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Dear Readers

My goodness – another year is upon us! After a challenging year (economy, sport, weather etc.) we’ve decided to be really positive, hence our ‘Field of Dreams’ article. If ever there was a year to go for it, this is it. If you have wanted to achieve something but haven’t believed you could do it....believe it and make it happen!

Corinne Bailey Rae is probably a good example of making things happen, we had a chat with her shortly before her performance at Left Bank on Cardigan Road, of which she is patron. Residents of Adel are encouraging people to join their campaign to save the historic church setting, which is threatened by development plans; Ashley Jackson exhibits at Temple Newsam; The West Yorkshire Playhouse is celebrating its 21st; and Jacob’s Larder talks about bread – don’t forget to check our website for his delicious recipes.

We would like to wish everyone a fantastic 2011! Remember, set yourself that goal and go for it! You’ll be amazed at what you can achieve.

The deadline for the February editions is 5th January, but the sooner you can send us your news and notices the better.

Kind regards

Carole, Jack and the team

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After fi ve years of hard work, lobbying, planning, discussing and organising the Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART) on Bennett Road, Headingley, is due to open with a Community Open Day on Saturday 8th January. The builders are working hard through the snow to get the centre ready.

“The building is looking beautiful and we are optimistic about its impact on the community”, said Lesley Jeffries, Chair of Heart. “The HEART board is delighted with the support received from local residents and the business community. Many people have already expressed interest in booking space for a variety of activities, including trash percussion, antenatal classes, music rehearsal, art and craft classes, yoga, Pilates, baby ballet, health and fi tness, ancient studies and fl ower arranging. HEART will be

buzzing with activity from the opening weekend. It’s a great place to meet, socialise, work and play!”

HEART is also in the fi nal stages of agreeing an external Cafe operator, and will be able to boast fantastic home cooked fusion food, as well as excellent speciality teas, gourmet coffee, homemade cakes and juices, in a relaxed environment.

Pulse, on the second and third fl oors, offers fl exible monthly packages for companies, entrepreneurs and sole traders in need of desk space. With some storage, wifi , direct dial telephone and business address, Pulse is pushing the boundaries of co-working, offering great networking opportunities in central Headingley. Packages start at just £25.

HEART’s celebratory open day will feature local bands, marathon jazz jam session, activities for children, a tea dance, history talks, as well as the unveiling of the ‘Secret Art Sale’, a collection of work from local artists and celebrities, such as Alan Bennett, Julia Keates, Diana Rigg, Billy Bragg, Glen Baxter, Judy Cain and Helen Francis (MBE). It’s going to be a great day!

If you are interested in Pulse co-working, meeting room, conference or training facilities, please contact Business Development Manager Natalie Flint on 07500 221078 or [email protected] . For further information visit www.headingelydevelopmenttrust.org.uk

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The green fi elds on Adel Church Lane/Holt Ave are at risk of development and Adel. These fi elds are part of a heritage landscape and Adel residents are very concerned. The Grade 1 listed Adel Church was built in 1150 by monks from York. In fact, this site can boast continuous Christian worship dating back over a thousand years. Early gravestones and a crosshead from 800 AD found here are displayed in Leeds City Museum. The Church has been described as ‘the jewel in the crown of English parish churches’. Its historic setting is as important as the church building. The fi elds and the church co-exist and have done for centuries. It is important that this historic environment is not harmed by inappropriate development. The Public Inquiry re-opens at 10am on Tuesday 1st March at Leeds Civic Hall. People can help by going along to show local support. Adel parishioners, MP Greg Mulholland and others who care about Adel Church and its historic setting will be presenting evidence. If you would like further information, please contact Dr Barrie Hopson [email protected]

The West Park Centre will soon celebrate the second anniversary of the Council instructing offi cers “to undertake, as a matter of priority, consultation with user groups and community organisations to determine how their needs could best be met” and “to report back to the Board in six months” with an appraisal of the various options for the Centre.

Granted things have progressed since 2009. Northern Ballet Theatre has moved to new buildings and sections of Education Leeds have also moved out. Sadly, the one thing that hasn’t moved is the Council’s priority consultation process!

The only conclusion is that the Council has no long-term vision for how the Centre could be developed to serve the needs of the City and the local area. Yes, the Centre does need to

operate on an economic basis, and should serve an identifi ed need. It’s just diffi cult to see how this can be done when the Council’s strategy seems to be based on not talking to anyone, especially centre users, local residents’ associations and local councillors; and stopping any new users from renting space and so contributing to costs.

Presumably the Council will come back in six months (sorry two years), arguing that there is no demand for the Centre, there is insuffi cient income and therefore the Centre should be demolished. As for the several thousand weekly users, including the numerous youth and adult musical groups, were their views and needs part of the non-existent consultation exercise in 2009?

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This winter Headingley has a new ally in its battle to tackle some of the problems caused by the local night time economy – its very own group of Street Angels.

For those of you who haven’t come across Street Angels, the group is made up of volunteers who work with partners, including the police, to help keep people safe and reduce anti-social behaviour late at night.

Having seen the success of similar groups in Halifax and York, I was delighted to join Chief Superintendent Ian Whitehouse and The Reverend Paul Merryweather at the Headingley launch.

The Greater World Church is organising Headingley Street Angels and you may have already seen some of them out and about in their fl orescent jackets. I am full of admiration for them as they head out into the cold and the dark to help make the streets safer.

There are lots of projects in Headingley to tackle some of the unfortunate consequences of having a particularly vibrant night life – such as schemes to manage noise nuisance and work to develop a Cumulative Impact Policy to assist with planning. However, what Street Angels can offer both party-goers and residents is information, advice and, where necessary, a sympathetic ear.

The volunteers help vulnerable people in various ways – for example, by waiting with a girl on her own at a bus stop, helping a chap who has lost his friends and his mobile to fi nd a taxi rank, or assisting a homeless person to fi nd somewhere safe to spend the night.

I’ve offered the group my full support and hope that their action will help to keep people safer at night as part of the wider efforts in the local community.

Councillor James Monaghan

I’d like to say a big thank you to all those residents who contact us when they have concerns about what is happening in the community – as 2010 showed, together we can do a great deal to resolve those concerns.

A number of residents raised concern about the new Waitrose and I recently chaired a meeting with residents, Waitrose representatives, the police and offi cers from the Council’s highways and planning departments.

Residents had the opportunity to voice their concerns and we moved towards solving some of the thornier issues. The Manager confi rmed that staff should be parking on-site and he apologised for any inconvenience caused where that has not been the case. He also agreed to the revised trial application for longer opening hours before Christmas and Easter. Thank you to everyone who came along - it was a very constructive meeting.

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The Highways offi cer said he would look again at all the concerns regarding traffi c on Church Lane, Church Avenue and Green Road, to see what measures could be taken to resolve any ongoing issues.

RUNNING FOR ST JAMES’

Councillor Mark Harris has never been one to shy away from a challenge and in 2011, 21 years after he fi rst ran it, he will be running the London Marathon! Twenty two years ago surgeons at St James’ performed life-saving surgery to remove a cancerous tumour that had robbed him of his vocal chords. In April, Councillor Harris and his son Joe will run the marathon to raise money for the hospital in recognition of the care he received. I’m sure you will join me in wishing him the very best of luck.

I wish everyone a wonderful 2011 and look forward to continuing to work with local residents.

Brenda Lancaster

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WESTWARD CARE BAGS REGIONAL AWARD Leeds based Westward Care was announced as the region’s best Care Employer with less than 250 employees at the Great Yorkshire and Humber Care Awards held at the National Railway Museum in York in November. Judges of the annual awards said they were impressed by Westward Care’s ‘novel, exciting and innovative approach to developing staff and delivering care in a way that supports independence’. Established in 1992, Westward Care is one of Leeds’ most respected health and social care providers, with a proven track record of providing award-winning care and support to hundreds of older people in Leeds. The company currently operates homes at Headingley Hall (Headingley), Southlands (Roundhay) and Pennington Court (Beeston), where it holds Beacon Status for End of Life Care under the care industry’s Gold Standards Framework. For further information visit: www.westwardcare.co.uk.

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SYLVIA’S STORY ON DVDA new DVD about Sylvia Wright has been launched, telling the story of former Leeds nurse whose inspiring vision and dedication has changed the lives of thousands of poor, sick and disabled people in the rural community of Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, South India.

‘The Sylvia Wright Story’, produced by the north Leeds-based Sylvia Wright Trust, was edited by students from the Media Studies Department, Leeds Trinity University College, Horsforth. On it, Sylvia talks about her early life in Leeds and her decision to sell everything and go to India in 1982.

“Nothing could have prepared me for the shock of moving from the UK to a totally different life and for the poverty and deprivation I found”, says Sylvia.

As well as pictures of life in Thiruvannamalai, the DVD shows Sylvia’s 220 bed hospital, her boarding school for 210 profoundly deaf children, two day centres for severely disabled children and the new Florence Nightingale School of Nursing which opened in November.

“Sylvia’s achievements are amazing and are a credit to her faith, determination and relentless hard work as well as to your loyal support over the last 29 years”, said Tony Allinson, Chairman of the Sylvia Wright Trust, in a letter to supporters.

Copies of the DVD are available from: SWT DVD, 14 Kings Road, LS16 9JN. Tel: 0113 2675735. For further information on the Trust, please visit www.sylviawright.org.

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Headingley Community Orchard is working with Shire Oak Primary School to develop an orchard. In the autumn term pupils helped to plant the fi rst trees – several varieties of apple plum and cherry – on the orchard site. This project complements other activities that the school is engaged in, such as growing vegetables and caring for the lovely school grounds, all part of Shire Oak’s work to improve the natural environment and create outdoor learning opportunities for children.

Shire Oak is just one of the sites that Headingley Community Orchard is working on. They have also prepared a piece of previously rubbish-strewn wasteland at the back of the Natural Food Store and will be planting fruit trees and bushes there in the New Year. St Chad’s Church has also agreed to let them clear and plant a piece of land at the back of the Parish Centre and they hope to start work on this site in the Spring.

Planting fruit trees in urban areas increases the amount of locally produced food and enhances bio-diversity as well as maintaining and improving greenspace. Headingley Community Orchard is currently a small group of volunteers. If you are interested in helping, please visit their website www.headingleycommunityorchard.org.uk.

NEW ORGANISATION FOR OLDER PEOPLE2011 will see the start of a new local organisation called OWLS which will provide information, activities and services for local older people. With an offi ce at the new HEART building, OWLS will be working with others to improve things for older people in the community. I would like to see local residents and organisations get behind OWLS and help to make 2011 a special year for older people. More information will follow shortly.

Lee Ingham

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ROYAL PARK CONSORTIUM READY FOR EXECUTIVE MEETINGWhat is happening with the Royal Park Community Consortium (RPCC) bid to turn Royal Park School into a new Community Hub?

In the last month there have been a number of positive developments, including the engagement of two part time development workers, who have been working non-stop to ensure our latest Leeds City Council bid was best it could be. They have also been working on a Community-builders bid to purchase a long lease on the building from the council and we expect a fi nal decision to be taken at the Executive Board Meeting on 5th January.

John Lawrence, who masterminded the earlier bid, has returned to action in the group, and Lauren Hill has made a real impact as our local university student liaison offi cer. The RPCC organised clean up activities in the Royal Park grounds removing lots of rubbish and growth. The event was a massive success – a big ‘thank you’ to everyone involved.

There has been good progress in our application for funding from Community-builders, a group that invests in the sustainability of multi-purpose, inclusive, community-led organisations that provide a place for community activities, and stimulate community involvement and enterprise. With their help we hope to put forward a bid to buy the long lease. This most recent bid has been greatly helped by the involvement of Headingley architects Brewster Bye, who have helped to draw up an excellent ‘best use of space’ plan. Other people have also worked pro bono to assist the consortium. We are confi dent that we have done everything we needed to do to gain the support of the Council with our bid and look forward to the Executive Board meeting on 5th January, when we hope the community will turn out and show its support for RPCC at the Civic Hall. We are seeking potential tenants for the space and have already had interest from a range of interesting organisations. However, we could use more to strengthen our funding bids and prove demand for the space – particularly companies in the creative, digital and environmental industries.

There’s still a lot to do on a tight budget. Look out for RPCC fundraising events and come and support the cause! If you would like to run an event or help in any way, please contact [email protected]

Paul Hudson, Director

HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATIONHeadingley is one of dozens of communities around the country affl icted by the domination of shared houses (houses in multiple occupation or HMOs). After a decade of lobbying, Leeds HMO Lobby and its allies fi nally persuaded the last government to bring in new rules, which obliged landlords to get planning permission to convert family homes into HMOs. Leeds City Council immediately used these new powers to refuse further HMOs in Headingley. But the new coalition government reversed the situation. They have made conversion of homes to HMOs ‘permitted development’ - which means that once more landlords don’t need planning

permission. However, there is a measure which can swing the pendulum back again. Local councils can bring in an ‘Article 4 Direction’, which removes ‘permitted development’ rights - it means planning permission again becomes necessary to convert a home to a HMO. There are a number of drawbacks. One is that unless 12 months notice is given, a landlord refused permission can claim compensation. Nevertheless, at the meeting of Leeds City Council on 17 November, Cllr Martin Hamilton proposed that Leeds bring in an Article 4 Direction. A dozen councillors from all parties and from all parts of the city spoke in support. The proposal was approved unanimously. Now the planners have to work out the details. Around the country, other towns are following the same route, among them Manchester, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Exeter, and Milton Keynes. Richard Tyler, Leeds HMO Lobby

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HEADINGLEY LITFEST PROMISES ANOTHER GREAT HEADLINER!The fourth Headingley LitFest will take place in the second and third weeks of March. Organised by a small committee of volunteers, it has attracted ‘headliners’ like novelists Dame Beryl Bainbridge and David Peace, as well as providing platforms and encouragement for a wealth of local writers and performers.

Amongst the venues this year will be the new HEART Centre, the magnifi cently refurbished primary school on Bennett Road, which contains performance areas and a café. There will also be events at the Bowery and Cafe Lento, Salvo’s and the New Headingley Club on St Michael’s Road.

“We’re not a big circus, so don’t expect marquees,” said spokesman Richard Wilcocks. “We do, however, appear to be gaining momentum! More and more people know about us now, both locally and nationally.”

This year’s line-up hasn’t been released yet, but we are assured that you defi nitely won’t be disappointed! Final arrangements are currently being made. We will keep you updated – until then take a look at the LitFest blog at www.headingleylitfest.blogspot.com

WILLIAM ASTBURY HONOURED WITH BLUE PLAQUE IN HEADINGLEYHeadingley recently gained a new landmark when Professor Adam Nelson, head of the Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology at the University of Leeds, unveiled a Leeds Civic Trust blue plaque sponsored by the Thackray Museum, at 189 Kirkstall Lane, former residence of the eminent physicist W.T.Astbury.

Arriving at Leeds in 1928 to begin a study of the structure of wool, Astbury quickly gained international renown for pioneering the use of X-rays to explore the structure of giant molecules which make up living systems. With this approach, he helped to forge the new scientifi c discipline of ‘molecular biology’ and also made the very fi rst study of the structure of DNA, the molecule of heredity. From his groundbreaking work came the knowledge that many diseases could now be understood in terms of how large molecules such as proteins change their shape - an insight which, as Professor Nelson explained in his address, is still inspiring a wide range of research projects at Leeds today.

Following the unveiling, members of Leeds Civic Trust, together with members of the Astbury family, representatives of the Thackray Museum and staff and students from the University attended a reception where Jim Garretts, senior curator of the Thackray Museum, thanked everyone involved in this celebration of our local heritage which has proved to be of such worldwide importance. For more information about Astbury and his work see www.leeds.ac.uk/heritage/Astbury/

The plaque reads:

William T. Astbury FRS

Lived here from 1928 to 1961.His brilliant research at the University of Leeds deduced the chemical composition of hair and wool fi bres by X-ray diffraction. In 1938 his team was the fi rst to predict a molecular structure for DNA, which contains the hereditary instructions present in all living organisms. 1898-1961.

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CORINNE BAILEY RAELIVING FOR THE CITYOne of our cities greatest

exports takes time out to chat about what makes

Leeds unique and why she still calls it home.

The phenomenal success of Corinne Bailey Rae’s albums has made her an international sensation, but she’s a Leeds lass through and through. She still lives here and loves her city.

Adding another string to her bow, Corinne recently became a patron of the new Cardigan Road arts venue, Left Bank. We caught up with her in early December, a week before her intimate gig at the venue, to talk about music, Left Bank and what she loves about Leeds.

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Give us a bit of background about your involvement in the Leeds music scene. We remember when you used to work at The Underground in the Town and Country Club!

Yeah I worked there when I was at University and I just met loads of musicians there. I had this band that consisted of my three best friends at the time and we used to play at The Duchess, Royal Park, Joseph’s Well, just all over Leeds really. I used to get up and sing with bands at this jazz club and I liked that the musicians all had this kind of alternative lifestyle, they were playing gigs and getting up late. I just really liked that kind of bohemian culture. I still hang out with those same people. I’m really glad that scene exists here.

How do you think living in Leeds infl uenced your musical style?

Living up here as opposed to London gives you a sort of outsider feel in terms of the mainstream music industry. I grew up on indie music which was all about being alternative and not fi tting in. I think the music’s been really infl uenced by jazz and soul because there are so many of those places in Leeds. There was one point where the music college in Leeds was the only one outside of London offering a degree in Jazz. So I think it made my sound a combination of indie and soulful jazz.

Do you think being from the North made it harder to break into the industry?

I don’t think it was a hindrance. We have a different sounding music. People in London can get very caught up in what’s fashionable and I didn’t feel that here. I just felt that we were part of a really good scene, especially with acts like the Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys. I think whenever people want that kind of rainy, miserable guitar music, they look to the North!

So, your involvement with Left Bank is very exciting…

Oh, yeah it is! We used to rehearse in a house next door to Left Bank and always wondered ‘what is this weird building?’ Sometimes we’d go in and there’d be a circus troupe rehearsing! I was amazed to see inside the building – from the outside it looks like a builder’s yard. This old church is so beautiful inside – you have to see it to believe it. It’s amazing to know that such a beautiful building, such wonderful architecture is somewhere really accessible in Leeds. I’m really glad that it’s being appreciated and used as an arts venue. We’re really looking forward to playing there, doing an acoustic set with some weird instruments I’ve picked up on my travels. I recorded a choir in there for my most recent album and it’s a really amazing sound. Because I live in Leeds, I just want to see good things happen here, positive things that help people express themselves and Left Bank is a great example of that.

Leeds has changed so much in the past decade. What’s your favourite thing about the city now?

One of my favourite things is how many different kinds of people live here. Leeds is really well planned in terms of the housing – there are big middle class homes but lots of estates too so you get people from different socio-economic backgrounds kind of living

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Wherever I look now, bread seems to be the order of the day. Whether it’s articles in the national papers or programmes on television, our nation’s foodies (Fearnley-Whittingstall especially) seem to be expounding the benefi ts of home baking.

New bakeries in Headingley and in the town centre (the latter of which I am fortunate enough to be involved in) refl ect not only the lack of decent bread in Leeds, but also people’s desire for that delicious, crunchy crust, and moist, chewy crumb, that comes only with a proper loaf of hand-baked bread!

From the most modest of ingredients you can create something delicious – bread truly is one of man’s gastronomic wonders. At a push, one can make bread with just fl our and water, although a little salt is worth more than its weight in gold. Yeast, of course, is needed for leavened bread. Bakers used to, and some still do, cultivate their own wild yeasts from just fl our and water.

The basic principles are the same for most leavened breads. Combine fl our with water and start kneading – the glutens, which give bread and pasta doughs their stretchy nature, are then activated. After kneading for some time, your dough can be stretched out very thinly without tearing.

Once suffi ciently kneaded, the dough needs to ferment and the yeast is left to do its work. Yeast is an organism that feeds on sugars, and releases alcohol and carbon dioxide. The former is key in brewing, but it is the latter that gives bread its distinctive light texture. Given enough time for the yeast to do its work, a well-kneaded dough, with suffi cient water levels, should have no problem becoming a light, well risen bread.

There is really no reason not to bake your own bread. Once you start, and overcome the misconceptions about how tricky it is, you’ll be hooked and will be looking forward to baking up a storm on a weekly basis.

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Riverside Sourdough bakery, dock St Market Artisan Bakery, 9 North Lane, Headingley Natural Food Store, North Lane, Headingley Salvo’s Salumeria, St Anne’s Parade, Headingley Pookie & Grumps, New Road Side, Horsforth The Village Bakery, Bramhope Bondgate Bakery, Otley Betty’s, The Grove, Ilkley

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Don’t let your New Year’s resolutions fall by the wayside. Approach your goals practically and positively and you’ll be sure to achieve!

We all make New Year’s resolutions and they’re usually a distant memory by February. It’s easy to say you’ll do something

then let life get in the way and watch your plans fade off into the distance. How about this year you take a more practical, productive approach to your goals?

The Power of Positivity

Since the release of the book The Secret by Rhonda Byrne a few years ago, positivity has been taking over. The importance of anticipating happiness and a successful outcome in all your endeavours has proven to be a very effective tool for many people. If you approach a situation negatively, believing you will fail, guess what…. you most likely will!

Blogger, Bangs and a Bun calls a practical, positive approach to achieving your goals ‘Field of Dreams.’ The notion is taken from the line in the movie (of the same name): ‘If you build it, they will come.’ “Field of Dreams is about getting all your building blocks in place,” she says, “think about your goals positively, write them down and take a step towards them each day (no matter how small). Writing them down helps you to stay focused.”

Bangs started a website, www.fi eldofdreamsproject.tumblr.com where people write down their goals (be it on a postcard, a post-it note or a bus ticket) and send them in. She puts them on the site to serve as inspiration and motivation for others.

Making it Happen

One of the people Bangs heard from about their Field of Dreams this past year was Sophie, who worked on the marketing team for a nightclub in Leeds and had dreams of living in Paris. She knuckled down, wrote down her goals and what it’d take for her to get there, then she imagined what it would be like when she was there, what her dream apartment would look like, how it would all make her feel. A few short months later and Sophie is now living in Paris, teaching English, in the apartment she lusted after. So thinking positively about it worked for her!

Staying on Track

The most common New Year’s resolution is to join a gym and get in shape. But those with good intentions in January have usually run out of steam by February! So how can you stay motivated to make sure that you commit to your fi tness goals for the year, rather than a few months? Personal Trainer, Coach Qu, gave us some tips:

Be Realistic – If you haven’t exercised regularly for a while, it’s probably best not to jump in the deep end and say you’ll work out fi ve days a week for an hour. Start with three times a week for 30 minutes and you’ll fi nd getting into the swing of things much easier.

Find a Work Out Buddy – It makes your training more fun. You can keep each other motivated and create some friendly competition. But make sure you pick a friend who won’t back out of a gym session at the drop of a hat in favour of lounging in front of the telly with a curry!

Use Visuals – Put your training schedule on the fridge, along with a picture of the outfi t you’ll buy yourself when you’ve reached your goal. Seeing that every day will give you a bit of oomph!

Make it Fun – Doing the same workout every time will undoubtedly lead to you getting bored and losing motivation. Tricking the body by doing different exercises keeps it guessing and leads to better results. So run on Monday, take a dance class on Tuesday, cycle on Wednesday and so on.

So there you have it – this year, don’t stand in your own way. Plan the changes you want to make in your life and make positive steps towards them each day. There will, of course, be days when you feel like giving up, but just turn that into imagining the feeling you’ll have when you succeed in your goals. You’ll be there before you know it.

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Christmas is over and another year has started! Hopefully there are a few snowdrops and hellebores about – if you can bear to pick them, take a few indoors with some greenery – they look so pretty. When looking for new plants, seek out winter fl owering or coloured shrubs, which give the garden a brightness even on the dullest day.

On dry days clear your pathways of any fallen leaves or moss, tidy your tool shed and discard anything that’s not useful (a local school might be grateful for any extra tools you may have), sort out plant pots, and check through your seeds as you may need to buy more.

If you were lucky enough to have been given some garden vouchers, take your time looking around garden centres, refl ect on what you have achieved in the last year, and the failures, make a note and see if it is possible to rectify those. You might decide to reshape your garden. If you’re unsure where to start or need some help and advice on what to plant, look for a gardening club near you.

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Autumn saw a good infl ux of winter visitors from Scandinavia and northern Europe. Particularly noticeable were fi eldfares and redwings in October but most now seem to have moved further west in Britain and to Ireland. In occasional winters there is a mass invasion of a rarer species, the waxwing. This is one of those years.

Waxwings are unmistakable starling-sized birds, plump with a thick neck. Pinkish buff, they have a large crest on the crown, black eye mark and bib, yellow tail end and a waxy red spot on the wings. They are voracious eaters of berries such as rowan and cotoneaster and will appear in parks and gardens, even in city and town centres. After stripping trees of berries they will move on to other localities affording a plentiful harvest.

Hunger exceeds fear and they can be watched at close quarters as they devour berries. Their contact call is a high silvery trill as from a small bell.

You may recall, back in October, I ran a half marathon. I previously had a reputation for not even running for a bus, so it was no small feat for me to run (and walk, the occasional crawl, all while weeping and begging for my mother to come save me) 13 miles. You’d think it’d be unlikely that I’d sign up to do another one, right? Wrong!

I have registered for the Paris Half Marathon. Yes, I have become one of those annoying people who run. But at least this one is in Paris, which has great food and pretty sights and most importantly, excellent shoe shopping.

I decided to see if any of my Twitter followers would want to do it with me. One casual mention and 24 hours later, I had 19 girls signed up. We call ourselves Team Bangs on the Run and we are a force to be reckoned with. The organisers have assured us there are half naked men waiting at the fi nish line with a selection of the fi nest Christian Louboutin shoes (I sense they may be telling fi bs, but I’m rolling with it).

We’re running for a charity called Refuge, who do outstanding work helping women and children escape domestic violence. So, if you’d like to support 20 girls, who’ve never met in real life, but have taken on this mammoth task together regardless, we’d love your support.

Please visit www.justgiving.com/teambangsontherun and donate what you can – every penny counts!

THE ORGANISERS HAVE ASSURED US THERE ARE HALF NAKED MEN WAITING AT THE FINISH LINE WITH A SELECTION OF THE FINEST CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN SHOES (I SENSE THEY MAY BE TELLING FIBS, BUT I’M ROLLING WITH IT).

Sam Smith’s Brewery and its ‘Taddy Ales’, with its 300 pubs, are known all over the country – still independent and owned by a descendant of Sam Smith himself. Sam Smith was not originally from Tadcaster, but was a Meanwood man, partner in the massive Meanwood Tannery, and for a time resident in one of Headingley’s grandest mansions.

There were three generations of Samuel Smiths. Our Sam Smith was the third in the line. His grandfather, the fi rst Samuel Smith, was a prosperous Meanwood butcher and cattle-dealer, with a good eye for investment and money to set up all his three sons in business – John and William in the brewery trade in Tadcaster, and his middle son Samuel in Meanwood, where he bought him an old mill and land just off Monkbridge Road. Here Samuel (the second – Sam’s father) built a massive Tannery in 1857 – his initials and the date can still be seen carved over the imposing entrance (the building is now converted into apartments). The Tannery prospered, and by the 1870s Sam’s father was the principal employer and landowner in Meanwood: he could afford to move his family out of their home next to the Tannery into the grandeur of Moorfi eld House in leafy, exclusive Headingley.

Moorfi eld House is still there, round the corner from the Arndale Centre – gothic, castellated and turreted, perched on the hillside, it is at its most impressive seen from below in Grove Lane. It dates from the 1850s when Alma Road – named after the Battle of the Alma in the Crimea – was fi rst laid out. It was built for William Glover Joy, partner in a prosperous seed-crushing and oil refi ning business, Town Councillor, and Mayor of Leeds in 1869. This grandiose house was designed to impress, with its luxurious interior and chapel, and its spectacular view down the hillside over fi elds, moorland and woods. Its gardens had every possible refi nement - a peach house, a vinery, a forcing house, an orchard,

a fernery and conservatory. In addition there were 10 acres of land, with stabling and a cowhouse for the cattle which still grazed in the grounds (where the modernist ‘sunshine houses’ were later to be built, in the 1930s). This became Sam’s new home, with his parents, brother and four sisters, and at least three live-in servants.

In 1880, after only a few years in the house, Sam’s father (the second Samuel Smith) died, aged only 51. Sam Smith was eighteen and with his younger brother inherited the Tannery, though he had to wait until he was 21 before he could take complete control. His younger brother joined him in 1889. Under their management the Tannery fl ourished, becoming one of the largest in the country, with 300 pits dealing with some 70 thousand hides. Meanwhile, in 1886, a new opportunity presented itself. Sam was bequeathed the ‘Old Brewery’ in Tadcaster in his uncle William’s will. In the event all Sam got was the building, dating back to 1758, and its famous well – all the fi ttings, equipment, and the trade name had been transferred in 1883 to the magnifi cent ‘New Brewery,’ commissioned by his other uncle, John Smith, before his death and run by his nephews. Nevertheless Samuel decided to take up the challenge and move into brewing. Demand for beer was booming, particularly the bright bitter beer produced from Tadcaster’s limestone (‘popple’) wells. He re-equipped the Old Brewery and started trading in his own name, in direct competition with John Smith’s.

Sam and his family left Moorfi eld House in 1887 and he gave up the Tannery around the turn of the century to devote himself to the brewery trade. It was the beginning of a story which has continued up to the present day.

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THE ICING ON THE CAKE! In November, The Merrion Centre had a ‘Bake Off’ in aid of Children in Need and Headingley resident, Jo Medland, swept the board!

Jo won the Cupcakes and Buns category but also took home the prize of Leeds Best Amateur Baker. She entered four different cupcakes, each with traditional dessert themes and a little Yorkshire twist. There was a ‘Merrion Mess’, an Eton mess style cupcake, a ‘Rhubarb Triangle’, a ‘Baildon Tart’ (like a Bakewell tart) and a ‘Yorkshire Cream Tea’, which had fresh clotted cream and strawberry on top and Yorkshire Tea soaked raisins and sultanas inside. The judging was done by Rena Gueller from the renowned Box Tree restaurant in Ilkley.

What makes Jo’s win all the more sweet (excuse the pun), is that she was made redundant last July and had been looking at starting her own cupcake and cake business, as baking is a passion of hers.

She has now set up a website, www.candystripecakes.com, showcasing some of her cakes and is well on her way to pursuing her new career choice.

The fi rst postcodes were introduced on a trial basis in Norwich in 1959 and were not an unqualifi ed success – people didn’t use them. However, these trials led to the present system being introduced in Croydon in 1966, and the whole country was coded by 1974.

The history of postcodes dates back to the 1850s. In 1857 rudimentary codes were introduced to cope with growing town populations, increasing numbers of letters, vaguely addressed mail, and the problem that several London streets had the same name.

Later, in January 1932, the Postmaster General approved a coding system for Leeds,Edinburgh, Newcastle, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool, Belfast and Sheffi eld. The system was particularly effective in Glasgow and Leeds where all street signs were replaced with ones bearing the new codes.

As the photograph shows, in 1932 the suburb of West Park had a code of 6 which indicated it was Far Headingley. However as Leeds expanded, so did the coding system and somewhere back in the mists of time a cost-conscious council offi cial has come along with paintbrush and moved West Park to code 16.

There are still a few such signs around the area, although most have been replaced by plastic modern versions.

Residents in the newly established West Park Residents’ Parking Zone might see similarities between this painting exercise and their new parking signs – although these were ‘doctored’ by plastic stickers!

A FIRST CLASS SUBURB!THE U FILES

By Doug Kempwww.westparkresidents.org.uk

28 January 2011 | northleedslife.co.uk Photo: Derry Moore

Yorkshire Late Starters Strings could be for youIf you’ve always wanted to play a stringed instrument and would like to play with people of similar standard, Yorkshire Late Starters Strings is for you. YLSS offers professional tuition of the highest quality and the chance to play string music from the baroque to the present day.There are no entry requirements and they cover the full range from beginners upwards. Tutors are available to ensure that everyone gets the most from their orchestral session every week. The emphasis is on providing a constructive, stress-free learning experience.

The orchestra hosts a number of events throughout the year and organises a biennial competition to commission new music. Although not normally a performing orchestra, it recently performed at Huddersfi eld Contemporary Music Festival.

YLSS rehearses Saturday mornings at the West Park Centre, Spen Lane, LS16. On Saturday 29thJanuary there will be a free beginners’ event for anyone who wishes to try out the orchestra. Players are also welcome to join at any time of the year. For more information, visit www.ylss.org.

AN EVENING WITH GERVASE PHINN Bestselling author, radio and TV personality Gervase Phinn is making a welcome return to his old college, Leeds Trinity University, on 25th January.

After a successful career in education, Gervase became a household name for his books and broadcasts drawing on his wealth of experience in schools around Yorkshire.

“I owe a great deal to Leeds Trinity, having been taught by enthusiastic, dedicated and good humoured tutors - they inspired a real passion in me for writing”, said Gervase. “It’s great to be heading back and I hope to inspire others in the same way.”

‘An Evening with Gervase Phinn’ is on 25th January, 6.30pm at Leeds Trinity’s Horsforth campus. Refreshments and a book signing follow. Tickets (£12) are available from Sara Sellars on 0113 283 7226 or [email protected]. A share of the proceeds will be donated to Bury Hurdles Family Support Group for Disabled Children.

“I OWE A GREAT DEAL TO LEEDS TRINITY, HAVING BEEN TAUGHT BY ENTHUSIASTIC, DEDICATED AND GOOD HUMOURED TUTORS - THEY INSPIRED A REAL PASSION IN ME FOR WRITING”

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ASHLEY JACKSON’S LOVE OF YORKSHIRE ON DISPLAY AT TEMPLE NEWSAMTemple Newsam is currently hosting ‘Power and the Passion’, the 70th Birthday Exhibition of Yorkshire artist, Ashley Jackson, featuring many Yorkshire landscapes that have never been seen outside of London.

Ashley is well known from his television work and is something of a local hero for Yorkshire folk. From the 1980s, audiences became familiar with his easy, informative style, sharing the technique and joy of landscape painting with tens of thousands of viewers. His series ‘A Brush with Ashley’ was commissioned by Yorkshire television in 1989 and continued for twelve years.

Ashley will be supporting The Prince’s Trust with the sale of a limited edition exhibition brochure. All proceeds will be donated to the Trust, as will a percentage from any paintings sold. HRH Prince Charles has provided a foreword to the exhibition brochure.

The exhibition runs until 8th May. Ashley will also present a painting demonstration on 19th February, 11am-12pm, which is open to everyone.

FROM THE 1980S, AUDIENCES BECAME FAMILIAR WITH HIS EASY, INFORMATIVE STYLE, SHARING THE TECHNIQUE AND JOY OF LANDSCAPE PAINTING WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VIEWERS

NATIONAL STORYTELLING WEEK AT TEMPLE NEWSAMTo mark National Storytelling Week, actor and storyteller Chris Cade returns to Temple Newsam on 29th and 30th January. Inspired by the mood and dynamism of Ashley Jackson’s Yorkshire landscape paintings Chris will create, with help from the audience, stories to accompany the pictures.

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Leeds Trinity University recently welcomed two academic writers in residence to its study skills support team, under a scheme funded by the Royal Literary Fund (RLF).

Susan Barker (Sayonara Bar and The Orientalist and The Ghost), takes much of her inspiration from the Far East, and is currently working on a novel based in contemporary Beijing.

Peter Guttridge is author of the Nick Madrid series. His latest project is a crime trilogy set in Brighton, based on a real case from the 1930s.

Thanks to fi nancial support from the estate of AA Milne, author of Winnie the Pooh, the RLF runs a fellowship scheme placing professional writers in higher education institutions to help students and staff develop their academic writing skills.

“We are delighted to welcome our two new writers this year,” said Tim Leadbeater, Trinity’s Director of Learning. “Their help and advice is immensely valuable to students, being completely impartial and independent of the marking scheme.”

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LEEDS ARTS CENTRE KISSES SID JAMES! Leeds Arts Centre stages their exciting new play ‘Kissing Sid James’, by Robert Farquhar, at The Carriageworks from 26th – 29th January.

Directed by Pete Sandles, this is the dirty weekend from hell! Eddie and Crystal are two lonely people, hoping to fi nd romance in a shabby seaside resort. They are very different people – he a stationery salesman who lives with his mum; she a croupier and Sean Connery fan. But when they get to their hotel, disaster follows disaster and it looks like love is never going to bloom. One of the most hilarious and touching plays of recent years, it’s a funny and heart warming tale of the eternal search for love and the bizarre things that can happen to stop it.

Tickets from The Carriageworks box offi ce on 0113 224 3801, boxoffi [email protected]

LEEDS PHIL LOOKS WESTLeeds Philharmonic Chorus is looking West for its next concert in March, when it will perform a mixed programme of English and American choral and organ music. The concert will feature popular 20th century American composers Eric Whitacre and Morten Lauridson, along with English composers Sir Michael Tippett, Hubert Parry and Gerald Finzi.

The choral pieces will include the moving African-American spirituals from Tippett’s ‘Child of our time’ and Parry’s rousing coronation anthem ‘I was Glad’, as well as Lauridsen’s ‘O Magnum Mysterium’ and Whitacre’s ‘Sleep’, both among the most popular choral pieces of the last decade.

The concert, conducted by David Hill, with Mark Hindley on organ, is at 7.30pm on Saturday 12th March in Leeds Parish Church in support of the Church’s General Fund. Tickets (£10, concessions available) from the City Centre Box Offi ce on 0113 224 3801, boxoffi [email protected].

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‘YES, PRIME MINISTER’ COMES TO LEEDS

Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, the original writers of the classic TV series ‘Yes, Minister’ and ‘Yes, Prime Minister’ have reunited for this anniversary production which has received universal critical and public acclaim.

Jim Hacker (played by Olivier award-nominated Richard McCabe), Sir Humphrey Appleby (Simon Williams, best known for playing James Bellamy in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs) and Bernard Woolley are all back in this brand new play. The world has turned but great institutions have a way of riding punches and bouncing back unscathed for the next round. Will it prove so for Jim Hacker and his coterie of close advisors? Especially with the country on the brink of fi nancial meltdown and the Government’s only apparent salvation coming from a morally dubious deal with the Foreign Minister of Kumranistan.

Yes, Prime Minister will be at The Grand Theatre, Leeds, from 14th – 19th February.

For more information, go to www.leedsgrandtheatre.com or call the box offi ce on 0844 848 2703.

The West Yorkshire Playhouse celebrates its 21st anniversary in 2011. Since opening its doors in 1990, it has collaborated with renowned actors, celebrated directors, and innovative theatre companies; supported exciting, young theatre makers; commissioned new work and presented the very best of classic drama. 284 plays have been produced, attracting almost four million people.

For this celebratory year, the Playhouse has lined up an eclectic mix for our enjoyment – from classic texts to uplifting musicals. Sarah Esdaile will direct Terrence Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea, a heart-breaking exploration of all consuming love. Following her treatment of Death of a Salesman and Crash at The Playhouse, I would turn out for anything Sarah directs!

Róisín McBrinn directs a new version of Federico Garcia Lorca’s YERMA by Ursula Rani Sarma. Director Jonathan Munby presents his version of John Ford’s controversial drama ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore – a Renaissance classic telling of an incestuous relationship that can end only in tragedy. And, Josette Bushell-Mingo bring us The Wiz, the soulful, Motown-inspired retelling of The Wizard of Oz, which will include a 30 strong community cast - the feel-good musical for all the family this summer. Of course, it doesn’t end there – there are many other exciting shows and projects. Be sure to get a copy of the Spring/ Summer brochure, just call 0113 213 7700.

THE WIZ – COMMUNITY CHORUS OPEN AUDITIONS

Auditions to be part of the Community Chorus in The Wiz will be held at the end of January. If you are 16 or over, please email [email protected] to register your interest and to receive full information about joining The Wiz company.

THE WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE Comes of Age

It was bitterly cold and threatening even more snow the evening we dropped in to Giorgio’s but apparently some people hadn’t got the message – it was buzzing! A party was in full swing in the back room (only noticed if you nipped to the loo!) and after we were shown to our table only one remained empty and that wasn’t for long. Yes, we were told, a few people had cancelled because of the weather, but there had been a brisk drop-in trade all evening.

Giorgio’s hasn’t even been open a year but it has already established itself as a popular neighbourhood eaterie. Run by Solos Psarias, whose family also owns The Olive Tree restaurants, it is gaining new fans by the day.

A CHALLENGE THAT’S PAYING OFF

But why Italian when the other three restaurants were Greek? Two reasons, Solos told us. One, there had been an Italian restaurant (Pietro’s) on this corner for many years and two, it was a challenge! “Of course the ingredients for all Mediterranean food are similar”, said Solos. “What’s different is the style and the culture – the Greek dining experience is more laid back, the Italian is much faster. Having managed the Olive Tree restaurants in Chapel Allerton and Headingley over the last four years this is a different experience for me and

I’m loving it! I love the buzz! We have superb staff and highly experienced chefs – add the best ingredients, and we have it all!”

AN EXTENSIVE MENU

The menu is extensive – always a problem in my case, faced with so many choices a decision was going to take some time! In addition to pasta, risotto and pizza, there were fabulous hot and cold starters and very enticing meat and fi sh dishes, plus specials!

We opted for a fabulous Chorizo and Feta Salad from the specials’ menu and a Fritto Misto. I think the only way to describe the Fritto Misto (£7.95) is ‘fl ash fried’ – you know, the squid and giant king prawns and zucchini had been briefl y shown the batter before being plunged into the oil. They were light, crispy and delicious. If you haven’t had ‘fl ash fried’ zucchini before, try it! For my taste I would have liked the garlic mayonnaise to be a little more garlicky, but then I would happily munch my way through heads of garlic.

FULL OF FLAVOUR

For our main courses we chose veal and salmon. The Vitello Saltimbocca (£16.95) was so tasty – medallions of veal topped with Parma ham in a rich white wine sauce infused with fresh sage. And, the

Filetto di salmon (£11.95) was grilled to perfection and served with a lovely salad with lemon and olive oil dressing. Some more ‘fl ash fried’ zucchini crept in here...it’s just so good!

You’d think by now we had had enough to eat but we were on a roll....had to try a dessert – a wonderfully crumbly cheesecake with mixed berries (£4.75) and Affogato al Caffe e Amaretto (£6.25) followed. The Affogato is vanilla ice cream with a shot of espresso and Amaretto.....just imagine!

A LOVELY WARM EXPERIENCE

A chilly night was transformed into a lovely, warm experience, with familiar faces at other tables and friendly, attentive service. Apparently the party raved on in the back room – but no one noticed. Everyone was far too busy enjoying their food and the buzz out front.

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Giorgio’s Ristorante Italiano is at 70 – 72 Otley Road, Far Headingley, LS6 4BA. They are happy to take party bookings and outside catering assignments. Order take-away and there’s 20% discount. There’s also a discount for students.

Giorgio’s is open seven days a week:

Mon – Sun 12 – 2pm; Mon – Thurs 6 – 10.30pm; Fri – Sat 5.30

– 11pm; Sun 5.30 – 10.30pm. Give them a call on 0113 278

2030 & book your Giorgio’s experience.


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Viennese Whirl Orchestra of Opera North Sun 2 Jan, 3pm at Leeds Town Hall. A delightful afternoon of waltzes, marches & polkas. Tickets: £9.50 - £27.50 from 0113 224 3801 or www.leedsconcertseason.com

Sunday Bloody Sunday Sun 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Jan. 8.30pm at Sandinista. Acoustic night hosted by Gary Stewart, Rosie Doonan & Johnny Firth, Martyn Jackson & Alison Rhind (violin & piano) Wed 5 Jan, 1.05-1.55pm,The Venue, Leeds College of Music, LS2 Beethoven Sonata No 7, Grieg Sonata No 3, Tchaikovsky Valse-Scherzo. Free. Details: 0113 247 8336

Late Night Colour Wed 5 Jan, 10pm, Sandinista, Cross Belgrave St. Band showcase hosted by The Grain Division. This month The Paradimes + Suzy Bradley & the Morning After.

Friday Unplugged Fri 7 Jan. Gateway Music at Escobar, Leeds. Steph Stephanie, among others. Pippa Lloyd Mon10 Jan, 8pm at The New Inn, Otley Rd. Headingley. Free.

The World’s Most Beautiful Melodies Mon 10 Jan, 1.05pm at Leeds Town Hall. Phillip McCann (cornet) & Simon Lindley (City Organist) play some of the repertoire from Phillip’s acclaimed CD series. Free. Details: 247 8336

New York Drama Club (a.k.a Ally Jowitt) +Mark Wynn Wed12 Jan, 10pm at Sandinista, Leeds.

BBC Philharmonic Sat 15 Jan, 7.30pm at Leeds Town Hall. Programme includes Weber, Tchaikovsky & Dvorak. Tickets £9.50 - £27.50 from 0113 224 3801 or www.leedsconcertseason.com

Juan Martin Sat 15 Jan, 7:30pm at Howard Assembly Room, Grand Theatre, Leeds. Spectacular fl amenco guitarist performs alongside celebrated fl amenco dancers & singers. Tickets: £12.50

Crowbar Sun 16 Jan,The Cockpit, Leeds. Undisputed heavyweight champions of the New Orleans sludge sound, a true force in aggressive underground music.

Kristy Gallacher + others Mon 17 Jan, at Gaslight Club @ Oporto, Leeds.

Clara Sanabras + Abdul Salam–Kheir Mon 17 Jan, 5:45 – 6.30pm, Howard Assembly Room, Grand Theatre. Catalan singer/guitarist Clara Sanabras & Lebanese singer Abdul Salam–Kheir bring the music of old Spain to life. Programme includes renditions of the ancient mwashah (Arab poetic forms) & modern day compositions.

Schubert Ensemble & Emma Johnson (clarinet) Tues 18 Jan, 7.30pm at The Venue, Leeds College of Music. Includes Zemlinsky trio for clarinet, cello & piano; Mozart trio for clarinet, viola & piano; Schubert piano trio D929.Tickets: £19/ £17 from 0113 224 3801 / www.leedsconcertseason.com

Strange Fruit Wed 19 Jan. Monthly band showcase hosted by No TiTle Magazine featuring this month: Run Speed Tiger+ Jackson Palmer.

Cool Acoustics Night Thurs 20 Jan, 8-11pm at Royal Park Cellars, Hyde Park, LS6. 18+ event with Louisa Osborn, Jessica

Lawson, Hey, Doris! George Linton, Lisa Marie Glover. £2.

Miles Kane Fri 21 Jan, 7pm, Brudenell Social Club. Singer of Liverpool band The Rascals, currently co-fronting The Last Shadow Puppets alongside Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner.

Fell Clarinet Quartet Sun 23 Jan, 3pm The Carriageworks, Millennium Square. This iinteractive family concert takes you on a musical journey around the world. Tickets: £6/ £4 from 224 3801 or www.leedsconcertseason.com

Heel Grove Wed 26 Jan, 1.05-1.55pm at The Venue, Leeds College of Music. Carly Blaine, Lucy Farrell, Shanna Kipling - dynamic trio performing a variety of traditional tunes & songs from America, Scotland & Ireland alongside their own compositionsFree. Details: 247 8336.

Sandinista Live Wed 26 Jan, 10pm. Graham Hall – rootsy, delta blues; & Blame Dave, with singer-songwriter Tony Lambert (guitar & vocals) accompanied by Benson Walker (bass & vocals).

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ContinuedSmoke Fairies Thurs 27 Jan, 8pm Brudenell Social Club. London-based duo Jessica Davies & Katherine Blamire fuse together elements of English folk, Deep South blues & Appalachian ballads.

Roger Davies Sat 29 Jan, 8pm, The Grove Inn, Back Row, Holbeck, LS11. Singer/songwriter playing simple yet affecting soulful songs.

Band of Horses Mon 31 Jan, O2 Academy Leeds. From Seattle, dreamy, psychedelic pop laced with indie overtones & lashing of seventies prog-rock. Plus London’s Goldheart Assembly – Whimsical English psychedelia, pitch-perfect harmonies, found sounds & surprising twists & turns.

Arcturus Wed 2 Feb, 1.05-1.55pm The Venue, Leeds College of Music. An accomplished chamber music group performing Elgar’s piano quintet. Free. Details: 247 8336


KENWOOD HERRIOTT DUO CELEBRATES 21 YEARSOboist Elizabeth Kenwood and pianist Richard Herriott are celebrating 21 years – not only as husband and wife, but also as a successful professional musical partnership. Their celebration includes a concert at Grove Methodist Church, Horsforth, part of the Grove International Concert Series for which Richard is Musical Director.

Elizabeth and Richard met at the Banff Centre in the Rocky Mountains of western Canada, where she was a participant in the Banff Winter Program. Richard, originally from Newfoundland, had just won fi rst prize in the Canadian Music Competition and was asked by Elizabeth’s Rotary counsellor to show her around Banff. The rest, as they say, is history! Since 1990, they have delighted audiences around the world. As well as performing many of the standard classics for oboe and piano, they have explored and commissioned several works, giving world premieres of music by Arthur Butterworth, Philip Feeney, and David Baker, as well as a number of works by Richard himself. Highlights include a British Council sponsored tour of South East Asia, a tour of Germany, and several trips to Eastern Europe, including Belarus and the Ukraine where they have a huge following. Most recently, they gave the world premiere of Arthur Butterworth`s Sonata for Bass Oboe and Piano at the International Double Reed Convention in Birmingham.

Their 21st Anniversary Concert is on 29th January, 7.30pm at Grove Methodist Church, Town Street, Horsforth. Tickets (£5, children free) are available from Chris Seller on 0113 258 2662. Don’t miss this evening of fi rst class music making.

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Fallout: New VegasPS3/XBOX 360/PCBBFC – N/A

With the prospect of an almost Siberian Winter

ahead of us and January Sales bargains to be had, this months edition of North Leeds Life features a couple of games that you’d love to be snowed in with!

First up is Fallout: New Vegas. With over seventy hours of exciting gameplay and an entirely new, heavily populated vision of post apocalyptic Las Vegas to play in, NV is more than just an update for Fallout 3.

Factions now play a key role, and players will need to choose their actions and allegiances carefully to avoid unwelcome consequences. This is far from revolutionary, but guarantees that those who like to play extreme good or bad characters will draw attention from at least one of the leading bodies of power.

Highly recommended for all fans of the original game and those who enjoy an occasional nod towards the classic Mad Max movies!

Assassins Creed: BrotherhoodPS3/XBOX 360/PCBBFC – N/A

The surprise critical success of 2010 has players

returning to Renaissance Italy as Ezio in the follow up to Assassins Creed 2. Over the past twelve months, Ubisoft have been incredibly busy polishing what was a good game into something truly excellent for this semi-sequel.

Creed: Brotherhood features the same engine as the last outing, but offers more variety and a wide range of mission and activity types. Ezio now has access to (and can develop) a number of strongholds and businesses, whilst the popular ‘family heirloom’ quests return; this time featuring locations that would make Lara Croft wince.

A variety of new multiplayer modes offer surprising depth and limitless replay ability making Creed: Brotherhood an excellent addition to any gamer’s collection, even those who perhaps didn’t enjoy the previous efforts.

24TH LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALAs the largest fi lm festival in England outside London, Leeds fi lm fest continues to grow in prestige, offering high profi le premieres and a staggering number of fi lms screened at various venues across the city.

What impresses most about our festival is the variety of fi lms on offer, from mainstream features to documentaries to experimental cinema and shorts. The ever popular Fanomenon category features horror, sci-fi and all manner of the weird and wonderful. This year, Fanomenon played host to a plethora of cutting edge Japanese Anime such as the humorously post modern action epic, Gintama The Movie and exhilarating space race extravaganza, Redline, both of which I enjoyed immensely.

Other personal highlights were Czech animated oddity, Invention for Destruction, charming, offbeat Norwegian comedy, Elling and a couple of excellent music documentaries, The Furious Force of Rhymes and The Socalled Movie. The Furious Force… is a passionate celebration of the global infl uence of Hip-Hop culture and is guaranteed to be an eye opener for anyone with reservations about Rap music. The Socalled Movie is a profi le of Canadian maverick Josh Dolgin (aka Socalled) who fuses traditional Jewish folk stylings, Klezmer, with Hip-Hop and a variety of other genres to create an infectiously funky, joyous sound. Should any of these fi lms re-emerge on the independent cinema circuit, I recommend you seek them out.

The grand surroundings of Leeds Town Hall seemed an appropriate setting for a screening of Fritz Lang’s classic, hugely infl uential Metropolis. The new print features restored footage thought for a long time to be lost, until recently discovered In Argentina. The reinsertion of these scenes brings the fi lm closer to Lang’s original vision, largely unseen since its original release in 1927. It is a true epic, a wonder of early cinema, and a delirious, dazzling spectacle.

As far as I can tell 2010’s festival seemed a resounding success, well attended and with a considered, eclectic programme of events. I, for one, can’t wait to see what treats are in store for 2011.


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RICHMOND HOUSE SCHOOL CELEBRATES ROYAL ENGAGEMENT Richmond House School celebrated the announcement of Will and Catherine’s engagement by staging their very own royal wedding!

The children, aged 3-4, baked a special wedding cake and staged a little ceremony with a bride and groom. The little girl who played Catherine let them all eat cake!

The children then wrote to the queen to let her know about their celebrations. The exercise taught the children about weddings, the art of letter writing and the structure of the Royal Family.

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Brownies (For girls aged 7-10). Hawksworth Wood – Tues; Kirkstall & Far Headingley – Wed; Headingley – Thurs; Burley – Fri. A fantastic place to make new friends, have new experiences & build self-esteem. Details: Vicki 07787 500338, [email protected]

Guides For girls aged 10-14 who want to share new experiences with new friends. Spend 1 evening a week being creative, choosing what you want to do & building your self confi dence in an all girl envi-ronment. Details: Vicki 07787 500338, [email protected]

Rainbows (For girls aged 5-7). Kirkstall – Wed; Headingley - Thurs. Local Rainbow groups are having loads of fun with their motto Live, Laugh, Love & Learn. Details: Vicki 07787 500338, [email protected] Leeds Junior TaeKwon Do Club Tues & Thurs 6 – 7pm (term time). St. Chad’s Primary School, Northolme Ave. Ages 5 – 12. Beginners wel-come. Details: Alex Webster 07732274521

Spanish Playgroup

Do you speak fl uent Spanish? Do you have children under 5? Join us Thurs, 10.30am – 12.30pm at Meanwood Insti-tute, Green Rd. LS6. Details: 07952 901 770

Parent run group Tues 1 – 2.30pm & Thurs 10 – 11.30am, at Wrangthorn Church Hall, Hyde Pk Tce. £1 donation. Refreshments & lots of toys & craft activities.

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MEMORIES OF RICHMOND HOUSE Richmond House School is celebrating its 75th Anniversary this year and is appealing for past pupils’ memories, information and pictures to showcase the school’s history.

As part of their 75th year birthday celebrations, the school is hoping to collate commemorative memorabilia, photos and stories and is launching a past pupil society: Friends of Richmond House School.

Over the course of this academic year, pupils and teachers will step back in time and explore the school’s heritage, in a series of celebrations and learning activities culminating in a 1935 themed summer street party in June – which the local community will be invited to, and where the collected information and photos will be exhibited.

The school was opened by Miss Beryl Davies in 1935 with 24 fi ve year olds, occupying the same site as it does today at 170 Otley Road, Far Headingley. Today it spans several buildings and 10 acres of land and there are 240 pupils aged 3 – 11!

When the school opened there was only Miss Davies and one other teacher, her mother did all of the cooking for the children who stayed for lunch.

During the war the school was evacuated to the Lake District – a total of 40 children, including pupils and relatives, set off early one Saturday morning, returning to the school 10 weeks later.

If you have photos and stories you would like to share with Friends of Richmond House School, please visit their dedicated webpage at: www.rhschool.org

Richmond House is holding an Open Day on Friday 21st January from 9 – 11am.

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ST GEMMA’S THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET!St Gemma’s Hospice in Moortown has lined up an amazing programme of activities that challenge you to get fi t whilst raising vital funds for the hospice.

On the agenda for 2011 are numerous runs, a sponsored slim, ‘Swim the Panama Canal’ (but in your local pool!), the annual Midnight Walk, and international challenges that will take you to the Great Wall of China or the Inca city of Machu Picchu. They even invite you to throw yourself out of a plane! But, you can’t deny that it’s a worthy cause.

For details on all these challenges, contact the St Gemma’s team on 0113 218 5570 or email [email protected]

Independent preparatory school providing a high standard of education for boys and girls aged 3-11 years old.

Richmond House School

Where children are happy to learn

170 Otley Road, Leeds LS16 [email protected] www.rhschool.org

Nursery & Reception Open Morning: Friday 21st

January 9-11am

To arrange a visit please call 0113 275 2670

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AIRE VALLEY TOW PATH PROVIDES PERFECT CYCLING ROUTEA new, safer walking and cycling route to the city centre has been created along the canal.

The improved pathway, part of the Aire Valley Towpath, will link the Kirkstall Brewery Halls of Residence to the city centre university campuses, and encourage students and commuters to make their journeys more environmentally friendly.

The scheme has been developed in partnership with Leeds City Council, Leeds University, Leeds Met University, British Waterways, National Grid, Sustrans, and Cycling England.The route runs along the towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool canal and the scheme has provided an opportunity for further improvements – including providing two bridges with ramps where only steps existed before. The surface throughout has been upgraded to be suitable for all year use.

Cycling is getting easier and more enjoyable in Leeds with the continual expansion of the cycle network. Now students and commuters can avoid traffi c and follow a picturesque route along the canal.

REGISTER FOR LEEDS HALF MARATHON NOW! The 2011 Leeds Half Marathon will take place on Sunday 8 May and you can now register online for a place at www.runnersworld.co.uk. You can also download a PDF version of the entry form from www.leeds.gov.uk and send it with a cheque made payable to Leeds City Council to RunLeeds, John Charles Centre for Sport, Middleton Grove, Leeds, LS11 5DJ.

Entry fees are £20 for affi liated runners and £22 for unaffi liated runners.

For more details about the Half Marathon, the Corporate Challenge Relay and Mini and Junior events on the same day, go to www.leeds.gov.uk

Photo: Graham Ramsden from British Waterways and Tim Parry, Senior Transport Planner at Leeds City Council, on the towpath

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JOSEPH NEEDS 80 WALKERS!Joseph Battle would like 80 people to join him in helping raise much needed funds for St George’s Crypt. His goal is to do the Yorkshire Dales Three Peaks on Saturday 12th March.The walk is approx 25 miles and will take anywhere between 8-14 hours.

“We have all ages, sizes and animals so far and more are very welcome”, said Joseph. “If 80 people raised £80 each that would be £6,400 for the homeless of Leeds.”

St George’s Crypt is celebrating 80 years of providing hope and support for the hundreds who have accessed its services every week since founder Don Robins fi rst opened the doors in 1930.

For more information, contact Joseph on 07817 135264 or [email protected] or visit www.stgeorgescrypt.org.uk/80campaign/

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GUIDE CAMP SORTED THANKS TO MASONSThe West Riding Masonic Charities recently donated £500 to the 1st Meanwood Guide Company. The Guides purchased a much needed tent for their annual camp, along with water carriers and a cool box. They are extremely grateful to The Masons for their generosity.

For a couple, the diagnosis of infertility can be diffi cult. Age, unhealthy diet and stress can deplete the reproductive system of both men and women.

Fortunately, many women have successfully gone from infertility to motherhood after an alternative treatment at Leeds Chinese Medical Centre, even after experiencing the failures of IVF.

At their clinic, they have an astonishing success rate in helping women become pregnant. They offer an individual tailored alternative for treating the patient’s specifi c infertility condition.Acupuncture, Chinese herbs and advice on life style have been used to bring the body back to balance, and to strengthen the organs and systems vital to reproduction. This allows the body to conceive and carry to term a healthy child naturally.

This alternative treatment also supports Western -based reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and hormone therapy.

For more information please contact:Leeds Chinese Medical Centre Tel: 0113 288 8866

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Wednesday evening class 7.30-9pm

Headingley Methodist Church

0113 262 3374

HOMEOPATHY TREATMENTThe Yorkshire Centre of Classical HomeopathyProfessional healthcare for all complaints plus study courses. Contact us now for advice, information and appointments.

web: www.ycch.co.uk email:[email protected]: 01274 519800

Fun fitness, ideal for the over 50s. Exercise anywhere.

For details of local classes, call Tony Pattison on:07957 569229 or email: [email protected]

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HOOLA HOOPINGLearn fab hoopdance moves, great full-body exercise classes at Yoga Space, Meanwood Road.Tel Pete: 07966 525 751Email: [email protected]

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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

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. New term starts 10 Jan. Details: Helen, 0113 305 3327

Briggate Morris (Women’s Northwest Morris Dancing) New members invited for winter season. All ages & abilities welcome, no ex - required. Practice Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm, Brownberrie Lane Preschool, Horsforth. Details: Katie 07890 754115, www.briggate-morris.blogspot.com.

Friends of Lawnswood Badminton Club Mon & Weds (term time), 7 – 9pm, Sports Hall Lawnswood School. Parents, children (accompanied) & wider community welcome. Details: Tony Magee 267 3728, [email protected].

Kirkstall Harriers Running Club Mon & Wed, 6.50pm, Kirkstall Leisure Centre. All abilities welcome! Details: www.kirkstallharriers.org.uk, [email protected]

Leeds Area Disabled Swimming Club Are you recovering from a stroke or other condition where swimming could help? A friendly, safe environment. New members welcome. Mon 7 -8pm at 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. On 2nd & 4th Tues of each 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, 7.30 – 9.30pm. Details: Derry Fletcher 07960 335926.

Leeds Phoenix Folk Dancers - English Country Dancing at Adel Methodist Church Hall (behind Lawnswood Arms).Wed 8 – 10pm. Beginners welcome - partner not necessary. Details: 2611902

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 Hop Dance Mons, 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

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

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, [email protected]

St Chad’s Tennis ClubJoin our friendly club & play tennis throughout the year - fun club sessions & competitive opportunities. New members welcome. Details: Anne Wallace 274 9917

The Tuesday Club Dance the night away at The Village Hotel, Otley Road,

LS16, 8–11pm. Great atmosphere & DJ. Over 25s. Smart dress. Only £3.50 Details: Reg on 01274 771285/ 07939 959400.

Weetwood Walking Group Walk to a healthier life! Lower blood pressure, reduce cholesterol, enhance mental wellbeing, control weight, improve fl exibility, reduce risk of heart disease & stroke. Details: Rachel Hepton 07528 252412, [email protected]

Women’s Morris Dancing Open Nights, Tues 7.30pm, Hunsworth Community Centre, BD19 (near Junction 26 of M62). Persephone Morris Side open nights to recruit new members. Details: Rose Hudson 0113 256 1265 [email protected]

ARTS & CRAFTS

Flower Arranging Classes 1st Thurs of month (except Jan & Aug), 1.30pm & 7.30pm, Paxton Horticultural Society, 186 Kirkstall Lane. Beginners welcome. Details: Kath Hall 275 2436, [email protected]

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Bring & Buy Sale Wed 5 Jan, 8pm, Lower Hall, Meanwood Holy Trinity Church. Good as new clothes for adults & children + toys. Adm £1 incl. glass of wine.

Coffee & Cakes Sat 8 Jan, 10am – 12pm Meanwood Holy Trinity Church. Yummy cakes & coffee before you hit the sales!

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.

Green Fair Sat 4 June (tbc),12 – 3.30pm St Matthew’s Church, Chapel Allerton. Crafts, books, cakes, Fair Trade raffl e, soft toy tombola, games. Bring your teddy for a ride on the Scouts’ zipwire. Details & to book a stall:

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Headingley Farmers’ Market 2nd Sat of month, The Rose Garden in front of The Arc on North Lane. 9am – 12.30pm.

Hyde Park Community Shop Open Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 1 – 4pm Hyde Park Methodist Mission Church, Woodsley Rd. LS 3. Ladies, men’s & children’s clothing, books, toys, bric-a-brac & more. 90% of things cost just £1.

St Andrew’s Church Coffee Morning 3rd Sat every month 10.30am-12, St Andrew’s Church Hall, Butcher Hill. All Welcome

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Adel Ladies Luncheon Club meets 1st Wed of month, Castle Grove Masonic Hall, Castle Grove Dr. LS6. On 5 Jan Chris Scaife talks

about ‘The Mouseman of Kilburn’. 2 Feb Mrs Seeger’s talk is ‘The Evolution of the Modern Miss – Fashion from 1860 – 1999’. Details: Muriel Huntley 230 1584.

Alwoodley Motor ClubEvery other Thurs 8.30-9pm, The Wharfedale Inn, Arthington Lane. All welcome. Details: 0113 391 0403, www.alwoodleymc.org.uk

Book Club At Oxfam Bookshop, Headingley, 1st Tues of each month, 7.30pm. Details: 274 3818, [email protected]

Bramhope Round TableEvery 2nd Tues. Fun, friendship & fundraising (in that order!). All men between 18 & 45 welcome. Details: www.bramhoperoundtable.co.uk, [email protected]

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zest for life. Monthly programme of events. Not a dating agency. Details: 2621455 or 2612272, www.kaleidoscopeleeds.weebly.com

Lawnswood Bridge Club1.15pm Tues, YMCA Otley Road. Small friendly club playing Chicago. New members welcome with a partner if possible. Details: 07771 610350

Leeds Anglo German Club Mon 10 Jan, 7.30pm Headingley St Columba’s URC, Headingley Lane. Kurt Tucholsky 1890-1935 – Ricarda Zoellner, Leeds Met, will talk about this witty, controversial person. Details: 268 7697/ 237 0389

Leeds Association British Federation of Women Graduates meets monthly, usually in Headingley. Next event: lunch at Toby Carvery, Horsforth, Sat 8 Jan, 12pm. Details: 262 4131, [email protected].

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Leeds Horticultural So-ciety 1st Tues of month, St Chad’s Centre, Otley Road, 8pm. Improve your gardening skills, learn from interesting speakers. New members welcome. Membership: single £10/£15 couple. Details: 225 0030.

Leeds Movie Makers Get more out of your camcorder & fi lm making. Fri 7.30pm, Stainbeck United Reformed Church Hall, Stainbeck Lane (rear entrance). Details: George Wooley 225 6444, Do-reen Wood 278 2972.

Leeds Naturalists’ Club & Scientifi c 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, fi eld meetings & exhibit evenings in summer. Details: Peter Larner 0113 261 2589, http//sites.google.com/site/leedsnaturalistsclub

Leeds Photographic Soci-ety, oldest photographic society in the world, meets Tues 7.30pm, St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd, Roundhay, LS8. Visitors welcome. Details: the Secretary 0113 265 0651 or www.lps1852.co.uk

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

Leeds Womens Lunch-eon Club Meets 4th Wed of month for lunch, 12.15pm, Cosmopolitan (formerly Golden Lion), Swinegate, Leeds. Inter-esting speakers. Details: 267 9316.

The Meanwood Players a new amateur drama group, meets Thurs 7 – 9pm at the Meanwood In-stitute, Green Rd. Details: 07791 129068

Meanwood Men’s Society: Mon 3 Jan, Pub Games Night, 8pm; Mon 17 Jan, Talk - One Man’s Hobby, 8pm, Meanwood Institute; Mon Jan 31, Supper Night - Rose & Crown Otley, 7.30pm. Coach from Meanwood Shopping Centre. Details: Mark 2747611, Colin 2746316.

Muslimah Mums’ Group A hub of sisterliness. Details: [email protected]

Mercury Movie MakersClub for camcorder own-ers. Weds, Rawdon Con-servative Club, 7:30pm. Advice freely available. Regular fi lm & practical evenings, & occasional outdoor events. Details: 257 7274, www.com-munigate.co.uk/brad/mercmove

Methodist Women’s Luncheon Club (Leeds & District) Welcomes new members to their monthly meetings at Devonshire Hall, Headingley on 2nd Wed of each month (Oct – May). Good food & excel-lent speakers! Details: Shirley 257 9381.

Social & Activities Club New members welcome. Mainly over 30s. Meals, pub nights, theatre/fi lms/music, walks, badminton, book group, weekends away & more. Monthly new members’ night in north Leeds. Details: 0844 8111025www.leedsivc.org.uk

TINWOLF (Transition In-ner North West of Leeds Forum) meets 7.30pm at Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6 2nd Mon of month: general planning. On 3rd Mon the Eco Cafe is on local food growing. Details: 230 7127 / 368 1999, www,tinwolf.org.uk

The Tuesday Club - Ladies’ Lunch Group Devonshire Hall, Cum-berland Rd, Headingley, last Tues of month. Lunch 12.30pm, followed by visiting speaker. Details: Heather Harrison 267 8437, [email protected]

Trackrod Motor Club Meets 1st Tues of each month, 9.30pm at Old Modernians Club, Cookridge Lane. New Members welcome. Details: www.trackrodmo-torclub.co.uk

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: [email protected]

The Wesley Guild meets in The Parlour at Headingley Methodist Church, 2pm on alternate Tues. Inter-esting speakers & a warm welcome. Why not join them on 11 & 25 Jan? Details: 267 5764.

White Rose Ladies Speak-ers Club meets Farsley Library Community Room, Old Rd. Farsley, LS28, Mon 7.45pm. Next meet-ings 10 & 24 Jan. Friendly environment in which to fi nd your voice & improve your presentation skills, while having a lot of fun. Details: Sheila Wyatt 0113 267206

Wednesday Women Build-ing relationships & sup-porting fellow women in the community. The group invites new women to join them for friendship, support, conversation & a varied programme of activities. Every 1st Wednesday of the month, 8 – 10pm, Parochial Hall, Meanwood. Details: [email protected]

MUSIC

Bell Ringing at St Chad’sThurs 7.30 – 9pm Beginners & experienced ringers welcome. Details: Simon Futers 230 0186, [email protected]

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Flute Group - Tues 6.30 - 7.30pm, Yorks College of Music & Drama, St Mark’s House, St Mark’s Ave. For Grade 4 standard & above. Details: 275 1232.

Lawnswood Singers Female choir, practices Wed 7.30pm, Holy Trin-ity Church, Green Lane, Cookridge. Good singers welcome. Wide repertoire & friendly people! Details: Brenda Hawer 0113 2671292, www.lawns-woodsingers.co.uk.

Leeds & Bradford Bar-bershop 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 Join in playing or listening to our Yamaha AR100 organ & PRS S.900 keyboard. Occa-sional concerts by profes-sional artists playing a variety of music. Wed 7.30-10.30pm. Guiseley Factory Workers Club. LS20 9DT. Details: 226 5671

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: [email protected], www.phoenixband.co.uk

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

Wanted! Chorus Members West Riding Opera is staging ‘The Elixir of Love’ by Donizetti in April & is looking for more singers for the chorus. No exp necessary. Rehearsals every Wed, 7.30pm, West Park Centre, Spen Lane LS16. Details: David 01274 595978

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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 11am-1.30pm (£4). Stainbeck United Reformed Church, Stainbeck Rd. Meal, friendship, gentle exercise. Transport provided. Volunteers welcome. Details: Avril or Brian 293 5847, Angela 225 3766

Mena Exercise Classes 7 Sept – 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. Term time only. Details: MENA 278 5777

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 invites you to join groups at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Butcher Hill LS16. Mon 1 – 3pm after-noon tea, cakes & bingo; Tues 10 – 11.30am Gentle Exercise; Thurs 10 – 11.30am Coffee & Chat + Bingo & Brunch 11.30am - 1.00pm. Details: 275 7988, www.stepleeds.org.uk.

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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

Headingley St. Columba United Reformed Church Bring a change into your life by joining in worship at 70 Headingley Lane, LS6. Sunday service 10.45am. All welcome.

Learn to meditate FWBO Leeds Buddhist Centre. Contemporary approach to meditation, mindfulness & Buddhist tradition + yoga & bodywork, chronic pain/stress management. Details: 244 5256, www.leedsbuddhistcentre.org.

Leeds Healing CentreNow 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. 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 GroupBased 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

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Leeds Theosophical Society Sun 9 Jan: Ted Capstick on ‘Parallel Universes’ - is this the only one or is our cosmic destiny bound up with the search for new worlds. Sun 23 Jan: Wayne Gatfi eld, ‘The Recovery of Innocence’ – how to recover the innocence of our True Nature, & take a step towards realising a Universal Brotherhood of Humanity. 2.30pm at 12 Queen Sq. LS2 (near Mer-rion Centre). Free. 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 Offi ce 275 7215, www.mvbc.org.uk.

Meditation in LeedsWeekly drop-in classes in Meanwood, Leeds University, Roundhay 7.30-9.30pm. Details: 224 2902, [email protected] www.meditationinleeds.org

St Andrew’s Church Moor Grange Saturday Sanctuary All Age Service 1st Sat every month, 4.30pm. Informal worship followed by refreshments. All welcome.

St Chad’s Parish Church, Far Headingley Parish Communion 10am every Sunday, & Evensong at 6.30pm, both in the Par-ish Centre. All welcome. Details: Parish Offi ce 274 4322, www.stchads.co.uk.

St Michael’s Parish Church Headingley 8am services, 2nd & 4th Sun of month. 10am Holy Communion. 12.15pm communion (said service). Wed 10.30am Holy Com-munion every week.

Worship & Fellowship at Headingley St. Columba United Reformed Church, 70 Headingley Lane. Sunday morning service 10.45am. Details: www.headingley-urc.co.uk

Stainbeck United Re-formed Church Stainbeck Rd. Sunday Worship 10.45am. Family wor-ship with Sunday Club & crèche followed by refreshments. Commun-ion 2nd Sunday. Praise & refl ection service: Thurs 7.30-8pm. http://stain-beck.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.

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

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 main-tain & develop relation-ships with their children, following divorce or family breakdown. Details: Don 07981 710179, Ray 07921 728747.

Leeds Coeliac Group January Food Fayre Gluten-free event of the year. Sat 29 Jan, 2 – 4pm, St. Chad’s Parish Centre, Otley Road, Headingley, Leeds LS16. Details: [email protected].

Leeds Diabetes Support Group 1st Mon of month, West Yorkshire Play-house,7– 9pm. Variety of speakers. All welcome. Details: Joan Wells 225 4528.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK Support for people with Infl ammatory Bowel Dis-

ease (IBD), their friends & families throughout North & West Yorkshire. Four educational & support meetings a year, plus regular informal meets. Details: 0845 130 6809, [email protected], www.groups.nacc.org.uk/leeds

Talking MagazinesAnyone blind or partially sighted can obtain these monthly cassettes by con-tacting Leeds Cassette at the Shire View Centre, 72 Headingley Lane LS6 2DJ or calling 0113 270 9130.

The Open Door Café A meeting place for peo-ple with dementia & their carers. Last Mon of month (ex bank hols), 2-4pm, New Headingley Club, St Michael’s Road. Details: Nikki 231 1727

Wheatfi elds Carers’Support Group Small friendly group meets at Wheatfi elds, 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

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Headingley Cafe Scienti-fi que Tues 11 Jan, 7.45 – 9.30pm New Headingley Club, 56 St. Michael’s Rd, LS6. Prof. John Bradley, University of Hull, talks about ‘Symmetry in Fla-vours’. All welcome. Ad-mission £2. Details: [email protected]

Headingley Green Party Works in Leeds NW Con-stituency for a safer, sus-tainable world & meets once a month. Welcomes anyone interested in the important issues of our time. Details: 226 1876, [email protected], www.headingley-greens.org.uk, or write to: Headingley Green Party, c/o 21 Hollin Drive, Leeds LS16 5NE.

Headingley & Kirkstall Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) Campaigns for a world free from WMD & works for a truly peaceful & secure future. Meets 1st Tues of month, Headin-gley Community Centre, North Lane. 7.30-9.30pm Newcomers welcome. Details: 274 1011, [email protected]

Leeds Geological Associa-tion Thurs 27 Jan, 7pm Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre, Michael Sadler Building, Leeds University. Lecture: “Soft tissue pres-ervation: the quality of the fossil record” by Dr Phil Wilby, British Geological Survey, Keyworth. Visitors welcome. Details: www.leedsga.org.uk

Leeds RSPB Group meets Weds 19 Jan, 7.30pm, Friends Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, LS2. Illustrated talk by Blanaid O’Connor on ‘The RSPB & Farming’. All welcome. Details: [email protected]

Curator’s choice: Francis Bacon Thurs 13 Jan, 2pm. Curator of Contemporary Art, Nigel Walsh talks about how Leeds was one of the fi rst galleries to acquire a painting by Francis Bacon in the con-text of the current display Prisoner & Ruler which includes a major Bacon loan from the Arts Council collection.

Yorkshire Archaeological Society (Industrial History Section) 22 Jan, 11am at 23, Clarendon Rd, Leeds. ‘Underground Mining in the Boulby Area’: Neil Rowley from Boulby Potash Mine talks about extraction over the centuries of alum, iron, salt & potash on the now picturesque North York-shire coast. Details: Jane Ellis 265 9970.

MISC/ Events

Adel Players – An Inspector Calls Wed 19 – Sat 22 Jan at Adel Memorial Hall, Church Lane, Adel, LS16. Tickets £6 from Anne & Mike Andrews 275 5585, [email protected].

Ashley Jackson in Person Sat 19 Feb, 11am – 12pm, Temple Newsam. Meet the artist as he demonstrates the art of

watercolour painting. Nor-mal admission charges. Booking required, places limited. Details: 0113 264 7321,[email protected]

Free English Courses Leeds English Lan-guage School is offering free English courses throughout 2011 as part of their teacher training programme. Details: 0113 2751964 www.leedseng-lish.com

French for Fun - want to brush up your French conversational skills? Join the friendly, mixed age, mixed ability group (not beginners) at Moor Allerton Library meeting room on Tues afternoon, Oct to Easter. Led by help-ful & sympathetic teacher. Learn a bit & laugh a lot! Details: Jeanne Jackson 01937 572204, [email protected]

Hope Pastures Horse & Donkey Sanctuary Weet-wood 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

Large Room for HireMeanwood Methodist Church, Monk Bridge Rd. Excellent fl oor, adjacent kitchen & disabled facilities, plus smaller room for meetings of 12-15 people. Weekdays & evenings. Details: 293 9564.

Large Room for Hire for meetings of 20 – 25 people. Muir Court, St Michael’s Rd. LS6. Adja-cent kitchen. Weekday afternoons & evenings. Details: Louise 274 3241, [email protected]

Low Cost Acupuncture Tues, Burley Lodge Centre. Non-profi t clinic run by qualifi ed members of British Acupuncture Council. £12 for 45-min treatment. Details: 275 4142, [email protected]

Recycle your Christmas cards Sun 9 Jan, 2 – 4pm, Abbey House Museum, Abbey Walk, LS5. Do your bit for the environment & have fun at the same time! Bring along your Christmas cards & join in an afternoon of craft activities.

Roundhay Park Geology Trail 2nd Sat alternate months (next walk 8 Jan). Led by a geologist & starting from the Mansion Visitor Centre at 1.30pm. No geological knowledge necessary. Please wear suitable footwear. Trail leafl ets on sale at visitor centre & Lakeside Restau-rant. 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 experi-ence required!Details: [email protected].

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