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C O N T E N T S LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 09 10 12 24 30 31 34 35 37 38 40 42 46 52 56

CELEBRATE HEADINGLEY COUNCILLOR JAMES MONAGHAN COMMUNITY NOTICES GREAT NIGHTS OUT THE CARRIAGEWORKS TURNS FIVE WIN TICKETS TO LEEDS CONCERT SERIES HERITAGE OPEN DAYS THEY LIVED IN HEADINGLEY SHOP FRONT – PAPER SCISSOR STONE THE U FILES GARDEN ROUND UP HEADINGLEY FARMERS’ MARKET IS FOUR! SOUND & VISION YOUNGER LIFE HEALTH & FITNESS

This magazine is published by North Leeds Life Limited, 265A Otley Road, West Park, Leeds LS16 5LN. Established in 2005, we are an independent, family-owned and operated business, publishing nine monthly magazines in Headingley, Meanwood, Weetwood & West Park, Horsforth, Cookridge, Adel, Menston, Otley and Bramhope & Pool-in-Wharfedale. Monthly door-to-door distribution: 36,000; estimated monthly readership: 120,000.

Disclaimer: Whilst every effort is made to ensure that all editorial, advertising and directory listings are accurate, the publisher is not liable for any errors, omissions, statements or opinions provided. The publishers accept no liability of any nature arising out of or in connection with the contents of this magazine.

Dear Readers As we swim out of August it’s good to know that Leeds has loads lined up to keep us all entertained and amused over the next few months. Our Great Nights Out feature gives a quick rundown of some of the things you can look forward to – from fabulous opera and dance, to great theatre, all kinds of concerts, gigs and comedy nights.

We take a look too at the impact Headingley Farmers’ Market has made as it turns four, and chef Jake Rosen gets excited about some seasonal delights.

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In the Health and Fitness section we get an update on the team at Otley RUFC and a quick introduction to Zumba. Brendan Campbell reviews Inception in Sound and Vision and we get a glimpse of the programme for The Grove International Concert Series in Horsforth and the highlights of the Leeds Concert Series at the Town Hall.

There are lots of other little snippets of news, the Community Pages are overflowing – and don’t forget Heritage Open Days where lots of interesting buildings throw open their doors and invite you in, and it’s free!

Our deadline for October is 1st September, and 1st October for our November issue. Keep your news and stories coming in – we love to hear from you.

Kind regards Carole, Jack and the team Cover: Northern Ballet’s Dangerous Liaisons, playing at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, 7th – 11th September. Photo: Jason Tozer.

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FOOD COOPS ARE COMMUNITY RUN PROJECTS THAT BRING LOCAL PEOPLE TOGETHER TO HELP THEMSELVES AND IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITY FIND OUT MORE ON PAGE 45

Rev Barry Overend, Vicar of St Chad’s, Far Headingley retires this month, having been at St Chad’s since 1987, a total of 23 years.

In that time thousands of people have benefitted greatly from his ministry.

He will be particularly remembered for his preaching. Usually amusing and always thought provoking, he was winner of the first Times ‘Preacher of the Year’ competition in 1995. His weekly ‘Life on an Angle’ slot on Radio Leeds was popular with many, as was his weekly Saturday column in the Yorkshire Post.

His last service will be on Sunday 5th September. He will be much missed and we wish him a very happy retirement.

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STICKY TOFFEE CUPCAKE ON ROAD TO SUCCESS

Cutting Cake Patisserie of Meanwood Leeds has been selected as a finalist in the hunt to find Britain’s best cupcake baker.

Its entry, a Sticky Toffee Cupcake, made the final round of the competition and was hand delivered to the Rafayel Hotel in London to take its place next to the other lucky finalists. Inspired by the classic restaurant desert, Sticky Toffee Cupcake is already winning fans.

Cutting Cake Patisserie was set up in May 2007 by husband and wife team Mark Shipway and Nang Kham Mai to indulge their shared passion for baking.

They combine the finest ingredients with artisan skills to create cakes and chocolates that look beautiful and taste delicious. Working from their family home, they sell many of their products at local farmers’ markets, festivals and fares in and around Leeds.

To see if their Sticky Toffee Cupcake is crowned the National Cupcake 2010, check out their website at www.cuttingcake.co.uk

NEW BUTCHER COMES TO HEADINGLEY Exciting times are ahead for Headingley as it sees its first butchers shop (in over 10 years) opening on 6th September.

Award winning butcher, Steve Curtis, will open Headingley Farm Butchers, a traditional yet modern farm shop, next door to Harris’s on North Lane. Working closely with the Headingley Development Trust, the main emphasis will be on quality, local sourcing and unbeatable service.

Steve has 27 years’ experience in the trade

and has managed thriving butchers shops in Crossgates and Pateley Bridge. He sees Headingley as a perfect opportunity to re-introduce a traditional butcher back onto a busy high street, using local farms within the Yorkshire region.

Homemade and locally produced pies and sausages, along with hot pork, beef, sausage and bacon sandwiches will be on sale from 7am each morning.

You are invited to an open evening on Friday 3rd September from 4 – 8pm for a drink, a chat and a sample of the delicious, mouth-watering products soon to be available at Headingley Farm Butchers.

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We offer: • 24-hour care and support • Single en-suite rooms • Excellent home cooking with special diets catered for • Stimulating and wide-ranging activities • Pleasant gardens with sitting area • Visits from Doctors, Chiropodist, etc • CQC rating - Good

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CONTEMPORARY ART ON YOUR DOORSTEP The Headingley Cardigan Triangle Art Day invites you to browse or buy great art from residents’ houses. Wander the distinctive leafy streets in the area between Burley Park Station, Headingley Stadium and Cardigan Road on Sunday 26th September between 11am and 5pm and discover the work of 19 artists. There will also be a host of on-street fringe activities, including The Cardboard Cinema and The Triangle Plinth where, like the Trafalgar Square 4th Plinth, you can have a short time in the limelight. You can even make your own art, with activities to entertain families throughout the day.

A café will have hot/cold drinks and home-made cakes.

Admission is free and a colour programme with full details of all the artists will be available (at a small charge) from the reception. Promo postcards will be available across Headingley & West Park throughout September showing how to get to the event. Further information at www.headingley.org/ artday

LEEDS TRINITY GRADUATES FLYING HIGH Statistics released today reveal that Leeds Trinity University College has some of the highest graduate success rates in the country.

The National Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey, shows that, despite the challenges of the economic climate, 93% of those graduating last year with a first degree from Leeds Trinity University College were either in work or further study six months after graduation.

These statistics show that Leeds Trinity University College and Leeds College of Music have the highest employment rates in Yorkshire for their graduates.

“These results reflect our dedication in preparing our students for the real world of work”, said Professor Freda Bridge, Leeds Trinity Principal. “The career-focused learning and practical experience elements of our courses, combined with the social and volunteering opportunities we provide, give excellent preparation for the world of work.”

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CELEBRATE HEADINGLEY – IT’S HERE! Another great weekend is in store for Headingley residents on 11th/12th September. As Headingley Farmers’ Market celebrates its fourth anniversary on Saturday a brass band will be playing in The Rose Garden, Cream Teas will be served at New Headingley Club from 10 – 11.30am, and there’ll be a Celebration of Textiles’ in the Methodist Hall (10am – 4pm, entry £1) featuring weavers, spinners, dyers and lace-makers. Tea and cakes will be served in the Hall from 1 – 4pm. That evening there will also be a ceilidh in St Michael’s Parish Hall with Bandiera Rossa from 7.30 - 10.30pm, tickets £4 on the door.

A change to the programme involves Theatre of the Dales who were hoping to stage The Merchant of Venice in Dagmar Wood – they will now present ‘Sonnets – A Summer’s Day’ which was written specially for Theatre of the Dales by local writer Paul Priest and premiered at the 2009 Headingley LitFest. This play about Will Shakespeare, Mr. W.H. and the ‘Dark Lady’ incorporates twelve famous sonnets. It will be performed at 8pm on Saturday and Sunday nights at the old Yorkshire College of Music and Drama on Shire Oak Road. Tickets ÂŁ6/ÂŁ5 available on the door.

On Sunday enjoy the festival’s traditional barbecue at the New Headingley Club, 4 – 8pm. Tickets (£5) are available from Oxfam Books.

A celebration of textiles Demonstrations all day including tatting, patchwork, lacemaking, rug making, weaving, spinning, knitting, crochet and lots more ... one off pieces for sale

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A FORUM FOR BECKETTS PARK RESIDENTS The Becketts Park Residents’ Association would welcome new members. The Association is made up of people living in and around the Becketts Park area – namely the area within St. Anne’s Road, Batcliffe Mount and Drive, and St. Chad’s Drive including St. Chad’s Rise and Avenue. Their aim is to provide a supportive forum, to share news and information of interest to local residents, and to maintain and improve their community.

If you live within this area and would like to support, and have support, regarding local issues such as traffic, HMOs (Houses of Multiple Occupancy), local developments and the park, then please contact the Association. Membership is free: just email your name and address to: BeckettsParkResidents@gmail.com HEADINGLEY ‘THIS PLEASANT RURAL VILLAGE’

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This is a fascinating history of the Headingley area. Beautifully presented, it is full of interesting facts and people, period photographs and maps, and traces how Headingley grew in the 19C from a country village to a lively bustling centre.

Pick up your copy (paper back £13, hardback £20) from North Leeds Life offices at 265a Otley Road, LS16 5LN.

NEWS N E FROM YOUR COUNCILLORS COUNCILLOR JAMES MONAGHAN Many residents have complained about the problems associated with pubs and takeaways in Headingley.

We are only too aware of these problems - from noise nuisance and disorder in central Headingley, to takeaway litter and empty bottles in residential streets.

We are working closely with the police and residents’ associations to tackle this and have successfully implemented a Cumulative Impact Policy (CIP) addressing pub and hot food takeaway opening hours.

Headingley is the first place in the country to use such powers.

The Council is now about to review the Statement of Licensing Policy, which covers the CIP and the sale of alcohol and late night refreshments.

The current CIP states that: It is the Council’s policy, on receipt of relevant representations, to refuse applications in Headingley for premises which are predominantly ‘alcohol-led’. It is also the Council’s policy to refuse applications to materially extend the opening hours of any licensed premises within the area.

This has been very successful in reducing crime, disorder and public nuisance in the centre of Headingley.

The changes to the CIP are intended to alter the boundary area, extending the CIP to include parts of Hyde Park and various applications in the scope of the CIP. There will be a drop-in session at the Headingley Community Centre on Tuesday 21st September, 6.30 – 8.30pm, where you can talk about the proposals with your councillors and Council licensing officers.

Full details of the revised Licensing Policy, and ways in which residents can have their say, can be found at www.leeds.gov.uk/lpc. If you have any questions feel free to get in touch with us.

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COMMUNITYNOTICES ACTIVE Abbey Runners Tues, 7.45pm Adel Memorial Hall, Church Lane, for local run & Thurs, 7.20pm, Leeds Met Beckett Park campus for coached track sessions.

All standards of runner welcome. Details: www. abbeyrunners.co.uk Briggate Morris (Women’s Northwest Morris Dancing) New members invited for winter season.

All ages & abilities welcome, no experience required. Practice Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm, Brownberrie Lane Preschool, Horsforth.

Details: Katie 07890 754115, www.briggatemorris.blogspot.com.

Dalesbus Ramblers Free guided walks in Yorkshire Dales Sundays. All walks accessible by DalesBus services 800, 820 & 870 which link North Leeds with the Dales on Sun & bank hols. Details: Steve 07982 764 857 www. dalesbusramblers.org.uk.

Farsley Celtic Badminton Club Join a friendly group, Mon 8pm Farsley Celtic Football Club. All ages welcome. Details: Derek 259 0668.

Five Rhythms Dance Moving meditation.

Beginners welcome.

Alternate Fridays at Adel Methodist Church LS16 7PQ, 7.30 – 9.45pm.

Details: www.souldance. ning.com Friends of Lawnswood Badminton Club Mon & Weds (term time), 7 – 9pm, Sports Hall Lawnswood School.

Parents, children (accompanied) & wider community welcome.

Details: Tony Magee 267 3728, baylis365@ btinternet.com.

Heritage Open Day Guided Walk Thurs 9 Sept at Roundhay Park.

Led by Leeds City Council Ranger Steve Joul, it covers the history of the Park. Free. Meet 2pm at Visitor Centre, beside The Mansion. Finishes about 4pm.

Kirkstall Harriers Running Club Mon & Wed, 6.50pm, Kirkstall Leisure Centre. All abilities welcome! Details: www. kirkstallharriers.org. uk, kirkstallharriers@ googlemail.com Leeds Area Disabled Swimming Club Recovering from a stroke

or other condition where swimming could help? A friendly, safe environment where you can swim & gain confidence. New members welcome.

Mon 7 -8pm at Holt Park Leisure Centre. Details: Ruth 275 7825, Sara 287 6250.

Leeds Cycling Action Group Free Open Evening Tues 21 Sept with speaker Tori James – adventurer & cyclist, 7pm Oxford Place Centre, Oxford Place, Leeds LS1. Campaigns, social rides, events – join & help improve provision for cyclists in Leeds.

Details Sue: 274 2582, www.leedscyclists.org.uk Leeds DFAS (Decorative & Fine Arts Society) Wed 15 Sept, AGM 1.30pm, followed at 2pm by a lecture: ‘Pearls before Swine: the story of a royal necklace’ with Jane Kelsall. Castle Grove Masonic Hall, off Moor Road, Headingley. Guests welcome £5. Details: Ann Lightman 0113 261 1363.

Leeds Contra Ceilidh 2nd & 4th Tues of month (Sept – June), 8 – 10pm Headingley Parish Hall, St Michael’s Rd. Live band!

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required. Newcomers welcome. Details: Liz 284 3282, www.leedscontra. freeuk.com Leeds English Folk Dancing Society Weds, Meanwood Methodist Church, 7.30 – 9.30pm.

Details: Derry Fletcher 07960 335926.

Leeds HF Rambling & Social Club. Walks on a Sunday geared to public transport from Leeds.

Social events in winter.

Details: Send SAE to John Maltman, 52 Vesper Gate Mount, Leeds LS5 3NN. Leeds Morris Men Thurs 7.45 - 9.45pm, Notre Dame Sixth Form College, St. Mark’s Avenue. New members welcome.

Current age range 12 -70!

Details: Brian 278 1787.

Leeds YHA Walking Group Walks, cycle rides, weekends & social activities. Over 160 members aged 20-74.

Details: Stephen 368 0417, www.leedsyha. org.uk

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ANY CONDITION IMMEDIATE CASH Mrs. P., a Leeds businesswoman, posted her gold to one of the cash for gold adverts seen on TV. A cheque arrived for £64.99. Mrs P. was horrified by the amount and demanded her items back. She later took the same pieces to Queensbury Jewellers Ltd and received £590.00 in cash.

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Lindy Hop Dance Mons, Moortown Social Club, Cranmer Gardens, LS17. Beginners 8pm, Intermediates 9.15pm.

No partner needed.

Swing music. £5/£4.

Details: Joyce 278 9891/ 07748 702102 www. swingjiveleeds.com Meanwood Park Bowling Club Plays in the park & welcomes new members.

Details: drop by the green or call 294 6012/274 7076.

Phoenix Folk Dancers English Country Dancing, Adel Methodist Church Hall, (behind the Lawnswood Arms), Wed 8 –10pm. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary. Details: 2611902 Scottish Country Dancing Thurs 7.30 – 9.30pm, St Columba’s, Headingley Lane. No partner necessary. £2.50 incl refreshments. Details: 269 1791, 278 2300, pathynes001@tiscali. co.uk St Chad’s Tennis Club Join our friendly club & play tennis throughout the year - fun club sessions & competitive opportunities.

New members welcome.

Details: Anne Wallace 274 9917 The Tuesday Club Dance the night away at The Village Hotel, Otley Road, LS16, 8–11pm. Great atmosphere & DJ. Over 25s. Smart dress. Only £3.50 Details: Reg on 01274 771285/ 07939 959400.

Walk Back in Time with Friends of Roundhay Park.

Sat 11 Sept, 1.30pm at the Visitor Centre, beside The Mansion. A fascinating walk along the Geology Trail. Free.

Finishes about 4 pm.

Walk in Their Shoes Sat 25 Sept Temple Newsam, Leeds. 5 mile sponsored walk in memory/support of someone special to you. Proceeds to St. Gemma’s Hospice.

Details: 218 5505.

Weetwood Walking Group Start walking to a healthier life! Walking can lower blood pressure, reduce high cholesterol, enhance mental wellbeing, help control body weight, improve flexibility & coordination, reduce the risk of heart disease & stroke. Details: Rachel Hepton 07528 252412, rachel.hepton@ wysport.co.uk Yarnbury Angling Club Matches 1st Sun of month. Members only.

Coach transfers to & from venues. Details: Adrian Addy 07956 964713.

ARTS & CRAFTS Chinese Brush Painters Society Sun 12 Sept, Jean Beever leads a session on painting your own Christmas cards & winter scenes. 10am – 4pm at Pool Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane.

New members most welcome. Details: Anne Allan 01422 368482, mail@cbpsyorks.co.uk

Craft Club Friendly, informal club for all levels of experience & interest, Thurs 2-4pm Stainbeck Church, LS7. Try different crafts or bring your own. £1 to cover materials.

Details: Vanessa 07961 535767, vanessa@ threechurches.org.uk Farsley & District Art Club Mon & Wed, 7:30pm & Thurs, 2pm for drawing & painting at studios in Westroyd Park, New Street, Farsley. Club also hosts expert demos, workshops, critiques & exhibitions. New members welcome. Details: www. farsleyartclub.org.uk.

Knitting & Nattering 3rd Tues of the month (20 July), New Headingley Club, St. Michael’s Rd, Headingley, 7.30pm. All welcome! Details: 07712 540388, george.judd1@ ntlworld.com Life Drawing Friendly group of artists of all levels of experience meets regularly in Adel.

Sessions Tues – choice of AM, PM or evenings.

Details: Bob 230 1761,bandlisle@ntlworld. com Poetry Evening Wed 22 Sep, 7.30pm, Headingley Community Centre.

Hosted by Michael HIldred, Poet & Author on theme of ‘Journey’. All welcome to read in 2nd half of evening. Details: Carol 269 0356

COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS Headingley Farmers’ Market 2nd Sat of month, The Rose Garden in front of The Arc on North Lane.

9am – 12.30pm.

Hyde Park Community Shop Open Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 1 – 4pm Hyde Park Methodist Mission Church, Woodsley Rd. LS 3. Ladies, men’s & children’s clothing, books, toys, bric-a-brac & more.

90% of things cost just £1.

Oddfellows Coffee Morning Fri 10 Sept, 10am Meanwood Institute, Green Road.

Homemade produce, tombola, plants & white elephant in aid of Wheatfields Hospice.

Details: Tracey 0113 242 4003.

St Andrew’s Church Coffee Morning 3rd Sat every month 10.30am-12, St Andrew’s Church Hall, Butcher Hill. All Welcome Table Top Sale, Headingley Methodist Church, 18 Sept, 10am.

Anyone interested in a table can contact Margaret 257 6547/ Pauline 274 1244 Wheatfield Weekly Sales Wheatfields Hospice holds sales every Tues (1.303pm) & Fri (10am-12pm).

Bric-a-brac, books, furniture, new & second hand clothing. Café open on Fri & jewellery on 1st & 3rd Tues.

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GROUPS/CLUBS Adel Ladies Luncheon Club meets 1st Wed of month, Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Castle Grove Dr, LS6. On 6 Oct Carole Smithies, MBE, gives a talk entitled ‘The Barnbow Lassies’. Details: Muriel Huntley 230 1584.

Alwoodley Motor Club Every other Thurs 8.309pm, The Wharfedale Inn, Arthington Lane.

All welcome. Details: 0113 391 0403, www. alwoodleymc.org.uk Ash Road Area Residents Association meets 7.30pm at Headingley Community Centre.

Themes for upcoming meetings are: ‘Noise’ 13 Sept; & ‘Housing’ 22 Nov. Details: ashroadarea.r.a@ googlemail.com Book Club At Oxfam Bookshop, Headingley, 1st Tues of each month, 7.30pm. Details: 274 3818, oxfamshopf0839@ oxfam.org.uk Bramhope Round Table Every 2nd Tues. Fun, friendship & fundraising (in that order!). All men between 18 & 45 welcome. Details: www. bramhoperoundtable. co.uk, info@ bramhope844.co.uk

Cat loving volunteers wanted! Join friendly new cat welfare group supporting feral & stray cats. Fundraisers and fosterers needed - full support given. Details: 07876 212 518 feralcarwelfare@aol.com, www.feralcatwelfare. org.uk Comedy Writers Forum Readings, feedback, etc.

Tues 21 Sept, 7-9pm, upstairs at Pack Horse pub, Woodhouse Lane (opposite University Engineering block).

Details: Terry 295 5339/ tbuchan@ntlworld.com with Comedy Writing in subject line.

Cookridge Gardening Club The 67th Annual Show is on Sat 11 Sept. Everyone welcome. Open for anyone to exhibit in a variety of classes – flowers, plants, fruit & veg, floral art, cookery, photography, crafts & children’s classes. Photography classes: Buildings; Reflections/Shadows; Skylines/Sunsets; Flower Study; Animal antics.

Details: The Secretary 0113 2671858 Headingley Flower Club Demonstration Fri 3 Sept, 7.30pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre. Join in Sept & you’ll see two

Area Demonstrators, the Christmas Demonstration & have the chance to attend a Christmas workshop for just £12 .

A warm welcome awaits new members & visitors.

Kaleidoscope Social club for over 50s & unattached with a zest for life. Monthly programme of events. Not a dating agency. Details: 2621455 or 2612272, www.kaleidoscopeleeds. weebly.com Lawnswood Bridge Club 1.15pm Tues, YMCA Otley Road. Small friendly club playing Chicago. New members welcome with a partner if possible.

Details: 07771 610350 Leeds Anglo German Club Mon 6 Sept, 7.30pm at St Columba’s URC, Headingley. ‘Burgen am Rhein’ an illustrated talk about castles in the Rhineland by Kurt Berlet.

Details: 268 7697 Leeds Association of British Federation of Women Graduates meets monthly, usually in Headingley. Next event: coffee morning, Sat 25 Sept, 10.30am. Details: 262 4131 / leedsawg@ ntlworld.com

Leeds Caledonian Society – for those with an interest in all things Scottish. Winter programme starts with a Social Evening on Wed 13 Oct, 7.30-9.30pm at The Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel. Details: 0113 267 0424, www. leedscaledonians.org.uk Leeds Feline Friends Can you give a cat in need a good home away from a busy road? Please take a look on www. leedsfelinefriends.org.uk.

Details: 216 0593, mail@ leedsfelinefriends.org. uk, PO Box 294, Leeds, LS16 0ES Leeds Hospital Alert Small group of concerned people campaigning for preservation of the NHS. Next meeting Wed 22 Sept, 7.30pm, Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. Details: Beatrice Rogers 0113 278 5495 Leeds Horticultural Society 1st Tues of month, St Chad’s Centre, Otley Road, 8pm. Improve your gardening skills, learn from interesting speakers.

New members welcome.

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Leeds Ladies Coffee Club Meet 1st Thurs of month, 10.30am at Leeds Church Institute, New Market St. Leeds. Elma Mangnall gives a talk on ‘Maundy Money’ 2 Sept. Tony Cleaver presents ‘Some Northern Gardens’ 7 Oct. Details: 268 4921 Leeds Lions Every 2nd Mon, Holiday Inn Express, Cavendish St, LS3, 7.30pm. Details: Joan Kirkham 0113 274 3689 Leeds Movie Makers Get more out of your camcorder & film making.

Fri 7.30pm, Stainbeck United Reformed Church Hall, Stainbeck Lane (rear entrance). Details: George Wooley 225 6444, Doreen Wood 278 2972.

Leeds Oxfam Group holds open evenings with invited speakers & arranges events & activities across the city in support of Oxfam. Meetings 1st Wed of each month, 7.30 pm, Civic Hall. Next meetings 1 Sept & 6 Oct. Details: Pauline Neale 0113 269 3542 Leeds U3A A vibrant organisation with 19 interest groups & regular monthly meetings for anyone not in full time occupation, Details: Bill 07552 448834, www. u3aleeds.org.uk Leeds Womens Luncheon Club Meets 4th Wed of month for lunch, 12.15pm, Cosmopolitan (formerly Golden Lion), Swinegate, Leeds. Interesting speakers. Details: 267 9316.

Meanwood Men’s Society New season of talks, visits, supper nights & games events starts with a Team Quiz Mon 20 Sept, 8pm at The Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood.

You’re welcome to turn up on the night & you will be allocated a team. Details: Mark 274 7611, Colin 2746316.

Meanwood WI meets 3rd Tues, Meanwood Institute, Green Rd. On 21 Sept Alan Pugh talks about ‘Further Travels on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal’.

Mercury Movie Makers Club for camcorder owners. Weds, Rawdon Conservative Club, 7:30pm. Advice freely available. Regular film & practical evenings, & occasional outdoor events.

Details: 257 7274, www. communigate.co.uk/brad/ mercmove Methodist Women’s Luncheon Club (Leeds & District) Welcomes new members to their monthly meetings at Devonshire Hall, Headingley on 2nd Wed of each month (Oct – May). Good food & excellent speakers!

Details: Shirley 257 9381.

Muslimah Mums’ Group If you would like join in, please email MuslimahMums@yahoo.co.uk for details. Inshallah.

Paxton Horticultural Society Early Autumn Show, Sat 25 Sept, Paxton Hall, Kirkstall Lane, LS5.

Incorporates Annual Show of local branch of National Vegetable Society. Open

to public 2- 4.30pm.

Details: Graham Wheatley 256 3055.

Social & Activities Club New members welcome.

Mainly over 30s. Meals, pub nights, theatre/films/ music, walks, badminton, book group, weekends away & more. Monthly new members night in north Leeds. Details: 0113 258 1126, www. leedsivc.org.uk Trackrod Motor Club Meets 1st Tues of each month, 9.30pm at Old Modernians Club, Cookridge Lane. New Members welcome.

Details: www.trackrodmotorclub.co.uk The Tuesday Club - Ladies’ Lunch Group Devonshire Hall, Cumberland Rd, Headingley, last Tues of month. Lunch 12.30pm, followed by visiting speaker. Details: Heather Harrison 267 8437, hharrison578@ btinternet.com White Rose Ladies Speakers Club Farsley Library Community Room, Mon, 7.45pm. 13 & 27 Sept.

Friendly environment in which to find your voice & improve your presentation skills, while having a lot of fun. Details: Sheila Wyatt 267 2062

MUSIC Amici Singers New term starts 16 Sept, 7.30pm at Adel Methodist Church.

Mixed voice choir, new singers welcome – no auditions, only a desire to make music with others.

Details: 0113 228 5932/ 0113 2671292.

Bell Ringing at St Chad’s Thurs 7.30 – 9pm Beginners & experienced ringers welcome. Details: Simon Futers 230 0186, t.s.futers@leeds.ac.uk Flute Group - starts again Tues 7 Sept 6.30 7.30pm, Yorkshire College of Music & Drama, St Mark’s House, St Mark’s Ave. For flautists of Grade 4 standard & above. Do come & join us! Details: 2751232.

Lawnswood Singers Female choir, practices Wed 7.30pm, Holy Trinity Church, Green Lane, Cookridge. Good singers welcome to try us out.

Wide repertoire & friendly people! Details: Brenda Hawer 0113 2671292, www.lawnswoodsingers. co.uk.

University of Leeds Ladies’ Club welcomes women connected to the University/either serving or former staff members, partners of staff, or grads of the Uni. Regular events.

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Learn to Sing Close Harmony Course (male voices) 7.30pm every Mon for 6 weeks starting end Sept at Rawdon Conservative Club, Leeds Road, Rawdon. Numbers limited, please book.

Details: Steve 01423 874319, Keith 01274 583989.

Leeds & Bradford Barbershop Harmony Club Mon, 7.30pm, Rawdon & Guiseley Conservative Club, Leeds Rd, Rawdon.

Male singers who can take on four part harmony most welcome. Details: 01274 583 989.

Leeds Organ & Keyboard Club Join in playing or listening to Yamaha AR100 organ & PRS S.900 keyboard. Occasional concerts by professional artists. Wed 7.30-10.30pm.

Guiseley Factory Workers Club. LS20 9DT. Details: 226 5671 Leeds People’s Choir is Recruiting A friendly mixed-voice secular choir now recruiting for September. Vacancies in all areas, but numbers are limited. No auditions. The choir is open to anyone who enjoys singing. Meets Wed, 7.30 – 9.30pm at Swarthmore Education Centre. Details: David 0113 225 2816, enquiries@leedspeopleschoir.org.uk, www.leedspeopleschoir.org.uk Phoenix Concert Band A community wind band rehearses weekly at West Park Centre, Spen Lane, Thurs 7.30 – 9.30pm.

No audition. Players

of a suitable standard welcome (Associated Board Grade 5). Details: secretary@phoenixband. co.uk, www.phoenixband. co.uk SENIORS Lunch Club Mons & Weds 11am-1.30pm (£4). Stainbeck United Reformed Church, Stainbeck Rd. Meal, friendship, gentle exercise. Transport provided. Volunteers welcome. Details: Avril or Brian 293 5847, Angela 225 3766 Leeds & Bradford Friendship Group Friendship & activities for people of retirement age.

1st Wed of month, Pudsey Civic Centre 1.30pm.

Speaker or entertainment 2pm. Also days out, dining, walks, holidays, computer & play reading groups. New members welcome. Details: Barbara 01943 875208.

Mena Exercise Classes Starting 7 Sept – ChairBased Exercises: 10 -11am Bentley Court; 11.30am – 12.30pm Memorial Dr; 1.30 – 2.30pm Astura Court. Tai Chi classes Tues 2 – 3pm & Thurs 12 – 1pm at Meanwood Community Centre, £2. Term time only. Details: MENA 278 5777 Older & Active in Leeds New weekly ‘Meanwood Strollers’ group. All walks under an hour. All abilities. Details: Hillary or Jaki 350 4200/ 350 4210. www.fgfleeds.org

St Chad’s Lunch Club Weds 12 - 1.30pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre.

Tasty 2-course meal, tea/coffee, biscuits & good company for just £3.50! Open to all those of retirement age living locally to St Chad’s.

Transport provided.

Details: Anne 274 9917, Claire 275 2917.

STEP Bingo, Brunch & Banter Thurs 11.30am - 12.30pm, St Andrew’s Church Hall, Butcher Hill. STEP Men’s Group meets monthly Wed, 1.30 - 2.30pm. Drop in Group every Thurs 10 – 11.30am & Gentle Exercise every Tues 10 – 11.30am. Details: 275 7988 SPIRITUAL Christian Science Church Services, 40 Otley Rd, Headingley: Sun 10.30am. Testimony meetings 2nd Wed of month, 7.30pm & 4th Wed 2.30pm. Reading Room open 11am - 2pm Tues, Thurs & Fri. www. christianscience.org.uk Drop-In Group Meditation Sun 7- 8pm (except 3rd Sun of month: 6.307.30pm). Experience peace & calm with periods of silence & guided meditations.

Brahma Kumaris, West Park. Details: 275 7727, leeds@uk.bkwsu.org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/leeds Headingley St Columba URC Worship every Sunday 10.45am. All welcome.Details: www. headingley-urc.co.uk

Holy Trinity Church Meanwood Services 8.30am 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sun of month. Joint service at Methodist Church, 8.30am 4th Sun. Sung Eucharist Sun 10.30am (except term time - Parade services 1st Sun). Wed am service every 2nd Wed,10am in the vicarage. Details: www.holytrinitymeanwood. org.uk Learn to meditate FWBO Leeds Buddhist Centre. A contemporary approach to meditation, mindfulness & the Buddhist tradition.

Also classes in yoga & bodywork, chronic pain & stress management.

Details: 244 5256, www. leedsbuddhistcentre.org.

Leeds Healing Centre Now at Burley Lodge Centre, 42-46 Burley Lodge Road, LS6.

Healing by members of The Healing Trust (NFSH) to aid relaxation & promote wellbeing.

Fri 11am – 2.30pm.

Also at Friends’ Meeting House, Roundhay, Thurs 7 – 8.30pm.

Donations appreciated.

Details: 07985 121810, 01274 617700, www. leedshealingcentre.org

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Leeds Stillness Group Based on the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now & A New Earth. Watch footage of an Eckhart Tolle talk followed by a period of silent meditation. Small donation appreciated.

Details: 07884 332644 or www.peacenowhere. com Meanwood Valley Baptist Church meets at Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Ave. Sunday service 11am, coffee 10.30am. Details: Church Office 275 7215, www.mvbc.org.uk.

Meditation in Leeds Weekly drop-in classes in Meanwood, Leeds University, Roundhay 7.30-9.30pm. Details: 224 2902, info@ meditationinleeds.org www.meditationinleeds. org Raja Yoga Meditation FREE 8 week course starts Mon 6 Sept, 7.30 - 9pm. Free. Booking required. Details: 275 7727, leeds@uk.bkwsu. org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/ leeds St Andrew’s Church Moor Grange Saturday Sanctuary All Age Service 1st Sat every month, 4.30pm. Informal worship followed by refreshments.

All welcome.

St Michael’s Parish Church Headingley 8am services, 2nd & 4th Sun of month. 10am Holy Communion. 12.15pm communion (said service).

Wed 10.30am Holy Communion every week.

Self Esteem Workshop Sat 4 Sept, 2 – 5pm Weetwood Hall, Otley Rd. LS16. Free. Booking required. Details: 275 7727, leeds@uk.bkwsu. org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/ leeds SUPPORT Arthritis Care Leeds Branch Meets 3rd Tues of each month, 7.30 – 9pm, St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley.

New members welcome.

Details: Pat 0113 275 7694 Different Strokes Invites stroke survivors to join them, Wed 1.45 – 3.45pm, Adel Stables, Back Church Lane. Incl. an hour of exercise.

Details: Linda McLean 225 4744 D.R.E.A.M Group for people with disabilities (18 – 65) in NW Leeds.

Meet Mon 1.30 – 3.30pm. New members & volunteers welcome.

Details: 07708 245 425 dreamnwleeds@ hotmail.co.uk, www. dreamnwleeds.org.uk.

Link on 203 3333.

Families Need Fathers 7.30pm, 2nd Wed of month, Victoria Hotel, Great George St, Leeds.

Support & advice group for parents trying to maintain & develop relationships with their children, following divorce or family breakdown.

Details: Don 07981 710179, Ray 07921 728747.

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Leeds Coeliac Group Fri 24 Sept, 7.30pm.

Gluten-free meal at La Cantina 44 Ristorante, 1a Austhorpe Road, Crossgates, Leeds LS15.

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

Leeds Lymphoedema Link Support Group Meets Sat 4 Sept & Sat 4 Dec 10.30am-12.30pm Headingley St Columba United Reformed Church, 70 Headingley Lane, LS6.

Anyone connected with Lymphoedema welcome.

Speakers, tombola, book & plant stalls throughout the year. Details: www. lymphoedemaleeds.co.uk National Association for Colitis & Crohn’s Disease (Leeds) Supports people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), their friends & families throughout North & West Yorkshire. Four educational & support meetings a year, as well as regular informal meets.

Details: 0845 130 6809, Leeds@groups.nacc.org. uk, www.groups.nacc.org. uk/leeds Leeds Diabetes Support Group 1st Mon of month, West Yorkshire Playhouse,7– 9pm.

Variety of speakers. All welcome. Details: Joan Wells 225 4528.

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Parkinson’s UK (Leeds Branch, formerly Parkinson’s Disease Society) Wed 8 Sept, 2pm, St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley. Terry Thompson talks about his recent visit to Canada.

Details: Jim 257 5634.

Talking Magazines Anyone blind or partially sighted can obtain these monthly cassettes by contacting Leeds Cassette at the Shire View Centre, 72 Headingley Lane LS6 2DJ or calling 0113 270 9130.

The Open Door Café A meeting place for people with dementia & their carers. Last Mon of month (ex bank hols), 2-4pm, New Headingley Club, St Michael’s Road.

Details: Nikki 231 1727 Wheatfields Carers Support Group Small friendly group meets at Wheatfields, Grove Lane, 2nd Wed of month, 1.30 – 3pm. Chat over coffee & share experiences.

Details: Chris Ellis 203 3342, Angie Thompson, Carers Leeds, 246 8338.

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TALKS & DISCUSSIONS Headingley Cafe Scientifique Mon 4 Oct, 7.45 – 9.30pm at New Headingley Club, 56 St. Michael’s Road, Leeds LS6 Speaker: Dr. Paul Ruffle, Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, University of Manchester. Topic: How I wonder what you are: the birth, life & death of stars. All welcome.

Adm £2. Details: ann. clarke17@yahoo.co.uk ‘Food & Mood’ Fri 3 Sept, 7.30 – 9pm Weetwood Hall, Otley Rd., LS16. Free.

No booking required. Details: 275 7727, leeds@ uk.bkwsu.org, www. bkwsu.org/uk/leeds Friends of Roundhay Park Tues 21 Sept, 7pm at the Education Centre adjoining the Mansion in Roundhay Park – Local historian Ann Wilkinson will look at the role of the Victorian middle class in creating the most charming suburb of Leeds. Admission £3 for FoRP members/£5 non members.

Headingley Green Party Works in Leeds NW Constituency for a safer, sustainable world & meets at least once a month.Details: 226 1876, info@headingleygreens. org.uk, www.headingleygreens.org.uk, or write to: Headingley Green Party, c/o 21 Hollin Drive, Leeds LS16 5NE.

Headingley & Kirkstall Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) Campaigns for a world free from WMD & works for a truly peaceful & secure future. Meets 1st Tues of month, Headingley Community Centre, North Lane. 7.30-9.30pm Newcomers welcome.

Details: 274 1011, dave@ yorkshirecnd.org.uk Leeds DFAS (Decorative & Fine Arts Society) Wed 15 Sept, AGM 1.30pm, followed at 2pm by monthly lecture: ‘Pearls before Swine: the story of a royal necklace’ with Jane Kelsall. Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Moor Road, Headingley. Guests welcome £5. Details: Ann Lightman 0113 261 1363.

Oddfellows Tues 21 Sept, 12pm at Headingley Club, St Michael’s Rd. ‘The Work of the Leeds Carers’ Association’ by Val Hewison. Wed 29, 7.30pm at Unity Court, Meanwood Rd. ‘Clarice Cliff – Genius...or Right Place Right Time’ a talk by Pat Osborne. All welcome.

Details: Tracey 0113 242 4003 Yorkshire Archaeological Society (Family History Section) Sat 11 Sept, 2pm, 23 Clarendon Rd, Leeds – a talk ‘Making the most of your Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates’ by Barbara Dixon.

Free. Drop-in sessions Tues 2 - 4pm for anyone needing help with family history research. Details: Mrs J.Butler 0113 263 9540

The Thoresby Society, the Leeds Local History Society offers lectures Oct-April & outings in summer. Local history library (23 Clarendon Rd) open Tues & Thurs 10am-2pm.

Non-members welcome at both. Details: 247 0704, www.thoresby.org.uk MISC/ Events Allo! Allo! Adel Players present the stage version of this hilarious comedy

by Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft, Wed 27 – Sat 30 October, 7.30pm at Adel Memorial Hall, Church Lane, Adel. Tickets (£6) available from Anne & Mike Andrews 0113 275 5585 or tickets@ adel-players.org.uk Many tickets already sold, so call now!

Antiques Roadshow Sat 25 Sept, 7.30pm at Meanwood C of E Church.

Pierre Macaig of Wilby Auctioneers will talk about antiques & collectibles.

Bring your items for him to value.

Blood Donor Sessions Wed 8 Sept, The Grove Centre, Horsforth 2.304pm & 5-7.30pm Thurs 23 Sept, Adel Memorial Hall 2-4pm & 5-7.30pm.

ESNW Extended Services provides info for families with children aged 0–19 in LS16 incl. Adel, Cookridge, Holt Park, Ireland Wood & Tinshill.

Details: Gill Wyatt 07970 399274 / wyatt01@ leedslearning.net or Gail Pollard 0113 267 8032 /

pollarg01@leedslearning. net Website: www.esnwextendedservicesleeds. ik.org Fashion Conscious Wed 29 Sept 7.30-10pm, Leeds Seventeen Bar & Restaurant, Alwoodley.

Showcasing some of the region’s finest eco friendly fashion ventures with loads of quirky ideas, workshops & presentations to entertain fashionistas. Details & tickets: 218 5570 / hayleya@ st-gemma.co.uk Heritage Day Sat 11 Sept, Meanwood C of E Church.

10am-4pm. Come look around & ring the bells.

Coffee & cakes available.

Honey Bee Swarms will be collected free of charge, if accessible, Details: Terry Beddows on 268 8231.

Hope Pastures Horse & Donkey Sanctuary Weetwood Lane, LS16. Visitors welcome 10.30am – 3pm, guided tours Wed 11am.

Free admission. Pony Days every Thurs during school hols. Details: Karen 0794 894 8158. www.hopepastures.org Jigsaws at Abbey House Museum Wed 1 Sept, 10.30 – 11.45am. A morning of doing jigsaws from the museum collections hosted by Kitty Ross, Curator of Social History. £3.60 per person, booking essential. Details: Abbey House Museum 0113 2305492.

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Large Room for Hire Meanwood Methodist Church, Monk Bridge Rd. Excellent floor, adjacent kitchen & disabled facilities, plus smaller room for meetings of 12-15 people.

Weekdays & evenings.

Details: 293 9564.

Low Cost Acupuncture Tues, Burley Lodge Centre. Non-profit clinic run by qualified members of British Acupuncture Council. £12 for 45-min treatment.

Details: 275 4142, acumedica@gmail.com NeighboursUnited.net Independent community social network, run by volunteers, for those who work, live & study in Leeds. Share news, chat, add event notices

& share videos or photos of activities.

Members can also link through Facebook & Twitter. Details: www. neighboursunited.net

a new challenge? Why not join our leadership team. No prior knot tying experience required!

Details: gsl@ stchadsscouts.org.uk.

Oxfam Book Quiz, Nation of Shopkeepers (25 Cookridge Street, Leeds).

28 Sept, 7.30pm. £1 entry per person, 5 people max per team. Exciting prizes to be won.

Squirrel Way Children’s Home Gala Sat 11 Sept, 1 Squirrel Way, Shadwell LS17, 1 – 4pm. Raising money for children’s cancer ward in Leeds & Martin House Hospice.

Food & craft fair, BBQ, live music, go kart track, fun fair games & much more.

Rooms for Hire Headingley Methodist Church has rooms of various sizes which can be used for meetings, activities & celebrations. Details: Margaret Appleyard on 257 6547.

St Chad’s Scouts Looking for fun, adventure, or

Vintage Fair 18/ 19 Sept at St. Gemma’s Hospice, Moortown One of the biggest vintage & collectables fairs in the region. All types of antique, vintage & retro goods.

Volunteers Wanted!

Yorkshire Cancer Centre is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help run a new Charity Shop based at St James’s Institute of Oncology.

Details: Aanika Dhillon 206 8620, volunteer@ yorkshirecancercentre. org.uk.

Wheatfields Hospice Needs You! Fundraising Dept is looking for people to help them with admin work. If you have IT skills, are confident on the phone, have PR experience or like organising events, they would like to hear from you. Details: Sharon 203 3333

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TAKE TO THE STREETS AND BE PART OF A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

Midnight Walks 11 September 2010 Ilkley Lido 25 September 2010 Harewood House, Leeds Up for a challenge? Join us for one of these ladies-only midnight walks in the Leeds area.

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AS OUR CLASSIC BRITISH SUMMER - A FEW HOT DAYS AND A LOT OF RAIN! - DRAWS TO A CLOSE, WE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO NIGHTS OUT IN THE COMING MONTHS. AND, FEAR NOT, THESE WILL BE ANYTHING BUT DULL! OUR FAIR CITY HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER THIS AUTUMN, YOU’LL HAVE A PACKED SOCIAL CALENDAR. FROM LOW KEY GIGS TO GRAND EVENTS THAT’LL KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF, THERE REALLY IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

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Celebrating 20 years since surreal series Twin Peaks hit UK screens, fans from across the UK will head to the grade 1 listed Temple Works, which will be transformed into Twin Peaks for one evening; the R&R Diner, One Eyed Jacks Art Casino, The Black Lodge and The Roadhouse.

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ENJOY HIGH DRAMA AT THE THEATRE

FLASHBACKS!

The Howard Assembly Rooms at The Grand has a jam packed schedule of events revolving around two central themes; Back to the Woods, a gritty collection of music, drama, film and literature and Don’t Breathe, a look at the ghostly works of Henry James.

One of the most highly anticipated plays at the West Yorkshire Playhouse this season is, undoubtedly, Crash, written by Oscarnominated screenwriter William Nicholson.

Opera North bring you a fabulous production of Pinocchio and Northern Ballet have some Dangerous Liaisons and the classic, Swan Lake. And of course, The Carriageworks is celebrating its 5th anniversary with a great line up of shows throughout the autumn.

If you’re tired of all these modern events, why not pop up to Harewood House for their Drive-In movie screening of Dirty Dancing (11 Sep)? Spend an evening under the stars with a cinematic classic! As an added bonus there’ll be free entry to Harewood House all that day as part of Heritage Open Days. If the 80s isn’t far back enough for you, how about taking in the 1940s weekend at the Royal Armories (18-19 Sep)? There’ll be music, dancing and live history displays to take in.

MUSIC TO YOUR EARS

O2 Academy has some fantastic gigs in store over the coming months, including Groove Armada (7 Oct) and Manic Street Preachers (11 Oct). If you’re more of the classical persuasion, check out Classical Fantasia at Kirkstall Abbey (18 Sep). Expect fantasyinspired music, stunning fireworks and a breathtaking setting. There’s also the Leeds Concert Series at Leeds Town Hall which will see The Houston Symphony from Texas performing ‘Holst’s: The Planets’ featuring the latest high definition planetary images from NASA.

HAVE A GIGGLE

Everyone needs a laugh and with the variety of comedy nights on offer in Leeds, you’ll be able to chortle right through to Christmas!

You’re ‘Avin a Giraffe is a stand up comedy night at The Adelphi in Leeds on the first Monday of each month. There are also comedy sessions on Thursday nights at The Library in Hyde Park and Saturday nights at HiFi in Leeds, so get yourself down there for some side splitting action.

CELEBRATE A FESTIVAL

With the thoroughly impressive line up at Ilkley Literature Festival this year (1-17 Oct), it’d be pretty foolish to miss it. Leeds International Film Festival (4-22 Nov) will be showing a fantastic selection of films from all over the world. The Gathering (5-15 Nov), is a city-wide celebration of traditional Irish music, song and dance. And of course there’s Leeds Light Night (9 Oct), where city centre buildings open their doors, often ‘til midnight and you’ll find art in the most unusual spaces.

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BILLY LIAR COMES TO THE PLAYHOUSE It is, of course, significant that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the stage production of Billy Liar, even more so since writer, Keith Waterhouse, passed away last year, that the play finds itself coming ‘home’ in a sense to Leeds and The West Yorkshire Playhouse.

We sat down with director Nick Bagnall during rehearsals to get his take on why the play continues to be so important. The story revolves around Billy Fisher, who works in a dead-end job as a clerical assistant, but has dreams about being a script writer. He builds a web of lies that frustrates everyone around him. “The character of Billy is one that everyone can connect with”, says Bagnall. “It’s that idea of wanting to better yourself and the fear of that.”

Nick’s passion for the material is clear. “It’s a beautiful story that doesn’t need messing with. It still resonates now”, he says. One thing he’s been very specific about is the period. “It absolutely has to be set in 1959”, he says. “There’s a certain etiquette, a certain way of living, being on the cusp of the massive social change that was to come with the 60s – that’s all very central to the play.”

While the play is universal and works anywhere, there’s definitely something about it that resonates here in this city. “There’s that sense that you’re not going to be defeated, which I think is a very Yorkshire thing”, says Bagnall. Undoubtedly, a play that was written around this area will be appreciated by a Leeds audience.

Billy Liar, 4 September – 2 October. Tickets available from the box office 0113 213 7700

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TICKETS FOR ILKLEY LITERATURE FESTIVAL ARE SELLING FAST! There’s a fabulous line-up for this year’s Ilkley Literature Festival, which runs from 1st – 17th October. This includes Dame Ellen MacArthur, Roddy Doyle, Audrey Niffenegger Barbara Trapido, Michael Parkinson, Polly Toynbee Will Self, Blake Morrison, Louis De Bernieres, Gervase Phinn and poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy.

Celebrating the best local, national and international authors, poets and journalists writing today, a wide-ranging programme of talks, readings, workshops and master classes explores a huge variety of topical subjects: what it means to be British; how science affects us all; the history of famous people and places; the myths and truths behind environmental issues.

Tickets are available from 01943 816 714 or admin@ilkleyliteraturefestival.org and you’ll find the full programme at www. ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk.

A very special season of physical and contemporary theatre The Dinosaur Show

Mon 13 – Wed 15 Sept, 7.45pm Tickets: £9 (concs £2 off)

Jack Pratchard

Fri 1 Oct, 7.45pm Tickets: £9 (concs £2 off)

Crocosmia

Tues 5 Oct, 7.45pm Tickets: £9 (concs £2 off)

The Dreadful Hours

Wed 6 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £13, £11 (concs £2 off)

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Thur 7 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £11, £9 (concs £2 off)

Triptych

Thur 21 & Fri 22 Oct, 8pm Tickets: £9 (concs £2 off)

Ockham’s Razor The Mill

Sat 30 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £13, £11 (concs £2 off)

Sweeney Todd

His Life, Times & Execution Wed 10 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets: £11, £9 (concs £2 off)

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From Jonathan Storey’s show ‘Jack Pratchard’ at The Carriageworks

The Carriageworks Theatre celebrates its fifth anniversary in November with another great programme.

The season kicks off with Crushed Arts presenting the premiere of The Dinosaur Show (Mon 13 – Wed 15 Sept), and features eight new pieces including Crocosmia (Tues 5 Oct) from multiaward winners Little Bulb Theatre.

Ockham’s Razor, renowned for spectacular physical theatre, present The Mill (Sat 30 Oct) featuring an enormous suspended wheel NORTHERN BALLET THEATRE PRESENTS DANGEROUS LIAISONS

of wood and steel, powered by the performers.

Tommy Tiernan’s Crooked Man (Sun 24 Oct).

Red Ladder Theatre’s new play, Ugly, (27/28 Sept) was specially commissioned from local writer Emma Adams, whose Forgotten Things, was shortlisted for the 2009 Meyer-Whitworth Award and received rave reviews at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Younger audiences are well catered for too, with Twinkle Twonkle (Sun 26 Sept), and The Night Pirates (Tues 26 Oct).The Carriageworks’ hugely popular traditional pantomime this year is Cinderella (Fri 3 Dec – Sat 8 Jan 2011). Last year’s panto broke all box office records and this year’s is set continue its phenomenal success.

There’s also another strong comedy line-up with Robin Ince’s Bad Book Club (Wed 8 Sept), Dr Phil Hammond’s Rude Health Show (Wed 15 Sept), Mitch Benn and the Distractions (Sat 9 Oct), and

For further information about The Carriageworks visit the website at www. carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

Nixon’s dance adaptation of Laclos’ classic novel tells a story of sexual power, depravity, cruelty and deceit in 18th century France

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CELEBRATING THREE DECADES OF ORCHESTRAL EXCELLENCE This year, Leeds International Concert Season celebrates three decades of bringing world-class music to Leeds Town Hall.

Featuring a ‘Space’ theme, Leeds will host some of the finest international orchestras, including the Houston Symphony which will perform Holst’s The Planets as you’ve never seen it before! The Planets – An HD Odyssey features the latest high-definition planetary images from NASA’s exploration of the solar system, produced and directed by Duncan Copp (9 Oct).

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Further highlights include the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio (30 Oct), the Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra (5 Feb), Orchestre National d’Ile de France (5 March) and the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra (14 May).

For a copy of the programme, call 0113 247 8336 or email music@leeds.gov.uk.

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HERITAGE OPEN DAYS IN NORTH LEEDS Celebrate Heritage Open Days in North Leeds from Thursday 9th – Sunday 12th September. This feast of architecture, exhibitions, guided walks and activities puts heritage and volunteers into sharp focus.

Discover more of your local area with a guided walk around Far Headingley, historic Guiseley, Roundhay Park, University of Leeds’ campus or Otley’s conservation area.

Get behind closed doors with tours of the architecturally quirky Hinsley Hall, awardwinning Otley Courthouse - sensitively converted into an arts and community centre, the ever popular Hyde Park Picture House, Meanwood Holy Trinity Church with its Thompson mice, the magnificent Brotherton Library and two rare 17c places of worship, - Bramhope’s Puritan Chapel and Rawdon’s Quaker Meeting House.

Alma Road in Headingley features two openers with St Lukes’ Lutheran Church and no.1 Brodrick Court (named after its famous architect.)

There’ll be exhibitions to enlighten and educate – in Otley’s impressive Methodist Church, beautiful stained glass in Leeds Metropolitan’s Pearson Windows, at the White House on Otley Chevin and Rugby League’s Hall of Fame housed at Red Hall.

For the more active try some bell-ringing at St Michael’s Headingley – after climbing some steep steps of course!

All these events are free, including entry on two days to fabulous Harewood House, where there will be tours, exhibitions and activities – something for everyone!

For opening times, more details and a full listing throughout the Leeds area, go to www.heritageopendays.org. Leaflets are available from libraries, museums and Leeds’ Visitor Centre at Leeds City Station.

ALL THESE EVENTS ARE FREE, INCLUDING ENTRY ON TWO DAYS TO FABULOUS HAREWOOD HOUSE, WHERE THERE WILL BE TOURS, EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES – SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

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AS WELL AS POLITICS, REID HAD STRONG LITERARY INTERESTS. HE WAS A GREAT ADMIRER OF THE BRONTËS, AT A TIME WHEN SOME STILL DISMISSED THEM AS INFERIOR WRITERS In 1866 a young journalist, Thomas Wemyss Reid, 24, stepped off the train in Leeds to take up the post of chief reporter on the Leeds Mercury, then the leading provincial newspaper in the north. He was to stay here for more than 20 years, deeply involved in the political and intellectual life of the town, which he declared always held a special place in his heart.

Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1842, he began work as an office clerk at 15, but cherished an ambition to be a newspaperman.

By 19 he had got a job with the local paper. His brilliance as a reporter and leader-writer led to his appointment as editor of the Preston Guardian in 1864, and then to his post in Leeds.

After a year he was appointed the Mercury’s representative in London, where he formed influential political and literary friendships which gave him access to several behind-thescenes scoops. In 1870 he was invited back to Leeds to be editor of the Mercury, which flourished under his enthusiastic leadership, rivalling the London press in the quality of its news and comment and its insider sources of information.

His personal life prospered too.

Widowed after only three years of marriage, he married again in 1873, his new wife the daughter of a Headingley merchant.

They lived first in Ashwood Villas, Headingley Lane, and then in a newly built villa in Cardigan Road, overlooking open fields which were later to be transformed into the famous cricket and rugby grounds.

A committed Liberal, he was a firm supporter of Gladstone and his policies, and it was at his suggestion that Gladstone was invited to contest Leeds in the 1880 general election, though in the event Gladstone’s son Herbert took the seat. The following year Reid was one of the organisers of Gladstone’s ceremonial visit to Leeds, when the elderly Prime Minister was feted like a god. The arrangements featured a massive banquet for 1,300 people in the Cloth Hall yard, expensively covered over for the occasion, a lavish luncheon at the Town Hall, and a mass meeting where he addressed a packed, excited audience of some thirty thousand. This was followed at dusk by a huge torchlight procession out to Headingley where Gladstone was staying.

Reid found the spectacle of the torchlit column of thousands of men snaking across the darkness of Woodhouse Moor unforgettable.

As well as politics, Reid had strong literary interests. He was a great admirer of the Brontës, at a time when some still dismissed

them as inferior writers.

Knowing this, Ellen Nussey, Charlotte Brontë’s intimate friend, entrusted him with the letters Charlotte had written to her and told him previously unknown stories of her friend.

On these he based articles and a monograph about her which stirred up some controversy.

Biography suited him, and he was later to record the lives of some of his political and literary friends: W.E.Forster, MP for Bradford and architect of the 1870 Education Act; Richard Monckton Milnes, first Lord Houghton; Lord Playfair; Dr John Deakin Heaton of Leeds; his friend William Black the journalist and novelist. These, like the Life of W.E.Gladstone which he edited, contain much material still valuable today. He enjoyed success too as a novelist, publishing two novels which sold very well in their time though they are now forgotten.

In 1887 Reid resigned as editor of the Mercury though he continued writing weekly articles. He moved to London to become manager of the publishing company Cassell & Co., and became a well-known commentator on the political and literary scene. He was knighted in 1894 for ‘services to letters and politics’ and died in 1905 at his London home.

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PAPER SCISSOR STONE Paper Scissor Stone was founded in December 08 by Steven Banks & Si Scott. Their vision was to open a shop that inspired customers & offered a broad mix of clothing, art & lifestyle products. They also needed an outlet to sell their own wares - Banks run’s menswear label Electronic Poet and Scott is a famed illustrator and graphic designer. The pair brought their inspirations together & sourced like-minded fashion labels & artists, with a focus on supporting local talent. They also just opened the Rebel Pin Up hair salon at the back of the store. ..............................................................

difference and the feedback from our regular customers is always radiant.

On the art side, Si Scott is by far our best seller. Customers are entranced by the intricate detailing that makes up his now famous Animal collection. We stock the biggest collection of Si’s work in the UK and we’re launching a new collection in September. Rob Ryan, a recent addition to our art range, has also been a huge success – fresh from his exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park plus collaborations with Liberty, Vogue & Paul Smith, Rob is another one to watch.

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A relaxed, informal place to buy forward thinking fashion and contemporary art from designers & artists sourced globally.

What are your best selling lines?

Wood Wood is our best selling menswear label. The laidback label from Copenhagen fuses basic styles with traditional elements & simple graphics.

For Women, Emily & Fin dresses fly out off the racks! Their vintage inspired dresses come in a variety of prints & styles, perfect for work or play. We make an effort to source well priced, good quality labels with a

What trends are you most looking forward to?

Our focus when buying is to select clothes you can wear in three years time and still look great in. You’re guaranteed to find unique products that’ll stand the test of time. For Autumn/ Winter our biggest influence has been the Nautical/Maritime trend which has been interpreted by several of our popular Scandinavian brands. Expect nautical inspired work-wear for men and Breton striped tee’s for the girls.

Why should people shop here?

We are the only store in Leeds to house contemporary art & fashion under one roof, with a focus on excellent customer service. Our aim is to bring you products from our travels round the globe and brands & artists that are new to Leeds. We also house one of the most impressive contemporary art ranges in Yorkshire.

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We provide a superb framing service through Leeds Framing Centre for art purchases, and with our Rebel Pin Up hair salon our stylists can finish off your new outfit from the store with a new hairstyle, be it a cut, colour or one of Rebel Pin Up’s signature ‘pin up’ do’s.

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In September Lawnswood School holds an Open Day, welcoming parents, prospective pupils and local residents. Over the years the school has been instrumental in helping numerous pupils to reach their potential, including one who ‘raised the bar of achievement’ both figuratively and literally.

Roy Park, usually known as Reg, was born in Leeds (1926), the son of a gym owner. He was a natural athlete. In 1943 the Leeds Modern school magazine recording him as being in the Football First XI, the cricket team, and setting records on Sports Days. He had also turned out for Leeds United reserves before being sidelined through injury.

At 16, Reg became interested in body building and four years later in 1946 came 4th in the Mr Britain competition. It is reported that some of the Lawnswood girls remember him funding his body building interests as a model for a life class at Leeds College of Art in 1947.

In 1949, he won the Mr Britain title, followed in 1950 by the titles of Best Developed Athlete in America, Overall Winner Mr Europe and Overall Winner Mr Universe. His competitive career lasted twenty seven years winning a world title (Mr Universe) every seven years. Reg Park was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s bodybuilding inspiration and in 1970 the two met in the NABBA Pro Mr. Universe competition, where 23-year-old Arnold only just managed to best 42-year-old Mr Park.

His physique enabled him to star in a series of Italian made films between 1960 and 1965, including Hercules in the Haunted World with co-star Christopher Lee. Reg settled in South Africa, establishing a successful gym business and died in November 2007.

Bird B ird dW Watch with Stan Kenyon Waterbirds have had a successful nesting season, partly as a result of the dry spring and early summer and absence of prolonged heavy rain, which swamps their flimsy nests.

Moorhens favour lakes, rivers, pools and streams. Pigeon-sized and blackish, they have long green legs and red bills tipped with yellow.

A larger relative is the coot, which prefers larger lakes and slow rivers. It is plump and sooty black with a conspicuous white bill and frontal shield.

Great crested grebes occur in similar places to coot. They are handsome birds, long bodied and long necked, mainly brown with a white front to the neck. In breeding plumage they have brownish-red head plumes and pairs perform elaborate head-to-head courtship ceremonies.

Numbers of moorhen and coot seem stable, while great crested grebes are, if anything, increasing. Coot form large winter flocks and are very aggressive to both each other and other birds.

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God, I hate September. It’s such an awkward wardrobe month. I spend the whole summer clinging on for dear life to sandals and pretty dresses, but making sure I shove my umbrella in my bag, just in case. Of course, there’s barely enough room in my bag, what with my ‘just in case’ sunglasses and ‘just in case’ cardigan. But somehow, I battle through.

I actually look forward to the autumn where I can be guaranteed cold, blustery weather. I know where I stand: boots, warm jacket, thicker tights, possibly a scarf. But what on earth am I meant to do with September? Inevitably, after keeping us guessing all summer, the weather decides to play a particularly evil trick and get all ‘Mediterranean’ on us. But I can’t wear sandals in September – I remember from my ‘back to school’ days, there’s just something unseemly about September sandal-wearing. Are bare legs acceptable or should I be opting for a 10 denier tight? These decisions plague my day so much, I have to get up half an hour earlier, the whole month, just to stand in front of my wardrobe looking confused, or curse at the weather channel.

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September 2010

GARDENROUND-UP

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Apart from normal gardening jobs, think about planting tubs, planters and hanging baskets for an autumn display. Try Caryopteris, a superb shrub with aromatic leaves and tufts of blue/lilac flowers, along with autumn-flowering pink heather and green/cream ivy. This combination needs sun, semi-shade and an acid potting mix, and should be kept moist.

It should last a couple of years before needing to be planted into the garden.

delicate pink miniature Michaelmas daisies in an old hanging basket.

Line it with moss, piercing the plastic liner for drainage. Feed it every two weeks with a high potash feed to encourage the daisies to produce a good crop of flowers. If you don’t want to hang it, it could sit on top of a large, weighted plant pot.

frozen for use over the winter. Use the green tops of leeks for soup adding potatoes to thicken it. It’s a good idea, if you have the room, to make up different soups and freeze them. Some varieties of apples are ready for picking and storing, but pears may need a little longer to ripen.

find potatoes as well as any new vegetables you may plant in the same spot. Heavy clay needs to have some sharp sand and compost added and left over the winter before digging over again and adding well rotted manure and compost.

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BRITAIN IN BLOOM JUDGES VISIT FRIENDS’ GARDEN Last month Britain in Bloom judges visited The Friends’ of Roundhay Park Garden, located at the far end of the Canal Gardens at the entrance to Roundhay Park from Old Park Road. This was an area of semi-derelict and boggy scrub until 2002 when the Friends’ project began.

Today the garden, inspired by the Yorkshire Dales’ landscape, features a large rock out-crop above a stream crossed by stepping-stones and paths which wind through, forming a circular route through The Rainbow Garden to Tropical World. Around 200 plants, shrubs and flowers were planted, complementing the mature trees already on the site.

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HEADINGLEY FARMERS’ MARKET IS FOUR YEARS OLD! Headingley Farmers’ Market was set up in September 2006 with three clear aims: to give the community a range of high quality, locally produced food and to provide a focus for the regeneration of Headingley, which over the years had lost its range of shops and independent traders.

The market started with just nine or ten stalls, now there are nineteen or twenty every month, providing a fabulous range of food, and plants in season.

“We aim to provide the widest choice possible”, said a spokesperson from Headingley Development Trust (HDT) which runs the market. “We have about 10 core producers: organic and farm reared meat, fish, cheese,

THE MARKET STARTED WITH JUST NINE OR TEN STALLS, NOW THERE ARE NINETEEN OR TWENTY EVERY MONTH, PROVIDING A FABULOUS RANGE OF FOOD, AND PLANTS IN SEASON. bread, eggs, cakes, pies and organic vegetables, pies. Another 10 or so are occasional or seasonal: strawberries, asparagus, rhubarb, potatoes, trout, venison, chocolate. So, customers have a rich shopping experience.”

Most producers come from within 30 miles of Headingley – just one or two, like fish fresh from Whitby, come from further afield. It is this commitment to the tenets of farmers’ markets that won the market FARMA accreditation eighteen months ago. It is also appreciated by the customers: recent research showed that access to good quality local food was one of the key draws. “The market has made me aware of the superb quality around”, said one shopper.

Of those questioned, a stunning 76% thought that the market had had a significant impact on their shopping habits.

Many shoppers come along to bump into friends and support the community and the organisers regularly enhance their experience with a range of live music – from flute players and folk singers, to Lawnswood Community Choir, jazz band Sharp Intake and the ever popular Yorkshire Brass Band, which will be playing at the anniversary market this month and at Christmas.

Of course, the market wouldn’t happen without a lot of hard work, from the HDT organising group, operations co-ordinator, Nigel, and the young people from Lawnswood School, who are paid to erect and dismantle the stalls, and other volunteers. “The market is real community and team effort”, said a member of the organising group, “but it’s also huge fun, helping to bring the community together and make Headingley a better place to live.”

The next Headingley Farmers’ Market is on Saturday 11th September 9am – 12.30pm and every 2nd Saturday of the month at the Rose Garden, North Lane, Headingley.

For further information contact: Helen Seymour on 0113 274 6362/ 07788 190 589,or email: helen. seymour@btinternet.com. Headingley Farmers’ Market is run by Headingley Development Trust www.headingleydevelopmenttrust.org.uk

photos: Anthony Farrimond www.anthonyjamesphotography.co.uk

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September 2010

SUPPORT LOCAL FARMERS THROUGH CO-OPERATION!

SAVOUR THE SPECIAL DELIGHTS OF AUTUMN September is a wonderful, varied month for food, bringing with it not just the joys of the end of summer, but a plethora of autumnal delights.

Celebrate British Food Fortnight by helping set up a food co-op! Running from 18th September to 3rd October is the UK’s biggest celebration of British food. Coinciding with Harvest Festival, British Food Fortnight is a celebration of all food that is seasonal and British, and helps to highlight the wonderful variety of food our farmers produce.

Food co-ops are community run projects that bring local people together to help themselves and improve their community. By working together and buying directly from farmers and suppliers, a wide range of foods can be made available to the community at cheaper prices – and it supports the farmers and producers too!

Community-run food co-ops come in all shapes and sizes including buying clubs, bag or box schemes, stalls or shops, and sell a variety of different foods such as fruit and vegetables, wholefoods, homemade bread, local meat or dairy produce – in fact anything you want!

To find out more, or if you’re interested in helping to set up a food co-op, contact, Lizzie Fellows, regional adviser for Yorkshire & the Humber, on 0845 2500529 / 07814 756511 or lizzie@sustainweb. org.

Late British summer fruits like apples, plums, and blackberries are in abundance, and now is the time to start thinking of preserves – there is nothing like a greengage jam to lavish upon toast. The game season begins in earnest this month also, with venison in particular at its best; the deep, gamey, velvety rich meat brings warmth to those inevitable colder evenings. The meat should be dark and very lean, with little or no fat, and while the fillet can be grilled or fried as with beef, the haunch, shoulder or shin makes for wonderful braises and stews. I doubt it will be readily available in the supermarkets, but there are a couple of places in Kirkgate market that stock it, and all good local butchers should source good quality meat.

Undoubtedly one of my favourite arrivals in autumn is wild mushrooms. A morning of wild foraging is intensely satisfying, but most farmers’ markets and good greengrocers should offer a decent selection. Note also that if you do pick your own mushrooms make sure you have them checked by a mycologist, as misidentification can be very dangerous. Some of the best British varieties include the exquisite, floral chanterelles (look for girolles and yellow-foot varieties), and cepes (other names include penny bun or porcini), which are more robust and earthy, as well as puffballs, morels, horn of plenty (trompettes), and hedgehog (pied de mouton).

Mostly delicate in taste, I wouldn’t usually cook these in dishes where they would get lost among stronger flavours, but let them star in a risotto, or simply sautéed in butter with fresh herbs atop a piece of white fish.

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MUSICLISTINGS

Mountain Goats Wed 8 Sept. Brudenell Social Club, 9pm. American acoustic college rock – brings to mind REM Acoustic Open Mic Night Wed 9 Sept, 8pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Sign up on the night, 15 mins /3 songs. Organised by Sebastian John.

Joseph & David at Acoustic Revolution Sat 11 Sept, 4-8pm The Adelphi, Leeds, £2 Joseph & David are David Henshaw & Joseph Lawrenson Merseymania Sat 11 Sept, 8pm Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Re-live the excitement of a night at The Cavern Club in the 1960s.

Songs by The Beatles, Drifters, Searchers, Rolling Stones, The Who & more.

Iron & Wine Sun 12 Sept, Howard Assembly Rooms, 7.30pm. Songwriter Sam Beam has a rare way with

Electric Eel Shock, Sun 12 Sept The Well, 7.30pm, Japanese rock ‘n’ roll band, clearly influenced by Led Zeplin & Black Sabbath but delivered with the kind of insane humour only the Japanese can manage.

Mike Hope Quartet Sun 12 Sept, 1 – 4pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton.

Afternoon jazz.

Charlie Parr Mon 13 Sept, Nation of Shopkeepers, 7.30pm. Brilliant American folk music from a man who plays a mean banjo & national steel guitar.

Rachel Grimes Tues 14 Sept, 7.30pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. ‘Emotionally charged piano music which always errs toward the melodic side of melancholy’ MOJO.

Gary Stewart solo debut album launch night! Thurs 16 Sept, Brudenell Social Club, Hyde Park, 8pm-11pm.

Hope & Social, & Rosie Doonan supporting. Album ‘Boy Cries Wolf’ released 13 Sept, via ITunes, Amazon, Bandcamp Tkts from Crash, Jumbo or Gary.

Barenaked Ladies, Fri 17 Sept. O2 Academy, 7pm.

Nicknamed ‘The Canadian Housemartins’, this five-piece are a top concert attraction.

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Soul Train Sun 5 Sept, 8pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton Festival closing party – 60s re-visited with soul, reggae, ska, funk, mod 60s R&B.

words. Hushed, intimate, lyrical portraits revealing a depth not seen since the 60s folk movement

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Ad Hoc Baroque present Love, Death & the Nightingale Sat 4 Sept, 7.30pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton An exploration of the cosmopolitan world if 17th & 18th century music making.

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Hannah Trigwell Wed 1 Sept, Sandinista, Leeds.10pm. Free

Yoruba Sun 19 Sept, 1 – 4pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Afternoon jazz.

Pete Molinari, Mon 20 Sept Brudenell Social Club, 7pm.

Shades of Woody Guthrie, Jimmy Scott, Bob Dylan & Patsy Cline in a voice & poetry that is entirely Molinari’s own.

I Am Arrows, Mon 20 Sept The Cockpit, 7pm. Former Razorlight drummer, Andy Burrows with his new solo project Snake Davis Thurs 23 Sept, 8pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Snake (sax & flute) teams up with singer Helen Watson, crossing the boundaries between jazz, blues, soul & folk. Mark Creswell guitar,Dave Bowie double bass.

Leeds Womens’ Aid III. Thurs 23rd Sept. Royal Park Cellars, Hyde Park, Leeds. 8-11pm. Entry £3.50 18+ Event. Oui Bee, David Henshaw, Hannah Trigwell, Amelia Orgill, & Pippa Lloyd play sets for charity Women’s Aid. www.womensaid.org Sky Larkin, Thurs 23 Sept Brudenell Social Club, 7pm Leeds-based trio who’ve toured with The Gossip & Broken Social Scene Mt Desolation Fri 24 Sept Brudenell Social Club. Side project of Keane members Tim Rice-Oxley and Jess Quin ‘Roots’ Fri 24 Sept , New Headingley Club, St Michael’s Rd.

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Comanechi, Sat 25 Sept Nation of Shopkeepers, 8pm Dynamic riff-monster, boy/girl, London/Japan duos who’s debut single ‘Rude’ on White Noise sold out within a week of release At The Adelphi, Leeds Saturday, 25 September 2010 From 7:30pm until 11:45pm Open Mic Night at The Adelphi Sat 25 Sept & ev Wed. Are you a musician looking to showcase some new material? The is the venue for you!

Natural Impulse Sat 25 Sept, 8pm at Seven Arts.

Classic covers stripped down to basics. Their treatment creates a very laid back feel to their performance.

Kano, Sun 26 Sept, The Cockpit, 7.30pm. A grime artist with true star quality, Kano’s witty, insightful street polemics are sure to get you thinking while you groove to the beat Tiffany Page, Mon 27 Sept The Cockpit, 7pm.

Soulstress. Just imagine Tori Amos, Dolly Parton & Carole King all crammed into one Seven Jazz Tony Kofi Thurs 30 Sept, 8pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton.

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SIMON LINDLEY OPENS GROVE INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SEASON Once again Leeds City Organist, Simon Lindley will open the popular concert series at Grove Methodist Church, Town Street, Horsforth in October. Musical Director, Richard Kenwood-Herriott, has drawn up another exciting programme.

Sunday 24th October - Simon Lindley - Master of the Music at Leeds Parish Church and Leeds City Organist Saturday 13th November - West Riding Opera Director Martin Binks Saturday 11th December - Quodlibet - Early Music specialists, with a Christmas Flavour Saturday 29th January– Kenwood-Herriott duo 21st Anniversary Concert.

Saturday 25th March - City of Leeds Youth Symphony Orchestra - Director Douglas Scarfe Programme to include Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Oboe Concerto Sunday 15th May - Craig Ogden - Guitar.

A welcome return visit by this Internationally renowned classical guitarist.

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September 2010

GAMES REVIEWS

Starcraft 2 PC BBFC – N/A

The original Starcraft was released over ten years ago. Back then, most multiplayer games were complicated to set up and prone to crashes.

Starcraft, however, set itself apart, giving us the Battle.Net system and allowing players to drop in and out of games without fuss. Blizzard revolutionised online RTS gaming.

SC2 remains true to the original’s multiplayer roots.

Balance and attention to detail are keen. Choosing between the three races on offer is less a compromise, more a carefully made decision on how to approach each battle.

Unfortunately, the single player experience features only one campaign. It’s a shame that Activision has made the decision to charge players for further maps and missions. This mercenary approach, and the focus on multiplayer means that Starcraft 2 is likely to appeal to hardcore strategy fans only.

The Nintendo Wii with its unique control system, is a perfect match for the game of golf. So perfect in fact, that mega-publisher EA were quick to offer full Wii support for their Tiger Tiger Woods Woods franchise, with last year’s PGA Tour 11 TW10 being the first game to support Nintendo Wii the new Motion Plus accessory – BBFC – N/A beating even Nintendo to the punch!

With the addition of Motion Plus, TW PGA Tour 11 may be the closest thing that this generation of consoles will get to real golf. Anyone with TW’10 will have seen 95% of this game before - but the extra 5% makes a world of difference. The improvement in control has made the process of swinging the Wiimote so accurate that bad players can actually miss the ball!

With great graphics and plenty of play modes and options, TW11 is recommended to all golf fans or anyone looking for high quality family entertainment.

For full reviews and many more visit www.pixel-junkies.co.uk

NEW BASE IN WEETWOOD FOR WHITE ROSETTES Ladies Barbershop Chorus, the White Rosettes, recently moved its base to Moorlands School in Weetwood. One of the country’s leading ladies barbershop choruses, and current national and European champions, the group is made up of 65 women who love to sing four-part harmony. Whilst competing is hugely important, the chorus also performs at events, shows, cabarets and music festivals around the country.

Musical Director Sally McLean, is the chorus’s inspiration, supported by an equally talented music team. They are well known throughout the barbershop world and their expertise is in demand at home and abroad. The chorus plays an enormous part in its members’ lives – they say it keeps them fit, and they get a real buzz out of making music together.

The White Rosettes are always looking for new members. They are currently looking for singers who can take the bass part. If you are interested, contact Karen Gill on 07790 411492 or membership@ whiterosettes.org.uk. They meet at Moorlands School Gymnasium, Foxhill Drive, Weetwood Lane, LS16 every Wednesday, 7.30 – 10pm.

They are holding a Masterclass in close harmony singing on 2nd October at Leeds College of Music, which is open to anyone. For more information please visit their website www.whiterosettes.org.uk.

Sound & Vision

September 2010

Inception Dir: Christopher Nolan

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Christopher Nolan has obviously gained enough clout in Hollywood to make precisely the film he wanted to – and here it is. This is Total Nolan. While proving that he is master of his craft in producing slick, hyper-stylised, high concept action thrillers, Inception also incorporates themes that have been present in Nolan’s work since his debut film Memento - the world of the subconscious, the nature of identity and the emotional and psychological fragility of his characters.

Set in an unspecified future, Inception presents a world where the deepest recesses of one’s mind can be accessed through dreams and information snatched from the subconscious of the dreamer. This plays on current-day concerns of identity theft and the security of intellectual property and is also the stuff of the paranoid, dystopian science fiction of Phillip K Dick. Cobb, played with characteristic intensity by DiCaprio, is a professional thief, expert at infiltrating people’s dreams and uncovering their most closely guarded secrets, a process known as extraction.

When an extraction goes bad and he’s rumbled by Saito, a powerful Japanese businessman, Cobb is offered a chance at redemption: he must invade

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the mind of the son of Saito’s business rival to bring about the dismantling of his corporate empire. However, this mission requires not extraction but inception, the planting of an original thought and the cultivation of an idea, which is considerably trickier.

Got all that? Good. Do try and keep up because once this film has suspended your disbelief it really goes for the gusto.

It does give a token nod to genre conventions, the ‘one last job’ plotline is a staple of your great heist movies, and that’s sort of what this is, albeit a

futuristic, high concept one. The film it most closely resembles is probably The Matrix, though it feels like a Matrix for grownups and is unlikely to have any lamentable sequels.

In order to pull off this fiendish inception operation, Cobb must penetrate ever deeper levels of consciousness, requiring the creation of a dream within a dream. Still with me? He assembles a crack team of dream work experts, including a sedative specialist capable of inducing the kind of deep sleep required for such complicated mind-manipulation, and an architect of dreamscapes who can impersonate people in dreams.

The thing about messing around

in people’s dreams is that the subconscious of the infiltrator can come into play and influence the action, alerting the dreamer to the presence of an intruder.

Good God, writing about this film is exhausting. I’m excavating recollections from a mind that emerged blinking and bewildered from the cinema a week ago.

I’ve probably made watching it sound much harder work than it is. The ludicrously complex, multi-layered plot aside, Inception is endlessly intriguing and deliriously entertaining. It is a visual treat with superlative cinematography and lighting and features eye-popping effects, sequences of cityscapes folding in on themselves and vertiginous zero-gravity fight scenes. It’s an outstanding work of the imagination, exhibiting a wealth of ideas visualised with confidence and panache.

When I saw Memento, what impressed me most was that the filmmaker had credited his audience with a degree of intelligence, requiring us to pay attention and challenging us to keep up. Here, Nolan has delivered on the promise of both Memento and The Dark Knight and established himself as one of the chief exponents of cerebral action movies. Much like the delicate art of inception, he has pulled off a gravitydefying balancing act and in doing so, continues to make intelligent cinema accessible to the multiplex hoards. No mean feat. Kudos, Mr Nolan.

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September 2010

THE YORKSHIRE COLLEGE OF MUSIC & DRAMA IS MOVING! A AFTER OVER 40 YEARS A AT SHIRE OAK ROAD, HEADINGLEY, THE Y YORKSHIRE COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA IS MOVING TO A NEW, MORE MODERN LOCATION AT ST MARK’S HOUSE, A 1ST MARK’S AVENUE, LS2 9BN, OPPOSITE THE UNIVERSITY. ST MARK’S HOUSE IS NOT ONLY MORE SPACIOUS, IT ALSO OFFERS CONSIDERABLY MORE PARKING SPACE. INTRODUCING MUSIC TO A WIDE PUBLIC

The College was originally established in 1894, the brainchild of the Haddock family, who had a long tradition as part of the Leeds music-making scene. The aim was to introduce the pleasures of music, singing and drama to as wide a public as possible and that is what it has done for over 100 years! A non-profit making charitable trust, the College has had its ups and downs and when it had problems finding suitable premises in 1960s the famous soprano Lilian Stiles-Allen (who taught Julie Andrews) offered the College use of her beautiful, 400 year old home on Shire Oak Road.

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or take part in exciting drama courses. At YCMD they could take advantage of individual lessons or join a specific instrument group. Although exam tuition is offered for all the main musical and dramatic examination boards, taking exams is optional and the College encourages students to develop a broad range of musical experiences.

ENTHUSIASTIC AND EXPERIENCED TEACHERS

The college’s experienced, enthusiastic teachers come from a huge variety of backgrounds and virtually all have extensive performance experience – many are involved with local groups and bands.

Principal Tim Knight is an established choral and orchestral composer – he recently founded the Masterworks Chorale which is busy making a name for itself around Yorkshire.

FEES KEPT AS LOW AS POSSIBLE

The College’s funding comes mainly from tuition fees, which are kept as low as possible to ensure that the courses are accessible to as many people as possible. If the aims of the College strike a chord with you, and you would be willing to support the College with a donation, no matter how small, they would certainly appreciate it. Cheques should be made payable to ‘The Yorkshire College of Music & Drama’ and sent to YCMD at St Mark’s House, 1 St Mark’s Avenue, Leeds LS2 9BN. For full details of this year’s courses, drop in for a brochure, call them on 0113 243 1605 or email them at ycmd@supanet.com.

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Scouts Six Dales Walk 2010 Sun 26 Sept. The 53rd annual walk starts 6.30am at Settle College.

Open to Scouts, Guides, Explorers, leaders & supporters. It traverses some of Yorkshire’s finest scenery. Are you up to the challenge? Seniors – 42 miles, Juniors – 23 miles.

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Wrangthorn Baby & Toddler Group Parent run group Tues 1 – 2.30pm & Thurs 10 – 11.30am, at Wrangthorn Church Hall, Hyde Pk Tce. £1 donation. Refreshments & lots of toys & craft activities.

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