Stan Graham's Leisure Guide for North and West Yorkshire
Where does the time go? Saturday, 16th November sees the 4th Birthday of North Brewing Co and to celebrate there is a Bash at the Brewery. The shenanigans kick-off at High Noon with street food from ParmStar and the DJs, Ed Vetor and Leon Johnson, kicking in at 5.00pm until late. Coffee and cocktails will…
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One of the hidden gems of Leeds, The Leeds Library, organises an event held every two months called Chelping, a poetry evening which is a combination of open mic and invited guests. Sadly I am not able to attend the next one which is on Wednesday, 20th November beginning at 7.30pm. As a taster, here…
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As the Rolling Stones said ‘Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday.’ They could have added it is now ‘Hello, Purple Tuesday’ and instead of some geriatric old boy who should know better strutting his stuff – no, not me – on 12th November we have the very great pleasure of an informal performance by Bibi Heal, a star…
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The email I received asked if I would like to come to Nomadic Brewery for a presentation from Compass Live Art about the role of pubs in our lives entitled Public House. After due deliberation, lasting well over a second and a half, I accepted. As you can see by the photograph on my website…
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https://www.nationalalbumday.co.uk/ It seems as though we are having ‘days’ or ‘weeks’ for everything lately and this Saturday, 12th October is National Album Day. As this is a subject close to my heart I thought that I would see what is happening locally to celebrate the occasion. I must confess that I still can’t come to…
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Now that we are well and truly into autumn and the daylight hours will be decreasing until the end of December that is no reason to mourn the end of summer, rather an excuse to utilise the extra hours of darkness and what better way to do this than by visiting Leeds Light Night? For…
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Some years ago I lived in the sprawling metropolis of Sowerby Bridge, which is high in the Pennines just the other side of Halifax. Yes Leodians, there is something on the other side of Halifax. Being in the Pennines the terrain is not exactly flat, in fact my house had three floors at the front…
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The weather could not have been more Caribbean, with the thermometer hovering around 30c and the sunshine unbroken. I have to admit that this is my first visit to what has become a National Institution. In fact, I was speaking to a lovely family who had come from Nottingham especially. The start of the parade,…
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Kirkgate Market holds a special place in the hearts of most Leeds residents, especially those of a certain age who were dragged there by their parents to do the weekend shopping. I was a weird kid in that I liked going with my dad to buy the stuff we needed for Saturday night dinner and…
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