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Kirkstall Festival Photographs 2013

July 13th, 2013 | Posted by Matthew Guy in Events | Kirkstall Festival - (Comments Off on Kirkstall Festival Photographs 2013)
Kirkstall Festival 2013

We are posting photographs of the Festival throughout the day on our Facebook Page. If you are not able to get to the festival or you want to relive the day, please feel free to take a look and leave a comment. The first photographs are being added now and as we receive more during …
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Festival Photos

July 19th, 2012 | Posted by Matthew Guy in Kirkstall Abbey | Kirkstall Festival - (Comments Off on Festival Photos)
Festival 2012

We have shared photos of the 2012 festival over on our Facebook page. There are pictures from Kirkstall Online as well as links to other people’s photos and galleries. We also have this fantastic time lapse of the festival below: And there is also a time lapse of the set up here

Kirkstall Festival 2011

July 9th, 2011 | Posted by Matthew Guy in Kirkstall Festival - (Comments Off on Kirkstall Festival 2011)

The first photographs of Kirkstall Festival have been uploaded on our facebook page.

Radio Poplar from Bramley

December 16th, 2010 | Posted by Matthew Guy in Our Community - (Comments Off on Radio Poplar from Bramley)

Radio Poplar is a Bramley Based registered charity internet radio station. They provide music, chat and vintage/new radio drama and comedy programmes for people with a disability, the elderly, house-bound and frail. They  also broadcast to one or two carehomes in the Leeds area and are working on extending this facility. Radio Poplar would like to introduce themselves …
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Kirkstall Remembers

November 15th, 2010 | Posted by Matthew Guy in Events | History | Our Community - (Comments Off on Kirkstall Remembers)

The train was just leaving for Kirkstall Abbey as people started to arrive at Kirkstall War Memorial for the Annual Service of Remembrance led by Revd Rosemarie Hayes of Kirkstall St Stephen’s. A wreath was laid by a young soldier, who had recently returned from Afghanistan, as we remembered those from Kirkstall who had died …
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November Fayre

October 30th, 2010 | Posted by Matthew Guy in Events - (Comments Off on November Fayre)

St Stephen’s, Kirkstall Saturday 6th November In the Church Hall from 11.00 am to 2.30 pm Attractions will include: cake stall, chocolate tombola, jewellery tombola, pound in the pot, raffle, café and lots more.

Celebration of Learning 2010

October 24th, 2010 | Posted by Matthew Guy in Events - (Comments Off on Celebration of Learning 2010)

As part of the celebrating learning month, Union Learn are hosting a free event on: Friday 29th October at Milford Sports Centre, Kirkstall 12noon until late Please contact Mark at Union Learn on 07766252451. Or see the flyer below:

Video of Leeds to Kirkstall via tow path

October 16th, 2010 | Posted by Matthew Guy in Kirkstall Abbey | Our Community - (1 Comments)

Craig Grimes has produced a fantastic video of his journey from Leeds City Centre to Kirkstall Abbey along the Leeds to Liverpool Canal tow path. Craig uses a wheelchair but the video is a useful guide for anyone wanting to use the tow path. Craig’s descriptions of the terrain and gradients makes it particularly useful …
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Kirkstall Abbey in the Autumn Sunshine

October 8th, 2010 | Posted by Matthew Guy in Kirkstall Abbey - (1 Comments)

Claire Rose has posted some lovely photos on photo website Flickr of Kirkstall Abbey in the autumn sunshine. To see the photo gallery, click here.

50 Plus Active Life

September 25th, 2010 | Posted by Matthew Guy in Events - (Comments Off on 50 Plus Active Life)

On Tuesday 5th October 2010 there is an “Active Life” launch event aimed at people aged 50 and over being held in Kirkstall. The event will feature two mystery sports celebrity guests and takes place at Kirkstall Leisure Centre. There are 50 free places available and to book or for further information contact: Allyson Bertram on 0113.395.0196 or …
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Classical Fantasia

September 20th, 2010 | Posted by Matthew Guy in Events - (1 Comments)

Saturday was another successful Classical Fantasia where around 9,000 people braved the rain down at Kirkstall Abbey to listen to the Northern Ballet orchestra and watch the fireworks. This video was “tweeted” by@angrybeth

More Festival Photos

August 22nd, 2010 | Posted by Matthew Guy in Events | Kirkstall Abbey | Kirkstall Festival - (Comments Off on More Festival Photos)

To add to the sixteen galleries of photos already posted, we have now added more to Kirkstall Online. The following galleries were submitted by: Lorena Liberti Jamie Williamson Gareth Underwood Philip Brewster Simon Murray Vidya Padmanhabhan Michael Park