Newsletter for hosted EVS volunteers.

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march 2013

IN THIS MONTH... Hi. This is Ohiane Uranga. I’m a new volunteer in Everything Is Possible; I just arrived one month ago from Spain.

I would like to make a newsletter with interesting and useful information for everyone. Actually I don’t really know much about the cities, the country

and the options that we have, although I have already founded a lot of exciting things to do.

Anyway, please contact me by email: [email protected] with any proposals, information of events, recipes, new travel ideas... because it will make a better

newsletter for all. I would like to say thank you to everyone because you really made me feel welcome.

SPECIAL EVENTS

1st-2nd March: Young Pride. Leeds

2nd - 4th March - British Wildlife Festival at Brudenell Social Club. Leeds.

4th - 10th March: Climate Week at Bradford City Centre.

8th March: Bollywood Icons Bradford at National Media Museum.

17th March: The Student World Fair Leeds Craft & Gift Fair at Mercure Bradford.

21st March: Trinity Leeds open its doors.

22nd March: Land of Nod at The New Bradford Playhouse Comedy.

DISCOVERING AROUND

The Student World Fair. Over 50 universities of different parts of the world will be informing of their specific programs and courses in different countries. In a while you will find everything you need to study abroad. Register on: www.thestudentworld.com

Where? Royal Armouries Museum. 5-10’ walking from Coach stationWhen? Sunday 17th. 10 am to 4 pm. Cost: Free entry

“New York”. Celebration of American Classics Where? Leeds Town Hall.When? 3rd March 2.30pmCost: Free entry

“Fresh 2013” Yorkshire Dance. Where? Playhouse SquareWhen? 23rd Mar ch 19:30Cost: £6 – 8.

The Observation Wheel Leeds (OWL).Where? Kirkgate Markets car park .When? till April.Cost: £6 (5 with the European Voluntary Card).

Bollywood Icons: 100 Years of Indian Cinema . Where? National Media MuseumWhen? March 8th. Open daily 10.00 - 18.00.Cost: Free entry

Spectacles

Land of Nod.Where?The New Bradford Playhouse Comedy. 4 Chapel St, Little Germany.When? Fri 22 Mar 19:00 to 23:59Cost:£6

Cinema

I saw The Hobbit last weekend on Hyde Park, a very nice cinema in Leeds with Daniel and Eva. We thought that it is filmed to see it on 3D, it has a photography and scenes that make it worthwhile!

So you can see it in Bradfordin the IMAX 3D cinema experience Where? National Media MuseumWhen? See the details onwww.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/film.aspxCost: £5.75/ £7.75.

What’s on in Bradford?What’s on in Leeds?

SUNNY DAYS

OPEN DOORS ACTIVITIES

SPRING FESTIVAL

In Leeds we have a plan for children & ‘happy flowers’. You can enjoy with some friends doing environ-mental and gardening activities as seeds planting, learn how to grow your own vegetables make a Butterfly wings; … and have a sunny rest time with a great park around.

Where? Twaite Mills Watermill MuseumWhen? Sun 31 Mar (11am-3pm)Cost: Free entry

ART IN THE PARK

In Bradford you can enjoy a tour around Lister Park, view the Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, one of the main Bradford Museums and see an exposi-tion of Saleem Arif until 1 april.

Where? Cartwright Hall Art GalleryWhen? Until 1 April. Tue to Fri 10am - 4pm/ Sat& Sun 11am - 4pm. Cost: Free entry.

TOUR AROUND THE CITY

For my first and free sunny day I would like to walk and make a tour around the city.

So if you want to have more information about things that might like I would propose you to go to your nearest Tourist Information Centre:

Bradford Tourist Information Center

Britannia House.Broadway, Bradford (Next to Interchange Station). +44 1274 433678

Opening times: Monday to Saturday: 10am-4pm

Leeds Visitors Center.

Leeds Railway Station,New Station St, Leeds.+44 113 242 [email protected]

Opening times: Mon. 10am - 5.30pm, Tu. to Sat. 9am - 5.30pm, Sun. 10am - 4pm

I have found two perfect events for a sunny day, at least for me.

RAINY DAYS

A LITTLE BIT OF ART

CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS

We have some specific exhibitions in the LEEDS ART GALLERY that are finishing this month and it’s free!!Maybe you can enjoy some British art, have a hot drink in the nice cafe inside (it’s a bit expensive).

And by the way take a look in the library, they have some interesting books and films.

Where? 74 The Headrow, Leeds. When? March 17th March 31th

Cost: Free entryMore info: www.leeds.gov.uk/artgallery

Do you want to develop your photography skills? I have found a great chance in Leeds.

There will be some interesting creative workshops, there will be some more around the year and finally will be a photo contest.

- Creative Eye Photography workshop.

- Photography master class.

You have to book before on the website and bring your own camera, or your mobile phone for the first workshop.

Where? Leeds City Museum. Thoresby Rm.When? Workshop 1: Sat 9th (1:30-3 p)

Workshop 2: Thu21th (5.30-7pm) Cost: Free entryMore info: [email protected]

There are the actual exhibi-tions:

1913 The Shape of Time. Cubism exposition.Contested Ground. Looking over the landscape tradition in British Art.Dawn Chorus, an exposition of new works cededby courtesy of the Arts Council Collection.

ART RECYCLING SPACE ...Plants in a bottle...

Art Recycling Space presents:

How to do a vertical garden with £2-3.

The Spring is coming, but we still have bad weather so I have a very cheap proposal to make at home those days that you don’t know what to do and at the same time you will get your environment more pleasant.

We will reuse our bottles turning them into a flowerpot stand.

Material needed.

Bottles of milk or coke. You can already start saving them, it’s better if you save the same kind of bottles, it will be nicer.

Take some rope or cable.

Washers.

Scissors.

Some painting.

Soil/earth.

Seeds packets ( you can find 2 for £1, in the pounds shops)

Some water.

How to do it?

Just take the bottles and cut them as it is showed in the picture. Make the holes up and down and put some rope (it will depend on the number of bottles and how long you want it to be).

Paint the bottles as you want.

When the paint is dry, install it on the wall and plant your flowers.

Personal advice: It can take you two hours, so if you do it with some good music and a cup of tea it will be better.

Here is some information about the activities that I have selected, but there are also photographic exhibitions, green tours and meetings.

Recycled Crafts Activity A good way to learn and develop different skills, reuse and recycle some material, save money and improve your creativity.When? 6th & 8th. 12noon – 2pmWhere? Bradford College.

Green Travel – Dr Bike Session You can repair your cycle and or get one for £25. For more info you can send an email to [email protected]

When? 5th March 12noon – 2pmWhere? Westbrook Building Entrance, Carlton Street. Guest info: 15’ walking from Bradford Interchange. Take Bridge St, turn left to Channing Way, take Thornton Road and finally turn left at Westholme Street, and turn right on Carlton St.

Composting and planting You will learn how to make compost and the secrets of planting.

When? 6th March 12noon – 2pmWhere? Bradford College Allotment, Garden Mills Building, Westholme Street.Guest info: 14’ walking from Bradford Interchange. Take Bridge St, turn left to Channing Way, take Thornton Road and finally turn left at Westholme Street.

Climate Week Pub Quiz You can meet people, have a drink and find out about what’s going on locally to help the environment.

When? 6th March 8.30pmWhere? Brown Cow, Cross Leeds Street, Keighley.

Special event: Climate week Bradford 4th -10th

Cost: Free entry More info: 01274437780

www.climateweek.com [email protected]

All around Bradford there are going to be many free activities around environmental care and climate change.

I have selected some, anyway you can find more information on the website or the contact details attached.

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any

use which may be made of the information contained therein.

RECIPE OF THE MONTH: OAT BISCUITS

Ingredients:

100 gr. porridge oats.100 gr. flour1 tsp. Baking powder1 spoon golden syrup.MilkButter50-100 gr Sugar.CinnamonOptional banana

1.You have to heat up and mix all the liquid (milk, butter and golden syrup) on the microwave. Preheat the Oven on 180C.

2.Put oat, flour, baking powder, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl, pour the mixed liquid on it and stir it till you get dough. (homogeneous)

3.Spread some butter on the baking sheet, give the way you want to the dough, put it in the baking sheet and to the oven around 20’ more or less.

This month Marcos’s oat biscuits are deserving to be on this special section. He has done it with children on his project, and they had a huge success, I have tasted them! So that now, have a drink with some oat biscuits are becoming our Friday’s evening tradition.

I would like to thank him for his patience, his humour and the love that he has to the good cooking!!