique products that’ll stand the test of time. For Autumn/ Winter our biggest influence has been the Nautical/Maritime trend which has been interpreted by several of our popular Scandinavian brands. Expect nautical inspired work-wear for men and Breton striped tee’s for the girls. Why should people shop here? We are the only store in Leeds

to house contemporary art & fashion under one roof, with a focus on excellent customer service. Our aim is to bring you products from our travels round the globe and brands & artists that are new to Leeds. We also house one of the most impressive contemporary art ranges in Yorkshire. Do you offer any special services? We provide a superb framing service through Leeds Framing Centre for art purchases, and with our Rebel Pin Up hair salon our stylists can finish off your new outfit from the store with a new hairstyle, be it a cut, colour or one of Rebel Pin Up’s signature ‘pin up’ do’s.

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September 2010

HEADINGLEY FARMERS’ MARKET IS FOUR YEARS OLD! Headingley Farmers’ Market was set up in September 2006 with three clear aims: to give the community a range of high quality, locally produced food and to provide a focus for the regeneration of Headingley, which over the years had lost its range of shops and independent traders. The market started with just nine or ten stalls, now there are nineteen or twenty every month, providing a fabulous range of food, and plants in season. “We aim to provide the widest choice possible”, said a spokesperson from Headingley Development Trust (HDT) which runs the market. “We have about 10 core producers: organic and farm reared meat, fish, cheese,

THE MARKET STARTED WITH JUST NINE OR TEN STALLS, NOW THERE ARE NINETEEN OR TWENTY EVERY MONTH, PROVIDING A FABULOUS RANGE OF FOOD, AND PLANTS IN SEASON. bread, eggs, cakes, pies and organic vegetables, pies. Another 10 or so are occasional or seasonal: strawberries, asparagus, rhubarb, potatoes, trout, venison, chocolate. So, customers have a rich shopping experience.” Most producers come from within 30 miles of Headingley – just one or two, like fish fresh from Whitby, come from further afield. It is this commitment to the tenets of farmers’ markets that won the market FARMA accreditation eighteen months ago. It is also appreciated by the customers: recent research showed that access to good quality local food was one of the key draws. “The market has made me aware of the superb quality around”, said one shopper. Of those questioned, a stunning 76% thought that the market had had a significant impact on their shopping habits.

Many shoppers come along to bump into friends and support the community and the organisers regularly enhance their experience with a range of live music – from flute players and folk singers, to Lawnswood Community Choir, jazz band Sharp Intake and the ever popular Yorkshire Brass Band, which will be playing at the anniversary market this month and at Christmas. Of course, the market wouldn’t happen without a lot of hard work, from the HDT organising group, operations co-ordinator, Nigel, and the young people from Lawnswood School, who are paid to erect and dismantle the stalls, and other volunteers. “The market is real community and team effort”, said a member of the organising group, “but it’s also huge fun, helping to bring the community together and make Headingley a better place to live.” The next Headingley Farmers’ Market is on Saturday 11th September 9am – 12.30pm and every 2nd Saturday of the month at the Rose Garden, North Lane, Headingley. For further information contact: Helen Seymour on 0113 274 6362/ 07788 190 589,or email: helen. seymour@btinternet.com. Headingley Farmers’ Market is run by Headingley Development Trust www.headingleydevelopmenttrust.org.uk

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SUPPORT LOCAL FARMERS THROUGH CO-OPERATION!

SAVOUR THE SPECIAL DELIGHTS OF AUTUMN September is a wonderful, varied month for food, bringing with it not just the joys of the end of summer, but a plethora of autumnal delights.

Celebrate British Food Fortnight by helping set up a food co-op! Running from 18th September to 3rd October is the UK’s biggest celebration of British food. Coinciding with Harvest Festival, British Food Fortnight is a celebration of all food that is seasonal and British, and helps to highlight the wonderful variety of food our farmers produce. Food co-ops are community run projects that bring local people together to help themselves and improve their community. By working together and buying directly from farmers and suppliers, a wide range of foods can be made available to the community at cheaper prices – and it supports the farmers and producers too! Community-run food co-ops come in all shapes and sizes including buying clubs, bag or box schemes, stalls or shops, and sell a variety of different foods such as fruit and vegetables, wholefoods, homemade bread, local meat or dairy produce – in fact anything you want! To find out more, or if you’re interested in helping to set up a food co-op, contact, Lizzie Fellows, regional adviser for Yorkshire & the Humber, on 0845 2500529 / 07814 756511 or lizzie@sustainweb. org.

Late British summer fruits like apples, plums, and blackberries are in abundance, and now is the time to start thinking of preserves – there is nothing like a greengage jam to lavish upon toast. The game season begins in earnest this month also, with venison in particular at its best; the deep, gamey, velvety rich meat brings warmth to those inevitable colder evenings. The meat should be dark and very lean, with little or no fat, and while the fillet can be grilled or fried as with beef, the haunch, shoulder or shin makes for wonderful braises and stews. I doubt it will be readily available in the supermarkets, but there are a couple of places in Kirkgate market that stock it, and all good local butchers should source good quality meat. Undoubtedly one of my favourite arrivals in autumn is wild mushrooms. A morning of wild foraging is intensely satisfying, but most farmers’ markets and good greengrocers should offer a decent selection. Note also that if you do pick your own mushrooms make sure you have them checked by a mycologist, as misidentification can be very dangerous. Some of the best British varieties include the exquisite, floral chanterelles (look for girolles and yellow-foot varieties), and cepes (other names include penny bun or porcini), which are more robust and earthy, as well as puffballs, morels, horn of plenty (trompettes), and hedgehog (pied de mouton). Mostly delicate in taste, I wouldn’t usually cook these in dishes where they would get lost among stronger flavours, but let them star in a risotto, or simply sautéed in butter with fresh herbs atop a piece of white fish. Jake Rosen, formerly of Anthony’s @Flannels

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COOKRIDGE AND HORSFORTH U3A THRIVING Fun, friendship, food and information were on the agenda at the recent Summer Social and Groups Showcase of the Cookridge and Horsforth U3A. The event was held to enable the 28 different interest groups to demonstrate their activities and to promote the new groups on offer in the Autumn. These will include Exploring English, Beginner’s Spanish, Digital Photography, Exercise to Music, Family History and a Luncheon Club. The hall was full to capacity with almost half of the 220 members attending.

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Apart from normal gardening jobs, think about planting tubs, planters and hanging baskets for an autumn display. Try Caryopteris, a superb shrub with aromatic leaves and tufts of blue/lilac flowers, along with autumn-flowering pink heather and green/cream ivy. This combination needs sun, semi-shade and an acid potting mix, and should be kept moist. It should last a couple of years before needing to be planted into the garden.

delicate pink miniature Michaelmas daisies in an old hanging basket. Line it with moss, piercing the plastic liner for drainage. Feed it every two weeks with a high potash feed to encourage the daisies to produce a good crop of flowers. If you don’t want to hang it, it could sit on top of a large, weighted plant pot.

frozen for use over the winter. Use the green tops of leeks for soup adding potatoes to thicken it. It’s a good idea, if you have the room, to make up different soups and freeze them. Some varieties of apples are ready for picking and storing, but pears may need a little longer to ripen.

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Mountain Goats Wed 8 Sept. Brudenell Social Club, 9pm. American acoustic college rock – brings to mind REM Acoustic Open Mic Night Wed 9 Sept, 8pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Sign up on the night, 15 mins /3 songs. Organised by Sebastian John. Acoustic Revolution Sat 11 Sept, 4-8pm at The Adelphi, Hunslet Rd, LS10, featuring David Henshaw & Joseph Lawrenson Merseymania Sat 11 Sept, 8pm Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Re-live the excitement of a night at The Cavern Club in the 1960s. Songs by The Beatles, Drifters, Searchers, Rolling Stones, The Who & more. Iron & Wine Sun 12 Sept, Howard Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm. Songwriter Sam Beam has a rare way with words. Hushed, intimate,

Electric Eel Shock Sun 12 Sept The Well, 7.30pm, Japanese rock ‘n’ roll band, clearly influenced by Led Zeppelin & Black Sabbath but delivered with the kind of insane humour only the Japanese can manage. Mike Hope Quartet Sun 12 Sept, 1 – 4pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Afternoon jazz. Charlie Parr Mon 13 Sept, Nation of Shopkeepers, 7.30pm. Brilliant American folk music from a man who plays a mean banjo & national steel guitar. Rachel Grimes Tues 14 Sept, 7.30pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. ‘Emotionally charged piano music which always errs toward the melodic side of melancholy’ MOJO. Gary Stewart solo debut album launch night! Thurs 16 Sept, Brudenell Social Club, Hyde Park, 8pm-11pm. Hope & Social, & Rosie Doonan supporting. Album ‘Boy Cries Wolf’ released 13 Sept, via ITunes, Amazon, Bandcamp Tkts from Crash, Jumbo or Gary. Barenaked Ladies Fri 17 Sept. O2 Academy, 7pm. Nicknamed ‘The Canadian Housemartins’, this five-piece are a top concert attraction. Yoruba Sun 19 Sept, 1 – 4pm at Seven Arts, Chapel

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Allerton. Afternoon jazz. Pete Molinari, Mon 20 Sept Brudenell Social Club, 7pm. Shades of Woody Guthrie, Jimmy Scott, Bob Dylan & Patsy Cline in a voice & poetry that is entirely Molinari’s own. I Am Arrows Mon 20 Sept The Cockpit, 7pm. Former Razorlight drummer, Andy Burrows with his new solo project Snake Davis Thurs 23 Sept, 8pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Snake (sax & flute) teams up with singer Helen Watson, crossing the boundaries between jazz, blues, soul & folk. Mark Creswell guitar,Dave Bowie double bass. Leeds Womens’ Aid III. Thurs 23rd Sept. Royal Park Cellars, Hyde Park, Leeds. 8-11pm. Entry £3.50 18+ Event. Oui Bee, David Henshaw, Hannah Trigwell, Amelia Orgill, & Pippa Lloyd play sets for charity Women’s Aid. www.womensaid.org Sky Larkin Thurs 23 Sept Brudenell Social Club, 7pm Leeds-based trio who’ve toured with The Gossip & Broken Social Scene Mt Desolation Fri 24 Sept Brudenell Social Club. Side project of Keane members Tim Rice-Oxley and Jess Quin ‘Roots’ Fri 24 Sept, 8 – 11pm at New Headingley Club, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Featuring Bluesman Paul Judge.. ‘an outstanding musician & skilled songwriter

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with an innovative slide guitar style’. £5 on the door. Comanechi, Sat 25 Sept Nation of Shopkeepers, 8pm Dynamic riff-monster, boy/girl, London/Japan duos whose debut single ‘Rude’ on White Noise sold out within a week of release. The Playground Open mic night every Wed at The Adelphi, Hunslet Rd, LS10, from 7:30pm If you’re a musician looking to showcase some new material this is the venue for you! Natural Impulse Sat 25 Sept, 8pm at Seven Arts. Classic covers stripped down to basics. Their treatment creates a very laid back feel to their performance. Kano, Sun 26 Sept, The Cockpit, 7.30pm. A grime artist with true star quality, Kano’s witty, insightful street polemics are sure to get you thinking while you groove to the beat Tiffany Page, Mon 27 Sept The Cockpit, 7pm. Soulstress. Just imagine Tori Amos, Dolly Parton & Carole King all crammed into one Seven Jazz –Tony Kofi Thurs 30 Sept, 8pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton.

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SIMON LINDLEY OPENS GROVE INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SEASON Once again Leeds City Organist, Simon Lindley will open the popular concert series at Grove Methodist Church, Town Street, Horsforth in October. Musical Director, Richard Kenwood-Herriott, has drawn up another exciting programme. Sunday 24th October - Simon Lindley - Master of the Music at Leeds Parish Church and Leeds City Organist Saturday 13th November - West Riding Opera Director Martin Binks Saturday 11th December - Quodlibet - Early Music specialists, with a Christmas Flavour Saturday 29th January– Kenwood-Herriott duo 21st Anniversary Concert. Saturday 25th March - City of Leeds Youth Symphony Orchestra - Director Douglas Scarfe Programme to include Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Oboe Concerto Sunday 15th May - Craig Ogden - Guitar. A welcome return visit by this Internationally renowned classical guitarist. Most concerts start at 7.30pm (except Simon Lindley on 24th October and Craig Ogden on 15th May, which start at 3pm) Tickets (£5, children free) will be available soon from Christopher Seller on 0113 258 2662, or send a SAE and cheque payable to ‘Grove Methodist Church’ to 21A West End Lane, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 5JP. Buy a season ticket for all six concerts for just £20 and get two concerts FREE! Tickets will also be available on the door. Subscribers and concert goers on their mailing list will be advised of the programme shortly.

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Starcraft 2 PC BBFC – N/A

The original Starcraft was released over ten years ago. Back then, most multiplayer games were complicated to set up and prone to crashes. Starcraft, however, set itself apart, giving us the Battle.Net system and allowing players to drop in and out of games without fuss. Blizzard revolutionised online RTS gaming.

SC2 remains true to the original’s multiplayer roots. Balance and attention to detail are keen. Choosing between the three races on offer is less a compromise, more a carefully made decision on how to approach each battle. Unfortunately, the single player experience features only one campaign. It’s a shame that Activision has made the decision to charge players for further maps and missions. This mercenary approach, and the focus on multiplayer means that Starcraft 2 is likely to appeal to hardcore strategy fans only. The Nintendo Wii with its unique control system, is a perfect match for the game of golf. So perfect in fact, that mega-publisher EA were quick to offer full Wii support for their Tiger Tiger Woods Woods franchise, with last year’s PGA Tour 11 TW10 being the first game to support Nintendo Wii the new Motion Plus accessory – BBFC – N/A beating even Nintendo to the punch! With the addition of Motion Plus, TW PGA Tour 11 may be the closest thing that this generation of consoles will get to real golf. Anyone with TW’10 will have seen 95% of this game before - but the extra 5% makes a world of difference. The improvement in control has made the process of swinging the Wiimote so accurate that bad players can actually miss the ball! With great graphics and plenty of play modes and options, TW11 is recommended to all golf fans or anyone looking for high quality family entertainment. For full reviews and many more visit www.pixel-junkies.co.uk

NEW BASE IN WEETWOOD FOR WHITE ROSETTES Ladies Barbershop Chorus, the White Rosettes, recently moved its base to Moorlands School in Weetwood. One of the country’s leading ladies barbershop choruses, and current national and European champions, the group is made up of 65 women who love to sing four-part harmony. Whilst competing is hugely important, the chorus also performs at events, shows, cabarets and music festivals around the country. Musical Director Sally McLean, is the chorus’s inspiration, supported by an equally talented music team. They are well known throughout the barbershop world and their expertise is in demand at home and abroad. The chorus plays an enormous part in its members’ lives – they say it keeps them fit, and they get a real buzz out of making music together. The White Rosettes are always looking for new members. They are currently looking for singers who can take the bass part. If you are interested, contact Karen Gill on 07790 411492 or membership@ whiterosettes.org.uk. They meet at Moorlands School Gymnasium, Foxhill Drive, Weetwood Lane, LS16 every Wednesday, 7.30 – 10pm. They are holding a Masterclass in close harmony singing on 2nd October at Leeds College of Music, which is open to anyone. For more information please visit their website www.whiterosettes.org.uk.

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Inception Dir: Christopher Nolan

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Christopher Nolan has obviously gained enough clout in Hollywood to make precisely the film he wanted to – and here it is. This is Total Nolan. While proving that he is master of his craft in producing slick, hyper-stylised, high concept action thrillers, Inception also incorporates themes that have been present in Nolan’s work since his debut film Memento - the world of the subconscious, the nature of identity and the emotional and psychological fragility of his characters. Set in an unspecified future, Inception presents a world where the deepest recesses of one’s mind can be accessed through dreams and information snatched from the subconscious of the dreamer. This plays on current-day concerns of identity theft and the security of intellectual property and is also the stuff of the paranoid, dystopian science fiction of Phillip K Dick. Cobb, played with characteristic intensity by DiCaprio, is a professional thief, expert at infiltrating people’s dreams and uncovering their most closely guarded secrets, a process known as extraction. When an extraction goes bad and he’s rumbled by Saito, a powerful Japanese businessman, Cobb is offered a chance at redemption: he must invade

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the mind of the son of Saito’s business rival to bring about the dismantling of his corporate empire. However, this mission requires not extraction but inception, the planting of an original thought and the cultivation of an idea, which is considerably trickier. Got all that? Good. Do try and keep up because once this film has suspended your disbelief it really goes for the gusto. It does give a token nod to genre conventions, the ‘one last job’ plotline is a staple of your great heist movies, and that’s sort of what this is, albeit a

futuristic, high concept one. The film it most closely resembles is probably The Matrix, though it feels like a Matrix for grownups and is unlikely to have any lamentable sequels. In order to pull off this fiendish inception operation, Cobb must penetrate ever deeper levels of consciousness, requiring the creation of a dream within a dream. Still with me? He assembles a crack team of dream work experts, including a sedative specialist capable of inducing the kind of deep sleep required for such complicated mind-manipulation, and an architect of dreamscapes who can impersonate people in dreams. The thing about messing around

in people’s dreams is that the subconscious of the infiltrator can come into play and influence the action, alerting the dreamer to the presence of an intruder. Good God, writing about this film is exhausting. I’m excavating recollections from a mind that emerged blinking and bewildered from the cinema a week ago. I’ve probably made watching it sound much harder work than it is. The ludicrously complex, multi-layered plot aside, Inception is endlessly intriguing and deliriously entertaining. It is a visual treat with superlative cinematography and lighting and features eye-popping effects, sequences of cityscapes folding in on themselves and vertiginous zero-gravity fight scenes. It’s an outstanding work of the imagination, exhibiting a wealth of ideas visualised with confidence and panache. When I saw Memento, what impressed me most was that the filmmaker had credited his audience with a degree of intelligence, requiring us to pay attention and challenging us to keep up. Here, Nolan has delivered on the promise of both Memento and The Dark Knight and established himself as one of the chief exponents of cerebral action movies. Much like the delicate art of inception, he has pulled off a gravitydefying balancing act and in doing so, continues to make intelligent cinema accessible to the multiplex hoards. No mean feat. Kudos, Mr Nolan. By Brendan Campbell

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Bridging the age gap through the love of poetry is easy, especially when you have budding poets aged seven to 75! In association with the Ilkley Literature Festival, The Laureates, an Anchor retirement housing development recently hosted its first poetry competition with St Oswald’s C of E Junior School, Guiseley. The judges, including Ilkley Literature Festival Poet in Residence, Antony Dunn, listened carefully to the children’s Wordsworth-inspired poems. “This type of competition is a fantastic way of bringing the generations together”, said Antony. “The standard of the poems was exceptional. We had a most enjoyable afternoon and witnessed some real talent and skill.” Winner Ella Mawson recited her poem ‘Long Long Ago’ and was presented with a £10 voucher and a complimentary ticket to the children’s Ilkley Literature Festival. Second and third prizes were awarded to Jenny Morcom with ‘Nature’ and Jake Hutton with ‘Football Crazy’, and Keely Wood was highly commended for her poem ‘I Love Bugs’.

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