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NOVEMBER 2010 Dear Readers It’s November already! Christmas is fast approaching and the magazine is teeming with Christmas fairs and coffee mornings. We take a look at gift giving, with emphasis on the more unusual – seek out little individual shops, local markets like Artsmix, and Farmers’ Markets. A particularly novel gift idea this year is a hen house!

Big news this month is the 24th Leeds International Film Festival and you could win a pair of tickets to a film of your choice – but hurry, the competition closes at midnight on 5th November!

Cover: Colin Firth & Helena Bonham-Carter in The King’s Speech.

Plus, the Leeds Jewish community stages an exhibition at Leeds City Museum; The National Theatre bring Alan Bennett back to Leeds; Jacob’s Larder considers soups; Bangs and a Bun completes her first half marathon; and The Leeds Gathering – the annual festival of Irish culture and music is poised to take the city by storm.

The deadline for our December issue is around 1st November, and for January it’s 1st December. Keep your news rolling in – you know how we love to hear from you!

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REMEMBERING IN MENSTON Like the rest of the nation, Menston residents have commemorated the sacrifice made by local people in conflicts all over the world on Remembrance Sunday. For the last two years an additional service, organised by local organisations, has been held in Menston on Remembrance Day - 11th November.

The tradition will continue this year with a service starting at 10.45am at Kirklands on Thursday 11th November. Church leaders will preside at the service, poppy wreaths will be laid at the two war memorials, the Union Flag will be lowered and a bugler will sound The Last Post. Children from Menston Primary School take their place next to other representatives from the village and there is an opportunity to get together at Kirklands for refreshments following the service.

Please come along – it’s an opportunity to both see old friends and make new ones.

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THE 10TH OTLEY BEER FESTIVAL The 10th Otley Beer Festival is set to take over the town from around noon on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th November.

Following closure of the Civic Centre, the organisers (known collectively as Otley RATS) were keen for the event to continue and are pleased to announce that, thanks to the enthusiasm of its Committee, this year’s venue will be Otley Rugby Club.

The Otley Beer Festival is organised on behalf of Otley Parish Church and raises monies for various local charities as well as the upkeep of the church building. To date over £37,500 has been raised.

Over 60 real ales from around Yorkshire, together with real cider and perry and a global bottle bar, will be available and should provide a diverse array of styles, strengths, flavours, aromas and colours to suit all tastes. Food will also be available at certain times.

Entry is just £5 and for this you will receive a programme listing and describing the beers, a souvenir glass and £2.50 of beer tokens.

For more details go to www.otleybeerfestival.co.uk

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SING YOUR HEART OUT THIS CHRISTMAS Yorkshire’s own national heart charity, Heart Research UK, is inviting everyone in the region to give voice to their favourite songs for its annual festive fundraiser, ‘Sing for your Heart’, from 8th – 15th December. Now in its sixth year, Sing for your Heart is a fantastic way for local people to get in the Christmas spirit and raise money for pioneering research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease, the UK’s biggest killer.

Whether you want to sing with friends, colleagues or as part of a choir, in a railway station, shopping centre, town hall or community centre, the main thing is to have fun and fill your venue with song.

To get your free fundraising pack, contact fundraising@heartresearch.org.uk or call 0113 234 7474.

NOW IN ITS SIXTH YEAR, SING FOR YOUR HEART IS A FANTASTIC WAY FOR LOCAL PEOPLE TO GET IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT AND RAISE MONEY FOR PIONEERING RESEARCH 08 October 2010 | northleedslife.co.uk

MAKE YOUR OFFICE A CHRISTMAS CARD FREE ZONE THIS YEAR! Leeds Children’s Hospital has produced a jolly festive greeting poster to replace the cards that you might send to colleagues. In this season of goodwill, why not donate the money you would have spent on cards to the Hospital instead (and Gift Aid it if you are a UK tax payer).

By opting for the Leeds Children’s Hospital poster you will not only send your greetings out to everyone you work with, you will also help to save lives, raise vital funds, reduce your carbon footprint, and avoid having to dispose of dusty old cards in January. Every penny will go towards making a child’s stay in hospital better, brighter and happier.

To get your poster email fundraising@leedsth.nhs.uk or call 0113 3925140. They are also doing magical personalised letters from Father Christmas to children who’ve been good this year for just £3 - for further information on the Leeds Children’s Hospital Appeal visit www.leedshospitalsfundraising.org.uk

EVERY PENNY WILL GO TOWARDS MAKING A CHILD’S STAY IN HOSPITAL BETTER, BRIGHTER AND HAPPIER

It is 150 years since the first synagogue was built in Leeds and the Leeds Jewish Community is marking the occasion with an historic exhibition organised by Makor Jewish Culture Office at Leeds City Museum on Sunday 28th November from 12 – 4pm.

LJ150 is a two year project that aims to create a Leeds Jewish Heritage Book and a youth film. These outcomes will lead to participation in the of the Cultural Creative Olympiad in 2012. The exhibition will depict how hard it was for the first Jewish refugees who came to Leeds in the mid 1800s.

Fleeing pogroms and persecution in Central Europe, thousands boarded ships which they thought would take them to America. Many of these actually docked in Hull and passengers were often told they had arrived in America.

Some settled in Hull, others set out for Liverpool to continue their journey, but hearing that there was work in Leeds, especially in tailoring, many came here. Leeds was not a pretty place. The refugees lived in atrocious conditions, even children were working long hours in the overcrowded sweatshops.

The exhibition tries to capture those early days.

The small community where people had to help each other to survive, the Old Great Synagogue on Belgrave Street, the dreadful slums.

Over the next year there will be various events, education sessions and talks. Groups in the community will be invited to put on events under the LJ150 banner. To get involved contact. Diane, Helen, Barbara or Stella at Makor 0113 268 0899 or helen@makor.co.uk

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Makor is looking for authentic Jewish memorabilia and stories to ensure that the exhibition will have maximum impact, stirring memories of this important Leeds heritage, including old films and photographs, sewing machines and textiles, including vintage clothing, tailor’s dummies, stools, clappers and pressers.

Recipes and any stories associated with them, artwork, artefacts and information about Jewish artists from Leeds (e.g.

Jacob Kramer, Naviasky or Joash Woodrow) are also welcome.

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Jewish Genealogy Society education officer, Jeanette Rosenberg, will be at Leeds City Museum on 28th November with the Who Do You Think You Are? exhibition stand and lap-top ready to help answer visitors’ genealogical queries.

The exhibition will also present a display on Leeds families, showing the contribution made locally and nationally by the Jewish community over the past 150 years. Visitors will be able to add their surname (or one they are associated with) to the ‘community tree’, and ‘post’ forms with family details of the when, where etc. The laden tree will enable the Society to record names that may have missed the censuses, or are too recent to have been included – all of which will help with the family history enquiries they receive.

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– 12,000 MEMBERS AND COUNTING! Last year, with the help of North Leeds Life readers, St Gemma’s and Wheatfields Lottery reached their target of 12,000 members. This year, they would like to enlist your help again to raise the bar even higher and aim for 12,500 members.

ILKLEY & DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB ON DISPLAY

Over 30 people, buzzed around two chocolate fountains at Hinsley Hall in Headingley recently.

The event was to raise awareness of the need for more specialist Admiral Nurses who support the family and carers of dementia sufferers.

Three sisters from Leeds, Manchester and Wolverhampton, whose dad died last year of dementia, are on a three year campaign to raise awareness and funds to pay for more nurses. There are only about 100 Admiral nurses in the UK and over 820,000 people with dementia.

The sisters have already raised almost £2,000 and have climbed Croagh Patrick in Ireland. Their final challenge will be Kilimanjaro in 2012. The chocolate fountains are just one of a series of easier ‘challenges’. ‘People want to contribute and chocolate fountains are a great way to have fun,’ organiser Breda Theakston said (shown here with sister Siobhan). ‘And not everyone wants to climb mountains!’ No charge was made but over £126 was raised.

As part of Ilkley & District Motor Club’s Centenary Celebrations, the club has a display at the Bradford Industrial Museum. The display has been organised

by Janet & Bryan Kitching, who liaised with staff at the Museum at Moorside Mills, Eccleshill, Bradford, and shows the club’s first 100 years.

The display is on until mid November and is free.

The Lottery is drawn every Friday and still costs just £1 per week. There are £3,000 in prizes to be won each week, with a top prize of £2,000. Double your chances with more than one number! If you are a member already, why not take out a second number or, how about giving someone lottery membership for Christmas? All profits are equally divided between the two hospices.

Both St Gemma’s and Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospices have been caring for local people since 1978, providing an ever-increasing range of services for terminally ill patients and their families, whether at home or in the Hospices. If you would like to share in the care and join the weekly lottery please call the Lottery Office on 0113 278 1500.

The lottery is registered with the gambling commission, and all players must be 16 or over. For more information please visit www.hospicelottery.co.uk

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ACTIVE Dalesbus Ramblers A programme of free guided walks in the Yorkshire Dales on Sundays. All walks accessible by public transport, & Dalesbus services 800, 820 & 870 which link North Leeds with the Dales on Sun & bank holidays. Details: Steve 07982 764 857 or www.dalesbusramblers. org.uk 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 Learn to Dance for Christmas Ten week course starting Fri 1 Oct at Kirklands Hall, Main St. Menston. Beginners 7.30 – 8.30pm (waltz, foxtrot & quickstep). Improvers 8.30 – 9.30pm (improve your skills & learn more).

Limited places, call now to reserve your place!

Details: 01943 873254, bandb@sky.com 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 HF Rambling & Social Club. Walks on a Sunday geared to public

transport from Leeds.

Social events in winter.

Details: Send SAE to John Maltman, 52 Vesper Gate Mount, Leeds LS5 3NN. 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 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 Otley Badminton Club Prince Henry’s Mon 7.309.30pm & Fri 8-10pm.

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

Details: Steve Norfolk 07860 242089, steve.norfolk@ freightair.co.uk

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 programme & 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.

Yarnbury Angling Club Matches held 1st Sun of month. Members only.

Coach transfers to & from venues. Membership details: Adrian Addy on 07956 964713.

Otley Short Walks For All Walks up to 3 miles start from Otley Courthouse

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14 ARTS & CRAFTS Chinese Brush Painters Society Sat 13 Nov, 10am - 4pm at Pool-inWharfedale Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane, Pool, Nick Hornigold will run a workshop on painting cats. Sun 14 Nov David Dong will show how to paint peonies.

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.

New members welcome.

Details: Monica 0113 267 7726.

Mindfolds & Srangleholds an exhibition in the Art Library at Leeds Central Library. Leeds artist Joanne Fox explores the presence of the past using mixed media, soft sculpture, limited edition prints & embroidered textiles. Mon – Wed: 9am – 8pm. Thurs – Fri: 9am – 5pm. Sat: 10am – 5pm.

Sun: 1pm – 5pm. Details 247 8247 Pool Art Group Fri 10am12pm, Pool Methodist Church. Support & encouragement from fellow artists/all levels. Details: 0113 203 7952.

Presence: VIIII Sat 27 Nov – Sun 9 Jan at Manor House Art Gallery & Museum, Ilkley. The annual contemporary arts & crafts show & sale displaying the talents of craft makers based locally.

Otley Scribblers Do you enjoy creative writing?

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

COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS Antique & Collectables Fair Sun 7 Nov, 9.30am – 3.30pm at Clarke Foley Centre, Cunliffe Rd. Ilkley Bramhope Farmers’ Market Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane, from 9am 2nd Sat of month.

Selection of home baking, organic meats, sausages & pies, free range eggs, bread & cheese, plus veg produced by local farmers & producers.

Burley in Wharfedale Farmers Market Sun 14 Nov & Sun 5 Dec (Christmas market with Otley Brass Band), 10am – 2pm in the Red Lion Car Park.

Christmas Craft Fair Sat 6, 13 Nov & 4 Dec, 10am – 4pm at Christchurch Methodist/URC, Ilkley.

Handmade crafts & gift stalls supporting Sue Ryder Care.

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

Countdown to Christmas Fri 12 Nov, 10am – 12.30pm, at Riddings Hall, The Grove, Ilkley,

hosted by Ilkley Candlelighters to raise funds for the Paediatric Oncology & Haematology Unit at St James Hospital. Live music & stalls incl. jewellery, pottery, books, clothing, Christmas cards, & more.

Grand Charity Christmas Fayre Sat 27 Nov, 10am – 12 noon at Clarke Foley Centre. Hosted by Homemakers. Numerous stalls & refreshments. Free admission, all welcome.

Leeds National Trust Christmas Fair Sat 20 Nov, 10am – 12 noon at St Chad’s Parish Hall, Otley Rd. Far Headingley. All welcome. Entry £2.50 includes excellent refreshments, accompanied children free. Stalls, raffle etc.

Local/Historical Talk & Coffee Morning Fri 26 Nov, 10.30am at Manor House Art Gallery & Museum, Ilkley. Free monthy event. Topic: A Dickens of a Christmas, Christmas Cards Otley Country Market Christmas Spectacular Fri 19 Nov & Fri 17 Dec, 11.30am at Burras Lane Scout Hut, Otley.

Geniunely homemade & hand crafted produce.

Refreshments available Wharfe Valley Cats Protection Christmas Fayre Sun 21 Nov, 11am at Clarke Foley Centre. 2 tables of Christmas goods, cards, handmade goods & homebaking for sale.

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.

Alwoodley Motor Club Every other Thurs 8.30 – 9pm at The Wharfedale Inn, Arthington Lane. All welcome. Details: 0113 391 0403 www.alwoodleymc.org.uk 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.

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

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16 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.

Comedy Writers & Performers Tues 9 & 23 Nov, 7-9pm, upstairs at Pack Horse pub, Woodhouse Lane. Sketches & stand-up: readings/ performance, rehearsal, feedback. Details: Terry 295 5339 or tbuchan@ ntlworld.com, with Comedy Writing in subject line.

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 grow vegetables,

17 herbs & fruit. Speakers, visits to local food producers & much more!

Meetings 1st Mon of each month, 7pm at Otley Cycle Club. Details: Rob 01943 468664, godfreyrob@yahoo.com.

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 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 Kaleidoscope Social club for the mature (50 +) & unattached with a zest for life. Regular meetings & monthly programme of events. Not a dating agency. Details: 0113 262 1455, 261 2272 or www.kaliedoscopeleeds. weebly.com Kirklands Bridge Club Menston rubber bridge club meets at Kirklands alt Tues evenings.

Details: Dorrie Waugh 01943 872771/ Carol Cowell 0113 267 0426.

Leeds Caledonian Society Members & friends meet regularly throughout the year. The popular St Andrews Dinner/Dance is

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on Sat 27 Nov at Castle Grove, Far Headingley.

Tickets from 0113 267 4141. Annual Service at Headingley St Columba URC Sun 28 Nov, 10.45am.

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 Tues 23 Nov, 7.30pm, Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6.

Details: Beatrice Rogers 0113 278 5495.

Leeds Oxfam Group Meets 1st Wed on month, 7.30pm Leeds Civic Hall. Group arranges events & activities across the city in support of Oxfam. All welcome.

Details: Pauline Neale 0113 269 3542.

Menston Community Association meets Wed 3 Nov, 7.30pm at Kirklands Community Centre. Details: www.menston.org Menston in Bloom meets Wed 17 Nov, 7.30pm at Menston Methodist Church Hall. Details: www. menston.org Menston Gardeners’ Club meets 3rd Thurs

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of month, 7.30pm at Kirklands. Membership £5pa or £1 per meeting as guest. Monthly presentations. Thurs 18 Nov ‘Yorkshire Wildlife’ by John Hobson.

Menston Parish Council meeting Thurs 18 Nov, 7.30pm at Kirklands Community Centre. Details: www.menston.org Menston Thespians amateur dramatics society has existed for over 50 years. In Dec they will present ‘A Christmas Carol’ & are looking for people to take part. Or you could help build sets, make props or even help with teas. Details: www. menstonthespians.org. uk.

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

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Otley in Bloom A friendly group of volunteers who work to improve the green environment of the town. They plant trees & floral displays; prepare Otley for the annual Yorkshire in Bloom competition; & work with businesses, schools & councils to incorporate plants & trees in new developments. 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 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 Black Horse stable yard. 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 & District Men’s Forum meets at 10am in the Main Hall, Otley Methodist Church on Thurs 4 Nov when local auctioneer Ben Atkinson presents ‘Under the Hammer’; & Thurs 18 Nov when they will be ‘In Search of the Northern Lights’ with Dr J Wilde.

Don’t miss these great talks! £2 includes coffee & biscuits.

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 870344 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. Speak-

ers plus wide variety of interest groups. Visitors welcome. Details: 01943 468741 m.e.newton@ talktalk.net Otley Twinning Association Otley is twinned with Montereau in France (60 kms from Paris). Membership open to anyone in Otley district.

Regular reciprocated visits (usually on a family or couples basis). Meet 2nd Wed of the month at Grove Hill Club (8pm). Details: Ken Daphne 01943 465137, Graham Barton 01943 461646.

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 Pool WI meets 2nd Tues of each month, 2pm at The Lounge, Wharfedale Court, Main St. Pool.

On Tues 9 Nov Jennifer Stacey presents a talk & demonstration entitled ‘Christmas Medley’. All welcome!

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

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.

Paxton Horticultural Society Late Autumn Show Sat 27 Nov at Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane, LS5. Open to public 2 – 4.30pm, admission free.

Anyone wishing to exhibit, please contact Graham Wheatley on 0113 256 3055 for a schedule.

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 University as either serving or former staff members, partners of staff, or grads of the Uni. Regular events. Details: cadman. irving@gmail.com.

Well-Being Cafe 3rd Thurs of month, 1.30 – 3.30pm. Details: Marie Wright 01943 464313.

Wesley Guild Tues 9 Nov & fortnightly, 7.45pm, speaker Rev Leslie Holmes. Wednesday Group (ladies only) 3 Nov 8pm & fortnightly. Speaker Derek Robinson: Who do you think I am? Women’s Fellowship 2 Nov, 2.15 – 3.30pm, speaker Elizabeth Sharps. All at Menston Methodist Church.

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18 The Wharfedale Speakers Club part of the Assoc of Speakers Clubs (UK), meets in Otley twice a month. New members welcome. Speakers of all ages & backgrounds.

Come along & improve your speaking skills.

Details: Barry Taylor 0113 284 2148.

Wharfedale Gardeners Group Meets 7.30pm 2nd Tues of the month (Sept - May) at Otley Methodist Church. Guest speakers, plant sales & trips. Annual membership £10. Details: Thelma Harrison 0113 225 6405.

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 or German).

Visitors Welcome. Details: 01943 464087, wgcircle@gmail.com, www. germandrcle.ilkley.org.

Wharfedale Speakers now meets at The Scout Hut, Burras Lane, Otley on 1st & 3rd Wed of each month (Sept – May). Next meeting Wed 1 Sept. Details: Barry Tayler 01943 468 945.

White Rose Ladies Speakers Club meets Farsley Library Community Room, Mon 7.45pm. Next meetings 8 & 22 Nov. Friendly environment in which to find your voice & improve your presentation skills.

Details: Sheila Wyatt 0113 2672062

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 Dixon, 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 Horsforth Choral Society Autumn Concert Tues 16 Nov, 7.30pm St Margaret’s Hall, Horsforth.

Rossini’s ‘La Petite Messe Solennelle’, plus operatic favourites by various composers.

Soloists: Joanne Dexter soprano, Laura Trayhum mezzo soprano, Peter Wilman tenor , piano accompaniment Richard

Kenwood-Herriot. Details: Tickets £8 (under 16s £6) from 250 2203 or on the door.

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 experience 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 Chamber Orchestra rehearses fortnightly on Sundays, 7 - 9pm at Otley Courthouse. New members (especially upper strings) welcome.

Details: john_restorick@ hotmail.com Wharfedale Recorded Music Meet Wed, 7.45pm at St. John’s Church Hall, Ben Rhydding, Ilkley. 10 Nov: ‘Concertos’, Chris Bryon. 17 Nov: ‘The Sea’,

Catherine Clarke. 24 Nov: ‘100 Years of Recorded Mahler’, Professor Nigel Simeone. Details: 01943 601538, www.wharfedalerecordedmusic. ilkley.org 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 Townswomen’s Guild meets 2nd Wed of each month , 7.30pm in Kirklands Community Centre. Lively, enthusiastic group. Wed 3 Nov ‘Amusing Anecdotes & Quiz’ with Mrs Phyllis Marsh. Also day trips, meals out, & Brass Band Concert to raise money for Yorkshire Air Ambulance. New members welcome. Admission £1.50

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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.

every month, providing a social gathering for churchgoers. Ages 20s – 60s & activities include theatre visits, ten pin bowling, country dancing & safari suppers. Details: john.burland@sky.com

Otley Action for Older People Salsa classes Mon 11.15am – 12.15pm at Otley Methodist Church £3.

Golden Oldies Film Club: Mon 15 Nov, 2pm Otley Courthouse. £2. Bowling Group (Indoor short mat bowls): Fri 2pm at Bridge Church. Film double bill with fish & chip supper at The Courthouse, Fri 5 Nov, 2 - 6pm.booking required. Details: 01943 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.

Menston Townswomen’s Guild meets 2nd Wed of each month , 7.30pm in Kirklands Community Centre. Lively, enthusiastic group. Wed 3 Nov ‘Amusing Anecdotes & Quiz’ with Mrs Phyllis Marsh. Also day trips, meals out, & Brass Band Concert to raise money for Yorkshire Air Ambulance. New members welcome. Admission £1.50 Otley & District Women’s Forum meets every 2nd Thurs, 9.45 – 11.45am at Methodist Church Hall, Walkergate. On 18 Nov Jenny Stacey’s subject is ‘Noel Nostalgia’ & on 2 Dec Mrs S Bennett presents ‘From Small Beginnings’. Details: 01943 464845.

Otley Methodist 1812 Group meets on 18th of

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 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 28 Nov, 2.30pm at 12 Queen Sq LS2 (near Merrion Centre). Ajahn Punnyo, a Buddhist monk living at Arunaratanagiri Monastery in Harnham, Northumberland, will

discuss the Buddhist concept of ‘Dhamma’.

There will be a talk & guided meditation. Free.

All are welcome.

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/ 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.

Remembrance Day Service 10.45am at Kirklands, followed by refreshment. Everyone welcome.

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 Women’s World Day of Prayer Fri 5 Nov, 10am – 3pm at Headingley St Columba’s URC. Everyone welcome. Details: 0113 281 7154.

it, most welcome. Details: 01943 466428.

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

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.

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.

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.

Leeds Lymphoedema Link Support Group Meets Sat 4 Dec 10.30am-12.30pm Headingley St Columba United Reformed Church, 70 Headingley Lane, LS6. Anyone connected with Lymphoedema welcome. Speakers, tombola, book & plant stalls throughout the year. Details: www.lymphoedemaleeds.co.uk

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. Family-friendly festival Sat 20 Nov, 3 – 8pm at Moor Allerton Sports & Social Centre, Stonegate Rd. (opp. Fire Station) Live music & entertainment, stalls, bar, food. Free entry.

In aid of association.

Details: 0845 130 6809, Leeds@groups.nacc.org. uk, www.groups.nacc.org. uk/leeds The Forget Me Not Cafe For people with dementia & their carers. 1st Wed of month 1.30 – 3.30pm at Yeadon Cricket Club, (behind the Swan Public House) High Street, Yeadon, £1 incl. raffle & refreshments. Details: Jean Deeming 01943 472004, Dawn Perkins on 0113 231 1727.

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.

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

Leeds National Trust Association Tues 9 Nov, 10am at St Chad’s Parish Centre, Headingley - illustrated talk by Trevor Moody ‘The National Trust in North Wales’, tickets £2. Monthly talks throughout the winter. Details on membership: Pam 0113 258 8178.

Leeds RSPB Group Wed 17 Nov, 7.30pm at Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds.

Illustrated talk by Roger Barnes on ‘The Birds of Kerala, South India’. All welcome. Details: rspbleeds@googlemail.com

TALKS AND DISCUSSIONS Leeds Geological Association Thurs 11 Nov, 7pm in Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre, Michael Sadler Building, Leeds University.

Lecture: ‘The Dynamics & Deposits of Braid Bars in the world’s largest rivers’

by Dr Dan Parsons of Leeds University. Visitors welcome. Details: www. leedsga.org.uk

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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

Leeds Coeliac Group Sat 13 Nov, 10am – 12 noon at St. Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd, Far Headingley LS16.

Gluten-free coffee morning & cake stall. Details: 07711 768850, sandra. mclean@btinternet.com

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Victorian Studies Lecture Mon 15 Nov, 7pm in the Auditorium at Leeds Trinity University College, Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth. Prof Dinah Birch gives her inaugural public lecture as the first visiting professor of the Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies, entitled ‘Is our education system still Victorian?’ All welcome.

Lecture preceded by drinks reception. Please call 283 7305 to confirm attendance.

Yorkshire Archaeological Society (Family History Section) Sat 13 Nov, 11am at 23, Clarendon Road, Leeds: a lecture entitled ‘Hidden Away Mental Illness & Asylum Records’ by Pamela Walters. Free drop in sessions Tues 2 – 4pm for anyone needing help with family history research. Details: Mrs J.Butler 263 9540

MISC/EVENTS Christmas Party Dance Fri 17 Dec 7.30 – 11.,30pm at Kirklands Hall, Main St, Menston. Enjoy an evening of fun & entertainment. Top class dance demonstration of Modern & Latin. Spot prizes, buffet & lots more.

Details & tickets: Barbara or Bernard Harrison on 01943 873254, bandb@ sky.com Christmas Lights SwitchOn Sat 20 Nov, 4.30pm on The Grove, Ilkley.

Parade leaves Springs Lane at 4.30pm with the switch-on at 5pm.

Community Carol Concert Sun 5 Dec, 3pm at Leeds Town Hall in aid of Help for Heroes. Featuring The Salvation Army bands, choirs & timbrelists, united schools choir & guest xylophone soloist.

Tickets £6 adults, £3 children, £15 family from The Salvation Army c/o 9 Wedderburn Road, Harrogate, HG2 7QH. Please send SAE & cheque payable to “The Salvation Army.”

Details: 01423 819161.

Gala Christmas Concert Wed 15 Dec, 7pm at Leeds Parish Church, Kirkgate LS2 featuring ParThe Choir of Leeds Par ish Church, St. Peter’s Singers, Leeds College of Music Choral Society, Rothwell Temperance

Band, conducted by Dr Simon Lindley. Advance tickets (£5) available from Ann Chadwick, Newlaithes Manor, Newlaithes Rd, Horsforth, LS18 4LG. Tel: 258 8446 or Leeds City Centre Box Office on 0113 224 3801 Otley Lions Santa will be at Stephen Smiths Garden Centre, Pool Rd. every Sat & Sun from 14 Nov – 18 Dec. Volunteers & helpers welcome. Details: Mary 01943 461437 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 now at Wellcroft House, Crow Lane, Otley. Open Mon, Tues, Fri & 1st Sat each month 9.45am – 12.15pm (excl bank holidays). Research Otley’s heritage – call in, or phone for an appointment. Details: 01943 468181. Details: www. otleymuseum.org

Pool in Wharfedale Calendar 2011 On sale at Pool Post Office, price £5. Limited number. Also available, book ‘The Story of a Small Yorkshire Dales Village’ (£13), & book with three short walks around Pool (£1.70). All profits to charity.

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The Flint Street Nativity Mon 29 Nov – Sat 11 Dec at Ilkley Playhouse. A class of seven year olds (all played by adults) is about to perform their nativity play for proud mums & dads – & the occasional social worker.

Both hilarious & poignant, this is perfect entertainment for Christmas, down to the familiar Christmas carols – as rewritten by the kids!

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There are two places in Headingley which offer more than meets the eye. If you like knitting, pop into Baa Ram Ewe (87 Otley Road). They offer a really great selection of Yorkshire wools, as well as knitting kits (including the exclusive-to-Baa Ram Ewe Yorkshire Rose corsage design) all at very reasonable price points. If you’re looking for a special gift idea, why not get your loved one a gift voucher for one of the many courses the shop offers? From learning to knit to dyeing and using a spinning wheel, Baa Ram Ewe offers enough courses to turn you into a crafting God! Just across the street from there you’ll find The Bowery (54 Otley Road). They have lovely ranges of hand crafted and vintage inspired jewellery, Massey & Rogers lampshades, Dear Emma textiles and ceramics. They also offer a really wide range of courses and workshops – from sewing to photography – so if you know someone looking to take up a new hobby, this could be a great idea.

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By now you should be thinking about your Christmas shopping strategy: what you’ll buy for whom and how much you’ll spend. That is, of course, unless you’re playing ‘Christmas Chicken’ and waiting until the 11th hour. With Leeds fast becoming a shopping Mecca, we are somewhat spoilt for choice. We here at North Leeds Life are all about supporting local, independent business, so we’ve shopped, almost ‘til we dropped, to find the best stores in our area (hey, someone had to do it!).

This year’s guide to gifts will ensure you get something unique and most importantly help you avoid shopping at midnight on Christmas Eve at the petrol station!

Cool, independent shops have been spicing up the retail landscape in Leeds over the past year and The Yorkshire Soap Company (8 Market St, Otley) definitely stands out from the crowd. Their truly unique soaps made to look like cupcakes, truffles or cake slices make fantastic gifts and each one is packaged and wrapped beautifully.

Paper Scissor Stone (38 New York St, LS1) is a city centre gem. Men’s and women’s wear you won’t find anywhere else, along with a collection of accessories, art, prints and cards from some amazing designers sourced from all over the globe. Tableau (29 Otley Rd, Headingley) offers a quirky selection of decorative crafts, handmade jewellery, furniture and prints.

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Vintage continues to be all the rage and you’ll find no better range than at Hyde Park Corner, where you can browse through Retro Boutique, The Story of O and The Final Curtain.

Be it clothing, furniture or trinkets, you’ll find some great gift options around here. Bird’s Yard (83 Kirkgate, LS1) opened back in the summer and has fast become a favourite among vintage types. With a Corn Exhange-esque vibe, combining a number of stalls under one roof, Bird’s Yard is fun to browse around and a great place to pick up a one off piece by a local designer.

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If you’d like to get the special someone in your life some designer goods at non designer prices, why not try a dress exchange? Jenni’s Dresser (26 Cross Green, Otley) and Bramhope Dress Agency (11 Eastgate, Bramhope) are both fantastic places to get nearly new designer gear at great prices (this writer has found many a dream bargain there!). So, if you don’t quite have a Harrods budget, these two goldmines should be your next stop!

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If finding gifts is just all too stressful, head to the Simply Christmas Fair in Harrogate (3-4 Dec, www. simply-christmas.co.uk). Last year, the selection and quality were outstanding. Exhibitors come from all over the country and you’ll find the very best in food, jewellery, clothing, books, you name it. A great source of gift inspiration, it’s virtually impossible to come away from here empty handed! Despite its future being in question earlier in the year, the German Market will be back in full force (12 Nov – 19 Dec).

Aside from the lovely Christmassy atmosphere, there are handcrafted toys, jewellery and traditional German delicacies. If you like original design and handmade goodies, Artsmix is right up your street. Showcasing some of the best arts, crafts and design talent the region has to offer, the Artsmix markets will take place on five dates (20th and 27th November, 4th, 11th and 18th December) on Albion Place in Leeds City Centre.

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NEW HEN-TREPRENEUR AIMS TO BRING FRESH EGGS TO URBAN FAMILIES Liz Milner was surrounded by hens growing up, but when she tried to set up a small hen house for her daughter, Emily, recently she couldn’t find affordable, traditional hen houses and materials locally. Taking into account the growing popularity of hen-keeping, she sensed a business opportunity and Clucking Hens was born.

“It was a classic case of not being able to find a solution to my own problem that inspired me”, said hen-trepreneur, Liz, who has never forgotten the joy of going out to collect freshly laid eggs and having them for breakfast. “Today, you don’t need to live on a farm to do this, there’s a genuine trend for hen-keeping among urban families.”

Clucking Hens provides readymade hen starter packs. “I want to bring a bit of the countryside to the urban gardens of north Leeds, Harrogate and the Wharf Valley”, she told us. “I didn’t want to use the modern, plastic hen houses you can get now, for me it was all about keeping it simple, traditional and, above all, affordable.

“Clucking Hens will provide an assembled hen house and feeder, bedding and healthy hen pack, as well as the birds themselves – and you can be eating your own eggs very soon.”

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THOUGHTS CAN QUICKLY TURN TO SOUP! This month I am going to talk about the majesty that is soup!

Many see this as a dish only for the winter months, but an enriching gazpacho, or a pungent wild garlic soup are just as at home in spring or summer.

Soups are one of the oldest forms of cooking – a chunk of animal, a handful of vegetables and herbs, all thrown into a large pot with plenty of liquid to absorb the flavours and nestled atop a fire. One can imagine this being cooked thousands of years ago.

In medieval times, sop or soupe was the name given to the bread over which the contents of the large cooking pot (potage) was poured. From here, the term soup has gone on to encapsulate a whole range of liquid-based gastronomic wonders.

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The variety from region to region is truly impressive.

Whatever the style of cuisine, the one thing that will always make your soup stand out is a good stock.

In Japan, miso soups and ramens are made from dashi, a stock base usually made from katsuobushi (or bonito flakes), dried fermented tuna flakes, and kombu, dried kelp. These impart a rich and distinctive flavour, and, like all good stocks, provide robust body – imperative for this style of cooking.

I especially love a good chicken soup, as I’m sure everyone who has ever experienced its miraculous healing powers does. Every culture has its own take

on this classic. My parent’s Jewish Penicillin (never was a dish so aptly named), with its noodles and kneydlach (matzah dumplings), would cure any ill.

The Grecian avgolemono is another favourite; here rice is cooked in the chicken stock before removing from the heat and finishing it off with a mixture of lemon and eggs – the eggs endowing the soup with a silky, unctuous feel. The quality of the chicken stock cannot be stressed enough: where a stock cube might suffice in lieu of the real deal in some instances, here it simply will not. As if one needed another reason for roast chicken on a Sunday!

One can make soup out of almost anything – be creative! An onion, a little garlic maybe, a few of your favourite aromatics and vegetables (or even fruit), and of course a little water or stock, and whizz in a blender. They can be thickened with a few potatoes, a little rice or other grain, or some stale bread. Check out my recipes on the website (www. northleedslife.co.uk). I have included a spicy, dry and rich Chorizo, Tomato and Pepper soup (a tribute to the wonderful Moro cookbook, which I have been unable to keep my nose out of lately), and a wintery, almost (dare I say it?) Christmassy, Jerusalem Artichoke and Chestnut soup, as earthy and velvety as you could wish for.

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ARTS AND CRAFTS AT THE CORN EXCHANGE

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Reetsweet Events presents its first neo-craft, art and design fair at the Corn Exchange, in early November, giving you the perfect opportunity to pick up some unique Christmas gifts.

Nestled on Kirkgate in Otley is The Wharf. You can’t miss it really – one walk past and the glint of the fabulous jewellery in the shop window will surely catch your eye. Step inside and the range of carefully selected, beautifully designed bracelets, necklaces, earrings and gifts will be sure to have you adding many things to your ‘I Want’ list.

DESCRIBE THE STYLE OF YOUR SHOP. The Wharf is a contemporary jewellery and fashion accessory store, using crisp and clean store designs to make shopping a pleasure. Most of our unique collection of silver and fashion jewellery, scarves and bags is available to ‘touch and feel’ rather than locked away behind glass.

Our buying team puts our collection together from all around the world, with a large number of pieces only available from us.

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WHY SHOULD PEOPLE SHOP HERE?

Remember Grannie’s Jewel Box and the dreams it created when you were a child? Our collection of Pretty Vintage costume jewellery starts a collection of your own.

We offer the largest range of contemporary jewellery in the area along with a very chic selection of men’s gift ideas including pens, bottle stoppers, clocks, cuff links and fantastic figurines called ‘Scrapyard Dogs’ and ‘Junk Yard Dinosaurs’ which are made from bolts and such like, which will add excitement to any desk! We also sell cards, so we’re a one-stop-shop for all your gift needs!

WHAT JEWELLERY TRENDS ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO OVER THE COMING MONTHS? Christmas is also a strong time of year for timeless sterling silver.

Our own Annie Eyre collection has a stunning array of beautiful designs. Exquisite floral pieces capture the beauty and delicacy of nature.

Our handmade oxidized sterling silver collection is a range of pieces as individual as the woman who wears it.

The founder of Reetsweet Events, Rebecca Drury, was inspired to bring homemade to the high street after finding access limited to an online environment.

“I’ve always been passionate about handmade crafts,” she says. “The recession has brought craft back to the forefront with the modern consumer wanting unique items both for themselves and their homes. Through Reetsweet Events I can combine my two passions, people and craft, and bring beautiful, one off pieces to the Corn Exchange.”

The first Reetsweet Craft Fair takes place in the Corn Exchange on Sunday 7 November, 11am-4pm.

Our staff are extremely friendly, helpful and knowledgeable about our products and we aim to make your shopping experience as pleasant as possible. Our complimentary gift wrap service is the icing on the cake!

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Bird Watch with Stan Kenyon Owls are prominent in folklore and literature and adorn this City’s coat of arms. The most familiar species is the tawny owl, responsible for the hooting and ke-wick notes heard after dark, including these autumn evenings.

Large-headed and plump with broad rounded wings, this owl is mottled brown and finely streaked. It occurs in woods and wooded farmland and even in urban parks and large gardens.

Little owls are also brown but smaller, flying in deep undulations. They like fields edged with small trees and occur up to moorland edges and the Leeds limits.

Slightly smaller than the tawny, the barn owl favours lowland farmland and marshes with scattered trees. It has a slim body with a pale heart-shaped face and long wings and looks ghostly, with pale buff upperparts and whitish below.

Numbers of these nocturnal birds remain fairly stable, except for the barn owl which has declined markedly, but there is a welcome hint of a revival.

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BANGS & A BUN

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After four months of training, the day of my big half marathon race finally arrived on October 10th. In the run up to it, I was petrified I’d twist an ankle or throw my back out. As it transpired, I came down with a mean case of laryngitis two weeks beforehand, which set my training back considerably.

Nevertheless, I got myself to the start line with a friend/all around madman who runs marathons in his sleep, who had agreed to run it with me to ensure I didn’t die en route. There were 12,500 other crazy people participating and the atmosphere was electric. Some did it in fancy dress, including one guy who came dressed as ‘The Stig’ which I can’t imagine was very comfortable.

I did fine up until about nine miles when my body threw a bit of a hissy fit. Everything hurt, but I powered through. An amazing crowd of people lined the route, cheering us all on. By the time I saw the mile 12 marker and knew I had just one more mile to go, I was ecstatic. I got rather emotional seeing the finish line, but crossing it, had me in floods of tears. Such an amazing feeling.

So, it’s true, I may have caught the running bug a little bit, but the next person who says, ‘So, it’ll be a full marathon for you next then!’ I may just punch them in the face.

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THE START OF A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP! ....................................................................................................................................................................................................

Divino on Otley Road in Adel has been calling to me for some time – you know the way it is, you drive by and say “We must go to Divino’s”, and promptly forget until the next time you’re driving by! Well, finally, we booked a table and I think it was the start of a beautiful friendship!

We had planned a family dinner and it was the perfect opportunity to try this neighbourhood ‘ristorante italiano’. Situated on the site of the former Bellini’s, Divino’s threw open their doors two years ago this month. Its aim was to bring some of the best Italian cuisine to the area and to present it in a stylish setting of striking Italian design – the furniture, lighting and fabrics were all imported especially from Italy.

TALENTED CHEFS AND THE FRESHEST INGREDIENTS They boast talented chefs, the best and freshest ingredients (sourced from the best suppliers both local and continental) and friendly, knowledgeable staff – and I’d have to agree. With five people trying to make up their minds over an extensive menu, this was going to take some time.

A bowl of olives appeared and some interesting bread to help fuel the decision making.

Our rather loquacious table finally fell silent as the starters arrived – spare ribs that fell off

the bone in a rich sauce; Frutti di Mare (£6.95) marinated seafood on a bed of celery, sweet peppers and red onions; Salmon Tartar – a lovely refreshing dish of chopped raw salmon infused with dill and lemon on a bed of salad; Caprino (£6.25) – grilled goat’s cheese, drizzled with honey with sweet pepper salad; and Mozzarella in Carroza (£6.25), deep fried Mozzarella and ham, encased in bread and served with a rich tomato sauce.

The silence was followed by a flurry of activity as everyone demanded a taste of everyone else’s! ....................................................

WE HAD PLANNED A FAMILY DINNER AND IT WAS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO TRY THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD ‘RISTORANTE ITALIANO

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MMMMM MMMMM! Now, we were really looking forward to the main course. Two of us opted for pasta – a nice spicy Arrabbiata (£7.95) and rich Spaghetti Bolognese (£7.75).

On the recommendation of our waiter I tried the beautifully fresh Halibut from the Specials menu, topped with vine cherry tomatoes in a delicate sauce with a touch of saffron, with a rocket and parmesan salad as a side dish – fabulous! The Anatra al Pepe (£13.95), breast of duck with shallots, peppercorns and cream brandy sauce got equal

rave review and the Agnello Alle Erbe (£15.95), boneless breast of lamb with a herby breadcrumb crust on a bed of Savoy cabbage with a marsala sauce was superbly juicy and succulent with just the right amount of pinkness.

LIGHT, REFRESHING AND OH SO GOOD! I know, it was greedy to actually think of dessert – but everything had been so good so far, we just had to try. You know how cheesecake can be fairly heavy? Not here. The blueberry and raspberry cheesecake was moussey, light and refreshing, the Crème Brulée – great, the Lemon Tarte and Apple and Ginger Crumble were both encased in a wonderfully short pastry, light and crumbly – the perfect way to round off such a meal.

EATING EARLY IS GOOD Divino’s also has an excellent Early Bird Menu – two courses for just £10.95 and three for £13.95, available seven days a week 12 – 2.30pm and 5.30 – 7pm (except Saturday). And, there’s a great Children’s Menu too! ....................................................

Divino, 473 Otley Road, Adel, LS16 7NR. Tel: 0113 230 0600 www.divinorestaurant.co.uk

Divino Opening Times Mon - Fri 12 - 2.30pm & 5.30 - 10.30pm Sat 12 - 2.30pm & 5.30 - 11pm Sun 12 noon - 10pm

NOW THEY WANT TO TAKE ME TO ITALY FOR CHRISTMAS! Well why not? It may be Italy in Adel but a little bit of Buon Natale can never go amiss when it comes to celebrating Christmas. Divino’s are offering a three course Christmas Lunch (from mid November) for just £14.95; three course Christmas Dinner (also from mid November) from £22.95; and a special New Year’s Eve Dinner with three courses for just £29.95, including a glass of bubbly!

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GARDENROUND-UP

By Kath Hall, Paxton Horticultural Society

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Plant catalogues have been dropping through letterboxes for a couple of months – you could spend a fortune! Make sure you have the room for new plants and that the species will survive in the North.

Most bulbs have been planted by now, but tulips are best left until this month. Remember to put some wire netting under the surface to stop squirrels getting at them.

There are plenty of bare rooted roses around. Don’t discount those in supermarkets, they are just as good as those found in garden centres. Prepare the ground by digging over well and adding compost. Take care to label each plant before discarding the packaging. Put them into a bucket with enough water to cover the roots and leave overnight.

This helps to straighten out the roots and gives them a good drink before planting. Make sure they are firmly planted to stop any wind or frost from lifting them.

Sadly, some garden centres sell roses that have just been potted

up so roots haven’t had time to settle. Beware of plants that have moss or weeds as they have been hanging around too long.

As this month progresses, borders and beds can look dull. Think about planting salx and cornus to give colour through until spring.

Prune them back hard so that new stems grow and colour up for the winter. Winter flowering heathers give a nice sunlit look to a dark corner but needs room to grow.

Lonicera nitida ‘baggenson gold’ is a small leafed shrub that can be clipped into shape but needs a sunny position to retain its brilliant colour.

Hardwood cuttings can still be taken from trees and shrubs.

Select a cutting a foot in length, make a clean sloping cut at the top just above a leaf joint and a straight one at the bottom below a joint, and dip the lower part in hormone rooting powder. Dig a small trench in a shady spot with a mixture of sharp sand at the bottom and rest the labelled cutting on the base. Firm it well in and a year on they will have rooted to either pot up or plant out.

AS THIS MONTH PROGRESSES, BORDERS AND BEDS CAN LOOK DULL. THINK ABOUT PLANTING SALX AND CORNUS TO GIVE COLOUR THROUGH UNTIL SPRING.

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THE NATIONAL THEATRE BRINGS ALAN BENNETT BACK TO LEEDS After a sell-out success in London, The National Theatre is bringing Alan Bennett’s latest smash hit play, The Habit of Art, to the Grand Theatre in Leeds from 9th – 13th November.

DEEPLY FUNNY AND THOUGHT PROVOKING, IT REFLECTS ON GROWING OLD, ON CREATIVITY AND INSPIRATION, AND ON PERSISTING WHEN ALL PASSION IS SPENT

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It is set in Oxford 1972. Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W H Auden.

During this imagined meeting, their first for twenty-five years, they are observed and interrupted by, amongst others, their future biographer and a young man from the local bus station.

Alan Bennett’s new play, directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Desmond Barritt and Malcolm Sinclair, is as much about the theatre as it is about poetry or music. It looks at the unsettling desires of two difficult men, and at the ethics of biography. Deeply funny and thought provoking, it reflects on growing old, on creativity and inspiration, and on persisting when all passion is spent: ultimately, on the habit of art.

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Meet the monstrous murderer, hear his terrible tale, and watch him hang horribly for his grisly, ghastly and gruesome crimes.

Working with an international team of puppeteers and performers, Finger in the Pie Theatre Company has devised a brand new version of Sweeney Todd. Recasting Sweeney Todd as a clown in the tradition of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, they have combined slap stick humour and grotesque characters with physical storytelling, puppetry and live cabaret music, to bring to life the seething underworld of eighteenth century London.

The show also features a filmed shadow animation, created by puppeteers from the Jim Henson Workshop.

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Sweeney Todd: His Life, Times and Execution is at The Carriageworks, 7.30pm Wednesday 10th November. Tickets: £11, £9 (concessions £2 off) from 0113 224 3801 or www.carriageworkstheatre. org.uk

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LDFAS INTRODUCES BOOK PRESERVATION The Leeds Decorative and Fine Arts Society (LDFAS) recently held a display on book preservation at Leeds Library, the oldest surviving public subscription library in the country. Over 400 visitors were introduced to the work of the preservation team, led by Sally Wilkinson (with arm in pot!).

Sally is aided by decorative and Fine Arts Societies in Halifax, Harrogate, Nidd Valley and Saltaire.

A CATALOGUE OF WORLD TEXTILES Fine embroidery from India and the Mediterranean; delicate Japanese stencils; rare Egyptian costume; bold Pakistani prints; sumptuous Kashmiri shawls; fascinating pattern books, zebra and armadillo fibres, and how to make fibreglass curtains!

With generous funding from the Clothworkers’ Company, staff at ULITA (University of Leeds International Textiles Archive) has undertaken the task of documenting and conserving seven major international collections. This has culminated in a database of over three thousand records, many of which are now available to view online.

To celebrate the conclusion of the project, this exhibition will present highlights from the collections alongside details of how the work was undertaken, including the discovery of historical documentation, the stories behind the donors, the work of volunteers, and detailed analysis by a textiles conservator.

The exhibition runs until 27th May 2011(excluding University Christmas vacation) at ULITA, St. Wilfred’s Chapel, Maurice Keyworth Building, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT. Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 9.30am – 4.30pm. Further information 0113 343 3919.

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CARVINGS TO BE UNVEILED AT THE ARMOURIES

ST PETER’S SINGERS ANNOUNCE AMBITIOUS PROGRAMME St Peter’s Singers, the Leeds-based Chamber Choir, is embarking on a varied and ambitious season culminating in a tour to Brittany in Spring 2011.

The Singers’ 34th season presents major choral works by Bach and Handel, a rare performance of Dvořák’s Stabat Mater and a celebration of the art of the great Spanish-born church composer Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548–1611) marking the 400th anniversary of his death.

There will be performances at several locations across the City including, Leeds Town Hall, The Venue at Leeds College of Music, Leeds Parish Church and St Aidan’s Church Roundhay.

Highlights include The Bach Festival at the Venue, on Saturday 4th December at 7.30pm, Handel’s Israel in Egypt at Leeds Town Hall in February, and The Good Friday concert at Leeds Parish Church.

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A member of the Royal family will unveil two carved panels, created by a group of woodcarvers from the West Riding Woodcarvers’ Association, at the Royal Armouries on Thursday 11th November.

The panels, each of which measures 10’ x 5’, consist of 95 individually carved panels depicting scenes from the First and Second World Wars.

There is a huge amount of time and skill in these works of art, with each carving taking an average of 100 to 120 hours to create. After the unveiling, they will reside permanently in the Armouries.

Members of the WRWCA have produced other panels in the past and you can see examples of their work on their website www.wrwoodcarvers. com/gallery/.

ART AT THE OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL Otley Arts Club is holding their November Art Exhibition at the Old Grammar School (which used to be Manor House China and is now an architect’s office). It is beautiful inside and is the perfect setting to show off paintings and art work.

THE ARTISTS ARE ALL LOCAL AND WILL BE SELLING PAINTINGS AND CARDS AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES – JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS! Otley Arts Club is made up of a friendly group of enthusiasts who enjoy painting. They meet at the Welfare Centre, Crossgate, on Wednesdays, 7.30 – 9.30pm and have regular speakers and demonstrations by working artists, as well as social evenings and the occasional trip. If you’re interested in art, whatever level, why not join them? For further details call Ted on 01943 461145 or Judi on 01943 607088.

Their exhibition runs from 3rd – 24th November and is open Monday to Thursday, 10am – 4pm. It’s free!

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THIS MONTH, THE ‘ROOTS’ LIVE MUSIC NIGHT IN HEADINGLEY WILL BE ONE YEAR OLD!

MUSICLISTINGS

Ed Machine + Hey Doris, Thurs 4 Nov, The Junction Inn, Otley.

Dr Feelgood & Five Dollar Shoes Thurs 4 Nov, 7.45pm at King’s Hall, Ilkley. Presented by Ilkley Cricket Club. Unmissable double bill foot tapping soul followed by foot stomping R&B

Nick Harper Fri 5 Nov at Korks Wine Bar, Bondgate, Otley. Tickets: £12/£10.

One of the world’s finest exponents of the acoustic guitar

The American Drifters Sat 6 Nov, 7.30pm at King’s Hall, Ilkley. This tribute is full of hits like ‘Saturday Night at The Movies’, ‘Under the Boardwalk’, ‘Come on Over to My Place’ and ‘Kissing in the Back Row’.

Aly Bain, Ale Moller & Bruce Molsky Sun 7 Nov, 7.30pm at Otley Courthouse. Tickets: £11 - £14. Three leading musicians sharing their Celtic, Nordic & Appalachian cultures.

Belinda O’Hooley & Heidi Tidow Fri 12 Nov, Korks Wine Bar, Otley. Tickers: £9/£10. Former Unthanks vocalist & partner

The London Lasses & Pete Quinn Sat 13 Nov, 8pm at Otley Courthouse.

Leading Irish folk band, part of the Leeds Gathering. Tickets £8 £11.

Cantores Olicanae Sat 13 Nov, 7pm at St Margaret’s Parish Church, Ilkley Elgar ‘The Spirit of England’, ‘Nimrod’ from ‘Enigma Variations’, ‘Pomp & Circumstance’ March No. 4 in G, & Faure’s ‘Requiem’.

Tickets: Grove Bookshop, Ilkley or 01943 878426

West Riding Opera Sat 13 Nov at Grove Methodist Church, Town St, Horsforth, 7.30pm. Director Martin Binks. Tickets £5/ children free. 0113 258 2662.

The Coral + Cherry Ghost, Sun 14 Nov, Leeds O2 Academy, 7pm, £18.50.

The Coral mix ska, pop, punk & blues with insanely catchy melodies. Cheery Ghost, fuse folk with Americana & country for an interesting sound.

Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts, Wed 17 Nov, The Otley Folk Club, Korks Wine Bar, Otley. Promoting their new album ‘Up from the Deep.’

Steve Phillips Fri 19 Nov, Korks Wine Bar, Otley. Tickets £7. A great proponent of acoustic blues, formerly with the Notting Hillbillies:

Jimmy Hendrix 40th Anniversary Tour: The Hamsters, Fri 19 Nov, Irish Centre, York Rd Leeds. Tkts 0113 248 0887.

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Leeds Festival Chorus & Leeds Philharmonic Chorus Sat 20 Nov, 7.30pm Leeds Town Hall. Elgar’s Cockaigne Overture; Five Mystical Songs & Symphony No 1 by Vaughan Williams. Tickets: 0113 224 3801 Mike Peters Fri 26 Nov, Korks Wine Bar, Otley.

Charismatic front-man of The Alarm. Tickets: £10/£12 Laura Husbands Fri 26 Nov, 7.30pm at the Manor House, Ilkley. Part of Friends of the Manor House Autumn Concert series. Classical guitar incl. J.S.Bach’s Prelude, Fugue & Allegro BWV 998 & Rossiniana’s No. 1 by Mauro Giuliani, plus works

by Ricardo Izaola & Gilbert Biberian.

Thalia Ensemble Sat 27 Nov, 8pm at Otley Courthouse. Tickets: £7 - £10. Three chamber musicians perform works

by Beethoven, Bruch & Kreutzer.

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Choir & Orchestra of Opera North return with

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Bob Fox, Wed 3 Nov, Otley Folk Club, Korks Wine Bar, Otley, 8.30pm.

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Tickets: 0113 224 3801 Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band, Sun Nov 28, 2.30pm at the Kings Hall, Ilkley. One of the world’s premier brass bands & current Yorkshire champions.

Yorkshire Volunteers Band Christmas Concert Sat 4 Dec, 7.30pm at King’s Hall. Money raised will go to the band & ‘Help our Heroes’.

Cantores Olicanae Sat 4 Dec, 7pm at St Margaret’s Parish Church, Ilkley. Sing along to Handel’s Messiah with Darrius Battiwalla (organ) &and soloists from the RNCM.Tickets: Grove Bookshop or 01943 878426 Sex & Docks & Rock ‘n’ Roll: Red Ladder Sun 5 Dec, 7.30pm at Otley Courthouse. Tickets: £7 - £10. A musical comedy written by Chumbawamba’s Boff Whalley, set in 1960’s Liverpool.

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THE GATHERING BRINGS A TASTE OF IRELAND TO LEEDS AGAIN The celebration of Irish arts and culture kicks off in Leeds from the 5th November. Dozens of events including music sessions, literary, film and educational events will take place at venues across Leeds, bringing some of Ireland’s finest artists to the city.

Organised by the Irish Arts Foundation, based at the West Park Centre in LS16, events are designed to appeal to both those of an Irish background and people from the wider community with an interest in music and the arts. Lisa Morris, Irish Arts Foundation Development Officer explains, “The thinking behind the Leeds Gathering is to provide a platform for the Irish community in Leeds to showcase their rich and vibrant cultural traditions, we are also interested in developing new audiences for Irish arts.”

“THE THINKING BEHIND THE LEEDS GATHERING IS TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR THE IRISH COMMUNITY IN LEEDS TO SHOWCASE THEIR RICH AND VIBRANT CULTURAL TRADITIONS” The Leeds Gathering features some of the most dynamic local, national and international performers and artistes in the world of Irish and Celtic arts. This year’s festival features performances from The London Lasses and Pete Quinn, Aly Bain, Brian Finnegan, The Heather Breeze Ceili Band and comedian Dara O’Briain. In addition, there is a fine line up of visiting session musicians, literary events, educational workshops and the UK Premier of the Irish Film Zonad.

For further information and a full programme of events, contact Irish Arts Foundation on info@irisharts.org.uk or visit www.irisharts.org.uk

Held in the comfortable surroundings of the function room at The New Headingley Club on the last Friday of every month, it has featured a wide variety of accomplished musicians, playing great blues, mixed with folk and jazz, to appreciative audiences.

There were big successes like the reformed Shuffle Monsters, Steve Phillips and the Helen Watson Trio. Other acts, Monkey Wrenchers, Waldo’s Washboard Wizards, Hokum Hotshots, Ray Stubbs one man band, Bon Appetit!, Kevin Conlon, Miranda vs the Crok, Manduh Box Band and Paul Judge’s Jackals all put on great shows too. Duncan McFarlane’s acoustic folk band on 29th October will no doubt be another great one.

Dave Speight, who played the first ‘Roots’ gig, is returning to play on this 1st anniversary – a very welcome return of a great performer. “While he may be an unfamiliar name to many, Dave is highly regarded among his contemporaries as being one of the most technically accomplished guitarists around, a soulful singer and a highly engaging stage performer to boot” “The noisy crowd at The Great British Blues Festival in Colne, Lancashire, who were quickly hushed into awed silence during Dave’s performance on the acoustic stage last year can vouch for Dave’s expertise and dexterity as he quickly won the crowd over and held them spellbound in the palm of his hand!“ said Jim Murray of the Blues Lounge and The Ripley Blues Club.

If you’re a lover of acoustic blues from the likes of Big Bill Broonzy, Mississippi John Hurt, Leadbelly and Robert Johnson then come along and enjoy a master of his craft at work.

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Sadly, Halo Reach is the final time that original developers Bungie are involved in the iconic series, with Microsoft handing the reins to fledgling developer 343 Industries.

With this in mind, Bungie have set out to make the best game yet.

Thankfully, they have been more than triumphant in meeting their goal. Reach features a completely new game engine which provides awe inspiring, immersive environments in which to play. The familiar washed-out colour palette and distinctive Halo feel has been supercharged to show the skill and commitment of the team involved.

With an expansive single player campaign across a number of tough locations, players will find themselves fighting both on the ground and in a range of familiar vehicles, as well as in a star fighter during a memorable dog fight sequence. As ever, the storyline is immersive and addictive and will have you wanting more. Multiplayer is fun, fast and frantic and all together, Halo Reach really is a must have.

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Once the pinnacle of 16 Bit Gaming, Super Metroid on the SNES garnered much praise and spawned a number of sequels. Despite these various enjoyable romps, there has never been a direct continuation of the original story until now.

Otley Science Festival Sun 14 - Sat 20 Nov. Includes ‘The Planet on your plate’ with Marty Jopson; Hidden Glory: Dorothy Hodgkin in her own words; a town centre geology walk with Dr Sue Bowler, 20 x 20 Science Cafe on Sunday & Otley Science Fair on Saturday. Details: www.otleycourthouse.org.uk Ian McMillan and Tony Husband: A Cartoon History of Here Fri 26 Nov, 8pm £12/£10.

A fast-flowing, rapid-rafting adventure in which two top funny men reflect upon local stories, legends, rivers & romance: created by tonight’s audience!

Young People’s ‘Winter Wonderland’ Club Night Fri 10 Dec, 7.30 - 10pm. £5. Headline band, support act, disco, young comedians & a juice bar!

Xmas Hullabaloo: Cabaret Heaven Family Show Fri 17 Dec, 7pm. Tickets £6/£5. Variety show with magic, circus tricks & songs.

UP - Otley Film Society Christmas Film Wed 22 Dec, 2.30pm. Tickets: £3.50/£2. Disney Pixar animated comedy adventure about a 78 year old man who ties balloons to his house & flies away with an eight year old stowaway.

Other M is relatively mature in its themes. It looks great but unfortunately movement and aiming is hampered by a limited control scheme and, with the lack of a lock on ability, players will be running around in circles hoping auto-lock kicks in! A solid, stylish update, but one that will only appeal to a limited audience of nostalgic players.

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Following 2007’s Raising Sand, the sublime album recorded with Alison Krauss, Band of Joy finds Robert Plant still on fine form and making some of the best music of his formidable career. The fact that Plant declined a proposed extended Led Zeppelin reunion in favor of continuing in his recent musical vein shows how passionately he’s thrown himself into these recordings infused with blues, folk, and country.

That famous voice has mellowed somewhat with age. Gone is the banshee wail of Led Zep’s rock behemoth heyday, replaced with a softer more subtly expressive tone perfectly suited to the material. The album features superb production, a solid, consistently rootsy feel, and Plant is aided, once again, by an excellent group of musicians.

Special mention must go to Darrell Scott, whose work on guitar, banjo, mandolin, lap steel, pedal steel and accordion is flawless throughout. The entire LP makes for compelling listening from the gentle, haunting balladry of Silver Rider and I’m Falling in Love Again to the rockier Can’t Buy My Love, Angel Dance and magnificent album closer, Even This Shall Pass Away. Brilliant stuff.

BAND OF JOY FINDS ROBERT PLANT STILL ON FINE FORM AND MAKING SOME OF THE BEST MUSIC OF HIS FORMIDABLE CAREER

Metroid Other M Nintendo Wii Other M picks up directly where Super BBFC – N/A Metroid ended, with a nostalgic recap

on the final few minutes of the battle with Mother Brain which sets the scene for Other M. Team Ninja are obviously aiming the game at older hands who will be familiar with the previous game and for a Nintendo Wii game.

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FILM REVIEW I’M STILL HERE Directed by: Casey Affleck Starring: Joaquin Phoenix

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When, towards the end of 2008, Joaquin Phoenix announced that he was retiring from acting to pursue an ill-advised new career as a Hip Hop artist, both eyebrows and suspicions were raised throughout Hollywood. That his every move was being followed and documented on film by his brother in law, Casey Affleck, only reinforced the opinion many held that the entire affair was a hoax. Following the movie’s release, the filmmaker and star have since come clean and revealed that the resultant documentary is, indeed, a cunning ruse. It’s a testament to Phoenix’s skill as a performer that, even with this knowledge, one feels as if you’re actually watching an intimate and candid study of a star in freefall.

I’m Still Here, for me, brought to mind two films with Bob Dylan as their subject; the title references and echoes Todd Haynes’ I’m Not There, in which several actors played Dylan at different points in his career, and Don’t Look Back, D.A. Pennebaker’s documentary following Dylan’s 1965 tour of England. Both these films address Dylan’s manipulation of his public persona, his knack for self mythologizing, and his cagey and evasive dealings with the press. Similar themes are at work in I’m Still Here and Affleck’s impressively put together picture is stylistically reminiscent of Pennebaker’s film.

Observed at close quarters, Phoenix’s spiraling meltdown is alarmingly convincing and produces many wonderfully comic moments. The star, who a year earlier had portrayed Johnny Cash in Walk The Line to universal critical acclaim, is unrecognizable as he piles on the pounds and grows masses of unkempt hair.

He’s shown indulging in all manner of debauchery (doing drugs, ordering hookers from the internet) and there is much goofing around with his increasingly put upon inner circle. Phoenix actually spends much of the film behaving like a tremendous asshole and you can imagine him relishing the role with mischievous glee as he and Affleck chortle behind the backs of those duped by the prank.

It’s hard to discern which, if any, of the celebrities who appear throughout the film were in on the gag. Ben Stiller seems genuinely baffled and David Letterman is visibly exasperated with Phoenix’s monosyllabic appearance on his talk show. A hilarious highlight is a meeting with P Diddy, whom Phoenix hopes will produce his debut hip hop album. The look on Diddy’s face as he assesses the questionable musical offerings is priceless.

An intriguing and well made mockumentary, I’m Still Here is at once a canny satire on celebrity culture and the pressures of fame, and a portrait of an artist at a creative crossroads in the throes of a crisis of self belief.

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‘THE KING’S SPEECH’ OPENS 24TH LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL It’s time, once again, for the Leeds International Film Festival!

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Partly shot in Bradford and Leeds, it is based on the story of Queen Elizabeth II’s father, Prince Albert, and his struggle to overcome a crippling stammer. The cast includes Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter. Already tipped for an Oscar, Leeds is one of only a few places to preview the film. It will be screened in Leeds Town Hall on 4th November at 7.30pm.

The best new and unseen films from all over the world will be showing at venues around Leeds between 4th and 21st November. You’ll find acclaimed new releases, hit comedies, gripping dramas, outstanding new world cinema, wonderful short films, amazing experimental films, beautiful animation and great Japanese anime.

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GIRLGUIDING’S VISION - 20:10, 20/10, 2010 On the 20th October Girlguiding Leeds celebrated the end of Girlguiding’s Centenary Year. The huge event at Headingley Rugby Stadium provided the opportunity for Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Senior Section, Guiders, Trefoil Guild and parents to reflect on a memorable year, and to look forward to the next 100 years!

The aim of Vision was to bring all members of Girlguiding UK together to share one moment in time. Units, districts, divisions and counties all over the UK came together simultaneously and celebrated in style. At Headingley Rugby Stadium almost 5,000 girls, leaders and parents were treated to a display of flags, drumming, music, song and dance. The inspiring finale was a mass renewal of the Promise at 8.10pm (20:10), led via satellite on the big screen by Chief Guide, Liz Burnley. Then everyone was treated to a fireworks display which brought a magical evening to a close.

STUDENTS HIGHLIGHT GLOBAL ILLITERACY Pupils from St. Mary’s Menston recently went to Downing Street to deliver a petition in support of the ‘One Goal –Send My Friend to School’ Campaign.

The campaign, launched worldwide, highlights the problem of illiteracy in poorer countries and world leaders recently met in New York for a United Nations summit to discuss world poverty. Patrick Kirkham, a Y13 student said: “This campaign is so important. Not only does education offer hope and an escape from poverty, but it can also promote greater understanding and world peace, so follow our example and sign up by logging onto www.sendmyfriend.org”

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Suggested donation £5/ family. Details: Jane familyboogie@yahoo. co.uk 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.

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EVERY POUND YOU RAISE AND EVERY STEP YOU DANCE WILL HELP MARIE CURIE CANCER CARE PROVIDE MORE FREE NURSING CARE TO TERMINALLY ILL CANCER PATIENTS IN THEIR OWN HOMES OR AT ONE OF THE CHARITY’S HOSPICES “I’m encouraging everyone to sign up for their nearest Chance To Dance event”, says Anton de Beke from Strictly Come Dancing. “Trying four different dance styles in one day is a fantastic opportunity and is sure to be a lot of fun – even if you have two left feet!”

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FIRST NAME: LAST NAME: ADDRESS: CITY: POSTCODE: EMAIL: Which edition?

A. Headingley, Weetwood, West Park & Meanwood B. Horsforth, Cookridge, Adel & Bramhope C. Ilkley, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Menston & Otley Payment method: Credit/debit card number

/ Expiry date / Issue No. (Maestro only) Valid from date Cheque: Please make payable to: North Leeds Life Ltd Please post this completed form to: North Leeds Life Ltd, 265a Otley Road, West Park, Leeds LS16 5LN.

Terms & Conditions: This offer is valid for UK residents only. All orders will be acknowledged and you will be advised of commencement within 14 days. Your details will not be disclosed to any third parties.

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64 November 2010

LIST OF ADVERTISERS

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CCTV Installations 50 Blue Logic Cleaners 62 Eco Clean Coach Holidays 05 Dalesman Holidays Complimentary Therapists 59 Occupational Therapy 59 Spirit of the Lotus 59 Homeopathy Training Concert 44 Leeds Philharmonic Chorus Decorator 62 Bob the Brush Dietitian 59 Katie Laland Dress Agency 26 Jenni’s Dresser Electrician 37 L-U-K Electrical 62 B.W. Electrical Festival 57 The Leeds Gathering Fitness 57 Spindles 58 Diligent Health

59 Yoga With Jan Coates 59 Nordic Walking 59 Hatha Yoga 59 Zumba Garage 61 Motor Marque Garage Doors 51 ABI Hen Keeping 28 Clucking Hens Kitchens 33 Taylor Golding 68 Knaresborough Kitchens Loft Conversions 33 Loft Space Company Lottery 11 Wheatfields & St Gemma’s Hospice Lottery Natural Health & Food 57 Chevin Health Optician 07 Vision Value Oven Cleaning 37 Ovenu Plumbing

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62 Plumbing Services Pub 26 The Hare & Hounds Restaurants 34 Divino’s Retirement Living 02 Anchor Homes 67 Headingley Hall Roofers 54 CH Roofing Soft Furnishings 25 Esta Stoves 32 Bramhope Stoves Taxi 64 Premier Tiling 13 CWG Ceramics Tuition 53 Kip McGrath Windows & Conservatories 03 Rainbow Windows 15 Ilkley Windows 23 Tate Windows

Positions available Can you see yourself making a difference?

Health Care Assistants positions available for the following: • Full time • Part time ( Evenings/Weekends) • Experience not essential

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Aerials & Satellites 31 Digi-tel 39 ADI 44 Woollett Service 60 Aerial Solutions Antiques Fair 33 Bowman Antiques Architectural Services 62 RS Building Design 62 Whitaker Planning Bathrooms 13 Jason Child 39 BMF 55 Bathrooms Direct Blinds & Curtains 13 Apollo Blinds 31 Hillarys 55 The Curtain Shop Builders 21 Rob McMurtry 51 DPM Care Services 65 Complete Care Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners 19 Otley Carpet Cleaners

• Full training given • Good rates of pay and mileage allowance paid.

• Drivers essential

Do you need help at home?

We offer a personalized service which suits your needs.

We can provide assistance to you in your home with:• • • •

Personal Care Shopping Escort – hospital appointments/social trips Companionship

• Day sits • Shopping & Cleaning • Meal preparation

We can visit you 1 a week or up to 4 x a day to suit your needs.

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For a Service User Guide and price list please call

01943 468342

NORTH LEEDS LOVES LIFE! THREE EDITIONS

EVERY MONTH

100,000 READERS

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Headingley Hall Apartments.

Come home to warmth, comfort and support this winter.

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Due to overwhelming demand, North Leeds Life magazines are now available in more outlets than ever, including Tesco in Ilkley, Co-op in Burley-in-Wharfedale, Morrison’s in Horsforth and Sainsbury’s, Moor Allerton and Otley.

You’ll also find us in local shops, newsagents, cafés, pubs, libraries, health clubs and many other outlets.

OUR DISTRIBUTION AREA

ILKLEY BURLEY IN WHARFEDALE

OTLEY

MENSTON

BRAMHOPE

NORTH LEEDS “NORTH LEEDS LIFE MAGAZINES ARE PROBABLY OUR BEST SOURCE FOR ATTRACTING NEW CUSTOMERS” .............

Mark Frankland, Motor Marque, West Park Ring Road .............

ADEL WEETWOOD WEST PARK

Move into our new luxury apartments for older people this winter and you can look forward to all the comforts of your own home and the benefits of on-site support when you need it in a warm, caring and companioned environment.

We also offer a programme of activities for you to choose from to help you lead a rich and fulfilling life. For added peace-of-mind, we also offer an exclusive ‘Buy-Back’ guarantee to protect your investment.

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COOKRIDGE

HORSFORTH

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MEANWOOD

For the warmest of welcomes, call Judith or Janet on 0113 275 9950 and experience the Headingley Hall difference for yourself this winter, or visit www.westwardcare.co.uk

HEADINGLEY

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Headingley Hall 5 Shire Oak Road Headingley Leeds LS6 2DD Telephone 0113 275 9950