We are excited to announce that CCL has been awarded new funding from the National Lottery Community Fund. This investment will directly support asylum seekers and refugees in Leeds, as well as nearby areas such as Bradford, Wakefield and Pontefract. It will give us a huge boost to continue providing a social space for them to make friends, … Read more
In the midwinter break when we could not hold our normal weekly meetings for our guests, we had a day out in Selby. We took the train to Selby, arriving mid-morning. After visiting the old toll bridge we walked near the river, canal and lock and volunteers explained the industrial history of Selby, related to … Read more
Thanks to all friends of Conversation Club who participated in (or were coerced into!) our fundraising Yorkshire place names quiz over Christmas. It resulted in a lot of fun and brain-teasing over the turkey and mince pies. Well done to those few who managed to complete it successfully! And it raised £61 – thank you. … Read more
Since early 2023 we have had a productive partnership with the Threadbear Theatre group, who specialise in improvisational drama workshops. Duncan Marwick visits us at Mill Hill Chapel every Thursday to do games and theatre exercises with any guests interested to join us. Some of the Conversation Club volunteers take part of the sessions and … Read more
On 31st August, 40 people from Conversation Club set off by train to the beautiful North Yorkshire town of Skipton, a place with a long history of farming and the wool industry. We visited the 900-year-old castle, had a picnic lunch in the castle grounds, wandered around the streets of old stone houses and went … Read more
Leeds Light Night is ‘an annual free multi-arts and light festival that takes over Leeds City Centre for two nights in October’. We made a photo-gallery with pictures of the displays and the guests enjoying themselves.
On Friday we joined with Asylum Matters, MAFWA Theatre and other groups outside Mill Hill Chapel to protest against the proposed Nationality and Borders Bill. The event was attended by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Cllr Asghar Khan, the Leader and the Deputy Leader of the Council, and received a whole page coverage in the … Read more
A group of us spent the afternoon at Beeston Festival, with a picnic and games, including badminton and even cricket.
On 16th August 2021, several volunteers took a small group of guests, including some from our sister organisation LEDAS, to visit Fell Edge Farm, near Addingham in Wharfedale. Fell Edge was originally a typical Dales sheep farm, with pasture land divided into small fields by ancient stone walls. Now there is a converted barn – … Read more
Thank you to everyone who supported the ceilidh and helped us raise £1,000. We held the ceilidh at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Chapel Allerton. Bandiera Rossa provided the live music. If anyone has any ideas for future fundraising events, please get in touch.