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Text next to a graphic of a light bulb reads: "Free and low-cost things to do over half term."
Looking for free and low-cost things to do over half term?
Our guide has details on info activities and events including…
🧗♀️ Half term fun at Kirkgate Market
🔎 Store tours at Leeds Discovery Centre
🦛 Hippo-Platypus family day at Leeds City Museum
🐏 Treasures of Temple Newsam Farm
And more!
Group of people in armour with badges for heart, lungs, and blood conditions. Text reads: Help your body fight flu. Stay strong. Get vaccinated.
There’s still time to protect yourself this winter ❄️
Flu and Covid‑19 are still circulating. Check your eligibility and book a free vaccination through your GP, local pharmacy, the NHS App, or online 👉 bit.ly/47qUheu
Projection of the first stage of the route from Leeds to Manchester.
Projection of cyclists on Leeds Civic Hall.
Birdseye view of yellow projection on Leeds Civic Hall. Yellow beams of light shine on the pavement.
Yellow projection illuminated on Leeds Civic Hall. In front of the projection is nine beams of light
The international sporting spotlight is set to shine on Leeds once again following its confirmation as a host location for the Grand Départ of 2027’s Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 🚴♀️
Read more about last night's announcement 👉 orlo.uk/K1YBy
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Protect your little one this winter ☃️
Children aged 2 and 3 can get a quick and painless nasal spray flu vaccine - available at your community pharmacy or GP.
Find out more and book a free vaccination today 👉 www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...
#FluVaccination #WinterVaccines
An illustration of young people enjoying different activities including sports, arts and crafts, and eating food. Text reads: Healthy Holidays Leeds.
There's still time to sign up for Healthy Holidays Leeds this Christmas! 🎄
School-aged children and young people eligible for income-related free school meals can take part in amazing, free activities with a healthy meal from Monday 22 December to Friday 2 January.
Sign up now 👉 bit.ly/44ik1YK
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Book now for Healthy Holidays Leeds this Christmas! 🎄
School-aged children and young people eligible for income-related free school meals can take part in amazing, free activities with a healthy meal from 22 December to 2 January.
Sign up now 👉 bit.ly/44ik1YK
Leeds skyline featuring the Town Hall and other buildings
Exterior of Leeds City Museum
A curator at Leeds Discovery Centre looks at the whiskers of Billie the hippo, which was acquired by Leeds Museums in 1938
What does heritage mean to you?
We're working with the city’s heritage organisations to help shape a new heritage framework.
The project aims to explore what heritage means to people in Leeds, from historic buildings, landscapes and stories.
Get involved 👉 orlo.uk/nNbQM
People browsing artwork at Leeds Art Gallery's Picture Library.
People browsing artwork at Leeds Art Gallery's Picture Library.
Loans are available for both individuals and businesses, with subscription charges varying. And if you have an art lover in your life, you can make it a Christmas to remember by getting them a gift membership.
Learn more 👉 news.leeds.gov.uk/news/christm...
Two women place Henry Matisse’s The Dancer artwork on a shelf in the Leeds Art Gallery's Picture Library.
Henry Matisse’s The Dancer artwork on a shelf in the Leeds Art Gallery's Picture Library.
Art lovers in Leeds – don’t miss out on the chance to hang a work by one of the 20th century’s most influential artists at home or at work this Christmas 🖼
@leedsartgallery.bsky.social's Picture Library is this weekend, with Henry Matisse's The Dancer a part of the collection available to loan.
Graphic featuring a person examining textile samples in a lab, with text saying "Leeds recognised with the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education" and sub-text saying "Honouring the University's 150-years of research, innovation and global impact in textiles.
The prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education – part of the UK national Honours system – recognises Leeds’ outstanding, 150-years of textile research.
We delve into the history and explore the innovation driving the next chapter 👇 https://www.leeds.ac.uk/qep
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Book now for Healthy Holidays Leeds this Christmas! 🎄
School-aged children and young people eligible for income-related free school meals can take part in amazing, free activities with a healthy meal from 22 December to 2 January.
Sign up now 👉 bit.ly/44ik1YK
A poster for a waste removal service with ‘Scam Alert’ in red writing across the middle. Text ‘Quick and easy household waste disposal. Cheapest quotes, same day service, call now. Translation: We’ll dump it round the corner and you’ll get the fine.’ Fight Fly-tipping logo and Keep Britain Tidy logo.
We’ve launched #FightFlyTipping Fortnight to protect the places in #Leeds we love and stop unlicensed people dumping rubbish and ruining neighbourhoods.
Take 3 steps:
✅ Ask for their licence
✅ Check it’s valid
✅ Get a receipt
Find a waste carrier online at: www.leedsdirectory.org/lawcs
What’s on today? Have a look at out programme…plenty to choose from!! @lcsleeds.bsky.social
Find out more about the markets in Leeds this Christmas 👉 www.visitleeds.co.uk/winter-seaso...
A map of Leeds city centre Christmas Markets and activities.
It's beginning to look a lot like a Leeds Christmas! 🎄
The Christmas Markets at City Square and @millsqleeds.bsky.social open in one week (Fri 21 Nov) and we've revealed our map of everything to see and do in the city centre this year.
Plan your visit now and save it to use later 👇
Person in armour with a lung badge symbolising asthma. Text reads: Help your body fight flu. Stay strong. Get vaccinated
Living with a respiratory condition means flu can cause serious illness. The NHS offers a free flu vaccine to help protect you.
Check your eligibility and book a free vaccination through your GP, local pharmacy, the NHS App, or online 👉 bit.ly/47qUheu
Group of people in armour with badges for heart, lungs, and blood conditions. Message reads: Help your body fight flu. Stay strong. Get vaccinated.
This winter, protect yourself and those around you.
If you're eligible for a free flu or Covid-19 vaccine, now’s the time to book.
Find out if you’re eligible and book on the #NHS App or website 👉 bit.ly/47qUheu
#FluVaccination #WinterVaccines
Care worker standing next to an older patient. They are both laughing at the camera.
A new report has praised the quality of adult social care in Leeds, recognising the council’s leadership, staff, systems, processes and practices in place to safeguard adults across the city.
Read more in the press release 👉 orlo.uk/QchtY
One Second Lovestory projected on to the front of the Queens Hotel. The colourful scene captured in the image depicts a woman and man floating in the air, looking at each other, and surrounded by beams of rainbow light.
Spirograph Reimagined playing in Leeds City Museum as audience members sit and stand in front of it. The colours in the scene captured are bright tones of blue, green and red and resemble shapes you are able to create with a spirograph.
Bird Passing By installed at Aire Park. The sculpture is illuminated in white light and its structure depicts the wings of birds in flight. In the background can be seen the Tetley’s neon sign.
Portals projected on to Civic Hall in Millennium Square. The colourful scene captured in the image depicts three figures facing the earth with a mirror at either side. Members of the public can be seen watching the projection in the foreground of the image.
Light Night Leeds returned last night ✨
Leeds was transformed by illuminated artworks, projections, and street performances as the city lit up to celebrate the theme of Landmarks.
If you missed it, you can catch it all tonight from 6pm – 10pm.
orlo.uk/dAFm3
The Emergence installation from Light Night Leeds 2023. A figure in a multi-coloured lit helmet poses within a sphere of blue lines of light.
The Nature at Light and Nocturnal installations from Light Night Leeds 2021 and 2024. On the top of the image is a lit up sculpture of a fox, on the bottom are two lit up inflatable owls.
The Out of the Aire installation from Light Night Leeds 2024. Leeds Civic Hall is projected with carnival imagery on its exterior.
The Sylvan Quiet installation from Light Night Leeds 2023. A large projection of a woodland scene is projected on to the exterior of the Queens Hotel at City Square.
Light Night Leeds 2025 is taking place on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 October 🌟
Want a preview of the amazing installations you'll be able to check out this year? Visit the event website and start planning your night 👉 www.lightnightleeds.co.uk?utm_source=b...
@lightnightleeds.bsky.social
Alison Ogden-Newton OBE, Keep Britain Tidy Chief Executive Officer presenting Leeds City Council’s executive member for climate, energy, environment and green space Councillor Mohammed Rafique with the Green Council of the Year award
The East Leeds Orbital Route
White bin wagon with yellow branding that reads "thank you Leeds for recycling your glass"
We are thrilled to be named Green Council of the Year by the Political Purpose Awards 🏆
Leeds was nominated for the award for its ongoing response to declaring a climate emergency and efforts to tackle climate change.
Read more in the press release 👉 orlo.uk/oBHOt
Illustration of a pregnant woman holding her child in the womb. The text reads Getting vaccinated while pregnant helps protect you and your baby.
Getting vaccinated when you’re pregnant helps protect you and your baby from illnesses, including flu, whooping cough and RSV 🤰
Visit the NHS website to learn more 👉 bit.ly/3Kf0QZm
Elland Road football stadium
Elland Road football stadium
Leeds set to bid to host 2035 FIFA Women’s World Cup matches at Elland Road ⚽️
Read more in the press release 👉 orlo.uk/yh5el
Image credits: Leeds United
Members of the public feeding the swans and ducks at the lake in Roundhay Park. In the background are a number of trees.
Around two thirds of Leeds is made up of countryside, with farmland, river valleys and urban parks 🌳
By taking part in the Leeds Local Plan, you can share your views about how we should manage development in these rural areas.
Get involved 👉 bit.ly/4nzUwuV
Light Night Leeds 2025 22 and 23 October 6pm to 10pm lightnightleeds.co.uk
Important #LightNightLeeds update 🚨
The dates of this year’s Light Night Leeds are changing. This year’s festival will now be taking place on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 October.
For more info, visit 👉 news.leeds.gov.uk/news/update-...
An aerial view of Leeds Train Station capturing the train lines, car park and surrounding buildings.
We want to hear your views about how we should support new jobs, and retain existing jobs, by planning for the changing needs of businesses across Leeds.
Let us know what you think are important issues to consider or address by taking part in the Leeds Local Plan consultation 👇
bit.ly/4nzUwuV
A mural on the side of a house in Farsley done in the style of a stamp with a turquoise border, orange and pink tones in the centre and below this is written ‘Farsley LS28’ also in turquoise.
What do you think are the most important issues when planning new development where you live and for the #Leeds district? 🤔
We are seeking your views as part of the Leeds Local Plan, covering a wide range of topics that are of interest and concern to local people.
Have your say: bit.ly/4nzUwuV
A corner of a street in Meanwood. Lines of terraced houses are captured to the left and in the background of the frame.
Where should new homes be built and what should they look like? 🏡
By taking part in the Leeds Local Plan, you can let us know your thoughts on planning for new housing including the different types of housing needed for everyone across Leeds.
bit.ly/4nzUwuV
Image shows young people enjoying different activities including sports, arts and crafts, and eating food. Text reads: Healthy Holidays Leeds.
Book now for Healthy Holidays Leeds this summer! ☀️
Until 29 August, school-aged children and young people eligible for income-related free school meals can enjoy free activities and a healthy meal across Leeds.
Sign up today 👉 bit.ly/44ik1YK