We are proud to be able to bring you an event with Pride of Britain Award Winner and inspirational woman, Lindsey Burrow. Lindsey will join us in the Old Woollen for an evening to talk about her first publication Take Care, the life-affirming memoir of the working mother of three young children who has inspired the nation through her selfless commitment to husband Rob Burrow (CBE), the rugby league legend she cared for throughout his heroic battle with motor neurone disease (MND).

John Angerson started his career in the early 1990s, covering the fall of the Berlin Wall and the changing geopolitical landscape of Eastern Europe. Since then, his work has continued to explore the different languages of documentary photography, focusing on how specific communities form, shift and develop. His projects have garnered critical acclaim and exhibited at major art institutions in the UK and overseas.

A free day of panels, workshops, presentations and networking for those working in, supporting or aspiring to work in the music industry.

The Launchpad Conference returns for 2025. Join us for a day of discussion, learning and networking, with speakers from the local music scene, and those working on a national and international level at Leeds School of Arts @ Leeds Beckett University City Campus.

Don your badges, rally your friends, and join us for a special evening viewing of Animated Activism: Women Empowered.

Exploring the histories of Women's Aid and Leeds Animation Workshop, as told through their own archives, Animated Activism: Women Empowered is an exhibition that will leave you inspired - and angry.

As part of Queer History Club we are thrilled to welcome Elizabeth Lovatt to talk about her book, Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line.

Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line is a brilliantly original exploration of queer history based on call logs from a 90s lesbian phone helpline. With warmth and humour, Elizabeth Lovatt reimagines the women who both called and volunteered for the Lesbian Line in the 1990s, whilst also tracing her own journey from accidentally coming out to disastrous dates to finding her chosen family.

Join us at Leeds Arts University Creative Networks as we chat to British brand consultant and designer Gary Aspden, about his career connecting brands and pop culture.

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ITV Tour de France commentator Matt Rendell shares stories from his 25 years' covering the Tour - and his dealings with cycling's big names from Eddy Merckx to Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish to Chris Froome.

In a revealing and entertaining night for cycling fans new and old, Matt brings a mix of first-hand experiences of the biggest races on the calendar, bizarre/hilarious personal tales and thought-provoking ideas about the future (and history) of the sport.

If Champagne is the king of sparkling wine, and Prosecco its party-mad princess, where does that leave Cava, Spain’s traditional fizz? It’s certainly no ugly sister. In fact, it’s one of Spain’s most celebrated sparkling wines. But… did you know Cava is much more than bubbles and tradition?

We are delighted that Julia Chapman will be joining us in the shop to share the final instalment of her much loved Dales Detective Series, ‘Date with Destiny‘ which is due for publication on 27 March.

From death to danger and malice to mystery, Samson and Delilah have weathered many storms. Finally, things should be going smoothly. Except life’s never that simple in Bruncliffe, is it?