Hooray summer is with us again! As always, we have planned a full day of entertainment for all the family at our 31st annual Kirkstall Festival. The Abbey grounds will be full of performers, music and food to suit all tastes. We will have the 33rd Regiment of Foot on the Main Field, a bird …
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Kirkstall Festival DVD Released

April 27th, 2011 | Posted by Simon Dawson in Events | History | Kirkstall Festival | Our Community - (Comments Off on Kirkstall Festival DVD Released)

At last years spectacular 30th Kirkstall Festival, you may have noticed the Leeds Movie Makers group recording the event throughout the day. We’re delighted to say that the DVD of the festival is now available for everyone to own. The two-DVD box set consists of nearly 2 hours of viewing pleasure taken from the setup …
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New Kirkstall Matters Magazine

December 23rd, 2010 | Posted by Simon Dawson in Kirkstall Festival | Kirkstall Matters - (Comments Off on New Kirkstall Matters Magazine)

The latest issue of Kirkstall Matters magazine has just been published and includes a bumper photo special from this years 30th anniversary festival. If you’re a member of the KVCA (and if not why not?) it will be coming through your door over the coming days, or you can buy the magazine from all good …
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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

Sixpiece Exhibition

July 30th, 2010 | Posted by Matthew Guy in Events | Kirkstall Festival - (Comments Off on Sixpiece Exhibition)

Over 60 people (including two MPs) attended the Sixpiece exhibition hosted by Exposure Leeds and Kirkstall Valley Community Association (KVCA) which showcased photographs of this year’s 30th Kirkstall Festival with photographs from over 30 photographers. You can even download this great Exposure Leeds commemorative desktop from Flickr

Thursday 29th July A one-day public show at East Street Arts Patrick Studios St Marys Lane Leeds, LS9 7EH Admission free From 2pm onwards Evening reception and awards from 7pm All Welcome! An exhibition of work from 30 Leeds photographers that documents and celebrates this year’s 30th Annual Kirkstall Festival. Curated by Rachel Barker and Lauren …
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Don’t forget to submit your photos (see below) to be part of the festival history. Photographs of the Festival: John Compton Michelle Glover Claire Cliff Ken Stratford Simon Cliff (on Flickr) Steve Harris Steph Peart F. Carrie Hall Paul Dishman Jon Eland Ted Wilson Brian McNea Jeff Khan Dawn Cobe Nathan Strachan David Enyori Also …
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Festival 30th Anniversary

July 7th, 2010 | Posted by Matthew Guy in Kirkstall Festival - (Comments Off on Festival 30th Anniversary)

Kirkstall Festival 30th Anniversary – Call for photographers Date: Saturday 10 July 2010, 11am – 6pm Venue: Kirkstall Abbey, Abbey Road, Kirkstall, Leeds. LS5 3EH. In association with Leeds Photographers’ Collective – Exposure Leeds, Kirkstall Valley Community Association is inviting photographers to record the Festival to mark its 30th Anniversary, with everyone being welcome to …
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