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  • Meet the Team – Jim Corah

    Jim Corah wears a yellow t-shirt. He has short hair and wears glasses. He stands in front of a Kirkstall Art Trail banner

    Meet the organisers behind Kirkstall Art Trail. Jim Corah has been the committee Treasurer since 2023. We find out more about him and his role within Kirkstall Art Trail.  What role do you have with Kirkstall Art Trail? I am the Treasurer for Kirkstall Art Trail; it’s been a role I’ve had since I joined continue reading

  • We consider our environmental commitment on Global Recycling Day

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    Global Recycling Day arrives every year on 18 March. The Global Recycling Day initiative asks us to “think resource, not waste.” They say, “every contribution, no matter how small, has helped and will continue to do so.” The three ‘Rs’ are a perfect way to think about our relationship to materials and consumption. Reduce, reuse, continue reading

  • Disabled Access Day 2025

    a smiling wheelchair user approaches an open door. Everything is blue, but the open door emits a welcome yellow light.

    Disabled Access Day falls on 16 March. The award-winning disabled access charity, Euan’s Guide, created the day in 2015. The aim of Euan’s Guide is to empower disabled people. Providing information that gives them confidence and choices for going out and about. Their website shares thousands of experiences and venue reviews by disabled people. Thousands of continue reading

  • Meet the Team – Mandy Long

    A smiling Mandy Long stands next to a shelf adorned with her sculptures and paintings

    Meet the organisers behind Kirkstall Art Trail. Mandy Long has been the committee Chair since 2023. We find out more about her and her role within Kirkstall Art Trail. How long have you been practising your style of art? I have been making sculptures for around 25 years now, around the same time I moved continue reading

  • Personal Stories – Rare Disease Day

    A woman with her back facing towards us. Underneath are the words, 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 continue reading