Magpie

01/08/2025

FREE EVENTS!
Mental health, wellbeing, arts & culture events being held at the:

🖼️ JVL (Joshua Van Leader) “Inspire to Inspire” Art Exhibition at
📍Moda, NYSQ Quarry Hill LS2 7BT (next to the WY Playhouse)
⏰ Open Tues-Sat 12-8pm til (July-30th Sept!)

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Check out events on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/112337257541

To get a flavour & to name just a few:
📅 TESTAMENT - Rap/Beatboxing/Music/Theatre artist
📅 Music Box - inspiring voices CIC & The Bellatones
📅 Stevie Ward & Kruise Leeming - Leeds Rhinos /Professional Rugby Players
📅 Chris O'Connor - Leeds Playwright (Live performance of 'The Life & Soul')
📅 NSCD - Northern School of Contemporary Dance
📅 Northern Rascals - Choreography
📅 Sound Healing

🙏 Kindly share with your networks and any community connections & please do come along as part of a community group or social, or with family, friends & loved ones - All are welcome! 🤗

👉Website:
https://joshuavanleader.com/inspire-to-inspire/

👉 Linktree:
https://linktr.ee/joshuavanleader

JVL aim to ‘inspire to inspire’ through connection and community 😊

"Inspire to Inspire" 🎨 Art Exhibition, NYSQ, Leeds 🗓️ July 8 - Sep 30

22/07/2025

Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service Leeds Mind Please do share, we'd love to see your groups come down too, a warm welcome awaits 😊😊😊

Joshua’s story is truly inspiring, he created a range of astonishing pieces of work that covers fine and abstract art, men’s fashion clothing, a range of beautiful and thought provoking poetry books as well as a book that uses his mythical god images (Physiognomy) aimed at helping others with th...

22/07/2025

We're thrilled to let you know about a whole host of FREE mental health, wellbeing, arts & culture inspired events being held at the JVL (Joshua Van Leader) Art Exhibition - at Moda, NYSQ Quarry Hill LS2 7BT (next to the WY Playhouse)

All events are on Eventbrite here : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/joshua-van-leader-112337257541

The “Inspire to Inspire” Exhibition - is open Tues-Sat MIDDAY - 8pm from now til 30th Sept! (July-Sept)

Plus, special 'Organised Events' are dotted throughout the exhibition on specific dates over the summer too - ALL FREE TICKETS!

To get a flavour & name just a few:
📅 Music Box - inspiring voices CIC & The Bellatones
📅 Andy's Man Club
📅 Stevie Ward & Kruise Leeming - Leeds Rhinos / Professional Rugby Players
📅 Chris O'Connor - Leeds Playwright (Live performance of 'The Life & Soul') First produced by Red Ladder Theatre Company
📅 NSCD - Northern School of Contemporary Dance
📅 TESTAMENT - Rap/Beatboxing/Music/Theatre artist
📅 Northern Rascals - Choreography/Dance Screening
📅 Solaris Sound Healing

Plus much more with beautifully curated Poetry Nights, Live Music, Choir sessions, Spoken Word Workshops, Live Theatre & Dance Performances, Premiere screenings, Inspiring Panel Discussions, Mental Health for All, LGBTQ & Men's Mental Health Evenings, Fusions of Science & Art, Live DJ set curated for Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing Expert-led discussions, Family workshops, Author book event signings, Sound-healing, Podcast talks - and many more...!

Please spread the word and share with your networks and any community connections, please do come along as part of a community group or social, or with family & friends 🤗 - All are welcome! 🤗

Keep an eye out for the events coming up each week!

Joshua’s story is truly inspiring, he created a range of astonishing pieces of work that covers fine and abstract art, men’s fashion clothing, a range of beautiful and thought provoking poetry books as well as a book that uses his mythical god images (Physiognomy) aimed at helping others with th...

12/06/2025

We hope you can join us for a powerful afternoon of networking, inspiration and impact!

We’re excited to invite you to 'Turning Ideas into Impact' - a free networking & community cohesion event hosted by Magpie, bringing together passionate changemakers from across Leeds and beyond.

🗓 Thursday 26 June, 12:00–3:30pm
📍 Third Floor, Munro House, Leeds
This event will gather voices from the public sector, voluntary and community organisations, education, social enterprises, and beyond — all committed to building stronger communities and creating real, measurable social change.

Expect an energising afternoon of:
✅ Networking and cross-sector collaboration
✅ Inspiring talks and case studies on behaviour change interventions
✅ Creative hacks to unlock new ideas and action

Free lunch and refreshments will be provided. 😁

Whether you're driving community work, leading an organisation, or passionate about positive change, this is your space to connect, share, and learn.

🎟 Spaces are limited — register your interest and save the date now.
A full programme and more exciting updates will follow soon.

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1piaQmxbVTlFbL-38fLbDpLg2Z26IfccfhxA53rZsQWO4eA/viewform

23/05/2025

Magpie are proud to have been able to bring community leaders and organisations together for this event in East Leeds thanks to funding with Leeds City Council Inner East Community Committee. 😊 Thank you to everyone who took part and joined us on the day 🤩

Magpie’s Community Speed Networking event, delivered in partnership with Leeds City Council Adults & Health and funded by Inner East Community Committee…

31/03/2025

Great catching up with Sarah from Freedom4girls at the Community Learning Partnerships BHR Networking event. Thank you for such a great opportunity to meet, chat and network with some amazing organisations and community leaders in the area, such a warm, open and inspiring bunch of people. A fabulous lunch too, thank you for having us! Michelle at Magpie 😁👍🤩

06/03/2025

Such a warm, open and inspiring bunch of people attended our first ever community focussed Speed Networking Event last week - Thank you to everyone involved and for those who came along, we hope you enjoyed it and have made lots of new and enriching connections in your area and that future collaborations are on the horizon! Keep connected folks! 😁🤩😊

🙏 Thank You to the Councillors of the Inner East Community Committee for funding this to bring us all together

03/03/2025

Amazing to see such a great turnout for the first ever Community focussed 'Speed Networking Event' - kindly funded by the Leeds City Council Inner East Community Committee

There was a great buzz about the room with meaningful conversations and people making new connections in their local area - all doing such fantastic work! Thank you to everyone involved, you made it such an upbeat and inspiring event to be part of 😊 It was a pleasure to see you all there and meet some new faces too!

Michelle 😁

06/02/2025

Thank you to an amazing family at the Leeds Refugee Forum who have taken the time to do some RSPCA community activities - making seeded apples for the birds! Don't they look delicious - I'm sure the birds will enjoy them too, a lovely little bit of community collaboration 😁👍 🐦🐦🐦🍏🍎 Thank you 😊

06/02/2025

Great speaking to the students at Castleford College yesterday about their views on the prospect of a to***co 'smokefree' future! Thanks for having us Rebecca and for all your help directing the students over to us! Some tasty treats, bingo dobbers at the ready, and lots of great informative chats! 😁