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Dear Readers Spring is here! Well, it’s just around the corner – which is why we thought you would all be thinking about those battered gardens. It’s time to spruce them all up and look forward to warmer, sunny days – see our Gardening Feature for some suggestions.

The West Yorkshire Playhouse is 21, we talk to Chief Executive and Artistic Director Ian Brown. To celebrate they’re giving you the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to each of their productions this season. Headingley LitFest has a great line-up of events; it’s Irish History Month – take a look at their programme; and Leeds has appointed a new Lord Mayor – Councillor Brenda Lancaster, who is a regular contributor to our magazine in the Headingley, Meanwood, Weetwood and West Park area. Congratulations to her.

There’s lots of interesting news this month – a conference in Headingley looks at what is going to happen to the NHS; Friends of Roundhay Park are running a photographic competition for their 2011 calendar; we talk to Flawless before they appear in Leeds; and Leeds Climate Action Coalition thinks that, with commitment, Leeds could be a leading city in tackling climate change.

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A New Lord Mayor for Leeds!

It was recently announced that Liberal Democrat councillor Brenda Lancaster will take over from Councillor Jim McKenna as Lord Mayor of Leeds for 2011/12.

Brenda, who is well known in her ward of Moortown/Meanwood and who has been a regular contributor to and supporter of North Leeds Life since we first started publishing, will be the 118th Lord Mayor for the city.

“Being the Lord Mayor is an important civic role, and I am really excited about taking on this new responsibility”, she told us. “It’s a real honour and I look forward to developing the profile of the city when it comes to my term.”

Brenda first became involved in politics 27 years ago and was elected to Leeds City Council in 1999. During her time at the council she has been a member of a number of committees including Scrutiny Board for Social Care, the Adoption Panel and the Leeds Community Equipment Service. She was also Deputy Lord Mayor in 2004/2005.

“I’m looking forward to meeting many more residents in Leeds”, said Brenda, “and finding out about the wide range of voluntary and charitable organisations that work in the city. The Lord Mayor doesn’t stop being a ward Councillor – so I will still be taking up local issues in my Ward of Moortown/ Meanwood.”

Brenda is currently a member of the Children’s Services Scrutiny Board and the West Yorkshire Police Authority, where she chairs their Local Policing committee. She is also a special educational needs governor at Carr Manor High School and has a keen interest in environmental issues. As a Veterans’ Champion she has actively supported veterans groups across the city, playing a key role in organising Armed Forces Day in Leeds last June.

Councillor Brenda Lancaster will be installed as the Lord Mayor at Leeds City Council’s Annual General Meeting in May this year. We look forward to following her tenure and wish her the very best of luck.

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Next to the River Aire, just off the Ring Road, are two sites known as Clariant and Riverside. Both are to be developed for housing – Clariant by Harrow Estates plc (400 houses) and Riverside by Horsforth Riverside LLP (150 houses).

Creating housing is important, with the population of Leeds increasing rapidly. Statisticians suggest Leeds now has 810,000 residents and is still growing.

Where are they all going to live? Horsforth would be nice! Those sites are just sitting there, doing nothing – going to ruin, in fact.

The sites once provided offices and warehouses for local people to work in. The developers have proved that the land is not wanted for business – or have they? High rents and few facilities are enough to turn people away. It is no coincidence that the chosen use for the sites is residential – developers make more money that way. But what would be the impact of introducing 550 houses, the people, and their cars into the local infrastructure? What happens when that infrastructure, including roads, rail, schools, health centres, is already overloaded?

07 There are currently no school places to be had locally. Dentists and doctors report no capacity to take on additional patients. Commuter trains are packed out, roads are gridlocked at rush hours, and the bus system is sporadic and slow.

Infrastructure problems must be sorted out before we accept more housing. These two developments are not sustainable because of their cumulative effect. Up the A65 and A658 corridors WARD (Wharfedale and Airedale Review Development concerned local community groups) has identified at least 4,000 new houses in the pipeline. Each development is considered in isolation, without looking at the bigger picture. Our local infrastructure can’t cope with all this! WARD accepts that housing is required, but the provision and standard of local services should not decline as development is introduced. Developments should bring solutions, and pay for them, to solve the problems that they will create.

You can comment on the Clariant / Riverside planning applications online through the LCC Planning Portal (www.planningportal.gov.uk) or by writing to LCC Planning, 2 Rossington Street, Leeds, LS2 8HD. Martin Hughes, Chairman, Horsforth Civic Society

The developers planning applications tell us that everything will be alright. Experts, paid for by the developers, have studied the impact of the development on local traffic, for example. The Horsforth roundabout, through which the entire site’s traffic will be directed, will cope subject to a few minor changes.

Funnily enough, a Transport Assessment in May 2005 declared that this road system was at capacity and required major works to solve the problems.

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This is the legislation for which WARD is seeking an amendment and this is why we are lobbying our local MPs. We want local people to have control over what happens in their communities.

Wharfedale and Airedale Review Development (WARD) is a new ‘umbrella’ organisation designed to reflect community concerns about the impact of over development upon local infrastructure – in particular along the A65 corridor.

In planning for the future, planners should be forced to consider the cumulative effect of developments on the local infrastructure and not simply in the immediate vicinity. Houses should not be built in areas where there are few employment opportunities, forcing new residents to commute and add to existing congestion.

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As the congestion problem crosses constituency boundaries along both the A65 and the A658 - the main feeder route from Bradford and the M62 to Leeds Bradford International Airport - it is vitally important that communities across this area work together with elected representatives to improve the effects of poor planning decisions. The law must be amended to force planners to consider the impact of individual developments upon the wider geography of Wharfedale and Airedale. They are currently only required to consider each application in isolation.

Greenfield sites are presently not protected and are being used before Brownfield sites: this must change.

The key to solving these problems appears to be more local input into the planning process - not allowed under current legislation. The ‘big society’ ought to lead to local empowerment, this is what WARD is all about. At a recent meeting, MPs introduced the idea of the New Localism Bill – intended to empower local people and devolve power downwards from Westminster. The Bill, however, fails to reform the existing laws relating to planning and doesn’t allow for a ‘third party’ right of appeal.

Neither does it seek to amend the law relating to the developers’ right of appeal, ‘ad infinitum’! It still permits developers to use a government appointed planning inspector - perhaps based in Bristol and with no local knowledge - to overturn a local authority’s planning decision to refuse an application.

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Almost every day we hear of new changes planned for our health service and many involved with the NHS are worried about what will happen when the government’s plans come into practice.

How quickly will these changes take place? How will GP practices work? What will happen to hospital services?

Leeds Hospital Alert, a group that campaigns to support the NHS, has organised a conference on Saturday 19th March to give people the opportunity to find out about the implications of the changes to our health service here in Leeds.

Key people involved in, and studying, the health service changes will talk about what will happen and address people’s concerns, and there will be time for questions and discussion.

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Sir John Houghton, former chief executive of the Met Office and co-chair of scientific assessment for the IPCC, will be the keynote speaker at Climate of Hope – a conference to encourage and equip churches to act on climate change.

Organised by 4C (Christians combating climate change), the day features an exhibition of green organisations and workshops led by Christian Aid, Tearfund, Arocha and Breathe. Topics include: The Theology of Climate Change; Campaigning and Lobbying; How to Combat Climate Scepticism; Climate Change and International Development. There will also be a workshop for young people aged 11 – 16.

Climate of Hope, Sunday 12th March, South Parade Baptist Church, Headingley. Free and open to all.

Please register your interest at www.climateofhope. co.uk

Speakers include Dr Amanda Robinson, Chair of the Leeds Local Medical Committee, health policy expert and health activist John Lister, and Dr Chris Bem Consultant Surgeon, Bradford Royal Infirmary.

Horsforth Businesses Get Ready for Leeds in Bloom

The conference, which is free with lunch and refreshments provided, takes place at St Chad’s Centre, Otley Road, Far Headingley, Leeds LS16 5JT, 10am to 3.30pm Saturday 19th March.

It is now time for Horsforth Businesses, Shops, Pubs, Restaurants and Churches to think about preparing for the Leeds in Bloom Business Competition.

Booking is essential. Please email info@ leedshospitalalert.org.uk or write to Leeds Hospital Alert, The Cardigan Centre, 145 – 149 Cardigan Road, Leeds LS6 1LJ, giving your name, address and email.

Last year, Horsforth in Bloom committee members visited businesses encouraging them to enter the competition. There was a tremendous response and 18 entrants received awards – some receiving ‘gold’ on their first attempt! Their efforts helped Horsforth receive a ‘Silver Gilt’ from Yorkshire in Bloom.

Horsforth in Bloom hopes that those who entered last year will do so again and encourage other businesses to do the same. Perhaps with their support Horsforth will attain an ‘gold’ award this year!

Businesses interested should contact Gerry Ingham on 0113 258 6071 or Richard Gill, Leeds Floral Initiative Officer, 0113 237 5301.

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NEWS FROM YOUR COUNCILLORS Councillor Barry Anderson Adel & Wharfedale Ward

DEEP Scheme The Domestic Energy & Efficiency Programme (DEEP), an initiative supporting local authorities with their carbon reduction agenda, has won its bid for government funding.

It will reduce inefficiencies in carbon saving programmes, ensure that independent advice is provided, and deliver a programme of energy saving measures.

I’m delighted that this bid has been successful. This scheme has the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions and fuel poverty in the Leeds area.

Holt Park Tennis Scheme I recently received information regarding a community tennis project on the newly improved tennis courts in Holt Park. The Holt Park Community Tennis Project follows a successful pilot at Carr Manor High School. Sport Development, Parks, Holt Park Leisure Centre, local schools and Carnegie Tennis will all be involved in the scheme, with Carnegie delivering coaching. The courts will remain free for public access outside organised activities. The aim is to increase awareness of the new courts and enthusiasm for tennis.

CASAC – Free Security Assessment for Local Residents At a recent Adel Association meeting, Inspector Coldwell brought CASAC to the attention of local residents. CASAC is dedicated to improving community safety and offers residents a FREE security assessment and quotation.

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The Adel Association Councillor Clive Fox Adel & Wharfedale Ward

There’s much to be said for March. The clocks go forward later in the month, spring flowers are making an appearance and hopefully the worst of winter will soon be over.

Another thing traditionally associated with March is ‘The Budget’ – the one involving the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Talking of budgets, at city council level the 2011/12 budget is already a done deal. Thanks to cuts in public expenditure, the council tax demand should be no higher than last year’s.

As councillors we are expected to read and understand budgets and, when it comes to schools, it seems simple. The schools’ budget report tells us that from April Leeds will have 101,274 pupils up to age 16 and the total cost will be a fraction under £501m. So the allocation per pupil, known as the Guaranteed Unit of Funding, is £4,945.95.

Only it isn’t quite that simple. Behind that ‘headline figure’ lies a myriad of grants and subsidies, smoke and mirrors, including curious sounding things like Split Site Allocations, Nursery Deprivation, Abatement of Funding and so on. But what are we to make of Small School Salaries? Perhaps that’s what teachers have long complained about. Does the £439,385 ‘Safety Net’ allocation mean our youngsters, intent on becoming qualified trapeze artists, have moved on from basic wall bars?

The strangest item surely has to be the £2.5m Ghost Funding allocation. The ghosts may be of the friendly variety but it’s hard to see why the council tax payer should be funding them. But, wait a minute, in the very small print lies the explanation – ‘making up to the next multiple of 30 pupils in KS1’. Right then, educated ghosts – you begin to see the logic.

The lesson overall seems to be that the general shortage of maths teachers is because anyone with a mathematical bent is deployed preparing school and council budgets. clive.fox@leeds.gov.uk

The David Wilson Homes Appeal, regarding the Church Lane/Holt Avenue housing development, is on Tuesday 1st March. We would like as many people as possible to turn up at the Civic Hall by 10am to show solidarity. The Inspector will let us know when the Association will present its evidence and we would ask you to support us again on that day. There’s strength in numbers!

Please let Angela Roberts know if you can attend (aroberts@ukroyalties.com, 0113 261 4171). Greg Mulholland MP will address the Inspector on 4th March and it would be great to have visible support for Greg too.

Professor Joyce Hill, Emeritus Professor, University of Leeds, will present a talk Illuminations for the Illuminations at Adel Church on Saturday 2nd April (replacing the Association’s March meeting). This is in aid of new heritage lighting on Back Church Lane, which the Association is underwriting. Joyce is an excellent speaker and her previous talks have been oversubscribed.

Tickets from Barry Cook on 0113 267 9487, or the Church.

Barrie Hopson, Chairman

New Website for Adel Crag Adel Crag Community Association is no longer on BT Community website but is now operating with a new and much improved site at www.adelcrag. org.uk . The site, which is all about caring for our community without spoiling the natural beauty of our village, gives up-to-date information on local news, events and current issues. It also offers an opportunity to leave comments. You can also find us on Facebook.

Should you have any upcoming events, or interesting articles you wish to share, please visit the website and click on ‘Contact Us’ at the top of the page.

Please share this news with friends and help keep everyone informed of what is happening in our community.

Francis Garbutt, Chairman

New Plans for Police Commissioners The police work hard to keep our communities safe, but it’s important that they’re held to account. You may know that the Government plans to change the current system and introduce elected police commissioners to perform an oversight role. The Commissioners will not be police officers, and are most likely to be politicians or independent members of the public.

Currently police authorities set the police budget, scrutinise the work of the force, and appoint the Chief Constable and Chief Officers. Councillors, along with independent members of the public from across West Yorkshire, sit on these bodies, and the councillors provide a direct line back to you, the voters. The Government’s proposals are to scrap police authorities and replace them with one elected police commissioner for each area. The Government says this will provide greater localism.

However there’s a very real risk that the new system would be less democratic. One person would be responsible for the whole of West Yorkshire, an area containing 23 parliamentary constituencies, three cities and two major towns all functioning as separate areas, with different policing needs and priorities. With such a vast constituency it would be difficult to remain democratically relevant to a population of over two million people.

If you have any views on this matter I would be very interested to hear them - please feel free to get in touch.

Councillor Les Carter Vice Chair, West Yorkshire Police Authority Councillor – Adel & Wharfedale ward

Contact details Councillor Les Carter Conservative Group Office 2nd Floor East Civic Hall Leeds LS1 1UR les.carter@leeds.gov.uk

COMMUNITY NEWS

A Special Year for Horsforth Church.

Horsforth Central Methodist Church at the top of Town Street celebrates its centenary this year. The Church is small, friendly and very active and has been at the heart of Horsforth life for 150 years, witnessing many changes in the Township.

The first chapel, on the site of the present church, was built in 1846 and catered for a Primitive Methodist community which had first met at Dixon’s Fold on Kerry Hill. It became known as ‘Ranters’ Fold’ (the nickname for Primitive Methodists).

The old building was demolished and replaced by the present building 1911. It was intended to be a Sunday school room, and a large church was to be built to the front of it but this never happened, leaving space for a lovely garden. When Hawksworth Wood Methodist Church joined with Central in 2000 a time capsule from both churches was buried and a memorial garden established. The garden is part of Horsforth in Bloom and has received ‘gold’ awards from Leeds in Bloom.

Today the Church is open seven days a week providing fellowship for everyone, a Sunday school, and facilities for rainbows, brownies, guides and rangers.

The Horsforth Live at Home scheme is also based at the Church.

A number of special events are planned to celebrate this special year, including special church services, re-enactments of the ‘Ranters’ days, church outings, coffee mornings, tea dances and guest speakers.

Everyone is welcome.

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Mary Cooke (Tel: 258 6095) and Gerald Ingham (Tel: 258 6071) are appealing to Horsfordians who have memories, photographs of the Church to contact them so that the life of the Church can be comprehensively recorded and displayed at the Church.’

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Volunteer in your Local Community OPAL, a small charity that supports older people in LS16, is currently looking for volunteers for the following roles: Befrienders: Are you a good listener, sociable and patient? Visits from ‘befrienders’ can brighten up the lives of older people who may be isolated and lonely. You can help improve someone’s life just by being there.

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By Chris Zbrozyna, Paperbark Garden Design It has been a long cruel winter and most of our gardens look as though they have been thoroughly done over’, especially with frosts of -15ºC and more.

Of course they looked pure and magical while covered in snow and the light was as sharp as a diamond, but in the twilight zone of February and March it can all seem a bit grim. This is why the garden moves to the top our agenda at this time of year, as if suddenly, and with some horror, we have become aware of its existence, and we have a real urge to ‘do something about it’.

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garden centre and falling in love with a few beautiful and well presented plants could end in disappointment and a premature end to your love affair. Having been nurtured in ideal conditions these plants may not appreciate an introduction to a wet clayey corner and may steadfastly refuse to brighten it up. But there are tons of things we can do to make our outdoor space more interesting, from the simplest and subtlest alterations, to the grandest of gestures.

Picture your garden in a year’s time Try to envisage your garden this time next year. Mark out positions and colours of your flowering spring bulbs so you know where to plant new groups of bulbs in autumn. Try using the small cyclamineus narcissi like ‘February Gold’ and ‘Jack Snipe’ for an early lift. Scatter Crocus tomasinianus ‘Barr’s Purple’ in your lawn for a vivid, rich carpet – even the smallest lawn can take a couple of hundred. For north and east facing walls

pic A plant climbers such as the intense purple, blue Clematis alpina ‘Pamela Jackman’ and use a creamy Hydrangea petiolaris as its climbing frame.

Some of the larger Miscanthus are still holding onto their plumes and foliage looking fabulous in the slanting late winter light. (pic A) These grasses have a long season (July to February) and many display fantastic autumn colours.

They are quite happy in the moist clayey

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Flawless Come to Town

“‘Chase the Dream’ was our personal motto and now it’s about sharing that message with everyone.

We want you to leave the show not only feeling entertained, but feeling positive about what you want to do in your life.” The inspirational show features not only their high energy street dance routines but also contemporary jazz, modern and ballet, showcasing both collective and solo work of the group members.

Their 60 date tour takes them throughout the UK and Ireland but their sights are set much further afield with hopes of one day performing in Vegas and having studios around the world.

“We want to open doors for other people to be able to chase their dreams through dance”, says Marlon.

“It’s all about leaving something behind and not just being successful for ourselves.”

But for now their focus is on their UK tour, and they seem particularly excited about a certain Northern town. “We can’t wait to come to Leeds! We’ve never been to Leeds before so you guys are in for a treat!”

We were all blown away in 2009 when the exceptional dance group ‘Flawless’ dazzled us with their moves on Britain’s Got Talent. But the group, soon to be performing in Leeds, put in years of work before they ever graced our TV screens.

“We formed in 2004”, says Marlon Wallen, the group’s founder. “And it was mainly about affecting change in people’s lives through dance.”

It seems the lads have done just that. They won numerous competitions in the UK and worldwide before appearing on Britain’s Got Talent, including ‘Street Dance Champions’ in 2008, ‘International Dance Champions’ and ‘World Dance Championships’ in 2006. Having been given that national platform, they have seen major changes in the world of dance in the UK. “I think acts like ourselves and Diversity have played a big role in changing the face of street dance and getting it more recognition”, says Marlon. “Now when you turn on the TV, there are so many dance shows, so many opportunities for people to see and explore street dance. We’ve opened a lot of doors and we’re just trying to make sure those doors stay wide open!”

Having enjoyed massive success, including their movie ‘StreetDance 3D’ which was number one at the box office when it was released last year, Flawless are now touring their show ‘Chase the Dream’ with a stop at The West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds.

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Flawless are at The West Yorkshire Playhouse, March 15th and 16th. Tickets available from the box office 0113 213 7700 or www.wyp.org.uk

Leeds Phil Sings at Home and Abroad Leeds Philharmonic Chorus is looking forward to performing Verdi’s iconic Requiem at Leeds Town Hall on Saturday 21st May with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor David Hill, as part of the Leeds International Concert Season. This follows the programme of English and American Choral Music at 7.30 pm on Saturday 12th March at Leeds Parish Church: tickets (£10) are still available from the City Centre Box Office on 0113 224 3801, email boxoffice@leeds.gov.uk.

The Chorus heads for Germany in July at the invitation of the Dortmund Music Festival, where it will perform Elgar’s The Music Makers. This is just the latest in the Phil’s overseas engagements: previous destinations have included Prague, Budapest, Vienna, Helsinki, Tallinn and Krakov, where it performed the Polish premiere of Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man. This concert is the last in the Phil’s 140th season.

Further information from www.leedsphil.org

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BOOK REVIEW

CRASH

enjoyed the central role played by the airport, its architectural violence radiating a vacuum of non-places around it; passengers sitting motionlessly in automobiles and airport coaches awaiting the Rapture.

Crash ploughs a neat little furrow of originality.

Part road-safety

By James Ballard campaign, part Reviewed by extreme nihilism, Crash explores Daniel Fitzhugh, sexuality and desire in Oxfam Book Group the age of the automobile.

James Ballard - ingénue, bourgeois pervert - stalks the roadways and service-stations orbiting Oxfam Book Club meets at Oxfam BookLondon Airport in search of: what? shop, Headingley, 1st Thursday of each month, 7.30pm. Further information: jessgooThe protagonist’s sex-life is a highly formalized dacre@hotmail.com set of gestures involving all the usual “erogenous zones”; that goes in there, and that goes in there, and then you roll over and go to sleep. He and wife Catherine try to experiment - voyeurism, affairs - but it’s all so obvious, so boring.

James is involved in a head on-collision. During a long convalescence, a psychic transformation occurs which leads him to re-evaluate the meaning of sex. Wounds and marks sustained in the accident suggest everything that can be done to the human body; ordinary sexuality is now nothing compared to all the openings created by the carcrash.

Crash ploughs a neat little furrow of originality. I had hoped for a thousand flowers to bloom on this virgin soil, and yet the seeds of bad metaphor were sewn all-too-often upon the stony ground of repetitive prose. The descriptions of auto-eroticism are often unimaginative and read like bad porn; however, there are several striking passages. I particularly

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Happy Birthday Playhouse!

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Win a Pair of Tickets to Every West Yorkshire Playhouse Produced Show this Spring and Summer Season!

Prize Draw Rules 1. Entry to the competition is restricted to one entry per person.

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4. Closing date for the competition is 7th March, 2011.

The West Yorkshire Playhouse is a beacon of the theatre world locally and renowned throughout the country for its excellent productions. This year, it celebrates its 21st birthday and with two recent injections of funding and an exciting season of theatrical productions ahead, it looks to be quite the celebration.

Ian Brown, Artistic Director and Chief Executive, has been at the theatre for nine years, during which time there have been many highlights. “I’m really proud of our education programmes which have really enhanced what we offer the people of Leeds”, says Brown. “The continual highlight really is just staying open!”

A Different Vision Leeds has a rich cultural history when it comes to theatre and the arts, but what is it about the Playhouse that makes it so special? “Our vision has always been that it should be a very inclusive place that people could feel relaxed about going to”, Ian continued. “It was never meant to be a stuffy theatre- we wanted to be a bit maverick and take risks.”

And take risks they have, like with last year’s production Crash, for example. No other theatre in the country wanted to take on this controversial play by Oscar nominated screenwriter Bill Williamson about the financial crash, but it drew sold-out audiences during its run at the Playhouse.

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the Big Lottery, the theatre plans to build further on its community ties.

“What we wanted to do with First Floor (the theatre’s dedicated arts space for 11-19 year olds) was help young people who were perhaps struggling in the educational system, to use drama and the arts to help find their place in the world. Part of the funding will help us to explore new ways of running a theatre.

One of the things we are planning is a bigger youth theatre. With the current recession, I feel there is definitely a need for a youth project.”

An Edgy, Exciting Programme The theatre is celebrating its 21 years in style with an eclectic mix of productions that will attract an equally eclectic audience. “I’m excited about ‘The Deep Blue Sea’, which is the first Terrence Rattigan play we’ve put on in a while”, said Ian. “And we’ve got The Wiz coming in the summer, which should be great.

“We also have a number of small scale works under the title ‘Transform’, which is trying to use the theatre’s spaces in different ways. There’s a lot of grassroots stuff going on in Leeds at the moment and we want to make sure that the Playhouse doesn’t miss out on that energy.”

The Playhouse is staunchly set at the forefront of the arts scene in Leeds and is continually evolving.

There is little doubt that it will still be an integral part of the city in another 21 years.

The West Yorkshire Playhouse is celebrating its 21st birthday this year and has decided to give you a birthday present – the chance to win two tickets to each of the shows they produce this season. The prize is worth a whopping £250!

The shows include The Deep Blue Sea (18 Feb – 12 March), directed by Sarah Esdaile and starring the fabulous Maxine Peake; Yerma (5 – 26 March) directed by the first Quercus Award winner Róisín McBrinn; No Man’s Land (29 April – 7 May), a coproduction with Theater an der Parkaue, Berlin, involving young people and artists from Leeds and Berlin; ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore (7 – 28 May) a tale of a brother and sister, love, passion, lust and greed, written by John Ford in 1633 and as potent today as it was nearly 400 years ago; trans.form (1 – 25 June) a season of work where the Courtyard Theatre becomes a smaller, more flexible space where intimate

work previously difficult to programme, takes centre stage to provoke, challenge and inspire; and The Wiz (24 June - 16 July) a soulful, Motown-inspired musical directed by Josette Bushell-Mingo.

This is a great opportunity to get to enjoy some fabulous theatre and celebrate the Playhouse’s 21 years of producing both new work and classic drama.

To enter just answer this simple question: What year did The West Yorkshire Playhouse open?

Email your answer, together with your name, address and telephone number to 21comp@ wyp.org.uk or write to 21st Birthday Competition, The West Yorkshire Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP.

Closing date 7th March 2011 so enter NOW!

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Monroe Films in North Leeds A couple of months ago we spied James Nesbitt leaving a floodlit house in West Park and we knew something was happening! We quizzed a security guard and found out that ‘Jimmy’ was filming a new six part medical drama series called ‘Monroe’.

Filming finished before Christmas and the first episode is due to air on ITV this month. Screen Yorkshire was involved in finding locations. You’ll recognise the exterior of the LGI, Great George Street, Park Square and Woodhouse Lane. Most of the interior scenes at ‘St Matthews Hospital’ were filmed in the old Leeds Girls High buildings on Otley Road in Headingley, and Dr Monroe’s home is a rather nice Edwardian house in West Park.

A brilliant surgeon but flawed human being James plays neurosurgeon Gabriel Monroe, a brilliant surgeon but flawed human being. The series is written by Peter Bowker, who studied at University of Leeds and taught in a Leeds hospital unit for the mentally handicapped for 12 years. He also wrote the recent television series Blackpool, Occupation and Desperate Romantics.

“I love working with Pete, he’s my favourite writer”, said James. “He’s an incredibly intelligent writer who can take very serious matters and make them accessible. He has very much written this character for me, which is something he does better than anyone else. He has created a character that is slightly dysfunctional, clearly flawed, who’s very good at looking at other people’s brains and sorting out their lives, but not very good with his own. The hospital is his domain. He is arrogant, considers himself to be at the top of his profession, but is terribly affected if things go wrong.”

The series examines Monroe’s world inside and outside the hospital, with medical emergencies cutting across the lives of everyone involved from staff to patients and relatives.

Both Peter Bowker and James worked very closely with Henry Marsh, one of the preeminent neurosurgeons in the world, and Philip Van Hille at Leeds General Infirmary to ensure everything was right both technically and as regards the psychological impact the work can have.

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I’ve seen an angry, horrible grey/black tumour and seen it being taken out. My reaction was not one of horror but of fascination, amazement that this could happen. What strikes you is how fragile everything is, how fleeting life can be.”

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“Really the show is about courage and knowing how far to go”, said James. “It’s about understanding that you are holding in your hands, literally, the thing that contains our unique humanity. It’s about having sensitivity with the patient, about having an appreciation for life.”

Phil Bowker is attached to a charity called Headway Second Chance and he and James recently opened a new clinic in Wakefield. “What struck me was that we know a lot more about hearts than we do the brain. We’re not so good at dealing with people who are victims of brain injuries. When I went to open the clinic it was astonishing to see so many victims - and this was just in Wakefield. People who had fallen through windows drunk as a student, or been in a car accident, or had a tumour and no one knew why.

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MUSICLISTINGS

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By Brendan Campbell

Bulletstorm

La Shark,

Thurs 3 Mar, The Well, 7.45pm, £5. 6-piece New Cross upstarts playing psychedelic neoskiffle pop.

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Jamie Woon

Thurs 3 Mar, The Cockpit, £8. Bluesy rootsy tinged funk with melodies. Soul, hip hop, blues, 50s classics & clever covers.

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Orchestre National D’ile De France

Sat 5 Mar, 7.30pm, Leeds Town Hall.

Debussy, Rachmaninov & Ravel. Tickets £12 £30 from 224 3801

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JJ Wheeler Quintet

Sun 6 March, Seven, Chapel Allerton. 1pm. JJ drums & compositions, Charlie Portas & Chris Maddock sax, Tom Moore bass, Toby Boalch piano.

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‘Experience Ireland’

Sun 6 March 1 – 5pm.

Free Irish History Month event at HEART Bennett Rd, Headingley – workshops, Irish music sessions & concert featuring Doolin, an Irish band all the way from France! www. irishhistorymonth.com

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Tues 8 Mar, The Well, 7.45pm, £5. A mix of Bell & Sebastian, Huggy Bear & Sonic Youth with electronic twists & turns.

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Schubert Ensemble

Tues 8 Mar, The Venue, Leeds College of Music, 7.30pm, with mezzosoprano Susan Bickley.

Mixed programme of Beethoven, Zemlinsky & Brahms. Tickets £19/ £17 from 224 3801

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Geoff Gascoyne’s Pop Bop

Thurs 10 Mar, Seven Chapel Allerton, 8pm.

Collection of favourite pop songs arranged for jazz quartet, feat.

Jim Mullen guitar, Geoff Gascoyne bass, Sebastian de Krom drums, Andy Panayi sax & flute.

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The Levellers + The Wonder Stuff,

Thurs.10 Mar, O2 Academy Leeds, 7pm, £23-£49. 90s folk rock

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The Decemberists,

Fri 11 Mar, O2 Academy Leeds, 7.30pm, £15.50.

Upright bass, accordion, theremin & a pedal steel –eloquent ‘period’ aesthetic in which tales are told with oddly theatrical quality.

Fri 11 Mar, The Well, 7.30pm, £8. Gospelinfluenced folkish rock n’ roll.

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Hercules & Love Affair,

Sat 12 Mar, The Faversham, 11.30pm, £14. Underground disco sounds.

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Nicola Farnon Quartet

Sun 13 March, Seven Chapel Allerton, 1pm.

Inspiring music from artists as diverse as Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, Ray Charles, Jimi Hendrix & Aretha Franklin.

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Polar Bear,

Thurs 17 Mar, Brudenell Social Club, 8pm, £12. ‘the most exciting thing to happen to new jazz this century’. Bass, drums & two tenor saxes. Passionate postjazz with the intensity of punk.

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Orchestra of Opera North

Sat 19 March, 7.30pm Leeds Town Hall.

Sibelius’s Tapiola & Mahler’s Symphony No 7. Tickets £9.50 £27.50 from 224 3801

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West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra,

Sat 19, St Matthew’s Church, Chapel Allerton, 8pm. Best of British: Vaughn Williams, Holst & Jacob.

Amsterdam,

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Mon 7 Mar, The Cockpit, 7pm, £10. Retro computer pop & modern twisted disco.

Bearsuit,

Detroit Social Club,

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Sun 27 Feb, All Hallows Church, 7pm, £8/£6.

Singer/songwriter from Lancashire & regular on acoustic scene in LDN. Natural & soulful delivery.

Does it Offend You, Yeah?

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Edwina Hayes + Jessica Lawson,

Sat 19 Mar, Brudenell Social Club, 8pm, £8.

Impressed Elvis Costello so much he invited them to play live with him.

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The Blues Collective

Sun 20 March, Seven Chapel Allerton, 1pm.

Bob Haddrell blues organist & singer, Derrick Harris guitar, Paul Smith drums

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The Dubliners,

Sun 20 Mar, The Grand Theatre, 7.30pm, £19.50. Ireland’s legendary folk group

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John Donaldson Sextet

Thurs 20 March, Seven Chapel Allerton, 8pm.

Feat. the music of Bheki Mseleku

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Interpol,

Tues 22 Mar, O2 Academy Leeds, 7.30pm, £23. American alt-rock band. Choppy post-punk with hints of Pixies, Modest Mouth & Joy Division.

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‘Roots’

Fri 25 March at New Headingley Club, St Michael’s Rd. Headingley. ‘The Why & Wherefores’ – 5 piece swinging all the way from roots to rockabilly, headed by Emily Druce & Steve Jones.

People in Jars

Sat 26 March, Left Bank, Cardigan Rd. LS6

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Sat 26 Mar, Milo Bar, 7.30pm, £6. Formerly of The Seahorses & The Yards. Now chilled out acoustic show drawing on Dylan, Van Morrison & Tim Buckley.

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Sinfonia of Leeds Concert

Sat 26 March, 7.30pm, The Great Hall, University of Leeds.

Elgar Cello Concerto & Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 3. Tickets £12/ £8 224 3801 & on door.

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English Chamber Orchestra Sat 26

March, 7.30pm Leeds Town Hall.

Mendelssohn’s Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) & Violin Concerto, Tippett’s Andante Cantabile, & Beethoven’s Symphony No 2. Tickets £9.50 £27.50 from 224 3801

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City of Leeds Youth Orchestra

Sat 26 March, 7.30pm Grove Methodist Church, Town St. Horsforth. Conductor: Dougie Scarfe; soloist: Katie Mcleish. Oboe.

Vaughan Williams’ Oboe Concerto, Prokofiev’s Symphony No.7, Faure Sicilienne, & Aaron ............................................

Copland’s Billy the Kid.

Her Name is Calla + Birds of Passage Sun 27 March, Left Bank, Cardigan Rd. LS6. £7

Ultimate Bowie, Sun 27 Mar, New Roscoe, £7. Ed Blaney takes the spotlight & leads an 8 piece band that takes you from David Bowie’s early years with such hits as Starman, through to Let’s Dance, China Girl & many more.

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Spring Jazz Cafe

Sun 27 Mar 27, 1pm Seven Chapel Allerton.

Unique cross between a talent show, variety & jam session. Play, sing or listen. Good jazz singers, bands & instrumentalists of all ages. Top rhythm section with Nigel Slee & Colin Byrne

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Jim Jones Revue,

Thurs 31 Mar, The Cockpit, 7pm, £10.

Dirty yet righteous noise that’ll get any crowd to its feet. Pure rock n’ roll overload with a soulful groove.

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The Leeds Bluegrass Club

Thurs 31 March, from 8.30pm at The Grove Inn, Back Row, Holbeck (off Water Lane).

‘Four Wheel Drive’, accomplished 5 piece with members from Belgium, Germany & Holland £6. Details: John 267 0761, Kevin 267 7040, www. myspace/4wdbluegrass

Noah & The Whale,

Thurs 31 Mar, Brudenell Social Club, 7pm, £12.50. beautiful harmonies & elements of folk & bluegrass.

XBOX 360 BBFC 18+ In Bulletstorm, Epic has given birth to its 90’s inspired throwback FPS title. The game has everything one would expect from an Epic game, including big characters, even bigger weapons and with the tag line ‘to kill with skill’, players will be hoping for a tongue in cheek cornucopia of death, destruction and mayhem.

Epic has tried to improve on the FPS format with a unique twist on the standard run and gun. Players are given huge incentives to dispatch enemies in the most imaginative ways possible. Yes - you can shoot your enemies like in any other shooter, but where is the fun in that? Bulletstorm provides gamers with Electro Whips, Traps and even Triffid style carnivorous plants to use in dispatching foes.

Bulletstorm is all about getting the most stylish, ridiculous kills possible and bagging the highest overall score - not the most kills.

Multiplayer is where Bulletstorm will earn most of its fans as it has a particular focus on the Team Deathmatch element. It is highly recommended for Saturday night Pizza/Beer marathons!

Crysis 2 XBOX 360/PS3/PC BBFC – Unknown Another massively anticipated First Person Shooter, Crysis 2 builds on the original title’s reputation for hugely impressive graphics and massive, lucious environments which will test even the most fastidiously built gaming rig. In this outing however, Cryoteam has focused on equally impressive, but somewhat smaller environments to accomodate the modest power of our home consoles.

The net result is that fans of the original PC game will feel a little cheated, whilst console gamers will wonder what the fuss was all about. Crysis 2 is a solid, enjoyable shooter with nothing new to offer, albeit fun and extremely polished.

With a decent singleplayer campaign and enjoyable multiplayer, there is certainly enough content to please most FPS fans, unfortunately though, what was once an amazing independent game could be in danger of becoming an average ‘franchise.’ northleedslife.co.uk | March 2011 35

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C.W. Stoneking

THE FIGHTER

Directed By: David O Russel Starring: Mark Wahlberg. Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo Cert: 15, 116 Mins

Wed 2nd Feb, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds Review by Brendan Campbell

To hear C.W. Stoneking’s husky, weatherbeaten vocal and guitar and banjo fingerpicking one could easily think you’d unearthed a scratchy gramophone recording of an ancient delta bluesman circa 1930. As it turns out, Stoneking is a babyfaced, thirtysomething Australian who comes over as something like a cross between Seasick Steve and Tom Waits despite being around half the age of either man.

Another true life tale of triumph gets the big screen treatment, this time following the fortunes of boxer Micky Ward who overcame the trials and tribulations of his dysfunctional family life to win the WBU light welterweight title in 2000.

Defiantly anachronistic in style and sound, Stoneking cuts a striking figure dressed in white shirt, white pants with short back and sides, bowtie and banjo.

Backed by his superb Primitive Horn Orchestra (trumpet, trombone, double bass/tuba and drums) he performs his calypso blues and woozy, warped, Waitsian waltzes with verve and wit.

The Fighter bears the hallmarks of more than one boxing picture with it’s depiction of local hero/great white hope from a blue-collar background confronting adversity, but never feels leaden or like it’s falling back on clichés.

While a sports movie from the outset, The Fighter is actually more of a character study with the boxing taking a backseat to the tumultuous family dynamic and personal drama at the heart of the film.

Initially, the local hero in this scenario is Micky’s older brother, Dicky (Christian Bale), a formidable fighter in his day whose career highlight was knocking down Sugar Ray Leonard. Now Micky’s trainer and hopelessly addicted to crack, Dicky constantly relives his former glories and is so drug addled he believes the film crew following him to be making a record of his comeback. It is, in fact, an HBO documentary on the devastating effect of “Crack in America”.

As if the heavy burden of a crackhead brother were not enough to contend with, Micky also has to deal with his overbearing mother as his manager and a household of seven sisters. Taken together, the women in Micky’s family are a terrifying brood, like a fearsome coven full of bad attitude and worse hair.

The fighter may have been said to have a slight, TV movie-of-the-week feel but it’s an engaging story well told and well acted with three cast members up for plaudits at this year’s Oscars.

Bale might be in with a good chance for best supporting actor, delivering a typically intense and committed performance. As the role demands, Bale is all wide eyed and twitchy, full of manic energy.

While Bale’s scenery-chewing Big Acting is certainly impressive and accurate, Wahlberg’s portrayal of Mickey seems effortlessly low-key next to such highly mannered playing.

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Much of C.W.’s songwriting is informed by time spent in Africa, such as on the wonderful Jungle Lullaby, and there are shades of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness in Jungle Blues’ tale of shipwreck. Also, like Seasick Steve, Stoneking is a gifted raconteur fond of spinning a yarn or two. Between songs he held the crowd in rapt attention as he recounted hilarious, meandering anecdotes in his laconic Aussie drawl that were at least as entertaining as the tunes.

But to my mind, it’s the female performances that really steal the show, with Amy Adams putting in a great turn as Mickey’s hard-headed girlfriend and the always excellent and sadly underused Melissa Leo as the domineering matriarch. It should make for a close race in the best supporting actress category.

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On what was a thoroughly satisfying gig-going evening, C.W. Stoneking was ably supported by Brownbird Rudy Relic who performed a spirited set of solo Tex-Mex rockabilly with an affable stage persona and a great big, soulful, Elvis inflected voice. For those with a taste for old-timey blues and early rock ‘n’ roll, both these artists are well worth keeping an eye and an ear out for. For starters, get yourself over to You Tube to watch a great video for Stoneking’s Jungle Blues (title track from the latest album) for a better idea of what I’m talking about. Enjoy.

Farewell The White Stripes To end on something of a sad note, I write this still reeling from the news, announced this week, that The White Stripes have finally split and will no longer play live or produce new albums. The loss to the music world is sure to be deeply felt by their legion of fans. Throughout the last decade, Jack and Meg White reigned supreme as the world’s most exciting rock ‘n’ roll act, breathing new life into a music genre that, at the start of their career, many considered moribund. The raw power of the duo, their electrifying energy and consistent, idiosyncratic aesthetic inspired wonder and devotion and it’s one of my most profound regrets that I never managed to catch them live. The irrepressible Jack White will continue to perform and record with his other bands, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather. While these are both worthy projects, they fail to capture the particular magic The White Stripes conjured. They shall be sorely missed and I am, quite frankly, gutted.

Notices Mums & Toddlers Wed 9.30 – 11.30am at St Giles Church Hall, Bramhope. Details Nicci Shay 267 4884.

Toddler Praise Wed 2 March, 10am St Giles Church Bramhope. Sing, dance & make a noise in praise! Followed by refreshments. Details: Janice Smith 203 7523 or just turn up.

Messy Church Sunday 2 – 4pm, St Giles Church Hall, Bramhope. An event that welcomes the whole family, crafts, celebration & food! Details: Janice Smith 203 7523, www.stgilesbramhope.org.uk Adel Pre School has a 50 year history & is OFSTED registered. Places available for children 2 ½ - school age. Daily sessions 9am – noon at Adel Methodist Church. Details: Lesley 281 7979.

It’s a Rap! Years 5 and 6 at the Froebelian School in Horsforth recently enjoyed a morning of street dance and rap with Huddersfield-based urban art company ‘Suga Brown’.

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“The children were fantastic”, said Rob Bradley. “Their enthusiasm was tangible and even the less confident kids were soon giving attitude!”

“It was all really good fun, I loved rapping”, said Maddie Hinchcliffe. “We were asked to shout out random titles for a rap song. My title, ‘the contents of my plate’ was chosen and we then built a rap song around it.”

Trees for Peace!

Pupils at Cookridge Holy Trinity Primary school have been planting trees as part of the ‘tidy up’ programme following the recent building works. The trees were donated by Sainsburys in a recent voucher scheme for schools, and they are being used to create a peaceful corner.

The children are raising money to create a peaceful area in the schoolyard as a lasting memorial to their teacher, Mr Lecutier, who tragically died in a road accident in November. Funds will be used to buy a bench and further planting of the area.

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There is also a prize for the most innovative design, even though this may not be the most practical, or successful!

The fifth Annual Technology Tournament for Schools run by Leeds Rotary Clubs will take place at South Leeds Stadium (John Charles Sports Centre), on Tuesday 8th March, attended by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor James McKenna, and hopefully Leeds Rhinos star Jamie Peacock.

The students are guaranteed an interesting and fun day out, which will test knowledge and ingenuity, as well as their manual skills and ability to work in a team. For more information and to register, visit www.rotary-technology-leeds.org

Rotarians all over the UK will be hosting similar events around the same time. Schools can enter teams for basic, intermediate and advanced levels, based on the students’ ages. The event is also part of Continuous Professional Development in Enterprise for teachers.

The teams will tackle a design and technologybased task, which they know nothing about until the day. They have to design, develop, build and test a specified model from limited resources, such as wooden dowel, paper clips, tape, wire, cardboard, glue, elastic bands etc. The students also produce a portfolio documenting their ideas, designs, test results, and conclusions. The results are judged

by Rotarians and industrialists and a prize is given to the best project in each of the three categories.

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Stress and a lack of sleep can have a significant impact on your metabolic rate (the number of calories burnt while your body is at rest).Your metabolic rate decreases with age, so it’s harder to lose weight as you get older. People tend to let their weight get out of control as they age. This is when it is more important than ever to keep your activity levels up. Lack of sleep is a major contributor to weight gain. If we don’t sleep we are less likely to have the motivation to exercise.

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Leeds Brewery Backs Yarnbury Again Horsforth-based Yarnbury Angling Club has renewed its 2011 sponsorship deal with Leeds Brewery.

The Brewery has once again given the club its full support, ensuring that Yarnbury can continue to compete and hopefully succeed in competitions.

The club is now entering its fourth season – the third season in association with the Brewery. A huge ‘thank you’ to owners Sam and Michael.

The Club’s AGM was held at the Old Ball Pub, Horsforth last month. 2011 Year Books are available for purchase from Mutley’s Pet Supplies on Town Street, Horsforth.

Club waters include stretches on the Derwent, Swale, Ouse and two commercial fisheries. For information on membership, contact Adrian on 07956 964 713.

Nutrition To lose weight you must burn more calories than you take in. Take care not to over compensate by eating a high calorie meal after a workout – you could ruin all your hard work! If you have burnt 300 calories during an exercise session and the meal is 1,000 calories, it’s not hard to imagine where the remaining 700 are likely to end up! Write a weekly plan – this allows you to pinpoint the foods that are high in fat and swap them for a healthy alternative. Opting for a cereal in the morning may be easy, but an omelette is a much healthier option - it may be a little higher in calories, but it is high in protein and much more likely to take you through to lunch without snacking.

Exercise It’s not always easy to drag yourself out of bed that little bit earlier to exercise, but I guarantee you’ll feel a lot better if you do. But, even simple changes to your everyday life can have massive impacts on body composition. Get up out of your chair without using your arms. Try running up stairs instead of walking.

Park a mile away from work and walk. Take the stairs instead of the lift. You’ll be surprised at the difference it can make. If everyone did this we could avoid the obesity crisis!

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Leeds Brewery Co-Owner Michael Brothwell (Left) and Yarnbury Angling Club Sec Adrian Addy.

Olympic Recognition for Leeds Trinity’s Work in Schools Sport development students at Leeds Trinity University College in Horsforth were recently awarded the prestigious London 2012 Inspire Mark for their work in schools.

The Inspire Programme aims to involve the nation in the 2012 Olympics, and the award recognises exceptional projects that reflect the ethos of the Games. Six teams of second year undergraduates spent the last few months planning and promoting their ‘Games On’ programme - athletics events for local primary school children which will take place at the end of March.

Sports Development Officer Sheila King and sport lecturer Catherine Crossley presented the project for consideration, highlighting the development of partnerships with schools and drawing on Get Set, the official London 2012 education programme.

“Recognition of this project adds significant value to the events and the experience of those involved” said Catherine. “We’re very excited at the prospect of being involved in promoting the Olympic legacy.

Thanks to the excellent partnerships we enjoy with local schools, we can provide students with real life opportunities and experiences.”

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Leeds HF Rambling & to learn the basics of 21 March: Demonstration ACTIVE Social Club. Walks on a casting, the safe use of acrylic painting by Sunday geared to public of tackle, knots, which Barry Claughton. 28 After Eights Badminton transport from Leeds. flies to use, catching & March: Practical with Club Mon 8.30 – 9.30pm Social events in winter. landing fish, entomology video on watercolour. at Holt Park Sports Details: Send SAE to John & conservation issues.

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St. Gemma’s Get Fit paintings with Chinese Friendly badminton club The Leeds Children’s Campaign Get fit, lose ink & paints. Vanessa & looking for experienced Hospital Appeal aims to weight or take on the Anne lead a workshop players. Fri 7.30-9.30pm make a child’s stay in challenge of a lifetime & on painting orchids. at Trinity University, hospital better, brighter raise money at the same Sun 20 March: Brian Horsforth. Details: Sylvia & happier. Details: www. time. Swim, run, do a Morgan on Chinese 259 0113, Graham on leedshospitalsfundraising. sponsored slim, or go paper cutting. Pool-in258 4532 org.uk, 0113 392 6803 walking at midnight. You Wharfedale Memorial could also jump from a Village Hall, Arthington Circle Dancing Group Leeds YHA Walking plane or trek the Great Lane, Pool, 10am - 4pm. meets 1st & 3rd Tues Group organises walks, Wall of China! Details: New members welcome. of the month at St.Giles cycle rides, weekends & 218 5570, hayleya@ Details: Anne Allan 01422 Church Hall, Bramhope. social activities. Over 160 st-gemma.co.uk , 368482, mail@cbpsyorks.

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Society, 186 Kirkstall Bramhope Bowls Club Badminton Club Mon Lane. Beginners welcome. will open its Crown Green & Weds (term time), The Tuesday Club Dance Details: Kath Hall 275 on Sat 26 March. New 7 – 9pm, Sports Hall the night away, The 2436, kaybeehall@ members welcome.

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Practice & ‘Networking’. 6 Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm, Yarnbury Angling Club April: Demo by Elizabeth Brownberrie Lane Phoenix Folk Dancers Matches 1st Sun of Graham ‘Colour, Canvas & Preschool, Horsforth.

English Country Dancing, month. Members only.

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ARTS & CRAFTS welcome runners Tues, Details: 2611902 Adel History Group Coffee 7pm, Cricket Pavilion, Bramhope Arts Club Mon Morning Sat 3 April, 10am Hall Park. Training groups Salmon & Trout 7 March: Demonstration – 12 noon at The Stables, for all abilities. Details: Association (Wharfedale in Artisan Acrylics by Back Church Lane.

Marc 07968 712055, Branch) Beginners’ days Sue Deighton. 14 March: Hilary 250 5673, www. during April, May & June Practical evening, ‘Bus Afternoon Tea for PSP horsforthharriers.co.uk for all who would like Stop’, on figure drawing.

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Cookridge Methodist Church Hall, Tinshill Rd. Homemade cakes, tombola and different stalls. In aid of PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy). Details: Pam Bower 0776 0882615 Bramhope Farmers’ Market 2nd Sat of month, 10am – 2pm at Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane. Home baking, organic meats, sausages & pies, free range eggs, bread & cheese, plus veg produced by local farmers. Wheelchair access.

Bramhope Methodist Church Coffee Shop Every Tues 10am-noon.

Delicious homemade scones & friendly fellowship – all welcome.

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Homemade cakes, crafts & second hand book stall at Otley Methodist Church.

Coffee Morning Sat 2 April, 10.30am – 12 noon with Adel History Group display, Old Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel. Join us for homemade scones & cakes.

Coffee Morning & Bric-aBrac Sale Sat 12 March, 10am – noon, Central Methodist Church, Town St. Horsforth. In aid of Horsforth in Bloom. The Fuchsia Society will also be there.

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Tues 8 March 1.30— 2.30pm, Holt Park Leisure Centre. Details: Gail Pollard 07966 875516/ 267 8032 Headingley Farmers’ Market 2nd Sat of each month, The Rose Garden in front of The Arc, North Lane. 9am – 12.30pm.

Indoor car boot sale Sat 19 March, 10am – 1pm St Gemma’s Conference Centre, Harrogate Rd. Tables £12 each. Details: Tara 0113 218 5559, www.st.gemma.co.uk GROUPS Adel Crag Community Assoc. keeps you informed about what is happening in your neighbourhood, with up-to-date info on local news, events etc. Details:

Francis Garbutt 261 0846 www.acca.btik.com Adel Ladies Luncheon Club meets 1st Wed of month, Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Castle Grove Dr. LS6. 2 March: Alan Humphries on ‘Thackray Museum & Some of its Collections’.

6 April: Michael Bradford from The National Trust on ‘Wordsworth & The Lake District. Details: Muriel Huntley 230 1584 Adel YCA (Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Association) usually meets 7.30pm at Adel Primary School, Tile Lane.

New members & guests welcome. Mon 14 March: AGM; Mon 28 March: ‘Battles’ with speaker Neil Shepherd. Details: Val Crompton 225 9142

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Details: Dave Senior 282 1818, www.airyorkshire. org.uk Aireborough Duplicate Bridge Club meets Tues 7pm, Rawdon Conservative Club. New members welcome.

Details: 261 2139 beverley.harfield@ ntlworld.com Alwoodley Motor Club Every other Thurs, 8.30pm, The Wharfedale Inn, Arthington Lane. All welcome. Details: 391 0403, www.alwoodleymc. org.uk.

Athill WI meets 1st Tues of month, 7.30pm Adel Memorial Hall, Church Lane, Adel. Interesting speakers. Visitors welcome (£2). Details: Margaret Whitaker 2611969 Bramhope Bridge Club Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane, Mon 12.45 & 4.15pm & Tues & Thurs 7.15 – 10.15pm.

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18 Film Club 7.30pm at Bramhope Methodist Church Hall. 1 March: the Young Victoria; 5 Apr: Invictus.

Bramhope Methodist Dinner Club meets Tues 15 March, 7pm Bramhope Methodist Church Hall. Join us for a really good homecooked meal provided by ‘Culinary Quest’. Guest speaker Nigel McClea’s topic is ‘A Passion for Leeds’. Details & booking: 0113 267.8992.

May), 8pm at West Park Rugby Club, Bramhope.

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Cookridge Camera Club Wed 7.30pm, Cookridge Village Hall, Green Lane/ Moseley Wood Lane junction. Excellent guest speakers & in-house competitions. New members welcome.

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Bramhope Round Table Every 2nd Tues. Fun, friendship & fundraising (in that order!). All men between 18 & 45 welcome. Details: www. bramhoperoundtable. co.uk, info@ bramhope844.co.uk

Cookridge Gardening Club meets Wed 16 March, 7.30pm Cookridge Methodist Church Hall, when Phillip Gomersal topic will be ‘Back to Basics’, including the increasing demand for allotments. All welcome.

British Federation of Women Graduates (Leeds Association) meets monthly, usually at Headingley Parish Hall, St Michael’s Rd. Wed 23 March: 7.15pm, talk on the Crown Prosecution Service & older people by Gaynor Zeki . All welcome.

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Four Seasons Needle Workers meets fortnightly (March 7, 21), 1.30 – 3pm, Four Seasons Cafe, Mark Lane (behind St John’s Church, Briggate) to knit & crochet items for charity. All welcome.

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Cat loving volunteers wanted! Join friendly new cat welfare group supporting feral & stray cats. Fundraisers needed to raise funds for food, cat kennels & vet costs.

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Membership open to all, regular activities arranged. Mon 21 March: 6pm in the School of Music, FUAM annual lecture on 300th anniversary of St Paul’s Cathedral by Martin Stancliffe, Surveyor to the Cathedral. Details: 0113 343 2584, www.leeds. ac.uk/fuam Holt Park Residents’ Association Provides a

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Currently preparing for Spring judging. Horsforth schools will be invited to play a part. There will be a Poster Competition with £10 book token for winner & £50 for winning school. Closing date 14 March. Display boards showing the activities of schools & businesses are being prepared.

Horsforth Duplicate Bridge Club Weds, The Horsforth Club, New Road Side, 7.15pm & Thurs 1.30–4.30pm. New members welcome. Mike Bent 258 1580 Horsforth Historical Society meets 3rd Tues of the month, 7.30pm at the Stable Block behind the Museum. 15 March: AGM followed by Phil Judkins on ‘Tracing WW1 servicemen and women’.

Horsforth Photographic Club meets Wed 7pm at Horsforth Museum.

New members welcome.

Details: rjoyful@yahoo. com Horsforth WI meets 3rd Mon of the month at St James’s Parish Centre, Low Lane, 7.30pm.

Interesting speakers.

Visitors welcome. Details: Pat 258 7062, Christine on 258 9501.

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Chevin Antique Society has a speaker monthly, 8pm 1st Tues, (Sept – May) at West Park Rugby Club, Bramhope.

Annual membership £25.

Interested? Come along 1st visit free. Details: Lis Loach 267 4843, Sally Wilkinson 2671721 Leeds Anglo German Club Wed 9 March, 7.30pm St Luke’s Church House, Alma Rd, Headingley.

Short AGM & followed by chance to socialise.

Details: 268 7697 Leeds Caledonians Club Night Wed 16 March, 7.30 – 9.30pm, the Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel. Final meeting of Winter Programme.

Details: 267 0424, www. leedscaledonians.org.uk Leeds Feline Friends Can you give a cat a home away from a busy road?

Details: 216 0593, mail@ leedsfelinefriends.org.uk, www.leedsfelinefriends. org.uk.

Leeds Horticultural Society invites new members & visitors to their monthly meetings, 8pm, 1st Tues each month at St Chad’s Centre, Otley Rd. LS6.

Tues 2 March: Ann Richards talks about ‘Essex Gardens’. Tues 5 April: Short AGM followed

by Joe Maiden & Gordon Kirkby judging members’ Spring Show of flowers & veg. Details: 225 0030.

Leeds Hospital Alert Small group of concerned people campaigning for preservation of the NHS. Next meeting Wed 9 March at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6.

Details: Beatrice Rogers 0113 278 5495.

Leeds Movie Makers Get more out of your camcorder & film making. Stainbeck United Reformed Church Hall, Stainbeck Lane (rear entrance), Fri 7:30pm.

Details: George Woolley 225 6444, Doreen Wood 278 2972 Leeds Oxfam Group – Open evenings 1st Wed of month, 7.30pm The Civic Hall, Leeds. Invited speakers on a range of global justice issues.

Events & activities also arranged across the city.

Next meetings 2 March & 6 April. Everyone welcome. Details: Pauline Neale 269 3542.

Leeds National Trust Association Tues 8 March, 10am St Chad’s Parish Hall, Otley Rd. Professor Joyce Hill presents Anglo Saxon Churches in Yorkshire’. Last of winter lectures. Spring/ Summer programme (Apr – Sept) includes visits to places of historic & general interest, monthly walks & members holidays.

New members always welcome. Details: Pam 258 8178.

Leeds Naturalists’ Club & Scientific Association meets alternate Mon, 7.15pm in Museum & Seminar Room, Miall Block, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds.

Enjoy a series of talks on natural history subjects in winter, field meetings & exhibit evenings in summer. Details: Peter Larner 0113 261 2589, http//sites.google.com/ site/leedsnaturalistsclub Leeds Photographic Society, the oldest

photographic society in the world, meets Tues 7.30pm (winter) in St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd, Roundhay, LS8. Visitors & prospective members welcome. Details: the Secretary 0113 265 0651 or www.lps1852.co.uk Leeds U3A A vibrant organisation with 19 interest groups & regular monthly meetings for anyone not in full time occupation, Details: Bill 07552 448834, www. u3aleeds.org.uk Leeds University Old Students’ Association welcomes all former students of the University.

Wed 16 March: Visit to Black Sheep Brewery in Masham. Details: 0113 261 4564, gmroche@ btinternet.com Leeds Women’s Luncheon Club Meets 4th Wed of the month, 12.15pm, The Cosmopolitan (formerly Golden Lion), Swinegate, Leeds. Interesting speakers. Details: 0113 267 9316.

Methodist Women’s Luncheon Club (Leeds & District) Welcomes new members to their monthly meetings at Devonshire Hall, Headingley on 2nd Wed of each month (Oct – May). Good food & excellent speakers!

Details: Shirley 257 9381.

North Leeds Model Flying Club New members very welcome, experienced or beginners. Building or flying, plenty of friendly advice. Regular meetings at Horsforth or airfield at Almscliff Crag. Details: 0113 217 8348, www. nlmfc.org

Paxton Horticultural Society – Celebrating 125th anniversary!

Patron Bob Flowerdew, will give a presentation Fri 25 March, 7.30pm Paxton Hall,186 Kirkstall Lane, Leeds LS5.

Admission ticket only, £2 from Graham Wheatley 0113 256 3055 or wheatleygraham@yahoo. co.uk Sat 2 April: Spring Show at Paxton Hall Schedules from Graham as above. Open to public 2 – 4.30pm. Free.

Soroptimist International Meet 2nd Mon each month 7pm at Weetwood Hall. Next meeting 14 March – Speaker Hilary Ratcliffe (National Programme Director) Includes work with the Commission on the Status of Women at UN. All ladies welcome. Details: http:// soroptimist-gbi.org/leeds Social & Activities Club New members welcome.

Mainly over 30s. Meals, pub nights, theatre/films/ music, walks, badminton, book group, weekends away & more. Monthly new members’ night in north Leeds. Details: 0844 8111025 www.leedsivc.org.uk Trackrod Motor Club Meets 1st Tues of each month, 9.30pm at Old Modernians Club, Cookridge Lane. New Members welcome. Details: www. trackrodmotorclub.co.uk .

The Tuesday Club - Ladies’ Lunch Group Devonshire Hall, Cumberland Road, Headingley, last Tues of month. Lunch at 12.30pm, followed by talk. Details: Heather Harrison 267 8437

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Details: uleedslc@gmail. com Wednesday Women Building relationships & supporting fellow women in the community. This recently formed group invites new women to join them for friendship, support, conversation & a varied programme of activities. Every 1st Wednesday of the month, 8 – 10pm, Parochial Hall, Meanwood White Rose Ladies Speakers Club meets Mon 7.45pm Farsley Library, Old Road, Farsley, LS28. Next meetings 14 & 28 March. Friendly environment in which to find your voice & improve your presentation skills, including Powerpoint, while having a lot of fun. See them also on YouTube. Details: Sheila Wyatt 267 2062.

Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Association meets 2nd Thurs each month, 1.30pm Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Bramhope.

New members welcome.

Yorkshire Malaya & Borneo Veterans’ Assoc. meets 1st Sat of month, 1.30pm at New Headingley Club, St. Michael’s Rd, Headingley.

Anyone involved in the Malayan Emergency & Indonesian Confrontation in 50s & 60s most

welcome. Represents all units of the armed forces.

Details: Eddie Seville 0113 263 7583.

MUSIC Fairfax Singers (Burley-inWharfedale) sing for charities & have helped raise significant funds. If you would like to book a concert please contact Marjorie Hall 01274 597024, marj.hall51@yahoo.co.uk.

They would welcome 2 Altos & 1 Tenor. Some experience. Contact Dorothy Hawkshaw Musical Director 01943 877464 (Rehearsals Tues pm). www.fairfaxsingers.org.uk Lawnswood Singers Female choir, practices Wed 7.30pm Holy Trinity Church, Green Lane, Cookridge. Good female singers welcome to come & try us out.

Wide repertoire of music & friendly people!

Details: Brenda Hawer 0113 2671292, www. lawnswoodsingers.co.uk.

Flute Group Tues 7 – 8pm, Yorkshire College of Music & Drama, St Mark’s House, St Mark’s Ave. For Grade 4 standard & above. Details: 243 1605 Singing for Fun Friendly group meets weekly (term time) Tues AM in Cookridge. Would like to recruit new members.

Very informal group covering a wide range of singing styles. Details: Stella 267 2716 SENIORS Golden Oldies Films Mon 14 March, ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ 2pm at Bramhope Methodist

Church Hall. Refreshments Horsforth Live at Home Bacon Butties served Tues 11.30am- 12.30pm, followed by dancing ‘til 3pm. Thurs: coffee morning (9.30 – 11am), indoor bowls (10am – 12pm), & lunch 11.30am – 1pm). Details: 259 1511 NEW Men’s Brunch Club last Mon of month (28 March, 25 Apr), 9.45am at Bramhope Methodist Church. Food, fun, fellowship & a fresh cooked breakfast!

OPAL Coffee Afternoon Fri 1.30 – 3.30pm at The Old Post Office, 10 Silk Mill Drive, Cookridge. Details: 261 9103.

OPAL Tea Dances held fortnightly on Tues, 1 – 3pm, Adel & Ireland Wood Community Centre, New Adel Lane. Ballroom, old time, sequence, line & fun dance. Details: Ken 230 1213, Sheila 217 9136.

Sequence Tea Dances Mon 2 – 4pm, Bramhope Methodist Church Hall.

Everyone welcome. Refreshments & raffle. Details: Marjorie 267 9802.

Woodside Luncheon Club (Outwood Lane) Meets Thursdays & is open to all elderly Horsforth residents.

Details: 258 3184 SPIRITUAL Adel Baptist Congregation invites you to Sunday services, 10.30am in Adel Primary School, Tile lane, LS16. Worship style is informal with

mixture of contemporary & traditional songs. Also, a variety of day time & evening groups. Details: Revd Richard Pollard 275 4989, Richard@spbc. org.uk Adel Methodist Church, corner of Holt Lane & Gainsborough Ave, invites you to Sunday Services at 10.30am. Junior Church also meets at 10.30am Adel St John the Baptist Church, Church Lane.

Welcomes you to an Informal Family Service every 3rd Sun at 10am.

Junior Church other Sundays at 10am as well as other services. Details: Rev. Ian White 267 3676, www.adelstjohnchurch. org.uk Bramhope Methodist Church Wed 9 March Ash Wednesday service, 7.30pm at St Giles Church. Sun 10am services in March follow an Eco-Lent series on 13, 20 & 27. Lenten meetings at Yeadon Methodist Church Tues 15, 22 & 29 March & 5, 12 & 19 April.

Rev’d Dawn Saunders, will lead a meditation & discussion series called ‘Facing the Cross’.

Christian Science Church Services in Headingley: Sun 10.30am. Testimony meetings 2nd Wed of month, 7.30pm, & 4th Wed 2.30pm. Reading Room open 11am - 2pm Tues, Thurs & Fri - 40 Otley Road. Details: www. christianscience.org.uk Parish Church of St John the Baptist Ash Wednesday Services 9 March 11am & 7.30pm.

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COMMUNITY COMMUNITY NOTICES Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel, 7.30 – 9pm Wed 16, 23 & 30 March.

Holy Name Catholic Church Otley Old Road, serves Adel, Bramhope, Cookridge & Ireland Wood. Details: Father Pat Smythe or Parish Secretary, Sue Goodyear 267 8257, Mon - Fri 1 - 5pm. www.holynameleeds.com Horsforth Churches Together Lent talks based on the Bible, Tues 7.30pm - 15th St Mary’s School Hall, Broadgate Lane, with Revd Peter Shilling; 22nd St James’s Parish Church, Low Lane, with Pastor Bill Davidson; 29th Grove Centre, Sister Catherine SP, on St Paul’s Epistles; 5th April Woodside Methodist Church, Outwood Lane, with Revd Jude Smith; 12th April Hannah Hunt from Leeds Trinity at St Margaret’s Parish Centre.

All welcome. Details: 258 3521.

How Many Loaves Have You? The Women’s World Day of Prayer Service, organised this year by the women of Chile, is on Fri 4 March, 1.45pm at St Giles Church, Bramhope. All welcome. Refreshments after.

St Giles Church Bramhope Sun 13 March: All. together! 9.30am – a lively all age service followed by refreshments.

Sun 27 March: Together Communion! 9.30am – a family friendly celebration with crafts & games for children in church hall.

Thurs 3 March: NEW! The Word, 8 pm – informal

worship, bible-based discussion & prayer.

Details: Janice Smith 203 7523.

The Wharfedale Vineyard Sunday services 10am at Ralph Thoresby School, Holt Park with refreshments). Details: 245 9111 www. wharfedale-vineyard.org SUPPORT Arthritis Care Leeds Branch Meets 3rd Tues of each month, 7.30 – 9pm, St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley. Entry £2 incl. refreshments & raffle. New members welcome. Details: Pat 0113 275 7694 Carers’ Support Group NEW friendly, over 50s carers’ support group.

Central Methodist Church, (Sunday school room), Town Street, Horsforth, 1st Tues of month. Join them for a cuppa & a chat. Details: Angie at Carers Leeds 246 8338.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK Support for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), their friends & families throughout North & West Yorkshire. Four educational & support meetings a year, plus regular informal meets.

Details: 0845 130 6809, Leeds@groups.nacc.org. uk, www.groups.nacc.org. uk/leeds Different Strokes invites stroke survivors to join them. Weds 1.45 – 3.45pm Adel Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel.

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exercise. Details: Linda McLean 225 4744 Families Need Fathers 7.30pm, every 2nd Wed, Victoria Hotel, Great George St. Leeds. Support & advice for parents trying to maintain & develop relationships with their children, following divorce.

Details: Don 07981 710179, Ray 07921 728747.

Leeds Coeliac Group Mon 28 March, 7.30pm at St. Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd, LS16. AGM with Coeliac UK’s Chief Executive, Sarah Sleet as guest speaker. Details: 07711 768850, leeds@ coeliac.org.uk Leeds Diabetes Support Group meets 1st Mon of month, West Yorkshire Playhouse 7 – 9pm.

Variety of speakers on all aspects of diabetes care.

All welcome. Details: Joan Wells 225 4528.

The Open Door Café A meeting place for people with dementia & their carers. Last Mon of each month (except bank hols), 2-4pm, New Headingley Club, St Michael’s Road, Headingley. Details: Nikki 231 1727 The Owls New city-wide informal childminding group offering support, training & info, & social events. Membership £5 pa. Details: 240 2956.

The Yorkshire Cancer Help Centre is now at the Day Therapy Unit, St Michael’s Hospice, Harrogate two Saturdays each month, offering support for

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Bangers & Mash Supper (Adel History Group) followed by talk ‘A Bit of Smut: 250 Years of Air Pollution in Leeds’ by Professor Mark Seaward.

Sat 12 March, 6.30 for 7pm at The Old Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel, (behind the church) Tickets £6 from Sylvia Halliday 267 1708 Forum 2000 Wed 10am – noon Grove Centre, New St. Horsforth. 2 March: Andrea Tara-Chand, Leeds Initiative, on future developments in Leeds.

9 March: Kevin Gopal on ‘The 50 most influential Northerners’. 16 March: ‘The Life & Times of Clarice Cliff’, Jean & John Broadbent. 23 March: Barbara & Peter Murphy on Rodley Nature Reserve. 30 March: Dr John Hargreaves on Percy Shaw who invented ‘cat’s eyes’. Details: 258 3521, hm.taylor1@ntlworld.com ‘Illuminations for the Illuminations’ a talk on illuminated manuscripts

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Sat 2 April, 6.30pm at Adel Church, hosted by the Adel Association.

Finger buffet supper in The Stables. Tickets £7.50 in aid of heritage lighting on Back Church Lane. Details: Barry Cook 267 9487.

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by Dr Ralf Gertisser, Keele University. Visitors welcome. Details: www. leedsga.org.uk Leeds RSPB Group meets Wed 16 March for illustrated talk by Phil Palmer on ‘The Nightjar’, revealing its little known life & habitats. 7.30pm at Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane.

All welcome. Details: rspbleeds@googlemail.com Talks at Temple Newsam

by National Trust volunteers, covering many aspects of the house, are expected to resume in March. Included in entry price. Details: 264 7321.

The Thoresby Society (Leeds Local History Society) Tues 1 March, 7.15pm at Friends’ Meeting House, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds. A talk about ‘The Leeds Pottery Dig’. Library at 23 Clarendon Rd open Tues & Thurs 10am – 2pm. Non-members welcome. Details: The Library 247 0704, www. thoresby.org.uk Yorkshire Archaeological Society (Family History Section) Sat 12 March, 2pm 23, Clarendon Rd. Leeds. Lecture entitled ‘Cruel Lives - the 1832 Leeds Cholera Epidemic’

by John Brooke. Free drop-in sessions Tues 2 4pm for anyone needing help with family history research. Details: 0113 263 9540

MISC/EVENTS Blood Donor Sessions Thurs 3 March, 2 – 4pm & 5 – 7.30pm at Adel Memorial Hall, Church Lane, Adel; Mon 21 March, same times at Wesley Hall, Boroughgate, Otley; Wed 23 March, The Grove Centre, New St. Horsforth, same times.

Book Sale Sat 5 March, 10am – 12 noon St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. Far Headingley in aid of Leeds PAFRAS Group (Positive Action for Refugees & Asylum Seekers). Details: Chris Milestone 278 0208, 07947 625804, crjmilestone@ ntlworld.com Charity Auction Sat 2 April, viewing 10am, auction 11am at St Margaret’s Church Hall, Church Rd, Horsforth. In aid of Feral Cat Welfare, a charity helping stray, homeless & feral cats in Leeds.

Entry 50p entry. Great selection of items. Details: 07876 212 518, www. feralcatwelfareorg.uk Come Join Us! Enthusiastic, friendly people needed to volunteer in Leeds Children’s Hospital fundraising Department, based at LGI. Details: Stephanie Burland 0113 392 5140, volunteer@leedsth.nhs.uk for volunteer application pack. www.leedshospitalsfundraising.org.uk Dixieland Jazz Quartet Sat 26 March, 7.30pm at Cookridge Village Hall, Green Lane. Trad Jazz classics. Licensed bar.

Admission by ticket only (£6), available from 267 9500/ 267 3621/ 267 4706.

Horsforth Beer Festival Fri 4/ Sat 5 March, 12noon - 11pm at St Margaret’s Church Hall. Details: www. horsforthbeerfestival. co.uk Iconic Weapons II Seminar Sat 12 March, 10.30am – 4.30pm at The Royal Armouries. Get up close & personal with weapons that have shaped the path of history & are important iconic cultural objects.

Tickets £30. Details: 220 1888, educate.leeds@ armouries.org.uk Leeds West Hunslet Salvation Army Band & Songsters Annual concert Wed 9 March, 7.30pm at Headingley St. Columba United Reformed Church, 70 Headingley Lane, Leeds 6, in aid of Wheatfields Hospice. Entry £5/£4, payable on door. Includes refreshments.

Towton 1461 Sat 26 & Sun 27 March at The Royal Armouries. A weekend of events to commemorate the bloodiest battle of the Wars of the Roses. Towton Battlefield Society will conduct talks & handling sessions. Plus themed dramatic performances, archery sessions, & children’s craft activities. Free admission to museum, some events may incur a small charge.

UNICEF Ceilidh Fri 25 March, 7.30pm St Chad’s Parish Hall, Otley Rd. Far Headingley. Tickets (£15) include supper. Available from: 0113 267 2421, leeds.unicef@gmail.com

Tad Chorale Concert (from Tadcaster) Sat 26 March, 7.30pm in Adel Methodist Church Hall, Gainsborough Ave, LS16.

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Architectural Services 08 The Drawing Shop

Auto Body Repairs 47 Chips Away

Bathrooms

23 Jason Child

Blinds & Curtains

43 Apollo Blinds 45 Hillarys 56 The Curtain Shop

Builders

19 CC Building & Maintenance 44 DPM Building & Joinery 59 JMC

Business Opportunity 38 Rachel – Avon

Caring Services

65 Complete Care Agency Carpets 60 Michael Marriott 67 KD Carpets

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners 26 Marks Away 59 Clean Care

Chiropody

63 Hand & Foot Clinic

Cleaning Services 25 Aid to Freedom 59 EcoClean

Complementary Therapies

42 Pat Compton Reflexology

Computer Repairs 61 Flat Fee for PC

Decorators

07 Anton 26 Christopher Deane

23 Brasserie at West Park 33 Da Silvano’s

Health Foods

Home Entertainment

38 CH Roofing 62 VJR Roofing 63 Halls Roofing

Driveways & Patios

Jewellers

05 Digi-Cam

53 Queensbury Jewellers

Joiners

26 ECO Renewable Energy 27 Electrotect

25 Pawson Paving 59 Peter Griffiths

Electrician

44 DH Electrical 62 BW Electrical 63 57 Electrical

Fitted Furniture 63 Reg Banks

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66 Kelvin Furniture

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68 Motor Marque

Garage Doors 27 ABI

Gardening Services

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Gas Engineers

44 J. Ramsden 62 Rawdon Gas & Electrical

Gates & Railings

59 M W Fabrications

Hair & Beauty

63 JMC Mobile Hair Care

Handyman

22 Handyman to Hire 45 Helping Handyman 61 Mr Fix-It

Health & Fitness 42 Zumba Fitness

42 Chevin Health 19 Definition Audio Visual

36 RD Joinery 56 Hook Joinery 57 T Brown Joinery 61 Peter Metcalfe

Kitchens

08 H2 Interiors

Letting Agent

13 Castle Estates

Locksmiths & Security

Roofer

Security

Solar Power Taxis

64 Premier Private Hire

Television Repairs

62 Horsforth TV Repairs

Tree Surgeon 18 Tree Saw

Tribute Nights

02 Ramada Leeds Parkway

29 Andy’s Locksmith 57 The Lockdoc

Tuition

Loft Conversions

Upholsterer

57 Loft Space Company

Meeting Room

60 The Garden Room

Music Lessons

37 Horsforth Guitar

Newsagent

47 Adel Wood Stores

Office Space

21 Airedale House

Oven Cleaning 09 Ovenu

38 Kip McGrath 60 Abbey Upholstery

Ward Watch

55 Adel & Wharfedale Ward Watch

Wedding Photography 41 Focus on You

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Plumbing & Heating

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Psychic

61 Melissa

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• COFFEE TABLES • CD/DVD STORAGE • CHESTS • TV/VIDEO CABINETS • OCCASIONAL

• Over 500,000 sq. metres of carpet always in stock • Over 5,000 sq. metres of roll ends in stock • Guaranteed expert fitting service • Guaranteed not to be beaten on price • Ample parking • Metal beds, leather beds, children’s beds, divan beds, mattresses. All for immediate delivery.

Open 7 days a week

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Tel: 0113 281 9770 www.kdbeds.com VISIT OUR SHOWROOM : Meanwood Road, Leeds, LS7 2RE www.kelvinfurniture.co.uk www.sleepzoneleeds.co.uk

KD Carpets

New Road Side, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 4QD Stores also at Harrogate, Knaresborough and Wetherby