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Dear Readers,

I think by now the whole country must be suffering from vitamin D deficiency! Bring on the sun!

Leeds Loves Food promises to brighten up the city. The emphasis this year is on independent restaurants and producers – we drop in to Salvo’s to talk about the Leeds food scene. It’s time again for the Headingley Music Festival and there are dozens of gigs planned for venues all around central Headingley. And, once again, Garforth Festival has some great performers lined up.

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I have noticed words like ‘Summer’ and ‘barbecue’ slowly sneaking in to emails and conversations. Leeds City College is offering Creative Summer Courses at inc.workshops; a number of open days and Summer fairs are planned; and golfers are being tempted back to the courses.

Theatre of the Dales is taking The Shakespeare Roadshow….on the road; there will be music at Bramhope’s Puritan Chapel; and if you have any memories of City Varieties be sure to get in touch with the Friends of Leeds City Varieties – they are putting together a book of memories.

Now it’s time to start thinking about July! What have we all got to look forward to? Be sure to let us know. The deadline for editorial is 1st June (sooner if possible!) and for advertising it’s 5th June.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards Carole, Jack and the team

In This Issue

In Cloud Country The latest exhibition at Harewood House includes some of the world’s most acclaimed artists.

10 Baa Ram Ewe Goes International!

Verity Britton creates a new range and it’s an overnight success

28 Adel Neighbourhood Forum’s Successful Open Day They hoped for 100 and 138 turned up!

38 North Leeds Life Launches On-line Directory Leeds Loves Food The emphasis is on independents and we chat to Salvo’s about the vibrant Leeds scene.

Finally our super, new on-line directory is open for business!

42 Headingley Music Festival The fourth annual festival has lined up another great programme at venues around Headingley.

54 Froebelian School Celebrates Being 100!

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AT INC. WORKSHOP In August, Inc.workshop on Park Lane, Leeds, is running four creative Summer Schools, providing expert tuition and practical experience.

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rt graduates, amateur hobbyists and professional artisans are invited to register for these week-long intensive courses, which will combine specialist technical skill development with marketing, financial and business seminars. Guest speakers and practitioners will share their experiences, demonstrating how, even in a difficult economic climate, design and craft businesses can succeed.

Three of the schools will focus on specific techniques: handmade paper and fabric, furniture making, and bookbinding/picture framing.

The fourth offers a range of subjects, including screen printing, laser cutting, picture framing, woodwork, jewellery and contemporary technologies.

Inc.workshop (formerly Factory4) is a fully equipped workshop with industrial standard machinery, supervised by trained specialist staff. It provides an open, creative space that can be used to support small craft businesses, as well as give practical support, guidance and business advice.

It offers a flexible pay-as-yougo scheme, and a variety of creative courses throughout

the year. It also carries out commissions.

Leeds City College uses the workshop’s facilities to enhance its curriculum. In March Graphic Design students were set an assignment to design the logo for Leeds Young Film Festival.

Festival organisers chose the winner, whose logo was printed onto T-shirts worn by staff and volunteers during the festival.

Students also worked on a project inspired by Chumbawumba – designing, screen-printing and framing posters for The Gallery at Flannels.

For further information contact 0113 391 2547, inc. workshop@leedscitycollege. ac.uk or visit www.inc-yorkshire. com

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SNOWDEN SCHOFIELD (1870-1949) Founder of an iconic Leeds business

Leeds has just celebrated the opening of the ambitious, multi-million new Trinity Centre, designed to draw customers from afar to this shoppers’ paradise. Fifty years ago, in 1962, another landmark shopping enterprise was celebrated in Leeds: the completion of the streamlined new building of Schofield’s Department Store in the Headrow (where ‘The Core’ is now). Schofield’s, still fondly remembered, was a family enterprise, founded in 1901 by a young Bradford man, Snowden Schofield, in a modest shop nearby. Schofield’s was to become a household name in Leeds, its expansion mirroring the growth and prosperity of the city.

Snowden Schofield was born in Bradford in 1870, the son of a joiner. After his first job in a draper’s, he moved to London as sales assistant in one of the prestigious, elegant Knightsbridge stores. Ambitious and energetic, he moved on to a position with Owen Owen in Liverpool, and there, in 1901, he married and started thinking about launching his own business. He visited a friend in Leeds with a shop in the newly-opened Victoria Arcade, built to mark Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee, fronting what was then the narrow Upperhead Row. Although not the best part of town, he was told it was a good pitch, and he took the plunge, renting the opposite corner shop, No.1, at £50 a year.

He set up as a ‘fancy draper’, specialising in fashionable trimmings, lace and ribbons, gloves, hosiery and hats. On the first day the shop was packed and he took over £62 – success! Full of bright new ideas, he began to advertise on the front page of local newspapers (‘a dainty cream silk blouse with lace and all-round frills, only 4s 11½d’), and offered a postal service. Quality and good value were his watchwords. Before long he took over more shops in the Arcade, increased his clothing range, and looked for new opportunities nearby.

Outside the elegant Arcade, narrow cobbled lanes linked crowded courtyards and old buildings, including two long-established theatres, the Hippodrome and the Theatre Royal.

Close by stood the historic mansion ‘Red Hall’, built in 1628, where King Charles I had been held captive in 1647 on his way to the executioner’s block in London. The handsome panelled room he had occupied was known as the King’s Chamber (King Charles Street still exists). In 1912 Snowden Schofield bought Red Hall and incorporated the ancient building into his store. The King’s Chamber was restored as the Tudor Café, where shoppers could be refreshed to the genteel accompaniment of a quintet of lady musicians – they could choose a toasted crumpet for 2d or steak and

chips for 1s 4d. Shopping at Schofields was an experience to be enjoyed and savoured.

His path was not always smooth.

In 1909, after only eight years together, his wife Mabel died, leaving him with a young family, but his wife’s sisters rallied round to help and he was able to focus on his growing business. The First World War intervened, but by the 1920s he was ready to extend again, acquiring further buildings along the narrow main road, now scheduled to be rebuilt as the handsome new Headrow. In the 30s he acquired the Hippodrome when it closed, and later the ‘Cock and Bottle’ inn which had stood in his way. He began to envisage creating a new, modern store from this patchwork of property, to meet every need – from furs to furniture, from silks to saucepans. But again war intervened and his plans had to be shelved. Development began again post-war, when he bought the Victoria Arcade, home of his first shop, and linked it to the other buildings.

But in March 1949 he died, aged 79 – more than a thousand people followed his funeral. His two sons took over the business and the plans for redevelopment. In the late 1950s, after acquiring the Theatre Royal, a staged programme of demolition, clearance and construction was implemented. The historic quarter

In March 1949 he died, aged 79 – more than a thousand people followed his funeral

of Red Hall, the theatres, the Arcade all vanished, and by 1962 the sixstorey flagship Schofields building was completed. For the next twenty years it was Leeds’ premier department store, still remembered today for its friendly atmosphere, its quality service, its three restaurants, its Food Hall to rival Harrods (where smoked salmon trimmings were given away at day’s end), its uniformed lift attendants, the magic of the flying cash tubes, which Snowden Schofield had been the first to introduce to Leeds in 1906. Until Peter Schofield’s retirement and its sale in 1984 it remained a family firm, valued by its loyal customers and staff.

Snowden Schofield would have been proud of that.

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IS THE TROLLEYBUS RIGHT FOR THE A660? oncern about plans for the proposed NGT Trolleybus on the A660 continue to rise. Those voiced so far include the huge cost of the project; the actual need for such a system, when what appear to be better value alternatives that would cause less upheaval and damage, are available; the widespread environmental damage; the unsightliness of the gantries and overhead wires; the destruction of mature trees and grass verges; and, the negative effects on local business.

At the recent West Park it would have preference; other Residents AGM, residents traffic would be delayed; and, voiced their concerns over there would be more congestion the numerous drawbacks of and more emissions because NGT - fewer stops and longer of it.

As a joint deputation to the distances between stops; longer waits, as frequency of Council recently commented: trolleybuses would be around “Fundamentally, the Council 10 an hour, as opposed to the is being drawn into spending current 25 buses an hour; 2/3 money on a transport scheme of passengers would have to which is conceptually flawed. stand; the total number of The trolleybus is the wrong buses would be cut to about 13 transport medium on the wrong per hour; buses and trolleybus route. The scheme is not fit for would have different stops; the purpose and does not match the trolleybus would delay buses as aspirations of the city of Leeds.”

One of Leeds City Council’s ‘Five Values’ is to ‘Spend Money Wisely’. As more and more people become aware of these plans, more questions are being asked.

NGT (New Generation Transport) is holding a number of ‘engagement events’ over the next couple of months where you can discuss your concerns.

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When Verity Britton announced that she was going to open a wool shop in Headingley in the midst of a recession, some people laughed……….. who’s laughing now?

Passionate about wool and craftsmanship, Verity had noted an increased number of television programmes on crafting, on getting back to making things, and the movement to support local British products.

Baa Ram Ewe opened its doors in June 2009 and closet knitters started coming out of the woodwork. There were those who pessimistically thought she wouldn’t survive the economic climate, but she forged ahead, running courses, building the business on-line and establishing a social media presence.

“Small businesses that ignore social media do so at their peril”, she told us. “It’s through social media that we have managed to build not only a national, but also an international customer base.”

Last year, as yet another yarn company finished presenting its products, Verity just wondered what her dream yarn would be. Well why not try and create one? She sought out wool producers – choosing Wensleydale for its silky sheen and lovely drape, Blue Faced Leicester which produces a gorgeous yarn a little like Merino, and soft, beautiful UK Alpaca.

She then contacted John Arbon Textiles in Devon and had a very small amount spun to see what it would be like. She thought it was fabulous and ‘Titus’ was born! She sent out samples to see what the reaction would be. With the number of US and Canadian customers increasing steadily, and given the cost of postage, she decided to seek out an agent and turned to a contact on Linked-In for help. Through them she ‘linked up’ with agents in Toronto and California.

Seeing the interest it created, she decided to grab the bull by the horns, got in touch with West Yorkshire Spinners in Keighley, and started planning a new range of colours for Titus. The shades are inspired by Yorkshire surroundings. There’s Parkin (ginger), Chevin (green), and Bantam (a claret shade named for Bradford City FC). When we spoke, 500 kilos were being dyed and spun in Keighley.

Then there was an enquiry from Kate Davies, a knitwear designer based in Shetland. She created a design, which she named ‘Catkin’ – a sweater with a simple cable. Then she blogged about the yarn and design and within 24 hours Baa Ram Ewe was inundated with orders from around the world!

And, on 27th April Baa Ram Ewe opened a shop in Harrogate………who’s laughing now?

THE NHS CELEBRATES ITS 65TH ANNIVERSARY! To mark the 65th anniversary of the NHS this summer, UNISON, the largest Trade Union in the NHS, is organising a week of celebrations, designed to showcase the huge benefits the NHS has contributed to society.

UNISON set up a campaign and support group called ‘Band Together for the NHS’, (made up of UNISON Health Branches in Leeds, individuals, community organisations, campaign groups, trade unions and churches) and planned a week-long programme of activities from Friday 28th June - Friday 5th July – the actual birthday of the NHS. A huge Birthday Gala has been arranged for Millennium Square on Saturday 29th June. Billed as a Family Fun Day where NHS staff and the public will come together and show their support for the NHS, it promises to be a great day. There will be all kinds of fun activities, as well as stalls representing the various elements that make up the NHS. There will be guest speakers and entertainment from a Leeds Steel Band.

Urban Sprawl, a street theatre group based at St. Georges Crypt, and The Banner Theatre Company, will also perform.

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Dolly Parton’s musical ‘Nine to Five’ is at Leeds Grand Theatre from Monday 27th May – Thursday 6th June and we are told on very good authority that it is fabulous!

We recently called Jackie Clune, who plays ‘Violet’ in the show, and got caught up in her enthusiasm for the show that has been touring since October. Based on the hit movie, it centres around three office workers who turn the tables on their sexist, hypocritical bigot of a boss. Bonnie Langford plays ‘Roz’ and Amy Lennox is ‘Doralee’, the part played by Dolly in the film.

“The three of us have a great rapport”, said Jackie. “We keep it fresh. I am the ‘boss’ of the trio and I have some cracking one-liners. But, behind the laughter, there is a serious story. I am a mother, bitter about being overlooked for promotion, desperately juggling work and family.”

With four children, three of them triplets, Jackie probably knows a thing or two about that!

She’s one of those people who is lucky enough to be multi-talented.

“As a child I was always gobby and funny and I loved music”, she told us. Yet she started her career teaching drama. But the

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She has done stand-up at the Edinburgh Festival, and had roles in numerous television series. She is a superb mimic, in addition to having a lovely singing voice, and this led to a very successful Karen Carpenter show, and roles in West End musicals.

Of course, when she isn’t on stage she writes regular columns for newspapers and is about to start her second book – this time about a working mum in show business. I know, don’t you just hate her! Who has that much energy? Jackie Clune obviously – can’t wait to see Nine to Five and have some of that energy rub off on me!

But, behind the laughter, there is a serious story

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Lorna James (soprano) and Tom Henderson (piano) present a concert of British and American song and opera at St George’s Church, Leeds, on Friday 14th June at 7.30pm.

some of the best vocal music from both sides of the pond Featuring composers from Elgar to Bernstein, the programme includes Four Cabaret Songs

by Benjamin Britten, a new song cycle of Elizabeth Barrett Browning sonnets, and a complete performance of Copland’s Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson. One of Purcell’s favourites ‘If music be the food of love’, and Gershwin’s ‘Summertime’ complete an evening of some of the best vocal music from both sides of the pond.

All proceeds from ticket sales will be split between church funds and St George’s Crypt, who work with the homeless in the city.

The Crypt needs to raise £1.4m a year to help the 200 people a

day who benefit from its service, which includes practical support (accommodation, food, clothing) and the opportunity to gain skills and self-confidence.

Tickets £5, are available from the Church office (0113 243 8498), or Lorna (07805 358346 / www.lornajames.com). There will be a retiring collection for the performers.

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SUMMER SEASON AT BRAMHOPE’S PURITAN CHAPEL Following the success of last year’s Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Bramhope, the Parish Council is running a short Summer season of concerts at the Grade I listed Puritan Chapel.

The first of three concerts is a Bach evening on Saturday 22nd June, featuring a quartet from Leeds College of Music.

This will be followed on Saturday 6th July by the welcome return of the Derrick Harris Trio, plus a vocalist. The third concert, on Friday 12th July, is ‘Music for a Summer’s Evening’, led by the long standing Leeds Symphony Orchestra conductor Martin Binks.

The unique Puritan Chapel, which dates from 1649, is located next to the Britannia Hotel on the A660 though Bramhope.

The first phase of its restoration programme was recently completed, including an upgrade of its heating and lighting, leaving it an ideal setting for events.

The concerts all start at 7.30pm and tickets are available from 0113 267 4360

MEMORIES OF CITY VARIETIES his is an important year for the Leeds City Varieties – it’s 60 years since owner Harry Joseph and BBC Television devised the format for The Good Old Days, which ran for 30 years; it’s 25 years since the Joseph brothers sold the theatre to Leeds City Council; and it’s also 25 years since the Friends of Leeds City Varieties Music Hall was formed.

To celebrate these events, the Friends are planning a special ‘Book of Memories’ and would like your help. If you have a short (under 300 words) story, anecdote or memory about the City Varieties that you would like to share, send it straight away to the editor, Caroline Fields. Photos are also most welcome.

You’ll be in good company as there will be memories from the likes of Ken Dodd, Roy Hudd,

Paul Daniels, Jimmy Cricket, Don Maclean, Bernie Clifton, Barry Cryer, Norman Collier and many more.

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IN CLOUD COUNTRY – FROM JOHN CONSTABLE TO RACHEL WHITEREAD ‘In Cloud Country: Abstracting from Nature’ is the latest exhibition to be displayed in the perennially impressive cultural landmark that is Harewood House. It runs until Sunday 30th June in the Terrace Gallery and explores the relationship between art and nature, and how the natural world and human society overlap and interact.

The exhibition takes its name from Sylvia Plath’s poem, ‘Two Campers in Cloud Country’, where she reflects on the stoic indifference of the natural world to humanity. It is this autonomy that has inspired generations of artists to use observations from nature to lead them to formal or symbolic abstraction. Some of the world’s most acclaimed artists are here, including John Constable, Thomas Girtin, Henri Matisse, Henry Moore, Edgar Degas, Joan Miro, William Morris, Julian Opie, Chris Ofili, J.M.W. Turner and Rachel Whiteread.

In Cloud Country is thoughtfully curated by Iwona Blaswick, director of London’s Whitechapel Art Gallery and Diane Howse, Countess of Harewood and an established artist in her own right, who has been instrumental in developing Harewood House as an artistic hub in the region. Some of her work also features in the exhibition.

The curators told us how the idea for the exhibition came about by considering how art and nature seem inexorably linked and intertwined, reflecting one another. The very act of mixing paint and applying it to paper or canvas is, in itself, a form of natural chemistry.

The exhibition is divided into seven sections each exploring different aspects of how artists communicate with and evoke nature – from a personal relationship with and perception of the natural world, to more wide ranging ecological and political themes.

The variety of work is staggering, with pieces ranging from the eighteenth century

to contemporary work, from Matisse to Chris Ofili, creating often intriguing and surprising juxtapositions.

There could be no more perfect setting for ‘In Cloud Country…’, the striking countryside surrounding Harewood House has inspired artists for centuries, the young Turner among them. Indeed, the house was prominent in the eighteenth century Avant Garde movement with its patronage of the YBAs of the time.

With regards to putting the exhibition together and curating such an astonishing

and varied collection of works, Iwona Blaswick speaks of being overwhelmed by “the generosity of the North..” with a number of pieces on loan from nearby galleries such as The Hepworth in Wakefield and York Art Gallery.

The Terrace Gallery is open from 11am - 4pm, & State Rooms from 12pm - 4pm.

The exhibition explores different aspects of how artists communicate with and evoke nature

THE SHAKESPEARE ROADSHOW! heatre of the Dales is about to preview a new venture, The Shakespeare Roadshow. On 16th June at 4pm, Shakespeare will be visiting - in person - an island just south of Wakefield – that is the lakeside lawn of Waterton Park Hotel, reached by the second oldest iron bridge in Britain.

The Bard (David Robertson) will introduce scenes comic, dramatic and romantic, from Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado, Richard III, As You Like It, Henry V, Hamlet, Measure for Measure and The Taming of the Shrew.

Hopefully the show will go on to tour both locally and in Dales villages at a later stage.

Meanwhile, The Taming of the Shrew is this year’s choice of a summer tour, starting with a preview in Dagmar Wood

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he first time we ate at Sukothai in Chapel Allerton it was a little eatery with great food tucked away on Regent Street. That was 13 years ago. As its popularity grew it spread into the next property, and then the next. Now it has undergone a lovely refurbishment, which has really made the best of its extended space. Rich pewter, bronze and gold colours dominate, with traditional Thai art and carvings on the walls – including an amazing jungle scene that took five years to carve, and a large reclining figure at the point where the restaurant rises a couple of steps.

Perhaps the biggest change is the huge window into the kitchen. It brightens up that end of the restaurant as well as providing constant fascination. And, despite the fact that the restaurant was heaving (on a Thursday night), the white-clad chefs seemed remarkably calm!

After a challenging encounter with the menu – so much to choose from and wanting everything! – we dived into starters including Thai Fishcakes, Deep Fried Corn Cakes, Scallops with

Garlic and Pepper and a sensational Spicy Hot and Sour Mixed Seafood Soup.

The scallops were like three huge plumped up cushions presented on soup spoons – succulent, tender, peppery in a kind of black beany sauce with diced peppers. There was much ‘oohing and aaghing’ and comments about how Thai food was so light and flavoursome – the lemongrass, galangal and lime leaves coming through.

The scallops were like three huge plumped up cushions presented on soup spoons

Then on to the main course – there was Stir Fried Pork with Chilli and Basil, which packed a punch (the three chilli symbol could have been a giveaway!); Duck, stir-fried with garlic, black pepper, lime leaves, oyster sauce, lemongrass, onion, fresh chilli and crispy basil – which challenged the earlier comment about how light Thai food is! This delicious duck was really rich, with a touch of sweetness. There was definitely a lot going on in this dish!

I opted for the Chef’s Seafood Special – a fabulous mix of scallops, mussels King prawns, squid and salmon in a green curry sauce. My one criticism is that it was a wee bit overcooked for my taste, but even so it was a definite winner.

Sukothai had a real buzz about it. It was busy, friendly and efficient, and the service was superb. We rounded the meal off with Mango Cheesecake and Mango and Forest Fruits Sorbet (one person passed on dessert defeated by the duck!). It was a really lovely evening.

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The Leeds Loves Food Festival runs from Friday 24th May – Sunday 9th June and this year the emphasis is on the independent food and drink scene.

The thing is, it’s true – Leeds really does love food.

In the last ten years there has been an explosion of enthusiasm for food, especially local food. Is this a quiet rebellion against the monopoly of the supermarkets? A real desire to know where our food comes from? A determination to make it yourself, if you can’t find what you want?

The changing face of the Leeds restaurant scene in the last few years has been exciting and dramatic with the bar being raised in terms of variety and quality. “Outside of London, Leeds is one of the most vibrant and diverse cities”, said John Dammone, when we dropped in to see him and his brother Gip, who run Salvo’s in Headingley. “Leeds has a fantastic, independent food scene. The last thing we want is identikit shopping and eating.”

Salvo’s was started 37 years ago by their father Salvo Dammone and has been driven by a passion for good food. If I hadn’t been an enthusiast before I dropped in to Salvo’s, I certainly was by the time I left! (“Try this new ricotta cake the chef just made.”) They sang the praises of their local suppliers like Caring For Life’s Cragg Farm, Swillington Farm, their

endive supplier in Kirkstall, their great chicken provider. (“Taste, taste…. our new lemon tart recipe.”) Without the best ingredients you’ll never get the best results.

And, don’t get them started on tomatoes! Italian tomatoes are the best in the world! Yes, along with a number of other Italian specialities, they import them directly from Italy for Gip and his team to work their magic.

Pictured Above: Salvo’s Salumeria Below: John & Gip Dammone

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It is this passion that is shared by all the independent eateries and producers that we encounter around Leeds and at our markets. Not a week goes by now that you can’t find a good local market – Briggate, Kirkstall, Headingley, Horsforth, Oakwood, Bramhope, Otley, and not forgetting the wonderful Leeds Market.

The recent ‘Amazing keep your eyes open for special Graze’ Street Food Festival at offers – or just resolve to try LeftBank on Cardigan Road as many new restaurants highlighted yet another string or markets as you can! The to the Leeds Food bow – Fish& Greedy Pig (North Street) with his lovely chili battered will be setting up in Victoria fish with garlic mayo; Absinthe Gardens with a picnic-based ice cream, Mexican, Indian, menu showing they’re about Turkish dishes – the street food a lot more than just sarnies; scene is expanding all the time. Friends of Ham (Station Street During Leeds Loves Food LS1) will be hamming it up

It promises to be a real feast for fans of all things foodie.

Pictured Right: Jo at Greedy Pig

with a Ham Carving Class and Sherry Tasting; Primo’s in the Corn Exchange will change your opinion of hot dogs for ever with their themed supper club evenings; North Bar will be keeping it local with everything being Leedsbased, they’ll have homemade charcuterie from The Reliance just down the road and local pies, all matched with beers from Leeds breweries such as Kirkstall and Ridgeside; and, Sunshine Bakery in Chapel Allerton will be out-cupcaking itself!

From 7th - 9th of June, Millennium Square will be home to hundreds of stalls offering food from the city’s favourite restaurants, as well as products from local farmers and tips from passionate chefs.

Beer-Ritz, Leeds’ premier beer emporium, will have a stall in the ‘Deliciously Yorkshire’ section of the festival and will be showcasing six Yorkshire breweries with plenty of tasters, plus a visit from author Leigh Linley, who’s just published a book on Yorkshire beer.

It promises to be a real feast for fans of all things foodie.

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News From Your Councillors COUNCILLORS DEMAND ACTION ON STREET PARTIES Councillor Janette Walker (Headingley) and colleagues on the Inner North West Area Committee have responded to residents’ concerns about the growing number of street parties and other large events in the area.

The major point of concern has been around the granting of Temporary Event Notices (TENs), which are required if you wish to host large one-off events serving alcohol. Residents have highlighted the fact that it is impossible to object to a TEN application, unlike other licensing or planning applications.

Current legislation states that only the Police or Environmental Health can object. However, an objection cannot be logged unless there have been problems with previous TENs by the same applicants or at the same location.

Residents are concerned that this loophole will allow every TEN to be approved, providing there have been no incidents relating to the applicant or location in the past.

Recent parties and events in Headingley have caused huge problems including noise nuisance and property damage.

“Legislation relating to TENs is out of date and does not take into account the increasing number of large street parties and other events being held in North West Leeds and elsewhere”, said Councillor Janette Walker. “This loophole means TENs can be approved and residents have no power to object. I have asked that this issue be raised at the next full Council meeting, and I urge residents who are having trouble with large parties and events to get in touch with their Councillors.”

CLLR CLIVE FOX Adel & Wharfedale Ward

They want to build 74,000 new homes over next 15 years - the Council that is.

Well it’s not so much the Council as the government that has decreed that provision must be made for these new houses.

That means nearly 5,000 houses and flats a year (we have to call them dwellings), as Leeds expands by about a quarter.

Considering that even in the boom times Leeds seldom generated more than 3,000 houses a year, it’s obvious that all 74,000 houses simply won’t be built by 2028.

It doesn’t make any sense but the city is still required to identify where that many houses could be built - sometime. This is only achievable at the expense of great tracts of green areas and green belt – and remember, once land gets outline planning permission there’s no going back.

Thankfully we get some allowance for windfall sites – nothing to do with the lottery, merely an acknowledgement that

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Adel & Wharfedale Ward Grounds Maintenance Programme 2013 – Parks & Countryside From April the Council’s Parks & Countryside section will be the single point of contact for all horticulture and arboriculture needs. This will provide more consistency and improved response to enquiries. A number of changes have been introduced and I am pleased to say that many of these were as a result of recommendations by the Scrutiny Board that I currently chair.

Communal grass areas will be cut 14 times a year (March to October), with scheduled visits every 12 days. Shrub and rose beds will be visited every eight weeks to have litter and weeds removed, and every November a major prune and cultivation programme will be undertaken.

some development happens in locations not originally envisaged. It helps too that already designated but yet to be built housing sites can be taken into account, plus much of the existing PAS land (Protected Area of Search).

Now you might reasonably suppose that PAS involves land protected from development.

Not so, that would be too simple. It means the land is protected from development in case it’s needed for development. Thus speak the planners.

That still leaves an awful lot of new housing plots to be identified and, in the best democratic tradition, you are to be consulted about all this. This could be just going through the motions of consultation because, in northern parts of the city, around 90% of all the potentially suitable sites will be needed anyway to make up the housing numbers.

It’s like having the choice of being executed by hanging or firing squad, the outcome is essentially the same.

It’s no matter that we don’t have the general infrastructure to support large scale development, including schools, roads and public transport, and never mind the environmental impact. It’s a grim prospect but coming to a much cherished green field site near you, hundreds of des. res. £50 deposit secures. clive.fox@leeds.gov.uk Reducing Domestic Burglary in Leeds The Council’s Executive Board received a report in April on the results of burglary reduction work in the city, which started in September 2011. A taskforce was established with the additional funding, bringing together the different agencies (Police, Probation Service, Youth Offending Team etc.). This resulted in a 40% reduction in burglary across the city. New technology is also being used, such as GPS tracking devices to manage offenders on release from prison. Working closer with the Crown Prosecution Service is resulting in increased sentencing of prolific burglary offenders.

Organised crime groups are also being targeted and there have been a number of successful prosecutions for conspiracy to commit burglary. More work is being done with the families of offenders and a key part of the programme will be through the Safer Schools Partnership.

Up to February 2013 there were 30% fewer burglaries in Leeds than in the previous 12 months. Adel & Wharfedale is 23rd out of 33 Wards on rates of offences with 108 offences in the last 12 months, a reduction of 34.1% over the last 12 months. In comparison with other cities outside London, Leeds has shown the greatest reduction. www.barryanderson.yourcllr.com Twitter @barryanderson19

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Horsforth Town Council Following the Annual Meeting in May, training for councillors will continue to ensure that Horsforth residents receive the best advice and help possible.

The Council is working with your ideas and initiatives to further develop services. ‘Thank you’ to everyone who completed the Planning Committee questionnaire about potential development land. The responses reflect the many views people have about the general infrastructure and needs of the community. They

also identify brownfield sites that residents consider suitable for development, and those that Horsfordians value most.

As we wait for the ‘In Bloom’ judges to visit, we’d like to encourage everyone to get involved, if only to make sure the roadway around their home is litter free. With your help, Horsforth will achieve a positive result.

Thanks also to everyone who completed the street cleaning survey. The Community and Environment Committee will discuss this at their next meeting.

This committee also supports the Summer band concerts in Hall Park. For a list of dates and bands, visit the Council website.

Look out for the details of the Horsforth Gala, which we hope will be held at the end of June.

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VOLUNTEER AT HOPE PASTURES

Last September, Hope Pastures Horse and Donkey Sanctuary on Weetwood Lane opened its new visitor centre, thanks to a generous legacy from Albert Slingsby, a local campaigner and great supporter of Hope Pastures.

The centre is all set to welcome visitors every day this Summer from 10am – 3pm. However, at the moment there are not enough volunteers to man the centre every day. If you are able to help at the centre by welcoming visitors, selling merchandise and making beverages, please contact Kim on 0113 261 4344, or kim@ hopepastures.org Alternatively, if you would like to help with gardening duties, please contact sue.s@hopepastures.org Hope Pastures is run solely on public donations - without your help it would not be able to continue its valuable work of rescuing, rerehabilitating and re-homing abused and neglected donkeys and horses.

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FHVS WINE WALK TO RAISE

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For many years the Far Headingley Village Society has held a Wine Walk around local gardens. This popular event is eagerly anticipated every year. A friendly occasion, it is an excellent opportunity to meet old and new friends, to get to know your neighbours and admire some lovely gardens!

It is also a chance to raise money for charity and this year the chosen charity is Marie Curie Cancer Care. So join the strollers from garden to garden, bring your friends and family (children free), enjoy a glass of wine or three and help to raise money for a good cause.

The Far Headingley Village Society Annual Wine Walk is on Sunday 16th June, 2 – 6pm.

Tickets (£9) include three glasses of wine and simple

food and are available from The Secret Garden Café, Weetwood Lane, Sebby’s Cafe on Otley Road and the gardens on the day. The participating gardens this year are at 37 Cottage Road, 9 St Chad’s Rise, 15 Claremont Drive.

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ADEL NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM’S

S U C C E S S F U L O P E N D AY MILLS IN THE he Neighbourhood Forum held its first public consultation on Saturday 20th April at Adel St John’s Primary School, giving Adel residents the opportunity to express their views on future land use in the area and other issues arising from these developments.

We were advised that a successful and access services, and a need for day should attract about 100 people a place where children could play – in the event, 138 people turned up safely was proposed. A suggestion for and more than filled the response a skate park raised conflicting views. boards with their views. These will In terms of business and be collated and analysed and form employment, high speed broadband the basis for further research by six was seen as particularly important focus groups, which will cover such for home-based businesses and issues as Housing, Traffic, Education those with premises. Also helpful Provision, Heritage and Environment, would be an Information Centre for Community Services and Business business people to access services Support. and network together.

What came across loud and Please do not hesitate to contact clear was that residents wished to me with your views on these or retain the leafy, rural character of any relevant issues. Check www.

Adel and protect the green setting of adelneighbourhoodforum.co.uk for Adel Parish Church and other listed the latest news. buildings. There were also views on Ian Bond, footpaths which link up green space bondster@btopenworld.com Nick Brown, and cycle ways.

In terms of housing design, a nick.brown@2B-architecture.com high level of support was received for maintaining the character of Adel, i.e. individuality amongst its properties.

Strong themes emerged on the type of housing required, including the desire for smaller properties e.g. bungalows.

Affordability was a theme for younger people to remain in or move back to the area. There were also messages proposing sheltered accommodation, perhaps warden-assisted care.

Concerns were expressed on the challenges of being able to find a place at the two Adel Primary Schools, which are already oversubscribed and face increased demand due to development.

Church Lane/Adel Lane has particular traffic problems being a ‘rat run’ for commuters and with sport on The Bedquilts causing congestion at weekends. Some worries were received on the impact of the New Generation Trolleybus on the current No.1 and No.28 services.

A view was expressed regarding the lack of an identified community centre where residents could meet

What came across loud and clear was that residents wished to retain the leafy, rural character of Adel

MEANWOOD VALLEY In addition to stone quarries, there were twelve mills with water wheels for power in the Meanwood Valley. There are mentions in ancient charters, of the association with Kirkstall Abbey. The old mill that once stood on the site of the former Highbury Works was sometimes referred to as ‘the mounks milne’.

The stream, or beck, rises beyond Golden Acre Park and flows southward to join the River Aire in Leeds. The distance between the highest mill at Adel and the lowest near Woodhouse Cricket Ground is four and a half miles, and for three and a half of these the water was duplicated by being diverted into goits to fill mill ponds.

The Meanwood Valley Trail passes most of the mill sites and traces of them can still be seen. Tanning was one of the main industries, and oak trees were planted to provide the tannic acid needed for the process.

There was also paper making, flax spinning, dyeing, and an oil mill.

In 1825, to ensure a supply of water in times of drought, a large reservoir covering twenty-five acres was built across the head of the stream. Four years later, in July, following torrential rain, water overflowed the embankment causing it to give way at midnight. Men at Adel Mill raised the alarm and two of them rode on horseback to warn mill owners down the valley. Serious damage was caused to property and livestock, but the people survived.

The large reservoir is known now as Golden Acre Park lake.

The coming of steam power saw the end of most of the industry but as late as 1914, at Valley Farm near to the Ring Road, there was a water wheel, driving millstones to grind corn, and people called at the mill to buy flour.

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The Wildlife Garden at Hollybush Conservation Centre, Kirkstall, is now open to visitors, Tuesday to Friday, 10.30am – 2.30pm. Thanks to a grant from Kirkstall Community First Panel there is new signage with information about the benefits gardens hold for wildlife, and activity packs can be borrowed for a small donation.

The cafe will also be open.

Run by volunteers drawn from both the Hollybush Project, (which supports adults with special needs) and the gardening groups, it will serve a simple vegetarian lunch menu and lovely cakes.

The Leeds Liverpool Canal is well used by local walkers and Hollybush is hoping that this will be a great facility for them too, offering a bench in the sunshine, a cuppa and

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Due to a very cold March and windy April, gardens are roughly three weeks later than usual. opefully we will now see warmer days and plants can be taken out of greenhouses. It’s time to plant summer bedding plants, containers and hanging baskets. Hardy annuals can be sown for flowering this year – I usually scatter these on bare patches with good results.

Seeds for winter flowering vegetable plants and hoe pot plants can be sown now too. regularly.

Collect seeds from hellibores House plants need some (wear gloves as they can irritate TLC. Even if they are on a skin) and plant straight away. sunny windowsill they may Cut back any foliage that not get enough light. The dry shows signs of black spot and atmosphere in most homes is far from ideal for good growth. preferably burn it.

Keep on top of weeds, If possible move them into mowing the grass and edging a greenhouse to give them a borders. Watch out for pests holiday. Sponging the leaves and suckers on rose bushes. of plants such as the Ficus Remove the pests by hand or and Monsterias, removes dust spray after sunset and cut out and allows air to pass through suckers from just under the soil. pores in leaves. Orchids need Now’s the time to plant sponging with tepid water and your runner beans, putting slug I would recommend that for all deterrent around them, and sow plants. peas for cropping later in the - Kath Hall, Paxton year. When planting outdoor Horticultural Society tomatoes, leave a depression in the soil around the plant to hold water. All tomatoes need regular feeding with a high potash content. Some prefer to grow in pots or grow bags, but make sure they don’t dry out.

Towards the end of the month, start harvesting early potatoes, taking care to insert your fork a little way from the plant to prevent stabbing the potatoes. Early peas will be ready to pick. Cut down the top growth after harvesting, leaving the roots in the soil to store nitrogen, and plant cabbages, which like the higher nitrogen content. Keep watering young

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Slate-grey above and whitish beneath with fine barrings, they have white cheeks and throat contrasting with a black hood and broad moustachial stripe.

They frequent the uplands and coastal cliffs in summer where they breed on rock ledges.

A pair is currently nesting on Malham Cove where there is a free viewpoint. In winter they roam widely over lowlands and estuaries, provoking alarm among most birds. More recently they have taken to nesting on buildings in some city centres such as

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YORKSHIRE ROCKS CANCER Yorkshire Cancer Centre stages the first ‘Yorkshire Rocks Cancer’ music festival in Millennium Square on 1st and 2nd June.

On Saturday night, well known bands, Carnabells, The Idol Dead, Marsicans and the Transmission are promising to pull out all the stops.

“We wanted to create an event for all ages”, said the organisers. “As Saturday is aimed at anyone over 14, we decided to add a family fun day on Sunday 2nd June.”

Now in its ninth year, Garforth Arts Festival is firmly established as a part of the annual cultural calendar.

This year’s festival runs from Monday 24th June to Saturday 6th July and features new works from local young people, community groups and organisations, as well as international names in music, dance, theatre & visual arts.

The grand finale of the festival is the climactic Playground Party, which sees the festival’s biggest line-up yet. Headlining will be the critically acclaimed Bellowhead, taking to the stage after Kate Rusby, Ruby Turner and LAU. The line-up also features Love Society, Hope & Social and the Garforth Jazz Rock Band with more acts to be announced.

The festival’s indoor 300-seater auditorium will host Zulu Tradition, a presentation of South African song and dance, the culmination of a region-wide project with over 500 young people. Phoenix Dance Theatre will showcase their work with over 15 schools from across Yorkshire, and The Garforth Anthem, composed by James Hamilton in collaboration with young orchestral musicians from the

local community, will be performed for the first time.

The Playground Party is a cultural extravaganza not to be missed, and at only £22 for a full day of entertainment, it might just be the best value festival day in the entire UK! During the preceding two weeks there will be numerous other events and activities, notably the fantastic flamenco guitarist Eduardo Niebla on Sunday 30th June in St Mary’s Church, Garforth.

East Leeds FM will be hosting the ELFM Stage featuring some of the best local artists and will also be broadcasting live from the festival.

There will be gigs at Garforth Working Men’s Club too: Jacobean Ruff and support on Thursday 27th June, Hayley Gaftarnick and friends on Tuesday 2nd July and a celebration of British 50’s and 60’s rock’n’roll and jive, with Hot Foot Powder performing the classic Beatles album Please Please Me on Thursday 4th July.

For full details visit www. garforthartsfestival.co.uk. Tickets are available from Jumbo Records in St John’s Centre, Leeds, and Cielo Bookshop, 41 Main Street, Garforth

Sunday will feature entertainment for all ages Sunday will feature entertainment for all ages, including a children’s fun fair and street entertainers, topped off with interactive Zumba! Music will be provided by a range of jazz and folk bands playing on the big central stage.

The Yorkshire Cancer Centre, based at Bexley Wing, St James’s Hospital, plays a leading role in the diagnosis, care and treatment of patients with cancer. The event aims to raise £10m which will go towards medical research, equipment, and facilities for patients and their families.

Tickets are available from www. yorkshirecancercentre.org.uk or www.ticketline.co.uk/yorkshirerocks-cancer#bio. Limited tickets available on the door.

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CERT: 12A - RUNNING TIME: 130 MINS Yes, it’s that time again – when I welcome you back to geek corner and give voice to my inner comic book nerd. What am I doing reviewing a Marvel superhero threequel, you may well ask? Well, it’s no secret that I’m kind of a sucker for this kind of nonsense. With traces of the fairly abysmal Iron Man 2 still lingering, and the surprise of The Avengers ending up much better than it had any right to be, I hoped this latest installment of the Iron Man franchise might expunge memories of the former and live up to the promise of the latter.

With the hugely successful Marvel Studios, Hollywood has a bone fide cash cow on its hands and the steady stream of comic book superhero movies shows no signs of abating. Nor it seems does my long-standing Robert Downey Jr mancrush. His enviable charm, ineffable cool and sardonic manner helped elevate the first Iron Man above the second rate, effects laden twaddle it could so easily have been to something far more enjoyable.

Downey Jr’s ability to carry a film is not in question, but here he needn’t shoulder the weight alone as Iron Man Three boasts a gathering of some considerable talent. First and foremost the appointment of writer-director Shane Black gives the franchise an invigorating shot of new blood. This may be Black’s first foray into comic book territory but he’s no stranger to action. He pretty much defined the odd couple-buddy cop movie with Lethal Weapon and directed Downey Jr in his brilliant Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (seek it out if you’ve not seen it). This is probably Black’s first experience of helming such a CGI heavy project, and managing the big action set pieces may not be his strong suit, but when playing to

his strengths he brings some decent writing with coherent plotting, smart snappy dialogue and more than a few big laughs to the party.

For those who’ve been keeping abreast of the saga, millionaire, genius, inventor, playboy Tony Stark (who’s refreshingly out and proud about his superhero alter-ego) is struggling somewhat. He’s a selfconfessed ‘hot mess’ unable to sleep and scarred by the events that occurred in The Avengers – the

on its hands and the steady stream of comic book superhero movies shows no signs of abating

Marvel heroes super group bonanza.

He spends his sleepless nights tinkering endlessly with his growing fleet of mechanised suits and his days trying to paper over the cracks that are beginning to show in his relationship with former assistant, now live-in big squeeze, Pepper Potts (Paltrow).

So, things ain’t great. But guess what – they’re about to get worse!

There’s a new bad guy on the scene, possibly a few. Most worrying is the mysterious and sinister terrorist leader known as The Mandarin (the reliably superb Ben Kingsley) who is forthright about being behind some explosively destructive attacks and promises more. When one of Mandarin’s attacks places Stark’s friend and bodyguard in a coma, Tony calls him out in typically brash Tony Stark style, essentially urging Mandarin to bring the ruckus, which he duly does, blowing Stark’s opulent coastal mansion to smithereens. Now it’s on!

Add to this the nefarious activities of creepy brainiac Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce) and his hot-headed henchmen, and our hero has a whole heap of trouble on his plate. Will he overcome these formidable odds? Will goodness prevail? Well, I don’t want to ruin it for you but be assured that before the whole thing’s over a lot of things will blow up and plenty of bad guys are gonna get theirs.

It’d be easy to dismiss Iron Man Three as mindless entertainment, as many films of this ilk can be. The difference is that this movie has brains, wit and, with Downey Jr in the lead role, oodles of panache. It may not be mentally taxing but it’s tremendous fun and well worth a watch if you’re partial to this kind of thing.

TRIBUTE TO NICK DRAKE AT HYDE PARK PICTURE HOUSE Had he not died tragically at the age of 26, singersongwriter Nick Drake would have been 65 this month.

On 16th June, Hyde Park Picture House presents a celebration of his life and music, screening the short documentary A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake, alongside live performances of his music by Londonbased musicians Glaciers and Lowpines.

“In the absence of any surviving footage of Nick Drake performing, this beautiful and evocative documentary focuses instead on the people that were closest to him and the landscapes and locations that shaped his life”, said Film Programmer Andy Moore, “ – the Warwickshire countryside, the bedroom of his childhood home and the cities of London and Cambridge.”

To explore these themes, Leeds-based psychogeographer and film studies academic Tina Richardson will give a talk after the film, addressing the significance of place within the documentary. There will be an opportunity to ask questions.

“This special event is exclusive to Hyde Park Picture House for one night only”, continued Andy. “It will be a fitting tribute to a great musician.”

Silent Landscapes: Place, Music & the Days of Nick Drake is at Hyde Park Picture House on Sunday 16th June, 7.30pm. Tickets (£8.50/£7.50) available from 0113 275 2045 or www.hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk The Picture House will have a Temporary Events Notice for this evening enabling the sale of alcohol.

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The fourth annual Headingley Music Festival opens on Friday 7th June with the Matt Roberts’ Quintet playing the tunes of the legendary trumpeter Lee Morgan at HEART, Bennett Road, at 8pm, setting the standard for another fabulous local festival.

A great programme has been on Friday 14th; Opera Tasters lined up by, HEART, Headingley @ HEART on 15th; and Stuart Development Trust, Café Lento, McCallum Trio returns to Café Headingley Methodist Church, Lento on Monday 17th June.

Leeds Combined Arts, OWLS, On Friday 21st June (8pm) Roots and Shire Oak School. there’ll be an opportunity to Sharpe Intake will play at soak up the sounds of Cuba Headingley Farmers’ Market and Latin America with popular on Saturday 8th and there’s ‘Tarantisimo’ at Café Lento and a Choral Concert with Alan CoMa (Comtemporary Music Cuckston Singers at Headingley for All) will be there on 26th.

Methodist Church that evening.

Rounding off the festival on Comedy duo ‘Bush & McCluskey’ bring their comic Friday 28th June, will be dynamic musical fantasy ‘The Loves I duo ‘Hat Fritz & Cara Robinson’ haven’t known’ to HEART on a combination of hill-style blues Wednesday 12th June. Enjoy with old time folk, playing at The some free traditional Irish music New Headingley Club.

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MUSICLISTINGS Civil Protection + Vasa + Invisible Cities + Mountain Range Sat 1 Jun, Fox & Newt, £5. Instrumental Post/Math Rock & electronic ambient soundscapes.

Vic Goddard & Subway Sect Sat 1 Jun, Brudenell Social Club, £10. Seminal punk band taking their cues from rock’n’roll & ska.

Jazz At Heart: Apollo Jazz All-Stars Sat 1 Jun, HEART, Bennett Rd. Headingly £8/5.

Creative, energetic jazz.

New York Brass Band Sun 2 June, 1 – 4pm Seven Arts, £5/4. North Yorkshire’s only contemporary New Orleans inspired brass band, part of a funky brass revolution.

Marnie Stern Mon 3 Jun, Brudenell Social Club, £8.

Singer/songwriter & guitarist from New York.

Kinda Blue Tues 4 June, Chemic Tavern, 9pm, free Traditional Chicago Blues Young Kato Tues 4 Jun, Brudenell Social Club, £5. Alternative pop from Cheltenham & Birmingham.

Chapel Club Wed 5 Jun, The Cockpit, £9. Reverb-drenched guitars & occasional synth bursts create a dark indie wall of sound Frankie & The Heartstrings Wed 5 June, Brudenell Social Club, £8. Indie five-piece formed over a love of the Housemartins & the Smiths.

Ed Harcourt + Catherine A.D. Thurs 6 June, Holy Trinity Church, Boar Lane, £12.50.

Former clown’s assistant who has achieved more success as a singer/songwriter. Catherine A.D. mixes pop hooks, guitar snarls keyboard & vocal somersaults James Skelly & The Intenders Thurs 6 June, Brudenell Social Club, £10.50. The Coral’s lead singer’s solo project featuring

The Coral, members of The Sundowners, & Tramp Attack.

Camera Obscura Fri 7 June, The Cockpit, £11. Layers of lush instrumentation, with beautiful melodies & sweet lead vocals.

James Taylor Quartet (JTQ) Fri 7 June, Brudenell Social Club, £12. The legendary UK funkmeister & Hammond guru, playing rare groove & jazz funk, mixed with a little soul.

Jazz At Heart: Matt Roberts Quintet Fri 7 June, HEART, Bennett Rd. £5/10. Matt returns to pay tribute to the talent of trumpeter Lee Morgan.

Folks Sat 8 June, The Cockpit, £6.50. Powerful blend of soulful melodies with intelligent lyrics, laced with psychedelic guitar & a dose of pop sensibility.

Vessels + Two Minute Noodles + Ghosting Season Sat 8 June, Brudenell Social Club, £6.

1. expect catchy, intelligent noises in the same vein as Aerogramme & Oceansize. 2.

Leeds duo playing danceable choppy organs. 3. a network of dark, brooding electronica, with vibrant moments of dance music.

David Rovics Sun 9 June, Brudenell Social Club, £7.

Wonderfully perceptive radical singer/songwriter.

Jez Hall Quartet + Peter Churchill Sun 9 June, 1 – 4pm Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. £5/£4 U-16 free.

China Rats Tues 11 June, Oporto, £3. Leeds rock band with bags of charm, inspired by a love of punk, 50s pop & the best British guitar bands.

Melt Yourself Down Brudenell Social Club, Thurs 13 June, £6. Intense, sweaty funk, uplifting horns & blistering Nubian drums.

Al Morrison Blues Experience Thurs 13 June, Seven Arts, £10-£12. Music of the great blues artists BB King, Robert Johnson, T-Bone Walker, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton & more.

Seth Lakeman Fri 14 June, Howard Assembly Rooms, £19.50. English Folk singer-songwriter & multiinstrumentalist Back Door Fri 14 June, Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. £10-£12.

Arguably one of most original jazz/blues trios back on the road after 30 year hiatus!

These Monsters + Blacklisters + Hawk Eyes Sat 15 June, Wharf Chambers, £5. 1. Jazzy, melodic punk. 2. Aggressive rock in a Shellac & Jesus Lizard style. 3. Unrelenting noise merchants mixing tech-metal guitar riffs & brutal drumming.

James O’Hara Band Sat 15 June, 1 – 4pm Seven Arts. £5/ £4. Outstanding rock‘n’rollblues guitarist & singer.

The Blue Aeroplanes: Beatsongs 20th Anniversary Tour Mon 17 June, Brudenell Social Club, £10. Eclectic mix of rock, folk, roots, pop & poetry; a blur of dulcimers, bagpipes, turntables, dancing & lots of guitars.

Emily & The Woods + Sam Brookes + Anwyn Williams Tues 18 June,The Cockpit, £6.

Melancholic folk with a bluesy soulful edge.

Chelsea Light Moving Tues 18 June, Brudenell Social Club, £15. Led by Sonic Youth founder Thurston Moore.

Playing over-amped hyper electric guitar & singing rawglam-destructo vocals.

Black Dog Blues Band Tues June 18th Chemic Tavern, 9pm, free. Hhigh-energy blues & rock Fusebox Extra: Metamorphic + Royst Thurs 20 June, Seven Arts , £6-£8. Dynamic Jazz outfit combines raw spontaneity

& carefully crafted composition, improvisation & moments of pure genius.

Tim Barry + Sam Russo Tues 25 June, Brudenell Social Club, £6. Blues, folk, & countrytinged Americana.

Tom Tom Club Thurs 27 June, Brudenell Social Club, £20. Formed by founding members of Talking Heads, Chris Frantz & Tina Weymouth were instrumental in bringing the new spirit of Hip-Hop to the mainstream.

Leeds Bluegrass Club Thurs 27 June, Grove Inn. Roots, Americana, Bluegrass, Country.

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Details: John 267 0761, Kevin 267 7040 Le Quan Ninh + Matthew Bourne + Dave Kane + Chris Sharkey + Corey Mwamba + Paul Dunmall Fri 28 June, Fox & Newt. Leftfield, experimental, improvisational Jazz from some of Leeds’ most exciting, boundary-pushing musicians.

Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson Fri 28 June, New Headingley Club, £8. A powerful combination of old-time blues & Irish folk, with a bit of gospel.

Ginger Baker’s Jazz Confusion Sat 29 June, Brudenell Social Club, £17. Having worked with everyone from Johnny Rotten to Eric Clapton, Max Roach to Fela Kuti – one of rock’s most legendary hell raisers is back! Expect a highly charged, progressive mix of jazz, fusion & African sounds.

Chantel McGregor + Albany Down Sun 30 June, Brudenell Social Club, £11. Outrageously talented Blues guitarist & vocalist with new band.

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HANNAH ACHIEVES BRITISH DIVING RECORD

The Six Dales Trail, a 38-mile (61kms) walk, was launched in 2010 with the support of the North Yorkshire County Council, the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Long Distance Walkers Association and has been named among the top walking holidays in the UK. The Trail starts in Otley and heads north. It runs the entire length of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, traversing some of the finest dales landscapes in Yorkshire and crossing the five watersheds that separate the six dales. From Wharfedale it proceeds to Washburndale, then on into Nidderdale, Colsterdale and Coverdale, before finally reaching Wensleydale and ending in the market town of Middleham.

The scenic variety of the route is one of its outstanding features – fast flowing rivers, peaceful reservoirs,

lush forests, wide open spaces, vast moorlands, historic castles, ruined abbeys and quaint villages provide ever changing points of interest.

Hundreds of walkers have now completed either the entire route or various sections of it. New stiles, fingerposts, roundels and bridges have been installed at strategic points along the way. The Trail’s many paths are regularly checked, maintained and improved.

Whether out for a day’s walking or intent on completing the entire route, The Six Dales Trail is an ideal way for walkers of all abilities to experience the beauty of these six, very different Dales landscapes.

A full list of accommodation available along the length of the Trail can be found at www.waw-otley. org.uk. The 48-page guidebook is available from www.sixdalestrail. org.uk

Olympic diver Hannah Starling, an upper sixth student at The Grammar School at Leeds, recently achieved a British diving record and new personal best in the World Series - six competitions open to the top eight from the Olympics or World Championships.

Hannah, who finished 13th and reached the semifinals at last Summer’s Olympics, qualified for the World Series after five divers above her retired from competitive diving.

At the third of the six World Series events in Edinburgh, Hannah, the World Junior bronze medallist, took seven points off her personal best (PB) to qualify for the 3m springboard final. She then extended her PB to 338.20 to finish fourth in the final, a mere two points away from a bronze and attaining a new British record.

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Having endured the wettest summer on record and a cold, snowy winter, golfers across the county would be excused for showing their frustration at not being able to play.

Cookridge Hall, however, was determined not to give in to the weather and stepped up its programme of social and charitable ventures to keep members and guests entertained in the run up to the new golfing season.

Recently they have held evenings with Premiership Football referees Martin Atkinson and Jon Moss, who provided an insight into the world of refereeing, and hosted their own version of the X Factor, where members were subjected to some truly remarkable entertainment!

Last year the club trialed a ‘Super League’s Best Golfer’ event. The response from players was tremendous, and former Bradford Bulls player Chris Nero took the honours with a magnificent 76 gross.

This year entries are invited from golfers to accompany Super League players in an Am-Am

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This year’s event takes place on Tuesday 11th June and will raise funds for both the Children’s Surgical Ward and the ‘Joining Jack’ Campaign, which supports research into Duchenne syndrome, a severe form of muscular dystrophy. In the past three years, Cookridge Hall has donated over £8 000 to the Children’s Surgical Ward at Leeds General Infirmary.

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TWO ROUTES FOR NSPCC YORKSHIRE HACK The NSPCC, in partnership with GO Outdoors, recently launched HACK (Hike Against Cruelty to Kids) 2013 - its annual walking challenge, which takes place in Yorkshire on Saturday 6th July.

There are two routes in Yorkshire – one a challenging 22 miles that starts at the Moorlands Inn near Halifax and goes through some of the most stunning countryside in Calderdale, taking in Stoodley Pike in the Pennines; the other a more family-friendly seven-mile circular walk, devised with families in mind and taking in lovely views over moorland and valleys.

“Training for the HACK is a great way to start a keep fit regime”, said Helen Verity, NSPCC community fundraising manager in Yorkshire. “The HACK will be a fabulous day out and a valuable opportunity to help the NSPCC

raise money to support its projects and services in Yorkshire and across the UK, so why not think about taking part as a group of friends or maybe enter a corporate team?”

The adult registration fee for the 22-mile route is £20, for the family walk (recommended for children aged 8+ accompanied

by an adult) it’s just £10 for adults and £2.50 for children. The final registration date for the Yorkshire HACK is 28th June 2013.

For further details, contact 0113 218 2735, northappeals@ nspcc.org.uk or visit www.nspcc. org.uk/hack

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YORKSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB The Yorkshire County Cricket Club r ecently announced the appointment of Mark Arthur as Chief Executive.

“I am delighted to be joining Yorkshire County Cricket Club”, said Arthur, who started his sports administration career at the Test and County Cricket Board in the mid-1990s. “It’s an honour and a massive opportunity to be part of the biggest Cricket Club in the world, which boasts nearly 900 playing clubs’ and a vibrant development programme, that is the envy of world cricket.

“I will do everything during my time at Headingley for the betterment of Yorkshire cricket. The hard work has been undertaken to stabilise the Club and now we have a great opportunity and a solid platform

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HEADINGLEY YOUTH MUSIC FESTIVAL Once again, the Youth Music Festival at Shire Oak Primary School, Wood Lane, Headingley, on Saturday 15th June (12 noon to 4pm), will celebrate the rich musical talent to be found in schools and organisations throughout Headingley and the neighbouring area.

There will be live music from young people at every stage of learning – from school class groups, individual singers/ songwriters, to established ensembles and groups. There will also be plenty of opportunities to make music by joining in with the scratch choir, experimenting with digital music and signing up for taster sessions on a wide variety of instruments.

A variety of activities is planned. As well as the music workshops and making musical instruments, there will be art and craft sessions, circus skills and much more.

Stalls, refreshments and Summer fete games make this a fun day for the whole family. Entry is free and most activities are free. (There will be a collection to help fund the event.)

RJC DANCE ANNOUNCE

SUMMER SCHOOL RJC Dance, based at the Mandela Centre, Leeds, is dedicated to developing the creative potential of young people by offering regular opportunities to dance, perform and achieve. They recently announced their 2013 Dance Summer School, with classes suitable for both boys and girls aged 8 – 19.

“Our Summer School has been developed thanks to the Wellbeing Funding awarded by our local Ward members, through the Inner North East Area Committee”, explained Kathy Williams, Director.

“We want to be a key contributor to the health and wellbeing of our neighbourhood and city through a relationship to dance. The provision of community initiatives and our new 2013 Summer School add to the myriad of opportunities RJC offers.”

RJC Dance is gifted in engaging young people from all backgrounds, no previous experience is necessary. The Summer School 2013 aims to unlock potential and style rather than limiting the dance experience to the perfection of technique. The Summer School 2013 will deliver contemporary, carnival/soca, reggae and urban dance styles.

For details, contact 0113 239 2040 or info@rjcdance.org.uk

RJC SUMMER SCHOOL 2013 Contemporary, Reggae & Urban Dance Three dance sessions per day on Monday - Wednesday & Friday 8-12 yrs: // 10 – 11.30am 13-15 yrs: // 12 – 1.30pm 16 -19 yrs: // 2 – 3.30pm Week 1: Monday 29th July 2013 Week 2: Monday 5th August 2013 Fee: £8 for 1 week / £16 for 2 weeks Places limited to 20 per session, please book early.

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IVESON PRIMARY SCHOOL IN COOKRIDGE RECENTLY ORGANISED A FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR THE DOGS’ TRUST AND RAISED £1,050 THROUGH A SPONSORED WALK AND TOY SALE. When Elise Coward (Y5) visited the Dogs’ Trust HQ on York Road with her family she was so impressed with their work that she wrote to Mrs Mann, the head teacher, and asked if she could organise some events to support the Trust. Between them they arranged for Laura-Jane Muscroft from the Trust to speak at an assembly and tell them all about the work of the Trust. She also brought Oscar, one of the Trust’s mascots, with her.

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“We are all very proud of Elise for her enterprise”, said Mrs Mann. “She took the lead in organising this event and her enthusiasm and determination was an important factor in motivating all the children to raise money for this worthwhile charity.”

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YOUNGER LIFE

FROEBELIAN CELEBRATES

ITS CENTENARY YEAR

his is a landmark year for Froebelian School in Horsforth as they celebrate their 100th anniversary!

To mark this centenary year numerous celebrations and special events have been planned, including their Centenary Ball, which was held on 4th May and brought together past and present parents and staff, governors, sponsors and dignitaries.

Froebelian School was founded in 1913 by Miss L Hoe. She chose the Froebelian name in honour of the influential

German educationalist, Freidrich Froebel, who pioneered early years learning.

The school has always been based on Clarence Road, Horsforth, and Miss Hoe remained headmistress until 1949. In 1969, the school became a Charitable Educational Trust, administered by a board of governors.

In 1991, the present headmaster, John Tranmer, was appointed – only the fourth head teacher in its 100 year history.

This stability and longstanding headship has helped Froebelian consolidate its position as the

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The school regularly achieves 100% success in entrance exams

top Leeds-based school in the Sunday Times rankings.

For a hundred years the school has sought to provide the best preparatory education.

Early and sustained reading, writing and mathematics remain the cornerstone of the curriculum. The development of skills and confidence in the use of modern technology, particularly computing, has been added to this. The school also offers a range of extra curricular activities, including trips, music, art and drama, and sport.

The school regularly achieves 100% success in entrance exams, with most children getting into their chosen Grammar or independent school, many with scholarships.

“It is a remarkable achievement for the school to reach its centenary”, said John Tranmer. “We have a number of high profile fundraising events planned throughout the year to celebrate, whilst continuing to maintain our high educational standards so we can provide, as our motto states, ‘a flying start to the citizens of tomorrow’ for another hundred years!”

FROEBELIAN SCHOOL

Celebrating 100 years of outstanding education

As you would expect, we are having some parties – lots of them because there is so much to celebrate! From a grand ball to the release of 100 heritage balloons, we are determined to mark this special year with events that reflect our distinguished past and our promising future.

Amazing results – ranked 9th nationally

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RALPH THORESBY IMPROVEMENTS RECOGNISED BY OFSTED Ofsted recognised the rapid improvements made at Ralph Thoresby High School this year in a recent report. The inspection team praised the approach being taken, commenting: ‘The new head teacher’s drive and ambition have brought fresh ideas and ways of working which are already having a positive impact on students’ achievement’.

“I am confident we can build for students’ safety were good on this judgement to become and that bullying was not ‘good’ within two years”, considered to be a problem by commented Head teacher, Will students.

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COMMUNITYNOTICES ACTIVE Active Women Leeds Cycle rides 3rd Sun of month, 11am from Waitrose car park, Meanwood.

Circular routes along quiet roads or off road cycle paths. Free. Details: 395 7364, www.goskyride.com/ breeze Adel Bowling Club Open Day Sun 9 June, 11am – 1pm, & 2 – 4pm at AWMA near Adel Church. No experience required. Details: 267 6152, phil.j.hynes@ntlworld.com After Eights Badminton Club Mon 8 – 9pm, Ralph Thorsby School.

New members welcome. Free trial session. Details: Neil 239 0470 Badminton Anyone? Friendly badminton club looking for experienced players. Fri 7.30 – 9.30pm, Trinity University, Horsforth.

Details: Sylvia 259 0113, Graham 258 4532 Bramhope Bowls Club New members welcome. Social bowling, friendly & league matches April – October. Details: Stewart 267 3311, Ewart 267 8001 Bramhope Table Tennis Club meets Mon 8 – 10pm & Tues 1.30 – 3.30pm, Robert Craven Hall. New members welcome. Details: Stewart 267 3311 Briggate Morris (Women’s Northwest Morris Dancing) Mon 7.15 – 9.15pm, Horsforth Methodist Church Hall. New members welcome. All ages & abilities.

Details: Vicky Carruthers 07855 796 937 briggate@hotmail.co.uk Cookridge Rambling Club meets Sun 9.30am in car park Cookridge Village Hall. Walks approx 6/8 miles.

Transport can be provided. New members welcome. Details: Barbara 267 1522, cookridgeramblers@ outlook.com Friendly Walking Group Meets Mon 10.30am in Burton Crescent, Headingley. Local walks, sometimes short bus ride away. Everyone welcome. Details: Betty 275 2307 Horsforth Tennis Club welcomes new members for team play in Summer & social play all year. Come & try Sun 1pm. Details: Hillary West 258 6021 Keep St Gemma’s Running!

Limited charity places available for Leeds 10K (14 July) & Great North Run (15 Sept). Register at www.stgemma.co.uk. Details: Michelle 218 5570, michelleb@st-gemma.co.uk Kirkstall Harriers Running Club meets Mon & Wed, 6.50pm at Kirkstall Leisure Centre. All abilities welcome, but must be able to run 3-4 miles. Friendly club takes part in events & challenges all over Yorkshire & UK. Details:

kirkstallharriers@googlemail.com or Facebook Leeds Contra Ceilidh meets 2nd & 4th Tues, 8 – 10.30pm at Headingley Parish Hall, St Michael’s Rd. Live band! No partner or experience required. Details: Liz 284 3282 Like to Walk? Join group that meets 10am Tues twice a month for 10 – 12 mile walks. Details: Richard 267 3623 Meanwood Amateur Boxing Club Mon & Wed 5.45pm, Meanwood Workingmen’s Club, Stonegate Rd. Beginners welcome. Details: 07890 398 968 Moortown Rugby Union Brilliant club for under 7s (Year 2) to adults.

Train & play Sun 10:30am at Moss Valley, LS17. Details: Damian Curtis 07860 454701, damian.curtis@ bt.com, www.pitchero.com/clubs/ moortownrufc/ Pudsey & District Rambling Club Walks of 5 - 10 miles Sun & alt Thurs. New members welcome.

Members from all over Leeds.

Annual membership £8 (£1 juniors).

Try before you join. Details: 01943 430657 Ramgarhia Sports Centre Adults: Circuit Training (Mon & Wed 6.30 – 7.30pm; Fri 6 – 7pm). £5 per class. Children: Cricket (ages 8-16, Sun 10am – noon); Hockey (Fri, 5 – 6pm). £2 per class. All abilities welcome. Details: 262 5657, ‘Ramgarhia Sikh Centre’ on facebook.

Run the Great North Run! Sun 15 Sept in Newcastle & help raise funds for Lineham Farm Children’s Centre, Eccup.. Details: Clare Beard 281 7880, clare@linehamfarm.co.uk Come Sailing Sundays No experience necessary. Travel included Leeds - Coastal Marina.

See Youtube ‘Phuket Sports 8’. Details: 07973 512 562, adelsailing@gmail.com St Chad’s Broomfield Cricket Club Headingley runs 5 senior & 5 junior teams. Currently recruiting new players, volunteers & sponsors.

Details: Paul 07795 154 444, www. stchadscc.com St Chad’s Tennis Club Play tennis all year - fun club sessions & competitive opportunities. New members welcome. Details: Anne Wallace 274 9917 St Gemma’s Sponsored Skydives Father’s Day 15 June (or other).

Exhilarating experience! Raise £395 & jump FREE! Details: Michelle 218 5570, michelleb@st-gemma.co.uk Walkabout! Sat 6 July. Conservation Volunteers sponsored walk from Kirkstall Abbey. Beautiful 5 or

10km walk in aid of Conservation Volunteers. Entry £10 & asked to raise minimum £50. Details: www. tcv.org.uk/getinvolved/events/ walkabout Yarnbury Angling Club Matches 1st Sun of month. Members only.

Details: Adrian Addy 07956 964713 Yorkshire Cancer Centre 15 June - Walk the 3 Peaks & raise vital funds for patients treated at the Bexley Wing, St James’s Hospital.

Details: Tif 206 8620, tifaine. baskerville@leedsth.nhs.uk, www. yorkshirecancercentre.org.uk ARTS & CRAFTS Adel Art Group Learn to paint with Alex Purves. Tues 7 – 9pm at Old Stables, Back Church Lane. New members welcome. Details: John Hartley 01943 874162 Bramhope Arts Club Annual Outdoor Exhibition Sun 26 & Mon 27 May Golden Acre Park. Wide variety of pictures. Everyone welcome!

Club meets 7.30pm, Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane. New members welcome. Details: Jeff 01423 508867

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Bramhope Methodist Church Coffee Shop Tues 10am-noon.

Delicious homemade scones & friendly fellowship – all welcome.

Carers Leeds Summer Fete Sat 15 June, 2 – 5pm St Chads Parish Centre, Otley Rd. James Hooton (Emmerdale’s Sam Dingle) to open.

Games, tombola, white elephant, cakes, books, plants. Live music & cream teas! Everyone welcome.

Support the charity that support carers in Leeds. Details: 246 8338, info@carersleeds.org.uk www. carersleeds.org.uk Coffee Morning with toasted teacakes, 10.30am 1st Sat of month, West Park United Reformed Church. Proceeds to Caring For Life, Cookridge.

Coffee Morning Sat 10am – 12 noon at Headingley Methodist Church, Chapel St. Headingley LS6. Delicious homemade cakes, teas, coffees, juice & lots of chat.

Everyone welcome.

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

Farsley & District Art Club meets Mon/Wed/Thurs for drawing & painting at studios in Westroyd Park, New St, Farsley LS28. June 12: Outdoor sketching at Rodley Canal.

June 26: Joint critique with Otley Art Group. Details: www.farsleyartclub. org.uk

Horsforth Farmers’ Market 1st Sat of month, 9am -12.30pm, Town St, Horsforth. 18 regular food stalls plus guest & community stalls.

Flower Arranging 1st Thurs of month, 1.30pm & 7.30pm at Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane, LS6. Beginners welcome. Details: Kath Hall 275 2436, kaybeehall@ talktalk.net

Leeds Feline Friends Cream Tea & Plant Fair Sat 1 June, 1.30 – 3.30pm Alwoodley Community Hall, The Avenue, LS17. Wide range of plants & goods. Delicious cream scones

HEADART Community Art Group Wed 10am – 12 noon at HEART, Bennett Rd. Headingley. Meet new friends & share creative abilities.

Open to all with creative craft interests. Details: Michael 07840 797747

Nearly New Baby Sale Sat 1 June, 10am – 12 noon St Gemma’s Hospice, Harrogate Rd. LS17. Lots of good quality maternity, baby & toddler wear & equipment. Entry £1. Details: Jenny Dixon 218 5565, jennyd@st-gemma.co.uk

Horsforth Arts Society meets Wed, 7.30pm The Studio, 15 Back Lane, Horsforth. June 5: pen & wash workshop with Alan Goodall.

June 8: Practical. June 22: Outside Sketching in Horsforth Park. Details: 259 0259, www.horsforthartsociety. wordpress.com

Summer Fair Sat 29 June, 10am – 1pm Headingley Methodist Church Hall, Chapel St. Jewellery, plants, books, bric-a-brac, Traidcraft, homemade cakes, tombola & raffle.

COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS Adel St John the Baptist Coffee Morning Sat 1 June, 10.30am – 12 noon in The Stables, Back Chuch Lane. Homemade scones & cakes.

Bramhope Market 2nd Sat of each month, 10am – 1pm Robert Craven Hall, Old Lane, Bramhope Fresh fruit & veg, good food, home baking & crafts.

Horsforth Museum Coffee Morning Sat 29 June 10am – noon.

Homemade baking.

Swarthmore Table Top Sale Sat 22 June, 11am – 4pm at Swarthmore, 2-7 Woodhouse Sq. LS3. Donate goods in excellent condition to Swarthmore or reserve tables for just £10. Activities & refreshments.

For ‘Raise the Roof’ campaign.

Details: Wendy 243 2210, wendy. bloom@swarthmore.org.uk Leeds Festival Chorus Plant & Produce Sale Sat 8 June, 11.30am – 2.30pm, St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. Far Headingley.

Bedding, basket, perennial, indoor & vegetable plants; homemade cakes, biscuits, jams & chutneys; craft,

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cards & book stalls. Entry £1/ 50p U-12s. Details: 07957 421430 GROUPS/CLUBS Adel Bridge Club meets Fri, 7.15pm Adel Memorial Hall, Church Lane.

Relaxed Chicago Bridge club. New members all abilities welcome. No partner needed. Details: Janice 230 6387 or 07713 402405 Adel Crag Community Assoc. keeps you informed about what is happening in your neighbourhood Up-to-date information on local news, events etc. Details: Francis Garbutt 261 0846, www.adelcrag. org.com Air Yorkshire Aviation Society Interested in aviation, aircraft old & new, airports? Regular guest speakers, trips & social events.

Details: Dave Senior 282 1818, www.airyorkshire.org.uk Bradford Circle for Foreign Languages Italian Section Tues, French Section Thurs. 7.30 – 9pm at 10 Eldon Place, Bradford. BD1 3AZ. Speakers, debates, quizzes, music, games & conversation in Italian or French. Details: Italian - Chris Thomas 07900 988345, French Philip Booth 01274 817209, www. bradfordcirclefor-foreignlanguages. org.uk Bramhope in Bloom Awarded ‘Silver Gilt’ 2012. New projects planned. Volunteers most welcome.

Details: Kit Hemsley 203 7666, kit. hemsley@working-it.co.uk.

Bramhope Bridge Club meets Mon 1pm, & Tues & Thurs 7pm, Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane.

Friendly duplicate bridge sessions.

New members welcome. Details: Leslie Brown 250 2378 Cookridge Methodist Community Film Society Enrolling now for new season Oct – April. 7 films @ £20 or 5 films @£17. Shown on giant screen in Church Hall. Details: Shirley 267 2464 Cookridge Gardening Club Sun 30 June - coach outing to Tatton Park & Gardens. Call Katherine Hill 267 1858 for availability. Remember to prepare for Annual Sept Show.

Photography classes are wheels, Interesting lines, seed heads, rocks/ pebbles, Cookridge landscape.

Delicious Bites Cookery Group meets Tues 1 – 3pm, All Hallows Church, 24 Regent Tce. Hyde Park LS6. Share recipes & learn to prepare cuisine from around the world. Demonstrations, tastings.

Details: 318 8960, bitesdelicious@ yahoo.co.uk Friends Hunger Hills Woods hold regular work parties 2nd Sat - Meet 10am Hall Lane opp children’s playground. Details: Paul Shagouri 258 3140, leelanefarm@hotmail. com Friends of Lawnswood Cemetery Action Days 1st Sat each month to help tidy the cemetery. Under supervision of Parks & Countryside Ranger. Meet 10am in main car

park, Otley Rd. Tools & hot drinks provided.

Friends of Leeds City Museums raise funds to finance acquisitions for Leeds’ museums, through range of exciting trips & social events. New members welcome. Details: 269 3899, jspearsonster@gmail.com Greenpeace Leeds meet 1st Mon of month, 6.30pm Wharf Chambers, Wharf St, LS2. Join the growing action to protect our forests, oceans & stop climate chaos. Details: Joe 07929 610773, www.greenpeace. org.uk/groups Headingley Games Club Thurs 6.30 – 10.30pm at HEART, Bennett Rd. Board games: Settlers, Puerto Rico, Carcassonne, mst Euro-games, etc. Tabletop games: 40k, Hordes, Flames of War, War machine & Role Playing Games. Details: 275 9762, http://headingleygamesclub.com Holt Park Tenants & Residents Association Provides a voice for residents & tenants in Holt Park area. Regular monthly meetings at Ralph Thoresby School. Details: Alan Mann 07901 656886, www. holtparktra.btck.co.uk Horsforth in Bloom Meets Sat 1 June, 10am Horsforth Museum.

Helpers always welcome to help plan work for Summer Judging & stall at Horsforth Gala 29 June. Sat 8 June HiB members will be packing bags at Morrisons to raise money to put on a Bloomin’ Good Show! Details: 258 3521.

Horsforth Cemetery Needs Volunteers! Friendly group would love some new members. Meet inside gates of Horsforth Cemetery (adjacent to Park Lane College) Calverley Lane, 1st Sat, 10am – 12 noon. Details: 07960 221417 Horsforth Duplicate Bridge Club Weds 7.15pm & Thurs 1.15–4.30pm The Horsforth Club, New Road Side.

New members welcome. Details: Mike Bent 258 1580 Horsforth Museum Family History Meeting Sat 29 June, 2pm in Stanhope Room. For beginners wishing to start researching their ancestors. All welcome. £2.

Horsforth Retired People’s Club meets 2nd & 4th Thurs, 9.30 – 11am St Margaret’s Parish Centre.

Speakers & time to socialise. Visitors & new members welcome. Details: Everett Cooke 258 9149, Beryl Harland 258 6907 Human Writes in Leeds (HWIL) meets monthly, central Leeds (daytime). Participants bring short piece of their writing for discussion.

Details: Warwick 228 8584, warwick.t@ntlworld.com Kaleidoscope Social Club for over 50s & unattached with zest for life.

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60 Lawnswood Bridge Club Tues 1pm Lawnswood YMCA. Small friendly club playing Chicago. New members with partner welcome. Details: 285 2522 Leeds Anglo German Club Wed 26 June, 7.30pm Headingley St Columba’s URC. Film - Deutschland von oben: A breathtaking perspective of Germany from the air. In German, with some English explanations. Details: 268 7697 Leeds Caledonians Join them for enjoyable outdoor summer activities – bowling match, BBQ. Details: 267 0424, www.leedscaledonians.org.uk Leeds Combined Arts Music Evening Wed 12 June, 7.45pm, HEART Bennett Rd. Featuring Bush & McCluskey with comedy musical that sold out at Edinburgh Fest. £5/ £3.50. Poetry & Prose Evening Wed 19 June, 7.30pm HEART. Trevor Wainwright hosts. Theme: ‘Journey’.

All welcome to read in 2nd half. £3/£1 Leeds Hospital Alert Small group campaigning for preservation of the NHS. Meets Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Upcoming meeting Wed 5 June. Details: Beatrice Rogers 278 5495, info@leedshospitalalert. org.uk Leeds Microscopical Society can help anyone interested in using a microscope. Details: Mike Smith 293 5991,leedsmicroscopical.org.uk Leeds Movie Makers Get more out of your camcorder & film making.

Stainbeck United Reformed Church Hall, Stainbeck Lane (rear entrance), Fri 7:30pm. Details: George Woolley 225 6444, Doreen Wood 278 2972.

Leeds Oxfam Group campaigns on issues of interest to everyone concerned about global justice.

Volunteers needed to fill interesting roles. Details: www.oxfamleeds.org. uk/, or Facebook Leeds Photographic Society meets alt Tues, 7.30pm St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Pk Rd LS8.

June events include an evening photographic outing, members’ forum & practical evening. New members of all ages & abilities welcome. Details: www.lps1852. co.uk Leeds Skyrack Lions Club meets 2nd & 4th Thurs, 7.45pm New Headingley Club, 56 St Michael’s Rd. Headingley. New members & helpers welcome. Help needy of Leeds & create new friendships.

Details: 01943 510106, Granville. barker@sky.com, www.105c.org.uk/ leedsskyrack Let’s Go LEEDS! Free, volunteer-run social group organising variety of events in North Leeds & city centre.

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Details; www.lets-go-leeds.co.uk Mah Jong Thurs 10am – 12noon Robert Craven Memorial Hall. Lively, Chinese game played with small tiles. Happy, friendly group. No

experience necessary. Details: Jenny 230 0094 Meanwood Men’s Society Mon 3 June, 7.30pm, Crown Green Bowls Comp, Meanwood Park. Mon 17 June, 7.30pm AGM & Buffet, Meanwood Institute. Details: Mark 274 7611, Colin 274 6316.

National Trust Leeds Association meets throughout the year. Summer programme now underway. Join your local branch. Details: Pam 258 8178 North Leeds Model Flying Club New members welcome. Building or flying, plenty of friendly advice.

Regular meetings Horsforth or airfield at Almscliff Crag. Details: 217 8348, www.nlmfc.org Otley & Wharfedale MacMillan Cancer Support Fundraising Group meets monthly to plan events. New members welcome. Details or to book speaker: 261 3758/ 01943 467299 Paxton Horticultural Society Summer Show Sat 6 July, Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane, LS5 2AB. Open to public 2 – 4.30pm. Adm free. Schedules from Graham Wheatley 256 3055 or website.

Royal Park Community Consortium meets regularly. Details: Sue 07796 784018, Paul 07962 255621, huayhuash@rock.com Social Events Club Meals, pub nights, theatre/film/music, walks, badminton, book group, weekends away, holidays & more. Mainly over 30s. Details: www.leedsivc.org.uk The Other Bridge Club Friendly bridge played Thurs 7.15 – 10.15pm Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Bramhope. New members welcome.

Details: Sandra 01943 463332 Trackrod Motor Club Meets 1st Tues, 9.30pm Old Modernians Club, Cookridge Lane. New Members welcome. Details: www. trackrodmotorclub.co.uk West Yorkshire Fuchsia Society meets 3rd Wed, 7.30pm Moorside Tenants & Residents Community Centre, St Catherine’s Dr. Bramley, LS13. Learn about growing this delightful flower & exhibiting at gardening shows. Details: Graham Wheatley 256 3055, Sid Tagger 268 7868 MUSIC Annual Concert Final Year Music Students University of Leeds Sat 1 June, 7.30pm Adel Methodist Church Hall, Gainsborough Ave, LS16 accompanist Daniel Gordon, Tickets £5 from 2674507 or on door.

Bell Ringing at St Chad’s Thurs 7.30 – 9pm. Beginners & experienced ringers welcome.

Details: Simon Futers 230 0186, t.s.futers@leeds.ac.uk

Chippendale Singers Mixed voice choir, meets Wed, 7.45 – 9.30pm Methodist Church, Boroughgate, Otley. Folk songs, spirituals & songs from shows. Vacancies for male singers (music readers essential).

Details: Chris Denton 284 3744 chrisjdenton@gmail.com To book choir: Jan Wilkinson 01943 461318

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Cookridge Primary Intergenerational Choir A choir of children & older members of the community - meets Tues 1212.30pm & Thurs 3.10 - 3.45pm.

Sings mixture of modern & traditional songs. Currently looking for more adults! Details: Debbie Fletcher 386 2500

West Riding Opera Vacancies for chorus members to participate in concerts. All voice ranges welcome, no audition. Details: 01274 595978, davewb8@sky.com

Horsforth Choral Society Rehearses Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm (Sept – July) St Margaret’s Parish Centre, Horsforth. Musical Director Kathryn Woodruff. Friendly, hardworking society currently looking for voices in all sections.

Rehearsing for café style concert in St Margaret’s Hall 19 July. Details: info@horsforthchoralsociety.co.uk Horsforth Leeds City Brass Band Friendly, community band welcomes new players. Rehearsals: Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm Leeds Trinity University College, Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth. Details: Hannah Rowlands 250 0208, Betty Emberton 267 6529 Lawnswood Singers Female choir, practices Wed 7.30pm Holy Trinity Church, Green Lane, Cookridge.

Good female singers welcome. Wide repertoire, friendly people! Details: Brenda Hawer 267 1292, www. lawnswoodsingers.co.uk Leeds Guild of Singers Welcomes new members, especially tenors & basses. Confident sight-readers.

Singing renaissance & contemporary music. Rehearsals Tues 7.30 – 9.30pm Leeds University. Details: Liz secretary@leedsguildofsingers. org.uk Moor Voices Wed fortnightly, 7.30 – 9pm, Old Tetley Hall, Headingley.

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Society of Recorder Players – meets 2nd & 4th Sat pm in Bingley & Headingley. Intermediate players, all recorders. New members welcome. Details: Caroline 01943 467348

The White Rosettes Female barbershop chorus, 12 x national champions, rehearse Wed 7.30 – 10pm Moorlands School, Foxhill Dr, Weetwood Lane, LS16. Details: Jan Spencer 07852 210640, membership@whiterosettes.org.uk Yorkshire Late Starter Strings (YLSS) rehearse Sat, 10am – 12.30pm. Friendly, informal orchestra of adult learners. All abilities welcome. Specific beginners group. Details: www.ylss.org Fairfax Singers Seek Tenor Rehearse Burley-in-Wharfedale Catholic Church Hall LS29. Details: Dorothy Hawkshaw 01943 877464, www.fairfaxsinger.org.uk Yorkshire Clarinet Ensemble Rehearses alt Wed, 8 – 9.45pm (term time) at HEART, Bennett Rd, Headingley. For players Grade 5+ standard. New players welcome.

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Transport provided. Volunteers welcome. Details: Avril or Brian 293 5847, Angela 225 3766 Luncheon Club meets 12 noon Tues Headingley Methodist Church Hall, Church St. Open to over 60s. New members welcome. Two course hot meal £4. Please book. Details: 275 5615, 275 1592

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STEP (Supporting The Elderly People) Based at St Andrew’s Church, Butcher Hill LS16. Mon 1 – 3pm: Tea & Cakes with bingo & raffle; Tues 10 – 11am: Tai Chi Gentle Exercise; Thurs 10 – 11.30am: Drop in Group cuppa & chat; Thurs 11.30am – 1pm: Bingo & Lunch Club. Details: 275 7988, www.stepleeds.org.uk, step.2.step@ btconnect.com SPIRITUAL Adel Baptist Congregation Sunday services 10.30am Adel Primary School, Tile lane, LS16. Informal with mixture of contemporary & traditional songs. Also variety of daytime & evening groups. Details: 275 4989

Adel Methodist Church (corner Holt Lane/ Gainsborough Ave). Sunday Services 10.30am, iincl Junior Church.

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Catholic Churches Our Lady of Kirkstall Parish: Holy Name, Otley Old Rd (267 8257); Saint Mary’s, Broadgate Lane, Horsforth (258 2607); The Assumption, Spen Lane. Parish Priest: Fr PA Smythe, Assistant Priest: Fr BK Akpoigbe. www.ourladyofkirkstall.org.uk Christian Meditation Group Meets every other Tues, 7.30pm Trinity University College, Horsforth. Part of World Community for Christian Meditation. All welcome. Details: 258 3780, www.christianmeditation. org.uk Cookridge Methodist Church 10.30am Morning Worship. All ages welcome. Crèche facilities & refreshments. 1st Sun of month: Family Parade Service - informal, friendly worship for all ages.

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62 Meanwood Valley Baptist Church Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Ave. Sunday service 11am, coffee 10.30am. Details: 275 7215, www.mvbc.org.uk Meditation & Modern Buddhism Classes Tue 7.30 - 9.30pm at Ratnasambhava Centre, 22 Wetherby Rd, Oakwood, LS8; Thurs 7.30 - 9.30pm at Yorkshire Dance, 3 St Peter’s Building, LS9. Details: 265 2188, info@meditationinleeds.org, or www.meditationinleeds.org Our Lady of Lourdes Church 130 Cardigan Rd, LS6 Sunday Mass 8.45am; Fri Holy Hour with Mass 7pm. Details: 225 9751 www. dioceseofleeds.org.uk Patronal Festival Adel St John the Baptist Church 22/23 June. Church open Sat afternoon. Celebration Service Sun 10am. Cream Teas in The Stables, Sun 2 – 4.30pm.

Welcome Service for new curate on Sun 30 June, 5pm. Refreshments to follow in The Stables. All welcome.

Quaker Meeting for Worship & Children’s Meeting Sun 10.45am Quaker Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2 www. leedsquakers.org.uk Raja Yoga Meditation Course Drop in Group Meditation Sun 7- 8pm (ex 3rd Sun: 6.30-7.30pm).

Experience peace & calm with guided meditations. Free. Brahma Kumaris, West Park. Details: 275

7727, leeds@uk.bkwsu.org, www. bkwsu.org/uk/leeds South Parade Baptist Church, North Lane, Headingley. Lively services Sundays 10.30am (+ Junior Church) & 6.30pm. All welcome.

St Augustine’s Church (Wrangthorn), Hyde Park Corner 10.30am Sunday services. 1st, 2nd & 4th Sundays Holy Communion, 3rd Sunday shorter family service.

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during service. Details: Rev Dr Ian J White 267 3676, Rev Linda Ludkin 2301564, www.stpaulirelandwood. org.uk St Urban’s Catholic Church Grove Lane, LS6. Mass times: Sun 10.30am; Mon – Fri 9.15am; Tues Mass Rosary Benediction 7pm; Sat 11am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, 12noon Mass, 6pm (Sun Vigil). Details: 225 9751 www. dioceseofleeds.org.uk

St John the Baptist, Church Lane, Adel Sunday Services 8 & 10am, & 6.30pm. Also Wed 11am. All welcome.

Serenity Circle meets Tues 7.30 – 9pm Horsforth Healing Centre, 58 Victoria Mt. Includes guided meditation. Focus on different aspect of spirituality each week.

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St Luke’s Lutheran Church Alma Rd, Headingley. Worship Sun 10.30am, followed by refreshments.

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West Park United Reformed Church, Spen Lane. Sunday Service 10.30am. Crèche for young children.

Refreshments after service. All welcome.

St Michael & All Angels Headingley Parish Church Service times: Wed 10.30am Communion Service; Thurs 8am Communion Service; 2nd & 4th Sun 8am Communion Service; Sun Parish Communion 10am; Communion Service 12.30pm; Evensong 6.30pm. All welcome. Details: www. st-michaels-headingley.org.uk

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St Paul’s Church, Raynel Dr. LS16 Said Eucharist Sun 8am. Sung Eucharist 10am.1st Sun – family Eucharist with band – families welcome. 3rd Sun – Kid’s club

Arthritis Care Leeds Branch meets 3rd Tues, 7.30 – 9pm, St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley. New members welcome. Details: Pat 275 7694 Crohn’s & Colitis UK Support for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) & their families.

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Different Strokes Invites stroke survivors to join them, Wed 1.45 – 3.45pm, Adel Stables, Back Church Lane. Incl. hour of exercise. Details: Linda McLean 225 4744 Headingley Mindfulness Group Meet 2nd Mon, 7 – 9pm. Support group welcomes people interested in mindfulness meditation practice for stress reduction (MBSR). Details: Dot 274 5167 Leeds Coeliac Group Wed 26 June 7pm at COOK, 331 Harrogate Rd, Moortown LS17. Gluten-Free Tasting Evening Details: Sandra McLean 07711 768850, sandra.mclean@ btinternet.com Leeds Samaritans Confidential, non-judgemental support 24 hours a day for those experiencing feelings of distress or despair. They listen for as long as you need. Details: 245 6789, 08457 909090 Open Door Café For people with dementia & their carers. Last Mon (ex bank hols), 2-4pm, New Headingley Club, St Michael’s Rd. Details: 231 1727 Overeaters Anonymous Tues 7pm at HEART Headingley; Weds 6.30pm at Roundhay Friends Meeting House; Sat 10am at Rawdon Friends Meeting House. All welcome. Details: 07981 940603, www.oagb.org.uk

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Malcolm Bell presents ‘Experiments in Time’ – the story of his testing clocks in Salisbury Cathedral & British Museum & the creation of brilliant instruments over the centuries.

Horsforth Historical Society Tues 18 June, 7.30pm in Stables Block behind Museum. Talk by Stephen Moorhouse on ‘Using Estate maps to understand the Landscape’. £2.

Leeds Astronomical Society 2nd Wed. Guest speaker presentation & regular telescope nights at Quaker Friends Meeting House, Woodhouse Lane, LS2. Visitors welcome. Details: info@leedsastronomy.org.uk, www. leedsastronomy.org.uk Philosophical Fiction Group Tues 11 June, 7:30pm Oxfam Bookshop, Headingley. Discussing short-ish philosophical novels (150-300 pages) – this time Vladimir Nabokov’s ‘Invitation to a Beheading’. Details: oxfamshopf0839@oxfam.org.uk Travels with My Opera Glasses Thurs 13 June, 1pm at Leeds Library, 18 Commercial St. LS1. Prof Anthony Ogus introduces his new book. All welcome. Free, but please book. Details: 245 3071, counter@ theleedslibrary.org.uk Talking Allowed in Leeds (TAIL) meets Fri 14 June, 1.45pm Veritas Wine Bar, Great George St. Topic: ‘Authenticity - what is it to be true to yourself?’

Yorkshire Archaeological Society (Family History Section) Sat 8 June, 11am, 23, Clarendon Rd. Leeds.

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Cookridge WI Lively, mixed age group meets 1st Tues, 7.30pm Holy Trinity C of E School, Green Lane. Various activities, talks & outings. Everyone welcome. Details: cookridgewi@yahoo.co.uk Meanwood WI Tues 18 June, 7.30pm Meanwood Institute, Green Rd. Speaker Ben Richardson will present ‘Tha’s Got to Laugh’. All Welcome. Details: 294 5626 Soroptimist International Meet 2nd Mon, 7pm Weetwood Hall. All ladies welcome. Details: www.sigbi. org/leeds White Rose Ladies Speakers Club meets Mon 10 & 24 June, 7.45pm Farsley Library, Old Rd, Farsley, LS28. A friendly environment in which to improve your speaking skills. Details: Pauline Neale, pauline.neale@ntlworld.com, 269 3542, www.the-asc.org.uk Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Association 2nd Thurs, 1.30pm Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Bramhope. New members welcome.

MISC / EVENTS Adel Family Fun Day Sat 22 June, 1pm – 4pm, Old Stables, Church Lane. Organised by Adel Crag Community Association.

Bouncy castle, disco, face painting, children’s activities, tombola, Ronnie the Rhino & more. Adm 50p/ U-16 free. Portion of proceeds to Adel Parish Church. Details & to reserve tables (£5) Francis Garbutt 07742 047728 Adel History Group Walks Sat 22 June, part of Patronal Festival at Adel Church. 2pm with Val Crompton, which will include the restored Inchbold cross; 3pm - notable graves in northern & southern sections of

churchyard. Free. Walks end with viewing related artefacts in church.

To book: Ann Lightman 261 1363, c.lightman@sky.com Bloomsday Event Sun 16 June, 7.30pm at Whitelocks, Leeds. Details: 07751 799 281, bloomsdayleeds@btopenworld.com Crag House Farm Open Day Sat 15 June, 12 – 5pm, Otley Old Rd, Cookridge LS16 7NH. All funds to Caring For Life. Equestrian demos, hog roast, pets, bouncy castle, crafts. Entry £5/ £2.50 OAPs & 3-16s. Details: 230 3600, www. caringforlife.co.uk Family Fun Day Sat 1 June, 12 – 4pm Gusto Restaurant, Cookridge.

Marty Bear & numerous activities –face painting, obstacle races, circus skills, Cookridge fire crew.

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Details: Gusto 267 2100 Far Headingley Village Society Summer Wine Walk Sun 16 June, 2 – 6pm, in aid of Marie Curie & FHVS. Enjoy wine & munchies at 37 Cottage Rd, 15 Claremont Dr. & 9 St Chad’s Rise. Tickets (£9) available from Secret Garden Café, Weetwood Lane, or the gardens on the day.

Headingley Open Gardens Sun 23 June, 2– 5pm. Explore some of Headingley’s beautiful gardens.

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Hope Pastures Horse & Donkey Sanctuary Weetwood Lane, LS16.

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Coffee mornings last Sat of month Jewish Genealogical Society (Leeds) Genealogical Workshop Sun 9 June 2.30pm at Sinai Synagogue, Roman Ave, LS8 Conducted by Michael Hoffman, JGSGB Newsletter Editor. Bring your family trees, documents, photographs & problems in trying to solve your research brick-walls.

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Details & to book: 261 1363, leeds@ jgsgb.org.uk Leeds Civic Trust’s June Guided Supper Walks Thurs 6 June: Holbeck Urban Village, Cradle of the Industrial Revolution. Thurs 13: Leeds Waterfront. Tues 25: Musical Leeds. 7pm from Trust office Wharf St, 1½ hours, ending with supper. £10 per walk. Details & to book: 243 9594, office@leedscivictrust.org.uk

Meanwood Valley Partnership Family Fun Day Sun 30 June, 1 – 4pm at Cricket Pitch by Myrtle Tavern, Parkside Rd. Meanwood. Cream teas, arts & crafts, children’s activities, children’s homemade fancy dress competition, Tai chi & Kettlebell sessions, Meanwood Village Association & much more. Details: Brenda Lancaster 278 7650, brenda.lancaster@virginmedia. com Mind, Body, Spirit Evening Wed 26 June, 7.30pm at HEART. Film ‘Ancient Knowledge: Consciousness, Sacred Geometry & Cymatics’ – series that explores ancient mysteries encoded in symbols we see around us. £2.50/£1 Mobile Phones for Cancer Research UK Stephen Fowler is collecting unwanted mobile phones for Cancer Research. If you would like to donate, send or deliver them to Stephen at 22 The Gardens, Farsley, LS28 5HW. Call Stephen on 07538 594 362 to arrange collection, or visit www. justgiving.com/phoneforacure Open Your Garden for St Gemma’s Show off your garden & raise funds! Hold you own event & be included in Hospice’s 2013 Open Gardens booklet.

St Gemma’s will provide all the support you need. Details: Jenny 218 5565, jennyd@st-gemma. co.uk Osteoporosis Information Event Sat 6 July, 2 - 4pm, Oxford Place Methodist Centre (beside Town Hall), The Headrow.

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Volition Mental Health Event Thurs 20 June,10.30am – 3.30pm, St George’s Centre, Great George St. LS1. For all interested in mental health voluntary sector services in Leeds. Activities, workshops & opportunities to talk, listen & debate. Details: 242 1321, info@ volition.org.uk, www.volition. org.uk Volunteers Wanted! To read with children in local North Leeds schools. Two hours commitment per week. Details: Christine at Reading Matters 07841 504 374, christine@readingmatters.org.uk

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