Free zoom exercise classes all week from ‘Your Back Yard’

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The Your Back Yard project will be streaming free gentle exercise classes for over 55s this week – and then again from 4th to 31st January 2021

“Each class will last 30 minutes, after which we’ll be staying on the call for a ‘Zoom Cafe’ if you fancy meeting some new friends or chatting to some old ones.

Our instructors are warm and friendly, but if you’re feeling unsure, you can share the link with a friend who can join you on the call”

The schedule is below or full details at https://t.co/sP7Lsbbd6K?amp=1

Simply choose the classes you’re interested in, and when its time for your class, click on the link you’ll be taken straight to the Zoom call! No complicated logins, no payment, just your free class:)

14th Dec- Mindful Yoga with Jan at 10AM: https://bit.ly/2JBc1gn

15th Dec- Chair Yoga with Mel at 10AM: https://bit.ly/2K33X7W

16th Dec- Zumba gold with Jennie at 12:30PM: https://bit.ly/37MdXdW

17th Dec- Tai Chi Foundations for Vitality with Arun at 3PM: https://bit.ly/33WXe6C

18th Dec- Interval Training for Walking Footballers with Tony at 10AM: https://bit.ly/2Lmy0rX

(Apologies – I found this too late for this morning’s Mindful Yoga – but you will be able to join it in January

This project is in partnership with Bramley Elderly Action, Richmond Hill Elderly Action and MHA Communities Rothwell, with support from 100% Digital.

Carol Service at St Mark’s Church

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Coming up…

On Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th December Gateway Church will be holding their annual Carol Service at St Mark’s Church, this year there are three different in-person events to choose from!

Head to their website gatewayleeds.net/ for booking and more details.

 

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Leeds City Council’s Woodland Creation Initiative

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Follow The Arium website to keep updated with news about Leeds City Council’s Woodland Creation Initiative at www.theariumleeds.co.uk/woodland-creation

They have some Treemendous 💚🌳resources information packs and tree identification cards you can download from the Arium website.

If your interested in attending tree planting events, please contact the Woodland Creation Team at woodlandcreation@leeds.gov.uk to register has a volunteer and book a place on one of our future events, which will be taking place between December and February
#TreesForLeeds 💚🌳

Countryside Ranger Team 🦉😀👍

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Leeds Discovery Centre Video Advent Calendar

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We are in December, and Leeds Discovery Centre have created a Video Advent Calendar. Every day you can open a door to see what object their curators and staff have found in the Store 🎅🤶 🎄

You can catch up by opening doors 1 to 13 and each day thereafter there will be another one to open.

Click on the link below

https://bit.ly/3lFttgr

 

Leeds Looks Back… Windows on a Modern World

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Online Event – Thursday 17th December 6pm – 7pm

City Centre exhibition runs until 17th December

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To coincide with the recently launched ‘Windows on a Modern World’ city installation, featuring posters drums of Leeds scenes from the 70s set in the original locations. Leeds Modernist are delighted to invite you to a special online event in collaboration with Leeds Civic Trust!

Hear from a panel of special guest speakers, including ‘Concretopia’ author and social historian, John Grindrod, architectural historian and author of ‘Space, Hope and Brutalism’, Elain Harwood, and local artist Clifford Stead. The event will be chaired by Transport Planner David Ellis.

Through David Hick’s rare and striking images, the panel will explore the societal, economic and architectural legacies of the 1970s, which continue to impact on us today.

Book your free tickets here!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leeds-looks-backwindows-on-a…

And if you are out and about in the city centre you could look out for the posters around the area – locations below or find out more here: https://modernist-society.org/events

From Friday 4th December – Thursday 17th December wander through the 6 following locations:

1.WELLINGTON STREET

2.CITY SQUARE

3.EASTGATE

4.BRIGGATE

5.THE HEADROW

6.WESTGATE

Blast from the past

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Caring Together will be moving into our new base in Charing Cross at some point early in the New Year. I popped down there yesterday as the shutters were being replaced. Removal of the old ones exposed part of the old Advice Centre sign from back in the 1980s/90s. It was being covered up by the new shutters so I thought that I would get a picture while it was still visible. Does anyone know when it first opened and when it closed? I know that Caring Together had a presence there early on in its existence. Hopefully it is a good omen and that we are returning home.

Meanwood Valley Urban Farm Virtual Christmas Market

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Meanwood Valley Urban Farm are hosting a virtual Christmas Market for local crafters in the run up to Christmas. They will start posting content from people selling their products on facebook shortly. If you are interested in selling contact them directly.

www.facebook.com/groups/677342166313920/
http://www.mvuf.org.uk/
Tel: 0113 262 9759
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RUTHLESS! The Musical from The Shows Must Go On

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This weekend join The Shows Must Go On for the cult classic musical that spoofs the musicals! Starring Jason Gardiner & Kim Maresca.

Showing Friday 11th December at 7pm and then available for 48 hours

The camp cult classic from Joel Paley with music by Marvin Laird is filmed from London’s West End following critical acclaim off-Broadway. Ruthless! The Musical famously spoofs Broadway musicals from Gypsy to Mame as well as iconic films including The Bad Seed and All About Eve. Talented eight year old Tina Denmark will do anything to play the lead in her school musical. Anything! As Tina discovers where her talent comes from, she shows us just what it takes to succeed… Premiering in 1992, the show is responsible for discovering young performers Britney Spears and Natalie Portman. This production features Jason Gardiner (Dancing on Ice UK) as overbearing agent Sylvia St Croix who encourages Tina (Anya Evans) to pursue her dreams of a career in showbiz. Kim Maresca is Judy Denmark, ‘Tina’s Mother’, the bland housewife who has ‘absolutely no talent whatsoever’, or does she…? Tracie Bennett (Follies) is Tina’s grandmother, the famously spiky theatre critic Lita Encore, and Harriet Thorpe (Great Britain) is Tina’s teacher and ex-actress Myrna Thorne.