Opera North’s Melodic Memories Singing Group Receives Award
Thanks to a £6,000 award from the Power of Music Fund, people in Leeds living with dementia can keep singing, with the future of the group now assured for the next three years. “It brings David joy. He perks up, you can see it in his eyes. He can feel the music. Music is important. […]
White Rose Shopping Centre: Home to 500,000 Bees
Ahead of National Bee Day on 20th May, White Rose Shopping Centre is celebrating its tenth year of being home to the bee community whose home is the Centre’s roof. White Rose’s bees are buzzing with activity once again this summer, producing excess honey which on-site bee aficionado Luke Wilson has jarred for winners of the […]
Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice: “I’m proud to be a nurse – it’s an absolute privilege.”
Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Nicola Clayforth, has opened up about her experience of working at Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice for International Nurses Day on 12 May. With almost 30 years’ experience working in healthcare, Nicola, 47, explains her journey to becoming the Headingley-based hospice’s first Advanced Clinical Practitioner. Nicola: “Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice has always been close […]
Six Inches of Soil: Produced in Leeds – a new British Documentary
Foodwise Leeds and Feed Leeds have announced a screening of a documentary film, Six Inches of Soil. It’s a story of young British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food – to improve the soil as well as our health whilst providing for local communities. The screening […]
Baby Band Music Festival: at Lotherton Hall on 21 July
The Baby Band Music Festival returns to the historic Lotherton Hall, Leeds for the second year running on Sunday 21 July, featuring an eclectic mix of live bands that will have everyone from toddlers to grandparents tapping their feet. The Festival will be the biggest single day event ever staged at Lotherton Hall, attracting up to 3,000 visitors, […]
