Stan Graham's Leisure Guide for North and West Yorkshire
This year The Craft Centre and Design Gallery is celebrating its 40th Birthday and is kicking off the celebrations with a very appropriate exhibition called Spring: Blossom 40 Years in the Making. 2022 not only marks gallery’s 40th but also that of Anna Lambert’s time working in ceramics. She makes hand-built earthenware ceramics using a…
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Well, here we are again back in festive mood after last year’s cancellation of Christmas. It didn’t make much difference to we singletons with no close family but it will be great to get together with friends on the run-up to the big day. Bearing that in mind, here is the first of a short…
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One of the lesser known gems in Leeds has announced its winter programme. This is not only a place where you can enjoy the works on display but can also get involved in workshops. On top of all that it is a great place to buy a unique Christmas present at a price which won’t…
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I’ve been to some rum parties in my time but this was a cut above the others. If you are going to have a do there can be fewer finer places for the bash than the iconic Leeds Corn Exchange. As it was a celebration of rum it was a pretty safe bet that it…
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The great thing about writing reviews is that you keep experiencing different things and meeting new people. A case in point is the visit I made to The Tetley on Thursday, 17th September for a preview of Citra, an exhibition by Lauren Gault. I always find that being given a drink voucher when I arrive…
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There are worse ways of spending a Saturday afternoon than by loading up with culture, especially when it involves both learning some history of your home town and indulging in the odd beer. After having called at The Yorkshire Square last Thursday to see what was going on, I returned on Saturday to attend two…
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When I read that Small Acts (Katie Etheridge and Simon Persighetti) were opening a pub in Leeds Kirkgate Market as part of Compass Arts Festival I was elated. When I read the small print and found out that it would be the size of a Yorkshire Square i.e. 12ft x 12ft I wondered how on…
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It is not often that I come home after spending part of the morning being spoken to by a bridge. If you are going to have a river crossing talk to you then you could do worse than make it Crown Point Bridge. This area is the hub of the Leeds waterway. The River Aire,…
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I have missed out on the events in this year’s Compass Festival as I was unable to travel into Leeds due to the recent restrictions so it was good to be able to experience their latest offering in Trinity Kitchen. Anxiety Arcade is a replica 1980s games machine which were a familiar sight in pubs,…
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I am not normally a joiner, no I don’t mean that my woodworking is useless – although it is, but I am with Groucho Marx when it comes to belonging to a group he said that he would never care to join a club which would accept him as a member. Last week, however, I…
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Tyke It To The Limit 