by David Hawkin | Sep 21, 2026 | Community, Speakers
Brian Joyce explores the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission — with a poignant connection to Leeds From Leeds to war cemeteries around the world, the stories of those who died in the two world wars are closer to home than we might think. At a meeting of the...
by David Hawkin | Aug 24, 2026 | International, Speakers
From football ambitions to mountaineering Shayeet Sharma is a 26-year-old sports performance coach based in Leeds, but his story begins in Nepal. He came to Leeds to study Sport and Exercise Science at Leeds Beckett University, with his sights set not on mountains but...
by David Hawkin | Aug 17, 2026 | Community, Speakers
When Liz Hooper stood up to talk about Candlelighters, she wasn’t simply speaking as a charity Ambassador. She was speaking as a mother who had walked through the dark, uncertain territory of a childhood cancer diagnosis. Her family’s connection with the organisation...