Here are a few more ideas of things to do this weekend in Leeds and Ireland:
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Harewood
Exclusive
new events
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Autumn Harewood Unlimited
Our best experiences, now on
sale
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We are delighted to reveal our
latest series of unforgettable experiences now on sale at Harewood.
If you're looking for something new to try,
want to get insider
knowledge, or fancy getting to grips with a
different skill… then book a workshop,
delve deeper into the
stories of Harewood past and present or get
fascinating insight into Harewood's natural surroundings.
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Willow Stag Head Workshop
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with Leilah
Vyner
Make a beautiful stag's head
completely out of willow whilst getting to grips with willow
sculpture techniques.
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Autumn Inspired
Lino Printing
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with Folded
Forest
Ruth & Sarah will guide you
through creating beautiful, autumn-inspired Lino prints using
specialist tools and hand-printing techniques.
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with Caron
Naylor
There's love in putting pen to
paper. Join Caron for mindful calligraphy covering basic strokes,
techniques, letter forms and mastering the pen.
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Cut + Dry: Dried Flowers
+ Everlasting Wreaths
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with The Plant
Room
Join Zosia Berkieta-Lewis
from The Plant Room to learn about floral harvesting, drying and
making – preserving summer beauty.
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Unlimited: Delve into Past +
Present
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Harewood Curator
Highlights Tour
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with Rebecca
Burton
Taking in some of our curator's
personal favourites, find out more about
Chippendale masterpieces and lesser-known treasures.
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Head Gardener History of the
Terrace Tour
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with Trevor
Nicholson
Soak up the fascinating history
of the Terrace Garden whilst on this exclusive evening tour with
Head Gardener Trevor Nicholson.
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with Heritage
Corner
No sugar coating! Walk with us
through inspiring African history and hidden connections to the splendours
of Harewood.
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with Rebecca
Burton
On this in-depth tour, find out
about the furniture-maker's largest and most lucrative commission
plus Chippendale's wider skills.
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Unlimited: Natural Harewood
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Winter Ready for Wildlife
Talk + Tour
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with Harewood
zoologists
This practical session will help
you prepare any outdoor space to be a winter haven for small
mammals, garden birds and insects.
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with the
British Deer Society
Get to know Fallow, Red and Roe
deer during the impressive autumn rut whilst taking in stunning
Autumn views of Harewood.
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A Guide to Home Composting
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with Trevor
Nicholson
Harewood's Head Gardener
introduces the 'soil food web', explains 'no dig' methods and will
tour the kitchen garden.
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Thank you for supporting Harewood
House Trust
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Every penny you spend on our
exclusive events helps ensure that Harewood can continue its
education and conservation ambitions, and be a place that everyone
can explore.
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Be sure to keep an eye on your
inbox in the coming weeks, as we're delighted to announce Christmas at Harewood 2021.
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Harewood House Trust, Harewood Leeds, West Yorkshire LS17 9LG
Registered charity in England no 517753
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Introducing our new production...
Is
Anyone There?
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IS ANYONE ABLE TO SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING?
IS ANYONE LISTENING?
IS ANYONE EVEN THERE?
A team of theatre professionals and community members
come together to perform an explosive outdoor performance over the
bank holiday weekend. Everyone's got a story to tell, whose are you
going to listen to?
Performances: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th – 1PM &
5:30PM
Running time: 45 mins
Venue: Slung Low, The Holbeck,
Leeds, LS11 9QX
Price: Pay What You Can
Is Anyone There? will
be devised by the participants on our Phoenix
Programme, which works with prison leavers and people with
convictions to help their development into a crime free life.
Through Phoenix, imagine if is
able to offer arts based and employability workshops, creative
experimentation, and holistic mentoring to people with convictions
by allowing them to develop their skills and build confidence. Is Anyone There? has
a range of Phoenix participants involved, some who have worked with
us for five years some for six months. They are all paid the real
living wage and are involved in the casting, devising, performing,
sound design, set design and front of house for the project.
You can learn more about the work of the Phoenix programme here.
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Meet our new
team members
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Rachael McGregor - Project Assistant
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Rachael
completed her studies in Theatre and Performance at the University
of Leeds in 2020 with a first class degree. As well as studying
theatre academically and practically, she has also collaborated
with transformative youth initiatives, taken part in award-winning
educational outreach projects, and appeared on BBC Panorama. She is
working with imagine
if as
a Project Assistant, where she will support our live, digital and
community projects.
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Tilly Harper - Project Manager
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Tilly is a
community theatre maker. After graduating with a BA Hons in Acting
in 2015 she went onto work as a freelance actress and has directed,
produced and performed in theatre that is designed to be accessible
for everyone. She is currently training to be a drama therapist at
Roehampton University. Along with producing and directing her own
projects such as ‘The Pop-up Playhouse’ (2017) and ‘Home’ (2018);
she has worked as the Community Engagement Officer at Hull Truck
Theatre from 2018-2021. She is excited to be working with imagine if on
expanding the wonderful Phoenix programme!
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Sara Sherwood -
PR Consultant
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Sara is a
freelance communications consultant from Leeds. Sara was a
Publicist at London-based arts PR company The Corner Shop PR,
before moving home to Yorkshire to work for Creative Scene as
Communications and Audience Development Manager. In her spare time,
Sara writes fiction and holds an MA in Creative Writing from the
Manchester Writing School. She has come on board to support imagine if
with our PR and communications.
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Become a trustee!
We are
recruiting new trustees to join us in 2021. We are so lucky to
have such an amazing and supportive board of trustees already,
but we are still looking for new people to join. In
particular, we are looking for someone who represents the people
we work alongside.
Please see the call-out here for
more information or watch this short video...
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What our friends are up to...
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“Football is
about so much more than winning; it’s about community and supporting
each other.”
Slung Low is in the
midst of a full summer Cultural Community College programme, some
members of our team have participated in football and roller skating
and we are excited for more to come.
We want to shout out the fantastic work of Mark Catley and his son
Ewan Speck for setting up the training for Holbeck Moor
FC. The attendance for this has been fantastic and we cant wait
to see it continue to do amazing things.
If you’re over 18 and want to play, the football will be there
every Wednesday at 6:30pm. Email: holbeckmoorfc@slunglow.org
for any questions
Everyone is welcome. No experience necessary and no subs to pay. Just
turn up!
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In Lincoln Green, Mafwa
Theatre hosts weekly drama workshops for women from
refugee, asylum seeker, and other Leeds community groups.
Mafwa Theatre Artistic Directors Keziah Berelson and Tamsin Cook
co-facilitate the sessions.
“I enjoy seeing Mafwa Theatre ladies
every Friday afternoon and have fun. This is a great way to start a
weekend for me.” - Mafwa
Member
Learn more about Mafwa here.
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Interplay is
welcoming back local independent businesses, artists, and creatives
to their market for a second time. Jewellery makers, graphic
designers, and recycling artists will be among the stallholders
there.
They've also teamed up with Cusan Theatre and We Belong Here. Cusan
Theatre's latest interactive work, "The Two Freedas," is
a colourful show that merges puppetry and art. We Belong Here will
host a bunting workshop in the afternoon where you may make your
own distinctive flag.
Tickets are available here
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Support from individuals, whether that be financial
support or a donation of your time, is integral to the future
of imagine
if. We cannot do it without you!
imagine if are a very
small team and we require support in order to create new and
unashamedly honest theatre. We deliver this to audiences across the
country as well as making an active difference to those who need it
the most, through the arts.
Ways to support us:
- Make a financial donation to us which will
go straight back into us creating new work and working with
those most excluded from society. Please email: admin@imagineiftheatre.co.uk
or click here to make a donation
- Donate your time to imagine if as
a volunteer, we value our volunteers highly and are constantly
seeking passionate individuals to help us achieve our goals, for more information click here
- Donate prizes for us to raffle in our
fundraisers and online competitions
- We are registered as a charity on AmazonSmile.
Select Imagine
If Theatre Company as your chosen charity
we will receive 0.5% of your purchase amount as a donation,
with no extra cost to you
All donations, large or small, help imagine if continue
to develop bold new writing asking important questions of the world
around us and taking this work directly to those with the least
engagement in the arts.
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Click the links below to follow us on social media and
stay up to date with all things we are doing... We'd love to
connect with you!
Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn
Click here to
visit our website to find out more about who we are and the work we
do!
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Distrikt Open Deck - Tuesday
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Where
in Ireland should you visit?
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It's
been a while since you've booked a holiday, so its normal to feel a
little pressure to make the right choice. Naturally, you'll be
visiting the island of Ireland, but the question is, where?
There
are bustling cities, historic landmarks and breathtaking landscapes
to list just a few options... Find out where YOU should visit by
taking our quiz!
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This
trio of cultural and historical hubs represents the rugged west of
Ireland, described as the "last outpost of ancient
Europe".
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It's
got natural beauty, tons of history, super-friendly locals who know
how to have a good time and an amazing food scene.
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More
information on what it means to travel sustainably and how we at
Tourism Ireland are committed to the cause.
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Check out amazing photos from
fellow travellers and share your own!
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@tourismireland
#FillYourHeartWithIreland
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County
Laois is home to a gigantic 12th century wedding present!
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The
Rock of Dunamase was part the King of Leinster's dowry for
his daughter.
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