On 21st March, 2020, I attended a performance of a ballet Geisha at the Grand Theatre, Leeds. It was the last night of the show, prematurely closing because of rising concern about what we then called the coronavirus. Walking back to my car after a riveting evening,...
Leeds Church Institute are thrilled to be involved in the 4th Leeds Lit Fest taking place from Saturday 26th Feb to Sunday 6th March to celebrate the vibrant and thriving literature scene that exists in Leeds with local writers, performers and artists showcasing their...
Welcome back to readers of these blogs, after a protracted Christmas and New Year break. As it turned out, although this year we swerved an official lockdown over the festive season, I imagine many of you shared the rather fractured and anxious Christmas I...
Poets love sharing their work with readers and audiences; for many of us, it is only when our poetry is heard and experienced by others that it fully becomes alive. Poems just scribbled in a notebook, or saved in a computer file, may be only embryonic. There is an...
Our Winter Hook Lecture 2021 brought to you with the title of – Thinking about Faith and the Climate, What do we want to sustain? Delivered by Dr Carmody Grey live at Leeds Minster was insightful and thought provoking. This fascinating lecture both inspired,...
