Leeds Library Has a New Patron: Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE
The international bestselling author has accepted an invitation to become a patron of the Leeds Library, the oldest subscription library in the country. Upper Armley is Barbara’s birthplace, and the Yorkshire Evening Post was where she began her working life. It was from there that she moved to work on London’s Fleet Street, before pursuing […]
Victoria Quarter Shoppers are in for a Treat on Purple Tuesday
Purple Tuesday, on 2 November, celebrates improving the shopping experience for disabled people, raising awareness of their needs. Opera North and its Access Ambassador Victoria Leeds will be joining forces to present an operatic treat in the Victoria Quarter, following on from Opera North’s successful dementia-friendly performance of Carmen at Leeds Grand Theatre. Whistle Stop […]
Balbir Singh Dance Company – Reconnecting Those in Care Homes With The Community
In June 2021, Balbir Singh Dance Company – BSDC – launched ‘Down Memory Lane’, engaging residents and staff from six of Leeds’ care homes through dance and film to address the isolation caused by the pandemic. Funded by Leeds Inspired, the project engaged residents and staff of six Leeds care homes including the MHA Gledhow […]
Spire Leeds Hospital – Liberating Patients From Cataracts
Annette Qazi had an eye test on Christmas Eve last year, when she was told she had cataracts in both eyes. The retired Leeds paediatric nurse had to give up driving and was even finding watching tv difficult. Annette: “I panicked a bit at first when I was given the news. I hadn’t realised I […]
Drama on The Leeds-Liverpool Canal
As it tours Yorkshire’s Aire Valley via the Leeds Liverpool canal this month, a traditional canal boat will serve as a stage for ‘This Island’s Mine’. The play examines the heritage of the canal and the river and how they have helped to shape local communities. It is set on an original 1930s canal boat […]
