Plans for the weekend? Here, in my weekly blogpost, are a few ideas of things to do in Leeds, Bradford, Scotland and Ireland:
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Sensational New Openings Coming Soon to Leeds
Oh me, oh my! We've
got another batch of new openings to tell you about and it's an absolute
doozy. There's a coffee shop that does a roaring trade in plants, a
cafe-bar that sells furniture and an axe throwing centre that makes the
medieval fun again. Want more? How about new venues from two Leeds
favourites? And that's just the beginning, so get reading!
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The
Best French Restaurants in Leeds
Beef bourguignon... steak
frites... baked Saint-Marcellin cheese with truffled honey... all
these delicious, mouth-watering dishes can be found in the city's French
restaurants. So whether you want simple, rustic flavours or edible works
of art, it's time to get a taste of what we've all been missing!
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Glorious Yorkshire Walks to End the Summer on
Could the summer have
one last heatwave for us? If so, it's the perfect excuse to head out into
the countryside and enjoy a leisurely walk while the sun shines – and
these three walks are just the ticket. Try one, try them all!
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Across
The Decades @ Seven
This weekend we have our favourite pizza pop-up, Canteen. Order
your delicious pizza at Seven and the Canteen experience will be zipped
across the road. Friday
20th August, evening from 5pm. Saturday 21st – Sunday 22nd
August, lunchtime and evening.
On Friday 20th August,
6.30pm, look forward to Rowland Jones.
Growing up in the 60s and influenced by ’John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
with Eric Clapton, Rowland Jones has played with rock bands, big bands,
folk-rock bands and even toured with bands like Limmie and the Family
Cookin’ and The Exciters. In
Seven's courtyard; inside if wet. PWYF donations.
As part of our Summer Saturdays, on Saturday
21st August 5-7pm it is the one and only Soul Persuaders.
This four piece band is dedicated to bringing the best of soul and funk
covers to live audiences, including Al Green, Amy Winehouse, Average
White Band, Fleetwood Mac, Blondie, The Pretenders, Imelda May, and
Etta James. Seven's
courtyard; inside if wet. PWYF donations.
On Sunday 22nd August,
1.30-3.30pm, JazzLeeds presents.Imajii, a
dynamic jazz trio drawing on the UK jazz sound to write their own tunes
and cut the standards a new angle. A fantastic set of new music to
bring to the scene after a long period of quietness.. Seven's courtyard. PWYF
donations.
We look
forward to seeing you at Seven very soon. Every £ spent at Seven helps
support high quality arts in a local setting.
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What do
you want from Leeds Indie Food?
The pandemic has changed things for everyone. In the absence
of events, we turned our attentions to providing business
support, offering an ear to listen and a shoulder to cry on, and
we're not going to stop now.
To grow and improve as an organisation though, we need your input
and feedback. Without you lot, there is no Leeds Indie Food!
What do you want to see from us over the next 12 months? Is there
an event you've missed, or a restaurant that deserves our
attention? Is there a local producer or artist we should be
working with?
Hit up our socials for all the latest and give us your
recommendations - we're all ears 👂🏻👂🏽👂🏾👂🏿🦻🏼
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Leeds Indie Food Festival will
be back better than ever in
May 2022.
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The mouth-watering discounts at some of our
favourite Leeds restaurants will be stopping on 25th August, but
there's still time to tuck into specially crafted menus... with a
side order of savings.
Knives and
forks at the ready... here's 6 delicious reasons to dine out this
summer.
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Lip-smacking
Lunches
Heading into Leeds for some shopping, why not grab a delicious lunch
too? No need to book, head to Barburrito and
quote 'EatLeeds2021' when ordering.
Sunday to Wednesday 11:30pm - 10pm
2 courses
£10
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Sunday
Funday
Delay thoughts of Monday morning back at work with a Sunday evening
meal at Veeno. Once
these offers are gone, they're gone, so book your table today.
Sunday to Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
2 courses
£10 / 3 courses £15
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Date Night
Treat your better half to cocktails and seasonal dishes at Lost
and Found Albion Street. Make sure to bring an
empty stomach!
Monday to Wednesday 3pm - 8pm
2 courses
£15 / 3 courses £20
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Pub Grub
Soak up the atmosphere at The
White Swan in the heart of Leeds. Choose from a
variety of locally sourced dishes and craft ales.
Sunday to Wednesday 12pm - 9pm
2 courses
£10
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Family
Friendly
Planning a weekend treat? Guaranteed to keep the entire family
entertained, children eat free at Bibis
Italianissmo!
Wednesday 4pm - 9pm
Children Eat
Free
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Vegan Dishes
Based at The Old Red Bus Station, Cantina
is Leeds' original all vegan independent restaurant
serving up delicious vegan fast food.
Wednesday 4pm - 10pm
2 courses
£10 / 3 courses £15
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Eat
Leeds are always updating our list of restaurants involved in
Eat Leeds 2021.
Check out who is taking part by visiting our website, and
following us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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Eat Leeds · Unit 9 Acorn Business Park Leeds, · Leeds, West Yorkshire LS14
6UF · United Kingdom
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We're hurtling towards the end of
the school holidays like a rocket blasting into space...or small
child covered in pixie dust heading to that second star on
the right.
So if you're searching for ways to keep the children amused, look
no further: we have two brilliant shows heading your way this
week and bank holiday weekend.
The Space Shed lands on Holbeck Moor THIS FRIDAY 20th August at
1:30pm for an outdoor performance of UNSA’s How I Hacked My Way
Into Space - a hilarious and moving storytelling show about how
Jon accidentally set up his own space agency, based out of the
shed at the bottom of his garden, and his one man mission to hack
his way into space.
Then on Monday 30th head back to the car park of The Holbeck for
Wrongsemble's Peter Pan Flies Again. Gwen looks out of the
window and wishes on a star. Maybe one day Peter Pan will whisk
her off to Neverland just like her Great Great Great Granny Wendy
before her?! This magical musical pop-up adventure is perfect for
the whole family.
Book now as spaces
are limited.
See you soon!
Slung Low x
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If you'd like
to support Slung Low
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Victoria Park, Keighley: Saturday 21st
August
Free entry, no
need to book! Join us for a day of family fun!
Bradford Literature Festival's next Family Fun Day
takes place in Victoria Park, Keighley on
Saturday 21st August. With activities starting at 10.30am join
us for a fabulous day out!
We have storytelling, live theatre and music, creative workshops
and craft sessions, some wonderful walkabout characters, a book
hunt, family funfair and more. Highlights include:
The
Magician's Monster
Award winning family theatre company Wrongsemble will be performing
a magical musical pop up adventure. Join us for The Magician's Monster,
which has all the fun and magic of the circus.
Nature
Quest and Look for a Book!
Bradford Stories will be hiding books for you to find! Keep your
eyes peeled and you might receive a free book to enjoy. You'll also
be able to pick up your free Nature Quest activity, which will take
you on an adventure through the park.
An
alternative Peter Pan!
Cecil Green Arts will be running clay model making workshops
inspired by the Peter Pan statue in Lister Park. You can
make your own fantastical creature and the wonderful animals will
all come together as part of a special installation at Lister Park
at our final event on 4th September. What will you make?
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Storytelling
Sita Brand will be leading interactive storytelling sessions to
engage children in a love of literature.
Craft
sessions
Morwenna Catt will be hosting a drop-in craft making station where
you can make fun, playful crafts inspired by the Wrongsemble shows.
Peter Pan
Puppet Pandemonium!
We are pleased to welcome a special crafts session from the Bronte
Parsonage Museum. The Bronte’s loved to create their own worlds of
imagination, of adventures on the high seas and fantastical
characters – they would surely have loved Captain Hook! Join us to
bring a character from Peter Pan to life, by creating your own
puppet to take home, with wings that flap, or jaws that snap!
Live music
Mr Wilson's Second Liners will be playing high energy music that
can be enjoyed by the whole family, and internationally renowned
singer songwriter Hussnain Lahori will play a set of Asian-fusion
songs and instrumentals.
And more!
Learn the skills of the circus including plate spinning, juggling,
poi and diabolo with Open Source Arts. Leeds Dance Studio will be
inviting children to get active in their dance workshop and our
youngest visitors can take part in a baby rave with Boom Chikka
Boom.
We hope to see you there!
Over the
summer we're running a further two Family Fun Days:
Peel Park -
Saturday 28th August
Lister Park -
Saturday 4th September
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What's on at
Pictureville
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Welcome
to this week’s film listings for Pictureville cinema. To
reassure you and to ensure your visit to with us is safe and
enjoyable, we’re keeping a number of measures in place. You can
find more information on our FAQs page.
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Love cinema? Don’t forget
that you can receive free and discounted cinema tickets, plus money
off in our bar and shop by becoming a Pictureville member.
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WEEKLY LISTINGS (20 – 26 AUGUST)
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PIG (15)
27 August 19.30
Nicolas Cage stars
in this highly anticipated new thriller as a reclusive truffle
hunter who must return to his past in Portland when his
beloved foraging pig is kidnapped.
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© National Science and Media Museum 2021
National Science and Media Museum, Bradford, West
Yorkshire, BD1 1NQ (as part of the Science Museum Group) is an
exempt charity under the Second Schedule of the Charities Act of
1960 and is recognised as charitable by HM Revenue and Customs.
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We are making it easier to visit the
National Museum of Scotland
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From Monday 23 August you will no longer need to pre-book your visit to
the National Museum of Scotland. This change
is in line with Government guidelines and we hope it will make it easier
for you to visit more flexibly.
The health and safety of our visitors and staff continues to be of the
utmost importance to us so several of our safety measures remain in
place. Face coverings are required to be worn by staff and visitors aged
5 and above, hand sanitiser is available throughout the building and we
request that visitors continue to keep their distance from others. From
Monday 23 August some further spaces will reopen such as the Roof Terrace
and our Industry and
Empire and Scotland:
A Changing Nation galleries. A couple of the more interactive
galleries will remain closed for a little while longer so that we can
ensure they are safe for everyone to enjoy when they do reopen.
Pre-booking is still recommended for visits to the National Museum of Flight and the National Museum of Rural Life.
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Already pre-booked tickets?
If you have booked tickets to visit the National Museum
of Scotland from Monday 23 August onwards you will shortly be receiving
a cancellation email from Eventbrite. Don't worry, you can still visit
on that day, you will just no longer require a ticket for entry.
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Special
exhibitions
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With no need to pre-book a museum visit,
you can pop in and enjoy our free special exhibitions at your leisure.
See the treasures of the Galloway Hoard (until 12 Sep), learn
about the history of typewriters (until 17 Apr) and
discover some of the museum objects that inspired Sir Walter Scott (until 9 Jan).
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what's on
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Help us shape
the museum for a greener future
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At National Museums Scotland we are
working to minimise our impact on climate change and biodiversity loss.
We’re also looking at how we can share our collections and expertise with
visitors and supporters around these issues as we develop our
interpretation, events and exhibitions.
We’d really like to hear your thoughts on these important topics. Please
help us by filling in this short questionnaire with the chance
to enter a free prize draw to win a £50 e-voucher. It shouldn’t take more
than 10 minutes and the insights you give will help us shape our response
to this important issue.
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take the
survey
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Our mailing address is:
National Museums Scotland
Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF
Copyright © 2021 National Museums Scotland, All rights reserved.
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The
10 most Instagrammable
places
in Ireland
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Unspoiled coastlines, urban parks
and World Heritage Sites. How many of these places around the
island of Ireland have you captured?
📸
Thanks to
christopherfunk_ for the fab photo of whats known as the "Deck
of Cards" - colourful houses in the beautiful town of Cobh!
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One
of the best ways of knowing a place is by exploring the local food
scene - and what better way than a traditional Farmer's Market?!
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Find
out more about the world-famous Aran Jumper, which originates from
Ireland's remote Aran Islands, along the Wild Atlantic Way.
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Want
something a little more relaxing? Why not visit one of Ireland's
many museums and galleries? Here's some of our recommendations...
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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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You
can see the footprints of 350 million-year-old tetrapods on
Valentia Island
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The
first creatures to crawl on land left their tiny mark as they
came ashore here.
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