Stan Graham's Leisure Guide for North and West Yorkshire
If you want to know why I love Leeds so much then just read on….. Should you wish to take a browse back on this site to the articles relating to the City Centre MONOPOLY Takeover during the summer holidays, you will see the efforts put in by the parties concerned, including LeedsBID (Business Improvement…
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When anyone mentions the violin, most people don’t immediately think of Indian music, but the instrument has become a staple in the South Asian classical world and this evening proved why. After an introduction from Keranjeet Kaur Virdee MBE, CEO and Artistic Director of South Asian Arts, the event began. Ms Virdee said that there…
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Now here is something different, an event to celebrate the birthday of a lighthouse. Not just any lighthouse, but the Eddystone in Plymouth, which celebrated its 265th Anniversary on 16th October, 2024 when this concert was staged. The structure was built by Leeds lad John Smeaton, who was born, and died, in Austhorpe. He was…
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Christmas shows at Leeds Playhouse have garnered an impressive reputation, and quite rightly so. They are always spectacular, innovative and brilliantly presented with no corners cut. This year’s offering promises to live up to the high standards already set, and maybe even surpass them. The 2024 show is The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe…
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You can look at the cv of Nile Rodgers and see that he has written, produced and performed on singles that have sold over 75 million copies as well as 500 million albums worldwide. He has collaborated with artists such as Madonna, David Bowie, Dianna Ross, Sister Sledge, Duran Duran, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger and…
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Here we have a preview covering the end of the year with not a mention of Christmas, so, should you want to escape the tinsel and fairy lights and experience something completely different, check out these events. Saturday, 28th September sees Memories As Harmonies at Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, a double bill of music…
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Finally, it’s here, the biggest board game in town, in fact the city IS the board game. From 27th July you can not only play Monopoly but also become a part of it. The notoriously dodgy areas of London, such as Park Lane and Mayfair, have been replaced by the far more upmarket Vicar Lane…
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When I was invited to a 10th Birthday Party I was taken aback, as the ones I am usually asked to nowadays invariably begin with a digit no lower than 6. Still, it was ages since I had jelly and cream, or would it be a Happy Meal at the Golden Arches, so I said…
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I have just seen a feature on Breakfast about the Sunday headline act at Glastonbury, SZR, being the lowest attended for many years, if not ever. Well, if they will insist on staging their do to clash with Harrogate’s Food and Drink Festival, what can they expect. Not only is there a huge choice of…
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Just one month to go before Leeds becomes a real life Monopoly game, so it’s time to unleash your inner Sir Alan Sugar, and begin to formulate a business plan. The fun, games and wheeler-dealering begins on 27th July when the city centre will change into the playing venue with 22 key locations. There will…
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