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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.

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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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In March, as people start to look outdoors, we are planning to talk about gardens and what you can do with them, with lots of tips and people to contact to help you create the garden to suit you and your property.

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06 Otley 25th Victorian Fayre Welcomes 16,000 08 Rotary Distribute Purple Crocus 10 Warm Up and Keep Bills Down 12 Energy Up t’Mill 18 Garden Round Up 22 NLL Tracks Down Jim Hacker 24 Book Review 26 Sound & Vision 28 Reviews 30 Younger Life 34 Health & Fitness 36 Community Notices

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Otley’s 25th Victorian Fayre Welcomes Over 16,500 Visitors!

For the first time, Otley’s Victorian Fayre in December was held on a Sunday and was a resounding success. The largest crowds ever, upwards of 16,500, enjoyed a host of entertainment aimed at the whole family. The Market Place was packed with people enjoying the various school and church choirs, children dancing, the reindeer and the traditional Punch and Judy shows.

The number of stalls booked was the highest for many years, earning much needed funds for local clubs and schools. The window competition, the theme of which was The Twelve Days of Christmas, attracted over 20 entries and was judged by Otley Town Partnership. They were so impressed by the standard that they named five winners!

First prize went to Patisserie Viennoise, with Jenni’s Dresser and Brown’s Gallery sharing the second prize and RSPCA and Tranmere Flowers third.

The new Otley Alehouse Cup was judged by the Otley Pub Club and was awarded to Whitakers. Greg Mulholland judged the Victorian dress competition, which was won by two ladies from Jenni’s Dresser in the adult category. The new indoor handmade craft area was also a great success, and the anagram competition was won by the Kirk family and Hammond family, both from Otley.

Our thanks to all the local businesses that donated the prizes.

Unfortunately our programme organiser is stepping down this year and we need to replace her urgently (the programme accounts for almost half of our £10,000 running costs). Please get in touch if you can help. We would welcome more volunteers, especially from local businesses and schools. As we keep saying, many hands make light work!

On behalf of the 2010 committee I would like to thank the many unnamed people who helped make last year’s fayre the success it was.

Steph Lee Chair 2010 Otley Victorian Fayre www.victorianfayre.co.uk

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Rotary Distribute Purple Crocus to Raise Awareness of Polio Campaign Ilkley Wharfedale Rotary Club recently distributed over 7,000 purple crocus bulbs to local schools, gardening organisations and individuals as part of Rotary’s Thanks for Life / End Polio Now campaign (www.thanksforlife.org). The colour purple was chosen as this is the colour dabbed on a child’s finger to show they have been inoculated. The bulbs should come into flower around 23rd February, which is Rotary day.

Polio eradication has been Rotary’s top priority since 1985. Since then, polio cases have fallen from 350,000 a year to a recorded 1,600 last year.Thanks to Rotary’s help, two billion children have been protected from the disease, and the number of endemic countries has fallen from 125 to just four: Afghanistan, Northern India, Nigeria and Pakistan.

One school, Westville House School, Ilkley, not only bought and planted 500 crocus bulbs, it also raised money for the campaign by holding a penny line challenge. This spelled out the words ‘End Polio Now’ in coins, raising almost £260 - which will buy enough vaccine to treat 1,300 children.

Rotarians Bob Smith of the Ilkley Wharfedale club and Lesley Hastings of the Rotary District 1040 recently attended a Westville school assembly to explain Rotary’s involvement in this vital campaign.

Further fundraising events for the campaign planned by the Ilkley Wharfedale Rotary Club include a Coffee Afternoon at Christchurch, The Grove, Ilkley, 1.30 – 4.30pm, Saturday 19th February; and a Charity Brass Band Concert featuring the City of Bradford Brass Band, 7.30pm at Christchurch on Friday 17th June.

For further details please contact Bob Smith 01943 877244, rsmith6pj@btinternet.com or visit www.ilkleywharfedale.rotary1040.org

Jonty Glendinning, Desiree Caspers Frankel, Oliver Peden, Annabel Crossley and Euan Adam on the penny line.

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Alan Titchmarsh Becomes Honorary President of Ilkley Flower Show

Everyone is welcome at the Radical Statistics Conference: ‘Cuts and Corporations’, which will be held at HEART, Bennett Road, Headingley on Saturday, 26th February.

Bob Smith, Flower Show Secretary, reports that preparation of the Show Schedule has started with several additional classes, particularly for children.

One of interest to schools with gardens is the School Garden Display, which requires: A minimum of three photographs of your school garden.

The conference has a fascinating line-up of speakers and subjects, including:

An A3 handwritten, illustrated sheet saying why gardening at school is fun

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Jay Ginn, Institute of Gerontology, Kings College London

A display of garden plants in a maximum 450mm diameter pot.

A display of three different varieties of vegetables grown by the school.

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

The presenter, whose autobiography, When I was a Nipper, recounts his childhood in Ilkley, said: “I remember entering classes at Ilkley Flower Show when I was a nipper, so I’m delighted to become its President. Growing plants and flowers remains an important part of family and community life.”

One other item which can be anything to do with gardening.

Alan Titchmarsh was recently made honorary President of Ilkley’s Annual Flower Show.

BEKS Electrical Wins Otley Good Service Award Candidates for the newly reinstated Otley Chamber of Trade’s Good Service Award were all recently visited by a mystery shopper, who judged the traders on helpfulness, friendliness, courtesy and local knowledge, and BEKS Electrical was selected as winner.

“There is still a good level of personal service around the town and we are delighted that BEK’S Electrical has been identified as the winner of the Chamber’s Good Service Award”, said Chamber President Trevor Backhouse. “From a varied field, including gift shops, opticians and a garage, BEK’S received the largest number of nominations and showed admirable patience and courtesy to our mystery shopper. The shop is an Alladin’s Cave of electrical, household and DIY goods and is an Otley institution.”

Copies of the Flower Show classes are available from the end of February, Show Schedule and entry forms from the end of June. For further details please contact Bob Smith on 01943 877244 or email to rsmith6pj@btinternet.com

The Chamber’s independent judge was Mrs Lightfoot from Beeston, who is the Chair of the Mothers Union. She often comes to shop in Otley, likes the varied nature of the shops, and finds the shopkeepers very friendly and helpful. She was really impressed by all the nominated businesses.

BEKS Electrical director Paul Linsley said: “We are delighted to receive this recognition and hope to continue being of service to the town for many years to come. My colleague, Tony Richardson and I pride ourselves on stocking virtually every item of hardware the townsfolk could ever need, and what we haven’t got we can track down for you, usually for the next day. It’s a pleasure serving Otley.”

Of the many letters nominating the winning business, the one from Mrs Pike of Cookridge was felt to be the most deserving the Chamber’s £25 prize.

Thanks to everyone who took the trouble to write in with their nominations.

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Don’t forget the gaps around central heating pipes and other holes in the floor.

WARM UP &

KEEP BILLS DOWN Andy Walker Chair and Founder, SURE Energy

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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A toasty warm house and smaller fuel bills

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.

Linton Falls Further information: www.nationaltrust.org.uk www.settlehydro.org.uk www.yorkshiredales.org.uk www.jnbentley. co.uk/346/linton-falls. html Photo: Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

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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Under this scheme, energy suppliers make regular payments to householders and communities who generate their own electricity from renewable or low carbon sources, such as solar photovoltaic (PV) panels or wind turbines (41.3p per kwh). The scheme guarantees a minimum payment for all electricity generated by the system, as well as a separate payment for the electricity exported to the national grid. The payments are index-linked, tax free and guaranteed for 25 years and are in addition to the savings made by using the on-site generated electricity.

Daniel Lang of Electrotect UK Ltd., who specialise in solar photovoltaic renewable energy installations, regularly advises people on how to apply for the FITs scheme and the expected rate of financial return. “We believe we have a responsibility to the environment to cut down CO2 emissions”, said Danny. “This scheme has made micro-generation accessible to a far wider range of people.”

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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.

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Having your own clothing line seems an odd choice for someone who started out as an order picker in an electrical components factory, but that’s just what Jay Dunne did.

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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.

“I’d always been interested in design,’ he said.

“Even looking at buildings, I would wonder why the architect chose that shape or those details. I decided to get into clothing design as I just knew I could offer something to the industry.”

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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.

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!

Could we just have a month free of every company on earth trying to profit from our emotions?

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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.

Indoor plants that have put up with artificial light all winter may be looking a little sad. These should start picking up as the days get longer. Pick them over, cutting out any straggly stems and loosening the soil around the plant. Give them a weak feed before placing on the windowsill during the day.

As the weather gets warmer they can be left there overnight. Some plants dislike direct sunlight but can still be placed to receive more light.

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You Shall Go To the Ball!

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.

‘Calendar Girls’ will tour for the very last time in 2011 playing Leeds Grand Theatre from 7 – 19 March, when Lynda Bellingham returns with a brand new set of Calendar Girls.

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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.

With Christmas a distant memory, do you need to chase away those January blues? If the slipper fits, why not take in the hilarious and truly entertaining family panto ‘Cinderella’ performed by the Burley Millennium Theatre Group. You are sure to be charmed!

So go on, have a ball - your carriage awaits! January 26th – 29th, 7:30pm at the Queen’s Hall, Burley in Wharfedale.

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.

For tickets (£8/£7, £6 juniors & students, & £5 opening night), call Sue on 01943 863 478 or e-mail burleytheatre@gmail.com.

MAXINE PEAKE TAKES LEAD IN RATTIGAN’S THE DEEP BLUE SEA

‘Reclining Figure, 1929’ (image courtesy of Leeds Museums and Galleries reproduced by permission of The Henry Moore Foundation)

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.

Directed by Sarah Esdaile the production runs from 18th February – 12th March. Maxine has played a

Otley Little Theatre Presents Humble Boy Otley Little Theatre will be presenting their production of ‘Humble Boy’ this month at The Courthouse Otley.

The play, which had a very successful run in the West End in 2001, concerns the relationship between Felix, an astro physicist returning home after his bee keeping father’s death, and his difficult and demanding mother. Felix realises that his organised, scientific world has to accommodate a very chaotic home life, and does so with some wry and often out-

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.

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. right funny moments.

If you would like to learn more about joining the Little Theatre contact Chairman, Roger Thomas 01943 873865 or Membership Secretary Lee Wells, 01943 464982.

Humble Boy is at The Courthouse on 25th and 26th February. Tickets (£8/£6, £1 discount for advanced bookings) available from the box office on 01943 464766.

ARTS & CULTURE

NLL Tracks Down Prime Minister Jim Hacker

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

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.

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NLL: There are so many Yes, Prime Minister fans – will this new play capture their imagination and win new fans?

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.

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: Absolutely, that and the conflict between the legislative and the executive – the government wanting to do things and the civil servants who don’t.

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: Is it a role that you had thought about playing?

NLL: Have you worked in Leeds before?

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

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.

NLL: I imagine you and Simon Williams make a great team, are you enjoying working with him?

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.

NLL: It is the characters that make it, isn’t it?

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.

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BOOK REVIEW

And the Ass Saw the Angel

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.

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.

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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.

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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

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 surroundings.

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.

The Great Art Takeaway

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.

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Playhouse Receives Big Lottery Funding

LEEDS PARISH CHURCH Saturday 12 March 2011, 7.30pm

David Hill Conductor Mark Hindley Organ To include works by Parry • Finzi • Tippett • Lauridsen • Whitacre In support of the Leeds Parish Church General Fund Tickets: £10 (Concessions available)

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.

the Playhouse to work in consultation with young people with learning disabilities and their families over the course of four years

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MUSICLISTINGS

By Brendan Campbell

Otley Folk Club Wed 8.30pm at Korks Wine Bar, Bondgate, Otley.

Details: 01943 467189 Suzy Bradley, James Forde, James Sant Fri 4 Feb, Gateway Music, 8pm at Escobar, Leeds.

Free.

Vienna Tonkunstler Orchestra Sat 5 Feb, Leeds Town Hall, 7.30pm, £12£30. Playing Mozart, Beethoven & Brahms

Sad Day for Puppets Sat 5 Feb, Nation of Shopkeepers, 8pm, £6. Stockholm five piece known for their irresistible pop melodies.

Professor Ian Tracey, Mon 7 Feb, Leeds Town Hall, 1.05pm.

Liverpool’s musical polymath returns bringing a multi-national programme.

Fauns Tues 8 Feb, The Junction, Bondgate, Otley. Folk/ rock.

Feeder Tues 8 Feb, O2 Academy, 7pm, £20.

Heavy guitars & sugar sweet melodies.

Imelda May Sat 12 Feb, O2 Academy, £16.50.

Irish soul chanteuse.

Great bluesy, folky pop.

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Sat 12 Feb, Leeds Town Hall, 7.30pm, £12-£30.

The Bravery Mon 14 Feb, Brudenell Social Club, £10. New York indie rockers. Synth laden, rock fuelled music.

Arnowitz Ensemble Tues 15 Feb, The Venue, Leeds College of Music, 7.30pm, £17-£19. A programme of two lateromantic sextets.

Swan Song Acoustic Night 1st Thurs of month, 8.30pm The Swan, Main St. Addingham. Folk music Mon. Bands Sat. Details: 01943 831999 Coaltrain Tues 15 Feb, 9pm The Junction, Bondgate, Otley.

Andy McKee Wed 16 Feb, West Yorkshire Playhouse. Fine fingerstyle guitarist, influences range from Metallica to Tchaikovsky.

Sisters of Mercy Thur 17 Feb, Leeds Met Student Union, 7.30pm, £25. Top notch rock ‘n’ roll.

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Richard Dutton, the So & Sos + Fauns Fri 4 Feb 18+ club night at Otley Courthouse.

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Memphis Tues 1 Feb, 9pm The Junction, Bondgate, Otley. 50’s rock

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Ocean Colour Scene Fri 18 Feb, O2 Academy, 7pm, £23.50.

Celebrating 21 years as a band.

King Pleasure & the Biscuit Boys Fri 18 Feb 8pm. More than the world’s greatest swing band, they’re an institution! £13/£11 in advance, £14/£12 on door.

The Go! Team Fri 18 Feb at The Cockpit, Leeds. £13.75.

Time Warp Sat 19 Feb, The Swan, Main Street, Addingham. Great 60s covers Jason Derulo Sat 19 Feb, O2 Academy.

Singer, songwriter, dancer, actor.

Fret Buzz Sat 19 Feb at Yorkshire Rose pub, Guiseley.

Phil Beer & Miranda Sykes Sun 20 Feb 7.30pm. Co-promotion with Saltaire Live & Otley Folk Club. Phil Beer of Show of Hands. Folk,

blues & acoustic rock n’ roll & Miranda on double bass & vocals. £12/£10.

Tinie Tempah Wed 23 Feb, O2 Academy.

Topped the charts in 2010 with ‘Pass Out’.

Glendower Duo Wed 23 Feb, The Venue, Leeds College of Music, 1.05pm. One of the most exciting & innovative duos in London.

Chainsaw + Memphis Sat 26 Feb, Yorkshire Rose Pub, Guiseley KT Tunstall Sun 27 Feb, O2 Academy, 7pm, £20.

Brit Award winner & fantastic live performer.

The Leeds Bluegrass Club Last Thurs of month, The Grove Inn, Back Row, Holbeck (off Water Lane, below City Square). Live, Acoustic, Americana/ Bluegrass/ Country music. Resident Bands + Guests: from 8.30pm. £3. + Picking sessions in back rooms, musicians welcome.

Details: John 0113 267 0761, Kevin 0113 267 7040.

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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.

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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.

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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

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127 HOURS

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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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 time-travelling 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, story-telling, 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,

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.

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St. Mary’s Students Win Faraday Challenge Heat Six Year 8 students from St. Mary’s, Menston – Mairenn Collins, Ella Fitzpatrick, Paige Shaw, Niall Hogan, Tom Hewitt and Ben Hopwood – recently won the regional heat of the Institute of Engineering and Technology Faraday Challenge.

Natalie Wins Competition Award Natalie Mallinson, Competition Manager for Leeds East and Leeds North West, was recently presented with the Yorkshire and Humber Schools Competition Award in recognition of her work in developing a secondary school girls’ netball league.

Based at St. Mary’s Menston, Natalie supports the work of the St. Mary’s and Boston Spa School Sports Partnership, including more than 100 schools. She responded to a need expressed by local high schools for a netball league that would be exclusive to the Leeds East Sport Partnership schools. Although there is already a highly successful City- wide school netball league operating in Leeds, the Leeds East Schools felt this was mainly entered by higher level ability netball teams.

Natalie’s bid won because it demonstrated innovative thinking and has made a huge contribution to national school sport targets. It has increased the number girls participating in regular competition engaged girls from deprived backgrounds, provided an outlet for lower ability netball players, and overcome transport barriers.

For more information please contact Natalie Mallinson or Amanda Twigg at St. Mary’s School on 01943 883000 32 February 2011 | northleedslife.co.uk

Telemedicine is a new and rapidly developing field in healthcare. Twenty years ago the idea of a surgeon being able to operate a robot and perform an operation from hundreds of miles away seemed like science fiction. Today, this is not only possible but engineers, working with scientists and doctors, are now designing robotic systems which will be able to operate on patients with no human intervention at all. The St. Mary’s team had to design and manufacture a machine that echoed this technology, it had to operate remotely to pick up differently sized objects and place them with precision elsewhere.

The students were marked on their teamwork, accountancy skill, video, communication, leadership, design and manufacturing skills and they achieved an amazing 157 marks out of a total of 170. This currently places them third in the entire country.

If they stay in third place overall they will have the opportunity to go to London and compete for the national prize.

Baby Rascals Are you a new Mum? Would you like to meet others & enjoy a cup of coffee? Come to The Scout Hut on Burras Lane, Otley, on Wednesdays, 1 – 2.45pm (term time).

Details: 01943 463 815.

Chevin Wildlife WATCH Group Fun kids & parents group run by volunteers in partnership with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust & one of the longest running WATCH Group in Yorkshire.

Activities every 1st Sat & 3rd Sun. Details: Jennifer Watts on 0113 237 5320, chevinwildlifewatch@hotmail.co.uk

Young People’s Heart’s Club Night (12 –16) Fri 11 Feb 7.30 -10pm at Otley Courthouse. Presented by Ilkley Literature Festival with Otley Courthouse. Young headline band, support act, disco, young comedians and poets, juice bar. £5 Ugly Beauty: Lempen Puppets Wed 16 Feb, 9.30am & 11am. Fabulous theatrical performance using puppets, shadows & music. For 5 – 105 year olds! £3 adults/£2.50 children. School group concessions: contact box office.

Otley Children’s Centre Provides free groups & information for parents & carers of children aged 0 – 5. The centre is open 9am – 5pm all year round. Groups include: stay & play sessions, baby signing, mini-movers, baby cafe, parenting courses & many more. Details: 01943 467379, hargrad02@ leedslearning.net Otley Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Rhythmic gymnastics is a combination of gymnastics & dance using ropes, hoops, balls, clubs & ribbons. Classes for girls aged 3 - 18 are held Thurs at Otley Courthouse & Mon, Wed & Fri at Benton Park School. Details: Karen 07947 123293, karenharper8280@ talktalk.net

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by Abigail Pugh Pilates has long been an integral part of a dancer’s daily exercise routine to both prevent and treat injuries by strengthening and conditioning the body.

I had my first experience of Pilates when I suffered stress fractures in my shins at the age of thirteen, due to full time ballet training. My physiotherapist sent me to a London Pilates Studio for treatment, where I had my first experience of using a Reformer Machine and discovered the benefits that regular Pilates can bring. I have practised it ever since.

The commitment to make Pilates part of your life Some of my clients, for whom Pilates was a last resort, today will ensure you feel the benefits tomorrow. As found relief from pain and a renewed confidence in Joseph Pilates once said: “If your spine is inflexibly their bodies as they both looked and felt better. stiff at thirty, you are old. If it is completely flexible at Although Pilates will benefit anyone, it has been used sixty you are young.” to treat a number of conditions regardless of age I have never forgotten a lovely lady I met at the or ability. As the exercises realign and improve the Studio in London when I was thirteen. She was in posture, it is ideal for people with bad backs and other her eighties, yet appeared years younger due to joint problems. It also helps with specific conditions, practising Pilates for most of her life. She made me such as MS or Parkinson’s disease with its focus on realise the power which Pilates can bring to our lives. muscle control and balance.

Otley Walking Festival 2011 It’s back again! Otley Walking Festival 2011 starts Saturday 25th June and runs through to Sunday 3rd July.

As always, there will be walks for all ages and abilities - short town-based walks, themed walks, waterside walks, strenuous moorland hikes, plus a full evening programme of events. You can be sure of a warm welcome from Walk Leaders and the chance to meet other friendly folk.

Otley Walking Festival 2011 programmes will be available from the end of March at Otley Courthouse, libraries, Tourist Information Centres, and local businesses. The programme will also be avail-

able at www.chevintrek.co.uk and www.waw-otley. org.uk A new feature this year will be a pre-Festival walk on Sunday 27th March. John Sparshatt, author of the Six Dales Trail, will be leading a 12 mile walk from Bouthwaite on the Six Dales Trail finishing at Brymor Tea Rooms (near Jervaulx Abbey) for a wellearned ice cream. Transport to the start of the walk and back to Otley will be available.

Booking essential – contact Stuart Fildes at the Walking Festival Office at Chevin Trek on 01943 851166 for details.

Ruth Blackwell, Chair, Otley Walking Festival.

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ACTIVE Dance Scottish in Ilkley Scottish Country Dancing, Thurs 2 – 4pm at St Margaret’s Church Hall, Queen’s Rd, LS29 9QL. Beginners welcome.

No partner necessary.

Details: Don Andrews 01535 605065, donald@ hbandrews.fsnet.co.uk, or Nadine Wharton 01943 600860 www.rscdsleeds. org.uk Great Yorkshire Morris Men meet at Pool Memorial Hall alternate Wednesdays. Mainly Cotswold dances, with forays into the Yorkshire Longword, Rapper & Border styles.

New dancers & musicians welcome - no experience required. Details: Bob Carter 01423 863433 www.gymm.org.uk Grove Hill Tennis Club, Otley runs a year-round social programme. Club plays 3 mixed doubles teams in Wharfedale league, a men’s team in the Yorkshire league & a Leeds medley team.

Excellent coaching for both adults & juniors.

Details: www.otleytennis. webs.com Horsforth Fellandale Running Club trains every Wed, usually on Otley Chevin. Runners of all abilities welcome. Details: Andy 0113 258 5691, secretary@fellandale.com New Beginners Dance Classes start Fri 4 Feb 7.30 – 9.30pm for 4

weeks, Methodist Church Hall, Main St. Menston.

Waltz, foxtrot & quickstep.

Improvers Classes start 4 March. Details: Barbara & Bernard Harrison, 01943 873254, bandb@sky.com (after 20 Jan) Leeds Area Disabled Swimming Club Are you recovering from a stroke or other condition where swimming could help?

A friendly, safe environment where you can swim & gain confidence.

New members welcome.

Mon 7 -8pm at Holt Park Leisure Centre. Details: Roger 0113 267 4716, Sara 0113 287 6250.

Leeds YHA Walking Group organises walks, cycle rides, weekends & social activities. Over 160 members aged 20-74. Try before joining. Membership £8 pa. Details: Mary 0113 228 6766, Phil 0113 268 9996 www. leedsyha.org.uk

welcome. Details: Steve Norfolk 07860 242089, steve.norfolk@freightair. co.uk Otley Short Walks For All Walks up to 3 miles start from Otley Courthouse Wed am. Please arrive before 10.15am. Often use local buses, so bring bus fare or bus pass. Sensible footwear advisable!

Details: 01943 465542, 01943 865585.

Otley Walkers Twice weekly walks, 5 – 20 miles. Weekends away & special events. New members welcome. Annual membership £5. Get the prvogramme & try before joining. Details: 01943 875 995, otleywalkers@ talktalk.net Sequence Tea Dance Old Pool Bank Village Hall, Fri 2 – 4pm. A great way to exercise & socialise. All welcome. Details: 0113 284 2126.

Otliensians Hockey Club Looking to get fit and have fun? Look no further - we do both! Women’s teams in both Yorkshire 1st & 5th divisions. Training Thurs 7 - 8pm, Ben Rhydding sports ground. Everyone welcome. Details: Sue 07793 841822 or www. otliensianshc.org.uk

Sequence Tea Dances Most Thursdays, 1.45 3.45pm, Winter Gardens, Ilkley. Details: 01943 608871

Otley Badminton Club Prince Henry’s Mon 7.309.30pm & Fri 8-10pm.

Junior Club coaching available Sat 9.30 – 11am, New members

Sequence/Modern Ballroom Sat 26 Feb, 8-11pm at Hollygarth Social Club, Ilkley. Details: Michael 01943 608871

Sequence/Modern Ballroom Sat 22 Jan & 26 Feb, 8-11pm at Hollygarth Social Club, Ilkley. Details: Michael 01943 608871

Women’s Morris Dancing Open Nights, Tues 7.30pm, Hunsworth Community Centre, BD19 (near Junction 26 of M62). Persephone Morris Side open nights to recruit new members. Details: Rose Hudson 0113 256 1265 rose.hudson1@ btinternet.com

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ARTS & CRAFTS Chinese Brush Painters Society Sat 5 Feb, 10am – 4pm, Pool-in-Wharfedale Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane.

Annual General Meeting & workshop by Brian Morgan on the development of Chinese Brush Painting & painting the Noble Paragons - plum, bamboo, orchid & chrysanthemum, plants chosen for their representation of human virtues. New members welcome. Details: Anne Allan 01422 368482, mail@cbpsyorks,co.uk.

Guiseley Art Club Mon 1.30 – 4pm (excl-bank hols), Oxford Rd Methodist Church Hall, Guiseley.

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each month, 2pm at B.R. Methodist Church Hall. All welcome.

Otley Scribblers Do you enjoy creative writing?

New weekly sessions begin at Otley Courthouse, Fri 10am–12pm. Details: 01943 465 568.

Baby Rascals Are you a new Mum? Would you like to meet others & enjoy a cup of coffee? Come to The Scout Hut on Burras Lane, Otley, on Wednesdays, 1 – 2.45pm (term time). Details: 01943 463 815.

COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS Coffee Morning Every Sat, Otley Methodist Church Wesley Hall, 10am–12 noon. Homemade cakes, scones etc & a friendly atmosphere. Access Boroughgate & Walkergate (disabled access).

GROUPS/CLUBS Aireborough Soroptimist International meets 1st & 3rd Wed of month, 7.30pm at Guiseley Methodist Church, Oxford Road, Guiseley Organisation for professional women addressing issues of importance to women worldwide. If you would like to volunteer in an atmosphere of support, friendship & fun, contact them. Details: Janet Lockwood 07947 695093.

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 8.30 – 9pm at The Wharfedale Inn, Arthington Lane, Pool in Wharfedale. All welcome.

Details: 0113 391 0403 www.alwoodleymc.org.uk Ben Rhydding Women’s Institute Meets 2nd Thurs of

Burley in Wharfedale & District Probus Club New Members Needed!

Retired or semi-retired professionals & businessmen welcome. Fortnightly meetings in Salem United Reformed Church hall, Burley in Wharfedale. Varied programme of speakers, social events, quizzes & outings. Details: Brian Clayton 01943 862373 Burley Gardeners’ Association meets several times a year for gardenrelated, illustrated talks & demonstrations, plus visit to local garden, plant sales & quarterly newsletter. Membership (Feb to Feb) £4 family /£2 individual. Next meeting (AGM) 17 Feb, 7.30pm at Salem Church Hall, Main St. Burley-in-Whardefdale.

Details: Angus MacIntosh 09143 862750 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 Chevin Division Trefoil Guild meets 7.30pm on 1st Mon of the month in Otley or Guiseley. The

group offers a varied calendar of events, with opportunities for travel, adventure & broadening your horizons, & supports Girl Guiding UK. Details: 01943 872892.

Friends of Chevin Forest Park Practical conservation work such as vegetation clearance, step building or meadow management on 2nd Sun of every month. Details: The Countryside Rangers 0113 237 5312 countrysiderangers@leeds.gov.uk Home Grown Otley Community gardening & food group. Helping each other to grow vegetables, herbs & fruit. Monthly meetings, speakers, visits to local producers & much more! Details: Rob 01943 468664, godfreyrob@ yahoo.com. www.vegplantsonline.com/home_grown Ilkley & District Motor Club 1st/4th Wed monthly, Otley Rugby Club, Cross Green. 8pm. All welcome.

Also meet 2nd/3rd/5th Wed at other locations.

Details: www.ilkleymotorclub.org Ilkley Rotary Club meets Tues 12.30pm (6.30pm on last Tues of month) for meal & speaker at Craiglands Hotel. Globaal network of local and international community volunteers. Details: Kelvin Newberry 01943 863752, kelvin.newberry@btinternet.com Ilkley Wharfedale Rotary Club Small friendly club welcomes both male & female members. Meetings held at Craiglands Hotel, Ilkley, Tues 8pm.

Details: Georges Lepelley 01943 600712 or www.ilkleywharfedale.

rotary1040.org Kirklands Bridge Club Menston rubber bridge club meets at Kirklands alt Tues evenings. Details: Dorrie Waugh 01943 872771/ Carol Cowell 0113 267 0426.

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 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, PO Box 294, Leeds, LS16 0ES Leeds Hospital Alert Small group of concerned people campaigning for preservation of the NHS. Next meeting Wed 2 Feb, 7.30pm, Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Details: Beatrice Rogers 0113 278 5495.

Leeds Oxfam Group holds open evenings with invited speakers on a range of global justice issues, 1st Wed of month, 7.30pm, Civic Hall, Leeds. They also arrange events & activities across the city in support of Oxfam. Next meeting 2 Feb. Everyone welcome.

Details: Pauline Neale 269 3542.

Leeds Lions Every 2nd Mon, Holiday Inn Express, Cavendish St, LS3, 7.30pm. Details: Joan Kirkham 0113 274 3689

40 Leeds Naturalists’ Club & Scientific Association meets alternate Mon, 7.15pm in Museum & Seminar Room, Miall Block, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds. Enjoy a series of talks on natural history subjects in winter, field meetings & exhibit evenings in summer. Details: Peter Larner 0113 261 2589, http//sites.google. com/site/leedsnaturalistsclub Mercury Movie Makers Wed at Rawdon Conservative Club, 7:30pm. The club is for camcorder owners. Advice, regular film & practical evenings, & occasional outdoor events. Details: 0113 257 7274, www.communigate. co.uk/brad/mercmove Otley Amateur Radio Society meets Tues at Clifton Village Hall (before The Spite on Newall Carr Rd).

New members welcome!

The Club is an RSGB examination centre for Foundation, Intermediate & Advanced licences. Details: Paul 07768 996370, events@otleyradio.org, www.otleyradio.org Otley in Bloom A friendly group of volunteers who work to improve the green environment of the town.

New members welcome.

Meetings at Otley Courthouse, 7pm first Tues of every month.

Otley Camera Club Meets Thurs at Prince Henry’s Grammar School, 7pm.

Packed programme of speakers & competitions.

Improve your skills & get more from your camera.

Details: www.otleycameraclub.co.uk

41 Otley Chevin Rotary Club Meets at Chevin Country Park Hotel, York Gate, Mon, 7.30pm. Dinner followed by interesting speaker. Rotary provides a wide range of services - local, national & international, plus a good social programme. Details: David Lewis 01943 877720.

Otley Lions Club Meets 1st & 3rd Mon of each month at the Red Lion, Otley. New members welcome. Book sale last Fri & Sat of each month in the passage way next to the Red Lion. Varied social activities, dinners, meetings, quizzes. Details David McDowell 01943 467551, Eric Booth 01943 467900.

Otley Little Theatre Live theatre & musical events in Otley. New members welcome – acting, singing, dancing & anyone who can help with technical backstage. Details: Lee Wells 01943 464982, info@olt.org.uk, www.otley. co.uk/littletheatre Otley Poets meet 1st Tues of month at 8pm for poems, drinks & occasional guest poets at Korks Wine Bar, Bondgate Otley.

Details: Alan Holdsworth 01943 968374 alanrh62@yahoo.co.uk.

Otley Rotary Club meets weekly at Westbourne House, Bradford Road, Otley, Thurs 12.30 – 1.45pm. Open to active/ retired professional/ business people. Lunch & guest speaker. Details: Keith Thompson 01943 879329 ktswoop@ talktalk.net.

Otley Townswomen’s Guild promotes the interests of

women & raises money for charities. It meets 1st Thurs of each month, 7.30pm in the Lecture Room, Otley Methodist Church. Speakers plus wide variety of interest groups. Visitors welcome.

Details: 01943 468741 m.e.newton@talktalk.net Otley Women’s Forum meets fortnightly, Thurs 9.45am – 12 noon, in the Methodist Church Hall, Walkergate, Otley.

On 3 Feb Mike Betteridge presents ‘Sayings & Meanings’; 17 Feb Hazel Costello’s topic is ‘Otley Courthouse & Historic Buildings - Saved for the Community’; 3 March Maurice Kitson talks about ‘Austria Summer & Winter’. Details: 01943 462130.

Otley & District Women’s Forum meets fortnightly, Thurs 10 – 11.30am at the Methodist Church rooms, Boroughgate. On 3 Feb Pam James’s subject is ‘Is it Up or Down’.

Everyone welcome! No membership fee! Details: Jo Smith 01943 463771.

Otley Women’s Institute Meets at 7.15pm on 2nd Wed of the month in Cross Green Community Centre, Otley. Visitors welcome.

Details: 01943 463610 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. Tickets £2 (incl. refreshments) from Graham Wheatley on 0113 256 3055.

Pool Bridge Club meets on Mon (excl bank holidays),1.15 – 4.30pm at Pool Methodist Church.

ers, plant sales & trips.

Annual membership £10.

Details: Thelma Harrison 0113 225 6405.

Reaching Out Group for widowed women young at heart & in years who would like to meet others in similar position. Meets Thurs 6.30 – 8.30pm, St John Ambulance Hut, Gaye Lane, Otley. A safe place for friendship & support. Details: Lesley 07931 892747.

Wharfedale German Circle meets at The Malt, Main Street, Burley-inWharfedale, 8pm, usually on or near 15th of every month. Speakers, films, debates, quizzes, music, parties, conversation (in English/German). Visitors Welcome. Details: 01943 464087, wgcircle@gmail. com, www.germandrcle. ilkley.org.

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 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 Women’s Fellowship meets Wed, 2pm at Pool Methodist Church. Variety of interesting speakers.

Wharfedale Speakers Club now meets at The Scout Hut, Burras Lane, Otley on 1st & 3rd Wed of each month. New members welcome. Speakers of all ages & backgrounds.

Come along & improve your speaking skills.

Details: Tony Morris 0113 258 3507s Wharfedale Gardeners Group Meets 7.30pm 2nd Tues of the month (Sept - May) at Otley Methodist Church. Guest speak-

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.

MUSIC Bradford Music Club meets 3rd Sun each month, 7 – 9pm at Rawdon Meeting House, Harrogate Rd. Singers & musicians needed. All styles of music. Details: Ann Perry 01274 630162 annperry@blueyonder. co.uk Burley in Wharfedale Probus Male Voice Choir invites new members, particularly tenors. Rehearsals Mon 10am at Burley Grange with experienced conductor, Margaret Dexter, who is well known in local musical circles.

Occasional concerts for local groups. Details: Secretary Brian Jones on 01943 874552.

Community Singing Group devoted to the enjoyment of singing & developing voices together. New members (especially men!) welcome – no auditions, no pressure, no experience necessary – just a love of singing in a friendly environment. Every Tues 1.30 – 3.30pm (term time) at the Otley Courthouse. Details: Dave Stewart 01943 461971, sing.out@mac.com Fairfax Singers (Burley-inWharfedale) sing for charities & have helped raise significant funds. If you would like to book a concert please contact Marjorie Hall 01274 597024, marj.hall51@yahoo.co.uk.

They would welcome 2 Altos & 1 Tenor. Some experience. Contact Dorothy Hawkshaw Musical Director 01943 877464 (Rehearsals Tues pm). www.fairfaxsingers.org.uk 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 Me-Time Community Singing Group New members (especially men!) welcome – no auditions, no pressure, no experi-

ence necessary – just a love of singing in a relaxed friendly, environment.

Every Tues 8 – 9.30pm at 7 Newall Mount, Otley.

Details: 01943 461971, sing.out@mac.com Otley Little Theatre Orchestra rehearses 1st & 3rd Wed of each month, 7.30pm at Otley St John Ambulance Station near Sainsbury’s. They play a range of music including musicals, popular & classical & would welcome more musicians. Details: Neil Briggs 07900 050346, aliandneil@ briggs6566.freeserve. co.uk Wharfedale Recorded Music 2 Feb: ‘Otto Klemperer – The Radical Conservative’, guest presenter Jim Bostwick; 9 Feb: ‘Barenboim & Rattle – Wihan and Hamelin’, an audiovisual presentation; 23 Feb ‘An American Evening’, Mary Rhoderick & Ralph Byron.

St. John’s Church Hall, Margerison Rd, Ben Rhydding, 7.45pm. Visitors welcome. Details: 01943 601538, www.wharfedalerecordedmusic. ilkley.org 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 experience necessary. They rehearse every Wed, 7.30pm at the West Park Centre, Spen Lane LS16. Details: David 01274 595978 Otley Chamber Orchestra rehearses fortnightly on Sundays, 7 - 9pm at Otley Courthouse. New members (especially upper strings) welcome.

Details: john_restorick@ hotmail.com Yeadon & District Male Voice Choir welcomes male voices of any ability at Yeadon Methodist Church, Chapel Hill. (next to Town Hall). Singing is a proven stress buster!

Thurs 7.30pm. Details: John Atkinson 294 9095 SENIORS Leeds & Bradford Friendship Group Friendship & activities for people of retirement age. Meets 1st Wed of month at Pudsey Civic Centre 1.30pm.

Also days out, dining, walks, holidays, computer & play reading groups.

New members welcome.

Details: Barbara 01943 875208.

Menston Retired Men’s Forum Meetings 1st & 3rd Wed of month, 10am at Kirklands. New members welcome. Details: Ken Chadwick 01943 874530, Geoff Winter 01943 877832.

Otley Action for Older People Dance classes Mon 11.15am – 12.15pm at Otley Methodist Church £3. Tai Chi at Wharfedale Court, Mon 10 – 11am, £3. Chair-based exercise Wed 2 – 3pm at the Methodist Church, 2 – 3pm, £2.50. Details: 01943 463965 Otley Action for Older People Gardening Service in Otley, Pool-in-Wharfedale & Arthington. Regular visits (1 hr per month) charged at £12.50 per hour. One-off visits (clearances, small landscaping etc) on a quotation basis.

Work occasionally done for non-members. Details:

42 09143 463965 Otley Over 60s Club at Crossgate (opposite Rose & Crown) open Wed to Sat, 9am–12 noon, serving refreshments.

Sequence Dancing on Wed 2 – 4pm; Gentle Exercise to Music on Thurs, 10.15–11.15am; Sat Bingo,1.45pm; brica-brac stall Fri & Sat 9am–12noon.

SPIRITUAL Bethel Evangelical Church Otley & Ilkley meets every Sun,10.30am at Whartons Primary School (off Newall Carr Road), Otley & 6pm at Ilkley Playhouse, Weston Road, Ilkley. Details: Pastor Martin Woodier 01943 464631 www.bethelotleyilkley.com Christian Science Church (Headingley) invites you to their services: Sun10.30am. Testimony meetings 2nd Wed of the month, 7.30pm, & 4th Wed at 2.30pm. Reading Room open 11am - 2pm Tues, Thurs & Fri . 40 Otley Road. www.christianscience.org.uk Guiseley Baptist Church is a growing welcoming community. A mixture of ages, including children & young people meet at Sunday services at 9.30am & 11.15am.

Details: 01943 884 233, www.guiseleybaptistchurch.co.uk 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

2 Diabetes & their partners/ carers, meets 1st Mon of the month (except bank holidays) at West Yorkshire Playhouse, 7 – 9pm. Details: Joan Wells 0113 225 4528.

Otley Quakers meet 1st & 3rd Sun of the month, 11am – 12 noon. Details: 01943 463351, otley. quakers@virgin.net. Webpage link at www.otley. co.uk/churches/

Families Need Fathers meets 7.30pm, 2nd Wed of month at Victoria Hotel, Great George St, Leeds. A support & advice group for parents trying to maintain & develop relationships with their children following divorce or family breakdown. Details: Don 07981 710179 or Ray 07921 728747.

Otley Spiritualist Church Church services: Tues healing 7.30pm; Wed healing 2.30pm; Sat Service 7pm (clairvoyance); Sun Service 6.30pm (divine). 38 Newmarket Street, Otley.

Rise & Shine @ 9 Everyone welcome. 30 minute cafe-style worship, ideal for all ages. Informal, friendly, light breakfast every Sunday, 9am at United Reformed Church, Main Street, Burley-inWharfedale. Details: Mirella 01943 465 353 SUPPORT Arthritis Care (Otley & District) meets at St John Ambulance Meeting Room, Gay Lane, 1st Wed of month, 2 – 4pm.

People of all ages with arthritis, or an interest in it, most welcome. Details: 01943 466428.

Arthritis Care Leeds Branch Meet 3rd Tues of each month, 7 - 9pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd, LS16.

New members welcome.

Details: Pat 0113 275 7694.

Diabetes Leeds Support Group Friendly group of people with Type 1 & Type

La Leche League of Wharfedale meets 1st Fri of month, 10am to noon, lower hall, Christchurch, The Grove, Ilkley. Breastfeeding help & support. All women interested in breastfeeding welcome – babies & young children too. Free, but donation to running costs welcome. Details: Ruth 01943 461 051.

Leeds Coeliac Group Fri 11 Feb: Gluten-free ‘British Cuisine with a Continental Twist’, 7.30pm Leeds Seventeen Restaurant, Nursery Lane, Alwoodley LS17.

Details: Sandra McLean 07711 768850, sandra. mclean@btinternet.com.

Lymphoma Association Support Group A friendly group that meets the last Mon of each month, 2pm at Robert Ogden Macmillan Cancer Information Centre, St. James’s Hospital, LS9 7TF. All who have experienced Lymphoma, their family & friends, are welcome.

Frequent guest speakers. Details: Roy 01765 692132, Jane 0113

2811226, Norman 0113 267 3388.

Macmillan Cancer Support New fundraising group in Otley. Details: Laura Riach 01924 232444 lriach@macmillan.org.uk 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 Speakability Regular gettogether for people who live with ‘aphasia’. Visits, outings, speakers etc.

Third Thurs every month, 2pm at Otley Community Centre, Cross Green, Otley. Details: Ray Rundle, 0113 258 2892, Graham 01977 796219 Talking Magazines Anyone blind or partially sighted can obtain these monthly cassettes by contacting Leeds Cassette at Shire View Centre, 72 Headingley Lane, LS6 2DJ or calling 0113 270 9130.

Wharfedale Cardiac Club (affiliated with British Heart Foundation) is open to former cardiac patients & their partners.

Opportunity to take part in exercise classes under supervision of qualified instructors. Meets Mon, Wed & Thurs at Wharfedale General Hospital. £2.50 Details: Clive Wilkinson 0113 267 1721.

44 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 AND DISCUSSIONS Adel Ladies Luncheon Club meets 1st Wed of month, Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Castle Grove Dr. LS6. On 2 Feb Mrs Seeger 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.

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 Yorkshire Archaeological Society (Industrial History Section) Sat 19 Feb, 11am Claremont, 23 Clarendon Rd, LS2. Cold Wednesdays - or what happens when a question is asked at the AGM. Jamie Guest of Leeds Transport Historical Society describes the ongoing project to restore the last surviving Leeds horse tram. Non-members welcome. Details: Jane Ellis 0113 265 9970.

MISC/EVENTS Adult learning at Otley Children’s Centre Leeds City College will deliver a course (FREE) for adults on basic computer skills, English & Maths from Thurs 3 March – Thurs 31 March, 10am – 12 Noon.

Taster session Thurs 17 Feb, 10 – 11.30am – find out more & register for a place. Details: 01943 467379, www.otleychildrenscentre.co.uk Aladdin at Kings Hall 28 Jan – 5 Feb, 7.15pm.

Ilkley Upstagers. Tickets £8 - £12. Details: 01943 607944, www.upstagers. co.uk Ashley Jackson in Person Sat 19 Feb, 11am – 12 noon at Temple Newsam.

Meet the artist as he demonstrates the art of watercolour painting. Normal admission charges. Booking required as places limited. Details: 0113 264 7321,

museumsandgalleries@ leeds.gov.uk Burley Farmers’ Market is held 2nd Sun of month (13 Feb), 10am – 2pm in Red Lion car park, Burley-in-Wharfedale. Organic meat & poultry, fish, bread & cakes, preserves, cheese, eggs, plants, crafts etc. Details: 01943 863130.

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, 145-149 Cardigan Rd. Leeds LS6 1LJ Disco in Aid of Alzheimers Society Sat 19 Feb, 8pm at Grove Hill Club, Ilkley Rd. Otley. Tickets £15 including samosas & light snacks. Bring your friends & family & dance to your favourite songs. Details & tickets: 07890 329246.

Pool Village Hall Hire the excellent facility with hall, kitchen & meeting room.

Ideal venue for children’s parties, receptions, dances & events. Details: Tim Robson 0113 284 3437 tim.robson@yahoo. co.uk Otley Museum Documentary & Photographic Archive Wellcroft House, (The Cycle Club) Otley.

Open Mon, Tues, Fri, & 1st Sat of each month 9.45am – 12.15pm (excl bank holidays). Research

Otley’s heritage – call in or phone for an appointment. Details: 01943 468181, www.otleymuseum.org Vintage Bazaar Sat 29 Jan, 10.30am – 4pm, Riddings Hall. 24 eclectic stalls selling a mix of vintage clothing & accessories, furniture & homewares. Afternoon tea with The Marvellous Tea Dance Company. Delicious cakes, crumpets, soup & sandwiches.

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