Abbey House Museum aim to involve people more in the way we plan and design our exhibitions. We are planning to change the existing nursery room into a community-themed gallery, and we want your ideas about what it should look like, and the best ways to get a range of local people involved. We will …
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Local writer Dave Foxton, who lives on Kirkstall Avenue has recently published a biography charting the life of another local man Cyril James during WWII. Born and raised in Burmantofts, Cyril James is a fascinating character whose story illustrates some key times in both Leeds and European History. The story of Cyril, who now lives on Cockshott Drive, follows his childhood growing up in the …
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Dear Readers, The next issue of Kirkstall Matters has now been published. In this issue: – Paralympic Gold Medalist Open’s Kirkstall Festival – New blood for the KVCA – Kirkstall Abbey Museum – Hawksworth Wood Funding Update – Sport We have posted some of the articles which required more explanation on Kirkstall Online. You can …
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BE PART OF THIS ICONIC RACE & HELP ST. GEMMA’S TO KEEP ON RUNNING! The Great North Run 2013 St. Gemma’s Hospice has a just a few limited number of fundraising places left for the highly prestigious Great North Run, which takes place this year on Sunday 15th September 2013. The Great North Run is the one of the world’s most popular and iconic half …
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Optical and hearing care specialist, Scrivens Opticians has demonstrated its commitment to Headingley by relocating its North Lane branch to the Arndale Centre. The family owned optician which has branches across the country, has been steadily growing its customer base since acquiring its original Headingley branch from Co-op eyecare four years ago. Branch manager Chris …
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Join Bassa Bassa at Burley Park on Sunday 9 June at 2.30pm for a free concert of popular band music. Leeds big band Bassa Bassa, described as “merchants of musical mayhem”, have been around since 1987. In that time over 80 musicians have passed through the ranks of the band’s brass and sax frontline with …
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Tree Fun Day on Saturday 16 June from 12 – 4pm. Wood Craft & Plant Sale, Children’s Arts & Crafts stalls Woodworking/Bushcraft activities Homemade cakes & Refreshments from Hollybush’s new cafe And lots more…… For more information about Hollybush TCV centre on Broad Lane, Kirkstall visit www.tcv.org.uk/hollybush
It’s FREE, it’s fun for all the family, Sunday 9 June 2013 at Headingley Stadium, Leeds, it is the annual Children’s Day, no tickets required, just turn up on the day and have a great family day out, see attached Children’s Day 2013 Flyer for full details.
Hi everyone, Looking for antique, vintage or retro goods? Well look no further, St Gemma’s Hospice’s award-winning Vintage Fairs are well established amongst vintage enthusiasts and collectors in Yorkshire and beyond. In addition to picking up something great you will also be supporting the work of St Gemma’s Hospice. They sell plenty of Antique, Vintage and …
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Hot on the heels of our change to email subscriptions, we’ve now also incorporated the discussion forums into the main website to make it easier to view and find information. It was a bit of a difficult situation previously as the forums were held on a separate system, so it was impossible to get a …
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We’ve been putting a lot of work recently into communicating with local residents more effectively. Traditionally this has been through our magazine, Kirkstall Matters which editor Jenny Budd is doing a fine job in taking forward. Hopefully if you are a member of the KVCA you should have received your copy of that latest issue …
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