DIY Workshop Day

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to attend a full day ‘Makers at The Mill’ creative workshop at the incredible Sunny Bank Mill in Farsley. The workshop, which was hosted by Sami from Just Lovett Design, gave me the opportunity to be creative with wood and to use power tools, both of which were things […]

The Voices of Men – Leeds Filmmaker Jonny White

Leeds based filmmaker Jonny White releases a new passion project titled The Voices of Men, opening up the difficult conversation surrounding men’s mental health.  The video is packed with statistics and personal stories of men who have mental health conditions. One that grabs you straight away is the fact that there are globally 800,000 people […]

The Good Book Reviewed

The cast of short film The Good Book is made up of over 100 citizens of Leeds, performing alongside Riana Duce, Angus Imrie and Katie Eldred.  “In a future Leeds, society is divided between loyalists of the powerful Queen Bear and radical followers of Galahad. Avalon is a young woman desperate not to take sides, […]

Looking Back to Look Forward

Well, readers, I like you am shut inside with no concerts to go to. It’s not all bad: I get time to read and to work on projects long dormant. I’m not particularly ill; and this time gives us all a chance to look back on things, to look forward to what we’ll do after […]

Geisha – A World Premiere by Northern Ballet

Last night, I had the pleasure of enjoying the world’s first performance of Northern Ballet’s ‘Geisha’ – and an induction into the world of the geisha. The story for Geisha was an original creation by the team from Northern Ballet, based on true events in the life of Okichi.  It is not well known in […]