Category: Caring Together

Playhouse Connect – a digital showcase

A collection of short films, audio drama podcasts and artwork created by the local community and Leeds Playhouse during lockdown. You can view/listen to it all at Playhouse Connect Digital Showcase For the films, scroll through the pictures at the top of the page to select the one you want.  For the rest there are links… Continue reading Playhouse Connect – a digital showcase

Update on Leeds infection rate from Leeds City Council

As it stands, the latest figures for the 7 day infection rate is 439 per 100,000 and the positivity rate is 16.1%. In Leeds as a whole, cases have stabilised since the lockdown was announced two weeks ago. However, some areas have seen a rise in cases which might be due to a minority of… Continue reading Update on Leeds infection rate from Leeds City Council

Third sector organisations in Leeds recognised for their hard work over the last 8 months during COVID-19 pandemic

On behalf of Caring Together I attended a Virtual event on Thursday along with many other representatives from various third sector organisations, and our local Councillors too. The Lord Mayor of Leeds, the Lord Lieutenant, the County Sheriff and Councillors gave their thanks to all at Caring Together. We feel this includes not only our… Continue reading Third sector organisations in Leeds recognised for their hard work over the last 8 months during COVID-19 pandemic

West End Unplugged Vol 2 from The Shows Must Go On

The second  lockdown special celebrating the very best of London’s West End This edition includes the west end musical talents of David Bedella (ROCKY HORROR / & JULIET) Hannah Waddingham (SPAMALOT / A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC / THE WIZARD OF OZ) Cavin Cornwall (LTTLE SHOP OF HORRORS / JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR) Katie Brayben (BEAUTIFUL /… Continue reading West End Unplugged Vol 2 from The Shows Must Go On

Book festival at Home

The Cove & Kilcreggan Book Festival comes to your living room this Saturday and it’s a fantastic varied line-up from fiction to music, sewing to politics: This online book festival is from MyVLF and you can access it here https://myvlf.com/ You need to register (free) with MyVLF and then click on the picture for the festival… Continue reading Book festival at Home

Facebook Live Session: Cancer Facts and Fictions – Wednesday 25th November 2020 @6pm

NHS Facebook Live session on Cancer Facts and Fictions will now take place on Wednesday 25 November, 6-7.30pm at http://facebook.com/NHSLeeds You’ll hear from trusted clinicians and cancer specialists who will advise on cancer prevention & symptoms

‘Big Energy Saving Winter Event’ Thursday 26th November 2020 @11am

Worried about energy bills this winter? Green Doctors are here to help! . This is a free service aiming to tackle fuel poverty & promote affordable warmth by advising households on ways to reduce energy costs (Provided by Groundwork Yorkshire). They have helped many people save over £300 per year on their energy costs. .… Continue reading ‘Big Energy Saving Winter Event’ Thursday 26th November 2020 @11am

Get online!

Caring Together attended the first meeting today of the Neighbourhood Network Digital Working Group. It was an interesting afternoon session hosted by Ali from Leeds Older Peoples Forum and Rachel from 100% Digital. Here at Caring Together we have made great strides in getting people online since the crisis started, following on from many years… Continue reading Get online!

International Men’s Day

Thursday 19th November 2020 is International Men’s Day and the launch day of Men’s Health Unlocked – a city wide network for men’s health. More information about this is here: https://forumcentral.org.uk/leeds-mens-health-unlocked-network-launching-this-international-mens-day/ Throughout the day they are releasing short videos about men’s health issues, contributions from projects already happening in the city and plans for the future. … Continue reading International Men’s Day