Tabitha Wood – A Teenage Inspiration

When she was just 13 years old, Tabitha Wood – Tabby – was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer. Now 15 years old and in remission, she has so far raised over £22,000 for Leeds General Infirmary’s teenage cancer ward and Hannah’s Willberry Wonder Pony, a charity which grants equine wishes for people who […]

Keep Real Re-launched on Mental Health Day

Keep Real’s eco-friendly and locally printed clothing collection re-launched on Mental Health Day, alongside The Keep Real Club, a supportive community encouraging better mental health in Yorkshire. Founder Kimberley Robinson, a Mental Health Activist and Social Entrepreneur with a degree in Counselling Therapy, delivers mental health workshops, sharing her own experiences and using her passion […]

White Rose Poetry Exhibition on World Mental Health Day

White Rose Shopping Centre marked World Mental Health Day on 10 October with an exhibition of James McInerney’s poetry. James’ poems were displayed across the floor of the central atrium at the Centre, so that visitors could walk amongst them to discuss and share them with family and friends.  The poems were specially selected to […]

Beds on the Streets of Leeds 11 – 13 October

Members of Leeds theatre company The Performance Ensemble will take to the streets with four large beds, each with an elderly person under the covers. They will tell the stories of the isolated elderly, life experiences which so often remain untold. ‘Bed’ was devised by Entelechy Arts and has toured the UK and Japan.  Its […]

Light Night, Leeds Dock and Hundreds of Boats and Lanterns

Leeds Dock will be bathed in colour and light with a new installation for this year’s Light Night, when flower lanterns and origami boats set sail on the canal. First-timers at Light Night, The British Library, based at Boston Spa, is collaborating with two of Leeds’ buddhist communities to produce Reflections on the Water and Voyage, in […]