Let’s Do Lunch at The Reliance Bar and Dining Room
When I started this series three years ago* I set myself some rules, most of which I have since broken. Hey, what else are rules for? This visit to The Reliance Bar and Dining Room has prompted me into abandoning all of them and just doing what the heck I like. Two of the no-nos […]
Let’s Do Lunch at Thai A Roy Dee
Many, many moons ago every village, town and city had half-day closing, which meant that shops and other businesses would shut at lunchtime on one day a week. The reason was that, as they only opened from 9.00am until 6.00pm, they could work with one set of staff putting in a five and a half […]
Review: Leeds Art Centre’s Mill on The Floss at The Carriageworks
I have just paid my first visit to the Carriageworks Theatre in Leeds to see Mill on the Floss, a play by Helen Edmundsen adapted from the novel by George Eliot. Before I get on to the play itself I would just like to know who Leeds City Council had in mind when they constructed […]
Kirkgate Market Heritage Tour
Kirkgate Market holds a special place in the hearts of most Leeds residents, especially those of a certain age who were dragged there by their parents to do the weekend shopping. I was a weird kid in that I liked going with my dad to buy the stuff we needed for Saturday night dinner and […]
Yorkshire Sculpture International Part 3
After my perusal of the Yorkshire Sculpture International works in the City Centre spaces, I took a walk to the main hub of the event so far as Leeds is concerned. The venue is the combined Henry Moore Institute and Leeds Art Gallery which, although two separate entities, are linked by a footbridge on the […]
