As part of Queer History Club we are thrilled to welcome Adam Zmith to talk about his book, Solemates with historian Kit Heyam.

For people with disabilities and chronic illness the concept of recovery is difficult to navigate. Who decides what disability and recovery look like? Discussion follows.

Part of the Writing on Air Festival at Chapel FM Arts Centre. 

A discussion with Written Off Publishing Founder Rebecca Kenny on recovery after major physical trauma, rebuilding the self, and community support in the arts.

Part of the "Writing on Air" Festival at Chapel FM Arts Centre.

Live storytelling performance about two people in old age fall in love. What is old? What is too old? Ruth Steinberg and Len Biran tell their story. Discussion follows.

Part of the "Writing on Air" Festival at Chapel FM Arts Centre

Writing exercises and discussions honouring lost fragments and phrases; an investigation into recovered poetry led by poets Alex Callaghan and Caitlin McKenna. 

Part of Chapel FM Arts Centre's "Writing on Air" Festival

Join us for the launch of the Make Mine Manga exhibition with a mini convention celebrating manga, anime, and Japanese culture. Dress up as your favourite character or learn to draw them, challenge your friends to a boardgame or a videogame, and browse the exhibition and our selection of manga and comic books.

11am - 12noon - Pokémon Pompoms
Choose your own starter Pokémon and make a fluffy friend to take home

Representatives of all faiths and none join together in this annual celebration of what we have in common, in the Gatehouse Community Space. 

Featuring singing, a chance for contemplation, food, stallholders and an opportunity to join us on our dusk walk to the Chapter House to close the day. Drop in, free.

Programme (all timings are approximate)

12 noon Welcome

12.30 pm - 12.50pm: Sikh values: Guru Nanak’s message to the world

(Lord Mayor arrives 1pm, departs at 2pm)

1pm: Lord Mayor welcome and Speech

Sprouting from my embodied inquiry at Northern School of Contemporary Dance, I was curious to understand the responses of other South Asian classical dancers to the question ‘What is YOUR Kathak/Bharatanatyam/Manipuri/Odissi?’.

Emerging from this question, ‘One Dha At A Time’ was created in collaboration with four fantastic performers representing four different styles in November 2023.

"We only made the drama because of Nick Wallis…he is key in bringing this story to light" – Patrick Spence, Executive Producer 'Mr Bates vs The Post Office'

“An extraordinary journalistic expose of a huge miscarriage of justice” – Ian Hislop, Editor, Private Eye

JOURNALIST NICK WALLIS, JOINED BY SUB-POSTMASTER JANET SKINNER

This event investigates the radical context of Emma Novello’s portrait of the politician Richard Cobden, painted in Paris in 1861.

Join Professor Simon Morgan (Leeds Beckett University) and Dr Rebecca Wade (Special Collections and Galleries, University of Leeds) for a pair of talks related to Emma Novello’s portrait of the politician Richard Cobden, accompanied by a pop-up display from the Novello Cowden Clarke Collection.