‘Monday Mind Workout’ – answers for Monday 26th October 2020

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Dear all,
See below the answers for yesterday’s Monday Mind workout that was ‘loosely’ themed around Halloween, how did you do?
1.In which country did Halloween originate?
b) Ireland
2.What sweet treat is often made for Halloween using butter, molasses and sugar?
c) Bonfire toffee
3.From which words did ‘bonfire’ originate?
Bone Fire
4.Out of which vegetable were Jack O’Lanterns made from?
b) Turnip
5. From which region in the world do pumpkins originate?
c) Central America
6. Which actor played Frank n Furter in Rocky Horror Picture Show?
a) Tim Curry
7. Is a pumpkin a fruit or vegetable?
Fruit
8.Which film has as its main characters, Morticia and Gomez?
a) The Addams Family
8.What is Samhainophobia?
c) A fear of Halloween
9. How do pumpkins grow?
b) on vines
10. What do people bob for on Halloween?
a) apples
11.Which film from 1987 stars Jack Nicholson, and Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer as three single women who experiment with some powers?
b) The Witches of Eastwick
12.On which date does Halloween fall?
a) October 31st
13. Which song was a 1973 hit for Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers? (Lyric clue: It was a graveyard smash.) “Monster Mash”
14.Shakespeare’s three witches from Macbeth were also known as . . . what?
c) The Weird Sisters
Listed below are five anagrams of words you might associate with Halloween:
15) pink ump (You might have carved one of these!) Pumpkin
16) tarot tricker (A common phrase) Trick or Treat
17) rural peanuts (an otherworldly experience!) Supernatural
18) agent verso (a burial monument) Gravestone
19) tepid fire (really scared!) Petrified
20) rosiest input (perhaps involving a Black Cat!) Superstition

A week of online events from British Library

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Another set of online special events/talks from the British Library.  Click on the link for each event for more details and how to book, these are live online at the times shown and people who book will also be able to submit questions during the live event and to watch it again up to 48 hours later

All the events are FREE, except ‘Ships at a Distance’ which costs £5 unless you are a British Library member.

Elizabeth Anionwu

The Wonderful Lives of Mary Seacole and Elizabeth Anionwu

A conversation spanning centuries and continents.

Rachel Holmes

Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel

Rachel Holmes in conversation with Shami Chakrabarti.

Zora Neale Hurston

Ships at a Distance: A Celebration of Zora Neale Hurston

Hosted by Black Girls’ Book Club co-founders Natalie Carter and Melissa Cummings-Quarry, with Salena Godden and Jackie Kay

Book cover of "Black Spartacus" and Sudhir Hazareersingh

Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture

The epic story of a great leader, military genius and revolutionary hero.

Angela Saini, Nikki Giovanni, Layla Saad, Priyamvada Gopal

White Supremacy: What You Need To Know

Award-winning science journalist Angela Saini and guests.

‘Monday Mind Workout’ – Monday 26th October 2020

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Dear all,
Today’s ‘Monday Mind workout’ is ‘loosely’ themed around Halloween, good luck.
1.In which country did Halloween originate?
a) America   b) Ireland   d) England
2.What sweet treat is often made for Halloween using butter, molasses and sugar?
a) Cinder toffee  b) Chewy Toffee   c) Bonfire toffee
3.From which words did ‘bonfire’ originate?
Bone Fire or Bonnet
4.Out of which vegetable were Jack O’Lanterns originally made from?
a) Carrots   b) Turnip   c) Melon
5. From which region in the world do pumpkins originate?
a) Egypt   b) UK   c) Central America
6. Which actor played Frank n Furter in Rocky Horror Picture Show?
a) Tim Curry   b) Barry Bostwck   c) Richard O’Brien
7. Is a pumpkin a fruit or vegetable?
8.Which film has as its main characters, Morticia and Gomez?
a) The Addams Family   b) Halloween   c) Haunted House
8.What is Samhainophobia?
a) A fear of bonfires   b) A fear of going out   c) A fear of Halloween
9. How do pumpkins grow?
a) on trees   b) on vines   c) stalks
10. What do people bob for on Halloween?
a) apples   b) oranges   c) money
11.Which film from 1987 stars Jack Nicholson, and Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer as three single women who experiment with some powers?
a) The Shining   b) The Witches of Eastwick   c) Wolf
12.On which date does Halloween fall?
a) October 31st   b) October 26th    c) October 30th
13. Which song was a 1973 hit for Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers? (Lyric clue: It was a graveyard smash.)
14.Shakespeare’s three witches from Macbeth were also known as . . . what?
a) The Wonderful three   b) The Scary Sisters   c) The Weird Sisters
Listed below are five anagrams of words you might associate with Halloween:
15) pink ump (You might have carved one of these!)
16) tarot tricker (A common phrase)
17) rural peanuts (an otherworldly experience!)
18) agent verso (a burial monument)
19) tepid fire (really scared!)
20) rosiest input (perhaps involving a Black Cat!)

Bright idea calls on residents to help light up Leeds this Christmas

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Dear all,
 
This year’s Leeds Xmas Lights Switch-on will be held virtually on our YouTube channel on Sunday 15 Nov @4pm and will be free to watch and YOU can be a part of it! Submit videos & images of your tree, home or street lighting displays to be included in a special montage & help light up the city this xmas!
 

To submit your pic or video message please send by email by Sunday, November 8 to: lightupleeds@sonderstudios.co.uk

For more information click on the link below:

https://www.millsqleeds.com/news/details/bright-idea-calls-on-residents-to-help-light-up-leeds-this-christmas

Bright idea calls on residents to help light up Leeds this Christmas

Money Buddies: free debt advice

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The Financial Conduct Authority is encouraging households in financial difficulty to access free debt advice on how to manage problem debts and urged banks and lenders to treat customers fairly.
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Money Buddies can be contacted for free on 0113 2350276 and advisers can support you remotely to look at options and deal with creditors on your behalf. See their website: https://moneybuddies.org.uk/
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This comes after their research shows 12 million people in the UK are likely to struggle with bills and loan repayments as nearly a third of adults have seen a decrease in income during the pandemic and well over a third of these already fear falling behind on payments of rent, mortgages, loans or credit cards.
Debt Management and Advice

34th Leeds International Film Festival – In Venues and Online

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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

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“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.

Introducing Leeds Film Player

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.”

 

The Shows Must Go On – The War of the Worlds

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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)

Caring Together AGM 2019-2020

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We have just had our AGM, which covers April 2019 to March 2020. We normally would have met together to celebrate our year and look ahead to the next. And we would have also had lunch afterwards however this did not deter us. Some of us still got together and we even delivered some sandwich packs to their doors.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us, your uplifting and inspiring words were welcome. A big thanks also goes to all those who support our work, past and present. To members, volunteers, neighbours, friends, family, the community and partners thank you for the last 25 years.
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Attached is a copy of our AGM and a video which I brought together for the AGM, it offers a reflective look back and bit of where we are now.  What an interesting year, lots of challenges, yet also some fun times too, and tonnes of partnership working and ‘Caring Together’, which we hope to continue building on. We were also presented with three awards for our services in the community, we are so proud and humble to get this, what a wonderful community. Kindest regards, Lisa Argyle
     

 

Covid19 Scam Alert Issue 20

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Good afternoon,

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.

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