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Chapel FM presents its fourth ‘Writing on Air’, linking in with the first Leeds LitFest which is holding events all around the city. It’s Irish History Month; the International Sitar Festival is holding events in Leeds; Leeds Art Gallery hosts some wonderful Leonardo da Vinci drawings; Nick Ahad takes to the wrestling ring; and Hamlet becomes a princess!

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Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods have received £50,000 from the Heritage Lottery to restore the medieval Gledhow Lake. There are numerous, fun sponsored events to sign up for; Leeds City Council is launching its Clean Air Zone and Healthy Air Leeds promises to keep up the pressure to reduce emissions; and Rotary Club celebrates the brilliant young people of Leeds.

Now we look forward to hearing all your news for April! Please get this to us for 1st March (12th March for advertising). The deadline for the May edition is 1st April for news and notices and 11th April for advertising. We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards, Carole, Jack and the team.

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06 14 18 22 24 32 44 54 06 Writing on Air

24 Irish History Month 2019

Chapel FM’s literary festival returns with original radio and live performances.

Promoting Irish arts, heritage, culture and history in Leeds.

14 Leeds City Council Clean Air Zone

32 Heritage Lottery Steps in to Save Medieval Lake

The Council gets funding to help reduce the city’s air pollution.

18 Leeds Central Library to Host Collections in Verse

Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods receive £50,000 to restore Gledhow Lake.

44 International Sitar Festival

Celebrating the Caribbean community’s impact on the cultural landscape of Leeds

Multi-city festival celebrating India's most famous instrument.

22 Twelve Drawings You Really Don’t Want to Miss

54 Leeds Rotary Young Citizen Awards

Leonardo da Vinci at Leeds Art Gallery.

Celebrating the achievements of young people in Leeds..

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Life&Style Writing on Air: Chapel FM’s Radio Literary Festival Returns

North Leeds EDITORIAL Carole Carey-Campbell carole@northleedslife. co.uk

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ADVERTISING Back for its fourth year, Chapel FM’s literary festival ‘Writing on Air’ returns from 21st – 24th March. It will present international and Yorkshire-based writers, poets, and performers, who will gather at Chapel FM to create original radio and live performances celebrating the spoken word.

This year’s theme, ‘Hearing the Voice’, is inspired

by Durham University’s research project of the same name. Bringing together around 200 writers, poets, performers and community members, the festival will feature over 60 events exploring the subject through panel discussions, radio dramas, readings, outside broadcasts, documentaries and conversations. Responses to the theme range from challenging the concept that ‘hearing voices’ is a sign of mental illness; exploring who speaks for us; whose voices are loudest in our society; and how do we find our own voices. Highlights include:

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Jo Berry, on her conversations with the ex-IRA combatant who planted the bomb that killed her father in Brighton in 1984 (Fri 22 March, 7.15 – 8.15pm).

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Studio 12: Spoken word performances from the Manifesto in Verse project, exploring how borders affect our lives (Sat 23 March, 8.15pm – 9pm).

Windrush: Broadcast from Leeds Central Library. Malika Booker, Khadijah Ibrahiim, and Vahni Capildeo talk about Colonizin in Reverse (Sat 23 March, 9-9.45pm).

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Unexpected Voices: How to find your voice when you have a disability. Presenting stories through art, song and symbols (Sat 23 March, 4.30-5.30pm).

“Writing on Air is unique for two reasons - it’s a broadcast literature festival, and all programmes are made by writers and readers - some of whom are creating shows for the first time”, said Peter Spafford, Director of Words at Chapel FM. “In addition to celebrating homegrown talent, we’re proud of our international representation – this year with Caribbean writers. Writing on Air brings writers and readers of all ages together to meet, talk and create.”

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Life&Style They Lived In Leeds

By Eveleigh Bradford

Charles Henry Schwanfelder (1774-1837) Artist In September 1814 the Leeds artist Charles Henry Schwanfelder advertised proudly in the local press that he had been appointed ‘animal painter to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent’. What a coup! The flamboyant Prince Regent was notorious for his extravagant tastes in women, exotic architecture and top-breed horses. Schwanfelder had won favour with a fine painting of the Prince’s famous horse the ‘Malcolm Arabian’ – the picture still figures in the Royal Collection with two others of his.

In the same advertisement ‘Mr S.’ took pains to thank his friends for their ‘liberal patronage’ and to reassure them that, though he would have to spend time in London, Leeds would remain his home. He was Leeds born and bred, in spite of his exotic name. His father, John James S., was probably one of the many German immigrants who came to England following the Hanoverian accession (think of Handel). He came to Leeds around 1770, anglicised his name to Swanfelder, set up in business in the Headrow as a decorative painter, and in 1773 married a Leeds girl, Elizabeth Farrer. Charles Henry was the first of their nine children, baptised in the old Parish Church in 1774. He trained with his father – decorating clock faces, snuff boxes, house interiors – but showed a special gift for painting animals, landscapes and portraits and in his early twenties went his own way.

He moved to Ripon as an artist and teacher of art, offering classes and private lessons. He married Martha Cundale there in 1800, but she died four years later, just after the death of their baby son. At this point he moved back to Leeds, reverted to the German form of his name (did it sound more distinguished?) and began building up a clientele for his work among the newly rich merchants and professional families. They wanted pictures for the walls of their mansions, reflecting their sporting and leisure interests (horses and dogs), alongside family portraits and pleasing landscapes – with no hint of smoking chimneys.

The time and place favoured him. In 1809 the Northern Society for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts was founded in Leeds, with support from the great and good. Its first exhibition took place in the specially decorated Music Hall in Albion Street, amid great excitement. Schwanfelder showed an impressive 24 pictures, mostly very well reviewed and fetching good prices. That year he also had a picture at the London Royal Academy, enhancing his reputation with this metropolitan seal of approval.

Over the following years the Northern Society’s exhibitions continued to provide an important local showcase for his work, the sales bringing him a substantial income. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy too, though he never stayed long in London. His royal warrant was renewed when the Prince became George IV, so Mr S. could advertise himself even more impressively as ‘animal painter to His Majesty’! But it's not clear whether that he painted more pictures for the King, or attended at court. Maybe he felt more at ease in Leeds than in busy competitive London.

Illustration: Eveleigh Bradford

When the Prince became George IV, Mr S. could advertise himself even more impressively as ‘animal painter to His Majesty’!

He had to work hard for his success, travelling to Hull, Doncaster, Sheffield to take commissions. He painted local beauty spots like Bolton Abbey but also journeyed further afield to paint fashionable romantic landscapes – the Lake District, Scotland, North Wales – much in demand. Some eminent men sat for him, including Sir John Beckett, MP for Leeds, his portrait later engraved for circulation. He tried his hand at biblical and historical scenes too, even sculpture, advertising a bust of the eminent surgeon William Hey when he died, modelled, he claimed, from life (5 guineas each!).

A friend has left a description of him: slender, sprightly, something of a dandy, with gold rimmed spectacles and a silver-topped cane. He lived well, moving from Boar Lane to Mill Hill, then in 1824 to a fine

house in East Parade, with stabling for his fine horse and sporty phaeton carriage. His personal life was less blessed. He had married again in 1810, Elizabeth Wade from Gainsborough, but she died in 1823 aged just 36, and one by one his children died too – his last daughter Caroline in 1833, aged 18, ‘after a long and agonising illness’. He married a third time in 1827, youthful Eliza King from Ripon.

In his later years he suffered from severe asthma, then in 1837 developed a ‘disease of the windpipe’, travelled to London for an operation, but died shortly afterwards. He was buried at St. George’s, Hanover Square. Leeds has a collection of his work, mainly at Temple Newsam. It’s out of vogue now, but one charming picture of two brothers with their pony will figure soon in an exhibition there, a reminder of this once popular Leeds artist. (You’ll find some of his paintings on www. artuk.org)

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Life&Style Yorkshire Choice Awards - Recognising Remarkable Individuals

The Yorkshire Choice Awards have provided an opportunity to recognise the efforts of individuals in our local communities. Last year, nearly half a million people voted for their nominees – showing just how much their work and dedication were appreciated.

The awards recognise those who have shown courage and determination and include ‘Inspirational Individual’, ‘Young Achiever of the Year’ and ‘Volunteer of the Year’.

A vital fundraiser for local charities, the Awards have raised almost £30,000 for local charities via sponsorship, ticket sales and online auctions since their inception three years ago.

This year’s event will support Bethany’s Smile. Set up

by Bethany Hare when she was just 12 years old. The charity raises funds to help families with children with disabilities to purchase wheelchairs, laptops, desks etc. but her ultimate goal is to build Smile Cottage, where families will be able to spend quality time together when faced with the news of a short life expectancy.

The Yorkshire Choice Awards are proud to support a charity set up by such an inspirational young woman. Bethany has set up one of the few charities where every penny goes to the cause.

It epitomises all that the awards stand for.

The annual awards will be presented at a blacktie event at Centenary Pavilions, Leeds United on 6th April 2019. Hosted by Christa Ackroyd, the evening will be an uplifting celebration of success across our region.

Voting is currently open, to vote for your local hero or heroine, visit www. yorkshirechoiceawards.co.uk/votehere

The Rotary Club of Roundhay’s eighth Annual North Leeds Charity Beer Festival is on 5th/6th April. Held at North Leeds Cricket Club, Old Park Road, Roundhay, it will feature 36 beers from nine Yorkshire breweries and eight gins, all produced in God’s own County, and fizz will be available for the first time.

There will be some great music from Leeds talent, including new acts and firm favourites from previous years. A full line-up and approximate performance times can be found on the website.

The club bar will be open for additional drinks and non-alcoholic alternatives.

Plus, lovely homemade samosas and pies and peas will be available from the kitchen. Children can enjoy the dedicated play area and child friendly snacks.

Funds raised from previous beer festivals have made it possible for the Rotary Club of Roundhay to back projects in the community and beyond – the Lakeside Café playground was one such project.

The club also installed two defibrillators situated outside Moortown Health Centre and Oakwood Surgery.

Through the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards and Ocean Sailing programme, Roundhay Rotary supports young people, giving them opportunities to develop their skills and broaden their horizons. The Club has been involved in organising writing, music and technology competitions too. It is also quick to help those affected by earthquakes, tsunamis and natural disasters by sending emergency shelter and equipment to purify water.

The Club would like to thank its major sponsors Morley Glass and Glazing Ltd. and Express in the Home for their continued support without which the festival couldn’t take place, and the individual sponsors and advertisers whose contributions are invaluable.

The festival will be open from 6pm on Friday and 12 noon on Saturday.

Tickets cost £10 (£2 discount when booked online in advance), £2 discount for CAMRA or SPBW members.

Children are free when accompanied by a paying adult. The price includes a commemorative beer glass, programme and two beer tokens.

For the latest information, visit www. northleedscharitybeerfestival.co.uk/, facebook and twitter.

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Life&Style Competitive Companies

Swarthmore Celebrates Tenth

Wanted for Corporate

Anniversary

Challenge

with Series of Debates

Pictured: Leeds Mencap’s

Swarthmore Education Centre is celebrating its tenth anniversary year with a series of interesting debates.

Nicky Massen (far right) hands over the Accumulator Challenge stake to the Winston Solicitors team.

Leeds Mencap is looking for people with a competitive streak to take on its corporate challenge this Spring. Now in its sixth year, the fundraising challenge returns with a new name – Accumulator Challenge - and a new format that the charity hopes will appeal to the Leeds business community.

Companies who would like to demonstrate their creative and entrepreneurial skills simply have to raise as much money as possible from an initial £30 stake during a 30-day period in either March or April.

Teams should be made up of at least four people and larger companies can pit several teams against each other, if they fancy some friendly workplace rivalry.

In previous years, the challenge has seen teams organising curry lunches, office tuck shops, sporting tournaments, quiz nights and many other events to raise cash for Leeds Mencap – an independent charity that helps to

improve the lives and opportunities of children and young adults with learning disabilities.

“Taking part in the challenge raises much-needed funds for local people with learning disabilities and gives us a fantastic opportunity to improve teambuilding skills and fulfil corporate social responsibility aims”, said Jonathan Winston, Managing Partner Winston Solicitors LLP, who were crowned winners for the second time last year. “Taking part in the challenge is an annual highlight for our company.

As reigning champions, we look forward to defending our title this year!”

For further information, visit www. leedsmencap.org.uk or contact the Leeds Mencap’s fundraising team on 0113 2351331 or info@leedsmencap. org.uk

Since it opened in 1909, Swarthmore has always been known as a place for open debate and challenge, providing people in Leeds with an opportunity to speak up on issues of social injustice. By holding these debates, the Centre is looking to bring some of that original philosophy back and offer an open and inclusive opportunity for public debate on topical issues.

The first debate in January was on Universal Credit, proposing that: “the implementation of the Universal Credit System is fundamentally flawed, and therefore the system needs to be reviewed to ensure that all people are treated humanely.”

There was a range of informed speakers, with a vote at the beginning and end and an opportunity for audience questions.

Next Debate: March 18th, 6pm 'The Future of the Trade Union Movement' www.swarthmore. org.uk

Fierce Women in Media: Leeds BBC England is presenting a new event in Leeds, designed to inspire more young people to pursue careers in the media industry. In the build-up to International Women’s Day on 8th March, the BBC will host Fierce Women in Media: Leeds on 6th March, with inspirational industry figures from the creative and digital sectors, including Leeds own awardwinning TV writer Kay Mellor, BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty, documentary makers Ellie Flynn and Annie Price, presenter of You, Me and The Big C Lauren Mahon, author and columnist Caroline O’Donoghue, plus female bosses from Sky, ITV, Channel 4, True North Productions and more.

Fierce Women in Media is a free event showcasing some of the finest female reporters, producers, broadcasters, writers, and programme-makers the UK’s media industry has to offer.

experts. From drone flying to live streaming, computer coding to film editing, there is a whole range of classes designed to arm students with the practical skills required for a job in media.

The media landscape outside London is thriving. Leeds is a well-established media hub, with northern bases including the BBC, ITV, Sky and, most recently it is the chosen location for Channel 4’s national HQ. Women are at the heart of these companies, and many more.

Fierce Women in Media: Leeds is on Wednesday 6th March at Northern Ballet, Quarry Hill, LS2 7PA Tickets are available via www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/ shows/fierce_women_leeds_mar19

Workshops will feature TV, digital and tech skills boot camps, led by the BBC Academy and other industry

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Life&Style Leeds City Council Gets

Healthy Air Leeds

Funding to Facilitate Clean Air Zone Leeds City Council has been directed by the Government to reduce air pollution to within legal limits in the shortest possible time. Regardless of where we live, working in Leeds means that we are all affected by the city’s air pollution on a daily basis. It damages our lungs, reduces life expectancy and worsens the symptoms of asthma. In fact, it is the biggest environmental risk to our health.

So, the Council is committed to:

· Delivering the biggest charging

Clean Air Zone outside London from 6th January 2020.

· An ambition to fully transition the

Council’s fleet to electric or ultra-low emission vehicles by 2025.

· Working

with West Yorkshire Combined Authority to install at least 88 new charge points for electric vehicles, including more than 30 in Leeds.

· Taking action to reduce the number of

· Collaborating

with innovators to research and develop clean air technology that can be used in Leeds and beyond.

Leeds City Council has been given ministerial approval and more than £29 million by the government to implement a Clean Air Charging Zone and support businesses affected. The Zone will tackle pollution by encouraging owners of the worst polluting buses, coaches, HGVs, taxis and private hire vehicles to switch to cleaner models that are not subject to charges. Owners of cars, vans or motorcycles will not be charged. £23 million in government funding will be used to support those facing charges to upgrade to cleaner vehicles and the Council will do everything it can to support businesses through this change.

The Council will not make money from charges. The revenue will only be used to cover the costs of operating the zone, to support owners of vehicles affected, and for other schemes to improve air quality.

idling vehicles at schools and taxi ranks.

· Encouraging residents to switch to

hybrid or electric vehicles by offering free city centre parking at council operated sites.

· Working with WYCA to improve

public transport and make it easier to leave the car at home.

It is hoped that people will be able to apply for financial support from late March 2019. Council officers are currently finalising information about support packages (including eligibility and how to apply).

Contact cleanairleeds@leeds.gov.uk to register interest and receive email updates.

Hundreds of people in Leeds die each year due to air pollution, largely caused by vehicle emissions. Healthy Air Leeds was set up in January 2017

by Rachel Hartshorne, a concerned citizen, who wanted to do something to reduce air pollution in the city.

The campaign group is made up of like-minded individuals, supported by local groups that also care about air quality.

The group has been lobbying Leeds City Council for more stringent clean air zone plans as it feels that the current plans are not strong enough to significantly reduce the pollution levels in our city.

Healthy Air Leeds is working with Friends of the Earth and Living Streets to promote active transport and change the reliance on cars for short journeys. If you would like to join the campaign or find out more please contact them via https://healthyairleeds. wordpress.com/ www.facebook.com/ healthyairleeds www.twitter.com/ healthyairleeds

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Leeds Central Library to Host First Collections in Verse Showcase The first ‘Collections in Verse’ showcase, a nationwide collaboration between the British Library and Poet in the City, will launch at Leeds Central Library this month. Celebrating the Caribbean community’s impact on the cultural landscape of Leeds. It will feature live music, poetry, performance, talks and real-life stories.

There will be a free takeover event ‘Colonizin’ in Reverse: Celebrating Caribbean Culture’ on Wednesday 27th March (6 – 9.30pm). This will feature Leeds DJ Fluid Irie, an open mic session with rapper/singer Testament, Dub Poetry with Roger Robinson, a celebration of Sound System Culture with Khadijah Ibrahiim, a performance by singer-songwriter Ayanna Witter-Johnson, and author/poet Anthony Joseph.

The project will spark new ways for audiences to engage with the British Library’s collections and exhibitions Poet in the City has commissioned three eminent Leeds poets of Caribbean descent to explore the legacy of Windrush on the city – Malika Booker, who is researching the impact of Windrush women on fashion and the textiles industry in Yorkshire; Vahni Capildeo, the current Douglas Caster Cultural Fellow in Poetry at the University of Leeds; and Khadijah Ibrahiim, the founder of Leeds Young Authors.

Collections in Verse is an ambitious poetry programme between the British Library, the Living Knowledge Network of 22 major libraries across the UK, and Poet in the City. Over the next two years the project will spark new ways for audiences to engage with the British Library’s collections and exhibitions through local stories, histories and cultures.

“We have been so pleased to be the first library service to work on this project”, said Alison Millar, Reader and Culture Development Manager for Leeds Libraries. “‘Colonizin in Reverse’ promises to be such an exciting event and a fantastic way to celebrate the work in our libraries with the communities they serve and the commissioned poets.”

Tickets are free but should be booked in advance via https://colonizininreverse. eventbrite.co.uk For further information, visit http:// poetinthecity.co.uk/collectionsinverse/ leeds/

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Princess Hamlet Rules

Pictured: Tessa Parr

Pictured: Amy Leach

The Leeds Playhouse’s new production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, playing in the Playhouse’s Pop-Up theatre from Friday 1st – Saturday 30th March, certainly presents a challenge. This searing tragedy of murder and revenge, directed by Amy Leach, Leeds Playhouse Associate Director, will burst onto the theatre’s wide, shallow stage with none of the useful wings, curtains and trap doors that usually accommodate the twists and turns of the play. But, as we have already seen in this pop-up season, clever design and direction can create fabulous theatre.

Set in contemporary Denmark where there is still conscription for both men and women, Princess Hamlet is an excited young army recruit, busy working out her place in society. Played by Tessa Parr, she returns home to attend her father’s funeral and soon realises that things are not operating as they should. Her country is on the brink of war and the royal family is plagued by corruption. Her father has been murdered and the burden of sorting all of this out falls on her shoulders, as she sets out to avenge her father’s murder.

“It’s a magnificent play exploring a nation that has become rotten”, said Amy. “It feels hugely resonant in our current turbulent political times. It explores the identity and emotional journey of a young person with unspeakable burdens placed on their shoulders. Tessa’s performance in Romeo & Juliet was magnificent and I know she’ll make a superb Hamlet.”

Tessa is joined by other members of the wonderful Leeds Playhouse Ensemble Company –Dan Parr as Laertes, Darren Kuppan as Rosencrantz, Rob Pickavance as the Ghost, Susan Twist as Polonius, Joe Alessi as Claudius and Jo Mousley as Gertrude. Two new actors, Simona Bitmate as Ophelia and Crystal Condie as Horatio also join them, together with young actors from Leeds Playhouse’s youth programmes.

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Arts&Culture Twelve Drawings You Really Don’t Want to Miss

Pictured: Leonardo da Vinci,

Twelve drawings by Leonardo da Vinci are being exhibited at Leeds Art Gallery until 6th May. This is a rare opportunity to see works by an astonishingly creative practitioner. Born in 1452, he is probably most famous for the Mona Lisa, the Vitruvian Man and his remarkable experimental drawings of helicopters and submarines. The archetypal Renaissance polymath, his interests extended to botany, geology, astronomy, mathematics, engineering, palaeontology, history and architecture, as well as painting and sculpture.

The bust of a child in profile, c.1500.

Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019

‘Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing’ is a national exhibition marking the 500th anniversary of his death. Mounted by the Royal Collection Trust, which holds over 500 of these works, drawings are on show at Leeds Art Gallery and eleven other galleries around the country, giving the widest possible exposure to fragile works that are normally kept in a carefully-controlled environment at Windsor Castle.

Each gallery is displaying twelve sketches reflecting Leonardo’s wide-ranging interests.

The focus in Leeds is on his activity as a sculptor and the drawings illustrate the development of his sculptural thinking.

Although none of his sculptures have survived, the drawings demonstrate how he brought his scientific and engineering knowledge to bear on sculpting. His drawings were central to his work in every field, both his artistic projects and his scientific investigations. Much of this work was unrealised or destroyed, but his drawings are testament to his genius.

After the regional exhibitions, over 200 of Leonardo’s drawings will be displayed in the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace until 13th October. A final exhibition will be held at the Palace of Holyrood from November to March 2020. For details of these exhibitions and the other regional galleries, which include Manchester, Liverpool and Sheffield, visit www.rct.uk.

Following Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing, Leeds Art Gallery will join the Henry Moore Institute, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and The Hepworth Wakefield for the launch of Yorkshire Sculpture International, a new festival, celebrating pioneering local and international sculpture, which begins on 22nd June 2019.

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Möbius Dance Presents Exciting Programme

Irish History Month 2019 Every year, March is Irish History Month.

An Irish Arts Foundation initiative, it was first celebrated in Leeds in 2007. Now in its thirteenth year, Irish History Month exists to promote the many positive contributions that Irish people have made in Leeds and to introduce new audiences to the vibrancy of Irish arts, heritage, culture and history.

Particular highlights this year include two talks that will focus on the experiences of the Irish men and women who left Ireland during the 1950s and ‘60s, their journey and memories of arriving in inner city Leeds. ‘The Sheepscar Triangle’ is at Leeds Central Library on Wednesday 13th March, and ‘They Came, They Sewed, They Stayed’ is at Kirkstall Abbey Visitor Centre on Friday 22nd March.On Saturday 30th March the Triskele Academy of Irish Dance will perform at the Kirkstall Abbey Deli Market; and mid- afternoon on Sunday 31st March there will be a traditional Irish music session, hosted by local musicians, on the Kirkstall Flyboat at Granary Wharf.

Möbius Dance, a contemporary dance company based in Leeds and founded by artistic director Gianluca Vincentini, will present an exciting programme at Kala Sangam on 21st March and The Civic, Barnsley on 6th April.

Throughout the month a model of the legendary Leeds public house, The(Old) Roscoe (demolished in 1982 to make way for the Sheepscar interchange project) will be on display in the community corridor in Leeds City Museum; and there will be an educational and cultural exhibition ‘Timeline’ at the Community Hub on Dewsbury Road.

This will consist of an explosive, passionate and highly physical performance featuring two robust, contemporary dance works choreographed by celebrated artists Douglas Thorpe and Jamaal Burkmar, and a new shortfilm directed by Gianluca Vincentini.

Dance lovers will be enthralled by Burkmar’s ‘Time Moves Slow’, an incredibly passionate, fast-paced and dynamic work. And, ex-Phoenix dancer and Leedsbased artist, Douglas Thorpe, creates a powerful, theatrical and compelling piece for the company – made up here of four international dance artists – Stefania Pinato,

Rob Anderson, Ana Fernández Melero and Iolanda Portogallo – based in the North of England.

Vincentini’s new film ‘Encounter Two’ explores the entwined nature of men’s emotional states and their bodies. www.mobiusdance.org

During February, a team of tutors from the Irish Arts Foundation will be working in a number of schools, delivering workshops on Irish arts and culture.

The twentieth Leeds St Patrick’s Day Parade will take place in Leeds City Centre on Sunday 17th March, leaving Millennium Square at 11am.

New Play from Nick Ahad Delves into the World of Wrestling Set in the eccentric world of British wrestling, GLORY, a new play by writer and broadcaster Nick Ahad, will be at The Albion Electric Warehouse, South Accommodation Rd, LS10 1PR, from 1st – 6th April.

As British wrestling experiences a resurgence, GLORY will immerse audiences into the larger-than-life world of the sport. Set in a decrepit gym in the north of England, it sees faded star Jim ‘Glorious’ Glory and amateur wrestlers Dan, Ben and Sami confronting their demons and each other, as their lives collide - inside and outside the wrestling ring. The world that British wrestling inhabits provides a backdrop to Nick’s state-of-the-nation play, as it grapples with race, identity and what it means to be British today.

Pictured: Jamie Smelt, Nick Ahad and Josh Hart Photo: David Lindsay

“I used to watch wrestling when I was a boy”, said Nick. “I still remember the excitement of seeing Giant Haystacks fight Big Daddy at Victoria Hall in Keighley in the 1980s. I thought British wrestling was a relic of the past, but I couldn't have been more wrong.

Wrestling is alive, well - and as entertaining as ever. With larger than life characters and a perfect combination of sport, performance, blood and sweat, it is pure theatre. It is also the perfect arena to explore the Britain we all share today. I can't think of a better place for drama to play out than a wrestling ring.”

A co-production by The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster, and Red Ladder Theatre Company, in association with Tamasha, Glory marks the first collaborative partnership between the three organisations. Directed by Red Ladder’s artistic director Rod Dixon it is performed by Josh Hart, Jamie Smelt, Ali Azhar and Joshua Lyster.

Tickets are available via www.redladder.co.uk.

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‘Kinky Boots’ Struts into Leeds Grand Theatre

Sacred and Sublime Spellbinding music by a perfectionist Following the success of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem in Leeds Town Hall last November, Leeds Festival Chorus presents another requiem. This one is the key piece in a full programme in St Edmund’s, Roundhay, on Saturday 2nd March at 7.30pm, which brings together pieces by Bruckner, Grieg, Brahms, Elgar, Lotti and Schubert.

Composed in 1947 by Maurice Duruflé, a virtuoso organ recitalist and music professor in Paris, this spellbinding Requiem is the work of a constantly self-critical perfectionist who revised it twice. The version to be performed by the Chorus is elegant, restrained and above all, subtle. It is also sensuous, despite the composer’s debt to the work of Medieval monks who sang Gregorian chant.

From the factory floor of Northampton to the catwalks of Milan, ‘Kinky Boots’ struts into Leeds Grand Theatre from Tuesday 9th – Saturday 20th April.

Inspired by true events,‘Kinky Boots’ tells the story of Charlie Price, a shoe manufacturer from Northampton who is struggling to live up to his father’s expectations and continue the family business. With the factory’s future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola, a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos. ‘Kinky Boots’ is a musical celebration about the friendships we discover and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind.

With award winning songs from Cyndi Lauper, direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell and book by Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein, this ‘dazzling, fabulously sassy and uplifting’ musical celebrates a joyous story of Brit grit to high-heeled hit and is the winner of every major Best Musical award – including three Olivier Awards, three WhatsOnStage Awards and six Broadway Tony® Awards.

Kinky Boots will star Kayi Ushe in the role of Lola, Paula Lane (known for her role as Kylie Platt in Coronation Street), as Lauren and Joel Harper-Jackson as Charlie.

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Every note is suffused with feeling.

Duruflé made it known that he did not create an ethereal composition detached from human concerns.

He stated that his Requiem reflects ‘the anguish of man faced with the mystery of his final end’. Perhaps the Pie Jesu, which is at the centre, provides the most moving moments, expressing joyful and sorrowful emotions.

Franz Schubert’s Psalm 23 is probably better known than the Requiem. This motet will be sung by the women of the Chorus. The evening’s soloists are mezzo-soprano Katherine Aitken and baritone Edmund Danon. The Leeds City Organist Darius Battiwalla will provide accompaniment and Lindsay Illingworth will play the cello. Simon Wright is the conductor.

Tickets (£10 - £20) are available from www.leedsfestivalchorus.co.uk/ events/sacred-and-sublime/

Unique Bengali Opera at Seven Arts Following a hugely successful show in London, the popular Bengali opera ‘The Class Conflict’, which tells the story of modern capitalism and classstruggle in world politics through soulful folk music and spectacular dance is coming to Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton on Sunday 31st March at 6.30pm.

Based on a feudal society in ancient Bengal, the story revolves around a snake charmer and his daughter, a prince, and a poisonous snake – will love prevail over class conflict? This form of musical theatre evolved in ancient Bengal and played an important part in the development of modern Bengali music and theatre.

Produced by RadhaRaman Society, the musical is scripted, adapted and directed

by Ahmed Kaysher. Alongside classical dance performer Hena Hossain from Bangladesh, the opera features dancer Sohel Ahmed, poet Sarwar E Alam, singer Jessy Barua, musician Amelndu Podder, Shamim Shahan.

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New Season of Dance at Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre James Cousins returns with ‘Epilogues’, A spectacular new season of dance at the Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre opens 0n 20th March with the Yorke Dance Project, showcasing pieces from worldrenowned choreographers Sir Kenneth MacMillan and Robert Cohan, alongside exciting dance from new artists in the UK and USA. It promises to be a rare evening of inspiring contemporary ballet.

Northern Ballet’s ‘Puss in Boots’ (2 – 5 April) is a perfect treat for little ones and full of storytelling magic, colourful costumes and world-class dancing.

James Cousins Company (2 May) returns to Leeds with ‘Epilogues’, weaving three duets into one emotive evening of dance. It features two completely new works alongside the astounding ‘Within Her Eyes’ in which the female dancer never once touches the floor!

Canadian dance company Cas Public performs ‘9’ (3rd June), inspired by company dancer Cai Glover’s hearing impairment and featuring Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. They have earned widespread recognition in both Canada and worldwide.

weaving three duets into one emotive evening of dance Northern Ballet & Partners will host ‘Expressions’ on 10th/ 11th July. Now in its sixth year, this platform showcases exciting dance from community and professional inclusive dance groups from across Yorkshire and beyond. This year it will feature Anjali Dance Company. See theatreleeds.com for updates.

The season will also feature graduate dance company Ballet Central on 14th April. The next generation of dancers from London’s Central School of Ballet will present a varied programme of classical and contemporary dance.

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Around 40 years ago, the late Sidney Fineberg, then head teacher at the Morris Silman Middle School, Leeds, staged a production of ‘The Evacuees’, by Jack Rosenthal. A BBC Play for Today in 1975, it told the story of two Jewish boys from Manchester who were evacuated to Blackpool, loosely based on the writer’s own experiences. Now, thirty years after his untimely death from pancreatic cancer, eight members of the original cast, all amateurs, are going to reprise their roles for a one-off performance in his memory.

Sidney was well known in the Roundhay area, having grown up in Harehills and taught at Osmondthorpe (1951-56), Roundhay (1956 to 1969), and Allerton Grange (1969 to 1977) Schools. His daughter Abi Silver played the boys’ mother in the original production and is producing the play this time around.

In a curious coincidence, the play’s

director, Caroline Noh (aka Caroline Turton) who lives in Roundhay, was a pupil at Roundhay School in the 1960s and acted in a performance of Hamlet in 1964 which Sidney helped to produce.

Since deciding to put on the production, Abi has received so much feedback from her father’s former pupils, all of them confirming what an inspirational teacher he was and the impact he had on their lives.

The performance will take place on Sunday 7th April, 7.30pm at Leeds Jewish Free School, Wentworth Avenue, LS17 7TN and all proceeds will go to Cancer Research and The Rotary Club of Roundhay. Tickets are available from Eventbrite.

For those who cannot attend, you can still donate to Cancer Research in Sidney Fineberg’s memory via www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ forsidneyfineberg

Chapel FM, based at Old Seacroft Chapel, York Road, LS14 6JB, is hosting three events during Leeds LitFest. On Friday 8th March it’s Sisterhood, the women’s music collective (Fuzzy Jones, Fran Wyburn, Miranda Arieh and Astraluna) currently on a mission to empower people across the UK through music; an open creative writing workshop, led by young writers is on Saturday morning 9th March, 10.30am – 12.30pm; and Wordy Women, a fantastic panel that works with the voice and a brilliant line-up of poets is on Saturday night 9th March. All three are Pay What You Feel.

‘Writing on Air’, a four-day writing festival with over 60 events, runs from 21st – 24th March. And, Ralf Thenior, the Dortmund poet, will be doing a broadcast and a number of events with Peter Spafford, including ‘Writers in Transit’ at Chapel Allerton Library on Wednesday 13th March at 7pm and The Leeds Library on 11th March at 5pm.

Check out the whole LLF festival programme: bit.ly/LLF2019 www.chapelfm.co.uk/events

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I wrote last month about the consultation being launched by Connecting Leeds, the finer details of which can be found at leeds.gov.uk/connectingleeds.

In coming up with the latest proposals for a bus lane from the A61 Scotthall Road into the city centre and back again, the Council has taken on board the comments from local residents and ensured the bus lanes are not taking up space on the main carriageway.

The consultations on these proposals are open until Friday 15th March and a number of consultation evenings are also planned. A minor oversight was the absence of a consultation event in Alwoodley, but I’m pleased to report that we have managed to remedy this.

There will now be a consultation event for Alwoodley residents on 7th March, 5 – 8pm at Treetops Community Centre.

This is a drop-in event – there is no need to plan on attending for the whole three hours.

I would very much welcome your views on all of these proposals. Only six people have contacted me about the Alwoodley Park & Ride – two in favour, three against, and one wanting to discuss it. What do you think?

Last month I also mentioned the Tour de Yorkshire. No sooner had I pressed

send and my article was winging its way to the North Leeds Life offices, than news arrived of the Leeds Triathlon, that will be running over the weekend 8th/ 9th June. There will be a range of road closures around the city, particularly on Sunday 9th June. The closures around the City Centre, Street Lane and Roundhay are the ones most likely to impact us in North Leeds.

For more information about the Leeds Triathlon, visit leeds.triathlon.org.

What is absolutely clear is that with the Triathlon, the Tour de Yorkshire and The Ashes (coming to Headingley in August) we really do have quite a Summer of sport in our neck of the woods.

Do please remember, for any and all local issues, Peter, Neil and myself are always here to help.

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CommunityNews Heritage Lottery Steps in to Save Medieval Lake The Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods have received £50,000 from the National Heritage Lottery Fund to restore the medieval Gledhow Lake in Gledhow Valley Woods. This will involve removing silt, improving biodiversity and encouraging use of the area by working with schools and community groups to develop a programme of activities and events. This will focus on creating greater awareness of the wildlife and history of the area and promoting the health benefits of green space.

Essential conservation work will be carried out to secure the long-term future of the lake that was likely to disappear due to the build-up of silt and lack of regular maintenance. Paths will be upgraded, and marginal planting carried out to create a richer range of environments for wildlife. Invasive plant species will be removed; and the visitor experience will be improved by providing interpretation boards explaining the history and wildlife of the area.

The project will also benefit from generous additional funding from project partners Wade’s Charity and Leeds City Council’s Parks and Countryside Directorate, and will also provide a range of volunteering opportunities.

The lake dates from at least medieval times when it most likely functioned as a monastic fish pond. From the late 1760s the lake, complete with cascades and bankside paths, became a central feature of the Gledhow Hall estate, which was the home of prominent Leeds industrialist and Leeds’ first Lord Mayor, James Kitson of locomotive industry

fame. During the First World War it was used as a military hospital and the lake offered opportunities for punting and ice skating for injured soldiers. It was purchased by Wade’s charity in 1928 to be used as greenspace by the people of Leeds.

“We’re delighted that we’ve received this support thanks to National Lottery players.”, said Martin Calvert, Chairperson of The Friends. “The lake is an important place for wildlife and the local community - yet many people in Leeds don’t know of its existence.

It’s great to know that we are a step closer to securing its long-term future.”

“The work that the Friends have put into this project is exceptional”, said Cllr Rafique, Executive member for Environment and active life styles. “I am delighted that the City Council is able to support the project through both technical support and practical help from ranger led events, to clearance of trees and shrubs on-site to improve biodiversity.”

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Councillor Eileen Taylor, who represents the Chapel Allerton Ward, was recently announced as the next Lord Mayor of Leeds at a meeting of the full Council. She will become the city’s 126th Lord Mayor following the Council’s Annual General Meeting on 23rd May 2019.

Councillor Taylor’s father came to England in the early 1960s as part of the Windrush generation and she joined him in the early 1970s when she was just a teenager. She studied at Park Lane College and worked for the NHS in the Learning Disability and Mental Health department from the age of 19. Inspired by her work in the NHS, she retired in 2012 to concentrate on local politics. She was first elected as a councillor to represent the Chapel Allerton ward in 2008.

“I feel extremely delighted and grateful for the huge honour of representing our fantastic city by becoming the new Lord Mayor for 2019-2020”, said Eileen. “I am very proud to be the first black Lord Mayor and a woman, which really shows how great and diverse our city is.”

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‘Fighting Shame’, a documentary about poverty in Leeds, was premiered at Leeds Art Gallery in January.

The 24-minute documentary was devised by a group of Leeds women with firsthand experience of poverty. They used eight everyday items and activities to illustrate the sacrifices and difficult choices that people are forced to make every day and the basic necessities many go without.

They speak candidly about the stigma, shame and isolation of living in poverty.

However, these women are not victims waiting to be rescued; they are all involved in finding solutions to support each other and the wider communities where they live.

The film was made by Leeds-based production company, True Vision Yorkshire. It was filmed and edited by recent Leeds Beckett graduate, Harry Lock, and directed by first-time director, Sally Ogden, who worked collaboratively

with the women featured in the film to develop the content. The film was made with the support of The Guardian, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and BAFTA-nominated documentary filmmaker, Anna Hall.

At the launch Q&A, the women were very vocal about issues such as loneliness, Universal Credit and public ignorance about poverty, much of which is hidden from view. They hope the film will challenge decision makers to consider the real impact of their policies, and for ordinary people to reach out to those who are struggling. Many people are barely surviving day-to-day and need a friendly knock on the door, a friendly invitation, a friendly hand up, to discover that there might be light at the end of the tunnel.

Fighting Shame is free to view on the Guardian Documentaries website.

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CommunityNews Yorkshire Water’s ‘Blockage Free Challenge’

Leeds Women’s Aid Welcomes Domestic Abuse Bill The Government recently published the Domestic Abuse Bill, which introduces a range of measures such as banning domestic abusers from cross-examining victims in court and broadening the definition of domestic abuse to include non-physical and economic abuse.

Every year, Yorkshire Water is called out to more than 30,000 sewer blockages across the region, costing £2.4 million. About 40% of these are caused by wet wipes being flushed down toilets. The company has launched a ‘Blockage Free Challenge’, tasking residents in problematic hotspots to become blockage free by encouraging them to dispose of wet wipes in a bin.

To reward the areas that achieve the greatest reduction in blockages, Yorkshire Water has made a £40,000 community fund available. This will be awarded to a grassroots charity or community-based initiative for the postcode area, which can be used to fund any type of communitybased project.

To help communicate the scale of the problem, Yorkshire Water has enlisted the help of an eight-foot-tall monster, named ‘Wipesaur’ who feeds off the fats, grease and wet wipes that end up in the drains.

It will accompany its promotional team around the most problematic postcode zones.

“If we are to reduce sewer blockages in the long-term, we need customers to stop wipes being flushed down the toilet and grease poured down kitchen sinks and ensure these types of items end up in the bin where they belong”, said Adrian Flanagan, who is leading the campaign.

“We have community engagement teams working across areas in Leeds during the next few months to help spread the message of the importance of looking after the sewer network.”

For further information, visit www. yorkshirewater.com/antiblockage The deadline for applications is Sunday 19th May 2019.

Every year, Leeds Women’s Aid supports thousands of women and families who have experienced domestic violence and abuse. The charity welcomes these proposals and the recognition that more needs to be done to end domestic violence and abuse.

“As patron of Leeds Women’s Aid, I welcome the changes outlined in the Domestic Abuse bill to better support victims and survivors, and pursue offenders”, said Rachel Reeves MP. “Organisations like Leeds Women’s Aid do vital work to protect women and families from domestic violence, which one in four women will experience in their lifetime. It’s vital that they get the support and recognition they need to ensure that no one who has experienced domestic violence and abuse is turned away from the support they desperately need.” www.leedswomensaid.org.uk

The Great British Clean Up The Great British Clean Up, organised by Keep Britain Tidy, will take place across the country from 22nd March – 23rd April. They hope to inspire 500,000 people to join forces to clear litter from streets, parks and beaches, recycling as much as possible.

To get involved, visit www.keepbritaintidy.org Recently, five Litter Free Adel volunteers collected 19 bags of litter in Meanwood! Before that they cleared litter on Holt Lane in Adel.

They want to encourage everyone to clear any litter they see around where they live, work or study. If everyone did their bit it would make a huge difference. Filled litter bags can be placed in or beside Council litter bins or in your own waste bins for Council collection.

There are lots of ‘Litter Free Leeds’ groups around the city – all hoping that by removing litter they will dissuade people from dropping more. A number of community events will be organised across Leeds in late March and April.

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Unlike the female of many small bird species, the female Reed Bunting is far from nondescript, with beautiful fine pale head markings. A traditional bird of wet places such as river margins, marshes and reedbeds, the Reed Bunting has also recently begun to colonise forestry plantations and farmland. It mainly feeds on seeds from grasses and wildflowers, but in Spring it will also take invertebrates such as caterpillars and spiders.

The nest is often built near water either on the ground or in a bush, and it is one of the small bird species that can be targeted by Cuckoos, since reedbeds are also a favoured habitat of this parasitic bird.

The song of the male Reed Bunting is short, repetitive and monotonous, likened by some to a ‘zink, zank, zonk’ sound. There are around 200,000 breeding territories of Reed Buntings in the UK, but the population has declined by nearly 50% since 1970, due to the intensification of agriculture.

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Raising money for St Gemma’s Hospice and Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods, the event promises to open up hidden corners of Chapel Allerton. The last time the event was held, in 2017, it raised over £2,000 for these charities.

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Garden Round Up With Tracy Foster

The growing year starts here, with a wealth of activities to keep gardeners busy come rain or shine.

Bare Root Plants

About Sowing Seeds

It is usually still possible in March to buy trees, shrubs, roses, hedging and fruit bushes in their dormant state. Buying them as bare root plants has several advantages, they are not in environmentally unfriendly plastic pots, they are almost always cheaper than their potted counterparts, and they weigh less and are easier to handle and plant.

Every year in March, February and sometimes even January I am impatient to sow seeds and witness the miracle of germination and the beginning of a new season. I start them off indoors at the earliest opportunity and often end up with tall, straggly seedlings that are ready to go out but remain crammed into their trays indoors because the weather is still inclement.

Every year in March,

Current advice suggests we should simply cut the plants

Pruning

to the shape we want with experts moving away from traditional rules

Rose pruning can be done any time over the winter months, right up to March. Current advice suggests we should simply cut the plants to the shape we want with experts moving away from traditional rules like looking for an outward facing bud and cutting at an angle, which makes the whole operation seem much easier.

Last year, as an experiment I waited until the start of April before sowing anything and the resulting seedlings were strong, got moved to larger pots or beds outdoors much more quickly and their crops or flowers seemed to catch up in no time. Bear in mind that the instructions on a seed packet are for gardeners across the whole of the British Isles and the earliest suggested dates for sowing are not necessarily based on conditions in Yorkshire!

Lawn Care Temperatures can begin to rise this month, which means that the grass begins to grow again and lawns may need their first cut.

Choose a fine day when there is no frost and raise the height of the mower’s cutting blades for the first few cuts of the season.

Ensure the grass is dry and use a stiff brush to knock off any worm casts before you start mowing.

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February and sometimes even January I am impatient to sow seeds

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Sound&Vision Film Review

By Samuel Payne

CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? DIRECTED BY: MARIELLE HELLER STARRING: MELISSA MCCARTHY, RICHARD E. GRANT, DOLLY WELLS, BEN FALCONE, GREGORY KOROSTISHEVSKY, JANE CURTIN CERT: 15 RUNNING TIME: 106 MINS Lee Israel is said to be one of the most successful literary forgers of all time. She was responsible for more than 400 counterfeit letters, sold off as the testament of prominent authors and celebrities. Now a new film tells the remarkable story of how she almost got away with it.

‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ is loosely based on Israel’s 2008 memoir of the same name. Part biography, comedy and crime caper, it recounts the author’s creative and financial struggles as her literary work dips in popularity, forcing Israel to apply her talents elsewhere.

She ends up selling her possessions to make ends meet. When she stumbles upon an old letter signed by a famous star, she sells it to a New York bookshop and realises there's easy money to be made — more so if the content is embellished by her vintage typewriter.

Israel sets up a production line to produce a string of highly-profitable written artefacts, but her forgeries soon fall into expert hands and the FBI close a circle around the scribe.

‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ is a quirky, bookish tale which unfolds at a gentle measure, allowing its characters’ depths to be carefully studied. Israel’s crimes are framed by a much larger problem — her inability/ reluctance to empathise with people or exchange affection. We experience Israel sabotaging friendships at every turn, whilst a partner from the past imparts some sobering truths with an unexpected outcome. Offering wider scope beyond the crime drama formula, the film interrogates the near sociopathic qualities of its author as a failed writer, and it is this assessment which makes this film so utterly compelling.

This film may well prove to be McCarthy’s greatest achievement In a departure from her rambunctious roles, comedian Melissa McCarthy hands over a flawless and brilliantly barbed performance as Lee Israel.

Forget the embarrassingly unfunny and desperate bawdiness of the recent ‘Ghostbusters’ flop; here McCarthy showcases her abilities as a serious dramatic actor in a study which is sensitively underplayed, devastatingly tragic, yet also laugh-out-

loud funny. It’s a bravely unglamorous part, rendering McCarthy almost unrecognisable in shabby clothes and an uncombed mop. The performance is purposefully ambiguous and nuanced with nasty edges, ensuring we never quite warm to Israel, yet always empathise with her situation.

Her partner in crime is washed-up libertine Jack Hock, played with sass and swagger by Richard E. Grant.

Reprising his incredible ability to imitate a drunk without ever touching the sauce in real life, Grant delivers a scene-stealing, ebullient performance which is hilariously camp and cocksure.

Together they’re the perfect odd couple, permitting a captivating insight into the derelict quarter of the New York art world. Their boozy exchanges are amongst the finest scenes in the movie and feel like vignettes of pure twohanded theatre.

Actor-turned-director Marielle Heller delivers a beautifully photographed picture which is a true love letter to New York, acting as a travel guide to the city’s infamous bookshops and eccentric middle-class proprietors. The commitment to real Manhattan locations and genuine bookstores gives the film an authentic quality, whilst smart production design relocates the period in that samebut-different era of the early Nineties. A particularly chilling touch is the inclusion of the iconic ‘Silence = Death’ AIDS awareness campaign — a poster intruding upon several scenes and not without significance.

A self-critical biography which blends black comedy with crime thrills, ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ is an unsentimental, uncompromising study of its troubled author and her self-destructive defence mechanisms.

The film is many things: a critique of several lives which never met their full potential, an exploration of friendship, and a test of trust. But perhaps most of all, it’s an exciting demonstration of Melissa McCarthy’s hidden range. Lee Israel considered her forgeries to be her best work; this film may well prove to be McCarthy’s greatest achievement too.

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UK’s First International Sitar Festival Holds Three Events in Leeds

Cabaret Thirty: If you’ve got it…flaunt it!

Pictured: Shakir Khan

The first International Sitar Festival, presented by South Asian Arts-uk and the Sitar Music Society, will take place across the UK in March, in memory of legendary maestro, Ustad Vilayat Khan Sahib.

This multi-city festival (Birmingham, Brighton, Newcastle, Leicester, London & Leeds) is a celebration and exploration of the artistry of sitar and aims to further the development, appreciation and enjoyment of the instrument. It will showcase both UK and international artists, including Ustad Dharambir Singh, Shakir Khan (India), Siddharth Kishna (Netherlands) and will also feature workshops, performances and talks.

South Asian Arts-uk is hosting two concerts and a sitar masterclass in Leeds.

• Sitar Baithak Sunday 3rd March,

6pm – 7pm at GNNSJ, 78 Lady Pit Lane, LS11 6DP

A special Sitar performance by Ustad Dharambir Singh and Shishya Jasdeep Singh Degun. £5 • Serenaded by Sitar Saturday 9th

March, 7.30pm Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton LS7 3PD Shakir Khan will showcase the art of sitar in this intimate evening. He will be accompanied by tabla players Upneet Singh and Gurdain Singh Rayatt. Tickets: £12/ £6 Sitar Masterclass with Shakir Khan Sunday 10th March, 4 – 7pm at GNNSJ. A unique chance to listen and learn from Shakir Khan. An exciting session with a two-hour workshop for advanced sitar students and a one-hour performance for music lovers from all backgrounds and disciplines. £5.

To book tickets and for further information on the International Sitar Festival, visit www.saa-uk.org and www.sitaruk.org

Headingley L i t Fe s t ’s contribution to the first Leeds LitFest is Cabaret Thirty, which takes place on Friday 8th March, 7.30pm at Headingley HEART, Bennett Road, LS6 3HN If you are under thirty and love open mic events and any chance to perform, here’s your chance. It could be original poetry or song lyrics, or stand-up comedy, in a group or on your own. If you think you’ve got it, then flaunt it!

At the last Headingley LitFest, there was an astonishing range of acts for this wildly popular event. There’s no age limit for the audience. Get in touch now to make sure you are on the list if you want to perform. Contact compere Richard Wilcocks on wilcocks@ntlworld.com with all the details.

Martin House Competition Offers Young Musicians Chance to Play Leeds/Reading Festivals Martin House Hospice Care for Children and Young People recently launched its Centre Stage competition. Now in its tenth year, Centre Stage gives young bands and solo artists the chance to play at both the Leeds and Reading Festivals, while also raising money for the hospice.

Pictured: Embrace drummer Mike Heaton and

Centre Stage has been backed by bands from across the region, including Embrace, The Cribs, Pigeon Detectives and Pulled Apart by Horses, and has raised over £225,000 for Martin House. This year, Mike Heaton, Embrace drummer and Martin House ambassador, will be among the judges, along with Shed Seven singer, Rick Witter.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for the many talented young musicians across Yorkshire to win a chance to play in front of thousands of people at one of the country’s biggest music festivals, whilst helping other young people who have complex and life-limiting conditions”, said Sarah Smith, Centre Stage organiser at Martin House, which cares for children and young people with life-limiting conditions – and their families.

last year’s winners TranquaLite.

Competition participants must be aged 22 or under. In previous years, competitors as young as 13 have made the final. All entrants are asked to raise a minimum of £400 for Martin House.

Heats take place at Belgrave Music Hall in April. All finalists will benefit from a professional mentoring day before going on to play at the O2 Academy in July, where the winners will be chosen by a panel of music industry experts.

Registration is open now, for further information, visit www.martinhouse.org.uk/Centre-Stage

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‘Polterheist’ at Seven Arts

Thousands of Free Lessons

Guns, gangsters and ghosts!

This comedy-horror indie, set in Bradford, has won lots of film festival awards and is showing at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton, on Thursday 7th March (7.30pm), as part of the Leeds LitFest 2019.

Photo: Brian Slater

Learn to Play Day, on Saturday 23rd/ Sunday 24th March, is a free, national event to encourage everyone to start making music.

Held in partnership with the Musicians’ Union, the ‘Take It Away’ scheme, and Making Music, the Learn to Play Day has grown rapidly in popularity, with a record 10,000 free lessons held during last year’s event. Since its launch eight years ago it has helped thousands of people pick up and play a musical instrument - many of whom had never played before, or not played since they were children.

Supported by Jools Holland and run by the charity Music for All, the 2019 event will see music shops, teachers, venues and schools throughout the

city partner with leading musical instrument brands to offer thousands of free music lessons. Venues taking part in Leeds include Garforth Brass Band at Garforth Miners Welfare Hall and PMT Leeds on Kirkstall Road.

“As Patron of the Music for All charity, I’m delighted to lend my support to National Learn to Play Day”, said Jools.

“It’s a pleasure to be able to share the joy of music, and this special day allows thousands to get involved.”

Participating venues across Leeds are being added every day. To find your closest free music lesson, visit https:// musicforall.org.uk/learntoplayday/

It was made by Script Yorkshire's Dave Gilbank (director/writer), and the amazingly talented Gemma Head (also Script Yorkshire member), was one of its co-writers. Gemma had a portfolio of brilliant plays and made her mark in this film too, sharing a Best Screenplay Award before she died last October. Look out for Gemma’s cameo role in Polterheist!

After the film there'll be a Q&A session with Dave Gilbank and another co-writer, Paul Renhard.

This is a great opportunity to get some insider info and tips on how to make a low-budget film in Yorkshire and win tons of awards!

Tickets (£7/ £5 Script Yorkshire members) available from Seven Arts or Leeds LitFest.

I was in the back room of the Chemic Tavern for two minutes when I was handed a cello. I’d never played a cello before in my life but that didn’t matter. “If you are in the room, you play, that’s the rule”, said Greg, who led about half of the songs over the course of the night.

of songs is called on the night, although the really keen can visit the Facebook event page to listen to some in advance.

Whatever happens, there’s always something new alongside songs which feel like they’ve been played for ever.

Muzikantes, a festival of Eastern European music, emerged last year at the Wardrobe, headlined by The Ukrainians, an energetic ‘heavy folk’ band featuring past members of The Wedding Present.

In the aftermath, it was decided to create a regular opportunity for practitioners of Eastern European musical styles to get together in preparation for the next festival, to be held in June this year.

The jam night occurs at least once a month at The Chemic Tavern, on either the first or second Tuesday. The atmosphere is friendly and inclusive. All instruments and abilities are encouraged to join in, and the group is very accommodating of instrumental combinations.

In the session I attended, there were three guitars, three violins, two mandolins, a piano, an accordion, and assorted percussion. Hints were dropped

Over the course of the night I had a go on guitar, piano, and the cello, which (apologies to all cellists!) I play like a percussion instrument. The choice

that more wind instruments would be appreciated, and that the group would be performing at the Muzikantes Festival later this year.

For those interested in joining in, check out the schedule at https:// chemictavern.co.uk/events/ For information on the Muzikantes Festival visit www.facebook.com/ MuzikantesFestival/ Sam Rayner

Leeds Voice Day: Spring Workshop ‘Free Your Speaking Voice’ Sunday 24th March, 2 – 4.30pm Meanwood Institute, Green Road, LS6 4LD An opportunity to refresh the way you speak, adding extra vitality and subtle resonance in your voice.

Led by performance coach, singer and teacher Eleanor Rastall, who works with actors, lawyers and the business community, and has recently conducted workshops at Channel 4, Globe Theatre, Music in Offices, NHS England and The Guardian.

Details: jo.donnelly200@gmail.com or Jane on 0753 008 8245. leedsvoicedays.com

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March 2019

Laura Gibson Sat 2 March, 7.30pm Hyde Pk

Book Club. £13.20. Steeped in the fingerpickguitar rudiments of folk & Country & inspired by classic jazz vocalists Sitar Baithak Sun 3 March @ GNNSJ,

Beeston. special Sitar performance by Ustad Dharambir Singh. Details: 244 5523, saa-uk. org Death Valley Girls Tues 5 March 7.30pm

Brudenell Social Club, £8.80. An alternative rock band from Los Angeles.

Hazjak Tues 12 March, 8pm at Headingley

HEART Steve Chapman Smith & Lynne O’Malley sing folk, Country, Americana, roots, blues & rock. £3/£5 Soeur Wed 13 March, 7pm Oporto Bar. £9.50.

Breaking hard-rock down to its simplest form.

A brutal, soulful assault on the senses. Their incendiary live shows sell out in dive bars & clubs Mistakes Wed 13 March, 6 – 7.30pm Seven

Arts, Chapel Allerton. Local trio. PWYF Adam Glasser’s Quintet: South Africa & Beyond Thurs 14 March, 8pm Seven Arts.

HEART. Legendary Celtic rock band. £3/£5

£16/£14. South African harmonica player/ pianist Adam brings a great band to play his trademark township jazz. Support: Jack Brazier & his Sextet

Stiff Little Fingers + Eddie & the Hot Rods Wed

George Shovlin & the Radars Fri 15 March, 9pm,

6 March, 7pm 02 Academy. £23.60. Original 70s punks from Belfast still fronted by Jake Burns + Hot Rods playing their own style of fast energetic rock'n'roll/r'n'b

Duck & Drake Leeds. Free. North East-based blues band whose pedigree is huge.

Gaelforce Tues 5 March, 8pm at Headingley

The Sisterhood (Fran Wyburn, Fuzzy Jones, Miranda Arieh & Astraluna) Fri 8 March,

7.30pm at Chapel FM celebrates women's song writing & performing on International Women’s Day + other women performers.

PWYC Serenaded by Sitar Sat 9 March @ Seven Arts,

Chapel Allerton. Shakir Khan showcases the art of sitar accompanied by tabla players Upneet Singh & Gurdain Singh Rayatt.

Details: 244 5523, saa-uk.org K.O.G & the Zongo Brigade 9 March The

Wardrobe. Afro-fusion 8-piece – infectious, high-energy West African grooves via Sheffield drawing on afrobeat, soul, funk, rock, hip hop & reggae. Releasing album Wahala Wahala’ 8 March.

Lene Lovich Band Sun 10 March at Brudenell

Social Club. Celebrating 40th anniversary of Lene's classic debut album 'Stateless'.

Support: Barbara Gogan of The Passions Sounds Like THIS Festival: Beth Orton, Keith Tippett, Matthew Bourne & Aïsha Devi 11 –

22 March, Leeds College of Music. Mix of cutting-edge music & sound art, over 2 weeks.

Details: www.soundslikethis.co.uk

Hassan Erraji Sat 16 March, 8pm at Headingley

HEART. A musical journey from Istanbul to Marrakech. Tickets £10/ £8 Ady Suleiman Sun 17 March at The Wardrobe.

£16.50. Urban singer-songwriter who blends reggae, soul & a touch of hip-hop.

Jack Wilson Quartet Sun 17 March, 1.30pm at

Inkwell, Potternewton Ln. £9/£7. Hard bop & hard swinging tunes from the likes of Monk, Stitt & Rollins.

Jake Isaac Tues 19 March, 8pm Headrow

House. £12.10. A fusion of Chris Martin & John Mayer with a hint of Paul Simon. MOBO nominated in 2010 Duncan McFarlane & Anne Brivonese Tues 19 March, 8pm at Headingley HEART. Traditional & contemporary folk songs. £3/£5 Akala – in Conversation Tues 19 March, 8pm

The Wardrobe. MOBO award-winning hip hop artist, writer, poet & educator, he wages war on the mediocre rap industry with his diverse combination of influences including trance, folk, punk & soul.

Sarah Darling Thurs 21 March at Brudenell

Social Club. Nominated for International Artist of The Year by British Country Music Awards & regular performer at C2C - UK’s biggest country music festival.

Shakin’ Stevens Sun 24 March at Leeds Town

Hall. Celebrating 40 years in the business, he’ll perform much-loved hits with influences from blues, folk & Americana as well as his trademark rocking style.

‘The Jazz of Dudley Moore Sun 24 March,

1.30pm, Seven Arts. £10/£8 Chris Ingham piano, Paul Higgs trumpet, Geoff Gascoyne bass, George Double drums.

Brotherhood of Troubadours: Songwriters Circle Sun 24 March, 6 – 8pm at Seven Arts.

Featuring Jon Palmer, Nick Hall & Dave Vermond – 3 acclaimed Yorkshire Singer/ songwriters share their songs, stories & influences. Tickets £8/£4 Tony Kofi’s ‘Portrait of Cannonball’ Thurs 28

March, 8pm Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton, £18/£16. Featuring songs from Deelee Dube.

Support from Yaatri, jazz/crossover quintet with vocalist Bethany Herrington.

Wilson/McGladdery Tues 26 March, 8pm at

Headingley HEART. Playing their own blend of folk, Country & pop. £3/£5 Acoustic Nights @ The Barn Wed 27 March,

7.30pm at Barn Coffee Shop, Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, Sugarwell Rd, LS7 2QG. Hosted by Steven Heath. £3. BYOB, food & coffee available. Details: www.facebook.com/ events/594285341031120 Nick Ellis, Toria Garbutt, Roy Fri 29 March,

7.30pm at Fox & Newt, 9 Burley St. LS3 1LD. Streetscape noir music, poetry & words.

Tickets: £8 advance (Crash, Jumbo, See Tickets)/ £10 on door Fun Lovin’ Criminals Sat 30 March 02 Academy.

£25. Launching new album which pays homage to great songwriters like Tom Petty, Freddie King, Neil Diamond, alongside their own material.

Sinfonia of Leeds Sat 30 March, 7.30pm St. Edmund's Church, Lidgett Pk Rd, Roundhay. Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments; Part: Tabula Rasa; Brahms: Symphony No. 4. Tickets: sinfoniaofleeds. eventbrite, 376 0318, or on door.

Leeds Haydn Players Concert Sun 31 March, 3.30pm at West Park United Reformed Church, Spen Lane. Tickets £10 www. leedshaydnplayers.org.uk Spring Jazz Cafe & Jam Session Sun 31 March,

1.30pm @Inkwell, 31 Potternewton Ln. £7/£5 (performers free). Jazz Workshop Band & Jazz Voices choir. Come, play/sing or listen!

LEEDS LIEDER FESTIVAL 2019 Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 April 2019 see www.leedslieder.org.uk for full Festival details

Then Shall Song’s Magic Break Free A four day celebration of art song which includes talks, performances, masterclasses, poetry and a family event.

Angelika Kirchschlager Graham Johnson OBE Joseph Middleton

Miah Persson

Benjamin Appl

Angelika Kirchschlager

An array of world-class artists are invited to Leeds in April 2019 for what is set to be the most enthralling and varied programme to date, featuring cornerstones of the Lieder repertoire alongside works written especially for this year’s Festival.

An ambitious education programme, interactive and informative events for children, poets and amateur singers complement the performance programme.

Austrian mezzo soprano and Grammy AwardWinner, Angelika Kirchschlager, appears as the Guest of Honour, leads a masterclass and gives a recital with Julius Drake (26 April).

‘The current front-runner in the new generation of Lieder singers’ Benjamin Appl alongside ‘peerless song accompanist’ Graham Johnson OBE. (25 April).

Much loved Swedish soprano Miah Persson joins Festival Director Joseph Middleton for a recital of Clara and Robert Schumann, Grieg and Sibelius (28 April).

To see the full programme and for tickets please visit the Leeds College of Music website or contact the box office: www.lcm.ac.uk / 0113 222 3434 All events take place at The Venue, Leeds College of Music, 3 Quarry Hill, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7PD Leeds Lieder: info@leedslieder.org.uk / 0113 234 6956 / www.leedslieder.org.uk Join the Conversation: @LeedsLieder / #LiederFestival Registered charity No 1105803

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Volunteers Needed to Raise Funds for Dementia Research

Book About The Leeds to Help Raise Funds for Prostate Cancer Paul Duffin recently launched his third book ‘Say The Leeds and You’re Smiling’ and all proceeds are going to Prostate Cancer UK. Paul was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year and, despite also being deafblind, he decided to raise money for research and support for men affected by prostate cancer through sales of his book.

‘Say The Leeds and You’re Smiling’ is a light-hearted account of his rise through the ranks at the Leeds Permanent Building Society, where he worked for twenty-one years, starting as a Management Trainee and rising to become a General Manager, responsible for mortgages and savings at the Halifax, which merged with The Leeds in 1995.

Paul retired due to losing most of his sight in 2002.

A North Leeds fundraising group is looking for new members to help raise funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK. Members can get involved in a variety of ways – from organising events like coffee mornings, concerts and supermarket collections, to raising awareness through encouraging businesses, community groups, schools and individuals to support the charity.

Alzheimer’s Research UK regional fundraising groups play a crucial role in reaching communities and acting as ambassadors, whilst raising funds to help scientists make life-changing breakthroughs in dementia research.

Dementia, most commonly caused by Alzheimer’s, affects around 850,000 people across the UK. The charity is currently supporting pioneering research projects worth over £31 million in universities across the UK.

“We would like to say a huge thank you to our North Leeds Fundraising Group for their support and for raising over £3,000 from their hugely successful fundraising.

“Getting involved with the North Leeds Fundraising Group is a really rewarding experience”, said Claire Priestwood, Regional Fundraising Officer. “We would love to welcome more volunteers to the group. Our mission is to find the first life-changing treatment for dementia by 2025. This will only be possible with the fundraising efforts of dedicated local groups.”

For further information, visit www. alzheimersresearchuk.org/fundraisinggroups-fb/ or contact Claire on 07799 902428 or Claire.priestwood@ alzheimersresearchuk.org

“My aim was to give readers an insight into the demise of a great Yorkshire institution and hopefully transform the views of those who think office life is dull”, said Paul.

“I am also delighted to be raising awareness and much needed money for Prostate Cancer UK.” Currently one man dies every 45 minutes from prostate cancer in the UK. That’s more than 11,000 men a year. By 2030, prostate cancer is set to become the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK. ‘Say The Leeds and You’re Smiling’ is available on Amazon, as are his books ‘Not Too Bad’ and ‘And The Cricket Was Good Too’, which have raised over £3,000 for The Guide Dogs for Sense (the deafblind charity).

Bubble Rush 2019 One of the biggest family fun runs of the year, the Leeds Bubble Rush returns to Harewood House with a day of bubbly fun on Saturday 27th April. The event consists of a 5k run with four ‘foam zones’ where runners get covered from head to toe in brightly coloured bubbles.

The Bubble Rush is one St Gemma’s Hospice biggest fundraising events, attracting thousands of people each time. “The Bubble Rush is a fantastic event and one that the whole family can get involved in”, said Pete Watson, Senior Events Fundraiser for the hospice. “Hundreds of people have signed up for this year’s event already and we are hoping that even more will sign up and help raise vital funds for the hospice.

As well as the fun run there’ll be loads going on in the events village, with fundraising stalls, food, face painting, and inflatables - so there’s plenty for all the family to enjoy.

Registration is £24 for adults and £10 for children, there’s a special family rate of £60. For more information, visit www.events.st-gemma.co.uk

The Bubble Rush is a fantastic event and one that the whole family can get involved in

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Register for Martin House’s Dragon Boat Race 2019 Here’s your chance to make a splash for cash and take part in the hugely popular Leeds Dragon Boat Race at Roundhay Park on Sunday 19th May and raise money for Martin House Hospice Care for Children and Young People.

The hospice is calling for teams to sign up now for one of its most popular events. The race sees up to 42 teams take to Waterloo Lake to compete. Teams of ten, plus a drummer to keep time, paddle a 30ft Chinese dragon boat on the 200m course, for a chance to be crowned champions. Teams are encouraged to dress up, with prizes for the best fancy dress and best fundraising team, as well as the tug o’ war and dragon boat race winners.

“Leeds Dragon Boat Race is such an exciting event”, said Ellie Barker, events fundraiser at Martin House. “Teams get to compete in at least three races throughout the day and can also register to take part in our Tug o’ War contest. It’s a fantastic day out for all the family. There’s also a funfair and face painting, plus plenty of refreshments.”

Teams get to compete in at least three races throughout the day This year’s race is sponsored by the Leeds Bus Workers branch of Unite the Union, while Napoleon’s Casino is sponsoring the Tug o’ War competition.

“The support of our sponsors is so important”, said Ellie. “It means that more of the money raised will go to care for children and young people from this area. It costs over £8 million a year to run Martin House, so every penny is crucial.”

Martin House cares for children and young people with life-limiting conditions from across West, North and East Yorkshire, as well as supporting their families. Its care includes respite stays, emergency and end of life care, as well as bereavement support.

Team registration costs £350 and each team member is asked to raise a minimum of £1,000 in sponsorship. To register for the Tug o’ War costs a further £65.

For more information and to book a place, contact events@martinhouse.org. uk or visit www.martinhouse.org.uk/ dragonboatrace.

Step into Spring for Marie Curie Marie Curie’s ‘Step into Spring’ campaign is challenging people to walk 10,000 steps or more every day in March as part of their Great Daffodil Appeal. By 1st April, you'll have covered 150 miles!

The charity hopes that people in Leeds will put their best foot forward, with sponsorship and support from friends and family, and the added feel-good-factor of raising vital funds. The money raised from the Great Daffodil Appeal will help the charity provide much-needed expert care to people with terminal illnesses, as well as supporting their families.

“Increasing the distance you walk each day is a great way to feel good and get outdoors”, said Faye Cryer, Marie Curie Community Fundraiser for Leeds. “We hope that the campaign will appeal to lots of people who want to be more active but without the expense of joining a gym.

“Every five minutes someone in the UK dies without getting the care and support they need at the end of their life. Chances are, we all know someone who’s been affected by a terminal illness. Our nurses care for people in their own homes and in our nine hospices across the UK. We’re here for people every step of the way, but that’s only possible with your support.”

For more information and to register for Step into Spring, call 0800 716 146 or visit www. mariecurie.org.uk/get-involved/fundraise/ stepintospring

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Leeds Rotary Young Citizen Awards Leeds Rotary Club recently presented 18 young people from schools, colleges, academies and youth organisations in Leeds with Young Citizen Awards in recognition of their efforts for their families, schools, and communities. The Lord Mayor, Cllr Graham Latty, presented certificates and books to the winners Eleni Hawksworth (13) from Rodillian Academy, whose brother Evan died of a brain injury, worked with her family and Evan’s Rugby teammates to raise over £24,000 for several Leeds causes. Alice Burberry (17) and Tom Elton (15), Abbey Grange C of E Academy, organise all the fundraising activities for the school. Elliot Orange (15) and Amtul Azeem (15), Carr Manor Community School, work for the Jane Tomlinson Run and raise money for St Gemma’s. Imogen Gill (18), Guiseley School, organised school charity events.

Haley Belston (11), Guiseley School, is a carer for her mother and younger siblings.

Abdul El Saboni (18), Allerton High School, who fled Syria, volunteers as a mentor and tutor for asylum seekers.

Helping fellow students as learning supporters, mentors, bully buddies, interpreters, and generally helping in and outside school were Nathaniel Oneshuagbe (16), Leeds East Academy, Daniel-Emanuel Ciuca (12), and Hanim Abdallah (14) Leeds City Academy.

Many winners supported teachers and acted as ambassadors delivering assemblies, workshops, sitting on school councils and contributing to the welfare of fellow students. Among these are Amtul Azeem, Elliot Orange, Poppy Snowden (all 14), Leeds West Academy, and Lanre Adeleye (15) Bishop Young C of E Academy.

Mohammad Arfan (18) works with the air cadets and was nominated by 2387 Pudsey Squadron RAFAC. Mohsin Ahmed (14) Leeds West Academy has been accepted in the Police Cadets and in St John ambulance. He recently helped rescue the occupants of a burning car.

The charity Market Place nominated Ben Newton, Daisy Stenhouse and Edith Underwood (all 13) who are very active in SHOUT, one of the influence groups involved in consulations in the Market Place.

Elona Gangal (15), Leeds City Academy, volunteers at CATCH (Community Action to Change Harehills) and works with the Police and Leeds City Council to deliver youth sessions.

These are just a few examples of the great enterprise and committment shown by Leeds young people who are doing tremendous work for their schools, colleges, and communities.

Lesley Hastings Rotary Club of Leeds

#MoneyHacksLeeds – Delivering Essential Financial Education to Young People MoneyHacks is a not-for-profit project that aims to deliver financial education to young people in the form of face-to-face group training sessions.

“Promoting positive financial habits is more important than ever for our young people”, said Karol Thornton, who is leading the project. “Our project talks to children and teenagers about good saving and spending habits, budgeting, money management and lots more. Giving kids the power to make informed decisions is one step towards preventing the kind of financial issues we see growing in society right now that can lead to excessive debt and poverty.”

MoneyHacks have devised a number of modules that cover budgeting, cost of living, saving and borrowing, and fraud and scams, all relevant to its target age group of 11 - 18 year olds. All content is tailored to suit the age range and needs of each group. The team of experienced trainers and educators is flexible with its format – it could be a 45-minute evening session at a college, a lunchtime break, or a longer session on a Saturday morning. They can even train teachers and educators to deliver the training themselves. Sessions are usually about an hour long and are interactive with activities.

The project, launched first in Leeds, is supported by Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau, Leeds Community Foundation and Lowell Giving Community Fund, and is currently building relationships with schools and youth groups across the region to deliver this training to their young people.

For further information, email hello@moneyhacks.org.uk or visit www.moneyhacks.org.uk

Professor Robert Winston Tells Students to Use Science Wisely Professor Robert Winston recently visited The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) to talk about the potential for science to be used or abused.

Lord Winston, Professor of Science and Society at Imperial College London, is well known for his TV and radio work, including the BBC documentaries ‘Your Life in Their Hands’ and ‘Child of Our Time’. He pioneered new treatments to improve in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and pre-implantation diagnosis.

His talk to students from GSAL and five other Leeds secondary schools started with a history lesson, which included some shocking examples of how science had been misused to reinforce prejudice and deny people their right to have children and, in extreme cases, their own right to life.

He also spoke about the innovative work he has done with other scientists to improve fertility treatments and screen embryos, which helped parents carrying faulty genes to have healthy babies. This progress was made in the face of widespread political condemnation, but now seven million families around the world have had babies thanks to IVF. “I come into schools because you are the future of our society”, said Lord Winston. “It’s important to understand your responsibility and the need for an ethical attitude to science. We should all understand science so that in a democratic society we can take wise decisions about how we use the science.”

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Badminton Club meets at Alwoodley Community Association, The Avenue, Mon from 9pm & Wed from 8.30pm. New members welcome. Details: Anne Lindop 07779 128 431, anne@lindop.org

Leeds Marquetry Group meets most Wed,

Chapel Allerton Badminton Club Wed, 8 – 9pm at Scott Hall Leisure Centre.

Sociable club. All abilities welcome. No annual membership fee. Details: James on 07809 776367, chapelabadminton.co.uk

7 – 9pm at the Polish Catholic Centre, Newton Hill Rd, Chapel Allerton, LS7 4JE. Friendly group with over 60 members makes marquetry pictures & decorated applied pieces. Programme of activities, competitions & demonstrations.

Beginners particularly welcome to 6-week beginners’ course in March.

Details: Steve 01943 600111, secretary. leedsmarquetry@gmail.com, www. leedsmarquetry.org.uk

Chapel Allerton Snooker & Social Club 19 Town St. LS7 4NB. Four competition class snooker tables, food nights, live music events, games & competitions all year. Social membership from £5 pa.

Details: 345 1107, www.thecaclub.webs. com or Facebook

English Country Dancing Wed (term time), 7.30pm at Moortown Baptist Church. £2. Details: 268 0266

Stainbeck Art Club meets 2nd & 4th

Road, LS17 6EL (opp. fire station). Play table tennis. Open to all ages & ability.

Details: Doug Fern 267 0342, Ivan Lewis 07966 236969

Oakwood Farmers’ Market Third Sat, 9am – 12.30pm at Oakwood Clock.

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Feed Leeds Food Growers Network Roundhay Art Group Meets Mon 2 – 4pm at St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Pk Rd. Roundhay LS8 1JN. A group of principally watercolour painters who meet to share skills.

Regular demonstrations by local artists.

New members with some experience welcome. Details: John Irving 293 1465

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Parish Centre, Otley Rd. Far Headingley.

Stalls include giant tombola, books & cakes. Delicious refreshments.

Tues, 2 – 4pm at Methodist Centre, Town St. Chapel Allerton. 12 March: Demonstration - Acrylic Painting on gesso with artist Terry Chipp: 26 March: Practical - Acrylics on gess. All abilities welcome. Visitors £4. Details: Pam 268 4734, www.stainbeckarts.co.uk

Moor Allerton Snooker Club Stonegate COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & Rd LS17 6EL (opp. fire station). Snooker MARKETS players for social & league play welcome.

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Potting Shed Drinks every 3rd Thurs, 8pm upstairs at Further North, Chapel Allerton. All welcome. Main meetings vary. Details: Tom Bliss 269 1761, www. feedleeds.org

Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods Steering Group Meeting (open to all) Tues 19 March, 7.30pm at Gledhow Sports & Social Club, Gledhow Ln. (opp.

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Leeds & Harrogate Social Club - weekly Tuesday club nights in Foley’s Bar (corner of Headrow & East Parade), 8.30pm on the balcony. Full calendar of events – theatre, walks, badminton, films, meals, bookgroups, weekends away. Details: enquiries@leedsivc.org.uk Leeds Horticultural Society meets 6 times a year, 8pm St Chad’s Centre, Far Headingley. 5 March: ‘Growing &

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Membership £10pa/ couple £15. All welcome. Details: Pat 225 0030, Viv 267 3880

Leeds Hospital Alert Small group campaigning for preservation of NHS meets at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Next meetings: 12 March & 9 April. Details: 278 5495, info@ leedshospitalalert.org.uk

Leeds Lions Club meets 2nd Mon (ex bank holidays), 7.30pm at the Holiday Inn Express, Cavendish St (off Kirkstall Rd) LS3 1LY. Make new friends & support the community by joining the largest voluntary service organisation in the world. Details: Peter 266 3324

Leeds RSPB Group meets Wed 20 March, 7.30pm at Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Ln. LS2 9DX. Steve Watson presents ‘Northern Goshawks’ covering all aspects of this endangered raptor.

Also, coach trip Sat 30 March to Upper Teesdale, dep 8.10am Roundhay, 8.30am Leeds (call 07722 120540 to book). Details: rspbleeds@googlemail.com Leeds Transport Historical Society meets Mon 11 March, 7.30pm at Leeds Postal Sports Association Club, Beecroft St. Kirkstall. Jim Soper will present Railway Slides from the Eric Snart Collection.

Non-members welcome, donation £1 Details: Malcolm.hindes@btinternet.com, The Secretary, 16 Sussex Ave, Horsforth, LS18 5NP Rotary Club of Roundhay meets Mon, 7.30pm (ex bank holidays) at Sand Moor Golf Club, Alwoodley Ln., LS17 7DJ. If you’d like to make new friends & contribute to changing lives in the community by engaging with the world’s largest voluntary charity, contact our Secretary. Details: 266 6203, www. roundhayrotaryclub.co.uk Shadwell Bridge Club Friendly little club runs a bridge session every Fri from 7pm, usually in Shadwell Village Hall. New members welcome. Go along as a guest, £2.50 per player, for a few sessions. Host

available, so players can come along without a partner. Details: secretary@ shadwellbridgeclub, shadwellbridgeclub. com

Shadwell Horticultural Society meets 2nd Thurs, 7.30pm in Methodist Church, Main St. LS17 8JF for interesting talks on gardening topics. Details; Teresa 268 8231 Sunday Birdwatchers 24 March, visit the wonderful RSPB reserve, Leighton Moss.

Good time to hear the Bitten booming & perhaps see Otters, which often use the bigger pools. £13. Details: Keith 07757 302 521, Steve 257 1184

MUSIC Acoustic Nights @ The Barn Wed 27 March, 7.30pm at Barn Coffee Shop, Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, Sugarwell Rd, LS7 2QG. Hosted by Steven Heath. £3 on door. BYOB, food & coffee available. Details: www.facebook.com/ events/594285341031120

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Leeds Symphony Orchestra with Craig Ogden Sat 2 March, 7.30pm at St Chad’s Church, Far Headingley. Renowned classical guitarist Craig Ogden joins the orchestra in a performance of Rodrigo’s ‘Concierto para una Fiesta’. Other pieces are: Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz, Wagner’s Rienzi Overture, & La Peri Fanfare by Dukas. Tickets £12/ U-18s free.

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Roundhay Music offers instrumental, vocal, ensemble, aural & theory tuition for any age, standard & style. Advice on instrument hire & purchase available. All tutors are interviewed & DBS checked.

In school tuition available to suit requirements. Regular free concerts for performance training. Details: 269 7754, enquiries@roundhaymusic.org, www. roundhaymusic.org White Rose Orchestra & Voces Seraphorum Sat 30 March, 7.30pm at

Cantabile Chamber Choir Small, friendly chamber choir in Chapel Allerton. Broad repertoire & regular performances.

Rehearse Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm in Chapel Allerton Methodist Church. Enquiries from new singers welcome (especially tenors). Details: info@cantabile-choirleeds.org.uk

St Matthew’s Church, Chapel Allerton, LS73QF, performing Stanford’s ‘Songs of the Fleet’; Williams’s ‘The Wasp’; & Elgar’s ‘Imperial March’. Tickets (£8/£5) available on door or Eventbrite:’ Songs of the Fleet’ http://whiteroseorchestra.org.uk/

Charpentier’s David et Jonathas Sun 3 March, 3pm Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, University of Leeds.

Rare opportunity to hear this dramatic ‘biblical opera’ first performed in Paris in 1688. High tenor Daniel Auchincloss returns to Leeds to sing the challenging haute-contre role of David. Details: www. leedsbaroque.org

Chapel Allerton Town St Lunch Club

Free Range A 30-strong choir with a distinctive & varied repertoire, performs regularly. Rehearses Tues 7.30-9pm at Carlton Hill Quaker Meeting House, Woodhouse Lane LS2 9DX. Vacancies for basses, tenors & sopranos. Details: freerangechoir.org.uk

Leeds Haydn Players Concert Sun 31 March, 3.30pm at West Park United Reformed Church, Spen Lane. Tickets

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Tues 12.15 – 1.45pm in the Methodist Centre. Hot Meal £4.50 friendship & chat.

Transport can be provided. Volunteers welcome. Details: Vivienne & Paul 268 2513, Jenny & David 266 1502, paul_chaplin@ hotmail.com

Care Connect Thurs, 1.30 – 3.30pm, Lidgett Lane Community Centre, LS17 6QP. Friendly group with gentle exercises, various entertainments, guest speakers, musicians, games etc. £3. Details: 887 3597, leedsyorkhub@royalvoluntaryservice.org. uk

Chair Yoga Tues, 10.30 – 11.30am at Richmond House, Street Ln, LS8 1BW. Gentle chair-based yoga, aimed at older people & suitable for all. £4. Details: Lea 07440 060137

Dance On Wed, 10.45 – 11.45am at The Reginald Centre, Chapeltown. New series of dance classes for older adults.

A fun way to meet new friends, move to music & have a laugh! £3 per session (first session free). Details: Ella or Adie 243 9867 Don’t Act Your Age a social improvisation drama group for the over 50s, meets Tues 10.45am – 12.45pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. No experience necessary. £7 per session. Details: Ron Wiener 266 7722

The Tea Cosy+ Dementia Café.

Specifically for people with dementia & their carers. Open 1st Wed each month, 11am - 1.30pm, Lidgett Lane Community Centre, LS17 6QP. Tea & coffee, homemade sandwiches & cakes, support for carers, Singing for the Brain. £2.50 per person.

Singing for the Brain Mon 11am Inkwell Café, LS7 3LW. Join in the sing- a-long & make new friends. People with memory problems & their carers welcome. £2. Details: 887 3597, leedsyorkhub@ royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk

SUPPORT Leeds Coeliac Group Sat 23 March, 1.30 – 4pm, Gluten-Free Food Fayre at Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawson’s Corner, LS28 5TA. Popular annual event with an abundance of gluten-free food suppliers. Details: leeds@coeliac.org.uk Leeds Migraine & Headache Support Group A friendly, supportive online group for people living with migraine & headache conditions in Leeds. Search ‘Leeds Migraine & Headache Support Group’ on Facebook or contact Fiona King on 07709 353 167

Leeds Healing Centre Fri noon - 2.30pm at HEART, Bennett Rd, Headingley, LS6 3HN. Healing to aid relaxation & promote wellbeing by professional team of volunteers. £5, no appointments necessary. Details: 07985 121810, www. leedshealingcentre.org. Also at Friend’s Meeting House, Roundhay, Thurs 7pm 8.30pm. Details: 07949 972690

Leeds Samaritans Confidential, nonjudgmental support 24 hours for those experiencing distress or despair. They listen for as long as you need. Details: 245 6789 or 116 123, www.samaritans.org/ branches/samaritans-leeds

Meditation with Music & Spiritual Healing Last Sat, 11am The Cairn Hotel, Harrogate (est over 20 years). Registered healer with Fellowship Award from Healing Trust National Federation of Spiritual Healers. Also registered with Complementary & Natural Health Care Council. Looking to start group in Leeds from June. Non denominational, all welcome. If interested get in touch.

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TALKS An Afternoon with Jenni Murray Sat 9 March, 3 – 4pm at The Leeds Library, 18 Commercial St LS1 6AL. The presenter of Woman’s Hour, discusses her book ‘A History of the World in 21 Women’. Part of The Leeds Lit Fest 2019. Details: www. carriageworkstheatre.co.uk/whats-on/ festival Café Economique meets Tues 5 March, 7.30pm at Seven Arts, Harrogate Rd, Chapel Allerton for a talk on‘ Basic Income & Democratisation’ by Dr Louise Haag, University of York, Basic Income Earth Network. 2 April: ‘Privatisation of Health & Social Care Services in UK’- Dr Jane Lethbridge, Public Services International Unit, University of Greenwich. £4 on door.

From Munitions to #MeToo: Women’s History Workshop Sat 9 March, 1 – 4pm Leeds Central Library. Join Tina Jackson, author of ‘Struggle & Suffrage in Leeds: Women’s Lives and the Fight for Equality’ & explore the stories of women in Leeds. Coinciding with International Women’s Day. Free but booking required: www.ticketsource. co.uk/leedslibraryevents

Leeds Geological Association meets Thurs 21 March, 7.15pm in the Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre, Michael Sadler Building, Leeds University for a lecture entitled ‘Victoria Cave & the forgotten

climate controversy’ by Dr Phil Murphy, Uni of Leeds.Visitors welcome. Details: www.leedsga.org.uk

National Trust Leeds Association Tuesday Talks Held 2nd Tues (12 March) 10am St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley.

‘Yorkshire Fundraising Update’ with Julia Guppy, NT Fundraising Consultant, + AGM. £4 (£3 members). Details: 225 1166, membership: membership@leedsnt.org. uk/

The Arts Society Leeds meets 3rd Wed (Sept – June) at Castle Grove Masonic Hall, LS6 4BP. Expert lectures, study days, visits, lunches, bar. 20 March: Contrasts of Colour & Form: Art Deco Jewellery with Susan Rumfitt,.

Visitors welcome, £7 on door. Details: membership@theartssocietyleeds.org, theartssocietyleeds.org, Facebook.

Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society (Family History Section) Sat 9 March, 11am at Swarthmore, 2–7, Woodhouse Sq. LS3 1AD. A lecture entitled ‘Introduction to DNA’ by C. Huston. Visitors welcome

WOMEN’S GROUPS Alwoodley WI meets 3rd Wed, 7.30pm at St Barnabas Church Hall (off The Vine). Learn, chat, laugh, make friends & help the community. Aged 18-80 – you are more than welcome. £37.50 a year or come as a guest for £4. Details: Facebook/ Alwoodley WI

Leeds Ladies Coffee Morning Thurs 7 March, 10am at Church Institute, New Market St. Keith Tordoff talks about ‘The World’s Oldest Sweet Shop’. Details: Joan 225 1166 Roundhay WI meets the 2nd Thursday, 7pm at St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Road, LS8 1JN. 14 March: ‘Women at War – The Barnbow Story’ with Jackie Lawrence. A journey back to the WW1 Barnbow Munitions Factory in Crossgates & the women who worked there. Details: Hilary 266 5648, wiroundhay@gmail.com, Facebook

Soroptimist International of Leeds meets 2nd Mon, 7.30pm at Weetwood Hall Hotel, LS16 5PS. Visitors welcome. www. sigbi.org/leeds/ University of Leeds Ladies’ Club Meets monthly. Fri 22 March: – talk at Devonshire Hall by Johnny Hayes on regeneration of Bishopthorpe Rd. York.

All women with strong affiliation to the University welcome. Details: The Secretary 261 4564 MISC/ EVENTS

course lunch while you learn the secrets of looking after orchids £19.95 Includes free gift. Booking essential. Details & to book: 230 3618, www.craghousefarm. com/events

High Tea for High Heels Sat 30 March, 3 – 6pm at Crag House Farm, Otley Old Rd, Cookridge, LS16 7NH. Treat your Mum to a special High Tea (£19.95). Details & to book: 230 3618, www.craghousefarm. com/events

Macbeth (2015) Film Screening Thurs

Adoption Afternoon Sat 23 March, 3.30 – 5pm Hope Pastures (junction Ring Rd/ Weetwood Ln) Get close to your Adoption Stars. If you have already adopted someone a donkey or pony - meet up with them. If not, here’s your chance to find out more. Refreshments. Details: www.hopepastures.org

All About Orchids Lunch Wed 27 March ,12 – 2pm Crag House Farm, Otley Old Rd, Cookridge, LS16 7NH. Ideal Mothers’ Day gift for ladies who lunch. Three

21 March, doors 5.30pm/film 7pm in reference library at Central Library.

Pre-screening exhibition of related items from library’s collection. Licensed bar from 5.30pm. Tickets £5 from: www. ticketsource.co.uk/leedslibraryevents

Pony 1 to 1s Wed 3 &10 Apr, 10am -12 noon at Hope Pastures LS16 5PH. Meet & groom the ponies. £5 donation per person to groom & receive a rosette.

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paul.seymourelectrical@gmail.com Qualified Electrician - Part P Registered NAPIT Registered - Full Public Liability Insurance All Works Guaranteed

To book a home visit call Emma on: 07984 739 135 Email: soletosoulfeet@gmail.com

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DAVID GUNBY ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR DOMESTIC – COMMERCIAL – INDUSTRIAL

We provide: Electrical survey & report on installation N.I.C.E.I.C. electrical inspection & test Electrical installations commercial & domestic Fire alarm installation & maintenance Emergency lighting – installation & maintenance Part P. testing & documentation Portable Appliance Testing (P.A.T.) Full/part rewires – additional sockets Replacement consumer units No job too large or too small FREE no obligation quotes Our work guaranteed for 5 years Please telephone for FREE advice Tel/Fax: 0113 268 2556 Mob: 07885 242055 Email: davidgunby.elec@gmail.com Phoenix House, 33 Talbot Ave., Roundhay LS8 1AQ

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Upholstery, Repairs & French Polishing

0113 267 5483 Abbey Upholstery, 7 Carr Bridge Ave, Cookridge, Leeds, LS16 7JZ Reupholstery specialists.

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NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL FROM A DRIPPING TAP TO A FULL BATHROOM INSTALLATION BOILER INSTALLATIONS, SERVICING & REPAIRS FIRE & COOKER INSTALLATIONS

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