Opera North’s First Dementia Friendly Performance
On 24 October, those living with dementia will have the chance, along with their families and carers, to enjoy an afternoon at the opera, as Opera North is to have a dementia-friendly matinee performance at Leeds Grand Theatre. Music can increase wellbeing, even encouraging a response when verbal skills have been lost. It’s been proven that music […]
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 […]
