Month: March 2021

First stage of Coronavirus ‘Roadmap out of Lockdown’ tomorrow

The first stage of the lockdown easing begins tomorrow and so a few restrictions are being lifted but the Stay at Home message is still very much in force. Below is a guide to the rules from 8th March – for more detailed information go to https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus    

Leeds City Council Coronavirus update – Support for people and communities

This week’s newsletter brings you updates on the vaccine progress in Leeds, the new care home visiting policies from Monday 8 March and the reopening of face-to-face education. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/…/bulletins/2c55202

Online event – M&S’s Welfare Warrior: Flora Solomon

An online talk to celebrate International Women’s Day, discover the lasting legacy of Flora Solomon, who established M&S’s pioneering Employee Welfare Department in the 1930s. Online Event This is a pre-recorded talk featuring original archive images introduced by our Archivist, who will be available to respond to questions during and following the talk. Event starts… Continue reading Online event – M&S’s Welfare Warrior: Flora Solomon

Leeds in Conversation – all episodes

The Leeds in Conversation podcast was launched last year and you can  listen to series one in full by searching Leeds in Conversation on all major audio platforms including Spotify, Google Podcasts and iTunes.  Or find more details here: https://leedsinconversation.podbean.com/ The podcast brings together a diverse range of voices (including Kevin Sinfield!) from across Leeds to… Continue reading Leeds in Conversation – all episodes

Dedication Friday: ‘Wake Me Up’

Today’s dedication is by Aloe Bacc and is called ‘Wake Me Up’ Such a lovely tune. Click on the link below ps. If it asks you to sign into Youtube, just click on ‘no thanks’ and then click on ‘I agree’, you may also have to watch the start of an advert first, you can… Continue reading Dedication Friday: ‘Wake Me Up’

Census 2021

Dear all, The Census letters have been sent out. If you are needing any support or guidance you can call the free phone Contact Centre:- 0800 1412021. You will hear an automated call at first with the following options:- Option 1 – Would you like a paper questionnaire? Instruction – please enter your 10 digit… Continue reading Census 2021

Shared Moments: ‘Worried?’ by Oliver Cross

We have a way of arranging our words which dictates that when we want to express the importance of any event, we do it through the word ‘since’, so, by some accounts, we’re going through the worst health crisis since the flu pandemic of 1918, the worst economic downturn since the great depression of the… Continue reading Shared Moments: ‘Worried?’ by Oliver Cross

Poetry Corner: ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ by William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending… Continue reading Poetry Corner: ‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ by William Wordsworth

Vaccines for those aged 60 and over

As the vaccination programme continues to move down through the priority groups, anyone aged 60 and over who has not been vaccinated is now being urged to respond to their recent invite to get their vaccine. You can book your appointment through the national booking system website.  Anyone unable to book online can call 119 free of… Continue reading Vaccines for those aged 60 and over

‘Monday Mind Workout’ answers for Monday 1st March 2021

Yesterday’s Monday Mind Workout was around British Phrases. How did you do? 1. A little bird told me 2. A turn up for the books 3. A fly in the ointment 4. A legend in one’s own lifetime 5. A nod is as good as a wink 6. How do you do? 7. A sight for… Continue reading ‘Monday Mind Workout’ answers for Monday 1st March 2021