Castle Grove, built in 1834, was the opulent home of several noted Leeds businessmen.

Where do Sikhs come from? How do Sikhs practise their faith? What are their values?

Join Professor Joyce Hill for her pre-recorded, illustrated online talk, which offers a sidewa

How do we describe the indescribable, explain the transient, detail a trace?

Delilah’s sound and text installation explores language as a site of haunting. From the most basic of words, to elaborate narratives, her work explores how different modes of communication hold the words we use for the unexplainable.

You’re guaranteed a jolly holiday with Lotherton this summer, with family activities inspired by the seaside and all the things you love about the great British summer.

We’ll have a sand pit, children’s rides, deer tractor tours* and family activities – including foot golf, circus tent and entertainers (see below for details**). Plus if you’re feeling peckish, head over to the beach shack cafe or ice cream gazebo.

When Dana Margolin started working on the fourth Porridge Radio album, there was something different in how the songwriter approached creativity. 

“Almost all the songs started out as poems,” says Margolin of the work that became Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me (2024), “I wanted to challenge myself.” In songwriting, Dana argues, she had learnt that the writer can always hide behind the tricks of the music and well-worn techniques such as repetition. “In a poem, though,” says Dana, “you can’t hide.”

It's time for our next Scrap Crafters & Makers DeStash Market!

Come along to explore 20 stalls of unused and unwanted craft stashes.

From 1758, horses pulled carts of coal into Leeds from Middleton Colliery. In 1812 a new age began – not just for this short stretch railway but also for Britain and the world. Engineer Matthew Murray, of the nearby Round Foundry in Holbeck, was commissioned to build a steam locomotive to pull the wagons into Leeds. With his successful first engine in service, the colliery owner could out-compete his rivals in supplying the fuel that powered the industrial age.

Brant Bjork has spent over a quarter-century at the epicenter of Californian desert rock. From cutting his teeth drumming and composing on the legendary Kyuss’ landmark early albums, to propelling the seminal fuzz of Fu Manchu from 1994-2001 while producing other bands, putting together offshoot projects , and over the last 20 years embarking on his solo career as a singer, guitarist and bandleader, founding his own record label and more, his history is a winding narrative of relentless, unflinching creativity.