Category: Community News

Leeds City Council Budget Consultation 2021-22

As the council considers its budget for the coming year, residents from across Leeds are encouraged to help inform how essential services continue to be delivered. Launched today, this year’s budget consultation focuses on both our Covid-19 recovery and the challenges our city faces. Highlighting proposals for spending and making savings in 2021/22, you can… Continue reading Leeds City Council Budget Consultation 2021-22

Monday Matinee – The Railway Children

The Shows must go on brings us a matinee performance of the timeless classic ‘The Railway Children.’ Monday 21st December at 2pm and available for 48 hours THE RAILWAY CHILDREN: E. Nesbit’s cherished novel is brought to life in this Olivier award-winning adaptation from York Theatre Royal. This production about a family forced to move from… Continue reading Monday Matinee – The Railway Children

5 Plays of Christmas – online from Newcastle Live Theatre

Newcastle’s Live Theatre presents five new short and alternative festive plays online as part of its Live Wired response to the closure of theatres forced by the COVID-19 pandemic. They say:  Christmas has come early as we are thrilled to announce that our #5PlaysofChristmas are NOW ONLINE for your viewing pleasure! Sit back, relax, pour… Continue reading 5 Plays of Christmas – online from Newcastle Live Theatre

Kinky Boots – The Shows Must Go On

This weekend from The Shows Must Go On,  the the smash hit musical, Kinky Boots! Starring Matt Henry and Killian Donnelly and written by the incredible duo of Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein!  Charlie is a factory owner struggling to save his family business. Lola is a fabulous entertainer with a wildly exciting idea. With… Continue reading Kinky Boots – The Shows Must Go On

Leeds to stay in Tier 3

The Government announced today that Leeds and the rest of West Yorkshire will remain under Tier 3 restrictions until at least the end of December. A brief overview of the Tier 3 guidelines are: you must not meet socially indoors or in most outdoor places with anybody you do not live with, or who is… Continue reading Leeds to stay in Tier 3

Prescription deliveries – information and a scam warning

If you need to have your prescription medication delivered a lot of pharmacies will do this for free but a few of them have started to make a charge for this service.  So, if you are paying for presciption deliveries, it might be worth speaking to a different pharmacy to see if you can your… Continue reading Prescription deliveries – information and a scam warning

Shared Moments: ‘The Age of Steam and Beyond’ written by Maureen Kershaw

Dear all, Who remembers as a child hanging out of the train window and getting soot in their eyes? My memory was the Summer outing from Burley Methodist Church Sunday School – all the way to – Burley in Wharfedale! Our parents waved us off at Headingley Station, what an adventure being on a train… Continue reading Shared Moments: ‘The Age of Steam and Beyond’ written by Maureen Kershaw

Praise for support offered to older people in Leeds by grassroots community groups during pandemic

A new report has praised grassroots community groups in Leeds for the vital support they have provided for older people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, jointly compiled by the Centre for Ageing Better charitable foundation and Sheffield Hallam University’s Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, highlights how Leeds Neighbourhood Networks have acted as… Continue reading Praise for support offered to older people in Leeds by grassroots community groups during pandemic

Take Care Leeds – take care of YOU this winter

If you are aged over 60 you are at a greater risk of health complications if you catch COVID-19 so it’s never been more important to  stay active and connected safely whilst also reducing physical contact with other people to lower the risk of coming into contact with the virus. Take care of you this winter by… Continue reading Take Care Leeds – take care of YOU this winter

Poetry Corner: ‘It Was As If a Ladder’ by Jane Hirshfield

It Was As If a Ladder’ by Jane Hirshfield It was as if a ladder, and each rung, real to itself, round or slat, narrow or wide, rope or metal – and as you ascended, real to yourself, the rungs directly above you solid, directly beneath you, solid. Scent of peeled orange mixed with gasoline,… Continue reading Poetry Corner: ‘It Was As If a Ladder’ by Jane Hirshfield