Discover more about the rich history and diversity of batik in Indonesia with our exhibition curators.
For Indonesians, batik is more than just a cultural product. It is a storytelling art deeply woven into the nation’s identity. Let us share some of these stories with you, surrounded by examples of the craft.
A new meeting for all in our communities to talk about crossovers between being LGBTQIA+ and other characteristics to better understand and support each other.
This session we'll have friendly and constructive conversation together about how we interact as LGBTQIA+ folks with others under our rainbow umbrella with LGBTQIA+ identities and lives which are different to ours.
This session will be facilitated by Grant Denkinson, but if you’d like to help co-host please get in touch!
Donations to Pride Place welcome as affordable.
No booking required.
Join us for a Refugee Week special event with Tawseef Khan, author of the debut novel Determination, longlisted for the 2025 Jhalak Prize. Tawseef will be in conversation with Karen Powell (Fifteen Wild Decembers, Nero Book Awards 2023 finalist).
We are delighted to be able to bring you an event and give you the opportunity of spending time with a very special person. You will hear all about the life of an achiever who has given himself a reason to go on and do superhuman things, superhuman things that now seem normal to him.
Due to phenomenal demand, award winning wildlife photographer and filmmaker Gordon Buchanan will hit the road again in 2026, continuing the success of his biggest ever live tour – Lions and Tigers and Bears.
Join Gordon as he recounts thrilling encounters with pandas, grizzlies, tigers, jaguars and more. Learn about the heart-stopping moments, the mud, sweat, and tears, and the tender interactions that have shaped his extraordinary career.
Clare Balding really needs no introduction at all! The much-loved broadcaster, sports presenter and award winning author is heading to Farsley to talk about her new novel ‘Pastures New’.
Out in September, the book is Clare’s warm, funny and enormously enjoyable debut novel for adults, set in Monmouthshire.
About ‘Pastures New’
Sometimes home is where you least expect it…
Alex has perfected the art of dodging responsibility during her almost 40 years — until an unexpected letter turns her life upside down.
Join the Curator of Dress and Textiles at Lotherton for a talk exploring the clothes and styles women have worn during pregnancy across the centuries.
This will be a relaxed, informal talk and babes in arms are welcome. The talk will be followed by tea in the servants’ rooms with the curator.
This talk complements the exhibition Fashion at Play: Children’s Clothing Through the Ages.
Ticket price includes general admission to Lotherton, so make sure you leave time to explore the wider estate.
Join the Curator of Dress and Textiles at Lotherton for a special talk exploring the clothes worn by children in the past. Discover the ways in which they often resembled miniature adults. See a selection of the historic garments discussed up close, followed by tea in the servants’ rooms with the curator.
This talk complements the exhibition Fashion at Play: Children’s Clothing Through the Ages.
Ticket price includes general admission to Lotherton, so make sure you leave time to explore the wide
Bills and Beats is a creative finance project that helps young musicians and makers build confidence with money. Through live events, film, and 1:1 advice, it connects the creative and financial worlds to spark new skills, stories and opportunities.
Forget panel chats that preach or dull lectures about budgeting. Bills and Beats is a live, local lab where young creatives, musicians, and makers come to swap stories, tackle money myths, and meet the people who can actually help them make it work.
The Absence: Memoirs of a Banshee Drummer, a memoir by the legendary musician and drummer Budgie, in conversation with music journalist, Dave Simpson of the Guardian.
As a member of Big in Japan, The Slits and, most famously, Siouxsie and The Banshees and The Creatures, Budgie became one of the era-defining drummers in the much-mythologised post punk scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s.