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NORTH LEEDS LIFE MAGAZINE | CONTENTS
Dear Readers,
Well, Spring is almost here, people! Although, as I write this, it is still keeping its signs strictly under wraps.
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But Spring’s tardiness isn’t holding people back. ‘In Bloom’ groups all over the city are gearing up for this year’s competitions and Horsforth is aiming for Gold. Two of our best amateur dramatics groups, STARS and Adel Players, are staging intriguing plays this month; Meanwood Valley Farm is launching a new volunteer programme; Adel Forum is electing leaders and getting into full swing; and we learn about an Instrument-making workshop in Horsforth – who knew? You can also justify some outdoor activity by doing it for charity! St Gemma’s Midnight Walk is coming up and they have numerous other physical challenges to tempt you with, including skydiving. And, Marie Curie is walking ten at Harewood.
BARRY RUTTER is Rutherford at The Playhouse
We also had the opportunity to chat to Barry Rutter of Northern Broadsides, who is bringing ‘Rutherford & Sons’ to West Yorkshire Playhouse; and Chas Hodges of Chas & Dave, who are coming to City Varieties.
NIGEL KENNEDY PLAYS FATS WALLER MEANWOOD VALLEY URBAN FARM INVITES VOLUNTEERS
Eureka! the children’s museum in Halifax, is opening a brand new gallery which sounds well worth a visit; The National Media Museum in Bradford has a series of fantastic free events on offer from 28th March – 14th April; and our schools share some of their achievements.
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We hope you enjoy reading this month’s edition. Remember there is always more on our website (www.northleedslife.co.uk). Now it’s on to May! Keep sending us your news and events – we have an insatiable hunger for local news! Deadline for May editorial is 1st April (5th for advertising). June dates are 1st and 6th May.
New Generation Transport for Leeds When North Leeds Life ran an article on plans for a trolleybus along the A660, New Generation Transport asked for a right to reply – here is their response.
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In This Issue 06 Violin Making in North Leeds
For 40 years people have been making and repairing musical instruments atHorsforth Music Centre.
12 Leeds Animation Workshop Celebrates 35 Years! Established by a group of friends the Workshop’s films, which tackle social and educational issues, have been shown all over the world.
Rutherford & Sons at West Yorkshire Playhouse
We talk to Barry Rutter of Northern Broadsides as they bring a new production of Rutherford & Son to The Playhouse
18 Nigel Kennedy at Leeds Town Hall Nigel presents a typically maverick programme celebrating the music of Bach and Fats Waller
24 Meanwood Valley Farm’s New Volunteer Programme Lots of opportunities to volunteer with this lovely charity
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VIOLIN MAKING
IN NORTH LEEDS! WHO KNEW? BUT, FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS, ON SATURDAY MORNINGS AT HORSFORTH MUSIC CENTRE, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING AWAY MAKING AND REPAIRING THEIR OWN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
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any fine instruments have been made, some of which were good enough to be used by professional musicians. Steve recently finished his third violin, which is now being played by his wife, a professional violinist; Nairn is half way through his first, and Emanuel, a keen amateur violinist, is nearing the finishing stages of his. They are making copies of instruments by Stradivarius, Amati and Guarneri. Class instructor Mike Watson, a professional instrument maker for over 25 years, says anyone who is reasonably handy with woodworking tools is capable of making a first-rate instrument. And, it’s not only violins. Excellent cellos and guitars have also been made, and there is the opportunity to make truly unique instruments. After making a viola, Lloyd made a bass viol
(rather like a cello), and a cittern - a sort of mediaeval banjo. Everyone involved talks about the pleasure and satisfaction of making something from scratch, and the friendly and co-operative spirit that pervades the workshop. You can also restore old instruments under the watchful eye of Dr Ron Fearn who has lovingly repaired numerous violins. And, it’s not a male-only occupation! “We have had several women instrument makers over the years, and would love to see more”, said Susan Brooksbank, Head of Horsforth Music Centre. “And let’s not forget our bow-makers. Professional bow-maker Chris Halstead runs a cheerful group that turns out some really good bows for all sorts of stringed instruments.” If you are interested in finding out more, go along to Horsforth Music Centre at Horsforth School on Saturday mornings from 9am – 1pm during term-time, or visit www.horsforthmusic.co.uk
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ROBERT BAKER (1803-1880) Surgeon, Campaigner for the Poor and Oppressed
ON 28 MAY 1832 A LITTLE BOY, THE SON OF AN IRISH WOOLLEN WEAVER, FELL ILL AND DIED IN BLUE BELL FOLD, A FILTHY, OVERCROWDED SLUM IN THE BANK AREA OF LEEDS. HIS DEATH MARKED THE ARRIVAL IN LEEDS OF THE TERRIFYING EPIDEMIC OF ASIATIC CHOLERA, WHICH HAD CROSSED THE CHANNEL SIX MONTHS BEFORE, A SILENT, MYSTERIOUS KILLER. A YOUNG LEEDS SURGEON, ROBERT BAKER, WAS SUMMONED, AND TOOK NOTE OF THE DREADFUL CONDITIONS IN THE FOLD, THE POVERTY OF THE FAMILY, THE SPEED OF INFECTION. OVER THE NEXT MONTHS HE RECORDED AND MAPPED THE PROGRESS OF THE CHOLERA, WHICH KILLED OVER 700 PEOPLE IN THE TOWN. NO ONE UNDERSTOOD HOW IT SPREAD, BUT ROBERT BAKER’S METICULOUS RECORDS LINKED THE DISEASE TO THE APPALLING LIVING CONDITIONS OF THE LABOURING POOR. HIS WORK LED TO NEW METHODS OF MONITORING PUBLIC HEALTH AND ULTIMATELY TO MUCH-NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TOWN. Robert Baker had come to Leeds in 1824 as a newly-qualified surgeon, appointed to look after the medical needs of the town’s poor. Born in York, the son of a druggist, he had been apprenticed at 14 to a surgeon in Hull, then trained in London at Guy’s Hospital, qualifying when he was 20. He was shocked and moved by what he found in Leeds, by the wretched lives of the poor and the terrible conditions they lived in, exploited by employers and landlords. Energetic and ambitious, he did not rest silent: he published a criticism of medical services at the Infirmary and pressed for improvements. He had to battle with people’s mistrust of doctors, exacerbated by scandals over the provision of bodies for dissection – he was briefly involved in a case over a ‘resurrectionist’ who had dug up bodies from graves in Armley to sell for medical research. When the cholera arrived he determined to track its progress, spending hours collecting, recording and analysing its course. When the epidemic passed he
presented a report to the Leeds Board of Health in January 1833, with tables of data on the incidence of the disease, the streets affected, the weather, the age and condition of the victims. He was one of the first to collect and use statistical evidence in this way. He described in graphic detail the festering courts and yards where the poor were crowded in, without sewers or drains, unpaved, never cleaned, piled high with accumulated excrement. He pressed for action. A statistical committee was set up to examine the problems but the town authorities dragged their feet. During the epidemic, Robert Baker caught cholera himself. He was one of
the lucky ones who recovered, but he was unnerved and looked for a safer role. As a doctor he had already seen the damaging, crippling effects on young children of work in the mills, and in 1833 he took on a new job as factory superintendent, focussing on child workers. Under the new Factory Act, only children over nine could be employed; they had to be medically examined and their working hours limited. Where necessary he pursued the millowners determinedly through the courts to ensure compliance. Meanwhile he continued to campaign for improvements in the town, where pollution from smoke and effluents was making life intolerable. He used his position as Town Councillor to push for improved sewerage, fresh water, street paving and lighting, but little was achieved. In 1839 and 1842 he published further trenchant reports on the condition of the town which, backed up by statistics, revealed a shocking picture of the poorer areas – cottages where 452 people shared two overflowing doorless privies; dirty cellar rooms where families lived with their pigs; filthy, dark passageways leading to airless courts, with no fresh water near. His reports were meant to shame and provoke, and finally triggered an Improvement Act for the town. His work attracted national attention. His reports still cut to the heart, 170 years later. He was fortunate in his personal life. One of his London friends was Arthur Hallam, the tragic young friend of the poet Alfred Tennyson. The story goes that Arthur Hallam introduced Robert Baker to his future wife, Maria Burton, from Holton Hall, Lincolnshire, near the Tennyson family home. They married in 1841 and went to live at Manston Hall, Leeds (near Crossgates). However, in 1858 he was appointed one of the two principal Factory Inspectors for the whole country and moved with his growing family to Leamington Spa, where he died in 1880 after years of devoted service. He was honoured with a CB. Fellow doctors erected a memorial in York Minster to him: ‘A hater of shams and unswerving speaker of the truth’.
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NEW GENERATION TRANSPORT FOR LEEDS
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WHEN NORTH LEEDS LIFE RAN AN ARTICLE ON THE PROPOSED PLANS FOR A TROLLEYBUS ALONG THE A660 RECENTLY, NEW GENERATION TRANSPORT ASKED FOR A RIGHT TO REPLY – HERE IS THEIR RESPONSE. New Generation Transport (NGT), the proposed trolleybus scheme for Leeds, was given the go ahead for development by the Department for Transport (DfT) in July 2012. Since then the NGT project team has been holding public engagement events at locations along the planned route to remind people about the current proposals. These events have been an opportunity to find out what people’s main issues and concerns about the scheme were and, where possible, these have been fed back into the design. A lot of questions about the scheme have been asked at these engagement events which the project promoters (Metro and Leeds City Council) are keen to answer. To help achieve this, the NGT website at www.ngtmetro.com now includes an extensive set of answers to
the most frequently asked questions. Engagement on the scheme is still on-going and with this in mind a further series of events is planned over the coming months. These will be open to anyone who has an interest in the project or wishes to speak to a member of the project team directly. Details of engagement events are published on the consultation pages of the NGT website, on Twitter @ngttrolleybus and on Facebook - New Generation Transport. If you are unable to attend any of our drop-in sessions, your feedback is still welcomed and you can send it to us via the feedback section on the NGT website, via email, or by phone. Alternatively send us a written response by post.
Current status of the project The next stage for the project is for Metro and Leeds City Council (LCC) to submit a Transport & Works Act Order (TWAO) application to the Secretary of State for Transport. If successful, this will give Metro and LCC the required powers to build and operate the trolleybus system. It is currently planned that the TWAO will be applied for in Summer/ Autumn 2013. Once the TWAO application has been made, all the documents will be made publicly available and all affected parties will be notified. There will then be a formal 42 day objection period. It is anticipated that a Public Inquiry into the scheme will take place in Spring 2014. If the TWAO is successful, construction could start in 2016/17 with the first modern trolleybuses in the UK running by 2020. Our contact details are: Web: www.ngtmetro.com Email: ngtinfo@wypte.gov.uk Tel: 0113 2517421 Post: NGT, Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 2DE
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LEEDS ANIMATION WORKSHOP
CELEBRATES 35 YEARS!
Leeds Animation Workshop, which tackles social and educational issues, is celebrating its 35th anniversary! A non-profit organisation, it was established in 1978 by a group of friends. “After 35 years, our films still have an impact”, said founding member, Terry Wragg. “They are widely used as educational and training resources. Three films from different decades were shown at festivals in the last six months! “We have been touched by the recognition we receive in the UK and worldwide and would like to thank everyone who has supported our work.” The films address complex issues including child abuse, domestic violence, bereavement, sexuality, equal opportunities, health and safety at work, international and environmental problems, and aim to raise awareness and help people talk about social issues.
They are all produced in consultation with organisations and individuals involved in the relevant field. The Workshop specialises in making complex or sensitive issues more
accessible. Leeds Animation Workshop has been involved in many other activities, including organising screenings of films by women and black directors, and providing workshop sessions in basic animation. Its films have been funded and commissioned by the European Commission, BBC, Channel 4, The British Film Institution, local and national government bodies, unions and charitable agencies. Thousands of copies have been distributed internationally and many have been translated into different languages. To celebrate the anniversary, the Workshop is offering a special discount for orders placed this year. To find out more, please visit www.leedsanimation. org.uk or contact Terry Wragg on 0113 248 4997
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M E ANWOOD AGAIN The award-winning Elland Silver Band was such a success at Meanwood Methodist Church last year, they’re coming back! Hot on the heels of their success in the Yorkshire Area Brass Band Championships, where the band came second in the Second Section, the band is planning a fabulous evening of ‘Music from Stage and Film’ on Saturday 20th April, 7.30pm. Elland Silver Band is one of the oldest brass bands in the country and one of the most respected. Following their recent win, the band will once again represent Yorkshire at the National Championships in Cheltenham in September. The Elland organisation also has a large youth section teaching some 80 young people weekly and the Elland
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I HATE TO ADMIT IT, BUT I HAVE STEERED AWAY FROM MEXICAN FOOD – THAT’S WHAT ONE BAD EXPERIENCE CAN DO. HOWEVER, BEING A FAN OF TWITTER, I KEPT SEEING ‘PINCHE PINCHE THIS’, ‘PINCHE PINCHE THAT’, AND IT WAS ALL GOOD. THE TIME HAD COME TO GET OVER MY PREJUDICE AND GRAB MEXICAN CUISINE BY THE HORNS – SO TO SPEAK! We managed to get a table at 6pm on a Thursday – the only one available! Oh believe me, this is a happening little joint. The restaurant soon filled up – families, couples, babies. There may have been a bitter blast outside, but inside was warm, welcoming – a lovely atmosphere. The menu sent me into a mild panic – I didn’t know what anything was. We probably took longer than anyone else to order – decision making was never one of my strong points. I finally settled for Tostadas (£4.95), to start – mini corn tortillas with a choice of toppings. I opted for the ‘ceviche’ - fish marinated in lime and orange juice, red onion, coriander, red pepper and tomato with a hint of
chili. You know, I could have quite happily just eaten that all evening. It was fresh, light, zesty. Just delicious. Jack chose Flautas – crisp corn tortilla flutes wrapped around prawns, served on a bed of salsa verde, with a hint of chipotle (smoked chili pepper) and topped with sour cream and cheese. Another success! For a main course we took the easy way out and went for the special – Enchiladas (£8). Of course the ‘chil’ part of the ’enadas’ was a real giveaway, which I realised as soon as Jack started hiccupping wildly. I can’t help it, but I always find this chili reaction quite amusing. Luckily it didn’t last too long and he was able to really enjoy his shredded chicken enchilada. Hot, spicy, smothered
in rich sauce and topped with sour cream and Monterrey Jack cheese. I experienced yet another first – my enchilada contained black beans and plantain, which I had never had before. I had looked at it on stalls at Leeds Market but had no idea what to do with it. Now, I know! It’s a bit like a starchy, mild banana. I have always been a fan of chili, and WOW what it did for this dish! Have you noticed? I’m rapidly becoming a fan of Mexican food! I would certainly venture back to explore the Pinche Pinche menu further. We finished off with ‘Churros’, a deep fried Mexican donut that came with two wonderful chocolate sauces to dip them in. You might think that that sounds a bit heavy but you would be so wrong! These were recommended by our lovely Spanish waitress. In fact the waiting staff were all lovely – happy, chatty, helpful. It all added to the very enjoyable experience. Pinche Pinche offers a lighter morning and lunchtime menu, which looks equally as enticing. The restaurant is on Harrogate Road in the heart of Chapel Allerton. Be sure to book (0113 268 1110) – as I said, this is a popular spot and now I can see why.
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HOT ICE THEATRE PRESENTS ‘THE HISTORIANS’ AT OTLEY COURTHOUSE (26TH APRIL) AND SEVEN ARTS CHAPEL ALLERTON (2ND MAY). ounded in 2011 by writer and performer Katharine Markwick, Hot Ice produces new writing and devised work that embraces unexpected combinations, suggesting that the voices of the disenfranchised are extraordinary. ‘The Historians’ was their Edinburgh Fringe debut.
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After winning a Fringe Media Network Award, it was awarded Arts Council development funding. The play captures the rhythms, wit and poetry inherent in the West Yorkshire accent and places them where we might not expect to find them. Surprisingly eloquent, Chucker and Mucker defy the assumptions that society might place on two tearaway Northern teenagers, to reveal an intelligence that stereotyping denies them. It explores the dynamics at the heart of a female friendship with honesty and humour, following them as they grow up – running amok through Halifax, terrorising Woolworths, traumatising pets, and decimating dance floors, all with a fierce pride in themselves and their town. Chucker and Mucker are played by Katharine Markwick and Susanna Hislop, two talented actors with backgrounds in physical theatre, comedy and clowning. They play 17 characters and create the landscapes of their childhood with little more than a keyboard, a ghetto blaster and their shell suits. From their outpost at the top of Beacon Hill they survey Halifax before racing to the town centre to steal sweets, exact revenge on nosy neighbours and dance the night away at the infamous Coliseum. To book tickets contact Otley Courthouse on 01943 467 466 or www.otleycourthouse.org.uk or Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton on 0113 262 6777
GODBER’S ‘MEN OF THE WORLD’
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TARS, the North Leeds amateur theatr e group, have toured their production of John Godber’s ‘Men of the World’ to village venues across West Yorkshire and on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th April (7.45pm) they are bringing it to Upstairs@ The Carriageworks. “’Men of the World’ has been very well received by audiences, and we think it is a tremendous piece that deserves to be better known”, commented Chris Binns, Chairman of STARS. The shared experiences of coach travel are brought to us by three longsuffering coach drivers, played by Jane Collins, Chris Binns and Garry Darbey. In true Godber style, we are introduced to a range of characters,
played by the cast of three. Mostly ‘seniors’, they give us forthright opinions, reveal their little foibles, and offer gems of mature wisdom. ‘Men of the World’ is a hilarious, poignant and touching play, by one
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OXFAM SHORT STORY COMPETITION Oxfam usually hold their popular short story competition every three months, but there has been a slightly longer gap this time! Now it’s back and the theme this time is ‘ A Funny Thing Happened……’
They would like to encourage new writers NIGEL KENNEDY to put pen BRINGS BACH AND FATS to paper WALLER TO TOWN HALL VIRTUOSO VIOLINIST, NIGEL KENNEDY, PRESENTS A TYPICALLY MAVERICK MUSICAL PROGRAMME CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF BACH AND FATS WALLER AT LEEDS TOWN HALL ON SUNDAY 28TH APRIL AT 7.30PM. Once again, Nigel plans to delight and surprise his audience. The concert takes on baroque and jazz back to back, starting with Sonata in A and some Partitas by Bach for solo violin. Then Nigel will be joined on stage by guitarist Jarek Smietana, drummer Krzysztof Dziedzic, and double
bass player Yaron Stavi to perform Kennedy’s own arrangements of the music of the legendary Fats Waller, including ‘Spider and the Fly’ and ‘Honeysuckle Rose’. Tickets (£15 - £34.50) available from 0113 224 3801 or www.leedstownhall.co.uk
First prize will probably be a £20 voucher, which can be spent on any donated products in either of the Headingley Oxfam shops. Entries should be a maximum of 1,000 words. There is a £2 entry fee and contestants will read their own work in the general Headingley Oxfam Shop (45-47 Otley Rd) on Monday 29th April at 6.30pm. They look forward to welcoming regular contestants and would like to encourage new writers to put pen to paper.
IBSEN’S ‘GHOSTS’ SET TO STARTLE ADEL AUDIENCES ypocrisy is unmasked and home truths revealed in Henrik Ibsen’s masterpiece ‘Ghosts’, the forthcoming production from Adel Players, which will be performed at Adel War Memorial Hall, LS16 8DE, from Wednesday 24th – Saturday 27th April (7.30pm).
Ibsen’s poignant tale attacking moral convention stunned society in the late 19th century. Modern audiences will discover that Ghosts’ power to shock remains undiminished in its startling relevance today. This play portrays human despair whilst also providing moments of pure hilarity. Adel Players are an amateur dramatics group which has
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A TRIO OF EXHIBITIONS AT THE HEPWORTH, WAKEFIELD
RUNNING UNTIL 12TH MAY, THE HEPWORTH WAKEFIELD PRESENTS THREE SEPARATE BUT LINKED EXCITING EXHIBITIONS BY ARTISTS ALICE CHANNER, JESSICA JACKSON HUTCHINS AND LINDER STERLING.
Photo: Gabriel Szabo/ Guzelian Alice Channer, Linder Sterling, Jessica Jackson Hutchins
ll three have engaged with and referred to the legacy of Barbara Hepwor th as par t of the process of producing new works for their exhibitions. Lightboxes, collage, sculptures and ambitious installations are among the diverse practices employed by each artist to explore various representations of the human body. This will be the solo debut of Berlin-based Jessica Jackson Hutchins in a UK public institution. Often taking found objects as a starting point for her art, Hutchins marries the everyday with a wealth of universal references. Vulnerability is a key theme and these halfpaintings/ half-sculptures embody fragility as they expose the workings of their construction. Alice Channer’s exhibition is entitled ‘Invertebrates’ and is presented as a long, low, horizontal spine that loosely takes its form from the curving skeletons of snakes, skinks and other reptiles. Channer also explores sculptural properties of volume, dimension and weight. Linder Sterling has been working with the principles of collage for over 30 years. Her exhibition employs collage into two-dimensional prints and three-dimensional light-box sculptures, culminating in a major new performance piece The Ultimate Form, which will premiere on Saturday 11th May, in collaboration with choreographer Kenneth Tindall from Northern Ballet, Stuart McCallum of Cinematic Orchestra, fashion designer Pam Hogg, Wakefield City Soul Club and South Asian Arts UK. For further information, call 01924 247360 or visit www.hepworthwakefield.org
SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME – MORE NOSTALGIA AT THE GRAND
If you can remember the music of the early 60s you’ll probably love ‘Save the Last Dance for Me’, which is coming to Leeds Grand Theatre from Monday 8th – Saturday 13th April. Just think of songs like: Teenager In Love, Sweets For My Sweet, Turn Me Loose, Here I Go Again, Viva Las Vegas, Little Sister, His Latest Flame, Suspicion, Can’t Get Used To Losing You, Save The Last Dance For Me. From the creators of the huge success ‘Dreamboats and Petticoats’, this fabulous show will take you back through the ‘music and magic’ of the early 60s. This nostalgic, feel-good journey will transport you back to a golden era as you follow two teenage sisters through the summer of ‘63. Full of freedom and high spirits they meet a handsome young American who invites them to a dance at the local U.S. Air force base…. You get the picture!
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RUTHERFORD & SON
AT THE PLAYHOUSE
IN APRIL, NORTHERN BROADSIDES, ONE OF THE UK’S MOST HIGHLY REGARDED THEATRE COMPANIES, BRINGS A NEW PRODUCTION OF RUTHERFORD & SON TO THE WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE. ritten in 1912 by the often overlooked female playwright, Githa Sowerby, the play is a tense and claustrophobic family drama of pride, class, power, industry and ambition. This latest staging, with a new edit by longtime Broadsides collaborator, Blake Morrison, sees the action shifted slightly from the North East to West Yorkshire and has company artistic director, Barrie Rutter, heading up the cast as the titular domineering patriarch.
Rutter managed to see the play in New York last year and is thrilled to be presenting it on home turf. It’s a play that, no doubt, speaks to his Northern sensibilities and his formidable presence as a performer suits the role of Rutherford well. A notable aspect of the production is that this is the first time Northern Broadsides have worked with a guest director and they’ve done so in typically bold style by drafting in one of the country’s most prolific and esteemed theatrical practitioners, Sir Jonathan Miller, who returns to the
British stage for the first time in six years. We had a brief chat with Barrie recently and asked him how Miller came to be involved. He told us the collaboration came about after Miller accepted his invitation to visit the Broadsides at their home, the Viaduct Theatre in Halifax, and immediately fell in love with the space, as did Miller’s frequent colleague and Rutherford production designer, Isabella Bywater. Miller was further impressed by the company’s working methods, particularly their habit of altering the style of staging as they move between venues from week to week. Having an impression of Jonathan Miller as something of a curmudgeonly character, we wondered how Rutter and his team found the experience of working with him. It seems that Miller’s more sour disposition is checked at the door when he’s
working and the rehearsals for Rutherford & Son were underscored my an air of mutual respect and consummate professionalism. As a director, Rutter says, Miller works with a degree of reticence, allowing a great deal of freedom in the cast without unnecessary interference. Ranked by the National Theatre as one of the Top One Hundred Plays
of the Century, there are few dramas as deeply human, uncompromising and immediately rewarding as this. The production at the WYP is not only an electrifying meeting of two great contemporary British theatrical institutions but also draws further attention to the work of Sowerby, a playwright who, in the decades
As soon as I read Rutherford & Son I was attracted to its straight forward dramatic simplicity and the fact that it seemed unexpectedly relevant to the current difficulties that businesses of this sort are undergoing
after her death is finally gaining the recognition that eluded her during her lifetime. Northern Broadsides is a unique theatre company with a true northern voice. Its work is characterised by a high degree of theatrical inventiveness and robust performances from a large ensemble cast of multi-talented, charismatic northern actors, who all perform in their natural voices. For the past 21 years, it has delighted audiences here and abroad with a growing classical repertoire that has won the company many awards and a loyal following worldwide. “As soon as I read Rutherford & Son I was attracted to its straight forward dramatic simplicity and the fact that it seemed unexpectedly relevant to the current difficulties that businesses of this sort are undergoing. I suspect that the audience will be drawn to the play by the fact that it represents circumstances with which it can undeniably sympathise.” Sir Jonathan Miller
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Scrutiny Inquiry into Leeds Bus Services
A Scrutiny Inquiry into bus services recently took place to assess what could be done to encourage more people to use buses. The inquiry looked at routes, times and number of failures on services. They interviewed First Bus and representatives from the Association of Bus Operators in West Yorkshire, who were questioned on reliability, fare structures, Quality Bus Contracts, routes and journey times. A Quality Bus Contract is where Metro would decide the routes, timetables, age of buses etc. and a bus operator would bid for the contract. The operator can profit from well used services but they have a duty to also provide services that would make a loss but are genuinely needed. Metro would bear the cost of fuel price rises or a reduction in passenger numbers once the contract was awarded. The final Scrutiny Inquiry report will be available shortly and will include recommendations to the operators, Metro and their representative association. Tree Scams
A local resident recently raised the issue of companies carrying out tree work and of this work not being up to standard and not value for money. In some cases residents have also been pressured by these companies to have work carried out. The Council’s Forestry Section told me that this type of ‘cold calling’ was not uncommon, but they could do nothing to stop it. It remains up to individuals to be firm and accept quotes only from reputable companies. Should workmen persist in pressuring people, they suggest contacting the police with details of the offender and see if they can give appropriate warnings. West Yorkshire Trading Standards suggest that you should never deal on the doorstep. Improvements will come through raising awareness amongst residents of the problems created.
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CLLR CLIVE FOX Adel & Wharfedale Ward
It’s Council Tax time again and as the envelopes come fluttering through our letter boxes spare a thought for all those involved with compiling the figures as well as the humble councillors who voted in favour in the first place. A summary is produced by the Council’s finance staff, so naturally the councillors fully comprehend what the figures are all about. The briefing note starts off by saying that the settlement is undoubtedly one of the most complex of modern times. At this juncture the temptation is to find out what’s on TV tonight. Pressing on we learn that the Council continues to get much of its money from the government, only this time it’s different. It all revolves around a new system known as a Start-up Funding Assessment (SUFA) – an odd name considering that the Council started up years ago. Anyway the good news is we are still getting a goodly sum
Message from Horsforth Town Council Horsforth Town Council has been given the Power of Competence and is now in a position to undertake extra work and enterprises for the wellbeing of Horsforth. The Planning and Licensing Committee is preparing the Development Questionnaire, which will go out to all residents to find out how the people of Horsforth think about future development. Everyone’s ideas will be considered and the information will be fed into the planning ideas of Leeds City Council. There are concerns that a number of young people are using the Jubilee Garden as a play area and damaging this beautiful spot. Please help to protect and enhance this special area so everyone can enjoy it.
of government money. SUFA so good then. Now, some of the SUFA money comes from the nationally-based business rate, of which half goes to local authorities. It seems that Leeds shares amounts to an astonishingly precise 0.01592139443998% of the total. Don’t try dialling that number incidentally. So it’s all pretty straight forward when you think about it, despite £3.47m going to the fire authority and other similar tinkering with the figures. It all boils down to a baseline Business Rate Grant of £170m. Except it doesn’t – because the Revenue Support Grant and the business rates baseline together amount to £31.644m more than the SUFA allocation. So that gets clawed back, or confiscated to you and me. Are you following all this? If not then just accept that in the end we’re getting £208m from the Rate Support Grant, £142m from the National Business Rate, and £233m from all you council tax payers leaving a net revenue budget income of £583m. Just what’s that £583m going to be spent on? Don’t ask me. It’s bound to be somewhere in the budget papers and, oh did I forget to mention that overall there’s no increase in this year’s Council Tax? clive.fox@leeds.gov.uk
DEBRA OPENS SHOP IN HEADINGLEY The charity DebRA recently opened a shop in central Headingley Founded in 1978, DebRA supports individuals and families with the rare genetic condition Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), which causes the skin to blister at the slightest friction. The condition is incurable and in its most severe forms can be fatal in infancy and can cause fatal skin cancer in young adults. Even in its mildest forms it causes lifelong pain and disability. DebRA raises money to support research for a cure and treatment, and to fund nursing and welfare teams for those who have it and their carers. The new shop on Otley Road opened in January and is selling clothing, bric-a-brac, books and CDs. Donations of all these items are very welcome. DebRA is also looking for volunteers to help in the shop or act as an ad hoc driver to pick up donations. Pop into the shop to find out more or visit www.debra.org.
MEANWOOD VALLEY FARM INTRODUCES NEW VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME eanwood Valley Urban Farm (MVUF), a local charity, provides educational services to disadvantaged young people and adults at risk. Just over a mile from Leeds City Centre, it is home to a variety of farm animals, provides natural habitat for wildlife and a taste of the country for city dwellers. It also offers environmental education for primary school children. The Farm developed at the start of the City Farm Movement in the late 1970s. At that time it was wholly dependent on volunteers, but the Farm’s expansion necessitated full time support and there are now 13 paid employees. Volunteers have been a very important part of the Farm’s success, and it recently established a new Volunteer Programme. This has three strands: the first sees the development of existing and new partnerships with local and national companies that offer support in a variety
of ways, including sending employees on Business Challenge Days (volunteers are required to help with these groups). The second strand sees the creation of a team of volunteers who can visit the Farm regularly on weekdays, whether for a couple of hours or a couple of days. For those who can only visit at weekends, the third strand offers opportunities to attend Action Event Days featuring practical tasks. There will also be opportunities to volunteer at a variety of Farm Events, such as the Scary Scarecrow Festival, Christmas Fayre and others. The Education Team has opportunities for volunteers with teaching experience to help with educational courses for primary school children and with training for challenging young people. Volunteers are essential to the success of all these activities so if you are interested, have skills you can share or are willing to learn and have some spare time please contact 0113 262 9759 or volunteer@mvuf.org.uk for more details.
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ADEL NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM ELECTS LEADERS AT ITS FEBRUARY MEETING, FIFTEEN MEMBERS OF THE ADEL NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED IAN BOND AND NICK BROWN AS ITS JOINT CHAIRMEN, AND CAROLINE ANDERSON WAS ELECTED TO THE POST OF SECRETARY. ick Brown, a professional architect who has lived in Adel for 16 years, said: “Adel has a great opportunity to determine its future through the creation of the Neighbourhood Plan, and I’m both excited and honoured to have been elected Co-Chair.” Ian Bond has lived in Adel for 30
years and is a retired senior children’s services manager. He was involved in the development of Sure Start Children Centres in a neighbouring authority and was a governor at Ralph Thoresby High School for 12 years, including eight years as Chair of Governors. “Credit should be given to the whole community as the first non-Parish Church community to apply for Neighbourhood Forum status”,
said Ian. “I have been impressed by the quality and commitment of people coming forward to offer their services.” The Neighbourhood Forum hopes to be able to conduct its first public consultation on Saturday 20th April at Adel St John’s C. of E. Primary School, Long Causeway, Adel. This will be the opportunity for Adel to express its views on the future of development and what services and resources we would like to see in this area. The next Adel Neighbourhood Forum will be on 22nd April at which time we would hope to have some preliminary feedback from the consultation. For further information, please contact Ian Bond on bondster@ btopenworld.com or Nick Brown on nick.brown@2B-architecture.com
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CALLING ALL HORSFORTH BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS! THE HORSFORTH IN BLOOM GROUP REALLY APPRECIATED ALL THE SUPPORT FROM HORSFORTH BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS IN 2012. THIRTY-THREE BUSINESSES RECEIVED AWARDS IN THE LEEDS IN BLOOM BUSINESS COMPETITION, WHICH HELPED THE GROUP SECURE A ‘SILVER GILT’ AWARD IN THE YORKSHIRE IN BLOOM COMPETITION.
he group is looking for further success in 2013! “We would love a ‘Gold’ award for the township”, said Gerry Ingham from Horsforth in Bloom. “We are calling for support from local businesses and schools once again so we can try and top last year’s excellent result!” Those interested should contact Richard Gill, the Leeds Floral Initiative Officer, on 0113 237 5301 to enter their displays for the Spring and Summer judging. The group is also planning new flower displays around Horsforth. This is a great opportunity for those who cannot put out displays to sponsor the group’s work. To offer support, please contact Horsforth in Bloom Chair Dawn Collins on 0113 250 2987.
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LET’S LOOK AT THE MEANWOOD VALLEY
QUARRIES IN THE UPPER MEANWOOD VALLEY
IN HIS PUBLIC TALKS FRED CASPERSON SPOKE OF THE ‘PROSPERITY OF THE MEANWOOD VALLEY BEING BUILT ON WATER AND STONE’. AS EARLY AS 1257 THERE WAS REFERENCE TO A MONASTIC QUARRY IN MEANWOOD. IN THE 19TH CENTURY THE CENSUS RETURNS GAVE ‘QUARRY WORKER’ AND ‘STONE WORKER’ AS PROMINENT OCCUPATIONS IN THE VALLEY, AND THE ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS OF 1847 AND 1895 SHOWED 28 QUARRIES IN THE AREA. NONE OF THESE ARE STILL WORKING, BUT EVIDENCE OF THEIR EXISTANCE CAN BE SEEN IN THE HOLLIES AND IN WOODLAND ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE BECK. eanwood millstone grit was regarded as equal in strength to Bramley Fall stone and was used to build the Royal Dockyards and Dover Pier. Several local churches are also built of this stone, including Trinity Church on Boar Lane (1722), Mill Hill Chapel in City Square (1811), and Meanwood Parish Church.
One quarry owner whose name lives on is Husler (sic) who built the 20 cottages known as Hustler’s Row for his workmen. At the end of the 19th century, the Great Quarry near Parkside Road, was recorded as ‘disused’. In World War I it was utilised by the War Office for the proofing and testing of repaired guns. For almost a year the boom from the guns reverberated down the valley. Activity in the Great Quarry restarted in the 1920s, producing sand for the ‘White houses’ of the Meanwood estate. Then, from 1940 to 1972, the quarry was used as a landfill site for the cleansing department of Leeds Corporation. Now it looks like any other green field, with no sign of the activity of the past. Doreen Wood. Meanwood Village Association.
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YORK GATE REOPENS ON EASTER SUNDAY ork Gate Garden on Back Church Lane in Adel, reopens for the 2013 season on Sunday 31st March. One of the most innovative 20th century small gardens, it is owned and run by national horticulture charity Perennial and is an inspiring destination for a garden visit. Gardening presenter and journalist Joe Swift described York Gate as being ‘one of the most important 20th Century small gardens and an outstanding example of great design’. It is just one acre in size, yet contains 14 distinct ‘outdoor rooms’, each with its own character and design. The garden was created by the Spencer family during the second half of the twentieth century and bequeathed to Perennial in 1994, so that it could continue to be enjoyed by the garden-loving public.
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GARDENS ARE AWASH WITH COLOUR – FROM TREES AND SHRUBS COMING INTO LEAF, TO WONDERFUL BLOSSOMS AND FLOWERS. The soil is beginning to warm up. It’s time to put seedlings out to harden off by day, but bring them in at night as it can still be cold. It’s a month of showers but don’t be surprised by the odd downpour too. The garden can be full of different scents depending on what you have planted – hyacinths, lily of the valley wallflowers etc. Pests are on the move and it’s best to deal with them by keeping your garden clean and tidy. Keep an eye out and deal with them before infestation sets in. Greenfly is easy to remove by hand or with washing up liquid. If a plant looks as if it is dying tip it out of the pot – the cause could be vine weevil eating the roots. It can be busy in the vegetable garden now too. If you have forced some rhubarb you can enjoy the first fruit of the year. All kinds of salad leaves, salad onions and radishes, peas and broad beans can be sown now. Sow a few at ten-day intervals, so you don’t get a glut all at once. Prepare trenches for runner beans, making sure you have plenty of water-retaining mulch, for example shredded newspapers mixed in with the soil as beans need plenty of water. Open up the windows or doors in greenhouses on warm days to keep the air circulating. Splash water on the floor and under staging to stop red spider mite attacks (they prefer warm, dry conditions). Shade seedlings with newspapers on sunny days to stop the scorching of young leaves. Tie in the new shoots of climbers
and prune early flowering shrubs. Divide perennials and stake the taller growers. If you have a greenhouse, start to plant up hanging baskets and hang them up for a few more weeks before hanging them outside, otherwise leave it until June. Now is also the last chance to plant sweet pea seeds and Summerflowering bulbs. Finally, the mower can be brought out to start what might be a weekly chore for some. But it’s well worth it when you see the results – especially when the edges are all nicely trimmed.
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BIRD WATCH WITH STAN KENYON small robust wader is the Ringed Plover. Flocks can be seen on sandy beaches, but small numbers appear inland on passage in Spring and Autumn. They prefer rivers, reservoirs and former sand and gravel pits, where a few stay and attempt to breed. Brownish above and white below, Ringed Plovers have distinctive black bands on the breast and around the eyes with a white forehead and orange legs. In their rapid flight they reveal white wing bars. Their call is a soft mellow ‘too-ip’. Most Ringed Plovers nest on sandy or shingle beaches but often experience human disturbance. Those nesting inland in choosing waterside locations often risk being flooded out. Sites of nesting attempts include Grimwith Reservoir
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AT THE BEGINNING OF MAY ‘ROCKNEY’ LEGENDS CHAS AND DAVE ARE COMING TO LEEDS AS PART OF A QUITE EXHAUSTIVELY EXTENSIVE TOUR OF MORE THAN SIXTY DATES OVER FOUR MONTHS.
We caught up with Chas Hodges as he prepared to embark on the tour and looked back over his remarkable career. When asked whether the prospect of setting out on such a jam-packed touring jaunt was at all daunting, a sanguine Chas shrugs it off claiming it’s nothing compared to the punishing schedules artists and bands had to adhere to back in the 60s and 70s. As long as they get a couple of days off a week, Chas says, he just takes it all in his stride. Talking of the early days and how he got started in music Chas tells us that when he and Dave first met they were both bass players. As well as session work, Chas spent a good deal of time on the road playing backing for the likes of Gene Vincent and Jerry Lee Lewis. It was while on tour with Jerry Lee that Chas started picking up the piano, learning from watching ‘The Killer’ hammer the ivories night after night. When reunited with Dave, having come on leaps and bounds as a keyboardist, the pair started making music together, fusing a shared love of early Rock ‘n’ Roll with music hall tradition and a distinctly British sensibility with a healthy dose of humour, which captured the public imagination. In the years since their early success the pair have remained popular and through name-checking endorsements from bands (most notably The Libertines) have earned themselves a new crop of younger fans. Festival appearances, including a couple of triumphant Glastonbury sets, have further cemented their cross-generational appeal. Our very own City Varieties is just the kind of venue that Chas and Dave feel at home in and Chas tells us he can’t wait to play it. We recommend you “Gertcha”-selves down there to enjoy one of the country’s best loved acts. Chas & Dave are at Leeds City Varieties on Wed, 1st May.
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JUFFAGE AT LEFT BANK Left Bank Leeds and Brudenell Social Club present Juffage at Left Bank, Cardigan Road, Headingley, on Friday 26th April. This one-off concert will be the only Juffage concert of 2013, and the first opportunity to catch interpretations of Jeff Smith’s new material in this unique performance setting. Surrounding the audience with an array of loudspeakers, guitar and bass amplifiers, ghetto blasters, and Leslie speaker cabinets, the cavernous space of Left Bank will become an instrument in its own right. Although best known for seamless live looping and multitasking in his hyperactive performances of genrebending noise pop, Jeff (aka Juffage) is no stranger to the world of ambisonics. He has exhibited multichannel sonic art works for the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, and University of Leeds. Here, he aims to infuse playful pop
sensibility into the often cold world of experimental and ambient music. For this performance, Jeff will be joined by other Leeds musicians, including Katie Harkin (Sky Larkin, Wild Beasts), and Tom Evans (Vessels), who will help him convert the venue into an immersive sonic cauldron.
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STOKER DIRECTED BY: Park Chan-Wook
STARRING: Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode,
Nicole Kidman
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RUNNING TIME: 198 mins Stoker is the first US production by Park Chan-Wook, the Korean director who brought us the eye-popping, gut-churning and mind-warping ultraviolent thriller, Oldboy. Whilst Oldboy is far from an easy watch, it is utterly unforgettable and I consider it to be one of the best, most original movies
of the last ten years. So, my hopes for Stoker were fairly high. Here, Chan-Wook has eased up slightly on the liberal bloodletting that runs through his previous work but the macabre tone, family dysfunction and incestuous undercurrent are still present.
A gothic, pseudo-Hitchcockian, psycho-sexual thriller, Stoker centres around India (Mia Wasikowska), an inward, sensitive girl, just turned eighteen whose father has died suddenly in a freak accident (gee, I wonder if there could possibly be anything suspicious about daddy’s death? Well, I guess we’ll see...) leaving her to mope about the spooky family home in mourning with only her icily composed, distant mother, Evelyn (Nicole Kidman) and their housekeeper for company. Right after the funeral, India and Evelyn receive an unexpected houseguest in the form of Charlie, India’s late dad’s brother and the very creepiest of creepy uncles. His obsequious charm and graceful good looks quickly have Evelyn growing absent-minded about her bereavement and making sexual overtures to her brother-in-law, while India remains wary. That something is not quite right is glaringly obvious from the outset and it’s not long before the bodies start piling up. Stoker is, on the whole, a fairly watchable film but there’s a creeping sense of dissatisfaction that leaves one wanting at its end. There’s nothing outwardly bad about the proceedings but I felt it lacked a degree of
subtlety and understatement that would have resulted in a more unsettling and effective picture. Each plot twist is so clearly signposted that it occasionally strays dangerously close to patronising the audience and the grand denouement is clumsily handled, robbing the big reveal of its gasp-inducing impact. That said, ChanWook remains a very stylish operator and much of the film is visually arresting, especially the techniques that seem to draw from the graphic novel form. However, the unexpected and innovative aesthetic touches that made Oldboy so striking sometimes seem gimmicky and unnecessary here. A restless camera prowls, swoops and swings around the actors during intense dialogue scenes often for no discernible purpose, the resulting effect being more distracting than enhancing the dramatic tension. In terms of the cast, the performances are decent but rarely rise above the merely functional to anything truly captivating or empathetic. With his bland good looks, an almost artificial handsomeness, Matthew Goode’s Charlie is a standard-issue creepster, reasonably effectively played but lacking the dark edge of a really memorable villain. Nicole Kidman again proves herself adroit at embodying the frosty ice-queen and still capable of exuding a stirring, wounded sexuality. Waif-like ingénue Wasikowska who, to my eyes resembles a raven-haired, less hysterical Claire Danes, seems to drift through each scene as if heavily sedated and, even over the film’s relatively brief running time, fails to project the required magnetism of Stoker’s emotional centre. I couldn’t help but be slightly disappointed by Stoker, a film which promises much but struggles to deliver. It’s by no means terrible, but nor is it terribly great. One is left with the sense of a missed opportunity, that there’s a better film striving to emerge from an oddly misfiring picture.
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MUSICLISTINGS Teen Mon 1 Apr at Brudenell Social Club. Tickets £7 from Jumbo Ice Sea Dead People Tues 2 Apr, The Packhorse. Angular artpunk/noise-core racket. Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun Wed 3 Apr, Brudenell Social Club, £7. Iinfluences include alt.country, folk & hardcore punk. Beth Orton Thurs 4 Apr, The Irish Centre, York Rd LS9 9NT. £22 from Jumbo Bob Log III Thurs 4 Apr, Brudenell Social Club, £9. One-man trash blues scuzz experience. Swans Fri 5 Apr, Leeds University Union, £16.50. Influential American post-punk band. New Mastersounds Fri 5 Apr at Brudenell Social Club LS6. £11 from Jumbo The House of Love Sat 6 Apr, Brudenell Social Club, £17.50. Alternative Rock band & early Creation Records signing. Sam Leak & Aquarium Sun 7 Apr, 1.30 at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Young, fresh, atmospheric jazz. Feast of Fiddles Mon 8 Apr, City Varieties Music Hall.Celebrated 11-piece collective of some of Britain’s top fiddlers . Josephine Tues 9 Apr at Nation of Shopkeepers £10 from Jumbo.
Jose James Wed 10 Apr, The Wardrobe, £12. New York jazz/blues artist.
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Seven Unplugged Wed 10 Apr, 8pm Seven Arts. Monthly acoustic night. Apr line-up includes Moose; Jennifer Jordan, Sue Burgess, Anastasia Rownelle, Don Mercy & Claudio Kron. £4
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To Kill A King Thurs 11 Apr, Brudenell Social Club, £7. Folk-inspired five piece compared to Keane & Arcade Fire. Edwyn Collins Fri 12 Apr, Brudenell Social Club. Former frontman of Orange Juice whose solo work includes A Girl Like You.
Jazz Morley Wed 17 Apr, Oporto, £7. Haunting vocals, oozing with the pain of heartache & beautifully humble production make for an enthralling listen. Hadouken! Thurs 18 April, The Cockpit, £12.50. Grime hybrid have earned reputation as great live act.
Ultrasound + ALASKA Fri 12 Apr, The Library £10. Britpop/Alt-Rock heroes ALASKA - highenergy, psychedelic garage rock with a B-movie surf-pop twist.
John Etheridge’s Sweet Chorus: A Tribute to Stefan Grapelli Thurs 18 Apr, Seven Arts, £16/£13/£5. Renowned jazz fusion guitarist with marvellous ensemble.
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Adam Green & Binki Shapiro Sat 13 Apr, Brudenell Social Club, £12. Echoes of late 60s folk-pop. Rival Sons Sat 13 Apr, Leeds Met SU, £12.50. 70’s style soulful hard rock dripping with the blues & swaggering to a good-time groove. Jackie Oates Sat 13 Apr at Howard Assembly Room, Leeds Grand Theatre. £14 Jumbo
A Hawk and A Hacksaw Sun 21 Apr at Brudenell Social Club. £11 from Jumbo Manu Delago (Björk –Biophilia) Sun 21 Apr, Seven Arts. £12.50 / £10.50 Special guest Stuart McCallum (The Cinematic Orchestra)
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As darkness falls these will be illumiMARIE CURIE’S WALK TEN IS nated by candlelight. For more information, please call BACK FOR 2013 AND THIS TIME 0845 052 4184, or visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/walkten THEY HAVE A BRAND NEW VENUE – THE BEAUTIFUL HAREWOOD The twilight HOUSE. walk follows a On Saturday 10th August, Hare- a grand finale at 10pm. This is the wood will be the setting for this fun time many Marie Curie Nurses will be route through the event, where families and friends can starting a shift to provide vital care to get together to challenge themselves, terminally ill patients across Yorkshire, stunning grounds remember loved ones and help raise as well as providing support for their vital funds for Marie Curie Nurses. families. This moment is marked by a of Harewood The twilight 10k walk follows a celebration of light and music. route through the stunning grounds For those walking in memory of a of Harewood House. After the walk loved one, ‘memory lanterns’ will be House there will be live entertainment and
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TOWN STREET, HORSFORTH, WILL LAUNCH THEIR NEW EATING DISORDERS CLINIC, ‘INSIGHT EATING’. he ‘Insight Eating’ team, made up of two psychologists and two dieticians (including Ursula Philpot of TV’s Supersize Vs Superskinny), combines psychology and nutrition to offer high quality, comprehensive assessment and treatment for all forms of eating problems. Experts in their field and with many years experience, they can draw on a wide range of therapeutic interventions, and approaches to suit individual needs.
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for the hospice. This can pay for 64 whole days of care on the wards. The jumps take place several times a year at Hibalstow near Brigg, and are organised through a professional skydiving company that St Gemma’s has worked with for years. St. Gemma’s will give you all the support you need, pick any date you like. If you raise £395 you can jump for free! For full details, contact Michelle on 0113 218 5570, michelleb@st-gemma. co.uk or visit www.st-gemma.co.uk
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GREAT RESULTS FOR FROEBELIAN YEAR SIX PUPILS ‘ALL ABOUT ME’ GALLERY
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ear 6 pupils at the Froebelian School, Horsforth, have been busy preparing for and sitting the entrance exams at some of the top secondary schools in Yorkshire and have been celebrating another excellent crop of results. Nine of the 18 pupils have been offered scholarships to Woodhouse Grove School, Gateways School and Harrogate Ladies College, and all received an offer of a place at their chosen senior school. The results are a testament to the children’s hard work and commitment. “We are proud of our Year 6 youngsters and the hard work they have put into gaining these results”, said headmaster John Tranmer. “I would also like to congratulate the teaching staff who have worked so hard to ensure the children’s success in gaining these places”’
EUREKA! THE NATIONAL CHILDREN’S MUSEUM IN HALIFAX, OPENS ITS BRAND NEW, £2.9M HEALTH AND BODY-THEMED GALLERY ON FRIDAY 29TH MARCH. The largest single gallery redevelopment in the museum’s 21 year history, ‘All About Me’ is an immersive educational experience that uses play, role playing and interactive displays to help children learn about their bodies and how to make positive choices that will help them look after themselves. The gallery has been developed, with the support of a £1.45m grant from the Wellcome Trust. The content and interpretation has been guided by a team of expert advisors. But the most important ‘experts’ were the children who make up Ideas United, Eureka!’s consultation panel. It has provided ideas, input and feedback every step of the way. As the UK’s first children’s museum, Eureka! is a passionate advocate of the proven educational ethos that play is a fundamental tool for children’s learning and development. ‘All About Me’ will provide a supportive and stimulating environment in which children and their families are encouraged to explore their bodies.
”We are committed to improving children’s chances to live healthy, happy and fulfilling lives”, said Eureka! Chief Executive Leigh-Anne Stradeski. “The current epidemic of inactivity and obesity is working against our children and we want to change this. ‘All About Me’ will help hundreds of thousands of children build the knowledge, confidence and ability to make healthy choices about what they eat, drink and do in their free time – which will pay dividends in the future by reducing risks of heart disease, diabetes and stroke.” ‘All About Me’ features over 100 interactive exhibits. These include ‘The Senses’ where you can peek inside a giant nose complete with giant snot tanks, follow friends with a giant eyeball and climb onto a giant tongue! Other features include microscopes for zooming in on your skin, a skeleton that shows you how your bones move when you dance and ‘Health TV’ where children can take on the role of reporter. For further information, visit www.eureka.org.uk/newgallery or www.allaboutme.org.uk
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100% SUCCESS again at Froebelian!
Congratulation to all our Year 6 pupils who achieved excellent results in their recent 11+ entrance exams, leading to all our pupils receiving offers from their preferred senior schools. Our students have received offers from a wide selection of leading schools including St. Peter’s School, York, Ermystead’s Grammar School, Skipton, Harrogate Ladies’ College, The Grammar School at Leeds, Woodhouse Grove School, Bradford Grammar School and Ashville College including an amazing 11 Scholarship offers.
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TRIP THE LIGHT FANTASTIC
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THE NATIONAL MEDIA MUSEUM HAS A SERIES OF FANTASTIC FREE EVENTS ON OFFER FROM 28TH MARCH – 14TH APRIL TO ENLIGHTEN YOUNG MINDS AND SHOW SOME OF THE AMAZING WAYS THAT LIGHT CAN BEHAVE. ‘Light Fantastic’ is a series of exciting exhibits, experiments and games designed to help visitors understand the science behind light. You can take part in an interactive story session featuring a Not-SoSleepy Hedgehog in a world of light and shadows, as well as Tom and Jerry Light Writing Workshops and Magic Lantern Shows. All the activities are free, but may be subject to availability.
Special Tom and Jerry themed sessions have also been organised to coincide with the screening of some classic episodes as part of BIFF Kids at the 19th Bradford International Film Festival. The Museum will also be showing two family films over the Easter holidays - Monsters Inc. and the new hit Wreck it Ralph For full details or to book, call 0844 8563797 or visit www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk.
HORSFORTH SCHOOL TAKES TO THE SLOPES!
Horsforth School’s 26th Skiing Trip saw 64 students and eleven members of staff travel to Austria for a week’s skiing in the Oberlungau Region during February Half Term. The skiing was spread across three different areas covering over 200km of piste. The students were an absolute credit to the school in terms of both their behaviour and their efforts to become better skiers. The final day’s skiing was in 30 cm of fresh snow, which was a brilliant, but challenging way to end the week! Over 30 beginners went on the trip and all succeeded in taking on the red slopes without falling by the end of day three! The evenings were action-packed with curling, karaoke, bingo, a disco and the annual staff comedy evening! Next year the Skiing Trip will return to Austria for another action packed week!
This year rediscover Eureka! Rediscover yourself!
Come and explore Eureka!’s new £2.9m All About Me gallery and discover just how amazing you are. With over 100 interactive exhibits in one amazing new gallery, including a new robot, come and discover the most incredible thing there is: you. Visit www.eureka.org.uk for opening times and prices.
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TOM SCORES ENGLAND PLACE TOM GORMAN FROM BRAMHOPE, AND A YEAR 11 STUDENT AT THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS (GSAL), HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PLAY RUGBY FOR THE ENGLAND NORTH U16 SQUAD, WHICH WILL TAKE PART IN THE WELLINGTON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL IN APRIL. This is a remarkable achievement as Tom, who plays full back in the GSAL 1st XV, is only 15 and would not normally be considered at 1st XV level. He was part of GSAL’s successful U15 squad which won the Daily Mail RBS Cup in 2012, scoring a scintillating try in the final at Twickenham. As well as consistently representing GSAL, his journey to his England place includes playing for West Park U16, Leeds Carnegie Academy, Yorkshire U16 and North U16. Selection for England squads is a
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(12 May) Limited charity places available for Leeds 10K (14 July) & Great North Run (15 Sept). Register at www.st-gemma.co.uk. Details: Michelle 218 5570, michelleb@ st-gemma.co.uk Kirkstall Harriers Running Club meets Mon & Wed, 6.50pm at Kirkstall Leisure Centre. All abilities welcome, but must be able to run 3-4 miles. Friendly club takes part in events & challenges all over Yorkshire & UK. Details: kirkstallharriers@googlemail.com or Facebook Leeds Contra Ceilidh meets 2nd & 4th Tues, 8 – 10.30pm at Headingley Parish Hall, St Michael’s Rd. Live band! No partner or experience required. Details: Liz 284 3282 Like to Walk? Join group that meets 10am Tues twice a month for 10 – 12 mile walks. Details: Richard 267 3623 Meanwood Amateur Boxing Club Mon & Wed 5.45pm, Meanwood Workingmen’s Club, Stonegate Rd. Beginners welcome. Details: 07890 398 968 Moortown Rugby Union Respect, teamwork, discipline, fun. Brilliant club for under 7s (Year 2) to adults. Train & play Sun 10:30am at Moss Valley, LS17. Details: Damian Curtis 07860 454701, damian.curtis@ bt.com, www.pitchero.com/clubs/ moortownrufc/ Pudsey & District Rambling Club Walks of 5 - 10 miles Sun & alt Thurs. New members welcome. Members from all over the district. Annual membership £8 (£1 juniors). Try before you join. Details: 01943 430657 Ramgarhia Sports Centre Adults: Circuit Training (Mon & Wed 6.30 – 7.30pm; Fri 6 – 7pm). £5 per class. Children: Cricket (ages 8-16, Sun 10am – noon); Hockey (Fri, 5 – 6pm). £2 per class. All abilities welcome. Details: 262 5657, ‘Ramgarhia Sikh Centre’ on facebook. Come Sailing Sundays No experience necessary. Travel included Leeds - Coastal Marina. See Youtube ‘Phuket Sports 8’. Details: 07973 512 562, adelsailing@gmail.com St Chad’s Broomfield Cricket Club plays in Headingley & runs 5 senior & 5 junior teams. Currently recruiting new players, volunteers & sponsors. Details: Paul 07795 154 444, www. stchadscc.com St Chad’s Tennis Club Play tennis all year - fun club sessions & competitive opportunities. New members welcome. Details: Anne Wallace 274 9917
St Gemma’s Sponsored Skydives 4 May & Father’s Day 15 June (or other). Exhilarating experience! Raise £395 & jump FREE! Details: Michelle 218 5570, michelleb@ st-gemma.co.uk Yarnbury Angling Club Matches 1st Sun of month. Members only. Details: Adrian Addy 07956 964713 ARTS & CRAFTS Adel Art Group Learn to paint with Alex Purves. Tues 7 – 9pm at Old Stables, Back Church Lane. New members welcome. Details: John Hartley 01943 874162 Bramhope Arts Club meets 7.30pm, Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane. April practical evenings: Mon 8 (charcoal); 15th (DVD workshop); 22nd (making creative equipment); 29th (primary colour painting). New members welcome. Details: Jeff 01423 508867 Chinese Brush Painters Society Xiao Bai Workshops Sat 13 Apr: Traditional Landscapes; Sun 14 Apr: Basic techniques for flowers & birds. 10am – 4pm, Pool-in-Wharfedale Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane. New members welcome. Details: Anne Allan 01422 368482, mail@cbpsyorks.co.uk Farsley & District Art Club meets Mon/Wed/Thurs for drawing & painting at studios in Westroyd Park, New St, Farsley LS28. Apr 3: Oil demonstration by Jeremy Taylor. Apr 20- 28: Annual exhibition. Details: www.farsleyartclub.org.uk Flower Arranging 1st Thurs of month, 1.30pm & 7.30pm at Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane, LS6. Beginners welcome. Details: Kath Hall 275 2436, kaybeehall@ talktalk.net HEADART Community Art Group Wed 10am – 12 noon at HEART, Bennett Rd. Headingley. Meet new friends & share creative abilities. Open to all with creative craft interests. Details: Michael 07840 797747 Horsforth Arts Society Spring Exhibition 10am Sat 20 Apr – 5pm Sun 28 Apr The Studio, 15 Back Lane, Horsforth. Original paintings & craftwork for sale, including woodcarvings. Open Sat & Sun 10am – 5pm; Weekdays 1 – 3pm; Wed 24 Apr 6-8pm. Details: 259 0259 www.horsforthartsociety. wordpress.com COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS
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GROUPS/CLUBS Adel Bridge Club meets Fri, 7.15pm Adel Memorial Hall, Church Lane. Relaxed Chicago Bridge club. New members all abilities welcome. No partner needed. Details: Janice 230 6387 or 07713 402405 Adel Crag Community Assoc. keeps you informed about what is happening in your neighbourhood Up-to-date information on local news, events etc. Details: Francis Garbutt 261 0846, www.adelcrag. org.com Adel & District Horticultural Society meets 2nd Mon in month, 7.45pm at Friends Meeting House, New Adel Lane. 8 April: ‘Fantastic Foliage’ by Hilary Huston. Details: Mrs Tarn Everett 261 3095 Adel & District Horticultural Society Spring Flower Show 6 Apr, 2 – 4.15pm, Methodist Church Hall, Holt Lane, Adel. Entries from nonmembers welcome. Flower displays, crafts & wide variety of plants for sale. Details: Sylvia 267 1708. Adel Neighbourhood Forum Public Consultation Sat 20 Apr,10am -4pm Adel St John the Baptist Primary School, Long Causeway. Everyone welcome, particularly residents, businesses & those interested in development issues in Adel & their impact on community services. Details: Ian Bond bondster@ btopenworld.com
Air Yorkshire Aviation Society Interested in aviation, aircraft old & new, airports? Regular guest speakers, monthly magazine, trips & social events. Details: Dave Senior 282 1818, www.airyorkshire.org.uk Alwoodley Motor Club Every other Thurs, 8.30pm, The Wharfedale Inn, Arthington Lane. All welcome. Details: 391 0403, www. alwoodleymc.org.uk. Bradford Circle for Foreign Languages Italian Section Tues, French Section Thurs. 7.30 – 9pm at 10 Eldon Place, Bradford. BD1 3AZ. Speakers, debates, quizzes, music, games & conversation in Italian or French. Details: Italian - Chris Thomas 07900 988345, French Philip Booth 01274 817209, www. bradfordcirclefor-foreignlanguages. org.uk
Cookridge Gardening Club meets Wed 17 Apr, 7.30pm Cookridge Methodist Church Hall, when Peter Baker will reminisce – ‘Return to the Continent of my Youth’. Non members welcome £2/ members 50p.
Friends of Lawnswood Cemetery Action Days 1st Sat each month to help tidy the cemetery. Under supervision of Parks & Countryside Ranger. Meet 10am in main car park, Otley Rd. Tools & hot drinks provided.
Cookridge & Horsforth U3A meets 8 Apr, 10.30am Cookridge Village Hall; 22 Apr 10.30am St Margaret’s Parish Centre, Horsforth; 13 May, 10.30am Cookridge Village Hall. Details: 0787 656 2686, www. u3asites.org.uk/Cookridge
Friends of Leeds City Museums raise funds to finance acquisitions for Leeds’ museums, through range of exciting trips & social events. New members welcome. Details: 269 3899, jspearsonster@gmail.com
Delicious Bites Cookery Group meets Tues 1 – 3pm, All Hallows Church, 24 Regent Tce. Hyde Park LS6. Share recipes & learn to prepare cuisine from around the world. Demonstrations, tastings. Details: 318 8960, bitesdelicious@ yahoo.co.uk
Bramhope in Bloom Awarded ‘Silver Gilt’ 2012. New projects planned this Spring. New volunteers most welcome. Details: Kit Hemsley 203 7666, kit.hemsley@working-it.co.uk.
Friends of The Hollies Working Session Sat 13 Apr, 10am Hollies car park - all welcome. Annual Plant Sale Sat 11 May. Please come along & support this worthwhile cause.
Bramhope Bridge Club meets Mon 1pm, & Tues & Thurs 7pm, Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane. Friendly duplicate bridge sessions. New members welcome. Details: Leslie Brown 250 2378
Friends Hunger Hills Woods hold regular work parties 2nd Sat in month. Meet 10am Hall Lane opp children’s playground. Details: Paul Shagouri 258 3140, leelanefarm@ hotmail.com
Cookridge Community Film Society invites guests to its films (£4). 7.30pm Cookridge Methodist Church Hall. 10 April: ‘Cool Runnings’. Details: Shirley 267 2464
Friends Hunger Hills Woods Annual Bluebell Walk Sun 29 Apr. Meet 2pm Hall Lane opp Hall Park playground. Explore the woods with Leeds Ranger Steve Joul when the Bluebells are at their best.
Greenpeace Leeds meet 1st Mon of month, 6.30pm Wharf Chambers, Wharf St, LS2 (by The Calls). Join the growing action to protect our forests, oceans & stop climate chaos. Details: Joe 07929 610773, www. greenpeace.org.uk/groups Headingley Games Club Thurs 6.30 – 10.30pm at HEART, Bennett Rd. Board games: Settlers, Puerto Rico, Carcassonne, mst Euro-games, etc. Tabletop games: 40k, Hordes, Flames of War, War machine & Role Playing Games. Details: 275 9762, http://headingleygamesclub.com Holt Park Tenants & Residents Association Provides a voice for residents & tenants in Holt Park area. Regular monthly meetings at Ralph Thoresby School. Details: Alan Mann 07901 656886, www. holtparktra.btck.co.uk Horsforth in Bloom meets Sat 6 Apr, 10am Horsforth Museum to discuss Spring Judging & Summer fundraising. Details: 258 3521
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roles. Details: www.oxfamleeds.org. uk/, or Facebook Leeds Photographic Society (oldest photographic society in world) meets Tues 7.30pm St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd, Roundhay, LS8. Members of all abilities. Visitors & prospective members welcome. Details: 265 0651, www.lps1852.co.uk Leeds Skyrack Lions Club meets 2nd & 4th Thurs, 7.45pm New Headingley Club, 56 St Michael’s Rd. Headingley. New members & helpers welcome. Help needy of Leeds & create new friendships. Details: 01943 510106, Granville. barker@sky.com, www.105c.org.uk/ leedsskyrack Let’s Go LEEDS! Free, volunteer run social group organising variety of events in North Leeds & city centre. All ages & friendly people welcome. Details; www.lets-go-leeds.co.uk Mah Jong Thurs 10am – 12noon Robert Craven Memorial Hall. Lively, Chinese game played with small tiles. Happy, friendly group. No experience necessary. Details: Jenny 230 0094 Meanwood Men’s Society Mon 8 Apr: Supper Night, White Swan, Yeadon, meet 7.30pm Meanwood Shopping Centre. Mon 22 Apr: Talk – ‘Ships/Engines’, 7.30pm at Meanwood Institute. Details: Mark 274 7611, Colin 274 6316 Mercury Movie Makers meet Wed, 7.30pm Rawdon Conservative Club. Excellent syllabus for anyone with a video camera/ camcorder. Details: 257 7274, www. mercurymoviemakers.com North Leeds Model Flying Club New members welcome. Building or flying, plenty of friendly advice. Regular meetings Horsforth or airfield at Almscliff Crag. Details: 217 8348, www.nlmfc.org Otley & Wharfedale MacMillan Cancer Support Fundraising Group meets monthly to plan events. New members welcome. Details or to book speaker: 261 3758/ 01943 467299 Oxfam Poetry Evening Wed 3 Apr, 7pm Oxfam Books Headingley. Theme : ‘What it Means to be Rich’. Free Donations welcome. Paxton Horticultural Society Spring Show Sat 6 April Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane, LS5. Open to public 2 – 4.30pm. Schedules available from Graham Wheatley 256 3055 Philosophical Fiction Group Tues 9 Apr, 7.30pm Oxfam Bookshop, Headingley. Discussing short philosophical novels, between 150-300 pages. Tues 9: ‘Nausea’ by Jean-Paul Sartre. Details: oxfamshopf0839@oxfam.org.uk Royal Park Community Consortium meets regularly. Details: Sue 07796 784018, Paul 07962
255621, huayhuash@rock.com Social Events Club Meals, pub nights, theatre/film/music, walks, badminton, book group, weekends away, holidays & more. Mainly over 30s. Details: www.leedsivc.org.uk The Other Bridge Club Friendly bridge played Thurs 7.15 – 10.15pm Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Bramhope. New members welcome. Details: Sandra 01943 463332 Trackrod Motor Club Meets 1st Tues, 9.30pm Old Modernians Club, Cookridge Lane. New Members welcome. Details: www. trackrodmotorclub.co.uk Human Writes in Leeds (HWIL) meets monthly, central Leeds (daytime). Participants bring short piece of their writing for discussion. Details: Warwick 07714720234, warwick.t@ntlworld.com MUSIC Amici Singers Friendly mixed voice choir welcomes new singers. No auditions. Rehearsals Thurs pm at Adel Methodist Church. Details: 228 5932, 267 1292. Bell Ringing at St Chad’s Thurs 7.30 – 9pm. Beginners & experienced ringers welcome. Details: Simon Futers 230 0186, t.s.futers@leeds.ac.uk Chippendale Singers Mixed voice choir, meets Wed, 7.45 – 9.30pm Methodist Church, Boroughgate, Otley. Folk songs, spirituals & sacred works, songs from shows. Vacancies for male singers (music readers essential). Details: Chris Denton 284 3744 chrisjdenton@gmail.com To book choir: Jan Wilkinson 01943 461318 www.chippendalesingers. co.uk Leeds Folk Fiddle Group meets Thurs, 7.15pm Yorkshire College of Music & Drama, 1 St Mark’s Ave, LS2. All abilities welcome. English, Scottish & Irish music. Details: Iveta 07546 459 409, leeds.violin@ gmail.com Horsforth Choral Society Rehearses Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm St Margaret’s Parish Centre, Horsforth. Friendly, hardworking society. Looking for voices in all sections. Annual Society Dinner Horsforth Golf Club 13 Apr. Details: info@ horsforthchoralsociety.co.uk Horsforth Leeds City Brass Band Friendly, community brass band welcomes new players. Possible instrument loan. Rehearsals: Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm Leeds Trinity University College, Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth. Details: Hannah Rowlands 250 0208, Betty Emberton 267 6529 Lawnswood Singers Female choir, practices Wed 7.30pm Holy Trinity Church, Green Lane, Cookridge. Good female singers welcome. Wide repertoire, friendly people! Details: Brenda Hawer 267 1292, www. lawnswoodsingers.co.uk
Leeds Guild of Singers Welcomes new members, especially tenors & basses. Confident sight-readers. Singing renaissance & contemporary music. Rehearsals Tues 7.30 – 9.30pm Leeds University. Details: Liz secretary@leedsguildofsingers. org.uk Moor Voices Wed fortnightly, 7.30 – 9pm, Old Tetley Hall, Headingley. Informal singing group. Beautiful harmonies from around the world. No auditions, no experience needed. Details: 278 3120, airasa.ms@ gmail.com Music from Film & Stage Sat 20 Apr, 7.30pm Meanwood Methodist Church, Green Rd. Presented by Meanwood Village Association & Featuring Elland Silver Band. Tickets £5 from J. Brewer 274 1449, A. Burgess 275 8421, or P. Bewell 275 5415 Phoenix Concert Band Community concert band for players Grade 6 & over. Rehearsals Thurs 7.30 – 9.30pm The Grammar School at Leeds. Details: secretary@ phoenixband.co.uk, www. phoenixband.co.uk Players for Pleasure Playing opportunities to adult amateur musicians. All levels, all instruments, all ages over 18. Friendly, informal & supportive atmosphere. Details: www.playersforpleasure.co.uk SING! Healing Voices singing group meets Tues, 2-4pm Swarthmore Education Centre LS3. Supportive, space to sing & have fun. Details: 305 6621, info@ artsandmindsnetwork.org.uk Society of Recorder Players – meets 2nd & 4th Sat pm in Bingley & Headingley. Intermediate players, all recorders. New members welcome. Details: Caroline 01943 467348 West Riding Opera Vacancies for chorus members to participate in concerts. All voice ranges welcome, no audition. Details: 01274 595978, davewb8@sky.com The White Rosettes Female barbershop chorus, 12 x national champions, rehearse Wed 7.30 – 10pm Moorlands School, Foxhill Dr, Weetwood Lane, LS16. Details: Jan Spencer 07852 210640, membership@whiterosettes.org.uk Yorkshire Late Starter Strings (YLSS) rehearse Sat, 10am – 12.30pm. Friendly, informal orchestra of adult learners. All abilities welcome. Specific beginners group. Details: www.ylss.org Fairfax Singers Seek Tenor Rehearse Burley-in-Wharfedale Catholic Church Hall LS29. Details: Dorothy Hawkshaw 01943 877464, www.fairfaxsinger.org.uk
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SENIORS Bramhope Meeting Point Thurs 2 – 4pm Methodist Church Hall. Run by Opal & Bramhope Methodists. Meet new friends, listen to a speaker, or join in an activity. £1. Details: 267 8001 Cookridge Luncheon Club meets Wed, 12 – 1.30pm Cookridge Methodist Church, Tinshill Rd. Hot meal for just £4. Good food, good company. Details: Liz 261 0675 Craft Club Thurs, 2.15 – 4pm Stainbeck Church, Stainbeck Rd, LS7. Informal group for all crafting abilities. Join in group activities or bring your own. All welcome. Details: 393 0600, www.interact.uk.net Leeds & Bradford Friendship Group meets 1st Wed, 1.30pm Pudsey Civic Hall LS28 5TA. Speaker or entertainment 2pm. Friendship & activities for people of retirement age. Days out, dining, walks, computers, etc. New members welcome. Details: 258 5955 or 267 5657 Lunch Club Mons & Weds 11am -1.30pm (£4). Stainbeck United Reformed Church, Stainbeck Rd. Meal, friendship, gentle exercise. Transport provided. Volunteers welcome. Details: Avril or Brian 293 5847, Angela 225 3766
Luncheon Club meets 12 noon Tues Headingley Methodist Church Hall, Church St. Open all over 60. New members welcome. Two course hot meal £4. Please book. Details: 275 5615, 275 1592 OWLS (Older Wiser Local Seniors) provides activities for seniors in Headingley, Burley, Little Woodhouse & parts of Kirkstall. Membership free to 60s or over. 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 Sequence Tea Dances Mon 2 – 4pm, Bramhope Methodist Church Hall. Everyone welcome. Details: Marjorie 267 9802. SPIRITUAL Adel Baptist Congregation Sunday services 10.30am Adel Primary School, Tile lane, LS16. Informal with mixture of contemporary & traditional songs. Also variety of daytime & evening groups. Details: 275 4989 Adel Methodist Church (corner Holt Lane/ Gainsborough Ave). Sunday Services 10.30am. Junior Church 10.30am.
Adel St John the Baptist Church Lane. Easter Day Services: 31 March 6am Dawn Service, usual services 8 & 10am (no Evensong). Bramhope Methodist Church Sundays Services: 10am Morning Worship. Prayer Breakfast 2nd Sun 8.30am. Alive@9 on 4th Sunday, 9am informal worship for young families. Evening Communion 4th Thurs 8pm. Morning Communion 2nd Tues. All welcome. Catholic Churches Our Lady of Kirkstall parish covers Leeds 16, Horsforth & Kirkstall. 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 BK Akpoigbe. www. ourladyofkirkstall.org.uk Christian Meditation Group Meets every other Tues, 7.30pm Trinity University College, Horsforth. Part of World Community for Christian Meditation. All welcome. Details: 258 3780, www.christianmeditation. org.uk Cookridge Methodist Church 10.30am Morning Worship. All ages welcome. Crèche facilities & refreshments. 1st Sun of month: Family Parade Service - informal, friendly worship for all ages.
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62 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: 275 7885, www. holytrinitymeanwood.org.uk Horsforth Churches Together Café of Hope Thurs 25 Apr, 7.30 – 9.30pm Lister Hill Baptist Church. ‘Celebrating Hope & Shaping our Future’ - for anyone interested in Christian Witness. Details: dmstow@ gmail.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 Vineyard Sunday services 10am Ralph Thoresby School, Holt Park. Details: 245 9111, www. leedsvineyard.org Meanwood Valley Baptist Church Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Ave. Sunday service 11am, coffee 10.30am. Details: 275 7215, www.mvbc.org.uk
Meditation & Modern Buddhism Classes Tue 7.30 - 9.30pm at Ratnasambhava Centre, 22 Wetherby Rd, Oakwood, LS8; Thurs 7.30 - 9.30pm at Yorkshire Dance, 3 St Peter’s Building, Leeds LS9. Details: 265 2188, info@ meditationinleeds.org, or www. meditationinleeds.org Our Lady of Lourdes Church 130 Cardigan Rd, LS6 Sunday Mass 8.45am; Fri Holy Hour with Mass 7pm. Details: 225 9751 www. dioceseofleeds.org.uk Quaker Meeting for Worship & Children’s Meeting Sun 10.45am Quaker Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2 www. leedsquakers.org.uk South Parade Baptist Church, North Lane, Headingley. Lively services Sundays 10.30am (+ Junior Church) & 6.30pm. All welcome. St Augustine’s Church (Wrangthorn), Hyde Park Corner 10.30am Sunday services. 1st, 2nd & 4th Sundays Holy Communion, 3rd Sunday shorter family service. 6.30pm evening service. All Welcome. St John the Baptist, Church Lane, Adel Sunday Services 8 & 10am, & 6.30pm. Also Wed 11am. All welcome.
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St Michael & All Angels Headingley Parish Church Service times: Wed 10.30am Communion Service; Thurs 8am Communion Service; 2nd & 4th Sun 8am Communion Service; Sun Parish Communion 10am; Communion Service 12.30pm; Evensong 6.30pm. All welcome. Details: www. st-michaels-headingley.org.uk
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Leeds DFAS (Decorative & Fine Arts Society) Wed 17 Apr, 1.45pm Castle Grove Masonic Centre, Moor Rd, Headingley, Rosemary RansomeWallis, collections curator at the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, presents ‘Silver Treasures of 20th & 21st Centuries’. Guests £5. Details & to book: Ann Lightman 261 1363
Adel Ladies Luncheon Club meets 1st Wed, Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Castle Grove Dr. LS6. 3 April: ‘Retirement? What retirement?’ with Maggi Poppa, former BBC journalist & broadcaster; 1 May: Ruth Patman presents the Yorkshire Film Archive. Details: Mrs Huntley 230 1584
Leeds RSPB Group Wed 17 Apr, 7.30pm Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane. Talk by Steven Rutherford, about birds & wildlife of ‘Dearne Valley: Old Moor’. All welcome. Details: rspbleeds@googlemail.com Lunchtime Talk: From Glass Plate to Pixels Fri 12 Apr, 12.30 – 1.30pm Leeds Town Hall. A digital journey through Yorkshire with Beccy Shipman, Digital Content & Copyright Coordinator, University of Leeds. Doscover an exciting project bringing 19C photograph collection to life. Tickets $4/£3 from 224 3801 Mind, Body, Spirit Evening Wed 24 Apr, 7.30pm HEART, Bennett Rd, Headingley. Writers Helen Sant, & Vince Mihill host talk on The Tarot, incl. its history, meaning of cards, different decks, + practical demonstration. Fun, interesting event. £3.50/£3 ‘Mysteries of The Titanic’ Tues 16 Apr, 2 – 4pm Cookridge Village Hall. Talk by Tony Mac. Tickets (£4) from 267 3621, 267 4706 or on door. Royal Meteorological Society Monthly public talks on all aspects of weather & climate change at School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds. 24 Apr 7pm: ‘How have recent changes in atmospheric circulation & jet stream patterns affected British Summer climate?’ Free. Details: snorris@env.leeds. ac.uk, http://tinyurl.com/rmetsyc Talking Allowed in Leeds (TAIL) Fri 12 Apr, 1.45pm Veritas Ale & Wine Bar, Great George St. This month’s topic: ‘Can we trust our reason?’ Details: Warwick 07714 720234 warwick.t@ntlworld.com ‘Italy, Leeds & Global Society’ Wed17 Apr, 5.30 Leeds City Library. Italian Noir Writer Massimo Carlotto discusses the globalised society we live in with Dr Gigliola Sulis (the University of Leeds). Free. All welcome. In
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Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Association 2nd Thurs, 1.30pm Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Bramhope. New members welcome. MISC/ EVENTS Evening of Light Entertainment Sat 13 Apr, 7.30pm Bramhope Methodist Church, Eastgate, featuring the Fairfax Singers & Bramhope Village Players. Tickets £5. Details: Lindsey 267 3649, or on door www.fairfaxsingers. org.uk Films at HEART Tues 16 Apr, 8pm HEART, Bennett Rd. Headingley – ‘The Angel’s Share’. Hope Pastures Horse & Donkey Sanctuary Weetwood Lane, LS16. Visitors welcome 10am – 2.45pm. Free. Donations welcome. Details: 261 4344, www.hopepastures.org Horsforth Museum reopens end of March. Display of Queen’s portrait by Howards Carlisle’s painting classes in coffee room. Also paintings by local artist Val Jennings. Coffee mornings last Sat of each month Open Your Garden for St Gemma’s Show off your garden & raise funds! Hold you own event & be included in Hospice’s 2013 Open Gardens booklet. St Gemma’s will provide all the support you need. Details: Jenny 218 5565, jennyd@st-gemma. co.uk ‘The Man Who Stopped the Desert’ Film night fundraiser Sun 28 Apr, 8 – 9.30pm at Weetwood School, LS16 5NW. An inspiring, moving & powerful documentary. In aid of Beacon Ridge Primary, Durban Township, S Africa. Tickets £2.50 min, pre-book only at weetwoodschoolassociation@ yahoo.co.uk ‘A Wedding in India’ Wed 3 April, 7pm Grove Centre, New St. Horsforth. Free. Light refreshments & collection for Leprosy Mission. A talk by Jack Myers who recently attend the wedding of a young man who lived with him for 21/2 years while studying Architecture. A fabulous event that Jack would like to share. Details: 281 9844 Volunteers Wanted! To read with children in local North Leeds schools. Two hours commitment per week. Details: Christine at Reading Matters 07841 504 374, christine@readingmatters.org.uk
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