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Christmas Food Bank Donation Drive

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**Headingley, Hyde Park & Woodhouse**
🎄Christmas Food Bank Donation drive🎄

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Rainbow Junktion

continue to do a phenomenal job for our community in keeping people fed during the Covid-19 crisis.

🥫They rely on donations, and we have been overwhelmed by the response to the last food bank donation drives, but sadly the longer the crisis goes on the more help people need.
🎄Additionally we know that Christmas will be particularly hard for many families.
🕗 You will be able to drop donations off between 5pm-8pm THIS Sunday, and 9am-2pm THIS Monday.
👍🏾 If you’re financially stable and doing a shop for yourself between now and then, please consider spending a few quid on a few items to donate – or alternatively go through your cupboards and see if there’s anything you’d like to donate there!
👩🏿‍🎓 If you’re a student going home for Christmas, please see if you can donate any of the food you have before you go.
📦 Donation locations, which will all have a box outside to put donations in will be at;
🏠 73 Alma Road
🏡 13 Ash Grove
🏠 58 Ash Road
🏠 13 Ashwood Villas
🏡 14 Balbec Avenue
🏠 7 Beulah View
🏠 5 Blenheim Square
🏫 The Cardigan Centre
🏫 Coffee on the Crescent
🏠 40 Eltham Drive
🏘 4 Granby Road
🏠 80 Hartley Avenue
🏠 39 Kendal Close
🏘 50 Kings Road
🏠 17a Moorland Avenue
🏡 20 Newport View
🏡 7 Orville Gardens
🏠 24 School View
🕑 At 2pm on Monday we will be going round and collecting all donations and taking them across to Rainbow Junktion. Huge thanks to those who have offered to host a donation station!
🎁 Please promote & share this post, and give what you can this Christmas.
Best wishes
Cllrs Akhtar, Brooks, Garthwaite, Marshall Katung, Pryor & Walshaw

42nd Street – The Shows Must Go On tonight

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This weekend The Shows Must Go On brings us the multi-award winning production of 42nd Street starring stage legend Bonnie Langford!

Young Peggy Sawyer is fresh off the bus from small-town America and just another face in the chorus line on Broadway’s newest show. But when the leading lady gets injured, Peggy might just have the shot at stardom she’s always dreamed of.

Showing at 7pm tonight (Friday 4th December) and available for 48 hours

Caring Together’s ‘Online Festive Get Together’ – Thursday 10th December @11am

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Although we are not able to meet as a big group we are delighted to be able to host an alternative festive get together. It will be online via zoom and is in partnership with the University of Leeds Music Society.

Come and join us for some musically entertaining fun and cheer in the company of others. Singing along is optional  There will even be some some musical bingo with prizes as well.

If you would like to join us then please email: lisa@caringtogether.org.uk or call on 07436 530073 and I will help you get set up, or if you already set up then I will send you an invite. We would love to see you.

Shared Memories Audio: ‘National Are Go’ written by Maureen Kershaw

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Dear all,

Please find below a link to a video of some memories of National Holiday trips written and spoken by Maureen Kershaw. Just click on the link. You might have to click on the volume button.
Thank you for sharing this with us Maureen, until next time….
picture sourced from alamycom
British Seaside Holiday 1970's High Resolution Stock Photography and Images - Alamy

Poetry Corner: ‘Back in the days ‘ by A B Wyze

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Back in the days of tanners and bobs,
When Mothers had patience and Fathers had jobs.
When football team families wore hand me down shoes,
And T.V had only two channels to choose.

Back in the days of three penny bits,
when schools employed nurses to search for your nits.
When snowballs were harmless; ice slides were permitted
and all of your jumpers were warm and hand knitted.

Back in the days of hot ginger beers,
when children remained so for more than six years.
When children respected what older folks said,
and pot was a thing you kept under your bed.

Back in the days of Listen with Mother,
when neighbours were friendly and talked to each other.
When cars were so rare you could play in the street.
When Doctors made house calls and Police walked the beat.

Back in the days of Milligan’s Goons,
when butter was butter and songs all had tunes.
It was dumplings for dinner and trifle for tea,
and your annual break was a day by the sea.

Back in the days of Dixon’s Dock Green,
Crackerjack pens and Lyons ice cream.
When children could freely wear National Health glasses,
and teachers all stood at the FRONT of their classes.

Back in the days of rocking and reeling,
when mobiles were things that you hung from the ceiling. When woodwork and pottery got taught in schools,
and everyone dreamed of a win on the pools.

Back in the days when I was a lad,
I can’t help but smile for the fun that I had.
Hopscotch and roller skates; snowballs to lob.
Back in the days of tanners and bobs.

Credit: from the book, Back in the Days of Tanners and Bobs by A B Wyze

Meanwood Valley Urban Farm

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We will be re-opening to the public tomorrow (Wednesday 2nd December) following the end of the national lockdown.
Our opening hours will be 10am-3pm, seven days a week (except Christmas Day/Boxing Day/New Year’s Day when we are closed).
Our shop/reception in the Epicentre will be open although our indoor small animal area and our playground will remain closed for the time being.
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The Barn Café here at the Farm will be offering a takeaway coffee & cake service from Saturday, watch out on their social media pages for more info.
Leeds is of course in Tier 3, so we please ask that you follow the guidelines that the government has laid out. In addition, we ask that you please continue to sanitise your hands (at the entrance to the Farm and in the Epicentre entrance), to wear a mask in our shop/reception and to social distance.
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We are also required to ask our visitors to provide their name and contact details if they have not scanned the official NHS QR code and to submit your details as part of the Track and Trace.
We are looking forward to seeing you all once again!
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Leeds Libraries At Home – Natalie Haynes

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Natalie Haynes Author Event – Wed 2 December, 7pm

Natalie Haynes

Leeds Libraries are hosting this online talk and Q&A with Women’s Prize for Fiction 2020 shortlisted author Natalie Haynes, who will be discussing her new book ‘Pandora’s Jar: Women in the Greek Myths.’

Natalie is a writer and broadcaster. She is the author of five books including A Thousand Ships, which was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2020, The Children of Jocasta and The Amber Fury, as well as a non-fiction book about Ancient History, The Ancient Guide to Modern Life. She has written and presented two series of the BBC Radio 4 show, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics.

The event is on Wednesday 2 December at 7pm. To book a free ticket for the event; www.ticketsource.co.uk/leedslibraryevents

Virtual Christmas Lights Switch On Tomorrow

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A reminder that the Virtual Lights Switch On is tomorrow.

Leeds Virtual Christmas Lights Switch-On

Leeds Christmas Lights Switch-on will be held virtually for the first time in its history on Wednesday 2 December at 6.30pm, bringing some much needed festive cheer to the residents of Leeds.

Streamed on the Millennium Square Facebook and YouTube channels, the 2020 online seasonal showpiece will feature performances from John Newman, Class Dynamix, The Dunwells, John Parr, Hyde Park Brass, Chante Amour, Alex Winters and Jez Edwards with appearances from local sporting heroes Leeds United, Josh Warrington and Leeds Rhinos and a recorded message from The Lord Mayor of Leeds and this year’s Leeds Children’s Mayor.

Click on the links at 6.30pm tomorrow to watch

‘Monday Mind Workout’ answers for Monday 30th November 2020

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Dear all,

Answers for yesterday’s ‘Monday Mind Workout’ which was multiple choice, how did you do?

1.Which of these means a speech in a play where a character talks to themselves rather than to other characters?
c) Soliloquy

2 In the Vicar of Dibley, what was the name of the vicar’s clueless friend?
a) Alice

3. How many novels did the Bronte sisters write in total?
b) Seven

4.Which breed of dog used to be sacred in China?
b) Pekingese

5.Who was the fourth Doctor Who?
(a) Tom Baker

6.Which coin was first issued on the 9th of June 1982?
(c) twenty pence piece

7. In 2005, a painting by artist Lucien Freud sold for £3.9 million pounds; who was the subject:
(b) a nude painting of Kate Moss

8. Proverbially, what is rubbed into the wound to make things worse?
c) Salt

9. What name is given to a country’s song played on official occasions?
a) National anthem

10. In fairy tales, which item is used to transport people through the air?
a)Magic carpet

11.Which of these was a successful pop star of the 1980s?
a) Adam Ant

12. ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You’ was a number one hit for which singer in the 1980s?
b) Stevie Wonder

13. Sandringham and Balmoral are residences of which public figure?
Queen

14.Stephenson’s Rocket was an early example of which means of transportation?
Train

15.Which animals metaphorically constitute a heavy rainstorm?
Cats and dogs

16.What is the reverse fold at the bottom of some trouser legs?
Turn up

17.If someone gets out of a difficult situation, he is said to have saved his what?
Bacon

18.Which of these symbolises the election of a new pope?White feathers
White smoke

19.Which ‘test’ was originally used to determine whether something was made of gold?
Acid test

20.If the information is from a reliable source, it is said to come straight from where?
Horse’s mouth

‘LEEDS FOR ALL’ Celebrating International Day of Disabled People

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International Day of Disabled People

‘Leeds For All’, is a programme of free and inclusive activities to celebrate International Day of Disabled People this week.

The important day takes place annually on 3 December and is an opportunity for people across the world to celebrate the achievements and contributions of disabled people, as well as increase awareness, understanding and acceptance of disabilities.

This year in Leeds, local charity William Merritt Centre and Forum Central, a network of health and social care third sector organisations in Leeds, have put together  a series of online, accessible, inclusive performances, stories, exhibitions, discussions, information and activities

The Leeds For All programme kicks off on Tuesday 1 December and continues through to Friday 4 December

All Events are FREE. Read more info here or  download the full programme pdf.

There are also videos and activities you can get involved with at anytime during the celebration and beyond.