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
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
