Author: Caring Together

Meet the new Town Hall Organ

Saturday July 17th at 1pm Online and In person event   Later this year the Town Hall organ will be removed for a complete renewal and reconstruction, returning when the hall reopens in 2023. Join City Organist Darius Battiwalla and special guests, the organ builders, to hear the full details of this exciting project.  … Continue reading Meet the new Town Hall Organ

Vaccine Bus back at Little London Community Centre this week

The vaccine bus will be in the car park at Little London Community Centre 10am – 3pm from today until Friday 16th July. Open for 1st and 2nd doses (8 weeks after 1st) of Astra Zenica vaccine and particularly aimed at those over 40 No appointment needed  

Covid Vaccine Clinic at Woodhouse Community Centre this week

Woodhouse Community Centre, 197 Woodhouse Street, LS6 2NY – clinic open 10am – 3pm every day until this Friday. If you are over the age of 18 you can come by to get your first or second doses of Pfizer, no appointment needed. If you know anyone who is eligible for the vaccine, please let… Continue reading Covid Vaccine Clinic at Woodhouse Community Centre this week

Good Luck England!!

Sending positive thoughts to our England Football team as they prepare to play in the final of a major tournament for the first time since 1966. How many of you remember the 1966 final? Did you hear the much quoted “Some people are on the pitch, they think it’s all over. It is now!” uttered for the… Continue reading Good Luck England!!

Half a Century Stories with Leeds Playhouse Creative Engagement

Half a Century Stories It’s our 50th Birthday at Leeds Playhouse this year and we’d love to celebrate with you! Over the past year, there’s been no nipping round for a brew, popping to the pub or going down the shops with a friend. At Leeds Playhouse we’ve missed this connection, we’ve missed you and… Continue reading Half a Century Stories with Leeds Playhouse Creative Engagement

24/7 mental health support if you need it

NHS mental health helplines have answered around three million calls during the pandemic.   The dedicated 24/7 NHS mental health crisis helplines were fast-tracked so everyone could get the rapid care they needed without having to go to A&E.   Anyone experiencing a mental health crisis can call their local helpline, and you can also… Continue reading 24/7 mental health support if you need it

Shared Moments: ‘Conversation’ written by Oliver Cross

One of the most regrettable side-effects of the Covid pandemic, aside from death, illness and impoverishment, is that it encouraged people to talk more, even though there’s less to say. For example, there was a time, at the height of the vaccination drive, when everybody wanted to tell everybody else that they had had one… Continue reading Shared Moments: ‘Conversation’ written by Oliver Cross

Unstoppable Carnival – online dance!

Here is your chance to be part an amazing carnival troupe this year! Join the Unstoppable Carnival Troupe. Learn the Unstoppable Carnival routine from this pre-recorded dance class then film yourself performing the dance (by yourself or in your bubble) and then send it by WeTransfer or Google Drive Link to swirleducation@gmail.com by 2nd August. Videos from across… Continue reading Unstoppable Carnival – online dance!

End of the Love Woodhouse & Little London Food Project

  We have loved being part of this project with Gateway Church Leeds which has provided fresh cooked meals as well as grocery parcels to people in the area every week for more than a year.   Today was the last day and so a big thank you to all the volunteers who helped to… Continue reading End of the Love Woodhouse & Little London Food Project

Happy Birthday NHS and congratulations on the George Cross Award

The NHS is 73 years old today and the Queen has awarded the George Cross to the NHS and all it’s staff (past and present) In her handwritten message, the Queen wrote: “It is with great pleasure, on behalf of a grateful nation, that I award the George Cross to the National Health Services of… Continue reading Happy Birthday NHS and congratulations on the George Cross Award