Little ones who love LEGO can take part in a series of interactive building workshops in Leeds this summer.
Following the launch of its new campaign aimed at championing and standing up for girls’ creativity earlier this year, The LEGO Group hosted its first series of interactive workshops back in April, and now, in a bid to keeping encouraging children across Yorkshire to “play without limits”, the next round of dates have been announced.
Aimed at young creators aged six to 12, the workshops will be focused on themes such as entertainment, space, imagination, and gaming.
Workshops will take place down at the LEGO store inside Trinity Leeds on selected Sundays this and next month, as well as online for those who can’t make it in person.
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The in-person ‘Creativity Workshops’ – which will be held on Sunday 18 August and Sunday 15 September – will have themes centred around ‘Imagination’ and ‘DREAMZzz’, which means young creators can “delve into the world of imagination” through a series of activities and tasks.
Kids can get play a spin-the-wheel game, or have a crack at building a house, animal, vehicle, and more, with a little help from the LEGO store associates for guidance.
And the best bit? Tickets to the workshops are free.
But you will need to make sure you book them in advance on the LEGO website here, however, as they’re expected to be snapped-up fast.
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For those who aren’t able to attend the workshops in person though, there’s the new ‘Creativity at Home’ series, which are online workshops hosted by creative innovators – including dancing sensation Dianne Buswell, who’ll show families how to create fun LEGO builds to decorate your home.
Some of these online build projects include a vase, memory box, and a piece of artwork, and they’re available to take part in now on www.LEGO.com/Creativity-Workshops.
Book your place on the Leeds-based workshops here.
An enormous fan park is set to open in Leeds this month, ahead of Leeds United's FA Cup semi-final clash against Chelsea.
The Whites will be heading to Wembley on Sunday 26 April, but Leeds fans will be able to cheer them on in our home city too, thanks to this massive event from 4TheFans.
4TheFans will be turning the O2 Academy Leeds into an immersive, dedicated Leeds United fan park experience for this historic day.
Expect to watch all the action on the biggest screen in Leeds, plus there'll be world-class sound, a Sky Sports presenter, a fully-stocked bar, a dedicated 4TheFans presenter, DJs, and a genuine Leeds football legend providing analysis and banter.
And every time the ball hits the back of the net, pyrotechnics and other special effects will only add to the atmosphere.
It's been 39 years since our beloved Leeds reached an FA Cup semi-final, and now Daniel Farke’s side are just 90 minutes away from a place in the FA Cup Final.
Nearly 2000 fellow supporters will be able to come together under one roof in one of the city's most iconic venues, for what's shaping up to be the best atmosphere outside Wembley itself.
This really is the best alternative to being at the actual match, with 4TheFans’ proven track record of creating atmospheric fan parks for major sporting events.
A huge FA Cup semi-final fan park is opening in Leeds, with the biggest screen in the city
And whether it ends in ecstasy or heartbreak, this is a match that Leeds fans need to see together.
Hundreds of tickets have already been sold from pre-registration.
General Admission tickets start at £7.50 and provide standing access to the entire fan park, while premium seated tickets start from £9.50 and secure a balcony seat with unobstructed views of the screens.
This family event is for anyone over eight years old (under 14s must be accompanied by an adult on the balcony).
The 4TheFans FA Cup semi-final fan park will be open at O2 Academy Leeds on Sunday 26 April, with doors open at 1pm ahead of a 3pm kick-off.
Wakefield set to be the first city outside of London to display the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt
Clementine Hall
The UK Aids Memorial Quilt is set to go on display across Wakefield this summer.
The quilt - consisting of 42 quilts and 23 individual panels, representing over 384 individuals affected by HIV and AIDS - will go on display at WX Wakefield from Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 June 2026.
All 42 quilts will be on display, with WX working in partnership with the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Conservation Partnership.
Across the same weekend, selected individual panels will be displayed at different venues across the city including The Hepworth Wakefield, The Art House Wakefield, Theatre Royal Wakefield, Pontefract Castle and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Part of the world’s largest community art project, this is a huge opportunity for the city of Wakefield. The project started in the USA back in 1985 by activist Cleve Jones, commemorating friends, family and loved ones lost to AIDS.
Individual panels were then stitched together to create larger quilts, which were shown outdoors as a form of protest to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS.
Today, the quilt stands as a crucial reminder of those who were lost and of the continuing affect that HIV and AIDS has on the people of today.
At WX Wakefield, viewing the quilt is completely free and on Friday 5 June there will be a special late night opening up until 10:30pm to view the exhibition.
And on Saturday 6 June at 2:30pm, there will be a very special and poignant reading of the names of those commemorated on the quilt.
Emily Sergeant -
6th August 2024 
