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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

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They organise regular ‘working parties’ tocarryoutvarioustasks, inconjunctionwithLeeds City Council gardeners, to improvethe appearance of this local beauty spot.Work involves clearing rubbish and debrisatnominatedsiteswithaviewtore-plantingandrejuvenating.

The Friends generallymeet on the secondSaturdayofthemonthat10aminTheHol-lies car park and work for 1 ½ - 2 hoursdependingontheproject.Attheendofthesession refreshments are provided includ-ingtea,coffee,colddrinksandhome-bakedcakes!Thisgiveseveryonethechanceforawellearnedbreakandachat!

To date they have cleared several ditchesand drainage channels, removed rubbishand dead foliage, and uncovered a pathwhichhadbeenimpassable.

With more volunteers they could achieveeven more. Helping for even half an hourcouldmakeahugedifferenceandwouldbegreatlyappreciated.IfyouwouldliketojoinTheFriendsof TheHollies (even if youareunable to help with manual work), pleasee-mail your details to [email protected]

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Like many people, Angela enjoyssocialisingwith friends and goingout for meals with her husband.Butshecouldn’thavedoneeitherofthesethingsafewmonthsago.

Angela suffered a bleed to thebrain and a strokewhich left herunabletowalk,washherselfprop-erly or use a knife and fork. ShespenttimeinStJames’,intheIn-tensiveCareUnitatLeedsGeneralInfirmary and in Chapel AllertonRehabilitationUnit.

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Angela’s SkILs workers began byvisitinghertwiceadayandhelpingher with things like washing anddressing.Theysetsmallgoalsandencouragedherwhenshewas

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“Nothinghasbeendonebyus-it’sall been done by Angelawith oursupport”,explainedLiz,oneofherre-ablementworkers.She is keentostressthatit’sverymuchateameffort.

Angela has also had help aroundher home with assistive technol-ogy, suchasagrabstick,awalk-ing trolley, and has recently hadabath lift fitted. “I’vecomeon inleapsandboundssinceIhadthewalking trolley”, she said, “and Iwasdreamingofabath!”

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Michael Tobias, Vice President of ProgrammingJewishGen, was recently honoured with the IAJGSLifetimeAchievementAwardforhisworkinsettinguptheJewishGendatabases.His tutorialwill includeanexampleonhowheusedthedatabasestore-unitetwoHolocaustsurvivorcousins.

The tutorial is from2.30 – 4.30pm on Sunday 27thNovemberatSinai,RomanAvenue,LeedsLS82AN.Tobookyourplace,pleasecontactAnnLightmanon

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A Christmas Craft Fair at HEARTHeadingleyChristmasArtandCraftFair isscheduledtobeheldatHEART,BennettRoad,HeadingleyonSat-urday10thDecember,10am–4pm.Promisingtobebiggerandbetterthanever,therewillbesomethingforeveryone– inaddition to30artandcraftstallssell-ing quality handmade goods spreading through twoor three rooms, therewill bemusic,mince pies andmulledwineinthecafé,children’sartandcraftactivi-ties,facepainting,andlotsmore!

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Councillor Mark HarrisCouncillor Mark Harris

IwasdisappointedtolearnthatWestYorkshireFireAu-thority has proposed substantial cuts to our local firestation.

Theyrecentlyannouncedthatwewould loseafireen-ginefromactivedutyatthestation,andthiswouldbereplacedbyamuchsmaller responseunit.We’realsogoingtolose12fire-fighters.Thesecondfireengineatthestationwill remainbutwillbeunmanned,andwillserveonlyasabackupwhen theotherengine isoutofaction.

I thinktheseproposalswill leavetheserviceunderre-sourced to a potentially dangerous degree. They alsoneedtobeseeninthecontextofthewiderprogrammeof fire station closures acrossWest Yorkshire. Gipton,oneof thenearestalternativefirestations, is toclosecompletely,andwillbereplacedbyastationfurtheroutatKillingbeck.Thiswillfurtherstretchresources.

Thefireauthorityhopesthatthesemeasureswillsaveupto£4millionayearacrossWestYorkshire.Iunder-standtheneedforallpublicservicestomakesavings,but Ibelievetheseproposalsposetoomuchofarisk,notjusttoMeanwoodbutalsothemanyotherpartsofnorthandnortheastLeedsthatareservedbythefirestation.

These proposals are not yet a done deal. There is anopportunityforlocalresidentstoinfluencethedecisionbyparticipatingintheconsultationthatiscurrentlyun-derway.ThefinaldecisionremainsthatoftheWestYork-shireFireAuthority,butastrongdisplayofpublicopposi-tionmaywellcausethemtothinkagain.

Iwouldurgeanyonewhofeelsstronglyaboutthisissueto make their feelings known. Responses should bemade inwriting [email protected]

StephenHardy,ConsultationCo-ordinator,WestYorkshireFireandRescueAuthority,OakroydHall,BradfordRoad,Birkenshaw,BD112DY

Aspecialhotline–01274655717–hasbeensetupto guide people through the consultation process. Formoredetailsoftheproposals,visit www.westyorksfire.gov.uk

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HO! HO! HO! and Help St Gemma’s!JoinhundredsofSantasforafantasticallyfunandfes-tivedayonSunday11thDecember.

SignupfortheLeedsSantaDashinaidofSt.Gemma’sHospice, a one mile sponsored dash through Leeds,dressedasSanta.Thisissponsoredevent,soyoucanhelpraisemoneyfortheexcellentpatientcaretheHos-piceprovides.EachparticipantwillreceivetheirveryownSantasuittoruninontheday.Forfulldetailspleasecall01132185505orvisitwww.st-gemma.co.uk

Children and Christmas Go TogetherTheLeedsgroupofUNICEFUKaimstobringchildrenandChristmas togetherbystagingasuperChristmasGiftandCraftFaironSat12thNovember,10am–3pmatStEdmund’sChurchHall,LidgettParkRoad,Round-hay,LS8.Entryjust£1.

The fairwill featureahugevarietyof stalls, includingknitwear, jewellery, cakes and preserves, ceramics,plants,woodengifts,booksandtoys,aswellasUNICEFcardsandgifts,andofcourseacafe.

UNICEFhopestohelpyouinyoursearchforthatelusive‘justright’Christmaspresent,andatthesametimeyouwillhelpingthemostdisadvantagedofchildren.Thereare somany children around theworld lacking cleanwater,vaccinestopreventdistressingillnessesandtheopportunitytohavesafe,freeprimaryschoolingtohelplift themoutofpoverty.UNICEF is theretohelp themandisattheforefrontofemergencyresponsestodis-asters.

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All Hail Headingley Ale Festival!With the growth of independent breweries in the localarea,andthefantasticreputationthatmanyofthemal-readyhave,isitanywonderthatRuthEdwards(previouslylandlady at The Chemic Tavern), and her partner KevinCooke, who runs 309 Studios onMeanwood Road, de-cidedtostagetheHeadingleyAleFestival?

The festival isbeingheldatStMichael’sParishHall,StMichael’sRoad,inHeadingleyon9th,10thand11thDe-cemberandwillserveonlyYorkshirebrews.

“Thereareloadsofamazingnewlocalbreweriesemergingandthemicrobreweryindustryisbiggerthaneveratthemoment”,saidRuth.“Wehaveoptedtoselectourrangefrom Yorkshire breweries only. Even within the bounda-riesofthecounty,thereissomuchvarietyandsomanywonderful flavours thatnarrowing the selectiondown to45alesisnoteasy!”

Yorkshire also boasts a fantastic selection of real ciderproducers,andtherewillbeanumberofciderstotemptpeople too. Local selected breweries include: RidgesideBrewery – Meanwood; Kirkstall Brewery; Burley StreetBrewhouse;LeedsBreweryWharfebankBrewery–Otley.OtherYorkshirefavouritesare Ilkley,Saltaire,EllandandCopperdragon, and newer include Revolutions, MagicRockBrewery,BrassCastleandGeeves.Thelistcontinuestogrow!Tokeepupwithdevelopments,visittheirwebsiteat www.headingleyalefestival.co.uk and be sure to dropintothefestivaltoenjoythiscelebrationofYorkshirebeer.

COMMUNITY NEWSLegion Calls on Government to Support Bereaved Families The Royal British Legion is thenation’s leading Armed Forcescharity providing care and supporttoallmembersoftheBritishArmedForces,pastandpresent,and theirfamilies.Itiscurrentlycelebratingits90thAnniversaryYear.Manypeopledon’t realise that it spends nearly£1.4 million a week on helpingboth the serving and ex-Servicecommunities.

Campaigning for the Armed Forcesfamilyisasimportantnowasitwasin1921.AtthemomenttheLegioniscallingonGovernmenttodoallitcanforbereavedArmedForcesfamilies,specifically by appointing a ChiefCoronertospearheadreformoftheinquestsystem.

Greg Mulholland,MPforLeedsNorthWest, attended arecent event at theHouseofCommonsorganised by TheRoyalBritishLegionto highlight the im-portance of sup-porting bereavedArmedForces fami-liesandlearntmoreabout the Legion’swork.

“The Legion doesvery important wel-fare work for someof my most vulner-able constituentsin both the serv-ing and ex-Servicecommunities”, saidGreg.“Itisvitalthatwearethereforthoseservingincur-rentconflicts,andespeciallyforthefamiliesofthosewhohavemadetheultimate sacrifice. They deserve asmuchsupportaswecangivethem.”

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Twoofthecommonermembersofthecrowfamily, theyarebirdsofopencultivatedcountry.They roost in largegatherings in woods from which they disperse daily toagriculturalland.Rooksnestcoloniallyintheirrookeriesintreetopsinopencountryorinvillagesortheedgeoftowns.Alsocolonial, jackdawsnest inholesinoldtreesand cliffs and often in towns and villages, typically inchimneysandchurchtowers.

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THE U FILESTHE FINANCIAL CENTRE OF WEST PARKWhenyougoback100years,youcancomeupwithsomeinterestingcomparisonswithtoday,notleastwithregardtothecountry’sfinancialsituation.

In1911thethenLiberalChancellor,DavidLloydGeorge,wasstrugglingwith inflationragingat0.1%.Housepric-es were fairly stable, with the new villas of West Parkselling for about £1,250,whichwould equate to about£110,000 today. Then, £1,250 was not an inconsider-able sum, given that the average teacher’s salary was£177per annum.Skilledworkers earnedbetween£97and£125ayearandsolicitorsaveragedabout£1,345.Indeed,figuresfromthetimesuggestthatthecostofrun-ningahouseholdwithacook,housemaidandnursemaidwas less than£100per annum,with the cook earningonlyabout£35ayear.

Eventhen,muchliketoday,acertaingroupofhomebuy-ers seem to have been amongst themost highly paid.Along with the woollen merchants and other entrepre-neursmoving intoWestParkwerequitea fewbankers.The1911censusrecordsshowthefinancialhubofWestPark was based around Ashleigh Road and ThornfieldRoad.

Amongst other residents were two bank managers, afinancial agent, a retired bank accountant and a bankcashier.WhilstroundthecorneronHorsforthLaneresid-edastockbroker.Thecensusdoesnotrecordtheirsala-riesnoranybonusestheymayhavereceived.

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A Magic Extravaganza! Leeds Skyrack Lions Club in Headingley is stagingan evening of magic on Thursday 24th November,7.45pmattheNewHeadingleyClub,56StMichael’sRoad,Headingley,LS63BG.

TheshowwillfeatureStevieBfromtheBradfordandNorthernMagicCircleandHarrogateSocietyofMa-gicians, and SebastianWalton a youngmember ofthe LeedsMagical Association andNorthernMagicCircle.

Theshowisamust-seeandwillberaisingmoneytohelpfundadisabledyouthexchangeforover20indi-vidualstovisitLeedsforaweeknextyear.

Tickets(£10,includingatwocoursehotsupper)arelimitedandareonafirstcomefirstservedbasis.Tobook,[email protected] Tickets will be posted toyouonreceiptofpayment.

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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 them-selves a fortune out of the urgent need to feed the exploding popula-tion 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 mer-chants 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 Ex-change at the top of Briggate (not the Corn Exchange we know now, which was built later). The old Ex-change had an open market square behind it, where the dealers all had their stands displaying samples of the grain they had on offer. The mar-ket was packed, business was thriv-ing, 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 splen-did 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 decora-tive work, and an impressive full-height staircase hall, lit by a lantern with the architect’s name inscribed around it. And there were some

innovative modern features: fire-proof cast iron beams in the base-ment, and a newly-invented boiler system to heat the house: the manu-facturer proudly advertised that a model had been installed at Headin-gley 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 inter-esting marriage: in 1869 she married Thomas Clifford Allbutt, a physician at the Infirmary who went on to pur-sue a distinguished career, crowned with a knighthood. He invented the pocket clinical thermometer (previ-ous models were a foot long!), un-dertook significant research in vari-

ous specialisms, and published an important work on systems of medi-cine. 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 him-self in 1881, not a castle but in the style of an early manor house: Carr Manor, in Stonegate Road, Mean-wood, built on the site of the seven-teenth century Carr House.

Headingley Castle itself was sold in 1866 to Arthur Lupton, who came from a long-standing and distin-guished 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.


THEY LIVED IN HEADINGLEYTHOMAS 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.

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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 feel-ing 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.

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Complimentothers–somethingwehardlydoenoughof.Thinksomeonelooksgoodtoday?Didagoodjob?Iswearinganicepairofshoes?Tellthem!It’sprettymuchguaranteedyou’llmaketheperson’sdayandyou’llboostyourownconfidenceintheprocessbyfightingyourfearofspeakingtostrangers.

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It could have been Barcelona! Cast your mind back to that fabulous week at the end of September. Tem-peratures 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 restau-rants 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 tempo-rary holiday atmosphere on Greek Street.

Inside the restaurant seemed bright-er – 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 to-matoes, marinated in infused lemon oil; mushrooms sautéed in gar-lic and white wine; and a fabulous mixed bean, orange and mint salad.

The king prawns were suitably spicy and the langoustines delicious (al-though 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 rev-elation. 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.

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.

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A Winter Appeal for Hope Pastures Inwinter,HopePastures’ feedandbedding bills treble. There is nograss so the horses’ diet has tobe supplemented with hay. Theanimals are stabled, whichmeansmoreclean,drybeddingisneeded,and the older horses need lots ofspecial feed to keep them happyandhealthythroughthecoldweath-er. Some horses need warm wa-terproof coats and these regularlyneedcleaningandrepairing.

Thedaytodayrunningofthesanctu-arycostsalotofmoney.Justtogiveyouan idea:painkillers toeasear-thritisinanoldhorsecosts60pperday, theyuse50perweek.Asackofcarrotscosts£1andtheyuseasack per day. They use five sacksofponynutsaweekat£6asack.A sack of chopped hay, for horses

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Withmorethan120differenttypesof brain tumour, is it any wonderthat this disease,which killsmorepeople under 40 than any othertype of cancer, is so hard to diag-nose?Brain tumour research isvi-tal,yetremainsdesperatelyunder-funded.

Recently 34 women from all overYorkshire,allofwhomhadbeenaf-fectedbybraincancerinsomeway,got together throughBrainTumourResearchandSupport (BTRS) andproduced an elegant, semi-nudecalendar,usinglittlemorethanhatsforcover!TheiraimisraisefundstoenabletherecentlylaunchedTrans-lational Neuro-oncology Group atLeedsInstituteforMolecularMedi-cine (LIMM) not only to continue,butalsotogrowanddevelop.

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ARTS & CULTUREFind Original, Unique Art Along the Headingley Arts TrailHomes and businesses from Heading-ley toWestParkare throwingopentheirdoorsforthesecondHeadingleyArtsTrailovertheweekendofSaturday12th/Sun-day13thNovember.

Over 80 local artists and craftspeoplehave been selected to showcase theirworkandvisitorswillbeabletoviewandpurchaseworkfrombothemergingartistsandmoreestablishedpractitioners.

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This year, TheBowery inHeadingleywillbehostingChristmasWorkshopsforchil-drenontheSunday(bookinadvanceatwww.thebowery.org).

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The 1939 film version of Wuther-ingHeightsstarredLaurenceOlivierasHeathcliff andMerleOberonasCathy. It isa lovestorywithaddedghosts, full ofwell-dressedcharac-ters talking posh. Olivier gives usaHeathcliff starklydifferent to theoneintheenigmatic,originalnovel.

It was certainly not ludicrous, liketheoneplayedbyCliffRichardinamusicalversion,but itwasnot theoneinEmilyBrontë’smind,theonewe can only guess at that is, be-causeshewasanintenselyprivatewoman not given to explanations.HerHeathcliff is violent, obsessiveandconsumedbyadesireforpowerandrevenge.HebeatsIsabellaafterhemarriesherandhangsherdog.Aromanticheroorwhat?

So how did Emily picture him?Would it have been someone likeTomHardy,TimothyDalton,orRalphFiennes, just three of the manywhite actors who have played thepart? Sometimes they had blackhair, sometimes faces darkened alittle withmakeup. I think that An-drea Arnold might be close to themark with James Howson star oftherecentawardwinningfilmadap-

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A Lascar was a seaman recruitedfromplaceslikeBengal.Thousandslived in England in the Brontës’time,manywithwhiteBritishwives.

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Emily would have been well-ac-quaintedwiththeevilsoftheslavetrade(Liverpoolwasaslavingport)through her father Patrick, an ad-mireroftheanti-slaverycampaignerWilliam Wilberforce MP, who hadsponsoredhimwhenhewasapoorstudent at Cambridge University,and she would have known aboutthe magnificent Yorkshire houses

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She may well have known aboutblack anti-slavery campaignerslike freed slave Olaudah Equiano,whose autobiography was a best-sellerinthelateeighteenthcentury,and the American Frederick Doug-lass,whospokeinLeedsintheyearbeforethefirstpublicationofWuth-eringHeights in1847. MoreblackpeoplelivedinEnglandinhertimethanpeoplerealise.AblackHeath-cliff subjected to racism and beat-ingsisverycredible.

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Drawingona50-yearcareer,whichhasseenhisworkexhibitedinLon-don, Germany and the USA, theexhibitionfeatures23piecesoffur-nituretakenfromcollectionsintheUKandabroad.Keyexhibitsinclude‘Ripple’, a chest with wave formscarved into the surface of an oaktreeoriginallyplantedin1740,andthe‘Phoenix’chairwhichcombines

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STUDIO OPEN WEEKENDCeramic Artist Margaret Glackin isholdinganOpenWeekendatherpot-terystudioat7OakwellGardens inRoundhay (LS81RR)onFriday2ndDecember (5–8pm)andSaturdayandSunday(1–6pm).tothepublicoverthefirstweekendofDecember:

Margaretopenedherpotterystudiotwo years ago and produces hand-thrown domestic ware suitable foroven to table use alongside hand-built sculptural, one-off pieces. Onshow on 2nd – 4th December willbe drinking vessels, including winegoblets and ale tankards, teapots,bowls, vasesandsculpturalpieces.Pricesstartfromaslittleas£4.50.

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IgratTheatreisfindingthefunnysideofChekhov.Usinggamesandplayintherehearsalprocess,thedarklyhumorous,butoftenforgot-ten,elementsoftheclassictextTheSeagullarebeingbroughttolightinthisfreshandexcitingproduction.

WhilstanothercompanymightstartrehearsalsforaChekhovpiecewith a group read-through, Igrat started by improvising their ownEurovisionsongcontest!Withon-the-spotchoreography,ahumanpyramidanda‘MinistryofSillyWalks’follow-the-leader,itwasclearfromthisfirstgatheringthatIgrat’sproductionofTheSeagullwasgoingtobefarfromtheordinary.

Igrat,isagroupof13studentsfromtheSchoolofPerformanceandCultural IndustrieswhostudyTheatreandPerformanceManagingattheUniversityofLeeds.Havingstudiedvariouspractitionersdur-ingtheirfirsttwoyearsatUniversity,TheSeagullisthecompany’schance to put this study into practice. Bridging the gap betweenthestudentandprofessionalworld,thecompanyishopingtotakeTheSeagullfromitsfourdayrunattheStage@Leeds,tothenew-ly branded International Student Drama Festival, The EdinburghFringeandbeyond.

The Seagull particularly appealed to Igrat as it provides both aninterestingstudyofChekhov’soriginal text,with itsdarkcomedicroots,andisapoignantlookatthestateoftheTheatreinmoderndayBritain. It looksset tobeaneye-opener forbothChekhovafi-cionadosandthoselookingforanaccessiblewayintotheRussianplaywright’sworks.

Igrat’s ‘The Seagull’ is at Stage@Leeds, University of Leeds fromWednesday 23rd – Saturday 26th November at 7.30pm. Tickets£8.50/£6.50.Formoreinformationvisitwww.stage.leeds.ac.ukoremailigrat_theatre@hotmail.co.uk

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In this ultra stylish LA crime caperGoslingplaysamanwithnoname,referred to only as ‘TheDriver’, anenigmatic, intense (and intenselycool) stunt driver for movies whoalsomoonlightsasagetawaydriverfor local hoods.Despitehis butter-wouldn’t-melt demeanor ‘The Driv-er’ is shown to have a heart notentirely made of stone when hedevelops a fondness for his neigh-bour, Irene (Carey Mulligan), andheryoungson.

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joy,hisoversizedcartoonishfeaturesmakingyoureal-izehowlittlemake-upworkwasrequiredtotransformhimintoHellboy.

AndGoslingdoesstrikeaniconicfigureas‘TheDriver’channeling a bit of vintage SteveMcQueen cool. ButBullitthisain’t.

Firstly,thisishardlyGosling’sbestperformance,forthatcheckouthissuperbOscarnominatedturninHalfNel-son.ItmayjustbethathisroleinDrivedoesn’thavehimdoingagreatdeal. ‘TheDriver’ isapretty tight lippedkindofguysothedialogueisprettythinonthegroundbut,mostinfuriatingly,hedoesn’tactuallydothatmuchdriving!I’mabitofasuckerforagoodcarchaseandI’mafraid tosayDrive leftmewanting.Thatsaid, I’munlikelytodoasoneUSmoviegoerdidrecentlyandat-tempttosuethedistributioncompanybecauseitwasn’tlikeTheFastandtheFurious(truestory).

ItseemstomethatDrivewasonitswaytobeingalu-rid andexhilarating ridebut tookawrong turn some-where.Thepacingisallaskewandtheplot(ornarrative‘drive’,forwantofabetterterm)unfoldsincrementallybetween long, lingering shotsofRyanGosling lookinghandsomeandcoolandnotdoingorsayingmuch.It’sasifeventhecameramanhasbecomebesotted,“Screwthenextscene,Ican’ttakemyeyesoffthisstud!”.Formymoneythewholethingcould’vebeenconsiderablytightenedupduringtheeditingprocess.

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Organised by the Irish ArtsFoundation, the programme isdesigned to appeal to both thoseof an Irish background and thewidercommunitywithaninterestinmusicandthearts.Itfeaturessomeofthemostdynamiclocal,nationaland international performers andartistes in the world of Irish andCelticarts.

Belfast- based traditionalsupergroup ‘At First Light ‘,described by the Irish Times as a‘dreamteamlineup’,willplaySevenArts on Sunday 13th November.

OtleyCourthousefeaturesvirtuosoguitarist and button accordionistTim Edey (formerly of the SharonShannon Band & Lunasa) onSunday 20th November. Timhas an exceptional musical earwhichallowshim toplay themostdemanding instrumentals in anystyle you throw at him. Alongsidehim is Kiwi harmonica player andcomposer Brendan Power, withsupport from piano accordionlegend,KarenTweed.EddiReaderand AlanKelly,withspecialguestKieran Goss, will play the CityVarieties.

Two community ceilidhs will betaking place with a fine line upof visiting session musicians(including Ciara O’Sullivan,VanessaMillarandKevinCorbett),a lecture from Professor HarryWhiteofUniversityCollege,Dublin,andtheUKPremieroftheIrishFilmTheOtherSideofSleep.

For further information and fulldetails of the programme, contactIrish Arts Foundation on [email protected] or visit www.irisharts.org.uk

UniversalMusic’srecentcentenaryalbum‘100YearsoftheBlues’fea-tures a host of the world’s mosticonic blues artists - Eric Clapton,BBKing,BillieHoliday,RobertJohn-son– the list isan impressive rollcallofhouseholdnames.Thefinal(and longest) track of the album,HelpMe,isfromanameyoumightnot know yet, but should certainlylookoutfor:ChantelMcGregor.

At just 24 years old, Chantel hasjustbeenvotedYoungArtistoftheYearbytheBritishBluesAwards,anamazing achievement and testa-menttoheroutstandingtalent.Shecertainly challenges any precon-ception youmight hold of a bluesguitarist: she’s young, gorgeousandfromYorkshire!

Describedasaprodigy,shewieldsher ‘strat’ with an effortless dex-terity that leaves you breathless.Listentooneofher tracksor lookheruponYouTubeimmediatelyandpreparetobesurprised.

Probably one of the most accom-plished guitarists in the country,shecouldturnherhandtoanygen-reofmusicbutshehasbeenhon-ing her blues skills in jams sinceshewas14,anditshows.

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LIFF25 Opens with Stunning Wuthering Heights

The new version of WutheringHeights, filmed on the NorthYorkshire Moors will open the 18-day (3rd – 20th November) LeedsInternational Film Festival (LIFF),withagalascreeningatLeedsTownHallonThursday3rdNovember.

The film which stars Leedsnewcomer James Howson asHeathcliffe and Kaya Scodelario,starof‘Skins’,asCathy,hasalreadybeen hailed as ‘stunning’ by filmcriticsandpickedup theaward forBestCinematographyat theVeniceFilmFestival.

“I’m delighted that the 25th LeedsInternationalFilmFestivalwillopenwith one of the most talked-aboutfilms of the year, and one withstrongassociationstotheYorkshireregion”, said Chris Fell, Director ofLeeds International Film Festival.“Andrea Arnold’s raw interpretationofWuthering Heights is a powerfulexperience and like none that hascomebefore.”

Over 300 films from around theworldwill be screened in this25thanniversary year. Paul Merton willbe one of the big-name guestsappearing–hewillpresentanightdevotedtosilentfilmcomedy.

LIFF25 features a superbprogramme of over 300 films,including breathtaking Britishcinema, outstanding worldcinema, cult archive presentations,spine-tingling live music events,thought provoking documentaries,‘wondermental’ experimentalcinema and a selection of specialevents– fromPaulMerton’sSilentClowns at Leeds Town Hall onWednesday 9th November, to theThought Bubble Festival whichcelebrates comics and graphicnovels,gamingandstoryboarding.

Otherhighlightsincludethepopularhorror-themed Fanomenon Nightof the Dead XI which returns onSaturday5thNovembertoHydeParkPictureHouse,andFanomenonDayoftheDead5attheCityVarieties.

Tickets for LIFF25 are availablein person from the City CentreBox Office at The CarriageworksMillennium Square, by phone on0113 224 3801, and at www.leedsfilm.com

The 25th Leeds International FilmFestival is presented by Leeds CityCouncil and funded by the MEDIAProgrammeoftheEuropeanUnion,theBritishFilmInstituteandScreenYorkshire.


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Tribes Tues1Nov,BrudenellSocialClubLS6.Camdenfour-pieceheavilyinfluencedbybandssuchasNirvana&Pixies. Huong Thanh Fri4NovatOtleyCourthouse.VietnameseJazzVocalistic.£10.01943467466

Toumani Diabaté Sat5Nov,7.45pmatHowardAssemblyRoom.Masterofthekora(Malianharp)withfeetsetin21stcentury.£15

Stevie Jackson Sun6NovatBrudenellSocialClub.Bestknownasleadguitarist&singerinBelle&Sebastian.

Kathy Dyson & Firefly Sun6Nov,1pmatSevenArts,ChapelAllerton.GuitaristplayingthemusicofAmericanjazzguitaristEmilyRemler.

Steve Earle & The Dukes + Allison Moorer Thurs10NovatTheIrishCentre,YorkRd.Countryfolklegendwithhisband&Allison’sSouthernsoul&country.Sheco-wrote‘ASoftPlacetoFall’fromTheHorseWhisperer,OscarnominatedforBestOriginalSong1999.

Music & Words for an Autumn Evening Fri11Nov,7.30pmatHEARTCafe,BennettRd.Headingley.Classicalmusic&literaryreadings.Free.

Rockin For The Kids! Sat12Nov,7pm–11pmatRoyalParkCellars,HydePark.BlackWater,Hearts&Souls,EsperScout,Jade&theJiltedLovers,IonaDhrumplaytoraisefundsforForgetMeNotChildren’sHospiceinHuddersfield.£3.50www.forgetmenottrust.co.uk

The Miserable Rich Wed9NovatTempleWorks.Baroqueindiequintetusingcello&violinastheleadinstruments.Uniquesound,described

byNMEas‘heartbreakinglybeautiful’.

Bandiera Rossa Family Ceilidh Sat12Nov,7pmatHEART,BennettRd.Headingley.Allageswelcome.£8/4/2

The Wild Hogs + Wang Dang Doodle + DJs Paul Conner & Gip Damone Sat12Nov,8pmatMeanwoodWorkingMen’sClub(opp.Aldi,StonegateRd).Tickets(£6advance/£6ondoor)availablefrom1NovfromOxfamBooks,Headingley.AllprofitstoCaringForLife.

The Hallé, Leeds Festival Chorus, Leeds Philharmonic Chorus Sat12Nov,LeedsTownHall.BrucknerMotets&Mahler’sSymphonyNo2.Details:2243801,www.leedsconcertseason.com

Kevin Holbrough Bone Band Sun13Nov,1pmatSevenArts,ChapelAllerton.

The Deadstring Brothers Sun13NovatNewRoscoe,Sheepscar,LS7.WistfulAmericanafromDetroit.

Janis Ian Mon14Nov,8pmatCityVarieties.Heretherealvocals,poeticwordplay&sublimemelodiesstandthetestoftime.

The Low Anthem + William Elliott Whitmore Mon14NovIrishCentre,YorkRd.Stunningmusicrangingfromevocativefolkballadstogarage.PlusWEW’sdramaticsoundrootedinbluegrass,blues&folkprotestmusic.

Kris Drever Tues15Nov,BrudenellSocialClub.OneofScotland’sfinestsinger/guitarists.

The Silent Bells Tour: Sleepingdog + Conquering Animal Sound + Farewell Poetry Wed16NovatLeftBank,CardiganRd.LS6Formoreinfoonthemusiciansandfortickets,seewww.wegottickets.com.Doors7.30pm.Tickets£6.

The Shufflemonsters Fri16Dec,8pm–midnightatSwarthmoreEducationCentre,WoodhouseSq.LS3.Licensedbar.Tickets£3inadvancefromSwarthmore,£4ondoor.

St Vincent Wed16NovatBrudenellSocialClub.AnnieClarkeisjoinedbyfullband,featuringTokoYasuda(minimoog),MattJohnson(drums)&DanielMintseris(keyboards). James Hamilton’s Big Band Thurs17Nov,8pmatSevenArts,ChapelAllerton.

The First Farewell Tour: Adrian Edmondson & The Bad ShepherdsFri18NovatCityVarietiesMusicHall.

Abdullah Ibrahim Sat19Nov,7.45pmatHowardAssemblyRoom,GrandTheatre.Solopiano,hecombinesrichharmonies&traditionsofSouthAfricanTownshipmusicwiththecreativityofjazz&proficiencyofclassicalmusic’.£20

Warsaw Philharmonic Sat19Nov,LeedsTownHall.MoniuszkoOverture:Paria;Mendelssohn’sViolinConcerto;GóreckiThreePiecesintheOldStyle;BeethovenSymphonyNo5.Details:2243801,www.leedsconcertseason.com

Phil Meadows + Stuart McCullum Sun 20Nov,1pmatSevenArts,ChapelAllerton.Saxman&guitarist.

Wire Sun20NovatBrudenellSocialClub.Mastersofexperimentalpunk.£14

Lau + The Deadly Gentlemen Mon21NovatBrudenellSocialClub.Lau-BestFolkGroupatBBCRadioTwoFolkAwardsthreeyearsonthetrot.TheDGsplaycutting-edgebluegrasswithrootsdeepintheAmericanacoustictradition.

Leeds Bluegrass Club LastThursofeachmonth,from8.30pmatTheGroveInn,BackRow,Holbeck(offWaterLane,belowCitySquare).Live,acoustic,Americana/Bluegrass/Countrymusic.ResidentBands+Guests.£3ondoor.Pickingsessionsinbackrooms,musicianswelcome.Details:John2670761,Kevin2677040.

Roots: Steve Phillips & Brendan Croker Fri25Nov,8pmNewHeadingleyClub,56StMichael’sRd.LS6.Anotherfabulousnightofblues.£5

The Necks + Harold Budd Fri25Nov,7.45pmatHowardAssemblyRoom,GrandTheatre.Doublebillfeaturing‘pioneersofmesmerisingmusic,exploringimprovisation,groove,texture&motif’.£12.50

Autumn Jazz cafe Sun27Nov,1pmatSevenArts,ChapelAllerton

Orchestra of Opera North Sat3Dec,LeedsTownHall.BarberViolinConcerto;MahlerSymphonyNo5.Details:01132243801,www.leedsconcertseason.com

Group Inerane + Flower-Corsano Duo Sat3Dec,7.45pmatHowardAssemblyRoom,GrandTheatre.Twoecstatic&transcendentalrockunitsfromWestAfrica.£10

MUSICLISTINGSBy Brendan Campbell

St. Gemma’s ZumbathonStGemma’sHospiceisplanningaLeedsZumbathononSunday19thFebruary2012.Thehottestfitnesscrazeatthemoment,theZumbathonwillbeheldatTheGrammar School at Leeds, Alwoodley, 10am–1pm.NotonlycouldyoubetakingpartinafunandexhilaratingZumbasession-itwillbeforthreehoursanditwillbesponsored!

Don’tpanicthough–theworkoutsareinterval(slowthenfast)andtherewillbelotsofchancestogetyourbreathbackandreadyforthenextsection.Youdon’tneedtobeabletodance,youcanevenbeacompletebeginnerindanceandfitness–it’sperfectforthosewho don’t exercise and want to get involved. Theevent isopentobothmaleandfemaleparticipantsandyouwillburnupto2,400calories!

Thisisasponsoredonlyevent.BysigningupyouarecommittingtoraisingfundstowardsthevitalcareStGemma’soffersitspatients.Theseservicesarepro-videdfreeofcharge.Thehospicecostsover£22,000aday to run, so sponsorship is a vital part of theirfundraising.

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Leeds Masters League Raises More Money for Annabelle Rose Trust

Leeds’growingMastersRugbyLeaguecommunitycon-vergedonOldModernians,Cookridge,onSunday23rdOctober inaidof localschoolgirlAnnabelleRoseWar-dleworth.

TheMasters’ format -amodifiedversionof thegameforplayersovertheageof35-hasmaderapidstridesthisyearandaround100ofthecity’srugbyleague‘leg-ends’assembledinCookridgetocompeteintheAnnualAnnabelleRoseChallenge.Theeventwasfirstheldasa cross-code fundraiser in 2010 to help raisemoneyforsix yearoldAnnabelle,whowasbornwithQuadri-plegic SpasticCerebral Palsy, to travel to America forlife-changingsurgery.

Thanks to the support ofmany donors and sponsorsandthetirelesseffortsofherparents,Annabellesuc-cessfullyunderwentsurgeryinJanuarythisyearand,asaresult,wasabletowalkfortheveryfirsttime.Inordertomaintainherprogress,Annabelleneeds regular in-tensivephysiotherapy.“Unfortunately there’snoprovi-sionforthelevelofsupportthatAnnabelleneeds”,ex-plainedherdadandLeedsAkkiesMastersplayerBenWardleworth.“It’sdowntoustoraisethemoneysoshewillbeabletoleadanormalandactivelife.”

TheeventwashostedbyLeedsAkkiesRLFCinconjunc-tion with Leeds Rugby Foundation. As developmentmanagerSamHornercommented:“We’reproudtobeabletocometogethertohelponeofourown.TheMas-tersformathasbeenhugelysuccessfulinrecentyearsandmuchof that isbecauseof thecamaraderieandpridesharedbetweenallthecompetingplayers.”

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HEALTH & FITNESSDamian Gibson Joins Old ModerniansOldModerniansRugbyClubhasanotableaddition totheir1stTeam.FormerprofessionalWalesandLeedsRhinosplayer,DamianGibsonhasjoinedtheclub,andhelped kick start the club’s season with a win overBurnleyon1stOctober.

Gibson,anAustralianbybirth,hasplayedforavarietyofsuperleagueclubsincludingLeedsRhinosandCastl-eford Tigers. The formerWelsh international currentlycoachestheLeedsRhinosunder20ssquad.

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Freetenniscoaching,deliveredbyaprofessionalcoach-ingteam,isavailableatthetenniscourtsinRoundhayParkonthelastSaturdayofeverymonth.Thesessions,whichinvolvecardiotennis,coachingtips,touchtennis,competitions,tacticaltipsandtimedtennis,runfrom2–4pmandaresuitableforallagesandabilities.Fami-liesareverywelcome.Allequipmentisprovided.

Thereisnoneedtobook–justturnupontheday.Forfurtherinformation,visitFriendsofRoundhayParkweb-site at www.forp.co.uk, call 0113 395 0001, or visitwww.leeds.gov.uk/tennis

Richmond House Families Get Out and AboutPaulOldham,DeputyHeadatRich-mond House School, has arrangedseveralweekend camping trips andscenicwalks in the Yorkshire coun-tryside to encourage families to dofunactivitiestogether.

“WalkingisaloveofmineandIwaskeentosharethatpassionwiththechildren and help them to see thebenefits of the ‘big outdoors’” said

Paul. “Too often children want tospendalltheirtimeinfrontofgamesconsoles and television sets anddon’t appreciate the world aroundthem.”

Surveyshaveshownthatchildrenac-tuallypreferbeingoutsideandplay-ingwithfriendstoanyotheractivity.

Paul continued: “The children havegreat fun on our trips, mixing withchildrenofallages,runningaround,playing in streams and woods andtheparents love tosee themenjoy-ing themselves outdoors and withfriends and of course they like thefactthatmostofthesetripsusuallyendupinthepub!”

“Ihavehadalotofpositivefeedbackfromparentswhohavesaidthat,af-terthewalks,theirchildrenhavehadhighenergy levels,werekeen todosimilaractivitiesagainandthattheydidn’t realise someof thebeautifulplaces visited existed. For many ithas been the start of a new familyhobby.”

Richmond House Awarded Links Mark for Innovative Foreign Language TeachingThe award is part of the Depart-ment for Education’s ‘Links intoLanguages’ initiativewhichoffersfinancial support for innovativecurriculum development projectsthat help to transform languagelearningforpupils.

RichmondHouseiscommittedtoteaching foreign languages and,thisyear,hasintroducedFrenchtoReceptionandYear1classes.Itisnowtaughtthroughouttheschool,and Spanish has been added tothecurriculuminYears5and6.

Theschoolhassomeexceptionallinguists who reached the finalstages of the National JuniorLanguage Challenge for the lastthree years. This year 12 pupilswere in the semi finals, makingup 40% of the top 30 qualifyingentrants.Thisisthehighestpercentageofsemi-finalistsfromoneschoolinYorkshire.LastyearthereweretreefinalplacesavailableforYorkshireentrantsandRichmondHousepupilstookallofthem.

“Weprideourselvesonourforwardthinkinginlanguagesandbelievethatlearningaforeignlanguagefromanearlyagebenefitsourchildreninsomanyways”,saidKatieLucas,ModernForeignLanguagesCoordinator.

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Did you know........there is a High School with modern facilities for hire in Woodhouse?Set in the green surrounds of Bedford Fields these premises are an ideal choice for evening or weekend activities.

There is ample free parking and we are only a few minutes away from the city centre on a main bus line.

Times, days and prices are all negotiable to suit our communities needs.

City of Leeds School offers for hire:• Sports Hall• Drama Studio• Meeting Hall and rooms • ICT Facilities• Arts and Craft rooms • Music rooms• Food tech room • Hair Salon

Please contact: Michael Tuite on 0113 336 8301 to fi nd out more.


YOUNGER LIFE

Children from WeetwoodPrimary recently representedLeeds in the ‘Chance ToShine’ competitionat Lords–a national initiative designedto encourage children to playcricket.

Thecompetition,sponsoredbyPinsettMason,includedteamsfrom Manchester, Bristol,Birmingham and London. Thechildrenmetmembers of theEngland Ladies Cricket teamandhadatourof theground,

includingtheEnglanddressingroom.

Weetwoodwonallfouroftheirgames, including a nail-bitingfinal that went to the lastball.Membersof theEnglandLadies Cricket team, who areranked number one in theworld, presented the childrenwiththeirmedals.

“We are very proud ofthe children’s brilliantachievement”, said Head

TeacherMrsWyatt.“Theywereexcellentambassadorsfortheschool.Iamsurethiswillbeaveryspecialmemoryforthem.”

The children are now jokingabout how they want to nextrepresent England and joinEngland Ladies and EnglandMen’steamsasworldnumberone!

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Brownies (Forgirlsaged7-10).HawksworthWood–Tues;Kirkstall & Far Headingley – Wed; Headingley – Thurs;Burley–Fri.Afantasticplacetomakenewfriends,havenewexperiences&buildself-esteem.Details:Vicki07787500338,[email protected]

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Wrangthorn Baby & Toddler Group ParentrungroupTues1–2.30pm&Thurs10–11.30am,atWrangthornChurchHall,HydePkTce.£1.Refreshments&lotsoftoys&craftactivities.

St Paul’s Church, Ireland Wood, LS16 Kidz Club 3rdSunday.Tues-Cubsmeetat6.30pm;Thurs-Rainbowsat5.30pm;Browniesat6.30pm(termtime).Newmemberswelcome.

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AbbeyRunnersTues,7.45pmAdelMemorialHall,ChurchLane,forlocalrun&Thurs,7.20pm,LeedsMetBeckettParkcampusforcoachedtracksessions.Allstandardsofrunnerwelcome.Details:www.abbeyrunners.co.uk

Aerobics/BodyConditioningClassesThurs,8.15pm&Sat8amatMeanwoodParochialHall.Allages&abilitieswelcome.£3persession.Details:[email protected]/07970713372

AfterEightsBadmintonClubMon8.30–9.30pm,HoltParkSportsCentre.Newmemberswelcome.Turnup&tryourfriendlyclub–free.Paybyterm.Details:Helen,01133053327

BriggateMorris(Women’sNorthwestMorrisDancing)Mon7.30–9.30pmatBrownberrieLanePreschool,Horsforth.Newmemberswelcome.Allages&abilities,noexperiencerequired.Details:Katie07890754115,www.briggate-morris.blogspot.com

CookridgeRamblingClubmeetsSun,9.30aminthecarparkofCookridgeVillageHallforwalksofapprox6/8miles.Transportcanbeprovidedwhenrequired.Details:Shirley2679452.

KirkstallHarriersRunningClubMon&Wed,6.50pm,KirkstallLeisureCentre.Allabilitieswelcome!Details:www.kirkstallharriers.org.uk,[email protected]

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LeedsEnglishFolkDancingSocietyWeds,MeanwoodMethodistChurch(SchoolRoom),7.30–9.30pm.Details:DerryFletcher07960335926

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LindyFridaysFridaynightLindyHopclassesforcompletebeginnersonwardsatTheCarriageworks,MillenniumSq.Nopartnerrequired,Beginnersclass7pm(Level2Room1)£5.Details:www.lindyfridays.com

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MeanwoodAmateurBoxingClubMon&Wed5.45pm,Fri7pm,MeanwoodWorkingmen’sClub,StonegateRd.Beginnerswelcome.Details:07914506691

PhoenixFolkDancersEnglishCountryDancing,AdelMethodistChurchHall,(behindtheLawnswoodArms),Wed8–10pm.Beginnerswelcome,partnernotnecessary.Details:2611902

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ScottishCountryDancingThurs7.30–9.30pm,StColumba’s,HeadingleyLane.Nopartnernecessary.£2.50inclrefreshments.Details:2691791,2782300,[email protected]

Singles’DanceNightTues7.30pmatMoortownSocialClub,CranmerGardensLS17.£3.Doyouwanttomakenewfriends?Jointhemforagreatnightoffun,music&dancing.Details:Paul07724460317,[email protected]

StChad’sTennisClubJoinourfriendlyclub&playtennisthroughouttheyear-funclubsessions&competitiveopportunities.Newmemberswelcome.Details:AnneWallace2749917

WeetwoodWalkingGroupWalktoahealthierlife!Lowerbloodpressure,reducecholesterol,enhancementalwellbeing,controlweight,improveflexibility,reduceriskofheartdisease&stroke.Details:RachelHepton07528252412,[email protected]

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ChineseBrushPaintersSocietySat12/Sun13Nov:PaintingworkshopswithXiaoBaiLifromPlymouth.AllworkshopsatPool-in-WharfedaleMemorialVillageHall,ArthingtonLane,Pool,

10am-4pm.Newmemberswelcome.Details:AnneAllan01422368482,[email protected]

FlowerArrangingClasses1stThursofmonth,1.30pm&7.30pmatPaxtonHall,186KirkstallLane,LS6.Beginnerswelcome.Details:[email protected]

FlowerArrangingClassesWed7–9pmatTheGrammarSchoolatLeeds,Alwoodley,LS17.Beginners&experiencedarrangerswelcome!Nextcoursebegins21Sept2011.Details:JudyWatker07538132053,2612379,[email protected].

Harrogate&NidderdaleArtClubAutumnArtExhibition&SaleSat19&Sun20Nov,10am–5pmatRipleyTownHall,Ripley,NrHarrogateHG33AX.Freeadmission.Details:www.handnart.co.uk.

HeadingleyFlowerClubChristmasWorkshopFri4Nov,730pmStChad’sParishCentre,OtleyRd.LearnhowtodoaChristmasdecoration.Allabilitieswelcome.Details:call2933154fordetailsofwhattobringalong.

Wednesday’sHeadingleyCommunityArtGroupnowmeetsatHEART,BennettRd,10am–12.30pm.Old&newmemberswelcome.Weshareourcreativeabilities.Callinontheday–besurprised!Details:Michael07923106084

YorkshireFlowerClubWed9Nov:NationaldemonstratorDerekArmstrong,7.15pmatHarrogateHighSchool,BirstwithRd.(offKnaresboroRd)Harrogate.Details:01423872617.Wed7Dec,ChristmasDemonstrationbyEileenBarraclough,2pmatAlmscliffeHall,HarrogateRd,Huby,LS17.Details01943863172

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AutumnFairSat12Nov,10.30am–1pmatMeanwoodMethodistChurch(cornerofMonkbridge&StonegateRds).Cafe,tombola,raffle,funstalls,children’sgames&muchmore.Adm.Free.

ArtsmixMarkets2nd&4thSat,11am–5pmonAlbionPlace,LS1.Fabulouscrafts&gifts.Moredatesinrun-uptoChristmas–Nov:12,19,26;Dec:3,10,17.

BookSaleSat26Nov,10am–1pmatCookridgeMethodistChurch(cornerofOtleyOldRd/TinshillRd)Cookridge.Largeselectionofpaper&hardbackbooks.Refreshments.

Children’sSocietyAnnualCoffee&MincePieMorningSat26Nov,10–11.45amatStMichael’sParishHall,StMichael’sRd.Headingley.Cakes,tombola,bricabrac.Adm£2

ChristmasFayreSat26Nov,1.30–3.30pmatHydeParkMethodistMissionChurch,WoodsleyRd,LS3.Refreshments,Christmasstalls,tombola,plantsetc.

CoffeeMorningwithtoastedteacakes,10.30am1stSatofmonth,WestParkUnitedReformedChurch.ProceedstoCaringForLife,Cookridge

CoffeeMorning&ArtExhibitionSat1Oct,10.30am–12noonatStChad’sParishCentre.Cakes,tombola,bricabrac,also.InaidofMissiontoSeafarers

EarlyChristmasFairSat19Nov,9am–1pmatMeanwoodMethodistChurch(cornerofMeanwood&MonkbridgeRds).Cakes,buns,&preserves,Duncan’sbaconbutties,bookstall,fancygoods,raffle,tombola&averywarmwelcome!

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HeadingleyFarmers’Market2ndSatofmonth,TheRoseGardeninfrontofTheArconNorthLane.9am–12.30pm.

Health&WellbeingDaySat3Dec10.30am–3.30pmatSwarthmoreEducationCentre,WoodhouseSq.LS3.Experiencetasters&treatmentsinalternativetherapies&purchasegiftsforChristmas.Proceedstowardsroofappeal.

HydeParkCommunityShopOpenMon,Tues,Wed&Fri1–4pmatHydeParkMethodistMissionChurch,WoodsleyRd.LS3.Ladies,men’s&children’sclothing,books,toys,bric-a-brac&more.90%ofthingscostjust£1.

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NationalTrust(LeedsGroup)ChristmasFairSat19Nov,10am–12noonatStChad’sParishCentre,OtleyRd.LS16.Coffee,stallsetc.Bringyourfriends.Allwelcome.

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UNICEFSpecialGiftFairSat12Nov,10am–3.30pmatStEdmund’sChurchHall,LidgettParkRd,Roundhay,LS8.Anexcellentvarietyofunusualstalls&gifts

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AirYorkshireAviationSocietyInterestedinaviation,aircraftoldandnew,airports?WhynottryAirYorkshire-regularguestspeakers,monthlycolourmagazine,tripsandsocialevents.Details:DaveSenior01132821818,www.airyorkshire.org.uk/

AlwoodleyMotorClubEveryotherThurs8.30-9pm,TheWharfedaleInn,ArthingtonLane.Allwelcome.Details:01133910403,www.alwoodleymc.org.uk

BookReadingGroupMon14Nov,3–5pmatHEART,BennettRd.Headingley.Starting‘ChristmasatThrushGreen’abookfullofnostalgia,warmth&brilliantcharacters,byMissRead.Allarewelcometoreadorjustlisten.£1incl.refreshments.Details:2690356

BramhopeRoundTableEvery2ndTues.Fun,friendship&fundraising(inthatorder!).Allmenbetween18&45welcome.Details:www.bramhoperoundtable.co.uk,[email protected]

BudgieSittersCircleDoyouworryaboutyourbudgieswhenyou’reaway?JointheBudgieSittersCircle–thenyoucanhandyourbudgiesovertoanothermember&returnthefavourwhentheygoaway,&you’llknowyourpetsarebeingwellcaredfor.Details:Lilliane2755479,[email protected]

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LeedsBridgeClub,MoorAllertonSports&SocialCentre(MASSC),StonegateRd.LS17.Beginners:Mon2-4.15pm,Fri7-9.15pm.Improvers:Fri10am-12.15pm.Details:www.leedsbridgeclub.com

LawnswoodBridgeClub1.15pmTues,YMCAOtleyRoad.SmallfriendlyclubplayingChicago.Newmemberswelcomewithapartnerifpossible.Details:07771610350

LeedsCaledonianSocietyTheeverpopularStAndrewsDinner/DanceisonSat26NovatCastleGrove,FarHeadingley.Ticketsfrom2674141.AnnualChurchServiceatHeadlngley,StColumbaURC,Sun27Nov,10.45am.

LeedsCombinedArtsPoetryEveningWed16Nov,7.30pmatHEART,BennettRd.Headingley.Thefirsthalfwillbehosted,inthesecondhalfeveryoneiswelcometoread.Entry£1.50incl.refreshments.Details:2690356,www.leedscombinedarts.org.uk

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LeedsHorticulturalSocietymeets1stTuesonmonth,8pmatStChad’sCentre,OtleyRd.Tues1Nov-illustratedtalkonWinterFlowers&WildlifePhotographybyJohnGardener.Visitorswelcome.Membersfree.Membership£10pasingle/£15pacouples.Details:Pat01132250030www.leedshs.org.uk

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NextmeetingThurs17Nov,7.30pmatMuirCourt,StMichael’sRd.LS6.Details:BeatriceRogers01132785495

LeedsLionsmeets2ndMon,HolidayInnExpress,CavendishSt.LS3,7.30pm.Details:08458337428,www.lionsclubs.org

LeedsMovieMakersGetmoreoutofyourcamcorder&filmmaking.Fri7.30pm,StainbeckUnitedReformedChurchHall,StainbeckLane(rearentrance).Details:GeorgeWooley2256444,DoreenWood2782972

LeedsNationalTrustAutumn&WinterprogrammenowunderwaywithmonthlylecturesatStChad’s,alunchwithspeaker,theChristmasFair,&Decembercoffeemorning.Details:Pam01132588178

LeedsPhotographicSociety,theoldestphotographicsocietyintheworld,meetsTues7.30pm,StEdmund’sChurchHall,LidgettParkRd,Roundhay,LS8.Visitors&prospectivememberswelcome.Details:theSecretary01132650651orwww.lps1852.co.uk

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LeedsU3Aisavibrantorganisationforanyonenotinfulltimeoccupation.Over25interestgroups&regularfortnightlymeetings.Details:Bill07552448834,www.u3aleeds.org.uk

TheMeanwoodPlayersanewamateurdramagroup,meetsThurs7–9pmattheMeanwoodInstitute,GreenRd.Details:07791129068

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moreinteresting,meetHeadingley,ChapelAllerton,Meanwood&Roundhaybasedgay&lesbianprofessionals.Details:[email protected].

MeanwoodMen’sSocietyMon14Nov:SupperNight,TheChequers,Bilton,7.30pmfromMeanwoodShoppingCentreMon28Nov:Talk–CourtingwithConsumerLaw,8pm,MeanwoodInstitute.Details:Mark2747611,Colin2746316.

MercuryMovieMakersClubforcamcorderowners.Weds,RawdonConservativeClub,7:30pm.Advicefreelyavailable.Regularfilm&practicalevenings,&occasionaloutdoorevents.Details:01132577274,www.communigate.co.uk/brad/mercmove

NorthLeedsModelFlyingClubNewmembersverywelcome,experiencedorbeginners.Buildingorflying,plentyoffriendlyadvice.RegularmeetingsatHorsforthorairfieldatAlmscliffCrag.Details:01132178348,www.nlmfc.org

OxfamBookClubnowmeets1stTuesofmonth,7.30pmatTheChemicTavern,JohnsonSt.WoodhouseLS6.Details:[email protected]

PaxtonHorticulturalSocietyLateAutumnShowSat26Nov,opentopublic2-4.30pmatPaxtonHall,186KirkstallLaneLS5.ScheduleavailablefromGrahamWheatleyforthoseinterestedinexhibiting.Details:2563055,[email protected]

RoyalParkCommunityConsortiumholdsregularmeetingseveryTues,7pmattheBurleyLodgeCentre,BurleyLodgeRd.LS6.MeetingsareopentoanyonewhowouldliketogetinvolvedintheprojecttoturnRoyalParkSchoolintoacommunitycentre.Details:Sue07796784018,Paul07962255621,www.royalparkschool.org

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AdelAdel Memorial ClubAdel Wood Stores Co-Op Post Office ASDA Holt ParkCranberries Deli Headingley Golf Club Holt Park Library Holt Park Leisure Centre Lawnswood Arms

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HorsforthHorsforth Library Morrisons M R News, Town St.NSM News, New Road SidePooky & GrumpsTown Council

IlkleyAvantiBar T’at

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MeanwoodFobi’s Maria’s Cafe Meanwood Valley Farm Moor Allerton Library Parklands Post OfficeSainsbury’s, Moor Allerton

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Social&ActivitiesClubNewmemberswelcome.Mainlyover30s.Meals,pubnights,theatre/films/music,walks,badminton,bookgroup,weekendsaway&more.Monthlynewmembers’nightinnorthLeeds.Details:08448111025www.leedsivc.org.uk

TrackrodMotorClubMeets1stTuesofeachmonth,9.30pmatOldModerniansClub,CookridgeLane.NewMemberswelcome.Details:www.trackrodmotorclub.co.uk

YorkshireMalaya&BorneoVeterans’Assoc.meets1stSatofmonth,1.30pmatNewHeadingleyClub,St.Michael’sRd,Headingley.AnyoneinvolvedintheMalayanEmergency&IndonesianConfrontationin50s&60smostwelcome.Representsallunitsofthearmedforces.Details:EddieSeville01132637583

WhiteRoseLadiesSpeakersClubmeets2nd&4thMon,8pmatFarsleyLibrary,OldRd,FarsleyLS28.On14NovLindsayDutch,anoutstandingspeaker,willgiveaworkshop.Nov28willconcentrateonimpromptuspeeches.Allwomenwelcome.Details:StephanieHanson07903687625,www.the-asc.org.uk

MUSIC

AmiciSingersFriendlymixedvoicechoirwelcomesnewsingers,experiencedornot.Noauditions.RehearsalsThurspmatAdelMethodistChurch.Details:2285932or2671292.

BellRingingatStChad’sThurs7.30–9pmBeginners&experiencedringerswelcome.Details:SimonFuters2300186,[email protected]

FreeCommunityChoirSun6Nov-11Dec,5–6pmatMeanwoodMethodistHall,thenforfiveweeksfrom8Jan.RunbyJamieFletcher(www.jamiefletcher.co.uk).OrganisedbyyourlocalChurch&CommunityPartnership.Details:3930600,www.threechurches.org.uk

FreeDrumCircleWorkshopsSun6Nov–11Dec,3.30pmatMeanwoodMethodistHall.RunbyJamieFletcher(www.jamiefletcher.co.uk).organisedbyyourlocalChurch&CommunityPartnership&madepossiblethroughgrantfundingfromEastNorthEastHomes.Details:3930600www.threechurches.org.uk

FriendsofUniversityArt&Musichelpstofosterthemusical&artisticoutreachoftheUniversityofLeeds.Membershipopentoall.Regularactivitiesarranged.Details:01133432584,www.leeds.ac.uk/fuam

HarwoodSingersConcertSat3Dec,3pmatMeanwoodMethodistChurch(cornerofMonkbridge&MeanwoodRds),followedbytea.Adm.£6.Details:Brigitte2784988

LawnswoodSingersAfemalechoir,practicesWed7.30pmHolyTrinityChurch,GreenLane,Cookridge.Goodfemalesingerswelcometotryusout.Widerepertoire&friendlypeople!Details:BrendaHawer01132671292,www.lawnswoodsingers.co.uk.

Leeds&BradfordBarbershopHarmonyClubMon,7.30pm,Rawdon&GuiseleyConservativeClub,LeedsRd,Rawdon.Malesingerswhocantakeonfourpartharmonymostwelcome.Details:01274583989

LeedsOrgan&KeyboardClubmeetsWed,7.30–10.30pmatGuiseleyFactoryWorkersClub,6TownSt.LS29.Comealong&listentoorplaytheClub’sRolandAT900corgan&YamahaPSRS900keyboard.ConcertbyRobertDaviesWed2Nov,8pm.Guests£4.Details:01132265671,www.leedssocialclubs.co.uk

NewDirectionexcitingnewfemalechoir(allages).Wed7.30–9.30pmYorkshireCollegeofMusic&Drama,StMark’sAve,LS2.Willbeperforminginconcerts,competitions&charityeventsthroughouttheyear.WestEndmusicals,pop&folksongs,

&classicalpieces.Details:Tracy07914833394

PhoenixConcertBandAcommunitywindbandrehearsesweeklyatWestParkCentre,SpenLane,Thurs7.30–9.30pm.Noaudition.Playersofasuitablestandardwelcome(AssociatedBoardGrade5).Details:[email protected],www.phoenixband.co.uk

PlayersforPleasureoffersplayingopportunitiestoadultamateurmusicians.Alllevels,beginnerstoadvanced.Allinstruments&allagesover18.Newperformersespeciallywelcome.Friendly,informal&supportiveatmosphere.Details:www.playersforpleasure.co.uk

SingingisFunDayJoinsomeoftheHarwoodSingerswiththeirConductor,KathHarwood,tosingatOxfordPlaceMethodistChurch,nexttoLeedsTownHall,onSat26Nov,10am–3.30pm.£5perperson.Bringsandwichesforlunch.Drinksprovided.Moneygoestocharity.Details:01132742458

SocietyofRecorderPlayersFriendlyadultgroupmeets2ndSatofmonth,2–5pmatUnitedReformedChurch,Headingley,toplayavarietyofstylesofmusic.Newmemberswelcome.Details:CarolinePayne01943467348

SundayNightLive!Newmonthlyevent1stSunofmonth,7pmatCostaCoffeeHeadingley,hostedbyCityChurchLeeds.Liveentertainmentwithatwistoffaith!Enjoyyourfavouritecoffee,livemusic&reallifestoriesthatwillwarmyourheart!Details:2758466,[email protected],www.citychurchleeds.net

WestRidingOperahasvacanciesforchorusmemberstoparticipateinconcerts&stagedoperaselections.Allvoicerangeswelcome,noaudition.RehearsalsWed,7.30pmatWestParkCentre,SpenLane.Details:01274595978,[email protected]

TheWhiteRosettesFemalebarbershopchorus(fourpartunaccompaniedharmony),12xnationalchampions,rehearseWed7.30–10pmatMoorlandsSchool,FoxhillDr,WeetwoodLane,LS165PF.Details:JanSpencer07852210640,[email protected]

YorkshireLateStarterStrings(YLSS)rehearseSat,10am–12.30pmatWestParkCentre,SpenLane.Friendly,informalstringorchestramadeupofadultlearnerswhoplayastringedinstrument.Playersofallabilitieswelcome.Specificbeginnersgroupforthoseespeciallynewtoplaying.Details:www.ylss.org

SENIORS

Beaus&BellesChristmasDanceSat17Dec,7–11pmatCookridgeVillageHall,GreenLane,LS16.Getoutyourdancingshoes&havesomefun!Ballroom/Sequence&FunDance.Plusbuffet,raffle,andlicensedbar.£5ondoor.Details:Sheila2179136,Ken2301213,&Edna2679670

BollywoodFilmsatHydeParkPictureHouseMatineeperformanceshaverestarted.Thenextfilmis‘Mausam’onThurs3Nov,11.15am.Englishsubtitles.£3adults/£2children.Refreshmentsavailable.TogetonmailinglistcallOWLSon3697077.

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LunchClubMons&Weds11-1.30pm(£4).StainbeckUnitedReformedChurch,StainbeckRd.Meal,friendship,gentleexercise.Transportprovided.Volunteersalwayswelcome.Details:AvrilorBrian2935847,Angela2253766

LuncheonClubMeets12noonTuesatHeadingleyMethodistChurchHall,ChurchSt.Opentoanyoneover60forfood&friendship.Newmembers

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MenaExerciseClassesChair-BasedExercises:10-11amBentleyCourt;11.30am–12.30pmMemorialDr;1.30–2.30pmAsturaCourt.TaiChiclassesTues2–3pm&Thurs12–1pmatMeanwoodCommunityCentre,£2.Details:MENA2785777

OWLS(OlderWiserLocalSeniors)providesactivitiesforseniorslivinginHeadingley,Burley,LittleWoodhouse&partsofKirkstall.Membershipisfreeforthoseaged60orover.Youwillreceiveaquarterlynewsheetwithinformationaboutallactivitiesetc.Details:[email protected]

StChad’sLunchClubWeds12-1.30pmatStChad’sParishCentre.Tasty2-coursemeal,tea/coffee,biscuits&goodcompanyforjust£3.50!OpentoallthoseofretirementagelivinglocallytoStChad’s.Transportprovided.Details:Anne2749917,Claire2752917

STEP(fortheover60sinWestPark&FarHeadingley)atStAndrew’sChurchHall,ButcherHillLS16.Mon1–3pmafternoontea,cakes&bingo;Tues10–11.30amGentleExercise&acuppa;Thurs10–11.30amcuppa&toastedteacake,followedbyBingo&Brunch11.30am-1.00pm.Details:2757988,www.stepleeds.org.uk.

SPIRITUAL

AlphaCourseWed7.30pmSouthParadeBaptistChurch,KirkstallLane,Headingley.ForanyoneinterestedinlearningabouttheChristianFaith.Details:01132754989

CatholicChurchesOurLadyofKirkstallparishcoversLeeds16,Horsforth&Kirkstall.Churches:HolyName,OtleyOldRd(Parishoffice:2678257);SaintMary’s,BroadgateLane,Horsforth(Parishsecretary:2582607);TheAssumption,SpenLane.ParishPriest:FrPASmytheM.A.,Ph.D;AssistantPriest:

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ChristianScienceChurchServices,40OtleyRd,Headingley:Sun10.30am.Testimonymeetings2ndWedofmonth,7.30pm&4thWed2.30pm.ReadingRoomopen11am-2pmTues,Thurs&Fri.www.christianscience.org.uk

CityChurchLeedsAshwoodCentre,44aHeadingleyLane,LS6.ServicesforallthefamilySunday10.30am.LoftCaféopen7.30pmSundayforinformalgettogether.LifeGroupsinhomesaroundthecity,student&youthget-togethersatAshwoodduringtheweek.Allwelcome.Details:2758466/[email protected]/www.citychurchleeds.net

FREE‘dropin’groupmeditationSun7-8pm(except3rdSundayofmonth:6.30-7.30pm).Experiencepeace&calmwithperiodsofsilence&guidedmeditations.BrahmaKumaris,WestPark.Details:2757727,[email protected],www.bkwsu.org/uk/leeds

FREE8weekRajaYogaMeditationCourseWednesdayscommencing9Nov,1–2.30pm.Bookingrequired.Details:2757727,[email protected],www.bkwsu.org/uk/leeds

HeadingleySt.ColumbaUnitedReformedChurch(70HeadingleyLane)Sundayworship10.45amfollowedbyrefreshments&fellowship.Allarewelcome.

StMichael&AllAngelsHeadingleyParishChurchServicetimes:Wed10.30amCommunionService;Thurs8amCommunionService;2nd&4thSunofmonth8amCommunionService;SunParishCommunion10am;CommunionService12.30pm;Evensong6.30pm.Allwelcome.Details:www.st-michaels-headingley.org.uk

HolyTrinityMeanwoodSun8.30amSaidHolyCommunion(callorseewebsiteforvenue);10amSungEucharist;11.30amGather(relaxedcafestyle).2ndWeds10amHolyCommunion.

EveryoneWelcome.Details:2757885,www.holytrinitymeanwood.org.uk

LearntomeditateFWBOLeedsBuddhistCentre.Acontemporaryapproachtomeditation,mindfulness&theBuddhisttradition.Alsoclassesinyoga&bodywork,chronicpain&stressmanagement.Details:2445256,www.leedsbuddhistcentre.org.

LeedsHealingCentreNowatBurleyLodgeCentre,42-46BurleyLodgeRoad,LS6.HealingbymembersofTheHealingTrust(NFSH)toaidrelaxation&promotewellbeing.Fri11am–2.30pm.HealingalsoatFriends’MeetingHouse,Roundhay,Thurs7–8.30pm.Donationsappreciated.Details:07985121810,01274617700,www.leedshealingcentre.org

LeedsReformedBaptistChurchmeetsforSundayservicesattheWestParkCentre,SpenLane(10:30am&6pm).Manyotheractivitiesthroughtheweekat20CottageRd,incl.pre-school,children’sclubs,toddlers&variousothergroups.Details:2758996,www.leedsrbc.org.

LeedsStillnessGroupmeetsMon7.30-9.30pmatQuakerFriendsMeetingHouse,136StreetLane,Roundhay.BasedontheteachingsofEckhartTolle,authorofThePowerofNow&ANewEarth.WatchfootageofanEckhartTolletalkfollowedbyaperiodofsilentmeditation.Smalldonationappreciated.Details:07884332644orwww.peacenowhere.com

LeedsTheosophicalSocietySun13Nov:AtmaTrasipresents‘TheStoryoftheTS:AStarisBorn’ontheformation&earlyyearsoftheTheosophicalSociety.Sun27Nov:JanetHoultonTheDhyaniBuddhas–lookingatsomeaspectsofthishierarchyofcelestialbeings.2.30pmat12QueenSq.LS2.Free.Everyonewelcome.Details:www.ts-leeds.org.uk.

MeanwoodMethodistChurchMondayFellowshipMeetingsheldfortnightly,2pminTheSchoolroom.Variedprogramme,interestingspeakers.Warmwelcome.Details:MarjorieHopwood2756913.

MeanwoodValleyBaptistChurchmeetsatMeanwoodCommunityCentre,StainbeckAve.Sundayservice11am,coffee10.30am.Details:ChurchOffice2757215,www.mvbc.org.uk.

OurLadyofLourdesChurch130CardiganRd,LS6SundayMass8.45am;FriHolyHourwithMass7pm.Details:2259751www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk

QuakerMeetingforWorship&Children’sMeetingSun10.45amQuakerMeetingHouse,188WoodhouseLane,LS2www.leedsquakers.org.uk

MeditationClassesatRatnasambhavaKadampaBuddhistCentre,22WetherbyRd,Oakwood(Tues1Nov,12.30–1.30pm&7.30-9pm)&FriendsMeetingHouse,WoodhouseLane(Thurs7.30pm).Guidedrelaxationmeditationtechniquessuitableforall7.30-9.30pm.£5.DaycourseinHarrogateSat26Nov.Details:www.meditationinleeds.org,01132658164

SouthParadeBaptistChurch,NorthLane,Headingley.LivelyserviceseverySunday10.30am(+JuniorChurch)&6.30pm.Allwelcome.

StChad’sParishChurch,FarHeadingleyParishCommunion9.30ameverySundayinchurch,&Evensongat6.30pminchurch.Allwelcome.Details:2744322,www.stchads.co.uk

StPaul’sChurch,IrelandWood,LS16SundayServices8am&10am.KidzClub3rdSunday.

StainbeckUnitedReformedChurchStainbeckRd.SundayWorship10.45am.FamilyworshipwithSundayClub&crèchefollowedbytea,coffee&conversation.Communion2ndSunday.Praise&reflectionservice:Thurs7.30–8pm.www.stainbeck.urc.org.uk

StAugustine’sChurch(Wrangthorn),HydeParkCorner.10.30amserviceseverySunday.1st,2nd&4thSundaysHolyCommunion,3rdSundayshorterfamilyservice.6.30pmeveningservice.AllWelcome.

StUrban’sCatholicChurchGroveLane,LS6.Masstimes:Sun10.30am;Mon–Fri9.15am;TuesMassRosaryBenediction7pm;Sat11amExpositionoftheBlessedSacrament,12noonMass,6pm(SunVigil).Details:2259751www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk

TeachingsoftheFourthWayThespitiualwaybroughtbyG.I.Gurdjieffhasbeenrecognizedasoneofthemostoriginal,enduring&penetratingteachingsofourtime.MeetingsinLeeds&Otley.Details:07814951231,[email protected]

WestParkUnitedReformedChurch,SpenLane.SundayServiceat10.30am.Crècheforyoungchildrenwheretheyarelookedafterforpartoftheservice.Tea/coffee&achatafterservice.Awarmwelcometoall.

SUPPORT

ArthritisCareLeedsBranchMeets3rdTuesofeachmonth,7.30–9pm,StChad’sParishCentre,FarHeadingley.Newmemberswelcome.Details:Pat01132757694

Crohn’s&ColitisUKSupportforpeoplewithInflammatoryBowelDisease(IBD),theirfriends&familiesthroughoutNorth&WestYorkshire.Foureducational&supportmeetingsayear,plusregularinformalmeets.Details:08451306809,[email protected],www.groups.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/Leeds

DifferentStrokesInvitesstrokesurvivorstojointhem,Wed1.45–3.45pm,AdelStables,BackChurchLane.Incl.anhourofexercise.Details:LindaMcLean2254744

DREAM(Disability,Recreation,Education&AdvisoryMeetings)hasanewwebsitewithdetailsofalltheiractivitiesforpeoplewithdisabilitiesinNWLeeds.Visitwww.dreamnwleeds.btck.co.uk

FamiliesNeedFathers7.30pm,2ndWedofmonth,VictoriaHotel,

GreatGeorgeSt,Leeds.Support&advicegroupforparentstryingtomaintain&developrelationshipswiththeirchildren,followingdivorceorfamilybreakdown.Details:Don07981710179,Ray07921728747.

LeedsDiabetesSupportGroup1stMonofmonth,WestYorkshirePlayhouse,7–9pm.Varietyofspeakers.Allwelcome.Details:JoanWells2254528.

LeedsSamaritansprovideconfidential,non-judgementalsupport24hoursadayforpeoplewhoareexperiencingfeelingsofdistressordespair,includingthosewhichcouldleadtosuicide.Theylistenwithanopenmind&incompleteconfidence,foraslongasyouneed.Details:01132456789,08457909090

TheOpenDoorCaféAmeetingplaceforpeoplewithdementia&theircarers.LastMonofmonth(exceptbankhols),2-4pm,NewHeadingleyClub,StMichael’sRoad.Details:Nikki2311727

TransitionMeanwood‘GreenDrinks’3rdWedeverymonth8pm,EastofArcadia.Allwelcome-meettochataboutgreenissues&developideastoreduceMeanwood’scarbonfootprint.Details:www.transition-city-leeds.wikispaces.com&enterMeanwood.

WheatfieldsCarersSupportGroupSmallfriendlygroupmeetsatWheatfields,GroveLane,2ndWedofmonth,1.30–3pm.Chatovercoffee&shareexperiences.Details:ChrisEllis2033342,AngieThompson,CarersLeeds,2468338

TheYorkshireCancerHelpCentreisnowattheDayTherapyUnit,StMichael’sHospice,HarrogatetwoSaturdayseachmonth,offeringsupportforpeoplewithcancer&theirlovedones.Details:Esme01423881392/Karen01937573166,www.ychc.org.uk

TALKS & DISCUSSIONS

CaféPhilosophique(WeetwoodResidents’Association)Thurs17Nov,7.30pmintheSportsPavilion,RichmondHouseSchool’sPlayingFields,GlenRd,Weetwood.MicheleLedda’stopicis‘Ispoetrytryingtotellussomething?’£3.

HeadingleyCafeScientifiqueMon7Nov,7.45pmatNewHeadingleyClub,56St.Michael’sRd.LS6.DrAnthonyPayton,UniversityofManchester,willtalkabout‘Genetics&Intelligence’.Allwelcome.Adm£2.Details:[email protected]

InauguralHookLectureThurs17Nov,7.30pmLeedsParishChurch.BaronessMaryWarnockDBEFBAwilltalkabout‘TheFoundationsofMorality’.TheRightRevJohnPacker,BishopofRiponandLeeds,willchairproceedings&LivingOasiswilloperateabookstall&booksigningbyBaronessWarnock.Admfreebutbyticket,availablefromLeedsChurchInstitute2454700,[email protected]@leedsparishchurch.com

LeedsGeologicalAssociationThurs10Nov,7.15pmintheRupertBeckettLectureTheatre,MichaelSadlerBuilding,LeedsUniversity.Lecture:‘Large–scaleCarbonDioxideStorage:GeologicalReservoirs’byProfBruceYardley,LeedsUniversity.Visitorswelcome.Detaileddirections:www.leedsga.org.uk

LeedsMicroscopicalSociety(LMS)meets2nd&4thThurs,7pmatAlwoodleyMethodistChurchHall.Variedprogrammeoftalks&practicalevenings,opentoallwithaninterestinnaturalhistory&whowishtolearnaboutmicroscopy.Nov10th:LeedsMuseum’sSlideCollection.Nov24th:PollenAnalysisinArchaeology.Details:MikeSmith:2935991,[email protected]

LeedsNaturalists’Club&ScientificAssociationmeetsalternateMon,7.15pminMuseum&SeminarRoom,MiallBlock,FacultyofBiologicalSciences,UniversityofLeeds.Enjoyaseriesoftalksonnaturalhistorysubjectsinwinter,fieldmeetings&exhibiteveningsinsummer.Details:PeterLarner2612589,http//sites.google.com/site/leedsnaturalistsclub

TheThoresbySociety,LeedsLocalHistorySociety.Tues1Nov,7.15pm.AnaudiowalkaroundHolbeck,MeetatFriends’MeetingHouse,WoodhouseLane,Leeds.Orvisittheirwonderfullocalhistorylibraryat23ClarendonRd,10am–2pmTues&Thurs.Details:2470704orwww.thoresby.org.uk

YorkshireArchaeologicalSociety(FamilyHistorySection)Sat12Nov,11amat23ClarendonRd,Leeds,lectureentitled‘EdwardBaines&theLeedsMercury’byDavidThornton.‘FreedropinsessionsTues2-4pmforanyoneneedinghelpwithfamilyhistoryresearch.Details:MrsJ.Butler0113-2639540

Women’s Groups

FourSeasonsNeedleWorkersmeetsfortnightly1.30–3pm,FourSeasonsCafe,MarkLane(behindStJohn’sChurch,Briggate)toknit&crochetitemsforcharity.Allwelcome.Lessonsgiven.Friendlypeople.Details:2620250

LeedsWomen’sLuncheonClubmeets4thWedofmonthforlunch,12.15pm,Cosmopolitan(formerlyGoldenLion),Swinegate,Leeds.Interestingspeakers.Details:267931

MuslimahMums’GroupAhubofsisterliness.Details:[email protected],www.muslimahmums.co.uk

SoroptimistInternationalMeet2ndMoneachmonth7pmatWeetwoodHall.Allladieswelcome.Details:www.soroptimist-gbi.org/leeds

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TheTuesdayClub-Ladies’LunchGroupDevonshireHall,CumberlandRd,Headingley,lastTuesofmonth.Lunch12.30pm,followedbyvisitingspeaker.Details:HeatherHarrison2678437,[email protected]

UniversityofLeedsLadies’ClubwelcomeswomenconnectedtotheUniaseitherservingorformerstaffmembers,partnersofstaff,orgradsoftheUni.Regularevents.Details:[email protected]

WednesdayWomen1stWedofmonth,8–10pmatParochialHall,Meanwood.Buildingrelationships&supportingwomeninthecommunity.Newmembersareinvitedtojoinforfriendship,support,conversation&variedprogrammeofactivities.

MISC/ Events

AuctionofPromisesFri11Nov,from7pm,biddingstarts8pm,atStChad’sParishCentre,OtleyRd.FarHeadingley.Lightbuffet,bar&producestall,pluswiderangeofpromisestobidon(catalogueavailableonline).InaidofStChad’sChurch.Ifyouareunabletoattendbutwouldliketobid,proxybiddingformsareonline.Details:www.stchads.co.uk.

ChristmasExtravaganzaofMusicalEntertainmentOrganisedbyLeedsGroupofUNICEFUK.Thurs1Dec,7pmatRipleyCastle.Tickets(£15)includemulledwine&mincepies.Details&tickets:01943851257.

CookridgeAmateurDramaticsSocietypresents‘WhentheReaperCalls’,acomedythrillerbyPeterColley,Thurs10–Sat12Nov,7.30pmatCookridgeVillageHall,GreenLane,LS16.Tickets£6adults/£5concessionsfrom01132390800oronthedoor.

ComeJoinUs!Enthusiastic,friendlypeopleneededtovolunteerinLeedsChildren’sHospitalfundraisingDepartment,basedatLGI.Details:StephanieBurland01133925140,

volunteer@leedsth.nhs.ukforvolunteerapplicationpack.www.leedshospitalsfundraising.org.uk

FroebelianSchoolReunionSat19Nov,forformerpupils&staffwholeftin1980s,Ifyouhavenotreceivedaninvitation,orwouldlikefurtherinformation,[email protected]

FrenchForFun!Amixedability(butnotbeginners),mixedagegroupmeetsTuesafternoons,OctobertoEaster,inMoorAllertonLibrary.Ledbyasympathetic&knowledgeabletutor,theyallhelpeachother&sharesomelaughsalongtheway.Details:JeanneJackson01937572204,[email protected]

HopePasturesHorse&DonkeySanctuaryWeetwoodLane,LS16.Visitorswelcome10.30am–2.45pm.Freeadmission.GroomaponysessionsSat10.30–11.30am.Details:Karen07948948158.www.hopepastures.org

JewishGenealogicalSociety(LeedsBranch)Sun27Nov,2.30–4.30pmatSinai,RomanAve.LS8.Researchingyourfamilyhistory?Jewishgen-thehomeofjewishgenealogy–atutorialbyMichaelTobias,themanwhocreatedmostofthedatabasesonthisgenealogicalwebsite.£3,JGSGBMembersfree.Details&tobook:AnnLightman01132611363,[email protected]

LargeRoomforHireMeanwoodMethodistChurch,MonkBridgeRd.Excellentfloor,adjacentkitchen&disabledfacilities,plussmallerroomformeetingsof12-15people.Weekdays&evenings.Details:2939564

LargeRoomforHireWestParkUnitedReformedChurch,SpenLane,LS16.Weekdays&someevenings.Details:2785373

MindBodySpiritWorkshopWed23Nov,7.30pmatHEART,BennettRd.Headingley.RachelSurtees,aqualifiedholistictherapist&practicingmemberoftheFederationofHolisticTherapists,willpresentatalkon‘HolisticHealing’.Entry£3.50/£3concessions.Details:www.leedscombinedarts.org.uk(MBSSection)

PaxtonHorticulturalSocietyRoomsforhireatcompetitiveratesatPaxtonHall,KirkstallLane,LS5.Details:DoreenSergent2665237.

RoomsforHireHeadingleyMethodistChurchhasroomsofvarioussizeswhichcanbeusedformeetings,activities&celebrations.Details:MargaretAppleyardon2576547

RoomsforHireatSwarthmoreWiderangeofroomsforhireaccommodatingupto140people.Meetingrooms,hall/dancestudio,computerrooms,artrooms,crèche&caféwithroofgarden.Details:SwarthmoreEducationCentre,WoodhouseSq.LS3.01132432210,[email protected],www.swarthmore.org.uk

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StChad’sScoutsLookingforfun,adventure,oranewchallenge?Whynotjoinourleadershipteam–[email protected].

UNICEFSpecialGiftFairSat12Nov,10am–3.30pmatStEdmund’sChurchHall,LidgettParkRd,Roundhay,LS8.Anexcellentvarietyofunusualstalls&gifts

VolunteeringOpportunitiesatCaringTogetherLookingforsomethingrewarding&fun?Whynotvolunteerwithus?WesupportolderpeopleinWoodhouse&LittleLondon,offeringpracticalaswellasemotionalsupport.Wealsorunvariousexercise,educational&socialactivities.Details:LisaHutton2430298,[email protected]

VolunteerCollectorsWanted!StGemma’sHospiceislookingforpeopletohelpwithcollectionsinlocalsupermarkets.Widerangeofdates&timestochoosefrom.Thehospiceearnsover£40,000ayearfromstorecollectionsandboxesinthecommunity.Details:Jenny2185565,www.st-gemma.co.uk

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