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 […]
Edible Morley
Recently launched Morley Edible is part of the Incredible Edible Network, a national movement whose passion is growing and sharing food. Having quickly gained a following on social media, the Edible Morley team met up with volunteers on Sunday 15 August to fill two brand new planters at Morley Bottoms with herbs and vegetable plants. […]
