| December 2024 |
Time |
Event |
Details |
| Sunday 1
| 10.30am
| Stuarts walk
| is being led by Susan at Bishop Monkton, parking & meeting on roadside near Masons Arms pub ready for a 10.30 start.
Optional lunch afterwards,
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| Monday 2
| 1.30pm
| Crafting Afternoon
| What to do during those short days and dark evenings? Join me for a crafting afternoon. Bring your own project such as knitting, crochet, embroidery or whatever is your interest. There may be some people around who can give advice if you need it.
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| Tuesday 3
| 1pm
| Harrogate Odeon Silver Screen
| Join Chris and Tricia to see 'Lee' starring Kate Winslet.
Tickets £3.50 if booked on line.
The Silver Screen is on every Tuesday at 1pm except in school holidays.
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| Friday 6
|
| Friday Outings
| Janet is proposing to start a ‘Friday Outing’ on a regular basis, initially on the 1st Friday of the month; this could be indoors or outdoors, covering a multitude of topics, or it could simply be a walk.
I’m kicking off with a visit to the Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield, on Friday December 6.
Naturally there’s a Barbara Hepworth theme, but there are also other exhibitions on, and the one she’s interested in is called ‘Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of surreal landscapes’
There’s an entry charge for the exhibitions, which is £12.50 for pensioners. This allows access to other exhibitions too.
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| Friday 6
| 8pm
| Juan Martin at Otley Courthouse
| Flamenco guitarist
Join Clare and Brian at the Courthouse
Tickets £21 from otleycourthose.org.uk, seats unallocated
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| 6-8
|
| IVC Weekend Away -Ingleton
| We are returning to Ingleton for our Christmas celebration weekend. The hostel is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales in the pretty village of Ingleton.
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| Sunday 8
| 10.30am
| Stuarts walk
| Details later
Optional lunch afterwards,
|
| Monday 9
| 1.15pm
| Leeds Lunchtime Organ Music Leeds Cathedral Cookridge Street
| DARIUS BATTIWALLA Leeds City Organist CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME WITH REQUESTS
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| Tuesday 10th
| 1 pm
| Harrogate Odeon Silver Screen
| The Critic starring Sir Ian McKellen
|
| Wednesday 11
| 7pm and 9pm
| HUM Gospel Choir in Acoustic Nights at the Barn
| Meanwood Vally Farm, Leeds
Christmas special with two shows in one evening. £8 in advance £10 on the door.
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| Friday 13
| 1.30pm
| 'Treasure Island' pantomime
| at The Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond.
Tickets £25.
This promises to be great fun in the historic 1788 theatre and includes throwing knitted ice creams at the stage and catching Tunnocks teacakes!
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| Saturday 14
| 2pm
| Live festive music by 'Love Pop Choir'colourful lighting in the cellarium at Fountains Abbey.
| Meet at the visitor centre 1.30pm or come earlier at 10.45am for a guided tour of the abbey followed by lunch.
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| Sunday 15
| 10.30am
| Stuarts walk
| Details later
Optional lunch afterwards,
|
| Tuesday 17th
| 11am
| Pre Christmas walk and lunch
| You are invited to join me for a walk/stroll of about 3 to 4 miles around Shadwell before visiting the Hard Book Café for lunch. We will meet at 11am outside the Red Lion Pub on Main Street Shadwell.
Parking is possible on Main Street or Holywell Lane. Alternatively the number 7A bus from Leeds city centre stops near the meeting point.
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| Tuesday 17
| 7pm
| The December Bar Night for Central Leeds
| will be held on Tuesday 17 December 2024, at the Scribbling Mill, (Wetherspoons) White Rose Centre, Dewsbury Road, Leeds LS11 8LU, 8pm, but if anyone wants to get a meal before Bar Night it would be best to arrive around 7pm.
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| Thursday 19
| 10.30am
| Coffee Morning at The Tiled Hall Cafe, Leeds Art Gallery
| Meet Peter at the Tiled Hall cafe for drinks and cakes and chat then finish your Christmas shopping
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| Thursday 19
| 10.30am
| Third Thursday Coffee/Brunch/Lunch
| at Wetherspoons in Knaresborough from 10.30am.
Also a visit afterwards to the Christmas Tree Festival at St John's Church where they serve mulled wine and mince pies.
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| Friday 20
| 1pm
| The Harrogate Book Group for December
| We will all bring festive type snacks to share before we discuss the book 'Sweet Sorrow' by David Nicholls.
We are also holding a Secret Santa Book Swap, so bring along a book you have read and want to pass on - wrapped of course.
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| Saturday 21
| 12.30-2.30
| Leeds & Harrogate IVC Christmas Lunch
| This year to be held at Lamb & Flag pub-restaurant, Leeds [5 minutes walk from Leeds Bus Station]
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| Sunday 22
| 2pm
| Leeds Christmas Book Group
| Mulling over “Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night” by Sophie Hannah, and exercising our little grey cells on a few little mysteries of our own.
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| Sunday 22
| 10.30am
| Stuarts walk
| Details later
Optional lunch afterwards,
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| January 2025 |
Time |
Event |
Details |
| Wednesday 1st
| 10:30
| New Years Day Walk
| From Ripon with lunch.
|
| Sunday 5th
| 3pm
| New Year Viennese Gala Concert
| Waltzes, polkas and marches
from the Strauss family and
their contemporaries.
Soloist: Rowena Burton. Square Chapel Arts Centre Halifax
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| February 2025 |
Time |
Event |
Details |
| Friday 21
| 8pm
| Martin Simpson
| At Otley Courthouse.
Join Jane and Peter to see this brilliant guitarist.
His music coves British Folk and Americana.
Tickets are £20 from otleycourthouse.org.uk.Seats are unallocated.
Meet in the bar beforehand.
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