Man About Town – A Project For Men’s Mental Health
“It’s great to listen”: How Man About Town is using creativity to support men’s mental health in the City of Leeds. Gareth Dakin and Leeds Arts Health and Wellbeing Network explain: Man About Town is an ongoing project, created by Jonathan Parker of Creative Frame CIC, in partnership with Cloth Cat Music Charity, “to stop people killing themselves”. The project, launched in […]
Leeds Baby Bank’s Miles for Smiles
Charity Leeds Baby Bank charity gifts preloved and new, essential baby items to families in crisis. The charity is urging the good folk of Leeds to help them clock up 5,000 miles walking, running or wheeling, and raise £5,000. In the last month alone, Leeds Baby Bank has helped over 95 families but it can’t […]
Do you want to write?
Leeds Living welcomes anyone in the Leeds area who wants to try their hand at writing, or perhaps has written but never been published. Our writers range in age from 11 to 70, from a wide range of backgrounds and, altogether, with many interests. As we recover from all the constraints of the past year, […]
In Conversation With Dr Gemma Bridge, The Running Mayor of Leeds
Gemma Bridge was appointed The Running Mayor of Leeds in March 2021. I caught up with her to see how her first couple of months in the role had worked out. Whilst she was scrolling through Twitter at the turn of the year, Gemma Bridge spotted the RunSome campaign and the call for volunteers to […]
Our very own running mayor
Runner’s World and the RunSome Campaign have announced the world’s first Running Mayors – including the Running Mayor of Leeds, Gemma Bridge, who is already involved with numerous networks across Leeds, and plans to build on her connections to promote running locally. Gemma’s role includes being the face and voice to advocate running as an […]
