From October to February members of Conversation Club joined Leeds City Council (LCC) Countryside Rangers as volunteers to help with dead-hedging, woodland maintenance and tree-planting. In all, around 30 members were involved. The sessions were led by LCC Countryside Rangers and lasted a half or full day. Sites included Breary Marsh, Tarnfield Park Yeadon, Otley … Read more
On 1st April, 2025, members of CCL met at Leeds railway station for an outing to Hebden Bridge. We enjoyed a 40-minute train ride through the beautiful landscapes of West Yorkshire. In Hebden Bridge we had a picnic in the park in warm spring sunshine. This offered an excellent opportunity for conversation, practising new vocabulary … Read more
Conversation Club Leeds went to The Chevin (hills) at Otley to enjoy the autumn countryside walking along paths and trails. We left Leeds in the morning from the bus station on a regular service bus. The weather was mild when we left – not raining or windy, but a little dull. It took about an … Read more
SB writes: On 21 August Conversation Club went to Scarborough. We were 25 asylum seekers and refugees with 6 volunteers: Margaret, Sue, Colin, Christine, Nigel and Dot. We all set off from Leeds at 9am in 2 mini-buses. It was a raining little when we set off. I was worried that the weather would be … Read more
Half-term family outing to Haworth On a grey February morning 10 children and 7 adults from CCL set out for Haworth. We took the train to Keighley, then the Brontëbus to Haworth. Train ticket inspectors, bus drivers and passers-by were all eager to help us on our way, directing us and contributing to our enjoyment. … Read more
On Saturday 7th October 2023 we took a group of 25 asylum seekers, 2 town councillors and volunteers from the city centre on a 5 km walk along the River Aire towpath to Thwaite Mills for a picnic. The route took us from the Corn Exchange via Brewery Wharf, the Royal Armouries Museum, Clarence Dock … Read more
Things are getting sunnier now the summer’s here…but they are also getting more expensive! We need to raise several thousand pounds to cover costs in the months ahead. Can you help? Please see our Summer Appeal here (includes Gift Aid form).
Liz Thomas writes: In autumn 2022, we were lucky enough to receive funding from Community Champions to run a Healthy Eating Project at both our venues, The Holbeck and Mill Hill Chapel. The aims of the project were to share information about the benefits of eating healthy food and also to provide opportunities for practising … Read more
Margaret Cliff writes: a lovely spring day, Matt Trevelyan of Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) took us to Swinton (in the Ure valley) for a day of volunteering. Seven guests and two volunteers were picked up from Leeds and driven to Nutwith Common where we were joined by a small group from Pateley … Read more