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DEAR READERS, Happy New Year!

Expand Your Horizons New Leeds Fashion Initiative

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Well, 2015 was a pretty turbulent year for the world – throwing wars, disease (Ebola), flooding, and refugee crises at us. Surely 2016 has to be better. A good start would be to rise above the haters, be nice to one another, and help whenever we can.

We rise above it all in our January edition! It’s the time of year to think about delving into new interests and educational courses; and vowing to get fit….again!

The Leeds Fashion Initiative has a great launch at Leeds City Museum; Phoenix Dance Celebrates its 35th year; the Banff Mountain Film Festival return with some fabulous cinematography; and Nile Wilson sets his sights on Rio.

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12 Expand Your Horizons Consider a little learning and dive into a course or two.

18 New Fashion Initiative

Launches at Leeds City Museum

aiming to reinvigorate the region’s fashion, clothing and textiles industries.

22 Leeds Youth Opera Opens 45th Year with Figaro! LYO performs Mozart’s popular comic opera at The Carriageworks.

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Leeds Youth Opera opens its 45th anniversary year with The Marriage of Figaro at The Carriageworks in February; the Howard Assembly Room has another great programme lined up; and we do a little roundup of some of the schools around Leeds.

With all the excitement around Christmas and the New Year, don’t forget to send us all your news and notices for February – the sooner the better, but definitely by 4th January (8th Jan for advertising). The dates for March are 1st and 5th February).

Wishing everyone a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!

Kind regards, Carole, Jack and the team.

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24 Phoenix Dance Theatre Celebrates 35 Years

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The Friends of Lawnswood Cemetery have produced a free leaflet illustrating a walk around some of the notable burials in the cemetery and copies are available in the cemetery waiting room.

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

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DEPUTY EDITOR Brendan Campbell brendan@northleedslife.

t may seem strange to consider a cemetery for a stroll, but this was exactly how it was expected to be used when it was opened in 1875. Grave plots lining the main walks were the most expensive, and plots on the path intersections sold at a premium! Thousands came each weekend to see the Ethel Preston memorial when it was erected in 1913. The fashion for graveyard walks changed after the Great War. But there are reasons to reconsider.

There are 53 traffic free acres with well maintained, gravelled paths on a relatively flat site. It feels secure especially in the more open areas where other visitors can be seen. The graves of those who ‘made’ Leeds are not the only attraction. The cemetery holds a fine collection of angels. The memorial gardens make a lovely Spring nature walk with their rock gardens, meadows and orchard areas - with the fruit trees in blossom and the adjoining woodland glades carpeted with daffodils and wood anemones.

The recently published, well illustrated ‘Lawnswood’s Great War Stories’ by Andrea Hetherington (founder Chairman of the Group), could also be used as a basis for a walk (available from facebook page or email).

If a little more active exercise appeals – join the Friends’ Action Days held on the first Saturday every month, meeting at 10am in the Otley Road car park. The

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JOSEPH ASPDIN (1778-1855) INVENTOR OF PORTLAND CEMENT

In 1824 a Leeds bricklayer called Joseph Aspdin took out a patent describing ‘my method of making a cement or artificial stone for stuccoing buildings, waterworks, cisterns, or any other purpose…’ adding in brackets ‘and which I call Portland cement’. Others had experimented with improved forms of cement but this self-taught Hunslet workman secured his patent and cornered the name, chosen because he felt his cement looked like the famous pale stone of Portland. Developed and improved over the years, Portland cement – the basis of concrete, mortar and render – helped to make possible the great engineering and construction projects of the Victorian age and now in all its varied forms is an essential feature of our modern world. oseph Aspdin came from a Leeds family based in Princess Street, Hunslet. His father Thomas was a bricklayer cum builder; Joseph and all his brothers followed in the trade. Joseph was the eldest, baptised in Leeds Parish Church on Christmas Day 1778. When his father died he had to look after his four younger brothers and sister.

He was 33 when he married Mary Fotherby, also from Leeds, in 1811 at Leeds Parish Church, in a joint ceremony with one of his brothers.

Shortly afterwards he set up home and business as a bricklayer in Slip Inn Yard (now Packhorse Inn Yard), one of the ancient narrow passages which link Briggate with Lands Lane, right in the centre of town.

There he began experimenting with improvements to the ‘Roman’ cement in general use at the time. There was no money for special equipment: the story goes that after work he set up his experiments in the kitchen. He needed limestone as a basic ingredient and, as he explains in his patent, he simply took what he needed from the roads, which were roughly surfaced with broken stone. It’s said he was fined more than once for pilfering! He seems to have worked on his own, though he may have known of the earlier work of the Leeds engineer John Smeaton, who had developed a new form of cement when building the famous Eddystone lighthouse. While Joseph had no scientific background, he had practical experience and plenty of inventive spirit and determination.

When he was satisfied with his new cement, he had the good sense to patent it in 1824, and decided to go into manufacture.

With Mary and his two sons and daughter he moved to Wakefield, where he set up a factory near the bridge – with high walls to protect his ‘secret’ process. But life did not go smoothly. Twice he had to move his factory

as the newly built railways cut through his property. His two sons, James and William, joined the business when they were fourteen, but William proved to be a black sheep and endless trouble. In 1841 Joseph published a notice denying responsibility for him or his debts.

William went south and set up a succession of cement works with different partners, always leaving a trail of debts and false claims (for example that his cement was used by Brunel to block a leak in the famous Thames Tunnel). He was branded ‘an incorrigible liar and swindler.’ Nevertheless

he had his father’s inventive streak and is credited with several improvements (not patented) in the development of Portland cement, which brought it closer to its modern form. He met with some success, his cement went on show at the Great Exhibition in 1851, and he finished up running a cement works in Germany.

Meanwhile Joseph stayed on in Wakefield, running his cement business with his other son. It remained small scale and by the time he died at his home in Harrison Terrace in 1855, aged 76, it had brought him neither fame nor fortune. But as the century progressed, as cement and concrete were developed and improved to become the essential building material of the new world, the significance of his 1824 patent was recognised. In 1924 a delegation from the American Portland Cement Association visited Leeds with their British colleagues to mark the centenary and to present the city with a handsome bronze tablet in his memory – still there on a dark corridor wall in the Town Hall. Wakefield claimed him too, erecting in 1938 a plaque and a memorial gate in St John’s church, where he was buried.

In Leeds a blue plaque now marks the place in Packhorse Inn Yard where he lived and worked.

Such recognition would surely have been beyond his wildest dreams, part of an unimaginable future. The 1924 bronze tablet reads ‘His invention…has made the whole world his debtor’.

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Hong Kong Caper for Leeds Writer ‘Bright Lights and White Nights’, which was recently published, is the debut novel of Headingley resident Andrew Carter. Although based largely in Hong Kong, where Andrew spent three years, it is about a guy from Leeds and features references to the city throughout the book.

The story revolves around Troy, who moves to Hong Kong after discovering that his girlfriend had been playing away with her driving instructor. Having met some odd characters and make some bad decisions, he finds himself becoming an informant for the Hong Kong police as they chase a gang of drug dealers.

It is a fast-paced crime novel, but isn’t meant to be taken too seriously. Troy is a bit of an idiot so there are many laughs along the way.

Andrew plans to start writing another book soon, but the responsibilities of adult life keep getting in the way!

‘Bright Lights and White Nights’ is available to order at Waterstones or on Amazon. www.facebook.com/andrewcarterauthor/

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Expand Your Horizons AS THE NEW YEAR DAWNS ONCE AGAIN, WE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT OURSELVES AND ASK OURSELVES WHAT RESOLUTIONS WE SHOULD ADOPT THIS YEAR. HOW ABOUT CONSIDERING A LITTLE LEARNING AND DIVING INTO A COURSE OR TWO. LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE. TRY POTTERY, ART, OR JEWELLERY DESIGN. TAKE UP A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT OR JOIN A CHOIR. IMPROVE YOUR IT SKILLS. OR EXPLORE DANCE AND FITNESS CLASSES. THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS AND YOU’LL BE SURPRISED AT EXACTLY HOW MUCH IS AVAILABLE AROUND LEEDS. MAKE 2016 THE YEAR THAT YOU EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS!

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There are adult short courses in pretty much every creative subject you can imagine

Whether you’re new to art and design or an experienced practitioner, Yorkshire’s only independent art school will have a course for you. As well as ten degree courses, further education courses, and an MA, Leeds College of Art offers a vibrant programme of art and design short courses.

Perhaps the recent ‘Great Pottery Throw Down’ has piqued your interest in the world of pottery, and you fancy following in the footsteps of Leeds potter and former Leeds College of Art student, Sandra Whyles. A short evening course in ceramics could be just what you’re looking for – there’s a fun beginners’ class that’s perfect for those that haven’t tried it before. And for those with more experience, there’s a Develop Ceramics course, where you will work on individual projects, guided by tutors and be introduced to further techniques and processes.

Of course, it’s not just pottery, there are adult short courses in pretty much every creative subject you can imagine – from fashion, photography, jewellery, life drawing, and printmaking to woodwork. The courses run on weekdays, weekends and evenings throughout the year and are taught by experienced, passionate practitioners.

The College also runs a Diploma in Visual Arts and Access to HE Diploma (Art & Design) courses.

These exciting three day a week programmes are ideal for those thinking about returning to education. If you’re just starting out, looking for a new direction in life, and serious about a career in art and design, this course is for you.

Find out more at their open day on 24th February – to book visit www. leeds-art.ac.uk/opendays

For further information, visit www.leeds-art.ac.uk/shortcourses

Education is About More than a Job! Providers of Further Education Learning and Skills across the country were pleasantly surprised that talks of funding cuts didn’t materialise as suggested before the recent spending review.

Spending on adult education is an investment. There is even evidence that participation in learning can lead to savings for various Government departments through reduced reliance on public services.

But education is not just about gaining qualifications to get a job. It promotes health and wellbeing and reduces social isolation whilst keeping minds active.

All aspects of life depend upon adaptability and active minds. Education equips us for life but, as the world progresses, we need to adapt to the social and technological changes if we are to keep up with developments.

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All Government services are now designed to be ‘digital by default’. How does this work for people who can’t use technology effectively or can’t afford internet connectivity at home?

The Swarthmore Centre provides a range of formal and informal learning opportunities, specialising in the Arts, IT, Personal Development, Counselling and Maths & English.

“We provide a wide range of subjects from Art to Hoola hooping, Stained Glass to Mindfulness, or Computing to Psychology and Counselling”, said Maggi Butterworth, Director of Swarthmore.

“Courses are taught at all levels from Introductory to Advanced by experienced, well qualified tutors and run during the day, evening or weekend to suit your timetable. There’s a crèche that runs alongside daytime courses and a Counselling Service. Some courses lead to a certificate but there are also lots of opportunities to pursue study purely for the pleasure of learning.”

Swarthmore is holding an Open Day for courses starting in January on Tuesday 5th January, 10.30am – 1.30pm and 5 – 7pm. For further information, visit www.swarthmore.org.uk

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Choose from a variety of short courses in the relaxed learning environment of Swarthmore: • Jewellery • Pottery • Sewing • Stained Glass • Mindfulness • Sculpture • Yoga • Alexander Technique • Languages • Painting & Drawing • I.T. • Counselling + much more To view our BROCHURE visit www.swarthmore.org.uk Or pick up a copy at Swarthmore Education Centre 2-7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds LS3 1AD

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Leeds College of M Leeds College of Music (LCoM) is the largest music conservatoire in the UK. Founded in 1965, delivering courses in Jazz and World Music, the conservatoire now offers the largest portfolio of Further and Higher Education programmes, including Classical Music, Jazz, Popular Music, New Music, Film Music, Music Production and Music Business.

In addition to its education programmes, the conservatoire delivers a wide range of short courses for adults and young musicians from beginners to professionals.

From introductory guitar classes, to weekend courses with professional mixing engineers in commercial studios, and Summer schools, there’s something for everyone.

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Music for All Weekend. There are also Summer schools in film music, jazz, and songwriting, as well as a course for young musicians aged 10-17 in studio and songwriting, where groups write and produce their own music. Community ensembles offer a fantastic experience too – sing in a friendly Choral Society, or join the Sinfonia or Community Symphony Orchestra, which have regular performance opportunities.

Over 100 young musicians attend the conservatoire’s weekly Saturday Music School where students (aged 9–18) have the opportunity to play in bands and ensembles, refine their performance skills or develop proficiency in music technology, supported in their musical exploration by expert tutors.

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“St James’ customer numbers in Manchester have increased significantly over the past few years and we noticed that many were coming from West Yorkshire so it made sense to open in Leeds”, said Chairman and owner Nigel Kay MBE. “Transferring clients living in Yorkshire to the Leeds branch means we now have ample room to expand at both centres.

“One reason for our growth is that many retail banks have stopped offering safe deposit services and this has left many people looking for alternative storage solutions for their valuables. St James’ provides an attractive alternative because it is an established business with a long trading history and an impeccable security record.”

The Leeds centre occupies impressive former bank vaults on Russell Street (just off Park Row), in a building designed by celebrated Victorian architect Alfred Waterhouse (who also designed Manchester Town Hall and the Natural History Museum). The vaults have been extensively modernised and are equipped with the latest security technology including remotely monitored CCTV and state-of-the-art biometric technology.

The branch is open seven days a week and manned by four highly trained security staff. An external security company is also retained to ensure round the clock protection.

“It was clear that there was a need for this type of service in Leeds and we have registered a large number of customers since we opened last February”, said Richard Stephenson, manager of the new centre. “Domestic burglaries are on the

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The new Leeds Fashion Initiative (LFI) recently held a launch event and fashion show at Leeds City Museum. he brainchild of A.W Hainsworth & Sons, Leeds City Council and the London College of Fashion’s Centre for Fashion Enterprise (CFE), and led by the team behind the Leeds concept store, Lambert’s Yard, the initiative has received widespread support from a range of industry and educational partners. It aims to support emerging fashion designers with training and business support and re-establish the city as the country’s leading centre for fashion design, clothing and textile manufacture.

The strategy will be developed by the Centre for Fashion Enterprise and will include plans for the first Fashion Design Incubator outside London.

Burberry and Aquascutum are just two of the leading designers supporting the project. They are joined by Christopher Raeburn, Agi & Sam, Rejina Pyo, and Helen Anthony, who also have links to Yorkshire, either through using regional textiles (such as Hainsworth) or being from the county, as with Burberry CEO and creative director, Christopher Bailey.

“The support the LFI project is receiving from some of the country’s leading designers is fantastic”, said Adam Jagger, Retail Director for Lambert’s Yard and Project Manager for the LFI. “Obviously, Burberry lending us key looks for our fashion show was even more pertinent following the announcement

The support the LFI project is receiving from some of the country’s leading designers is fantastic

Photo: Portia Hunt

of their new factory being built in Leeds.”

The LFI has the lofty ambition of regenerating Leeds industrial landscape through collaboration, and returning it to the heights it reached in the 60s and 70s, before its ultimate decline at the hands of cheap foreign imports. It is seeking fashion industry support and the support of the region’s leading companies.

Lambert’s Yard is located at 162 Lower Briggate, LS1 6LY. Further information on the LFI can be found at www.lambertsyard.com

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Blah Blah Blah Theatre recently announced that actor Bill Nighy was to become a patron of the company in this their 30th anniversary year. ill brings much wisdom and experience to this Theatre In Education (TIE) company, which specialises in dynamic participatory theatre and drama experiences for children and young people.

“Theatre in education allows children to express themselves in a way that nothing else will”, said Bill. “I’ve worked with children of all ages and seen how it can reach them. It offers an unparalleled opportunity for them to connect, rely upon and look out for one another, and minutely examine language and human behaviour. It can also be enormous fun and a crash course in humility!”

Bill Nighy has just finished a Broadway run of the play ‘Skylight’.

Although he is well known for his many film and television roles, his career began with theatre performances that dared the audience to challenge society’s norms.

“We are thrilled to have the support of an actor of Bill’s calibre”, said Deborah Pakkar-Hull, Blah Blah Blah’s Artistic Director. “He is passionate about children and young people having the opportunity to creatively explore the world around them through stories and having a safe place to express themselves. This is at the heart of the Blah’s ethos and is of real importance, as theatre, and the arts in general, are increasingly being marginalised in schools.”

Bill joins existing patron, playwright Mike Kenny at an exciting point in the company’s journey. As part of their 30th anniversary celebrations, Mike re-imagined his play Bag Dancing for a contemporary audience and it has just finished a very successful UK tour. He is currently writing Partition, a new

work based on the partition of India and Pakistan, that will form the heart of a large-scale international collaboration.

Blah Blah Blah is a leading Theatre in Education company based in Leeds creating high quality participatory theatre with and for children and young people, using compelling stories to stimulate enquiry and exploration.

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Leeds Youth Opera starts its 45th anniversary year with a performance of Mozart’s ever- popular comic opera ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ at The Carriageworks Theatre from 10th – 13th February. he Marriage of Figaro takes place on the wedding day of Figaro and Susanna, servants to the Count Almaviva and his Countess. With comings and goings similar to a Brian Rix farce, doors open and close on the activities of the lecherous Count, his wily servant Figaro and the pubescent Cherubimo who seems to be in love with and cherished by every woman he meets, much to the Count’s annoyance!

Leeds Youth Opera is unique in the North of England. It brings together young people with an interest in singing, an helps them improve their singing skills, build confidence, and create dramatic characters through opera and musical theatre. The youngest members can be as young as twelve. Although they may not have leading roles initially, they will grow in confidence singing as part of the chorus and could be on stage for a whole show.

Principal roles are performed by more experienced members who have sung and performed with LYO for several years, or by undergraduates or graduates from music schools in the North of England. With many members of the company staying for several years, the public performances by this talented company are much more than amateur.

You will certainly be impressed by the enthusiasm of the performers.

Following auditions, LYO also creates an orchestra for each performance, from some of the top young musicians from in and around Leeds. They have a short,

Leeds Youth Opera is unique in the North of England

intensive preparation under conductor Tom Newall before performance week.

The Marriage of Figaro is the first of two productions in 2016. Auditions for West Side Story will start on 28th February 2016 and the performance will be in July.

For tickets, contact The Carriageworks Theatre Box Office on 0113 224 3801 or online at boxoffice@leeds.gov.uk For further information about Leeds Youth Opera, visit www.leedsyouthopera. org.uk

eeds Photographic Society’s Winter programme starts on Tuesday 5th January with ‘The President’s Evening’.

Titled ‘My Photography’ LPS President Ian Wray will talk about his interest in photography. It will include images from his mountaineering adventures, and touch on work by his photographic heroes, before moving on to the direction in which it is now heading – photographing charity events on Britain’s highest mountains at night, street and drone photography, and a return to shooting film.

The programme features illustrated talks by keynote speakers, talks by members, in-house and inter-club competitions, and evenings where members submit images for discussion and critique.

Forthcoming keynote speakers include David Gill (26th Jan) conflict, news and social documentary photographer, who worked in Afghanistan from 2008 – 2015; Terry Donnelly (ARPS MPAGB EFIAP) Award winning commercial photographer, who will show some of his architecture, portrait, sport, and conceptual photography (16th Feb); and Chris Weston (15th March)

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Celebrated wildlife photographer. Chris will talk about photographing endangered species all over the world.

(An entry charge of £5 applies to non-members for keynote speakers - refundable against membership).

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hoenix Dance Theatre celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2016 with a special tour, which opens at the West Yorkshire Playhouse from 17th – 20th February.

From small beginnings, Phoenix Dance Theatre has grown to be one of the UK’s leading contemporary dance companies and has performed, educated and inspired people across the globe. Its celebratory tour presents a triple bill of intense, funny and beautiful dances, including two brand new commissions.

Kate Flatt’s new work ‘Undivided Loves’ picks up on Shakespeare’s timeless themes of desire, duplicity and unrequited love, fusing sound, words and dance.

Shakespeare’s most intimate, mysterious and radical sonnets are reimagined to Brazilian percussionist Adriano Adewale’s vibrant score.

As part of a co-commission with The Royal Ballet, Dutch/Israeli choreographer Itzik Galili reworks his piece, ‘Until.With/Out.Enough’, which explores the concept of the enclosed space that exists in our minds.

The programme also features Sharon Watson‘s acclaimed ‘Melt’, and ‘Bloom’, by New Adventures

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Choreographer Awardwinner Caroline Finn, which explores the dark, comic moments of life through her playful, quirky and highly engaging choreographic style.

Sharon Watson was appointed as Phoenix Dance Theatre’s seventh artistic director 2009, and has since reaffirmed the Company’s core values through all of its activities. She was also appointed as Chair of the steering committee bidding for European Capital of Culture 2023, championing the pride of Leeds on the world stage.

Phoenix Dance Theatre will continue its anniversary celebrations throughout 2016.

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Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents the first UK museum exhibition by KAWS, the renowned American artist, whose practice includes painting, sculpture, printmaking and design, from 6th February –12th June. he exhibition, in the Longside Gallery and open air, features over 20 works: commanding sculptures in bronze, fibreglass, aluminium and wood, alongside large, bright canvases immaculately rendered in acrylics. The park will become home to a series of imposing sculptures, including a new six-metre-tall work, which take KAWS’s idiosyncratic form of almost recognisable characters in the process of growing up.

Brooklyn-based KAWS is considered one of the most relevant artists of his generation. A dynamic cultural force across art, music and fashion, his work possesses a wry humour marked by bold gestures and fastidious production. In the 1990s, he conceived the soft skull with crossbones and crossed out eyes that have become his signature iconography, subverting and abstracting cartoon figures.

He produces works that are semifamiliar, with layers of contradictions and subtleties. Outdoors, with their monumental proportions, KAWS’s sculptures bring to mind dystopian cartoon characters; recognisable personalities from childhood who appear to have lost their innocence.

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sculptures The artist has created a series of five paintings especially for the exhibition.

Each measuring 112 x 92 inches, they will span the largest wall of the spacious gallery, creating a swathe of brilliant colour and complex energy.

The exhibition is accompanied by an extensive publication including texts

by YSP Director of Programme, Clare Lilley, and Flavia Frigeri, Tate Curator of International Art, together with events including a conversation between the artist and Clare Lilley, on 6th February, and exclusive merchandise, designed especially for YSP.

ur favourite mischief maker, Mark Thomas, is bringing his 2015 sell-out Fringe show ‘Trespass’ to the West Yorkshire Playhouse on Tuesday 23rd February.

Inspired by the mass trespass of Kinder Scout in 1932, Mark turns his eye to how the government has sold off our communal spaces, from school playing fields to public rights of way, and sets out to find space in the urban world where mischief and random chance can lurk.

How can we ‘play’ around these spaces? He suggests that people should get stuck in, have fun and create mayhem! For example, along one stretch of the Thames virtually all the property has been bought up by

corporations and developers. Because of this private ownership it is now impossible to hold any kind of gathering or make noise anywhere along there.

But, when the tide goes out, there is a

stretch of beach that they don’t own – the perfect location for a punk rock gig!

Our rights to public spaces have been surreptitiously eroded. Mark asks: “If the ramblers of the 1930s were here now, what would they do to open up the cities? How do we turn the skyscrapers and corporate squares into our playgrounds?”

He is working with people around the country and has already staged events in Chester, Oxford, Newport and Exeter. When private ownership happens in public spaces we should challenge it. Mark figures that working together we will always achieve more than we think we can. It takes time and a lot of effort, but in the end it’s worth the fight.

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A local neighbourhood eatery on Otley Road in West Park (and in superconveniently close proximity to North Leeds Life HQ) has undergone an impressive transformation, which is proving to be a welcome (and delicious) addition to the area. he building has received a thorough and stylish refurb and the owners of this new enterprise have created a menu offering a wide range of Mediterranean cuisine, together with classic European dishes, British adaptations and seasonal specials.

You can expect a plethora of dishes to appease the carnivores among us and pescatarians are also well catered for. While the pickings for strict veggies are somewhat slimmer, the menu is extensive and varied enough for there to be something for everyone.

We began with some light nibbles; lovely home baked bread and olives intros with some delicious tzatziki and hummus, followed by starters of Frito Misto – lightly (almost tempura style) battered king prawns, scallops, squid and courgettes with homemade tartare sauce; Spicy Aromatic Duck Pastries whose confit duck filling was generous enough not to be at risk of being overwhelmed by its pastry casing; and Kalamari – again delicately battered and served in rings joined at the base looking a little like a concertina!

Lavanta’s chef/proprietor Orhan Girgin has not only developed good relationships with farmers and meat suppliers in the Yorkshire Dales, but also does all his own butchering. The restaurant has a special cold room where the beef is dry aged for 32 days, and the lamb hung for seven days before butchering. And, there are daily fish deliveries from Whitby.

With such thorough meat-handling expertise, I figured it would be remiss of me not to sample the Mixed Grill.

Comprising steak, Merguez sausage (homemade, of course), lamb and chicken brochette and marinated lamb chop, it was a smorgasbord of excellent meat cuts expertly prepared and cooked.

A similarly multifaceted dish for indecisive non-meat eaters was the Mixed Fish & Shellfish Platter. Filets of salmon, bass and red mullet joined fat scallops, king prawns and langoustine which must have been flash grilled – everything was just à point and meltin-the-mouth good.

Perhaps it’s the fact that Lavanta doesn’t receive their meat order pre-cut that means they really don’t skimp on the portions; the fillet steak as a stand alone main was, frankly, enormous, and rich and juicy to the last mouthful.

The rather meatheavy proceedings of the main courses were leavened by a refreshingly delicate salad of melon,

feta, avocado and rocket.

For the desserts, the sweet and sticky Baklava served with berry compote and rose petal cream was perhaps outshone by the Kadaifi; a scrumptious serving of shredded pastry with pistachios, berries and creamed vanilla mascarpone.

We were the first to arrive on the Monday evening when we visited but the restaurant steadily filled up during the course of our dinner and by the time we left there was a queue out the door.

Not bad for an early weeknight and they had scarcely been open a month!

With a menu that’s likely to keep punters coming back and a conscientious commitment to food quality, Lavanta is a much appreciated addition to the West Park area and seems well on its way to becoming a local favourite.

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Adel Neighbourhood Forum r. Kersten Hall, Honorary Fellow at the University of Leeds, will present a talk entitled ‘From Dark Satanic Mills to DNA: the Scientific Heritage of Leeds and How it Changed the World’ at the Headingley Cafe Scientifque on Monday 8th February, 7.30pm at the New Headingley Club, 56 St Michael’s Road, Headingley. Several Leeds-based scientists also played an important role in this fascinating story.

Based on his recent book ‘The Man in the Monkeynut Coat: William Astbury and the Forgotten Road to the Double-Helix’ (Oxford University Press), which was featured on a list of recommended titles by ‘The Guardian’ earlier this year and was also shortlisted for the British Society for History of Science 2015 Dingle Prize, Kersten’s talk will explain how the work of these scientists has had a massive impact on science and medicine, including the award of

rganised by Weetwood Residents’ Association, the Café Philosophique, held at the Sports Pavilion on Richmond House School’s playing fields on Glen Road, recently announced its Winter programme, the theme of which is ‘Planning a Better Future for Us All’.

The first meeting is on Thursday 21st January at 7.30pm, when Jonathan Straight will try to explain the ‘Recycling Roundabout’ – what happens to our domestic waste, where does it go, how will it be collected, are

Adel Neighbourhood Forum is looking forward to a New Year that will see its neighbourhood plan come to fruition. Given the support for its Policy Intentions Document, the Forum is now working on developing its policies, which will take it to the stage where it can submit the plan for inspection prior to a local referendum. two Nobel Prizes - an achievement of which the city can be very proud.

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we likely to be charged, what does the future predict for recycling domestic waste?

In February, Sue Stones looks at the opportunities and threats to our shopping habits and our shops; in March Stephen Hall looks at Energy Security; and in April Martin Fleetwood ‘Envisions the Future of Education’.

The presentation lasts approximately 45 minutes, followed by refreshments and a group discussion.

“We wish the local council well on the implementation of its Site Allocation Plan and want to be reassured that the views submitted by the local community will be given serious consideration”, said Ian Bond, Co-Chair of the Adel Neighbourhood Forum. “We look forward to working with local developers in the New Year, and to them working with the people of Adel. We hope that they will ensure that their housing designs are imaginative in meeting the character of the local area, that green space is an integral part of the design, and that the local community is listened to when it comes to providing a mix of housing, and that adequate infrastructure is in place.”

The Forum has enjoyed a lot of support from the local community but, in what may be a critical year, it will need more to ensure the key issues arising from the plan are communicated and discussed at a local level.

To comment, or for further information contact Ian Bond, Joint Chairman, Adel Neighbourhood Forum at bondster@ btopenworld.com or visit www. adelneighbourhoodforum.co.uk

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road. The other two routes would be new routes going over The Billing in green belt land.

Details of the three proposed options for consideration, a map and supporting information can be seen at www.leeds.gov. uk/AirportLinkRoad. An online questionnaire is available, and comments can also be emailed to AirportLinkRoad@leeds.gov.uk

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I would like to wish all readers of North Leeds Life a very Happy New Year.

Consultation on Leeds Bradford Airport Link Road The initial public consultation is currently underway and will run until Sunday 24th January 2016. This phase seeks views on three options for improving access to the airport – these are three different routes from Rawdon Crematorium over to the Carlton Crossroads. One of the options is the existing A65 then A658 route, widening the

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HeadingleyWard North Leeds Cycle Project As I’ve written in previous columns, we continue to strive to make Headingley more family friendly. We are not only encouraging families to move back to the area, but also promoting Headingley as somewhere to settle down for those who came to Leeds for University. In fact I came here for University and just never left!

This project has taken several forms - we have returned empty properties back into use, worked to protect green space and tried to help balance the Headingley economy.

The next stage is to make Headingley more cycle friendly.

I welcome recent action taken by the Council’s Locality Team to give an irresponsible dog owner a Fixed Penalty Notice for allowing their dog to foul in a recreation area.

I have been raising this issue with the Council’s Environmental Team for months and asking them to take action and root out these dog owners.

It is extremely important that people can use these public open spaces without fear of coming across

In December, we held a meeting for anyone interested in discussing what our area needed to improve cycling facilities. We discussed segregated cycle ways, double yellow lines, better facilities for parking bicycles and more. It was an open discussion, and now we’re taking these ideas forward to find out what the Council can do, and what funding is available to us.

Obviously we’d like as many views as possible, so if you have any comments or thoughts, please do contact me via e-mail at jonathan.pryor@leeds. gov.uk or, if you would like to come along to

Making Headingley and Hyde Park more family friendly is a long task, but bit by bit we are getting there!

dog foul. This sends a strong message to all dog owners that action will be taken.

It also shows that it pays dividends when members of the public are prepared to make a statement and act as witnesses.

The majority of law abiding dog owners have nothing to fear from this crackdown as they are already doing everything they can to clean up after their dogs.

I would urge all members of the public who see this behaviour to report it.

Twitter@ barryanderson19 future meetings, please like our Facebook page, ‘Headingley and Hyde Park News’ where outcomes of discussions will be published and future events advertised.

Making Headingley and Hyde Park more family friendly is a long task, but bit by bit we are getting there!

Let me know what you think of developments in Headingley by contacting me on jonathan.pryor@ leeds.gov.uk, or 07515 400109

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A huge thank you to all the schools eeds Children’s Charity, which brightens the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, received thousands of tins and jars of food following the response from 19 primary schools to the charity’s Harvest Festival Appeal.

These supplies will supplement the catering requirements at Silverdale, the charity’s centre overlooking Morecambe Bay which provides hundreds of children with a break every year. In 2016, the 111year old charity will provide over 500 youngsters aged 7 – 11 with happy memories and all the benefits that a week away can offer.

“I would like to say a huge thank you to all the schools that donated harvest festival goods to us”, said Dave Norman MBE, the Director of the charity. “I would also like to thank the Rotary Club of Leeds for its help and support. The donations mean we can replenish a significant proportion of our food store in readiness for the start of the 2016 season.”

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Leeds Community Foundation (LCF), in partnership with Time to Shine, has launched a series of Small Fund programmes, to help third sector groups develop ways of reducing loneliness and isolation among older people.

CF will be managing two funding programmes per year for the next six years, focusing on a variety of areas. The first round will be looking for applications from community groups and charities with innovative ideas to support carers and older people living with dementia.

Applicants can apply for awards of between £5,000 and £10,000. Ideas for activities include: • Mentoring or befriending roles to help increase access to other services / activities • Campaigns or activities in a specific area to engage people who may not have had access to information before, or that use different partners, including the private sector.

“We are excited to see what activity and services develop through this funding”, said Rachel Koivunen, Time to Shine Project Manager. “It is an opportunity for community groups and charities to gain additional skills and capacity to deliver new ideas that reach socially isolated older people.”

“Social isolation is a major issue”, said Sally-Anne Greenfield, LCF Chief Executive. “Through our themed funding programmes we hope to reach a variety of

people who need our support.”

The Time to Shine Small Funds programme is open for applications until Monday 18th January 2016. Guidance and application forms are available to download from www.leedscf.org.uk/time-to-shine

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HEADINGLEY NEIGHBOUR HOOD PLAN The Headingley Neighbourhood Plan has to be accompanied by other documents that justifies the proposals. In compiling the evidence, some interesting facts have emerged.

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• Nearly two-thirds of adults are students - half the population is aged 20-24, and three-quarters belong to the 16-30 generation.

• Three-quarters of the population are single people, and only one-fifth is families (compared with three-quarters nationally).

• There are 1,400 shared student houses (houses in multiple occupation, or HMOs), housing some 6,500 students; another 2,000 live in purposebuilt student accommodation.

• 60% of dwe llings are privately rented - the national figure is a third of this.

• Student demand for housing has declined in Headingley in recent years. Next year there are forecast to be over 3,500 surplus bed spaces in Leeds.

• Resident demand is strong and increasing, and semidetached houses especially are returning to family occupation.

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Greg Mulholland MP recently tabled a parliamentary motion urging ministers to swap funding for a road to LeedsBradford Airport to a rail link instead. recent study recommended a road rather than rail link, however this could cost up to £75 million, with three options currently being consulted upon.

Mulholland has long campaigned for the rail link and his motion calls for the money to be spent there. It also expressed concern at the potential cost of the road option, as well as its social and environmental impact.

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93.2% of passengers using LeedsBradford International Airport (LBIA) currently have to use a private vehicle to access the airport, and the airport’s passenger throughput is expected to rise to 5.1 million by next year. The rail link would be a 1.1 mile track connecting LBIA to the Leeds-Harrogate-York line.

“It is crazy to be spending such a huge sum on new road links which are causing concern for local residents and will impact far more on greenbelt land”, said Greg.

“The problem is that very few people are using public transport to get to the airport, precisely because there is no rail link.

“A road may make it easier for people driving to the airport to get there more quickly, but it won’t get people out of their cars, which is what needs to happen, nor will it encourage people taking the train to Manchester Airport to use their local airport instead.”

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of songs and calls. They are known to imitate other birds’ songs very accurately, and even to mimic ambient human sounds such as ring tones and car alarms!

Their diet consists largely of insects and other invertebrates, but they come readily to gardens, particularly enjoying fat and peanuts. They are also experts in the air with a fast direct flight, and at dusk in Autumn and Winter they flock together in huge ‘murmurations’.

As the sun sets, these vast gatherings of sometimes thousands of birds form swirling smoke-like patterns in the sky, filling the air with their noise, before dropping as one into reedbeds, trees or bushes to roost.

ometimes it is the most common birds that reveal themselves to be the most beautiful and extraordinary, and this is certainly true of the starling. Like us, a social species, starlings are seen in small parties and large flocks, constantly on the move, constantly in communication with one other.

Their plumage seemingly a drab black/brown at first glance, is actually (in the breeding season) a glossy iridescence of black, green and purple, with white spots on the feather tips. In Winter the white spots cover all their body, and young birds start off brown all over.

Starlings are extremely vocal, with a wide and ever-changing repertoire

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he next RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch will take place over the weekend of 30th – 31st January. This annual event is the world’s biggest wildlife survey, and over half a million people took part in 2015, counting more than 8.5 million birds.

The results showed an increase in most of the top 20 birds compared with 2014 results.

The top bird in 2015 was the house sparrow, followed by starling, blackbird, blue tit and woodpigeon.

Robins and wrens have risen up the rankings, whilst greenfinches and song thrushes have seen a decline.

The Big Garden Birdwatch started in 1979 as an activity for children, when it was featured on ‘Blue Peter’.

Adults were invited to join in from 2001. Thirty years’ worth of data allows the RSPB to monitor trends and understand how birds are doing.

The format of the survey has stayed

the same, so the scientific data can be compared year-on-year, making the results very valuable.

All you have to do is watch the birds in your garden or local park for an hour, record the highest number of each species that you see at one time, and send your results to the RSPB either by post or online. You can sign up for your free Garden Birdwatch 2016 pack at www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch. The website includes details of birds to look out for, as well as suggested activities for the time you are waiting for birds to appear. You can count birds anywhere!

People have recorded birds seen from high rise flats, a narrowboat, or a local park. Local RSPB reserves also have special events on the weekend – check the RSPB website for details.

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In the cold weather most of our garden plants are dormant and there is less to do in the garden, making this the ideal time to make some plans for the year ahead.

Shopping for Seed

The first step is to measure the area for the new planting. Then draw it on paper.

Check each plant that you might like to include to see how tall it gets and how wide it spreads. Make sure that the colours of flower and foliage will all complement each other

My favourite thing is growing something from seed and that

If you are re-planting a bed or creating a new one but feel nervous about getting the right plants, here’s how I do it:

only tastes good but it produces long stems with beautiful frothy lime green flower heads

My favourite thing is growing something from seed and that exciting feeling when new seedlings emerge. The next best thing is choosing what to grow and ordering from the seed catalogues.

With vegetables I always look out for things that are unusual and not the same boring vegetable varieties that I can buy off the supermarket shelves.

Why not have a go at growing purple carrots, mooli or cucamelons for a change?

Annual flowers grown from seed can fill your garden with colour without costing a fortune. I love growing Cosmos for feathery foliage and pink, white or burgundy flowers that keep coming for months on end, or Cleome for its spires of unusual white or pink spidery flowers that look great mixed with deep purple Cerinthe, or Blue Cornflowers.

Clary sage is great too with bright bracts which last for ages bringing cool mauves and pinks to the borders and Dill not only tastes good but it produces long stems with beautiful frothy lime green flower heads which are perfect for cutting.

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exciting feeling when new seedlings emerge.

and try to include things that flower at different times of year. A final check is to ensure that they will grow in the conditions in your garden. Then you are ready to draw the plants onto your drawing putting taller ones at the back and allowing enough space for each one to reach its mature size.

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he Heritage Lottery Fund’s Yorkshire’s Back Garden campaign is designed to raise awareness of funding opportunities to protect and share the natural heritage in Yorkshire’s back garden.

It also encourages people to study and experience their local natural heritage, supporting a broad variety of natural heritage topics, including geo-diversity, recording and managing species, river projects, and citizen science, alongside traditional habitat and species projects.

HLF has already helped to fund two projects in Sheffield. The Whinfell Quarry Gardens, which maintains giant redwood trees as well as 200 varieties of alpine plants, was supported with two grants totalling nearly £60,000; while the remains of Tinsley Manor were excavated using a £50,000 grant.

The HLF is particularly interested in increasing the number of grants awarded between £10,000

and £100,000. It wants to get people talking across the natural heritage sector and encourage grant applications from smaller community groups on a wide range of natural heritage topics, as well as traditional habitat and species projects.

“Nature is everywhere but few have knowledge of the vital role it plays in sustaining our lives”, said Drew Bennellick, Head of Landscape and Natural Heritage at HLF. “From microscopic beetles, to fungi, bats, bees, birds and mammals, all play a part in running our planet and we can’t survive without them. HLF grants offers a great opportunity to fund projects to re-connect people with nature and explore this fascinating

if often hidden world around us.”

Our thanks to Greg Mulholland MP for bringing this opportunity to our attention. “The Yorkshire’s Back Garden campaign is a great opportunity to get local communities, particularly children, interested in natural heritage”, said Greg. “The funding granted by the HLF is vital in creating and maintaining these projects, and I recommend anyone involved or looking to start one of these projects to apply for an HLF grant.”

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The richness of African music is celebrated at Howard Assembly Room this Winter, kicking off with Cheikh Lô, an elder statesman of West African music who combines his sweet, soulful voice with funk and Senegalese styles on 30th January.

n 4th February it’s the globetrotting and genrebending Malian blues of the ‘Hendrix of the Sahara’, Vieux Farka Touré.

Vibraphonist and Éthiopiques legend Mulatu Astatke brings his distinctive meshing of the rhythms of his East African homeland to HAR on 10th February – an extremely rare live performance. And, shot through with Astatke’s music, Jim Jarmusch’s deadpan comedy Broken Flowers is screened in honour of the musician.

The FILMusic strand continues with Asian Dub Foundation’s live soundtrack to ‘La Haine’, still one of the most provocative, raw and relevant films about urban youth.

Colin Stetson’s extraordinary horn playing sound tracked a French classic of more recent years, 2012’s ‘Rust and Bone’, as well as the Oscar-winning ‘12 Years A Slave’.

Moving between rock, jazz and music for film with awe-inspiring technique, his Leeds appearance on 11th March is unmissable.

The ragged mountains and gorges of the Georgian Caucasus are the setting for Mikhail Kalatozov’s remarkable 1930 Soviet film ‘Salt for Svanetia’, presented with a live score of adrenaline-charged Eastern European and klezmer music from the great Moishe’s Bagel.

Martinique forms the cinematic backdrop to French pianist, composer and filmmaker Christophe Chassol’s dazzling fourth album ‘Big Sun’, his tribute to his parents’ homeland

in film and music, on 1st February.

The Howard Assembly Room becomes a station waiting room for a twilight ‘Brief Encounter’ concert on Valentine’s Day, featuring handpicked music including, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No 2, the performance will be followed by a screening of David Lean’s 1945 film.

The exceptional all female Scottish folk band The Shee celebrate their tenth anniversary with an exceptional new set of songs on 27th February. And, singer and intrepid song-collector Sam Lee stops off on 12th March to give his latest album ‘The Fade in Time’ an airing.

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The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour opens at Leeds Town Hall on Wednesday 27th January, and at The Carriageworks on Thursday 28th January. ow in its seventh edition, the 2016 UK and Ireland Banff Tour will share a collection of exhilarating short films with more than 80 screenings in over 50 locations across two different film programmes in early 2016 - offering audiences the opportunity to travel the world and experience a selection of inspirational and unforgettable adventures.

The festival showcases a collection of the newest and best films from the global mountain culture and sports community.

The two programmes, each approximately two and a half hours in length, will be selected from over 350 films that have

been entered into the prestigious 40th anniversary edition of the Banff Mountain Film Festival, held in the Canadian Rockies in November 2015.

The Tour brings together people with a wide range of outdoor passions who return every year to enjoy the community feel of a Banff screening and leave with new enthusiasm and inspiration for their own adventures.

The popularity of the UK and Ireland leg of the Tour is growing rapdly. The World Tour travels the globe every year, visiting 45 different countries and being enjoyed by more than 400,000 people worldwide.

The full programme will be announced in early January 2016. For a taste of the action, watch the 2015 trailer at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=nSJOnw4QLx0 Book for both the Leeds Town Hall and Carriageworks programmes for £24 (£20 concessions) – only available through the Box Office on 0113 224 3801. Single programme tickets £13/£11.

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The Danse Society Sat 2 Jan, The Library, £8. Featuring original founder member of Paul Gilmartin (Gigi), on drums. His distinctive style & rhythms have been the influences for many musicians since the ‘80s.

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain Sat 2 Jan, Leeds Town Hall, £12.50 -

£33.50. Programme: Tchaikovsky – Hamlet, Korngold - Violin Concerto, Prokofiev Symphony No 5

Scars On 45 Sat 9 Jan, Belgrave Music Hall, £15.69. Indie-rock outfit from Bradford currently making waves stateside.

Slaves Sun 10 Jan, O2 Academy, £15.85.

Explosive contemporary punk duo. Expect live mayhem, chaotic crowd-surfing & frenzied yell-alongs.

Angel Haze Wed 13 Jan, Belgrave Music Hall,

£13.75. Intensely personal material from this fierce and passionate female MC.

The Petty Heartbreakers Thu 14 Jan, Duck & Drake, Free. A celebration of the great Tom Petty, with and without The Heartbreakers.

Jeremy Loops Thu 14 Jan, Belgrave Music

Hall, £8.95. A modern day one-man folk band from South Africa.

Quadrophenia Night: The Atlantics Fri 15

Jan, O2 Academy, £14.95. Club night, live gig, theme night & tribute to the iconic movie Quadrophenia! Also appearing: DJ Drew Stansall, Absolute Kinks

Diet Cig Fri 15 Jan, Headrow House, £6.60.

A ‘slop pop’ duo from New York.

The Hallé Orchestra Sat 16 Jan, Leeds Town Hall, £12.50 - £33.50. Renowned Manchester orchestra performing: Wagner - A Faust Overture, Weber - Bassoon Concerto, Brahms -Symphony No1.

Lera Lynn Tue 19 Jan, Brudenell Social Club, £9.90. Gifted singer-songwriter performing Americana & southern folk.

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that is familiar but all its own.

Cam Penner Fri 22 Jan, Otley Courthouse,

Teen Daze Thu 28 Jan, Headrow House, £8.80.

£10/£12. Rough-hewn Americana with heartfelt melodies brings to mind a youthful Steve Earle.

Also appearing: Jon Wood

The Temperance Movement Fri 22 Jan, Leeds Beckett University SU, £17.05. Blues-drenched, soulful, loud & explosive rock ‘n’ roll band.

Night Beats Fri 22 Jan, Headrow House, £11.

US group incorporating sounds of early R&B, Texas Psychedelic Rock, UK Blues, Folk & Soul

Mingus Big Band Sat 23 Jan, Howard

Assembly Room, £22. One of the greatest big bands. There are few sounds in jazz as exciting as the rambunctious, hard-swinging 14 piece Mingus Big Band, Featuring a full star line-up on trumpets, saxophones, trombones, drums, bass & keyboards.

Sinfonia of Leeds Sat 23 Jan, 7.30pm at St. Edmund’s Church, Lidgett Pk Ave, LS8.

Programme: Smetana’s Ma Vlast: Vysehrad, Vltava; Copland’s Billy the Kid; & Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.

Conductor: Anthony Kraus. Tickets: 224 3801, sinfoniaofleeds.eventbrite.com or on door Beach Slang Sun 24 Jan, Brudenell Social Club,

£8.80. 3 piece punk rock band sounding like “a one-night stand between The Psychedelic Furs & The Replacements”.

Pure Bathing Culture Mon 25 Jan, Headrow

House, £7.70. Indie pop duo from Portland, Oregon.

8pm at New Headingley Club, 56 St Michael’s Rd LS6. Best Duo finalists in BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015 & MOJO Folk Album of the Year 2014. £10/ £8

Stroke of Genius Big Band Fri 29 Jan, 8pm

at Tinshill & Cookridge Social Club, Woodnook Dr. LS16 6PF. Playing Big Band Swing & Salsa to dance, sing or listen to. Led by Enrico Marchesi who, along with some band members, experienced stroke. Free with collection for Stroke Association. www.facebook.com/ AStrokeOfGeniusBigBand/

The Drink Fri 29 Jan, Headrow House, £7.70.

Odd guitar pop with a dark folk undertone, drawing comparisons to Deerhoof, The Breeders, Talking Heads, Kate Bush, Throwing Muses.

Gothic Voices Fri 29 Jan, Howard Assembly

Room, £17.50. Highly-acclaimed performers bringing music from the medieval world into the mainstream & making it accessible without compromising its integrity. Works by Hildegard von Bingen, Machaut & Dufay.

Lindi Ortega Tue 26 Jan, Brudenell Social Club,

Gabrielle Aplin Sat 30 Jan, O2 Academy,

£13.75. Canadian singer-songwriter with a distinctive blend of America & alt-country folk

They Might Be Giants Wed 27 Jan, Brudenell

The Cadillac Three Thu 28 Jan, Brudenell

Social Club, 15.40. This Seattle based 5-piece serving up Pele-esque guitar-taps mixed with unexpected time changes & catchy melodies in

New Roots: O’Hoolie & Tidow Fri 29 Jan,

The Beat Sat 30 Jan, Brudenell Social Club, £17.60. Classic 2-Tone Ska worth going to see live to hear ‘Mirror In The Bathroom’ in all its glory.

Chali 2na Thu 21 Jan, The Wardrobe, £15.

Minus The Bear Thu 21 Jan, Brudenell

8.30pm at The Grove Inn, Back Row, Holbeck (off Water Lane). Live acoustic, Americana roots/ Bluegrass/Country. Resident bands & guests. Picking sessions. Musicians welcome. £3. Details: John 267 0761, Kevin 267 7040

SU, £17.50. Atmospheric, mean & moody folk full of haunting melodies, a twist of electronica & ambient sweeps.

Italian duo who don’t fit into one particular genre, using drums with pedals, overdriven bass & dual pitch damaged vocals.

Formerly a member of Jurassic 5, original member of Ozomatli. Also appearing: The Funk Hunters

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Daughter Tue 26 Jan, Leeds Beckett University

Social Club, £22. Innovative American indie popsters, best known for ‘Birdhouse In Your Soul’ and ‘Istanbul (Not Constantinople)’ who continue to maintain a loyal fanbase, thanks to their spontaneous, fun live performances, & quirky pop songs.

Zeus! Wed 20 Jan, Brudenell Social Club, £5.50

Otherworldly Lo-fi dream-pop.

Social Club, £13.50. Three piece ‘country fuzz’ band from Nashville, a sound that hovers between radio-ready country anthems, hard&-heavy rock & traditional Southern folk.

Citizen Thu 28 Jan, Brudenell Social Club, £15.40. Fuzzy, guitar-driven rock that recalls Brand New & early Nirvana, creating a sound

£18.15 Singer-songwriter & internet sensation, who notched up millions of You Tube hits with her gentle acoustic cover versions of songs by Paramore & You Me at Six before reaching no.1 with her cover of Frankie’s ‘The Power Of Love’,.

Cheikh Lo Sat 30 Jan, Howard Assembly Room, £19.25. A rare UK performance from this eclectic artist fusing his unique mix of funk, mbalax (a form of Senegalese dance music) and other West African styles for an unforgettable evening of luscious soul music.

Golden Void Sun 31 Jan, Brudenell Social Club, £8.80. The new face of Bay Area psychedelia, firmly rooted in melody, unafraid of exploration. Hooks that get stuck in your head and riffs to transport you to the astral plane.

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BRIDGE OF SPIES DIRECTED BY: : STEVEN SPIELBERG STARRING: TOM HANKS, MARK RYLANCE, ALAN ALDA, AMY RYAN CERT: 12A

RUNNING TIME: 141 MINS hen it comes to director-star combos, one would be hard pressed to imagine more reliable and bankable pairs of hands than Spielberg and Hanks. This extremely watchable thriller sees both men playing to their considerable strengths; Hanks his amiable everyman quality, Spielberg his instinctive gift for storytelling.

The finely wrought tale (from a screenplay co-written by the Coen Brothers) is steeped in cold war paranoia and intrigue, taking place in 1957 at the height of tensions between America and the U.S.S.R. Hanks plays Jim Donovan, an insurance lawyer called upon to represent alleged Russian spy, Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance) recently taken in to custody by the CIA. The aim being only to show that Abel was given a capable legal defence, essentially paying lip service to idea of justice being done. To most, though, Abel’s guilt and death penalty are foregone conclusions.

Due to Donovan’s professionalism, his admiration of Abel’s character and his own

The finely wrought tale (from a screenplay co-written by the Coen Brothers) is steeped in cold war paranoia and intrigue

moral fortitude (he is being played

by Tom Hanks, after all) he diligently applies himself to the case and manages to save his client from the electric chair, finding himself branded a traitor by many in the process.

Up to this point Bridge of Spies runs pretty much as a compelling courtroom procedural. Things step up a gear when a US spy plane pilot is shot down over Russia and Donovan is nominated as the one to negotiate the exchange of prisoners, travelling to Berlin where the bargaining grows ever more knotty and convoluted.

As a veteran of the new Hollywood that arose in the 70s and 80s, Spielberg now carries an elder statesman type of prestige and his broad experience and years spent honing his craft are brought to bear on this expertly made feature.

In latter years we’ve seen the director’s films take on something of a darker hue, both aesthetically and thematically but always retaining his strong narrative sensibilities. It could maybe be said that on this film Spielberg may have absorbed a little stylistic influence from his screenwriting collaborators, something about the hazy period photography called to mind the Coen’s Inside Llewyn Davis and, naturally, there’s a distinct Coenesque edge to much of the dialogue.

It’s a class act in pretty much every regard. The performances are on point across the board with particularly fine work from Mark Rylance whose Abel is a captivatingly understated study in stoic calm and quiet dignity. Aided by sharp writing, the film’s tightly plotted structure and pacing ratchet up the tension and, harnessing these elements with characteristic directorial flair, Spielberg lures the viewer into the web of intrigue with uncanny skill.

The end result is a tense, exciting, intelligent and often wryly amusing film that resonates with the audience on both a brain and heart level while containing only the merest trace of the trademark Spielbergian sentimentality.

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Nile Wilson, from Pudsey, is one of the most exciting gymnasts to emerge in recent times.

He shot to fame in August 2014, becoming a double Gold-winning Commonwealth medalist at just 18. He collected a Bronze in the allround event and Silver on parallel bars. This remarkable achievement in his first senior competition, earned him a place on the Great Britain team, who then went on to finish fourth at the World Championships in Nanjing, China.

ile started training aged four at his local council-run centre in Pudsey.

His potential was recognised early and he was invited to train at the Leeds Gymnastic Centre of excellence at Leeds Carnegie. It became clear to his coaches Dave Murray and Barry Collie, that they had a potential Olympian on their hands. And, confirmation came at the Junior European Championships in Sofia (Bulgaria) in May 2014, which ultimately earned Nile his place on the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, winning team.

Sponsored by Herbalife, Nile splits his 32 hour weekly training schedule between the Leeds Gymnastic Club and Lilleshall National Sports Complex in Shropshire.

“2015 was a very successful year for me and winning Team Silver at the World Gymnastics Championships was a particular highlight”, said Nile.

“I got some great results and loved the whole experience. Winning Team Silver means that we have successfully qualified as a team for Rio. I still have to qualify for my place in the Olympics squad so my training and preparation from now on will be key.

Winning Team Silver means that we have successfully qualified as a team for Rio “My first big competition in 2016 is the British Championships in April, then the European Championships in May. I love that feeling of being on the world stage and proving I can perform.

At the moment, it’s about gaining as much experience as possible, building confidence and pushing myself as hard as I can to be the best gymnast I can be. My goal is to prove that I am ready for the Olympics.”

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It’s that time of year again – when gyms rub their hands together with glee at the prospect of signing up loads of new members, and thousands of people try to work up the enthusiasm to really get active and fit in 2016!

We contacted Jason Minott at Leeds Sport and Active Lifestyle and asked him what he would suggest to help people launch into a more active lifestyle. He came up with some great hints.

STARTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Find an activity that is right for you.

THINK ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES YOU HAVE ENJOYED IN THE PAST ,

liked at school, or always wanted to try.

GET SUPPORT Join a group, club, family, or friends – there are lots of people who will be happy to help you. Having someone to go to sessions with can really help, but if you haven’t got anyone don’t let it stop you as you may meet new people there.

Sessions are sociable, and full of like-minded people.

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IDENTIFY YOUR OWN MOTIVATING FACTOR

If you haven’t been active for a while, it may be useful to think about the benefits you want to experience, as well as the barriers that are holding you back and how these can be overcome.

Set yourself a mini goal or challenge.

It can help having something to work towards, but make sure it is achievable, and start off slowly.

START SLOWLY uild your confidence and fitness level with a number of short sessions. If you have been inactive for a long time, you may want to start with 5 – 10 minutes of activity and build up as you get used to being active.

If you are new to an activity, your muscles are likely to get stiff and sore.

The discomfort will ease as you get used to being active.

WIDE CHOICES We are so lucky here in Leeds because there are so many great clubs and groups to join, together with small fitness studios and individual classes – from football, rugby, hockey, netball, Lacrosse and running, to Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, and dance. You really have no excuse – there is so much to choose from!

ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS THROUGH CAREFUL PLANNING FIT Busters (Focused Inspirational Trainers) is a new personal training and fitness studio in Meanwood run by Richard Scanlon, who has 20 years experience in the fitness industry.

Rather than jumping on the latest fitness fad, Richard and his team concentrate on helping you to identify your goals and work towards achieving them pragmatically through planning, preparation and a realistic approach to your aims.

individual needs. They also offer personal training for two or four clients, to give you the full benefit of the FIT Busters team’s expertise.

FIT Busters run small classes with a maximum of eight people so that the instructors can really focus on each person’s

January Offer: Experience a free stress, butt and gut buster class at FIT Busters. Just call them on 0113 07990 610218. FIT Busters, Unit 4, Providence House, Authorpe Road, Meanwood, LS6 4JB

Richard promises to give you the ‘S Factor’! “We like to concentrate on strength, stamina, suppleness, speed and spirit”, he said. “We ask you to think about what you want to achieve and together we will work on how you can do this in a realistic and enjoyable way.”

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GETTING FIT AFTER CHRISTMAS!

When the Christmas season is over for many people it ’s time to set some New Year resolutions. After the excesses of the festive season, getting fit or weight loss may be top of your agenda. However, before you rush into a crash diet, join a gym or participate in an over strenuous exercise regime, I’d recommend setting some realistic short and long term goals.

If your target is to, say, lose half a stone, firstly figure out how you are going to achieve it, and by when.

Break it down into small intermediate, even daily goals.

For example your daily goal may be to abstain from biscuits, cakes or alcohol and to incorporate more fruit and vegetables into your meals.

Your weekly goal may be to lose a pound in body fat and, therefore, your ultimate goal should take seven weeks.

You should include some regular exercise in your lifestyle, a combination of aerobic and resistance training is recommended.

Pick activities you enjoy doing.

Walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, aerobics, circuit training, and weights can all be considered. You may want to get guidance from a personal fitness trainer, to help you put together the most effective

Pick activities you enjoy doing. Walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, aerobics, circuit training, and weights can all be considered.

The ‘double whammy’ of healthy eating and regular exercise should help you race towards your target. Commit to your goals by writing them down, including the date you want to achieve them and then take action to start!

Patrick Douglas BSc (Hons), Personal Fitness Trainer programme to suit your needs and preferences. Patrick Douglas can help you with your goal planning, exercise routine and fitness monitoring, in fact most things exercise related.

CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT MAY BE THE ANSWER TO BACK PAIN Alison Eaves is a chiropractor at Revive Chiropractic in Adel and finds that back and neck pain are two of the main reasons people will see a chiropractor. Headaches, shoulder, arm, hip and knee pain can also be associated with problems in the spine. Patients may have had just a few days of back pain, or have suffered for years, the aim is to get the body moving again, so you can enjoy being pain free and mobile.

At Revive Chiropractic each patient undergoes a thorough assessment where the type of pain experienced and how long it has been present are discussed. Strong emphasis is placed on individual lifestyle, such as job/ working position, posture and how

you spend your free time, as these can all contribute to the problem.

The spine and surrounding joints are examined for any tenderness or stiffness. And, following diagnosis, how treatment will address the problem will be discussed.

Spinal manipulation often forms part of the treatment – this is when precise movements are applied to the spine. Alison will also spend time working on the muscles, ligaments and connective tissues using massage and stretching techniques.

You may also be given specific exercises to strengthen certain muscles to help your recovery and prevent injury recurring.

Following half an hour of treatment, you should feel relaxed and well informed.

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NEW EXERCISE CRAZE THAT’S AS OLD AS THE HILLS In ancient China if you were not strong and healthy then you would perish and so they developed exercises and a philosophy for health and wellbeing that was very effective at combating the stresses and strains of life. This exercise system was known as Lishi (pronounced ‘Lee Sher ’) and it is the source of activities that are better known today as Tai Chi, Yoga, Meditation, Qigong and Kung Fu. Their approach to fitness was somewhat different to the Western way. Rather than focussing on building muscles, which actually puts a great strain on the internal organs, they started with the internal and letting that radiate out.

The extensive range of exercises practised within Lishi has at its core one fundamental aim – how to protect and increase energy levels

so that you can better experience life.

Of course, the answer differs for each individual, but a qualified Lishi teacher will help you to boost your energy, strengthen your body and relax your mind. Lishi is a great way to meet other people who are interested in living

a healthy, positive life, and to take time out from your busy schedule to connect with yourself.

Classes are currently running in Chapel Allerton and Meanwood for both adults and children. For further information and a free video course, visit www. lishi.org/northleedslife

Rather than focussing on building muscles they started with the internal and letting that radiate out

WHAT DO YOU DO IF SOMEONE IS CHOKING?

Be prepared this holiday by knowing how to act should your child (over the age of one) or an adult choke. When choking is severe the person will be unable to talk, cry, cough or breathe.

1. Give up to five blows on the back. Hit them firmly between the shoulder blades. If this doesn’t dislodge the object….

2. Perform five abdominal thrusts - hold the child around the waist and pull upwards and inwards above their belly button. If this doesn’t dislodge the object, repeat steps one and two.

3. If the object has not dislodged after three cycles of back blows and abdominal thrusts – Call 999 For a choking baby: 1. Hold the baby face down along your thigh with their head lower than their bottom and give up to five back blows, hitting them firmly between the shoulder blades. If this doesn’t dislodge the object….

2. Give up to five chest thrusts. Turn the baby over so they are facing upwards and place two fingers in the middle of their chest just below the nipples. Push inwards and upwards up to five times. If this doesn’t dislodge the object, repeat steps one and two.

3. If the object has not dislodged after three cycles of back blows and chest thrusts – Call 999.

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Health & Fitness

Heart Research UK has a whole host of exciting challenges for you to consider in 2016 – including the Great North Run, London Bupa 10k, Silverstone Half Marathon, Yorkshire Three Peaks and Subway 5k series. Not to mention skydiving and global challenges like trekking the Great Wall of China, or cycling from London to Paris.

f you don’t want to leave Leeds, Heart Research UK has suggestions for you too! My Run, My Way is aimed at people who would like to create their own run. It could be a 5k, 10k, half or full marathon. Just choose a date, time, route, distance and people to run with and apply for your free fundraising pack to get started. Or, Swim the Channel, where you have three months to swim the distance of the channel, in the comfort of your local swimming pool.

Heart disease is still the UK’s single biggest killer and could strike any of us at any time. But, 80% of this disease is preventable. You can make lifestyle changes right now that could significantly improve your heart health, and fitness plays a huge part.

If you’d like to set yourself that Healthy Heart Challenge, just contact Heart Research UK and sign up. Call 0113 2347474, email community@ heartresearch.org.uk , or visit www. heartresearch.org.uk/events

Forward Leeds Holds Welcome Events Across the City Forward Leeds, the alcohol and drug charity, recently held a number of ‘welcome’ events across the city to introduce local residents, professionals and businesses to its services.

Forward Leeds, launched in July 2015, is now the single point of contact in the city for people with drug and alcohol problems.

“We held these events to show people just how open and accessible Forward Leeds is”, said Lisa Parker, Executive Director. Attendees had the chance to take a tour of the facilities, ask questions, and learn about how the service operates, including such things as the needle exchange and other harm reduction services.

The events were well attended and also attracted staff from the projects’ partners BARCA, St Martins, St Anne’s and Leeds & York Foundation Trust.

“The welcome event was a fantastic opportunity to understand how Forward Leeds really operates”, said Chris Dickinson, Head of Commissioning at Leeds City Council and Forward Leeds Commissioner.

For further information, visit www.forwardleeds.co.uk

fter a 12-month campaign, spearheaded by Greg Mulholland MP, people with Morquio Syndrome will finally be able to access the Vimizim drug through NHS England NHS England and NICE secured a five year, fixed fee agreement with the drugs company BioMarin for the drug. The agreement is the first of its kind to secure access to treatments for ultra-rare diseases.

As soon as it is rubber stamped, those diagnosed with Morquio Syndrome will be able to get immediate access to Vimizim.

Greg worked closely with charities, campaigners, and the family of seven year old Sam Brown from Otley. Sam is one of just 88 people in England with the condition.

softball step up to the plate

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Join our beginner indoor sessions: 7-9pm every Wednesday from 6th Jan 2016 Notre Dame Sixth Form College St Marks Avenue LS2 9BL First session FREE, £4 thereafter. w: www.LeedsSoftball.com e: LeedsSoftball@gmail.com Or search for us on Facebook

The drug was approved on a Europe-wide level in April 2014 and is already in use in 20 other European countries, but attempts to make it available in England have seen repeated delays.

In the last 12 months, Greg secured two parliamentary debates, sponsored five parliamentary motions, led three meetings with health minister George Freeman MP, and raised the matter three times with David Cameron at Prime

Minister’s Questions, as well as organising a number of rallies outside Parliament, the Department of Health and 10 Downing Street.

“After 12 months of campaigning, this is great news”, said Greg. “It means that those with Morquio Syndrome will finally be able to get the Vimizim drug through NHS England.

“It is great news for Sam, whose parents, Katy and Simon, have campaigned long and hard. The agreement is the breakthrough we all wanted. Vimizim will be immediately available to everyone diagnosed with condition.”

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Over 30 Year Six pupils from 15 different primary schools across Leeds and Bradford joined forces at Fulneck School in November to solve a mock crime. Using a variety of forensic science techniques, their challenge was to collect evidence from a mock crime scene and process the evidence to solve the crime.

Masonic Grant for Guides A cheque for £850 was recently presented to guiders of the First Meanwood Guides Unit by Geoffrey Middleton, Worshipful Master of Pilgrim Lodge, at the Masonic Centre on Nursery Lane, LS17.

This grant was from the West Riding Masonic Charities Ltd. (WRMC), a fund contributed to by individual Freemasons through their Lodges for grants to help similar organisations for capital expenditure. The grant will supplement

ed by Mr Chris Norris, Head of Biology, the free workshop began with a TV news report of an attack on a member of staff. The young detectives were then taken to investigate the crime scene and gather evidence.

They were briefed on the importance of observation, accurate record keeping and not contaminating evidence. Wearing gloves, they collected, bagged and recorded their findings using evidence cards. A brainstorming session followed to gain information from the evidence found, which included a handwritten note, a hat with hair sample and a powder substance. The suspects were presented and they discussed possible motives.

In the laboratories, the young sleuths carried out a number of forensic science activities, including handwriting analysis; a chromatography experiment; hair and finger print analysis; flame tests of powder substances; and assessment of witness statements.

Thinking they had worked out the identity of the perpetrator was one thing, but producing the evidence to prove this was another! By the end of the day, they were ready to state their conclusions and justify them with evidence.

“Science is a dynamic and engaging discipline”, said Chris Norris, whose idea

it was. “At Fulneck we are committed to developing the inquisitive, questioning minds that we need in the scientists of the future. This workshop was designed to enable children to think independently and use their scientific knowledge to solve the problems they were presented with: a skill that real scientists use every day.”

Mr Norris’ passion for the subject is shared with Fulneck pupils who attend his after-school Forensics Club, otherwise known as ‘CSI Fulneck’.

The school’s workshops teach pupils how Science, primarily Biology and Chemistry, is put to great use outside the classroom in solving real crimes.

the £350 raised by the guides themselves and a grant of £100 from Leeds City Council and will fund the purchase of new tents for the guides’ annual camp.

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n the final of the Leeds and District Junior Schools’ Maths Challenge, hosted by The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL), the Year Six team from Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School outscored 19 other schools to win the trophy.

their knowledge and apply their skills to new maths problems. A different school has won in each of the eight years the competition has been run, so the title really is up for grabs!

To get your school involved, contact lee-ann.humphries@gsal.org.uk

The Horsforth team of Leo Gaunt, Isabelle Plowman, Ben Crowther and Will Hobson were accompanied by class teacher Jenny Atcheson. “ The competition was a good way to stretch our more able children”, said Jenny, “especially as some of the rounds were different to the work we do in class.”

GSAL invites primary schools from across Leeds to take part in this annual competition which provides a fun way for talented young mathematicians to test

RJCDANCE SPRING MID TERM DANCE CAMPS 2016 for Boys & Girls

8 years –11 years old Tuesday 16th - Friday 19th February 10:30am - 3:30pm daily MOORTOWN BAPTIST CHURCH HALL 204 KING LANE, LEEDS LS17 6AA

COST - FREE !

For an application form contact 0113 239 2040 stef@rjcdance.org.uk www.rjcdance.org.uk

Only 20 places available, so please book early to avoid disappointment Funded by Young Peoples Activity Fund Inner North East Community Committee

No. 22 in the Sunday Times Top Independent School Listing The Froebelian School is a thriving and dynamic independent prep school, which places children at the very heart of all it strives to achieve.

Now taking admissions for pre-school children aged 3 in September

THE FROEBELIAN SCHOOL Giving a Flying Start to the Citizens of Tomorrow

CLARENCE ROAD, HORSFORTH, LEEDS, LS18 4LB T: 0113 258 3047 E: admissions@froebelian.co.uk

www.froebelian.com

IT’S ALL ABOUT EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION! Both Primary and Secondary schools around Leeds continually strive to improve standards and the results are steadily improving year on year. Meanwood C of E Primary was recently named The Sunday Times State Primary School of the Year 2015. And, The Froebelian School in Horsforth was ranked number 22 in the Sunday Times Parent Power national survey of the Top 100 Preparatory Schools.

A recent Ofsted report highlighted a north-south divide in education naming 13 local authorities in the North and Midlands as having underperforming schools – but Leeds was definitely not one of them.

As another year starts, many schools are holding open days, which are great opportunities to investigate what schools offer and how they would suit your child. As you know….. it’s all about education, education, education!

A BRIGHT FUTURE WITH GSAL SIXTH FORM Sixth Form at The Grammar School at Leeds (GSAL) offers a superb co-educational experience encompassing so much more than simply academic study. The welfare and wellbeing of each student is at its core.

While the goal for most Sixth Form students is the A-level grades they need for their chosen degree course, GSAL is also aware that universities and employers look for

something extra in applicants. The school complements its A-level provision with opportunities for academic enrichment and personal challenge.

The Extended

Project Qualification and innovative ‘Aspire’ programme include courses on practical or intellectual topics and voluntary service, which enhance learning

The School nurtures each

individual’s needs and aspirations

and prepare students for life after school.

GSAL offers 27 A-level subjects, in any combination.

It nurtures each individual’s needs and aspirations, and provides outstanding pastoral care in small tutorial groups.

Expert advice from a dedicated careers and higher education team means that students leaving GSAL Sixth

Form have an impressive record of getting where they want to be.

The Sixth Form centre also provides students with their own café, study area and social space, while remaining an integral part of the school. Extracurricular activities and a house system offer students rewarding leadership roles and interaction with younger pupils.

To find out more about GSAL Sixth Form, join them on Wednesday 20th January 2016, 5.30 – 8pm, for their Sixth Form Options and Subject Choices Fair. Further details at

www.gsal.org.uk/sixth-form/visit-us

Broadening horizons

Sixth Form Evening

Wed 20 Jan

5.30pm - 8pm

• Large choice of subjects • Average class size of 12 • 81% of A level grades A*-Bˆ • 92% progressed to universityˆ • 65% went on to Russell Group universitiesˆ • Wide range of extra-curricular & leadership opportunities • Voluntary service programme • Self-contained Sixth Form Centre with café, garden and study areas ˆ2015 leavers

Now accepting applications for 2016 entry www.gsal.org.uk Alwoodley Gates, Harrogate Road Leeds, LS17 8GS T: 0113 229 1552 E: admissions@gsal.org.uk

Dr Simon Hinchliffe

A NEW HEAD AT BRADFORD GRAMMAR radford Grammar School recently announced the appointment of Dr Simon Hinchliffe as Head of the school, succeeding Kevin Riley who is due to retire.

Dr Hinchliffe, who is currently Deputy Head, was formerly Head of the Sixth Form at Wolverhampton Grammar School where he worked for fourteen years. Previously, he taught at the University of Wolverhampton and worked as a field scientist at the University of Edinburgh.

“Simon has demonstrated that he is an inspirational and charismatic educationalist”, said Lady Morrison, Chair of Governors. “I have no doubt that he will build on the School’s many successes and lead it to even greater achievements in the coming years.”

“I am hugely excited by the prospect of working with pupils and their families, colleagues and governors in my new role”, said Dr Hinchliffe.

“The range of pupils’ interests and achievements at Bradford Grammar is simply astonishing. Ours is a very happy school – at ease with excellence, deeply committed to developing the whole child – and

providing a wonderful start in life for pupils.

“I genuinely believe in the power of an inspiring and wellrounded education to build character and fundamentally change lives for the better.

Education at BGS kindles an intellectual and emotional response from students, encourages insight and curiosity, and provides the tools and disposition to make a valuable contribution to society and the economy. It will enthuse and equip young people with the flexibility, confidence, fortitude and sense of fair play for whatever comes next in their lives.”

FROEBELIAN 22 IN SUNDAY TIMES SURVEY The Froebelian School was ranked number 22 in the Sunday Times Parent Power national survey of the Top 100 Preparatory Schools. It is the highest ranked school in Leeds and Bradford and is still the only Leeds school in the top 100.

“We are so proud of our children”, said Catherine Dodds, Head Teacher. “This is a testimony to the hard work and dedication of not only the children and their teachers but also the whole school community who work together to foster a lifelong thirst for learning.”

Children at Froebelian start school the September after their third birthday, beginning their education in the pre-school year. This gives them a flying start on their learning journey.

The Froebelian School has maintained its place in the Top 100 ever since the Sunday Times began publishing league tables over 20 years ago. The school, established in 1913, has a proud tradition of educating children to the highest standard, whilst maintaining the close knit family community feel that makes Froebelian so special.

BRADFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL A leading independent school in Yorkshire for boys and girls aged 6 to 18

Come along to one of our Open Events 12 Jan 2016 6.00pm

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13 Jan 2016 9.15am

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Their study of Democracy and Government Systems was further supported by a visit from Judge Greenway, who talked about law and the judiciary.

They even saw a statue of former Fulneck pupil Herbert Henry Asquith, famous for having lead the UK into the Great War! Fulneck School’s Year Six recently visited the Palace of Westminster and was given a superb educational tour by their local MP, Stuart Andrew, visiting both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

The visit was arranged to link in with their current Humanities topic on Democracy and Government Systems. They even saw a statue of former Fulneck pupil Herbert Henry Asquith, famous for having lead the UK into the Great War! Following the tour, the class joined Mr

Andrew for a Q&A session.

at King’s Cross Station.

The class also visited some famous sights of London, including Oxford Street, Piccadilly Circus, and Camden Market where they caught some Street Theatre. They also had time to have their photos taken on Platform 9 3/4

Earlier in the Autumn, Year Six had invited Stuart Andrew to school for a Q&A session, when they asked him some challenging questions about local issues and the Conservatives’ national policy.

Founded in 1753, Fulneck School in Pudsey is the UK’s leading inclusive independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 3 to 18.

It is set in a peaceful village community and settlement dating back to 1739. With a strong Christian ethos, it consists of three schools, Early Years, Junior and Senior (including Sixth Form).

Next Open Morning: Friday 8th January, 9.30 – 12 midday Entrance Examination and Taster Day for Year 7 Entry: Tuesday 19th January, 9 am – 3.45 pm

Come and discover how your child will flourish at Fulneck School

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JAN Tuesday

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A vibrant, happy, aspirational community where we focus on one child.

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Community Notices

Community Notices ACTIVE Abbey Runners meet Tues & Thurs, 7.30pm. Based at Holt Park Active.

Track Sessions at Beckett’s Park. New members welcome. Details: www. abbeyrunners.co.uk

Adel Badminton Club meets

Mon, 8pm at Adel War Memorial Hall, Church Lane, LS16. A mixed & a men’s team in Leeds & District Badminton League. New members welcome. If you have some experience go along on Monday. Details: Chris

225 9426, Dave 267 0572

Adel Over 50’s Exercise Class

Fri 10 – 11am at Adel Quaker Meeting House. Get Fit have Fun! Details: C.

Limon 07545 954315

Adel Squash Club meets at Adel War Memorial Hall, Church Lane, LS16. A fun/competitive way to keep fit. Details: Jon Hodgson

07761 608598, or for Racketball John Bennett 267 0761, www. adelsquashclub.com Adel Tennis Club Social or competitive tennis on 3 carpet & 2 tarmac courts. Situated at AWMA sports ground next to Adel Church.

All standards welcome. Junior coaching available. Details: John Micklethwaite 267 4071

Badminton Anyone? Friendly badminton club looking for experienced players. Fri 7.30 – 9.30pm, Trinity University, Horsforth. Details: Sylvia 259 0113, Graham 258 4532

Bramhope Table Tennis Club

meets Mon 8 – 10pm & Tues 1.30 – 3.30pm, Robert Craven Hall. New members welcome. Details: Stewart

267 3311

Briggate Morris Female dancers

from ages 8 – 80, all abilities.

Practice Mon 7.30pm at Central Methodist Church, Horsforth.

Peaks, Grand Canyon Trek & more.

Challenge yourself & raise valuable funds for Yorkshire Cancer Centre Appeal, St James’s Hospital. Details:

www.yorkshirecancercentre.org. uk/events.php

Cookridge Rambling Club meets Sun 9.30am in car park Cookridge Village Hall. Walks 6/8 miles.

Transport can be provided. New members welcome. Details: Sandra 261 9732, cookridge.ramblers@ outlook.com Friends of Lawnswood Badminton Club Meet Mon &

Wed, 7-9pm at Lawnswood School during term time. Mixed abilities/ gender/ages (children 11+ welcome with adult). Details: mjh.morgan@

ntlworld.com

Horsforth Tennis Club welcomes

new members of all ages & abilities for social & competitive play. Four tarmac courts 2 with floodlights, coaching at all levels for children & adults. Winter membership available.

Details: Hillary 258 6021

Irish Set Dancing meets Tues, 8.30pm at the Irish Centre, York Rd. It’s a lot of fun & a good aerobic workout. Social gathering open to all, regardless of age or dancing ability.

All dances are taught. Free. Details:

Aizlynn Johnston 07731 376773, Caleb Jenkinson 07585 962002, LeedsSetDancer@gmail.com, www.leedsirishsetdancing.co.uk Junior Footballers Wanted

Details: Roger Harris, 07806 789580, rharris999@hotmail.co.uk Leeds Area Disabled Swimming Club Do you have a condition where

swimming could help? LADSC meets Mon 7.15 – 8.15pm Holt Park Active.

Safe & relaxed environment. Details:

Roger 267 4716, Paul 225 7035

Leeds Penguins Lacrosse Club

trains Mon 7.15pm at Adel, matches Saturdays. New & experienced players welcome. Details: leedslacrosse@

hotmail.co.uk

Leeds Softball is looking for new

players & teams to join its indoor softball sessions, starting Wed 6 Jan, 7 - 9pm at Notre Dame Sixth Form College, St Marks Ave LS2 9BL. Perfect for beginners to learn fielding & batting. First session free, then £4.

Details: LeedsSoftball@gmail. com, LeedsSoftball.com New Indoor Mixed Netball League meets Mon at Crawshaw

School, Pudsey. First ever mixed netball league in Leeds & after a successful Summer league they are keen to welcome new mixed teams to join for fun & fitness! All abilities welcome. Details: info@

premiernetball.co.uk

North Leeds Leopards are looking for new players for their U15 team (Year 10) for 2015. Details: coach

Lee Baines, 07913 385533

Pudsey & District Rambling Club

Quality players for North East Leeds Juniors U17s for 2015 season.

Training & games at Scott Hall.

Walks of 5 - 10 miles Sun & alt Thurs.

Members from all around the district & new members welcome. Annual membership £8. Try before you join.

Kirkstall Harriers Running Club

Scottish Country Dancing Mon

Details: Mark Bramfitt 07970 863483, bramfitt_m@yahoo.co.uk meets Mon & Wed, 6.50pm Kirkstall Leisure Centre. All abilities welcome, must be able to run 3-4 miles. Events & challenges all over Yorkshire & UK. Details: kirkstallharriers@

Details: briggate@hotmail.co.uk

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Calling Energetic Fundraisers!

Kirkstall Abbey Tennis Club

Guaranteed places for London-Paris Bike Ride, Leeds 10K, Yorkshire 3

FREE FOR charities, churches, social clubs & non-profit community groups

Friendly, welcoming club with reasonable membership rates.

Details: Ian Smith 01943 865351, smithleeds@aol.com

1.45 - 3.45pm & Tues 7.45 - 9.45pm at Adel Methodist Church Hall, Gainsborough Ave LS16; Thurs 7.30 - 9.30pm at Lidgett Pk Methodist Church, Lidgett Pl. LS8, & St Columbas Church Hall, Headingley Ln. LS6. All abilities welcome.

Details: Irene 2631310, glyn.cup@ virginmedia.com, www.rscdsleeds. org

Skydive for St Gemma’s Hospice!

Dates available each month. Raise minimum of £400 & jump for free!

Details: 218 5570, www.st-gemma. co.uk/skydives St Chad’s Tennis Club Play

tennis all year - fun club sessions & competitive opportunities. New members welcome. Details: Anne

Wallace 274 9917

St Christopher’s Cycling Club

Friendly club. Rides start Sun 8.30am from car park opposite Lawnswood Cemetery, for rides of 30-40 miles.

All welcome (U-18s should be accompanied). Details: 278 2603,

www.facebook.com/LSCCC

Table Tennis at HEART Mon

7 – 9pm at HEART, Bennett Rd. Headingley. £3 1 hour/ £5 for 2. over 18s, (£2/£3 U-18s). U-13s should be accompanied by an adult. Details:

e.jeffery111@ntlworld.com’

University of Leeds Staff Walking Club organises at least one walk (5-12 miles) most weekends. All welcome & no membership charge.

Details: David Shaw 285 7480, d.c.shaw@leeds.ac.uk

Anne Allan 01422 368482, mail@ cbpsyorks.co.uk

ARTS & CRAFTS

Craft Evening Every Thurs 7-9pm

Bare Canvas Life Drawing Group meets Tues 8 - 10pm upstairs at The Fenton Pub Woodhouse Ln LS2 3ED. Friendly, relaxing night with great music playlist & excellent models. All abilities. £5. Enquiries from female models welcome.

Bramhope Art Club meets Mon, 7.30pm Robert Craven Hall, Old Lane. 4 Jan: Practical Portraits across the Table; 11 Jan: A Brush with Tony - which brushes are best for what?; 18 Jan: Drawing or Painting airplanes with Andrew; 25 Jan: City Scene with People. New members welcome.

Details: Jeff 01423 508867

Chinese Brush Painters Society

10am – 4pm at Pool-in-Wharfedale Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane, Pool. Sun 10 Jan: Anne Allan’s workshop on painting flowers & birds in the meticulous (gongbi) style.

Sat 23 Jan: Nick Hornigold teaches how to paint a Spring landscape.

New members welcome. Details:

at The Courtyard Café 96 Town St. Horsforth Open to all. Bring your craft & have a natter. Details: 259

0301

Farsley & District Art Club

Meets 3 days a week for drawing & painting at the studios in Westroyd Park, New St. Farsley LS28. Sat 9 & 30 Jan: painting from 10am. Jan 13: Portrait model 7pm. Jan 23: Paul Howard - Jelli plate printing workshop 10am. Jan 27: Review of members’ paintings. Details: www.

farsleyartclub.org.uk

Hang On I’m Counting! Knitting group meets Tues 6pm at Chemic Tavern, Woodhouse. Details:

BeetleJuiceLady@Yahoo.co.uk Headingley Beading Group meets alternate Saturday afternoons for beading & chat! Complete beginners welcome. Details: 07546 224778,

christine.fisher@hushmail.com

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74 Headingley Flower Club meets

1st Fri of month, 7.30pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre Headingley. Visitors & new members welcome. Details: Gill

Young 267 9445

Horsforth Art Society 7.30pm at The Studio, 15 Back Lane Horsforth.

Non members welcome. Details: 258

8496

Life Drawing Art Group Mon

7 – 9pm at HEART Bennett Rd. Headingley. New members & all abilities welcome to come & draw variety of life models. Details:

Laurence Limon 07856 735179 Leeds Marquetry Group

meets Wed 7 – 9pm at the Polish Catholic Centre, Newton Hill Rd. (off Chapeltown Rd) Details:

leedsmarquetry.org.uk

Stainbeck Art Club 2nd &

4th Tues, 1.45 – 4pm Methodist Community Centre, Town St. Chapel Allerton. Practicals & demonstrations.

New members all abilities welcome.

Details: Pam McFetridge 268 4734, www.stainbeckarts.co.uk

Yorkshire Flower Club meets 2pm at Almscliffe Village Hall, Huby LS17 6EG. Details: 284 2039

COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS Coffee Morning Sat 10am – 12

noon at Headingley Methodist Church, Chapel St. Headingley.

Delicious homemade cakes & lots of chat. Everyone welcome.

Coffee Morning Sat 6 Feb,

10.30am – 12 noon in the Old Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel. Homemade scones & cakes.

Horsforth Farmers’ Market

(sponsored by Horsforth Churches Together), 9am – 12.30pm St Margaret’s School car park, Town St.

Headingley Farmers’ Market

2nd Sat, 9am – 12.30pm in The Rose Garden in front of The Arc, North Lane.

Community Notices

GROUPS/CLUBS

Cookridge Methodist Community Film Society

Francis Garbutt 261 0846, www. adelcrag.org.com

Screenings 2nd Wed each month, 7pm at Cookridge Methodist Church Hall (refreshments & chat 6.30pm). 13 Jan: ‘Testament of Youth’, starring Alicia Vikander & Taron Egerton.

Members enjoy 7 films for £20 or 5 for £17. Guests welcome (£4).

Adel & District Horticultural Society meets every 2nd Monday,

Duplicate Bridge Club meets Fri

Adel Crag Community Assoc.

keeps you informed about what’s happening in your neighbourhood.

Local news, events etc. Details:

7.45pm at the Friends Meeting House, New Adel Lane. 11 Jan: Martin Walker presents ‘Sissinghurst, Hidcote & Great Dixter’. New members welcome. Details: Mrs

Tarn Everett, 261 3095, http:// adelhort.btck.co.uk/

Bramhope Bridge Club Meets to play duplicate bridge on Mon 1 – 4pm, Tues & Thurs 7.15 – 10.15pm, at Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Bramhope. New members welcome.

Details: Leslie 250 2378

Chippendale Society widely

dispersed membership centred around Otley welcomes those interested in decorative arts, particularly mid/late 18th century. Lectures, study days, visits. Details: 275 9562, www.

thechippendalesociety.co.uk

Cookridge Camera Club Meets

Wed, 7.30pm at Cookridge Village Hall. All welcome. Details: Richard

230 1853, cookridegcameraclub. co.uk Cookridge & District Horticultural Society meets

Wed 20 Jan, 7.30pm in Cookridge Methodist Church Hall, for a talk by Keith Barber entitled ‘Down Memory Lane’.

Cookridge & Horsforth U3A

meets Mon 4 Jan at Cookridge Village Hall, & Mon 18 Jan at St Margaret’s Parish Centre, both 10.30am – 12 noon. Details: 07876 562 686,

www.u3asites.org.uk/cookridge, www.cookridgeandhorsforthu3a. org

Details: Shirley 2672464.

7 – 10pm at Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane, Bramhope. New Director. Would welcome regular players. Details: Ewart 267 8001

Films At Heart Independent films

from around the world 2nd Tues of month, 8pm at HEART, Bennett Rd. Headingley LS6 3HN. 12 Jan: The wonderful Hungarian film ‘White God’. Tickets on door £6/£5/£4.

Members & non-members welcome.

Details: www.facebook.com/ FilmsAtHeart

Friday Fishers A fun group for 4-8 year-olds (reception to year 3) that meets Fridays, 4 – 5pm at Lister Hill Baptist Church, Horsforth. Bible stories, games, snack, craft & friends!

Details: lhbc.org.uk

Friends of Adel Woods Friendly

group looking after Adel Woods along the Meanwood Valley Trail.

Monthly meetings to preserve special habitats, clear paths, put up bird & bat boxes & remove litter. All welcome. Details: 285 7136, http://

friendsofadelwoods.wordpress. com

Friends of Lawnswood Cemetery Action Days 1st Sat. Help tidy cemetery, under supervision of Parks & Countryside Ranger. Meet 10am in car park, Otley Rd. Tools & hot drinks provided. Details: 261 1363,

friendsoflawnswoodcemetery@ yahoo.co.uk Friends of University Art & Music (Leeds) founded to bring

University Art & Music to the wider public is an active, lively organisation, with a regular programme of events. All with an interest in the Arts are welcome as members. Details: 226 5752, http://

fuam.leeds.ac.uk/

Greenpeace Leeds meets 1st Mon, 6.30pm Wharf Chambers, Wharf St, LS2. Join growing action to protect our forests, oceans & stop climate chaos. Details: Joe 07929 610773,

www.greenpeace.org.uk/groups

Holt Park Bridge Group Friendly group plays Wednesday mornings in Holt Park. No partner needed.

Leeds & Harrogate Social Club

Monthly club night & full calendar of events – theatre, walks, badminton, films, meals, bookgroups. Details:

Robin 293 5928, enquiries@.org.uk Leeds Horticultural Society

meets 1st Tues, 8pm St Chad’s Centre, Otley Rd. Annual membership £12 single/ £18 couple. Details: Pat 225

Details: 256 8469

0030, www.leedshs.org.uk

Holt Park Tenants & Residents Association Provides a voice for

Leeds Hospital Alert Small group

residents & tenants in the Holt Park area. Regular meetings held at Ralph Thoresby School. All welcome.

campaigning for preservation of NHS. Meets at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Next meeting: Tues 26 Jan. Details: 278 5495, info@

Details: rhinos4ever@hotmail.com

leedshospitalalert.org.uk

Horsforth Duplicate Bridge Club Weds 7pm at St Margaret’s

Leeds Oxfam Group has raised

Mrs Zoe Bent 258 1580

oxfamleeds.org.uk & facebook

Hall & Thurs 1pm at Grove Methodist Church Hall. Good car parking & no stairs! Visitors welcome. Details:

Horsforth in Bloom Next meeting

6 Feb, 10am in the Museum. New members welcome. Details: 258 3521

Horsforth Retired People’s Club

meets 2nd & 4th Thurs, 9.30 – 11am St Margaret’s Parish Centre. Speakers & time to socialise. Visitors & new members welcome. Details: Everett

Cooke 440 0896, Peter Barker 01943 968725 Kaleidoscope Social Club for

thousands of pounds over the past year. All welcome to join their programme of interesting & informative events. Details: www.

Leeds Photographic Society

meets Tues, 7.30pm St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd, LS8.

New members welcome. Details:

www.lps1852.co.uk

Leeds Writers` Circle meets

alternate Mondays, 7.30 – 9.30pm at The Carriageworks, Millennium Sq. Friendly, lively group of writers, fiction, non fiction, poetry etc. New members, experienced or beginners, very welcome. Details: www.

over 50s & unattached. Improve your social life & make new friends. Not a dating agency. Details: 217 1747/

leedswriterscircle.co.uk

Kirkstall Community Garden

Details: Colin 274 6316

267 0282, www.kaleidoscopeleeds. weebly.com

Grow your own food, learn new skills & share ideas with others. All welcome. Free access to educational resources & growing facilities.

Volunteers welcome. Details:

kirkstallgarden@gmail.com

Lawnswood Bridge Club Tues 1pm

Meanwood Men’s Society meets

Mon 4 Jan for Games Night, 7.30pm at Meanwood Institute. Mon 18 Jan: Supper Night, details to follow.

Meanwood Monday Fellowship meetings on alt Mondays, 2pm at Meanwood Institute. Details: Val

Milner 275 9774

Meanwood Valley Partnership Local people helping to preserve, protect & enhance the Meanwood Valley. Details: www.

Lawnswood YMCA. Small friendly club playing Chicago. New members welcome. Details: 285 2522

meanwoodvalleypartnership.co.uk

Leeds Cat Rescue rehabilitate

National Vegetable Society

lost, neglected cats & kittens.

If you can offer a cat a home, contact them. Details: 268 0488,

leedscatrescue@googlemail.com, www.leedscatrescue.btck.co.uk

meets Tues 12 Jan, 8pm at Paxton Horticultural Hall, 186 Kirkstall Ln. Headingley, LS5 2AB for illustrated talk ‘Growing for showing, large exhibition onions’ by David Metcalfe FNVS, a top showman & Northern Branch Chairman.

Raffle, refreshments, free admission, all welcome.

Pool Bridge Club meets Mon, 1.15pm at Pool-in-Wharfedale Methodist Church (blue door on Manor Gns off Main St.). Relaxed Chicago bridge. No partner needed.

New members all abilities welcome.

Details: Chris 284 3069

The 52 Club A social gathering

for retired & semi retired men from professional & business backgrounds.

Meets 2nd Mon of each month, 12 noon at Leeds Golf Centre, Wike Ridge for lunch, followed by guest speaker.

Details: Peter Spence 269 4269

The Other Bridge Club Friendly bridge played Thurs 7.15 – 10.15pm Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Bramhope. New members welcome.

Details: Sandra 01943 463332

Writers’ Group Meets every other Mon at Bridget’s Bar, Victoria Hotel, Leeds. All kinds of writers in all styles. Currently looking for new members. Details: text 07804

191189, vince.mihill@jobcentreplus. gsi.gov.uk Yorkshire Animal Shelter

Many cats & kittens desperate for new homes! Donations welcome.

Details: 07968 817803, www. yorkshireanimalshelter.org.uk

West Yorkshire Fuchsia Society meets Wed 20 Jan, 7.30pm at Paxton Hall, 186 Headingley Ln, LS5 2AB. Members look forward to a new fuchsia year, review the last, comment on how plants are overwintering. Also discussing other pot plants they grow. Plants can be brought along for advice. Details:

Graham Wheatley 256 30556, wheatleygraham@yahoo.co.uk

MUSIC The Amici Singers friendly

mixed voice choir (no auditions), rehearses Thurs, 7pm Adel Methodist Church. New members, experienced or beginners, welcome. Details:

Elizabeth King 228 5932

Collingham Training Band

for beginners on wind or brass instruments, children & adults. £20 per term. Details: www.

collinghamband.co.uk

Community Notices

76 Horsforth Choral Society

Friendly, enthusiastic choir.

Rehearses start Mon 4 Jan in St Margaret’s Parish Centre for concert on Tues 15 March. Details: 261 1305,

info@horsforthchoralsociety.co.uk Junior Violin Group Thurs 5 - 6pm

Woodhouse Community Centre, LS6 2NY. Fun, small group violin lessons for children, classical & folk tunes, music theory & games. Details: Iveta

07547 112171, leeds.violin@gmail. com

Lawnswood Singers Friendly, welcoming group meets Thurs 8pm at Adel Methodist Church (behind Lawnswood Arms off Otley Rd).

Details B.D.Hawer 267 1292 or just turn up! www.lawnswoodsingers. co.uk Leeds All For One Choir meets

Mon, 7.30 - 9.30pm West End Primary School, West End Lane, Horsforth. Singing rock, pop & gospel. Everyone welcome. Book a taster session. Details: maria.

mullin@allforonechoir.com, www. allforonechoir.com Leeds People’s Choir meets

Wed (term time), 7.30 – 9pm at the Swarthmore Centre, Woodhouse Sq. LS3. Open to anyone who enjoys singing. Ability to read music useful.

Details: www.leedspeopleschoir. co.uk

Leeds Music Club meets every 2/3 weeks, 7.30pm in Adel Methodist Church Hall. Established 1932, the group promotes the performance of music by & amongst its members.

Details: Dawn Lloyd 01924 252329, www.theleedsmusicclub. org

Meanwood Ukulele Club Meets Wed 2 – 3.30pm, Meanwood Institute, Green Rd, LS6. Mixed ability group strums & sings wide variety of popular songs, & performs occasionally. Membership £5 per week (paid each 8 weeks) or £6 per drop in session. Details: Jessica

hotmail.com or Facebook.com/ singingmums Songbirds Choir meets Wed, 7.30 – 9.30pm at Yorkshire College of Music & Drama, St Mark’s Ave, LS2. Singing songs from classical to pop. Ability to read music preferable. Details:

Tracy 07914 833394

String of Beads Ladies Choir is currently recruiting new members.

No previous experience required.

All voices welcome, just come along & sing. Rehearsals Tues 7.30 - 9.15pm in Bramley. Details: stringofbeadschoir@gmail.com Yorkshire Clarinet Ensemble

Rehearses alt Wed, 8 – 9.45pm (term time) at HEART, Bennett Rd, Headingley. Grade 5+ standard. New players welcome. Details: Deborah

Pennington 07910 414586, mpenn. dpenn@ntlworld.com

Wetherby Guitar Club welcomes players of all ages & abilities. Tunes of The Shadows feature highly, though other styles also played - all to quality backing tracks. Meetings every three weeks, Thurs at Wetherby District Social Club 7.30 - 11pm.

Details: Bob Bond 07800 982156 Wharfedale Male Voice Choir

meets Mon 2 – 4pm in the Catholic Hall, Bradford Rd. Burley-inWharfedale. Friendly group will welcome any fellow who loves singing. Ability to read music a help but not essential. No auditions.

Details: Ken 01943 863177

SENIORS

Meanwood Luncheon Club meets

Thurs, 12.15pm in the Parochial Hall, Holy Trinity Church, Meanwood. Cost £5. Details: Anne Matthews 268

1131

OPAL (Older People’s Action in

the Locality) supports over 60s in Cookridge, Ireland Wood, Tinshill, Holt Park, Adel & Bramhope.

Activities include exercise classes, coffee afternoons, luncheon club, shopping trips & drop-in. Details:

261 9103

OWLS (Older Wiser Local Seniors)

provides activities for seniors in Headingley, Burley, Little Woodhouse & parts of Kirkstall. Membership free to 60+. Details: 369 7077,

infoowls@gmail.com

St Chad’s Lunch Club Weds 12

- 1.30pm St Chad’s Parish Centre.

Tasty 2-course meal & good company £4.50. Open to all of retirement age close to St Chad’s. Transport provided. Details: Anne 274 9917,

Claire 275 2917

St Giles Bramhope Luncheon Club Delicious home-cooked meal just £4. Details: Mary Burnell 267 1742 STEP (Supporting The Elderly People) 244 Queenswood Drive.

For over 60s in West Park / Far Headingley. Mon – Thurs 10am – 4pm. Drop-in café til 1.30pm.

Meet friends for coffee & chat, have breakfast or lunch. Lots of groups, activities & outings. Details: 275 7988, www.stepleeds.org.uk

meets Wed, 12 – 1.30pm Cookridge Methodist Church, Tinshill Rd. Good food, good company. £4.50. Details:

267 5510

Willows Tuesday Club Fink Hill, Horsforth. 1.45 – 3.45pm. Friendly group for over 60s. Various activities, & outings. Mini bus available in Horsforth. Don’t feel lonely, join them! Details: Jean 258 3449

Lively Singing Group for people

Sing Yourself Happy Over 65s

Cookridge Luncheon Club

with dementia & their carers. 2nd Wed of month 10 – 11.30am at Horsforth Live at Home Scheme, Town St. £1 incl refreshments.

Bowie: 07815 892415 jessica@ yourukuleletutor.com

Details: Alzheimer’s Soc 231 1727, Horsforth Live at Home 259 1511

Singing Mums Tues (term time) 10 - 11am at St Paul’s Church Ireland Wood. Fun, friendly singing group for Mums to enjoy with their babies. £5 per session if booking term/£6 drop in. Details: georgina.lashbrook@

Headingley Methodist Church Luncheon Club (over 60s) meets

Tues, 12 noon Church Hall (side entrance) Chapel St. New members welcome. 2-course hot meal £5.

Please book. Details: 275 5615, 275

1592

singing songs from WWI – ‘70s.

2nd & 4th Wed 11am – 12.30pm Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Ave. Dementia friendly. £1.

Details: Sarah 887 3596, sarah. goodyear@royalvoluntaryservice. org.uk

SPIRITUAL Adel Baptist Congregation

Sunday services 10.30am Adel Primary School, Tile lane, LS16. Informal with mixture of contemporary & traditional songs.

Variety of daytime & evening groups.

Details: 275 4989

Adel Methodist Church (corner Holt Lane/ Gainsborough Ave).

Sunday Services 10am, incl Junior Church.

Adel Parish Church, Church Lane

Services with Communion Sun 8 & 10am & Evensong at 6.30pm. Wed Communion 11am. Junior Church every Sun except 3rd Sun All-Age Service. All welcome. Church open Thurs 1- 4pm

All Hallows: a Church of the

Rainbow People of God Regent Tce, Hyde Park, LS6. Sunday Eucharist 10.30am, Wednesday Eucharist 7pm. Everyone welcome. Also runs Real Junk Food Cafe Tues & Fri, 10am - 4pm. Details: http://

allhallowsleeds.org.uk/

Bramhope Methodist Church

Sunday: 10am Morning Worship.

Prayer Breakfast 1st Sun 8.30am, Holy Communion 10am. 4th Sunday, informal All Age Worship. Mid week Communion 2nd Tues 10am. Evening Communion 4th Thurs 7.45pm – both in the Low Room.

Catholic Churches Holy Name,

Otley Old Rd (267 8257); Saint Mary’s, Broadgate Lane, Horsforth (258 2607); The Assumption, Spen Lane. Parish Priest: Fr PA Smythe, Assistant Priest: Fr. Marc Homsey.

Details: www.ourladyofkirkstall. org.uk Cookridge Methodist Church

Sun 10.30am Morning Worship.

Crèche facilities & refreshments. 1st Sun of month: Family Parade Service - informal, friendly worship for all ages.

Drop-in Buddhist Meditation Classes 7.30 - 9.30pm Ratnasambhava Centre, 22 Back Wetherby Rd, Oakwood (Tues); HEART, Headingley (Thurs). £5. Details: 265 2118,

meditationinleeds@gmail.com, www.meditationinleeds.org

Drop in Group Meditation (free) Sun 7- 8pm (except 3rd Sun: 6.30 – 7.30pm) Experience peace & calm with periods of silence & guided meditations. Brahma Kumaris, West Park. Details: 275 7727, leeds@

uk.brahmakumaris.org, www. brahmakumaris.org/uk/leeds

Leeds Vineyard meets Sundays at Headingley Methodist Church, 10.45am for coffee, 11am start – all welcome. Details: 245 9111, www.

leedsvineyard.org

Lister Hill Baptist Church

Headingley Methodist Church

Horsforth A welcoming church for all ages. We believe you’d feel at home with us. Free meal once a month!

Headingley St. Columba United Reformed Church

Meanwood Methodists meet Sunday, 11.30am at Holy Trinity Church, Meanwood. (1st Sun of month in parish hall). Details: 268

Sunday Service 9.30am. Short Mid-Week Service Thurs 10.30am.

Entrance in Chapel St. All welcome.

70 Headingley Lane. Sunday service 10.45am. Details: www.

headingleystcolumba.org.uk/ Holy Trinity Meanwood Sun

8.30am Said Holy Communion (call or see website for venue); 10am Sung Eucharist; 11.30am Gather (relaxed cafe style). 2nd Weds 10am Holy Communion. All Welcome. Details: 345 8112, www.

holytrinitymeanwood.org.uk

Horsforth Churches Together

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity starts Sun 17 Jan with Pulpit Exchange in several churches. Thurs 21: prayers with breakfast, 6.30am in St James Parish Centre, & with soup 12.30pm in Grove Methodist Church.

Sun 24: Unity Sunday- Taizé Service 6pm in Grove Methodist Church.

Details: 258 3521, hm.taylor1@ ntlworld.com

Learn to meditate FWBO Leeds

Buddhist Centre. Contemporary approach to meditation, mindfulness & the Buddhist tradition. Classes in yoga, chronic pain & stress management. Details: 244 5256,

www.leedsbuddhistcentre.org

Leeds Reformed Baptist Church

Sunday services 10:30am & 6pm.

Activities through week at 20 Cottage Rd, incl. pre-school, children’s clubs, toddlers & various other groups.

Details: 275 8996, www.leedsrbc. org Leeds Theosophical Society

Sun 10 Jan, 2.30pm Gary Kidgell (Dundee) discusses the path of spiritual transformation, relating this to Jung’s concept of Individuation & his theories relating to archetypes & symbols in ‘Archetypes & the Inner Journey’ www.ts-leeds.org.uk

Details: lhbc.org.uk

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Meanwood Valley Baptist Church

Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Ave. Sunday 11am, coffee 10.30am. Details: 275 7215, www.

mvbc.org.uk

Our Lady of Lourdes Church

130 Cardigan Rd, LS6 Sunday Mass 8.45am; Fri Holy Hour with Mass 7pm. Details: 225 9751 www.

dioceseofleeds.org.uk

St John the Baptist (Church Lane, Adel) Sunday Services 8am, 10am & 6.30pm. Also Wed 11am. Junior Church every Sunday except 3rd Sunday. Church also open Thurs 1 – 4.30pm Quaker Meeting for Worship & Children’s Meeting Sun

10.45am Quaker Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2 & Friends’ Meeting House, New Adel Lane LS16 6AN Details: www.leedsquakers.

org.uk

South Parade Baptist Church,

North Lane, Headingley. Lively services Sunday 10.30am (+ Junior Church) & 6.30pm.

St. Augustine’s Church

(Wrangthorn), Hyde Park Corner.

Sun Service 10.30am - Holy Communion 2nd, 4th & 5th Sun. Family Service 3rd Sun; Service of the Word 1st Sun; NEW Evening Worship 5.30pm, drinks from 5pm - a mixture of traditional & modern worship.

Details: www.wrangthorn.org.com

Community Notices

78 St Chad’s Far Headingley Sunday Services 8am (1st, 3rd, 5th Sun), 9.30am & 6.30pm. Parish Praise (worship for all ages) 2nd Sun, 9.30am. All welcome. Mid week services too. Details: Parish Office

274 4322, www.stchads.co.uk St Luke’s Lutheran Church

Alma Rd, Headingley. Worship Sun 10.30am, followed by refreshments.

All welcome.

St Michael & All Angels Headingley Parish Church

Services: Wed 10.30am Communion Service; Thurs 8am Communion Service; 2nd & 4th Sun 8am Communion Service; Sun Parish Communion 10am; Communion Service 12.15pm; Evensong 6.30pm.

All welcome. Details: www.st-

michaels-headingley.org.uk

St Urban’s Catholic Church Grove

Lane, LS6. Mass times: Sun 10.30am; Mon – Fri 9.15am; Tues Mass Rosary Benediction 7pm; Sat 11am Exposition of Blessed Sacrament, 12noon Mass, 6pm (Sun Vigil). Details: 225 9751

www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk

Dementia Café 2nd Mon, 1.30 Tinshill Free Church (corner

Holly Ave / Tinshill Lane, Cookridge) Sunday services: 10:30am & 6:30pm.

Activities for toddlers right up to seniors during the week. Details:

267 2680, www.tinshillfreechurch. org.uk

Transmission Meditation Free

group meditation providing both a dynamic spiritual service & profound spiritual development. Leeds group meets Fri 8pm in Headingley area.

Details: 270 1173/ 01924 252728, www.share-international.org

West Park United Reformed Church, Spen Lane LS16 5AH. Sun

Service: 10.30am. Tues: Babies & Toddlers 10 – 11.30am. 1st Sat: Café 10am – noon. All welcome. Details:

278 5373

SUPPORT Arthritis Care meets 3rd Tues, 7.30

– 9pm, St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley. New members welcome.

- 3pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre.

Chance to talk to people who are living with dementia. £1. Details:

The Alzheimer’s Society 231 1727 Headingley Friday Support Group – meets Fri 1.30 – 2.30pm at

HEART, Headingley. Drop-in social group for adults with an interest in or experience of mental health services.

Aim is to have fun through various social activities. Details: www.

headingleyfridaysupportgroup. org.uk

Headingley Mindfulness Group

Meet 2nd Mon, 7 – 9pm. Support group welcomes people interested in mindfulness meditation practice for stress reduction (MBSR). Details:

Geraldine 01943 873843/ 07740 649082 IBS Leeds Friendly, informal

monthly meetings for fellow sufferers of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

Details: matt@letscureibs.com, www.letscureibs.com

Details: Pat 275 7694

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Leeds Coeliac Group offers

advice & support to those with Coeliac disease. Regular social & food information events arranged. Fri 29 Jan: Italian Social Meal, 7.30pm at Salute, The White Swan, Church St. Rothwell, LS26 0QL.

one home-based care. Details: 216 5133, angela.roberts@lwca.co.uk

Little Hiccups Outreach is a

support network for children with a disability & their families. Run by parents. Details: 07831 230741,

TALKS & DISCUSSIONS Art History Study Group 7pm at HEART, Bennett Rd. Headingley.

Lecture series on Art History & the Social History of Art with Dr Lara Eggleton. Details: Angela 01937

Details: 277 6401, leedscoeliacgroup@btinternet. com

outreach@littlehiccups.co.uk, www.littlehiccups.co.uk

587948, Jonathan 07771 598435

Leeds Healing Centre Fri 11am

Panpals - Yorkshire Pancreatic

Cancer Support Group meet quarterly in Headingley. Supportive, friendly & informative self-help group of people copIng with this devastating illness. Also offers expert speakers & signposting to other agencies.

7.30pm at Sports Pavilion, Richmond House School’s Playing Fields, Glen Rd. Hosted by Weetwood Residents’ Assoc. ‘The Recycling Roundabout’, Jonathan Straight looks at domestic recycling & its effectiveness. 45 minutes presentation followed by refreshments. £4.

– 2.30pm Burley Lodge Centre, 42-46 Burley Lodge Rd, LS6 1QF. Healing by trained healers. Aids relaxation & promotes wellbeing.

Thurs 7 – 8.30pm at North Leeds Natural Healing Centre, 136 Street Ln. Roundhay, LS8 2BW (07949 972690). Details: 07985 121810,

www.leedshealingcentre.org Leeds LAS (Living After Loss

Through Suicide) Peer support meetings in Leeds. Details: Sue

Watts, Leeds Bereavement Forum 225 3975, sue.watts@lbforum.org. uk @Leeds_LAS Leeds Multiple Sclerosis Society

uses Armley Leisure Centre for activity classes (transport available).

MS Chat every two weeks. Over 300 members. New members welcome.

Details: 07895 515471

Leeds Samaritans Confidential,

non-judgemental support 24 hours for those experiencing distress or despair. They listen for as long as you need. Details: 245 6789, 08457

909090

Leeds Weekend Care Association (LWCA) Respite care

for families with children with complex care needs via weekend playgroups, trips for teens & one-to-

Details: panpalsyorks@yahoo. co.uk Parkinson’s UK meet 2nd Wed,

2pm St Chad ‘s Parish Centre, Headingley. Exercise classes in Otley, Horsforth, Moortown. Details: Linda

Thompson, 01943 461640

SNAPS (Special Needs & Parent Support) welcomes families of children with special needs to Sat support group at Penny Field School, Tongue Ln. Meanwood.

Hydrotherapy, swimming, dance & coffee. Details: 07964 847 775,

dean@snaps-vol.org.uk, www. snaps-vol.org.uk

Wharfedale General Hospital Cardiac Club For former cardiac

patients & partners. Exercise classes with qualified instructors. Mon/ Wed/Thurs. £3. Details: 07949 307

955, wghcardiacclub@gmail.com, www.WharfedaleCardiacClub. org.uk

Café Philosophique Thurs 21 Jan,

Forum 2000 meets Wed,10am Grove Centre, New St. Horsforth.

6 Jan: Malcolm Johnson presents ‘Children’s Favourites of the Fifties’; 13 Jan: Shirley Crawford on ‘Making a difference in Uganda’; 20 Jan: Dr Martin Schweiger asks ‘Can we control epidemics?’; 27 Jan: Alan Pugh talks about ‘Beckett St Cemetery’. Details: Hilary Taylor 258 3521, hm.taylor1@ntlworld. com

Leeds Geological Association

meets Thur 28 Jan, 7.15pm Conference Auditorium 2, University of Leeds Campus (rear of Sports Centre) for a lecture by Professor Tim Wright, Leeds University on ‘When Continents Collide: Active Deformation & Seismic Hazard’.

Visitors welcome. Details: www.

leedsga.org.uk

80 Leeds Philosophical & Literary Society Thurs 28 Jan, 7.30pm at Leeds Civic Hall. A talk by Andrew Morrison on ‘Thomas Dunham Whitaker: his books, his library & his legacy’. All welcome. Details:

www.leedsphilandlit.org.uk/ events.html

Royal Meteorological Society

(Yorkshire) Monthly informal public talks on all aspects of weather & climate at School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds. Free & open to all. Details:

http://tinyurl.com/rmetsyc, rmetsoc_yorkshire@hotmail. co.uk

WOMEN’S GROUPS Adel Ladies Luncheon Club

meets 1st Wed, 12.30pm at Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Castle Grove Dr. LS6. Jan 6: David Allen presents ‘The Essence of a Georgian Gentleman. Feb 3: Roger Hailwood talks about ‘The National Memorial Arboretum’. Details: Mrs Muriel

Community Notices Bramhope Rolling Scones WI

New Women’s Institute meets 1st Thurs, 7.30 – 9.30pm St Giles Church Hall. Make new friends, learn new skills & have a good old chin-wag! Visitors welcome.

Details: Jill 07984 287803

Cookridge WI Lively, mixed age

group meets 1st Tues, 7.30pm Holy Trinity C of E School, Green Lane.

Various activities, talks & outings.

Everyone welcome. Details:

cookridgewi@yahoo.co.uk

Horsforth WI meets monthly

(Mon 18 Jan, 15 Feb, 21 March), 7.30pm in St. James’ Parish Centre, Low Lane, Horsforth. Visitors welcome. Details: Pat 258 7062

Meanwood WI meets 3rd Tues

of month at Meanwood Institute, Green Rd. LS6. Visitors welcome.

Follow them on Twitter @ MeanwoodWI

Huntley 230 1584

White Rose Ladies Speakers Club meets 2nd & 4th Mon (11

& 25 Jan), 7.45pm at Horsforth Museum, LS18 5JB. Welcomes all women who want to improve their public speaking skills, boost selfconfidence & have fun! Details:

Pauline 269 3542, pauline. neale@ntlworld.com, www. leedsladiesspeakers.co.uk

MISC/ EVENTS ‘A Little Bit of History’ Book of personal memories & photographs of Little London. £5 (+p&p) from Little London Arts. Details: 216

1138, info@littlelondonarts.org. uk, www.littlelondonarts.org.uk A Night at the Races Thurs

24 March, Queen’s Hotel, Leeds.

Ideal for entertaining clients, colleagues & networking. Includes fizz reception, 4-course dinner, race entertainment with cash bets & prizes, photo booth & prizes for best race attire! Tables for ten £400, or £600 including race sponsorship. Details: Jenny 218

5537, jennyd@st-gemma.co.uk

WEST PARK

Coin-op Laundry & Dry Cleaning • • • • • • • • • • •

Same day service wash Same day quilt & duvet cleaning Sleeping bags cleaned Shirt service Quality curtain cleaning Football & rugby kits Ironing service Suede & leather cleaning Rug cleaning Collection & delivery service Repairs & alterations

Professional Dry Cleaning Service • Suit (2-piece) £7.00 • Jacket £4.50 • Trousers £3.50 • Plain Skirts £4.00 • Woolies from £3.00

Open 7 days a week 8am-7pm

Tel. 0113 278 9738 265 Otley Road, West Park, Leeds LS16 5LN

Bramley Elderly Action seeks

volunteer to strengthen Board.

Someone with experience in strategic management, finance or community development. Would best suit retired person living in either Headingley, Burley, Kirkstall area where Older Wiser Seniors (OWLS) project operates. Details:

Lee Ingham 2361644

CLASSS (Community Leeds After

School Study Support) has places for secondary school pupils needing help with their school work. Thurs 5.45 - 7.30pm at Technorth Centre, 9 Harrogate Rd. LS7 3NB. Details:

Anne 257 0827

New Toddler Group launches Mon 11 Jan, 9.15 – 10.45am Adel Methodist Church, Gainsborough Ave. LS16 7PG, & weekly during term time. Children U-5 & their parents or carers welcome. Sharing play, stories, snack & songs. £1.50 + 50p per additional child. Details: Revd Jo 07528 359341 or Linda 07804 649916

Headingley HEART Needs

St Gemma’s Got Talent Sat 27

centremanager@heartcentre. org.uk, www.heartcentre.org.uk

Hope Pastures is Open every day 10am-2pm during Winter, including Christmas Day & Boxing Day. Horsforth Civic Society Open

Meeting Wed 20 Jan, 7.30pm in St. Margaret’s Parish Centre. The speaker will be Joe Northrop who will tell ‘The Story of Kirkstall Forge’.

Need a room for interviews, educational or leisure purposes? Call Bramhope Village Hall (aka Robert Craven Memorial Hall) to discuss your requirements for regular or one-off bookings.

Details: Paul 284 3361/ 267 8001

NOTICES TO CAROLE@NORTH LEEDSLIFE.CO.UK

581258, info@oakwoodcinema. org, www.oakwoodcinema.org, facebook St Gemma’s Christmas Tree Collection Service Working

Volunteers for Reception Join this thriving community centre for a few hours a week. Full training & support. Application form from HEART, Bennett Rd. Details:

COMMUNITY

Oakwood Cinema Monthly community cinema at Roundhay Parochial Hall. Details: 07833

Community Action Day Sat 30 Jan, 10am-2pm at Hope Pastures Sanctuary (Corner Ring Rd & Weetwood Ln). Volunteers needed to help with regular maintenance jobs. Last Sat each month a team tackles some major jobs. Details:

kim@hopepastures.org

EMAIL YOUR

with Just Helping & Leeds City Council across 15 postcodes St Gemma’s will collect & recycle your Christmas tree in January for a small donation. Details: 218 5197,

www.st-gemma.co.uk/trees

February 2016 at Queen’s Hall, Harrogate Rd. Moortown. Show your talent while raising money for St Gemma’s! Any talent welcome.

Participants are asked to raise at least £200 in sponsorship. Details:

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218 5570, nicolah@st-gemma. co.uk

Sue Ryder is Recruiting Volunteer Collectors to support

their fundraising in Leeds. All you require is enthusiasm to make a difference to people’s lives & to be a good ambassador for the charity.

Details: Roohi Lupton 203 3360, roohi.lupton@suerydercare.org Volunteer Officers Skelton

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @NORTHLEEDSLIFE

Grange Environment Centre is recruiting volunteers to help with their environmental education sessions & practical conservation work days. Details: www.tcv.org.

uk/skeltongrange

Volunteers Wanted! For new Women’s Aid charity shop in Horsforth. No experience necessary. You just need to be reliable, punctual & trustworthy with a friendly attitude. Details:

Harriet 07867 433231, harriet@ leedswomensaid.org.uk

VISIT OUR WEBSITE NORTHLEEDSLIFE.CO.UK

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CARPET CLEANING

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Over 20 years hotel & domestic experience, references are available.

Personal Cleaning Since 2009

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COMPUTER REPAIR

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cia & Commer Domestic

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EMERGENCY DRAINCARE.CO.UK

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Our work guaranteed for 5 years

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Dave Hargreaves - Fully Qualified Electrician • Rewires/Part Rewires • All Minor Works • Extra Sockets/Lighting • Part P Registered • Fault Finding E: needasparky@talktalk.net W: www.d-h-electrical.co.uk

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

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Examples of local work we did recently.

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HANDYMAN

Garden Design Fencing, Gates & Decking, Patios & Driveways, Brick & Stone Walling Turf supplied & laid, Tel: 07950 680 995 Garden & commercial www.urban-earth.org.uk maintenance adam@urban-earth.com

ELMWOOD Tree & Garden Services

Our small family firm provides a full range of services including:

Rotivating, turfing, fencing, patios & rockeries Maintenance free gardens Trees felled, trimmed, shaped or pruned Hedges reduced or removed Gutters cleaned, drives jet washed

INTERIOR DESIGN Live without compromise. Our beautifully crafted interiors are tailored to taste and personality to ensure each project is unique in concept and design. Get in touch for a free consultation.

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Services include...

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Planting Trees, woodlands, shrubs and hedges

Woodland services Thinning, coppicing and high pruning

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LOCKSMITHS

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NEWS AGENT

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Delivery available 7 days a week, 364 days a year!

You can order single days, just weekdays, just weekends, or everyday - any combination you prefer.

Business and residential orders welcome! We accept subscription vouchers for papers

We cover:

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The magazine stays around the house to be read for far longer than the average free news service!

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We have one of the biggest home news delivery services in Leeds, with hundreds of daily orders and a dedicated team of delivery people.

Crossley News Ltd, 41 Otley Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 3AB

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WALKERS OVEN CLEAN

Calum James

Friendly Plastering Service

All aspects of interior plastering covered Follow us @plaster21

Doing the job you hate to do • Cleaning domestic ovens, hobs & microwaves • No chemicals • Biodegradable detergents • We help homeowners & landlords all over Leeds

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OVEN CLEANING

PALLETS

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PSYCHIC

Melissa Medium, Healer & White Witch

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KAYES

PRESSURE WASH

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

Northern Restoration specialise in all aspects of exterior cleaning and treatments for the residential and commercial sectors throughout Yorkshire.

E: Kayesplumbing@yahoo.co.uk

Tel: 07958 383 049 • 07921 764 404

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