May 10, 2017 | Artwork, Big Bookend Festival, Blog, resource
Stories from the Forests of Leeds is a treasury of tales and artwork that imagine an alternative Leeds – a forest of weird and wonderful fairytale characters. Created by a group of local writers, led by local author, Daniel Ingram-Brown, it tells the story of those...
Feb 15, 2017 | Blog, discussion
The black, white and grey of City Winter: Sometimes our retreats end up with experiments in paint. This time one trial with black and white ‘splodge’ artwork ended up looking very like birch trees in winter! The colours echoed what I’d seen myself...
Feb 8, 2017 | Blog, discussion, Hook Lecture
Seeking God Outside Our Camp – A Reflection on the Hook Lecture For the 2016 Hook Lecture (originally planned to take place last November), Lord Bhikhu Parekh discussed the role that religion plays in today’s multicultural society. Lord Parekh has helped shape the...
Jan 31, 2017 | Blog, discussion
Bright Lights and Waders: What keeps us walking the Leeds Pilgrimage? “The shared experience of friendship, intention focused on pilgrimage” “You never know what’s going to happen next!” “You feel more of our history in the countryside. In the city it is often covered...
