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Dear Readers As I write this letter the sun is shining and the temperature has crept up above freezing, but have we seen the last of the cold weather? I doubt it! This is the perfect time to look at ways to make our homes toasty warm and Andy Walker of SURE gives us some useful tips on energy saving that will both save money and help you do your bit for the planet by reducing your carbon emissions. There’s lots of good news emanating from the West Yorkshire Playhouse, including Big Lottery Funding. A major Henry Moore exhibition is coming to Leeds; The Carriageworks has a great line-up for half term; The fourth Headingley LitFest announces its headliner; and we have a chat with Richard McCabe who is appearing in Yes, Prime Minister at The Grand this month.

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Morley House Trust Appeals ‘nondetermination’ of Application for Leeds Girls High School Site – Public Appeal Confirmed On 4th January, appeals were received by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from the Morley House Trust regarding the vacated main site of the Leeds Girls’ High Site 2011. The Public Appeal has now been set for 14th June 2011 at Leeds Civic Hall starting at 10am and estimated to last for 15 days in total (non-consecutive). The appeal will be decided by the Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. You can attend if you wish and, if the Inspector agrees, you can speak. There is a copy of the application on the Leeds City Council website www.leeds.gov.uk/publicaccess (all comments have been attached to 08/04214/OT). Here is a list of applications: 08/04214/OT residential development of the site 08/04216/FU conversion of existing school buildings to residential use 08/04217/CA demolition and part demolition of existing buildings 08/04219/FU for the conversion of Rose Court to 12 flats 08/04220/LI for alterations and conversion of Rose Court to residential use

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Radical Statistics Conference at HEART Everyone is welcome at the Radical Statistics Conference: ‘Cuts and Corporations’, which will be held at HEART, Bennett Road, Headingley on Saturday, 26th February. The conference has a fascinating line-up of speakers and subjects, including: Unkindest cuts: The impacts by age and gender. Jay Ginn, Institute of Gerontology, Kings College London From Tatton to Tameside: How national changes to welfare benefit rules have a differential impact on local communities Alan Franco, Tameside Council Distributional Impact of the 2010 Spending Review Howard Reed, Landman Economics Detrimental effects of corporate influence on science and technology Stuart Parkinson, Executive Director, Scientists for Global Responsibility Effects of the libel laws on science Peter Wilmshurst Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Redefining wealth, redefining progress Victoria Johnson, New Economics Foundation There is a modest fee to encourage all interested in the context of statistics, whether professional, campaigning or from personal interest. Full programme, details and booking form available at www.radstats.org.uk/conf2011/index.htm 08 February 2011 | northleedslife.co.uk

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2011 is European Year of Volunteering - so it seems particularly fitting to look at a couple of groups working within our area. There’s a great group of ladies who regularly meet to knit at the Age Concern Four Seasons Café near the St John’s Centre. They have produced hundreds of items for vulnerable people in Leeds and continue to make hats, jackets and blankets for the premature baby unit at the LGI, along with items for St George’s Crypt and a NHS clinic working with homeless people. Many people feel their knitting skills are a bit redundant – and I am no exception – but this group could give you the chance to put those skills to very good use. They are always looking for enthusiastic new members – so, grab your knitting needles, meet some new friends and help make a real difference to lives in Leeds. Local residents are also doing a great job of raising funds for St Gemma’s Hospice. I recently joined some of you at the Meanwood and Parkside Road Allotments for a very enjoyable Pie and Peas event. The raffle raised £100, which I know will be very much appreciated. This event, which this year included a talk about ‘Old Leeds’, has become a highlight on the social calendar and may soon prove as popular as the annual August fruit and vegetable show! Councillor Mark Harris and I recently provided some of our MICE money to help Moortown Baptist Church pay for a Children’s Party. If you are part of a voluntary organisation looking to raise funding for a local event, please get in touch to see if we can help. We get a small pot of money each year to put towards local projects, but we can only contribute if we know who you are!

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If you have any old films or photographs of Roundhay Park, Friends of Roundhay Park (FoRP) would love to hear from you. They are currently working with Yorkshire Film Archive to produce a DVD celebrating the Park as it used to be. “We are looking for footage and photographs taken by people visiting the Park or attending events. We are also interested in the stories behind them. Ideally we would like material from before 1980 but there is really no time limit – so that would include the Rolling Stones and other pop concerts, mods and rockers in the Park, as well as older material like Royal visits, Children’s Day and the Lido”, said Peter Lockwood of FoRP. A photograph donated by Hannah Gardiner of her father taken in about 1928 when he was four years old, stirred memories of donkey rides in the Park. Apparently, the donkeys lived in the field below what is now Lakeview Court flats and were owned by a man called Fred, who always wore an old trilby and a moneybag round his neck.

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Photographs or film of the rowing boats, steam launch, funfair, and small steam train which ran in the woods near the upper lake, Tropical World before its expansion, or just general scenes of life in the Park, are all welcome, together with your recollections.

In a statement issued by the two surgeries, practice managers Lisa Boardman and Simon Beer said: “Patients, doctors and staff will all benefit hugely from having spacious, modern facilities which will enable us to provide the highest standards of medical care in a more effective way.”

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“We’re delighted to have come this far”, said campaigner Jake England-Johns, “but we really need everyone’s help if this project is to succeed.”

Residents in Hyde Park are celebrating after their six year campaign to transform the abandoned Royal Park School into a community centre is finally given the go-ahead by Leeds City Council.

The RPCC has been given nine months in which to raise essential funding of £750,000, and is looking for volunteers to help them reach that target. Everyone is welcome, but individuals with experience in accounting, grant writing or construction are particularly needed. RPCC are also looking for a number of volunteers to fill various roles on its management committee.

The bid from the Royal Park Community Consortium (RPCC) beat offers from private developers and will ensure that the landmark building is kept as an asset for the community. Scores of local residents turned up to hear the council’s final verdict, and the mood outside the Civic Hall was one of celebration. The result of six years’ hard work and campaigning since the school’s closure in 2004, the project will see the building developed into a multi-use community and enterprise centre, which local residents hope will help to unite the diverse community of Hyde Park. With space for local businesses, social enterprises and youth and community groups, the development will also feature a performance space, community garden and conferencing facilities.

If you would like to help, please contact Charlotte Coleman at community@royalparkschool.org, or come along to Burley Lodge Centre, 42 Burley Lodge Road, LS6, at 7pm any Tuesday. Further information at www.royalparkschool.org.

Although the council’s decision is a huge step in the right direction, the RPCC are calling on the community to help them realise the project. northleedslife.co.uk | February 2011 13

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Recent winner Archie Macaulay from Normanton receiving £300 M&S voucher from Ovenu’s Stuart Ainley. Fill in a ‘Delighted Client’ card after Ovenu has cleaned your oven and you could be a winner! The company, led in Yorkshire by Richard Greenwood and his team of six highly skilled technicians, recently initiated a reward scheme where all ‘delighted clients’ are entered in a quarterly prize draw. Prizes have ranged from a full refund, to M&S vouchers, food hampers, and top of the range barbeques. Even the dirtiest ovens can be rejuvenated and returned to near showroom condition. The work is carried out in 2 – 4 hours, depending on the type of oven. Built-in single and double ovens, freestanding cookers, ranges and Agas can all be valeted, as well as hobs, extractors and even microwaves. And, since neither caustic soda nor chemicals are used in the cleaning process, it is perfectly safe for the householder to remain at home while the work is done. Visit www.ovenu.co.uk to view short video of cleaning method, or call 0113 208 9787 for further details.

HEART held an Open Day for the community on Saturday 8th January and truly ‘WOWed!’ the crowds. The months and months of negotiations and form filling were all worth it. Headingley has a fabulous new community facility. HDT and everyone who has been involved in supporting the project should be very proud. Pulse, the business centre, on the second and third floors, is a lovely environment for new businesses and individuals who need desk space. The whole building is bright and inviting with spaces suitable for classes, meetings, performances and conferences. Plus Hawkersgreen, HEART’s new cafe, will soon be offering the perfect place to get together and enjoy coffee, lunch or a leisurely dinner.

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Climate of Hope Conference Sir John Houghton, former chief executive of the Met Office, co-chair of scientific assessment for the IPCC, and professor at Oxford, will be the keynote speaker at Climate for Hope, a conference to encourage and equip churches to act on climate change. Organised by 4C (Christians combating climate change), the day features an exhibition of green organisations and businesses, and workshops led by Christian Aid, Tearfund, Arocha, and Breathe. Topics include: The Theology of Climate Change; Campaigning and Lobbying; How to Combat Climate Scepticism; Climate Change and International Development; Eco Congregations. There will also be a workshop for young people aged 11 – 16.

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In a kitchen or bathroom there are usually gaps round waste pipes from sinks and washing machines. Either silicone these or use a can of expanding foam to build a barrier. Foiled again A layer or two of insulated foil on the wall behind radiator is easy to fit and can be attached with Blu-tack or drawing pins. This keeps the heat off the wall and helps to warm the room up more quickly. Most DIY stores carry this kind of foil. Thermal linings for curtains make a huge difference and don’t need to be professionally fitted. The material can be found in Leeds market or on the Internet.

This winter is turning out to be one of the coldest on record and staying warm has been harder than ever. With subzero temperatures, ice on the pavements and a cold wind blowing, it’s never been more important to find ways to keep our homes warm and cosy.

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It’s completely possible to insulate older houses to create really comfortable homes. This does cost money but the reduction in fuel bills is equivalent to a return on investment of between 5 and 10% - better than any bank or building society. And, of course, as the cost of fuel rises, the effective return also goes up.

Here are some great tips and tricks about staying warm and making sensible home improvement investments which will make a dent in your fuel bills. Plus, you can do your bit for the planet by reducing your carbon emissions. People living in rented accommodation often miss out on some of these opportunities, so our first set of tips is about how to make a flat or rented house warmer and less draughty. Mind the gap Draughts bring cold air from the arctic wastes of Ilkley and beyond so keeping them outside your house rather than letting them travel through your living room is the first important step. Around the edge of almost every room there’s a gap between the ends of the floorboards and the wall. Buy some tubes of silicon sealant - you’ll need a tube for every couple of metres or so and a cheap applicator gun. Carefully fill all gaps under the skirting board all around the room.

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One of the best investments you can make is to properly insulate your home. Every house can be insulated – not just the ones with ‘cavity walls’ and a loft space.

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SURE Energy is a community initiative in Wharfedale which shares ideas about keeping warm and saving money. They hold public meetings every couple of months with guest speakers, short films and an opportunity to bring all your questions about energy efficiency and renewable energy. Next meeting Tuesday 15th March. For further information and more energy saving tips, visit www.sure-energy.org.uk

Solid walled houses can have insulation fitted to the inside surface of the wall. This can be done by a good DIY person or you can get the professionals in. The improvement is huge and not only does the room warm up more quickly but it stays warm after the heating has gone off. Under-floor insulation is often forgotten but is a relatively easy way to stop heat escaping from your home. Attic rooms can also benefit from internal insulation on sloping ceilings and will feel warmer straight away.

Bright ideas Old style bulbs generate a lot of wasted heat as well as light. These ‘incandescent’ bulbs and the so called low-energy ‘compact fluorescent’ bulbs are now obsolete. The bright kid on the block is the L.E.D. bulb. These use a fraction of the energy used by their wasteful cousins and last for years. L.E.D. bulbs are available with a lovely warmwhite light and you can buy them in every bulb fitting. Available from good electrical suppliers like Wharfedale Electrical Supplies. Give me sunshine All of these tips will help you to reduce the amount of energy you use to heat and light your home – in the cheapest, quickest and easiest way. If after you’ve done all of this you still have quite a bit of money left in your piggy bank, you might consider generating your own heat and power. Solar powered electricity (Solar PV) is not cheap and not every roof is suitable. However there is the attraction of gaining a little income because currently you’ll be paid around 40p per unit of electricity plus a little more for what you feed back into the National Grid. Be sure to get all the facts about what the solar panels will do for you before buying.

Solar powered hot water (Solar Thermal) is a good idea and can produce most of your hot water in summer and even a portion of it in winter. The great thing about hot water, unlike mains electricity, is that it can be stored for use when you need it. Proof of the pudding A member of SURE has created a really warm and cosy home in their Victorian terrace house in Otley by combining lots of insulation, triple glazed windows, a wood burning stove, solar thermal and solar PV panels along with L.E.D. lighting. As a result they have reduced their monthly heating and lighting bill to around £3! That’s what I call good Yorkshire sense.

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Communities in Yorkshire are getting in on the generation game by having hydro electricity systems built on their local weirs. There are lots of disused weirs on our rivers which have all been used at one point to harness water and drive machinery in nearby mills. Some of them were originally generating stations, like Linton Falls near Grassington, where a pioneering project will see the crumbling 100 year-old power house refurbished and put back to work generating green energy with new turbines. All electricity at Gibson Mill, in the beautiful Hardcastle Crags valley near Hebden Bridge, is created on site using a combination of hydro power from a restored 1926 turbine (10Kw) and a number of solar PV panels. Howsham Mill near York has been running a hydro plant (20Kw) for a couple of years and hopes to add a water wheel (25Kw) soon. Gayle Mill in Wensleydale (20Kw) has been running since 2007 and Yore Mill at Aysgarth (40Kw) since 2008. And, the much celebrated hydro scheme at Settle (50Kw) became operational in early 2010 and is generating not only green electricity but also funds for community projects.

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The Yorkshire Dales National Park has identified some 13 more locations that could be used to generate energy and is offering funds to community groups for feasibility studies. They say: “Well-designed schemes offer a significant opportunity for renewable energy to be generated in a way that helps to conserve and enhance important industrial heritage; benefits isolated communities and individuals; avoids new overhead electricity supply lines; contributes to national, regional and local carbon targets.” There’s even hydro plant installed at some sewage works – for example Esholt near Bradford (180Kw) and Rivelin near Sheffield (120Kw). These turbines are actually driven by the raw sewage – let’s hope they don’t need much maintenance!

The Energy Saving Trust The Energy Saving Trust is a non-profit organisation providing free, impartial advice to help you stop wasting energy and money and help fight climate change. They will give you personalised advice on what’s practical for your home; explain any technical or planning issues; put you in touch with local certified installers; and tell you about any grants and offers available. To find out more, contact your local Energy Saving Trust advice centre on 0800 512 012 or visit www. energysavingtrust.org.uk

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Hopefully our gardens have survived the bitter conditions thrown at us over the last few months, some will look a bit neglected, but a little tidying up and disposing of leaves (hopefully for the last time) will make all the difference. Clipping round the edges of the lawns will improve the look of lawns too. If you have just a small patch of grass in your front garden, why not dig out the grass down to a depth of two or three inches. Cover this whole area with weed suppressing membrane making sure all the soil is covered. Buy plants like bergenias, low growing conifers, lavenders and different grasses. Place your plants into a couple of groups moving them round until you are satisfied they look right. Cut an x shape into the membrane and fold back. Taking a trowel, scoop out the soil and place in a bucket making the hole big enough for the plant. Mix this soil with some Growmore fertilizer and some compost. Then place your plant in the hole and fill in round with the mixture firming them in well and giving them a good watering. Finally place the membrane back around the base of the plant. When all have been planted, put a couple of inches of gravel over the whole area covering all the membrane, this leaves you with a tidy looking garden which needs very little attention. Until the plants have settled and grown, small pots of annuals can be placed in spaces adding colour.

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Natural food supplies for birds tend to diminish as winter deepens. More birds seek out garden feeding stations. Siskins have taken up this habit relatively recently. They are small, neat, active finches. Males are marked yellow, green and black and the females are more subdued in colour. Wandering flocks can be seen in alder and birch trees. A close relative, similar in size and appearance, is the lesser redpoll. It prefers similar habitat to the siskin but visits gardens less regularly. Brownish grey and dark streaked, only the males have a distinguishing red forehead. Slightly larger than the other two is the linnet. It favours open country with bushes and feeds on farmland in winter flocks, but avoids smaller gardens. Linnets are brown with a longish tail. In the breeding season males are easily identified by the red forehead and breasts.

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So we’ve got Christmas and New Year out of the way. It was an intense time of overindulgence and glorified consumerism. Most of us enjoy it while it lasts, though we’re glad to see the back of it. But, there’s no time to rest dear people! Valentine’s Day is upon us! I sensed a few groans and eye rolls there in the crowd and believe me, I’m with you. Could we just have a month free of every company on earth trying to profit from our emotions? I’m of the crazy opinion that I should show my significant other that I love and appreciate him every day – it’s a novel concept, I know. I don’t want to buy a heart shaped cushion, or a teddy bear or a cheesy Hallmark card. But if I thought Valentine’s was bad here, I was in for a shock when I moved to Japan. There, Valentine’s Day is when women give gifts to men, but this being Japan, it’s not just your significant other, it’s really any male that’s higher ranking than you. I couldn’t handle the overwhelming awkwardness that comes with giving a heart shaped box of chocolates to my boss. As if that isn’t enough, Valentine’s Day is followed by White Day on March 14th where Japanese men return the gesture and lavish gifts on the women. They’ve figured out how to extend the cheesiness of Valentine’s over a whole month crafty! But after Valentine’s, we’re free and clear for a while, right? Oh wait…Easter. Drat!

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He’s just opened his first shop in the Corn Exchange, a building which he describes as ‘the Covent Garden of the North’. With so many independent clothing stores flocking back to one of Leeds’ best loved buildings, there’s a definite buzz about the place. To find out more about Boy Done Wrong, visit www.boydonewrong.co.uk or check out the shop in the Corn Exchange.

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Fourth Headingley LitFest Set to Impress Following the success of the last three years, the fourth Headingley LitFest will be bigger and better than ever! The theme this year is ‘A Sense of Self’ and Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri will be headlining the programme.

The Storeroom Comes to The Carriageworks This spring The Carriageworks Theatre will be presenting the latest show by acclaimed touring theatre company The Kosh. ‘The Storeroom’ has been described as “a beautiful, multi-disciplined amalgam of drama, physical theatre, wonderfully layered soundtrack and creative staging”.

Calendar Girls Raise Millions for Cancer Charity! When the WI released their alternative calendar back in 1998, featuring its members in the buff, it raised many eyebrows along with money for a charitable cause. Since then, the ladies have continued to work tirelessly for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. It was announced recently that they have now raised an astonishing £3 million for the blood cancer charity. Over £500,000 of this has been as a direct result of the stage production which has funded a unique new research project run by Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research at St. James’ Hospital, Leeds. A large portion of profits have been donated by the show’s producers David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers and author Tim Firth. Local volunteers from Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research have also been at all performances selling Calendar Girls merchandise.

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The show is a dark, daring and dazzling cabaret in which a murder mystery is unfolded by a femme fatale, played with breathtaking physical prowess by Sian Williams. She’s dressed to kill and ready to sing, as she tries to unlock the secret of her mysterious past. The answer is The Storeroom – if only she can make the pieces fit. The Storeroom is at The Carriageworks on Wednesday 9th February, 7.30pm.

For more information call 0113 224 3801 or visit www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk. Watch a trailer for the show at www. thestoreroomproduction. co.uk.

Ben has been described as one of Africa’s greatest writers. He will talk about his novel The Famished Road, which won the Booker Prize in 1991, as well as recent work like his short story collection Tales of Freedom. Other guests include writer, singer and former television producer Isabel Losada, and Nicola Beauman, founder of Persephone Books, which specialises in rediscovered inter-war novels by women writers and a flock of female poets called Wordbirds. Three people named Brown will take part – Dr Richard Brown, whose topic is novelist and critic Storm Jameson; Ray Brown, who will talk about his radio plays; and Wes Brown, who has just had his first novel published in his early twenties. Veteran writer of teenage fiction Robert Swindells will speak to Year 9 students at Cardinal Heenan High School. Other high schools will hold poetry slams, and Flux Gallery will show a film about Irish writers and host the launch of poet Genny Rahtz’s collection Sky Burial.

Ben has been described as one of Africa’s greatest writers. He will talk about his novel The Famished Road, which won the Booker Prize in 1991

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BOOK REVIEW

And the Ass Saw the Angel

By Nick Cave

Reviewed by Kevin Wight, Oxfam Book Group

Originally published in 1989, Nick Cave’s debut novel is an intense and claustrophobic addition to the Southern Gothic sub-genre of Americana. Told both from the point of view of the novel’s mute, malformed protagonist and an unspecified, omniscient narrator, it’s the tale of Euchrid Eucrow, born into squalor and degradation in a small town ravaged by extreme weather and twisted Christianity in the Deep South in the early part of the 20th Century. Euchrid narrates his life as a catalogue of outrages, both witnessed and endured. His father the progeny of psychotic inbreds and his mother an abusive drunk, he is viewed by the rest of the town with distrust at best, and violent hostility at worst. Then a baby girl is abandoned on the church steps, and becomes viewed by the town’s residents as a saviour, and by Euchrid as evil itself. Cave’s prose is of the darkest poetry. One almost finds it hard to breathe such is his skill at describing the swampy, putrid surround-

Euchrid’s narrative voice is a surprisingly eloquent drawl, and the inventive descriptions and turns of phrase add to the uncomfortable empathy one feels for a deeply deranged character.

ings. Euchrid’s narrative voice is a surprisingly eloquent drawl, and the inventive descriptions and turns of phrase add to the uncomfortable empathy one feels for a deeply deranged character. He almost lovingly details his mutilation of animals, but describes various atrocities committed against humans in a cold and succinct way. Such a device brings to mind Iain Banks’ The Wasp Factory in its brutality and pitch-black lyricism. On occasions he makes use of somewhat obvious metaphors - a house of cards reflecting a fragile mental state is one example – but despite this the novel is never less than compelling and is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the darkest side of human nature. Oxfam Book Club meets at Oxfam Bookshop, Headingley, 1st Tuesday of each month, 7.30pm. Further information: jessgoodacre@ hotmail.com

The Great Art Takeaway Finding art to invest in is a painstaking task. Much of it is expensive and it’s hard to decide what to spend your money on considering it’ll be on your wall for years to come. Leeds Art Gallery has made this whole process simpler with its Picture Lending Scheme. The scheme has been going since 1961 and allows you to borrow works of art from the gallery on a three month loan for just £12 (or an annual subscription of £48). So if you’d fancy art for your home or office that you could change regularly, this is perfect! You can choose from original

oil paintings by local artists, photographs, signed, limited edition prints, or reproductions from the collection at Leeds Art Gallery – there are over 600 artworks to choose from. The gallery spent much of last year conserving the works. This ongoing project involves the remounting, reframing and photographing the entire collection. There’s a new online catalogue where you can learn about the artist and their works. Picture selection is easy – apply in person with a photocopy of your ID on one of the quarterly Saturday selection days – 11am – 3pm on 29th January, 30th April, 30th July, 29th October. For more information call 0113 247 8256 or visit www. picturelendingscheme.org.uk

Playhouse Receives Big Lottery Funding The West Yorkshire has been awarded a grant of £241,493 by the Big Lottery Fund to develop a range of activities for young people with learning disabilities. The funding will allow the Playhouse to work in consultation with young people with learning disabilities and their families over the course of four years, in order to develop a regular programme of art, drama and music workshops that can be accessed through First Floor, its purpose-built performance space. This long-term project builds on the success of the Playhouse’s existing facilities: Beautiful Octopus Club, an audio, visual and arts-based club night for adults, and the Dandy Lion Club, a creative arts day for ages 14-25. By developing a range of activities specifically tailored towards the requirements of young people and their companions, the Playhouse will provide support and social opportunities on a large scale and increase the provision of high quality services of this nature available in West Yorkshire. The grant will pay for a member of staff, support workers and workshop leaders and the installation of essential resources to make First Floor a Gold Standard venue for access. In addition, it will fund training, research and development of the project over four years.

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SIMON WILLIAMS RICHARD McCABE

NLL Tracks Down Prime Minister Jim Hacker

Directed by Sarah Esdaile the production runs from 18th February – 12th March. Maxine has played a huge variety of roles ranging from sitcom classics such as Twinkle in Victoria Wood’s Dinner Ladies, to Veronica in cult television series Shameless. She won a RTS North award for her portrayal of Myra Hindley See No Evil.

RMcC: Absolutely. What’s great about this is that for the first half hour you think that it is the Yes, Prime Minister that you know. Then the plot takes an unexpected turn that raises this whole moral question which feeds the comedy for the whole second half. It’s absolutely wonderful and it’s not something that you would expect. NLL: You have had a fantastically varied career in both film and theatre – do you prefer one more than the other?

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North Leeds Life recently caught up with Richard McCabe, who plays Prime Minister Jim Hacker in Yes, Prime Minister, and dragged him out of rehearsals for a few words. NLL: There are so many Yes, Prime Minister fans – will this new play capture their imagination and win new fans?

Maxine is joined by Lex Shrapnel as her reckless lover Freddie, he returns to the Playhouse following Sarah Esdaile’s critically acclaimed production of Death of A Salesman.

RMcC: Definitely. This is still the Yes, Prime Minister that we all know and love but updated for the 21st Century. We are still recognisably the characters. NLL: It is the characters that make it, isn’t it?

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RMcC: So many things are relevant now. You’d think Jonathan Lynn & Tony Jay had written it last week. In fact they wrote it two years ago. They always manage to be one step ahead of what’s going to happen. NLL: You’d think that politics would have changed over the last 20 years, but it hasn’t.

MAXINE PEAKE TAKES LEAD IN RATTIGAN’S THE DEEP BLUE SEA Award-winning stage, film and television actor Maxine Peake takes the lead role of Hester Collyer in West Yorkshire Playhouse’s production of Terence Rattigan’s heartbreaking love story The Deep Blue Sea, which explores the intricacy of passion over duty and one woman’s need to love and to be loved.

NLL: I hear the financial crash is one of the topics covered?

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RMcC: Absolutely, that and the conflict between the legislative and the executive – the government wanting to do things and the civil servants who don’t. NLL: Is it a role that you had thought about playing? RMcC: I was a great fan of the series but I never thought I’d have a chance to play it. I was working in Chichester last year at the time when it was being staged for the first time, so there was a bit of cross over between the two companies. I remember thinking “that would be fun to do”. Then, lo and behold they asked me to do the tour! That’s the strange thing about this job – you never know what’s around the corner NLL: I imagine you and Simon Williams make a great team, are you enjoying working with him? RMcC: Oh yes. I’ve known Simon for many years and he makes a wonderful Sir Humphrey. We are really bouncing off each other, which is great.

RMcC: They’re very different disciplines. Theatre is so much about communication. You have to play to the back row of the upper circle and make sure that what you’re saying and thinking is understood. In film all you have to do is think that same thought and the camera magically pierces through your head and we can see what you’re thinking. It’s the most peculiar thing. The real discipline in film and television is to dare to do nothing, to just think it and trust that it will be understood. I love the theatre because it’s what I’ve always done, I feel at home there. Television is also a joy, but for different reasons. NLL: Are there any particular roles that you would like to play, or a director you would like to work with? RMcC: No. I’m quite happy with what comes along. There may be roles that I haven’t done, like Richard III. I’ll go back and do it sometime. Getting the right team together can be difficult. The actress you want may not be available, and if she is, the director you want isn’t. You find years going by before you actually get it together. NLL: Have you worked in Leeds before? RMcC: Yes, about 27 years ago! I haven’t been back from that day to this. I was in a production of Romeo and Juliette at the old Leeds Playhouse. I remember really enjoying my stay in Leeds and look forward to finding out if some things are still as I remember them.

Yes, Prime Minister, starring Richard McCabe and Simon Williams as Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby, is at The Grand Theatre from 14th – 19th February. Box office: 0844 848 2703.

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Major Moore Exhibit Comes to Leeds Leeds Art Gallery is to host a major Henry Moore exhibition in the coming months. This particular collection has never been seen in the city before works in bronze, stone and wood, as well as drawings from the Blitz on London and wartime drawings of coalmining.

Yorkshire Printmakers Showcase at Craft Centre

‘Sarah after Vermeer’ at Leeds Institute of Health Sciences

The Craft Centre and Design Gallery, located underneath the City Art Gallery on The Headrow, is showcasing the work of a group of Yorkshire printmakers until the end of February. The exhibition features a number of new prints of Yorkshire scenes by Janis Goodman, Piers Brown, Pauline Meade and Clare Caulfield, all of whom have previously had solo exhibitions in the gallery. This selection of new work really is remarkable. The Craft Centre is also exhibiting a wonderful selection of jewellery, ceramics, glass and wood.

Above - Piers Browne Spring evening Below - Pauline Meade Canal at Slaithwaite

Shifting Perspectives runs from 4th – 18th February. Open 9am – 4pm Monday to Friday. Admission Free. Further information from g.rizzello@leeds.ac.uk

Two of the works by Henry Moore (1898-1986) which will be on show ‘Shelter Scene: Two Seated Figures, 1941’ and ‘Reclining Figure, 1929’ (both images courtesy of Leeds Museums and Galleries reproduced by permission of The Henry Moore Foundation)

The exhibition is free and will be at Leeds Art Gallery from 4th March - 12th June.

The Leeds Institute of Health Sciences at the University of Leeds is hosting a touring photographic exhibition from 4th – 18th February in the foyer of the Charles Thackrah Building. Entitled ‘Shifting Perspectives’, it is produced by a collective of photographers and celebrates the diversity of people with Down’s syndrome. Funded by GlaxoSmithKline and produced in association with the Down’s Syndrome Association, it has toured extensively both nationally and internationally. The aim is to celebrate the diversity of people with Down’s syndrome and to challenge and change currently held misconceptions.

This new series of photographs is called ‘Sarah after Vermeer’ by photographer Richard Bailey and features actress Sarah Gordy, who has Down’s Syndrome, in reconstructions of Vermeer’s encounters with his sitters. Sarah has played characters on television, radio and on stage. She transcends type casting in so many ways creating characters who are original and exceptional. These photographs perfectly emulate Vermeer’s elegant studies, but with a modern twist. Sarah, in the way she carries herself, is able to show that people with Down’s syndrome are so much more than an outdated stereotype.

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Hyde Park Cinema is a great place to snuggle up with your valentine and watch a romantic film. This year they have a programme of love stories that is sure to melt even the coldest of hearts. On 14th February, they’re screening The Philadelphia Story, starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant and James Stewart. It’s full of wit and charm and provides many swoon-worthy moments. To add a little extra charm to the night, a pianist will tickle the ivories before and after the film. On 12th February you can catch David Lynch’s Wild at Heart, following two lovers who struggle to stay together even when fate seems intent on ripping them apart. Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern star. For something a little different, there’s Happy Together on 15th February, which is described as ‘a brilliant, intensely passionate, sexy cinematic gem’ and traces the mood swings of a stormy love affair from Hong Kong to Buenos Aires.

Cool Acoustics Calls it a Day After three and a half years of organising acoustic nights and fundraisers, Cool Acoustics Promotions is calling it a day! David Anderson-Steel (aka Richard Steel), began Cool Acoustics in 2007 as a means to arrange three Oxjam fundraisers. While sorting a couple nights at Royal Park Cellars, he asked if he could ‘trial’ an acoustic night. Twenty eight acoustic nights followed, together with a number of band nights, 10 charity fundraisers and two DVDs. Cool Acoustics last night will be on 24th February (free entry!) and will feature headliners Sarah Horn and James Cudworth, supported by Heather Woodhead, Jenni Noyes, Natasha Johansson (of ‘Folk Off’ radio), and Amelia Orgill. David will, however, organise a further three or four charity fundraisers over the next couple of years for charities like Women’s Aid, CoppaFeel and a children’s hospice in Huddersfield.

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Two Worlds 2 PC/XBOX360/PS3 RRP £24.99 - £39.99 BBFC 15 It’s very rare that companies get a second chance after failing as completely as Reality Pump did with the first instalment in the Two Worlds Saga. Thankfully, the Polish Developer has been given just that with the soon to be released (21st Jan) Western RPG Two Worlds 2. Two Worlds 2 is leaps and bounds ahead of the original game, which (although based around a good idea) was incredibly frustrating and appallingly implemented. TW2 offers players a near-endless game world with countless quests, well rendered, interesting environments and great character and equipment customisation. With a massive multiplayer only campaign and PvP arenas, TW2 further offers players something competitors such as Oblivion or Divinity II didn’t (plus everything they did) and is deserving of its place on any RPG gamer’s shelf. LittleBigPlanet 2 PS3 RRP £39.99 BBFC N/A With 2011 set to be another year of blockbusting sequels, readers would be forgiven for being somewhat surprised by the low key way in which LittleBigPlanet 2 has snuck onto the shelves. As one of the most accessible and original games ever made, Sackboy’s first outing is known for having incredibly versatile level design which allows an ever growing fan base the opportunity to make their own levels. LBP2 expands on this theme exponentially, although few of the key changes are visible from the outset. Sackboy still plods around the predesigned levels in much the same way as before, but the level designer now features (through use of a new system called ‘Microchipping’) the scope to create much larger levels, with smarter, more complex enemies and puzzles. With these features in mind, LBP2 offers enough of an upgrade for dedicated fans of the series, whilst also remaining as compatible as ever for newcomers. northleedslife.co.uk | February 2011 37

Directed By: Danny Boyle Starring: James Franco Cert: 15, 94 Mins

Review by Brendan Campbell

Riding high on the success of Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle continues his winning streak with this excellent film, a gut-wrenching, visceral tale of endurance and survival. 127 Hours tells the true story of Aron Ralston, a budding engineer and keen outdoorsman who, when out hiking alone, fell into a crevasse and found his right arm immovably pinioned by a weighty boulder and, after nearly five days of anguish, had to sever the trapped limb to escape. It’s a brutally simple premise that many, especially the squeamish, will find off-putting and repellant at the outset. However, in Boyle’s hands, the film is an entertaining and moving experience that is much more than just gruesome body-horror. From the frenetic split-screen opening credit sequence onwards, Boyle employs a variety of dazzling visual flourishes such as stroboscopic effects, kinetic camerawork, superb lighting and stunning location photography. Combined with a great original score by AR Rahman, the film transcends the single location centre of the action and sustains its thrilling intensity. Holding it all together is an outstanding central performance by James Franco, who is onscreen for almost the entire film. His portrayal of Ralston is never less than totally convincing and shows us a character who seems initially brash, arrogant and recklessly assured of his own self reliance but who also transpires to be bright, charming and witty. Ralston had told no one where he was going that weekend so it seems he will die in that canyon before he’s declared missing. This is a fact he returns to while imprisoned beneath the rock, realizing too late the foolishness of his assumption that he could go it alone and bound off into the wild without a second thought. It’s all brilliantly played out as, over Ralston’s 127 hours trapped in the canyon, we see the hopelessness and desperation of his plight force him to confront the very real prospect of death and eventually accept the horrifying reality of what must be done if he is to survive. The grim inevitability of where things are going looms over the film like a foreboding shadow and perhaps it’s the prolonged anticipation of the event that has the viewer gouging the armrests with their fingernails 38 February 2011 | northleedslife.co.uk

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Review by Brendan Campbell

even before we get down to the grisly business of self amputation. Whatever the case, I certainly didn’t expect to feel such a surge of euphoria after watching a guy hack his own arm off with a blunt blade. Armed with a cluster of Oscars from Slumdog, Danny Boyle is now in a position to command megabudgets and could, if he so wished, indulge his every artistic excess with lavish Hollywood productions. I find it reassuring that he has instead chosen to keep things down to earth (or in this case, under it) with a relatively modestly financed picture. As for Franco, any skepticism I had regarding his acting chops (based, mainly, on his limited, two-dimensional role in the Spiderman movies) has now been dispelled. The Oscar buzz surrounding his latest performance is entirely justified and I look forward to seeing him taking on more similarly challenging projects in the future, such as his forthcoming portrayal of Allen Ginsberg. So, while 127 Hours may test one’s constitution as it nears its climax and is not exactly what one would call an ‘easy watch’, I would heartily recommend gritting your teeth and giving it a viewing. It’s not nearly as grueling as you might imagine and one is rewarded by an exhilarating, inspiring piece of bravura filmmaking.

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You could be forgiven for not remembering what Kanye West was famous for in the first place. His antics away from the vocal booth and mixing desk have gained him innumerable column inches of bad press and all but totally eroded the goodwill extended to him after his first two critically acclaimed albums, The College Dropout and Late Registration. There was his now infamous award ceremony hijacking which earned him Obama’s disapproval (being branded a “jackass” by the first black president - not a good look for a U.S. Hip-Hop star) and the bafflingly hilarious stream of non sequiturs from his twitter account making him a virtual laughing stock. Then, just as West’s musical career was in danger of being completely eclipsed by his new role as one of the world’s leading celebrity irritants, he goes and pulls it out of the bag, delivering quite possibly his best album to date and reaffirming his place in the Hip-Hop vanguard – the crafty bastard. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy sees Kanye rediscovering his purpose and producing an album that highlights his ingenuity as both rapper and producer. The very same things that make West exasperating as a public figure (the arrogance, the swaggering braggadocio, the unswerving self belief and slightly unhinged persona) are those that inform his creativity. The album is a surprisingly focused and consistent work, the arrangements sparkling with accomplished instrumentation and crisp, staccato beats. It seems Kanye has also discovered the work of the great composers (“classical music is tight, yo!” runs one recent tweet) evidenced here by the lush strings and piano intro to All of the Lights. Vocally, Kanye is on top form, delivering sharp rhymes in his characteristic, insistent flow (this being Kanye, the lyrics run the gamut from the sublime to the ridiculous) and he’s aided and abetted by some of the cream of Hip-Hop talent. KiD Cudi and eversolid Wu Tang alumnus, Raekwon hold it down over a fuzzbox guitar line on Gorgeous and on one of the record’s stand out tracks, Monster, West is joined by Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and, unexpectedly, folk troubadour, Bon Iver. In a heavy, attentiongrabbing track, hotly tipped newcomer, Minaj (whom West has described as “probably the scariest artist around right now”) shows she can more than hold her own against veteran MCs like the Jiggaman. Her fearsome verse on Monster alone is worth the price of the CD, or download, or whatever…

Over thirteen well crafted tracks, Kanye lets one know, clearly, that with this release, he means business and, while restraint isn’t usually a word you’d associate with Mr West, he does seem to have brought some measure of it to the table. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is mercifully free of that lamentable Hip-Hop album staple, the “skit” and the vocoder is judiciously deployed. A recurrent motif throughout the album are sumptuous piano loops, as on another highlight, the brilliant Runaway and the stark beauty of Blame Game is only slightly undermined by Chris Rock’s smutty, vaginally fixated spoken word outro. For some time now Kanye has been at risk of continually letting his mouth write cheques that his ass can’t cash, so it’s high time he silenced the haters by doing what he does best. This latest LP has featured on many critics top albums of 2010 and, while it may not be a case of everything being forgiven, it’s a welcome return to form.

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“Until I visited secondary schools recently, I hadn’t realised how much anti-gay bullying goes on, throughout the education system,” said Sir McKellen. “By talking frankly about my own life as a gay man and listening to the concerns of staff and students, parents and governors, I hope the visits arranged by Stonewall may make a difference in the classroom and the playground and also give confidence to gay students about their lives in the future.” Stonewall’s Education Champions Programme supports local authorities in helping their local schools to prevent and tackle homophobic bullying.

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Sir Ian McKellen visited two Leeds schools recently as part of a national tour to tackle homophobic bullying. The star of X-Men, Lord of the Rings and The Da Vinci Code visited Ralph Thoresby High School and Otley Prince Henry’s Grammar on behalf of the lesbian, gay and bisexual charity, Stonewall. He took part in assemblies, chatted to pupils and promoted Stonewall’s national campaign to tackle homophobic bullying.

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Ralph Thoresby student Peter Ashley recently won the Under 14s event at the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships in Florida. The top British junior defeated his Belgian opponent in three sets, coming back from a set down. “I’m very happy to win this title”, said Peter. “It’s the biggest event I’ve ever won – I’ll be back next year!” Peter, who trains at Bolton Arena High Performance Centre and is coached by Kate Warne-Holland, came through three matches before the final, dropping just five games in all. Ashley also reached the semi-final of the boys’ 14U doubles alongside Shakeel Manji.

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Above from left to right - Allison Bainbridge, Nick Halahan (Youth Worker), Jack Turner, James Smithen (Youth Worker) and Sir Norman Bettison, Chief Constable, West Yorkshire Police Youth Point, based at The Cardigan Centre on Cardigan Road, Headingley, recently received £1,800 funding from the West Yorkshire Police Community Trust in recognition of its successful activity programmes designed to reduce anti-social behaviour on weekends in Little London, and the positive working relationship established with local Neighbourhood Policing Teams.

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SPHERE Bid for Use of Old Leeds Girls High Sports Facilities Since Leeds Girls High School relocated to Alwoodley, their protected playing pitches, sports facilities and various buildings have remained unused as various development plans have been presented and rejected in the face of fierce opposition from local residents.

Dr Death & The Medi-Evil Medicine Show Ready Steady Science presents this fun-packed show (age 9+), specially created by Simon Watt, presenter of the hugely successful Channel 4 series Inside Nature’s Giants, on Wednesday 2nd February (7pm) and Thursday 3rd February (11am). Sneezes, wheezes, and diseases are never welcome. In the past some of the so-called treatments could be worse than the underlying illness. Join timetravelling Doctor Death on a journey back through medical history to see if he can find you a ‘cure’. A scientifically and historically accurate panto, complete with costumes, animations, puppetry and audience participation promises blood, guts, gore and lots more! Half-Term Treats Lyngo Theatre presents Room in the Sky on 21st and 22nd February. When Mr Rossi works with Mr Lynch it always goes wrong! Mr R hasn’t learnt his lines and doesn’t even speak English. In their struggle to get somewhere they take us on a fantastic journey, including shrinking desert islands and a storm at sea. At the end, everyone is invited on stage for a giant instant photograph. The fun continues with Horse & Bamboo’s Storm in a Teacup (22 Feb). The show combines music, storytelling, masks, movement, puppetry and film. After the show you can find out exactly how it was done by attending a free puppetry workshop (book when you buy your tickets). The phenomenally popular Blunderbus present an adaptation of the much-loved children’s favourite Elmer the Elephant on Thursday 24th February. Based on the best-selling book by David McKee, this fun-filled version bursts into life with jungle characters, catchy songs and beautiful hand-crafted puppets.

Scala Kids Shine! Scala Kids Performing Arts School recently held their awards ceremony at the Batley Variety Club. Over 70 children (aged 5 – 18) took part in the cabaret section, which preceded the presentation of trophies to some of the 300 children who attend the school. The awards were presented by ex Scala Kid, Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom in Harry Potter, who had just completed filming the last Harry Potter movie, having played the character for ten years. Sophie Downham, who played little Cosette in the 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Miserables, received the ‘Scala Kid of the Year’ trophy. She also played six year old cop killer Katy Slater in the awardwinning TV drama ‘Unforgiven’. Her brother Jack, who plays Noah Tate in Emmerdale, won the Junior Performing Arts Award. Sydney Wade (8) won the Directors’ Special Recognition Award. She will be seen as Amy Maynard in ITV’s new drama ‘Marchlands’, along with Scala Drama Award winner Millie Archer who plays Alice. Millie also pops in and out of ‘Emmerdale’ as Carl’s daughter Anya.

Scala Principal, Lynne Walker, would like to thank all the generous people and businesses who donated raffle prizes, and Chris Brian Photography.

Under the umbrella of SPHERE (Sports, Health & Recreation) Futsal Leeds (which promotes a streetsmart, FIFA approved version 5-a-side football) and Active Learning (a multi-sports coaching agency which provide physical education for schools, after school clubs and holiday camps), have formulated a joint bid to bring these sports facilities to life for school children, young people and for the wider community. The facilities would be run as a charity. The sports hall and playing pitch would be used by local schools and community groups for a variety of activities during the day. There would be free after school clubs 4 – 6pm weekdays, and holiday clubs during out of term time. Then the facilities would be open to other sporting organisations and the public after 6pm and at weekends. The emphasis would be on team sports, especially football, cricket and basketball, and the main aim would be to challenge and motivate young people to experience different types of enjoyable activities in a safe, friendly environment.

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

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Leeds Contra Ceilidh meets 8 - 10.30pm at Headingley Parish Hall, St Michael’s Rd. near the Skyrack in Headingley, on 2nd & 4th Tues of each month (Sept to June). Live band! No partner or experience required. Newcomers welcome. Details: Liz 284 3282, www.leedscontra.freeuk. com Leeds English Folk Dancing Society Weds, Meanwood Methodist Church (School Room), 7.30 – 9.30pm. Details: Derry Fletcher 07960 335926. Leeds Phoenix Folk Dancers - English Country Dancing at Adel Methodist Church Hall (behind Lawnswood Arms).Wed 8 – 10pm. Beginners welcome - partner not necessary. Details: 2611902 Leeds YHA Walking Group Walks, cycle rides, weekends & social activities. Over 160

Meanwood Amateur Boxing Club Mon & Wed 5.45pm, Fri 7pm, Meanwood Working Mten’s Club, Stonegate Rd. Beginners welcome. Details: 07914 506691 Scottish Country Dancing Thurs 7.30 – 9.30pm, St Columba’s, Headingley Lane. No partner necessary. £2.50 incl refreshments. Details: 269 1791, 278 2300, pathynes001@tiscali. co.uk St Chad’s Tennis Club Join our friendly club & play tennis throughout the year - fun club sessions & competitive opportunities. New members welcome. Details: Anne Wallace 274 9917 The Tuesday Club Dance the night away at The Village Hotel, Otley Road, LS16, 8–11pm. Great atmosphere & DJ. Over 25s. Smart dress. Only £3.50 Details: Reg on 01274 771285/ 07939 959400.

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COMMUNITY NOTICES Headingley Flower Club Fri 4 Feb, 7 45pm St Chad’s Parish Centre. Two workshops, for beginners or advanced flower arrangers a pedestal. Flowers provided for beginners (small charge) otherwise please provide own flowers/foliage for the pedestal. All levels welcome. Details: 293 3154 COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS Saturday Coffee Morning 10am – 12 noon at Headingley Methodist Church, Chapel St. Headingley LS6. Delicious homemade cakes, teas, coffees, juice & lots of chat every Saturday. Everyone welcome. Green Fair Sat 4 June (tbc), 12 – 3.30pm St Matthew’s Church, Chapel Allerton. Details & to book a stall: ComHallBookings@AOL. com. Headingley Farmers’ Market 2nd Sat of month, The Rose Garden in front of The Arc on North Lane. 9am – 12.30pm. Hyde Park Community Shop Open Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 1 – 4pm at Hyde Park Methodist Mission Church, Woodsley Rd. LS 3. Ladies, men’s & children’s clothing, books, toys, bric-a-brac & more. 90% of things cost just £1. St Andrew’s Church Coffee Morning 3rd Sat every month 10.30am-12, St Andrew’s Church Hall, Butcher Hill. All Welcome

Table Top Sale & Coffee Morning Sat 26 Feb, 10am – 2pm St Margaret’s Church Hall, Church Rd. Horsforth. 50p entry, children free. Good bric-a-brac, books etc. New volunteers welcome! Proceeds to Cat Welfare. Details: 07876 212 518, www. feralcatwelfare.org.uk. GROUPS/CLUBS Adel Ladies Luncheon Club meets 1st Wed of month, Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Castle Grove Dr. LS6. On 2 Feb Mrs Seeger’s talks about ‘The Evolution of the Modern Miss – Fashion from 1860 – 1999’. On 2 March Alan Humphries presents ‘Thackray Museum & Some of its Collections’. Details: Muriel Huntley 230 1584. Air Yorkshire Aviation Society Interested in aviation, aircraft old and new, airports? Why not try Air Yorkshire - regular guest speakers, monthly colour magazine, trips and social events. Details: Dave Senior 0113 282 1818, www.airyorkshire. org.uk/ Alwoodley Motor Club Every other Thurs 8.309pm, The Wharfedale Inn, Arthington Lane. All welcome. Details: 0113 391 0403, www. alwoodleymc.org.uk Book Club Oxfam Bookshop, Headingley, 1st Tues of each month, 7.30pm. Details: 274 3818, oxfamshopf0839@ oxfam.org.uk 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 Four Seasons Needle Workers meets fortnightly (Feb 7, 21), 1.30 – 3pm, Four Seasons Cafe, Mark Lane (behind St John’s Church, Briggate) to knit & crochet items for charity. All welcome. Lessons given. Friendly people. Details: 0113 262 0250 Kaleidoscope Social Club for over 50s & unattached with a zest for life. Monthly programme of events. Not a dating agency. Details: 2621455 or 2612272, www.kaleidoscopeleeds. weebly.com Lawnswood Bridge Club 1.15pm Tues, YMCA Otley Road. Small friendly club playing Chicago. New members welcome with a partner if possible. Details: 07771 610350 Leeds Caledonians Club Night Wed 16 March, 7.30 – 9.30pm, the Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel. Final meeting of Winter Programme. Details: 0113 267 0424, www. leedscaledonians.org.uk Leeds Combined Arts Wed 16 Feb, 7.30pm at HEART, Bennett Rd, Headingley. An Evening of Spanish Poetry, Music & Dance. Details: 269 0356, www. leedscombinedarts.org.uk

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53 Chapel Allerton, Meanwood & Roundhay based gay & lesbian professionals. Details: mandssundayroast@ gmail.com. Meanwood Men’s Society: Fri Feb 11, Annual Dinner, 7-30pm, Pease Hill; Mon Feb 14, Visit - Sikh Temple, meet 7-30pm Parochial Hall; Mon Feb 28, Talk - Highwaymen, 8-00pm, Meanwood Institute. Details: Mark 2747611 or Colin 2746316 Meanwood WI meets 3rd Tues, 7.30pm at Meanwood Institute, Green Rd. On 15 Feb Wilsons Solicitors will talk about the Freedom of Information Act.. Mercury Movie Makers Club for camcorder owners. Weds, Rawdon Conservative Club, 7:30pm. Advice freely available. Regular film & practical evenings, & occasional outdoor events. Details: 0113 257 7274, www.communigate. co.uk/brad/mercmove Methodist Women’s Luncheon Club (Leeds & District) Welcomes new members to their monthly meetings at Devonshire Hall, Headingley on 2nd Wed of each month (Oct – May). Good food & excellent speakers! Details: Shirley 257 9381. Muslimah Mums’ Group A hub of sisterliness. Details: MuslimahMums@ yahoo.co.uk,www. muslimahmums.co.uk Paxton Horticultural Society - As part of our 125th anniversary celebrations, our Patron, the well-known broadcaster Bob Flowerdew, will give a presentation on ‘No Work

Gardening’ on Fri 25 March, 7.30pm at Paxton Hall. Details: Tickets £2 from Graham Wheatley on 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: 0844 8111025 www. leedsivc.org.uk TINWOLF (Transition Inner North West Leeds Forum) meets 7.30pm at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Mon 7 Feb: Hub Group. Mon 14 Feb: Eco Cafe – What dictates our food choices- cost, ethics or sustainability? Mon 21 Feb: Food Group – ideas for event to discuss a food plan for the city. Details: 230 7127/368 1999, www.tinwolf.org.uk Trackrod Motor Club Meets 1st Tues of each month, 9.30pm at Old Modernians Club, Cookridge Lane. New Members welcome. Details: www. trackrodmotorclub.co.uk The Tuesday Club - Ladies’ Lunch Group Devonshire Hall, Cumberland Rd, Headingley, last Tues of month. Lunch 12.30pm, followed by visiting speaker. Details: Heather Harrison 267 8437, hharrison578@btinternet. com University of Leeds Ladies’ Club welcomes women connected to the Uni as either serving or former staff members, partners of staff, or grads of the Uni. Regular events. Details: uleedslc@gmail. com

The Wesley Guild meets in The Parlour at Headingley Methodist Church, 2pm on alternate Tues. Interesting speakers & a warm welcome. Why not join them on 11 & 25 Jan? Details: 267 5764. White Rose Ladies Speakers Club meets Mon. 7.45pm Farsley Library, Old Rd, Farsley, LS28. Next meetings 14 & 28 Feb. A friendly environment in which to find your voice & improve your presentation skills, including Powerpoint, while having fun. Details: Pauline Neale 0113 269 3542. Woodhouse Ridge Action Group (WRAG) Action Days Sun 30 Jan, 27 Feb & 27 March. Meet 10am Ridge Terrace, off Wood Lane. MUSIC Bell Ringing at St Chad’s Thurs 7.30 – 9pm Beginners & experienced ringers welcome. Details: Simon Futers 230 0186, t.s.futers@leeds.ac.uk Flute Group - Tues 7 – 8pm, Yorkshire College of Music & Drama, St Mark’s House, St Mark’s Ave. For Grade 4 standard & above. Details: 243 1605. Lawnswood Singers A female choir, practices Wed 7.30pm Holy Trinity Church, Green Lane, Cookridge. Good female singers welcome to try us out. Wide repertoire & friendly people! Details: Brenda Hawer 0113 2671292, www. lawnswoodsingers.co.uk. Leeds & Bradford Barbershop Harmony Club Mon, 7.30pm, Rawdon & Guiseley Conservative Club, Leeds Rd, Rawdon. Male singers who can

take on four part harmony most welcome. Details: 01274 583 989. Leeds Organ & Keyboard Club Join in playing or listening to our Yamaha AR100 organ & PRS S.900 keyboard. Occasional concerts by professional artists playing a variety of music. Wed 7.30-10.30pm. Guiseley Factory Workers Club. LS20 9DT. Details: 226 5671 Phoenix Concert Band A community wind band rehearses weekly at West Park Centre, Spen Lane, Thurs 7.30 – 9.30pm. No audition. Players of a suitable standard welcome (Associated Board Grade 5). Details: secretary@phoenixband. co.uk, www.phoenixband. co.uk Society of Recorder Players Friendly adult group meets 2nd Sat of month, 2 – 5pm at United Reformed Church, Headingley, to play a variety of styles of music. New members welcome. Details: Caroline Payne 01943 467348 Wanted! Chorus Members West Riding Opera is staging ‘The Elixir of Love’ by Donizetti in April & is looking for more singers for the chorus. No exp necessary. Rehearsals every Wed, 7.30pm, West Park Centre, Spen Lane LS16. Details: David 01274 595978 SENIORS Carpet Bowls Thurs, 1.45 - 3.45pm at St. Stephens Church, Cranmer Rd, off King Lane, Moortown. Join us for exercise & fun! £1.50 incl. tea. Details: Sheila 275 7965

Lunch Club Mons & Weds 11-1.30pm (£4). Stainbeck United Reformed Church, Stainbeck Rd. Meal, friendship, gentle exercise. Transport provided. Volunteers always welcome. Details: Avril or Brian 293 5847, Angela 225 3766 Luncheon Club Meets 12 noon Tues at Headingley Methodist Church Hall, Church St. Open to anyone over 60 for food & friendship. New members welcome. Two course hot meal £3.50. Please order in advance. Details: 275 5615, 275 1592. Mena Exercise Classes Chair-Based Exercises: 10 -11am Bentley Court; 11.30am – 12.30pm Memorial Dr; 1.30 – 2.30pm Astura Court. Tai Chi classes Tues 2 – 3pm & Thurs 12 – 1pm at Meanwood Community Centre, £2. Details: MENA 278 5777 St Chad’s Lunch Club Weds 12 - 1.30pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre. Tasty 2-course meal, tea/coffee, biscuits & good company for just £3.50! Open to all those of retirement age living locally to St Chad’s. Transport provided. Details: Anne 274 9917, Claire 275 2917. STEP invites you to join their groups at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Butcher Hill LS16. Mon 1 – 3pm afternoon tea, cakes & bingo; Tues 10 – 11.30am Gentle Exercise; Thurs 10 – 11.30am Coffee & Chat - followed by Bingo & Brunch 11.30am - 1.00pm. Details: 275 7988, www. stepleeds.org.uk.

SPIRITUAL Christian Science Church Services, 40 Otley Rd, Headingley: Sun 10.30am. Testimony meetings 2nd Wed of month, 7.30pm & 4th Wed 2.30pm. Reading Room open 11am - 2pm Tues, Thurs & Fri. www. christianscience.org.uk City Church Leeds Ashwood Centre, 44a Headingley Lane, LS6. Services for all the family Sunday 10.30am. Loft Café open 7.30pm Sunday for informal get together. Life Groups in homes around the city, student & youth gettogethers at Ashwood during the week. All welcome. Details: 275 8466 / mail@ citychurchleeds.net / www.citychurchleeds.net Headingley St. Columba United Reformed Church Bring a change into your life by joining in worship at 70 Headingley Lane, LS6. Sunday service 10.45am. All welcome. Learn to meditate FWBO Leeds Buddhist Centre. A contemporary approach to meditation, mindfulness & the Buddhist tradition. Also classes in yoga & bodywork, chronic pain & stress management. Details: 244 5256, www. leedsbuddhistcentre.org. Leeds Healing Centre Now at Burley Lodge Centre, 42-46 Burley Lodge Road, LS6. Healing by members of The Healing Trust (NFSH) to aid relaxation & promote wellbeing. Fri 11am – 2.30pm. Healing also at Friends’ Meeting House, Roundhay, Thurs 7 – 8.30pm. Donations appreciated. Details: 07985 121810,

01274 617700, www. leedshealingcentre.org Leeds Reformed Baptist Church meets for Sunday services at the West Park Centre, Spen Lane (10:30am & 6pm). Many other activities through the week at 20 Cottage Rd, incl. pre-school, children’s clubs, toddlers & various other groups. Details: 275 8996, www. leedsrbc.org. Leeds Stillness Group Based on the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now & A New Earth. Watch footage of an Eckhart Tolle talk followed by a period of silent meditation. Small donation appreciated. Details: 07884 332644 or www.peacenowhere. com Leeds Theosophical Society Sun 20 Feb: Susan Leybourne, a practising clairvoyant & former President of the Leeds Theosophical Society presents Kabbalah: Exploring the Roots of the Tree. An introduction to Kabbalistic theory, cosmology & the mind of God. 2.30pm at 12 Queen Sq. LS2 (near Merrion Centre). Free. www.ts-leeds.org.uk Meanwood Methodist Church Monday Fellowship Meetings held fortnightly, 2pm in The Schoolroom. Varied programme, interesting speakers. Warm welcome. Details: Marjorie Hopwood 275 6913.

54 Meanwood Valley Baptist Church meets at Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Ave. Sunday service 11am, coffee 10.30am. Details: Church Office 275 7215, www.mvbc.org.uk. Meditation Drop-in Classes 7.30 – 9.30pm at Ratnasambhava Centre, Oakwood & Friends Meeting House, Woodhouse Lane – relax & enjoy guided meditations. £5. Meditation Day Course on ‘Finding Love’, Sat 12 Feb, 10.30am – 1pm, £20. Details: www. meditationinleeds.org St Andrew’s Church Moor Grange Saturday Sanctuary All Age Service 1st Sat every month, 4.30pm. Informal worship followed by refreshments. All welcome. St Chad’s Parish Church, Far Headingley Parish Communion 10am every Sunday, & Evensong at 6.30pm, both in the Parish Centre. All welcome. Details: Parish Office 274 4322, www. stchads.co.uk. St Michael’s Headingley Parish Church 8am services, 2nd & 4th Sun of month. 10am Holy Communion. 12.15pm communion (said service). Wed 10.30am Holy Communion every week. Stainbeck United Reformed Church Stainbeck Rd. Sunday Worship 10.45am. Family worship with Sunday Club & crèche followed by refreshments. Communion 2nd Sunday. Praise & reflection

service: Thurs 7.30-8pm. http://stainbeck.urc. org.uk/ St Augustine’s Church (Wrangthorn), Hyde Park Corner. 10.30am services every Sunday. 1st, 2nd & 4th Sundays Holy Communion, 3rd Sunday shorter family service. 6.30pm evening service. All Welcome. St Urban’s Grove Lane Masses Sat 6pm, Sun 8.30 & 10.30am SUPPORT Arthritis Care Leeds Branch Meets 3rd Tues of each month, 7.30 – 9pm, St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley. New members welcome. Details: Pat 0113 275 7694 Different Strokes Invites stroke survivors to join them, Wed 1.45 – 3.45pm, Adel Stables, Back Church Lane. Incl. an hour of exercise. Details: Linda McLean 225 4744 DREAM (Disability, Recreation, Education & Advisory Meetings) has a new website with details of all their activities for people with disabilities in NW Leeds. Visit www. dreamnwleeds.btck. co.uk Families Need Fathers 7.30pm, 2nd Wed of month, Victoria Hotel, Great George St, Leeds. Support & advice group for parents trying to maintain & develop relationships with their children, following divorce or family breakdown. Details: Don 07981 710179, Ray 07921 728747.

Leeds Coeliac Group Fri 11 Feb: Glutenfree ‘British Cuisine with a Continental Twist’, 7.30pm Leeds Seventeen Restaurant, Nursery Lane, Alwoodley LS17. Details: Sandra McLean 07711 768850, sandra.mclean@ btinternet.com. Leeds Diabetes Support Group 1st Mon of month, West Yorkshire Playhouse, 7– 9pm. Variety of speakers. All welcome. Details: Joan Wells 225 4528. 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 Talking Magazines Anyone who is blind or partially sighted can obtain these monthly cassettes by contacting Leeds Cassette at the Shire View Centre, 72 Headingley Lane LS6 2DJ or calling 0113 270 9130. The Open Door Café A meeting place for people with dementia & their carers. Last Mon of month (except bank hols), 2-4pm, New Headingley Club, St Michael’s Road. Details: Nikki 231 1727 Wheatfields Carers Support Group Small friendly group meets at Wheatfields, Grove Lane, 2nd Wed of month, 1.30 – 3pm. Chat over coffee

& share experiences. Details: Chris Ellis 203 3342, Angie Thompson, Carers Leeds, 246 8338. The Yorkshire Cancer Help Centre is now at the Day Therapy Unit, St Michael’s Hospice, Harrogate two Saturdays each month, offering support for people with cancer & their loved ones. Details: Esme 01423 881392/ Karen 01937 573166, www. ychc.org.uk TALKS & DISCUSSIONS Café Philosophique meets 2nd Thurs of month, 7.30pm at Richmond House School Sports Pavilion, off Glen Rd. Weetwood.10 Feb: Beth Hill & Chris Foren address ‘Can the Law deliver Justice?’ 10 March: John Dickinson on ‘Is 42 the Answer?’ £3. Headingley Cafe Scientifique Mon 7 Feb: A Cultural Olympiad Debate (speakers TBC).Topic: Human Enhancement Technologies in Sport. 7.45pm – 9.30pm New Headingley Club, 56 St. Michael’s Rd, Headingley. All welcome. Admission £2. Details: ann.clarke17@yahoo. co.uk Headingley Green Party Works in Leeds NW Constituency for a safer, sustainable world & meets once a month. Welcomes anyone interested in the important issues of our time. Details: 226 1876, info@headingleygreens. org.uk, www. headingleygreens.org.uk, or write to: Headingley

Green Party, c/o 21 Hollin Drive, Leeds LS16 5NE. Headingley & Kirkstall Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) Campaigns for a world free from the threat of WMD & works for a truly peaceful & secure future. Meets 1st Tues of month, Headingley Community Centre, North Lane. 7.30-9.30pm. Newcomers welcome. Details: 274 1011, dave@ yorkshirecnd.org.uk Leeds in Your Lunch Hour Four lectures on Leeds history by Dr Kevin Grady, Director, Leeds Civic Trust. 2 Feb – War, Plague & Trade: Leeds in the 17th Century; 9 Feb – The Wonder of his Age: John Harrison; 16 Feb – Leeds Most Important Building at Risk: the First White Cloth Hall; 23 Feb – The lost 18th & 19th Century Churches & Chapels of Leeds. 1.15 – 1.45pm, Holy Trinity Church, Boar Lane. Free. Retiring collection. Talks at Temple Newsam by National Trust volunteers, covering many aspects of the house, are expected to resume in March. Included in entry price. Details: 264 7321. Yorkshire Archaeological Society (Family History Section) Sat 12 Feb, 11am 23 Clarendon Rd, Leeds, a lecture entitled :‘“A Stanhope Family Celebration’ by Dr Eileen White. Free drop-in sessions Tues 2-4pm for anyone needing help with family history research. Details: Mrs J.Butler 0113 263 9540

MISC/ Events A Changed NHS for Leeds Free public conference. Sat 19 March, 10am – 3.30pm St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley. Over the next three years the Government has promised the biggest shake-up in the NHS since its formation in 1947. What will this mean for you? Booking essential. Lunch provided. Details: info@ leedshospitalalert.org.uk, Leeds Hospital Alert, The Cardigan Centre, 145149 Cardigan Rd. Leeds LS6 1LJ Ashley Jackson in Person Sat 19 Feb, 11am – 12pm, Temple Newsam. Meet the artist as he demonstrates the art of watercolour painting. Normal admission charges. Booking required, places limited. Details: 0113 264 7321, museumsandgalleries@ leeds.gov.uk Book Sale Sat 5 March, 10am – 12 noon St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. in aid of Leeds PAFRAS Group (Positive Action for Refugees & Asylum Seekers). Details: Chris Milestone 278 0208, 07947 625804, crjmilestone@ntlworld. com 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 French for Fun - want to brush up your French conversational skills? Join the friendly, mixed age, mixed ability group (not beginners) at Moor

Allerton Library meeting room on Tues afternoon, Oct to Easter. Led by helpful & sympathetic teacher. Learn a bit & laugh a lot! Details: Jeanne Jackson 01937 572204, jeanne. jackson@tesco.net Hope Pastures Horse & Donkey Sanctuary Weetwood Lane, LS16. Visitors welcome 10.30am – 2.45pm. Free admission. Groom a pony sessions Sat 10.30 – 11.30am. Details: Karen 0794 894 8158. www. hopepastures.org Inner NW Area Committee made up of all councillors for Headingley, Hyde Park & Woodhouse, Kirkstall & Weetwood Wards. Meetings open to the public. Next meeting Thurs 24 Feb, 7pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre. Large Room for Hire Meanwood Methodist Church, Monk Bridge Rd. Excellent floor, adjacent kitchen & disabled facilities, plus smaller room for meetings of 12-15 people. Weekdays & evenings. Details: 293 9564. Large Room for Hire for meetings of 20 – 25 people. Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Adjacent kitchen. Weekday afternoons & evenings. Details: Louise 274 3241, louisestewart@anchor.org.uk Low Cost Acupuncture Tues, Burley Lodge Centre. Non-profit clinic run by qualified members of British Acupuncture Council. £12 for 45-min treatment. Details: 275 4142, acumedica@gmail. com

Rooms for Hire Headingley Methodist Church has rooms of various sizes which can be used for meetings, activities & celebrations. Details: Margaret Appleyard on 257 6547. Roundhay Park Geology Trail 2nd Sat alternate months (next walk 12 March). Led by a geologist & starting from the Mansion Visitor Centre at 1.30pm. No geological knowledge necessary. Please wear suitable footwear. Trail leaflets on sale at visitor centre & Lakeside Restaurant. Details: Bill Fraser 260 8764 St Chad’s Scouts Looking for fun, adventure, or a new challenge? Why not join our leadership team – No prior knot tying experience required! gsl@ stchadsscouts.org.uk. Sunday Night Live! New monthly event 1st Sun of month, 7pm at Costa Coffee Headingley, hosted by City Church Leeds. Live entertainment with a twist of faith! Enjoy your favourite coffee, live music & real life stories that will warm your heart! Details: 275 8466, mail@ citychurchleeds.net, www. citychurchleeds.net Volunteering Opportunities at Caring Together Looking for something rewarding & fun? Why not volunteer with us? We support older people in Woodhouse & Little London, offering practical as well as emotional support. We also run various exercise, educational & social activities. Details: Lisa Hutton 243 0298, caring. together@dial.pipex.com

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° Suit (2 piece) £6.00 ° Jacket £4.00 ° Trousers & skirts £3.00 ° Shirts (laundered, from) £1.80 ° Dress (plain, from) £6.00 ° Woolies £3.00 ° Suede & leather Jackets £15.00 Coats £20.00

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Tel: 0113 278 9738

Near The Brasserie @ West Park

265 Otley Road, West Park, Leeds LS16 5LN

Your local locksmith covering

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ANDY’S

LOCKSMITH

And surrounding areas • No call-out charge • Household & commercial • Free security surveys and quotes • 24 hour emergency call-out • All areas covered

Call Andy on:

No call out charge Discounts for OAPs & students

Tel: 07947 160 788 Probably the cheapest locksmith service in Leeds

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TIME SERVED PLASTERER WITH OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE All aspects of internal and external plastering undertaken… single walls to full houses skimming over artex water damaged ceilings / ceiling repairs rendering / pebble dashing Silicone Injection Damp Proof Course (SIDPC)

FREE ESTIMATES ALL WORK GUARANTEED

TEL: 0113 075152284943 962626//07939 07939590535 590535 TEL: Email: john@roddysplastering.co.uk

RJB Electric Ltd All aspects of electrical work undertaken 3 Domestic and Commercial Contractor 3 CCTV and P.A.T. Testing 3 Part P Registered Contractor 3

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T: 0113 2188560 M: 07967 451 757

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Leeds Local Plumbing Experts For all general plumbing including: •Bathroom installation incl. tiling •Leaks, bursts, repairs & maintenance •No call out fee •Fixed price quotes

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Call Alex 07730 560 422 enquiries@nortonplumbing.co.uk www.nortonplumbing.co.uk

—————— SPECIALISING IN FITTED WARDROBES, PC DESKS, LOUNGE FITMENTS —————— INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS —————— FREE ESTIMATES & PLAN DRAWINGS ——————-

Phone 0113

266 3310

Mobile: 07722 172441 2A Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds 8

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Selected cleaners to clean and care for your home Selected cleaners to clean and care for your home

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For all your internal and external plastering No job too big or small City & Guilds and English Heritage Qualified Over 30 years experience. Headingley based. Tel: 07951 848 296 or 0113 2757 198

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0113 2306346 07961 851908 21 Parkside Place, Meanwood LS6 4NX

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Beckett’s Spark Electrical Services

For all domestic electrical tasks large or small. Part P Registered. All work carried out to 17th Edition BS7671:2008 standard. Call Mark on 0774 9669152 / 0113 2758113 or email beckettsspark@orange.net to arrange a FREE estimate today.

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Caring Services 49 Bluebird Care 56 Complete Care Agency Carpets & Flooring 27 Signature Flooring 51 KD Carpets Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners 07 Star Fabric Care Cleaners 61 Clean Care 61 Selclene Complimentary Therapies 47 Leeds Chinese Medical Centre 47 Pat Compton Reflexology 47 Treadmill Physiotherapy 47 Acupuncture in Headingley

Fitted Furniture 59 Reg Banks Garages 46 ES Motors 67 Motor Marque Garage Doors 25 ABI

Kitchens 23 Caldaire Kitchens

Social Club 38 Nexus

Language Classes 39 Helen Horsey Laundry & Dry Cleaning 58 West Park Laundry 65 Clothes Sanctuary

Theatre 32 The Grand Theatre

Locksmiths & Security 58 The Lockdoc 58 Andy’s Locksmith

Taxis 64 Premier Private Hire Tiler 46 Dave Galea

Loft Conversions 45 Loft Space Company

Upholstery 63 Abbey Upholstery

Office Space 05 Airedale House 68 PULSE Oven Cleaning 14 Ovenu

Gates & Railings 62 MW Fabrications

Plasterers 59 John Rodriguez 61 Mick Dodds 62 I.R. Mitchell

Hair & Beauty 02 Hair Studio 12 Caz & Co

Windows & Conservatories 03 Rainbow 09 Tate Windows Ltd Window Cleaner 58 Call Johnny

Paving 23 C & S

Handyman 46 Helping Handyman 61 Mr Fix-It

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Letting Agent 25 Castle Estates

Gardeners 22 Paperbark 22 Barrow’s Garden Services 23 John Tasker 23 John’s Gardening Services

Solar Panels 20 Electrotect

Builders 14 JMC Maintenance 45 CC Building 62 Holmwood Builders

Fitness 47 Love Pilates 47 Hoola Hooping 47 Yoga with Jan Coates 47 City Slickers

Roofers 32 CH Roofing 60 Halls Roofing & Builders 60 VJR Roofing 63 R&D Sheridan

Blinds 15 Hillarys

Electrician 58 RJB Electric 63 57 Electrical 63 Beckett’s Spark

Joinery 62 Peter Metcalfe 63 Hook Joinery 63 Michael Hock

Bathrooms 40 Coral Bathrooms 60 MB Maintenance

Removals 60 Man with a Van

Art Supplies 30 Dinsdales

Decorators 60 Russ Gaunt 61 Rushton & Co 61 Lewis Loftus 62 Tom Benn 63 Sean Danes 63 JSN

Jewellers 41 Queensbury Jewellers

Architectural Services 15 The Drawing Shop

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