1.Easter Family Art Workshops at The Tetley Have a break from the Easter eggs, and take part in a free family art workshop exploring themes around The Tetley’s current exhibitions of Winter Garden and Picture Book. Participants in each workshop will work together to create a piece of work such as an abstract jigsaw or…
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Let’s get Sugar Smart Change4Life’s Sugar Smart Campaign highlights the high levels of sugar found in children’s everyday foods and drinks and encourages parents to get “Sugar Smart” and take control of their children’s sugar intake. On average, children in England are consuming three times more sugar than the maximum recommended daily amount. They might…
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Skelton Grange Environment Centre is to host a number of exciting ways for kids to get out and about during the school holidays in 2016. Each new session is aimed at getting children off the sofa and into the fresh air – to explore nature, to play games, to have fun – giving a whole…
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Leeds streets with the highest proportion of road accidents were the first to receive the new, lower speed limits. As the work continues on the roll-out of 20 mph speed limits, some communities will see a much more comprehensive treatment of their local area, where higher speeds are only permitted on roads that are classed…
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A fantastic opportunity for you to take part and read some of the best books around… • visit http://www.leedsbookawards.co.uk to find out more about the shortlisted books in our three categories (9-11, 11-14, 14-16) • borrow the books from your local library, read and decide which is your favourite • post your review on the…
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Having recently joined the child friendly Leeds team and seen all the fantastic projects they have been involved in, I thought I would share one of the personal favourites – Welcoming the Syrian Refugees. It all began with the devastating coverage broadcast worldwide about the current situation in Syria. Syria has been involved in a…
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For Leeds to bid to become European Capital of Culture 2023 it must have an up to date Culture Strategy explaining how the city will change over the next thirteen years and how culture will be part of this change. Often written by policy makers most people in Leeds won’t ever have read a Culture…
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We’ve recently featured a blog from Parklands Primary School on their experience of National Takeover Day. Today we publish two further blogs by Minhaz Abedin and Shamim Miah on their experience of shadowing two MPs as part of this nationwide campaign. Shadowing Matt Hancock MP Written by Shamim Miah, MYP “Traveling to Westminster the Cabinet…
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Jo Addison is a Yorkshire born and bred Mum of 2 little boys. She blogs about holidays and days out for babies and toddlers at Kiddieholidays. In today’s blog, she tells us what she thinks are 5 of the best places to go with a baby in Leeds! 1. Get Messy at The Tetley The…
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Here’s just some of the events happening around Leeds during February half term. Don’t forget we’ve also got the Ice Cube in Millennium Square all through half term as well. Half-term Activities at Leeds Grand Theatre! Join us for a week of creative workshops for 7-17 year olds plus two performances of Isabel’s Well –…
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Following on from our review of the awards night last week, the CFL Crew, the team behind the planning of the awards, tell us their experience of planning such a big event, as told by Caroline Courtney, Learning Intern at Leeds Grand Theatre & City Varieties Music Hall, who caught up with the team a…
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Today, Chris Barraclough talks to us about her campaign to create a child friendly Headingley… Child friendly Headingley has been set up in response to feedback from a consultation day in Headingley, back in March last year where residents came along to give their thoughts and ideas on future planning for Headingley. One of the…
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