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APRIL 2012

LifeC O N N E C T I N G Y O U TO T H E C O M M U N I T YNORTH LEEDS

CREATING YOUR DREAM GARDEN

KAY MELLOR TALKS ABOUT HER LATEST TV SERIES

NSPCC’S CHILDLINE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS

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Dear Readers, So, Spring has sprung! And, according to a number of our advertisers, things are looking up. Let’s hope so! Certainly our readers aren’t wasting time – there seem to be just as many events and celebrations happening as ever, and more and more people are getting involved in community projects.

This month we talk to Kay Mellor about her new television series ‘The Syndicate’ and about becoming patron of Friends of The Hollies. We also talk to Esther Rantzen as NSPCC’s ChildLine celebrates 25 years. Landscape designer Lindsay Bird gives a little advice in our garden feature; JRR Tolkien is the subject of ‘They Lived in Leeds’; and we review the film ‘The Descendants’.

This is also the month of ‘Treasures Revealed’ when places of worship around Leeds throw open their doors for you to explore; and St Chad’s celebrates receiving a third Eco-Congregations Award.

Before you know it, it will be May! Our deadline for your stories and notices is 1st April, and it’s 6th April for advertising.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards

Carole, Jack and the teamFEATURES

20Another Kay Mellor Drama to Look Forward toKay Mellor talks about her latest TV series, her passion for the north and her role as patron of Friends of The Hollies

26Your Dream Garden – With a Little Help!Lindsay Bird outlines how garden designers can help

06 St Chad’s Wins Third Eco- Congregations Award StChad’sjoinsonyahandfulofchurcheswiththreesuchawards

08 ChildLine Celebrates 25 Years! ChildLinefounderEstherRantzentalkstoNLLabouthow thecharityhasgrown

25 Mary Shelley at The Playhouse AboldnewplayabouttheauthorofFrankensteinbyaward-winning playwrightHelenEdmundson

40 Film Review: The Descendants Asubtle,nuancedperformancefromGeorgeClooney–perhapshis bestworktodate

42 Bradford’s 18th International Film Festival Thisyear’seventpromisestopresentitsusualeclecticmixof featurepremieres,cultclassics,internationalguests, documentariesandfamilyfeatures

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n January, St Chad’s were recommendedfor their third Eco-Congregations Award,joining only a handful of churches with

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Theassessorswereparticularlyimpressedby;

•TheexcellentcommunicationswithintheGreenTeamaswell aswith the churchandwider community, and their willingness toshare their achievements and encourageothers.

• The use of external organisations withinvolvement in national data gathering,communitypay-backscheme,leisureactivitiesand provision of learning environment forundergraduates(theuseofthechurchyardasatrainingvenue).

• Consistent application of environmentalconcerns, given that some constraints existduetoageandconstructionofthebuildingsandexistingcommitmentsfortheuseofthegrounds.

• Regular inclusion of environmentalconcernsinIntercessions.

• Excellent work in the churchyard toencourageandmonitorwildlife,frominsectstoredkites.

• Awiderangeofcompletedandon-goingprojects.

ThenewplaquewasmadebytheGrassmar-ket Community project, based in Edinburgh.This project supports and nurtures peoplewho feel disengaged or marginalised. Theiractivities include making wooden furnitureandgiftsfromrecycledchurchpews.

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NSPCC’S CHILDLINE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS!

Lastmonth,EstherRantzen,ChildLinefounder and TV presenter, was inLeeds to celebrate the charity’s 25thanniversary. Down at NSPCC’s LeedsHQ, we asked her the same questionthat JohnHumphrysofBBCRadio4’sToday Show asked her 25 years ago:“Did you know what you were takingon?”

Estherquicklyadmittedthatshedidn’t.“No,butyou’vegottotakeariskfromtimetotime”,shetoldus.“Wethoughtwewouldtakethecallsandimmediatelypassthemontothevariousbodies,likesocialservices,todealwith.

“We got it wrong. We soon found outthat we had to work at the child’spaceandmake themfeelsafe. Itwasamatter of finding ways to give themhope.Ifsocialworkersweretoarriveattheirdooritcouldhaveputthematrisk.So the whole emphasis of ChildLinehadtochange.”

Of course, children’s services mighteventually become involved, butonlywhen the childwas ready. It wasinteresting, too, to see how children’sconcerns had changed over the years– 25 years ago their main concernwas sexual abuse, later the emphasisshifted to physical abuse, and mostrecentlyit’sbullying.

In the last 12 months, ChildLine hascounselledover265,000childrenandyoung people. The Leeds base alonereceived over 15,400 contacts fromchildrenfromacrosstheUK.

“ChildLine is a lifeline for thousandsofyoungpeoplewhodesperatelyneedsupport and advice with problemstheydarenotsharewithanyoneelse”,said Esther. “Our trained volunteercounselors work around the clock toensurethatthemostvulnerableyoungpeople can get the protection andsupport they need, transforming andsometimesevensavingpreciousyounglives.

“Up until now, some children hadto try many times before they couldget through to ChildLine. It makesme especially proud, in our 25thanniversary year, that we can say, forthefirst time inChildLine’shistory,wecan now answer almost every call oremail thefirst timeachild tries togetthrough.”

NSPCC’s ChildLine, a free 24-hourconfidential helpline for children andyoung people, has been providingsupportandadviceacrosstheUKsince1986. As Keith Fielding, one of 33volunteer councilors working from theLeeds centre, commented: “ChildLinehelps empower children and youngpeopleasitgivesthemanopportunityto express themselves and talk abouttheirproblems.”

EstherthankedtheChildLinestaffandvolunteers – as she said: ”Withoutthemthisvital lifeline forchildrenandyoungpeoplecouldnotcontinue”.

NSPCC 1950’S JUBILEE BALLCelebrate The Queen’s DiamondJubilee in style at the NSPCC’s1950’sBallattheRoseBowl,CivicQuarter, Leeds, on Saturday 26thMay starting with a Champagnereceptionat7pm.Thenenjoyafourcourse dinner, live entertainmentand dancing until late, all with athoroughly 1950’s flavour. Tickets£600foratableof10.

CHILDLINE’S THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE Friday 13th – Sunday 15th July

Grab your walking boots for thisfantastic National Three Peakschallengeandmakearealdifferencetochildren’slives.Thisguidedwalktakes in the three highest peaksin Scotland (Ben Nevis 1,344m),England (Scarfell Pike 978m) andWales (Snowdon 1,085). Widelyregarded as one of the UK’s mostchallenging events, it provides theultimate test of mental staminaand physical endurance. Not forthe faint hearted, but with priortrainingandprofessionalsupport itcanbetheexperienceofalifetime.Registrationfee:£50(over18sonly)withaminimumsponsorshipgoalof£350.

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TheEnvironmentCommittee is busyproducingnewSpringbasketsandplantingbulbs,aswellaspreparingforthefirstvisitofthe‘InBloom’judges.Allresidentsarerequestedtotidyuptheirfrontgardensandgrassverges,andpickupanylitterfrompathedges.

We are all looking forward to the new garden outside theLibrary, near the Youth Centre, where seats will provide agood restingspotafter the longclimbupTownStreet.Themosaicdesignedbyouryoungpeoplewillhaveprideofplaceandthenewnoticeboardwillgiveup-to-dateinformationonthe activities of theCouncil. A big ‘thank you’ to everyoneinvolvedintheproject.

TheDiamond JubileeCommittee isworking onplans for abonfireand‘Funtime’inHallPark.Pleasesendyouroffersofhelp(practicalandfinancial)totheTownClerk.

The Council would like to welcome new AdministrationAssistant, CharlotteWhitworth, whosemedia, photographyand publishing skills will complement those of the TownClerk.

Jude ArbuckleChair

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HEART AND CRAFTNew dates for craft shows at HEART

After the record number of visitors to the DecemberChristmasArtandCraftFair,morefairshavebeenscheduledfor2012atHEARTonBennettRoad,Headingley.

TherewasafabulousvarietyofsellersattheChristmasFair.Everything was handmade and included beautiful glass,jewellery,artandhandmadesoftfurnishings.

All the new dates coincide with the Headingley Farmers’Market–whichmeans theywill takeplaceon thesecondSaturday of themonth in April, September,NovemberandDecember.

AlreadyanumberofartistsandcraftspeoplehavebookedspacefortheAprilfair.Ifyouareinterestedintakingastallatthisoranyoftheothers,orwantmoreinformationaboutthe events, please contact Hayley on 07816 588 102 [email protected]. Thewebsite for thevenue iswww.heartcentre.org.uk

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It took only three hours to agree the£560 million budget. Each of the500 plus budget pages must havealready been eagerly absorbed by thecity councillors thus speeding up theprocess.

After all, council budgets are prettystraightforwardreally.Justaddupwhatyouwanttospendthensharethecostbetweenthe330,000orsohouseholdsinthecity,thoughnotofcourseequallyasthatwouldbefartoosimple.

Intruth,thecouncillorsvotedtospend£1,992,660,642.40.Ikidyounotaboutthe 40p. Now, you have heard aboutsmoke andmirrors – well we learnedthatthegrossexpenditureisactuallyamore modest £1,989,669,000. Don’task why it’s a different figure, just begladthatitislessandworrynotaboutthe40pforthemoment.

Fortunately, based on some magicformula understood by but a few,the council is able to send thegovernment the bill for the differenceof£1,432,660,642(andofcoursethe40p).SoprovideditstickstoitsbudgetLeedswillfinishupspendingthe£560millionwhichiswherewecamein.Areyoufollowingthingssofar?

But, look closely through the smokeandyouwillseethecouncilwillspendmore money than it receives. A littlematterof£9.9millionisextractedfromthe new build PFI schools’ budget.Whereas in thepast theyhaveusedasinkingfundtoequalisepayments,nowtheywillchargethemonlyasanwhenthey are incurred. Toss in a further£6.92million from general reservesandintotalnearly£17misconjureduptohelpbalancethebooks.

Looking at individual budgets,remarkably some departments costnothingatalltorun.Thisisachievedbythesimpleexpedientofchargingalltheircosts to other council departments.Theyinturnchargemanyoftheircoststo yetmore council departments. The

merry money go round speeds on.Followthislotthroughlogicallyandit’shardtoseethecouncilcostingmuchatalltorun.

Want to know the bottom line? Thisyear’s council tax remains unchangedand as to the 40p? – well enquiriesreveal that’s the amount the financedepartment spends on cheap plasticmirrors.

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Councillor Clive FoxAdel & Wharfedale Ward

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year’s council tax remains unchanged

“The Adel AssociationWe now have the final decision fromLeedsCityCouncilon theHoltAvenueDavid Wilson Homes proposal which,asanticipated,hasbeenaccepted.Weneverwanteditandhaveworkedhardto reduce the number of houses from76 to 45, as well as getting DWH tobuild using stone facia instead of redbrick.

ThisweekLeedshasproduceditsnewcore strategy for development in theCity. This is a crucial document for allparts of Leeds and replaces the oldUDP. It is over 100 pages long andyouwill needplenty of caffeine to getthrough it! But, you should make theeffort – go to www.leeds.gov.uk andsearch‘CoreStrategy2012’

Developments like Holt AvenuehappenedbecausewewerenotawareofthefullimplicationsoftheUDPwhenit was introduced 20 years ago. Wemustn’tmakethatmistakeagain. It isnow that we have to make our viewsknown. For example, I note that theCouncil is planning to release manymoreGreenfieldsitesforbuilding–inparticular, they talk about building onPAS designated land sooner ratherthan later. This will apply to the fieldsopposite Adel Church. We will not betold until the Autumn exactly which

sites they propose to build on but weneedtostartbuildingourcasenow.

This bringsme back to the setting upa Neighbourhood Forum. I have hada few volunteers butweneedmore–especiallyplanners,lawyers,educationandhealth specialists and really goodprojectmanagers.

WewillshortlybetakingdeliveryoftheleafletsweneedtosetupColdCallingZones. Adel Association is making asizeable financial contribution to this,alongwithsupportfromourcouncillors.Somepeoplehavealreadyvolunteeredto deliver these to the streets wherethey live. Neighbourhood Watchvolunteers are especially well placedtobeable todo this. If youwould liketo help in your immediate area, [email protected].

Andremembertoenjoythosebeautifulspring flowers growing up all aroundAdel!

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To encourage such events, which can help to improvecommunity relations, Highways Officers have agreed tosimplify theprocessfor requestingaroadclosure,andanapplicationformandsetofguidancenotesareavailabletoanyoneinterested.ThisinformationisalsoavailableontheCouncilwebsiteordirectfromtheTrafficEngineeringteamsinHighwayServices.

ThecostofthelegaladvertisingofanagreedroadclosurewillbemetbytheCouncil,aswillthecostofadvertisingsuchevents, providing the traffic management arrangementshavebeenagreedbyFriday13thApril.Eventsnotagreedbythisdatewillhavetofundthecostofthelegaladvertisingthemselves.

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The cricket pitch and the surrounding land are privatelyowned,althoughtheCouncilisresponsibleforthesurfacemaintenanceofthebridleway.Officersarecurrentlymakingenquiriesastotheownershipofthisnon-definitivesectionof bridleway with a view to securing agreement with theowners tohave itadded to theDefinitiveMapasapublicbridleway.

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He was born on 3rd January 1892 in Bloemfontein South Africa, where his father, a Birmingham bank clerk, had gone to improve his prospects. When he was four his father died, and his mother moved back to Birmingham with the two children. Money was short, and she had little support – she had alienated her family when she converted to Catholicism (Tolkien and his brother remained devout Catholics all their lives).

Tolkien won a scholarship to King Edward’s School and was prospering when suddenly his mother died from diabetes, untreatable before the discovery of insulin. She was 34, he only 12. He and his young brother were left penniless orphans, but were cared for by a compassionate Catholic priest who had befriended the family.

Tolkien persisted in his studies, displaying a remarkable gift for languages, and won a scholarship to Oxford where he focused on Middle and Old English and Old Norse, rich sources of inspiration. Here, when he reached 21 in 1913, he renewed his romance with Edith Bratt, whom he had met and fallen in love with three years before. They got engaged in 1914 just as war was declared, and married in 1916 when Tolkien had completed his degree and enlisted – they knew he might never return. He fought in the devastating battle of the Somme, an experience that affected him deeply. In late 1916 he contracted trench fever and was invalided home. His recurrent poor health prevented his return to the Front, where all but one of his closest friends died.

When war ended, Tolkien and Edith, now with a young son, returned to Oxford where he found work with the New English Dictionary, but in 1920 he applied for the post of Reader at Leeds and to his surprise

was appointed. Edith followed him to Leeds, with their newly-born second son, and they settled in a small terrace house, 11 St Mark’s Terrace, near the University. It was dingy and dark, and the sooty air rotted the curtains and covered the baby with smuts outside in his pram! In 1924, with a third child on the way, they moved to greener, pleasanter surroundings at 2 Darnley Road, West Park, a tall Edwardian red-brick semi next to fields (still there).

The salary from the University was low, his office cramped, the English department small, but Tolkien was happy at Leeds, liked the students and found a congenial colleague in E.V. Gordon. Together they produced an acclaimed new edition of the Middle English poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. They shared a sense of fun too, and founded a University Viking Club – a feature of which was the composition of bawdy songs in Old Norse!

Tolkien adored his children and every Christmas wrote them a ‘letter from Father Christmas’, wonderfully illustrated, with tales of adventures with the Snow-elves and other characters (published in 1976). He clearly loved telling his children stories and inventing characters to amuse and thrill them, together with magical drawings and paintings. Many of these stories and images found their way into his later work.

Tolkien left Leeds in 1925 to take up the post of Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, where he remained for the remainder of his working life. His first published book, The Hobbit, appeared in 1937, followed in 1954/5 by the three books of The

Lord of the Rings, which became an international best seller and inspired an Oscar-winning cycle of films. The Silmarillion, edited by his son, was published after Tolkien’s death in 1973, as were many of his other works and papers. The extraordinary world he created continues to attract commentators and researchers, enthusiasts and critics.

THEY LIVED IN LEEDSJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973

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When JRR Tolkien arrived in Leeds in 1920 to take up the post of Reader in English Language at the University, he was an unknown young man of 28 on the threshold of his career. He had survived the horror of war, and had already begun to write poems and stories about his imagined world of Middle Earth, its mythology, unique languages and fantastical inhabitants. But it would be many years before his work appeared in print and established him as one of the most popular and controversial writers of the twentieth century.

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It seems that everytime you turn aroundanother Sainsbury’sLocal or Tesco Expresshas sprung up. Notcontent with luringshoppers to largershopping centres, thesupermarkets havebeen surreptitiouslymovingontoeveryhighstreetandlocalparadeofshops.

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Headingleyhashadabitofaresurgencerecently.Onceagainthere isabutcher (HeadingleyFarmButchers), andabaker(Artisan Bakery). Then there’s the long established Harris’sGreengrocers and the Natural Food Store just across thestreet–alloftheseonNorthLane,clusteredaroundwhatistobethisnewSainsbury’sLocal.

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Your new TV series is based in Leeds - can you tell us a bit more about it?

The series is about five employees of a small, cut-price supermarket whose lives are turned upside down when they hit the lottery jackpot. It follows the winners’ individual stories and how their lives, loves and relationships are changed ... some for the better, some for the worse.

Will we be seeing any familiar faces and locations?

We’ve got a wonderful cast including Timothy Spall, Joanna Page, Matthew McNulty, Matthew Lewis and Lorraine Bruce. We filmed the whole series in and around Leeds. So yes, there will be familiar locations to look out for!

Was setting The Syndicate in Leeds important to you?

Very – it’s my home town. It’s where I live and this is the world I know, the world I grew up in. For me it had to be northern working class, about ordinary people whose lives had changed. I think it’s vital that the north of England is represented in mainstream drama.

What inspired you to write The Syndicate?

The times we are living in today, where people are desperate, holding on to the dream that winning the lottery is the only solution available.

When can we expect to see it?

Look out for it later this spring…

Kay Mellor, one of Britain’s leadingTV writers and has written a host ofhighly acclaimed television dramas,includingBandofGold(1995),Playingthe Field (1998), Fat Friends (2000),Between the Sheets (2003), StrictlyConfidential(2006),TheChase(2006)andAPassionateWoman(2010).Sheis renowned for her gritty realism,strongcharactersandforflyingtheflagfor northern talent. Born and raisedinLeeds,KaywasawardedanOBE in2009inrecognitionofhercontributiontoBritishbroadcasting.

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“Kay Mellor talks to North Leeds Life about her latest TV series for BBC, her passion for the north and her role as patron of local community project Friends of The Hollies. She is currently working on a new, Leeds-based drama called ‘The Syndicate’.


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Living close to The Hollies in Weetwood, KayMellor wasdelightedtobeaskedtobecomePatronofFriendsof theHollies.

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TheFriendsofTheHollieswasformedalmostyearagoandhasalreadyachievedagreatdeal.Thegroupmeetsonthesecond Saturday of themonth in TheHollies car park at10amandworksforabouttwohoursundertheguidanceoftheLeedsCityCouncilgardeners,whodonatetheirtime.Todatethegrouphascleareddrainageditchesandovergrownareas,re-plantednationalcollectionshrubsanduncoveredandrestoreda‘lost’path.Thevolunteersalwayswinddownat the end of each session with home baked cakes andcoffee!

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“Itissoimportantthatthelocalcommunityisinvolvedasitgivespeopleasenseofbelongingandownership.Theverynatureofworkingtogetherinapartypromotescommunity.Having a shared passion can unite people from differentagesandbackgrounds.”

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MUSIC TO DIE FORThe courage of the members of theTitanic’s band on 14th April 1912 islegendary.Aswithmostlegends,somearebasedonfact,othersonfancy.

There is no real evidence that thehymn Nearer My God to Thee wasever played, but many convincedthemselves that it was, and most ofthe40,000peoplewhoattended thefuneral of the Titanic’s bandmaster,WallaceHartley,inColneseemtohavejoinedthechoirinsingingit.Hisbodyhadbeenrecoveredwithhis initialledmusic case still strapped to it – so itwassaid.

Could those musicians have actuallycontributed to thenumberofpassen-gerswhodrowned?Couldthenumbersof those saved have beenmore thanthe 712, despite the fact that therewereonlyenough lifeboats forhalfofthoseonboard?

HavingconductedtheBarcarollefromOffenbach’s Tales of Hoffmanasafter-dinner entertainment for first-classpassengers, and as the seriousnessof the situation developed, Hartleywas called upon to play on deck. Hechose the latestpopularmelodies.Atfirstitwasnotcertainthatthelifeboatswould have to be used. Most peoplewerestillbelowdeckintheircabins.

Why did the music continue when itbecame apparent that urgent actionwas needed to save lives? Peopleseemedreluctanttogetintotheboats.Could this have been partly due tothe fact that themusic was soothingnerves a little too much? Was themessage being sent out that it wasunnecessaryforpeopletoactuallygetmoving?

Musiccanstirthesoulandsometimesitcanbetheequivalentofhotcocoa.Inthiscase,itmighthavebeenbetterifthemusicianshadsimplypackeduptheir instrumentsandmadetheirwaytothelifeboats.

Whenall the boats had left and theyknew they were going to die, theycontinuedplayinguntiltheywerewaist-deepinwater–yes,thatwasheroic.

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Leeds-basedtheatrecompanyCaptainMermaid presents Captain Murderer and The Morecambe Mermaid atCityVarietiesonFriday13thApril.

Created and performed by LisaHoward and John Barber, this two-man exploration of addiction, sexualexploitation, immigration and kiss-me-quick seaside cheekiness tellsthestoryofadrunkenend-of-the-piershow owner and his star attraction‘TheMorecambeMermaid.’

He’s trying desperately to tell hisfavourite story, a version of a little-known Dickens short story about adastardlycaptainwhomarrieswomenbeforeeatingtheminpies,butit’snotgoingwell.Hisfoul-moutheddaughterTanya is more of a hindrance thana help andhe could really dowith adrink.Allthemermaidwantsistogetback to sea, but he’s got somethingthatsheneeds.FollowingtheirstoriesastheyintertwineacrossMorecambe,from the beach to the fishmonger, ahotel lounge to theirwashed-upend-of-the-pier show, this newproductionis a fast-moving parade of puppetryandmasks, illusions,projectionsandoriginalsongs.

Captain Mermaid Theatre Companywas founded by John Barber and

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A co-production between ThePlayhouse, Shared Experience andNottingham Playhouse, this beautifulplay explores the remarkable life,radical beliefs and relationships thatledtheauthorofFrankensteintowriteone of the greatest novels in historywhenshewasjust19yearsold.

Having lost hermother, feministMaryWollstonecraft, at an early age, youngMaryfindscomfortinreadingthefamilymemoirwrittenbyherfather,theradicalphilosopher William Godwin. However,his free-thinking account of hermother’ssuicideattempt,extra-maritalaffairandbirthofherillegitimateelderdaughter are regarded by society asshocking.

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Leeds is one of five finalists in the‘Large City’ category of the annualRoyal Horticultural Society’s Britain inBloom 2012 Awards, which rewardshorticultural and environmentalexcellence. The city was nominatedfor the national awards following itssuccessinYorkshireinBloomlastyear,andisgoingforGoldthistime–havingtakenSilvertwoyearsago.

The city’s bid is being managedby Leeds City Council’s Parks andCountrysideService.

The RHS judges will be coming toLeedsmid-August to evaluate the cityand look for evidence of horticulturalachievement, as well as communityengagementand responsiblehandlingofenvironmentalissues.

They will meet representative ofLeeds in Bloom groups, communityvolunteers, and the young winnersof this year’s Leeds in Bloom 2012DesignaFlowerbedcompetition,which

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Leeds City Council’s Parks andCountryside Service will host an opendayattheRedHallNursery,9am-3pmonSaturday28thApril.

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Aswegotopress,James ispreparingto play the Canary Wharf Classic inLondon.FromtherehetravelstoEgyptfor another World Series event, andin May he plays the last tournamentof the season, the prestigious BritishOpenwhichwillbeheldattheLondonO2Arena.

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Grass track racing returns toRoundhay Park this summeroffering cycle racing for children and adults on Mondayevenings. The cricket oval at Roundhay Park is actually abanked cycle track which has seen racing every summersincetheearly1900s.Even ifyoudon’twant to race, it isa fabulous spectator sport that is free to watchwith lightrefreshmentsavailable.

The dates (weather permitting) are: Monday 14th, 21st,28th May; 11th, 18th, 25th June; 2nd, 16th, 23rd and30thJuly;6thand13thAugust.TheBritishCyclingRegionalChampionshipsareon the9th Julyand therewillbeaBCNationalMen’sandSchools’competitiononSaturday22ndJulywhere thebest racers in the countrywill compete forNationalmedals.

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There are hilarious reminiscences from the Test MatchSpecial commentary box involving John Arlott, BrianJohnstonandtheothers.Thename-droppingcontinueswithIanFleming in JamaicaandNoelCoward,LawrenceOlivierandAlecGuinness.‘ShakennotStirred’isanhourandahalfof funand laughter,which leaveseveryone feelinga greatdealbetter.

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“Wearereallylookingforwardtothestartofthe2012sea-son”,saidDavidCriss,TeamPresidentandManager.“Wearefocusingongettingthewordouttoschoolsandcommunitiesin Yorkshire that baseball is being played in Harrogate. Asnumbersincrease,theclubwillformmoreteams.Baseballisagreatteamsportthatreallypushesone’sabilities.”

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Some have described the films ofAlexander Payne as belonging to agenre that could be called ‘comingofmiddle-age’andaquicklookoverhispreviousfeaturesbearsthatout.Films such as Election, Sideways andAbout Schmidtallcentrearoundmen who are approaching or havereached a turning point or crisis intheir lives, and in this respect, The Decendantsisnoexception.

George Clooney plays Matt King, awealthyHawaiianlandbaronwhosewifeisinacomafollowingaboatingaccident. Throughout this difficulttime,Matthasremainedthedutifulhusband while struggling to dohis best keeping his two waywarddaughtersinline.

The tough times get tougher when,thedayafterhe’s informedthathiswife inunlikely to recoverhe learnsthat she’d been having an affair intheperiodleadinguptoheraccident.

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I’m a fan of writer-director Payne’swork, his films often taking asensitive and subdued approach tocharacters with very human foiblesand failings, dealing with complexemotional situations as best theycan. As such, Payne’s films seemtrickytomarket.Usuallyinaccuratelypitched as comedies, they tend tobesomewhat lighton laughs,morelikelytoelicitawry,bittersweetsmilethanathigh-slappingguffaw.

It’s probably the fact that The Decendants deals with themesof tragedy and loss that saw itnominated for a clutch of OscarsincludingBestFilmandBestActorinaLeadingRole.

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Celebrating all things cinematic, fromthe briefest short to 3D IMAX andwidescreenepics screened in gloriousCinerama,thisyear’seventpromisestopresent its usual eclecticmix ofmorethan 25 UK and international featurepremieres,cultclassics,internationallyrecognised guests, tributes, themedprogrammes, industry events,documentariesandfamilyfeatures.

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InadditiontospeciallyselectedmedleysofJones’sfilmsbeingscreened,BIFF’sfamily weekend events (21, 22 & 28,29April) feature activities for all agesinspired by the animator’s delightfullyunique sense of entertainment. Freedrop-infamilyworkshopsattheNationalMediaMuseum include Looney TunesSound Effects and Cartoon Creations,allowing visitors to bring their ownanimatedcharacterstolife.

TheDodgeBrothers(Saturday21April,5pm)-FeaturingBBCTVCultureShow’sfilmcriticMarkKermodeondoublebass,accompaniedbyrenownedpianistNeilBrand,willprovidealivesoundtracktotheclassic1928melodrama,Beggarsof Life (1928), starring Louise BrooksandWallaceBeery.

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Gaslight Club presents: Wilfull Missing, Pip Mountjoy and Turing Plates Mon2ApratOportofrom8pm.Free.

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‘Roots of Dubstep’: Mad Professor Sat14ApratTheWardrobe.SonicdubmasterMadProfessor’slive‘RootsofDubstep’showisasensory-alteringjourney.£12.50.

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Francois and the Atlas Mountains Mon16ApratBrudenellSocialClub.SweetsoundsfromFrench-bornFrancoisMarry.£6.

The Endellion String Quartet Tues17April,7.30pmTheVenue,LeedsCollegeofMusic,oneofthefinestquartetsintheworldplayingBeethovenQuartetOp18,No6,MozartQuartetK464,MendelssohnQuartetOp44,No1.£19.50/£17.50.01132243801www.leedsconcertseason.com

Barn Owl + A-Sun Amissa Wed18ApratBrudenellSocialClub.GuitardronefromSanFranciscansBarnOwlandA-SunAmissaarecentlyformedLeeds-basedproject.£6.

Piaf The Songs Wed18April,7.30pmatCityVarieties.EveLoiseausingsthesongsofEdithPiafwithFionaBarrow(violin)&EdwardJay(accordion).

Michael Janisch & New York Standards Quartet Thurs19April,8pmatSevenArts,ChapelAllerton.NYSQstrivestodevelopitsownlanguagebyradicallyreinterpretingmusicfromthestandardjazzrepertoire.Tickets£15/£12from2626777orondoor.

Various Cruelties Fri20ApratTheCockpit.“ShabbyMotownpop”fromLeeds/Londonband.£10fromJumboRecords.

Jazz workshop/Improvisation Group Fri20&27April,7.30-10pmMethodistCentre,ChapelAllerton.£[email protected]

The Despoilers Sat21ApratTheBlackBull,Horsforth.Popularcoversband.

The Fureys & Davey Arthur Sun22April,7.30pmatCityVarieties.LegendsofIrishmusic.£18/£20.

The United States of the North mark Sun22April,1pmatSevenArtsChapelAllerton,marking90thAnniversaryofthebirthofCharlesMingus&combiningnewsettingsofthecomposer’sworkswithaudio-visualresponses.£5/£4,under16free.

Gaslight Club at Oporto Mon23AprwithguestsChristianWebb&JoshuaCaole.Free.

Uh Huh Her Mon23ApratBrudenellSocialClub.USdancepopduowithguitarsandsynth-drivenelectroontheirUKtour.£12fromJumboRecords.

Sir Richard Bishop Tue24ApratTheFox&Newt.ExperimentalUSguitaristandformermemberofrockbandSunCityGirls.£7.

Miles Kane Wed25ApratO2Academy.Soloworkfromco-fronterofTheLastShadowPuppets.£15.

Leeds Bluegrass Club Special 30th Anniversary Night Thurs26April,from8.30pmatTheGroveInn,BackRow,Holbeck(offWaterLane,withlotsof‘Real’Ales).LiveacousticAmericana/Bluegrass/Country.ResidentBands+Guests+Pickingsessions-musicianswelcome.£3.Details:John2670761,Kevin2677040.

Renbourn & Williamson Fri27April,8pmatCityVarieties.FoundermemberofPentanglewithfounderofTheIncredibleStringBand.£17.50

Roots: Rory McLeod Fri27April,8pmatNewHeadingleyClub,56StMichael’sRd.‘Moderntroubadour,onemanband,poet&storytellerplayinghisownupbeatdancestories’withabite.£8.

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YOUNGER LIFE

Matthew Robinsonmade North LeedsLeopards history by claiming theclub’s first try in a league fixture ashis under 12 side won 66-0 at hometo spirited Dearne Valley Bulldogs, ontheLeopards’YorkshireJuniorsLeaguebow.

FullbackRobinsonwasoneofanumberof star performers, finishing with twotriesandtwogoalsaswellasthetackleof the match, in an impressive 14-tryexhibition; Cail Cookland and centreTomWoodalsobaggingdoubles.

Showing expansive flair from the off,ArchieFranks,SamMorris,homeplayerof match Eric Mobbs, Luke Punton,skipperLouisParkinson,BenBurrows,Jasper Tomlinson and Joe Fahy allclaimedfour-pointers;Puntonwithtwo,andCooklandalsoaddingconversions.

The Leopards play at MoortownSocial Club, Cranmer Bank and trainWednesdays from 6pm. For furtherinformation, contact the Secretary,MadeleineHegarty,on07813561090

LEOPARDS WIN 66 – 0!

TheOldModernians’CricketClubhasbeenestablishedinCookridgeforoverfifty years. For a large part of theirhistory they ran junior cricket teamsatallagelevels.Elevenyearsagotheirpool of adult volunteer coaches andmanagers dried up and junior cricketdisappeared.

ThankstotheeffortsofseniorcricketersMarkRipley,MattWalkerandAnthonyHarrison,JayAtkinsonandDaveClark,Old Modernians’ is once again ableto provide junior cricket forCookridgeandthesurroundingcommunities.Fortheforthcoming2012seasontheyarefielding four teams: at U9, U11, U13andU15 in theWetherby andDistrictJuniorLeague.Threeoftheagegroupshavebeen running for the lastcoupleof seasons but the U15s is new thisyear.

The club mainly recruits through itsexcellent links with local schools andbywordofmouthbut theyarealwaysonthelookoutfornewplayers.ThenewU15teamisparticularlykeentorecruit.

“The Club is a safe, friendlyenvironment, boasting great facilitiesforanyyoungsterwishingtolearnanddevelop cricketing skills” said MarkRipley,HeadofOldModernians’JuniorCricket. “Weareable toofferall localchildren high quality tuition from ECBqualifiedandCRBcheckedcoaches.”

Training sessions are held onWednesday and Thursday evenings.For more information contactMark Ripley on 07970 566139 [email protected]

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GATEWAYS HOSTS ART CLASS ON WORLD WAR II THEME

Gateways School in Harewood recently hosted an Art Master Class on a World War II theme, led by textile artist and fashion designer Susan Forbes.

GatewaysgirlswerejoinedbyYear5and6boysandgirlsfromBrodetskyPrimarySchoolinLeeds,DeightonGatesPrimaryinWetherby,HarewoodandBardseyPrimarySchools.

Thechildrenlearnedabout‘makedoandmend’and‘sewandsave’,whichwereverymuchapartoflifeontheHomeFrontduringwartime.Theythenembarkedontheirownprojects,creating an ‘evacuee’ knapsack. The children first createdtheir designs on paper, incorporating images and symbolsof things that meant something to them personally, andtransferredtheirdesignsontocalico.Allthechildrencameupwithinteresting,eye-catchingdesignsandthoroughlyenjoyedtheirexperience.

“TheMasterClasswasahugesuccesswithallthechildrenthoroughly enjoying the day”, said Yvonne Wilkinson,GatewaysSchoolHeadmistress.“They learnedagreatdealabouttheSecondWorldWareraandtheconceptof‘makingdo and mend’. We were delighted to welcome so manychildrenfromnearbyschools.”

STEPHEN LAWRENCE AWARD FOR ST MARGARET’SFollowing eighteen months of hard work by staff,children,parentsandgovernors,St.Margaret’sCofEPrimarySchool,Horsforth,hasbeenawardedLevelOneoftheStephenLawrenceEducationStandard.

This is in recognition of the school’s commitment tochallenging racism, prejudice and discrimination in allforms. St. Margaret’s prides itself on being a caringand inclusive school. It provides an environmentwhich positively reflects a culturally and religiouslydiversesociety,promotesraceequalityandcommunitycohesion,andpreparesitspupilstobecomeresponsiblecitizens.AcelebrationeventforallschoolsachievingtheawardthisyearwasheldonFriday23rdMarchatLeedsCivicHall.

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YOUNGER LIFE

InFebruary,MadelinefromNewcastlevisited Hope Pastures Horse andDonkey Sanctuary in Weetwoodand became ‘groom for a day’, anexperience organised as a birthdaypresentbyherauntinLeeds.

Shehadagreatdaygroomingponies,mucking out, walking miniatureShetland ponies through nearbywoodsanddoinggeneralstabletasks.“Thebestbitof thedaywaswalkingDottyandAngel through thewoods”,said Madeline. “I can’t wait to goback.Evenmuckingoutwasfun.”

Like most charities, Hope Pasturesis struggling to raise money for theupkeep of the sanctuary and careof the animals. They are introducingmoreinteractiveandeducationaldaysfor children as part of a scheme toraisethesemuchneededfunds.

Pony Days start again on 12th Apriland continue every Thursday, 10am– 3pm during the school holidaysuntil 1st November. The day costs£25per child–apacked lunchandsuitable clothing are required. Theyarehappytoarrangemore‘groomforaday’daysforindividualchildrenand

birthday parties. And, a pony, horse,donkeyormulecanalsobeadoptedforaminimumdonationof£15ayear– an unusual birthday or Christmaspresent!

HopePasturesOpenDaywillbeheldonSunday20thMay,agreatdayoutforallthefamily–entry50pforadultsand children free. There will be asponsoreddogwalkonSunday29thJuly. Further information availablefrom www.hopepastures.org [email protected]

75 Horsforth School students,accompanied by 13 staff members,recently descended on Sauze d’Oulxin Italy for the annual school skiingtrip.

The weather was perfect and atremendousweek’sskiingwashadbyall.Thestudentsweredividedintotwobeginners’groups,threeintermediateandtwoadvancedgroupsandbytheendoftheweektheyhadallimprovedtheir skiing skills immeasurably!The fun continued away from theslopes with a variety of après skientertainment including a karaokenight, a disco and an entertainmentevening hosted by staff and SixthFormstudents.

Everyonehadafabuloustripandcameawaywithlastingmemoriesofagreatweek. Hotel staff and ski instructorswere all very complimentary about

themannersandbehaviourofallthestudents. As a finale to the holiday,students donated their unspenteuros and raised an amazing £450

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NoticesAdel Pre School hasa50yearhistory&isOFSTEDregistered.Placesavailableforchildren2½-schoolage.Dailysessions9am–noonatAdelMethodistChurch.Details: Lesley2817979.

Adel Toddler Group Fri10–11.45amduring termtimeatTheStables,BackChurchLane,Adel.Just£1.50perfamily,inclrefreshmentsforchildren&adults.Awarm&welcominggroupalwayspleasedtowelcomeold&newfaces!

Grove Pre-school, Horsforthforchildrenfromage2.GoodOFSTED report. No more than 20 children. Lots of fun &learning.Fundingfor3/4yearolds.Tues9am–12noon&12–3pm;Wed9am–12noon.Details:Jean2589093.

Horsforth 7th Brownies seeks new members Girls aged7–10.MeetingsTues,6.30–8pmatWoodsideMethodistChurch,OutwoodLane;WoodsideRainbowsalso seeknewmembers(girls5–7).MeetingsMon5.15–6.15pmatsamevenue.Details:YogiBear:[email protected]

Mums & Toddlers Wed9.30–11.30amatStGilesChurchHall,Bramhope.DetailsNicciShay2674884.

Mums & Tots Group meetsTues1–3pm in termtimeatBramhopeMethodistChurch£1.50perfamily.Details:2037090

Parent & Toddler Group everyFri (termtimeonly),1.30–3pmatStMary’sSchool,BroadgateLane,Horsforth.Comealong for a drink & a chat. Everyone welcome. Details:FrancescaD’Arcy07838753166

St Paul’s Church,RaynelDrive,LS16IntheChurchhall,newmemberswelcome.Cubs:Tuesday6.30–7.45pm,contact:Shasheen Stafford 267 5504. Rainbows: Thursday 5 –6pm, contact Kirsty Hazlegrave 0778 6497378. Brownies:Thursday6–7.30pm,contactSueHill4142866

Toddler Time Mon9am–10.30amattheFroebelianSchool,Horsforth.Forchildrenaged1–3.Freeplaytime,structuredactivities&refreshments.Free.Details:JulieWest2583047.

Woodside Rainbows seeksnewmembersForgirlsaged5–7.MeetingsMon5.15–6.15pmatWoodsideMethodistChurch,OutwoodLane.

Yarnbury RFC Junior Section Horsforth. Welcomes newplayers5-18yrs(girlsupto12).Familyclubstressinginclusionforall. Coachesarequalified&CRBchecked.Details:PaulMarshall07711648704


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AdelCrownGreenBowlingClubinthegroundsofAdelSports&SocialClub,nextdoortoAdelChurch.Newmemberswelcome.Details:Phil2676152,www.adelbowlingclub.co.uk

AfterEightsBadmintonClubMon8.30–9.30pmatHoltParkSportsCentre.Newmemberswelcome.Comealongforafreesessionatourfriendlyclub.Details:Helen3053327

AdelTennisClubIdeallysituatedinAdelWMA’ssportsground,ChurchLane.Excellentplayingfacilitiesforfamily,social&competitivetennis.Newmemberswelcome.Details:JohnMicklethwaite2674071

BadmintonAnyone?Friendlybadmintonclublookingforexperiencedplayers.Fri7.30-9.30pmatTrinityUniversity,Horsforth.Details:Sylvia2590113,Grahamon2584532

Ballroom&SequenceDanceWed1.30–4pmatQueenswoodSocialClub,QueenswoodDr.LS6.£1.50.Baropen.Willplayrequests.Details:Tom&Gwen01132581835

BramhopeTableTennisClub.MeetsMon8–10pm&Tues1.30–3.30pmatRobertCravenHall.Newmemberswelcome.Details:Stewart2673311

CircleDancingGroupmeets1st&3rdTuesofthemonthatSt.GilesChurchHall,Bramhope.Gentledancingtobeautifulmusicfromallovertheworld.Greatfun,therapeutic,&friendlygroup.Allwelcome.Details:Joan01132842549.

CookridgeRamblingClubmeetsSun,9.30aminthecarparkofCookridgeVillageHallforwalksofapprox6/8miles.Transportcanbeprovidedwhenrequired.Details:Barbara2671522

BriggateMorris(Women’sNorthwestMorrisDancing)Mon7–9pmatBrownberrieLanePreschool,Horsforth.Newmembersofallages&abilitieswelcome.Details:Katie07890754115,www.briggate-morris.blogspot.com

DanceScottishinAdelScottishCountryDancing,Mon1.45–4.45pm&Tues7.45–9.45pmatAdelMethodistChurchHall(behindLawnswoodArms).Beginnerswelcome.Nopartnernecessary.Details:DonAndrews01535605065,donald@hbandrews.fsnet.co.ukorIreneDracup2631310www.rscdsleeds.org.uk

HorsforthTennisClub(offNewRoadSide)welcomesnewmembersforsocial&competitiveplay.Fourtarmaccourts+floodlights.TryusoutSundays1pm.Details:HillaryWest07739457438

LastManStandsarelookingforadditionalteamstoentertheirwinterindoor&summeroutdoorcricketleagues.Theycaterforallstandards.Details:Paul07795154444,[email protected]

LeedsAreaDisabledSwimmingClubMon7-8pmatHoltParkLeisureCentre.Areyoudisabledorrecoveringfromaconditionwhereswimming/exercisinginwatercouldhelp?Weprovideasafe,sociableprivatepoolsessionwhereyoucanworktoyourownabilitytogainstrength&confidence.Details:Roger

2674716,Sarah2876250www.ladsc.co.uk

LeedsContraCeilidhmeets8-10.30pmatHeadingleyParishHall,StMichael’sRd.(neartheSkyrack).2nd&4thTuesofmonth(SepttoJune).Liveband!Nopartnerorexperiencerequired.Newcomerswelcome.Details:Liz2843282,www.leedscontra.freeuk.com

LeedsHFRambling&SocialClubWalksonaSundaygearedtopublictransportfromLeeds.Socialeventsinwinter.Details:SendSAEtoJohnMaltman,52VesperGateMount,LeedsLS53NN.

LeedsYHAWalkingGrouporganiseswalks,cyclerides,weekends&socialactivities.Over160membersaged20-74.Trybeforejoining.Details:Mary2286766,Jon07731448924,www.leedsyha.org.uk

LindyFridaysLindyHopclassesforcompletebeginnersonwardsatTheCarriageworksTheatre,MilleniumSq.Nopartnerrequired,Beginnersclass7pm(Level2Room1)£5.Details:www.lindyfridays.com

MeanwoodAmateurBoxingClubMon,Wed,Fri5.45–7.15pmatMeanwoodWorkingmen’sClub,StonegateRd.Beginnerswelcome.Details:07890398968

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

Pudsey&DistrictRamblingClub:Walksof5-10milesSundays&alternateThurs.Friendly,longestablishedclubwithmembersfromallaroundarea.Newmembersverywelcome.Annualmembership£5(£1juniors).Trybeforeyoujoin.Details:[email protected]

ScottishCountryDancingThurs7.30–9.30pm,StColumba’s,HeadingleyLane.Allabilitieswelcome,nopartnernecessary.£2.50incl.refreshments.Details:2691791,[email protected]

SequenceTeaDanceMon2–4pmatBramhopeMethodistChurchHall.Refreshments&raffleprizes.Youdon’tneedapartner,justenthusiasm!Keepfitinafun,friendlyatmosphere.Details:Marjorie2679802

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

YarnburyAnglingClubMatches1stSunofmonth.Membersonly.Coachtransfersto&fromvenues.Details:AdrianAddy07956964713.

ZumbaLowImpactClassThurs11am–12noonatBramhopeMethodistChurchHall.Suitableforolderadults&anyonewantingtoreturntofitness.Details:Carol07503165127,2611807

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AdelArtGroupLearntopaintwithAlexPurves.Tues7–9pmattheOldStables,BackChurchLane,Adel.Newmemberswelcome.Details:JohnHartley01943874162

ChineseBrushPaintersSocietySat14&Sun15April:Workshopsonpaintingbamboo&potswithvegetables&fruitwithPaulineCherrett.Allworkshops10am–4pmatPool-in-WharfedaleMemorialVillageHall,ArthingtonLane,Pool.Newmemberswelcome.Details:AnneAllan01422368482,[email protected]

FlowerArrangingClasses1stThursofmonth,1.30pm&7.30pmatPaxtonHorticulturalSociety,186KirkstallLane.Beginnerswelcome.Details:KathHall2752436,[email protected]

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

HorsforthArtsSocietymeetsWed,7.30pmatTheStudio,15BackLane,Horsforthforafull&variedprogramme.4April:MixedmediademonstrationbyKeithMountain.Details2590259www.horsforthartsociety.wordpress.com

HorsforthArtsSocietySpringExhibitionSat21–Sun29AprilatTheStudio,15BackLane,Horsforth.Openingtimes:Sat&Sun10am–5pm;weekdays1–3pm.Originalframedpaintings,photography,woodcarving,prints.Freeadmission.Details:2590259www.horsforthartsociety.wordpress.com

Harrogate&NidderdaleArtClubSpringArtExhibition&SaleSat5,Sun6&Mon7MayatRipleyTownHall,Ripley,NrHarrogateHG33AX.Open10am–5pmeachday,admissionFREE.Detailswww.handnart.co.uk

NorthLeedsCalligraphersTues10am–12noonatStAndrewsURC,DevonshireCrescent,LS8.Calligraphylessonsforabsolutebeginners&thosewithapriorknowledgeofthiswonderfulartform.Individualtuitiongiven.Details:2696414

YorkshireFlowerClubWed11April,2pmatAlmscliffeHall,HarrogateRd,HubyLS17.‘TheChangingSeasons’–AdemonstrationbySueSpencer.SeetheirdisplaysatHarrogateSpringFlowerShow26-29April.Details:01943863172

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ArthingtonVillageSpringFayreSat12May,10am–3pmatArthingtonVillageHall,ArthingtonLane.Lotsofstalls–produce,handcrafts,plants,booksetc.

BramhopeFarmers’Market2ndSatofmonth,10am–2pmatRobertCravenMemorialHall,OldLane.Homebaking,organicmeats,sausages&pies,freerangeeggs,bread&cheese,plusvegproducedbylocalfarmers.Wheelchairaccess.

BramhopeMethodistChurchCoffeeShopEveryTues10am-noon.Delicioushomemadescones&friendlyfellowship–allwelcome.

HeadingleyFarmers’Market2ndSatofeachmonth,TheRoseGardeninfrontofTheArc,NorthLane.9am–12.30pm.

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COMMUNITY NOTICESPlantSaleSat28April,10am–1pmatCookridgeMethodistChurch(cornerOtleyOldRd/TinshillRd).Verypopularsalewithtomatoplants,petunias,geraniums,begonias,Frenchmarigolds.Alsoherbaceousplants,alpines&shrubs.Come&stockupyourgarden&tubsforthesummer.(SamedayasBookSale)

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AdelBridgeClubmeetsFri,7.15pmatAdelMemorialHall,ChurchLane.RelaxedChicagoBridgeclub.Newmemberswelcome,whetherimproversormoreexperiencedplayers.Nopartnerneeded.Details:Janice2306387or07713402405

Adel&DistrictHorticulturalSocietymeets2ndMoninmonth,Sept–May,7.45pmatFriendsMeetingHouse,NewAdelLane.Newmemberswelcome.Nextmeeting16April,‘ClimbingPlants’byHilaryHutson.Details:MrsTarnEverett2613095

Adel&DistrictHorticulturalSocietySpringFlowerShowSat14April,2–4.15pmatMethodistChurchHall,HoltLane,Adel.Entriesfromnon-memberswelcome.Details:SylviaHalliday2671708

AdelCragCommunityAssockeepsyouinformedaboutwhatishappeninginyourneighbourhood,withup-to-dateinformationonlocalnews,eventsetc.Details:FrancisGarbutt2610846,www.adelcrag.org.com

AireboroughDuplicateBridgeClubmeetsTues7pm,RawdonConservativeClub.Newmemberswelcome.Details:[email protected]

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

AlwoodleyMotorClubEveryotherThurs,8.30pm,TheWharfedaleInn,ArthingtonLane.Allwelcome.Details:3910403,www.alwoodleymc.org.uk

BramhopeinBloomSmallfriendlygroupwelcomesvolunteersofallcapabilities.Wasawarded‘Silver’forspring&‘SilverGilt’forsummerdisplayslastyear.Everyonehasanareaofresponsibility&workstogethertomakeBramhopeevenlovelier!AimingtoachieveoverallSilverGiltthisyear.Details:Kit2037666,[email protected]@hotmail.co.uk

BramhopeBridgeClubMon1–4pm,Tues&Thurs7–10pm.LessonsfornovicesWedpmatRobertCravenMemorialHall,OldLane.Details:Bob2257495

BudgieSittersCircleDoyouworryaboutyourbudgieswhenyou’reaway?JointheBudgieSittersCircle–then

youcanhandyourbudgiesovertoanothermember&returnthefavourwhentheygoaway,&you’llknowyourpetsarebeingwellcaredfor.Details:Lilliane2755479,[email protected]

Catlovingvolunteerswanted!Joinfriendlynewcatwelfaregroupsupportingferal&straycats.Fundraisersneededtoraisefundsforfood,catkennels&vetcosts.Fosterersalsoneeded-fullsupportgiven.Details:07876212518,www.feralcatwelfare.org.ukChevinAntiqueSocietymeets1stTuesofthemonth(Sept–May),8pmatWestParkRugbyClubhouse,Bramhope.Speakersonawiderangeofsubjects.AnnualMembership£25.Details:LisLoach01132674843,SallyWilkinson01132671721

CookridgeCameraClubWed7.30pm,CookridgeVillageHall,GreenLane/MoseleyWoodLanejunction.Excellentguestspeakers&in-housecompetitions.Newmemberswelcome.Details:Stephen2687429,www.cookridgecameraclub.co.uk

Cookridge&HorsforthU3AmeetsMon,10.30aminCookridgeVillageHall.Nextmeetings:2AprilwhenMichaelNelsonofthePriestleySocietypresents‘JBPriestley’sYorkshire’;&14MaywhenGlynWainwright’stopicis‘Cholesterol:NomoreMrBadGuy’.Admission£1.

FriendsofLawnswoodCemeterySat7April.PracticalworkpartywithDaveBlackham,LCClParks&CountrysideRanger.Meet10amOtleyRdcarpark,oppositemaingates.Wearsuitableclothing&footwear.Bringpackedlunch(cafeifpreferred).Equipment&coffeeprovided.

HoltParkResidents’AssociationProvidesavoiceforallresidents&tenantsintheHoltParkarea.RegularmonthlymeetingsatRalphThoresbySchool.Details:AlanMann07901656886,www.holtparktra.btck.co.uk

HoltParkTenants&ResidentsMeetingThurs19April,6:45–8.10pmatRalphThoresbySchool.GuestSpeakersfromtheDrugAwarenessTeam.Allresidentsarewelcome.

HorsforthinBloommeets1stSatofmonth,10aminHorsforthMuseum.Sat7AprilwilldiscusstheSpringJudging&summerfundraisingtopayforplants&publicity.Opentoall.Anyoneinterestedingardening&willingtolendahandverywelcome.Details:2583521

HorsforthDuplicateBridgeClubWeds7.15pm&Thurs1.15–4.30pmatTheHorsforthClub,NewRoadSide.Newmemberswelcome.Details:MikeBent2581580

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HorsforthPhotographicClubmeetsWeds,7pmintheStableBlockbehindthemuseum.Newmembersverywelcome.Details:2589149,[email protected]

HorsforthRetiredPeople’sClubmeets2nd&4thThursofmonth,9.30–11amatStMargaret’sParishCentre.Speakersonawidevarietyofsubjectsplusrefreshments&timetosocialise.Visitors&prospectivemembersverywelcome.Details:EverettCooke2589149,BerylHarland2586907

HorsforthWImeets3rdMonofthemonthatStJames’sParishCentre,LowLane,7.30pm.Interestingspeakers.Visitorswelcome.Details:Pat2587062,Christineon2589501.

KaleidoscopeSocialClubforover50s&unattachedwithazestforlife.Monthlyprogrammeofevents.Notadatingagency.Details:2621455or2612619,www.kaleidoscopeleeds.weebly.com

LeedsAngloGermanClubMon23April,7.30pmatHeadingleyStColumba’sURC.IllustratedtalkinGerman&EnglishbyDrGaryChambers,LeedsUniversity–‘PreparingteachersofGermanforlifeintheclassroom.Acurate’segg?’Details:2687697

Leeds&BradfordFriendshipGroupmeets1stWedofmonth,1.30pmatPudseyCivicHallLS285TA.Friendship&activitiesforpeopleofretirementage.Speakerorentertainmentat2pm.Daysout,dining,walks,computers,etc.Newmemberswelcome.Details:2585955.

LeedsBookClub2ndSun,6pmatTheWhiteSwan,LeedsCityCentre.3rdSun,5–7pmatArcadiainHeadingley.2ndWed,7pmatMedusaBar,Horsforth.

Details:www.leedsbookclub.com,[email protected]

LeedsCombinedArtsPoetryEveningWed18April,7.30pmatHEART,BennettRd.Headingley.HostedbyEmmaDecent.Allwelcometoreadinsecondhalf.Entry£3/£1

LeedsFelineFriendsCanyougiveacatahomeawayfromabusyroad?Details:2160593,[email protected],www.leedsfelinefriends.org.uk.

LeedsHospitalAlertSmallgroupofconcernedpeoplecampaigningforpreservationoftheNHS.Nextmeeting:Tues17April,7.30pmatMuirCourt,StMichael’sRd.LS6.Details:BeatriceRogers2785495

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

LeedsMovieMakersGetmoreoutofyourcamcorder&filmmaking.StainbeckUnitedReformedChurchHall,StainbeckLane(rearentrance),Fri7:30pm.Details:GeorgeWoolley2256444,DoreenWood2782972.

LeedsOxfamGroupLivelygroupcampaignsonissuesofinteresttoanyoneconcernedaboutglobaljustice.Everyonewelcome.Details:www.oxfamleeds.org.ukorFacebook

LeedsPhotographicSociety,theoldestphotographicsocietyintheworld,meetsTues7.30pminStEdmund’sChurchHall,LidgettParkRd,Roundhay,LS8.Visitors&prospectivememberswelcome.Details:2650651,www.lps1852.co.uk

LeedsSkyrackLionsClubmeets2nd&4thThurs,7.45pmattheNewHeadingleyClub,56StMichael’sRd.Headingley.Newmembers&helperswelcome.HelptheneedyofLeeds&createnewfriendships.Details:01943510106,[email protected],www.105c.org.uk/leedsskyrack

MahjongThurs10am–12.30pmatRobertCravenMemorialHall.Lively,Chinesegameplayedwithsmalltiles.Happy,friendlygroup.Details:Jenny2300094

MercuryMovieMakersmeetWeds,7:30pmatRawdonConservativeClub.Advice,regularfilm&practicalevenings&occasionalevents.Details:2577274,www.mercurymoviemakers.com

NationalTrustLeedsSummerprogrammeofwalks,dayvisits&holidaysbeginsApril.AllNationalTrustmemberswelcometojointhis400strongfriendly&livelygroupwhoraisemoneyfortheN.T.whilstenjoyingthecompanyoflikemindedpeople.Details:membershipsecretaryPam2588178

NewWeetwoodWritersGroupatWeetwoodHall.Whetheryouwanttowriteforpublication,profitorpleasure,you’llbeverywelcome.Evening&weekendworkshopsplanned.Details:Liz01132679894.

PaxtonHorticulturalSocietySpringShowSat7AprilatPaxtonHall,186KirkstallLane,LS5.Opentopublic2–4.30pm.Details&Schedules:GrahamWheatley2563055

SocialEventsClubMeals,pubnights,theatre/film/music,walks,badminton,bookgroup,weekendsaway,holidays&more.Mainlyover30s.Monthlynewmembers’nightinNorthLeeds.Details:08448111025,www.leedsivc.org.uk

TheOtherBridgeClubFriendlybridgeplayedThurs7.15–10.15pmatRobertCravenMemorialHall,Bramhope.Newmemberswelcome.Details:Sandra01943463332

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

WharfedaleSpeakersClubmeets1st&3rdWedofeachmonthatCrossGreenCommunityCentre,PoolRd,Otley.Newmemberswelcome.Speakersofallages&backgrounds.Comealong&improveyourspeakingskills.Details:TonyMorris01132583507

WhiteRoseLadiesSpeakersClubmeets2nd&4thMon,8pmatFarsleyLibrary,OldRd.Farsley,LS28.Friendlyenvironmentinwhichtofindyourvoice&improveyourpresentationskills.AlsoonYouTube.Details:StephanieHanson01132550824,[email protected].

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

COMMUNITY NOTICES

MUSIC

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

TheChippendaleSingers,amixedvoicechoir,rehearseWed,7.45–9.30pmMethodistChurch,Boroughgate,Otley.Repertoireincludesmadrigals,folksongs,spirituals&sacredworks,pluslightermusic&songsfromshows.Vacanciesformalesingers(musicreadersessential).Details:[email protected]:JanWilkinson01943461318www.chippendalesingers.co.uk

HorsforthLeedsCityBrassBandAfriendly,communitybrassbandwelcomesnewplayers.Possibleinstrumentloan,ifneeded.Rehearsals:Mon7.30–9.30pmatLeedsTrinityUniversityCollege,BrownberrieLane,Horsforth.Details:HannahRowlands2500208,BettyEmberton2676529

IdleGuitaristsMeetFri,1.30–3.30pminIdleBaptistChurch,Idle,Bradford.Absolutebeginnerstoadvanced,youngorold,allareinvitedtojointhisfriendlygroup.Musicisprovided,tailoredtoyourlevel.Allyouneedisaclassical(oracoustic)guitar.Details:Darren07752184752

JubileeConcertSat28April,7.30pmatMeanwoodMethodistChurch,GreenRd.LastnightofthePromsstyleconcertpresentedbyMeanwoodVillageAssociation&featuringtheEllandSilverBrassBand,conductorDavidEssex(no,notthatone!).Tickets£5from2758421/2741449orondoor.SupportingRoyalBritishLegion.

LawnswoodSingersAfemalechoir,practicesWed7.30pmatHolyTrinityChurch,GreenLane,Cookridge.Goodfemalesingerswelcometocome&tryusout.Widerepertoireofmusic&friendlypeople!Details:BrendaHawer01132671292,www.lawnswoodsingers.co.uk.

Leeds&BradfordBarbershopHarmonyClubMon7.30pm,Rawdon&GuiseleyConservativeClub,LeedsRoad,Rawdon.Malesingerswhocantakeonfourpartharmonymostwelcome.Details:01274583989.

LeedsOrgan&KeyboardClubMeetsWed7.30–10.30pmatGuiseleyFactoryWorkersClub,TownSt.Guiseley.Newmembers(player/nonplayer)welcome.ClubhasaRolandAT900c&aYamahaTyros3.Regularconcertsbyprofessionalartists.Guestswelcome.£4.Details:01132679865,www.organfax.co.uk,www.leedssocialclubs.co.uk

NewDirectionexcitingnewfemalechoir(allages).Wed7.30–9.30pmYorkshireCollegeofMusic&Drama,StMark’sAve,LS2.Willbeperforminginconcerts,competitions&charityeventsthroughouttheyear.WestEndmusicals,pop&folksongs,&classicalpieces.Details:Tracy07914833394

OperaNorthinRawdonMon4June,7pmStPeter’sChurch,Rawdon.AneveningofmusicalcelebrationinhonouroftheQueen’sDiamondJubileewith12ofthecompany’stopartists.Favouriteoperaticexcerpts,songsfromtheshows&somethingpatriotic!Tickets(£10/£7.50incl.glassofbubbly&nibbles)from07956879726.

PhoenixConcertBandAcommunitywindbandrehearsingThurs,7.30–9.30pmatWestParkCentre,SpenLaneLS16AllplayersatleastGrade5welcome–especiallybrassplayers.Interestedinjoiningorbookingtheband?Details:[email protected].

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

SocietyofRecorderPlayers–meets2nd&4thSatpminBingley&Headingley.Differentconductorstakeeachmeeting.Intermediateplayers,allrecorders.Newmemberswelcome.Details:Caroline01943467348

WeCanHelpYourCharityOrganiseamusicalevening&wewillbringsomelovelymusictohelpraisethosemuchneededfunds.Witha14yearreputation,wecovercharityfundraising&corporateevents.Details:01274597024,01943877464www.fairfaxsingers.org.uk

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

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

Yeadon&DistrictMaleVoiceChoirWouldwelcomenewmemberstotakethemthroughtotheir100thanniversaryin2013.RehearsalsThurs7.45pmatYeadonMethodistChurch(sideentrance),nexttoYeadonTownHall.Details:JohnAtkinson2949095

SENIORS

HorsforthLiveatHomeBaconButtiesservedTues11.30am-12.30pm,followedbydancing‘til3pm.Thurs:coffeemorning(9.30–11am),indoorbowls(10am–12pm),&lunch11.30am–1pm).Details:2591511


OPALCoffeeAfternoonFri1.30–3.30pmatTheOldPostOffice,10SilkMillDrive,Cookridge.Details:2619103.

SequenceTeaDancesMon2–4pm,BramhopeMethodistChurchHall.Everyonewelcome.Refreshments&raffle.Details:Marjorie2679802.

WoodsideLuncheonClub(OutwoodLane)MeetsThursdays&isopentoallelderlyHorsforthresidents.Details:2583184

SPIRITUAL

AdelBaptistCongregationinvitesyoutoSundayservices,10.30aminAdelPrimarySchool,Tilelane,LS16.Worshipstyleisinformalwithmixtureofcontemporary&traditionalsongs.Also,avarietyofdaytime&eveninggroups.Details:RevdRichardPollard2754989,[email protected]

AdelMethodistChurch,cornerofHoltLane&GainsboroughAve,invitesyoutoSundayServicesat10.30am.JuniorChurchalsomeetsat10.30am

StJohntheBaptistChurch,AdelServicesforHolyWeek:PalmSunday:1April,10am.MaundyThursday:5April,7.30pm.GoodFriday:6April,10amfamilyservice,12noon-3pmserviceofmeditation.EasterDay:8April,6amDawnService,plusservicesat8am,10am&6.30pm.

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

AssistantPriest:FrBKAkpoigbeMSP.www.ourladyofkirkstall.org.uk

CookridgeMethodistChurch10.30amMorningWorship.AllageswelcomeExcellentcrèchefacilities&refreshmentsservedafterwards.2ndSunofmonth:FamilyParadeService-informal,friendlyworshipforallages.

FourthWayPhilosophy&MeditationGroupIntroductorymeetings&readingsfrom‘InSearchoftheMiraculous’byP.D.Ouspensky.MeetingsinLeeds&Otley.Details:07814951231,[email protected]

FreeGroupMeditationSun7-8pm(ex3rdSun:6.30-7.30pm).Experiencepeace&calmwithguidedmeditations.BrahmaKumaris,WestPark.Details:2757727,[email protected],www.bkwsu.org/uk/leeds

HorsforthChurchesTogetherHolyWeekServices:7.30pmatStMargaret’sMonday,StMary’sTuesday,WoodsideMethodistWednesday&GroveFriday.IndividualMaundyThursdayservices.UnitedWalkofWitnessGoodFriday,starting11.30amatStMary’s&proceedingtotheGreen&aserviceatnoon,followedbysouplunchatTheGroveCentre.DawnServiceinHallPark,6.00amEasterSunday.Details:2583521

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

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

LeedsStillnessGroupmeetsMon7.30-9.30pmatQuakerFriendsMeetingHouse,136StreetLane,Roundhay.BasedontheteachingsofEckhartTolle,(ThePowerofNow&ANewEarth).Joinlike-mindedpeopletowatchfootageofEckhartTolletalkfollowedbysilentmeditation.Smalldonationappreciated.Details:07884332644,www.peacenowhere.com

StBarnabasChurch,AlwoodleyIn2012,thechurchcelebratesits50thanniversary.Afullprogrammeofeventsisplanned.Allwelcome.Details:01132678487,www.stbarnabasleeds.org.uk

StPaul’sChurch,RaynelDrive,LS16SaidEucharistSun8am;SungEucharist10am.1stSunday–familyEucharistwithBand–familieswarmlywelcomed;3rdSunday–Kidzclubduringservice.CheckwebsiteforHolyWeekservices.Details:RevdLindaLudkin2301564,www.stpaulirelandwood.org.uk

TheWharfedaleVineyardSundayservices10amatRalphThoresbySchool,HoltParkwithrefreshments).Details:2459111www.wharfedale-vineyard.org

SUPPORT

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Chad’sParishCentre,FarHeadingley.Entry£2incl.refreshments&raffle.Newmemberswelcome.Details:Pat01132757694

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

DifferentStrokesinvitesstrokesurvivorstojointhem.Weds1.45–3.45pmAdelStables,BackChurchLane,Adel.Includesanhourofexercise.Details:LindaMcLean2254744

LeedsCoeliacGroupLocalsupportgroupforpeoplewithCoeliacdisease.Details:07711768850,[email protected]

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

TheOpenDoorCaféAmeetingplaceforpeoplewithdementia&theircarers.LastMonofeachmonth(exceptbankhols),2-4pm,NewHeadingleyClub,StMichael’sRoad,Headingley.Details:2311727

TheOwlsNewcity-wideinformalchildmindinggroupofferingsupport,training&information,&socialevents.Membership£5pa.Details:2402956.

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WharfedaleGeneralHospitalCardiacClub(affiliatedwithBritishHeartFoundation)isopentoformercardiacpatients&theirpartners.Opportunitytotakepartinexerciseclassesundersupervisionofqualifiedinstructors.MeetsMon,Wed&ThursatWharfedaleGeneralHospital.£3.Details:CliveWilkinson01132671721

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

TALKS & DISCUSSIONS

Forum2000meetsWed,10amatGroveCentre,NewStreet,Horsforth.18April:PhilReddellfromHollybushConservationsite,talksaboutBritishTrustforConservationVolunteers.25April:JohnBurland,talksaboutthelifeandworkofArthurWainwright.Everyonewelcome.Details:[email protected]

HorsforthHistoricalSocietymeets3rdTues,7.30pmatTheStableBlockbehindthemuseum.Tues17April:‘MurderMostFoul–Astoryofasolicitorconvictedofpoisoninghiswife’byReginaldlePla.Allwelcome.

‘InterpretingOurPastfromLocalPlaceNames’Fri20April,6.30for7pmattheOldStables,BackChurchLane,Adel.AtalkbyProfessorJoyceHill.Sausage&mashsupper.Tickets:SylviaHalliday,2671708

LeedsAstronomicalSocietymeets2ndWedofmonthwithaguestspeakerpresentation&regulartelescopenightsatQuakerFriendsMeeting

House,WoodhouseLane,LS2.Visitorswelcome,firstvisitfree.Details:[email protected],www.leedsastronomy.org.uk

LeedsGeologicalAssociationmeetsThurs19April,7.15pmintheRupertBeckettLectureTheatre,MichaelSadlerBuilding,LeedsUniversity.Lecture:‘UnderstandingtheTectonicEvolutionofCentralEurope:aSeismologicalPerspective’byProf.GrahamStuart,SchoolofEarth&Environment,LeedsUniversity.Visitorswelcome.Details:www.leedsga.org.uk

RoyalMeteorologicalSocietyYorkshireAreyouinterestedinweather&atmosphericphenomenon?Monthlyinformalpublictalksonallaspects,fromextremeweathertoclimatechange,atSchoolofEarth&Environment,UniversityofLeeds.Free&opentoall.Thurs19April:TwoPerspectivesofWeatherforecasting.Details:[email protected],http://tinyurl.com/rmetsyc

YorkshireArchaeologicalSociety(FamilyHistorySection)Sat14April,2pmat23,ClarendonRd,Leeds–alecturebyDiDrummondentitled‘RailwayAncestors’.Freedrop-insessionsTues2–4pmforanyoneneedinghelpwithfamilyhistoryresearch.Details:MrsJ.Butler01132639540

WOMEN’S GROUPS

AdelYCA(YorkshireCountrywomen’sAssociation)usuallymeets7.15pmatAdelPrimarySchool,TileLane.Newmembers&guestswelcome(£2.50).Mon23April:ArjaCopperwheatwillspeakabouttheworkofStGeorge’sCrypt.Details:JeanOldridge2671806

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AdelLadiesLuncheonClubmeets1stWedofmonthatCastleGroveMasonicHall,CastleGroveDr.LS6.Wed4April:‘Chatsworth:aPersonalView’withChristineRobinson,VisitorServicesManager.Wed2May:SueWoodcockfromYorkshirePostpresents‘FromCoppertoShepherd’.Details:MurielHuntley2301584

BramhopeMethodistChurchThursdayGroupmeets2ndThursat8pm.Awarmwelcomeisextendedtoladieswhoenjoyaneveningoutwithspeakers,outings,activities&achat.

CookridgeCrumpetsWI1stTuesofeachmonth,7.30pmatHolyTrinityCofESchool,GreenLane,Cookridge.NewlyformedW.ILivelymixedagegroup.Widevarietyofactivities.Learnnewskills,makenewfriends.Newmemberswelcome.Details:Becki

Tyler07882629359,[email protected]

CookridgeCrumpetsWIJubileeTeaDanceSat9June.3–5pmatListerHillBaptistChurch.Afternoontea&dancingtoaliveswingbandtocelebratetheQueen’sjubilee.Tickets£10fromJane2610967,Ann2260078&Kath2584903

HorsforthWImeets3rdMonofthemonthatStJames’sParishCentre,LowLane,7.30pm.Interestingspeakers.Visitorswelcome.Details:Pat2587062,Christineon2589501.

LeedsLadiesCoffeeClubmeets1stThursofmonth,10amatLeedsChurchInstitute,NewMarketSt.Leeds.April5:‘Lifeinthe1950s’withIanDewhirst.May3:SueSeegerpresents‘Velvet1885’.Details:MrsMcShane2251166

MethodistWomen’sLuncheonClub(Leeds&District)WelcomesnewmemberstotheirmonthlymeetingsatDevonshireHall,Headingleyon2ndWedofeachmonth.Goodfood&excellentspeakers!Details:Shirley2579381.

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

TheTuesdayClub-Ladies’LunchGroupDevonshireHall,CumberlandRoad,Headingley,lastTuesofmonth.Lunchat12.30pm,followedbytalk.Details:[email protected]

UniversityofLeedsLadies’ClubwelcomeswomenconnectedtotheUniaseitherservingorformerstaff

members,partnersofstaff,orgradsoftheUni.Regularevents.Details:[email protected]

WhiteRoseLadiesSpeakersClubmeets2nd&4thMon,7.45pmatFarsleyLibrary,OldRd.Farsley,LS28.Friendlyenvironmentinwhichtofindyourvoice&improveyourpresentationskills,includingPowerpoint,whilehavingfun.Details:StephanieHanson01132550824,orjustturnup.

YorkshireCountrywomen’sAssociationmeets2ndThurseachmonth,1.30pmatRobertCravenMemorialHall,Bramhope.Newmemberswelcome.

MISC / EVENTS

BeeSwarmswillbecollectedfreeofcharge.Details:Terry01132688231

COMMUNITY NOTICES

CookridgeVillageHallTworoomswithkitchenfacilitiesavailableforhire.Idealformeetings,birthdayparties,dancesorclasses.Details:MrsToneson2674706.Newmembers&helperswelcome.

EasterCakeCompetitionSun1ApratIvesonPrimarySchool,IvesonRiseLS16.Bringyourcakesat11am,judging11.30am.Opentoall.CakeswillbesoldbythesliceinthePalmCafé.Details:2256868,www.iveson-primary.co.uk

EasterEggstravaganzaSun1Apr,11-2pmatIvesonPrimarySchool,IvesonRiseLS16.Naturetrailquiz,snailracing,craftstalls,egg&spoonraces,facepainting,raffle,hook-a-duck&more!Details:2256868,www.iveson-primary.co.uk

EasterEggstravaganzaatStBarnabasChurch,AlwoodleyLS17SatApril7,2-5pm(lastentry4.15pm).Bouncycastle,egghunt,eggdecorating,rabbitpetting.Entrychildren£3toincludeallactivities,adultsfree.refreshmentsavailable.Allwelcome.Details:www.stbarnabasleeds.org.uk,[email protected]

GreatRoomsforHireatSt.Margaret’sNewParishCentre,Horsforth.Idealformeetings,seminars,classes,partiesetc.Tea/coffeefacilities.Fullyequippedkitchen.Details:[email protected]

Guiseley&DistrictLionsClubCharityBeerFestivalFri18&Sat19MayatCoopersBarGuiseley.Tickets(£5),availablefromCoopersorwww.wegottickets.com,includesouvenirglass,2halfpints&programme.Sessions7–11pm&1–4pmSat.Details:www.guiseley.co.uk/lions

HoltParkEntranceProjectOpeningCeremonyFri27April,2pmoppositeCookridgeMethodistChurch,atjunctionofCookridge/HoltLane&TinshillRd.GregMulhollandMPwillcuttheribbon.RefreshmentsbackatHoltParkLeisureCentre2.30pm.Allresidentswelcome.Details:AlanMann07901656886,CathyLone07532178949

HoltParkTenants&ResidentsAssociationHustingMeetingWed25April6:45pmatRalphThoresbySchool.Specialone-offmeetingtoinvitecandidateswhoarelookingtobeelectedaslocalwardcouncillorsforAdel&Wharfedale.Achancetoaskquestionsofthecandidates.Details:AllenMann07901656886orCathyLoan07532178949

MeetingRooms&HallavailableForHireMon–Sat,RobertCravenMemorialHall,OldLane,Bramhope.Wouldsuiteducationalorleisureclassesoractivities,concerts,dances,children’spartiesorweddings.Wheelchairaccess.Details:Paul2843361,[email protected]

MeetingRooms&HallforHirewithkitchenfacilities–BramhopeMethodistChurch,Eastgate,LeedsLS16Details:JackFoster2672906,BernardNeville2678169

PaxtonHorticulturalSocietyRoomsforhireatcompetitiveratesatPaxtonHall,KirkstallLane,LS5.Details:DoreenSergent2665237.

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