Join us for the Afrikindness Parent & Inclusion Conference (APIC2025) – a groundbreaking event designed to support and empower parents, carers, and professionals navigating the world of parenting, neurodiversity, and mental health.

This dynamic gathering will feature thought-provoking conversations, real-life stories, expert speakers, and 20+ exhibitors offering resources on autism, ADHD, safeguarding, emotional well-being, and parenting in communities.

Highlights include:

Keynote Address by the Lord Mayor of Leeds

He’s the wild man of rock who became a national treasure.

Happy Mondays and Black Grape frontman Shaun Ryder is hitting the road for a new spoken word tour.

The star of more-TV-shows-than-anyone-has-a-right-to-feature-on – including Celebrity Gogglebox, and I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here, among many others – redefined the sex ’n’ drugs ’n’ rock ’n’ roll lifestyle during the halcyon age of Madchester.

Following last year’s sell-out world tour, Troy Hawke is back to his globe-sweeping in 2026 with new show Never Stop, Never Change!

Angry security guards, barked compliments and crossed wires abound as Troy navigates various conversational minefields, both online and in real life.

“I like the videos but how does it translate to the stage?”

Come and find out for yourself.

★★★★★
‘Riotously funny hour’
Chortle

Following the success of their VE Day 80 tour and triumphant performances at the iconic Royal Albert Hall, Britain’s beloved songbirds, The D-Day Darlings, proudly present their brand-new stage spectacular, Victorious, fronted by founder and lead singer Katie Ashby.

This uplifting show takes audiences on a nostalgic journey through the defining sounds of the 20th Century, from the heartfelt harmonies of the 1940s to the swinging rhythms of the postwar eras.

Coleen Nolan is hitting the road for a joyous celebration of life, love, and laughter with her brand-new live show This is Me, touring across the UK in 2026.

She was the girl next door who, with her sisters, set an entire generation In the Mood For Dancing and later became the relatable long-standing panellist on Loose Women. Coleen invites audiences to get up close and personal in an unforgettable evening packed with live music, stories, heartfelt moments and plenty of laughs.

Join the UK’s hardest swinging band Down for the Count All-Stars for ‘one hellova celebration of vintage music’ (TimeOut London) – it’s time to Swing That Music!

‘The most feel-good show in town’ (Daily Mail) has spread nostalgia and laughs throughout the UK and has the seal of approval from Victoria’s own colleagues and school chums.

Featuring the star of BBC1’s All Together Now, Paulus The Cabaret Geek, with Michael Roulston (Fascinating Aïda) on piano, it’s an evening of pure joy filled with Victoria’s best-loved songs.

This show is for fans of Victoria and for those yet to discover her to come together and relish in her breathtaking wizardry with words.