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10 Martin House Celebrates 25 Years of Caring MartinHouseChildren’sHospicehashelpedthousandsoffamilies andnotoneofthemhaseverbeenaskedtopayapennyforthe carereceived.

18 They Lived in Leeds PowWowsinLeeds?EdmundBoggfavoureddonningfeathered headdressandwarpaintatLeedsSavageClub!

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14Here Comes Summer! You’ll be amazed at the huge variety of things to do, places to go, and people to see right here within easy reach of Leeds. Have a great Summer!

20There’s a Rockin’ New Musical in TownJames Bourne’s first musical, Loserville, opens at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.

In This Issue

Dear Readers, Despite the up and down weather, the UK is set for a Summer of celebration. What with the fabulous Diamond Jubilee celebrations at the beginning of June, and the London Olympics and Paralympics to come, our whole psyche seems infused with the desire to party!

This Summer, festivals, fetes and carnivals will be more ambitious than ever – we’re on a roll! Keep an eye out for events wherever you go. In this issue we give you a few ideas of how to enjoy Summer at home. You’ll find you are spoilt for choice.

There are all kinds of Summer courses and camps for children – ranging from dance and sport to a ‘Gig in a Week’! There are great shows coming up in our theatres and all kinds of music festivals.

We are pleased to introduce a new Classified Section at the back of the magazine this month. This will make it easier to find some of your favourite advertisers and we think it looks prettier too! Contact Jack for details of advertising on 0113 274 8776.

We are already thinking about our August edition – so send in your news as soon as you can for inclusion. The deadline is 1st July for editorial and 6th July for advertising. For September editions keep 1st August/ 6th August in mind for deadlines – don’t forget to get in touch before you head off on holiday!

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

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TheCPRE’sreportaimestoreveal theextent, nature and benefits of localfoodwebsinpartsofEngland,increasepublicandpolicy-makers’awarenessoflocal food networks and identify waysto improvesupport for theproduction,supplyandsaleoflocalproduce.Otleywasoneof19locationstobemapped.

“Insettingouttomaplocalfoodwebswehopedtomeasurethefantasticcon-tributions thesenetworksmake”, saidGraemeWillis,SeniorFoodCampaignerforCPRE.“Weachievedjustthat,find-inggreatexamplesof local foodwebshelpingtobucknationaltrendsofhighstreetdecline.”

Bondgate, whofeature in the re-port, was hailedas a championoflocalfood-en-riching the localeconomynotonlythrough sales,but also throughsupplying otherlocal businesses.The bakery hasreceived nationalacclaim for thequalityofitsfoodfromanumberofsourcesandevensupplies HarveyNicholsinLeeds.

The CPRE also launched the 30:30Challengeatthereception,whichaskspeople to commit to sourcing 30 per-centoftheirfoodfromwithin30milesforamonth.Theaimistohighlightthequalityanddiversityoflocallyproducedfoodandencouragepeopletosupporttheirlocalhighstreets.

“IwasdelightedtowelcomeSteveandSally from Bondgate Bakery to West-minster”,saidGreg.“It’sfantasticthatthey had the opportunity to showcasetheir products to a national audienceat theCampaign toProtectRuralEng-land’sParliamentaryreception.”

Greg Mulholland MP recently welcomed Otley’s Bondgate Bakery to Westminster for the launch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England’s (CPRE) Mapping Local Food Webs National Report.

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WALK IN MEMORY OF SOMEONE YOU LOVESt Gemma’s Hospice is holding its popular five mile sponsored Walk in Their Shoes at Temple Newsam on Saturday 22nd September, starting at 10am.

Thiseventhasgonefromstrengthtostrength,withhundredsjoining in every year to walk in memory or celebration ofsomeone special. Take in the beautiful grounds of TempleNewsamwithyourfriendsandfamily,whilstcelebratingalife.

AT-shirtwillbeprovided toallparticipants,whichyoucancustomisehowyouwish,andtherewillberefreshmentsforeveryone.Entryisfree,youarejustaskedtoraiseasmuchasyoucanfortheHospice.

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On Saturday 14th July, BradfordMuseums&Galleries,Friendsof IlkleyManor House and The Civic Societycome together for a joint day ofcelebrations.

The event offers an opportunity todiscover this treasuredbuilding,whichis hidden away from public view.Probably the oldest building in Ilkley,standing in theRomanFortofOlicanawhich was abandoned in the late4th/5th century AD, it was rescuedfromdemolitioninthe1950s.

Launching with a preview on 14thJuly, the Manor House is hosting anexhibition focusing on the sportsclubs of Ilkley andBenRhydding. Theexhibition will provide an insight intothe history of the many and variedclubsthathavemadeIlkleytheirhomeandwillfeatureobjectsfromtheclubs,complementedby itemsfromBradfordMuseumandGalleriescollections.

The afternoon also offers anopportunitytojoinatouroftheManorHouse led by local historian MikeDixon,anactivememberofFriendsof

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In 1987, the concept of a servicededicated to caring for childrenwith life-limiting illnesses and theirfamilieswasquitenew.MartinHouseChildren’s Hospice was only thesecondchildren’shospiceintheworld!

Since then the number of familiesthat have been helped has run intothousands and not one of them hasever been asked to pay a penny forthecarereceived,althoughmanyhaveofferedadonation.

Advances inmedical treatmentshaveledtosickchildrenlivinglongerand,in2002,ateenagers’unit,WhitbyLodge,was erected alongside the existinghospice and the hospice becameMartinHouseHospiceforChildrenandYoungPeople.

Caring for a sick child can throw aterribleburdenontherestofthefamily,most usually themother, but siblingsoften feel leftoutas less timeis available fortheir needs.When a child isreceiving carein the hospice,their parentsandsiblingscanstaywiththem,iftheylike.

All the childrenbeing caredfor come fromeither West orNorth Yorkshire,withasignificant

number from the North Leeds andWharfedale areas. Care can also, ifrequested, be provided in the child’sown home by a team of full trainednurses.

The care provided by Martin Housecostsaround£5millionayear.About12% of this comes from statutorysources and the balance ismade upthrough voluntary giving. One waythis is done is by like-minded peoplejoining or setting up a local ‘FriendsGroup’,whoraisefundsbyorganisinglocal events and collections. SuchgroupsexistinOtley(01943461082)and Ilkley (01943 817773) and bothwouldwelcomemorehelpers!

If the hospice is to reach its GoldenAnniversary it needs your help. Itdoesn’tmatter how old or young youare, or how much or little time youcan give – your help will be muchappreciated.

Since then the number of families that have been helped

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More than 30 beacons were lit across West Yorkshire at10.15pmon4thJunetocelebratetheQueen’sJubileeandSurpriseViewonOtleyChevin,beingthehighestpointintheLeedsarea(925ft),playedanimportantpart inthefestivi-ties,.

GregMulhollandMPjoinedthehundredsofpeoplewhotookpartinthecelebrationsonOtleyChevin.AlongwiththeMay-orofOtley,MaryVickers,andtheLordMayorofLeeds,AnnCastle,Greg inspected the troopsof theOtleyandYeadonArmyCadetCorpandadmired the rousingperformanceofthemilitaryband.Followingtheofficialspeeches,thecrowdwatchedastheLordMayorlitthefirstoftheninebeacons,followedbytherest.

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WorkingwiththeRomanianGovernment,MWBhashelpedtobringabouttheclosureofanumberofthelargeorphanages.Manychildrenarenowfostered,havebeenre-unitedwiththeirownfamilies,orarelivingin much smaller units. Work with thesechildren continues and the charity hasintroduced vocational and educationaltraining courses. Impoverished families’needsarebeingmetthroughMWBFamilyto Family sponsorship and Family Careschemes.

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So, who’s going abroad and who’s staying put this Summer? “Stay put?” you say. “There’s nothing to do.”

Think again! OK the weather might be a bit iffy, but once you start looking, you’ll be absolutely amazed at the huge variety of things to do, places to go, and people to see – and all right here within easy reach of Leeds.

Party on!Frankly, the Jubilee and the Olympic torch tour seem to have whetted people’s appetite for a party. Now, with the bit between their teeth, the party is likely to continue all Summer. I predict that various shows around Yorkshire which may have been fairly sedate affairs in previous years, will have all stepped it up this year. There’ll be Jubilee this and Jubilee that and, of course, Jubolympics! ‘Jubilee’ will be thrown in for good measure wherever you go.


Head up country

If you fancy the great outdoors, head up The Dales, to The Lakes, or to The Peak District. A few clicks on Google and you’ll be overwhelmed with the variety of things to do and places to stay – from lovely little camping sites, B&Bs, and cosy pubs to sheer luxury. And it seems that every little village and town has some celebration or festival. There are agricultural shows, music, food and craft festivals, and special activities everywhere you turn. The great thing is that most are close enough to be enjoyed as part of a day trip.

Or, stick closer to home and enjoy time on Otley Chevin or Ilkley Moor - together with Brimham Rocks and Almscliffe Crag, you’ll find some great limestone climbing and gritstone bouldering here.

Betting on horsesRiding Centres will be busy and all offer excellent tuition as well as an opportunity to help out with the horses. Hope Pastures, the horse and donkey sanctuary on Weetwood Lane, is again offering their popular Pony Days – be sure to book soon as they get booked up pretty quickly. You can also visit the sanctuary between 10am and 3pm every day.

If you fancy a flutter the Yorkshire Racing Summer Festival starts Saturday 17th July at Ripon Racecourse, with meetings on 23rd and 24th at York and at Pontefract on 25th July. In addition to racing, there’s live music and family entertainment and under-16s go free!

Leeds Sailing & Activity Centre, Yeadon Tarn

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Hope Pastures


Learn a little moreLook out, too, for Summer Schools. You’ll often find that organisations like Opera North, Northern Ballet and Northern School of Contemporary Dance and various drama schools all hold special summer sessions. And the Rock & Roll Circus is holding a six week Rock School starting 23rd July.

The Summer Reading Challenge will be happening again through all Leeds Libraries. The aim is to get children to read six books from their library during the holidays and there are certificates and incentives available as encouragement – check with your local library.

For the animal lover in youHome Farm at Temple Newsam is the largest Rare Breeds Survival Trust Approved Centre in the UK. Some of the breeds they have are so rare that there are only a few hundred individual animals in existence – that’s rare! They hold all kinds of weekend and family activities, plus there’s the beautiful house to visit too.

Meanwood Valley Urban Farm is always worth a visit with its fantastic menagerie – you’ll find goats, sheep, donkeys, pigs, hedgehogs, rabbits, bees, and rumour has it that they may be welcoming a couple of llamas soon. And, don’t forget Tropical World at Roundhay Park where you can meet the cutest meerkats, as well as butterflies and lots of creepy crawlies.

Best Rainy Day Destination?Head to one of the fantastic museums in and around Leeds! They all have special activities and exhibitions going on over the Summer and they are mostly free! With The Royal Armouries, Thackray Medical Museum, Leeds City Museum, Abbey House, Armley Industrial Museum, Lotherton Hall and Temple Newsam, you have a fantastic variety of venues and themes. That’s before you think slightly further afield to places like The Hepworth Art Gallery in Wakefield, Eureka! In Halifax, and York’s great attractions. Then there are places like Leeds Climbing Wall on Geldert Road and Xscape in Castleford. The list is endless!

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Edmund Bogg came from Duggleby, a tiny hamlet in the Wolds, where his father was a wheelwright. He had little schooling. When he was twenty he came to Leeds in search of employment and tried his hand at joinery and then work as a ‘colourman’, mixing paints for artists. He came to love the artistic world with its bohemian flavour and finally set up in business as a picture dealer and framer with a gallery and workshop in Woodhouse Lane, living nearby with his wife Fanny and their young family. He gathered round him a group of young artists, some of whom he would pay to go off to paint in the countryside and supply him with pictures he could sell in his shop. Some like Owen Bowen were to become well-known and move on to wider success through his support.

A tall, striking figure, with a bristling moustache, Bogg was well-known and popular with the artistic community, and loved their company. So he hit on the idea of a club, based on the Savage Club in London, which would bring artists, musicians and writers together and provide amusement and relief from the restrictive everyday world. A spirit of bohemianism was essential! There were to be only fifty members, who would be called Savages, with a Chief as president, a Scribe as secretary, and Braves as committee men. This Red Indian theme was Edmund Bogg’s inspiration and

he was chosen as the Chief, to preside in feathers and war paint over the jolly and sometimes rowdy pow-wows in the Wigwam – the firewater (whisky punch) was powerful stuff.

Many artists and writers joined the Tribe and distinguished visitors were entertained. There were trips around the countryside too, rambling, camping, and sketching. They arranged concerts and events in the villages to raise funds for local causes, but began to lose their bohemian edge. By 1914 the Club had begun to fade away and came to an end in the 1930s. Luckily some of the funny, inventive invitation cards to the pow-wows, and props like the firewater bowl, cooking pot and Chief’s headdress and throne were kept safe and are now on view in the City Museum.

Meanwhile Edmund Bogg embarked on a new venture,

combining his passion for the countryside with his self-taught love of history and literature. In 1892 he published ‘A Thousand Miles in Wharfedale’, an account of a journey with his artist friends, with lyrical descriptions of village and country, historical anecdotes, and delightful illustrations by friends like Percy Robinson and Gilbert Foster alongside his own photographs. Its success encouraged him – ‘Edenvale to the Plain of York’ followed, then ‘Two thousand miles of wandering in the Border Country and Lakeland’ and in 1902 the very popular ‘Old Kingdom of Elmet’, which includes an account of his hometown Leeds as he knew it, fascinating for the modern reader. More finely illustrated books on neighbouring areas followed, and new editions of his popular earlier works were published into the 1920s. He called them a labour of love. He loved the countryside and he loved words. His prose seems sentimental and overblown now, and came under fire at the time – in 1902 he apologised for the ‘abandon’ of his language which he said came from that ‘sense of joyfulness …peculiar to the heart of the born rambler’. Who can resist such a claim?

T’owd Chief, as he was still known, died at his home in Caledonian Road, Leeds, in 1931, aged 81. In his own words, the time had come for him to ‘bid adieu to the hills and vales, rivers and glens [and] glide gently down the river of life to journey’s end, like the beautiful Wharfe..’ He was remembered as a colourful eccentric, and a lover of the arts and the Yorkshire countryside.

THEY LIVED IN LEEDSEdmund Bogg (1851-1931) writer, countryman, rambler, bohemian

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Was there really once a group of braves who had their pow-wows in Leeds, with cooking pot and bowl of firewater, their chieftain in feathered head-dress and war-paint, passing round the pipe of peace? Did they make sorties into the countryside – not with tomahawks but with sketch pads and notebooks? Yes, for these were the members of the Leeds Savage Club, founded around 1891 by Edmund Bogg, who is remembered today for his many fine books on the Yorkshire countryside he knew and loved so passionately.

By Eveleigh Bradford18 July 2012 northleedslife.co.uk

It’ssoeasytoescapetotheYorkshireDales!EverySundayandbankholidayuntil late October, the YorkshireDalesman (DalesBus 870) leavesLeeds Bus Station at 9.20am andtravels through Headingley and Adelto Otley and Ilkley, heading for TheDales. At Otley there are connectionsforMalhamandPateleyBridge,beforethe 870/874 bus continues to BoltonAbbey, Grassington, Kettlewell andBuckden,withconnectionsforHawes.

DalesBusisoneofthebestintegratedSunday leisure travel networks inBritain, serving the Yorkshire DalesNational Park and Nidderdale Area ofOutstanding Natural Beauty. Serviceshave been improved to allow a widerangeoftravelchoice,includingplacessuch as Fountains Abbey, MalhamCove,KettlewellandAysgarthFalls.

A range of bargain tickets allowspeople to interchange between busesand make as many journeys as theywouldlikeinaday.TheSouthernDalesRoverallowstripsfromLeedsasfarasBuckdenorMalham,whilsttheAllDalesRoverat£10coversthewholenetwork.Uptotwochildrentravelfreeofcharge

with thesetickets,whilststudentscanbuy a Student Day Rover – anywhereintheDalesforjust£5.Buyyourticketfrom the driver on the first bus youcatch. Metrocard users can also useanybus leavingWestYorkshirefreeofcharge, whilst senior citizens can usetheirEnglishNationalConcessionPassonanyservice.

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Leeds Mencap’s Fabulous Fifties BallwillbeheldonSaturday13thOctoberatTheRoseBowl,LeedsMetUniversity,with all proceeds going to LeedsMencap – a locally funded charity forchildren and families with learningdisabilities.

So, get out your polka-dot dressesand blue suede shoes and get readyto swing into action to music by theLeeds University Union Dance band.Organisers hope to attract more than200 guests to the event, which willalso feature a three-course dinner, anauction and a rafflewith lots of greatprizes.

“This is the fourth year I’ve beeninvolved with the Leeds Mencap ball,and we are very excited to announce

our fun, fifties theme”, said CarolaSharpe, Ball Committee Chair. “It’san opportunity for everybody to dressup in some of their favourite vintagefashions, celebrate the decade hermajesty was crowned and show yoursupportforaworthycause.”

Last year’s Leeds Mencap ball raisedover £10,000 and they are hoping totop that figure this year. Tickets arejust £55 each and include welcomedrinks, a three-course meal andentertainment.Topurchaseyourticket,visit www.justgiving.com/LMBall2012,oremailball@leedsmencap.org.ukForfurtherdetailsvisitwww.leedsmencap.org.uk

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Loserville is the first musical fromJamesBourne,formerlyofyouthfulpop-rock bands, Busted and Son of Dork,and draws its inspiration from songson the Son of Dork album, WelcometoLoserville.Ratherthantheexpectedgrand debut in the West End, thisthrilling new show opens at our veryownWestYorkshirePlayhouse.

Writtenwith Bourne’s long-time friendandcollaboratorElliotDavis, theshowissetintheearly70sandisthestoryofMichaelDork,acomputernerdwhoseloveofbinarycodeisequalledonlybyhisnewfoundpreoccupation–girls.Itain’t easy being a geek butMichael’sworking on a technological innovationwhichmightjustchangetheworldand(more importantly) help him win theaffections of the beautiful and brainyHolly.

ThetwentystrongcastincludesformerEastenders star Aaron Sidwell, GarethGates, and Rock School sensation,Lil’ Chris. Behind the scenes, a hostof award-winning theatrical talent hashelpedtobringJamesandElliot’svisionto the stage with Loserville benefitingfrom the skills and experience ofdirectorStephenDexter,choreographerNick Winston and designer, FrancisO’Connor.

When North Leeds Life visited thePlayhouse to meet with the cast andcrew, we found the place abuzz withactivityasLoservillebecomesthechieffocus for the theatre’s facilities andstaff.

Abouthalfwaythroughthepreparationsfor the show, the energy andenthusiasmofallinvolvedwaspalpable

and James and Elliot seemed thrilledwith the progress. Although Loservilleis thefirstmusical Jameshaswritten,he has previous form in this area ashe appeared in the title role in SamMendes’productionofOliverwhenhewasalad.

IaskedJamesifWelcometoLoservillewasaconceptalbumofsortswhenhefirst wrote it and whether he had anydramatic potential in mind when hepennedthesongs?

“Maybe subconsciously”, he replied,“butIhadnoideaatthetimethatthesongsmightonedayendupaspartofahugemusicalstageshow.Elliot,beingafanofthealbum,plantedtheideainmymindsometimeagoandafterhe’ddone some work with Youth MusicalTheatre we talked about it somemore and realised it was somethingwe’dreally like todo.So,wemetwithStephen(Dexter,director)whoseemedreally enthusiastic and it started todevelopfromthere.”

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The pair seems well aware of howfortunate they are to have such atalentedteamonboard,particularly intermsofsetdesignandchoreography,and both are struck by the exciting,surrealexperienceofseeingtheirideastakeshape.

“Whenyoubeginwritingsomethinglikethis there’snothing there”, saysElliot,“soyou’llwrite ‘acomputer room’andthen someone has to go and build acomputer room. You see a drawingwhichthenbecomesamodelandwhen

you see it physicallyas part of a set, that’swhenitstartsbecomingreal and you realisehow many people areinvolvedateverylevel.”

A live band will ac-company the perform-ers for all the musicalnumbers. Was Jamestemptedtoget involvedwith playing any of themusic?“Well,I’llproba-blyjamwiththeguysinrehearsalsbutIfeellikeIreallyneedtowatchit

rather than be on stage. Forme, thisisn’t about performing. It’s about see-ing the work Elliot and I have writtenbroughttothestage.”

“What’s great about this show”, El-liot says, “is that there’sa realmixofpeople involved– from thosewhoareprofessionally trained to people justoffthestreetswithnaturaltalent.Thislendstheshowacertainspiceandanenergyyoudon’tnecessarilyseeintheWestEnd.Afterall,thisisastoryabout

peoplewhodon’tfit inand thosewhothinktheydo,butareactuallyjustbul-lies.Thereareloadsofdifferentlayersof ideas, but essentially it’s about ageekwhohasadreamofsendingthefirste-mailandaboutallthosewhofeelmarginalised but pursue their dreamsandendupchangingourworld.”

The show’s central theme and its1970’s setting give the production across generational appeal, conjuringup aworld beforemobile phones ande-mail, which younger audiencemem-bers will be unfamiliar with, while re-mindingadultsof theway thingsusedtobe.Thewriters insist it’sashowforeveryone,neitherdumbingdownforthekidsnor leaning tooheavilyonnostal-giafortheirparents.

“Ireallylikethis”,saysJames,“it’sjustalotoffun.It’snottoocheesyorheavy.It’sjustalightheartedfunshowevery-onecanenjoy.”

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Northern School of ContemporaryDance(NSCD)willthrowopenitsdoorsfor its first Community Open Day onSaturday14thJuly,from11am–3pm.

There is an exciting line up of freeclasses to join in with, for all ages,and free performances in the RileyTheatre. The day is being supportedby performance groups and localbusinesses from around Leeds. Foodstalls will be serving delicious treatsand there will be stalls for you tobrowse. Classes will be led by NSCD,Dazl, Northern Ballet, Leeds Pilates,Mini Movers and more. There will beplentytogetinvolvedin!

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Broadway’s longest running show ThePhantom of the Opera is at LeedsGrandTheatrefrom8thAugustto15thSeptember.

This new production is directed byLaurence Connor, with choreographybyScottAmblerandsetdesignbyPaulBrown. The lead will be performed byJohnOwen-Jones,whoplayedroleintheWestEnd,andChristinewillbeplayedby Katie Hall who was a contestanton BBC ‘I’d Do Anything’. The show,which has been seen in 145 cities in27 countries and played to over 130millionpeople,haswonover60majortheatre awards, including seven Tonyson Broadway, three Olivier Awards inthe West End and the ‘Most PopularMusical Audience Award’ as voted bythepublicinthe2002LaurenceOlivierAwards.

“The Phantom of the Opera is oneof the highlights in the history of theGrand Theatre”, said Ian Sime, thetheatre’s General Manager. “I believeourbeautifulauditoriumisjustperfectforthisproduction.Whatwiththatandthenew staging itwill beawonderfulnightoutforouraudiences.”

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The Church Recording team of LeedsDecorativeandFineArtsSociety(DFAS)recently completed the record for theParishChurch of All Saints, Otley, andpresented it to thechurchwardens at aspecial serviceheld attheendofMay.

This was the first two-volume record under-taken by the group.Leeds group leaderJane Hedley thankedthe churchwardens fortheir support of theteam. The practicalhelpgivenbyMargaretParkin andDrBernardGillwasimmeasurable,enabling the record tobecompleted inunderthree years – a majorachievement.

TheVictoriaandAlbertMuseum started the scheme about40 years ago. They were planning anexhibition of religious artefacts, butdidn’t know where to find them! Overtheyearsasthenumberofrecordshasgrown, so have their uses. Today theyare used by the Police and insurersto identify stolen objects – severalimportantpieceshavebeenreturnedtotheirrightfulownersduetothedetailed

written and photographic descriptionscontained in the records. Architectsundertakingchurchreorderingwillalsoconsultthem.

DFAS will start recording BramhamChurch this month. This attractivechurch, containing some Anglo-Saxonelements,issitedinanovalchurchyard,believedtobeSaxon.Previousrecordsundertaken by the group can beconsultedattheWestYorkshireArchiveServiceofficesinSheepscar,Leeds.

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OTLEY ARTS CLUB’S SUMMER EXHIBITION ThenewMayorofOtley,CouncillorMary Vickers, is set to open OtleyArts Club Summer Exhibition atOtleyCourthouseon1stJuly. Theexhibition presents an excitingand eclectic selection of art fromclub members and many pieceswill be for sale.The event is opentothepublicfrom2nd–28thJuly,MondaytoFriday,10am–4pm.

OtleyArtsClubwasformedin1947with the aim of bringing togetherpeople interested in all branchesof art and giving thema commonmeeting ground. Now celebratingits 65th year, this local art clubcontinues tooffera friendly forumfor artists of all abilities to meetanddeveloptheirskills.

Next season will feature a variedprogrammewithdemonstrationsbyguestartists,speakers,lifedrawingclasses and workshops. The clubmeets at the Welfare Centre,Crossgates, Otley on Wednesdaysat7.30pm.Newmembersareverywelcome.Fordetailspleasecontactotleyartsclub@groups.live.com


Avenue Q has enjoyed nearly five years of mischief, badbehaviour and political incorrectness in the West End andnowit’sbringingmoretoLeedsGrandTheatre!

Awitty,rudeandextremelyfunnyshow,AvenueQcombinesacastofhumansandpuppetswhotacklesubjectssuchasdating,racism,beinggayandfindingyourpurposeinlife.

ThestoryfollowsPrinceton,abright-eyedcollegegraduateashedesperatelytriestofollowhisdreamsanddiscoverhisever-elusivepurposeinlife.Atinybankbalance,thedistractionofabustyblondeandavarietyofweirdandwonderfulfriendsandneighboursleadhimonajourneyofself-discovery.

Avenue Q is at The Grand Theatre from 15th – 21st July(suitableforages12+).Ticketsareavailablefrom08448482705orwww.leedsgrandtheatre.com

AVENUE Q SET TO CAUSE MISCHIEF IN LEEDS

John Burland, the founder of the Wainwright Society, haswrittenanddevisedadramaticpresentationonthe lifeandworksofAlfredWainwright.Thiswasfirstpresentedaspartof the IlkleyLiterature festival in2009,andsince thenhasplayed to audiences across the North of England, raisingthousandsofpoundsforvariouscharities.

JohntakeshisaudiencesonajourneythroughWainwright’slifefromhishumbleupbringinginBlackburnthroughhislife-changingvisittotheLakeDistrictin1930,hismovetoKendalin1940andthefifteenyearsspentwriting theoutstandingguides to the Lake District. It included a more passionatesideof themanwithhissurreptitious loveaffair in themid‘60s and concludedwith his final journey to the summit ofHaystackswherehisasheswerescatteredin1991.

You can catch the presentation at four venues duringSeptember and October – Otley Courthouse, Friday 14thSeptember 7.30pm (£5 in advance, £6 on the night from01943 467466 or [email protected]); St GilesChurchHall,Bramhope,Saturday22ndSeptember7pm, inaid of Bramhope Children’s Society (Tickets £10 includingtwo-course meal from 0113 2673772 or [email protected]); Old Modernians Sports Club on Wednesday 26thSeptember 7.30pm (Tickets £5 – from 0113 2677467or [email protected]); and CookridgeMethodistChurch,Thursday4thOctober7.30pm(Tickets£[email protected]).

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Treasured! Smuggled? Stolen?Saved? is a new exhibition at LeedsCity Museum that has been devisedand curated by a team of 17 youngpeople, aged between 16-24. Theyhave selected the objects, worked oninterpretation,written the text,workedon marketing, and generally had amuch more active role and higherlevelofinvolvement,thanthemuseumusuallyallows.

The exhibition includes a number ofobjectsthathaveneverbeenondisplaybeforeandexploreshowthesedifferentandobscureobjectshaveendedupinthemuseum’scollection.Alltheobjectswere treasured in some way. Thestoriesofhow they travelled theworldandendedupinLeedsinvitevisitorstoquestionwhether they think theyweresmuggled,stolenorsaved.

Treasured!Smuggled?Stolen?Saved?ispartofPreciousCargo,aprojectledbyyoungpeople,inspiredbyYorkshire’sworld collections. It is one of theprojects at the heart of the London2012CulturalOlympiad.

HOW DID THESE OBJECTS END UP IN LEEDS?

SUMMER SCHOOL AT NSCDNorthernSchoolofContemporaryDance(NSCD)isrunningafive-daySummerSchool fromMonday30th July–Friday3rdAugust,deliveredinpartnershipwiththeinternationallyrenowned,Anglo/Belgian,RetinaDanceCompany.

Thecourse,whichwillbesplitintotwoagegroups(12–15and 16 – 20) will be an energetic, fun and challengingexperienceandwillfeaturearangeofcontemporarydancetechnique classes, contact work, repertory and creativeworkshops, culminating inan informalperformance in TheRileyTheatre.

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MissSaigonisaWestmeetsEast,boymeets girl, love story set during theVietnam war. The show is pepperedwith wonderful musical numbers. Ithas enjoyed enormous success sinceopening in London in 1989. It wasperformed more than 4,000 timesbeforecrossingtheAtlantictoNewYorkand is the eleventh longest-runningBroadwaymusical.

Music is by Claude-Michel Schonberg,lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr and AlainBoublil, and original stage productionbyCameronMackintosh.

Performances are at 7.15pm with aSaturday matinee at 2.15pm. Schoolsmatinee (£10) on Friday 13th July,2.15pm. Tickets (£13 / £10) areavailablefrom01943607944.

Upstagers will be performing the West Yorkshire Premier of the musical Miss Saigon (School Edition) in the King’s Hall, Ilkley, from 11th – 14th July and they are one of the first theatre groups in the country to do so.

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High Trees Nursery and Garden Centre on Otley Old Road, Horsforth, is celebrating 30 years in business on the weekend of 7-8 July!

Established by Neil Calvert and hisfamily,HighTreesstartedwithjustonegreenhouse in1982.Sincethen ithasgrownsteadily,expanding the rangeofplantsandproducts, anddevelopingamainretailsiteneartheroad,separatefrom the growing nursery. Today, 30years later, the Nursery and GardenCentrecoversovertenacres!

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ThefirstcopyofWalkersareWelcome’snew leaflet of walks in the Otley area,was presented to Peter Heald of OtleyTown Partnership in recognition of hisuntiring efforts in promoting Otley’sinterests,andspecificallyofhissupportforOtley’swalkers,attheOtleyShowonSaturday19thMay.

The new leaflet presents two circularwalksstartingfromtheMarketPlaceinOtley.OnegoesaroundtheCliftonarea,withachoiceofeitherafouroraneightmileroute;andonetoLeathleyviatheWharfeandWashburnrivers.

There are also two linear walks: onetravelling by bus to Ilkley and walkingbacktoOtleyviaDenton,andtheothergoingbybustoBramhopeandwalkingbackviaEastCarlton.

The leaflet gives written directions aswell asmaps showing the route to betaken.WalkersareWelcomewaymarkswillbepostedalongtheroutes.

This new leaflet was produced withfinancial support from Otley TownCouncil, Chevin Trek, Chevin CountryPark Hotel, and Club Energy, and isavailable (£1) from Chevin Trek, JustBooks,BrowseTimeandOtleyLibrary.

For further information please contactAdrienne Dyson on 07939 963414.Walkers AreWelcome www.waw-otley.org.uk/[email protected]

Leading Chinese athletes from eightsports will be coming to Leeds in JulyandAugusttotrainfortheLondon2012OlympicGames. Inasigningceremonyin Beijing, the Chinese OlympicCommittee agreed to use Leeds as itsofficial European pre-Games trainingbase in an historic agreement withLeeds City Council, The University ofLeeds, Leeds Metropolitan University,BradfordCollegeandWakefieldSportsClub.

Approximately 220 athletes, coachesand support staff will arrive in Leedsfrom early July, including swimming,tabletennis,fencing,Taekwondo,trackandfieldathletics,boxing,hockey,andcanoe slalom which will be based atthe National Water Sports Centre inNottingham.

The most high-profile among theChineseathletescomingtothecitywillbe their table tennis stars, who enjoynear-total dominance over the rest of

theworld.SuchistheirstrangleholdatthetopofthesportthatChinacurrentlyboasts the leading five players in boththemen’sandwomen’sworldrankings.

Leeds will also be hosting pre-gamestraining for theNetherlands swimmingsquad, including reigning Olympic and

world champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo(women’s4x100metrefreestylerelay).

TheCanadawheelchairrugbyteamwilltrainat TheUniversity of Leedsbeforecompeting in the Paralympic Games,which take place from 29th August –Sunday9thSeptember.

CHINESE OLYMPIC ATHLETES TO TRAIN IN LEEDS

Mr Liu Aijie (left) Deputy Director General, Sport Department of the Chinese Olympic Committee, with Peter Smith, Leeds City Council project manager for the Olympic & Paralympic Games

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ALBUM REVIEW ALT J – AN AWESOME WAVE

Over the last few months Alt J, whoformedat LeedsUniversity, havebeengenerating a good deal of excitementabout this debut album, helped in nosmallpartbytheheavyrotationonBBC6Musicoftheirsingle,Breezeblocks,aninfectioussliceofwonkyindie-pop.

AnAwesomeWaveisafinealbumbut,given the ear-catching eccentricity oftheir breakthrough single, Imust say Iwas expecting something altogethermoresurprisingandexciting.Thealbumasawholeisafairlylow-key,downbeataffair but boasts considered arrange-ments, textural variety and lyrical andmelodic depths that becomemoreap-parentwithcontinuedlistening.

Itwouldn’t be a stretch to say that AltJ comfortably slot into the Indie-Dancecrossover zone inhabited by the likesofDjangoDjangoandTheXXbut theirsound has more in common with thefolktronicaofArabStrapetalandNinjaTuneartistssuchasFinkandAmonTo-bin.

The reverb drenched intro sets thetone with resonant piano and skitter-ingbeatsenvelopingsubtlytwangygui-tars.It’sasuitablyatmosphericopenerwhichgiveswaytotheacapellaharmo-nies that begin Tesselate, the vocalshere,asonMs,havingsomethingofachoralqualityandsoundasiftheycould

beemanatingfromare-motemonastery.

Despite its recent radioplay ubiquity, Breeze-blocks still packs apunch. Purportedly in-spired by Where theWild Things Are author,Maurice Sendak, thisdisarmingly catchynumber employs theband’scharacteristicallyintriguing rhythmic ap-proach(thinkingoutsidethebox,thedrummerisknown to use a sauce-

paninplaceofacymbal)andfeatureseffective use of singer, Joe Newman’sidiosyncraticvocalstyle.

With its fourteen tracks, the album isperhaps a tad overlong and as suchcontainsabitoffillerbuttherearemorethanafewgemstobediscovered,forin-stanceSomethingGood,whoseacous-ticguitarandrapid-firestaccatodrumsgivewaytoalushcascadingpianoloopandFitzpleasurewithitsrumblingbassgrowl and tentative flirtationwithDub-step.

While at times An Awesome Wavesmacks of the kind of fare one mightfind on a ‘Chill Out’ collection, it’s athoughtful piece of work likely to growonthe listener.Packedwithastuteref-erences to film and literature and dis-playingasoundthatalreadyseemswellhoned,thisauspiciousdebutshowsAltJ tobeabandwithbothbrainsandaheart.

The album boasts considered arrangements, textural variety

and lyrical and melodic depths that become more apparent with continued

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Four of the finest exponents inTraditional IrishMusic join forces for aconcertoflively,old-timemusicinOtleyCourthouseonFriday20thJulyat8pm.

KarenTweed(pianoaccordion)isknownas one the driving forces in bringingthepianoaccordion to the fore in IrishMusic. Recognised for her tastefulstyle and expressive playing, she is

joinedbyTomMcElvogueonflute,and,Des Hurley (fiddle) and Chris O’Malley(piano/guitar) both from the Irish ArtsFoundation

The concert is being filmed by Media,Film & Culture Department studentsfromLeedsTrinityUniversity

Tickets £10/£8 in advance, £11/£9on the door. Tel: 01943467466www.otleycourthouse.org.uk

Greg Mulholland MP was delightedwhenhistwonomineesinthe‘RocktheHouse’ finals in London, took secondandthirdplaces!

Gregnominatedsinger/songwriterMarcOtwayintheover18’scategoryandhefinished in second place, and KorksWineBarinOtleycameawaywiththirdplaceforbestlivemusicvenue.

Rock the House is a live musiccompetition which celebrates the bestof up-and-coming unsigned Britishartists and venues that support them.EveryMPisinvitedtonominateasolo-artist, a band, an under-18 act andmusicvenuefromtheirconstituency.

“Iamabsolutelydelightedthatbothofmy nominees did so well”, said Greg.“Marc Otway is such a talented andpromisingyoungperformer.And,Korksshowcases some of the best musicaltalentaround.Welldonetoboth.”

“The finals were amazing and theatmosphere was just electric”, said

Marc.“Imetsomeamazingpeopleand,bestofall,IwasphotographedwithThinLizzydrummerGorham!”

“Togetthirdplaceoutofsomanyentriesisincredible”saidChrisPayneofKorks.“Livemusicissoimportantand,thankstoourMP,wehaveraisedthevisibilityofit.Iamoverjoyedwiththeresult.”

SUCCESS FOR ‘ROCK THE HOUSE’ NOMINEES

TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC BY FOUR OF THE FINEST

Four of the finest exponents in

Traditional Irish Music join forces

for a concert

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Marc Otway, Chris Payne and Greg Mulholland

SOUND & VISION

The announcement that Ridley Scottplanned to return to Science Fictionfor the first time since 1982’s BladeRunner sent shockwaves of feveredanticipationthroughthegeekosphere.When it was revealed that he wouldrevisittheworldofhissecondfeature,theclassicAlien,therewasafrenzyofonline speculationas tohow itwould

tie inwith theotherAlienmoviesandwas widely assumed to be a prequelto the original film. However, thefilmmakers, somewhat enigmatically,stated that Prometheus would notbe directly linked to the rest of thefranchisebutwouldbeastandalonefeature that takesplace ‘in the sameuniverse’asAlien.

It turns out that the resultant filmmanagestocreateanewstorybasedaround elements present in 1979’sAlien but is still shot through with astrongstrainofalienDNAandisalmostimpossiblenottoconsiderincontextoftheotherfourmovies.

Thecruxof thestory isanalternativecreation myth wherein, in the year2089, a group of scientists led bythe somewhat religious Dr ElizabethShaw (Noomi Rapace) discover whatthey believe to be clues to the originofhuman life in thecavepaintingsofancientcivilizations.Theirsearchtakesthem light years through space to adistantstarsystemwheretheyhopetoencounter thebeingsthatengineeredthehumanrace.

From the outset, it seems like arisky endeavour and something ofa crackpot idea (maybe it’s just me)but, nevertheless, the expedition isfinanced by the shadowy, sinisterWeyland corporation and our pluckyteam are on their way. Needless tosay, the whole thing backfires quitespectacularly and what the teamuncoversontheforebodingplanettheyarrive at may threaten the future ofhumanity.Whoops.

OnboardPrometheus, thespacecraftthatferriesthemtotheirdestination,isDavid,anandroiddesignedtoappearhumansoasnottofreakoutthecrew,portrayed by Michael Fassbender in

PROMETHEUSDIRECTED BY: RIDLEY SCOTT

STARRING: : NOOMI RAPACE, MICHAEL FASSBENDER, CHARLIZE THERON, IDRIS ELBA, GUY PEARCE

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another chilling performance.While David is incapable ofexperiencingemotions,hestillconveysafewdegreesmorewarmththanthefrostyMeredithVickers(CharlizeTheron),aWeylandCorpofficialoverseeingthemissionwhoseemstohaveherownagenda.

Whereas, what made the original Alien so creepily tenseandeffectivewasthegloomy,claustrophobicsettingofthespacecraft Nostromo, the larger scale and jaw-droppingextra-terrestrial landscapes of Prometheus give the filma grand and ambitious scope. Interestingly,while the filmfeaturesanumberofimpressivespecialeffects,theamountofCGimagerywaskepttoaminimumwithScottpreferringtocreateeffects ‘incamera’.This,and the fact thatmostof the colossal sets were hand built, gives the overallproductiondesignadepthlackingintheartificialsheenofmostCGI ladenmoviesand isarefreshingreturntomoreoldschoolfilmmakingtechniques.

Many have complained that they were left disappointedbyPrometheus,perhaps itwasn’talienyenough for them,despite attempts by Scott and his team tomanage fan’sexpectations.True,whenviewedalongsideitspredecessor,thefilmdoesbegmorequestionsthanitanswersbutit isstill an accomplished, fantastically designed productionbrutally effective at delivering the visceral shocks thatdefinedtheoriginal.

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Tucked away in an often overlooked corner of the city centre an artistic enterprise is gathering steam, exert-ing its gravitational pull on creative types across Leeds and beyond.

SituatedinByronStreetMills,justoffRe-gentStreet,DotsPrinthausisthebrain-child of Jonny Akers and Joe Duffield,two friends who share aesthetic sensi-bilities and a passion for screen print-ing. Jonny had recently graduated witha degree in Fine Arts from Leeds MetwhenhemetJoewho,havingattendedartschool,wasworkingforWhiteLabelClothingandprintinghisownworkintheshop’sbasement.

Dots Printhaus is born!

Bonding over shared tastes in art, de-sign andmusic, the two soon becameresidents inFactory4art studio spacewheretheirpartnershipbegantoevolve.Itwasn’t longbefore they realised theyweregoingtoneedtheirownworkshop.AunitinByronStreetMillsbecameavail-able(followingapoliceraidonthecan-nabis farm it had previously housed),andDotsPrinthauswasborn.Over thepastyeartheworkshophasexpandedtoincludeaspaceforbandrehearsalandrecording,andanillustrationstudio.

CentraltotheethosofDots isthe ideaof a creative community, building andmaintaining strong relationships withlocalartists,designers,musicians,DJs,promoters, theatre companies, photog-raphers,prettymuchanyonewhowantstheir visual presence rendered by guyswithaneyefordetail,acommitmenttoqualityandwho really careaboutwhattheydo.

What setsDotsapart is that theyhaveno minimum print run. They can caterforthosewithlimitedbudgetsandhelppeople just starting out, who may oth-erwisestruggle toget theirdesignsoutthere. Italsomeansthat theycantakeonsmallerjobsthatreallyinterestthem.

A partnership with illustrators

Giving the Dots crew a further edge istheir close partnership with illustratorsin residence, Stuff & Things. The pre-ternaturally talented and skilful SimonWalkerandSophiePrimrosehavebeenproducinggigandfilmpostersunderthisbanner for a year and theexpert print-ing prowess of Dots renders their intri-cateandeye-poppinglydetaileddesignsbeautifully.

Over the past year they’ve producedwork for many great bands, includingThe Charlatans, St Vincent and TheMystery Jets. A selection of their workrecently featured in an exhibition ofthebestscreenprintedposterart fromacross Europe in Flannels Gallery thatranfortwomonths.

Designs for music and film

Stuff&ThingsandDotshaveaparticu-larlycloseassociationwithLeeds-basedbandALASKA,throughwhomtheyhaveshowcased some of their band mer-chandise.ALASKA’sCDsleeves,T-shirts,posters, comicstrips,and totebagsallfeature Simon’s lovingly designed art-work, diligently hand-printed by JonnyandJoe.

After seeing limited edition, homagepostersforcultmoviesintheStates,Si-monandSophieapproachedHydeParkPicture House to collaborate on Crea-turesof theNight, thecinema’sweeklylate night screenings of cultclassics.EachmonthStuff&Things choose the films forwhich they’d like to producea screen-printed poster andsellthemonamerchtableonthenight.

Althoughoriginalpostersandmerchandise for bands fea-tureslargelyinStuff&Things’output, they’ve recently un-dertakenonahugebrief forWorld Vision Charity, design-ing a storytelling tool to givethemanysponsoredchildreninvolvedmoreofavoice.Thelast two months of develop-ment is now being tested inBangladesh.

Passion, enthusiasm & hard work pay off

WhilstbothDotsandStuff&Thingsareverysmallcompanies,theirByronStreetMillsheadquartersisatthecentreofamuchlargercreativemovementofinde-pendent thinkers and doers in Leeds,whohavebeenunitedby thedesire toearn a living doing what they love andtoberecognisedfortheirindividualandcollective skills. The ALASKA collabora-tionisaperfectexampleofhowwellin-tegratedand supportive the team is ofeachother’sendeavours.

In relativelyshort time,Dots reputationfor quality has spread rapidly and theinitialtrickleofordersandoffersofworkhasbecomeadeluge.Byvirtueoftheirpassion, enthusiasm and formidablework ethic, they aredeserving of everysuccess.www.dotsprint.co.uk/

Whilst both Dots and Stuff & Things are very small

companies, their Byron Street Mills headquarters is at the

centre of a much larger creative movement of independent

thinkers and doers in Leeds

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“AN ARTISTIC ENTERPRISE THAT’S

GATHERING STEAM


MUSICLISTINGSBrendan Duffy’s ‘Somethin’ Else’Sun1July,1.30–4pmatSevenArts,ChapelAllerton.Featuringthelegendary‘Bones’onLatinpercussion,Somethin’ElsehasbeenafixtureontheLeedssceneforalmost20years.£5/4,kidsunder16free

Dave Challis Trio 1stSun,1pmatTheWheatleyArms,BenRhydding,LS298PP.

Otley Folk Club meets Wed,8.30pmatKorksWineBar,Bondgate,Otley.

Horsforth Music Centre Jazz Band Sun1July,2.30pmGoldenAcrePark

Nick Hall Tues3JulyatTheJunction,Bondgate,Otley.Folk/Rock

Journey into India: Manasamitra Fri6July,7.30pmatOtleyCourthouse.ClassicalCarnaticIndianmusic&Bharathanatyamdance.Tickets:£10/£8inadvance,£11/£9ondoor.

The Wailers Fri6July,O2Academy,£19.50.FormerbackinggroupoflateBobMarley.ReggaelegendsarejoinedbyexcitingnewJamaicansinger,Koolant.

West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra presents ‘From Russia With Love’ Sat7July,7.30pmatTheVenue,LeedsCollegeofMusic.Tchaikovsky’sRomeo&JulietFantasyOverture&OrchestralSuiteNo.4(Mozartiana),&RimskyKorsakov’sScheherazade.Tickets£8/£62223434orondoor.

Otley Chamber Orchestra & Friends: Music for a Summer Evening Sat7July,7.30pmatOtleyCourthouse.AwiderangeofmusicfromBach&SchuberttoScottJoplin.Tickets:£6under18sfree.

Fischers Ghost Sat7JulyatTheSwan,Addingham.Fivepiecebandplayingpop/rock/blues

Seven Jazz Summer Cafe Sun8July,1.30–4pmatSevenArts,ChapelAllerton.Bringyourband,yourvoiceoryourinstrumentorjustcometobeentertained.Relaxed&goodfun.Toprhythmsectionwillaccompanythosewhoneedone.

Kark Mullins & Jen Low Tues 10JulyatTheJunction,Bondgate,Otley.Bluesyvocals&jazzypianoplayingeverythingfromEllaFitzgeraldtoFlorence&theMachine

Pine Hill Haints + Serious Sam Barrett Fri13July,BrudenellSocialClub,LS6.£6.Bluegrass,folk,honkytonk,countrybandfromAlabamawithsupportfromlocalfolkbluesstalwart.

The Ultimate Elvis Experience Sat14JulyatTheSwan,Addingham

Louise Gibbs & Her Organ Trio Sun15July,1.30–4pmatSevenArts,ChapelAllerton.Anewventure&newformatforLouise’ssinging-”Shecanturnahackneyedjazzstandardintoanewly-imaginedcomposition..”

Bassa Bassa Sun 15July,2.30pmGoldenAcrePark

Hardcastle, Vermond & Holmes Tues17JulyatTheJunction,Bondgate,Otley.Lively,groovy,accessibleBlues

Karen Tweed, Tom McElvogue, Des Hurley & Chris O’MalleyFri20July,8pmatOtleyCourthouse.FourofthefinestexponentsoftraditionalIrishMusic.Tickets:£10

Clear Sat21JulyatTheSwan,Addingham.SixpieceIlkleycoversband

Otley Brass Band Sun22July,2.30pmWharfemeadowsPark,Otley

Declan Forde Quartet Sun22July,1.30–4pmatSevenArts,ChapelAllerton.Original

compositionswithsomeadaptedpoptunesfromthelikesofBonIver&NeilYoung.

Five & Dimers Tues24JulyatTheJunction,Bondgate,Otley.Oldtime,Bluegrass&Countrytoppedoffwithexcellentharmonies

The Leeds Bluegrass Club Thurs26July,from8.30pmatTheGroveInn,BackRow,Holbeck(offWaterLane)LiveacousticAmericanaroots/Bluegrass/Countrymusic.Residentbands+guests.Pickingsessionsinbackrooms,musicianswelcome.£3.Details:John2670761,Kevin2677040.

Charlotte ChurchFri27JulyatTheBrudenellSocialClub,LS6.Uniquenewsound,withbigdrums,bigguitars.Tickets£15fromJumboRecords.

Waiting for Wednesday Sat28JulyatTheSwan,Addingham.AnnaWatkins&LauraShackleton,beautifulcovers&inspirationaloriginals,withawaveofvocalharmonies.

Manic Scream Tues31JulyatTheJunction,Bondgate,Otley

FESTIVALS 2012Well, it’s that time of year again; it’s festival season!

Withmoreandmoresmall-scaleboutiquefestivalsspringingupeachyear,it’seasierthanevertofindaneventthatwon’trequireyoutravellingthelengthandbreadthofthecountry.

Herearesomeofthegreatfestivalscomingup(justabout)onourdoorstep.

Burton Agnes Jazz and Blues Festival 6–8JulyatBurtonAgnesHall,Driffield,EastYorkshire,withAlligators,IanSiegal&TheMississippiMudbloods

Cocoon in the Park 7July,TempleNewsam,Leeds.AlldayDanceandTechnofestfeaturingSven

Vath,SethTroxler,Cassy,ShaunReeves.www.cocooninthepark.com

Deer Shed 20-22July,BaldersbyPark,Topcliffe,NorthYorkshire.SaintEtienne,Villagers,ClubSmith,LosCampesinos!www.deershedfestival.com

Kendal Calling 27-29July,LowtherDeerPark,Hackthorpe,Cumbria.DizzieRascal,MaximoPark,InspiralCarpets,Dodgy,ShedSeven.www.kendalcalling.com

The Magic Loungeabout 27-29July,BroughtonHall,NorthYorkshire.ChicftNileRodgers,TheCharlatans,InnerCity,ChewLips,Back2Basics.www.themagicloungeabout.net

Beacons Festival 17-19August,FunkirkEstate,Skipton.WildBeasts,TootsandTheMaytals,Ghostpoet,CassMcCombs.www.greetingsfrombeacons.com

Bingley Music Live 31August-2September,MyrtlePark,Bingley,WestYorkshire.PigeonDetectives,Hard-Fi,TheCharlatans,TheChevin,EllenandTheEscapades.www.bingleymusiclive.com

Limetree 24-26August,Masham,NorthYorkshire.UtahSaints,Middleman,JonGomm,TagTeamPreacher.www.limetreefestival.co.uk

Solfest 24-26August,TarnsideFarm,nearAspatria,Cumbria.TheWaterboys,AdamAnt,KTTunstall,BillyBragg.www.solwayfestival.co.uk

Fylde Folk Festival 31August-2September,MarineHall,Fleetwood,Lancashire.ShowofHands,JonTams&BarryCoope.www.fylde-folk-festival.com

Scarborough Jazz 28-30September,TheSpa,Scarborough,NorthYorkshire.QuentinCollins,DariusBrubeckQuartet.www.scarboroughjazzfestival.co.uk


YOUNGER LIFE

OTLEY ALL SAINTS WIN FAIRTRADE FILM COMPETITIONOtleyAllSaintsPrimarySchoolrecentlywonaregionalfilmcompetitionandGregMulhollandMPpresentedthemwiththeiraward.

The ‘Take a Step’ film competition was organised byFairtradeYorkshire.ThechallengewastotellthestoryofaFairtradeproduct.OtleyAllSaintscreatedaninformative

and interesting film about the journey of cocoa, fromgrowertochocolatebar.

“It’s a fantastic video”, said Greg Mulholland. “It reallygetsthepointacrossabouttheimportanceofsupportingFairtrade, sowell done to all those that took part. I amdelightedthatOtleyAllSaintshavewon.Fairtradeismakinga realdifference to the livesofmillionsofpeople in thedevelopingworld,bymakingsurethatfarmersaregettingafairdeal for theirproduce,aswellasreceivingfundingthattheycanputintoprojectsintheircommunities.Itissoimportantthatwegetbehindtheinitiative.”

Yorkshire is aiming to become the first region in theUKto attain Fairtrade status and is working with schools,MPs,Fairtradegroups,Councils,shopsandcaféstoraiseawarenessaboutFairtrade.

For more information and to see the winning film go towww.fairtradeyorkshire.org.uk

This summer Eureka! The NationalChildren’s Museum in Halifax, isstaging Playfest 2012 – a six weekoutdoorfestivalfrom21stJuly–2ndSeptember.

Theaimistoenablefamiliesandchil-dren toenjoyquality timeplaying to-gether.Fourmarqueeswillbeerectedon Eureka!’s lawns and families willbeabletotakepartinarangeofspe-cialeventsandactivities, inadditiontotheusualfuninsidethemuseum.

Playfest is all about having fun andenjoying the festival atmosphere.Visitors can have a different experi-enceoneachvisit,enjoyingthedailythemesofMoveItMonday,TellaTaleTuesday, World Wednesday, TheatreThursday, Funtime Friday, SaturdaySounds and Science Sunday. Thesethemes will be played out in themarquees,whichwill featureaMainStage,Laughter,FingersandThumbsandBitsandBobsTents.

“We know that families enjoy sittingaboutwatchingtheirchildrenplayinarelaxedandeasy-goingenvironment”,said TomWarman, Eureka’sMarket-ing and Development Director. “Byhavingadifferentthemeforeachdayof the week over a six week period,

families can experience somethingdifferenteverytimetheyvisit.”

Eureka! Playfest 2012will run everydayfrom11amonSaturday21stJulyuntil4pmonSunday2ndSeptember.An online programme of events isavailable at www.eureka.org.uk/playfest2012Thefestivalisfreewithstandard admission or a Eureka!annualpass.

EUREKA! LAUNCHES PLAYFEST 2012

“By having a different theme for each day of

the week over a six week period, families can

experience something different every time they

visit.”


NoticesEDDIE GRAY PRESENTS AWARD AT ST. MARY’SLeedsUnitedlegendEddieGraypresentedtheJamiePayneRossAwardatSt.Mary’sCatholicHighSchoolonWednesday23rdMay.

TheAward,foroutstandingachievementinsportforaYear8 boy (12-13), is presented annually inmemory of JamiePayneRosswhodiedinatragicaccidentinDecember1993.Thisyear’srecipientwasJamesBowling,whocamefourthintheTaekwondoWorldChampionshipsinCanadalastyear.

“Eddie is an outstanding role model in sport and is verymodest about his own remarkable achievements infootball”,saidDavidGeldart,AssistantHeadteacher.“ItwasanhonourforSt.Mary’stohavehimpresentthisprestigiousaward.”

ALYSSIA RANKED NINTH IN COUNTRY

Alyssia Carr, a student at St. Mary’s, Menston, recentlycompeted in the Yorkshire Athletics Championships withgreatsuccess–winningboththe100mHurdlesandLongJumpeventsandcomingsecondinthe100m.

These outstanding performances mean that Alyssia isranked ninth in the country at hurdles and seventh inthe long jump for her age category. This is a tremendousachievementinherfirstyearcompetingatUnder17level.

Arts & Crafts Workshops 13 – 17 Aug, 10.30am –12.30pmatOtleyCourthouse.Ages5-12.£5perchildperworkshop

Artstars Saturday Art Club, 10am–12noonatOtleyCourthouse.Forchildrenaged5–12(under8swithanadultinthebuilding).£5persession.

Baby Rascals Are you a new Mum? Wouldyouliketomeetothers&enjoyacupofcoffee?CometoOtleyParishChurch,Wed1–2.45pm(termtime).Details:01943463815.

Chevin Wildlife WATCH Group Fun kids & parentsgroup run by volunteers in partnership with YorkshireWildlifeTrust&oneofthelongestrunningWATCHGroupinYorkshire. Activitiesevery1stSat&3rdSun.Details:JenniferWattson01132375320,[email protected]

Let’s Make a Play 23–27July,10am–3pmatOtleyCourthouse.Dramaworkshopsfor11-12yearolds.£25fortheweek.

Little Rascals meetWed 9.30 – 11.15am (term time)in Otley Parish Church. A group for pre-school children,parents & carers. Toys, drinks, crafts. Free. Details:01943463815

Otley Junior Orchestra (ages 8 – 12) Thurs 3.30 –4.30pm.Details:01943462826

Otley Rhythmic Gymnastics Thurs4.45–5.30pm(ages3-6); 5.30 – 6.30pm (age 7+). Details: Karen 07947123293

Otley Youth Theatre (13–18)Mon6–7.45pm.Details:01943466256

Performance Drama School (Age4+)Wed5–9pm,Sat10am–12noon.Details:01943602265

Saturday Artstars 10am–12noonatOtleyCourthouse.Exciting Art activities for 5 - 12 year olds (under8withadult).£5persession.

Songwriting workshopwithNickHall&MichellePlum22Aug,2–4pmatOtleyCourthouse.Forages12–18.£5


YOUNGER LIFE

TheBigHoo-HaCo is once again run-ning itspopular ‘Gig inaWeek’musicprojectforyoungpeopleaged12to18,fromTuesday31stJulytoSaturday4thAugust.

During the project, led bymulti-instru-mentalistmusicians,theyoungpeoplework together in bands on their ownsongs or versions of existing songs.Then, on Saturday evening, they per-formatagigatOtleyCourthouse.

Anybodywho loves tosingorplaysaninstrument (whether it’s an electricguitar, drums, violin, tuba, or anythingelse!) is welcome. No previous expe-rience is required. Instrumentalistsshouldhaveareasonablelevelofabil-ity,butpartofthefunisbuildingconfi-denceandlearningnewskills.It’ssuit-able for both experienced players andthoseatanearlierstage.

Theweek isoftena stepping stone tomore involvement in music – for ex-ample, fouryoungpeoplewhomet forthefirsttimeatlastyear’sprojectwenton to forma bandwhich is playing atthisyear’sCultureShockFestivalattheGreatYorkshireShowground

The project takes place at The Wool-packMusicStudiosonBondgate,Otley,from11am–4pmeachday.Forfurtherinformation, contact Richard at [email protected] or 07956 205151 orwww.bighooha.co.uk. Places are lim-ited.

The Carriageworks Theatre AcademypresentGoldandFlyingLikeABird,adoublebillofmythandlifeintertwined,on Saturday 28th July at 2pm and7.30pm.

TheshowinterweavestheclassicmythsofMidasandIcaruswithoriginalstoriescreatedbyyoungtheatremakersinanunforgettable performance about get-tingwhatyouwishforandgoingtoofar–Midaswishesforeverythinghetouch-estoturntogold;Leewisheshewerewitty;Icarusfallsinlovewithflying;andChloefallsinlovewithshopping!

Tickets (£6/£4, family £16) availablefrom 0113 224 3801 or [email protected]

BIG HOO-HA’S ‘GIG IN A WEEK’ SUMMER PROJECT

CARRIAGEWORKS ACADEMY PRESENTS DOUBLE BILL

TheCarriageworksTheatreAcademy,in association with Blah Blah BlahTheatre Company, is currently re-cruitingnewmembersfortheirfourthyear,whichstartsinSeptember.

“Within weeks of starting we man-aged to work together and get ourideasfrompapertoourfirstperform-ance”, said Liliana (11). “It was anexhilarating experience! I am look-ing forward to our next productionanddefinitelywant tocontinuenextyear!”

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ACTIVE

AddinghamYogaCircleMeetsMon7.30–9pmatAddinghamPrimarySchool,BoltonRd.(termtime).Allwelcome,includingbeginners.FriendlyclubforallwhowanttobenefitfrompractisingHathayoga.Details:Margaret01943431248GroveHillCrownGreenBowlsClubWelcomesnewmembers–allages,beginnersorexperienced.Getfit&havefun.Details:Judith01943462963

GroveHillTennisClub,Otleyrunsayear-roundsocialprogramme.Clubplays3mixeddoublesteamsinWharfedaleleague,amen’steamintheYorkshireleague&aLeedsmedleyteam.Excellentcoachingforbothadults&juniors.Details:www.otleytennis.webs.com

IlkleyYogaClubMeetsThurs,7.30–9pminRiddingsHall,Christchurch,TheGrove,Ilkley.Afriendlyclubwherebothbeginners&thosewithexperiencecanenjoyHathayoga.Allwelcome.Details:Margaret01943431248

LastManStandsarelookingforadditionalteamstoentertheircricketleagues.Theycaterforallstandards.Details:Paul07795154444,[email protected]

LeedsAreaDisabledSwimmingClubMon7-8pmatHoltParkLeisureCentre.Areyoudisabledorrecoveringfromaconditionwhereswimming/exercisinginwatercouldhelp?Weprovideasafe,sociableprivatepoolsessionwhereyoucanworktoyourownabilitytogainstrength&confidence.Details:Roger2674716,Sarah2876250www.ladsc.co.uk

OtleyAthleticClubisyourlocalrunningclub.Itcatersforeveryone,sodon’tbeafraidtogoalongtooneoftheirtrainingsession–Tues&Thurs,7.15pmatOtleyCricketClub,CrossGreen.Reducedmembershipforfirstyear–£15ratherthan£25.Details:http://otleyac.org.uk/

OtleyBadmintonClubmeetatPrinceHenry’sMon7.30–9.30pm&Fri7–9pm.JuniorClubcoachingavailableSat9.30–11am.Newmemberswelcome.Details:SteveNorfolk07860242089,[email protected],

OtleyWalkersTwiceweeklywalks,5–20miles.Weekendsaway&specialevents.Newmemberswelcome.Annualmembership£5.Gettheprogramme&trybeforejoining.Details:01943875995,[email protected]

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

WharfedaleWayzgooseTues8.30–10pm,WesleyHall,Walkergate,Otley.EnergeticMixedBorderMorris.Newdancers&musicianswelcome.Nopreviousexperiencenecessary.Details:[email protected],MalcolmHills01943462605/07918611614,[email protected]

YarnburyAnglingClubMatchesheld1stSunofmonth.Membersonly.Coachtransfersto&fromvenues.Membershipdetails:AdrianAddyon07956964713.

ARTS & CRAFTS

ChineseBrushPainters’SocietySat7/Sun8July:workshopswithKailiFufeaturingchrysanthemum&orchidswithinsectsinfreestyle&paintingfineladiesinmeticulousstyle.AtPool-in-WharfedaleMemorialVillageHall,ArthingtonLane,Pool,10am-4pm.Newmemberswelcome.Details:AnneAllan01422368482,[email protected]

IlkleyArtClubmeetsTues,7.30pmatTheClarkeFoleyCentre,CuncliffRd.Therearemeetings3&10July,followedbytheSummerRecessuntil4Sept.Membershipisnowopen.Details:07787831941.

IlkleyFlowerClubThrivingflowerclubmeets2ndMonofmonth,7.30pmatClarkeFoleyCentre,CunliffeRdtoenjoyinspirationalflowerarrangingdemonstrationsbyexperts.Newmembers&guests(£5)welcome..Noneedtobook,justturnup.Details:Brenda01943601691

OtleyArtClubmeetsWed,7.30pmatPeople’sWelfareCentre,Crossgate.Varietyofactivities,incl.exhibitionsinJuly&Nov.Newmemberswelcome.Details:PhilTaylor01943467029,[email protected]

OtleyArtsClubSummerExhibitionFrom2-31JulyatOtleyCourthouse.Originalartworkbymembersinavarietyofmedia,manyitemsforsale.

PoolArtGroupFri10am-12pm,PoolMethodistChurch.Support&encouragementfromfellowartistsatalllevels.Details:PatWalker01132037952.

YorkshireFlowerClubWed25July,2pmatAlmscliffeHall,HarrogateRd,HubyLS17.APracticeforTheOliverCooksonTrophy‘Curls&Swirls’Visitorswelcome.Details:01943863172or01132611183

COFFEE MORNINGS, FAIRS & MARKETS

CoffeeMorningEverySat,OtleyMethodistChurchWesleyHall,10am–12noon.Homemadecakes,sconesetc&afriendlyatmosphere.AccessBoroughgate&Walkergate(disabledaccess).

CoffeeMorning1stSateverymonth,9.30–11.30amBurleyinWharfedaleUnitedReformedChurch,MainSt.Lotsofstalls,incl.homebaking,handcraftedcards,bric-a-brac,books&nearlynewclothes–allatbargainprices!

CountryMarketIlkleyFri27July,24Aug,28Sept,10am–12noonatRiversideHotel,Ilkley.Homemade,homegrown&handcraftedproduce-rangeofbreads,biscuits,preserves,cakes&pastries,plusvarietyofcraftitems&cards.

CountryMarketOtleyFri6&20July,3&17Aug,7&21Sept,9.30-11.30amatStJohnAmbulanceHall,GayLane.Homemade,homegrown&handcrafted

produce-rangeofbreads,biscuits,preserves,cakes&pastries,plusvarietyofcraftitems&cards.

St.John’sSummerFair‘MenstonbytheSea’Sat30June,2pmatMenstonPrimarySchool.Sat14July,TheFollowtheFleeceTheatreCompanyreturnstopresentitsdramatisationofBradford’swoollenindustry.

GROUPS/CLUBS

AireboroughCameraClubMeetsWed,7:45pmatGuiseleyTheatre,TheGreen,Guiseley.Amixofmembers’photos&visitingphotographers,competitions&discussions.Newmemberswelcome.Details:www.aireboroughcameraclub.co.uk

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

AlwoodleyMotorClubEveryotherThurs8.30–9pmatTheWharfedaleInn,ArthingtonLane,PoolinWharfedale.Allwelcome.Details:01133910403www.alwoodleymc.org.uk

BenRhyddingBridgeClubmeetsMon,9.30amatBenRhyddingMethodistChurch.Newmembersalwayswelcome.Details:Molly01943466605

BurleyinWharfedale&DistrictProbusClubNewMembersNeeded!Retiredorsemi-retiredmenwelcome.FortnightlymeetingsinSalemUnitedReformedChurchhall.Variedprogrammeofspeakers,socialevents,quizzes&outings.Details:RodMcKenzie01943865561

ChevinDivisionTrefoilGuildmeets7.30pmon1stMonofthemonthinOtleyorGuiseley.Thegroupoffersavariedcalendarofevents,withopportunitiesfortravel,adventure&broadeningyourhorizons,&supportsGirlGuidingUK.Details:01943872892.

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COMMUNITY NOTICES


FriendsoftheEarthmeetmonthlyinIlkley.Theycampaignonglobalissuessuchasclimatechange,&localissueslikewaste&recycling&developingasustainablecommunity.Details:www.wharfedalefoe.org.uk

FriendsofUniversityArt&Music(Leeds)helpstofosterthemusical&artisticoutreachoftheUniversityofLeeds.Membershipopentoall.Regularactivities.Sun1July:GardenParty.Details:3432584,www.leeds.ac.uk/fuam

Ilkley&DistrictMotorClub1st&4thWedeverymonth,OtleyRugbyClub,CrossGreen,Otley,starting8pm.Everyonewelcome.Alsomeets2nd,3rd&5thWedatotherlocations.Details:www.ilkleymotorclub.org

Ilkley&DistrictU3A–aneducationalself-helpgroupofferingwiderangeofinterest&activitygroupsforretired.There’ssomethingforeveryonewhowouldliketokeeplearning&socialising.Day-timesessions.Drop-insessions10.30am1stMonofmonthatClarkeFoleyCentre,Ilkley.Details:01943465059,www.IlkleyU3A.org

IlkleyRotaryClubmeetsTues12.30pm(6.30pmonlastTuesofmonth)formeal&speakeratCraiglandsHotel.Globaalnetworkoflocalandinternationalcommunityvolunteers.Details:KelvinNewberry01943863752,[email protected]

IlkleyWharfedaleRotaryClubSmallfriendlyclubwelcomesbothmale&femalemembers.MeetingsheldatCraiglandsHotel,Ilkley,Tues8pm.Details:GeorgesLepelley01943600712orwww.ilkleywharfedale.rotary1040.org

KaleidoscopeSocialClubforover50s&unattachedwithazestforlife.Monthlyprogrammeofevents.Notadatingagency.Details:2621455or2612619,www.kaleidoscopeleeds.weebly.comKirklandsBridgeClubMenstonrubberbridgeclubmeetsatKirklandsaltTuesevenings.Details:DorrieWaugh01943872771/CarolCowell01132670426.

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

LeedsCaledoniansSummerBBQSat28July,7pmatTheStables,BackChurchLane,Adel.Details&tickets:01132670424

LeedsHospitalAlertSmallgroupofconcernedpeoplecampaigningforpreservationoftheNHS.NextmeetingMon2July,7.30pmatMuirCourt,StMichael’sRd.HeadingleyLS6.Details:BeatriceRogers01132785495,[email protected]

LeedsOxfamGroupLivelygroupcampaignsonissuesofinteresttoanyoneconcernedaboutglobaljustice.Everyonewelcome.Details:http://www.oxfamleeds.org.uk/,orFacebook

Lookingfora41Club?IlkleyOlicana41ClubmeetsatCraiglandsHotel,Ilkley,7.30pmon3rdWedofeachmonth.OpentoallthosewhohavebeeninRoundTable.Details:[email protected]

MercuryMovieMakersmeetWeds,RawdonConservativeClub,7:30pm.Theclubisforcamcorderowners.Advice,regularfilm&practicalevenings,&occasionaloutdoorevents.Details:01132577274,www.mercurymoviemakers.com

NationalTrustSupporterGroup(Leeds)supportsNationalTrustproperties&placesinYorkshire&theNorthEast.Summerprogrammeofvisits,walks&holidaysunderway.Details:Pam2588178

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

OtleyinBloomAfriendlygroupofvolunteerswhoworktoimprovethegreenenvironmentofthetown.Newmemberswelcome.MeetingsatOtleyCourthouse,7pmfirstTuesofeverymonth.

OtleyChevinRotaryClubMeetsatChevinCountryParkHotel,YorkGate,Mon,7.30pm.Dinnerfollowedbyinterestingspeaker.Rotaryprovidesawiderangeofservices-local,national&international,plusagoodsocialprogramme.Details:BillBaker01943462400

OtleyLionsClubmeets1st&3rdMon,8pminHorse&Farrier,BridgeSt.Bookshop5,MercuryRow,Tues,Fri&Sat,&OtleyMarketSunam.Newmembers&helperswelcome.Fullsocialprogramme.Details:[email protected],[email protected]

OtleyLittleTheatreLivetheatre&musicaleventsinOtley.Newmemberswelcome–acting,singing,dancing&anyonewhocanhelpwithtechnicalbackstage.Details:LeeWells01943464982,[email protected],www.otley.co.uk/littletheatre

OtleyPoetsmeet1stTuesofmonth,8pmatKorksWineBar,Bondgate,Otley,forpoems,drinks&occasionalguestpoets.Details:SandraBurnett01943465372,[email protected]

OtleyRotaryClubmeetsweeklyatWestbourneHouse,BradfordRoad,Otley,Thurs12.30–1.45pm.Opentoactiveorretiredprofessionalorbusinesspeople.Lunchfollowedbyguestspeaker.Details:[email protected]

Otley&WharfedaleCancerSupportFundraisingGroupcoversNWLeeds&meetsmonthlytoplanevents.Lookingfornewmembers.Detailsortobookaspeaker:01132613758/01943467299

PoolBridgeClubmeetsMon,1.15–4.30pminthePoolMethodistsRooms,MainSt.Pool,(exclbankholidays).Newmemberswelcome.TurnintoManorGardens.Entranceviabluedooronleft.Details:[email protected]

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

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

WharfedaleGardeners’GroupMeets7.30pm2ndTuesofthemonthatOtleyMethodistChurch.Guestspeakers,plantsales&trips.Annualmembership£10.Details:ThelmaHarrison01132256405.

WharfedaleGermanCirclemeetsaround15thofmonthat8pm,Burley-in-Wharfedale.Eventsincludespeakers,films,debates,quizzes,music,parties&conversation(English&German).Details:01943464087,[email protected],www.germancircle.ilkley.org

MUSIC

BurleyinWharfedaleProbusMaleVoiceChoir,BurleyCatholicChurchHall,BradfordRd.Newrehearsaltimes:Mon2.15-4.15pm,notmorningsasbefore.

TheChippendaleSingersMixedvoicechoir,rehearsesWed,7.45–9.30pmMethodistChurch,Boroughgate,Otley.Madrigals,folksongs,spirituals&sacredworks,&songsfromshows.Vacanciesformalesingers(musicreadersessential).Details:[email protected]:JanWilkinson01943461318www.chippendalesingers.co.uk

FairfaxSingersSingingforCharities&goodcauses,weddings&corporateevents.Lookingforthreealtos&atenor.BasedinBurley-in-Wharfedale.Details:01943877464.Interestedinfundraising?Call01274597024,01943-877464

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

GuiseleyBrassBandConcertSat22Sept,7.30pmatPoolMethodistHall,MainSt.Pool.Tickets£5onthedoor.

HorsforthChoralSocietySummerJubileeConcertFri20July,7.30pmatStMargaret’sHall,FinkHill,Horsforth.Programmeoflightmusic&entertainmentincafestyleatmosphere.Suitableforallthefamily.Bar.Tickets(£8adults/£6for16&under),incl.lightrefreshments,from01132287751orondoor.

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

COMMUNITY NOTICES


Leeds&BradfordBarbershopHarmonyClubMon,7.30pm,Rawdon&GuiseleyConservativeClub,LeedsRd,Rawdon.Malesingerswhocantakeonfourpartharmonymostwelcome.Details:01274583989.OtleyChamberOrchestrarehearsesfortnightlyonSundays,7-9pmatOtleyCourthouse.Newmembers(especiallyupperstrings)welcome.Details:01943875176,[email protected],www.otleycourthouse.org.uk

OtleyLittleTheatreOrchestrarehearses1st&3rdWedofeachmonth,7.30pmatOtleyStJohnAmbulanceStationnearSainsbury’s.Theyplayarangeofmusicincludingmusicals,popular&classical&wouldwelcomemoremusicians.Details:NeilBriggs07900050346,[email protected]

OtleyUkuleleOrchestrameetsMonattheWoolpackMusic&ArtsStudio,14Bondgate,Otley.Under16s(£3)5–5.45pm,over16s(£4)6–7pm.Allabilitieswelcome.SomeUkulelesavailabletoborrow.Jointhemforinformalstrum&singalong!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

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:JohnAtkinson01132949095

SENIORS

IlkleySeniorCitizensClubmeetsTues,2pmintheClarkeFoleyCentre,Ilkley,forfellowship,entertainment&outings.JustturnuptojoinintheConcertHall.

Leeds&BradfordFriendshipGroupFriendship&activitiesforpeopleofretirementage.Meets1stWedofmonthatPudseyCivicCentre1.30pm.Alsodaysout,dining,walks,holidays,computer&playreadinggroups.Newmemberswelcome.Details:Barbara01943875208.

MenstonRetiredMen’sForumMeetings1st&3rdWedofmonth,10amatKirklands.Newmemberswelcome.Details:KenChadwick01943874530,GeoffWinter01943877832.

OtleyOver60sClubatCrossgate(oppositeRose&Crown)openWedtoSat,9am–12noon,servingrefreshments.SequenceDancingonWed2–4pm;GentleExercisetoMusiconThurs,10.15–11.15am;SatBingo,1.45pm;bric-a-bracstallFri&Sat9am–12noon.

OtleyActionforOlderPeopleChairbasedexerciseclass1.45–2.45pmatOtleyMethodistChurch,or10–11amatBennettCourt.£3.Details:01943463965www.otleyactionforolderpeople.org.uk

Sequence&BallroomDancesSat28July,8–11pmatHollygarthSocialClub.£3.50.Details:Michael01943608871

SequenceTeaDanceOldPoolBankVillageHall,Fri2–4pm.Agreatwaytoexercise&socialise.Allwelcome.Details:01132842126.


Matthew Boyd, 31 Silk Mill Avenue, Leeds LS16 6EA

Flat Roofing, TopsealFibreglas, Sarnafil

single ply & traditional felt

SequenceTeaDancesatWinterGardensIlkleymostThurs,1.45–3.45pm.Payatdoor.Details:Michael01943608871

SPIRITUAL

BethelEvangelicalChurchOtley&IlkleymeetseverySun,10.30amatWhartonsPrimarySchool(offNewallCarrRoad),Otley&6pmatIlkleyPlayhouse,WestonRoad,Ilkley.Details:PastorMartinWoodier01943464631www.bethelotleyilkley.com

GuiseleyBaptistChurchisagrowingwelcomingcommunity.Amixtureofages,includingchildren&youngpeoplemeetatSundayservicesat9.30am&11.15am.Details:01943884233,www.guiseleybaptistchurch.co.uk

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

FreeMeditationatIlkleyHappinessCentre,LeedsRd.Ilkley(aboveVeggieCafe).9.30–10.30amMon–Fri,or6.30–7.30pmMon–Thurs.Meditationsrangefromguidedvisualisation,toshamanicdrumming,Sufichanting&healingmeditations.Allwelcome.Details:01943601517,www.ilkleyhappinesscentre.co.uk

MenstonMethodistChurchSundayservice10.30am.‘Taste&See’alternativeformofworshiplastSunofmonth,8pminCornerstoneCafe.Variousactivities,inclWesleyGuild,WednesdayGroup,Women’sFellowship,walking&dramagroups&choir.SpecialeventstocelebrateOlympics.Allwelcome.Details:01943871909.

OtleyMethodistChurchwelcomesnewcomers&visitorstotheirweeklyservices,Sun10.30am.HolyCommunion1stSunofmonth&9.30am3rdSun.FamilyService2ndSun.Refreshmentsaftereachmorningservice.Frishoppersservice10–10.30am.DisabledaccessonBoroughgate&Walkergate.

OtleyQuakersmeet1st&3rdSunofthemonth,10.45am–12noon.Details:01133188084,[email protected]/churches/

OtleySpiritualistChurchChurchservices:Tueshealing7.30pm;Wedhealing2.30pm;SatService7pm(clairvoyance);SunService6.30pm(divine).38NewmarketStOtley.

Rise&[email protected],idealforallages.Informal,friendly,lightbreakfasteverySunday,9amatUnitedReformedChurch,MainStreet,Burley-in-Wharfedale.Details:Mirella01943465353

St.John’sParishChurch,MenstonSundayServices:HolyCommunion8am;ParishEucharist10amon1st,3rd&4thSun,10.30am2ndSun;Let’sWorship9.15am2ndSun(children&youngfamilies);Evensong4.30pm

SUPPORT

ArthritisCare(Otley&District)meetsatStJohnAmbulanceMeetingRoom,GayLane,1stWedofmonth,2–4pm.Peopleofallageswitharthritis,oraninterestinit,mostwelcome.Details:01943466428.

CourthouseInclusiveSupportGroupCoffeeFri11am–12.30pm,OtleyCourthouseCafe,forthoseexperiencingemotionaldistress–includingloss,lonelinessorsadness.Friendlyspacetomeet&chat.Details:GillRoughley01943462816orAllanLuxton07891272077

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

LeedsCoeliacGroup-Gluten-FreeFamilyBBQ,4pmSun15JulyatTheShoulderofMutton,MainSt.KirkbyOverblow.JointeventwithHarrogateCoeliacGroup.Details:SandraMcLean07711768850,[email protected].

LeedsSamaritansConfidential,non-judgementalsupport24hoursadayforpeopleexperiencingfeelingsofdistressordespair.Theylistenwithanopenmind&incompleteconfidence,foraslongasyouneed.Details:2456789,08457909090

LymphomaAssociationSupportGroupFriendlygroupmeetslastMonofmonth,2pmatRobertOgdenMacmillanCancerInformationCentre,St.James’sHospital.AllwhohaveexperiencedLymphoma&theirfamilywelcome.Frequentguestspeakers.Details:Roy01765692132,Jane01132811226,Norman01132673388.

MemoryLaneCafé4thThursofmonth,1.30–3.30pm,OtleyRugbyClub.Asupportive&welcomingenvironmentforolderpeoplewithmemoryproblemsordementia.Enjoysomemusicalentertainment&passasociablecoupleofhours.Refreshments.Supportforcarers.Transportavailableforsmallfee.Details:OtleyActionforOlderPeople01943463965

OvereatersAnonymousMeetingsheldTues7pmatHEARTHeadingley;Weds6.30pmatRoundhayFriendsMeetingHouse;Sat10amatRawdonFriendsMeetingHouse.Allwelcome.Details:07981940603,www.oagb.org.uk

SingingfortheBrainNewsinginggroupforpeoplewithdementia&theircarersmeets2ndMonofmonth,1.30-3.30pmatOtleyCourthouse.Fun,friendly&relaxedgroupwithtrainedfacilitator.Details:RachelFeldberg01943462826,[email protected]

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

LeedsAstronomicalSocietymeets2ndWedofmonthwithaguestspeakerpresentation&regulartelescopenightsatQuakerFriendsMeetingHouse,WoodhouseLane,LS2.Visitorswelcome,firstvisitfree.Details:[email protected],www.leedsastronomy.org.uk

WOMEN’S GROUPS

AireboroughSoroptimistInternationalmeets1st&3rdWedofmonth,7.30pmatGuiseleyMethodistChurch,OxfordRoad,GuiseleyOrganisationforprofessionalwomenaddressingissuesofimportancetowomenworldwide.Ifyouwouldliketovolunteerinanatmosphereofsupport,friendship&fun,contactthem.Details:JanetLockwood07947695093.

AskwithwithWestonWomen’sInstitutemeets2ndThursofmonth,7.30pmatAskwithVillageHall.Veryfriendlygroupwithinterestingspeakerseachmonth.Come&findoutforyourself.Details:SueAppleyard01943839292.

BabyRascalsAreyouanewMum?Wouldyouliketomeetothers&enjoyacupofcoffee?CometoOtleyParishChurchWed1–2.45pm(termtime)Details:01943463815.

BenRhyddingWomen’sInstituteMeets2ndThursofeachmonth,2pmatB.R.MethodistChurchHall.Allwelcome.

ButtercrossBellesAwomen’sNorthWestMorrisDanceteam.Newdancers(experiencenotnecessary)&musiciansalwayswelcome.MeetThurs,SepttoMay,8o’clock,StJoseph’sSchool,Otley.Details:[email protected]

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PoolWIGardenPartyTues10July,2pmatWharfedaleCourt,MainSt.Pool.Comealongtofindoutmoreaboutus.Details:SueBrown01132842983

ReachingOutGroupforwidowedwomenyoungatheart&inyearswhowouldliketomeetothersinsimilarposition.MeetsThurs6.30–8.30pm,StJohnAmbulanceHut,GayeLane,Otley.Asafeplaceforfriendship&support.Details:Lesley07931892747.

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AlltheBells–RinginTheOlympicsFri27July,8amatOtleyCourthouse.PeopleacrossUKwillringbellstoperformMartinCreed’sspeciallycommissionedWorkNo.1197.Bringabellifyouhaveone(someprovided).Free-withBucksFizz/orangejuice&croissants.Childrenwelcome.

BeeSwarmswillbecollected,freeofcharge,ifaccessible.Details:TerryBeddows,2688231,07964517608

BradfordPrimarySchools’PoetryFestivalWed11July,7pmatBradfordCathedral.Competitioninwhichchildrenpresentpoetrytheyhavelearnedbyheart.

Dancingthro’theYearsSat14July,2pm,4.30pm&7pmatOtleyCourthouse.NewallSchoolofDanceCelebrates50years.Dazzlingdisplayofdanceplusnewlychoreographedballetfeaturingpupilsaged3–23.Tickets:£8/£6,children£4

FollowtheFleeceSat14July,7.30pmatSt.John’sParishChurch,Menston.TheatrecompanyfromSaltaireperformsthestoryofthewooltradeinYorkshirefromtheNormanConquesttotoday.WrittenbyNigelSchofield,withmusicbyDavidWilliams.Details&tickets:01943871909(mornings)

JewishHeritageCentreforChildrenisat168ShadwellLane,LS17.Opentogeneralpublic1stSunofmonth,12–4pm(excl.Sept).GroupbookingsSun–Thurs.Details:RuthBell01133792606/01132663311,[email protected],www.jhcc.org.uk

MarkSteel’sInTownFri29/Sat30June,8pmatOtleyCourthouse.BBCfavouriteMarkSteelcreatesaspecialshowforOtley,incorporatingelementsoflocalhistory.£15/£13.

OpenGardenSat30June,10am–2pmatStGemma’sHospice,HarrogateRd.Moortown.VisittheHospice’sawardwinninggarden.GardeningspecialistJoeMaidenwillspeak&thegardeningteamwillbeonhandwithadvice.Cakestall,entertainment,plantsale&refreshments.Adults£2,childrenfree

OtleyMuseumDocumentary&PhotographicArchiveWellcroftHouse,(TheCycleClub)Otley.OpenMon,Tues,Fri,&1stSatofeachmonth9.45am–12.15pm(exclbankholidays).ResearchOtley’sheritage–callinorphone

foranappointment.Details:01943468181,[email protected],www.otleymuseum.org

RodleyNatureReserveSummerFairSat18Aug.Bookyourstallnow&helpraisefundsforthisbeautifulReservewhichprovidesafreehavenforfamilies&wildlife.Just£10atable.Details:2562375


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