Rushbearing – an Annual Festival in Sowerby Bridge
Some years ago I lived in the sprawling metropolis of Sowerby Bridge, which is high in the Pennines just the other side of Halifax. Yes Leodians, there is something on the other side of Halifax. Being in the Pennines the terrain is not exactly flat, in fact my house had three floors at the front […]
Kirkgate Market – Steeped in history and keeping pace with change.
Apart from the Town Hall, I doubt that you could find a building in Leeds more iconic than Kirkgate Market. There cannot be an inhabitant of the City who has not set foot in it at one time or another. It has an amazing history and at one time was the largest indoor market in […]
Let’s Do Lunch at Cafe Moor, Kirkgate Market
Cafe Moor is named after the Muslim people of North Africa and Southern Europe but is now applied to inhabitants of the Middle East as well. I suppose that the people who run this stall in Kirkgate Market can now justifiably call themselves Yorkshire Moors. Over the years I have been to a fair few […]
Leeds and Beyond – Farmers Market 8: Leeds
On the first and third Sundays of each month, Briggate is transformed into a farmers’ market. The likes of Harvey Nichols and Louis Vuitton rub shoulders with Sian’s India Express and Jilly’s Larder from Pontefract. Sadly, there are not as many ‘real’ food stalls as one would like to see as the bulk of traders […]
Bye Bye Beer Week (but Eat North’s been extended!)
For my final visit to Leeds Beer Week 18, I thought that I would take in two breweries for the price of one. That is a bit misleading as there was no price but you know what I mean. The event was called Hit The North 2.0 – Shuttle Bus and was a joint venture […]
