White Rose and Elliott Hudson College Team up for Hedgehogs

White Rose Shopping Centre has worked with students from Elliott Hudson College to place 13 specially-designed hedgehog houses in its outdoor Woodland Walk, creating new safe havens for nature in the area.   A-Level Product Design students were given the brief by Shopping Centre to create eco-friendly hedgehog houses using sustainable materials, designed to be in […]

Opera North, Abel Selaocoe and LEEDS 2023 Year of Culture

‘As You Are’ is a soundwalk written by composer and cellist Abel Selaocoe for Opera North, and will open on 30 March as part of LEEDS 2023. Whilst COVID restraints prevented an earlier scheduling, the soundwalk can now be experienced as part of ‘Awakening’, the theme for Part One of LEEDS 2023. Audiences will see […]

The Big Leeds Quiz – Raising Funds for The Principle Trust Children’s Charity

The Principle Trust Children’s Charity is set to welcome those who want to test their general knowledge – for a good cause! The Charity raises funds to provide respite breaks for children who are living with life-threatening conditions, or have suffered trauma or abuse, as well as those who are disabled or underprivileged. The BIG […]

Model Railway Exhibition to Raise Funds for Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice

Pudsey Civic Centre will play host to Narrow Gauge North 2023 on Saturday 11 March, attracting railway enthusiasts from across the UK and far beyond. The event has been running since 1994 and has so far raised £110,000 for the Hospice. Peter Kirkby, one of the organisers who has been involved from the start: “Last […]

Schoolreaders – Looking for Volunteers

Would you like to spread the joy of reading? Schoolreaders , the children’s literacy charity, is urgently looking for enthusiastic volunteers who can help spread the joy of reading to children in Leeds primary schools. With a focus on those schools with the greatest need, volunteers are recruited to listen to children reading every week. […]