LCA Book Reading Support Group, ‘The Taxidermist’s Daughter’

HEART - Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds

A Sussex churchyard. Villagers gather on the night when the ghosts of those who will not survive the coming year are thought to walk. And in the shadows, a woman lies dead. As the flood waters rise, Connie Gifford is marooned in a decaying house with her increasingly tormented father. He drinks to escape the ... Read more

Day Trip to Barnard Castle & Northallerton.

Leeds Central bus Station Leeds, United Kingdom

Meet at Leeds Central Bus station outside Greggs. Join us for a day trip to Barnard Castle & Northallerton.  Set on a high rock above the River Tees, Barnard Castle takes its name from its 12th century founder, Bernard de Balliol. It was later developed by the Beauchamp family and then passed into the hands ... Read more

£15.00

LCA Book Reading Support Group, ‘The Taxidermist’s Daughter’

HEART - Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds

A Sussex churchyard. Villagers gather on the night when the ghosts of those who will not survive the coming year are thought to walk. And in the shadows, a woman lies dead. As the flood waters rise, Connie Gifford is marooned in a decaying house with her increasingly tormented father. He drinks to escape the ... Read more

£2.50

Theatre Visit: ‘The Promise of a Garden’

Leeds Playhouse Playhouse Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Nature has been our faithful companion in lockdown. In parks, pastures, allotments and gardens, it has helped us through the tough times. Now, a new botanical paradise is growing in the heart of the city as we transform the Quarry Theatre into a horticultural haven where a company of older performers will share their personal ... Read more

LCA Book Reading Support Group, ‘The Taxidermist’s Daughter’

HEART - Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds

A Sussex churchyard. Villagers gather on the night when the ghosts of those who will not survive the coming year are thought to walk. And in the shadows, a woman lies dead. As the flood waters rise, Connie Gifford is marooned in a decaying house with her increasingly tormented father. He drinks to escape the ... Read more

£2.50

LCA Book Reading Support Group, ‘The Taxidermist’s Daughter’

HEART - Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds

A Sussex churchyard. Villagers gather on the night when the ghosts of those who will not survive the coming year are thought to walk. And in the shadows, a woman lies dead. As the flood waters rise, Connie Gifford is marooned in a decaying house with her increasingly tormented father. He drinks to escape the ... Read more

£2.50

Theatre Visit: Dangerous Liaisons – Playhouse

A story of sexual power, cruelty and deceit. In 18th century France, letters fly between the mansions of two bored aristocrats as they spin a web of heartbreak and ruin. It might seem like a game, but lives will be ruined and love irrevocably lost. From the original scandalous novel, the acclaimed film starring John ... Read more

Poetry Evening with Richard Smith – ‘The Passage of Time’

HEART - Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds

For the first poetry event of our autumn programme this presentation will consist of poems and other creative pieces covering events from the first two decades of the 21st Century.  The whole of life will be represented. Entrance £3.50/£3.00 members and concessions. Pay on the door.

£3 – £3.50

Theatre Visit: Freedom Project

Leeds Playhouse Playhouse Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Melding lived experience with creative theatre-making, refugees Mo and Hossein share stories – both personal and global – that explore the very different journeys taken by unaccompanied minors as they leave their home countries in search of sanctuary.

The Carol Downing Memorial Walk.

The walk is about 4 miles, taking in a pretty stretch of the Aire and Calder Navigation and a circuit of Rothwell Country Park with fine views of Leeds from the top. Meet in Woodlesford at about 12.15 outside the Two Pointers pub (LS26 8RE). Car drivers should find street parking nearby. The train we ... Read more