Category: Caring Together

‘Remembrance Day Commemorations’

Dear all, see below a message from Leeds City Council – note the dates below Our annual Remembrance Sunday commemorations will look very different this year, due to the ongoing impact of the pandemic. Due to the risks posed there won’t be the usual service or military parade at Victoria Gardens in Leeds. People are… Continue reading ‘Remembrance Day Commemorations’

Leeds Libraries

Leeds Libraries The following libraries/hubs will be open from Fri 6 Nov The following libraries/community hubs will be open from Friday 6 November providing limited services throughout the lockdown:- Central Library (opening hours: Monday to Saturday 11am – 3pm) Community Libraries: • Armley • Compton Centre • Dewsbury Road • Headingley • Reginald Centre •… Continue reading Leeds Libraries

Nature Revealed+Caring Together Nature Writing Project

Dear all, A final reflection on our Caring Together Nature Writing Workshop. In this piece, Dr Lucy J Rowland considers how the group’s writing reflects on the challenges of Climate Change in fascinating and creative ways……. Click on the link below to read more: https://landlinesproject.wordpress.com/climate-change/

Looking after Yourself/Stress Awareness Week

As we start a further 4 weeks of national covid restrictions it’s more important than ever to take care of our mental wellbeing so it is quite appropriate that it is  #StressAwarenessWeek Too much stress can lead to a feeling of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion or burnout. For specific tips and expert advice to deal… Continue reading Looking after Yourself/Stress Awareness Week

Opera North: From Couch to Chorus: The Festive Edition – 11th Nov to 15th Dec 2020

Always wanted to learn how to sing opera? Now’s your chance! Join Opera North for a five-week series of festive workshops where you’ll learn all the best singing tips and tricks from a professional choral director. By the end of the course, you will be able to sing excerpts from Puccini’s famous opera La bohème, as… Continue reading Opera North: From Couch to Chorus: The Festive Edition – 11th Nov to 15th Dec 2020

Shared Moments: Remember, remember the 5th November written by Maureen Kershaw

Dear all, Remember, remember the 5th November – well,  we’ll certainly remember this one! Going into Lockdown 2, Bonfire Night will be vastly different from those we’ve known before. I don’t recall celebrating ‘Halloween’ as a child, probably because we didn’t. Preparations for Bonfire Night started, however,  I suppose from early October. Any old furniture… Continue reading Shared Moments: Remember, remember the 5th November written by Maureen Kershaw

Nature Revealed + Caring Together Nature Writing Workshop: Migration

Dear all, See below is the next entry in this week’s web series – reflections on the NatureWriting workshop with Caring Together. In this piece, Dr Lucy Rowland considers how the group’s writing represents nature and hopes the web series will take your minds off the chaos across the pond… this latest piece is where… Continue reading Nature Revealed + Caring Together Nature Writing Workshop: Migration

Poetry Corner: Remember, Remember….

Remember, Remember…. Immortalized in this nursery rhyme, the Gunpowder Plot is introduced early into the young minds of children throughout the United Kingdom. Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder treason and plot. We see no reason Why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! Guy Fawkes, guy, t’was his intent To blow up king and… Continue reading Poetry Corner: Remember, Remember….

Facebook Live Session – Cancer Facts & Fiction postponed

Sadly, the facebook streaming of GPs and cancer specialists talking about cancer facts and fictions tomorrow (Nov 4th) has had to be postponed. It will be streamed  later in November. New date to be published asap. You can still watch the video of the online Cancer Awareness Session that Leeds Cancer Awareness and NHS Leeds… Continue reading Facebook Live Session – Cancer Facts & Fiction postponed

Nature Revealed: Caring Together Nature Writing Blog Series- Day 2

The next entry in this week’s web series – reflections on our Nature Writing workshop is here. In this piece, Dr Lucy J Rowland considers how the group’s writing represents nature through memory. Read it here!- click on the link below: https://landlinesproject.wordpress.com/nature-and-memory/