#ThanksToYou – From National Lottery Funded Venues

Hundreds of visitor attractions in the UK will be offering discounts treats or free entry to National Lottery players from 3 – 9 December 2018, by way of thanking them for their contributions. Leeds Grand Theatre, celebrating its 140th birthday this year, will be giving away branded Tote bags. Numbers are limited so please call in […]
Kirkstall Abbey’s Nutcracker Extravaganza – Leeds Hidden Festival to Showcase Independents

As the wonderfully atmospheric Kirkstall Abbey lights up this Christmas, it will play host to a feast for the senses from 14 – 16 December. Children and their families will walk through a hidden entrance during the daytime, into an enchanted world, never without snow, and with a surprise around each corner and archway – […]
Simon on The Streets Christmas Draw

The Simon on The Streets Team is holding a Christmas Prize Draw to raise money to support the homeless and vulnerable in the Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield areas. The Charity has given us this example of just one of the people they help: ‘Vulnerable people such as B (not real name). B has been supported […]
Parallax and Christmas at The Crypt – 4 December

Parallax, a digital marketing agency based in Leeds, is for the third year supporting St George’s Crypt at Christmas, providing a three course Christmas meal for the homeless and rough sleepers of the City on 4 December. The first year’s efforts in 2016 raised £275, the second in 2017 increased to £410 – and with our […]
Leeds Grand Theatre Celebrates its 140th Birthday

Sunday 18 November is Leeds Grand’s 140th birthday, and celebrations kick off on 21 November with ‘Oh What a Night’, a red carpet event in collaboration with the musical Jersey Boys. Would the Theatre have been built if not for Prince Albert’s remark that Leeds needed a good theatre as “nothing was more calculated to promote culture […]