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Leeds City Museum
27th March 2026
1 min read

Leeds museums welcome more than a million visitors

Council-run museums in Leeds have welcomed more than a million visitors in a year, new figures show. The city’s eight Leeds Museums and Galleries sites attracted a combined 1,046,372 people during 2025, marking a 16 per cent increase on the previous year and highlighting the continuing strength of Leeds’s cultural offer. Statistics released by…
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Wildlife World
23rd May 2025
4 mins read

Free and Low-Cost Things to Do in Leeds

Looking for fun on a budget this May half term? From playful gnome hunts to hands-on heritage festivals, we’ve rounded up some of the best free and low-cost family activities happening across Leeds. Gnomes Galore at Abbey House Museum The gnomes have gone rogue! These cheeky characters have escaped and are now hiding throughout…
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Marsh Award for Volunteers in Museum Learning
11th October 2024
1 min read

Young Enthusiasts Win Top Award for Bridging Smeaton’s Engineering Legacy with Modern Design

A group of enthusiastic young historians, inspired by the renowned Leeds-born engineer John Smeaton, have been honored with a prestigious award. Dubbed The Young Smeatonians, these students have successfully connected historical engineering feats with contemporary innovations by exploring how pioneers like Smeaton have influenced modern toy designs, such as Lego and Meccano. Their dedication…
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Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme
3rd February 2023
4 mins read

An update on the progress of flood alleviation works in Leeds

Leeds City Council can provide an update on its multi-million-pound work to reduce local flooding risk – and has reminded residents of the steps they can take to protect themselves and their homes during the wettest months of the year. The last three months of 2022 saw higher-than-average rainfall and high river levels across…
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In 1943, The Princess Royal visited Kirkstall Forge. She took an extensive tour around the site and showed great interest in the work being done.
4th November 2022
2 mins read

Historic images capture legacy forged by Leeds landmark

For more than 700 years it was part of the city’s industrial heartbeat, hammering out a unique legacy which truly stood the test of time. Now a new exhibition at Leeds Industrial Museum is rediscovering the fascinating story of Kirkstall Forge. Hammer Heart explores the history of Britain’s oldest ironworks, from its humble beginnings,…
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Song- The Future
14th October 2022
2 mins read

Opera star turns virtual virtuoso to inspire museum performance

One of China’s top opera stars has teamed up with a Leeds museum to create a unique digital performance telling the story of two cultures coming together. Using the latest motion capture technology, Wang Rousang, a star performer with the famed Shanghai Yue Opera House, has helped create a virtual reality character who will…
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Vintage Bus Day
22nd July 2022
2 mins read

Summer family fun with Leeds Museums and Galleries

Leeds Museums and Galleries are gearing up for a bumper summer of family fun, with a number of events set to take place in Leeds over the summer school holiday. Over the summer months, events will be taking place at some of the city’s most popular attractions, such as Temple Newsam, Lotherton, Leeds City…
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Song of the Female Textile Workers
26th February 2021
2 mins read

Opera projects finds common threads between textile workers a world apart

A fascinating new partnership project has begun to weave together the histories of female textile workers in Leeds and Shanghai through the power of Chinese opera. To coincide with celebrations for Chinese New Year, the project has seen Leeds Industrial Museum team up with researchers at the University of Leeds to explore the commonalities…
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Apperley Bridge
12th February 2021
5 mins read

Planning application submitted and funding pledged for flood defence measures in west Leeds and Apperley Bridge, Bradford

Ambitious proposals to reduce flood risk in the River Aire catchment have been submitted to Leeds City Council and Bradford Council. The multi-million pound plans, developed by Leeds City Council, Bradford Council and Environment Agency, include a new flood storage area between Horsforth and Rawdon and flood defences at Apperley Bridge. The proposals are…
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