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HEADINGLEY | WEETWOOD | WEST PARK | MEANWOOD NOVEMBER 2011

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NORTH LEEDS Life C O N N E C T I N G YO U TO T H E C O M M U N I T Y

WUTHERING HEIGHTS

OPENS LEEDS FILM FESTIVAL THE LEEDS GATHERING

A CELEBRATION OF IRISH ARTS

CHANTEL MCGREGOR YOUNG BRITISH BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Cover: Wuthering Heights

FEATURES

Dear Readers, It’s always fascinating to see the variety of things going on in our area. The Leeds International Film Festival is about to get underway – launching with the fabulous new Wuthering Heights and screening over 300 other films.

It’s time again, too, for the Leeds Gathering – a celebration of Celtic music and arts. A new Ale Festival is planned for Headingley in December, celebrating Yorkshire beers. We take a light-hearted look at looking good for the festive season. And, we bring you news of new services, numerous Christmas fairs and charity events, exhibitions, performances and much more.

Christmas really is rapidly approaching and next month we are going to take a look at one of the things closest to our hearts during this season...... food! We look forward to hearing about what will be going on in your neck of the woods. Please send us your news by 1st November. The deadline for December advertising is 4th November Kind regards

Carole, Jack and the team

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A Black Heathcliff?

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30 Awards for We Are Poets Awards for We Are Poets

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33 Autumn at The Hepworth Wakefield New exhibition presents latest works by Clare Woods

36 Film Review ‘Drive’ – Does it live up to the hype?

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BECOME A FRIEND OF THE HOLLIES AND HELP IMPROVE A WONDERFUL FACILITY The Friends of The Hollies (the lovely park off Weetwood Lane) is a group of dedicated volunteers who are committed to the maintenance, preservation and enhancement of the natural beauty of the park’s woodland area.

They organise regular ‘working parties’ to carry out various tasks, in conjunction with Leeds City Council gardeners, to improve the appearance of this local beauty spot.

Work involves clearing rubbish and debris at nominated sites with a view to re-planting and rejuvenating.

The Friends generally meet on the second Saturday of the month at 10am in The Hollies car park and work for 1 ½ - 2 hours depending on the project. At the end of the session refreshments are provided including tea, coffee, cold drinks and home-baked cakes! This gives everyone the chance for a well earned break and a chat!

To date they have cleared several ditches and drainage channels, removed rubbish and dead foliage, and uncovered a path which had been impassable.

With more volunteers they could achieve even more. Helping for even half an hour could make a huge difference and would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to join The Friends of The Hollies (even if you are unable to help with manual work), please e-mail your details to friendsofthehollies@ gmail.com Membership is open to anyone who has an interest in contributing to the upkeep of this wonderful facility for the benefit of all its users. There is a small annual fee which goes towards purchasing replacement shrubs and trees as required.

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Re-ablement Service Helps to Get Angela Back on her Feet

Like many people, Angela enjoys socialising with friends and going out for meals with her husband.

But she couldn’t have done either of these things a few months ago.

Angela suffered a bleed to the brain and a stroke which left her unable to walk, wash herself properly or use a knife and fork. She spent time in St James’, in the Intensive Care Unit at Leeds General Infirmary and in Chapel Allerton Rehabilitation Unit.

The SkILs team, part of Adult Social Care’s Re-ablement Service, became involved after she left hospital. The team helps people to regain the ability to do some or all of the activities they could do prior to an accident or illness. The

struggling and becoming impatient with herself.

“Nothing has been done by us - it’s all been done by Angela with our support”, explained Liz, one of her re-ablement workers. She is keen to stress that it’s very much a team effort.

Angela has also had help around her home with assistive technology, such as a grab stick, a walking trolley, and has recently had a bath lift fitted. “I’ve come on in leaps and bounds since I had the walking trolley”, she said, “and I was dreaming of a bath!”

From twice-daily visits from the team and having to live downstairs, Angela now needs only one visit a

The team helps people to regain the ability to do some or all of the activities they could do prior to an accident or illness service uses a variety of means – including equipment, alarms and sensors, along with support and encouragement to build up confidence and help them get back to their day-to-day routines.

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“I’m really, really happy”, she enthuses. “They’ve been so supportive. I can’t thank them enough.”

KIDSCOPE SERVICES Kidscope offers friendly, informal and confidential advice for parents and carers, and support from a wide variety of caring professionals.

If you need advice on things like angry children, sleep patterns, problems at school, teenage issues, emotional health, relationship breakdown, bullying, loss and bereavement, Kidscope offers both drop-in and appointment only sessions.

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A Christmas Craft Fair at HEART Headingley Christmas Art and Craft Fair is scheduled to be held at HEART, Bennett Road, Headingley on Saturday 10th December, 10am – 4pm. Promising to be bigger and better than ever, there will be something for everyone – in addition to 30 art and craft stalls selling quality handmade goods spreading through two or three rooms, there will be music, mince pies and mulled wine in the café, children’s art and craft activities, face painting, and lots more!

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JEWISHGEN is a genealogical website with hundreds of databases. On Sunday 27th November, the Leeds group of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain has organised a tutorial with Michael Tobias – the man who created most of them.

Michael Tobias, Vice President of Programming JewishGen, was recently honoured with the IAJGS Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in setting up the JewishGen databases. His tutorial will include an example on how he used the databases to re-unite two Holocaust survivor cousins.

The tutorial is from 2.30 – 4.30pm on Sunday 27th November at Sinai, Roman Avenue, Leeds LS8 2AN. To book your place, please contact Ann Lightman on 0113 261 1363 or c.lightman@sky.com Admission charge £3, JGSGB Members free.

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I was disappointed to learn that West Yorkshire Fire Authority has proposed substantial cuts to our local fire station.

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They recently announced that we would lose a fire engine from active duty at the station, and this would be replaced by a much smaller response unit. We’re also going to lose 12 fire-fighters. The second fire engine at the station will remain but will be unmanned, and will serve only as a back up when the other engine is out of action.

I think these proposals will leave the service under resourced to a potentially dangerous degree. They also need to be seen in the context of the wider programme of fire station closures across West Yorkshire. Gipton, one of the nearest alternative fire stations, is to close completely, and will be replaced by a station further out at Killingbeck. This will further stretch resources.

The fire authority hopes that these measures will save up to £4 million a year across West Yorkshire. I understand the need for all public services to make savings, but I believe these proposals pose too much of a risk, not just to Meanwood but also the many other parts of north and north east Leeds that are served by the fire station.

These proposals are not yet a done deal. There is an opportunity for local residents to influence the decision by participating in the consultation that is currently underway. The final decision remains that of the West Yorkshire Fire Authority, but a strong display of public opposition may well cause them to think again.

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Stephen Hardy, Consultation Co-ordinator, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority, Oakroyd Hall, Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, BD11 2DY A special hotline – 01274 655 717 – has been set up to guide people through the consultation process. For more details of the proposals, visit

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HO! HO! HO! and Help St Gemma’s!

Join hundreds of Santas for a fantastically fun and festive day on Sunday 11th December.

All Hail Headingley Ale Festival!

With the growth of independent breweries in the local area, and the fantastic reputation that many of them already have, is it any wonder that Ruth Edwards (previously landlady at The Chemic Tavern), and her partner Kevin Cooke, who runs 309 Studios on Meanwood Road, decided to stage the Headingley Ale Festival?

The festival is being held at St Michael’s Parish Hall, St Michael’s Road, in Headingley on 9th, 10th and 11th December and will serve only Yorkshire brews.

“There are loads of amazing new local breweries emerging and the micro brewery industry is bigger than ever at the moment”, said Ruth. “We have opted to select our range from Yorkshire breweries only. Even within the boundaries of the county, there is so much variety and so many wonderful flavours that narrowing the selection down to 45 ales is not easy!”

Sign up for the Leeds Santa Dash in aid of St. Gemma’s Hospice, a one mile sponsored dash through Leeds, dressed as Santa. This is sponsored event, so you can help raise money for the excellent patient care the Hospice provides. Each participant will receive their very own Santa suit to run in on the day. For full details please call 0113 218 5505 or visit www.st-gemma.co.uk

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Yorkshire also boasts a fantastic selection of real cider producers, and there will be a number of ciders to tempt people too. Local selected breweries include: Ridgeside Brewery – Meanwood; Kirkstall Brewery; Burley Street Brewhouse; Leeds Brewery Wharfebank Brewery – Otley.

Other Yorkshire favourites are Ilkley, Saltaire, Elland and Copperdragon, and newer include Revolutions, Magic Rock Brewery, Brass Castle and Geeves. The list continues to grow! To keep up with developments, visit their website at www.headingleyalefestival.co.uk and be sure to drop into the festival to enjoy this celebration of Yorkshire beer.

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The Leeds group of UNICEF UK aims to bring children and Christmas together by staging a super Christmas Gift and Craft Fair on Sat 12th November, 10am – 3pm at St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Road, Roundhay, LS8. Entry just £1.

The fair will feature a huge variety of stalls, including knitwear, jewellery, cakes and preserves, ceramics, plants, wooden gifts, books and toys, as well as UNICEF cards and gifts, and of course a cafe.

UNICEF hopes to help you in your search for that elusive ‘just right’ Christmas present, and at the same time you will helping the most disadvantaged of children. There are so many children around the world lacking clean water, vaccines to prevent distressing illnesses and the opportunity to have safe, free primary schooling to help lift them out of poverty. UNICEF is there to help them and is at the forefront of emergency responses to disasters.

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Legion Calls on Government to Support Bereaved Families The Royal British Legion is the nation’s leading Armed Forces charity providing care and support to all members of the British Armed Forces, past and present, and their families. It is currently celebrating its 90th Anniversary Year. Many people don’t realise that it spends nearly £1.4 million a week on helping both the serving and ex-Service communities.

Campaigning for the Armed Forces family is as important now as it was in 1921. At the moment the Legion is calling on Government to do all it can for bereaved Armed Forces families, specifically by appointing a Chief Coroner to spearhead reform of the inquest system.

Greg Mulholland, MP for Leeds North West, attended a recent event at the House of Commons organised by The Royal British Legion to highlight the importance of supporting bereaved Armed Forces families and learnt more about the Legion’s work.

“The Legion does very important welfare work for some of my most vulnerable constituents in both the serving and ex-Service communities”, said Greg. “It is vital that we are there for those serving in current conflicts, and especially for the families of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. They deserve as much support as we can give them.”

For further information, contact Russell Murray, Legion County Manager South & West Yorkshire, on 0113 256 4477 or rmurray@britishlegion. org.uk

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These cheerful and noisy birds are readily seen permanent residents. Longer term trends show a steady decline in the population of rooks, but jackdaw numbers continue to rise, though rooks remain the commoner bird.

THE U FILES THE FINANCIAL CENTRE OF WEST PARK

When you go back 100 years, you can come up with some interesting comparisons with today, not least with regard to the country’s financial situation.

In 1911 the then Liberal Chancellor, David Lloyd George, was struggling with inflation raging at 0.1%. House prices were fairly stable, with the new villas of West Park selling for about £1,250, which would equate to about £110,000 today. Then, £1,250 was not an inconsiderable sum, given that the average teacher’s salary was £177 per annum. Skilled workers earned between £97 and £125 a year and solicitors averaged about £1,345.

Indeed, figures from the time suggest that the cost of running a household with a cook, housemaid and nursemaid was less than £100 per annum, with the cook earning only about £35 a year.

A Magic Extravaganza!

Leeds Skyrack Lions Club in Headingley is staging an evening of magic on Thursday 24th November, 7.45pm at the New Headingley Club, 56 St Michael’s Road, Headingley, LS6 3BG. The show will feature Stevie B from the Bradford and Northern Magic Circle and Harrogate Society of Magicians, and Sebastian Walton a young member of the Leeds Magical Association and Northern Magic Circle.

The show is a must-see and will be raising money to help fund a disabled youth exchange for over 20 individuals to visit Leeds for a week next year.

Tickets (£10, including a two course hot supper) are limited and are on a first come first served basis. To book, contact Granville Barker on 01943 510106 or granville.barker@sky.com Tickets will be posted to you on receipt of payment.

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Even then, much like today, a certain group of home buyers seem to have been amongst the most highly paid.

Along with the woollen merchants and other entrepreneurs moving into West Park were quite a few bankers.

The 1911 census records show the financial hub of West Park was based around Ashleigh Road and Thornfield Road.

Amongst other residents were two bank managers, a financial agent, a retired bank accountant and a bank cashier. Whilst round the corner on Horsforth Lane resided a stockbroker. The census does not record their salaries nor any bonuses they may have received.

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THEY LIVED IN HEADINGLEY THOMAS ENGLAND, CORN FACTOR - AND HIS CASTLE

Not everyone knows that Headingley has a castle – not a medieval fortress, in truth, but a turreted, castellated early Victorian mansion, built by a wealthy businessman with pretensions to grandeur. Invisible from the road, it lies set back in spacious grounds along a tree-lined drive near the Original Oak pub.

It was built in 1843 for the successful corn factor, Thomas England, who came originally from Broughton near Skipton. He was one of the many businessmen who made themselves a fortune out of the urgent need to feed the exploding population of Leeds, in particular to supply the ever-growing number of mouths with that basic of life, bread. As a corn factor, he acted as a kind of middleman between the farmers, the importers of grain, and the merchants supplying the flour mills. He had his business in the Calls, with another branch in Wakefield, and every Tuesday from 11am – 1pm he had his stand at the old Corn Exchange at the top of Briggate (not the Corn Exchange we know now, which was built later). The old Exchange had an open market square behind it, where the dealers all had their stands displaying samples of the grain they had on offer. The market was packed, business was thriving, and by 1836, when he was 35, Thomas England had made enough money to think about a move out of town to live in more pleasant, rural surroundings - but still close enough for daily travel to town in his private coach.

He bought a substantial plot of land on the edge of Headingley village, fronting onto Headingley Lane, and employed a local architect, John Child, to design him a splendid house in Gothic style. With its tower, battlements and grandiose porch it lived up to the name he gave it: Headingley Castle. (He later changed it to ‘The Elms’ perhaps feeling he’d gone over the top!) The interior featured some fine decorative work, and an impressive fullheight staircase hall, lit by a lantern with the architect’s name inscribed around it. And there were some 16 November 2011 | northleedslife.co.uk

ous specialisms, and published an important work on systems of medicine. A friend of the novelist George Eliot, he is said to be the model for Dr Lydgate in Middlemarch. He too had had a fine house built for himself in 1881, not a castle but in the style of an early manor house: Carr Manor, in Stonegate Road, Meanwood, built on the site of the seventeenth century Carr House.

Headingley Castle itself was sold in 1866 to Arthur Lupton, who came from a long-standing and distinguished Leeds family, and then from 1908 was occupied by Colonel Frank Fulford, who had made his fortune from the patent medicine Bile Beans. Later in the century it served as a centre for the blind, but is now converted into apartments.

Its blackened stone still retains something of the Gothic grandeur Thomas England planned 170 years ago for his Headingley retreat.

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innovative modern features: fireproof cast iron beams in the basement, and a newly-invented boiler system to heat the house: the manufacturer proudly advertised that a model had been installed at Headingley Castle and could be viewed by application to Mr England. He and his family lived there in some style.

By 1851 his household, now with five children, included a governess, six women servants, and a groom and coachman living in separate quarters. He was clearly prospering, and had interests in banking and the newly developing railways, as well as playing his part locally as a Trustee of the Leeds-Otley turnpike road.

His daughter Susan made an interesting marriage: in 1869 she married Thomas Clifford Allbutt, a physician at the Infirmary who went on to pursue a distinguished career, crowned with a knighthood. He invented the pocket clinical thermometer (previous models were a foot long!), undertook significant research in vari-

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There’s still plenty to do in the garden! Leaves, which started falling in September and are still dropping, need to be cleared. Punch holes in black plastic sacks, fill them up and set aside to rot down. Add some to the compost heap. If they are wet, you’ll often find worms – add them too.

Shrubs planted for winter interest are now coming into their own. Salix and Cornus show off their coloured stems, ranging from greens to reds. Winter flowering Heather Mahonias and Vibernum bodnantense ‘Dawn’, with sweet perfumes, are always welcome on a dull day.

Various grasses, including perhaps a Pampas clump with white showy plumes, always look good. Look round for variegated and evergreen shrubs to plant now for year round interest.

Garden ponds need attention too – clear end of season debris, cut down surrounding perennials and fork over the soil. Pumps can be removed, serviced and stored until next year. Stop feeding fish, if there are any, until Spring. Place a ball on the surface to stop ice forming over the whole surface.

There’s still time to plant tulips but don’t leave it much later! Plant them either in pots or in the ground. If squirrels are about, cover with wire netting until the shoots appear.

Clean out the greenhouse and bring in any pots of tender plants for over-wintering. If unheated, wrap the pots with bubble wrap and cover with fleece (especially if we are in for a winter like last year!). Give beds a good covering of mulch from the compost heap to keep weeds at bay – winter or no winter they always manage to survive!

There’s still the odd flower and vegetable show around – the last ones of the year. Do visit these as they are a good window for what can be grown. There is always someone on hand to give advice and who is more than willing to help.

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BUILDING A GARDEN FOR CHELSEA Friends of Roundhay Park Illustrated Talk

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THIS FESTIVE SEASON The festive season is rapidly creeping up on us once again. ‘The most wonderful time of the year’ definitely brings with it a significant amount of stress and can leave you feeling tired, drained and generally ‘blah’. Rather than waiting ‘til January 1st to make some resolutions, why not start the process of looking and feeling good now so you’ll be at your best throughout the holiday season? Here are some tips to help you do just that.

BOOST CONFIDENCE Change your hairstyle – there’s nothing like a new hairstyle to put some pep in your step. It doesn’t even need to be a drastic change but a touch of colour or a hot new cut will give you a boost. Obviously, choose a hairdresser you can trust to avoid any pre-Christmas hair disasters – no one wants those photos to live on forever on Facebook!

Compliment others – something we hardly do enough of. Think someone looks good today? Did a good job? Is wearing a nice pair of shoes? Tell them! It’s pretty much guaranteed you’ll make the person’s day and you’ll boost your own confidence in the process by fighting your fear of speaking to strangers.

Do something that takes you out of the hum drum of every day life for an hour or so a week.

Join a club – sing your heart out in a choir, jump into a discussion in a book club, or kick a ball about with a local team – you’ll meet new people and give your confidence a boost.

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Take a Class – You don’t even need to join a gym anymore. There are fitness instructors doing all sorts of classes all over the city. You’re bound to find one that’ll interest you and at the fraction of the cost of a gym membership too. Try one of the hot new fitness crazes like Zumba, or Kettlebells where you use a cast iron weight with a handle. Holding the weight in both hands, you start by swinging it between your legs, then progress to moves that include swapping hands when the bell is in mid-air. This type of exercise is great for improving strength without bulking up. It also improves circulation, balance and coordination.

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Time for Some Tapas!

It could have been Barcelona! Cast your mind back to that fabulous week at the end of September. Temperatures were breaking records and everyone had jumped back into their summer clothes. We wandered down Greek Street in Leeds and you really could have thought you were in some sunny Spanish city – people poured out into the street sipping on cold beer and wine, the restaurants had thrown open their doors, everyone was all smiles. Time for some tapas to accompany that cold beer! And look at that........there’s La Tasca, Spanish music drifting out the door, adding to the temporary holiday atmosphere on Greek Street.

Inside the restaurant seemed brighter – gone were the red walls. Taking advantage of the warm evening we sat by the open doors and started examining the menu. The worst thing about tapas is it is so hard to choose! The great thing about it is you can try so many different things!

They suggest choosing three dishes each – which we did, then threw in another for good measure!

There were king prawns sizzling in chilli and garlic-infused oil; salt baked langoustines; and corn-fed chicken breast, cooked with smoked paprika, chorizo, mixed peppers, and onion in a white wine and cream sauce. Then a ‘superfood’ salad with red quinoa, lentils, avocado and tomatoes, marinated in infused lemon oil; mushrooms sautéed in garlic and white wine; and a fabulous mixed bean, orange and mint salad.

The king prawns were suitably spicy and the langoustines delicious (although I do sometimes wonder if all that peeling is worth the trouble – on second thoughts, yes it is!). The smoked paprika and chorizo gave the chicken a unique, rich flavour and the ‘superfood’ salad was a revelation. I admit I expected miracles after eating it, but I’m still waiting! I loved the mixed bean salad – so cool and fresh and perfect for that Indian Summer evening.

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Only the mushrooms were a slight disappointment – I’m sure some people would love them, but I craved a little more ‘umph’.

All in all it was a very enjoyable evening. The service was amazing and we were lucky enough to hit upon one of their ‘tasting’ evenings and were treated to tastes of paella, manchengo cheese, cured meats and sherry.

Oh, order bread with your tapas – not only is it great bread, you’ll need it to mop up all that lovely sauce.

La Tasca, 4 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5PT. Tel: 0113 244 2205

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A Winter Appeal for Hope Pastures In winter, Hope Pastures’ feed and bedding bills treble. There is no grass so the horses’ diet has to be supplemented with hay. The animals are stabled, which means more clean, dry bedding is needed, and the older horses need lots of special feed to keep them happy and healthy through the cold weather. Some horses need warm waterproof coats and these regularly need cleaning and repairing.

The day to day running of the sanctuary costs a lot of money. Just to give you an idea: painkillers to ease arthritis in an old horse costs 60p per day, they use 50 per week. A sack of carrots costs £1 and they use a sack per day. They use five sacks of pony nuts a week at £6 a sack.

A sack of chopped hay, for horses

with few or no teeth, costs £8 (four a week). Horses hooves need to be trimmed and balanced – £375 every eight weeks. Winter straw costs £50 per week; shavings bedding for horses with dust allergies - £30 per week; waterproof horse coat £60£100; transport to collect a needy horse or donkey – £50 per journey.

You can see how quickly the expenses mount up. If you would like to help, you can make a donation by calling Hope Pastures on 0113 261 4344, dropping in to the sanctuary on Weetwood Lane (at the junction with the Ring Road), or visiting www.hopepastures.org

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CALENDAR GIRLS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH With more than 120 different types of brain tumour, is it any wonder that this disease, which kills more people under 40 than any other type of cancer, is so hard to diagnose? Brain tumour research is vital, yet remains desperately underfunded.

Recently 34 women from all over Yorkshire, all of whom had been affected by brain cancer in some way, got together through Brain Tumour Research and Support (BTRS) and produced an elegant, semi-nude calendar, using little more than hats for cover! Their aim is raise funds to enable the recently launched Translational Neuro-oncology Group at Leeds Institute for Molecular Medicine (LIMM) not only to continue, but also to grow and develop.

“Only through research will a difference be made to those who have experienced brain tumours,

whether as a patient or as a family member”, said Carol Robertson of BTRS, formerly known as Andrea’s Gift, who put the women in touch with each other. “This was a fun project which we hope will raise awareness and help us to fund further research.

Less than 1% of funds raised for research into cancer is dedicated to brain cancer. It is vital that we progress brain tumour research to be able to make a difference to the patients of the future.”

To purchase a copy of the BTRS calendar (£10), please email contact@ btrs.org.uk or visit www.btrs.org.uk

ARTS & CULTURE Find Original, Unique Art Along the Headingley Arts Trail Homes and businesses from Headingley to West Park are throwing open their doors for the second Headingley Arts Trail over the weekend of Saturday 12th/ Sunday 13th November.

Over 80 local artists and craftspeople have been selected to showcase their work and visitors will be able to view and purchase work from both emerging artists and more established practitioners.

You can start the trail either in Headingley or West Park. Each venue will have a mixture of beautiful, unique work, including paintings, prints, photographs, textiles, jewellery, ceramics and woodturning, and prices ranging from as little as £5 up to several hundred.

This year, The Bowery in Headingley will be hosting Christmas Workshops for children on the Sunday (book in advance at www.thebowery.org).

The event runs from 10am – 4pm on both Saturday and Sunday. Pick up a leaflet and map at The Bowery or West Park Deli and enjoy everything the second Headingley Arts Trail has to offer.

Limelight Brings Ding Dong to the Carriageworks Bernard Marcellin learns that his wife is having an affair with Robert Regnier. Robert’s wife is completely in the dark until Bernard tries to deal with the situation by inviting the couple to dinner.

Add a glamorous call-girl and a long suffering maid into the mix and the stage is set for complications galore in a whirlwind French comedy of marriage and manners. The play has been adapted by Tudor Gates from the French ‘Sexe et Jalousie’

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Limelight’s production of Ding Dong is directed

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Tickets £10/ £8 concessions (excl. Sat) available from the box office on 0113 224 3801 Limelight Drama Group is a north Leeds based group and a member

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A BLACK HEATHCLIFF?

The 1939 film version of Wuthering Heights starred Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff and Merle Oberon as Cathy. It is a love story with added ghosts, full of well-dressed characters talking posh. Olivier gives us a Heathcliff starkly different to the one in the enigmatic, original novel.

It was certainly not ludicrous, like the one played by Cliff Richard in a musical version, but it was not the one in Emily Brontë’s mind, the one we can only guess at that is, because she was an intensely private woman not given to explanations.

Her Heathcliff is violent, obsessive and consumed by a desire for power and revenge. He beats Isabella after he marries her and hangs her dog. A romantic hero or what?

So how did Emily picture him?

Would it have been someone like Tom Hardy, Timothy Dalton, or Ralph Fiennes, just three of the many white actors who have played the part? Sometimes they had black hair, sometimes faces darkened a little with makeup. I think that Andrea Arnold might be close to the mark with James Howson star of the recent award winning film adap28 November 2011 | northleedslife.co.uk

tation. Mr Lockwood says in the first chapter that he is ‘a dark-skinned gipsy in aspect’ and Mr Linton says in Chapter Six:

built with the enormous wealth which came from slave–powered plantations – Harewood House for example.

‘Oho! I declare he is that strange acquisition my late neighbour made, in his journey to Liverpool—a little Lascar, or an American or Spanish castaway.’

She may well have known about black anti-slavery campaigners like freed slave Olaudah Equiano, whose autobiography was a bestseller in the late eighteenth century, and the American Frederick Douglass, who spoke in Leeds in the year before the first publication of Wuthering Heights in 1847. More black people lived in England in her time than people realise. A black Heathcliff subjected to racism and beatings is very credible.

A Lascar was a seaman recruited from places like Bengal. Thousands lived in England in the Brontës’ time, many with white British wives.

The young Heathcliff speaks ‘gibberish’ when he first comes back with Mr Earnshaw. So which language is it? Bengali? Roma? An African language? A strong patois from Jamaica?

Emily would have been well-acquainted with the evils of the slave trade (Liverpool was a slaving port) through her father Patrick, an admirer of the anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce MP, who had sponsored him when he was a poor student at Cambridge University, and she would have known about the magnificent Yorkshire houses

Wuthering Heights has won Best Cinematography at the 68th Venice International Film Festival and will screen on Thursday 3rd November at Leeds Town Hall as part of the 25th Leeds International Film Festival.

Contributed by Richard Wilcocks Richard Wilcocks is ex-Chair of the Brontë Society who runs a blog at www.bronteparsonage.blogspot. com

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Awards for We Are Poets Benjamin Zephaniah says “Amazing...the film itself is a poem. Poetry is an art, film making is an art, it takes great sensitivity to bring them together – this film shows us how it’s done!”

poets prepare for a journey of a lifetime. Forty five teams, with over 400 individual poets converge on downtown Washington, all competing for the title of Slam Champions.

ART OF GOLD SUPPORTS SAVE THE CHILDREN EAST AFRICA APPEAL Art of Gold, on New Road Side, Horsforth, is hosting a sparkling Christmas Show featuring 20 of the UK’s most collectible and creative jewellery designers from Friday 4th November – 21st January, and 10% of the profits will be donated to Save the Children for their East Africa Appeal.

We Are Poets, a striking film about six remarkable young poets who represent the UK at the world’s most prestigious poetry slam in the US, won the Youth Jury Award at Sheffield Doc Fest, 2011, nominated alongside established directors like Werner Herzog (Cave Of Forgotten Dreams, 2011).

The film, by debut directors Alex Ramseyer-Bache and Daniel Lucchesi is cinematic, honest and deeply personal. It is a moving testament to the power of creativity, community and the dynamism of young people.

Over the course of a year, We Are Poets follows six members of Leeds Young Authors (LYA), a grassroots youth organisation founded in 2003 in Chapeltown.

They have been chosen to represent the UK at Brave New Voices, the most prestigious poetry slam competition in the USA. From their inner city lives to a stage in front of the White House in Washington DC, the

Leeds Young Authors promotes active literacy, social, political and cultural awareness and offers the opportunity for young people to develop their abilities as confident writers and performers across race, class, gender, culture and sexual orientation.

For the last eight years LYA have offered free literature and creative writing workshops. They participate in ‘Poetry Slams’ and won the 2010 UK national slam. Every year they organise their own local individual slam and high school team slam with teams of poets from high schools in Leeds. At the individual slam the winner of the event is given a place on the team that will travel to America to compete at Brave New Voices.

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Whenever they can, Art of Gold supports Fair Trade and local charities, but this year they opted to support this vital appeal.

In addition to 18ct handcrafted gold designs by Seth Gardener (who set up Art of Gold seven years ago), the show will also feature the work of other local and national silversmiths. This year Seth has also produced a silver ring and pendant for the Save the Children Charity, loosely based on his iconic cascade ring and etched with the words One World.

Art of Gold is at 91, New Road Side, Horsforth. Opening times Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am – 5pm.

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FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION FOR FURNITURE DESIGNER AT LOTHERTON HALL ‘Enriching the Language of Furniture’ is the first-ever solo exhibition of by world-famous furniture designer John Makepeace and it will run at Lotherton Hall until Sunday 20th November.

Drawing on a 50-year career, which has seen his work exhibited in London, Germany and the USA, the exhibition features 23 pieces of furniture taken from collections in the holly, oak and burr elm wood all in UK and abroad. Key exhibits include the same piece.

‘Ripple’, a chest with wave forms carved into the surface of an oak Makepeace has also created a set of 10 low 2tables from a single gusto_cookridge_advert_october_2011.pdf 07/10/2011 11:54 elm tree originally planted in 1740, and the ‘Phoenix’ chair which combines tree, as well as three benches from

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For more information on Lotherton Hall, visit www.leeds.gov.uk/lothertonhall or call 0113 281 3259.

Autumn at The Hepworth Wakefield

the Learning Studios into an exhibition of sculptures inspired by Clare’s exhibition and works in the collection.

Day trip to Brimham Rocks 12th November, 9.30am – 5pm. £45 full day or £7/£5 talk only. Explore the inspirational Yorkshire landscape with a guided tour at Brimham Rocks followed by a talk at the gallery with Dr Christine Finn, introducing the work of Jacquetta Hawkes in relation to the Clare Woods exhibition.

Since opening in May this year, The Hepworth Wakefield has welcomed over 250,000 visitors! In addition, it was recently awarded Best Architectural Achievement at The British Design Awards 2011.

This autumn, The Hepworth presents an exhibition of new works by British painter Clare Woods, The Unquiet Head, which runs until 29th January 2012. Using photographs taken at Brimham Rocks and Ilkley Moor as a starting point for her large-scale paintings, Woods’ work responds to the size of the gallery spaces, measuring up to 10.5 metres long and six metres high. They transcribe what she sees as magical elements of the landscape, such as rock formations, natural pools and twisted vegetation.

An integral part of the exhibition is a collection of works by Barbara Hepworth, Paul Nash, John Piper and Graham Sutherland from the Wakefield,

Artwalk: Nu Folk 30th November, 5 – 9pm. Free. An evening of Nu Folk music in the galleries, plus Yew Tree Youth Theatre – a perfect opportunity to see Clare Woods’ exhibition after hours as part of Artwalk. Sharing platters and bar service in gallery cafe.

Tate, Arts Council and British Council collections selected by Clare Woods.

A series of events and activities is planned to complement the show, including – The Family Sculpture Show 5th/6th November, 11am – 4pm. Free. Families can drop-in and help to transform

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Igrat’s ‘The Seagull’ - An Eye-opener for Chekhov Aficionados?

Igrat Theatre is finding the funny side of Chekhov. Using games and play in the rehearsal process, the darkly humorous, but often forgotten, elements of the classic text The Seagull are being brought to light in this fresh and exciting production.

Whilst another company might start rehearsals for a Chekhov piece with a group read-through, Igrat started by improvising their own Eurovision song contest! With on-the-spot choreography, a human pyramid and a ‘Ministry of Silly Walks’ follow-the-leader, it was clear from this first gathering that Igrat’s production of The Seagull was going to be far from the ordinary.

STUDIO OPEN WEEKEND Ceramic Artist Margaret Glackin is holding an Open Weekend at her pottery studio at 7 Oakwell Gardens in Roundhay (LS8 1RR) on Friday 2nd December (5 – 8pm) and Saturday and Sunday (1 – 6pm). to the public over the first weekend of December:

Margaret opened her pottery studio two years ago and produces handthrown domestic ware suitable for oven to table use alongside handbuilt sculptural, one-off pieces. On show on 2nd – 4th December will be drinking vessels, including wine goblets and ale tankards, teapots, bowls, vases and sculptural pieces.

Prices start from as little as £4.50.

Igrat, is a group of 13 students from the School of Performance and Cultural Industries who study Theatre and Performance Managing at the University of Leeds. Having studied various practitioners during their first two years at University, The Seagull is the company’s chance to put this study into practice. Bridging the gap between the student and professional world, the company is hoping to take The Seagull from its four day run at the Stage@Leeds, to the newly branded International Student Drama Festival, The Edinburgh Fringe and beyond.

The Seagull particularly appealed to Igrat as it provides both an interesting study of Chekhov’s original text, with its dark comedic roots, and is a poignant look at the state of the Theatre in modern day Britain. It looks set to be an eye-opener for both Chekhov aficionados and those looking for an accessible way into the Russian playwright’s works.

Igrat’s ‘The Seagull’ is at Stage@Leeds, University of Leeds from Wednesday 23rd – Saturday 26th November at 7.30pm. Tickets £8.50/ £6.50. For more information visit www.stage.leeds.ac.uk or email igrat_theatre@hotmail.co.uk

Seasonal refreshments will be available. For further information call 07905 726 862/ 0113 295 9541, or email margaret.glackin@ntlworld. com

SOUND & VISION Unless you’ve been residing in a remote cave for the last few months it’s unlikely to have escaped your attention that Ryan Gosling is pretty hot property at the moment. The guy is everywhere and exuding the kind of Hollywood hunk mojo that has been clogging up internet message boards and reducing grown men and women alike to giddy, giggling schoolgirls. His is the name on everyone’s nervously trembling lips.

DRIVE Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Ron Pearlman.

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In this ultra stylish LA crime caper Gosling plays a man with no name, referred to only as ‘The Driver’, an enigmatic, intense (and intensely cool) stunt driver for movies who also moonlights as a getaway driver for local hoods. Despite his butterwouldn’t-melt demeanor ‘The Driver’ is shown to have a heart not entirely made of stone when he develops a fondness for his neighbour, Irene (Carey Mulligan), and her young son.

Unfortunately, this burgeoning relationship is complicated by the fact that Irene’s jailbird husband, Standard, is soon to be released. When he arrives home we learn he still owes protection money to some really bad guys who require him to pull off a pawn shop heist to settle his debt. Wanting to do the best thing for Irene, ‘The Driver’ offers his services to help out. However, Standard and ‘The Driver’ are double crossed and the heist goes awry. And then things get bloody. Really bloody.

I must say that after the effusive hype that preceded its UK release, I expected more from Drive. It’s not a bad film by any stretch but nor is it a modern pulp fiction crime classic.

There is much to like here, the excellent cinematography for one thing.

Los Angeles hasn’t been so sumptuously and lovingly depicted on screen since Michael Mann’s films Heat or Collateral. Also pleasing are solid performances by Albert Brooks as the local crime boss and Ron Pearlman as his brutal, thuggish enforcer. Since I last saw him Brooks seems to have morphed into a thick set, craggy Gene Hackman type and the always-watchable Pearlman is a

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THE LEEDS GATHERING: A CELEBRATION OF CELTIC MUSIC & ARTS The Gathering, a ten day celebration of Irish arts and culture kicks off in Leeds on 10th November. Dozens of events including music sessions, film, literary and educational events will be taking place at venues across Leeds, bringing some of Ireland’s finest artists to the city.

Organised by the Irish Arts Foundation, the programme is designed to appeal to both those of an Irish background and the wider community with an interest in music and the arts. It features some of the most dynamic local, national and international performers and artistes in the world of Irish and Celtic arts.

Belfast- based traditional supergroup ‘At First Light ‘, described by the Irish Times as a ‘dream team line up’, will play Seven Arts on Sunday 13th November.

Otley Courthouse features virtuoso guitarist and button accordionist Tim Edey (formerly of the Sharon Shannon Band & Lunasa) on Sunday 20th November. Tim has an exceptional musical ear which allows him to play the most demanding instrumentals in any style you throw at him. Alongside him is Kiwi harmonica player and composer Brendan Power, with support from piano accordion legend, Karen Tweed. Eddi Reader and Alan Kelly, with special guest Kieran Goss, will play the City Varieties.

Two community ceilidhs will be taking place with a fine line up of visiting session musicians (including Ciara O’Sullivan, Vanessa Millar and Kevin Corbett), a lecture from Professor Harry White of University College, Dublin, and the UK Premier of the Irish Film The Other Side of Sleep.

For further information and full details of the programme, contact Irish Arts Foundation on info@ irisharts.org.uk or visit www. irisharts.org.uk

CHANTEL MCGREGOR - YOUNG BRITISH BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR Universal Music’s recent centenary album ‘100 Years of the Blues’ features a host of the world’s most iconic blues artists - Eric Clapton, BB King, Billie Holiday, Robert Johnson – the list is an impressive roll call of household names. The final (and longest) track of the album, Help Me, is from a name you might not know yet, but should certainly look out for: Chantel McGregor.

At just 24 years old, Chantel has just been voted Young Artist of the Year by the British Blues Awards, an amazing achievement and testament to her outstanding talent. She certainly challenges any preconception you might hold of a blues guitarist: she’s young, gorgeous and from Yorkshire!

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Described as a prodigy, she wields her ‘strat’ with an effortless dexterity that leaves you breathless.

Listen to one of her tracks or look her up on YouTube immediately and prepare to be surprised.

Probably one of the most accomplished guitarists in the country, she could turn her hand to any genre of music but she has been honing her blues skills in jams since she was 14, and it shows.

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LIFF25 Opens with Stunning Wuthering Heights

The new version of Wuthering Heights, filmed on the North Yorkshire Moors will open the 18day (3rd – 20th November) Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF), with a gala screening at Leeds Town Hall on Thursday 3rd November.

The film which stars Leeds newcomer James Howson as Heathcliffe and Kaya Scodelario, star of ‘Skins’, as Cathy, has already been hailed as ‘stunning’ by film critics and picked up the award for Best Cinematography at the Venice Film Festival.

“I’m delighted that the 25th Leeds International Film Festival will open with one of the most talked-about films of the year, and one with strong associations to the Yorkshire region”, said Chris Fell, Director of Leeds International Film Festival.

“Andrea Arnold’s raw interpretation of Wuthering Heights is a powerful experience and like none that has come before.”

Over 300 films from around the world will be screened in this 25th anniversary year. Paul Merton will be one of the big-name guests appearing – he will present a night devoted to silent film comedy.

LIFF25 features a superb programme of over 300 films, including breathtaking British cinema, outstanding world cinema, cult archive presentations, spine-tingling live music events, thought provoking documentaries, ‘wondermental’ experimental cinema and a selection of special events – from Paul Merton’s Silent Clowns at Leeds Town Hall on Wednesday 9th November, to the Thought Bubble Festival which celebrates comics and graphic novels, gaming and storyboarding.

Other highlights include the popular horror-themed Fanomenon Night of the Dead XI which returns on Saturday 5th November to Hyde Park Picture House, and Fanomenon Day of the Dead 5 at the City Varieties.

Tickets for LIFF25 are available in person from the City Centre Box Office at The Carriageworks Millennium Square, by phone on 0113 224 3801, and at www. leedsfilm.com The 25th Leeds International Film Festival is presented by Leeds City Council and funded by the MEDIA Programme of the European Union, the British Film Institute and Screen Yorkshire.

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MUSICLISTINGS

By Brendan Campbell

Tribes Tues 1 Nov, Brudenell Social Club LS6.

Camden four-piece heavily influenced by bands such as Nirvana & Pixies.

Huong Thanh Fri 4

Nov at Otley Courthouse.

Vietnamese Jazz Vocalistic. £10. 01943 467466

Toumani Diabaté Sat

5 Nov, 7.45pm at Howard Assembly Room. Master of the kora (Malian harp) with feet set in 21st century. £15

Stevie Jackson Sun 6

Nov at Brudenell Social Club. Best known as lead guitarist & singer in Belle & Sebastian.

Kathy Dyson & Firefly

Sun 6 Nov, 1pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton.

Guitarist playing the music of American jazz guitarist Emily Remler.

Steve Earle & The Dukes + Allison Moorer Thurs 10 Nov at

The Irish Centre, York Rd. Country folk legend with his band & Allison’s Southern soul & country. She cowrote ‘A Soft Place to Fall’ from The Horse Whisperer, Oscar nominated for Best Original Song 1999.

Music & Words for an Autumn Evening

Fri 11 Nov, 7.30pm at HEART Cafe, Bennett Rd. Headingley. Classical music & literary readings. Free.

Rockin For The Kids!

Sat 12 Nov, 7pm – 11pm at Royal Park Cellars, Hyde Park. Black Water, Hearts & Souls, Esper Scout, Jade & the Jilted Lovers, Iona Dhrum play to raise funds for Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice in Huddersfield. £3.50 www. forgetmenottrust.co.uk

The Miserable Rich

Wed 9 Nov at Temple Works. Baroque indie quintet using cello & violin as the lead instruments.

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by NME as ‘heartbreakingly beautiful’.

Bandiera Rossa Family Ceilidh Sat

12 Nov, 7pm at HEART, Bennett Rd. Headingley. All ages welcome. £8/4/2

The Wild Hogs + Wang Dang Doodle + DJs Paul Conner & Gip Damone Sat 12

Nov, 8pm at Meanwood Working Men’s Club (opp.

Aldi, Stonegate Rd). Tickets (£6 advance/ £6 on door) available from 1 Nov from Oxfam Books, Headingley.

All profits to Caring For Life.

The Hallé, Leeds Festival Chorus, Leeds Philharmonic Chorus

Sat 12 Nov, Leeds Town Hall. Bruckner Motets & Mahler’s Symphony No 2.

Details:224 3801, www. leedsconcertseason.com

Kevin Holbrough Bone Band Sun 13 Nov, 1pm at

Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton.

The Deadstring Brothers Sun 13 Nov at New Roscoe, Sheepscar, LS7. Wistful Americana from Detroit.

Janis Ian Mon 14 Nov,

8pm at City Varieties. Her ethereal vocals, poetic wordplay & sublime melodies stand the test of time.

The Low Anthem + William Elliott Whitmore Mon 14 Nov

Irish Centre, York Rd. Stunning music ranging from evocative folk ballads to garage. Plus WEW’s dramatic sound rooted in bluegrass, blues & folk protest music.

Kris Drever Tues 15 Nov, Brudenell Social Club. One of Scotland’s finest singer/ guitarists.

The Silent Bells Tour: Sleepingdog + Conquering Animal Sound + Farewell Poetry Wed 16 Nov at Left

Bank, Cardigan Rd. LS6 For more info on the musicians and for tickets, see www. wegottickets.com. Doors 7.30pm. Tickets £6.

The Shufflemonsters

Fri 16 Dec, 8pm – midnight at Swarthmore Education Centre, Woodhouse Sq. LS3. Licensed bar. Tickets £3 in advance from Swarthmore, £4 on door.

St Vincent Wed16 Nov

at Brudenell Social Club.

Annie Clarke is joined by full band, featuring Toko Yasuda (mini moog), Matt Johnson (drums) & Daniel Mintseris (keyboards).

James Hamilton’s Big Band Thurs 17 Nov,

8pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton.

The First Farewell Tour: Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds Fri 18 Nov at

City Varieties Music Hall.

Abdullah Ibrahim Sat

Wire Sun 20 Nov at Brudenell Social Club.

Masters of experimental punk. £14 Lau + The Deadly Gentlemen Mon 21 Nov

at Brudenell Social Club.

Lau - Best Folk Group at BBC Radio Two Folk Awards three years on the trot.

The DGs play cutting-edge bluegrass with roots deep in the American acoustic tradition.

Leeds Bluegrass Club

Last Thurs of each month, from 8.30pm at The Grove Inn, Back Row, Holbeck (off Water Lane, below City Square). Live, acoustic, Americana/ Bluegrass/ Country music. Resident Bands + Guests. £3 on door. Picking sessions in back rooms, musicians welcome. Details: John 267 0761, Kevin 267 7040.

Roots: Steve Phillips & Brendan Croker Fri 25

Nov, 8pm New Headingley Club, 56 St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Another fabulous night of blues. £5

The Necks + Harold Budd Fri 25 Nov, 7.45pm

19 Nov, 7.45pm at Howard Assembly Room, Grand Theatre. Solo piano, he combines rich harmonies & traditions of South African Township music with the creativity of jazz & proficiency of classical music’. £20

at Howard Assembly Room, Grand Theatre. Double bill featuring ‘pioneers of mesmerising music, exploring improvisation, groove, texture & motif’. £12.50

Warsaw Philharmonic

Autumn Jazz cafe Sun

Sat 19 Nov, Leeds Town Hall. Moniuszko Overture: Paria; Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto; Górecki Three Pieces in the Old Style; Beethoven Symphony No 5. Details:224 3801, www. leedsconcertseason.com

Phil Meadows + Stuart McCullum Sun

20 Nov, 1pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Saxman & guitarist.

27 Nov, 1pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton

Orchestra of Opera North Sat 3 Dec,

Leeds Town Hall. Barber Violin Concerto; Mahler Symphony No 5. Details: 0113 224 3801, www. leedsconcertseason.com

Group Inerane + Flower-Corsano Duo

Sat 3 Dec, 7.45pm at Howard Assembly Room, Grand Theatre. Two ecstatic & transcendental rock units from West Africa. £10

HEALTH & FITNESS

Leeds Masters League Raises More Money for Annabelle Rose Trust

St. Gemma’s Zumbathon St Gemma’s Hospice is planning a Leeds Zumbathon on Sunday 19th February 2012. The hottest fitness craze at the moment, the Zumbathon will be held at The Grammar School at Leeds, Alwoodley, 10am – 1pm. Not only could you be taking part in a fun and exhilarating Zumba session - it will be for three hours and it will be sponsored!

Leeds’ growing Masters Rugby League community converged on Old Modernians, Cookridge, on Sunday 23rd October in aid of local schoolgirl Annabelle Rose Wardleworth.

The Masters’ format - a modified version of the game for players over the age of 35 - has made rapid strides this year and around 100 of the city’s rugby league ‘legends’ assembled in Cookridge to compete in the Annual Annabelle Rose Challenge. The event was first held as a cross-code fundraiser in 2010 to help raise money for six year old Annabelle, who was born with Quadriplegic Spastic Cerebral Palsy, to travel to America for life-changing surgery.

Thanks to the support of many donors and sponsors and the tireless efforts of her parents, Annabelle successfully underwent surgery in January this year and, as a result, was able to walk for the very first time. In order to maintain her progress, Annabelle needs regular intensive physiotherapy. “Unfortunately there’s no provision for the level of support that Annabelle needs”, explained her dad and Leeds Akkies Masters player Ben Wardleworth. “It’s down to us to raise the money so she will be able to lead a normal and active life.”

Don’t panic though – the workouts are interval (slow then fast) and there will be lots of chances to get your breath back and ready for the next section. You don’t need to be able to dance, you can even be a complete beginner in dance and fitness – it’s perfect for those who don’t exercise and want to get involved. The event is open to both male and female participants and you will burn up to 2,400 calories!

The event was hosted by Leeds Akkies RLFC in conjunction with Leeds Rugby Foundation. As development manager Sam Horner commented: “We’re proud to be able to come together to help one of our own. The Masters format has been hugely successful in recent years and much of that is because of the camaraderie and pride shared between all the competing players.”

This is a sponsored only event. By signing up you are committing to raising funds towards the vital care St Gemma’s offers its patients. These services are provided free of charge. The hospice costs over £22,000 a day to run, so sponsorship is a vital part of their fundraising.

For more information please visit www.leedsakkies. co.uk or contract pottsrob@hotmail.com 07980 625 497, or www.annabellerosetrust.org

Places are limited, so make sure you doz’t miss out!

To book your place, call 0113 218 5505 or visit www.leedszumbathon.co.uk

HEALTH & FITNESS

Damian Gibson Joins Old Modernians

Free Tennis Coaching at Roundhay Park

Old Modernians Rugby Club has a notable addition to their 1st Team. Former professional Wales and Leeds Rhinos player, Damian Gibson has joined the club, and helped kick start the club’s season with a win over Burnley on 1st October.

Free tennis coaching, delivered by a professional coaching team, is available at the tennis courts in Roundhay Park on the last Saturday of every month. The sessions, which involve cardio tennis, coaching tips, touch tennis, competitions, tactical tips and timed tennis, run from 2 – 4pm and are suitable for all ages and abilities. Families are very welcome. All equipment is provided.

Gibson, an Australian by birth, has played for a variety of super league clubs including Leeds Rhinos and Castleford Tigers. The former Welsh international currently coaches the Leeds Rhinos under 20s squad.

There is no need to book – just turn up on the day. For further information, visit Friends of Roundhay Park website at www.forp.co.uk, call 0113 395 0001, or visit www.leeds.gov.uk/tennis

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Richmond House Awarded Links Mark for Innovative Foreign Language Teaching The award is part of the Department for Education’s ‘Links into Languages’ initiative which offers financial support for innovative curriculum development projects that help to transform language learning for pupils.

Richmond House is committed to teaching foreign languages and, this year, has introduced French to Reception and Year 1 classes. It is now taught throughout the school, and Spanish has been added to the curriculum in Years 5 and 6.

The school has some exceptional linguists who reached the final stages of the National Junior Language Challenge for the last three years. This year 12 pupils were in the semi finals, making up 40% of the top 30 qualifying entrants. This is the highest percentage of semi-finalists from one school in Yorkshire. Last year there were tree final places available for Yorkshire entrants and Richmond House pupils took all of them.

“We pride ourselves on our forward thinking in languages and believe that learning a foreign language from an early age benefits our children in so many ways”, said Katie Lucas, Modern Foreign Languages Coordinator.

Richmond House Families Get Out and About Paul Oldham, Deputy Head at Richmond House School, has arranged several weekend camping trips and scenic walks in the Yorkshire countryside to encourage families to do fun activities together.

“Walking is a love of mine and I was keen to share that passion with the children and help them to see the benefits of the ‘big outdoors’” said

Paul. “Too often children want to spend all their time in front of games consoles and television sets and don’t appreciate the world around them.”

Surveys have shown that children actually prefer being outside and playing with friends to any other activity.

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“I have had a lot of positive feedback from parents who have said that, after the walks, their children have had high energy levels, were keen to do similar activities again and that they didn’t realise some of the beautiful places visited existed. For many it has been the start of a new family hobby.”

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WEETWOOD PRIMARY WIN AT LORDS! Children from Weetwood Primary recently represented Leeds in the ‘Chance To Shine’ competition at Lords – a national initiative designed to encourage children to play cricket.

The competition, sponsored by Pinsett Mason, included teams from Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham and London. The children met members of the England Ladies Cricket team and had a tour of the ground,

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“We are very proud of the children’s brilliant achievement”, said Head

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COMMUNITYNOTICES ACTIVE Abbey Runners Tues, 7.45pm Adel Memorial Hall, Church Lane, for local run & Thurs, 7.20pm, Leeds Met Beckett Park campus for coached track sessions. All standards of runner welcome. Details: www.abbeyrunners.co.uk Aerobics/Body Conditioning Classes Thurs, 8.15pm& Sat 8am at Meanwood Parochial Hall. All ages & abilities welcome. £3 per session. Details: meanwoodaerobics@ yahoo.com/ 07970 713372 After Eights Badminton Club Mon 8.30 – 9.30pm, Holt Park Sports Centre.

New members welcome.

Turn up & try our friendly club – free. Pay by term.

Details: Helen, 0113 305 3327 Briggate Morris (Women’s Northwest Morris Dancing) Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm at Brownberrie Lane Preschool, Horsforth.

New members welcome.

All ages & abilities, no experience required.

Details: Katie 07890 754115,www.briggatemorris.blogspot.com

Holt Park Leisure Centre.

Details: Roger 267 4716, Sara 287 6250 Leeds Contra Ceilidh meets 8 - 10.30pm at Headingley Parish Hall, St Michael’s Rd. (near the Skyrack). 2nd & 4th Tues of month (Sept to June).

Live band! No partner or experience required.

Newcomers welcome.

Details: Liz 284 3282, www.leedscontra.freeuk. com Leeds English Folk Dancing Society Weds, Meanwood Methodist Church (School Room), 7.30 – 9.30pm.

Details: Derry Fletcher 07960 335926 Leeds YHA Walking Group Walks, cycle rides, weekends & social activities. Over 160 members aged 20-74.

Details: Stephen 368 0417, www.leedsyha.org.uk Lindy Fridays Friday night Lindy Hop classes for complete beginners onwards at The Carriageworks, Millennium Sq. No partner required, Beginners class 7pm (Level 2 Room1) £5. Details: www.lindyfridays.com

Cookridge Rambling Club meets Sun, 9.30am in the car park of Cookridge Village Hall for walks of approx 6/8 miles.

Transport can be provided when required. Details: Shirley 267 9452.

Lindy Hop Dance Mon, Moortown Social Club, Cranmer Gardens, LS17. Beginners 8pm, Intermediates 9.15pm.

No partner needed.

Swing music. £5/£4.

Details: Joyce 278 9891/ 07748 702102 www. swingjiveleeds.com

Kirkstall Harriers Running Club Mon & Wed, 6.50pm, Kirkstall Leisure Centre. All abilities welcome! Details: www.kirkstallharriers.org. uk, kirkstallharriers@ googlemail.com

Meanwood Amateur Boxing Club Mon & Wed 5.45pm, Fri 7pm, Meanwood Workingmen’s Club, Stonegate Rd. Beginners welcome. Details: 07914 506691

Leeds Area Disabled Swimming Club Are you recovering from a stroke or other condition where swimming could help? A friendly, safe environment where you can swim & gain confidence. New members welcome. Mon 7 -8pm at

Phoenix Folk Dancers English Country Dancing, Adel Methodist Church Hall, (behind the Lawnswood Arms), Wed 8 – 10pm. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary.

Details: 2611902

Sailing Crew of Six Wanted for competitive sailing on east coast. Purpose built sports sailing boat, safe & stable in all weathers.

Racing most Sun, Feb – Oct 2012. Transport available from Leeds. No experience necessary.

All ages welcome.

Details: 07973 512562 adelsailing@gmail.com www.euronautica.net/ tecnica/phuket-sports8. asp Scottish Country Dancing Thurs 7.30 – 9.30pm, St Columba’s, Headingley Lane. No partner necessary. £2.50 incl refreshments. Details: 269 1791, 278 2300, pathynes001@tiscali.co.uk Singles’ Dance Night Tues 7.30pm at Moortown Social Club, Cranmer Gardens LS17. £3. Do you want to make new friends? Join them for a great night of fun, music & dancing.

Details: Paul 07724 460317, pauldjdom@ btinternet.com or 268 5039 St Chad’s Tennis Club Join our friendly club & play tennis throughout the year - fun club sessions & competitive opportunities.

New members welcome.

Details: Anne Wallace 274 9917 Weetwood Walking Group Walk to a healthier life!

Lower blood pressure, reduce cholesterol, enhance mental wellbeing, control weight, improve flexibility, reduce risk of heart disease & stroke.

Details: Rachel Hepton 07528 252412, rachel. hepton@wysport.co.uk ARTS & CRAFTS Chinese Brush Painters Society Sat 12/ Sun 13 Nov: Painting workshops with Xiao Bai Li from Plymouth. All workshops at Pool-in-Wharfedale Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane, Pool,

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10am - 4pm. New members welcome.

Details: Anne Allan 01422 368482, mail@cbpsyorks. co.uk Flower Arranging Classes 1st Thurs of month, 1.30pm & 7.30pm at Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane, LS6. Beginners welcome. Details: Kath Hall 275 2436 kaybeehall@ talktalk.net Flower Arranging Classes Wed 7 – 9pm at The Grammar School at Leeds, Alwoodley, LS17.

Beginners & experienced arrangers welcome! Next course begins 21 Sept 2011. Details: Judy Watker 07538 132053, 261 2379, watkers@btinternet. com.

Harrogate & Nidderdale Art Club Autumn Art Exhibition & Sale Sat 19 & Sun 20 Nov, 10am – 5pm at Ripley Town Hall, Ripley, Nr Harrogate HG3 3AX. Free admission. Details: www. handnart.co.uk.

Headingley Flower Club Christmas Workshop Fri 4 Nov, 7 30pm St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. Learn how to do a Christmas decoration. All abilities welcome. Details: call 293 3154 for details of what to bring along.

Wednesday’s Headingley Community Art Group now meets at HEART, Bennett Rd, 10am – 12.30pm. Old & new members welcome.

We share our creative abilities. Call in on the day – be surprised! Details: Michael 07923 106084 Yorkshire Flower Club Wed 9 Nov: National demonstrator Derek Armstrong, 7.15pm at Harrogate High School, Birstwith Rd. (off Knaresboro Rd) Harrogate.

Details: 01423 872617.

Wed 7 Dec, Christmas Demonstration by Eileen Barraclough, 2pm at Almscliffe Hall, Harrogate Rd, Huby, LS17. Details 01943 863172

COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS Autumn Fair Sat 12 Nov, 10.30am – 1pm at Meanwood Methodist Church (corner of Monkbridge & Stonegate Rds). Cafe, tombola, raffle, fun stalls, children’s games & much more. Adm. Free.

Artsmix Markets 2nd & 4th Sat, 11am – 5pm on Albion Place, LS1. Fabulous crafts & gifts. More dates in runup to Christmas – Nov: 12, 19, 26; Dec: 3, 10, 17.

Book Sale Sat 26 Nov, 10am – 1pm at Cookridge Methodist Church (corner of Otley Old Rd/Tinshill Rd) Cookridge. Large selection of paper & hardback books. Refreshments.

Children’s Society Annual Coffee & Mince Pie Morning Sat 26 Nov, 10 – 11.45am at St Michael’s Parish Hall, St Michael’s Rd. Headingley. Cakes, tombola, bric a brac. Adm £2

Christmas Fayre Sat 26 Nov, 1.30 – 3.30pm at Hyde Park Methodist Mission Church, Woodsley Rd, LS3. Refreshments, Christmas stalls, tombola, plants etc.

Coffee Morning with toasted tea cakes, 10.30am 1st Sat of month, West Park United Reformed Church. Proceeds to Caring For Life, Cookridge Coffee Morning & Art Exhibition Sat 1 Oct, 10.30am – 12 noon at St Chad’s Parish Centre.

Cakes, tombola, bric a brac, also. In aid of Mission to Seafarers Early Christmas Fair Sat 19 Nov, 9am – 1pm at Meanwood Methodist Church (corner of Meanwood & Monkbridge Rds). Cakes, buns, & preserves, Duncan’s bacon butties, book stall, fancy goods, raffle, tombola & a very warm welcome!

Hazel’s NSPCC Christmas Fair & Coffee Morning Tues 1 Nov, 10am – 12pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. Jewellery, cards, handbags, scarves, bric a brac, cakes new stalls, tombola & raffle. Adm £2 incl. coffee & mince pie.

Headingley Farmers’ Market 2nd Sat of month, The Rose Garden in front of The Arc on North Lane.

9am – 12.30pm.

Health & Wellbeing Day Sat 3 Dec 10.30am – 3.30pm at Swarthmore Education Centre, Woodhouse Sq. LS3. Experience tasters & treatments in alternative therapies & purchase gifts for Christmas. Proceeds towards roof appeal.

Hyde Park Community Shop Open Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 1 – 4pm at Hyde Park Methodist Mission Church, Woodsley Rd. LS 3.

Ladies, men’s & children’s clothing, books, toys, brica-brac & more. 90% of things cost just £1.

Moorlands School Christmas Fair Sat 3 Dec, 2 – 5pm at the school on Foxhill Dr. Weetwood Lane LS16. Come along & join in the fun. Santa’s Grotto, loads of great stalls selling perfect Christmas gifts, refreshments, raffle & much, much more. Adm £1 adult, children free.

National Trust (Leeds Group) Christmas Fair Sat 19 Nov, 10am – 12 noon at St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. LS16. Coffee, stalls etc. Bring your friends. All welcome.

Santa’s Coffee Morning Sat 3 Dec, 10.30am – 12 noon at Stainbeck United Reformed Church, Stainbeck Rd. Meet Santa & enjoy coffee & a chat.

Also cakes, books, Fair Trade goods & crafts for sale. All welcome. Proceeds to ‘Children in Distress’. http://stainbeck.urc.org. uk/.

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COMMUNITY NOTICES Saturday Coffee Morning 10am – 12 noon at Headingley Methodist Church, Chapel St. Headingley LS6. Delicious homemade cakes, teas, coffees, juice & lots of chat every Saturday. Everyone welcome.

UNICEF Special Gift Fair Sat 12 Nov, 10am – 3.30pm at St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd, Roundhay, LS8. An excellent variety of unusual stalls & gifts GROUPS/CLUBS Air Yorkshire Aviation Society Interested in aviation, aircraft old and new, airports? Why not try Air Yorkshire - regular guest speakers, monthly colour magazine, trips and social events. Details: Dave Senior 0113 282 1818, www.airyorkshire.org.uk/ Alwoodley Motor Club Every other Thurs 8.30-9pm, The Wharfedale Inn, Arthington Lane. All welcome. Details: 0113 391 0403, www. alwoodleymc.org.uk Book Reading Group Mon 14 Nov, 3 – 5pm at HEART, Bennett Rd. Headingley.

Starting ‘Christmas at Thrush Green’ a book full of nostalgia, warmth & brilliant characters, by Miss Read. All are welcome to read or just listen. £1 incl. refreshments. Details: 269 0356 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 Budgie Sitters Circle Do you worry about your budgies when you’re away? Join the Budgie Sitters Circle – then you can hand your budgies over to another member & return the favour when they go away, & you’ll know your pets are being well cared for. Details: Lilliane 275 5479, lilliane98@hotmail. com Chevin Antique Society meets 1st Tues of the month (Sept – May), 8pm at West Park Rugby Clubhouse, Bramhope.

Speakers on a wide range of subjects. Annual

Membership £25. Details: Lis Loach 0113 267 4843, Sally Wilkinson 0113 267 1721 Kaleidoscope Social Club for over 50s & unattached with a zest for life. Monthly programme of events. Not a dating agency. Details: 262 1455 or 261 2619, www.kaleidoscopeleeds. weebly.com Leeds Bridge Club, Moor Allerton Sports & Social Centre (MASSC), Stonegate Rd. LS17. Beginners: Mon 2 - 4.15pm, Fri 7 - 9.15pm.

Improvers: Fri 10am - 12.15pm. Details: www. leedsbridgeclub.com Lawnswood Bridge Club 1.15pm Tues, YMCA Otley Road. Small friendly club playing Chicago. New members welcome with a partner if possible. Details: 07771 610350 Leeds Caledonian Society The ever popular St Andrews Dinner/Dance is on Sat 26 Nov at Castle Grove, Far Headingley.

Tickets from 267 4141.

Annual Church Service at Headlngley, St Columba URC, Sun 27 Nov, 10.45am.

Leeds Combined Arts Poetry Evening Wed 16 Nov, 7.30pm at HEART, Bennett Rd. Headingley.

The first half will be hosted, in the second half everyone is welcome to read. Entry £1.50 incl. refreshments.

Details: 269 0356, www. leedscombinedarts.org.uk Leeds Feline Friends Can you give a cat a good home away from a busy road?

Details: 216 0593, mail@ leedsfelinefriends.org.uk www.leedsfelinefriends. org.uk Leeds Horticultural Society meets 1st Tues on month, 8pm at St Chad’s Centre, Otley Rd. Tues 1 Nov - illustrated talk on Winter Flowers & Wildlife Photography by John Gardener. Visitors welcome. Members free.

Membership £10 pa single/ £15 pa couples.

Details: Pat 0113 225 0030 www.leedshs.org.uk Leeds Hospital Alert Small group of concerned people campaigning for preservation of the NHS.

Next meeting Thurs 17 Nov, 7.30pm at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Details: Beatrice Rogers 0113 278 5495 Leeds Lions meets 2nd Mon, Holiday Inn Express, Cavendish St. LS3, 7.30pm.

Details: 0845 833 7428, www.lionsclubs.org Leeds Movie Makers Get more out of your camcorder & film making.

Fri 7.30pm, Stainbeck United Reformed Church Hall, Stainbeck Lane (rear entrance). Details: George Wooley 225 6444, Doreen Wood 278 2972 Leeds National Trust Autumn & Winter programme now underway with monthly lectures at St Chad’s, a lunch with speaker, the Christmas Fair, & December coffee morning. Details: Pam 0113 258 8178 Leeds Photographic Society, the oldest photographic society in the world, meets Tues 7.30pm, 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 Skyrack Lions Club meets 2nd & 4th Thurs, 7.45pm at the New Headingley Club, 56 St Michael’s Rd. Headingley.

New members & helpers welcome. Help the needy of Leeds & create new friendships. Details: 01943 510106, Granville.barker@ sky.com, www.105c.org.uk/ leedsskyrack Leeds U3A is a vibrant organisation for anyone not in full time occupation.

Over 25 interest groups & regular fortnightly meetings. Details: Bill 07552 448834, www. u3aleeds.org.uk The Meanwood Players a new amateur drama group, meets Thurs 7 – 9pm at the Meanwood Institute, Green Rd. Details: 07791 129068 Mark & Spencer’s Sunday Roast - New North Leeds LGB professional social networking Sunday afternoon events.

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more interesting, meet Headingley, Chapel Allerton, Meanwood & Roundhay based gay & lesbian professionals. Details: mandssundayroast@gmail. com.

Meanwood Men’s Society Mon 14 Nov: Supper Night, The Chequers, Bilton, 7.30pm from Meanwood Shopping Centre Mon 28 Nov: Talk – Courting with Consumer Law, 8pm, Meanwood Institute.

Details: Mark 274 7611, Colin 274 6316.

Mercury Movie Makers Club for camcorder owners. Weds, Rawdon Conservative Club, 7:30pm.

Advice freely available.

Regular film & practical evenings, & occasional outdoor events. Details: 0113 257 7274, www. communigate.co.uk/brad/ mercmove 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 Oxfam Book Club now meets 1st Tues of month, 7.30pm at The Chemic Tavern, Johnson St. Woodhouse LS6. Details: jessgoodacre@hotmail.com Paxton Horticultural Society Late Autumn Show Sat 26 Nov, open to public 2 - 4.30pm at Paxton Hall, 186 Kirkstall Lane LS5. Schedule available from Graham Wheatley for those interested in exhibiting. Details: 256 3055, wheatleygraham@ yahoo.co.uk Royal Park Community Consortium holds regular meetings every Tues, 7pm at the Burley Lodge Centre, Burley Lodge Rd. LS6. Meetings are open to anyone who would like to get involved in the project to turn Royal Park School into a community centre. Details: Sue 07796 784018, Paul 07962 255621, www. royalparkschool.org

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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 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 White Rose Ladies Speakers Club meets 2nd & 4th Mon, 8pm at Farsley Library, Old Rd, Farsley LS28. On 14 Nov Lindsay Dutch, an outstanding speaker, will give a workshop. Nov 28 will concentrate on impromptu speeches. All women welcome. Details: Stephanie Hanson 07903 687625, www.the-asc.org. uk MUSIC Amici Singers Friendly mixed voice choir welcomes new singers, experienced or not. No auditions. Rehearsals Thurs pm at Adel Methodist Church. Details: 228 5932 or 267 1292.

Bell Ringing at St Chad’s Thurs 7.30 – 9pm Beginners & experienced ringers welcome. Details: Simon Futers 230 0186, t.s.futers@leeds.ac.uk Free Community Choir Sun 6 Nov -11 Dec, 5 – 6pm at Meanwood Methodist Hall, then for five weeks from 8 Jan. Run by Jamie Fletcher (www.jamiefletcher.co.uk).

Organised by your local Church & Community Partnership. Details: 393 0600, www.threechurches. org.uk

Free Drum Circle Workshops Sun 6 Nov – 11 Dec, 3.30pm at Meanwood Methodist Hall.

Run by Jamie Fletcher (www.jamiefletcher.co.uk). organised by your local Church & Community Partnership & made possible through grant funding from East North East Homes. Details: 393 0600 www.threechurches. org.uk

& classical pieces. Details: Tracy 07914 833394

Friends of University Art & Music helps to foster the musical & artistic outreach of the University of Leeds.

Membership open to all.

Regular activities arranged.

Details: 0113 343 2584, www.leeds.ac.uk/fuam

Players for Pleasure offers playing opportunities to adult amateur musicians.

All levels, beginners to advanced. All instruments & all ages over 18. New performers especially welcome. Friendly, informal & supportive atmosphere. Details: www. playersforpleasure.co.uk

Harwood Singers Concert Sat 3 Dec, 3pm at Meanwood Methodist Church (corner of Monkbridge & Meanwood Rds), followed by tea. Adm. £6. Details: Brigitte 278 4988 Lawnswood Singers A female choir, practices Wed 7.30pm Holy Trinity Church, Green Lane, Cookridge.

Good female singers welcome to try us out.

Wide repertoire & friendly people! Details: Brenda Hawer 0113 2671292, www.lawnswoodsingers. co.uk.

Leeds & Bradford Barbershop Harmony Club Mon, 7.30pm, Rawdon & Guiseley Conservative Club, Leeds Rd, Rawdon.

Male singers who can take on four part harmony most welcome. Details: 01274 583 989 Leeds Organ & Keyboard Club meets Wed, 7.30 – 10.30pm at Guiseley Factory Workers Club, 6 Town St. LS29. Come along & listen to or play the Club’s Roland AT900c organ & Yamaha PSR S900 keyboard. Concert by Robert Davies Wed 2 Nov, 8pm. Guests £4. Details: 0113 226 5671, www. leedssocialclubs.co.uk New Direction exciting new female choir (all ages). Wed 7.30 – 9.30pm Yorkshire College of Music & Drama, St Mark’s Ave, LS2. Will be performing in concerts, competitions & charity events throughout the year. West End musicals, pop & folk songs,

Phoenix Concert Band A community wind band rehearses weekly at West Park Centre, Spen Lane, Thurs 7.30 – 9.30pm.

No audition. Players of a suitable standard welcome (Associated Board Grade 5). Details: secretary@ phoenixband.co.uk, www. phoenixband.co.uk

Singing is Fun Day Join some of the Harwood Singers with their Conductor, Kath Harwood, to sing at Oxford Place Methodist Church, next to Leeds Town Hall, on Sat 26 Nov, 10am – 3.30pm. £5 per person. Bring sandwiches for lunch.

Drinks provided. Money goes to charity. Details: 0113 274 2458 Society of Recorder Players Friendly adult group meets 2nd Sat of month, 2 – 5pm at United Reformed Church, Headingley, to play a variety of styles of music.

New members welcome.

Details: Caroline Payne 01943 467348 Sunday Night Live! New monthly event 1st Sun of month, 7pm at Costa Coffee Headingley, hosted

by City Church Leeds.

Live entertainment with a twist of faith! Enjoy your favourite coffee, live music & real life stories that will warm your heart!

Details: 275 8466, mail@ citychurchleeds.net, www. citychurchleeds.net West Riding Opera has vacancies for chorus members to participate in concerts & staged opera selections. All voice ranges welcome, no audition.

Rehearsals Wed, 7.30pm at West Park Centre, Spen Lane. Details: 01274 595978, davewb8@sky. com

The White Rosettes Female barbershop chorus (four part unaccompanied harmony), 12 x national champions, rehearse Wed 7.30 – 10pm at Moorlands School, Foxhill Dr, Weetwood Lane, LS16 5PF. Details: Jan Spencer 07852 210640, membership@ whiterosettes.org.uk Yorkshire Late Starter Strings (YLSS) rehearse Sat, 10am – 12.30pm at West Park Centre, Spen Lane. Friendly, informal string orchestra made up of adult learners who play a stringed instrument. Players of all abilities welcome. Specific beginners group for those especially new to playing.

Details: www.ylss.org SENIORS Beaus & Belles Christmas Dance Sat 17 Dec, 7 – 11pm at Cookridge Village Hall, Green Lane, LS16.

Get out your dancing shoes & have some fun!

Ballroom/Sequence & Fun Dance. Plus buffet, raffle, and licensed bar. £5 on door. Details:Sheila 217 9136, Ken 230 1213, & Edna 267 9670 Bollywood Films at Hyde Park Picture House Matinee performances have restarted. The next film is ‘Mausam’ on Thurs 3 Nov, 11.15am. English subtitles. £3 adults/ £2 children. Refreshments available. To get on mailing list call OWLS on 369 7077.

Carpet Bowls Thurs, 1.45 - 3.45pm at St. Stephens Church, Cranmer Rd, off King Lane, Moortown.

Join us for exercise & fun! £1.50 incl. tea. Details: Sheila 275 7965 Lunch Club Mons & Weds 11-1.30pm (£4). Stainbeck United Reformed Church, Stainbeck Rd. Meal, friendship, gentle exercise.

Transport provided.

Volunteers always welcome. Details: Avril or Brian 293 5847, Angela 225 3766 Luncheon Club Meets 12 noon Tues at Headingley Methodist Church Hall, Church St. Open to anyone over 60 for food & friendship. New members

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welcome. Two course hot meal £3.50. Please order in advance. Details: 275 5615, 275 1592 Mena Exercise Classes Chair-Based Exercises: 10 -11am Bentley Court; 11.30am – 12.30pm Memorial Dr; 1.30 – 2.30pm Astura Court. Tai Chi classes Tues 2 – 3pm & Thurs 12 – 1pm at Meanwood Community Centre, £2. Details: MENA 278 5777 OWLS (Older Wiser Local Seniors) provides activities for seniors living in Headingley, Burley, Little Woodhouse & parts of Kirkstall. Membership is free for those aged 60 or over. You will receive a quarterly newsheet with information about all activities etc. Details: 369 7077 or infoowls@gmail. com St Chad’s Lunch Club Weds 12 - 1.30pm at St Chad’s Parish Centre. Tasty 2-course meal, tea/coffee, biscuits & good company for just £3.50! Open to all those of retirement age living locally to St Chad’s.

Transport provided. Details: Anne 274 9917, Claire 275 2917 STEP (for the over 60s in West Park & Far Headingley) at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Butcher Hill LS16. Mon 1 – 3pm afternoon tea, cakes & bingo; Tues 10 – 11.30am Gentle Exercise & a cuppa; Thurs 10 – 11.30am cuppa & toasted teacake, followed by Bingo & Brunch 11.30am - 1.00pm.

Details: 275 7988, www. stepleeds.org.uk.

SPIRITUAL Alpha Course Wed 7.30pm South Parade Baptist Church, Kirkstall Lane, Headingley. For anyone interested in learning about the Christian Faith.

Details: 0113 275 4989 Catholic Churches Our Lady of Kirkstall parish covers Leeds 16, Horsforth & Kirkstall. Churches: Holy Name, Otley Old Rd (Parish office: 267 8257); Saint Mary’s, Broadgate Lane, Horsforth (Parish secretary: 258 2607); The Assumption, Spen Lane.

Parish Priest: Fr PA Smythe M.A.,Ph.D; Assistant Priest:

Fr BK Akpoigbe MSP.www. ourladyofkirkstall.org.uk Christian Science Church Services, 40 Otley Rd, Headingley: Sun 10.30am.

Testimony meetings 2nd Wed of month, 7.30pm & 4th Wed 2.30pm. Reading Room open 11am - 2pm Tues, Thurs & Fri. www. christianscience.org.uk City Church Leeds Ashwood Centre, 44a Headingley Lane, LS6. Services for all the family Sunday 10.30am. Loft Café open 7.30pm Sunday for informal get together.

Life Groups in homes around the city, student & youth get-togethers at Ashwood during the week. All welcome.

Details: 275 8466 / mail@ citychurchleeds.net / www. citychurchleeds.net FREE ‘drop in’ group meditation Sun 7- 8pm (except 3rd Sunday of month: 6.30-7.30pm).

Experience peace & calm with periods of silence & guided meditations.

Brahma Kumaris, West Park. Details: 2757727, leeds@uk.bkwsu.org, www. bkwsu.org/uk/leeds FREE 8 week Raja Yoga Meditation Course Wednesdays commencing 9 Nov, 1 – 2.30pm.Booking required. Details:275 7727, leeds@uk.bkwsu. org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/ leeds Headingley St. Columba United Reformed Church (70 Headingley Lane) Sunday worship 10.45am followed by refreshments & fellowship. All are welcome.

St Michael & All Angels Headingley Parish Church Service times: Wed 10.30am Communion Service; Thurs 8am Communion Service; 2nd & 4th Sun of month 8am Communion Service; Sun Parish Communion 10am; Communion Service 12.30pm; Evensong 6.30pm. All welcome.

Details: www.st-michaelsheadingley.org.uk Holy Trinity Meanwood Sun 8.30am Said Holy Communion (call or see website for venue); 10am Sung Eucharist; 11.30am Gather (relaxed cafe style). 2nd Weds 10am Holy Communion.

Everyone Welcome.

Details: 275 7885, www. holytrinitymeanwood.org.uk Learn to meditate FWBO Leeds Buddhist Centre. A contemporary approach to meditation, mindfulness & the Buddhist tradition.

Also classes in yoga & bodywork, chronic pain & stress management.

Details: 244 5256, www. leedsbuddhistcentre.org.

Leeds Healing Centre Now at Burley Lodge Centre, 42-46 Burley Lodge Road, LS6. Healing by members of The Healing Trust (NFSH) to aid relaxation & promote wellbeing.

Fri 11am – 2.30pm.

Healing also at Friends’ Meeting House, Roundhay, Thurs 7 – 8.30pm.

Donations appreciated.

Details: 07985 121810, 01274 617700, www. leedshealingcentre.org Leeds Reformed Baptist Church meets for Sunday services at the West Park Centre, Spen Lane (10:30am & 6pm). Many other activities through the week at 20 Cottage Rd, incl. pre-school, children’s clubs, toddlers & various other groups. Details: 275 8996, www.leedsrbc.org.

Leeds Stillness Group meets Mon 7.30 - 9.30pm at Quaker Friends Meeting House, 136 Street Lane, Roundhay. Based on the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now & A New Earth. Watch footage of an Eckhart Tolle talk followed by a period of silent meditation. Small donation appreciated.

Details: 07884 332644 or www.peacenowhere.com Leeds Theosophical Society Sun 13 Nov: Atma Trasi presents ‘The Story of the TS: A Star is Born’ on the formation & early years of the Theosophical Society. Sun 27 Nov: Janet Hoult on The Dhyani Buddhas – looking at some aspects of this hierarchy of celestial beings.2.30pm at 12 Queen Sq. LS2. Free.

Everyone welcome. Details: www.ts-leeds.org.uk.

Meanwood Methodist Church Monday Fellowship Meetings held fortnightly, 2pm in The Schoolroom.

Varied programme, interesting speakers. Warm welcome. Details: Marjorie Hopwood 275 6913.

Meanwood Valley Baptist Church meets at Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Ave. Sunday service 11am, coffee 10.30am. Details: Church Office 275 7215, www.mvbc.org.uk.

Our Lady of Lourdes Church 130 Cardigan Rd, LS6 Sunday Mass 8.45am; Fri Holy Hour with Mass 7pm. Details: 225 9751 www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk Quaker Meeting for Worship & Children’s Meeting Sun 10.45am Quaker Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2 www.leedsquakers.org.uk Meditation Classes at Ratnasambhava Kadampa Buddhist Centre, 22 Wetherby Rd, Oakwood (Tues 1 Nov, 12.30 – 1.30pm & 7.30 - 9pm) & Friends Meeting House, Woodhouse Lane (Thurs 7.30pm). Guided relaxation meditation techniques suitable for all 7.30-9.30pm. £5. Day course in Harrogate Sat 26 Nov. Details: www. meditationinleeds.org, 0113 265 8164 South Parade Baptist Church, North Lane, Headingley. Lively services every Sunday 10.30am (+ Junior Church) & 6.30pm.

All welcome.

St Chad’s Parish Church, Far Headingley Parish Communion 9.30am every Sunday in church, & Evensong at 6.30pm in church. All welcome.

Details: 274 4322, www. stchads.co.uk St Paul’s Church, Ireland Wood, LS16 Sunday Services 8am &10am. Kidz Club 3rd Sunday.

Stainbeck United Reformed Church Stainbeck Rd. Sunday Worship 10.45am.

Family worship with Sunday Club & crèche followed by tea, coffee & conversation.

Communion 2nd Sunday.

Praise & reflection service: Thurs 7.30 – 8pm.www. stainbeck.urc.org.uk St Augustine’s Church (Wrangthorn), Hyde Park Corner. 10.30am services every Sunday. 1st, 2nd & 4th Sundays Holy Communion, 3rd Sunday shorter family service.

6.30pm evening service.

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St Urban’s Catholic Church Grove Lane, LS6. Mass times: Sun 10.30am; Mon – Fri 9.15am; Tues Mass Rosary Benediction 7pm; Sat 11am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, 12noon Mass, 6pm (Sun Vigil). Details: 225 9751 www.dioceseofleeds.org. uk Teachings of the Fourth Way The spitiual way brought by G.I.Gurdjieff has been recognized as one of the most original, enduring & penetrating teachings of our time. Meetings in Leeds & Otley. Details: 07814 951231, info@ gurdjieff-leeds.com Leeds Gurdjieff Society West Park United Reformed Church, Spen Lane. Sunday Service at 10.30am.

Crèche for young children where they are looked after for part of the service.

Tea/coffee & a chat after service. A warm welcome to all.

SUPPORT Arthritis Care Leeds Branch Meets 3rd Tues of each month, 7.30 – 9pm, St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley. New members welcome. Details: Pat 0113 275 7694 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@crohnsandcolitis. org.uk, www.groups. crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/ Leeds Different Strokes Invites stroke survivors to join them, Wed 1.45 – 3.45pm, Adel Stables, Back Church Lane. Incl. an hour of exercise. Details: Linda McLean 225 4744 DREAM (Disability, Recreation, Education & Advisory Meetings) has a new website with details of all their activities for people with disabilities in NW Leeds. Visit www. dreamnwleeds.btck.co.uk Families Need Fathers 7.30pm, 2nd Wed of month, Victoria Hotel,

Great George St, Leeds.

Support & advice group for parents trying to maintain & develop relationships with their children, following divorce or family breakdown. Details: Don 07981 710179, Ray 07921 728747.

Leeds Diabetes Support Group 1st Mon of month, West Yorkshire Playhouse, 7– 9pm. Variety of speakers. All welcome.

Details: Joan Wells 225 4528.

Leeds Samaritans provide confidential, nonjudgemental support 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide. They listen with an open mind & in complete confidence, for as long as you need.

Details: 0113 245 6789, 08457 909090 The Open Door Café A meeting place for people with dementia & their carers. Last Mon of month (except bank hols), 2-4pm, New Headingley Club, St Michael’s Road. Details: Nikki 231 1727 Transition Meanwood ‘Green Drinks’ 3rd Wed every month 8pm, East of Arcadia. All welcome - meet to chat about green issues & develop ideas to reduce Meanwood’s carbon footprint. Details: www.transition-city-leeds. wikispaces.com & enter Meanwood.

Wheatfields Carers Support Group Small friendly group meets at Wheatfields, Grove Lane, 2nd Wed of month, 1.30 – 3pm.

Chat over coffee & share experiences. Details: Chris Ellis 203 3342, Angie Thompson, Carers Leeds, 246 8338 The Yorkshire Cancer Help Centre is now at the Day Therapy Unit, St Michael’s Hospice, Harrogate two Saturdays each month, offering support for people with cancer & their loved ones. Details: Esme 01423 881392/ Karen 01937 573166, www.ychc.org.uk

TALKS & DISCUSSIONS Café Philosophique (Weetwood Residents’ Association)Thurs 17 Nov, 7.30pm in the Sports Pavilion, Richmond House School’s Playing Fields, Glen Rd, Weetwood.

Michele Ledda’s topic is ‘Is poetry trying to tell us something?’ £3.

Headingley Cafe Scientifique Mon 7 Nov, 7.45pm at New Headingley Club, 56 St. Michael’s Rd. LS6. Dr Anthony Payton, University of Manchester, will talk about ‘Genetics & Intelligence’. All welcome.

Adm £2. Details: ann. clarke17@yahoo.co.uk Inaugural Hook Lecture Thurs 17 Nov, 7.30pm Leeds Parish Church.

Baroness Mary Warnock DBE FBA will talk about ‘The Foundations of Morality’. The Right Rev John Packer, Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, will chair proceedings & Living Oasis will operate a book stall & book signing by Baroness Warnock. Adm free but by ticket, available from Leeds Church Institute 245 4700, general@ leedschurchinstitute. org or contact@ leedsparishchurch.com Leeds Geological Association Thurs 10 Nov, 7.15pm in the Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre, Michael Sadler Building, Leeds University. Lecture : ‘Large – scale Carbon Dioxide Storage: Geological Reservoirs’ by Prof Bruce Yardley, Leeds University.

Visitors welcome. Detailed directions: www.leedsga. org.uk Leeds Microscopical Society (LMS) meets 2nd & 4th Thurs, 7pm at Alwoodley Methodist Church Hall. Varied programme of talks & practical evenings, open to all with an interest in natural history & who wish to learn about microscopy.

Nov 10th: Leeds Museum’s Slide Collection. Nov 24th: Pollen Analysis in Archaeology. Details: Mike Smith: 293 5991, mikesmith_ls176sh@ yahoo.co.uk

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 261 2589, http// sites.google.com/site/ leedsnaturalistsclub The Thoresby Society, Leeds Local History Society. Tues 1 Nov, 7.15pm. An audio walk around Holbeck, Meet at Friends’ Meeting House, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds.

Or visit their wonderful local history library at 23 Clarendon Rd, 10am – 2pm Tues & Thurs. Details: 247 0704 or www.thoresby. org.uk Yorkshire Archaeological Society (Family History Section) Sat 12 Nov, 11am at 23 Clarendon Rd, Leeds, lecture entitled ‘Edward Baines & the Leeds Mercury’ by David Thornton. ‘Free drop in sessions Tues 2 - 4pm for anyone needing help with family history research.

Details: Mrs J. Butler 0113-263 9540 Women’s Groups Four Seasons Needle Workers meets fortnightly 1.30 – 3pm, Four Seasons Cafe, Mark Lane (behind St John’s Church, Briggate) to knit & crochet items for charity. All welcome.

Lessons given. Friendly people. Details: 262 0250 Leeds Women’s Luncheon Club meets 4th Wed of month for lunch, 12.15pm, Cosmopolitan (formerly Golden Lion), Swinegate, Leeds. Interesting speakers. Details: 267 931 Muslimah Mums’ Group A hub of sisterliness.

Details: MuslimahMums@ yahoo.co.uk, www. muslimahmums.co.uk Soroptimist International Meet 2nd Mon each month 7pm at Weetwood Hall. All ladies welcome. Details: www.soroptimist-gbi.org/ leeds

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The Tuesday Club - Ladies’ Lunch Group Devonshire Hall, Cumberland Rd, Headingley, last Tues of month. Lunch 12.30pm, followed by visiting speaker. Details: Heather Harrison 267 8437, hharrison578@btinternet. com University of Leeds Ladies’ Club welcomes women connected to the Uni as either serving or former staff members, partners of staff, or grads of the Uni. Regular events. Details: uleedslc@gmail.com Wednesday Women 1st Wed of month, 8 – 10pm at Parochial Hall, Meanwood.Building relationships & supporting women in the community.

New members are invited to join for friendship, support, conversation & varied programme of activities.

MISC/ Events Auction of Promises Fri 11 Nov, from 7pm, bidding starts 8pm, at St Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Rd. Far Headingley. Light buffet, bar & produce stall, plus wide range of promises to bid on (catalogue available on line). In aid of St Chad’s Church. If you are unable to attend but would like to bid, proxy bidding forms are online. Details: www. stchads.co.uk.

Christmas Extravaganza of Musical Entertainment Organised by Leeds Group of UNICEF UK. Thurs 1Dec, 7pm at Ripley Castle.

Tickets (£15) include mulled wine & mince pies.

Details & tickets: 01943 851257.

Cookridge Amateur Dramatics Society presents ‘When the Reaper Calls’, a comedy thriller by Peter Colley, Thurs 10 – Sat 12 Nov, 7.30pm at Cookridge Village Hall, Green Lane, LS16. Tickets £6 adults/ £5 concessions from 0113 239 0800 or on the door.

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,

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volunteer@leedsth. nhs.uk for volunteer application pack. www. leedshospitalsfundraising. org.uk Froebelian School Reunion Sat 19 Nov, for former pupils & staff who left in 1980s, If you have not received an invitation, or would like further information, please contact Julie West on 258 3047 or e-mail office@froebelian. co.uk French For Fun! A mixed ability (but not beginners), mixed age group meets Tues afternoons, October to Easter, in Moor Allerton Library.

Led by a sympathetic & knowledgeable tutor, they all help each other & share some laughs along the way. Details: Jeanne Jackson 01937 572204, jeannejackson@tesco.net Hope Pastures Horse & Donkey Sanctuary Weetwood Lane, LS16.

Visitors welcome 10.30am – 2.45pm. Free admission.

Groom a pony sessions Sat 10.30 – 11.30am. Details: Karen 0794 894 8158. www.hopepastures.org Jewish Genealogical Society (Leeds Branch) Sun 27 Nov, 2.30 – 4.30pm at Sinai, Roman Ave. LS8. Researching your family history?

Jewishgen - the home of jewish genealogy – a tutorial by Michael Tobias, the man who created most of the databases on this genealogical website. £3, JGSGB Members free.

Details & to book: Ann Lightman 0113 261 1363, c.lightman@sky.com Large Room for Hire Meanwood Methodist Church, Monk Bridge Rd. Excellent floor, adjacent kitchen & disabled facilities, plus smaller room for meetings of 1215 people. Weekdays & evenings. Details: 293 9564 Large Room for Hire West Park United Reformed Church, Spen Lane, LS16. Weekdays & some evenings. Details: 278 5373

Mind Body Spirit Workshop Wed 23 Nov, 7.30pm at HEART, Bennett Rd. Headingley. Rachel Surtees, a qualified holistic therapist & practicing member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists, will present a talk on ‘Holistic Healing’. Entry £3.50/£3 concessions. Details: www. leedscombinedarts.org.uk (MBS Section) Paxton Horticultural Society Rooms for hire at competitive rates at Paxton Hall, Kirkstall Lane, LS5.

Details: Doreen Sergent 266 5237.

Rooms for Hire Headingley Methodist Church has rooms of various sizes which can be used for meetings, activities & celebrations. Details: Margaret Appleyard on 257 6547

Volunteering Opportunities at Caring Together Looking for something rewarding & fun? Why not volunteer with us? We support older people in Woodhouse & Little London, offering practical as well as emotional support. We also run various exercise, educational & social activities. Details: Lisa Hutton 243 0298, caring. together@dial.pipex.com Volunteer Collectors Wanted! St Gemma’s Hospice is looking for people to help with collections in local supermarkets. Wide range of dates & times to choose from. The hospice earns over £40,000 a year from store collections and boxes in the community. Details: Jenny 218 5565, www. st-gemma.co.uk

Rooms for Hire at Swarthmore Wide range of rooms for hire accommodating up to 140 people. Meeting rooms, hall/ dance studio, computer rooms, art rooms, crèche & café with roof garden. Details: Swarthmore Education Centre, Woodhouse Sq. LS3. 0113 243 2210, info@swarthmore.org.uk, www.swarthmore.org.uk Roundhay Park Geology Trail 2nd Sat alternate months. Led by a geologist & starting from the Mansion Visitor Centre at 1.30pm. No geological knowledge necessary.

Please wear suitable footwear. Trail leaflets on sale at visitor centre & Lakeside Restaurant.

Details: Bill Fraser 260 8764 St Chad’s Scouts Looking for fun, adventure, or a new challenge? Why not join our leadership team – No prior knot tying experience required! gsl@ stchadsscouts.org.uk.

UNICEF Special Gift Fair Sat 12 Nov, 10am – 3.30pm at St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd, Roundhay, LS8. An excellent variety of unusual stalls & gifts

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