Families Leeds and West Yorkshire Magazine

15/07/2025

🥳 happy birthday Clip 'N Climb Ilkley Ltd! What a great way to celebrate 10 years 💜

🧗‍♀️ All climbs just £10 – that’s £6.50 off the usual price 🤩

Hurry to enjoy this offer from Monday 21 to Friday 25 July 🎉

Book now to join the party 🎊

06/07/2025

Regular term time classes may be finishing for the holidays soon, but plenty of providers are running fun workshops, camps and summer specials to keep your little ones active and engaged during the long break…here are three highlights:

🌟 Toddler Sense North Leeds summer specials
🌟 Ruby Dance Studios dance and acro days
🌟 Cook Stars Leeds North West full day and two hour cooking workshops

02/07/2025

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The Kids in Museums 2025 shortlist for the best museums in the UK has been revealed, and Leeds features on the list! The museums on the list are viewed as the most “welcoming, fun and accessi…

02/07/2025

😎 Our summer issue is here! 🎉

Do you love the cover image as much as we do? 🚂 ❤️
We’re really proud to feature this landmark production of The Railway Children being staged as part of Bradford 2025.

And that’s just the start!

Inside you will find all you need to know for a season of fabulous family fun:

🌻 Summer camps – it’s not too late to book and we have lots of ideas for you…
🌻 Screen-free fun – check out our article on unplugging for summer
🌻 Healthy summer food recipes, including gluten, dairy, nut, egg and soy free
🌻 Relationship education in primary schools - find out more
🌻 Clubs and classes – read what’s new and browse for inspiration ready to sign up in September
🌻 And of course, What’s On – find out all about the amazing shows, exhibitions, events and activities going on during the school holidays 🤩

Pick up your copy locally or read it here now: https://bit.ly/FLWYJA25

27/06/2025

✨ Congratulations to our competition winners, Alison and her son Jensen, who really enjoyed seeing The Worst Princess at Carriageworks Theatre 😊

Look out for more great prizes up for grabs in our next issue, July/August, out Monday! 🙌

26/06/2025

🎉 The weekend is just around the corner…here are a few family-friendly things going on in Leeds & West Yorks:

🎂 🎈 Miffy’s 70th Birthday Family Fun Day at Leeds City Museum on Saturday (June 28). Meet Miffy, enjoy crafts, face painting and more…book online

🚂 🦁 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe at The Hyde Park Picture House. Hyde & Seek family screenings, on Saturday and Sunday, pay what you can. Including themed activity and an autism friendly screening.

🛡️ ⚔️ Gladiators: Heroes of the Colosseum at Royal Armouries. Spectacular exhibition for summer 2025 opening on Saturday (June 28). Book tickets.

🪩 🪇 Dinky Disco at Lawrence Batley Theatre. Huddersfield’s coolest daytime dance party! For 24 hour party parents. On Friday (June 27). Enjoy some simple dance activities with glow sticks and other sensory toys

20/06/2025

‼️ Exciting News from Headingley Children’s Centre!

As many of you know, since 2022 we haven’t had a permanent space in Headingley, after our previous building was sadly closed due to safety concerns. Ever since then, we’ve held onto a dream - to find a new, safe, welcoming space for our children and families.

It’s been a challenging journey, and we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported us along the way or was trying to help. We’re especially grateful to Leeds Libraries in Headingley for so generously opening their doors and hosting our Babble & Books sessions, Headingley St Columba United Reformed Church and, of course, the amazing Shire Oak Primary School! 🧡

Now, after a longer wait than we hoped, we are absolutely thrilled to announce... the new Headingley Children’s Centre space is opening!

💚 Join us this Saturday 21st June, 12:00-4:00pm during the Headingley Youth Music Festival 2025 as we officially open the doors to our magical new home - a beautiful, cosy teepee space that we know you and your children will fall in love with.

We will have two FREE sessions on this day:
1:00pm - 1:30pm Music & Movement Session
3:00pm - 3:30pm Babble & Books Session

❗️ From now on our Babble & Books sessions will run from here (C/o Shire Oak Primary School, Wood Lane, Headingley, LS6 2DT), on a Thursday beginning 26th June with a new extended time of 10am-11am, and we can’t wait to welcome you.

We will keep you updated with our plans to provide more activities in due course.

One famous woman, mum of six, once said “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams” - and we hope our new Headingley space becomes a symbol of just that.

With love and excitement,
Headingley, Horsforth and Ireland Wood Children's Centre Team

19/06/2025

🤩 🥣🎛️👩‍🍳 Have you heard about the fabulous new cooking classes for kids in Leeds?

Find out more about Cook Stars Leeds North West in our upcoming July/August issue 🥣

🧅🌶️🧈 As well as term time classes, Cook Stars is offering holiday clubs sessions over the summer ☀️

17/06/2025

This weekend it’s South Asian Arts-uk Leeds Summer Solstice ☀️ 🎉 a much-loved, all-night celebration of Indian Classical Music 🎶

Taking place from 8pm on Saturday, June 21 to 6am on Sunday, June 22 at White Rose Park Hub, this year’s event features world-class artists including Purbayan Chatterjee, Kamaljeet Kaur, and more — all in a peaceful, candle-lit setting.

Audiences will enjoy a sunset vegetarian meal, sunrise breakfast, and hours of soul-stirring music. It’s a beautiful way to mark the Summer Solstice, World Music Day, and International Yoga Day 🪕🌅🧘‍♀️

Grab your tickets- https://buff.ly/XVXhwLp🌻

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13/06/2025

🎉 It’s the weekend! 🎉 so what’s on? Here are some highlights:

⭐ 1940s weekend at Lotherton
⭐ The Big Picnic at Temple Newsam Estate
⭐ The Worst Princess at Carriageworks Theatre

Check out our what’s on pages for more…link in bio 👆

09/06/2025

🎭 For a tale about a princess, a dragon and a knight - with a bit of a difference - book to see The Worst Princess at Carriageworks Theatre this weekend 🏰 👑

The whole family will enjoy laugh out loud comedy, cool puppets, sing along pop anthems and a dazzling larger than life dragon 🐉

Performances on Saturday and Sunday.

Will Feisty Sue find her happily ever after? Find out by booking your tickets! www.carriageworkstheatre.co.uk

04/06/2025

Looking for childcare in the Guiseley area? Unit One Kids is a fabulous new setting 🌟

Located next to Unit One Gym, it is a beautifully designed, Ofsted-regulated space for children aged 9 months to four years.

Offering fully flexible childcare to work around your schedule, it has places available for September 2025 and you could be eligible for 30 free hours.

To arrange a visit, email [email protected]