Leeds Combined Arts

Local Heritage Walks in Headingley and Kirkstall with Claire Rae Randall
2022-07-28 14:30 (Europe/London)
Meet at Sainsbury’s, the Arndale Centre for a walk around some of the hidden heart of Headingley.

Circular walk through Weston Park, East Wood and surrounding pastures with Natasha
2022-07-24 11:30
Please take the X84 Ilkley bus at 10:30 am from Leeds Central Bus Station to meet Natasha (0113 2686077) at 11.15 am at Otley Bus Station for a 4.5m circular walk through Weston Park, East Wood and surrounding pastures. The suggested poetry theme is “Natural World”. After the walk there will be an optional visit to a nearby pub for a drink.”

Local Heritage Walks in Headingley and Kirkstall with Claire Rae Randall – part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’
2022-07-21 14:30
Meet at Sainsbury’s, the Arndale Centre for exploration of the Victorian architecture to be found between Burton Crescent and Cottage Road.
Last walk will be held on 28th July.
These heritage walks were funded by the National Lottery Community Fund as part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’.

Poetry Evening
2022-07-20 20:15 - 22:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Poetry, Prose and Music evening.
Entrance £3.50/£3.00 members and concessions, including refreshments. Pay on the door.

Local Heritage Walks in Headingley and Kirkstall with Claire Rae Randall – part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’
2022-07-14 14:30
Meet at Sainsbury’s, the Arndale Centre to continue the unfinished walk in Grove Lane, the Claremonts and Shaw Lane which we did last autumn.
Next walks will be held on 21st & 28th July.
These heritage walks were funded by the National Lottery Community Fund as part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’.

Local Heritage Walks in Headingley and Kirkstall with Claire Rae Randall - part of 'Wellbeing through Community Activities’
2022-07-07 14:30
Kirkstall Abbey and grounds. Continuing on from the series of Heritage walks with Claire Randall last autumn we begin with a visit to Kirkstall Abbey both to view the parts we didn’t have time to see last year and also to pay our respects to the memory of Carol Downing whose ashes were committed to the river there.
Next walks will be held on 14th, 21st & 28th July.
These heritage walks were funded by the National Lottery Community Fund as part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’.

Open Mic Poetry, Prose and Music Evening
2022-06-15 20:15 - 22:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Everybody is welcome to read, sing and play.
Entrance £3.50/£3.00 members and concessions. Pay on the door.

Last session of Drawing, Structure and Form workshops with Claire Randall – part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’
2022-06-14 14:30 - 16:30 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
Claire Rae Randall will lead this four week class on drawing techniques including materials such as charcoal, chalk, pencil, pastel and crayon, exploring how form is suggested and develops from structure.
Entrance £2.50/£2.00 (concessions and members) including refreshments.
These heritage walks were funded by the National Lottery Community Fund as part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’.

Third session of Drawing, Structure and Form workshops with Claire Randall – part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’
2022-06-07 14:30 - 16:30 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
Claire Rae Randall will lead this four week class on drawing techniques including materials such as charcoal, chalk, pencil, pastel and crayon, exploring how form is suggested and develops from structure.
Entrance £2.50/£2.00 (concessions and members) including refreshments.
Last session will take please on 14th June.
These heritage walks were funded by the National Lottery Community Fund as part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’.

Second session of Drawing, Structure and Form workshops with Claire Randall – part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’
2022-05-31 14:30 - 16:30 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
Claire Rae Randall will lead this four week class on drawing techniques including materials such as charcoal, chalk, pencil, pastel and crayon, exploring how form is suggested and develops from structure.
Entrance £2.50/£2.00 (concessions and members) including refreshments.
Next session will be on 7th & 14th June.
These heritage walks were funded by the National Lottery Community Fund as part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’.

MBS evening with film screening of ‘The Seventh Seal’ at Howard Assembly Room
2022-05-25 20:15 | Howard Assembly Room (Leeds Grand Theatre), New Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6NU
Our May Mind, Body & Spirit event will be a film screening of ‘The Seventh Seal’ with a 20min live music performance during the interval at the Howard Assembly Room on 25th May at 7:15 pm.
‘The Seventh Seal’ is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set is Sweden during the Black Death, The Seventh Seal tells of the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of chess he plays with the personification of Death (Bengt Ekerot), who has come to take his life.
Disillusioned knight Antonius Block and his cynical squire Jöns return from the Crusades to find the country ravaged by the plague. The knight encounters Death, whom he challenges to a chess match, believing he can survive as long as the game continues. The game they start continues throughout the story.
The Seventh Seal is considered a classic of world cinema, as well as one of the greatest movies of all time. It established Bergman as a world-renowned director, containing scenes which have become iconic through homages, critical analysis, and parodies.
Tickets: £5.00
Please let know Sibylle asap if you would like to join us. We have a few tickets left for the event.

First session of Drawing, Structure and Form workshops with Claire Randall – part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’
2022-05-24 14:30 - 16:30 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
Claire Rae Randall will lead this four week class on drawing techniques including materials such as charcoal, chalk, pencil, pastel and crayon, exploring how form is suggested and develops from structure.
Entrance £2.50/£2.00 (concessions and members) including refreshments.
Next session will be on 31st May, 7th & 14th June.
These heritage walks were funded by the National Lottery Community Fund as part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’.

Poetry Evening with Richard Bojanowski
2022-05-18 20:15 - 22:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Poetry Evening with Richard Bojanowski on the theme “Things that irk me and things of beauty, so far !”
Entrance £3.50/£3.00 members and concessions, including refreshments. Pay on the door.

Eccup Reservoir Circular Walk with June Smith
2022-05-15 13:00
Directions
11:20 No. 36 Ripon Bus from CBS (Central Bus Station). Alight 11:42 at Wikefield Farm stop, immediately after the Leeds Grammar School. Walk back along the road, then turn right, down the signposted lane to Reservoir Lodge. Meet there at 12md.
If beginning your journey from home by bus, ask the driver for a WEST YORKSHIRE DaySaver ticket [£5.50]. (This ticket is valid for a wide variety of bus operators).
*If travelling by car please park near to Goodrick Lane, (LS17 7PF). Walk down this lane to the large house. Turn right onto path to Reservoir Lodge. Meet there at 12md.
This pleasant walk has mainly surfaced paths and roads. There is some farmland which can be uneven and boggy. Two stiles, no steps.
Refreshments: there is an ice cream van!
Please wear suitable walking gear, bring a packed lunch and a drink.
POETRY PLEASE on the theme of ‘water’…rain, lakes, sea… anything!

Colour and Composition workshops - part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’
2022-05-10 14:30 - 16:30 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
All materials will be provided on the workshop.
Entrance: £3 – £2.50 members & concessions (including refreshments).
For further info email Anna: anna@leedscombinedarts.org.uk
These heritage walks were funded by the National Lottery Community Fund as part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’.

Colour and Composition workshops – part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’
2022-05-03 14:30 - 16:30 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
All materials will be provided on the workshop.
Entrance: £3 – £2.50 members & concessions (including refreshments).
For further info email Anna: anna@leedscombinedarts.org.uk
Further class on Tuesdays 10th May
These heritage walks were funded by the National Lottery Community Fund as part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’.

Open Mic Poetry, Prose & Music Evening.
2022-04-20 20:15 - 22:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Everybody is welcome to read, sing and play.
Entrance £3.50/£3.00 members and concessions, including refreshments. Pay on the door.

Open Mic Poetry, Prose & Music Evening
2022-04-20 20:15 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN

Walk with Rob Baker
2022-04-10
The 5.5 mile circular walk will start from Wakefield Kirkgate station (just 18 minutes by train from Leeds Station) and will take in the 18th century village of Heath and the 14th century village of Kirkthorpe. We will aim to meet around midday at Wakefield Kirkgate railway station. Details to follow.

Four weeks of Colour and Composition workshops with Clive Rea – part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’
2022-04-05 14:30 - 16:30 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
Clive Rea reprises his classes on painting with more demonstrations of how visual composition is built up through the use of colour and how it can suggest depth and form.
All materials will be provided on the workshop.
Entrance: £3 – £2.50 members & concessions (including refreshments).
For further info email Anna: anna@leedscombinedarts.org.uk
Further classes on Tuesdays after Easter break 3rd & 10th May
These heritage walks were funded by the National Lottery Community Fund as part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’.

‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’ - Four weeks of Colour and Composition workshops with Clive Rea
2022-03-29 14:30 - 16:30 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
Clive Rea reprises his classes on painting with more demonstrations of how visual composition is built up through the use of colour and how it can suggest depth and form.
All materials will be provided on the workshop.
Entrance: £3 – £2.50 members & concessions (including refreshments).
For further info email Anna: anna@leedscombinedarts.org.uk
Further classes on Tuesdays 5th April & after Easter break 3rd & 10th May
These heritage walks were funded by the National Lottery Community Fund as part of ‘Wellbeing through Community Activities’.

The LCA Book Reading Group
2022-03-28 16:00 - 18:00, 2022-03-21 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-03-14 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-03-07 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-02-28 15:00 - 17:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
The LCA Book Reading Group meets every Monday at 3 – 5 p.m. HEART, Headingley.
Everyone is welcome to read. Those who prefer not to read are welcome to just come along and listen.

Mind, Body, Spirit Evening: Back Massage, Indian Head Massage & Reiki with Julie Barrow, Holistic Therapist
2022-03-23 19:15 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
My name is Julie Barrow, I am a qualified and fully insured Holistic Therapist with over 20 years experience. I also run local wellbeing sessions and have set up a charity called Angels and Stars, we support families who have had a stillbirth.
I am going to be working with Leeds Combined Arts and offering free tasters in Back Massage, Indian Head Massage or Reiki. Feel free to pop in on the day for a bit of relaxation or healing.
Entrance fee £3.50/£3.00 members and concessions.

Walk with Jane Robinson
2022-03-20 11:00
I suggest everyone parks in the free car park near Go Ape at Temple Newsam. Meet outside the cafe at 11.00am. From there we will walk down the path towards Skelton Lake Services where there are toilets etc. From there we will walk towards the lake and round Skelton Lake and back to the Services for perhaps a short break. Then we will walk back towards Temple Newsam, but taking a different path which comes out near the lake and then walk back up towards the house but branching off to the cafe area, more refreshments/toilets/etc. It’s about 5 miles in total and my speed is fairly relaxed and nobody will be left behind!

Poetry Evening with Dalton Harrison & Kath Rowland
2022-03-16 19:15 - 21:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Dalton Harrison is the founder of StandFast Productions (a collective of people with convictions who use art and performance to tell their stories) and has worked as a teaching assistant with the Inside-Out Project at Durham University. He is studying for a BA in Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Leeds, where he continues to highlight the importance of prison education and discuss his experiences of being transgender in a women’s prison. Dalton has worked as a consultant for film company, diversity, lived in experience, radio, short films, workshops and regularly does public speaking as well as going into a prison pre-covid talking about hostel life. His continued Working with Prison education trust since 2019 telling his story and as an alumni in their development groups penning the foreword for their new strategies in prison agenda. Dalton has written articles for Inside Time, Pink News and Sister Magazine x TGN, and his poetry has been published in the award-winning anthology Bloody Amazing and TransVerse II: No Time For Silence. The Boy Behind the Wall is his first solo collection.
Kath Rowland is an award-winning, poet, playwright, artist, sculptor and lived in experience consultant.
She works with various agencies as a teaching assistant for the Inside Outside program at Durham University. She aims to raise public awareness of the need to improve the conditions for women in prison and the general public`s view of ex-offenders.
She met Dalton on the inside in 2017 and on release in 2019 founded Standfast production collective with him. Together they wrote High Risk, a hard hitting spoken word event. Which they performed at the Holbeck Working Man`s Club in Holbeck, Leeds, where they raised close to £300 for a local charity. 2019, and live on air as part of Chapel FM`s Writing on Air festival, 2021.
She has had articles published in The Inside Times and a few poems published in internet magazines such as The Algebra of Owls. She has not yet had a collection published.
Now based in Leeds, she can regularly be found performing her poetry at events such as Poetry Night at the Left Bank Centre, or when at home messing around with paint and power tools in the Art Cupboard!
Entrance £3.50/£3.00 members and concessions, including refreshments. Pay on the door.

Poetry Evening with Dalton Harrison and Kath
2022-03-16 19:15 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
Dalton Harrison is the founder of StandFast Productions (a collective of people with convictions who use art and performance to tell their stories) and has worked as a teaching assistant with the Inside-Out Project at Durham University. He is studying for a BA in Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Leeds, where he continues to highlight the importance of prison education and discuss his experiences of being transgender in a women’s prison. Dalton has worked as a consultant for film company, diversity, lived in experience, radio, short films, workshops and regularly does public speaking as well as going into a prison pre-covid talking about hostel life. His continued Working with Prison education trust since 2019 telling his story and as an alumni in there development groups penning the forework for their new strategies in prison agenda. Dalton has written articles for Inside Time, Pink News and Sister Magazine x TGN, and his poetry has been published in the award-winning anthology Bloody Amazing and TransVerse II: No Time For Silence. The Boy Behind the Wall is his first solo collection.
Kath is an award-winning, poet, playwright, artist, sculptor and lived in experience consultant.
She works with various agencies as a teaching assistant for the Inside Outside program at Durham University. She aims to raise public awareness of the need to improve the conditions for women in prison and the general public`s view of ex-offenders.
She met Dalton on the inside in 2017 and on release in 2019 founded Standfast production collective with him. Together they wrote High Risk, a hard hitting spoken word event. Which they performed at the Holbeck Working Man`s Club in Holbeck, Leeds, where they raised close to £300 for a local charity. 2019, and live on air as part of Chapel FM`s Writing on Air festival, 2021.
She has had articles published in The Inside Times and a few poems published in internet magazines such as The Algebra of Owls. She has not yet had a collection published.
Now based in Leeds, she can regularly be found performing her poetry at events such as Poetry Night at the Left Bank Centre,.or when at home messing around with paint and power tools in the Art Cupboard!
Entrance £3.50/£3.00 members and concessions. Pay on the door.
