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Hello and welcome to this month’s Covered – the magazine for the Leeds suburbs. Le Tour, Le Tour, Le Tour... For about six month’s now I’ve been bombarded with press releases from companies and organisations the world over, all with their special take on the world’s greatest cycle race and what it means to them. Me and every other publisher, I imagine. I didn’t get drawn in by the hype and assiduously avoided TDF overkill in our last edition. Instead I tasked Covered’s team to come up with something unique, or at least different. Things not likely to be found elsewhere – that’s the ethos of Covered, one to which I’ve tried to adhere to since our launch over three years ago. So, if it’s been more Le Bore than Le Tour for you, I’m quietly confident you’ll find our exclusive TDF themed snippets throughout this month’s magazine of more interest than the 100’s of photos of lycra clad backsides seen elsewhere. The photo and exclusive interview with the French Chief of
Disclaimer The opinions expressed in Covered do not necessarily reflect those of the editor, publisher or their agents. Whilst every reasonable care is taken to ensure the accuracy of information included within this publication, the publisher takes no responsibility for errors or omissions in Covered.
Police enjoying dinner in an Otley pub is a good start. Well done to the team for getting the shots and stories others didn’t. Dawn Kilner got involved in the action in the city centre but found a different angle for this month’s cover shot. Ivor Hughes even used one of his frequent trips to France to see off Leeds Rugby Foundation’s Keith Senior and his ‘Quest14’ team as they left Perpignan on a 1010 mile cycle back to Headingley, in advance of Le Grand Départ. Other Leeds snappers were notable by their absence. Ivor remarked that, in fact, there weren’t any from anywhere in the UK present. So, yet another Covered exclusive! Looking to the next edition; the deadline for editorial submissions and listings in our Really Useful Guide is 12/08/14 and the advertising deadline is 14/08/14. Until next month,
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Mill Kitchen Mill Kitchen first opened it’s doors in early June as part of the exciting new Sunny Bank Mills complex located on Farsley Town Street. This comfortable village cafe and delicatessen aims to promote good, healthy food whilst producing enjoyable and affordable dishes for all to enjoy. Sunny Bank Mills are historic textile mills, which were built around 1912, and were once home to Edwin Woodhouse & Co. Ltd., a cloth manufacturer, before becoming a television studio where popular programmes such as Emmerdale and Heartbeat were filmed. William and John Gaunt are the mill’s owners and directors and are responsible for
the recent regeneration of the mills, and for the transformation into a leisure and business centre. The mills are being restored to an exceptionally high standard and offer inspirational office and studio space to local businesses and artists as well as promoting a sense of community within the village through the exhibition art gallery located in the Sandsgate
building, and through recent addition, Mill Kitchen. Mill Kitchen is based within the Old Combing and has big windows onto Town Street, making it a great place to sit and watch the world go by. Opened by Ailsa Youngson and Tom Pacer during the Farsley Festival this year, the cafe serves freshly prepared food to either eat in or take away. Having met through their previous careers in publishing, the pair previously ran a successful community cafe in Oxford and Ailsa retrained at Ballymaloe Cookery School, which is based on an organic farm in County Cork, Ireland. With Ailsa having studied at Leeds University and Tom having family locally, they decided to move to the area after being particularly impressed with the opportunities and community available within Farsley and Sunny Bank Mills.
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Offering choices such as kale with coconut and lime, watermelon and feta or chickpea, olives and sumac, the salad range is also proving to be very popular Ailsa and Tom believe strongly in good food which is made with traceable and sustainable ingredients and in creating interesting dishes, made with care and attention. On offer at Mill Kitchen there are a range of breakfasts, lunches and snacks, with brunch also available on a weekend. Popular breakfast dishes include braised haricot
beans in a tomato sauce, served on sourdough toast, with crisp chorizo and a poached egg. Lunchtime dishes available include fresh tarts, pies, sandwiches and an unusual range of salads. Offering choices such as kale with coconut and lime, watermelon and feta or chickpea, olives and sumac, the salad range is also proving to be very popular
and shows that salad can be more than just lettuce, cucumber and tomato. There are daily specials which vary and include confit of duck, sweet potato and lentil curry and a hearty chicken stew. Weekend specials differ and include baked eggs with brie and kale and bacon polenta. The hot and cold sandwiches are equally adventurous and include goat’s cheese with fig butter, slow cooked pork belly with crackling and a Yorkshire rhubarb relish or a Moroccan spiced pulled lamb shoulder with spicy harissa mayo. Brunch specials have included grilled peaches with honeyed ricotta and caramelised rye crumbs , Eggs Royale or a soup of the day. The cakes are baked freshly and the selection varies from day to day and can be complimented with a wood roasted coffee, loose leaf tea, or a Japanese or African tea. Soft
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drinks are also available and the venue is also licensed and offers a range of local beers and wines. Careful consideration has been given to the range and there are always dishes and cakes available to cater for all, including gluten free and dairy free. A deli section is also available and offers food products often used within the dishes, but also available for sale. Freshly baked artisan bread is provided by the Leeds Bread Co-Op, whilst the organic vegetables and dairy products are sourced from Sheffield. A range of local cheeses, including the ever popular Shepherd’s Purse, sit beside a range of beers from local Yorkshire breweries, which I’m told were very lovingly researched! Rhubarb and elderflower fruit wines offer something a little different and Mill Kitchen even have their own range of products available, including marmalade. There are also some great cook books for
sale, which is a particular passion of Ailsa’s, and a fitting homage to their former careers in the world of publishing. Featuring titles with Middle Eastern influences and healthy eating alongside bakery books, they also aim to feature a ‘book of the week’. There is ample car parking just outside of the door and the cafe is wheelchair assessable. Exposed brick walls and metal pipework are an indication of the building’s former life and materials have been re-used tastefully to create a comfortable and airy space. Reclaimed furniture and wicker baskets add the village ambience whilst table numbers have been fashioned out of the mill’s old thread bobbins. Mill Kitchen is a great space for informal business meetings and parties and has free wifi available. Please discuss your requirements and pre-arrange though as it can get busy. Mill Kitchen is open every day (varying times) and are soon hoping to open during the evening on weekends to offer an
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exciting set course evening menu. The Gaunt family made the decision to stop textile production in this West Leeds mill in 2008 and it is a decision which is fast turning the venue into a different kind of cultural attraction. From being one of the largest textile employers in the area, the mill now attracts visitors to the regularly changing showcase of artists’ work and makes a wonderful exhibition space, with plenty of natural light flooding in through huge windows. The mill is also heavily involved in local events such as the annual festival and, with a new monthly farmer’s market, it’s looking like Farsley is the place to be. And what nicer way to spend a leisurely day than to browse around the artwork, followed by a delicious meal or snack at Mill Kitchen? To find out more please visit the website www.millkitchen.co.uk or their Facebook and Twitter pages @themillkitchen.
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Angelica Sees in the summer with New Cocktail Menu When it comes to cocktails, Leeds city centre has its fair share of exceptional venues. But since opening just over one year ago, Angelica’s bar team have already shaken their way to the front of the pack, with their delectable and unique signature serves and beautifully presented classics.
This new menu consists of many new additions including the fruity and sweet Crimson Velvet, the zingy Speyside Sour, and the grapefruit infused Punch 94’.
These tantalising tipples are all available now. Don’t forget about Angelica’s weekly #SundaySessions al-fresco parties – every Sunday To help see in the summer in style, from 12pm until September. Angelica are proud to introduce a brand new menu of delicious, The full cocktail menu can be shaken and stirred cocktail options viewed and downloaded at - all designed with care and www.angelica-restaurant.com. consideration, and best enjoyed on their penthouse terrace on a Angelica, 6th Floor, Trinity Leeds gloriously sunny summer’s day. Tel: 0113 897 0099
Fancy giving it a go? In the spirit of Le Tour, try a True French for starters True French, by Henry Vaughan at Angelica, Leeds 1 To make Angelica’s most classic and elegant cocktail, start with a chilled Martini glass, and carefully pour in 10ml of Almond Syrup. 2 Using the flat end of a bar spoon, layer 10ml of Chambord on top of the Almond Syrup by carefully pouring the liquor down the stem of the spoon.
3 Repeat this process with 100ml of Champagne, making sure that the ingredients don’t mix together by keeping the flat end of the spoon above the surface of the liquid. Garnish with a blackberry on the rim of the glass and serve immediately while chilled. Voila, the True French!
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Feed and water containers to keep them at their best over summer.
maintain shape, and thin fruit to 3” to 4” to allow them to grow to maximum size. After all the fruit have been picked on gooseberries and redcurrants, trim any side shoot back by one third. On blackcurrants, cut out two or three old branches to ground level, to stimulate new growth. Rhubarb should be left now, to build up the crowns for next spring.
As the sun shines it is time to relax and enjoy your garden, the maintenance tasks are at a minimum – cutting the grass and weeding. Then along comes a Finally, continue to trim your hedges to keep them in new set of tasks to keep you on your toes. shape, and take cuttings of herbs to revitalise your herb patch in 2015. This is the squash them month, as saw flies are munching the leaves on your gooseberries and Solomon seal plants. The HAGA Trading Hut is open 7pm-8pm every Greenfly , black fly and lily beetles are multiplying Friday. Call in for friendly advice and discounted everywhere, which means you must stay alert and keep garden products. on top of any infestation. Look for nibbled leaves in Featherbank Lane, Horsforth LS18 4NW container plants; this may indicate vine weevils which www.haga.btck.co.uk should be drenched with a specific insecticide to eradicate them. Containers will also require feeding as well as watering to keep them looking at their best for the rest of the summer. Harvesting of fruit and vegetables is well under way, although keep vigilant for potato and tomato blight. If necessary, pick of the first diseased leaves and then spray every two weeks with a copper based fungicide. On a dry day harvest your onions, shallots and garlic, bringing them under cover to dry off for winter storage. Japanese over wintering onions may be sown now, for harvesting in the spring. Summer prune any long new growth on apple trees to
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Your garden may still be full of the sight and sounds of young birds, but the adults will become less and less evident as the summer wears on. This is a bit puzzling, until you know that once a year, when they have finished breeding, the weather is fine and insect food abundant, birds will moult their feathers and grow new ones. During this time, they cannot fly and are much more vulnerable to predators, so they will hide away in bushes and vegetation. You may just catch a glimpse of a sad-looking robin with very little red, or a blackbird with missing feathers. Later on the number of juveniles you see will also decline, as the adult birds force them out of their territories to disperse into the countryside. However, there is still plenty of wildlife to enjoy in the summer. Butterflies and dragonflies are at their height, and
On warm still nights watch out for bats hunting insects at dusk – their weak fluttering flight is very different from that of birds. Both the reserves above organise bat nights where you can learn about the lives of these fascinating mammals, and how to recognise the different species.
whilst you may not have many in your garden, you can easily see some beautiful examples at one of our local nature reserves. Why not visit the RSPB Fairburn Ings reserve /www.rspb.org.uk/ reserves/guide/f/fairburnings) or Rodley Nature Reserve (www. rodleynaturereserve.org), which
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Councillors Comments: Moortown We would like to take this opportunity to thank the countless numbers of people who came out to watch and support the Grand Depart of the Tour de France. The efforts of the organisers and volunteers must also be praised. Their dedication made it the best Grand Depart ever. We funded and organised a competition for Carr Manor School pupils to design a banner which was placed on the route of the Grand Depart along Scott Hall Road. We chose the winning design, made by pupils Habeeb Alam and Akeel Ali, which will
also be used for the replacement street sign on Scott Hall Road, and serve as a more permanent reminder of le Tour in Leeds. This was part of a great ‘le Tour’ themed day at Carr Manor School where pupils took part in a variety of Tour de Francethemed events, which helped them to learn about the race’s history, the different stages and other trivia about the world’s largest annual sporting event. We would also like to invite people to a Community Fun Day which will take place on Saturday 9th August from 2pm -5:30pm at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, Sugar Well Rd, Leeds LS7 2QG. There will be information stalls, giant games, a bouncy castle, face painters and a BBQ. Bob along to enjoy the fun and help celebrate the work of local volunteers.
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FABIAN HAMILTON MP Tour de France in Yorkshire – Why all the Fuss? I spent most of the weekend of 5th and 6th July involved in the Grand Départ of the Tour de France in Yorkshire, and what an exciting event it was. But why has all our media, both locally and nationally, been so obsessed with a cycle race? The Tour de France is now the world’s biggest cycling event, and is also the world’s largest outdoor sports event. It is estimated that about half the entire population of our planet saw some of the cycle race on television during the weekend it was in Yorkshire. So they will have seen some of the best and most spectacular scenery on earth whilst watching the elite riders struggle to out race each other and gain the prize for being the fastest
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cyclist for that day’s stage. I have been cycling regularly for the last fifteen years, ever since my GP quite rightly told me that I needed to do some more exercise if I was to control high blood pressure and avoid the heart disease which killed my parents prematurely. I took the Doctor’s advice and now cycle as much as I can, mainly through our glorious Yorkshire countryside and
Cycling is a wonderful sport but is also great exercise. It gets the heart going, helps reduce obesity and is a great way to travel around, being cheap and carbon-free. Forget the MAMILs (Middle Aged Men In Lycra), or the bikes which cost as much as a car (or more). You can buy a new or secondhand bicycle for very little cash and because they are simple machines, you can service and maintain it yourself at home. Once out on the road, it’s a wonderful feeling knowing that your own energy, muscles and body is propelling itself along on the bike. Saving the planet, saving yourself from inactivity and saving money on travel – what better reasons do you need to feel good and get on yer bike? Fabian Hamilton MP 335 Roundhay Road, LS8 4HT 0113 249 6600
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Councillors Comments: Councillors Comments: Chapel Allerton alwoodley Bonjour, mes amis et bienvenue… sorry wrong article. But wasn’t the Tour de France entertaining and much better than most of us anticipated? The atmosphere on Harrogate Road on that Saturday morning was like nothing I can recall – Alwoodley gave a magnificent impression of Leeds to the thousands of visitors and the hundreds of people participating in the event itself. Thank you, especially to all those people who decorated their own frontages and made the morning so much fun. The council is back to normal after the elections and there are a few things to report. We’re going to have yellow lines on many of the potentially dangerous junctions in the ward, particularly near schools (If anyone can solve the problem of irresponsible parking outside schools, a knighthood is waitingnobody else can); the latest draft of the plan for the future housing in Leeds had deleted all the proposed sites in Alwoodley; Netto are to open in the Moor Allerton Shopping Centre near Sainsbury’s; Highways are going to tidy up the bus stop near the shops on The Avenue, where parked buses have pressed the road surface down. You may have heard rumours of a major housing application for permission to build on the land to the east of Wike Ridge Lane, down the hill from Slaid Hill. We have asked the Planning Department and they know nothing about this. If you know better, please tell me but so far, so fictitious. Next month I hope I shall have more information about the King Lane medical centre; we sometimes think that progress is not as quick as we hoped although all the parties say we are still on track. C’est la vie, peut-etre Cllr Peter Harrand TEL: 0113 268 9844 Email: peter.harrand@leeds.gov.uk
Cllr Dowson (right) with festival organisers and artists putting together the ‘Busy Fingers’ exhibition for the Chapeltown Arts Festival.
We hope that everyone had a fantastic time during the Grand Depart of the Tour de France as the racers came up Scott Hall Road through the heart of Chapel Allerton. It was great to see the countless numbers of people at the Scott Hall Fields spectator hub. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped to make the Grand Depart the best ever. The Grand Depart weekend also saw the first ever Chapeltown Arts Festival and there was a brilliant turnout from the local community who attended the dozens of events taking place. Organised by the Chapeltown Development Trust, visitors were treated to film screenings, performances from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, exhibitions from local artists and an arts and crafts fair. We are sure this will become an annual highlight for the local community. The Grand Depart would not have been such a success had it not been for the thousands of volunteers, known as ‘Tour Makers’ who were on hand to ensure that everyone had a fantastic time. If you are interested in other volunteering opportunities, there are plenty of organisations which always welcome new vvolunteers. Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL) provides innovative and direct support, services and specialist advice to hundreds of third sector organisations across Leeds, and helps people interested in volunteering. There is plenty of information on their website – www.val.org.uk.
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Beryl Burton to be Honoured by Leeds In the last issue of Covered we featured Leeds’ multiple cycling champion Beryl Burton – possibly the greatest cyclist ever. For over twenty years, including the sixties and seventies, she was almost unbeatable. Her name had come to light recently not because of the Tour de France but because of the adaptation of the radio play Beryl running at West Yorkshire Playhouse. We remarked that, at least in comparison with more recent sporting greats, Beryl Burton’s successes had been relatively under-recognised. Although her MBE was elevated to OBE after ten years at the top, she progressed no further.
Beryl Burton depicted in a mural on the wall of Yorkshire Bank, Morley (Image Leodis and the David Atkinson Archive)
Director Christian Prudhomme, Leeds CC decided to honour Beryl posthumously by awarding her the Freedom of the City of Leeds. Leeds CC’s press announcement to that effect took pride in the fact that her name would be inscribed alongside others including Nelson Perhaps we touched a nerve in Mandela, Sir Winston Churchill the city’s corridors of power. and Clement (Earl) Atlee. Which At a special meeting on 2 July, got us thinking again. While the attended by Tour de France three co-recipients plugged by
Street Art, Performing Art or Both?
But what? Every minute or so he’d cross the road, take a good look in the distance, return to his easel and add a few more pencil strokes to his drawing. Was this street art combined with performing art? And did our photographer become part of the performance by returning with a On his way to the TDF Media camera? Village in Wellington Place, near Leeds Train Station, Covered We’d love to know what the photographer Ivor Hughes artist was about. There being no spotted this curiously dressed collection box, he was either selfartist in Cookridge Street; driven or sponsored - perhaps by “Excuse me. Are you a local the TDF marquee and souvenir artist?” Nothing. “Excuse me.” shop nearby. And why did he Clearly the artist was either have a timer in front of him? He preoccupied, hard of hearing, certainly wasn’t saying. Can downright rude or in the middle any readers offer a suggestion or of some kind of performance. explanation?
LCC were indeed world greats, none of them springs to mind as a Leeds lad (or lass). Nor would their freedom to drive a flock of geese or herd of sheep along The Headrow, or wherever, have figured particularly prominently in their memoirs. So, and on that note, have any other Leeds greats been overlooked? What might be a fitting tribute?
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Great Yorkshire Show Just like Le Tour a few days earlier, the Great Yorkshire Show escaped the heavy rain which had been forecast. The day we visited, Wednesday (the second of three), was blessed with glorious sunshine. Yes, the Gods were certainly smiling on their own country in 2014. One hundred journalists signed in as guests on the Wednesday. Including BBC Radio and TV, dailies and the agricultural and rural press. So, whether or not you were there (especially of you were), there’s not an awful lot of information Covered can usefully add. Sorry about that. Still, for those of you who haven’t yet visited, we’d like to mention the remarkable value for money that struck us. A £60 family (2+3) day ticket offers twelve hours of animals,
The Welcome to Yorkshire stand was a county-wide showcase – here Pateley Bridge artist Alister Colley, officially appointed artist of The Grand Départ.
exhibits, shows, entertainments, cars and farming machinery, country crafts, competitions, music, fashion, art, drama, flowers, food and cookery with related displays and demonstrations. There’s just so much going on that some hard choices have to be made. Although it’s each to his own, that £60 stacks up quite well against, say, a day at Alton Towers (£160) or top football match (£70-£170 depending).
Otley sculptor and mason Thomas Webster with his “dancing statue”. There woll be more about Thomas and his work in a future issue of Covered.
Acres of farming machinery, from chainsaws to combine harvesters
Outfitter Eric Spencer from Ilkley; “A photo? Yes, please do. But please be quick – you wouldn’t believe how busy we’ve been today.”
Leeds jazz and soul singer Sarah Brickel and her band put on four shows in the open air on the Wednesday.
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LEEDS WATERFRONT FESTIVAL Local businesses, performers and artists came together in Leeds for the annual Waterfront Festival recently to bring art, entertainment, food and family fun to this award-winning event. Held the weekend before the Yorkshire Tour de France, it was the perfect opportunity to get into the party spirit and have a great day out as part of the 100 days of culture. From Granary Wharf along to Thwaite Mills, the city’s River Aire waterfront was transformed into a blaze of colour, sound and aroma for the weekend as the programme showcased a variety of entertainment from live music to artisan food markets and the popular dragon boat racing. Regular favourites ‘The Mermaids’ performed a unique dry-land splash mob, alongside some new pirate allies, and Brewery Wharf had their very own ‘Camp Cooks’ entertaining
cabaret style. Water taxis and boat rides ferried people along the river to Thwaite Mills where there was more fun with archery, crazy golf and a mini fairground and the steam punk market. A little bit of French flavour was added this year at Victoria Wharf with a display of Citroen 2CV cars, Petanque and boules being played outside Brasserie Blanc. Leeds Minster got in on the act with music, crafts and an Armed Forces Day Commemoration Service whilst outside the Royal Armouries there were drumming workshops courtesy of the ‘Cloth Cat Studios’ and 100 metres of graffiti art and illustration created by 25 contemporary artists. Live music was provided throughout the 2 days from ‘The Hop’ at Granary Wharf all along the water’s edge, and sometimes even on it, with performances also taking place on floating stages and musical boat trips.
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The ‘Playful Leeds’ team were on hand for the festival fun with their trail featuring 14 robots hidden along the river and canal banks. Their March of the Robots workshops have proved very popular at venues around the city and encouraged people of all ages to get creative and make robots from junk, old bits of technology and a little imagination. The greatly anticipated dragon boat racing was a main event of Saturday, taking over Leeds Dock, and saw local businesses battle it out in a series of races whilst raising money for Marie Curie Cancer Care and providing a great spectacle for on-lookers. For more images from this year’s festival, or to get involved next year, visit the website www.leedswaterfrontfestival.com
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Avery Walters Ellis Growing from Strength to Strength Avery Walters Ellis Solicitors, North Leeds’ premier full service law firm is delighted to announce the opening of their second office in North Leeds at 27 Harrogate Road. The firm has grown rapidly since it was founded and the move to larger premises will facilitate the further growth plans of the firm in the future. Andrew Parascandolo, the firm’s Managing Director explains, “This is an
important strategic move for the continued growth of the firm, and demonstrates our firm commitment to our loyal clients in North Leeds. Having worked for some of the largest legal firms in the country, I founded the firm 18 months ago with the objective of providing a full suite of legal services to people away from the city centre. We are now able to offer our clients a high level of expertise
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like hours cooking over the stove in a kitchen which just doesn't thrill you anymore, why not try refurbishing it to bring back the excitement?
Simple upgrades like retiling walls, refitting cupboards and drawers or even redoing the floor with marble tiling - if done Create a Connected Kitchen‌. professionally - can really breathe If you're tired of spending what feels life into a previously passÊ interior. Whatever you decide to replace,
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year as one of the most attractive renovations and will really add value and style to your home. You may even want to go above and beyond when making your kitchen the heart of your home. If you have an adjacent dining room, have you considered conjoining the two? But be sure to consult a structural engineer in case you start accidentally knocking down a load-bearing wall. Also, make sure the rooms match in terms of style to avoid looking awkwardly combined! However you decide to do it, conjoining rooms will really modernise your home.
Make your Garden Grand…. You may have tons of ideas for improving your interior, but what about the exterior? Renovating gardens is a great way to increase the value of your property and to simply make spending time relaxing in it over summer an enjoyable experience. Adding raised garden decking is a wonderful way to contemporise the appearance of your garden and to create two distinguished areas - one for the adults to sit and relax while the kids play on the grass. It's also the perfect space for entertainment if you're hosting a BBQ or a garden party. Tables
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FASTEST GROWING FESTIVAL IN THE NORTH REVEALS FAMILY DETAILS: BEACONS MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL SKIPTON,YORKSHIRE DALES. AUGUST 7TH – 10TH 2014 Beacons Festival is fully revamped and ready to build on its welcoming family appeal in Skipton this August. The annual festival promises a wealth of child friendly features that will keep your little ones busy, whilst also providing a stellar music and arts line up for parents to enjoy. Over four days (7th-10th August) and set in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside, Beacons is introducing the Hunter’s Field for 2014, boasting a 7am kids cinema club for early risers, plus puppet shows, storytelling and morning play sessions, all available from 8am. Facilities for under 5’s are plentiful, including: a separate soft play area, ball pools, toddlers library, toys for
tots, baby changing facilities, soft seating for feeds, dedicated kids toilets and a staff of switched on helpers who will make sure you feel right at home and very well taken care of. For older kids (or adults!) there is the Ladybird Tent; the incredible hub of performances, workshops, shows and games. This year the Ladybird is open 9am-6pm each day for high engagement play, great workshops and glittering performances, all led by the dazzling ladybird crew. From 8pm expect more family focused party times, after all no-one goes to bed at 6pm when it's not a school night! Each day has a different fancy dress theme with associated activities, including the amazing bottle rockets, circus Olympics, the carnival dance off, the Kids vs. Parents Tug-O-War, the Ladybird's Fantastic Family Friendly Cabaret on Friday at 8pm, and the Animal's birthday party on Sunday. The whole area is open to everyone to enjoy, and to make sure it is extra enjoyable for families; litter
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Family Fun: August Activities The stressful school seasons are over and summer is here! But before you know it, September will be pushing you back into your tedious routines. Now is the time for you and the family to have fun while spirits are high and the sun shines. Covered has compiled a little list of activities that are perfect for entertaining the whole family and getting outdoors.
1. Hop onto a Hot Air Balloon Why not try something that you and the family can get really excited about this holiday? Floating above Yorkshire's picturesque landscape will be a truly thrilling experience as you admire its breathtaking landmarks and scenery from a whole new perspective. It'll be the perfect outdoor activity for you this summer - while high in the sky, the wind will not only carry you along, but will keep you relaxed and cool. There are plenty of locations within Yorkshire where you can drive to for the day and hop on a balloon: Ripley Castle in Harrogate, York's Racecourse, and Temple Newsam House for example. Go and do a quick search online for more info and get the family flying!
2. Relaxing Riverside Picnic If an adrenaline-rush isn't quite your thing (or you just don't like heights), a good old picnic is still a perfect pick for summer fun and relaxation. Add some novelty by getting your hands on a classic picnic basket, a charming outdoor blanket, and some toys for the kids, such as Frisbees and a badminton set. But rather than bobbing over to the same old boring spot, why not drive out to
somewhere new? Throwing down your blanket riverside is always a great choice. The kids can paddle and look for shells while you relax nearby, and if you find yourself getting a little too hot, you can always dip your feet in there to cool off too!
3. Spectacular Stargazing With light pollution blotting out the beautiful night sky, a huge percentage of the population has yet to fully experience its exquisiteness. Stargazing is an activity both you and the kids will love - the phenomenal sight of stars will leave you enthralled by and in wonderment of the ever-expanding universe above. It's best to go stargazing before the moon is full, so try organising your trip around the lunar calendar. Or if you're feeling extra adventurous, you could have an overnight camping trip sleeping beneath the stars. What are you waiting for? Start star searching today!
4. Pick your own Fruit 'n' Veg Rather than spending the day in a dreary, crowded supermarket, make shopping a fun, family activity this summer by visiting a farm and gathering your own fresh produce! The idea of picking ripened fruits
and veggies right off of vines and bushes will not only excite your kids enough to leave their electronics behind and get outdoors, but also make them enthusiastic about fruits and vegetables when they may normally turn up their noses at them. The change of scenery will be a literal breath of fresh air for the whole family! Find out which farms offer harvesting near you! If none of these ideas suit your fancy, head over to page 52 for The Really Useful Guide to see what events are happening near you.
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Exploring Leeds
A WALK AROUND Horsforth PART 1
Horsforth was for many years a self contained village, mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Horsford, the name reflecting that no matter where you enter the village from it is always necessary to cross a stretch of water and therefore, in the past, the horse would have had to cross a ford to enter the village. Our two walks, (Part II next month) both start at The Green
(postcode LS18 4RH). From here, head up Town Street, noting the many old buildings now in use as shops and eateries. The Old King’s Arms’ dominates the bottom of Town Street - the stone at the front is dated 1879 but the building is much older with documents of transfer of title going back to 1749. Further up, on the right, note the Grove Methodist Chapel, built in 1890. Continue up Town Street past Morrisons supermarket on the left before reaching The Brown Cow (recently renamed Mavericks) on the right. Further up the hill on the
left are the Library & Mechanics Institute. The Mechanics Institute was built in 1881 and has had many uses over the years - older generations may remember dances there on a Saturday night. Pass the Central Methodist Chapel on your right and continue to the top of Town Street noting on the left a group of cottages, which are probably some of the oldest in the village, dating back to the 15th century. Pass over the top of Broadgate Lane and start descending Long Row. Some properties on the left are a couple of hundred years old and behind The Brownlee Arms and those older properties are the Greenbanks and St Margaret’s estates - built on what had previously been a POW establishment. At the bottom of Long Row you will see on your left The Queens Arms. This is the oldest building in the village being used as a Public House. It was built in 1630 and was used as a weaving shop before being converted into a Pub in 1766. Just around the corner we come to another Public House at the north end of the village – The Old Ball. Built originally in 1760, it was rebuilt in the 1960’s and has for
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many years been linked with sport, particularly the Cricket Club in the adjacent field. It should have been called The Old Bull, but a handwriting error changed it to the name it has now had for over 250 years. From here either catch the 97 bus back to The Green or simply retrace your steps and have another look at some of Horsforth’s historical buildings on the way back, perhaps popping into one or two of the pubs for refreshment. Part II next month.
42 Blast from the Past
The Leeds Pottery The rise and fall of Leeds Pottery followed the same script as so many localised manufacturing industries in the nineteenth century. Ivor Hughes visited Temple Newsam House to look at Leeds City Council’s own collection.
Four of the eight Leeds Pottery wine bin labels stored away at Temple Newsam House. Leeds Pottery production such as this is prized more highly for scarcity than quality – these just don’t bear comparison with the output of Wedgwood or Minton.
The wider picture Leeds Pottery is inextricably associated with its pierced creamware – made from white Cornish clay and local flint. So much so that few people are aware of the fact that anything else was ever made there, and so universally that just about any pierced creamware turning up at fairs or auction is automatically designated “Leeds”. Today, “Leeds” ware is still being made in quantity in Staffordshire, some 120 miles to the south. Leeds Pottery was founded in 1770 by Richard Humble and the brothers John and Joshua Green. The Greens’ cousin Savile Green and an entrepreneur William Hartley joined soon after. It was as Humble, Hartley, Greens & Company that they were to become known for decorative table ware. Their best years for art pottery started around 1780, and then spanning barely half a century. The ongoing series of mergers, closures and bankruptcies continued until the company closed for good in 1881. By that time they had become focused on producing less decorative utilitarian ware. They were by far the largest of the 35 potteries in Leeds, with only five of those recorded as having produced similar wares. The bulk production
of Leeds Pottery’s was and remained
This 22cm puzzle jug is a fine example of the genre.
In 1802 the butcher James Ibbotson would “lay 18 to a Guinea this is Best Beef in OTLEY MARKET”. Leeds Pottery was poor man’s porcelain at the time, but original folk art has never been more popular.
creamware, with a translucent lead glaze and rarely decorated. But they also made highly decorative examples of what might today be called folk art – not the finest bone china, but honest and expressive everyday pieces of art pottery. Like French faience, it was the poor man’s porcelain of the time. And, like its French counterpart, it is highly prized today.
They bounced back again and again, though later in the nineteenth century they were to become victims of the very factors that had made the town so successful. The Industrial Revolution had caused the local population to explode. The barges and trains that carried Leeds goods all over the country weren’t going to come back empty. Pottery was a prime candidate for the return trip.
The writing on the wall
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Leeds Rugby Foundation’s own “Grand Départ” Covered was honoured to be invited to two days of rugby league related activity at the home of Super League team Catalan Dragons in Perpignan, France – on the Mediterranean and close to the Spanish border. On the afternoon of 19 June we attended the Dragons’ 80th birthday celebrations in the grounds of the Bishop’s Palace. Later that evening the match against Hull FC. Having beaten league leaders St Helens 42-0 the preceding Saturday, the Dragons weren’t the only ones preparing for an onslaught. But Hull FC gave a good account of themselves and were narrowly
Fix My Street! Reader Mike Parks, a retired business lecturer in Meanwood, kindly copied Covered magazine into an email he’d sent to three local councillors and MP Fabian Hamilton. He had been acting on behalf of an elderly neighbour whose front wall is in danger of falling backward into her garden, the structural damage apparently caused by the roots of one of the large trees in Stainbeck Road. Mike had initially posted the problem on fixmystreet.com – since 2007 a publicly funded web platform that now receives in excess of 2000 such complaints every week. It was logged on 20 June and shown as having been referred to Leeds City Council within minutes. There for all to see, complaints such as these give local authorities nowhere to hide.
Keith leading the LRF Quest 14 Team on the open road out of Perpignan on the Sunday
beaten 20-16 – and then only because they had given the Dragons too free a rein early in the match. Then, on the Sunday morning, we were delighted to wish LRF’s team of four cyclists all the best as
they departed on their 1000+ miles “Quest 14” sponsored cycle ride to Leeds, then Stage 1 of Le Tour, and then on to Headingley to present the ball at the Rhino’s home fixture with the Dragons. Whatever will they be doing in 2015?
Nonetheless, by 6 July, Mike and his neighbour were still waiting for a response. Hence the email to the four local politicians. Our picture shows the extent of the problem. As Mr Parks told Covered, the wall is standing at around 75 degrees - or 15 degrees from vertical (see the lamp posts behind). There is also a significant loss of natural light to the property. So, for the problems to be fully resolved, work may be necessary on the roots, branches and wall – which, in turn, may reveal additional problems with power supplies and drainage. The house in question is not the only one in Stainbeck Road seemingly affected by the lines of large trees. Nor can Stainbeck Road be the only one in Leeds where trees have caused problems. Councillor Alex Sobel took prompt action on the resident’s behalf by referring the matter to
The front wall in Stainbeck Road
LCC Highways Department and undertook to inform Mr Parks of their response. Covered magazine has asked Cllr Sobel to keep us in the picture, and invited comment from LCC on the question of how they intend to address what may become a growing and more urgent city-wide problem.
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Leeds City College Meanwood Centre – NEW 2014 Part Time Adult Courses! From September 2014, Meanwood Centre is offering a number of Accounting, Business, Computing, Counselling, Hair & Beauty, Languages & Maths as well as “Just for Fun” courses including Art Courses, Sewing, Cake Decorating, Gardening, Local History & Singing. These courses are informal & friendly and are a great way to develop new skills and gain new friends. Our popular range of Childcare (Early Years) / Teaching Assistant courses are offered again at a number of levels for those either already working with or wanting to work with Children. If you are interested in undertaking
Why not give cake decorating a go?
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Tour de France: a challenge for the monthlies The Tour de France, as great as it was for Yorkshire, is becoming a distant memory for some. Being a monthly, and with that in mind, we asked contributor Ivor Hughes to find some angles that might hold interest in the following weeks
They’re off (or not). With the ribbon cut by HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, this was the second ceremonial start. “K Zero” was on fact a mile and a half later.
of published and credited sports images, cite publications in which their work will appear and provide a photocopy of their national press card (eg BBC or NUJ). And then sign and return an eight-page declaration. Getting accreditation to shoot Le And then keep their fingers crossed Tour isn’t easy. Photographers – though not that tightly in my case are asked to supply examples as I’d shot it in France a few years
Similarly, the confinement of official photographers at Harewood two hours earlier than necessary gave others a great opportunity to shoot subjects other than the front of Harewood House. Here a charming birthday party from Coachford Cycling Club, County Cork. It was Der Hartnet’s 66th birthday (bearded) and his friends treated him (and themselves) to the first two stages of the tour.
ago. And, yes, the appearance of the pics in Covered, a monthly with a run in excess of 100,000 copies, was bound to be good enough for ASO, the governing body. But what to shoot, and which pics to use? There were around twenty press photographers at the official opening ceremony at Harewood House on the Saturday. And thousands more amateurs and pros between Leeds, Harrogate, York and Sheffield. As hard as I might try, my pics just weren’t going to be the best. So they had to be different. The first opportunities arose at the media village when it opened on the preceding Wednesday. The immense Continental circus that accompanies the Tour wasn’t at the saturation levels it enjoys in France. The gendarmes, French fire brigade, sponsors’ vehicles, official cars, motorcycles, teams, ASO, overseas press and the governing body must have outnumbered the British press
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by twenty to one. Whether the shots of vehicles against the Leeds skyline were worthwhile remains in doubt, but I was the only one around when Welcome to Yorkshire’s Chief Executive Gary Verity was escorting five-times winner and tour consultant and pundit Bernard Hinault across the car park; “Gary, are you going to Otley Cycle Races tonight? You’ve lost a couple of stone since I photographed you there last year.” Gary Verity; “Yes, I’ll be there. And it’s three stones actually. I’ve been getting on my bike. It took me ten hours to cycle the first stage last week, but I did it.” The other event at Harewood, sitting alongside the Tour, was the Yorkshire Festival of Cycling, around 100 exhibitors and tens of thousands of visitors over the whole weekend. Journalists also had to visit the Festival’s media centre to get passes for the grounds of Harewood itself. I’d
Three days to go until the Tour hits Leeds, and interest in Otley Cycle Races has never been greater. The Tour inspired Ann and Dave Shone to plan a sponsored “Tour de Belgium” in September, raising funds for a support group for young people with diabetes. A relieved and justifiably proud Gary Verity at the head of the start.
checked in on the Friday to get an before anything happened and idea of the shape of the thing. So, three before the cyclists arrived. on the Saturday, I was blissfully So, I got three hours of pics of the unaware that the other official Festival that none of the others photographers had been herded by were able to get. Though I did the police into a photo pen near the wonder at the time why I was the start. At 8.30 – at least two hours only one shooting.
Enjoying their dinner in The Chevin on the Wednesday night. Wilfred Pesquet (left) is part of the forty-seven strong detachment of Paris HQ gendarmes that accompanies the tour throughout. Opposite is Lieutenant Colonel Eric Luzet, the policeman in charge of all French road and rail movements and operations. Wilfred Pesquet; “We’re really looking forward to fish and chips – we’ve been told that Yorkshire’s are the best.”
These and other images are available on ivorhughes.com
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Allerton Grange Fields: gates and fence receives new paint job Allerton Grange Fields in Moortown, north Leeds received a major makeover thanks to volunteers from ASDA who helped Friends of Allerton Grange Fields paint the steel palisade gates and fence along the Lidgett Lane and Talbot Avenue. Lucy Earnshaw, Retail Operations Manager for Asda said: “We had so much fun as a team painting the fences at Allerton Grange Fields. We can’t believe that spending a few hours volunteering away from our desks has made such a difference to the local community. By working closely with our partners Voluntary Action Leeds we can ensure we are supporting the good causes in Leeds” This community led makeover
project was part of the Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL) ‘Business Doing Good in Leeds’ initiative and the ‘Give and Gain at Asda’ programme which involves Asda staff at all levels who donate 51,000 hours to volunteering in Leeds. “The Friends are very grateful for the support of volunteers from Asda, paint supplier Akzo Nobel and the funding from Leeds City Council Housing Advisory Panel on this key
project” said Bhupinder Dev, Secretary of Friends of Allerton Grange Fields. “The newly painted gates and fence now match our recently installed entrance signs which have really helped to create a very pleasant and welcoming gateway to Allerton Grange Fields”. For further information on how you can get involved with the work and activities of the Friends of Allerton Grange Fields visit www.friendsallertongrange.org
New writing group spans four generations Allerton Church of England Primary School, Moortown and Moor Allerton Elderly Care have joined forces to form a creative writing group that age wise spans four generations. Under the watchful eye of Leeds based writer, performance poet and creative writing facilitator Becky Cherriman the group is made up of volunteers from both groups. Helen Whitely, the school’s librarian said: “the writer’s ages range from nine to ninety, I can’t wait to see what they all make of the topics that Becky has set: What colour am I and The things we used to do”.
Members of the group come together.
Audrey Hilder, herself a sprightly octogenarian is relishing this
opportunity of working alongside the nine and ten year olds.1
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NEWS FROM ALWOODLEY PARISH COUNCIL The Parish Council shares the disappointment of residents living near a local school where an application to upgrade football pitches and install floodlights on them has been approved by Leeds City Councillors on the North and East Leeds Plans Panel. This decision is completely against the wishes of most local residents, many of whom wrote letters of objection to the Planning Department. Alwoodley Parish Council's Planning Committee supported these residents and strongly urged that this application be refused.
In spite of a condition on an earlier application that no floodlighting should be installed, the Plans Panel, on the recommendation of a Planning Officer, decided to overrule this, and voted by a majority for approval. The Minutes of the meeting which can be read in full here: http://democracy.leeds. g o v. u k / i e L i s t D o c u m e n t s . aspx?CId=949&MId=6624&Ver=4 (Item 10) show that to their credit Councillors, none of whom represents our area, did question the application on the grounds of the previous condition. They were advised by the Case Officer that “this condition had been placed on the previous permission to control possible illumination in the future rather than preventing it per se.” We
note, however, that the reason for the condition was shown as being “in the interests of the amenities of nearby residents” with no qualification that it only applied in possible future cases. The Parish Council appreciates that decisions should be made with proper regard to Planning Laws, but we are extremely concerned when they are contrary to the wishes of those people who will feel the greatest impact – the residents who live in close proximity to the site. In our opinion floodlighting in the middle of a residential area until 9pm five nights a week, together with the attendant noise, will prove detrimental to the wellbeing of local residents. Your Parish Councillors alwoodleyparishcouncil.org
MOORTOWN MOMENTO FOR TDF Moortown Baptist Church has created a unique memento of Le Tour after inviting its members to submit pictures of anything and everything to do with the Grand Depart to an online photo gallery. This now holds almost 200 images. The gallery, which can be viewed on their website: www. moortownbaptistchurch.org.uk contains images of the riders themselves but in addition it boasts pictures of almost every aspect of one of the area's most exciting days. This includes a display of Tour themed beers at a local pub, special Grand Depart
An impromptu roadside party as residents wait for the Grand Depart to pass – just one of the images from the day.
Sunday School projects, any number of local shop windows and even a great snap of MBC's Senior Minister Rev Graham Brownlee preparing to preach wearing a yellow t-shirt and a Grand Depart cap. John Sherbourne who co-edits the MBC website told Covered:
"All along we encouraged people to think beyond taking pictures of just the bikes and their riders and submit images that show how both we ourselves and our community has engaged with this wonderful event: the response has been absolutely amazing".
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Brit Mania at Troy Autopoint in Harehills Exceptional levels of service and competitive pricing are guaranteed at both Troy Autopoints in Leeds – one located at 174 Harehills Lane and the other at 180-182 Selby Road, Halton. They are in fact guaranteed several times over – both are members of the Bosch Service quality assurance scheme. They are also registered with and/or comply with Good Garage Scheme, Motor Industry Code of Practice (service and repair) and Automotive Technician Accreditation. They recently received an Excellent award from West Yorkshire Trading Standards. On top of all those, their comprehensive website is not short of glowing testimonials.
The Harehills team under Vance Johnson’s 1949 James Superlux – “whatever will he bring in next?”
When we visited, owner Vance Johnson told us; “The Bosch accreditation is particularly demanding. You don’t only have to demonstrate the highest levels of customer service to meet their criteria, you have to maintain them throughout. They audit us twice a year to ensure continuing compliance. It’s a demanding process but well worth it.” One thing not apparent from their website, though, is Vance’s fixation with all things great and British especially, hardly surprisingly, our great mechanical history. The reception area at the Troy Autopoint in Harehills is an ever growing tribute, with Vance’s team wondering what he’s going to bring in next – especially when he’s due back from holiday.
The reception area of Troy Autocentre Harehills has a display of all things great and British – in this corner a Lancaster bomber, Spitfire, Sir Winston Churchill, The Flying Scotsman and the flag itself.
The 1949 James Superlux pictured, above Vance’s Harehills team, was taken off the road in 1963 and presented to Vance with the engine in a box in 2008. Vance oversaw the restoration project in time for the
bike’s sixtieth birthday in August 2009. His engineer cousin, Ken Rowark, played and made many key parts during the project. Troy Autocentre Harehills 0113 2404141, Troy Autocentre Halton 0113 2608464
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Chapel Allerton Arts Festival 2014 Get ready for a great week starting off with Film Night, Chapel Allerton's annual showcase of local film-making, Monday 25th August. Drama or documentary, music or art - the audience gets to vote for the best short film of the night. There’s lots going on at Chapel Allerton Library throughout the week too; Knit and Natter on Tuesday, Open Mike Poetry Night on Wednesday and Under 5’s Story Time on Thursday. Friday sees a Mythical Maze Summer Reading Challenge, when families can visit the Library to explore exciting mythical stories. More details and tickets from the Library. Events planned throughout the week include; Arts Trail, Kill for a Seat Comedy, Picnic in the Park and more. You can be sure there’ll be something for everyone. Friday evening is when the Festival gets into full swing on Regent Street, when the stage is set for a Friday Night Party with everything from local school bands to18 piece brass band Abstract Hip Hop Orchestra. On Saturday 30th August there’ll be some great street entertainment and plenty of stalls to browse, most of which will be run by local people or community groups. Representing the local community in all its diverse glory on Saturday afternoon expect steel bands, choirs and more! Then local legends Chunky Butt Funky headline ahead of a strong supporting cast. On Sunday it’s Hymns in the Street at 10.30, then at 12.30 it’s time for Jazz, blues and salsa, starting with the Leeds Youth Jazz Rock Orchestra. Chapel Allerton Arts Festival runs from Bank Holiday Monday 25th August to Sunday 31st August 2014. They are a charity run entirely by volunteers and rely on sponsorship, donations and supporters.
Why not join them? Find out more and check for the latest updates at www.chapelallerton.org.uk or follow on Facebook and Twitter #CAAF
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Hyde Park Picture House The Hyde Park Picture House is celebrating it’s centenary this year, making it one of the oldest cinemas in the UK. Located just outside of Leeds city centre, this Grade II listed building has many original features including functional gas lighting, an ornate balcony, operational 35mm and 16mm projectors and even a piano, which would have once accompanied silent films. If you’re looking for a unique and friendly atmosphere, to share with other people who truly care about film, then this is the place for you. Opened during the height of war in 1914, Hyde Park was billed as ‘the cosiest cinema in Leeds’, which is a reputation they strive to maintain today. It is now owned by Leeds City Council and supported by a board of trustees, who also oversee City Varieties and Grand theatres in Leeds, after being recognised as a venue of historical and cultural relevance and saved from closure in 1989. Hyde Park screens some of the best independent, art house and classic films from around the world. Having said that, it’s a
common error to assume that they don’t show the latest Hollywood blockbuster. Whilst, it’s true that the variety may not be as great as some other cinemas, the big name films are still there, in all their digital glory, they are just more diligently selected. The dedication to film as an art-form becomes apparent as General Manager, Wendy Cook, proudly explains that this is one of the few cinemas around the world to still employ projectionists, rather than just leave everything to technology.
This 275 seat venue is popular for cast and crew screenings, film festivals and even parties and there is provision for 4 wheelchairs within the stalls. A kiosk, staffed by dedicated volunteers, offers the usual array of popcorn and sweets alongside carefully chosen local goods such as beers from
“This 275 seat venue is popular for cast and crew screenings, film festivals and even parties”
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Kirkstall, coffee from Horsforth and ice-cream from Halifax. The emphasis here is about making film appealing and accessible to all and, again, the care and consideration within the programming shows this. Ollie Jenkins, administrator, tells of screenings for those on the autism spectrum and for the deaf and visually impaired in addition to the family matinees (just £1 for children) and ‘Bring Your Baby’ showings, which recognise that new mums may still want to see popular films but without the worry of disruption to other viewers. With raised lighting, free tea and coffee and even bottle warming facilities, every effort has been made to make this a comfortable experience. Every week there is a ‘Tuesday Wonder’ which showcases films which may not otherwise be shown in the area and 1 August is the annual Yorkshire Day which will feature ‘Brassed Off’ this year. Hyde Park are also running free animation workshops to varying ages on
8 August in celebration of the filmmaker Norman McLaren and booking is recommended for this event. More information on the cinema’s history and programming can be found on the website www.hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk
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How to… Keep your look HOT, despite the summer showers Rainy summer days are becoming even more of a common occurrence here in the UK (thanks global warming!) and it is not always an easy task to put together a chic outfit and stay dry at the same time. To help you stay dry and in vogue Covered have put together some outfit ideas and tips to help you along the way: Don’t be afraid to add colour! Pink is particularly on trend this season as it gives even the most simplistic of outfits that rosy, girly finish. Whether it’s a statement necklace or a more adventurous tulle skirt ensure it is colourful and it will brighten up even the gloomiest of days. Unsurprisingly, an abundance of florals have bloomed into high street shops – they are the perfect way to brighten up any rainy day. The online store missguided.co.uk is fast becoming renowned for
It’s probably best not to forget an umbrella as on a rainy day it is more than a necessity. its floral prints making an appearance on everything from playsuits to jeans – making it the ideal place to
shop no matter what your style. We’ve all been there; you’ve just bought a brand new summer dress that you’re dying to wear and the heavens open. Not to worry, just pair the dress with a timeless trench coat and some knee high wellies and you’re good to go. It’s probably best not to forget an umbrella as on a rainy day it is more than a necessity. There are so many cute and affordable umbrellas in shops such as Primark and H&M that can be used as an accessory to transform any look. In summer you can get away
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with wearing wellies with just about anything: shorts and tee, a summer dress or even a modest oversized jumper. You’ll be pleased to hear that this season there is a solution to all summer skirt related crises – you want to somehow embrace the summer yet the weather has other ideas. However, thanks to the midi skirt this is no longer an issue, and no you won’t have to raid your grandmother’s closet to find one! A midi skirt enables you to feel summery without running the risk of getting your legs soaked. By combining a cute midi skirt with a crop top and giant fedora to accessorize you are creating the perfect outfit for a rainy summer’s day. Written by Amy Cameron @amycameron
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GUISELEY FARMERS MARKET
Chapel Allerton Running Club
HEADINGLEY FARMERS MARKET
Diabetes UK Support Group
The Station Pub, 70 Otley Road, Guiseley, LS20 8BH 3rd Sunday of every month 9am-1.30pm Rose Garden, North Lane, LS6 3JJ 2nd Saturday of every month 9am-12.30pm
HORSFORTH FARMERS MARKET
St Margaret’s Primary, Town Street, LS18 5BL 1st Saturday of every month 9am-12.30pm www.horsforthfarmersmarket.co.uk
Food, Drink & Farmers Markets BRIGGATE FARMERS & CRAFT MARKET Briggate, Leeds City Centre 1st & 3rd Sunday of every month 10am-4pm
CHAPEL ALLERTON FARMERS MARKET Three Hulats Pub, 13 Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, LS7 3NB Last Sunday of every month 9am-1pm
CHIPPENDALES INDOOR MARKET
The Old Grammar School, Manor Square, Otley, LS21 3AY Last Sunday of the month, 9am-3pm Chippendale's Indoor market is a market run inside the gallery. With over 15 traders selling anything from jams, pickles, chilled meats and crafts its well worth visiting.
KIRKSTALL DELI MARKET
Kirkstall Abbey, LS5 3EH Last Saturday of every month, 12pm-3pm
OAKWOOD FARMERS MARKET
Around the Oakwood Clock (junction of Oakwood Lane/Roundhay Road/ Princes Avenue/Wetherby Road) 3rd Saturday of every month 9am-12.30pm www.oakwoodfarmersmarket.com
OTLEY FARMERS MARKET
Market Square, Otley, LS21 3AQ Last Sunday of every month 9am-1pm
SKIPTON FARMERS MARKET
Skipton Canal Basin, BD23 1st Sunday of every month 9am-2.30pm www.northerndalesfarmersmarkets.com
DESIGNER CRAFT FAIR
Otley Courthouse, LS21 3AN Last Sunday of the month 9.30am-1pm. Lovely handmade crafts, fairtrade tea, coffee & yummy snacks www. otleycourthouse.org.uk
GRASSINGTON FARMERS MARKET
Grassington Village Centre, North Yorkshire, BD23 5LB 3rd Sunday of every month 9am-2.30pm www.northerndalesfarmersmarkets.com
Meets on the 1st Monday of the month, except Bank Holidays when it is the 2nd,at the West Yorkshire Playhouse from 7.00 to 9.00p.m. Open to both Type 1 and 2 and parents/carers. Ring 07840686618 for more details.
GRASS TRACK CYCLE RACING
Monday evenings 18.30 The Arena, Roundhay Park
IBS Leeds
Friendly, informal meetings for fellow sufferers of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Monthly meetings now being held at the HEART Centre in Headingley. Please email me at matt@letscureibs.com or visit www.letscureibs.com for details
LEEDS COELIAC GROUP
We offer support and advice to those medically diagnosed with Coeliac disease. Visit our stand at the Leeds Flower, Vegetable and Craft Show at The Grammar School at Leeds, Alwoodley Gates, Harrogate Road, Leeds LS17 8GS where we'll be on the afternoon of Saturday 2nd August and all day on Sunday 3rd August 2014. enquiries@ leedscoeliacgroup.org.uk
LEEDS FENCING CLUB
Kirkstall Leisure Centre, Kirkstall Lane, Leeds LS5 3BE. Beginners/ Intermediates/ Advanced. Wheelchair fencing available.www. leedsfencing.co.uk /email: info@leedsfencing. co.uk / club secretary Karen Garvie 2742262 or Kirkstall Leisure Centre 3782086
Sports, Health & Wellbeing Alwoodley Tennis Club
Chapel Allerton Tennis & Squash Club, Wensley Avenue, LS7 3QX Meeting Wednesdays at 6.30pm
LEEDS ROWING CLUB
Alwoodley Community Centre, The Avenue, Alwoodley LS17 7NZ Mini & junior tennis coaching available from ages 4 to 16 in small groups in a friendly family atmosphere. All standards welcome. Enquiries: Diane on 0113 267 5252 or 0771 258 4387
Saturday and Sunday mornings Waterloo Lake, Roundhay Park
LEEDS TAI CHI ACADEMY BEGINNERS CLASS
Chapel Allerton Primary School, LS7 3PD Mondays 7pm. Enquiries: 07581 217074 milarepason@hotmail.co.uk www. leedstaichiacademy.org
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Leeds Healing Centre
The Burley Lodge Centre, 42-46 Burley Lodge Road, LS6 1QF. Healing by healers trained with The Healing Trust (NFSH) aids relaxation and promotes wellbeing. Fridays 11am- 2.30pm. Donations appreciated. www.leedshealingcentre.org tel. 07985121810.
Moor Allerton Crown Green Bowls
Stonegate Road LS17 6EL (opp. Fire Station) League bowlers and newcomers welcome. Contact Mavis Beeton 0113 2935367
Moor Allerton Snooker Club
Stonegate Road LS17 6EL (opp. Fire Station) Snooker players for social and league play welcome. 2 tables & bar open every evening. Contact John Stancliffe 0113 2949327 for details.
New Players Wanted
The Friday Night Football Club A veteran's club playing mildly competitive social football on the new 3G pitch at Carnegie, Headingley. Players range in age from mid-20s to mid-60s and abilities from fair to middling. Enquiries: adam.john.lowe@ntlworld.com
Natural Healing Centre
Healing offered every Thursday by members of NFSH The Healing Trust. 7pm - 8.30pm at The Friend's Meeting House, 136 Street Lane, Roundhay, Leeds LS8 2BW. Donations appreciated. www.leedshealingcentre.org tel. 07949 972690
North Leeds Bowling Club
Old Park Road LS8 1JX. Crown Green bowling green, on the edge of Soldiers Field, next to the cricket club. Come and enjoy an outdoor sport for all ages in a beautiful setting. Experienced players and those new to the game are all welcome. Playing members £35 per year, social members £10 per year. Contact Trevor on 0113 2671071/ trevmar32@aol.co.uk or Frances on 0113 2690978/ francesdada6@gmail.com
North East Leeds FC
Based in Chapel Allerton & Moortown FA Charter Standard Development Football Club. Coaches FA qualified, CRB checked, First Aid & Safeguarding Children cert’s. 14 teams from under 8s- under 15s + 2 ‘open age’ teams. Enquiries: Steve Waide 07824 661329 or northeastleedsfc@hotmail.co.uk / www.nelfc.co.uk
Post Natal Yoga
The Yoga Space, 378 Meanwood Rd, LS7 2JF Wednesdays 11am – 12pm. Yoga postures & movements, breathing & short flow sequences for all whose babies are 6- 16 weeks old. Babies welcome! Enquiries: 0113 2888667 or www.theyogaspace.co.uk
ROUNDHAY PARKRUN
Saturday mornings. Warm up 08.45 Run Starts 09.00 Start on Carriage Drive near the Mansion Roundhay Junior Parkrun Sunday mornings Warm up 08.45 Run Starts 09.00 By the cricket pavilion
Run Leeds @ Alwoodley
Old Leodensians Rugby Club (off King Lane) LS17 5PR Tuesdays 6pm.1st session free. Additional Tuesday group at 7pm, for intermediate runners - around 35mins or under for 5k. Enquiries: Kathy@valleystriders.org.uk
RUNNINGWOMAN
Personalised running training for women from beginners onwards, week day mornings. Roundhay Runners Thursday evenings 19.00 Princes Avenue Car Park, Roundhay Park
GREEN FINGERS ALWOODLEY IN BLOOM
Alwoodley Community Centre, The Avenue, Leeds LS17 7NZ Meet 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7.45pm. We would love you to come and join us for Alwoodley in Bloom – no heavy work involved. Enquiries: Audrey 2676697
FRIENDS OF ALLERTON GRANGE FIELDS
A friendly association of volunteers working to maintain and enhance the six acre Allerton Grange Fields off Talbot Avenue in Moortown. Enquiries: foagf@outlook.com phone or text 07590510499. Visit our website www.friendsallertongrange.org or Find Us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/ friendsofallertongrangefields
FRIENDS OF WIGTON MOOR WOODS
We are a friendly group of volunteers. We meet monthly at Wigton Moor UR church hall, High Ash Drive. We have a varied programme of activity days with litter picks, tree and bulb planting, nature quizzes and walks. Our batwalk this year will be on Sunday 31st August, meet at the High Ashes co-op at 7.30 pm. Bat detectors will be available. New members always welcome. Contact us at: wigtonwoods17@gmail.com also Debs 07943277867, Anne 07530040349 or see us on Facebook.
Scott Hall Badminton Club
HEADINGLEY FLOWER CLUB
Tai Chi
LEEDS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Scott Hall Leisure Centre, LS7 3DT (corner Scott Hall Rd & Potternewton Lane) Mondays from 8pm -10pm For people over 65 every Wednesday from 2.00pm to 3.00pm, at the Methodist Centre (Town Street, LS7 4NB).
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Meets 1st Friday of the month 7.30pm at St Chad's Parish Hall. Enquiries: Mrs Young 2679445
First Tues each month at St Chad’s Centre, Otley Rd LS16 5JT at 8pm. We have 10 events each year. Friendly evenings with refreshments 50p raffle and white elephant stall. Membership £12 single pa and £18 double pa. Includes all events evenings and free admission to Leeds Flower, Vegetable & Craft Show held at The Grammar School at Leeds LS17 - phone Pat 0113 2250030 or www.leedshs.org.uk
SLAID HILL IN BLOOM
All welcome to join our friendly group no experience necessary. Find out more at www.slaidhillinbloom.org or contact Geoff or Margaret on 0113 2689661
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ASSOCIATIONS, CLUBS, GROUPS & SOCIETIES ALWOODLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
The Avenue, Alwoodley, Leeds, LS17 7NZ. Enquiries: 0113 2671331
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS (BAGSD)
Carr Road, Calverley LS28 5NE Sundays: 10am-10.45am (advanced handlers and dogs). 11am -11.45am (puppies, beginners and intermediate handlers and dogs). Enquiries: Branch Secretary & Instructor John Hepworth – 07974 654402
CARA (BRINGING CHAPEL ALLERTON TOGETHER)
Non-profit social community group running free events throughout the year and raising funds for local causes. Members with discounts in local shops, restaurants and clubs. www.lovechapelallerton.com
C.A.S.A. (CHAPEL ALLERTON SENIORS’ ASSOCIATION) Over 60's are invited to DROP IN at The Methodist Centre, Town Street on Wednesdays between 2.00-4.00 p.m. Chat and enjoy a cuppa, play dominoes or cards, do your knitting. Bookstall. No charge.
CHAPEL ALLERTON BRANCH LABOUR PARTY
ROOMS FOR HIRE
GRANDPARENTS DROP-IN
DOSTI (FRIENDSHIP) ASIAN WOMEN’S SUPPORT GROUPS.
Technorth, Harrogate Road, at 7.15pm Meets the second Tuesday of the month (except August & December). Political discussion and campaigning on local issues.For further information contact Dave on 0113 262 4318
Chapeltown Children’s Centre, 62 Leopold Street, LS7 4AW Tuesdays 12-2pm. Meet other grandparents living in Chapeltown, relax, chat & take part in activities such as sewing, cooking & walks in the park Enquiries: Diane 07891 274100
CHAPEL ALLERTON GOOD NEIGHBOURS Chapel Allerton Methodist Centre, Town Street LS7 4NB Meet 1st Tuesday in the month 2pm to 3.30pm Enquiries: 0113 8873597 or chapelallertongn@ royalvolunataryservice.org.uk
CHAPEL ALLERTON KNITTING GROUP Chapel Allerton Library. 106 Harrogate Road LS7 4LZ First and third Tuesday of the month, 1pm-3pm Come and join us for an afternoon of knitting fun! Enquiries: 0113 214 5812
CHAPEL PIE WI
C.A.T.S. CHAPEL ALLERTON TOWN STREET LUNCH CLUB (for older people.)
CHAPEL ALLERTON ALLIANCE FOR GREEN SOCIALISM
COMMUNITY CAFÉ
Chapel Allerton School, 21 Harrogate Road, LS7 3PD. 1st Tuesday each month (except school holidays) 7.30pm. Speakers, political discussion, campaigning. Enquiries: Mike 07811 384888
Carr Manor Childrens Centre, LS17 5DJ SANGAT Group Mon 1 -3.30pm / KHUSHI Group Weds 10-1.30pm
CHAPELTOWN CHILDRENS CENTRE, LS7 4AW
Health & employment advice, computers, English classes, mental wellbeing support. Enquiries: Tayyibah 07929 465730 or Narinder 07956 464226 email: hello@ dostileeds.org.uk / www.dostileeds.org.uk
FRIENDS OF WIGTON MOOR WOODS
Chapel Allerton Tennis Club, Wensley Avenue, off Stainbeck Lane LS7 3QX Visitors to WI are welcome for just £3, full annual membership is £33 More info: chapelpiewi@gmail.com or www.chapelpiewi.com or find us on Facebook at Chapel Pie WI
The Methodist Centre, Town Street. LS7 4NB. Tuesdays 12:15pm-1:45pm £4 Enquiries: Vivienne 0113 268 2513 or Jenny 0113 266 1502.
Chapel Allerton Methodist Centre, Town St LS7 4NB No smoking or alcohol permitted. Enquiries: Rita 0113 2687777
Stainbeck Utd Reformed Church, Stainbeck Rd LS7 2PP Thursdays 11-2pm. Advice & Support, WiFi, books followed by Craft Club at 2-4pm www.stainbeck.urc.org.uk
We are a friendly group of volunteers, working to maintain and enhance the woods and local playground. We meet monthly at Wigton Moor UR church hall, High Ash Drive. We have a varied programme of activity days with litter picks, tree and bulb planting, nature quizzes and walks. New members always welcome. Contact us at: wigtonwoods17@gmail.com or see us on Facebook.
Leeds Current Affairs Discussion Group. Convenor/Tutor Professor Bill Jones St George's Centre, Great George street, Leeds LS1 3BR Dates: Each Thursday from 2 October – 4 December 2014 (ten sessions)10.30 – 12.30 Fee £90 Keep your brain active and gain in-depth insights into current affairs at home and abroad via 10 weekly briefings and discussions. For more information and booking form contact bill.jones@sky. com or Glynis Sandwith at gmsandwith@ yahoo.co.uk. (07765 641297).
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Leeds Probus Club
St Matthew's Church Meeting Room, Wood Lane, LS7 3QF Meet 2nd Thursday of the month 10:30 to noon. For retired professional/business men. Social gatherings with speakers. Enquiries: 0113 2662310. Leeds Elmete Probus Club
Leeds Seventeen, 17 Nursery Lane, Leeds LS17 7ED
Meet the last Tuesday of each month for lunch. Social activities for retired men from professional/business backgrounds. Guest speakers, ad hoc outings etc. Members from all over North Leeds. Enquiries: 0113 2301559
Leeds Junior Chess Club
Alwoodley Community Centre, The Avenue LS17 7NZ Sundays 5.30– 7.30pm. Coaching for juniors, fun events & competitive. Enquiries: John Hipshon 07772 780337 jr.hipshon@ntlworld.com/www. leedsjuniorchess.org.uk
Leeds Magical Association
Church Hall of St Johns C of E Church, Harrogate Rd, LS17 7BZ Local magic society meeting twice a month. Busy and varied programme. New members welcome. Enquiries: leedsmagicalassociation@gmail.com www.leedsmagic.co.uk
Leeds IVC Social Events Club
Meals, pub nights, theatre/film/music, walks, badminton, book group, weekends away, holidays & more. Mainly over 30s. Monthly new members’ night in North Leeds. Details www.leedsivc.org.uk
Lunch Club
Stainbeck United Reformed Church, Stainbeck Rd LS7 2PP Monday & Wednesday 11-1.30pm. Friendship & exercise. Transport provided. Volunteers welcome. £4.50 inc meal. Enquiries: Avril 0113 2935847 or Angela 0113 2253766 www.stainbeck.urc. org.uk
Moortown Community Group
Volunteers working on behalf of residents to maintain and enhance the local environment, including the proposed Moortown Park. New members welcome. Contact details : 0113 2695107, moortowncommunitygroup@hotmail. co.uk, www.moortowncommunitygroup.co.uk and on facebook
North Leeds Friendship Centre Friendly group for retired or over 50's Social afternoon with speaker 2nd Friday of each month New members welcome, Moor Allerton Sports & Social Centre Stonegate Road LS17 6EL Details K. Haigh 0113 2169861
Northcall Over 55’s Club
53-55 Cranmer Bank Leeds LS17 5JD Wednesdays 1pm-3pm. Fun activities, quizzes, games, trips out, various speakers. Enquiries:0113 2689993
Roundhay W I
Unfortunately there is no meeting of this friendly and lively WI in August – it’s a rest month. However, we’ll be meeting again as usual on September 11 at 7.30pm at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds 8. We are always pleased to see new members, so you would be made very welcome if you’d like to look in then to find out more about us. For further details contact Hilary on 2665648.
STAINBECK COMMUNITY HALL, 162 Stainbeck Lane LS7 2EA
Weekday availability for classes, adult education, pre-school or community groups. Full disabled access. Room hire. Open 8.30-10pm and 8.30-9pm on Sunday. Enquiries: 0113 393 0922
– learn a new skill. Relaxed atmosphere great fun! Enquiries: Ben Williams 0113 2438328
Stainbeck Community Cafe
Stainbeck Church, Stainbeck Road LS7 2PP Every 4th Saturday 10.30am – noon. Cake stall, Books, Fairtrade stall, Coffee & Chat. All welcome. www.stainbeck.urc. org.uk
ST BARNABAS CHURCH HALL,
The View, Alwoodley LS17 7NA Every third Wednesday of the month 10.30 - 12.00 Coffee Drop In 10.30 -12.30 Busy Bs. Good company, conversation, various activities and a warm welcome! 12.30-1.30 Church lunch of soup, bread and cheese and deserts. Enquiries: 0113 2682591 or 0113 2268269
The Yorkshire Far East Veterans Group
Terry Yorath House, Devonshire Close LS8 1BF. Tuesdays 1.30p. Social group for over 65s. Great company, speakers, Extend exercise (optional) trips and theatre visits. Enquiries 2696632/8873595
New Headingley Club, St Michaels Road, Headingley, LS6 3BG Meet 2nd Tuesday of each month. 12.30pm for 1pm start. We welcome any member or ex member and civilian ancillary who have served in the Far East at any time. Enquiries to Secretary Eddie Seville: 0113 2637583
Rotaract
U3A Leeds
ROUNDHAY TEA AND CHAT CLUB
Rotaract is a branch of the Rotary aimed at 18-30s, providing the opportunity to be part of a fun, dynamic organisation. Rotaract offers a wide range of social activities and fundraising opportunities for local and national charities. As well as improving cultural and social awareness, Rotaract members can help develop leadership, public speaking, social, business and personal skills. We have members from all different backgrounds and sectors of business and ethical practice is encouraged as a core aspect of our philosophy. Leeds Rotaract currently meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7pm in Leeds City Centre http://www.facebook.com/ LeedsCityRotaract
Royal Artillery Association
Meetings held each 3rd Saturday in the month at New Headingley Club, St Michaels Road, Headingley, LS6 3BG at 1400hrs. A chance to meet with other RA Veterans over a drink and take part in the many outings and visits both socially and military. Membership is open to all three branches of the Armed Services(Navy, Army & Air Force. For further information please contact: Ian Williams. 01924 496587 or email: williams40reg@btinternet.com
Sign Gym sessions for conversational Sign Language
Leeds Society for Deaf & Blind People Centenary House, North Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 8JS Tuesday Evenings. All abilities welcome
A vibrant organisation for anyone no longer in full time work. Over 20 special interest groups & fortnightly talks. Enquiries: 07552 448834 or www. u3aleeds.org.uk
Volunteer at MAECare
Would you like to…Meet new people? Learn new skills? Help reduce loneliness? Improve the health and well-being of older people? Make a genuine difference? Then come and help us! To find out more about becoming a volunteer for Moor Allerton Elderly Care, please contact 0113 266 0371
Wigton Moor Friendship Guild
Wigton Moor U.R. Church on High Ash Drive Leeds 17. A small friendly group, meet 3rd Wednesday of each month, 2pm (except August). Speakers, slide shows, power point presentations and two outings per year; in July and December, with free transport. Come along and try us out for £2. including tea/coffee and biscuits. For further information telephone 2680815 (Maureen) or 2943370 (Alan).
WHITE ROSE CANOE CLUB
Tuesday evenings 18.30 Waterloo Lake, Roundhay Park
WOMEN'S GROUP
Northcall, 53-55 Cranmer Bank Leeds LS17 5JD Thursday mornings 9.30am -11.30am Enquiries: 0113 2689993
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FAMILIES & CHILDREN Baby & Toddler Group - Alwoodley
Alwoodley Park Methodist Church Hall, The Lane LS17 7BX. Weds 9.30-11.15am term time only, All babies, toddlers and carers welcome. £1.50 / session
Baby & Toddler Group - Chapel Allerton
St Matthew's Church Hall, Wood Lane Chapel Allerton. LS7 3QF Term time Tuesdays, 9.30-11am £2 per family/carer, inc. refreshments. Lots of toys & activities. Mums, Dads & carers welcome.
Baby & Toddler Group - Wigton Moor
Wigton Moor URC Hall, High Ash Drive LS17 8RE. Thurs term time, 9.30-11am. All babies, toddlers & their carers welcome. £1.50/ session.
Boys’ Contemporary / Creative Dance
NSCD, 98 Chapeltown Rd, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS7 4BH For boys who want to have fun, develop confidence & channel energy! Ages 7-11 yrs. 9.30-11am & 11.15-12.45pm Saturdays. Enquiries: 0113 219 3000
Harehills Movement and Music Playgroup
Harehills Lane Baptist Church hall (access from Hilton Place), LS8 4HF. Parent run community playgroup invites you to join us on Tuesdays for music and parachute fun and Wednesdays for movement developmental play. 10-11.15am term time. £1 per family including refreshments. Everybody welcome. Enquiries: harehillsplaygroup@gmail.com
Kiddies' Kitchen at Northcall
53-55 Cranmer Bank Leeds LS17 5JD Every Monday 3.30-4.30pm for 5-11yr olds. For more information ring Tel 0113 2689993
Spanish Playgroup
Holy Trinity Church Hall, Meanwood LS6 4NP. Thursdays 10am-1pm, term time. For 0-5 year olds and their Spanish-speaking parents or carers. Informal and friendly environment. Enquiries: 07775 579927 or susanarichart@yahoo.co.uk
St John Vianney Baby & Toddler Group
LEEDS AND MOORTOWN FURNITURE STORE
The Store which has been running now for almost 30 years is a registered charity that collects donated furniture and, through a raft of voluntary and statutory referral agencies, passes it on to individuals and families in Leeds who are in need. Enquiries:01132739727 info@leedsandmoortown.org.uk www.leedsandmoortown.org.uk
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Queens Hall, Immaculate Heart of Mary, 294 Harrogate Road LS17 6LE. Tuesday’s during term time 1.30-3pm. £2 per family inc. refreshments. Just drop by, every body welcome. Enquiries: saintraegan@yahoo.co.uk
ADEL BEER FESTIVAL
St Stephen’s Playschool
ADEL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY – ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW
St Stephen’s Church, Cranmer Rd, Moortown LS17 5PX. Thursday and Friday mornings: 9.3011.30am. All children aged 2+ welcome. Enquiries: 0113 2687 407 or 07906 735985
Teddy Praise, Baby & Toddler Group
Brownies
St Stephens Church Hall, Cranmer Rd LS17 5PX Wednesdays 6.15pm-7.45pm 7 & 8 year old girls are invited to join Brownies for fun & adventure. Enquiries: Jill Fisher on 0113 2676365
St Matthews Church, Wood Lane Chapel Allerton, LS7 3QF Weds mornings 10:30-11:30. A warm & welcoming environment for parents/carers & children. £1 includes refreshments. Everyone welcome for songs, story-time and craft activities
Girl Guides
Wigton Moor Children’s Club
Interested in Girlguiding? Enquiries: Lynne Reid lynne.reid1@btinternet.com
Miscellaneous
Wigton Moor URC Hall, High Ash Drive LS17 8RE. Thursday nights at the J Club for 4-7 year olds 5.15 - 6.15pm; J Club for 7-11s 6.30-7.30; XCite for 11-16s 7.30 - 9pm
29th - 31st August Adel War Memorial Association, Church Lane, Adel. Over 30 beers and ciders
Adel Methodist Church, Holt Lane 30th August open 2.00 pm
GOLDEN ACRE PARK
Join West Yorkshire Brass for a free performance of popular band music at 2.30pm on Sunday 3 August at Golden Acre Park. Take2 Big Band a free performance of popular band music at 2.30pm on Sunday 17 August.
HEADINGLEY CARNEGIE STADIUM CHILDREN’S DAY 2014!
Sunday 27th July. 10.30am – 3.00pm Face painting, bouncy castle, sporting activities etc. Free admission and activities also free.
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LEEDS FLOWER SHOW,
Leeds grammar school, Alwoodley 2nd and 3rd August open 12.00 noon
SHADWELL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY FLOWER SHOW
Shadwell Primary School playing fields, Main Street, Shadwell, LS17 8JF. Saturday 16th August 1.30 - 4.30, followed by awards and auction of produce. Exhibits of Flowers, Vegetables, Crafts, Hobbies, Produce, Floral Art, Kids Classes, etc. Brass Band, Circus Skills, Tea Tent, Bar, various stalls. Adults £6, kids FREE. Enter and exhibit your preferred skill or hobby. Tel: Susan 2738821 for information and a Show Schedule.
YORKSHIRE BAVARIAN OOMPAH BAND
Join the Yorkshire Bavarian Oompah Band for a free performance of popular band music at 2.30pm on Sunday 27 July at Canal Gardens, Roundhay Park.
looking ahead COOKRIDGE GARDEN CLUB – ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW
Cookridge Methodist Church, Tinshill Road 13th September open 2.00 pm
ST GEMMA’S YORKSHIRE 3 PEAKS CHALLENGE!
Join St Gemma’s Hospice for their first Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge on Friday 5Th September, to climb Yorkshire’s three highest peaks.Staff from Kuta Outdoors and St Gemma’s Hospice will be there to support you. Enjoy some of Yorkshire’s stunning scenery while raising vital funds to support your local Hospice! Visit www.stgemmas3peaks.co.uk or call 0113 218 5559 for more details.
KIRKSTALL ABBEY 7
6.7 mile run hosted by Kirkstall Harriers, Sunday 21st September 10am. In support of Wheatfields. www.leedsathletics.net for more info. Enquiries: kirkstallharriers@googlemail.com
ART, MUSIC, DANCE & ENTERTAINMENT
Art Classes
The Leeds Calligraphy Guild
Free Photography Course
Chapel Allerton Arts Festival
Greenscapes Nursery, Brandon Crescent LS17 9JH. Friendly group meets Wednesday pm or Friday am. Experienced, qualified tutor. All abilities welcome. Enquiries: 0113 2892922 or email ruth@rdorrington.freeserve.co.uk
53-55 Cranmer Bank Leeds LS17 5JD Interested in Photography? Northcall run a 6 weeks free course. Enquiries: 0113 2689993
Leeds People’s Choir
Enjoy singing but have not found a choir? Come and join us. We take pleasure in singing songs of joy, struggle, liberation, celebration and peace from around the world. Whilst reading music is useful, we also learn songs by ear. Open to anyone we meet every Wednesday during term time, 7.30pm to 9.30pm at the Swarthmore Centre in Woodhouse Square, Leeds. http://www.leedspeopleschoir.org.uk.
Leeds Marquetry Group
Polish Catholic Centre, Newton Hill Rd LS7 4JE. Wednesdays 7pm www.leedsmarquetry.org.uk
Leeds Movie Makers
Stainbeck United Reformed Church, Stainbeck Road LS7 2PP. Fridays 7.30pm. For anyone interested in film & video. Enquiries: 0113 2256444 or www.leedsmoviemakers.co.uk
Leeds Photographic Society
The oldest such society in the world would like to hear from you. Enquiries: Ian Wray, 07814 737499 Web: www.lps1852. co.uk Facebook: http://www.facebook. com/lps1852 Twitter: @lps1852
Loidis International Folk Dancing Group
Moor Allerton Sports & Social Centre, Stonegate Rd (opp. Fire Station) LS17 6EL Every Thursday evening 7:30 - 10pm. Admission of £3.50 includes refreshments. Enquiries: 01423 505006 0113 228 8636
ROUNDHAY TEA AND CHAT CLUB
Terry Yorath House, Devonshire Close LS8 1BF. Tuesdays 1.30p. Social group for over 65s. Great company, speakers, Extend exercise (optional) trips and theatre visits. Enquiries 2696632/8873595
Stainbeck Art Club
Alwoodley Bobbin Lacemaking Group Alwoodley Park Methodist Church Hall, The Lane LS17 7BX. Tuesday afternoons. Beginners welcome Enquiries: 0113 269 5512
Methodist Community Centre, Town Street, Chapel Allerton, LS7 4NB.2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month 1.45 – 4pm. New members, all abilities welcome. Practical and demonstrations, also painting and sketching days out. Enquiries: Rose or Ken on 0113 266 5005
Alwoodley Lace & Crafts
Singing for the Brain Group
Community Centre, The Avenue LS17 7NZ Fridays 2- 4pm. A variety of crafts are available to try. Come & have a cup of tea & a chat too. Enquiries: 0113 2676111
Every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month from 11am to 12.30pm at the Inkwell Café (what used to be the Shoulder of Mutton), 31 Potternewton lane, LS7 3LW.
St Andrew’s Shaftsbury Ave, Roundhay LS8 1DS. Tuesday mornings. Learn the art of Calligraphy. Absolute beginners or those with a little knowledge. Enquiries: 0113 2696414.Or 07900 286358 25 - 31 August 2014. Run entirely by volunteers, we rely on sponsorship, donations and supporters. We especially need more volunteer stewards, so please join us at: www.chapelallerton.org.uk. Follow on Facebook and Twitter #CAAF
PLACES OF WORSHIP ALWOODLEY PARK METHODIST
The Lane, Alwoodley Park, Leeds LS17 7BX
CHAPEL ALLERTON METHODIST CHURCH Town Street, LS7 4NB. www.chapelallertonmethodistchurch.org.uk
MOORTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH
204 King Lane, Leeds LS17 6AA Enquiries: 0113 2693750 or www. moortownbaptistchurch.org.uk
ST MATTHEW’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND Wood Lane Chapel Allerton, LS7 3QF www.stmatthewschapelallerton.org.uk
STAINBECK UNITED REFORMED CHURCH Stainbeck Road LS7 2PP. stainbeck.urc.org.uk
ST BARNABAS C of E CHURCH The View, LS17 7NA Tel: 0113 2654926 www.stbarnabasleeds.org.uk
ST. JOHN’S
Harrogate Road LS17 7BZ. www.stjohnsmoorallerton.org
ST PAUL’S RC CHURCH
Buckstone Crescent LS17 5ES. stjohnvianney.org.uk
ST. STEPHEN’S
Cranmer Rd, Moortown, LS17 5PX
THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY RC CHURCH
294 Harrogate Road, LS17 6LE. Enquiries: 0113 2681373. www.stjohnvianneyleeds.org.uk. Church Hall bookings: bookings@queens-hall.org.uk
WIGTON MOOR UNITED REFORM CHURCH High Ash Drive LS17 8RE
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