Guiseley School Parent Teacher Association is holding a pub quiz next Friday (19 April) at Green Lane Cricket Club, Nunroyd Park to raise funds to support the development of the school’s 3G sports facility. Tickets costing just £5 are available for the event with doors opening at 7pm and the quiz beginning at 7.30pm.…
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Ready to Play Unstoppable? The LEGO Group is proud to launch its latest series of free in-store and online workshops in partnership with pioneering creatives. Free play is how children develop their imagination – the foundation for creativity. Curiosity asks WHY and imagines possible explanations. Playfulness asks WHAT IF and imagines how the ordinary…
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The city’s coolest attraction will return to Millennium Square next month with a brand new look. The hugely-popular Ice Cube skating rink will be back on the square in January, this time with a new covered real outdoor ice rink, meaning visitors can get their skates on whatever the weather. Organised by Leeds City…
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Putting up the tree and decking the halls can be a daunting task for even the biggest festive fanatic. But when you’re charged with getting a magnificent Tudor mansion ready for Christmas, it really does mean pulling out all the stops. So this week, the team at Temple Newsam House have been pitching as they…
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Festive shoppers searching for inspiration can get some unique crafty Christmas ideas at Leeds City Museum. Starting this weekend, the museum will be hosting the first in a series of Maker’s Festival events, where visitors can have a go at making their own crafts alongside a team of experts from around the region. Events…
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The Christmas Experience will open in the beautiful grounds of Lotherton Hall this week. Featuring an Elf Village and Santa’s Grotto, the estate’s spectacular new attraction officially opens this Friday, November 25, with families urged to book in ahead of the busy Christmas period. Spread throughout the estate and Edwardian house, The Christmas Experience…
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The city’s Rio heroes are ready to light up Leeds at this year’s spectacular Christmas lights switch-on event. Leeds-born triathletes Ali and Jonny Brownlee and Paralympian Kadeena Cox will be the special guests of honour at next week’s showpiece, when they will take to the stage and get the festive season officially underway. Taking…
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Historic sites across Leeds will be hosting a spine-tingling programme of spooky activities this Halloween. Leeds Museums and Galleries will be celebrating the scariest time of the year over the October half-term, with youngsters getting the chance to try trick or treating and creepy crafts and Halloween special effects. Lotherton Hall will be hosting…
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The city’s annual Christkindelmarkt German Christmas market will return with a brand new look next month for what will be its 15th anniversary. Millennium Square will be transformed into a scenic festive village from Friday, November 11 until Sunday, December 18 with new stalls and venues. The new market layout will include an open air…
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People from across the city are being invited to try out the exciting free activities on offer at the newly named West Leeds Activity Centre next weekend. Visitors to West Leeds Activity Centre, formally known as Armley Lazer Centre, will be able to take part in a wide variety of fun free activities at…
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Breath-taking sculptures illuminated by bright orange flames are set to fire the imaginations of visitors to this year’s Light Night Leeds. The incredible creations are one of a huge programme of installations inspired by the elements, which will be on display across the city as part of this year’s two night festival. Created by…
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A dazzling array of illuminated lanterns, cyclists, walkers and runners will take over the city centre next month when Leeds hosts its first ever light triathlon. Part of this year’s incredible Light Night 2016, the ambitious trio of installations will come together on October 6 in one of the highlights of the spectacular two-night celebration.…
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A spectacular illuminated phoenix will spread its wings across the Civic Hall during next month’s incredible Light Night Leeds 2016. The dazzling display, entitled The Phoenix in the Stone, will be one of the showpiece events at this year’s celebration, which for the first time ever will see an exciting programme of installations and…
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A sumptuous suite of floral furniture will be displayed in all its glory for the first time in eight years ahead of a unique 300th birthday party. The colourful collection of chairs and sofas was supplied to Temple Newsam House in 1746, originally as the decorative border of a lavish “indoor garden” in the house’s…
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A superb collection of exotic animals and birds are all set to light up a popular Leeds farm next week. Featuring animals and birds from popular attractions and sites across the city, visitors can from Monday 15 August – Friday 19 August, enjoy a range of family fun themed activities and events under one…
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They were the pampered pooches that lived a life of luxury as faithful companions to one of the city’s wealthiest aristocratic couples. Now the historic graves which commemorate the beloved dogs of Lotherton Hall have been chosen as one of the top ten things to discover at the Aberford estate this summer. The pet cemetery, located…
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Breeze on Tour is back this August allowing thousands of young people to enjoy a host of exciting activities for free in parks across Leeds. The main events will take place at Roundhay Park on the 10th and 11th August and Cross Flatts Park on the 17th and 18th August between 12 noon and…
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Visitors to Lotherton Hall can go back in time and experience all the fun of the 50s and 60s this summer. The estate’s vintage fair takes place on August 20 and 21 and will include live music, dancing, classic cars and outdoor games. Judges will be on the lookout for those in fancy dress,…
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Britain’s Got Talent stars ‘Boogie Storm’ are once again set to don their iconic Stormtrooper outfits and strut their stuff on a popular city square later this week ahead of two special screenings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The dance group will be hoping that the force is strong with them on Friday…
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The biggest arts festival for young people in West Yorkshire takes place in Leeds this week with the start of the Breeze Arts Festival. The festival is back and bigger than ever, with over 40 events over eight days, and runs from Saturday 23 July to Saturday 30 July. The festival, for 11-19 year…
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A series of events will be taking place next week to show what the council and communities can achieve when they work together to improve neighbourhoods. The Communities Can week, organised by Housing Leeds, includes a host of fun activities aimed at demonstrating the importance residents play in improving their communities. The week kicks…
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