The free, feel-good event will feature yoga, dog cuddles and a wellness masterclass with NEOM.
Taking place this weekend on Sunday 25 September 2022 in Victoria Gate Leeds, those looking for a surge of serotonin will be able to find it in abundance.
The session will begin at 10am with a 45 minute yoga class led by local yogi partner Yoga Kula, this will then be followed by warm, furry cuddles with special puppy guests from The Cuddle Club.
And if that's not enough to lift your spirits, you'll then be invited to the wellness masterclass led by NEOM inside their store.
Image: Victoria Leeds
Here you'll learn all about sleep and it's importance for our wellbeing, experts at NEOM will be giving out all the tips and tricks on how to get a better night's sleep.
Following the talk, guests can enjoy guided shopping time with 15% discount on full price items, plus some free goodies will be on offer so you can put what you've learnt at the session into practice at home. I mean, who doesn't love a freebie?
The puppy love will then continue for a further two-and-a-half hours where guests can cuddle til their heart's content with the adorable furry friends on parade.
Image: The Cuddle Club
The session is the perfect opportunity to sample the practices of Yoga Kula before they get ready to take up residency at Sweaty Betty’s private yoga studio inside Victoria Quarter later this Autumn.
From Dynamic Vinyasa Flow to Groundin Yin Yoga and calming meditation, Yoga Kula are experts in providing the most authentic and inclusive sessions.
Jo Coburn, Senior General Manager at Victoria Leeds, said: “Looking after our physical and mental wellbeing is essential all year round, however this is particularly important as we move into darker nights.
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“This event is all about positive energy and giving people a much-needed boost. What better way to do that than with dogs, yoga, and advice and products from wellness experts.”
Spaces for this fantastic session are extremely limited, so if you fancy a serotonin boost then be sure to act fast. You can register here on the Victoria Gate website.
In honour of National Chocolate Week, two big brands are joining forces.
Fancy a freebie? Silly question, of course you do.
Tony’s Chocolonely and Yorkshire Tea have joined forces for National Chocolate Week to ask Brits to declare themselves a ‘Melt’...yes, really.
It comes after the brands discovering a new Gen Z dunking trend, with research finding that 80% of 18–24-year-olds say chocolate is their preferred tea-dunking treat.
To understand why the perculiar pairing has become so popular, the brands recruited Associate Professor of Psychobiology, Dr Lorenzo Stafford, to investigate what happens when tea and chocolate come together.
Associate Professor, Dr Lorenzo Stafford said: "It's fascinating to see how much thought Brits put into what makes a great dunk. Flavour, texture and temperature all shape how we experience food, and the combination of hot tea with melting chocolate creates a particularly enjoyable sensory experience.
"When it comes to dunking, tea and chocolate have great chemistry so it’s no surprise young people have embraced it."
If you want to try it out for yourself, then you can for free - but there is one catch.
From Monday 19 to Friday 23 October, anyone who walks into one of Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds and says ‘I'm a Melt’ will get a free mug of Yorkshire Tea and bar of Tony's Chocolonely.
Not only that, but the first 100 customers will also get a limited-edition ‘Melt’ cap.
Yorkshire Tea & Tony’s Chocolonely said of the partnership, “Brits love their tea and their chocolate and now the science shows why. This National Chocolate Week, we’re inviting everyone to give it a go, embrace their inner Melt and discover just how well chunky chocolate and a proper brew can work together.”
Leeds Bradford Airport strikes will NOT go ahead following ‘late offer’ over pay
Clementine Hall
This weekend's strikes at Leeds Bradford Airport have been cancelled.
Around 130 workers were set to walk out this weekend, Unite said, but this has been suspended to allow air traffic controllers to consider a new pay offer.
The Unite members planning on to go on strike were a mixture of air traffic control workers, customer experience staff, security staff and cleaners.
The workers involved in the dispute had recently come out of a four-year pay deal, with some of the departments having fallen behind other airports in equivalent roles.
Pay talks have been happening since December 2025, with the airport's formal offer not going far enough to address the lack of pay parity which led to the decision to strike.
However, as of yesterday 15 October, the workers have been given new pay offers from the airport and the strikes will not take place to allow a ballot on the offers.
Air traffic controllers and hourly paid staff are being balloted separately on their respective offers.
Unite regional officer Neil Whitaker said: "After receiving offers from Leeds Bradford Airport, we have suspended this week’s strike action in good faith to allow members to vote on pay deals.”
In a statement, Leeds Bradford Airport said: "While the ballot process continues with certain members of our frontline colleagues, we remain hopeful that a positive outcome can be achieved and that an agreement can be reached which works for everyone involved.
"Regardless of the outcome of this ballot, LBA has a robust contingency plan in place and will be operating as normal this weekend.
"Our focus remains on supporting a smooth and reliable experience for customers while maintaining safe and efficient airport operations."
Clementine Hall -
21st September 2022 
