Walk: Leathley (B6161) to Riffa Farm Shop Cafe/Pub (Hunters Inn) (Circular)
2024-03-17 11:30 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
The minor road from Leathley leads to the delightful Medieval Riffa Lane. Could be muddy!
Possible car sharing or could re-organise route with train to Weeton and then A2 Bus to just past Riffa Bridge on A658. Details and decision of route to follow in early March.
Length around 3 and half miles.

Annual General Meeting
2024-04-18 19:15 - 21:00
WILL ALL SUBSCRIBED MEMBERS PLEASE TRY TO ATTEND THIS IMPORTANT EVENT – KEY DECISIONS WILL MOST LIKELY BE TAKEN CONCERNING THE FUTURE OF THE LCA.

Talk: Bob Dylan - The Mood of His Time
2024-05-16 19:30 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
The Poetry of Bob Dylan and the Swinging Sixties
By Sir John Battle, former Government Minister and MP.

HEARTFEST OPEN DAY
2024-05-25 08:00 - 17:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Full details here:
HEART FESTIVAL 2024

A Touch Of Theatre
2024-06-20 19:30 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
A play-reading night led by the experienced play-reader, Nicola Down

A Night At The Opera
2024-07-18 19:30 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
An Evening of High Culture with the distinguished and talented virtuoso, Lizzy Hardman.

Combined Art and Poetry Evening
2024-10-17 19:15 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
With readings from, and artwork by the talented Hebden Bridge Creatives; Adele and Debra.
The theme will be ‘Hedgerows: Highlighting the importance of the humble
hedgerow to the environment & wildlife.’
https://www.facebook.com/JuicyWatercolours/about

Walk: Park Walks
2024-10-19 08:00 - 17:00
12th November – Beckett’s Park – meet at HEART CENTRE, Headingley 11am
3rd December (not 10th as originally listed) – Royal Park – meet at the Left Bank Centre 11 am
Planning for 2025 is well under way with the schedule for the first 4 months being as follows:
21st January Roundhay Park Upper Lake from Mansion House
25th February Lovell Park from Merrion Gardens
25th March Holt Park from Holt Park Centre
22nd April Middleton Park from main gates

Walk: A Sunday Saunter Around Middleton Park
2024-10-20 08:00 - 17:00
A pleasant (and historically informative) walk with Edna and June through woods and open fields, beginning and ending at the popular café in the Visitor Centre.
A fairly flat walk with some muddy sections, touching upon the Middleton Railway and also viewing a ‘bell pit.’

Walk: North Ilkley
2024-11-17 08:00 - 17:00
Details to follow)

An Evening Of Tudor Music
2024-11-21 19:15 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Back by popular demand, the erudite Peter Bull will be giving an informative account and intriguing performance of Tudor Music.
https://www.peterbull.com/event-details/tudor-music

Walk: Either Around Golden Acre Or Meanwood Valley Farm
2024-12-15 08:00 - 17:00
(Details to be finalised)

A Yuletide Foodie
2024-12-19 19:15 - 21:00
Featuring the talented fiddler and street entertainer, Kate Gittens, performing as ‘Le Chat Violet’. Open mic poetry and prose in the second half – please bring along a literary contribution!
https://www.youtube.com/@LeChatViolet
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093069702067
th

A Forgotten Influence?
2025-01-16 19:15 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
“The Jewish Heritage in Leeds and West Yorkshire”
A thought-provoking presentation by Nigel Grizzard.
Home

Mid-Winter Meal & Social Event
2025-01-19 13:00 - 15:00 | The Golden Beam, Headingley Lane, Leeds, LS6 1BL, United Kingdom
In place of a general walk, we invite you to join us for a meal and drinks at Wetherspoons “Golden Beam” in Headingley.
https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/the-golden-beam-leeds/
Headingley Lane, Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 1BL

Dangerous Women
2025-02-20 19:15 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
The Rise Of The Female Circus Performer
by Steve Ward
http://www.steve-ward.weebly.com/

Book Launch - "Conflicting Realities"
2025-03-27 19:15 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Richard Smith (LCA Chairperson) presenting his new book, exploring the conflict between differing views of reality and their subsequent effect upon human Psychology and Society at large. (Further details to follow)

"Spring Has Sprung’"
2025-03-27 19:15 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Poetry evening, featuring Bill Fitzsimmons, the local Irish poet and respected author of ‘Playing With Fire’.
There will be an “open-mic” session in the second half.
Please Note – this event will be held in the Ridge Room (second floor), not the usual Claremont Room.

AGM - MEMBERS ONLY!
2025-04-10 19:15 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
LCA AGM.

Book Launch: "Paradigm Wars"
2025-05-15 08:00 - 17:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
LCA Chair Richard Smith will introduce his forthcoming book, “Paradigm Wars”. It explores the three conflicting views of reality that dominate our Time.

Arts Evening - "Midsummer Beauty"
2025-06-19 19:15 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
The talented Dawn Smallwood will be back hosting an Arts evening/ workshop on the theme of ‘Midsummer Beauty.’

Talk: The First Nation People of Nova Scotia, Canada.
2025-07-17 19:15 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Christine Eddison will tell us all about her visit to the Mi’kmaq, the First Nation People of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Chris Binns - My Life in AmDram
2025-08-31 14:30 - 16:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
An Actor’s Craft: My Life in Amateur Dramatics by Chris Binns of STARS, a Leeds-based award-winning amateur repertory society

Talk: "Oh No, John!"
2025-09-18 19:15 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Peter Bull on “17th Century Popular music, from the time of the Stuarts (1603-1714)”

Art Workshop - Catherine Aldred
2025-10-16 19:30 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
An Art Workshop led by Catherine Aldred

The Circus Comes To Town!
2025-11-16 12:00 - 15:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
A circus-based tour of Central Leeds by Steve Ward. (Times stated are approximate.)

Talk: Revolutionary Romantics
2025-11-20 19:15 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Sir John Battle will present a session on Revolutionary Romantics: British Poets in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century.

IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!
2025-12-18 14:30 - 17:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Christmas Celebration and Foodie with music and dancing led by Rob Baker.

Molly Ovenden - The Typewriter Poet...
2026-01-15 14:30 - 16:00
… Seeing Light In The Winter Dark

Le Chat Violet - Trad Folk Music session
2026-02-19 14:30 - 16:00
A Traditional Folk Violinist Session led by the talented Le Chat Violet.
