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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
H E A D I N G L E Y | W E E T W O O D | W E S T P A R K | M E A N W O O D
THERE’S MORE TO FURTHEREDUCATION THAN YOU’D THINK!
LEEDS KIRKGATE MARKET TOTAKE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ROUTE
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18 Leeds Kirkgate Market Takes the Social Enterprise Route ItisunlikelythatmanyhaveusedaSocialEnterpriseSchemeto takeoverabusinessalreadyearning£1.5millionayear!
20 Old Cock CAMRA Pub of the Year AGAIN! DespiteonlyopeningitsdoorsinSeptember2010,TheOldCockin OtleyhasjustwonLeedsCAMRAPubofTheYearforthesecond yearrunning!
26 WYP and Kneehigh Present World Premiere of Steptoe and Son Ifyou’reexpectinganimpressionoftheTVshow,thinkagain!This workisdeeper,darkerandmoreintricatethanyou mayhaverealised.
38 Folkin’ Reservoir Ramble – A New Walking/Running Event AneweventwhichstartsinOtleyandtakeinpartsoftheSixDales TrailandthelovelyWashburnValley.
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12 There’s More Value to Further Education than You’d Think Takingacoupleofcoursescanhavefarmorebenefitsthanyoueverthoughtpossible!
22 Another Fabulous Line-up for Ilkley Literature Festival MichaelPalin,ClareBalding,BenjaminZephaniah,SandiToksvig,PennyJunorandMichaelMorpurgoareamongthefamouswritersappearingatthisgemofafestival.
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SwarthmoreEducationCentrerecentlyinvitedpeople to Tag-a-Tile Day as part of theirfundraisingeffortstopayforamuchneedednewroof.
The idea was that people could paint orwritemessagesontheundersideofthenewroof tiles in return for a donation. Futuregenerations would come across a lot ofinteresting,quirkymessagesandartthenexttimetheroofneedsreplacing.
Over £1,000was raised on the day andRt.HonHilaryBennMPwasoneofthefirsttoputpentoslate.“DuringmylongassociationwithSwarthmore I have always been terrificallyimpressedbytheworkthattheydoinsupportofthelocalcommunity”,saidHilaryBenn.
Every year, more than 2,000 studentsenrol for courses that range from start-upcourses intheArts, IT,MathsandEnglishtomore advanced leisure courses and CPCAB
qualifications in Counselling and PersonalDevelopment.
“We have seen thousands of learners passthroughthedoorsofSwarthmoreandinmanycasesitreallydoeschangelives”,saidMaggiButterworth, Director of Swarthmore. “Whatwe offer is vital in terms of providing theconfidenceandskillspeopleneedtogetbackintogainfulemployment.”
TheGrade2listedbuildinghasbeenseverelywater damaged as a result of the leakingroof,whichisthreateningtheoperationofthecollegeandhasalreadycausedconsiderabledisruptiontoteaching.Theestimatedcostoftherepairtotals£150,000.
TosendatenpounddonationtoSwarthmoretext ROOF09 10 to 70070, or send yourdonation to Swarthmore Education Centre,2-7WoodhouseSquare,LeedsLS31AD.
TAG A TILE AT SWARTHMORE
Rt. Hon Hilary Benn MP and Maggi Butterworth, Director of Swarthmore
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The British Red Cross hasrecently launched a new‘HomefromHospital’service,offering flexible short termsupport to people returninghomeafteraspellinhospital,and is looking for volunteerstojointheirteam.
The service is designed forpeople aged 60+ in northandwestLeedswhohavehadrecent orthopedic treatment,for example a broken armor a hip replacement. Itaims to help them live asindependently as possible,whilepreventingunnecessaryhospital admissions and re-admissions.
The Red Cross can dirrectthem to neighbourhood networksand other agencies, providecompanionshiponawalk,assistancewith shopping or a social activity,help with any form filling, collectprescriptions,andmuchmore.
Ifyougetabuzzfromhelpingothers,theywouldlovetohearfromyou.Also,ifyouknowsomeonewhohashadarecentstay inhospitalandcoulddowithsomeadditionalsupport,pleaselet them know. Just call The BritishRedCrosson01133925799
BRITISH RED CROSS ‘HOME FROM HOSPITAL’ SERVICE
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MORE MEANWOOD IN PICTURES!Meanwood Village Association presents Volume 4 of the great series Meanwood in Pictures, compiled by Peter Bewell, assisted by Anne Burgess, Bryn Evans and Doreen Wood.
This final volume is a pictorialaccount of Meanwood sincethe Millennium. It features 346photographsoflocalpeople,placesand events, including the BluePlaque commemorating CaptainLawrenceOates, thecentenaryofwhose death was marked earlierthisyear.
The official launch, together witha photographic exhibition, will beheld in the MeanwoodMethodistChurchSchoolRoomonSaturday8th September, 10am – 4pm,and will be opened by RevdRichardWiggenwhowas vicar atMeanwood’s Holy Trinity Churchfor many years. The exhibitioncontinues on Sunday 9thSeptember,12–4pm.
The Red Cross can provide companionship on a walk, assistance with shopping or a social activity, help
with any form filling, collect prescriptions, and
much more
The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. They are part of a global voluntary network, responding to conflicts, natural disasters and individual emergencies. They enable vulnerable people in the UK and abroad to prepare for and withstand emergencies in their own communities. And, when the crisis is over, they help them to recover and move on with their lives. For more information about the Red Cross please visit www.redcross.org.uk
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THE OLYMPIC TORCH MAKES WEST PARK!Although missing the mediacoverageofanothernationalevent,STEP hosted a Summer IndoorsGameseventatStAndrew’sChurch,ButcherHill.
Over50‘olderathletes’hadagreatget together, joining in a range ofgamesyettobegivenOlympicstatus– such as The Domino Marathon,The Long Pea Jump and The Cube(acrossbetweenTossingtheCaberandtheShotPut).
The highlight of the day was thesurprise guest appearance ofAshpal Bhogal and the OlympicTorch.Ashpal,whoplayshockeyforEngland, carried the torch inMonkFrystonaspartoftherecent70-daytorchrelayacrosstheUK.
If you feel that you match thefitnessandagecriteriatojoinintheexcitementofthenextgameseventat STEP, contact Wendy Moore on01132757988.
The Headingley parishesof St Chad’s and StMichael’s are comingtogether to form a teamministry,wherepersonneland resources will beshared, and they areabout togetanewTeamRector.
Revd Tony Watmough,who will be licensed asPriest in Charge at StMichael’sonThursday6thSeptember, is originallyfrom Gloucestershireand studied music atExeter University, thentaught for a while inEdinburgh, before goingto theological collegethere. He was a curatein Edinburgh, beforemoving to Salisbury asRector of St. Thomas’sChurch. Later he movedto Bristol to be Vicar ofSt.MaryRedcliffe,beforemoving to the Midlands,eventually ending up inCannock,asmallex-miningtown.
“This is a very exciting prospectas both churches have a longhistory, but different customs andtraditions”, saidTony. “Myfirst taskwill be to get to know the peopleof the churches and the people ofHeadingley, contacting the variousorganisationsandfaithgroupsinthearea to find out howwe canall co-operatetoenhancelifeforeveryonehere.”
Tony and his wife, Catherine,are looking forward to moving toHeadingley.Musicissomethingthatisveryimportanttothemboth.Tonyis an organist and also plays theharpsichord, when he can get hishandsonone!Catherineisasinger,andwillbe lookingout forchoirs tojoin.Theybothlovewalking,andaredelightedtobeineasyreachoftheDales.
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both churches have a long history, but
different customs and
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Revd Tony Watmough and his wife Catherine.
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The highlight of the day was the surprise guest appearance of Ashpal Bhogal and the Olympic Torch
A FRESH LOOK AT FRENCH PAINTING
This course will explore the rich and varied history of French painting from the late Middle Ages through
to the early 20th century, fully illustrated with slides and some film material. You’ll meet all the great
names and a few less familiar ones! Comfortable surroundings, friendly company and no written work!
And tea/coffee and biscuits are included.
Venue: Friends Meeting House, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds 2 (opposite Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds).
22 weeks beginning on Thursday, September 20th 2012.
Time: 10.00-12.00 a.m Tutor: Paul Street BA, PhD (former University of Leeds Art History Lecturer). Fee: £240.00 per 22 weeks or £130.00 per 11 week term.
For further details please contact the tutor on (0113) 274 1709 or e-mail [email protected]
or just come along to the first meeting.
As children head back to school and university students start to flood back into Leeds, it’s likely that more than a few of us will cast an eye over what’s available in the line of evening classes. What might we do over the winter? Learn a language? Try our hand at painting? Update qualifications?
Valuing Lifelong Learning
WegaveMaggiButterworth,DirectoratSwarthmoreEducation Centre, a call and she pointed out thepositive effects participation in adult courses canhave on individual wellbeing – including health,employability,socialrelationshipsandthelikelihoodoftakingupvoluntarywork.However,I’dneverthoughtaboutitintermsofmonetaryvaluebefore.
RecentresearchfromtheLondonSchoolofEconomicshasmonetisedthevalueoftheseimpactsthroughthesocial return on investment model. Their researchfound that for adults participating in two part timecoursesduringasingleyearthiswillleadto:
As well as at its centre onWoodhouse Square LS3,Swarthmorerunscoursesat25differentvenuesacrossthecity.TheyareholdinganOpenDayon Thursday 6th Septemberwhere you can find out aboutthehugerangeofcoursestheyoffer, and try their tasters indifferent crafts. They are alsoplanning to runa freecreativespace café every Wednesday,3-5pm from the end ofSeptember.
Check out your local University
The Lifelong Learning Centreat the University of Leedsoffers a wide range of part-time certificates, diplomas,foundation and honoursdegrees, which allow you tocombine study with your dailylife. Entry requirements varydepending on your choiceof course and they accept arange of qualifications and lifeexperience.
TheyalsorunshortArabicandIslamicStudiescourses, taughtat local community learningvenues. These are open to allwho are interested in learningmore about Islam, the Arabiclanguage and the Muslimworld.Feesarecompetitiveandconcessionsareavailable.
Aneveningseminarseriesandannual programme of summerworkshops are also open tothepublic, coveringa rangeoftopics.Fordetails,visitwww.llc.leeds.ac.uk,call01133433212,or email [email protected]
Leeds City College has a number of centres
Leeds City College, the UK’sthird largest further educationestablishment, has a numberof centres in North Leedsincluding Brudenell Centre(HydePark),MeanwoodCentreand Horsforth Campus. Thesecentresofferarangeofparttimecourses which could help youup-skill to find employment,achieve a promotion or enjoya new hobby. Many of theirlearners have undertaken anumber of part time courses,successfully achieving in manydifferentsubjectareas.
“InSeptember2010IvisitedtheMeanwood Centre to enquire
about courses”, said Mrs P.Lorriman.“Iwasn’tsurewhatIwantedtodobutfeltitwastimetodosomething!ByJune2011IhadachievedaLevel1 inbothhairdressing and beauty, Level1 in Literacy, and ITQ Level1. Since attending College, mywhole life has changed for thebetter. I’m more confident,focused, open minded, willingandambitious.”
Music to your ears
The Leeds City Council MusicCentresarefantasticforchildrenlearning an instrument– visitwww.artformsleeds.co.uk forfulldetails.
Whenitcomestoadults,agreatplace to start is the YorkshireCollegeofMusicandDrama.Itoffers expert individual tuitionfor both adults and children.Whether you want to playjust for the love of it, or arepreparingformusicexams,theYorkshireCollegeofMusicandDramawilltailorlessonstosuityou.Formoreinformation,call0113 243 1605 or email [email protected]
Coming to a centre near you
But,mostofall,don’tforgettocheckschools,churchhallsandother centres near you. You’llbe amazed at what you’ll find.Organisations like the WEArun courses all over Leeds.For a copy of their brochurecontact 0113 245 3304 oremail [email protected] Evening Classes,which are held at HorsforthSchoolonLeeLane,Horsforth,run classes ranging from ArtHistory,JewelleryandBridgetoFrench, German, Photography,International Cookery andmuch in between. Contact0113 258 7763 or [email protected]
They also run short Arabic and Islamic Studies courses, taught at local community learning venues
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The Cardigan Centre on CardiganRoad, Headingley, runs onlinesessions for adults who want tolearnhow touse the internet.YoucouldalsojoinGrowYourOwn–acommunityallotmentprojectopento everyone. Courses for youngpeopleincludeStepstoEmploymentand Fusion Foundation LearningProgramme – an entry into Youthand Community Work for 16 –18year olds. Preparing to Teach inthe Lifelong Learning Sector is afirst step for new teachers/tutors
entering the profession. They alsohave groups running everythingfrom Karate Classes and TheatreTraining to Zumba. For [email protected]
Dropintoyourlocalchurchhallandjustreadthenoticesontheirnoticeboard – classes regularly rangefrom art and photography to Yogaand dance. Speaking of dance –checkoutthecommunityclassesatNorthernSchoolofContemporary
Dance and the various styles onofferatYorkshireDanceCentre.
Basically you have no excuse –there is so much on offer aroundLeeds – and now you even knowhowvaluableLifelongLearningcanbe!
You could also join Grow Your Own – a community allotment project open to everyone
Lessons in most musical instruments and singing and theory. Trial lessons available.
By Christmas you could be a music star - well, on the way at least!
Quarry Hill then was a deeply impoverished area of huddled back-to-back terraces and one-room cottages, yards and courts with foul open drains and shared middens (all swept away in twentieth century slum clearance). Earlier outbreaks of cholera had been particularly bad here. Mills and the vast Hope Foundry in Mabgate polluted the air. This was the environment in which Geoffrey Studdert-Kennedy grew up, helping with his father’s parish work, getting to know the people, their lives, and their language. The experience gave him a profound affection for the poor, a deep admiration for their spirit and courage, and a fierce hatred of social injustice.
He studied hard and, following his father, won a place at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated in 1904 with first class honours in classics and divinity. After two years teaching, he felt called to the ministry, was ordained in 1908 and appointed as curate in Rugby, where he became known for his work among the poor streets and tenements, and for his compulsive generosity – he constantly gave away all his money and even his clothes. In 1912 he returned to Leeds as curate at the Parish Church, but was allowed to help his father, still vicar of St Mary’s at 87, in the familiar streets of Quarry Hill. When his father died that year, local people wanted him to stay on, but he went to Worcester, where typically he chose to work in the
most impoverished parish. Need was everywhere – on one occasion he even gave away the family bed, helped by his patient wife!
When war was declared, he like so many others was fired by patriotism and a sense of duty to urge men to volunteer, and to offer himself as army chaplain. He arrived in France in 1915, stationed first at Rouen, where he held impromptu services for the men, joined in sing-songs, and saw the troops off to the Front with gifts of bibles and Woodbine cigarettes – winning him his enduring nickname ‘Woodbine Willie’. Soon he was at the Front himself, living with the men in the trenches, sharing their training, talking, supporting, encouraging. He went into the thick of battle,
believing that as padre he had to be where death was closest. In 1917 he won the Military Cross for his courage during the attack on Messines Ridge when, under heavy fire, he helped to find and rescue both British and German wounded. Sent home for illness or leave, he always returned to the Front, and endured the bloody horrors of the Somme, his role often to kneel in mud, burying the dead. He became an inspirational wartime legend.
During this time he was writing powerful colloquial verse about the terrible experience of war, in the plain language of his fellow soldiers. These poems struck a deep emotional chord. In 1918, using his nickname Woodbine Willie, he published some of them in ‘Rough Rhymes of a Padre’ which sold 30,000 copies in a few months, followed by ‘More Rough Rhymes…’ and then a series of further books of poetry, as well as books promoting his passionately-held Christian ideas.
After the war he returned to Worcester but then went to London to join Dick Sheppard and others in the crusade for Christian Socialism. He travelled the country and abroad, speaking to small and large groups, always a popular down-to-earth speaker, provoking laughter and tears. It was a dark time as the Depression worsened. His health suffered, flu exacerbated his chronic asthma (always a smoker) and he died suddenly in March 1929, away on a speaking tour in Liverpool.
He is remembered annually at Leeds Parish Church, where an exhibition about him was held two years ago. While some of his work is forgotten, his poems stand as a powerful, heartfelt reminder of the waste and futility of war.
THEY LIVED IN LEEDSGeoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy, MC (1883-1929)
‘Woodbine Willie’ - Priest, Poet, Preacher
If you go along the old street of Mabgate, blocked off now by the complex interchange beneath the thundering York Road overpass, you will find a quiet green hillside with scattered gravestones, some marking deaths by cholera. This used to be the graveyard of the towering, soot-blackened Anglican church of St Mary’s, Quarry Hill, built in 1823, demolished in 1976. From 1879 the vicar was William Studdert Kennedy from Ireland. He had a large family of fourteen children, the twelfth a boy called Geoffrey Anketell (his mother’s surname), born in 1883.
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Richmond House School
Where children are happy to learn
Independent preparatory school providing a high standard of education for boys and girls aged 3-11 years old.
A WEDDING FAYRE AT ST GILES St Giles Bramhope is holding a Wedding Fayre in the church hall on Sunday 7th October from12 noon – 4pm, and admission is free.
St Giles is a thriving, popular church in the middle ofpicturesque Bramhope. Specially chosen exhibitors - fromharpistsandhairdressers,tofloristsandfireworks–willallbeonhandtogivevitaladviceandguidancetohelpwithmakingthoseall-importantchoicesanddecisions.
Theeventalsooffersprospectivecouplesauniqueopportunityto visit thechurch itself ina relaxed, informalatmosphere.Reverend Janice Smith will also be there to talk to thoseinterested in a churchwedding. “Churchweddings are onthe increase again”, she said. “People want ameaningful,spiritual service for this the greatest commitment of theirlives.”
“I’m really excited about this new venture”, said organiserKrystynaNovak.“StGilesissuchawarm,cosychurch.Withitsbeautifulstoneworkarches,allsetoffbyarichredcarpet,whowouldn’twanttogetmarriedhere?”
Formoreinformationvisitwww.stgilesbramhope.org.uk
LIFE & STYLELEEDS KIRKGATE MARKET TO TAKE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ROUTEIt is unlikely that many have used a Social Enterprise Scheme to take over a business already earning £1.5million a year and including listed buildings! This, however, is what has been proposed for Leeds Kirkgate Market, and Leeds City Council has agreed to work with market traders to take this idea forward.
“ThemarketbelongstothepeopleofLeedsandtheyshouldhavemoreofasayintherunningandfutureofthisLeedsicon”,saidLizLaughton,ChairoftheLeedsMarketTraders’Association.“LeedsMarketcouldbeonceagainaplaceofsuccessfulbusinesses,bringing communities together inafriendlyatmosphere–arealcentrepieceforthecity.”
No two social enterprises are the samebut all have threecharacteristicsincommon–theymusttrade,haveasocialpurposeandbeacollective. In thecaseofLeedsKirkgateMarketthesocialpurposeistocontinuethelongtraditionofacoveredmarket,whichprovidesawelcomingenvironment,wheregoodscanbeboughtandsold,andbusinessescanstart and grow. It is also to protect a heritage asset andprovideaffordablefoodforall.
This is a very exciting time for Leeds KirkgateMarket. Anincredibleamountofworknowneedstobedonetosortouthowthis transitioncantakeplace.Luckily there isarangeofsupportavailableforsocialenterprisedevelopment,andgrantsareavailablefordevelopingorganisations.TheSocialInvestment Business also offers grants for social venturesthatwishtotakeonpublicservicecontracts.
The important thing is that positive steps are being takentoensurethatthatLeedsKirkgateMarketisontheroadtore-establishing itself asa thrivinghub right in theheartofLeeds.
OPEN DAY AT SKELTON GRANGE
Skelton Grange Environment Centre is holding an Open Day from 11am – 4pm on Saturday 8th September.
Usually visited by schools, playschemes and communitygroups, theOpenDay offers families from across Leeds agreat opportunity to get close to nature through a hugerangeofactivities.Learntraditionalgreenwoodworkingandbushcraftskills,createyourownbicyclepoweredsmoothie,trysomeface-painting,felt-making,storytelling,circusskills,andfollowthediscoverytrail. Thenputyourfeetupinthecafé and enjoy some homemade snacks, a pint of locallybrewed Ridgeside beer, or a freshly baked pizza from theoutdoorcoboven.
SkeltonGrange Environment Centrewas opened20 yearsago, and is managed by the charity The ConservationVolunteers.Theybelievepassionatelythatlookingaftergreenplacesisn’tjustaboutcaringfornature,it’saboutcaringforpeopletoo.Theirvolunteershelptocreateabeautifulnaturereserveanddeliveranexcitingeducationprogramme.Findouthowyoucanbeinvolvedasavolunteer,asupporter,oravisitor.
Admission is £1 for adults, children are free. Full detailsincludingdirectionscanbefoundatwww.skeltongrange.org.uk
Skelton Grange Environment Centre is on Skelton GrangeRoad,Stourton,LeedsLS101RS.Tel:0113243081518 Setptember 2012 northleedslife.co.uk
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Despite only opening its doors as recently as September 2010, The Old Cock in Otley has just won Leeds CAMRA Pub of The Year for the second year running!
Winning the award for a second timeisagreatachievementforownersLeePullan and his partner Linda and is atestament to theirpassion for realaleandcommitmenttoquality.
ItwasonlyfiveyearsagothattheideaofTheOldCockoccurredtoLindaandLee. While enjoying a tipple at OtleyBeerFestival,theyremarkedthat,whileOtley certainly suffers no shortage ofpubs, it had been sorely lacking anindependentrealalefreehouse.
Soon after, the hunt began for
appropriate premises with the pairfinally settling on the quaint buildingsituated on Crossgate, which datesbackto1755.Enthusiasticallythrowingthemselves into the renovation workwith the help of Lee’s father, David,they set about restoring the buildingto its former glory, exposing originalfeatures such as the fireplaces, stoneflag floors, stone mullioned windowsanddate-stone.
After two years of restoration, TheOld Cock was finally ready and sinceopening to thepublichasquicklybuilta reputationasa fantastic traditional,oldfashionedpub–nofruitmachines,noTV,nokids,nojukebox!Todatetheyhaveservedover900realalesfromthelengthandbreadthofthecountry,witha particular emphasis on quality alesfromlocalmicrobreweries.
OLD COCK CAMRA PUB OF THE YEAR AGAIN!
Sky Sports News presenter, Kirsty Gallacher, recently raised a glass to Browns Bar and Brasserie in Leeds in celebration of Browns Restaurants across the UK donating a fantastic £10,000 to the NSPCC.
Browns donated £1 for every maincourseorderedfromtheirnewsummermenu, raising the fantastic sum of£10,000forthecharity.
“IwasdelightedtopresentthischequeonbehalfofBrownstotheNSPCC”,saidKirstie.“Ihopemyinvolvementhelpstohighlight the efforts made by Brownswho, together with all their lovelycustomersinLeeds,helpedtoraisethisamountforafantasticcharity.”
SimonKing,NationalRetailDirectorforBrowns Bar & Brasserie, commented:“Keepingchildrensafefromharmandabuse is a cause close to our hearts.I know our donation will help makea difference to the lives of the mostvulnerable children. Our customershelped raise this amount by samplingournewmenuand,asalways,wearegratefultothem.”
BROWNS RESTAURANTS DONATE £10K TO NSPCC Svetlana Kirov, NSPCC Head of Corporate Partnerships Kirsty Gallacher, Simon King, National Retail Director for Browns Bar & Brasserie
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The roll call ofwriters includesaward-winning novelists and well respectedbroadcasters, includingMichael Palin,and sports broadcast journalist ClareBalding, whose memoir ‘My Animalsand Other Family’ will be released inSeptember. BBC Radio 2 presenterJeremy Vine will look back over hiscareer in his biography ‘It’s all Newsto Me’, while the multi-award winningGuardian cartoonist Steve Bell, willtalkaboutsomeofhis favourite,mostprovocativecomicstrips.
Flying the flag for literary fiction areBooker prize-winning author of the‘Regeneration’ trilogy Pat Barker, andAmerican writer and Pulitzer Prizewinner Richard Ford, who will discusshislatestnovel‘Canada’.SandiToksvigwill introducehernewbook ‘ValentineGrey’, set during the Boer War, andformer Poet Laureate Andrew Motionwillreadfromhisnewnovel.
Poets feature throughout the festivalwith appearances from officialOlympic Poet Lemn Sissay, and the
hugely popular Benjamin Zephaniah.Barnsley’s own Ian McMillan willintroduce and discuss fellow poetPaul Mills’s film ‘You Should’ve SeenUs’. Skipton born poet and authorBlakeMorrison will introduce his newcollection ‘A Discoverie Of Witches’,while fellow Yorkshire poet SimonArmitage recounts his recent poetry-reading journey across the PennineWay.
Biographer Penny Junor introducesher latest book ‘Prince William – ThePeople’sPrince’;commentatorWilliamShawcross presents ‘Counting One’sBlessings’,thefirstpublishedcollectionof letters from the Queen Mother;and Chumbawamba’s Boff Whalleydiscusses his book ‘Run Wild’, whichlooks at the relationship between ourfeetandtheearth.
Joy Division co founder Peter Hookwill give an insight into the brief lifeof the band, and broadcaster JohnSuchet talks about his biography ‘TheTreasuresofBeethoven’.FormerTime
Out music editor Nick Coleman willexplorehowhisrelationshipwithmusicchangedafterhewokeuponemorningto Sudden Neursosensory HearingLoss,inhisbook‘TheTrainintheNight:AStoryofMusicandLoss’.
Two of the UK’s leading children’sauthors, Michael Morpurgo andMichaelRosen,willalsofeatureattheFestival.
“This year we have been influencedby a momentous summer of sport,culture and commemoration and thisis reflected in thevarietyofwonderfulwriters we have appearing at theFestival”,saidFestivalDirectorRachelFeldberg.“Withover200speakersandevents covering these areas as wellas crime fiction, music, history, foodand drink, the Festival has plenty toentertainandeducateforallages.”
For details and ticket informationare available from www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk 01943816714,orinpersonfromIlkleyTouristInformationCentre,StationRoad,Ilkley.
ANOTHER FABULOUS LINE-UP FOR ILKLEY LITERATURE FESTIVAL
ARTS & CULTURE
Michael Palin, Clare Balding
Richard Ford
The 39th Ilkley Literature Festival runs from Friday 28th September – Sunday 14th October, celebrating once again the best in fact and fiction.
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ARTS & CULTURE
MASTERWORKS CLASSIC CHURCHES OF YORKSHIRE TOUR The first concert in theMasterworksClassicChurchesofYorkshireTourisonSaturday8thSeptemberatStMartin’sChurch,Brighouse. This is an amazingchurch with major ‘wow factor’.The Masterworks Choir willpresent a programme of choralmusicrelatedtoRoyaloccasions,bothcheerfulandlessso!
On Saturday 22nd Septemberboth Masterworks, and theirsisterchoir theHeritageSingers,will perform at a HeadingleyChoralExtravaganzaatStChad’sChurch, to raise funds for theHeritage Singers 2013 BalticTour.
Tickets are available via www.ticketsource.co.uk/masterworks,by calling Yorkshire Collegeof Music and Drama on 01132431605,oronthedoor.
MEET THE BEATSTheBeatGenerationwasagroupofwriterswhoperformedincafésinTheUnitedStatesintheyearsfollowing the SecondWorldWar.Amongst them were the poetAllen Ginsberg, whose ‘Howl’was published in 1956, and thenovelistJackKerouac.
Some of their work will be readat theMint Café onNorth Lane,Headingley, on Wednesday 5thSeptember in an evening ofpoetryandjazzbeginningat8pm.
Jazz group Des the Miner, well-known for their contributionsto events at the Flux Gallery inHyde Park, will be the principalmusicians.
Rattle of letter-box, flutter to doormat, I am the friend who just dropped in, bursting to tell you what is happening, where it’s happening, when.
All this! And no shutting me upnow you can draw me down to tablet and phone. But oh, thumb through me: scent of newsprint, silk of fresh page skin…
Admit it, bet you didn’t knowthat dance group met each Tuesday nightat the end of your road?
Steal me from coffee table, pluck me from pile. Notseen me recently? Outraged I haven’t been popped through or sent?Pay me the ultimate compliment:complaint. Feed me your news and I will flash it. Stories? I am a profligate gossip. Selling? Meet your billboard and hoarding. But if it’s gloom you want, a good moaning, look elsewhere; I’m here to celebrate. At a loose end? Now let me recommend…
Local poet Peter Spafford recently dropped in to tell us about his Poem Portraits.
Poem what? Well, the ideais that Peter sits down withhis subject, chats to them fora half hour or so, then goesaway and writes a poem. It’sa fabulous, original idea for abirthday,anniversary,wedding,retirementorothercelebration.
So we decided to challengePeter..........OK write a poemabout North Leeds Life! Wesat and chatted about themagazineandhere’sourpoem–Weloveit!
Ifyou’dliketotreatsomeonetoaspecialPoemPortrait,contactPeter on 07590 028327, orpeter.spafford@ntlworld.comYoucanseemoreexamplesatwww.peterspafford.co.uk
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Whether you remember the legendaryTVseriesornot,thethoughtofSteptoeandSontheplayisintriguing.ItisbeingpresentedbyWestYorkshirePlayhouseand Cornwall’s Kneehigh Theatre atThePlayhousefrom14thSeptember–13thOctober.
We called director Emma Rice to askwhat attracted her to the project andwoulditseemdated?“Thereissomuchhereforthemodernaudience”,shetoldus.“TheRayGaltonandAlanSimpsonscripts are wonderful. I have chosenfourepisodes that cover from1962–1974andwoventhemtogetherwiththeaddition of just one other character –awoman.ShestartsoutasanardentCliff fananddevelops into a liberatedwoman.”
Emma admits that, as a child, shedidn’t love the television series. “Asone gets older you start to recogniseso many of the situations – thestruggle to stay together, the urge togetaway,theintricaciesoftheparent/child relationship.We’veallhad thesefeelings.Theworkisdeeper,darkerandmore intricate than I’d ever realised,watchingasachild.”
But if you’re expecting an impressionoftheTVshow,thinkagain.Thecentralcharacters are played by Kneehigh’sMike Shepherd (Albert) and DeanNolan(Harold),twoveryCornishactors.“Itisa‘smallshow’”,saidEmma.“Thisincreases the feeling of isolation, ofbeing trapped in the situation. It isdarklycomicanddeeplymovingatthesametime.
ThesoundtracktooiswonderfultakingusthroughfromPerryMason,Cliffandthe Rolling Stones, on to the Bay CityRollers.Itisverynostalgic,butnotinasentimentalway.”
Kneehigh is one of Britain’s mostinnovativetheatrecompanies.Forover30yearsithascreatedvigorous,popularand challenging theatre for audiencesthroughouttheUK.Kneehighperformswith a joyful anarchy that audienceshave come to expect. This adaptationof Steptoe and Son promises to beanythingbutdull!
Tickets are available from ThePlayhouse01132137700,www.wyp.org.ukorwww.kneehigh.co.uk
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WYP AND KNEEHIGH PRESENT WORLD PREMIERE OF STEPTOE AND SON
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Directed and Adapted by Emma Rice
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ARTS & CULTURE
UNDER MILK WOOD AT FULL CIRCLE ARTS
TrioLiteratiandTheatreofTheDales will present a stagedrecitalofDylanThomas’sUnderMilk Wood (adapted by AdrianMetcalfeandDavidRobertson)atFullCircleArtsCafe(oppositeYTV on Kirkstall Road) onWednesday 5th September at8pm. The performance lastsabout 50 minutes and is freewithacollection.Thereisalsoalicensedbar.
Hilariousandmoving, this playfor voicescatches thedreams,gossip, lives and loves of aseasidetowninmid-50sWales.
Directed by Theatre of theDales’DavidRobertson, itwasseen earlier this year as partof the Headingley LitFest. Toencourage drama and ‘word’events, Full Circle Arts Cafeinvited David to stage a showonthefirstWednesdayofeverymonth. This performance ofUnderMilkWoodfollowsEdwardAlbee’sTheZooStory,Bottom’sStory from A MidsummerNight’s Dream, Helene Hanff’s84, Charing Cross Road andShaw’slove-letterstoactresses,LiteraryLovers.
The programme will include BagatellebyDvorak,Schubert’sMarchMilitaire,Bells Across the Meadow by Ketelby,Come to the Fair by Marti, Palladioby Jenkins, Le Matin by Haydn, andBernstein’s West Side Story performlight orchestral music from the vastheritage of music that is once moreenjoyingarenaissance.
Christopher Irvin is an orchestralcomposer for film and theatre. Since2008 he has been consolidating hiswork as an orchestral composer. TheOrchestra of Square Chapel, Halifax,premieredTheWillowWaltzearlierthisyear, Todmorden Symphony Orchestrapresented his Summer Serenade aspartofaDiamondJubileeconcert,andhisDiversionsforViolinwaspremieredbytheSouthwellOrchestralSocietythissummer.
TheWhite Rose Orchestra is currentlydeveloping a repertoire of lightorchestral music for concerts, anda wide range of events throughoutthe region. Tobook tickets (£6) for itsconcert at HEART, contact 0113 [email protected]
The White Rose Orchestra, a newly formed group of musicians under the leadership of Conductor Christopher Irvin and violinist Russell Keane, will perform a concert of light orchestral music at HEART, Bennett Road, Headingley, on Thursday 18th October at 7.30pm.
THE WHITE ROSE ORCHESTRA PLAYS HEART
The White Rose
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HolstTwo PsalmsBrittenSimple Symphony
Leeds PhilharmonicChorusThe National Festival OrchestraChoristers of The Grammar School at Leedsand Harrogate Grammar School
Darius BattiwallaconductorSarah PottersopranoPaul DuttontenorGraham EcclesorganAlan Horsey& Clare Bullimorepiano duet
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ARTS & CULTURE
In a way, Katie was catapulted ontothe stage! Her parents are both wellknown opera singers who have sungwith Opera North at different times.But, Katie’s passion has always beenmusicals. At 15 she spent a summerwith theNationalYouthMusicTheatrewhich really whetted her appetite andwhen she saw the call for auditionsfor the role of Nancy in BBC’s I’d DoAnything, she was off! Just 17 at thetime,shemade it tobootcampinthecompetition,andthenwasafinalroundcontender in Andrew Lloyd Webber’ssearchfortheEurovisionentry.
“It was an amazing but gruellingexperience”, she told us. “Thecompetition was designed obviouslyto make the best TV. There was lotsof waiting around and it was veryemotional,butagreatexperience.”
When she didn’t make it she headedback to Rutland to school. Then shegot a call from Cameron Macintosh’scastingdirector.TheyhadseenheronTVandwouldshebeinterestedinbeingunderstudy for thepartofChristine inPhantom.
“I never expected that! But what anopportunity”, said Katie. “My parentswereabit concerned,butwas I going
toturnitdown?Itwasamassivedeal.IhadtogrowupveryquicklyandIlearnton the job. Imay havemissed out onsome things, but I’m just passionateaboutmusicals.”
SincethenKatiehasonlyhadaboutsixmonthswhenshewasnotworking.SheplayedCosetteintheLondonproductionofLesMisérablesatQueen’sTheatre,thenplayedtheroleintheInternationalTourandatTheO2Arena in the25th
What part would she really like totackle? She certainly wouldn’t turndown the chance to play Sally BowlesinCabaret.
ThePhantomofTheOperaisatLeedsGrand Theatre until Saturday 15thSeptember.
Leeds Grand Theatre is currently hosting the biggest show it has ever received in its 134 years! Cameron Mackintosh’s brand new production of The Phantom of the Opera has been wowing audiences since it opened. We thought we’d have a quick word with its young star, Katie Hall, who has been touring with the show since January.
A PASSION FOR MUSICALS LEADS TO A DREAM JOB
Thisyear’sCardiganTriangleArtDaypresentsthe‘GreatCardiChallenge’.In between all the artists exhibitingin residents’ houses, you’ll discovera trail of cardigan connections youneverknewexisted.Youmaybeluckyenoughtospotadiamante-encrustedCardigan Hurst or wicked knitwearfrom movie blockbuster, ‘The DevilWearsCardis’.Voteforyourfavouriteas you feed your artistic inspirationwith homemade cakes at the ArtCafé–thisyearinthechurchofOur
LadyofLourdes.Browse,buyorjustenjoy prints, jewellery, illustrations,landscapes, portraits, photography,poetry and painting across a wholerangeofartists,includinglotsofnewpeopleandwork.
You can also make your own art inactivities run for theArtDaybyLeftBankLeeds.
Fullofwildanimalslastyear,thisyearchildren from Spring Bank Primary
School bring Sparrow Park to lifewith their creative know-how. ThishiddencornerofHeadingleyisbeingrestoredbylocalresidentsandwillbeopenaspartoftheArtDay.
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Matty Lee is another City of LeedsDivingClubstarinthemaking!
He recently won Gold on 3mspringboard at the Junior EuropeanDiving Competition in Graz, Austria –thefirstCityofLeedsdiverevertogetagoldmedalinanindividualeventthere,andoneofonlya fewUKdivers todoso.Healsoputinastrongperformanceon platform to finish in the top six.Twenty six countries attended, withGBfinishingsecondinthemedaltable(evenbeatingRussia!).
Hehasattendedfourotherinternationalcompetitions with the City of Leeds– International CAMO Invitational(Canada) in 2009 and 2010, wherehe won Bronze on 3m, and TrofeuInternacionalCiutatdeBarcelonaalsoin2009and2011,wherehegotGoldonPlatform.
“Hisabilityhasallowedhimtocompete(and win!) on all the three boardslevels (1m, 3m and platform), asopposedtospecialisingonjustone.Hecame eighth at his first British SeniorNationals championship, qualifyingfor the finals. He is GB Junior Elite
Champion,anditwashisresultstherethat qualified him to represent GB aspart of Team GB at the InternationalYouth Diving Competition in Dresdenearlierthisyear.Hewentontowintwomedals,resultinginhimbeingselectedforTeamGBattheJuniorEuropeans.”
His winning performance means heshould hopefully be selected go outwithTeamGB to theJuniorWorlds inAustraliainOctober,whichshouldalsoincludethreeoftheCityofLeedsdiverswhoqualifiedfortheOlympicsthisyear.
His long term dream is to compete inRioin2016!
A DIVING STAR IN THE MAKING!
The St Vincent de Paul Society isholding a Sponsored Walk aroundEccup Reservoir on Sunday 30thSeptember, starting and finishingat St Paul’s Church Hall, King Lane,Alwoodley,LS17.
This promises to be a great day out
enjoyingabeautiful,scenicwalkwhilstraising vital funds for the Society’scommunityprojectsinLeeds.Thesevenmile walk is well stewarded, safe andfamily friendly,with refreshments (andloos!)atthehalf-waypoint.
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HEALTH & FITNESS
TheFolkin’ReservoirRamble isanewevent which starts in Otley and takeinparts of theSixDales Trail and theWashburnValley.TheinauguraleventisonSaturday22ndSeptember,withtwodistances on offer, 14 and 20 miles,which competitors can either run orwalk.
Starting fromPrinceHenry’sGrammarSchool, the route heads to CliftonvillagethenDobPark,beforethethreereservoirs of Fewston, Swinsty andLindley Wood and then returning toOtleyviaFarnleyforpieandpeas.
Everyone taking part will receive agoodie bag at the end, and there willbe variouscategoriesofprizes for therunnersandspotprizesforwalkers.
“The Folkin’ Reservoir Ramble hasbeen many months in the planningand came about because there wereno events of this kind taking in thebeautifulWashburn Valley”, said LiamDunne, from organisers RunAlong. “It
has also been designed to coincidewith the Otley Folk Festival weekendwhichattractsmusicfansfromaroundtheUK.”
“ThankstoOtleyFolkFestivalthetownwill be transformed for the weekend,with spontaneous pub sessionsprovidedbymusiciansandvisitorsfrom
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FOLKIN’ RESERVOIR RAMBLE – A NEW WALKING/RUNNING EVENT
TakeHeart,thecharitywhichsupportsthe Yorkshire Heart Centre at LeedsGeneral Infirmary, has organised asponsored walk in Roundhay Parkon Sunday 2nd September. The walkstarts at 11am and (if you haven’tregisteredalready) you can register atTheMansionHousefrom9.30am.
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ThehospitalseespatientsfromacrossYorkshire.TakeHearthasraisednearly£3 million since it was founded in1989.Themoneyhasallbeenusedtoenhancethesurroundingsforthemanythousandsofpatientsandtheirfamilieswho visit the Yorkshire Heart Centre
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I tookabitofa leapof faithwith thisone,nothavingmuch togoonexceptthe intriguing description of Ty Segallon the Brudenell’s website and theodd YouTube clip briefly glimpsed onthe day of the gig. Happy to say, thegamblepaidoffhandsomely.Thiswasacrackingshow.
Not that I wasn’t without my doubtsat first. As the Ty Segall Band took tothe stageand the roomwas suddenlyawash with cacophonous fuzz andfeedback I feared I was about to besubjectedtosomeformlessNoisedrivelthatseemstobealltherageamongthehipster set. Thankfully, Ty Segall soonproved that he and his band are notaverse to a tune and moreover, theycan churn out a pretty good one withenoughgrit,guts,scuzandattitudetokeepthecoolkidsengaged.
By the time the band launched intotheir second song my misgivings hadcompletelyvanished(largelyduetomyreliefthattheyactuallyhadsongs,andhelpedinnosmallwaybythepresenceof a badass female drummer, whichneverfailstopiquemyinterest).
Thechugging,drivingriffageofIBoughtMy Eyes set the tone for what was tofollow. Expertly generating the kind ofexcitementandimmediacyyou’veeveryrighttoexpectfromagarage-rockoutfit,thegroupperformedasifintheeyeofa storm, thrashing through their setwith a kind of controlled chaos, deftlybringing it all back home just whenthingsthreatentospiralcompletelyoutof control, as on the excellent TellMeWhat’sInsideYourHeart.
As I mentioned, the set contained aheartydoseof riffsand tunesbut thebandhadnoqualmswhatsoeveraboutgetting extremely heavy on our asses.Thecaterwaulingguitarsoftensonicallyresembled nothing so much as thedemolition of a tower block, showingtheband tobeequally in thrall to theearly metal of Black Sabbath as toNuggets-era Psych-Rock, The Stooges’proto-punkorthelatter-daygrunginessofPixiesorNirvana.
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LJO SWINGS FORM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
Leeds Jazz Orchestra (LJO) is starting its third year as independent band. After being cut from Leeds College of Music’s Community Education programme, there was a period when it looked like the band would be consigned to the annals of local jazz history. However, thanks to the efforts of some band members and the good will of the community, the band reformed and was reborn in January 2010 as Leeds Jazz Orchestra.
“Iwasoverwhelmedbythesupportofferedtokeepthebandalive”, said Colin Byrne, LJO’s Musical Director. “HEARTprovided us with a beautiful rehearsal space. Ruth Ker(bassist) became theband treasurer, Liz Fox (alto sax) ourconcertmanagerandJohnTatterstall(tenorsax)ourfacilitiesmanager.Withouttheirinput,thebandwouldneverhavegotofftheground.”
LJO will be holding open auditions at HEART on Thursday27thSeptemberfrom7pm. It’saveryfriendlyand informalatmosphere where learning is encouraged and supportedbyfellowmusicians.LJOisparticularlyinterestedinhearingfrom saxophones, trumpets, trombones, piano, guitar anddrums.Formoredetails,visitwww.leedsjazzorchestra.com
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SOUND & VISION
Already touted as “the comedy ofthe summer”, Ted is the directorialdebut of Family Guy creator, SethMacFarlane and marks his transitionfromanimationtoliveaction.
IshouldbeginbysayingI’veneverbeencompletely sold on Family Guy. Thehugelypopularshoweschewssubtlety
infavourofahyperactive,scattershotapproachtocomedythatreliesrathertooheavilyonpilingonthepopculturalreferences, which I find to be moremissthanhit,andseesittrailinginthewakeoftheinspiredirreverenceofTheSimpsons,inmyhumbleopinion.
In a snowy Boston in the mid-eighties young John Bennett makesa Christmaswish that his teddy bearwould come to life and they can befriends forever. To the amazement ofeveryone,John’swishmagicallycomestrueandTedbecomessomethingofanationalcelebrity.
Flash forward twenty-odd years andJohn(playedbyMarkWahlberg)isnowamangrown(ifnotactually“grownup”)andstill livingwithTedwho, followinga familiar child star trajectory, hasdeveloped into a beer-swilling, dope-addled,potty-mouthedmisanthrope.
John’s ongoing bromance with hisstuffedursinebestbuddyisbeginningtotakeitstollonhisrelationshipwithLori (Mila Kunis) who hopes Johnwill soon emerge from his extendedadolescence but feels Ted may beholding him back. As Ted’s badbehaviourpersists, the inevitable“it’smeorthebear”ultimatumisissued.
As expected, Ted is a fairly patchyaffair,servingupgroansandguffawsinequalmeasure(ImustadmitIhadnoideaIwouldfindthespectacleofMarkWahlberg and a stuffed bear beatingthe crap out of one another quite sohilarious) and the whole thing is inspectacularlybadtaste(parents;don’tbemisledbythepresenceofatalking
TEDDIRECTED BY: : SETH MACFARLANE
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CERT: 15
LENGTH: 106 MINS
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The successes the film scores are thanks to decentworkbythecast,especiallySethMacFarlaneasthevoiceofTed,andWalbergonceagaindisplayinghisevermoreconvincingcomedicchops,thepresenceofapronouncedfunnybonefirst glimpsed in his scene-stealing turn as the acerbicDignaminScorsese’sTheDeparted.
Howuntrue! Hyde Park PictureHousefirstopeneditsdoorsin1914andhasbeenaworkingcinemaeversince.Thebuilding has enjoyed Grade II listedstatus since the mid 1990s and stillretains many of the original features,such as gas lighting. It is renownedas one of the few remaining ‘PicturePalaces’intheUK.
Offeringanaltogetherrichercinematicexperience than one can expect fromthe average multiplex, the PictureHouse does screen mainstreammovies,butmuchof itsappeal isdueto the fact that it shows interestingsmaller budget, arthouse films thatcan’tbeseenanywhereelseinLeeds.
More than just a cinema, HydePark Picture House, like the nearbyBrudenell Social Club, is a stalwart ofLeeds’culturallandscape,avenuewithalongstandinghistoryandrichheritagewithaconnectiontothecommunitythatextends far beyond the local studentpopulation.Continuallydevelopingandmaintainingclosetieswithlocalartists,musicians and filmmakers, the placeis ahubaroundwhichour city’shugecreativecommunitycan rally.Assuch,
it engenders a great deal of goodwilland boasts a roster of around twentyfive volunteers, people only too happytocontribute their time to the runningofsuchaspecial,uniquevenue.
Alongside its film screenings, thePicture House also frequently hostsone-off special events, such as livemusic performances and the recentFound Footage Film Festival. Amongregular features are Olsen, an avantgarde film showcase for the work oflocalartistsandCreaturesoftheNight,the monthly late-night cult classicsprogramme.
Attheheartofthecinemaandallthoseinvolved with it is a deep love of filmand its traditions.With themajorityofUK cinemas switching to exclusivelydigital projection technology, HydePark Picture House is one of the fewvenues supporting the dying art oftheprojectionist. It isholdingon to itsoldfilmprojectionequipmentandcantherefore screen films in a variety offormats. In fact,with16mm,apair of35mm projectors and a state of theart Sony 4K digital projector, togetherwith the expert know-how of veteran
projectionist, Alan Foster, Hyde ParkPictureHousehasthesamescreeningcapabilities as the National MediaMuseuminBradford(withtheexceptionof IMAX, 70mm and Cinerama). Veryfew cinemas in the country have thislevel of commitment to the artistryof film projection and respect for themedium,andfewerstillhavetheskilledprojectioniststooperateallthesetypesofequipment.
The Hyde Park Picture House is alsoone of the key venues for the LeedsInternational Film Festival (1-18 Nov),which is fast becoming one of themost renowned film festivals in thecountry. In themeantime, the cinemawillbeinvolvedinLoveArtsFestivalinconjunctionwithmentalhealthcharity,ArtsandMindsandfeaturingtheworkof Turner Prize nominee, Luke FowlerandalsoparticipatingintheUKGreenFilmFestival,wherethey’llbeshowinga documentary on the rise of the Co-OperativemovementandtheRochdalepioneers.
So, inanswer to thosestillharbouringmisapprehensionsaboutthiswonderfullocal cultural landmark, Hyde ParkPicture House offers something foreveryone, withmany items of interestall year round. It has long been andcontinuestobeattheheartofourcity’sartistic life and should therefore becherishedbyall.
HYDE PARK PICTURE HOUSE – MORE THAN JUST A CINEMA!
It seems there are a number of myths and misconceptions circulating with regards to Hyde Park Picture House. When I suggest this to Wendy Cook, who has managed the cinema for the last eight years, she agrees. “I’m always overhearing people saying things like, ’Oh, that place, it just caters to students’ or ‘it’s hardly ever open’, or ‘they only show old films there’”.
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