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When we decided to do a little feature on ‘staycationing’ in Leeds in this issue, we didn’t realise quite what we were taking on! There is so much to do! We only have room to give a flavour of what is on offer, but one thing is clear – if you look around you, you could have one heck of a summer right here!

As you’ll see, there are festivals galore. With the line-up at The Grand, Leeds is definitely the place to be this summer if you are into musical theatre. Read too about Leeds Parks and Countryside team who have done the city proud by winning gold at The Chelsea Flower Show for the second year in a row. And, why are we mentioning Fell Rescue Awards? These are some of the hugely dedicated volunteers who turn out to rescue you if you get lost or injured in The Dales. Some of them have been doing it for 50 years!

Again there’s news of new authors getting their books published, physical feats to raise money for good causes, and great programmes for children at The Royal Armouries, Eureka and Leeds libraries.

Plan to take advantage of some of the great events in an around Leeds this summer – some of them are right on your doorstep, don’t miss them!

Deadline for our August edition is 1st July for editorial and 8th July for advertising. Don’t forget to get your news and notices in as soon as you can. Deadlines for September are 1st /12th August.

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FANTASTIC PROGRAMME PLANNED FOR KIRKSTALL FESTIVAL Kirkstall Abbey once again provides the beautiful backdrop for the Kirkstall Festival on Saturday 9th July. This is the 31st year of the festival and as usual a full day of entertainment is planned for the whole family.

There’s something for everyone – the Marvellous Tea Dance Marquee, fair ground, music of all types on the main stage, a youth stage, entertainment in the nave of the Abbey as well as in the cloisters, in fact in all areas of the grounds. You’ll find tag rugby at the Burley Rugby Union Club, tennis on the tennis courts, and the Abbey Light Railway is running all day.

And, as for refreshments! A fantastic refreshment marquee, 16 assorted food outlets, from burgers to Asian, West Indian, and all sorts will tempt your palate. On the main field there’ll be a birds of prey display and the 33rd Regiment of Foot will give a military display.

The day kicks off with a parade, setting off from Hesketh Road at 12 noon and arriving in the Abbey grounds about 12.45pm. Over 100 stalls await for you to browse through, or you could go canoeing on the river. The festival church service in the nave of the Abbey begins at 4.15pm. All in all it should be a wonderful day for everyone.

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Soroptimist International is a worldwide organisation of women in a network of friendship, transforming the lives of women by working locally and globally and the theme of this year’s conference was ‘Women making a difference’.

The focus was ‘Women as Entrepreneurs’ and speakers ranged from Jane Walton, who inspired the delegates to find a young woman needing help and guidance in setting up her own business, to Julia O’Hara, an employment judge, who discussed the legal considerations of being an entrepreneur, and Sally Robinson, who founded ‘Ample Bosom’, a very successful global mail order business supplying bras.

Liz Morgan Lewis, President of Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland urged members to continue to develop the service designed to help women globally.

Delegates also went to Castle Howard Arboretum, where they planted at tree, to commemorate this significant anniversary.

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ORGANIST/PIANIST WANTEDAs a result of a recent tragedy, an opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Organist or Pianist to play occasionally at our 10am Sunday Service at Bramhope Methodist Church. Enquiries or offers should be made initially to Mr Jack Foster at Bramhope Methodist Church. Eastgate, Bramhope LS16 9AA, or call 0113 267 2906

HORSFORTH IN BLOOM WINNERS The Horsforth in Bloom poster competition was won by Rachel Stephenson, a Year 9 student from Horsforth School and Leeds City Councillor Dawn Collins presented her with a £10 Pink Zebrit voucher. Mr John Dooley, Deputy Head Teacher of Horsforth School, received a £50 cheque from Hilary Taylor in recognition of the hard work done by the ASDAN groups.

ASDAN students in Years 9 and 10 were featured in the February edition of North Life Magazine, for planting more than 3,000 daffodil bulbs during the autumn months. Alan Gray of Horsforth in Bloom brought bags of daffodil bulbs to the school and demonstrated how to plant them. The students managed to plant them all in less than two hours! This is the third year Horsforth School students have been involved and to date they have planted over 9,500 bulbs, 75 fruit trees and numerous fruit and rose bushes.

This spring the front of the School was a sea of yellow as the daffodils bloomed. The school allotment is looking good as the Allotment Team, led by Mrs Carrara, plant, weed and sow all sort of vegetables and herbs.

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The new architects working for David Wilson Homes have sent us their revised plans for the Holt Avenue field and we have set up a small working group to analyse these. We will consult with the Council’s planners and then report our findings and suggestions to a full Adel Association meeting. Following this we will, along with the Council planners, begin a dialogue with the developers.

Val Crompton is co-ordinating a revision of the Adel Neighbourhood Design Statement (ANDS). This will be completed by the end of the summer and will be on our website. We will be doing all we can to protect the fields opposite the Church from future building development and we are working closely with the Council’s planners and conservation officers on this.

Do please visit www.adelassociation.org.uk – all the minutes from our meetings are available along with news and announcements on local events and initiatives. It is regularly updated, so if you would like to inform residents of what you are doing or planning please email Barry Cook on [email protected].

This Association exists primarily to ensure that the original recommendations of the ANDS are implemented, but also to look at new issues. Our meetings aim to inform and debate what we want more or less of, and what we would like to stay the same.

Please send in your items for discussion and join us at 7.30pm, on 3rd Thursday each month.

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A MESSAGE FROM HORSFORTH TOWN COUNCIL Following the elections in May, several new faces have joined those who continue to work wholeheartedly for Horsforth around the Council table. Welcome to everyone. A big ‘thank you’ to those former councillors who did not seek re election, especially Andy Barker who was Chair of the Council last year.

The Town Council continues to provide extra services for Horsforth, whilst keeping the precept increase as low as possible. This means that each committee will have a strict limit on the amount it is able to spend. Any extra will be topped up from savings the Council has made over the years. So, each committee will need to look even harder for value for money.

Following requests from residents, new seats are now in place at the Woodside roundabout, the top of Stanhope Drive, and at the Drury Lane roundabout. Two more will be installed in a landscaped setting near the Old Library, together with a larger Council notice board.

Horsforth residents will receive the Council newsletter ‘Horsforth Matters’ four times a year from this Summer. Everyone will now be able to keep up with the many issues and events that the Council deals with, including the Summer Band Concerts in Hall Park, the Gala, and the upcoming re-dedication of the stone commemorating the achievements of HMS Aubretia in capturing the Enigma machine and code books during the 1939 – 1945 war.

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HOSPICE LOTTERY GOES FOR A ROLLOVERSt. Gemma’s and Wheatfields Hospices have been caring for local people with life limiting illnesses since 1978 and for the last 13 years the joint hospice lottery has helped to raise over £2.5million towards their care.

This year the lottery would like to beat last year’s figure of £300,000 and has launched a new rollover prize which could grow to as much as £12,000. The rollover will complement the other weekly prizes, which are: 1st prize - £2,000; 2nd prize - £200; 3rd prize - £50; and 100 chances to win £5.

The tickets, which are available by subscription, cost £1 each and the draw takes place every Friday with all profits going to the hospices. Players can join online at www.hospicelottery.co.uk or by calling the lottery office on 0113 278 1500. The lottery is even offering new members four free weeks if people subscribe for 10 weeks or more.

Lottery player Mr Davies who has had the great fortune of winning the top £2,000 prize twice in the last 10 months said: “It was a great surprise to win it again, I’m just waiting to get some time to spend it!”

The lottery recently re-branded with a new logo, and the change in prize money will hopefully make it even more appealing.

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NEWS FROM YOUR COUNCILLORSCouncillor Clive Fox

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Councillor Barry Anderson

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The annual design and cost report for Highway Structures Capital Maintenance Assessment and Strengthening arrives hot off the press. Now I’m no bridge expert, in fact I’ve never played the game, but evidently someone has decided that councillors should know about the state of our bridges.

Well the good news is that Leeds is getting £2,568 million from the government to maintain them. Or at least it might, since somewhat mysteriously the ITA, the old Metro, gets the money first before deciding how to parcel it out to the five West Yorkshire districts.

With our city-wide responsibilities councillors shouldn’t be parochial. But the warm glow arising from the government’s generosity is tempered by the fact that not a penny of it will be spent in Adel & Wharfedale. After all we don’t have any highway bridges in this ward, do we?

Well actually we do. Travel down Pool Bank and, you wouldn’t know it, but the road crosses a former railway bridge, one of a number of similarly ‘hidden structures’ under local roads.

Back to the report and we note that Leeds currently has no less than 21 substandard bridges which basically means it isn’t a good idea to drive your 44 tonnes gross vehicle across them. A further 24 culverts and retaining walls are categorised as dicey (not a phrase they actually use). Somewhat disconcertingly the report adds that because of the reduced capital funding available, there’s not a lot they’re going to do much about it in any event.

We may not have money to strengthen our bridges but it seems funding is available this year to pay for work valuing the stock of highway bridges. Someone somewhere has decided the first priority is maintaining the council’s books in good order, never mind the bridges.

But how do you go about valuing a bridge? Lot 22, Leeds Bridge circa George !!!, one careful owner. Sold for a knock down price and it might leave something of a gap across the river Aire - a bridge too far no less.

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For further information, contact Care & Repair on 0113 200 9162/ 240 6009 or [email protected]

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Local residents have raised concerns about the new charges and procedures for dropping off passengers at Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA). The Airport informed me that they offer a choice of

two pick-up and drop-off facilities – up to 60 minutes is available free of charge Long Stay Car Parks 1 and 2. They have increased the number of courtesy shuttle bus vehicles to ensure a continuous loop. For those wishing to park closer to the terminal, the Terminal Front Car Park has a minimum charge of £2 for up to 30 minutes. Passengers pay at the exit barrier by coins (no change is given) or credit/debit card (no additional charge). There’s a change machine in the Car Park.

For disabled users, LBA has dedicated Blue Badge areas in Short Stay and Business, Short Stay 2, Terminal front drop off & pick up and Long Stay 1 & 2 Car Parks. All offer 24/7 intercom assistance at the barrier and within the bus shelters.

Paul’s Pond

Concerns, including cleanliness, have been raised about this area. Council Officers have advised me that Parkswatch is putting Breary Marsh on their shifts to check for unwanted activity and the Ranger Service had already scheduled a litter-pick Leeds Wildlife Volunteers. The Neighbourhood Policing Team has also been contacted to arrange monitoring on site.

I have also been advised by the BT Leeds Angling Club that they will carry out ‘bailiff’ duties to help with the problem.

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COMMUNITY GROUP’S CAMPAIGN CONTINUES Wharfedale and Airedale Review Development (WARD) continued its campaign for reform of planning legislation unabated in a second successful meeting held on 28th May, with three MPs, local councillors and specially invited guests from community organisations.

Despite the bank holiday, the meeting attracted support from the CEO of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, Shaun Spiers, who travelled up from London on the day. Addressing the meeting Shaun said: “Unfortunately, over the last year we have become increasingly concerned that the planning system is being weakened to make it easier to impose developments on local communities, whatever they may want. That is the opposite of localism. CPRE will continue to fight for a system that enables everyone to work together to plan the future of our communities, not one that gives unequal power to developers and a disproportionate emphasis on economic growth as the principal aim of planning policy.”

This view was echoed by all present, including the three MPs and local councillors. There was a presentation by Kathryn Jukes, Directions Planning Consultancy, giving her views on the impact/non-impact of the Localism Bill. Concerns were expressed about the lack of a Third Party Right of Appeal Amendment Clause in this Bill on its passage to the Lords. Stuart Andrew MP for Pudsey said: “This meeting is incredibly constructive and I cannot praise the WARD Group enough for bringing all our communities together to address the issue of developments.” Greg Mulholland, Leeds North West MP endorsed this view as did David Ward, MP for Bradford East.

WARD Chairman, David Ingham, stressed that WARD was not against all development, only that which was demonstrably unsustainable. As part of its campaign WARD has now commissioned a private Traffic Survey covering the A65/A658 and the outer Ring Road between the Horsforth and Rodley roundabouts. This information is vital to defend against planning Appeals. Summing up, he said Neighbourhood Development Plans would be important in future planning decisions and WARD needed to participate in their design. In order to carry out this process successfully WARD requires more community groups to affiliate and join its campaign. Failure to fight for planning reform will leave our children’s children living with the disastrous consequences of unsustainable developments created by the developers’ insatiable desire to maximize profit at the expense of local communities. contact: [email protected]

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LFTRS – SILVER BULLET OR MAGIC WAND?On Tuesday 5th July, Headingley Cafe Scientifique welcomes Colin Megson who will address the topic ‘Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors – The Silver Bullet, the Magic Wand?’ He will describe the technology developed by Alvin Weinberg following the frenetic period of the Manhattan Project. Militarily, the Thorium Fuel Cycle does not produce Weapon’s Grade Plutonium, so it was sidelined, starved of funding and all activity ceased in the early 70s. All that remained was a significant, archived body of paper records, detailing many successful years of experimentation and operation.

“Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors (LFTRs) can supply everyone on the planet with all of the energy they need, at developed-world standards, forever”, Colin told us. “This energy is free of greenhouse gas emissions and includes electricity, liquid fuels (through a hydrogen economy), ammonia for fertilisers, water desalination and process heat for industrial purposes.

“Alvin Weinberg, Director of the prestigious Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) invented Light Water Reactors (LWRs) and he predicted loss-of-coolant/core-meltdown accidents, which is what happened at Fukushima. He railed against their use for civil power generation and wanted LFTRs to be used instead, because their intrinsic, passive safety characteristics make them hundreds of times safer than LWRs.

“All existing types of nuclear waste can be burned up in a LFTR for ‘start-up’, so the long-term storage problem disappears. LFTRs produce much less waste than LWRs and the worst decays to background radiation levels in only 300 years and so is easily and cheaply stored.”

The Chinese recently announced their programme to manufacture LFTRs and control Intellectual property rights. If LFTRs prove to be the low-cost energy source predicted, will we be purchasing them from China by the container-ship full? What does this mean for our Nuclear Dependence? To learn more, Headingley Café Scientifique is at the New Headingley Club, 56 St Michael’s Road, Headingley on Tuesday 5th July, 7.45pm – 9.30pm. All welcome. Admission £2. For further details, email [email protected]

OTLEY CHEVIN FOREST PARK CAFÉ & VISITOR CENTREThanks to a joint venture between Leeds City Council’s Parks & Countryside service and Adult Services, the White House Café and Visitor Centre is now open on weekends as well as most weekdays. Hot food, a warm welcome and free leaflets about trails on The Chevin are all available. Opening hours are Saturday and Sunday 11am to 3pm, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10am to 2pm (closed Tuesday).

The café provides opportunities for adults with learning disabilities to develop skills in running a not-for-profit enterprise. Over the next few months there will be new interpretation panels and a chance to browse through old photos of The Chevin. There is a fully accessible disabled toilet and mobility scooters are available for use on Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays.

If you want to find out more about The Chevin, leaflets for a Geology Trail, Heritage Time Trail, Wildlife Spotters Guide and Tree Spotters Guide are available. There is also a new audio trail (available as a download from www.yorkshire.com/turner) for two Turner Trail locations that explain how the artist used parts of The Chevin.

The nearest car parks are Surprise View and East Chevin Road Quarry. Or, you can follow the Walkers are Welcome footpath from the end of Station Road, Otley. There is parking for disabled visitors at the White House café via Johnny Lane, off Birdcage Walk.

Colin Megson

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GARDENROUND-UPBy Kath Hall, Paxton Horticultural

ROUND-UP...............................................We may find that due to a very dry April then showery May some roses may have already had their best flowering. Dead heading and a dressing of general fertilizer will keep them in good condition and producing more flowers.

Take a good look around the garden, some areas may not have done as well this year. Where there is space, scatter annuals such as cornflowers or Californian poppies, they will self seed and thicken up the border, especially between shrubs. There is a growing trend to going back to colour themed borders instead of mixed – try lemon and purple, washed out yellow hollyhocks with Penstemon Alice Hindley or other plants you like, the combinations are endless.

Lilies come into their own this month and with so many varieties to choose from try a mixture dotted here and there in the border or pot up for a display. Some lilies have a really powerful scent. Remember if you have cats to remove the stamens, if cats brush against them they may lick off the pollen which is harmful to them.

Onions and shallots should soon be ready to harvest. Before doing so, bend over the tops to prevent seeding and allow the sun to get at the bulbs. Clean up strawberry beds, transplant runners into pots to grow on or to pass on to neighbours and friends. Continue succession sowing of beetroot, summer lettuce, radish and salad onions. These should mature before the first frosts and will be the last of these crops. Those that grow herbs should pick them now for drying.

Early potatoes planted in either the ground or pots will be ready for harvesting towards the end of the month. If you have tried growing in pots, once tasted, you will want to try more varieties next year. Nothing tastes better than fresh potatoes, cooked and dressed with some butter and mint! If you have a greenhouse or conservatory keep a couple back, chit them and plant in tubs towards the end of August, come Christmas you will have fresh potatoes for dinner.

How to chit

Chitting simply means encouraging the seed potatoes to sprout before planting. It should be done about six weeks before you intend to plant. Each seed potato has a more rounded, blunt end that has a number of ‘eyes’. Stand the tubers with the blunt end uppermost in trays or old egg boxes, with plenty of natural light. The potatoes are ready to be planted out when the shoots are 1.5 – 2.5cm (0.5-1in) long.

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By late May the last of the summer visitors had arrived, Spotted Flycatchers. They are small, rather slim birds, lacking obvious features, with dull grey-brown upperparts and off-white below. Long-winged and long-tailed, they have a slightly peaked crown. Aptly named, they launch themselves on flying insects from a vantage point on an open perch. Parkland, woodland edges and glades, and large leafy gardens are their chosen habitat.

Another summer visitor frequenting woodland clearings and edges is the Tree Pipit, easily confused with the commoner Meadow Pipit. A small streaked brown bird with a longish tail, it is best distinguished from its cousin by its call and chosen habitat. Tree Pipits’ sharp, harsh “tzit” note and their song flight is from perch to perch while Meadow Pipits start and end their flight on the ground. Besides woodland, Tree Pipits like young conifer plantations, parkland, heathland and moorland edges with trees, whereas Meadow Pipits prefer open moorland, rough pastures and marshes.

Both species are in sharp decline and they have deserted many former localities. Loss of Spotted Flycatchers is particularly noticeable. Both are now virtually absent from the Leeds area, but they can still be found in the upper dales and Tree Pipits also on the hill slopes of mid-Wharfedale. Reasons for their decline are as yet poorly known but could relate to conditions in their wintering quarters in central and southern Africa.

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When You’re Smiling.......... New Dental Practice in Burley in Wharfedale aims to put a smile on your face!Have you noticed the way some people put their hand over their mouth when they laugh or smile? They may not be comfortable with their smile, or they feel their teeth let them down. What can they do?

We dropped in to the Burley Dental Suite in Burley in Wharfedale and asked that specific question. “The technological advances in dentistry in the last ten years are amazing”, said Dr Chris Siddons as we chatted in their sleek new premises on Station Road. “Subtle changes can make all the difference. It can be as little as changing existing fillings to white, or having a ‘Zoom’ whitening treatment to give your smile a lift, or you could choose to go all the way and have a full smile makeover.”

High quality dental treatments

Burley Dental Suite offers a full range of high quality dental treatments, from general dentistry and cosmetic restorative dentistry, to oral surgery, dental implants, tooth alignment, and a denture clinic. Chris’s broad experience – which includes working at the University of Manchester Dental Hospital and teaching at Leeds Dental Institute, as well as practising in North Leeds and top cosmetic clinics in Leeds and York – has given him a deep appreciation of the hopes and expectations of his patients.

“There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution,” continued Chris. “We look at the requirements of each individual and work with leading laboratories in America, Sweden and the UK to get the very best results. Transforming someone’s smile really can be life changing and the boost it can give one’s confidence is immense.”

A holistic, ethical service

“We like to think that we offer a holistic, ethical service”, said Chris’s partner and wife, dental nurse Sam Labadie. “Establishing and maintaining good oral health is at the core of our service, together with providing a relaxing and stress free environment. We build strong relationships with our patients and like to be proactive, working with them to achieve what they want.”

Chris is particularly aware of the anxiety experienced by some patients and his easygoing, approachable manner immediately sets people at their ease as he discusses the various treatments and options and advises them every step of the way.

Supporting The Haven

With degrees in Pathology as well as Dental Surgery, Chris regularly works with cancer patients whose dental health might deteriorate, or who develop eating problems, offering both treatments and advice which can really make a difference. The practice also supports The Haven, the breast cancer charity that provides a wide range of therapies to help people deal with the physical and emotional side effects of breast cancer.

Not just teeth

Burley Dental Suite also offers Facial Rejuvenation – tailored wrinkle reduction and dermal fillers – in other words, botox treatment, for both men and women. Believe it or not, botox has been around for over 20 years. It is safe, effective and quick and Chris is highly experienced in this type of treatment.

Free Cosmetic Consultation

To mark the opening of the new practice, Burley Dental Suite invites you to make an appointment to discuss any concerns you have about your teeth and what you want to achieve – absolutely free of charge. They will provide you with a personal and detailed treatment plan with your options and advise you of ways to maintain excellent oral health.

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THE LEEDS FLOWER SHOW 2011The Leeds Flower Show, organised by Leeds Horticultural Society, returns to The Grammar School at Leeds on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August.

There are over 300 competitive classes and entries are invited for Flowers, Pot Plants, Vegetables, Fruit, Wine, Honey & Mead, Art, Photography and Craftwork. Children’s classes include drawing, handwriting, an edible monster and a scarecrow competition.

The domestic class is always strongly supported and they welcome entries for homemade cakes, bread, scones, biscuits etc. Schedules listing details of all of these are available from Pat Dixon on 0113 225 0030 or [email protected]

The West Yorkshire Fuchsia Society and the Rose Society’s annual shows are incorporated and they always put on a breathtaking display, and experts are on hand to answer any questions. On Sunday morning Joe Maiden and Tim Crowther will broadcasting live the ever popular Radio Leeds ‘Weekend in the Garden’.

Speakers include Martin Walker, Leeds City Council, with an illustrated talk about the Leeds entries at Chelsea Flower Show, which won Gold last year with the ‘Lock Gates Garden’ and again this year with ‘The Water Wheel’. Hilary Dodson from The Northern Fruit Society will talk about ‘Growing Fruit’. Anastasia, an award-winning florist from Chapel Allerton, will give a demonstration of Floral Art. Traders will include nurseries, specialist growers including chillis and tomatoes, garden accessories and tools, photography, paintings and prints, greetings cards and gifts and ice cream to cool you down. Applications for trade stands are still welcome.

There are also excellent refreshments available all day, ranging from coffees to cooked breakfasts, lunches and afternoon teas. Entertainment on Saturday afternoon is provided by The James Farrell Concert Band, and on Sunday by The York R.I. Golden Rail Band.

Parking is free – disabled access available. Admission: adults £5, seniors £4, children under 16 £1. LHS members free with membership card. Opening times: Saturday 6th –11am – 5pm; Sunday 7th – 8.30am – 5pm.

Special Bus Service: Geldards Buses will run both days from Infirmary Street, City Square, on the hour, with return journeys to the City Centre, stopping at Headingley, Lawnswood, Moortown Ring Road, Alwoodley and the Grammar School.

Visit www.LeedsHS.org.uk for updates and more details

ANOTHER GOLD FOR LEEDS AT CHELSEALeeds recently celebrated securing more gold after making it two in a row with its HESCO Garden 2011 at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Produced by Leeds City Council’s parks and countryside service, with support and sponsorship from HESCO Bastion Limited, the garden, which spectacularly marries engineering and landscape design, wowed judges and visitors alike to claim gold. Last year Leeds became the first local authority-produced garden to ever win a gold medal in the large outdoor show garden category.

“This is another absolutely fantastic result for Leeds and proves that in Leeds we have the talent to compete and succeed against the very best in the world”, said Councillor Adam Ogilvie, LCC executive member for leisure. “Congratulations go to the whole Parks and Countryside team for producing another sensational garden. It was always going to be incredibly difficult to match last year’s success but everyone involved was determined to do just as well and this result makes all that hard work worth it. We are all very proud.”

The theme of The HESCO Garden 2011 was to highlight the power of nature and water power in particular, with the centerpiece being a traditional Yorkshire mill with an eye-catching, giant working water wheel pumping water around the garden.

In addition to raising the profile of the city, entering a show garden at Chelsea also allows council staff to learn new skills and techniques, which can be used to improve green spaces all over Leeds.

Of the eight previous Chelsea gardens, six can now be visited by the public at sites in the city, including the gold-medal winning HESCO Gardens 2010 and 2009 which opened recently in the ‘Gardens of the World’ section of Roundhay Park.

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Ideally situated in a leafy, highly desirable setting in North Leeds, Headingley Hall is the jewel in the crown of award-winning Yorkshire care provider, Westward Care. Formerly the Estate House of Lord Cardigan and many illustrious owners, this luxurious and tranquil setting is only a stone’s throw from the centre of Headingley with its many shops and cafes.

Developed in response to what people and their families said they wanted, Headingley Hall offers real flexibility of accommodation and care so that residents can tailor make their lifestyles depending on their individual wants and needs.

“We recognise there is no one size fits all when it comes to finding the right place to live at any stage in life, so we have created a new style of service at Headingley Hall that offers the ultimate in choice and flexibility,” says Bronwyn Gregory, Director of Nursing for Westward Care.

Broadly, the options available include everything from short-term respite care to permanent residential care with 24/7 support. Clients can choose from a selection of quality care rooms, luxurious care suites and beautiful new apartments which provide people with all the benefits of a traditional care home with the independence of their own home.

Character care rooms and luxury care suites

Providing an unbeatable standard of accommodation, the care provision ranges from characterful rooms in the original period wing of Headingley Hall to a collection of newly built suites with en-suite shower facilities, integrated fridge and tea-making facilities, under floor heating and a 24/7 call system.

Exclusive independent living apartments

Available to buy so that you retain your assets, these beautiful, fully equipped apartments provide all the benefits of owning your own home, but without all the stress and pressure of maintaining it. They are perfect for those not ready to move into a care home, but who are finding it difficult to manage in their existing surroundings. There are no bills to pay, just a reasonable weekly charge covering everything from gas, electricity, water rates and council tax. For complete peace of mind, there is also a ‘buy-back’ guarantee to ensure the full cost of your apartment is returned should you leave.

Respite care

This is provided in either one of the beautiful new apartments, offering a home from home during your short-term stay, or one of the luxury care suites.

The standard of facilities and services at Headingley Hall is equally impressive. Staff are highly qualified, warm, caring and go the extra mile to create a homely environment. The hall’s various lounges and dining areas are specially designed to be welcoming and are set up in a way that makes it easy for residents and their friends and family to socialise.

Two first class chefs provide extraordinary everyday cuisine. There is also a big emphasis on health and nutrition, as supported by Headingley Hall’s recent visit from celebrity chef Brian Turner CBE who officially launched the new facilities and commended Westward Care on the quality of its food.

Residents can also enjoy a portfolio of other facilities and services designed to support body and soul, including beautifully landscaped grounds, a hairdressing salon, beauty room, fully licenced bar, film room and a full and varied activities programme.

Headingley Hall is part of Westward Care, voted the Best Small Care Employer 2010 in the Great Yorkshire and Humberside Care Awards.

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Yorkshire’s finest: care home and apartments for older people.Few care homes offer older people greater freedom, flexibility or choice than Headingley Hall. Choose from en-suite care rooms with character, spacious suites or luxurious independent apartments, and a wide selection of professional care options to suit your everyday needs, timetable and lifestyle. Why not make Yorkshire’s finest care home your own?

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A Weekend Treat

Why not plan to take in a show – The Wiz is at The West Yorkshire Playhouse this month and The Grand has Blood Brothers, Evita, Jekyll and Hyde starring Marti Pellow, and Dreamboats and Petticoats lined up for the Summer. Book in to one of Leeds’ top hotels, stroll around the shops, sample some great food, visit the award-winning City Museum and soak up the atmosphere. A new exhibition – Dancing in the Streets, all about local carnivals – starts at the museum this month and is well worth a visit.

Summer is a Time for Festivals

Summer is festival season – and not just the famous music events like the Leeds Festival at Bramham. There are hundreds of festivals all over Yorkshire. In Leeds the season kicks off with Leeds Loves Food in Millennium Square from 1st – 3rd July, and you’ll find associated events right through the month. The festival, now in its sixth year, is set to be bigger and better than ever with over 100 stall holders.

Garforth Arts Festival (27th June – 9th July) has a multitude of events lined up. Billy Bragg and acclaimed blues and jazz musician, Hugh Masekela, are lined up for the main event

and leading up to this there are dance, theatre and comedy events and loads of music. With the appearance of world renowned artists the festival is becoming established as one of the main summer events in the West Yorkshire region. Details from the information line on 0113 336 8619 or www.garforthartsfestival.co.uk

Following hot on its heels is Kirkstall Festival at Kirkstall Abbey on 9th July – always a colourful event packed with music and dance and things to do for the entire family against the beautiful backdrop of the Abbey.

This year’s I Love West Leeds Arts Festival takes place from 1st – 24th July with activities across West Leeds. Highlights include their Big Free Festival Day on Sunday 3rd July in Bramley Falls Park, plus there are free arts activities and performances, outdoor cinema and an orchestral concert in a swimming pool! Details www.ilovewestleeds.co.uk

Leeds Festival Fringe (18th – 24th August) is a seven day event held across music venues in the city in the week prior to Leeds Festival, showcasing local talent before the main festival hits town. See www.leedsfestivalfringe.org/ for details.

We spend so much time planning trips away that we often forget what is right here on our own doorstep. Leeds and its surrounding area has so much to offer – from a great cultural attractions and top class restaurants to cosy traditional pubs, a burgeoning waterfront area, fabulous shopping and a huge variety of interesting events and destinations to take in just a short distance away.

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Take a look around and you’ll find even more events – like Otley Street Festival on Sunday 17th July, 11am – 10pm. They’ve lined up 11 bands, belly dancers, jolly jivers and much more. Ilkley Summer Festival starts 1st August and their fabulous Continental Market on The Grove is on 5th/6th. Burley in Wharfedale’s festival runs from 20th – 27th August with a Classic Vehicle Show on Sunday 21st.

Go a little further and you could enjoy Clogfest in Skipton (8th – 10th July), Scarborough Seafest (15th – 17th July), Feva – Knaresborough’s Festival of Entertainment and Visual Arts (12th – 21st August), and Whitby Folk Week (20th – 26th August), and, of course The Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate (12th – 14th July).

GET OUT AND ABOUT

We are so lucky in Leeds! Not only do we have fantastic parks around the city – like Roundhay, Meanwood, Golden Acre, The Hollies and Horsforth Hall Park – we have more rugged areas like The Chevin and Ilkley Moor nearby, and we are only a hop, skip and a jump from The Dales.

“Leeds’ proximity to the Dales and North Yorkshire is one of its most attractive features. Malham Cove, Brimham Rocks, Buttertubs Pass (and the Buttertubs themselves) and all the other attractions in that region (many of them free) have got to be some of the most wonderful natural sights anywhere in the country.” Matthew Smail, Pixel Junkies

“Visit Almscliffe Crag near Huby off the A658 Harrogate Road – free parking, free access and an oasis of tranquillity where there is generally a mix of challenging rock climbing and easy rambling. Most visitors take the easy way to the top to take in the panoramic views.” Councillor Clive Fox

Obviously The Dales are the perfect destination for walkers, cyclists, climbers and numerous other sports, but they are equally attractive to those who enjoy good food, mooching around picturesque towns and villages and relaxing in sunny beer gardens. Check out what’s on in North Yorkshire this summer – it could be the basis of some fascinating days out.

Closer to home is Yeadon Tarnfield Park where there’s a great BMX track and it’s home to the Leeds Sailing and Activity Centre – details from 0113 250 3616.

The Festival of British Archaeology (16th – 31st July), the annual extravaganza of heritage events presents hundreds of special events organised and held by museums, local societies, parks, universities and heritage organisations all over the UK. It gives everyone the opportunity to learn about their local heritage, see archaeology in action, and to get involved.

Events range from excavation open days and behind-the-scenes tours to family fun days, guided walks, talks and finds identification workshops. Check with your local museum or visit www.britarch.ac.uk for more information.

GRAND HOUSES

It seems there is a stately home or grand house around every corner in Yorkshire and most of them have special events on over the summer. Temple Newsam with its 1,500 acres of parklands and gardens is a good place to start. Of course, it hosts the hugely popular Opera in the Park (30th July) and Party in the Park (31st July), but you’ll also find wonderful exhibitions in the house, a home farm and children’s activities. Lotherton Hall has a lovely bird garden, and the Edwardian country house is home to a treasure trove of arts, crafts and music. Harewood House, in addition to all its usual attractions, will be hosting an exhibition by Anthony Gormley this summer. And, within easy reach are Newby Hall, Nostel Priory, Sewerby Hall, Sledmere House, Ripley Castle, Burton Agnes, Duncombe Park and Benningborough Hall. Check with The National Trust and see what events are planned for their properties.

FUN AND THRILLS FOR ALL

If you’re looking for action and excitement you can experience the thrill of an indoor real snow slope, rock climbing, adventure golf, bowling, and laser games at Xscape in Castleford. There are fabulous rides at Lightwater Valley and Flamingoland and you’ll find a huge variety of other theme parks and attractions all within easy reach of Leeds

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CONNECTING WITH NATURE

Leeds is also lucky to have places like Tropical World in Roundhay Park home to the largest collection of tropical plants outside Kew Gardens as well as tropical birds, butterflies, iguanas, snakes, spiders and other insects. Rodley Nature Reserve (www.rodleynaturereserve.org) is a hidden gem – catch one of their bat walks this summer. Meanwood Valley Urban Farm (www.mvuf.org.uk/) is a working farm with a wide variety of animals and is a major centre for community and environmental work. As well as rescuing horses, Hope Pastures (www.hopepastures.org/), on the Ring Road at Weetwood Lane, provide an environment where young people can learn about caring for horses in a Natural setting.

If you’d like to find out more about bees and making honey, The Honey House (0113 284 2982 www.braythornebees.com) at Stainburn outside Otley is the place to go. It’s a beautiful location with delightful farmhouse gardens, a farm shop and a tea room. They are holding a Family Open Day on Saturday 6th August with all kinds of activities, a barbecue and opportunities to try their delicious honey, cakes and scones, honey biscuits and ice creams.

As you can see, there’s no shortage of things to do! Enjoy the Summer!

REVIEW: HOW LEEDS CHANGED THE WORLDBY MICK MCCANNARMLEY PRESS

By turns fascinating and mind boggling, Mick McCann’s encyclopaedia of Leeds is “a compendium of remarkable facts about Leeds”. Obviously a labour of love and exhaustively researched, the book is a fanatical celebration of our fair city and presents us with more obscure trivia than one could possibly hope for. It is also an intensely personal work, often revealing as much about the author as it does about the city it chronicles.

McCann expounds on subjects close to his heart such as the fortunes of Leeds United, his vested interest in the city’s music scene, regional accents and a wealth of other obsessions and preoccupations. Does he digress? Does he ever! Many entries meander down tangential avenues until you’ve forgotten what the original point may have been and your head is spinning. This is more an observation than a criticism, McCann writes with wit and verve and his passion for his subject is palpable. Whether unearthing secret or forgotten history or singing the

praises of overlooked local heroes, the wealth of information here is staggering. Occasionally tenuous, frequently daft but consistently enlightening, How Leeds Changed the World is a great book to dip in and out of, with each excursion into it’s pages guaranteed to yield another nugget of surprising info to reinforce one’s appreciation of the city we call home.

We have two copies of ‘How Leeds Changed the World’ to give away. To win a copy, just answer the question: Which football team is close to Mick McCann’s heart? Email your answer to [email protected] by Friday 22nd July.

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THE ASCENSION SINGERS AT BRAMHOPE METHODIST CHURCHThe Ascension Singers, a young, five part choir, made up of ex Oxford and Cathedral choral scholars based in Leeds, will perform at Bramhope Methodist Church on Saturday 16th July at 7:30pm.

The programme will include everything from Monteverdi madrigals to Arvo Pärt, as well as featured soloists from the choir, accompanied by Richard Kenwood-Herriott, soloist with Leeds Symphony Orchestra and Director of Music at The Grove Methodist Church, Horsforth.

“This promises to be a really exciting concert with something for everyone”, said Robert Webb, director of the group. “We have pieces by treasured English composers like Vaughan Williams, Tallis, Bob Chilcott and Percy Grainger, as well as stunning Monteverdi pieces and fantastic solo items.”

This talented and innovative choir brings a wonderful vibrancy to the much loved choral repertoire.

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THEATRE OF THE DALES’ MAKES MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING It’s 1945, peace in our time at last and the soldiers are heading home to their girlfriends.

All, except Benedick; his war’s just beginning – a bitter battle of wits with the feisty Beatrice. Both have sworn never to get married, least of all to each other.

While friends try to trick the pair into love, the friends themselves are tricked out of it by malicious slander and their wedding plans plunge into chaos.

Shakespeare, however, has another trick up his sleeve, which simply turns all the heartache into……Much Ado About Nothing

That’s the title of Theatre of the Dales’ latest annual Outdoor Shakespeare. You can see it at:

Dagmar Wood (just off Grosvenor Road, LS6) on 14th/15th, 21st/22nd July at 7pm and 31st July at 3pm.

Kirkstall Abbey on 28th – 30th July at 7pm, plus 3pm on 30th July

For further details, visit www.theatreofthedales.co.uk

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LEEDS ARTS CENTRE PRESENTS ‘THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE’ Tessa has set up a business: a brothel where mature women specialise in offering the ‘Girlfriend Experience’, a surprisingly caring and sympathetic service. As the women stoically strive to make a living in a competitive market, their personal lives start to crumble. Will they ever have loving relationships outside work and enjoy being girlfriends themselves?

The script, by Alecky Blythe, is based on recordings taken at an actual brothel over the period of a year. The play captures the women’s natural language, with all its repetitions, interruptions and mistakes.

Leeds Arts Centre, an amateur drama group founded in 1945, has a membership of over 100 people from all walks of life. They produce four stage plays each season at the Carriageworks and also run Green Room workshops and productions to help members develop acting, directing and stagecraft skills.

The Girlfriend Experience is at The Carriageworks, Millennium Square, Leeds, from Wednesday 29th June – Saturday 2nd July at 7:30pm. Tickets (£8/ £6 concessions) are available from the Box Office on 0113 224 3801 or [email protected]

CITY MUSEUM IS DANCING IN THE STREETDancing in the Street is a new exhibition opening at Leeds City Museum on Friday 22nd July. It celebrates the creativity, diversity and vibrancy of Leeds’ carnivals and street festivals.

Curators have teamed up with West Yorkshire Archives, and four festivals (Otley, Bramley, and Leeds West Indian Carnivals and Leeds Pride), to bring the carnival scene to the city museum.

The exhibition will feature many of the stunning carnival costumes that make the street processions such a wow, along with film clips, photographs, and selections of programmes, trophies and paraphernalia. You can also learn to play a tune on steel pan, get in the mood with a carnival dance, and dress-up, virtual style, in some of the fabulous costumes.

These are amazing feel-good festivals, with huge amounts of creativity. The aim is to bring people together to celebrate the uniqueness of different communities and the exhibition takes a look at the huge amount of behind the scenes work that goes into making the festivals happen.

With support from the Arts Council, exhibition curators have been able to work with the well-known Leeds West Indian Carnival designer, Hughbon Condor, to produce the museum’s very own troupe. The Troupe will be joining in at Bramley Carnival, Sunday 17 July, from 12pm; Leeds Pride, Sunday 7 Aug, from noon; and Leeds West Indian Carnival, Mon 29 August, from 1.30pm.

Dancing in the Street runs from Friday 22 July – Sunday 8 January 2012 at Leeds City Museum, Milelnnium Square. Admisison is free. For further details, visit www.leeds.gov.uk/citymuseum


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The novel starts out fairly soberly, with just a faint underlying queasiness to the narrator’s turns of thought and phrase; but very quickly, both the narrative and the America it veers through descend into wild chaos; one moment in civil war, the next in love. There’s a rhythm to the madness, but the pattern of the book is principally a psychological one; it surges through a series of transformations as the central character’s gender identity is dissolved and reformed, swept along by a parade of warped archetypes.

Whilst the characters and events are knowingly ludicrous, there’s an honesty and rawness to this form of storytelling. There’s no chimera of believability disguising the author’s hand; throughout, her motives and concerns are laid bare. Almost all the characters in the book are closer to monsters and demigods, their motives so extreme that they transcend

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LEEDS TRINITY PROFESSOR BRINGS ARTHURIAN LEGEND TO LIFE FOR LATEST ODNBWriting for the latest update of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB), Professor Paul Hardwick of Leeds Trinity University College explains the enduring popularity of the tales of the Knights of the Round Table.

The ODNB update includes articles focusing on well-known historical groups that connect individuals who are featured in the dictionary. King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table is one such grouping. Paul Hardwick, navigates the reader around the characters reckoned to be members of Arthur’s court.

“Although it was an immense challenge to write a short account of a grouping spanning the centuries, and where legend and fact overlap, it was exciting to tackle a subject that rings bells with everyone”, said Professor Hardwick.

Also contributing to this latest edition are members of the Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies based at Leeds Trinity. Dr Rosemary Mitchell, Dr Nathan Uglow and Professor Karen Sayer have written a series of articles about Victorian painters.

OXFAM BOOKFEST 2011Oxfam Bookfest is a nationwide celebration of all things bookish and literary, currently in its third year. This year’s celebrations run from 2nd - 17th July. You can show your support by donating books to your local Oxfam shop. The two Headingley Oxfam shops have also teamed up to organise some exciting events to promote Bookfest, including:

• Book Quiz, 7.30pm at Nation of Shopkeepers on Tuesday 5th July. Five people max per team, £1 entry per person. Special prizes to be won.

• Book and Clothes Fair, starting 12 noon at The Brudenell Social Club on Sunday 10th July. Your chance to buy an eclectic mix of one-off treasured items, brought to you by the Oxfam shops of Headingley.

• Short Story Competition at the general Oxfam shop in Headingley on Monday 11th July. The theme is ‘Charity’, there’s a 1,000 word limit and it’s £2 entry per person (50p to come and watch).

Oxfam are hoping to raise money for Oxfam’s ‘Build a Library’ and Unwrapped project, and proceeds from these events will help towards this. To find out more about Unwrapped and the Library project, please visit www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/oxfam-unwrapped.

WYSO PLAY IN EXTRAORDINARY PLACES!West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra was formed in 2003 by a group of friends from Leeds University who wanted something to carry on playing in after graduating. They wanted to perform classical music to a high standard, but also to bring the music to the wider community, including to those who wouldn’t normally consider attending a classical concert.

This sometimes means taking the orchestra unexpected places - such as the beach at Scarborough (with the band Electric Eel Shock), Leeds Market (as part of a week of events organised by the Friends of Leeds Kirkgate Market) and, as part of I Love West Leeds Festival, Bramley Baths, where the orchestra will be on a stage in the pool performing Handel’s Water Music while people swim elegantly around them or watch from the balcony.

WYSO is performing at The Venue, Leeds on 9th July when the programme will include Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Beethoven’s 7th Symphony.

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A Five Million to One Shot!They say everyone has a book in them. Well, that maybe true but for every thousand novels which are started, only one actually gets finished. Then, for every thousand completed and submitted to a literary agency, only one is accepted for representation, and just one of those five novels will be published. So, from idea to bookshelf, the odds of seeing your work in print is a five million to one shot!

Working for Ladbrokes the bookmakers, Robert Young knew the odds! Undaunted, he spent the past four years researching and writing a series for young adults and recently signed a four book deal with Little Acorn Press.

“They say write about what you know, but I say write about what captures your imagination and if that involves a lot of research, then so be it. Ignore the odds and go for it, you won’t know unless you try.

“I had a dream one night about the life and times of a young Roman boy called Darius Drusus. Don’t ask me where it came from. All I know is I woke up the next morning and had to get it down on paper. Now, four years later, I’ve just about finished book four in a series of eight. It’s a far cry from the world of horse racing, but there are one or two chariot races in there!

In this epic tale, Darius flees home after a blazing row with his abusive father, leaving him for dead. Arriving in the port town of Ostia, he meets an old rope maker called Ambrus who has apparently been waiting for him for 50 years. Darius discovers he is to become the Auctoratus, the volunteer gladiator, who together with Ambrus and ex-slave Tertius form a triumvirate of friends who are put on a path to rescue the world from evil. Together they become involved in numerous riveting adventures.

Auctoratus Volunteer Gladiator will be in all major bookstores from early August and available on line from Waterstones, Amazon, WH Smiths and www.littleacornpress.com

Further information about the series can be found at www.auctoratus.com


I LOVE WEST LEEDS FESTIVALThe I Love West Leeds Festival which runs from 1st – 24th July has lined up three weeks of fabulous events right across West Leeds. Look out for outdoor film screenings, artists in cafés, dancers in playgrounds, musicians in swimming pools and an outdoor exhibition for dogs!

This year the Big Free Festival Day is at Bramley Falls Park, Leeds Bradford Road, on Sunday 3rd July from 1-5pm and is packed with arts activities and performances for al the family. ‘No Grown-Ups Allowed’ is a fun dance performance in Bramley Park Playground, 6pm on Friday 22nd or noon on Saturday 23rd July.

Four Armley cafés are hosting artists in residence from 19th – 23rd July. The artists’ work is inspired by a love of traditional inner city cafés and the people who use them. And, West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra will play Handel’s famous Water Music on a stage in the middle of Bramley Baths at 4pm on Sunday 24th July! Yes, we really did say in the middle of the pool!

For full details of this exciting festival, visit www.ilovewestleeds.co.uk or call the Festival Infoline on 0787 058 1566.

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I Like Trains Fri 1 July at Brudenell Social Club.

Leeds Haydn Players Sat 2 July, 7.30pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton.. An all Haydn programme incl. Symphonies No 3, 4 & 103 Tickets £10 from Robin Jakeways 01943 466331 [email protected] or Seven.

Acoustic Revolution @ The Adelphi Sat 2 July 4-7pm. Melody Vibes+The Finnleys+Hayley Gaftarnick. £2.

Sea of Bees Sat 2 July at Brudenell Social Club. Singer/songwriter Julie Baenziger from Sacramento, infuses despair with charm.

Andy Coleman/Jamil Sherriff Quartet Sun 3 July 1-4pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Trumpet wiz & Leeds pianist promote their new CD

The Sunday Joint: Cantaloop Sun 3 July, 10pm – 3am at the Hi Fi Club, Leeds. Six-piece band producing funk from the edge of insanity & hip-hop from a higher plane.

Knottingley Silver Band Sun 3 July, 2.30pm Canal Gardens, Roundhay Park

Death by Stereo Thurs 7 July, Brudenell Social Club. Southern Californian five-piece punk rock band showcasing an aggravated blend of punk, hardcore & metal.

Khuda Fri 8 July from 7pm at The Well, nr Park Lane College. Experimental Prog-rock-metal duo launch 3rd album. Plus The Captain+WIHT+Karhide+ Wizards Beard+Richard Parker+Magnapinna £4

Cold Flame Fri 8 July, Duck & Drake, Kirkgate, Leeds, from 9pm. Exciting & original rock/blues band.

West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra Sat 9 July, 7.30pm The Venue, Leeds College of Music. Programme includes Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture, Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor & Symphony No.7 in A by Beethoven. Tickets £8/£6 from 0113 222 3434

Malkit Singh + Sherry Mann Sun 10 July, from 6pm Leeds Town Hall The biggest selling Bhangra star in the world with well known Punjabi artist.

The Sunday Joint: Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra Sun 10 July, 10pm – 3am at the Hi Fi Club. Leeds-based afrobeat band that takes influence from Fela Kuti’s Africa 70 band amongst many others.

Summer Jazz Café Sun 10 July, 1-4pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton. Jam session – all welcome!

York Concert Band Sun 10 July, 2.30pm Golden Acre Park

Unsane + Blacklisters Mon 11 July, Brudenell Social Club. New York City’s Unsane helped to

launch a more aggressive, lessstudied version of noise rock. Blacklisters - aggressive rock in a Shellac & Jesus Lizard style.

Eels + Jesca Hoop Tues 12 July at O2 Academy

Avi Buffalo Thurs14 July, Brudenell Social Club, Hyde Pk. Tkts £11 from Jumbo Records.

Roy Ayers Fri 15 July, The Wardrobe from 9pm. A legend of jazz funk.

Redwood Thinkers + Jess Garden Sat 16 July at The Brudenell, Queen’s Rd. LS6. Acoustic rock/pop 5 piece.

Yorkshire Dales Bluegrass Picking Weekend, Fri 15 – Sun 17 July, Dalesbank Farm, Low Lane, Silsden, BD29 9JH. Sat Concert. Details: John 0113 267 0761, www.yorkshiredalesbluegrass picking weekend.co.uk

Leeds Concert Band Sun 17 July, 2.30pm Canal Gardens, Roundhay Park

James Farrell Concert Band Sun 17 July, 2.30pm at Horsforth Hall Park.

North Leeds Jazz Orchestra Sun 17 July, 1-4pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton.

Vivian Girls Tues19 July, Brudenell Social Club. Tkts £9 at Jumbo Records.

City of Leeds Youth Wind Band & Grove Choir Thurs 21 July, 7.30pm Grove Methodist Church, Town St. Horsforth. Vaughan Williams Folk Song Suite & Suite no 1 in F major by Holst. £5 on door.

Vintage Rock Band Fri 22 July, O’Neill’s, Grt George St. Leeds. 70s classic rock covers band with a bit of late sixties thrown in.

Stanley Newmarket Colliery Band Sun 24 July, 2.30pm Golden Acre Park

Leeds Jazz Rock Orchestra Sun 24 July 1-4pm at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton

The Solicitors Thurs 28 July, New Roscoe, Leeds. Nine-piece quality R’n’B & soul band with brass.

‘Roots’: Michael Chapman Fri 29 July, 8 – 11pm at New Headingley Club, St. Michael’s Rd. Headingley. Great blues/folk singer & guitarist. £8 on door.

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

Acoustic Revolution @ The Adelphi 4 – 7pm Sat 30 July. Karima Francis+Gary Stewart+Love of the Brave. £2

The Good Foot: DJ Paul Dunphy + The Soul Circle Gang Sat 30 July, The Wardrobe, Leeds. Leeds’ biggest funky soul party. Free

Yorkshire Brass Quintet Sun 31 July, 2.30pm Canal Gardens, Roundhay Park

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Rockstar and Team Bondi’s newest creation takes players back to post war America in the early fifties and filling the shoes of young LAPD detective, Cole Phelps. Cole, a veteran of WWII, begins as a street cop attending a crime scene who is tasked with sweeping for evidence.

Subtle vibrations or chimes note the presence of evidence or clues which are noted within the player’s notebook. These clues can be used as either avenues of investigation with suspects or witnesses and used as proof of deceit in the vent you don’t like their answer.

The “GTA” formula, repeated in Red Dead Redemption, has been finely tuned here to create a living breathing city in LA Noire. This is further realised through the motion capture technology utilised to convey the characters emotions to the player. Twitches, nervous looks, worried glances, wry smiles and more are all captured and presented to Cole as he interrogates the people he meets in each case. An amazing Voice track rounds this off perfectly delivering an immersive cinematic experience to the end user.

Always serious in its presentation, LA Noire sometimes fails through its lack of variety. Other than the story missions, several side missions dubbed the Streets of LA provide street crimes to attend as well as a set of film reel collectables, car models and landmarks to discover.

An excellent example of what can be done with the current generation of technology; LA Noire blurs the lines between the cinematic and the interactive; drawing you into the world and leaving you wanting more at every turn.

Dungeon Siege IIIPS3/Xbox360/PC

As 2011 continues to shape up as one of the best years ever for RPG gaming, Dungeon Siege III represents the first triple A action RPG on offer. I say action RPG, I actually mean ‘top down hack and slash loot em up with RPG elements,’ or something like that anyway.

Dungeon Siege III features the same fast paced, action orientated gameplay that has made both previous outings so popular with PC Gamers. This time however, XBOX and PS3 owners are also invited to slaughter the monsters of Ebh and take ill-gotten gold. Thankfully, DSIII features a control scheme heavily customised for console gamers, including intuitive use of the D-Pad and shoulder buttons for menu navigation and during combat.

DSIII looks fantastic, with static but detailed environments which load seamlessly and offer tremendous variety. All the loot you can shake a stick at is on offer, whilst a claimed 40+ hour long campaign will keep players coming back for more. Four characters to choose from and local/live multiplayer for up to two (yes, just two) players adds the icing to an already tasty RPG cake.

PLANET LEEDS – ONE DAY, ONE CITY, ONE WORLD Planet Leeds Street Festival will bring Briggate and Dortmund Square to life with the sounds, sights and rhythms of Leeds between 11am and 5pm on Saturday 23rd July.

Celebrating the ability of music and sport to bridge nations and cultures, the date has been picked to coincide with the Olympics Open Weekend marking the 12 month countdown to the London Olympics (www.london2012.com/get-involved/open-weekend/).

Planet Leeds is a street festival celebrating the diversity and wealth of Leeds’ performing arts. Last year saw audiences enjoy an astonishing range of talent - from the hugely talented young Singh Brothers to Opera North’s comedic Big Sing, and much more besides.

The city centre stage gives thousands of passers-by a chance to enjoy and appreciate the rich cultural mix of Leeds – one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the UK. The chance to perform on open air stages in the city centre gives performers a real sense of giving their talents to the city, and every year organisers have had more requests to perform than they’ve been able to accommodate.

Planet Leeds is a partnership between voluntary groups in Leeds and is supported by Leeds Initiative’s Harmonious Leeds Partnership. It operates on a very small budget and is grateful to arts@leeds for their funding, and to their our fantastic volunteers.

For more information from Joe at [email protected] or visit www.planetleeds.org.uk

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/Directed by: Kenneth BranaghStarring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins

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THOR

X-MEN : FIRST CLASS/Directed by: Matthew VaughnStarring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, January Jones

Time to iron your tights and dust off your capes, people, as this month we have a super-hero double whammy from the Marvel Comics film studio, likely to be of at least passing interest to all you comic book geeks out there. What’s that? Just me? Oh, well, I’ll press on regardless. A wise man once said “the geeks shall inherit the earth” and, if the upcoming releases for the next eighteen months are anything to go by, this has well and truly come to pass. In 2012 we can look forward to a new Superman: Man of Steel, a Spider-man reboot, and the third installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises. This news may well excite DC and Marvel fans while causing others to despair at what could easily be read as the infantilisation of cinema and the reliance of Hollywood on CGI trickery and pre-sold concepts to secure box office returns.

I am something of a comic book geek and these days need no longer hide my shame, but, are the movies any good?

First up, Thor. Having already rolled out the big guns (Spider-man, Fantastic Four, Hulk et al) Marvel is now digging out it’s less well known characters. So it is that Thor, he of the winged helmet and mighty hammer, gets his big screen treatment. To be honest, I had marked this down in my film calendar as one to avoid, but then I noticed something odd in it’s pre-publicity that piqued my interest. Cast your eyes over the credits again and, yes, there it is … Directed by: Kenneth Branagh. Yeah, THAT Kenneth Branagh, the RADA alumnus whose Shakespeare work on both stage and screen earned him comparisons with Olivier, Gielgud and Guinness. Just what the Dickens is going on here?! What bizarre and convoluted chain of events could have led this once resolutely highbrow member of the luvvie set to direct a Marvel comic book adaptation? When the poster campaign for Thor emerged it trumpeted the fact that this was “From the studio

that brought you Iron Man” instead of, say “From the director who brought you Henry V and Hamlet”. Funny, that.

Anyway, you wouldn’t know it. Thor looks, for all the world, like any other generic SFX laden blockbuster. The plot, such as it is, regards the superhuman gods of Norse legend who reside in the far off cosmic realm, Asgard. When the long standing peace with their former adversaries, the frost giants, is threatened, the hot-headed Thor (Chris Hemsworth) leads a pre-emptive strike which backfires catastrophically. Thor’s old man, Odin (Anthony Hopkins) is mightily peeved, strips Thor of his power and banishes him to Earth where he collides with scientist(!) Jane Foster (Portman).

At this point the film switches gear into a knockabout fish out of water comedy, somewhat at odds with the po-faced shenanigans that have gone before. This change in tone is refreshing and it’s to the film’s credit that it doesn’t take itself too seriously. Just as well, as the set and costume design is so high camp it’s a wonder anyone can keep a straight face. While the cast do their best with a lackluster script, Thor represents a criminal squandering of fine acting talent; Hopkins may sound the part but looks ridiculous as Odin, Idris Elba (The Wire’s Stringer Bell) is in there, looking lost, Stellan Skarsgard seems equally misplaced, Jeremy Renner, so good in The Hurt Locker and The Town crops up in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-him role and the currently ubiquitous Natalie Portman is at her least convincing and most irritating as the flaky cosmologist.

When news reached me of the imminent release of X-Men: First Class my hopes were not particularly high. It seemed to me a desperate attempt to further milk a franchise which had run aground with the fairly dire X-Men: the Last Stand. So I was pleasantly surprised when First Class didn’t entirely suck. A prequel to the first X movies it charts the younger years of Professor X and Magneto and the emergence of super-powered mutants. It benefits from Kick Ass director Vaughn at the helm and decent performances from McAvoy as the idealistic psychic brainiac, Charles Xavier, and Fassbender and Holocaust survivor Erik Lehnsherr who can control metals at will. The sequences with the vengeful young Magneto tracking down his Nazi tormenters are among the film’s best. The revisionist history angle placing the mutant plight amidst the cold war conflict in the 1960s is undoubtedly silly but reasonably well handled and the whole thing chugs along entertainingly with the “don’t be ashamed of who you are” moralizing only becoming slightly wearing.

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This was a cracker of a gig. As their name implies, the Ensemble are a brass heavy nine piece band, eight of whom are brothers and sons of unsung Jazz hero, Phil Cohran who featured in Sun Ra’s Arkestra in the early 60s. While their studio work occasionally incorporates added guitars, on stage it’s all about the brass, with the horns anchored by a drum kit and booming sousaphone bass providing the most solid of rhythm sections. Drawing heavily on Hip-Hop and funk, the band also works in rare groove Jazz, Afrobeat and the cacophonous wailing of a New Orleans second line. Packed on to The Wardrobe’s stage they hammered out a raucous, relentlessly funky, and highly danceable set that whipped the crowd into a frenzy.

Just time for a quick word about the latest from delightfully nutty music hall oddballs Biscuithead and The Biscuit Badgers. Their new video Seaweed Under the Sofa is now available for your viewing pleasure. A wistful ditty about the demise of a relationship over Chinese takeaway, the video’s cabaret feel is infused with the Badgers’ characteristic absurdity and features such surreal visual flourishes as a flaming tuba. It’s quite a lovely song and an arresting promo, I urge you to You Tube it forthwith.

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ROLL UP, ROLL UP!

This year, libraries are encouraging children to join a summertime circus spectacular!

Saturday 16th July is the start of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge in local libraries across Leeds. Visit your local library to join Circus Stars and you can win goodies and take part in free events.

The aim of the challenge is to get children to read six books from their library during the summer holidays. It’s great fun for children and what’s more, it doesn’t cost a penny to join.

By joining this year’s Circus Stars, children can help their school win a visit from a fabulous children’s author!

For more information visit your local library

EUREKA! TAKES ON THE WILD WEST!Eureka! The National Children’s Museum presents a summer packed full of fun, with a rootin’ tootin’ Wild West showdown and an a-mazing outdoor maze to explore.

From Saturday 23rd July - Sunday 4th September, saddle up for a summer of fun, indoors and out, with ‘Wild Wild West’ activities. Blaze a trail to the Eureka! Park where there’s loads to explore and plenty of exciting challenges. Children and their families can learn about the Old West with Dodge City Sheriff School, performances and craft sessions or take part in the Papoose Pow-Wow.

saddle up for a summer of fun, indoors and out, with ‘Wild Wild West’ activities

Other playful learning opportunities include an opportunity to meet a Native American Indian and see some of the crafts from Apache Art Co. You can also take part in cultural workshops with Calderdale Council Countryside Service, which will bring a tepee for children to explore. The Trailblazers western re-enactment society will be on hand to set up camp.

All activities are free with standard admission to the museum. For more information call 01422 330069 or visit

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COMMANDO KIDZOutdoor Adventure Zone

Every day throughout the summer holidays (Saturday 23 July – Sunday 4 September).

Calling all Commando Kidz! This summer there’ll be thrills galore at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. Your mission is to get through the course. Can you reach the top of the climbing towers? How fast can you get through the mega inflatable assault course? Race your mates. Have some fun.

The Adventure Zone is suitable for both boys and girls aged 7 – 14. It encourages co-ordination and courage whilst being excellent fun. Charges apply.

HORSES IN ACTIONStunt Horse ShowsEvery Friday and Saturday throughout the holidays there’ll be spectacular horse shows featuring the awesome stunt-riding skills of the Atkinson Action Horses team.

You’ve probably already seen Atkinson’s horses in action without even knowing it. They regularly perform on prime-time television and in blockbuster films. Recent credits include The King’s Speech, Russell Crowe’s Robin Hood and Steven Spielberg’s soon to be released War Horse. Suitable for all the family. Charges apply.

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HOW TO BE SICK AT SCHOOL It will help you do better at school....honest!

Leeds-based author, Lee Jackson, recently brought out a unique new book to help 14-19 year olds succeed at school. Called ‘How to be Sick at School: Everyday ways to enjoy and succeed at school and college’, it is aimed at teenagers to help them understand how to reach their best at school.

“There are loads of revision guides out there but there aren’t any books that simply answer the question ‘How can I do well/better at school’”, said Lee. “98% of young people go to school and by the end of Year 11 they’ll have spent 14,000 hours in education! We expect them to just get on with it without giving them the practical tools to do well. So I thought I’d use my twenty years’ experience of working with teens and research the subject deeply. For the last three years I’ve been writing, presenting and trying out the material in High Schools and FE colleges. All twelve key points have been road tested live in my presentations and also in print – I gave my book to a group of teenagers and asked for their feedback. I took their advice on board, and now it’s ready to help teens all over the country.”

The book is, inspiring, encouraging and easy to understand. It’s full of practical tips to help students succeed and actually enjoy school and college. There’s nothing complicated or boring “just good stuff to help you be your best”.

Students have described it as ‘Non-patronising, really applicable – a self-help book that actually helps!’, ‘Positive, interesting and funny’, ‘Down-to-earth, easy to read and very useful’.

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HORSFORTH SCHOOL CHOIR WINS TROPHY!In May, an excited Horsforth School Choir took part in the ‘Horsforth Competitive Festival of Music, Drama & Dance’, held at St Margaret’s Church Hall. Their songs of choice were ‘You Gotta Be’ by Desree and ‘Run’ by Snow Patrol, which were a huge success. With 86 marks for ‘a convincing performance, technically and artistically’ the Choir took the coveted first place. Congratulations!

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Education has changed. There is a continuing emphasis on the three Rs, but also on the need to develop confidence and self learning skills. Subjects are no longer confined to text books. We encourage our children to question issues - not to accept answers at ‘face value’. Where it once seemed the subject was encapsulated in learning 300 pages, now the whole world can have its say.

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PETE DIVES IN FOR PENNY FIELD!Pete Windridge-France is planning to swim The Channel in September to raise funds for his son, Archie’s, special needs school, Penny Field in Meanwood, which is part of the North West Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre.

“I thought swimming the Channel would be easy!” said Pete. “Maybe it’s because David Walliams made it look easy! I am now finding that it isn’t going to be that easy.”

ALL THE MONEY RAISED WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOL TO BE SPENT ON WALKING FRAMES, SENSORY EQUIPMENT (TO GET THEIR BRAIN SYNAPSES FIRING UP!), ASSISTED DAYS OUT TO PLACE THAT ARE OTHERWISE INACCESSIBLE TO DISABLED KIDS AND MORE

Pete is training every evening, as well as making regular trips to Ellerton Park near Northallerton and Gaddings Dam near Todmorden – a popular training venue for open water competitors. This disused reservoir is high and exposed, often wild and windy, the water temperature at the end of May was just 11 degrees! There have also been a couple of trips down to Dover to experience the real thing.

He has already raised over £3,000 and is hoping to raise considerably more in the coming months. “I reckon raising money for Penny Field is the least I can do to say thanks to the brilliant staff for all their good work”, said Pete. “Archie, is seven years old and has global developmental delay, which means he is mentally about 10 months old, and can’t walk or talk. However, he is particularly brilliant at smiling, laughing and banging things together repeatedly!

“All the money raised will go directly to the school to be spent on walking frames, sensory equipment (to get their brain synapses firing up!), assisted days out to place that are otherwise inaccessible to disabled kids and more.”

To support Pete, visit www.justgiving.com/peteswims. You can follow his progress at www.peteswims.com

MAJOR FELL RESCUE AWARDSVisitors to the Tempest Arms at Elslack near Skipton were taken aback recently as the full force of the Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue team descended on them! This wasn’t for a typical rescue call-out, but rather to attend their annual dinner, attended by Lord Crathorne, HM Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, the team’s patron, who was on hand to present some major awards.

Twelve awards were presented to members who had contributed a staggering combined 360 years service to the team! Three 50 year awards were made and such is their rarity that the Mountain Rescue Council for England and Wales had to have them specially made. The recipients were team President Jeremy Daggett and Alan Stockdale, both from Burnsall, and Peter Huff from Grassington. Peter’s late father Len was a founder member of the team in 1948 and it was a very special moment for Peter to receive such an award in front of a team that now consists of some 80 highly trained and dedicated volunteers.

Life Membership awards went to Norman Shorrocks from Embsay for a remarkable 55 years service and he is still involved in call outs, and to Jean Reinsch from Grassington who has not only provided decades of fundraising support and other behind the scenes work, but whose husband and three sons were also in the team.

Lord Crathorne, a member of the All Party Parliamentary Committee on Mountain Rescue, paid tribute to all members for their dedicated and selfless service to saving lives in the Dales and added that he knew of no other team with so many members with such lengthy service.

Other guests included the Assistant Chief Constable of North Yorkshire, Sue Cross, the Deputy Chairman of the North Yorkshire County Council John Fort, police specialist liaison officer PC Jon Rushton, and Stuart and Liz Hird from Yockenthwaite who have given considerable practical support to the team on caving rescues on their land.

Photo: Simon Hulme, Yorkshire Post Newspapers

HOSPICE SUPPORTER’S TREK TO THE SKYAfter scaling the heights of Mt. Kilimanjaro earlier this year, Barry Hughes has set his sights on the ultimate challenge in mountaineering: Mount Everest. As part of his training, he will also tackle Mount Aconcagua in the Andes and is aiming to raise £70,000 for charity as he goes. The charities that will benefit are St. Gemma’s Hospice in Moortown, The West Yorkshire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre and Macmillan Cancer Support.

All of Barry’s climbs and expeditions will be funded personally or by corporate sponsorship so that every penny donated goes straight to the charities. He is still looking for a corporate sponsor for the Everest expedition.

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WALK IN THEIR SHOES We all have to deal with loss and many of us would like to do something to celebrate the lives of those no longer with us. Walk in Their Shoes, the St. Gemma’s five mile sponsored walk, is a great opportunity to walk in memory or celebration of someone special.

Last year the event was a huge success raising a staggering £23,000! Everyone really enjoyed the route and beautiful scenery. This year’s event is on Saturday 10th September starting at 9.30am from Colton Methodist Church, Leeds LS15, with a celebration of those you are walking for. The circuitous route will take you in and around Temple Newsam grounds and back to the church for refreshments. You will be provided with a fundraising pack and t-shirt to help raise funds for St. Gemma’s Hospice, which believes every patient should be cared for to the highest standard and in the most individual way possible.

LAST YEAR THE EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS RAISING A STAGGERING £23,000! EVERYONE REALLY ENJOYED THE ROUTE AND BEAUTIFUL SCENERY

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MASTERS RUGBY LEAGUE COMES TO OLD MODERNIANSLeeds Akkies recently staged their first ever game of Masters Rugby League against Nantes Bretagne Vikings XIII at Old Modernians Club, Cookridge

The game provided a fitting opening to a trio of fixtures, with Nantes travelling to England with a 40-strong party, following the Akkies’ successful visit to France last October. A large and vociferous crowd assembled to witness the Akkies’ triumph in highly competitive Masters, women’s and men’s first team games. Players and supporters were also treated to a show-stopping performance by The Axions - the number one band in rugby league - as the party raged on into the night.

“We have a great friendship between our two clubs”, said Nantes-Bretagne stalwart Yoann Bodier. “The masters game was a particularly interesting experience and was played in great spirit by both sides. I’m sure this variation of the game could be very popular in France.”

The Vikings have extended an invitation to the Akkies to return to France in 2012, and the club is currently in talks with potential hosts about this October’s overseas tour, following previous sojourns to Ireland, Spain and France.

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Abbey Runners Tues, 7.45pm, Adel Memorial Hall, Church Lane, for local run & Thurs, 7.30pm at Leeds Met Beckett Park campus for coached track sessions. All standards of runner welcome. Details: www.abbeyrunners.co.uk

Adel Crown Green Bowling Club in the grounds of Adel Sports & Social Club, next door to Adel Church. New members welcome. Details: Phil 267 6152, www.adelbowlingclub.co.uk

After Eights Badminton Club Mon 8.30 – 9.30pm at Holt Park Sports Centre. New members welcome. Turn up & try our friendly club – free. Pay by term. Details: Helen, 0113 305 3327

Badminton Anyone? Friendly badminton club looking for experienced players. Fri 7.30-9.30pm at Trinity University, Horsforth. Details: Sylvia 259 0113, Graham on 258 4532

Buttercross Belles Join them Thurs 29 Sept, 7.30 – 10pm - 10pm, for a fun evening & have a go at Morris Dancing! Women’s North West Morris team based in Otley. New dancers & musicians of all ages & abilities welcome - no previous experience needed. Details: 01943 465298, [email protected]

Circle Dancing Group meets 1st & 3rd Tues of the month at St.Giles Church Hall, Bramhope. Gentle dancing to beautiful music from all over the world. Great fun, therapeutic, & friendly group. All welcome. Details: Joan 284 2549.

Cookridge Rambling Club meets Sun, 9.30am in the car park of Cookridge Village Hall for walks of approx 6/8 miles. Transport can be provided when required. Details: Shirley 267 9452.

Bramhope Bowls Club New members welcome. Details: 267 8001.

Briggate Morris (Women’s Northwest Morris Dancing) New members invited. All ages & abilities welcome. Practice Mon 7.30 – 9.30pm, Brownberrie Lane Preschool, Horsforth. Details: Katie 07890 754115, www.briggate-morris.blogspot.com.

Dance Scottish in Adel Scottish Country Dancing, Mon 1.45 – 4.45pm & Tues 7.45 – 9.45pm at Adel Methodist Church Hall (behind Lawnswood Arms). Beginners welcome. No partner necessary. Details: Don Andrews 01535 605065, [email protected] or Irene Dracup 263 1310 www.rscdsleeds.org.uk

Horsforth Fellandale Running Club trains 6.30pm every Wed. Summer on Otley Chevin. Winter at Trinity University, Details: Martin 239 4801, [email protected]

Horsforth Harrierswelcome runners Tues, 7pm, Cricket Pavilion, Hall Park. Training groups for all abilities. Details: Marc 07968 712055, Hilary 250 5673, www.horsforthharriers.co.uk

Leeds Area Disabled Swimming Club Are you recovering from a stroke or other condition where swimming could help? A friendly, safe environment where you can swim & gain confidence. New members welcome. Mon 7 -8pm at 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. Headingley, on 2nd & 4th Tues of each month. Live band! No partner or experience required. Newcomers welcome. Details: Liz 284 3282, www.leedscontra.freeuk.com

Leeds HF Rambling & Social Club. Walks on a Sunday geared to public transport from Leeds. Social events in winter. Details: Send SAE to John Maltman, 52 Vesper Gate Mount, Leeds LS5 3NN.

Leeds YHA Walking Group organises walks, cycle rides, weekends & social activities. Over 160 members aged 20-74. Try before joining. Details: Mary 228 6766, Phil 268 9996, www.leedsyha.org.uk

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

Phoenix Folk DancersEnglish Country Dancing, Adel Methodist Church Hall, (behind Lawnswood Arms), Wed 8 – 10pm. Beginners welcome, partner not necessary. Details: 2611902

Skate Leeds Club is hoping to start indoor recreational roller skating sessions in the Holt Park area. Sessions open for all over 18. Children welcome if accompanied by parent. Details: [email protected].

Scottish Country Dancing Thurs 7.30 – 9.30pm, St Columba’s, Headingley Lane. All abilities welcome, no partner necessary. £2.50 incl. refreshments. Details: 269 1791, [email protected]

Senior Badminton Mon pm at Bramhope Methodist Church Hall –– new members always welcome. Details: Chris 2671829

Sequence Tea Dancing Mon 2 – 4pm, Bramhope Methodist Church Hall. You don’t need a partner just enthusiasm. Keep fit in fun & friendly atmosphere. Details: Marjorie 267 9802

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

Yarnbury Angling Club Matches 1st Sun of month. Members only. Coach transfers to & from venues. Details: Adrian Addy 07956 964713.

ARTS & CRAFTS

Chinese Brush Painters Society Sat 9/Sun 10 July: Painting workshops with Maggie Cross. Sat 16 July: Painting workshop with Qu LeiLei. 10am – 4pm at Pool-in-Wharfedale Memorial Village Hall, Arthington Lane, Pool. New members most welcome. Details: Anne Allan 01422 368482, [email protected]

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

Flower Arranging Classes Wed 7 – 9pm at The Grammar School at Leeds, Alwoodley, LS17. Beginners & experienced arrangers welcome! Next course begins 21 Sept 2011. Details: Judy Watker 07538 132053, 261 2379, [email protected]. Headingley Flower Club Fri 1 July, 7 30pm St Chad’s Parish Centre, LS 16. Watch a demonstration entitled ‘Simmering Summer’ by national demonstrator David Ryland. A warm welcome awaits visitors & new members.

Horsforth Arts Society meets Wed, 7.30pm at The Studio, Back Lane, Horsforth, for a varied & interesting programme. On Wed 6 July: Watercolour Workshop on colour theory; Wed 20 July: Drawing a life model. All welcome. Details: 259 0259

Leeds Combined Arts Poetry Evening Wed 20 July, 7.30pm at HEART, Bennett Rd, Headingley. Final poetry evening of season with young poet Jamie Crawford.

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Adel Playschool Summer Fair Sun 10 July, 11am – 2pm at Adel Methodist Church. Raffle, balloon race, bouncy castle and much more!

Bramhope Farmers’ Market 2nd Sat of month, 10am – 2pm at Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane. Home baking, organic meats, sausages & pies, free range eggs, bread & cheese, plus veg produced by local farmers. Wheelchair access.

Bramhope Methodist Church Coffee Shop Every Tues 10am-noon. Delicious homemade scones & friendly fellowship – all welcome.

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Kidz in Kampz Open Day Sat 9 July, 10am – 2pm in the shopping arcade outside ASDA, Holt Park. New & pre-loved designer clothes, shoes & handbags, tombola, bric-a-brac, raffle, bran tub & more. ABC Cafe will be open for refreshments.

Kirkstall Abbey Deli Market New monthly market to run last Sat of month, 12 noon – 3pm, featuring good quality food, plants & goods from local & Northern producers & suppliers. Currently looking for stallholders (£15 per stall). Details: 0113 230 5492, [email protected]

Strawberry Tea Sat 16 July, 2.30 – 4.30pm at the Church on Green Lane, Cookridge, hosted by Cookridge Holy Trinity Mothers’ Union. Stalls, raffle etc. £2.30.

Summer Fair Sat 2 July, 11am –1.30pm at St Mary’s Primary School, Broadgate Lane, Horsforth. BBQ, bouncy slide & castle, games & stalls A chance to beat ‘The Cube’ & much more.

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Adel Crag Community Assoc. keeps you informed about what is happening in your neighbourhood, with up-to-date information on local news, events etc. Details: Francis Garbutt 261 0846, www.adelcrag.org.com

Adel History Group Two walks in July: around Lawnswood’s Victorian cemetery 2-4pm Sun 24th July. Meet at cemetery gates, Otley Rd. Sun 31 July, ‘Adel Beck’s Industrial Heritage’, 2-4pm. Meet outside Adel Primary School, Tile Lane. Free.

Adel & District Horticultural Society Autumn Flower & Vegetable Show Sat 3 Sept, 2 – 4.15pm Methodist Church Hall, Holt Lane, LS 16. Entries from non-members welcome. Schedule from Mrs S Halliday 267 1708. Society meets 2nd Mon, Sept to May, 7.45pm at Friends Meeting House, New Adel Lane. New members welcome. Details: Mrs Tarn Everett 261 3095

Adel YCA (Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Association) usually meets 7.30pm at Adel Primary School, Tile Lane. New members & guests welcome. Mon 11 July: Sue Firth on ‘Aloe Vera’. Details: Val Crompton 225 9142

Air Yorkshire Aviation Society Interested in aviation, aircraft old and new, airports? Why not try Air Yorkshire - regular guest speakers, monthly colour magazine, trips and social events. Details: Dave Senior 282 1818, www.airyorkshire.org.uk

Aireborough Duplicate Bridge Club meets Tues 7pm, Rawdon Conservative Club. New members welcome. Details: 261 2139 [email protected]

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Athill WI meets 1st Tues of month, 1.30pm Adel Memorial Hall, Church Lane, Adel. Interesting speakers. Visitors welcome (£2). Details: Margaret Whitaker 2611969

Bramhope Bridge ClubRobert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane, Mon 12.45 & 4.15pm & Tues & Thurs 7.15 – 10.15pm. Lessons for novices Wed evenings. Details: Bob 225 7495

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

Cat loving volunteers wanted! Join friendly new cat welfare group supporting feral & stray cats. Fundraisers needed to raise funds for food, cat kennels & vet costs. Fosterers also needed - full support given. Details: 07876 212 518, [email protected], www.feralcatwelfare.org.uk

Cookridge Camera Club Wed 7.30pm, Cookridge Village Hall, Green Lane/Moseley Wood Lane junction. Excellent guest speakers & in-house competitions. New members welcome. Details: Stephen 268 7429

Cookridge Gardening Club Sun 3 July: full day coach outing to Jackson’s Wold Gardens & Sewerby Park, Bridlington. Thurs 14 July: Evening visit to Harlow Carr Gardens. Meet at gardens 6.45pm. Don’t forget to keep preparing for Annual Show in Sept - open to local non members. Details: Mrs Hill 267 1858.

Cookridge Methodist Community Film Society Next season starts October – consisting of 7 films, shown monthly on Wed pm & including ‘Genevieve’ & ‘The King’s Speech’. Membership £20 for all seven films, or £17 to see five. Details: Shirley 267 2464

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

items for charity. All welcome. Lessons given. Friendly people. Details: 262 0250

Holt Park Residents’ Association Provides a voice for all residents & tenants in the Holt Park area. Regular monthly meetings at Ralph Thoresby School. Details: Alan Mann 07901 656886, www.holtparktra.btck.co.uk

Horsforth in Bloom Preparing for Judges’ visit Tues 19 July. On Sat 16 July Horsforth Churches Together have organized a Litter Pick to tidy the area. Next meeting Sat 2 July will be followed by an Action Day in the Japanese Garden, Hall Park. Helpers can join in at any time. Meetings take place 1st Sat, 10am in Horsforth Museum & anyone interested is most welcome. Details: Dawn Collins 250 2987, Hilary Taylor 258 3521.

Horsforth Duplicate Bridge Club Weds, The Horsforth Club, New Road Side, 7.15pm & Thurs 1.30–4.30pm. New members welcome. Mike Bent 258 1580

Horsforth Historical Society meets 3rd Tues of month, 7.30pm at The Stable Block behind the museum. 19 July G. Twentyman talks about ‘The Golden Age of Radio’.

Horsforth Photographic Club In June & July meets 6.30pm at Finkhill Car Park for a walk somewhere (weather permitting) No meeting in August. Meetings resume Wed 7 Sept, 7pm in the stable block behind the Museum. New members welcome. Details: 258 9149, [email protected]

Horsforth Retired People’s Club meets 2nd & 4th Thurs of month, 9.30 – 11am at St Margaret’s Parish Centre. Speakers on a wide variety of subjects, plus refreshments & time to socialise. Visitors & prospective members very welcome. Details: Everett Cooke 258 9149, Beryl Harland 258 6907

Horsforth WI meets 3rd Mon of the month at St James’s Parish Centre, Low Lane, 7.30pm. Interesting speakers. Visitors welcome. Details: Pat 258 7062, Christine on 258 9501.

Kaleidoscope Social Club for over 50s & unattached with a zest for life. Monthly programme of events. Not a dating agency. Details: 262 1455 or 261 2619, www.kaleidoscopeleeds.weebly.com

Leeds Caledonians Wed 13 July visit to Thwaite Mills, Stourton. Sat 30 July – ever the ever popular summer BBQ at The Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel. Details: 0113 267 0424

Leeds Feline Friends Can you give a cat a home away from a busy road? Details: 216 0593, [email protected], www.leedsfelinefriends.org.uk.

Leeds Lions meets 2nd Mon, Holiday Inn Express, Cavendish St. LS3, 7.30pm. Details: 0845 833 7428, www.lionsclubs.org

Leeds Microscopical Society (LMS) meets 2nd & 4th Thurs, 7pm at Alwoodley Methodist Church Hall. Varied programme of talks & practical evenings, open to all with an interest in natural history & who wish to learn about microscopy. Details: Mike Smith: 293 5991, [email protected]

Leeds Movie Makers Get more out of your camcorder & film making. Stainbeck United Reformed Church Hall, Stainbeck Lane (rear entrance), Fri 7:30pm. Details: George Woolley 225 6444, Doreen Wood 278 2972

Leeds National Trust Association Spring/ Summer programme (Apr – Sept) includes visits to places of historic & general interest, monthly walks & members holidays. New members always welcome. Details: Pam 258 8178.

Leeds Naturalists’ Club & Scientific Association meets alternate Mon, 7.15pm in Museum & Seminar Room, Miall Block, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds. Enjoy a series of talks on natural history subjects in winter, field meetings & exhibit evenings in summer. Details: Peter Larner 0113 261 2589, http//

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Leeds Photographic Society, the oldest photographic society in the world, meets Tues 7.30pm (winter) in St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Rd, Roundhay, LS8. Visitors & prospective members welcome. Details: the Secretary 0113 265 0651 or www.lps1852.co.uk

Leeds Skyrack Lions Club meets every 2nd & 4th Thurs in Headingley. Details: Granville Barker 01943 510106.

Leeds U3A A vibrant organisation with 19 interest groups & regular monthly meetings for anyone not in full time occupation, Details: Bill 07552 448834, www.u3aleeds.org.uk

Leeds Women’s Luncheon Club Meets 4th Wed of the month, 12.15pm, The Cosmopolitan (formerly Golden Lion), Swinegate, Leeds. Interesting speakers. Details: 0113 267 9316.

Leeds Oxfam Group – Open evenings 1st Wed of month, 7.30pm The Civic Hall, Leeds. Invited speakers on a range of global justice issues. Events & activities also arranged across the city. Next meetings 6 July. Everyone welcome. Details: Pauline Neale 269 3542, www.oxfamleeds.org.uk

Mercury Movie Makers meet Weds, Rawdon Conservative Club, 7:30pm. The club is for camcorder owners. Advice, regular film & practical evenings, & occasional outdoor events. Details: www.communigate.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 & excellent speakers! Details: Shirley 257 9381.

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

217 8348, www.nlmfc.org

Paxton Horticultural Society Summer Show - Sat 2 July 2 – 4.30pm at Paxton Hall 186 Kirkstall Lane, LS5. Tombola, plant sale & refreshments. Admission free.

Soroptimist International Meet 2nd Mon each month 7pm at Weetwood Hall. All ladies welcome. Details: http://soroptimist-gbi.org/leeds

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

Trackrod Motor Club Meets 1st Tues of each month, 9.30pm at Old Modernians Club, Cookridge Lane. New Members welcome. Details: www.trackrodmotorclub.co.uk.The Tuesday Club - Ladies’ Lunch Group Devonshire Hall, Cumberland Road, Headingley, last Tues of month. Lunch at 12.30pm, followed by talk. Details: Heather Harrison 267 8437 [email protected]

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]

Wednesday Women 1st Wed of month, 8 – 10pm at Parochial Hall, Meanwood..Building relationships & supporting women in the community. New members are invited to join for friendship, support, conversation & varied programme of activities.

White Rose Ladies Speakers Club meets Mon 7.45pm Farsley Library, Old Road, Farsley, LS28. Next meeting 11 July (no meeting in August). Friendly environment in which to find your voice & improve your presentation skills, including Powerpoint, whilst having a lot of fun. See them also on YouTube.

Details: Stephanie Hanson on 0113 255 0824

Wharfedale Speakers Club meets 1st & 3rd Wed of each month at Cross Green Community Centre, Pool Rd, Otley. New members welcome. Speakers of all ages & backgrounds. Come along & improve your speaking skills. Details: Tony Morris 0113 258 3507

Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Association meets 2nd Thurs each month, 1.30pm Rob-ert Craven Memorial Hall, Bramhope. New members welcome.

Yorkshire Malaya & Borneo Veterans’ Assoc. meets 1st Sat of month, 1.30pm at New Headingley Club, St. Michael’s Rd, Headingley. Anyone involved in the Malayan Emergency & Indonesian Confrontation in 50s & 60s most welcome. Represents all units of the armed forces. Details: Eddie Seville 0113 263 7583.

MUSIC

Ascension Singers in Concert Sat 16 July, 7.30pm at Bram-hope Methodist Church in aid of the church re-development fund. Directed by Rob Webb, this young five-part chamber choir sing a variety of sacred & secular music. Tickets (£5 incl. refreshments) avail-able on door or from 07944 238952, 0113 259 0797, or 0113 261 2508

Fairfax Singers (Burley-in-Wharfedale) sing for charities & have helped raise signifi-cant funds. If you would like to book a concert please contact Marjorie Hall 01274 597024, [email protected]. www.fairfaxsingers.org.uk

Horsforth Choral Society SummerSing Sat 16 July, 7.30pm at St Margaret’s Hall, Fink Hill, Horsforth. Popular light music & entertainment in café-style atmosphere, suitable for all the family. Bar. Tickets £8 adults, £5 children (16 & under) - incl. light refreshments - available from choir members, 0113 2502133 or on door (doors open 7pm).

Lawnswood SingersFemale choir, practices Wed 7.30pm Holy Trinity Church, Green Lane, Cookridge. Good female singers welcome to come & try us out. Wide repertoire of music & friendly people! Details: Brenda Hawer 0113 2671292, www.lawnswoodsingers.co.uk.

Leeds & Bradford Barbershop Harmony Club Mon 7.30pm, Rawdon & Guiseley Conservative Club, Leeds Road, Rawdon. Male singers who can take on four part harmony most welcome. Details: 01274 583 989.

Flute Group Tues 7 – 8pm, Yorkshire College of Music & Drama, St Mark’s House, St Mark’s Ave. For Grade 4 standard & above. Details: 243 1605

Leeds Organ & Keyboard Club meets Wed, 7.30 – 10.30pm at Guiseley Factory Workers Club, 6 Town St. LS29. Come along & listen to or play the Club’s Roland AT900c organ & Yamaha PSR S900 keyboard. Tony Stace Concert Wed 6 July 8pm Guests welcome - £4. Details: 0113 226 5671, www.leedssocialclubs.co.uk

New Direction exciting new female choir (all ages). Wed 7.30 – 9.30pm Yorkshire College of Music & Drama, St Mark’s Ave, LS2. Will be performing in concerts, competitions & charity events throughout the year. West End musicals, pop & folk songs, & classical pieces. Details: Tracy 07914 833394

Players for Pleasure Opportunities for adult amateur musicians to meet & perform favourite pieces in a friendly & supportive atmosphere. All levels from beginner upwards, all ages over 18. All instruments - orchestral, piano, singing etc. New performers welcome. Next event: Concert - Sat 9 July. Morning rehearsal, concert in afternoon for friends & family Details: www.playersforpleasure.co.uk

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Disabled & Elderly Bowling Fri 10am – 12 noon in Hall Park, Horsforth. All welcome.

Horsforth Live at Home Bacon Butties served Tues 11.30am- 12.30pm, followed by dancing ‘til 3pm. Thurs: coffee morning (9.30 – 11am), indoor bowls (10am – 12pm), & lunch 11.30am – 1pm). Details: 259 1511

Horsforth Retired People’s Club meets 2nd & 4th Thurs of month, 9.30 – 11am at St Margaret’s Parish Centre. Speakers on a wide variety of subjects, plus refreshments & time to socialise. Visitors & prospective members very welcome. Details: Everett Cooke 258 9149, Beryl Harland 258 6907

NEW Men’s Brunch Club last Mon of month (28 March, 25 Apr), 9.45am at Bramhope Methodist Church. Food, fun, fellowship & a fresh cooked breakfast!

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

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

Sequence Tea Dances Mon 2 – 4pm, Bramhope Methodist Church Hall. Everyone wel-come. Refreshments & raffle. Details: Marjorie 267 9802.

Woodside Luncheon Club (Outwood Lane)Meets Thursdays & is open to all elderly Horsforth residents. Details: 258 3184

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Adel Baptist Congregation invites you to Sunday services, 10.30am in Adel Primary School, Tile lane, LS16. Worship style is informal with mixture of contemporary & traditional songs. Also, a variety of day time & evening groups. Details: Revd Richard Pollard 275 4989, [email protected]

Adel Methodist Church, corner of Holt Lane & Gainsborough Ave, invites you to Sunday Services at 10.30am. Junior Church also meets at 10.30am

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Adel St John the Baptist Church, Church Lane. Welcomes you to an Informal Family Service every 3rd Sun at 10am. Junior Church other Sundays at 10am as well as other services. Details: Rev. Ian White 267 3676, www.adelstjohnchurch.org.uk

Bramhope Methodist Church Midweek Worship in Low Room also on the 2nd Tues in the month at 10am & 4th Thurs in the month at 7.45pm. An opportunity to listen to scripture, hear a brief message about our faith & share in holy communion. Followed by coffee & conversation. All welcome.

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

Holy Name Catholic Church Otley Old Road, serves Adel, Bramhope, Cookridge & Ireland Wood. Details: Father Pat Smythe or Parish Secretary, Sue Goodyear 267 8257, Mon - Fri 1 - 5pm. www.holynameleeds.com

Horsforth Churches Together meet Wed 6 July, 7.30pm in St Mary’s School, Broadgate Lane. Everyone welcome.

Learn to meditate FWBO Leeds Buddhist Centre. A contemporary approach to meditation, mindfulness & the Buddhist tradition. Also classes in yoga & bodywork, chronic pain & stress management. Details: 244 5256, www.leedsbuddhistcentre.org.

Leeds Healing Centre Now at Burley Lodge Centre, 42-46 Burley Lodge Road, LS6. Healing by members of The Healing Trust (NFSH) to aid relaxation & promote wellbeing. Fri 11am – 2.30pm. Healing also at Friends’ Meeting House, Roundhay, Thurs 7 – 8.30pm. Donations appreciated. Details: 07985 121810, 01274 617700, www.leedshealingcentre.orgLeeds Stillness Group Based on the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now & A New Earth. Join like-minded people to watch footage of an Eckhart Tolle talk followed by a period of silent meditation. Small

donation appreciated. Details: 07884 332644, www.peacenowhere.com

Leeds Theosophical Society Sun 10 July, 2.30pm at 12 Queen Sq. LS2 (opp The Rose Bowl) ‘The Four Great Mahavakyas’, a talk by Swami Yogeshwarananda (India) focusing on the statements regarding the ultimate reality & truth in the Indian scriptures ‘The Upanishads’. Free. www.ts-leeds.org

Teachings of the Fourth Way The spitiual way brought by G.I.Gurdjieff has been recognized as one of the most original, enduring & penetrating teachings of our time. Meetings in Leeds & Otley. Details: 07814 951231, [email protected] Leeds Gurdjieff Society

The Wharfedale Vineyard Sunday services 10am at Ralph Thoresby School, Holt Park with refreshments). Details: 245 9111 www.wharfedale-vineyard.org

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Arthritis Care Leeds Branch Meets 3rd Tues of each month, 7.30 – 9pm, St Chad’s Parish Centre, Far Headingley. Entry £2 incl. refreshments & raffle. New members welcome. Details: Pat 0113 275 7694

Carers’ Support Group Friendly group meets 1st Tues of month at Grove Methodist Church, Horsforth LS18. Join them for a cuppa & a chat. Details: Angie at Carers Leeds 246 8338.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK Support for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), their friends & families throughout North & West Yorkshire. Four educational & support meetings a year, plus regular informal meets. Details: 0845 130 6809, [email protected], www.groups.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/Leeds

Different Strokes invites stroke survivors to join them. Weds 1.45 – 3.45pm Adel Stables, Back Church Lane, Adel. Includes an hour of ex-ercise. Details: Linda McLean

225 4744Families Need Fathers7.30pm, every 2nd Wed, Victoria Hotel, Great George St. Leeds. Support & advice for parents trying to maintain & develop relationships with their children, following divorce. Details: Don 07981 710179, Ray 07921 728747.

Leeds Coeliac Group Supporting local people diagnosed with Coeliac Disease – social events, cookery demonstrations, coffee mornings & more. Details: [email protected]

Leeds Diabetes Support Group meets 1st Mon of month, West Yorkshire Playhouse 7 – 9pm. Variety of speakers on all aspects of diabetes care. All welcome. Details: Joan Wells 225 4528.

Leeds Samaritans provide confidential, non-judgemental support 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide. They listen with an open mind & in complete confidence, for as long as you need. Details: 0113 245 6789, 08457 909090.

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

The Owls New city-wide informal childminding group offering support, training & info, & social events. Membership £5 pa. Details: 240 2956.

The Yorkshire Cancer Help Centre is now at the Day Therapy Unit, St Michael’s Hospice, Harrogate two Saturdays each month, offering support for people with cancer & their loved ones. Details: Esme 01423 881392/ Karen 01937 573166, www.ychc.org.uk

Wharfedale General Hospital Cardiac Club (affiliated with British Heart Foundation) is open to former cardiac patients & their partners. Opportunity to take part in exercise classes under supervision of qualified

instructors. Meets Mon, Wed & Thurs at Wharfedale General Hospital. £3. Details: Clive Wilkinson 0113 267 1721

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Collecting the Ancient World: 19th century Leeds Collectors Wed 20 July, 10.30 – 11.30am at Abbey House Museum. A talk by Kat Baxter, Curator of Archaeology. £3.60. Booking essential. Details: 0113 2305492, [email protected]

Headingley Cafe Scientifique Tues 5 July, 7.45 – 9.30pm at New Headingley Club, 56 St Michael’s Rd. Colin Megson presents ‘Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors – The Silver Bullet, the Magic Wand?’ in which he describes the technology developed by Alvin Weinberg following the frenetic period of the Manhattan Project & China’s plans to manufacture them.

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The Alexander Technique Wed 27 July, 7.30pm at HEART, Bennett Rd. Head-ingley. Workshop hosted by Leeds Combined Arts with practitioner Pat Brown. Prac-tical, interactive workshop, please wear comfortable loose clothing. £3.50/£3.00 Includes refreshments.

Bat Walk Sat 23 July, 9pm at Rodley Nature Reserve with Diane Gregory, West Yorkshire Bat Group. See & detect the reserve’s bat pop-ulation – detectors available on the night. Limited places. Booking required. Meet at visitor centre off Rodley Town St. LS13. Details: 0113 204 0441, [email protected]

Bird Ringing Demonstra-tion with Andy Jowett Sat 30 July, 8.30am (subject to weather – check website for confirmation www.rodley-naturereserve.org) Meet at visitor centre of Rodley Town St. LS13.

Blood Donor Session Wed 20 July, 2 – 4pm & 5 – 7.30pm at The Grove Centre, New St. Horsforth.

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Come Join Us! Enthusiastic, friendly people needed to volunteer in Leeds Children’s Hospital fundraising Depart-ment, based at LGI. Details: Stephanie Burland 0113 392 5140, [email protected] for volunteer applica-tion pack. www.leedshospital-sfundraising.org.uk

Family Open Day at Leeds Parish Church Sat 9 July, 11am – 4pm. Exhibitions, tours, competitions & demon-strations throughout the day, as well as fun & games for children. As part of the Ring of Silver & Gold Challenge, everyone is warmly invited to place coins end to end to circumnavigate the church building.

Honey Bee Swarms will be collected, free of charge, (if accessible). Details: Terri Beddows 268 8231, 0796 451 7608.

Hope in the Park Activities in Hall Park organised by the churches in Horsforth. Sun 3 July, 2 – 5pm: face-painting, BBQ, live music, sport & more. Sun 10 July 3pm: ‘Cel-ebration’ – opportunity for all Horsforth churches to join in a service for the whole com-munity. Details: [email protected]

Cookridge Village Hall Two rooms with kitchen facilities available for hire. Ideal for meetings, birthday parties, dances or classes. Details: Mrs Tones on 267 4706. New members & helpers welcome.

Great Rooms for Hire At St. Margaret’s New Parish Centre, Horsforth. Ideal for meetings, seminars, classes, parties etc. Tea/coffee facili-ties. Fully equipped kitchen. Details: 07982 092573 [email protected]

Kidz in Kampz need good quality clothing, shoes, household goods, jewellery, books, bric-a-brac to sell in their shop in Holt Park. Money goes towards caring for children driven out of Burma into refugee camps in Thailand. Collection available. Details: 267 6800. http://www.kidzinkampz-childrens-charity.co.uk/

Leeds Mela Sat 6 Aug, 12 – 9pm at Soldiers’ Field, Roundhay Pk. Biggest Asian event in Leeds. Attracts around 100, 000 people every year!

Meeting Rooms & Hall available For Hire Mon – Sat, Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane, Bramhope. Would suit educational or leisure classes or activities, concerts, dances, children’s parties or weddings. Wheelchair access. Details: Paul 284 3361, [email protected] www.robertcraven.org.uk

Meeting Rooms & Hall for Hire with kitchen facilities – Bramhope Methodist Church, Eastgate, Leeds LS16 Details: Jack Foster 267 2906, Bernard Neville 267 8169

Planet Leeds Sat 23 July, 11am – 5pm, Briggate & Dortmund Sq. Leeds. Free musical extravaganza bringing the sounds, sights & rhythms of the world to the city centre. Featuring Leeds-based musicians & dancers, & celebrating the Olympics Open weekend, the 12 month countdown to London 2012. www.planetleeds.org.uk

Second Hand Furniture at Safe Haven at Willow Green, Parkside, Horsforth, LS18. Registered Charity.Open: Mon-Fri 9.15am – 4pm; Sat 10am – 2pm. Sofas, wardrobes, tables, chairs, chest of drawers, etc. For Sales/collection of furniture contact 07910 545 569 Small delivery charge.

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