LCA Book Reading Support Group, 'The Taxidermist's Daughter'
2021-06-21 16:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
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 past, but an accident has robbed her of her most significant childhood memories. Until the disturbance at the church awakens fragments of those vanished years . . .
All welcome to read. Those who prefer not to read are welcome to just come along and sit and listen. Entrance is £3.00. Further details on 07518 627109 www.leedscombinedarts.org.uk

‘Talk on C. S. Lewis’ ‘Before Narnia’ with Claire Rae Randall.
2021-06-23 20:15 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
CS Lewis: Before Narnia
CS Lewis is best known today for his Chronicles of Narnia but he was already an established figure in the popular imagination in the 1940s before Narnia was known to the world.
In his literary works he expressed a deep concern with the Problem of Evil and the corruption of humanity by demonic forces which he believed to be entirely real, albeit in immaterial form. In this talk Claire Rae Randall will explore the spiritual and philosophic underpinnings of Lewis’s cosmology through works such as The Abolition of Man, The Screwtape Letters and his Interplanetary Trilogy which influenced both the hugely popular Avatar movie and Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Grand Opening – 20th Birthday of Otley Walking Festival
2021-06-26 10:00 | Otley Parish Church, Kirkgate, Otley, LS21 3HW, United Kingdom
Celebrate Twenty Years of OWF at Otley Parish Church, Celebration Cake! Refreshments, Photos and more. No booking required.

Walk from Bramhope and along Otley Chevin with Otley Walking Festival
2021-06-27 13:00
Join Carol for a 5 mile walk from Bramhope and along Otley Chevin through fields and woods. Meet at the Fox & Hounds pub, Bramhope, LS16 9AX.
The Car park is located just behind the Fox & Hounds. Depart 12 noon. The X84 bus from Leeds Central Bus Station stops at Bramhope Church on Otley Road and it’s just a few minutes’ walk to the pub up the hill. Please bring a packed lunch. For a full programme of walks in the Otley Walking Festival please see www.otleywalkingfestival.co.uk

LCA Book Reading Support Group, 'The Taxidermist's Daughter'
2021-06-28 16:00 - 18:00, 2021-07-12 16:00 - 18:00, 2021-07-19 16:00 - 18:00, 2021-07-26 16:00 - 18:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
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 past, but an accident has robbed her of her most significant childhood memories. Until the disturbance at the church awakens fragments of those vanished years . . .
All welcome to read. Those who prefer not to read are welcome to just come along and sit and listen. Entrance is £3.00. Further details on 07518 627109.
Entrance £3.00. For further information please see www.leedscombinedarts.org.uk

Theatre Visit: ‘A Little Night Music’
2021-06-29 20:30 | Leeds Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7UP, United Kingdom
A chance meeting between ex-lovers sparks a game of romantic musical chairs over a weekend in the country, as hopelessly mismatched couples find themselves confronted by their own vanities and deceptions. Glistening with wit and romance, composer Sondheim’s tantalising tale flirts with musical theatre and opera, and includes the classic song ‘Send in the Clowns’.

‘Twenty Blue Plaques’ Walk from Ilkley Bus Station
2021-06-30 14:45
Meet Ray Moss at Ilkley Bus Station for a 3 mile walk of Ilkley’s blue plaques and historical buildings. Booking essential for this walk by contacting rayleeds75@gmail.com

Mick Bradley’s Wainwright Adventures’ Otley Courthouse.
2021-07-01 20:00 | Otley Courthouse, Courthouse Street, Leeds, LS21 3AN, United Kingdom
Mick Bradley presents stunning photographs illustrating the pleasures and occasional mishaps of summitting all 214 Wainwrights. Tickets £3.00 from Otley Courthouse, Courthouse Street, LS21 3AN. Enjoy the pitfalls of conquering Wainwrights without straining a muscle.

LCA Book Reading Support Group, 'The Taxidermist's Daughter'
2021-07-05 16:00 - 18:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
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 past, but an accident has robbed her of her most significant childhood memories. Until the disturbance at the church awakens fragments of those vanished years . . .

All welcome to read. Those who prefer not to read are welcome to just come along and sit and listen. Entrance is £3.00. Further details on 07518 627109.
Entrance £3.00. For further information please see www.leedscombinedarts.org.uk

Historic Headingley with Claire Randall
2021-07-15 14:30
Photography and Landscape Summer 2021 Leeds Combined Arts
This July Leeds Combined Arts offers the first pair in a series of walks in which we shall be photographing some places of local interest around Headingley and building collages from the views we capture.
On Thursday 15th July we shall be walking from the recently reclaimed Sparrow Park on Cardigan Road, Headingley, up Chapel Lane, which is one of the oldest streets in Leeds, to the Cenotaph and the former location of the Shire Oak, the heart of old Headingley, photographing the historic village landscape and architecture.

LCA Walk at The Mill, Batley
2021-07-18 13:15
Join Rob at The Mill: 418 Bradford Rd, Batley WF17 5LZ for a walk of just under 6 miles and will take in the historic ruins of the 16th century Howley Hall and may include Grade 2 listed Woodkirk church”. 16th century” will be the literature theme. Further details including train times and parking facilities will follow by e-mail. http://www.themillbatley.com/
To book contact Carol: carol@leedscombinedarts.org.uk

Cancelled - Singing and Voice Workshops – ‘Life-lines in the Community’
2021-07-20 14:30 - 16:00 | Meanwood Institute, Green Road, Meanwood LS6 4LD, Green Road, Leeds, LS6 4LD, United Kingdom
Join Carol for some voice and singing for pleasure workshops at Meanwood Institute as part of our Lifelines in the community project.
We will be singing songs in different languages as well as some familiar songs and old favourites.

Special Commemorative Event for Carol Downing.
2021-07-21 20:15 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
The monthly Poetry Evening is this month dedicated to the memory of our sadly departed late Project Co-ordinator Carol Downing. We invite members to read poems that remind them of Carol or to relate personal recollections of her.

Theatre Visit: Piaf
2021-07-27 20:45 | Leeds Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7UP, United Kingdom
Born Edith Gassion in 1915, no one could have predicted Edith Piaf’s phenomenal rise to fame – from singing in the streets of Paris to becoming one of France’s biggest international stars, her voice is still revered to this day. But her extraordinary talent was matched with an equally extraordinary personal life. Pam Gems’ sensational and emotionally-charged play explores the highs and lows of the enigmatic yet fragile singer’s life and features some of Piaf’s most famous songs, including La Vie en Rose, Hymne à l’amour and Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien. Piaf is directed by Adam Penford (An Enemy of the People, The Madness of George III, Wonderland) and stars Tony-nominated and Olivier Award-winning actress Jenna Russell in the title role.

The Wharfedales Meanwood
2021-07-29 14:30
Photography and Landscape Summer 2021 Leeds Combined Arts
This July Leeds Combined Arts offers the first pair in a series of walks in which we shall be photographing some places of local interest around Headingley and building collages from the views we capture.
The second walk will be on July 29th along Woodhouse Ridge to the wonderfully characteristic Wharfedales on Meanwood Road which must be amongst the steepest streets in Leeds, taking in the high summer landscape of the Ridge along the way.
Please meet outside at the Arndale Centre near Sainsbury’s, Headingley.
Several more walks in the series are to be announced shortly.

LCA Book Reading Support Group, ‘The Taxidermist’s Daughter’
2021-08-09 16:00 - 18:00, 2021-08-16 16:00 - 18:00, 2021-08-23 16:00 - 18:00, 2021-09-01 16:00 - 18:00 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
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 past, but an accident has robbed her of her most significant childhood memories. Until the disturbance at the church awakens fragments of those vanished years . . .
All welcome to read. Those who prefer not to read are welcome to just come along and sit and listen.

Day Trip to Barnard Castle & Northallerton.
2021-08-11 10:00 - 19:00 | 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 of Richard III. With fantastic views over the Tees Gorge this fortress sits on the fringe of an attractive working market town also known as ‘Barney’ so there is plenty to do for families on a day out. Try and spot Richard’s boar emblem carved above a window in the inner ward or visit the ‘sensory garden’ of scented plants and tactile objects.
Set between the Yorkshire Dales National Park to the west and the North York Moors National Park to the east the town has been a centre of communications for centuries. Northallerton’s wide High Street is a pleasant busy shopping centre, with many independent shops, cafes and pubs. There is a busy market on Wednesday and Saturday. All seats are £15.00. Social distance rules apply and all places must be pre-booked in advance and only those from the same house-hold may be seated together.
Contact Anna: anna@leedscombinedarts.org.uk

Theatre Visit: 'The Promise of a Garden'
2021-08-17 19:15 | Leeds Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7UP, 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 stories, visions and dreams of times past, present and future as they create the garden out of nothing before your eyes The Promise of a Garden blends performance, dance, music, film and photography to create blossoming moments of joy and reflection as we begin to explore and gather strength in our new reopening phase

Theatre Visit: Dangerous Liaisons - Playhouse
2021-09-09 20:30 - 23:00
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 Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer and iconic retelling Cruel Intentions, this dangerous story has been thrilling audiences for over 200 years.
This bodice-ripping ballet, choreographed by David Nixon OBE, is set to Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, played live by Northern Ballet Sinfonia.

Poetry Evening with Richard Smith - ‘The Passage of Time’
2021-09-15 20:15 - 21:45 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
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.

Theatre Visit: Freedom Project
2021-09-17 20:00 - 23:00 | Leeds Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 7UP, 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.
2021-09-18 13:15
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 are aiming for is 11.58 out of Leeds station, arriving at Woodlesford station at 12.07. Assuming the train is on time it’s less than 5 minutes from the station to the rendezvous point.
We would aim to finish the walk at the Two Pointers Pub for refreshments. Bring suitable walking gear, water and a packed lunch. The paths are good throughout with a steady climb to the highest point of the Country Park. There are no public toilets en route but the pub is scheduled to open at 12 noon so they may let you use the toilet there if necessary, on the understanding that we will be returning to the pub after our walk.
My feeling is that any poetry or song we choose to perform should relate to our memories or thoughts of our friend, Carol.
If you require further details, phone Rob on 0113 216 4492 in good time or try 07421 043 614 on the day. Please only use the mobile number on the day as I rarely answer it otherwise. Ring the mobile if I don’t show up on time as it will mean that the train is late or cancelled.

LCA Book Reading Group - 'Death of an Old Master’ by David Dickinson
2021-09-20 16:00 - 18:00 | 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.
‘Death of an Old Master’ by David Dickinson –
England 1899, and the Salisbury Galleries in London announce the biggest exhibition of “Old Master” paintings ever seen in Europe. Excitement is intense, but before the exhibition opens, one of Britain’s leading art experts, Christopher Montague, is found dead in his study. When Lord Francis Powerscourt is called in to investigate, he finds that every book, notepad, and scrap of paper has been removed from the scene of the crime. Montague had been working on something that would have rocked the art world. Did the article that claimed a number of the “Old Masters” had been painted recently by a single hand have anything to do with his death?
Powerscourt embarks on an odyssey through a treacherous world of art dealers and picture restorers in pursuit of a master forger. He travels to Sicily where the trail grows cold, but, after the thrills and dangers of that lawless island, it is in a remote corner of the English countryside where the truth is finally revealed.

MBS evening with film: A Conscious Universe? – Dr Rupert Sheldrake
2021-09-22 20:15 - 21:45 | HEART – Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3HN
The sciences are pointing toward a new sense of a living world. The cosmos is like a developing organism, and so is our planet, Gaia. The laws of Nature may be more like habits. Partly as a result of the ‘hard problem’ of finding space for human consciousness in the materialist worldview, there is a renewed interest in panpsychist philosophies, according to which some form of mind, experience or consciousness is associated with all self-organizing systems, including atoms, molecules and plants. Maybe the sun is conscious, and so are other stars, and entire galaxies. If so, what about the mind of the universe as a whole? Rupert Sheldrake will explore some of the implications of this idea. Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist and author of more than 85 scientific papers, and was named among the top 100 Global Thought Leaders for 2013.
Entrance fee £4.00/£3.50 members and concessions.
