Category: Caring Together

Leeds Discovery Centre Video Advent Calendar

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.… Continue reading Leeds Discovery Centre Video Advent Calendar

Leeds Looks Back… Windows on a Modern World

Online Event – Thursday 17th December 6pm – 7pm City Centre exhibition runs until 17th December 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… Continue reading Leeds Looks Back… Windows on a Modern World

Blast from the past

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… Continue reading Blast from the past

Meanwood Valley Urban Farm Virtual Christmas Market

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

RUTHLESS! The Musical from The Shows Must Go On

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… Continue reading RUTHLESS! The Musical from The Shows Must Go On

Coffee on the Crescent have left space under the tree to be filled with gifts…..

Coffee on the Crescent have teamed up with our local council Headingley & Hyde Park News, the University of Leeds Sustainability team to to support our great friends at Rainbow Junktion. They provide food and essentials for those who are finding it particularly tough at the moment. Throughout December if you are heading to the… Continue reading Coffee on the Crescent have left space under the tree to be filled with gifts…..

Woodhouse Window Christmassy trail with Gateway Church

For one night only it is the Woodhouse Window Christmassy trail with Gateway Church tomorrow: Saturday 12th December at 4.30pm – see map below. 🎅 If you head to St Mark’s church a socially distance Santa will greet you from his outdoor grotto!

PPE for unpaid carers

Do you look after a friend or relative who  otherwise couldn’t manage without your help? This may be because of illness, frailty, disability, a mental health need or an addiction.  And it may be someone who you live with or someone who lives in a different household. Leeds City Council are taking part in a 2… Continue reading PPE for unpaid carers

Shared Moments: ‘Quizzes’ written by Oliver Cross

I like quizzes, especially during lockdowns, which is a word I didn’t expect to see pluralised because I was given to understand that The Lockdown would be a one-off way a way to banish Covid-19, just The War was a one-off way to banish Nazis. Still, if we have to live through recurrent periods of… Continue reading Shared Moments: ‘Quizzes’ written by Oliver Cross