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2024 Kirkstall Living Advent launch
You’re all welcome to come to the Kirkstall Living Advent launch. Join us at the Festive Market and stick around for live music, food and drinks, and the reveal of the first window. You can also follow the rest of the trail with our map. Details: 🎄 Kirkstall Living Advent Launch 📍St Stephen’s Church Hall, continue reading
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2024 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 continue reading
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Meet the Desginers from the 2024 Fashion Show – Natalie Breeze
“I can’t remember where I first heard about the Kirkstall Art Trail Fashion Show”, Natalie told us. She was following Kirkstall Art Trail, and was pondering over whether to apply with her artwork or not. She also spotted the Fashion Show call-out in an Arts and Minds newsletter. Arts and Minds share “lots of amazing continue reading
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Meet the Desginers from the 2024 Fashion Show – Beth MacDonald
Beth told us that she found out about the Trail through her mum, after she had spotted a poster in the B&M Fabrics shop in Leeds city centre. Beth said that the Abbey was a huge attraction in wanting to apply to take part. She “loved the idea of seeing my work walk down the continue reading
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Meet the Desginers from the 2024 Fashion Show – ZaraMia Ava
ZaraMia told us that she found out about the Kirkstall Art Trail fashion show, from fellow designer Beth MacDonald. She said that, “As a sustainable designer I was interested in the upcycled aspect of the fashion show, [and] showcasing local designers”. Joining the event late, she also said that she, “didn’t have long to source continue reading