Category: Volunteers
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Personal Stories – Rare Disease Day
Rare Disease Day is an important international awareness day that takes place annually on 28 February (or 29 February in leap years). Our secretary, Mindy, has chosen to use the day to tell us her personal story about living with a rare neurological condition. ❝I became disabled by transverse myelitis in late 2015, with a growing list…
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Becoming a host venue for Kirkstall Art Trail
Being a host venue for Kirkstall Art Trail is “fabulous”! Don’t take our word for it; that’s what one of the first-time hosts told us in 2024. “It was fabulous, thank you for encouraging us to get involved, and for making it all so easy and well organised.” Many new hosts can be wary and a…
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Volunteer With Us
Kirkstall Art Trail and Kirkstall Advent Trail are volunteer-run events. They happen because members of the community give their time to organise, promote, and put on the events. Volunteers are one of the most important part of Kirkstall Art Trail. Including the organisers, who are already planning for the art trail next year. This will…
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Kirkstall Living Advent Calendar
Light up your Christmas Spirit with Kirkstall’s Advent Windows. Kirkstall Advent Windows are back for 2024. It is a Swedish tradition that can be dated to the 1800’s. Lighting up windows in the dark gloom of winter, Advent candles would appear in windows to illuminate the street below. Fast forward to the 21st Century. In…
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What was your defining image of Kirkstall Art Trail 2024?
What was your defining image of Kirkstall Art Trail 2024? Maybe one of the wide variety of artists held your attention like a brush in hand. Possibly one of the workshops or demonstrations captured you the most. Could it be that the upcycled fashion show or poetry sashayed into your creative imagination. Perhaps all of…
