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ACTIVE
Bramhope Badminton Club meets Mon 8pm at Bramhope Methodist Church Hall. New members welcome. Details: Chris on 0113 267 1829. Calling Dance Teachers! The Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane ,Bramhope would like to hear from qualified dance instructors willing to teach or lead either Ballroom, Old Time or other styles of dance. Wed PM now available, other times possible Contact Ewart on 0113 267 8001. Dalesbus Ramblers provide a programme of free guided walks in the Yorkshire Dales on Sundays. All walks accessible by public transport, & DalesBus services 800, 820 & 870 which link North Leeds with the Dales on Sun & bank holidays. Details: Steve on 07982 764 857 or www.dalesbusramblers.org.uk Dance the Night Away! At The Tuesday Club, Moortown Social Club, Cranmer Gns, LS17, 8-11pm. Great atmosphere & DJ. Over 30s. Smart dress. Only £3. Details: Reg on 01274 771285/ 07939 959400. Great Yorkshire Morris Men meet at Pool Memorial Hall on alternate Wednesdays. They perform mainly Cotswold dances, with forays into the Yorkshire Longword, Rapper & Border styles. New dancers & musicians welcome - no previous experience required. Details: Bob Carter on 01423 863433 or visit www.gymm.org.uk Horsforth Fellandale Running Club trains every Wed, usually on Otley Chevin. Runners of all abilities welcome. Details: Andy 258 5691, or secretary@ fellandale.com
Leeds YHA Walking Group organises walks, cycle rides, weekends & social activities. Over 160 members aged 20-74. Try before joining. Membership £8 pa. Details: Stephen on 0113 368 0417 or visit www.leedsyha. org.uk New Fat Burning, Body Toning, Fitness Classes at Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane, Bramhope. Aerobics & Abs Wed 6-7pm; LBT ( Legs, Bums & Tums) Wed 7-8 pm. £5 per session. Details: Gail on 07961 813679 Open Day at Holt Park Bowls The season starts with an Open Day on 24th March, 2pm at Holt Park Crown Green Club, Farrar Lane (opposite tennis courts, beside High Trees pub). Everyone welcome - beginners & experienced. Otley Badminton Club plays at Prince Henry’s on Mon 7.30-9.30pm & Fri 8-10pm. New members welcome. Details: Steve Norfolk on 07860 242089 or steve.norfolk@freightair.co.uk Otley Short Walks for All Weekly walks in March, part of ‘Walking the Way to Health’ initiative. Easy, usually on level ground, at moderate pace & about an hour long. Walks leave The Courthouse at 10.30am on Wednesdays, some require a bus ride. Details: 0113 230 7060. Otley Squash Club provides for all levels of ability. Details: www.otleysquashclub. org. Otley Walkers Variety of twice weekly walks from 5 - 20 miles. Also weekends away & special events. New members welcome. Annual membership £5 per household. Try a walk before joining. Details: 01943 463125 or wawotley@ mail.com.
Phoenix Folk Dancers Try English Country Dancing at Adel Methodist Church Hall (behind the Lawnswood Arms) Wed, 8 - 10pm. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary. Call 0113 2611902 Sequence Tea Dance at Old Pool Bank Village Hall, Fri 2 - 4pm. A great way to exercise & socialise. All welcome. Details: 0113 284 2126. Sequence Tea Dance At Bramhope Methodist Church Mon from 2 - 4pm starting 15th March. Everyone Welcome. Details: 0113 267 9802. Taichi, Qigong, Daoist Yoga & Soft Kungfu At Otley Civic Centre, Thurs 7-9pm in room 4, & Mon 10 - 11am in the Main Hall. Learn how to use your Qi to boost your energy levels, health & all round wellbeing. Details: Therese Maini on 07809 447596 & www. otleykunfu.org.uk / www. otleytaichi.org.uk West Yorkshire Federation of Yoga Enhance your yoga practice 2nd Sun in the month, 2 - 5pm at The Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Bramhope. Details: 01943 467851 or 0113 256 7070 Yarnbury Angling Club Matches held 1st Sun of month. Members only. Coach transfers to & from venues. Membership details: Adrian Addy on 07956 964713.
ARTS & CRAFTS
Adel Life Drawing Group A friendly group of ‘life’ artists of all abilities meets regularly in Adel. Details: Bob on 230 1761 or bandlisle@ntlworld.com. Birds in Chinese Art An exhibition by members of the Chinese Brush Painters’ Society (Yorkshire Group) Tues 2nd March - Wed 30th June at Lotherton Hall, Aberford LS25. All paintings
for sale. Open Tues - Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun 1pm - 5pm. Details: as above. Bramhope Arts Group 1st March: a practical evening with DVD/Video at Bramhope Arts Club; 8th March: visit to Farsley Art Club for a joint appreciation evening; 15th: practical evening - title ‘Bus stop’; 22nd: a demonstration of flower painting by Brenda Chappell; 29th: practical evening. New members welcome. Details: Ian on 0113 230 0094. Chinese Brush Painters Society (Yorkshire Group) Sat & Sun 20/21 March, Xiao Bai Li will run workshops on painting English landscapes in the Chinese style at Pool in Wharefdale Village Memorial Hall, Arthington Lane, Pool LS2110am - 4.30pm. New members most welcome. Details: Anne Allan on 01422 368482, mail@cbpsyorks. co.uk or via the website www. cbpsyorks,co.uk. Floral Demonstration Evening with Carl Wilde Wed 31st March, 7.30pm at Prince Henry’s, Farnley Lane, Otley. In aid of Great Ormand Street Hospital & Leeds Teaching Hospitals Charitable Foundation (Chloe’s appeal - for a little girl in Rawdon with facial haemangioma). Tickets £10. Details: Rachel Lockley on 01484 680472, rachel.lockley@talktalk. net or Margaret Lockley on 0113 267 0848. Guiseley Art Club meets Mon 1.30 - 4pm (excl bank holidays) in the Oxford Road Methodist Church Hall, Guiseley. New members most welcome. Details: Monica on 0113 267 7726. Life Drawing in Otley New series of life drawing sessions will be held 7pm to 9pm Tues at Otley Civic Centre, starting in Feb. Details: Bob on 0113 230 1761 or bandlisle@ ntlworld.com.
ARTS & CRAFTS
Otley Arts Club meets at the Old People’s Welfare Centre, Crossgate, Otley. Workshops, portrait sessions, talks, demonstrations & plenty of opportunities to just paint or draw. New members welcome. Details: Ted on 01943 461145 or Judi on 01943 607088. Pool Art Group meets Fri 10am-12 noon at Pool Methodist Church. Support & encouragement from fellow artists at all levels. Details: Pat Walker on 0113 203 7952.
COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS
Bramhope Farmers’ Market at the Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane, from 9am 2nd Sat of month. Selection of home baking, organic meats, sausages & pies, free range eggs, bread & cheese, plus veg produced by local farmers & producers. Bramhope Methodist Church Weekly Coffee Shop Every Tues morn from 10amnoon. Delicious homemade scones & friendly fellowship - all welcome. Charity Auction Sat 3rd April at Adel Methodist Church Hall (behind Lawnswood Arms). Over 350 lots. Doors Open at 10am, auction at 11am. Wonderful items, including genuine hand signed memorabilia from The Beatles & famous boxers! In aid of rescued animals. Coffee Morning every 2nd Sat at St. Wilfrid’s Church 10am - 12 noon. Plus, a raffle, pastries & fruit pies at bargain prices. Coffee Morning Every Sat at Otley Methodist Church Wesley Hall, 10am - 12 noon. Homemade cakes, trifles etc on sale plus a warm friendly
atmosphere. Access via both Boroughgate & Walkergate entrances, with disabled access from Walkergate. Green Fair St Matthew’s Church, Wood Lane, LS7. 12 June, 11 am-3 pm. Stall holders wanted! Craft stalls, refreshments, cake-stall, drum circle, puppet workshop, live music. Raffle. Info on Green Living. Children’s games. Stalls: £15 or £10 for own table, community or charity stalls. 50p entry, accompanied children free. To book a stall contact: ComHallBookings@AOL.com Otley Farmers’ Market is on the last Sunday of the month. Spring Fair Sat 6th March at Pool Methodist Church Hall, 10.30am - 3.30pm. New children’s books, cards, , cards, jewellery, quilted goods, china & porcelain, handmade chocolates, cakes & preserves, plants, bulbs & much more! Admission free. Refreshments served all day. Table Top Sale Sun 7th March, 10am - 1pm at Pool Village Hall. Great opportunity to pass on your surplus possessions & raise cash for your favourite cause. Details: Tim Robson on 0113 284 3437 or tim.robson@yahoo.co.uk £10 fee to reserve a table, proceeds to Pool Village Memorial Hall. Weekly Coffee Shop At Bramhope Methodist Church, Tues 10am -12 noon. Delicious home made scones & friendly faces. All welcome.
GROUPS/CLUBS
Aireborough Duplicate Bridge Club meets Tues 7pm at Rawdon Conservative Club. New members welcome. Call 261 2139 or beverley.harfield@ntlworld.com
Bramhope Bridge Club meets at Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane, Mon 12.45 & 4.15pm, & Tues & Thurs 7.15 - 10.15pm. Lessons for novices on Wed evenings. Details: Bob on 225 7495 Bramhope Round Table Leeds’ active Round Table meets every second Tues for fun, friendship & fundraising (in that order!). All men between 18 & 45 welcome. Details: www. bramhoperoundtable.co.uk or info@bramhope844.co.uk Chevin Division Trefoil Guild meets at 7.30pm on 1st Mon of the month in Otley or Guiseley. The group offers a varied calendar of events, with opportunities for travel, adventure & broadening your horizons, & supports Girl Guiding UK. Details: 01943 872892. Friends of Chevin Forest Park Practical conservation work such as vegetation clearance, step building or meadow management takes place on 2nd Sun of every month. Details: The Countryside Rangers 0113 237 5312 or countrysiderangers@ leeds.gov.uk Ilkley & District Motor Club Meets 1st & 4th Wed every month at Otley Rugby Club, Cross Green, Otley, starting 8pm. Everyone welcome. Also meets 2nd, 3rd & 5th Wed at other locations. Details: www. ilkleymotorclub.org Kaleidoscope Social club for the mature (50 +) & unattached with a zest for life. Regular meetings & monthly programme of events. Not a dating agency. Details: 0113 262 1455 or 261 2272 or www. kaliedoscopeleeds.weebly.com
Leeds Association of the British Federation of Women Graduates meets monthly, usually at Headingley Parish Hall, St Michael’s Road. On Wed 17th March at 7.30pm there will be a talk on growing up in South Africa under apartheid by Nora Whittam & the Northern Regional Meeting is on Sat 27th March. Details 262 4131 or leedsawg@ntlworld.com Leeds Caledonians The final meeting in the winter programme is a Club Night on 3rd March, 7.30 to 9.30pm at The Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel. Details: 0113 267 0424 or info@ leedscaledonians.org Leeds Co-operative Members’ Group meets monthly for talks & outings. Details: kpm.coop@ googlemail.com or 0113 216 8837 Leeds Hospital Alert A small group of concerned people campaigning for preservation of the NHS. They meet at Muir Court, Sagar Place, off St Michael’s Rd, Headingley. 7.30pm. All welcome. Details: Carmel Coles 275 6062. Leeds IVC General Interest Club Friendly company & a wide range of events - including meals, walks, theatre, talks. Professional or like-minded people, mainly 30-55. Club nights twice monthly. Details: 0870 787 4425 or www.leedsivc.org.uk Leeds Oxfam Group Will meet Wed 3rd March, 7.30pm at Leeds Civic Hall. The group arranges events & activities across the city in support of Oxfam, including open meetings on the first Wed of each month. All welcome. Details: Pauline Neale on 269 3542.