gaming Night at the Leeds Playhouse Sat 14th May

Gaming Festival Leeds - BUTTON MASH

Aperture Science and Button Mash are holding a public testing day for gamers at Bradford Playhouse in Little Germany on Saturday 14th of May. Doors open at 3pm and you will be able to enjoy engage cooperative portal testing and also play many of your favorite games including Portal 2. There will be four rooms of gaming available for both new computer games and retro games to enjoy as well. Play games such as Rock Band, Kinect and many more on a big screen.

From 8pm there will be a club night with Bands, DJ's and cocktails. DJs will be playing anything from dance, to 8-Bit, Pop Punk and Classic Rock.

Saturday 14th May

3pm until 2am

Gaming all day, DJs from 8pm

£4 on the door

Ghost Dog at Urban Sprawl's Summer of Love

You can hear Ghost Dog's Summers of Love for the Urban Sprawlers Summer of Love fundraiser at TJs last week at official.fm: http://official.fm/tracks/232324. Or just click play below.

Urban Sprawl is a not-for-profit drama therapy organisation working with homeless people in Leeds.

IL Divo Tribute Night Ramada Leeds Parkway 13th May

The Ramada Leeds Parkway hotel is hosting an Il Divo tribute night on Friday the 13th of May. Tickets cost £25.00. You can enjoy a gourmet picnic while listening to trbute act Un Divo and then dance your socks of to the DJ.

To book call 0844 8159020 or email events.leeds@ramadajarvis.co.uk

Venue Address: Ramada Leeds Parkway, Otley Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS16 8AG

Urban Sprawls Summer of Love TJ's 02/04

The wonderful Urban Sprawl is putting on The Summer of Love at TJs in Woodhouse on Saturday April 2nd promising a ridonkulously fab night of entertainment featuring live music from The Delorean Drivers, Maggie8, Superset and much much more.

Tickets are £7.00, or £5.00 concession, doors open at 7pm and the night goes on until 1.30am. You can buy your tickets from TJ's or email .

Urban Sprawl is Yorkshire's only homeless theatre company and you can find out more about them on their Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7541934618) or on their website (http://urbansprawltheatreleeds.posterous.com).

Arts & Crafts Christmas Fair this Saturday!

There's no need to panic about the lack of purchased christmas gifts just yet,... as The Stalls Arts & Crafts Christmas Fair is this Saturday!

The Stalls plays host to 60 designer makers who are ready to entice you, to buy their exclusive ranges and wares.

With a wide range of mediums such as textiles, photography, jewellery, glass, knitted crafts, illustration and ceramics, to name but a few - you'll be able to find that unique gift for your loved ones and friends.

So avoid the freeze and mundane high street shops and shop in style at The Stalls Arts & Crafts Christmas Fair at Victoria Hall in Saltaire.

The Marvellous Tea Dance Company have the kettle on and cupcakes on stand by!

Event Details:

The Stalls Arts & Crafts Christmas Fair

Address: Victoria Hall / Victoria Road / Shipley / Saltaire / BD18 3JS

Date: Saturday 18th December 2010

Time: 10am-4pm

Entry:£2 On The Door / £1 With A Flyer (print and bring) / Under 12's Free

The Stalls Arts & Crafts Christmas Fair

The Stalls Arts & Crafts Christmas Fair, is one month away

The Stalls fair is set in the idyllic and prestigious location of Victoria Hall in Saltaire. With amazing designer makers and skilled artisans work readily available, The Stalls is the perfect opportunity to purchase unique and exclusive gifts for friends, family and loved ones.

The Stalls plays host to new emerging and established artists and designers specialising in virtually everything: art, ceramics, textiles, upcycling, photography, glass, fashion and jewellery.

The Stalls Arts & Crafts Fair, is the must-visit location for Christmas shoppers!

Venue: Victoria Hall / Victoria Road / Saltaire / Shipley / BD18 3JS

Date (for your diary): Saturday 18th December 2010 10am - 4pm

ENTRY: £2 on the door / £1 with a flyer (just print and bring) / Under 12's free

or more info about the event visit: http://www.natashajoe.blogspot.com/

Leeds Federated’s Christmas Craft Fair

If you love crafts, hand made gifts and cake you’ll love this!

Leeds Federated is hosting a lovely craft fair just in time for Christmas on Wednesday 8th December from 11 – 3pm.

There’ll be lots of stalls with fabulous items to solve your Christmas present dilemmas or to just treat yourself! We are raising money for our chosen charity Homeless International SEE HERE on the day so there’ll be a 50p charge for adults on the door and a café selling lovely cakes and refreshments for you to enjoy.

Stalls are available for a charge of £7.50, if you would like to reserve one or find out more information about the event please call 0113 3861000 and ask for Sue Jennings or Megan Henderson or visit SEE HERE

Punk & Hard Rock Night The Fenton Leeds

The Fenton is hosting a punk and hard rock night on Friday the 8th of October to help raise money for the Shaun Prest Cambodian Orphanage Appeal. Doors are open at 8.00pm until 11.30pm and some great local bands will be playing including The Sewersuckers, The Swindells, Auntiedope and guest band from Nottingham the Amplifires. Tickets are £4.50 on the door or £4.00 online (buy your tickets here: Fenton tickets

The Orphanage Appeal is seeking to raise £10,000 by January 2011 to enable them to start working building an orphanage for the beach children and street children of Sihanoukville, Cambodia. You can find out more about the Appeal here: Cambodian Orphanage Appeal

Other venues include The Snooty Fox in Wakefield on the 24th of October with headliners Gargamel (featuring the members of My Dying Bride), Carpe Diem in Leeds on the 18th of November and the Well in Leeds 9th of December with headliners Exit State.

one man's campaign to build an orphanage in Cambodia

FourSquare Innovations is sponsoring Shaun Prest in his one man journey to build an orphanage in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. This is his story:

My name is Shaun Prest, a 38 year old electrician from Halifax, West Yorkshire.

I first visited Sihanoukville, Cambodia five years ago and while there I became aware of the plight of the beach children living there. One little girl in particular caught my attention. She earned her keep acting as a pair of eyes for her blind uncle who in turn scratched a living by singing songs for tourists and through begging. At the time I gave all I could, but after returning to the UK I decided to try and help in a more practical and extensive way.

Last year I raised funds with a sponsored motorcycle ride across Cambodia . With this I purchased 300 colouring books and 300 felt tip pen sets took this with me along with $600.00 dollars when I set out on my journey across Cambodia in February 2009. This time I paid for everything myself including the tickets, pens and colouring books and all the other fees came out of my own pocket from money saved working back in England.

After arriving in Cambodia I first made my way to Phnom Penh and started out by making donations to the single street mums there. Then I made may way up to Siem Reap to river village and handed out colouring books and money donations to all the river houses there via a boat. On th next leg of my journey I made my way back down to Sihanoukville having completed the sponsored motorcycle trip. Here I handed out the remaining colouring books to the beach children on Ocheateal beach.

This year in april 2010 I returned to Cambodia with another load of colouring packs (600) which I took to several orphanages in Sihanoukville, whilst also going to see the homeless family I visit every year with books. This family was forcibly evicted from their homes in 2006 resulting in two of them dying and several of the children were taken off to so-called rehabilitation which in reality is prison. I spent a lot of time helping the families in April, May and June of this year. These families now live in tents and only manage to survive by sending their children out to collect empty tin cans and weighing them in in return for rice. I returned to the UK on the first of July and the following week received an email saying the family have been evicted again and are living at the side of the road in tents now.

After the Khmer Rouge were ousted in 1979 the government made a law stating that anyone who has settled and been in the same plot of land, and can prove it, then the land becomes their property by right. This was a measure taken to undo the Khmer Rouge’s seizure of land and property under Pol Pot. It is incredible that 30 years later the people of Cambodia are still being forcibly removed from their homes and land to make way for developers.

My colouring books don’t seem to be enough now so I am aiming higher and I have teamed up with a lady who has the same interests in helping the Otres beach children as myself. Together we are trying to raise funds to build an orphanage for the beach children. I am in need of any donations that you may be able to give. This is a really important cause with a chance to make a difference to a lot of people. If you can help please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Shaun Prest August 2010


07904036069

Read the Halifax Courier article on Shaun here:

http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/Return-of-the-39colouring-book.6474628.jp

Read the Huddersfield Examiner Story here:

http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-yorkshire-news/2010/08/17/brighouse-electrician-shaun-prest-s-bid-to-open-a-cambodian-orphanage-86081-27074501/

Find the orginal article here: Cambodian Orphanage Appeal

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Leeds Wired City Reconnected Event Wednesday 29th September

Wired City Reconnected

LEEDS Wired City Reconnected

Stop Press: Newly posted Oldham Wired City Reconnected event video created for Oldham Partnership : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNq6je0B2dM

Date: Wednesday 29^th September

Time: 6 - 8pm

Venue: The Round Foundry, Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds LS11 5QP

Background: The Wired City Reconnected events are ‘collaborative’ networking events aimed at the digital, creative and ICT businesses interested in potential collaborations or the chance to share and exchange ideas. The events are facilitated by Les, Fiona and Immy, who will provide a bespoke matching & introduction service prior to the event. So whether your business has a current skills gap or you are looking to collaborate with others to meet new or current clients’ needs, these events are for you. Wired City Reconnected events are all about making the best use of your time, by providing an invaluable networking opportunity.

Book a place: please follow this Link to Leeds WCR Event

Delegates are charged £15.00. However if you book online up to one week before the event delegates are only charged £12.50. This fee covers liquid refreshment, buffet and an business introductory / matching service.

If you have not had the opportunity to look at the new promotional video, or are interested to attending your first event and would like to know more then please follow the attached link Wired City Reconnected Event Video (This video was produced in collaboration with SPL Communications)

Here are some of the previous delegates comments:

What the Oldham Chronicle said after visiting the Oldham event in January 2010 Oldham Chronicle Report

Rowena gives an account of her first Manchester Wired City Reconnected event.

Julies comments on first visit to Preston Wired City Reconnected: http://www.writeanglepr.co.uk/blog/?p=99

Sarah’s comments on Manchester Wired City Reconnected: http://tohtmlwithit.blogspot.com/search/label/wired%20city%20reconnected

WE are Supported by:

This events official Sponsor is Round Foundry Media Centre

The following organisations have previously sponsored or supported the Wired City Reconnected Events; Yorkshire Events: Cobbetts LLP, Montpelier, McParland Finn Ltd, Electric Work (Sheffield)

North West: Manchester Science Park; Manchester Digital; Manchester Digital Development Agency, Preston City Council; Oldham MBC; Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council; Creative Lancashire; Hive Network: Lancashire & Cumbria ICT Clusters; Blackpool Unlimited.com; CrISP; THE Storey CIC, Business Link (Digital and Creative Sector Team) SPL Communications; Cobbetts LLP; Montpelier, McParland Finn Ltd; TalkInternet

Other Forthcoming Events:

Future events:

Manchester Wired City Reconnected on Thursday 23th September at Manchester Science Park, Lloyd Street North, Manchester M15 6SE Link to Manchester WCR Event

Liverpool Wired City Reconnected on Thursday 7^th October (Venue to Confirmed)

Sheffield Wired City Reconnected on Wednesday 27^th September at Electric Work, Sheffield Link to Sheffield WCR Event

Felix Dennis At the Birdcage Leeds

An evening of fine French wine and poetry from one of Britain's best-loved poets.

Felix Dennis is setting out on a 21-date poetry reading tour to launch his sixth book of verse, Tales From The Woods. Did I Mention The Free Wine? 2010 Tour will see the poet return by popular demand to major cities such as London, Cardiff, Dublin, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow, as well as new stops in Newcastle, Ludlow, Milton Keynes and Cork. Felix Dennis will be reading a selection of poems from his hugely popular collections, Homeless in My Heart, A Glass Half Full, Lone Wolf, When Jack Sued Jill and Island of Dreams, all of which were sell-out books of original poetry. He will also be introducing his new collection of poems in an exclusive preview ahead of the book's launch on 28th October.

He will be performing at the The Birdcage, Leeds on Monday 4th October 2010.

Don't miss out on the poetry event of the year and book your ticket now!
Tickets prices: £10 pre-booked online or £12 on the door, £5 concessions. To book tickets go to: www.felixdennis.com

Leeds Festival Fringe - Live unsigned bands

Calling all West Yorkshire music lovers, check out the Leeds Festival Fringe for what promises to be a bonanza of live unsigned bands in Leeds. The Leeds Festival Fringe supports the Martin House Children's Hospice

Full details will be coming some time in April

Live Music at the Victoria Leeds This Sunday

Live Music Sunday 28th of march at the Victoria Leeds

This Sunday the Vic are hosting an all day extravaganza of country, blues, folk and rock music, with the following line up: AuntieDope (watch out for God Bless America and UFO), Time of Hibu, How Wax Reserve, very special acoustic acts and there are rumours of free samosas. Starts at 4pm and entry is free.

The Victoria, 28 Great George Street, Leeds (next to O'Neills).

Live Music Leeds at the Fenton

Music in April at the Fenton Leeds

April is a busy month for the Fenton with 7 whole nights of live music, great bands and flowing beer:

• Thursday 1st: Something in the Loft: Big G Ellmer, Lucy Divine and Floor Board George


• Friday 2nd: Base culture: Dub Roots and Jungle night with Kommissar and Boca



• Saturday 3rd: At the Crossroads: Live bands



• Thursday 8th: Jug O rum Promotions: Redemption, Just watch The Fireworks, Half Nelsons



• Fridsay 9th: Fused: We'll Die Smiling, Blacklisters, Aged Yummy



• Saturday 10th: Charity Gig: El Camina, Pearl Jammed



• Thurs 15th: Grassroots: Dub Reggae night

The Fenton, 161 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds - 0113 245 3908

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