Leeds – UK’s First Women Friendly City
After a successful bid for funding from Comic Relief, Women’s Lives Leeds has confirmed the pending launch of Women Friendly Leeds. Women’s Lives Leeds, a consortium of 11 women’s and girl’s organisations in Leeds, have been awarded funding from the Comic Relief “Power Up” Initiative. Theirs was one of 700 bids across the world and […]
Yorkshire Dance – Ageless Festival 25 and 26 October
Ageless Festival is bringing together artists, film-makers and speakers from around the world in a celebration of Yorkshire Dance’s work with older people in Leeds and elsewhere in Yorkshire. The Festival will occupy three venues in the Quarry Hill area of Leeds, featuring a mix of intimate and revealing conversations, motivating workshops and exhilarating performance, including […]
Tetley’s Associate Artists Programme – Artists Announced
The Tetley is now nationally recognised as a pioneering centre for contemporary art, and in the coming year, the Tetley’s Associate Artists Programme will mentor and support four more artists: K.P.Culver, Ro Hardaker, Jack Pell and Annabel Taylor-Munt were selected by Bryony Bond, Artistic Director at The Tetley, Dr Helen Pheby, Head of Curatorial Programme […]
Gamezstation – Celebrating its 6th Birthday
The 6th birthday of this successful gaming company is being celebrated with charity in mind at Northern Monk on 14 September. Whilst enjoying his gaming hobby, co-founder Scott Deighton had the idea for the company when he realised there was a way to help parents organise a birthday party, and from this an offer was […]
Candlelighters and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Every September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, when charities such as Candlelighters not only make every effort to increase awareness of childhood cancer but also to raise funds for their work. Around 150 Yorkshire children are diagnosed each year with what is a life-changing condition, not only for the children but also for their families. […]
