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The Leeds International Film Festival is a much anticipated annual event for many and the good news is that it is still going ahead this year but in a slightly changed format. There will be less films and the venues will be at reduced capacity in order to be covid safe, but, for the first time, most of the films will be available online on the brand new Leeds Film Player.
Lots more information here or view the Festival Guide
“We are presenting the LIFF 2020 programme at Leeds Town Hall, Vue at The Light and City Varieties. At the magnificent Leeds Town Hall we are screening films in Victoria Hall, at Vue we are using three screens all with new luxury spacious seating, and we are partnering with Hyde Park Picture House on bringing LIFF 2020 to their sister venue City Varieties.
The venues have been operating with safety measures in place since re-opening including social distancing, requiring face coverings unless exempt, providing hand sanitiser stations, cleaning of seating and other surfaces after every show, and displaying NHS QR code posters. We have introduced additional seating measures for LIFF 2020 including extra distancing between seats and maximum group bookings of two people except for Leeds Young Film Festival family screenings. Details of safety measures in place for each venue will appear on your e-ticket when you book a film and please take note of the guidance and requirements before your visit.
We realise many of you will not be able to visit our venues in November and we are launching our new streaming platform Leeds Film Player so anyone can view the majority of the LIFF 2020 programme at home anywhere in the UK.
For LIFF 2020 we are excited to be launching Leeds Film Player, a new streaming platform presented by Leeds Film and Leeds Young Film to host films online for our three film festivals: Leeds International Film Festival, Leeds Young Film Festival, and the INDIs.
Leeds Film Player will be available for the duration of LIFF 2020 via leedsfilm.com with over 150 feature films and shorts. You will be able to view many acclaimed fiction features and documentaries from the LIFF 2020 Official Selection, Cinema Versa and Fanomenon sections, all competition programmes in the Leeds Short Film Awards, and family films from Leeds Young Film Festival.”
Jeff Wayne’s ‘The War of The Worlds’ and ‘The Shows Must Go On’ proudly presents the 2012 live performance, filmed at London’s O2 Arena with 23 cameras for spectacular visual coverage. With an array of new technology and effects plus an all-star cast featuring: Liam Neeson seen in advanced 3D holography, recording, stage and screen star Jason Donovan, Kaiser Chiefs’ Ricky Wilson, Wet Wet Wet’s Marti Pellow, Jettblack’s Will Stapleton and Wicked’s Kerry Ellis. The 9-piece Black Smoke Band and the symphonic ULLAdubULLA Strings conducted by Jeff Wayne – PLUS the incredible 3-tonne 35-foot tall Martian Fighting Machine firing real Heat Ray flames over the audience.
Premieres at 7pm tonight (Friday 23rd October) and available to watch for 48 hours (click on the picture to watch)
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Please find attached the West Yorkshire Trading Standards Newsletter Scam Alert. This Monthly alert outlines trending fraud patterns during the current COVID-19 pandemic and what we can do to stay protected. There have been further reports of scams, doorstep Crime and business complaints all relating to the COVID-19 pandemic here in West Yorkshire. This news alert will give you an indication of the current situation here in West Yorkshire.
Homelife is a Deaf-led organisation based in Leeds that provides supported living support and accommodation for Deaf adults with additional needs.
The organisation offers:
24 hour wellbeing support
Tailor-made packages of care and support
Aids and adaptations in all its properties
Signing environment
CQC registered
Development of skills to enable independence
Contact Homelife: Faye Dawson – Service Manager on 0113 4433543 or 07784 245631, fdawson.homelife@outlook.com or Edward Pollard – Registered Manager on 07817 282826 (text only), edwardpollard@live.co.uk. http://www.homelife-leeds.co.uk/
Healthwatch Leeds has teamed up with Leeds Older Peoples Forum to ask older people what are your experiences of health and care. They would love to hear about the health and care experiences of people aged 60+ who live in Leeds. If you want to take the survey please use this link here
Healthwatch Leeds was established in April 2013 to bring the voices and experiences of local people to influence the decisions made in their health and care. They use citizens voices and experiences to work to influence planners, decision makers and service providers in Leeds.
Caring Together will be hosting a Cancer Awareness session in partnership with the Leeds Cancer Awareness Project on Monday 12nd Nov 2020 @ 11am. This will be online and offers you a chance to chat about signs and symptoms of cancer. They will also discuss self-checking and ways to reduce cancer risk. All very informative and open to all; members, family, friends, neighbours and volunteers. If you would like to join us then please email: lisa@caringtogether.org.uk or call: 07436 530073 – if you don’t have the technology yet would like to chat further about this subject then please call.
