Light on Leeds

Jo Ritchie remotely connected to tell me about Projecting Grief which explores how creativity can help people through the grieving process.

Jo is a photographer and developed this project with Faye Da…

I loved to hear about the work Keziah and others are doing at Mafwa Theatre.

Keziah is a theatre maker, who works with the theatre group who are made up of female refugees, asylum seekers and settled …

Nicky and Sarah remotely connected to tell me about Musicultural Conversations which are fun and interactive English, music and drama sessions for refugees, asylum seekers and migrant communities.

Nic…

Faye Dawson is a fantastic story teller and was a brilliant guest who remotely connected to tell me how she got involved in the world of public relations.

She chose the fabulous track, Plastic Fox by …

I had a great chat with Robb from Scalarama Leeds.

Scalarama Leeds is run by volunteers for the love of cinema. Robb tells me about the events they organise and the service they can provide for people…

Shreena Gobey is a Senior Youth Work Officer at Leeds Playhouse.

She supports young people, refugees and assylum seekers. She was a lovely person to chat to and it was great to hear about the various …

Tessa Smith is a band leader, singing teacher and runs community choirs.

She tells me about her work and the unexpected bonuses gained from online singing practice.

Tessa chose a track she’s sung her…

Joe Williams of Heritage Corner Leeds runs Leeds Black History Walks celebrating African history and diversity in Leeds.

Joe has the most mesmerising voice and tells me some amazing stories.

If you wou…

Rob Pyke from Veritas Paranormal UK run ghost hunts that make lots of money for charity.

Rob and his wife Ann-Marie host ghost hunt events up and down the country and between them they have over thirt…

Alan Lyddiard runs Performance Ensemble which is a theatre company of performers aged 60 and over. Alan believes older people have valuable contributions to make to society. As we age, we can become …

I had a fantastic time chatting to Lee Murtagh about Bethlehem Boxing in Richmond Hill.

Lee is a real character and I loved hearing about the movie “Straightner” and am very much looking forward to se…

Carrieanne Vivianette is the CEO of CVIVArts, a group of creatives who were due to stage a performance of “A Hunger Artist”, Sadly cancelled due to COVID.

Carrieanne tells me about being a performanc…

Sam Fish is the Director of Rolling Social Events and is the co-founder of Leeds Rum Festival and Leeds Gin Fair.

Sam is the Head of Food and Beverage at The Tetley.

She runs Sip Along events for tho…

Vicky Ackroyd runs Totally Inclusive People which offers consultation and interactive disability awareness and equality training. They aim to give as many people as possible the skills to communicate…

Alison McIntyre and Liz Stirling are the Art Doctors.

They remotely connected to tell me about prescribing art and how it encourages audience engagement; the zoom videos they’ve been creating during …

D3 is a spoken word atist who has created her own genre Ra-poetry.

She remotely conncted to tell me about her work educating young people, her time as a radio presenter, performing on BBC's Live Loung…

It was great to speak to Tasha Grant who owns Flavour Like Fancy, an independent gift shop which supports local artists.

Tasha tells me about the shop, how she’s feeling about reopening and her art as…

Lily Craig is an Arts Facilitator and connected to tell me about the work she has been doing to reduce social isolation and loneliness.

She is a trained Dementia Care Mapper and helped to develop You…

Gill and Rob from Zero Waste Leeds remotely connected to tell me about them building a movement to make Leeds a zero waste city by 2030.

ZWL use social media to share ideas and top tips on waste reduc…

Andy McVeigh remotely connected to tell me how he got the name Burley Banksy, his street art on electricity junction boxes, his work with LUFC and much, much more.

Check out his website to order your…