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EDITION ONE JULY 2009

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Enchanté Leeds is a “REAL lifestyle magazine” because we connect with the community whilst advising you on some of the best ways to enjoy life. I do hope that you enjoy the publication that Laura (Creative Director) and myself have developed for your enjoyment. We have been working hard to bring you the entertainment that you want and advice that you need, however we are a work-in-progress and would love your feedback, so for the chance to win two meals at the legendary Bibis Showtime please complete our survey on page 42.

The word enchanté translates as, “pleased to meet you” from French. We have chosen this for the name of our publication because as we are “pleased to meet you,” our readers. Enchanté also has other positive meanings and we think it is simply delightful, these include captive, enthralled, entranced, enchanted and pleased. We hope to have such a positive effect on you! Laura and I have been won over by Leeds’ substance and energy, inspiring us to give something back.

We constructed “Enchanté Leeds” with the promise of providing a platform for young enthusiasts, allowing them to have their say about issues whilst building up their portfolios. So far we have provided this for numerous contributors and we welcome more. As we grow, we aim to help the community in all aspects through these tougher economical times, guiding you on the ways to have fun on a budget. As you will see throughout the magazine this can still be achieved glamorously and fabulously!

Within the 49 pages ahead of you there is an array of Fashion, Music, Travel, Sport and much more. In this issue we have a world record-breaking football team from Leeds (pg6),The Clothes Show Live London (pg10) and Graduate fashion week (pg18).

As we all know Leeds is a city of festival lovers, so in this issue (along with all of the summer issues), we have a feature on some of the best to visit. To accompany this we have some scientifi c advice on how to maintain your body at its optimum performance levels, thus ensuring the maximum pleasure is realised (pg30). If you are not planning on a trip away this sunny season, then you may fi nd you start planning early for next year. To help you with this check out the festival reviews in the next issue.

It gives us great pleasure to bring you this free publication, of which all of the content is given by people who genuinely care about the material that they are producing and want to get acknowledged for their talents. We are able to fund printing from the revenue received from advertisers. Without this, “Enchanté Leeds” could not exist. If you utilise any of the services or products that have been advertised or featured in this publication please mention that you saw it in “Enchanté Leeds”. Then companies will know this method is working and we can then continue to entertain you on a reguar basis. My hope is to get more and better deals for you, our readers, through mentioning our name, if we all work together this can be achieved!

Here comes the OSCAR speech - There are too many people to thank individually, so I hope that anyone who deserves it will accept this as gratitude of their input and hard work, it is immeasurably appreciated. A special thank you must go to Jenny Biddulph and the start-up team. Along with our family, friends and butler for their constant support, advice and help. Our lovely model Lucy, the designers, Dave and all of the contributors of the material for this issue, we actually could not have done it without you! I would like to say a BIG thank you to my business partner, the co-founder of Enchanté Leeds, Laura Harris, for the friendship and the partnership we have developed! It has been an absolute pleasure to be working so close with someone so pleasant - enchanting some might say…

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The content of Enchanté Leeds is not to be reproduced in any form, by any means without the publishers’ written permission. Although every effort has been made in producing this publication to ensure the accuracy of all information included, the publisher takes no responsibility for omissions or errors. Enchanté cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage of any material and reserves the right to refuse advertising.

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Creative Director Laura Harris

DesignersNathan Green

Alex Ford (Mad Hatter’s)

Logo and Web DesignOliver Wilson

ContentAnna Newman

James MillsKatrina SprayKerry ThomasNeha Gupta

Nicholas Ellicot Nicholas Stratful

Lucy BrownRosetta Whitehead

Stephen Bailey Vincent Blackshadow

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A Special thank you to all our readers!

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36hr The painwas unbearable

Our LOCAL HERO’S LEEDS BADGERS have done us proud once again. After the agony and torture the team put themselves through this time last year, they have gone ten steps further…

In May 2008 the Badgers collaborated and decided to aid the Meningitis Trust by playing a sponsored game of football for 12 hours. The only thing I could have done for so long is rave. Never the less the boys prevailed and helped raise £2000 for the cause. Being the type of lads that they are, they were not content with this and decided to don the golden boots in an attempt to do it bigger, better, harder and LONGER…

So here we are on a Saturday morning in Bristol of all places, the time is 9:00am. How are they feeling I enquire? “Yeah pretty good,” said Rich Senior “I am happy to be helping towards such a good cause, but also get myself in the Guinness book of world records.” That’s right, the lads are currently limbering up

and preparing for the longest game ever in the history of football. How long will this take? The current record stands at whopping 33.5 hours, so they will have to better that. I suppose if you’re going to break a world record, you better bloody break a world record, that’s what I always say! I am setting up camp along with the witness’ and medical support: Amy, Claire and Howard, to observe a game of football for 36 hours!!! The game commences at 10:00am Saturday, how will they do?

There are 36 players altogether, making two teams of 18. The game will be played 11-a-side with rolling substitutes. Simon Lynes, the chief organiser, has done well to sign so many participants up to this. We suspect that he must not have disclosed ALL of the information to the eager chaps. This would not be unlikely as us girls were lured pitch side, on the promise that we would be seated inside the warmth for the entirety, being ploughed with all the food and drink we desired… HA! A quick

survey of supplies brought by the players confirms or suspicions, that we will need to provide for ourselves over the next day and a half. We cannot hold a lengthy grudge towards Simon, as he is doing a good deed after all. Luckily the weather is beautiful; actually it is the best that our isle can boast on this day. For the time being we are happy slouching on our sun loungers soaking up the suns-rays in aid of a tan.

Along with Kids Adventure, the Meningitis Trust was nominated as one of the charities to benefit from this attempt. This is a cause that Simon feels strongly about, after first had experiencing the consequences of such a serious illness. In 2004 fellow Badgers team member Jamie Burdett and his girlfriend were diagnosed with meningitis. Unfortunately Jamie didn’t recover and left his girlfriend, family and friends vowing to help the fight against meningitis.

A big thank you should go to Bristol Academy of Sport, who had the

by Bristol Academy, then 4 minutes later Leeds Badgers even things up. This is the pattern for the whole day, it couldn’t have been a closer contest between the sides.

Now the day is drawing to a close, the few supporters that attended in the opening hours are long gone, leaving us on our garden furniture surrounded by bags and food. We are contemplating the need for blankets and sleeping bags soon. As it draws darker the realisations of the harrowing hours to come are apparent. The sun fades away behind the array of unused indoor (and I dare say a lot warmer) pitches. Looking up at the sky it is clear to see that it is going to be a cold, cold night! There is not a cloud in sight and along with the temperature dropping from about 20°C to 2°C in half an hour; we realise this is

going to be more than tough. Throughout the night the boys get louder in an attempt to keep morale high. One of the lowest points would have to be when one of the lads climbed into his sleeping bag to retain some body heat, only to find it filled with frost!

The boys are trying to keep warm by moving as quickly as their bodies will possibly allow, building up momentum to a comfortably steady speed, enough to keep warm but ensuring that it will not hurt too much. The majority of the goals are scored through the dark, cold hours as the need to keep warm and move was all consuming. A lot of conversation and banter is taking place to keep morale high and also to keep each other awake. Although they are moving the lads’ legs are shutting down at a

rapid rate. The current state of play is that the goalkeeper passes to his nearest defender, this defender in turn punts a long ball to anyone of his teammates who has the energy (some might say stupidity) to chase the ball and shoot towards the goal.

The sun begins to rise and the difference in the lads is remarkable, they feel as though they are almost there even though there are 12 hours left. The most trying section is complete; they can roll the ball to victory knowing that it cannot get any worse.

The pace of the game is steady throughout the second day, with lads sprawled pitch side if they are not playing. Body versus head battles are apparent; the players are struggling to remain awake and alert, whilst holding

A big thank you should go to Bristol Academy of

Sport, who had the ability and generosity to house

the event. In their honour one of the teams was

named Bristol Academy.

The boys are trying to keep warm by moving as quickly as their bodies will possibly allow, building up momentum to a comfortably steady speed, enough to keep warm but ensuring that it will not hurt too much. The majority of the goals are scored through the dark, cold hours as the need to keep warm and move was all consuming. A lot of conversation and banter is taking place to keep morale high and also to keep each other awake. Although they are moving the lads’ legs are shutting down at a rapid rate. The current state of play is that the goalkeeper passes to his nearest defender, this defender in turn punts a long ball to anyone of his teammates who has the energy (some might say stupidity) to chase the ball and shoot towards the goal.

It’s time for the big Kick off!

The tempo is fast; surprisingly fast indeed, taking into consideration the fact that the 72 legs in front of me will be in action for a rather long time. They are smiling and the sun is shining, but how many goals will be scored? Thousands we guesstimate! The fi rst goal comes 12 minutes later, scored by Bristol Academy, then 4 minutes later Leeds Badgers even things up. This is the pattern for the whole day, it couldn’t have been a closer contest between the sides.

Now the day is drawing to a close, the few supporters that attended in the opening hours are long gone, leaving us on our garden furniture surrounded by bags and food. We are contemplating the need for blankets and sleeping bags soon. As it draws darker the realisations of the harrowing hours to come are apparent. The sun fades away behind the array of unused indoor (and I dare say a lot warmer) pitches. Looking up at the sky it is clear to see that it is going to be a cold, cold night! There is not a cloud in sight and along with the temperature dropping from about 20°C to 2°C in half an hour; we realise this is going to be more than tough. Throughout the night the boys get louder in an attempt to keep morale high. One of the lowest points would have to be when one of the lads climbed into his sleeping bag to retain some body heat, only to find it filled with frost!

An interview with one of the players/heroes - Nick Stratful will give an insight into the amount of pain endured.Did you ever think what am I doing here? It’s mental?Yes! Not so much at the beginning, but as time went on this was a thought that frequently crossed my mind.

What was the worst feeling you had?When I thought that this is actually going to be a horrible pain that won’t get any less. When it was case of no matter how much food you eat you do not gain any more energy. Stretching was just a painful experience and didn’t help in the

slightest. An injury within the second hour was horrible, as was aging ten years in two days; that is pretty bad, these things stay with you for life.

Did you appreciate the rest time?Once you were substituted your body would be telling you to go to sleep, but your head was saying - if you stop, you will never start again! It was always a case of just five more minutes rest needed, but this was unavailable as we all felt the loyalty and support for one-another. It would not have been fair. Tell us about the pain.The pain of playing was unbearable, but re-starting was the hardest thing ever. My legs felt like they were made out of solid metal. If you have ever felt stiff at half time in a normal length match, you will understand the stiffness after half-time of 36 hours. You come to accept that you are never going to feel comfortable again, EVER. How were you psychologically?My mind-set was; how am I going to deal with this pain when no matter how many painkillers I take it doesn’t make any

difference. I had to think of other ways of coping as you realised the pain wouldn’t go. Thinking silly thoughts and saying them to amuse people helped. I found that thinking about good things off of the pitch made things a million times worse. I laughed, this made it easier and the ultimate thing was the thought of the money being raised for the charities. The main thing that kept me going was thinking about who you would be letting down if you didn’t, especially Simon as he put so much effort in. What was the highlight other than the obvious?Scoring my first goal and dedicating it to my girlfriend…

To donate go to http://www.justgiving.com/worldrecordfootballTo see the lads on sky-sports-news go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCz_RWrCBusThey even made it into four-four-two magazine (Page 20), and were internationally recognised on random Russian news channels and newspapers.

their heads up is a near impossible task to complete.

The countdown begins: five, four, three, two, one, the referee’s whistle blows. The final score is Bristol Academy 255, Leeds Badgers 287! With Adam McPhee obtaining the golden boot for scoring 75 goals. Congratulations!!

Everyone storms the pitch with hugs and kisses galore, all faces filled with glee and joy for what they have done, and relief that the match is over! The boys have done us proud, and proud we are of everything that they have achieved. I don’t know many people who would or even could have done this! The boys deserve a lot of respect for the money they have raised for the charities. Final thoughts from Simon, “I am ecstatic with the amount of money we have raised, £5000 and counting, this is the best thing I've ever done and I will do whatever it takes to get the record back if someone breaks it!” To donate go to: http://www.justgiving.com/worldrecordfootball.

The pace of the game is steady throughout the second day, with lads sprawled pitch side if they are not playing. Body versus head battles are apparent; the players are struggling to remain awake and alert, whilst holding their heads up is a near impossible task to complete.

The countdown begins: five, four, three, two, one, the referee’s whistle blows. The final score is Bristol Academy 255, Leeds Badgers 287! With Adam McPhee obtaining the golden boot for scoring 75 goals. Congratulations!!

Everyone storms the pitch with hugs and kisses galore, all faces filled with glee and joy for what they have done, and relief that the match is over! The boys have done us proud, and proud we are of everything that they have achieved. I don’t know many people who would or even could have done this! The boys deserve a lot of respect for the money they have raised for the charities. Final thoughts from Simon, “I am ecstatic with the amount of money we have raised, £5000 and counting, this is the best thing I’ve ever done and I will do whatever it takes to get the record back if someone breaks it!”

To donate go to http://www.justgiving.com/worldrecordfootball. - Anna Newman

The sun begins to rise and the difference in the lads is remarkable, they feel as though they are almost there even though there are 12 hours left. The most trying section is complete; they can roll the ball to victory knowing that it cannot get any worse. Here is an interview with Nick Stratful one of the players, or heroes, as we like to call them.

Did you appreciate the rest time?Once you were substituted your body would be telling you to go to sleep, but your head was saying - if you stop, you will never start again! It was always a case of just five more minutes rest needed, but this was never forthcoming as we all felt the loyalty and support for one-another. It wouldn’t have been fair.

Tell us about the pain.The pain of playing was unbearable, but re-starting after a rest was the hardest thing ever. My legs felt like they were made out of solid metal. If you have ever felt stiff at half time in a normal length match, or even after one, you will understand the stiffness after half-time of 36 hours. You come to accept that you are never going to feel comfortable again, EVER!

Did you ever think what am I doing here? It’s mental?Yes! Not so much at the beginning, but as time went on this was a thought that frequently crossed my mind.

What was the worst feeling you had?When I thought that this is actually going to be a horrible pain that won’t get any less. When it was a case of no matter how much food you eat you do not gain any more energy. Stretching was just a painful experience and didn’t help in the slightest. An injury I got within the second hour was horrible, as was physically aging ten years in 36 hours; that is pretty bad, these things stay with you for life!

What psychological state were you in?My mind-set was; how am I going to deal with this pain when no matter how many painkillers I take it doesn’t make any difference. I had to think of other ways of coping as you realised the pain wouldn’t go away. Thinking silly thoughts and saying them to amuse people helped. I found that thinking about good things off of the pitch made things a million times worse. I laughed, this made it easier and the ultimate thing was the thought of the money being raised for the charities. The main thing that kept me going was thinking about who you would be letting down if you didn’t play on, especially Simon as he put so much effort in to all of this. What was the highlight other than the obvious?Scoring my first goal and dedicating it to my girlfriend… oh and being on the winning team of course!

To see the lads on sky-sports-news go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCz_RWrCBusThey even made it into four-four-two magazine (Page 20), and were internationally

recognised on random Russian news channels and newspapers.

1. Soul Cal Diaz Checked Shirt, Republic2. £32.00 Red Herring twisted seam jeans, Debenhams3. £12 Tee, Burton4. Ibiza Cancas, £34.99, Office5. £9 Maca Root Razor Relief, Body Shop6. £125 Gents Gold Plated Pocket Watch, Rotary 7. £10 Straw Trilby, Nexty, Nexty, Next

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Enchanté visited the Clothes Show Live at their debut atExCel London, the norm in previous years has been that

beautiful models and stupendous dancers would be found at Birmingham’s NEC Arena. We had to travel a little bit further to get you the gossip from the catwalk that presented new developments of clothes and hair, but boy it was worth it. Enjoy the delightful images of the stunning lads and ladies during their 45 minutes show-heaven performance, in which some showed a bit more than others!

Enchanté visited the Clothes Show Live at their debut atExCel London, the norm in previous years has been that

beautiful models and stupendous dancers would be found at Birmingham’s NEC Arena. We had to travel a little bit further to get you the gossip from the catwalk that presented new developments of clothes and hair, but boy it was worth it. Enjoy the delightful images of the stunning lads and ladies during their 45 minutes show-heaven performance, in which some showed a bit more than others!

The theme was a day at the pier, we were pleased to sample to the delights of “Morning Has Broken,” “The Beauty Pageant” and “Carousel”- to name a few of the scenes incorporated into this fashion extravaganza. The show in which 16 dancers and 18 models were paraded was executed for a total of 540 minutes over the three days, displaying the latest clothing lines from high street designers, a total of 272 cutting edge out�ts; to see the full list visit www.clothesshowlondon.com. The stylists managed to use 20 cans of hair spray (mostly on the boys), whilst ensuring pins to die for with 1,280 inches of heels. I also heard a rumor that a collective of 1,600 stomach crunches were completed by the boys before the shows…

The were 30,000 fashion loving atendees over the three days in London, 97% of which were female. On the ultimate girls’ day out, between us all we managed to spend an astonishing total of £3.3 million.

I am already excited for the much bigger and better clothes Show Live Birmingham, that will take place on the 4th to the 9th December 2009.

-- Anna Newman

Photographs - Laura Harris

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Graduate FASHION

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Enchanté explores vibrant contemporary fashions, juxtaposed with classical delights at Graduate Fashion Week 2009. This four day event brought together the very best in this year’s graduates with crowds of fashion enthusiasts sharing their love for fashion. Enchanté were pleased to see ...

UCA Epson, Manchester Metropolitan University, De Montfort University, Summerset College of Arts and Technology

Photographs by:Laura Harris

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Our industry thrives on new ideas and I think that now, more than ever before, it is important to inject new energy and life into our design studios and creative teams. Our sponsorship of Graduate Fashion Week has put us in the enviable position of being amongst the first to witness and embrace the emergence of some of the brightest new stars in the industry and I am proud to say that a large percentage of our current team is full of talent sourced at this exciting event.

Richard Bradbury, CBE, CEO, River Island

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Fashion is architecture. It is a matter of proportions.Coco Chanel

I don’t design clothes. I design dreams.Ralph Lauren

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Dansopolis is the biggest and best community and dance showcase in Yorkshire. It is an annual Yorkshire Dance event which features individuals and groups from across the region, working together to create a new ‘Intergenerational Commission’ choreographed by a leading artist.In its fifth year, Dansopolis is more popular than ever, with over 200 dancers proforming on the main stage and dozons more in the foyer, making this, by far, the biggest performance at the

Yorkshire Playhouse this season.www.wyp.org.uk

Dansopolis Friday 3rd - Saturday 4th July 2009 7pm tickets £9

www.leedsgrandtheatre.com

Dreamboats and Petticoats Monday 6th - Saturday 11th July 2009

Musical written by Laurence Marks and Maurice GranCast includes Scott Burton (2009 X Factor finalist), Ben Freeman (played Scott Windsor in ITV’s Emmerdale), Jennifer Biddall (played Jessica Harris in Hollyoaks), David Cardy (The Bill, Birds of a Feather), Daisy Wood-Davis and Emma Hatton.Brittish 1960s Rock n Roll musical. Set in 1961, Norman and Bobby, played by Ben Freeman and Scott Burton, compete for stardom and the hearts of their female fans. Laura, played by Daisy Wood-Davis, seeks a musical career whilst Sue, played by Jennifer Biddall uses the power of persuasion and charms to get what she wants. Dreamboats and Peticoats features songs from Billy Fury, Chuck Berry and many more.

Graduation Thursday 9th July, 7:30pm £6.50/ £4.50

Northern School of Contemporary Dance presents a sneak preview of the exciting next generation of dance artists in ‘Graduation’. Professional choreographers Henrietta Hale and Antonia Grove have worked with the graduating students to present the very best in contemporary

dance

Party in the Park Sunday 26th July 2009 free

Join 70,000 people at the beautiful 16th Century Temple Newsam estate for the annual open air music festival, Party in the Park! Set within 1500 acres of beautiful parkland with some of the biggest names in

music, this one day event is a MUST for this summer.

Leeds Water Front Festival Saturday11th – 12th Sunday July 2009 free

Leeds Water Front Festival will be providing Leeds with entertainment across various locations including Brewery Wharf, Clarence Dock and Thwaite Mills. Enjoy the delights of jazz, local bands, street theatre, river cruises and handmade arts and crafts amongst other activities. On Sunday 12th see a narrow boat

parade.

West Yorkshire PLAYHOUSE�e RILEY �eatre

Leeds GRAND THEATRE

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Race For Life Sunday 5th July 2009 10:30

Be part of something amazing by joining 4000 women to help break the fundraising target of £246,000 for Cancer Research, the largest women’s charity in the UK! Walk, jog, run 5K, have fun with friends and family, meet new people and be part of something special at Temple Newsam. The sponsorship money raised is vital for helping Cancer Research in helping more people beat cancer. For more information and to make a donation:

www.raceforlife.org

LOTHERTON HallMillennium SQUARE

If you’re a food lover then make your way down to Leeds Loves Food, launching on the 2nd of July in Millennium Square. Enjoy local restaurants signa-ture dishes, cookery demonstrations, food tast-ing, giveaways and share recipes with other food enthusiasts. Harvey Nichols and Victoria Quarter will be hosting a fete and some of Leeds best restau-rants will have amazing offers and promotions, including Casa Mia who will not only treat you to a three course luxury Italian meal but Italian opera from Victor Michael.

Fashion Revolution exhibition presents some o f Britons leading fashion designers from the influential 1960s and 1970s. Iconic outfits by Mary Quant, Ossie Clarke, Zandra Rhodes, Celia Birtwell and Janice Wainwright can be viewed. Find dresses, hats and shoes to name a few as well as two rarely seen drawings of Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwell by David Hockney. This is a must see for fashion enthusiasts!

www.leedslovesfood.com www.leeds.gov.uk/lothertonhall

Leeds Loves Food Thursday 2nd - Sunday 5th July 2009

Fashion Revolution: British Style of the 1960s and 1970s 1st March – 31st December 2009

www.nscd.ac.uk/performances

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ESTIVALSESTIVALS 2009

LOCATION:Long Marston Airfield, Stratford Upon Avon.

24th–25th July 2009

Weekend ticket £115.00 includes freecamping and free car parking. Individuallockers can be purchased for £15 for theentire weekend.

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WHY?Campsite amenities include a bar, water points, washing facilities, cafes, food stalls, chill out areas, ATM machines and lockers! Why not take advantage of luxury camping with Global Cloud9 packages which consists of a fully furnished choice in accommodation including Tipi, campervan, miniature Yurt or wooden cabins as well as the VIP weekend ticket. VIP area includes hot tubs, Ibiza Angles providing massages, own entrance, parking adjacent to VIP entrance, sheltered seating and 'Golden Circle' privileges right at the front of the main stage. Attractions: Global Gathering is set to be a colossal weekend crammed with the very best in electronic music. Dating back to 2001 Global is now recognised as one of Europe’s best music festivals. With a mammoth capacity of 50,000, Global provides a giant playground to complete your festival experience.

With sixteen stages accommodating over one hundred of the music world’s most exciting DJs. New for 2009 includes a ‘Boombox’ stage, found in the legendary GodsKitchen arena, presenting the very best in multimedia and visuals whilst providing a magnificent platform for DJ’s. A new Live Stage has been announced hosting exciting artists from the live music scene including Sneaky Sound System, Tommy Sparks and The Whip. Global Gathering will keep you entertained throughout the weekend, with so much more than music adding to the ultimate festival experience! This year, why not take a bungee jump in the adrenaline village. This music marathon is a must for the summer of 2009.

It’s more than just a collection of the worlds best DJ’s and bands! This summer, immerse yourself in fields full of festival love and passion for music. A playground where experiences will always be memorable. Festivals bring together people from all over the world who share a passion for dance music and live bands. Where you can listen to your favourite artists, discover emerging artists, meet new friends for life, dance under the sun or roll in the mud. This summer, each month, we will suggest the best festivals from the UK and further afield.

The Garden Festival that debuted in 2006, has since become known as Croatia’s supreme music festival, providing an intimate venue for 2000 guests. It will take place on a beautiful peninsula with seductive white sand, along side the dazzling Adriactic Sea. Amidst the luciuos pine trees you will find a nightclub, outdoor terrace and a cocktail bar.

Zadar, Croatia’s capital has the closest airport to the village of Petcrane. Other airports in Croatia include Split, Zagreb, Rijeka, and Pula.

LOCATION:Petrcane, Croatia

3rd -5th July, 10th-12th July

Double weekend pass £120single weekend pass £70

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The main stage and terrace are open air, giving you the chance to party under the stars and see the sun rise. Barbarella's Discoteque is a 70's theamed circular nightclub, playing host to the wild after-parties. The DJ's and live bands include Ame and Henrik Schwarz, who will play whilst you swim in the Ardriactic and soak up the suns rays. The unmissable intimate Argonaughty boat parties set sail twice daily for a durationof four hours, they provide fun out at sea and another chance to make more friends. If you can’t make it this year, it should be on your hit list for 2010. www.thegardenfestival.co.uk

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Amsterdam Airport is the closest to Spaarnwoude. Arrive by train at Amsterdam sloterdijk railway station; from here follow the signs for the shuttle buses (€5 return) which will take you to the festival.

LOCATION:Spaarnwoude, near Amsterdam, Netherlands.

11th & 12th July 2009

€65

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Belgrade Airport is Serbia’s closest airport to Novi Sad (45 miles/approx one hour drive). A taxi from this airport will cost between 50€ and 80€. Alternatively get a bus from the airport to Belgrade centre, as (is as needed) there are no direct services from the airport.

This year sees Exits 10th Anniversary and to celebrate a decade of DJ’s many will be playing back to back including Richie Hawtin b2b Dubfire, Paul Woolford b2b Yousef and Carl Cox b2b Green Velvet. Known as one of Eastern Europe’s best festivals, Exit Festival began in 2000 as an act of rebellion against the regime of Slobodan Milošević. Today it provides music lovers the chance to share their passion for electronic music and live bands, over 20 stages, 600 performers, a carnival, beach parties, cinema, bars, food stools, market, camping and a swimming area to cool off under the glistening sun.

Four day pass (camping not included) £72Camping pass £14 - Day passes available

LOCATION:Petrovaradin Fortress of Novi Sad, Serbia.

9th-12th July 2009

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This summer Dance Valley celebrates 15 years of success, emerging as one of Europe’s highlights of international music festivals. Set in beautiful wooded valleys, including the Valley of Love, Field of Dreams, Devils Valley and Strawberry Valley, it plays host to 17 stages. Predominantly focusing on trance music, Dance Valley also branches out to other variations of electronic music including techno, electro and Dub Step. This one-day event is set to be a euphoric jam-packed experience.

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For a festival that doesn’t require camping and bearing those dreaded portaloos for a whole weekend, choose a festival closer to home.

From Leeds City Centre, jump on the bus that is heading in the direction of the 16th Century Temple Newsam estate. Here you can enjoy all the House and Techno delights that System will offer at COCOON IN THE PARK! The famed and glamorous Cocoon Club dancers from Frankfurt will be displaying their talents, along with a northern light show to rival its natural polar namesake.

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ForSo the summer is upon us and understandably you have decided to get away from the predictably dull climes that accompany our native ‘hot’ season. Taking heed from the preceding articles on the fantastic array of festivals that our ever-hospitable European cousins put on for us each high season across the mainland, you have decided you fancy a festival holiday. Fantastic you my think, but be warned, these very things you crave and have decided to pursue may in fact be the eventual downfall of any enjoyment you could ever hope to have! Now what’s with the public service announcement, you are all thinking, about the dangers of enjoying the very two things (booze and the sun) we spend the whole year dreaming about and looking forward to. Well worry not my festival bound readers, I am here not to preach doom and gloom, but to offer advice on how you can have safe fun in the heat in order to make sure you actually spend longer enjoying the sun, which is after all why you’re going isn’t it?!

So here’s the science bit: to put it simply you are going to be in the situation where the temperature is seriously hot. With the midday sun baking down on your bare exposed skin, a beer in your hand, with plenty more alcohol inside you, and if you are anything like me, dancing around to some equally hot tunes like a mad dog chasing its own tale.

Now you don’t need to be a hydration and uid balance expert to know that this is going to take one hell of a toll on your body. If you are expecting to be able to do this for a week or two non-stop without adequate intervention you are going to do yourself some serious harm. Being severely dehydrated it no laughing matter, imagine the worst hangover you have ever had, now imagine going through that in the searing midday heat with no shade in sight. No matter how good the band or DJ is that is playing, the last thing you will want to do is listen to loud music and dance with your mates, whilst feeling like you are being slowly cooked alive, surrounded by hundreds of people in an equally sweaty and ill state. All you are going to want to do is lay down in a cool place (if you can nd one) for a long while, whilst nursing the mother of all headaches,grovelling for water and desperately trying to sooth your burnt blistering skin. That’s no fun at all, and whats more telling your mates that this is how you spent your time at a festival is not going to impress anyone.

By Nick Stratful

festivalisationhydration

ForSo the summer is upon us and understandably you have decided to get away from the predictably dull climes that accompany our native ‘hot’ season. Taking heed from the preceding articles on the fantastic array of festivals that our ever-hospitable European cousins put on for us each high season across the mainland, you have decided you fancy a festival holiday. Fantastic you my think, but be warned, these very things you crave and have decided to pursue may in fact be the eventual downfall of any enjoyment you could ever hope to have! Now what’s with the public service announcement, you are all thinking, about the dangers of enjoying the very two things (booze and the sun) we spend the whole year dreaming about and looking forward to. Well worry not my festival bound readers, I am here not to preach doom and gloom, but to offer advice on how you can have safe fun in the heat in order to make sure you actually spend longer enjoying the sun, which is after all why you’re going isn’t it?!

So here’s the science bit: to put it simply you are going to be in the situation where the temperature is seriously hot. With the midday sun baking down on your bare exposed skin, a beer in your hand, with plenty more alcohol inside you, and if you are anything like me, dancing around to some equally hot tunes like a mad dog chasing its own tale.

Now you don’t need to be a hydration and uid balance expert to know that this is going to take one hell of a toll on your body. If you are expecting to be able to do this for a week or two non-stop without adequate intervention you are going to do yourself some serious harm. Being severely dehydrated it no laughing matter, imagine the worst hangover you have ever had, now imagine going through that in the searing midday heat with no shade in sight. No matter how good the band or DJ is that is playing, the last thing you will want to do is listen to loud music and dance with your mates, whilst feeling like you are being slowly cooked alive, surrounded by hundreds of people in an equally sweaty and ill state. All you are going to want to do is lay down in a cool place (if you can nd one) for a long while, whilst nursing the mother of all headaches,grovelling for water and desperately trying to sooth your burnt blistering skin. That’s no fun at all, and whats more telling your mates that this is how you spent your time at a festival is not going to impress anyone.

By Nick Stratful

The answer is not to down gallons

of water when you think you may have

overdone it a bit or when the alcohol runs dry, instead

it is best to ingest a small amount of fl uid as frequently

as possible. Note the use of the word fl uid and not water.A common misconception is that water is what you need

to drink to keep yourself hydrated, this is quite a logical

assumption to make, but think about the vast range of

(non-alcoholic) drinks you can get your hands on these

daysandthink what their main constituent is,

yes it’s water. In fact, the majority of commercially

available drinks contain other stuff that actually makes

them better for you (in the festival environment at least)

than water. For example, fruit juices, even if they are

from concentrate, contain vitamins; sports drinks

contain large volumes of readily available energy and

electrolytes that help your body use the fl uid to hydrate

you in a shorter amount of time, even hot drinks are

useful.

Water accounts for around 73% of a persons total body mass. When fl uid loss reaches 3% or more of body mass physiological changes occur that increase the risk of heat related illness and potentially even death. So how easy is it to lose 3% of your body mass through fl uid loss? Well an average player for Leeds United or Leeds Rhinos will lose between 2-3% of their body mass through fl uid loss per match in the cold of England. You will be raving like a lunatic in the sun for hours on end, so be under no illusion you are going to get dehydrated, you are also going to have a wicked time. I will outline a few easy to follow guidelines to ensure that fl uid loss is kept to a minimum which will result in maximum sustained pleasure for yourself and those you are with. Don’t worry, these tips are feasible and easy to follow, they require no great effort and won’t hinder your enjoyment one bit.

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mostimportant

Preperation

alcohol dehydrates you because it is a diuretic,

which means it stimulates your kidneys to filter more

water out of your blood. this water is then passed

out in the form of dilute

The fi rst thing to remember is not to actually let yourself

get in an overly dehydrated state.

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factor!

Preparation is probably the most important factor in maintaining your fl uid balance, and it’s easy. For the week before you jet off try and get yourself as best prepared hydration-wise as possible. Now this may mean limiting your alcohol consumption, but hey this is gonna mean you can drink more when you are at the festival and also save your hard earned cash. What you need to aim for is a consistent urine colour, yuck you are thinking, but the colour of your urine is a great and easy way to monitor your hydration state. Aim to keep yours at a kind of beige/straw colour, any darker and you are dehydrated, any lighter and you are excreting out all the good water your body needs. Now having done this for the week before, you have arrived at the festival in an excellent hydration state. Now you need to stay as close toit as you realistically can. Not easy I will admit but well worth doing. You are going to drink loads of alcohol, why wouldn’t you, but try and remember to counter act the alcohol consumption with a little bit of non-alcoholic fl uid. This doesn’t mean that for every pint you drink you need to have a pint of water, if you do this you are never going to get drunk and you may as well save your money and not buy any alcohol at all, how boring.

Now if you have prepared well the week before this should be adequate, if you didn’t prepare as well as you should then you have left yourself a mountain to climb and the negative effects of dehydration are sure to hit you hard. Prepare well and all the hard work is done before you get there, fail to do this and you will have a tall order to stave off feeling totally rubbish as a result of negative fl uid imbalance.When, and if, you decide to have a little break and stop consuming alcohol, even if it is only for a brief period, make sure you take on some fl uids, this will help you recover no end and ensure you are ready and fi ghting fi t to get back on it the following night (or day!). Another big thing to remember is the sun, make sure you don’t get sun burnt (well not too badly anyway). Getting burnt is going to mean you are in a seriously dehydrated state, and it’s going to make you feel a million times worse than just being a bit hung-over. The best thing to do is make sure you keep applying liberal quantities of the appropriate factor sun cream, loose clothing is also good, as is a big fl oppy hat.

As a rough guide, for every 4 pints consumed havearound a pint of non-alcoholic

fl uid. ”

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Key pointsMake sure you prepare the week before you depart!

Drinking little amounts of

fl uid, as often as possible means you wont have

to down pints and pints of water at

once when you get dehydrated.

When you, inevitably, do start to feel dehydrated and the hangover

does start to set in, take on as much fl uid as you can, little and often is

best.

ALL non-alcoholic fl uid is benefi cial,

and those such as fruit

juice and sports drinks are optimum.

Pick up some rehydration sachets from your local

pharmacy or supermarket before you go. They are cheap, easy to carry and when mixed with water provide all the nutrients and electrolytes you need

to rehydrate quickly.

Victoria ‘little boots’ Hesketh’s solo pop career was born out of YouTube fame, with covers from artists such as Hot Chip and Blur. Now the 5ft nothing popstar formerly know in the Electro band Dead Disco is set to embark on an exhausting summer tour of 33 festivals including Leeds/Reading, Glastonbury and Bestival. She has already been compared to acts such as Robyn, Ladyhawke and Goldfrapp as well as recently receiving the prestigious BBC Sound of 2009 Award - previously won by the likes of Mika and Adele. Her forthcoming album ‘Hands’ (released on the 8th July) combines catchy commercial pop with Synthy-

Eminem returns after the ‘time-out’ he took from the music industry, and he’s back with a bang! Slim’s new album is one that was worth waiting for. It was released on the 19th May and within two weeks had broken records, selling 820,000 copies; 600,000 of them being purchased within the rst four days. His Fifth no1 album ‘Relapse’ is lyrical genius at it’s most honest! Marshall expresses what his drug addiction was like: the good times, the bad times, the problems he faced and the problems he caused. Of course he nds time to throw a few celebrity names into the mixer to cause some highly comical mayhem in the land of L.A in, ‘Same Song and Dance,’ but we wouldn’t expect any less. The Relapse album is a return to the shockingly deep work we became fond of previous to the more light hearted ‘Encore’ album; surprisingly so, as the

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Electro inspired dance music. A number of the tracks from the album have already received the ‘dance music treatment’ ready for the festival season; Electro heavy weights ‘Fake Bloods’ remix of ‘Stuck on Repeat’ and French house impresario Fred Falkes’ rework of ‘New in town’ being the latest in a long line of collaborations. The tracks on the album itself seem to be aimed towards commercial chart success and as a result are not entirely my cup of tea. However, the promise of old school rave remixes, along with long epic breakdowns in Little Boots’ live sets and the buzz surrounding her this summer, make her one of the hottest new artists in the country.

tracks that previewed the album were ‘we made you’ and ‘drop a bottle’ - the most commercial from this album. Shady explores child abuse, murder, guns and drugs but in a much more sinister light than before. His sincerity throughout the 20 tracks exclaims that he is releasing his demons. Valium is a

this creates transparency as to why he displays the 20 tracks!

The outstanding participation from his old-buddy Dre is apparent throughout the sequence of tunes as the lthy, heavy beats have the Dr’s signature all over them. The other collaboration is with 50 Cent who makes an appearance on ‘Crack A Bottle.’

running theme, exposing the relationship between prescription drugs, him and his mom. ‘My Mom’ explains how and why he now thinks he is the same as her, including Hailie (his daughter) discovering him intoxicated/passed out on the oor with drugs in his hands. Surprisingly there is no mention of Kim though. Relapse is full to the brim with hate. Em hates his mom, hates his addiction, hates the fact he got soberand hates himself; mostly for spending so long on this album,

Victoria ‘little boots’ Hesketh’s solo pop career was born out of YouTube fame, with covers from artists such as Hot Chip and Blur. Now the 5ft nothing popstar formerly know in the Electro band Dead Disco is set to embark on an exhausting summer tour of 33 festivals including Leeds/Reading, Glastonbury and Bestival. She has already been compared to acts such as Robyn, Ladyhawke and Goldfrapp as well as recently receiving the prestigious BBC Sound of 2009 Award - previously won by the likes of Mika and Adele. Her forthcoming album ‘Hands’ (released on the 8th July) combines catchy commercial pop with Synthy-

Eminem returns after the ‘time-out’ he took from the music industry, and he’s back with a bang! Slim’s new album is one that was worth waiting for. It was released on the 19th May and within two weeks had broken records, selling 820,000 copies; 600,000 of them being purchased within the first four days. His Fifth no1 album ‘Relapse’ is lyrical genius at it’s most honest! Marshall expresses what his drug addiction was like: the good times, the bad times, the problems he faced and the problems he caused. Of course he finds time to throw a few celebrity names into the mixer to cause some highly comical mayhem in the land of L.A in, ‘Same Song and Dance,’ but we wouldn’t expect any less. The Relapse album is a return to the shockingly deep work we became fond of previous to the more light hearted ‘Encore’ album; surprisingly so, as the

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Electro inspired dance music. A number of the tracks from the album have already received the ‘dance music treatment’ ready for the festival season; Electro heavy weights ‘Fake Bloods’ remix of ‘Stuck on Repeat’ and French house impresario Fred Falkes’ rework of ‘New in town’ being the latest in a long line of collaborations. The tracks on the album itself seem to be aimed towards commercial chart success and as a result are not entirely my cup of tea. However, the promise of old school rave remixes, along with long epic breakdowns in Little Boots’ live sets and the buzz surrounding her this summer, make her one of the hottest new artists in the country.

tracks that previewed the album were ‘we made you’ and ‘drop a bottle’ - the most commercial from this album. Shady explores child abuse, murder, guns and drugs but in a much more sinister light than before. His sincerity throughout the 20 tracks exclaims that he is releasing his demons. Valium is a

this creates transparency as to why he displays the 20 tracks!

The outstanding participation from his old-buddy Dre is apparent throughout the sequence of tunes as the filthy, heavy beats have the Dr’s signature all over them. The other collaboration is with 50 Cent who makes an appearance on ‘Crack A Bottle.’

running theme, exposing the relationship between prescription drugs, him and his mom. ‘My Mom’ explains how and why he now thinks he is the same as her, including Hailie (his daughter) discovering him intoxicated/passed out on the floor with drugs in his hands. Surprisingly there is no mention of Kim though. Relapse is full to the brim with hate. Em hates his mom, hates his addiction, hates the fact he got soberand hates himself; mostly for spending so long on this album,

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Stand By Me - 1987This is an outstandingly directed lm, by the critically acclaimed Rob Reiner. It is an adaptation from of one of our times greatest horror writers Stephen King. Reiner’s ability to cast the then soon-to-be, house-hold names starring the late River Phoenix, then destined for cinema history. The lm follows anovelist recalling a distant summer memory. We are jauntily placed back in small town rural 1950’s America, where we are introduced to four young

boys. Watch them set claim to an adventure that will test their relationships witheach other, through blood sucking leeches, running with dog dodging bravery and sticking one on the local bully an older Keifer Sutherland, starof 24. With their timeless taunting and perpetual one up-man ship of each other, this lm brings the four boys together, it unfolds a summer of memories that will last a life time and change them forever.

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Manchester was founded in the 1st Century and was granted city status in 1853. It is situated in the centre of the Metropolitan County of Greater Manchester, an Urban Area with an esti-mated population of 2,562,200, being the 2nd most-populous Larger Urban Zone in the U.K. It is the 14th most populated city in the EU and the 15th largest urban area in the European Un-ion. In 2006 Manchester was re-garded as the best place in the UK to locate a business, forming part of the English Core Cities Group. It is nicknamed the Sec-ond City and the Capital of the North I decided to see what all the fuss was about, thus decid-ing that the first city to feature in Venture U.K is MANCHESTER. It is close enough to get some good deals on transport, yet far away enough to have a completely different atmosphere and vibe. I have done my research and collaborated the most economi-cal way for you to get there, stay there and have fun there!

TGi’s in the Trafford Centre is good, along with Pesto. China Town has excellent quality cuisine at an excellent price; as does Tai Wu on Oxford Road (outside of China Town), it is recommended by the natives and is cheap. For a Japanese taste, sample the menu that Samfire in China Town has to offer. For Indian food or kebabs head out to Rushholm - the curry mile, you can get a Kobeda from the Rushholme Chippy, cooked using a clay oven. Alternatively, choose from the array of restaurants that are situated up here, good news or you is that they are all competing with one another. Set menus are an economical way of sampling the exquisite food without the hefty bill.

www.nationalexpress.com, www.theaa.com/route-planner How (where from/to Time takes Cost ? One wayDeparting Leeds Coach station 1hr 5mins From £1 - £5 (National Express)Departing Leeds Train Station 1hr 30mins From £6 - £15 (National Express)Driving from Leeds (45miles) 1hr £5.38 (35MPG)It is best to get the train to Manchester Victoria; here you are in the thick of it straight away. However, if you are in the mood for the scenic route (and to save money), allight at Piccadilly, then catch the tram to Deansgate for about £2.

www.laterooms.com, www.lastminute.comLocation Quality CostCity Penthouse apartments ****2 dbl rooms with beds in lounge Could sleep 6 £55per night (Usually £139)The drop inn - 1 Dbl room *** £45per night (Usually £100)The White Lodge Hotel ** £28Per night (situated ½ a mile from city centre but worth the walk for half priceWhat to do - www.citylife.co.uk

There are many tremendous excursions to be embarked on around the world, however the possibilities available to you on our own Island are far too often forgotten. Venture U.K hopes to inspire you with the latest offers from transport companies, accommodation and leisure activities, with first hand experience of the location. In order to find my readers the best possible material to go in this article I have experienced things best left out of this, but please refer to the website, we wouldn?t want you to waste your time or money. I have already done this for you! So the Leeds weather is getting you down, you want to go away but the bank account is laughing that option out of the closed, frost covered window. You have been working hard all year; you deserve a change of scenery. I think I have ?the plan? and it couldn?t be easier to achieve. Using this as guidance you could be well on your way to a weekend break in the U.K.

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Deansgate is the place to hit for designer shops and well-known brands. For quirky boutiques that you wouldn?t find in Leeds head to the Northern Quarter, grunge clothing amongst a mystical world of wacky and memorising independent retail can be found in Afflecks Palace. You will find all the usual high street shops on Market Street and in the Arndale centre.The Trafford Centre is good for an all in one bulk buy, but it?s best visited off peak. There is however a much greater range in the generic shops to be found in the City Centre. Late night shopping is an advantage to be enjoyed all year round and there is a Krispy Kreme’s opposite the Trafford Centre open until 2am. Don’t bother with the cinema in theTrafford Centre unless you want to utilise the free parking. The cinemas in town, particularly the AMC are extremely good and work out about £2 cheaper than the Trafford Centre.

Sankeys, Venus, and The Warehouse Project are well known for hosting big nights such as Circo Loco and Cocoon. For a grimier place exposing alternative Electronic, Dance and Hip Hop, the Music Box can guarantee a good night. Mr Scruff?s night is on the first Saturday of every month. The Attic, Jabez Clegg and Joshua Brookes also exhibit these genres. For the Indie scene head to 5th avenue and 42?s on Thursdays (student night), Fridays and Saturdays. Students can satisfy their thirst for cheap booze in Tiger Tiger on Tuesdays and Birdcage on Wednesdays, with the appropriate music accompaniment. If you want to check out more than just the centre of Manchester, to get more cultured outside of the city walls; a completely different experience is Altrincham and Hale. Here you will find delights such as The American Bar who are cocktail specialists. Quality food can be purchased from The Hale Grill along with Amber

Itallian’s, lest we forget Danillo’s Piccolino’s. For clubs, 161 will amuse you, as will Out House in Goose Green. Hearts & Dreams is a new place so give it your rating. 1 Picture at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Manchester_Skyline_Image.jpgBy Katrina Spray

If you are after suave surroundings Bluu with it?s sultry lower floor, Walrus, Socio Rehab, Mojo’s and One Central will suite your needs. Temple & Big Hands (owned by Tom Baileys dad) set the scene for a chilled out evening. For a cheap/student affair the Thirsty Scholar, Jabez Clegg or Joshua Brookes should be right up your street.

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Photo: Kerry Thomas

In this section Stephen Bailey will be describing the exciting encounters that himself and KerryThomas experience throughout their adventure around the world that involves danger and culture shocking transitions. This will giveyou an insight aboutthe journey they took in body and mind.

We asked our Montengran host how we could get to Albania. He inquired if we were Albanian? No. With all seriousness he replied, “why do you want to go toAlbania?” Six months previously, we picked up an ambulance from a hippy inBrighton hoping to transform it into theKebabulance. Attempting to travel from Leeds to Melbourne without flying, theKebabulance was going to take us throughEurope, where we would pitch up atservice stations and sell microwaveable kebabs to truckers. A lack of food hygienecertificates ruined our plans, as well as an unobtainable MOT.

We left on foot and spent a month crossingEurope by train. Amsterdam, Munich, Budapest, Slovenia, Croatia: it was all justa bit too nice. Stopping anywhere serviced by a budget airline doesn’t really count as travelling so I won’t go into any detail.

Kotor in Montenegro was where it started to get random. The first ‘guesthouse’ we stayed in was nothing like any ‘guesthouse’we had seen before: a comfy double bed, acupboard full of clothes, half finished

crosswords on the table… Grandma hadgone on holiday and they were renting out her room. Kotor was a town that has stoodstill for hundreds of years. A walled city bursting with character that has resisted the mantra of ‘rebuild it in the traditionalstyle and no one will notice.’

Two days drinking home made grapeschnapps with Montengro’s version of

Photo: Kerry Thomas

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& Albania

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Chatsworth’s finest, (the Gallagher’s) in Budva followed. This was another so-called ‘guesthouse’, but after Kerry nearly burnt down the kitchen we were forced to sneak out and leg it to the bus station, where we moved onto Sutomore. Our latest Montengran hosts lived just forty miles away but had never crossed the border to Albania and we struggled to offer an answer as to why we wanted to go.

Entering through its poorest areas in the North we were pretty shit scared. The city of Shkodur looked incredibly neglected and the minivan towards Tirane past through deserted villages of dilapidated building. During communism, land was considered an evil of capitalism and was confiscated by the state. When they moved into democracy in 1992, a lot of the land lay unclaimed as confusion reigned as to who were the original owners. Seizing this opportunity, many people moved from the villages and towns into Tirane. Where they frantically built homes haphazardly in order to lay claim to the land, thus creating the ultimate urban sprawl. Houses sit in blocks more than 10 wide and 10 deep without any roads going between them; in their haste, infrastruc-

ture was completely ignored. Allowing no thoughts of electricity or water connections, or where they might put their car when their house is 60m from the nearest road.

An English speaking couple we met at the border dampened our fears and opened the door into this wonderful country. They were English teachers who were so happy that we had visited their country, that they invited us in for coffee when we reached Tirane. Their hospitality was amazing; this coffee was actually a banquet with fresh ham, cheese, peppers and fruit. They proceeded with the offer of a free room in their sisters’ apartment located in central Tirane. Throughout our stay they cooked wonderful meals and we sat drinking raki for hours, as they told us about life in Albania before and after communism.

The city centre apartments built during communism still remain, old and tatty from the outside, homely and inviting on the inside. This couple were immensely proud of their home for over forty years. Wandering around the city was fascinating; old apartment blocks randomly painted every colour of the rainbow. Small backstreet's full of old

men playing chess, mixed with cafes and bars that wouldn't look out of place in central London. The people were happy, welcoming, laid back, and carried an aura of a country that is on its way up. Twice a day, at random times for a total of 5hours, the government turns off the electricity in the whole city. Our apartment balcony overlooked the main square, where we sat entertained for 3 hours watching people have near death experiences when the traffic lights went dead.

Galvanised by our experiences we had brief thoughts of continuing south towards Turkey, Iran, India, and eventually Australia somehow.

Next issue you will read how our sanity prevailed and we ventured North Easterly towards the Ukraine, Russia and Siberia.

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Recommended dishes - Start with the soft poached duck egg on black pudding, glazed with grain mustard hollandaise sauce. To follow this, indulge on the delicately flavoured linguine with Seabass, cherry tomatoes, zucchini and green salad leaves. You need to experience the taste sensation that is the delicious white chocolate panna cotta with fresh raspberries, complimenting the pleasure with a baileys coffee, heaven...

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Our experience was at 6:30pm on a Wednesday evening, meaning that the showtime entertainment was the prominent feature of the night and due to this the venue was scarcely filled. This space is perfect for large parties; many a-hen has enjoyed her last meal at

Bibis’ tables. Bibis has a private dining area that is available on request for private functions, such as business meetings, weddings and birthdays. With a capacity for 55 people, this is a lovely space seperated from the main restuarant. The chefs can work with you to develop specific menu’s and supply special cakes that are made in house by their master Pâtissière.

We selected our meal from the Weekly Wise menu; thisoffers 2 courses for £12.50 or3 courses for £15.50, including tea or coffee. Every dish on the menu was appealing, one that particularly stood out was the spring vegetable and goats cheese pate, with olive bread. This menu changes on a weekly basis, remaining original and fresh. However this week was not one of their strongest menu’s. We had an especially selective diner with us who doesn’t eat meat or fish and desired a pasta dish, surprisingly this was not available. Alternatively the A La Carte menu is full of choice and inspired individuality, even incorporating gluten free dishes. The other diners were extremely impressed with the

utmost satisfaction is achieved ensuring the atmosphere was friendly, relaxed yet sophisticated.

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This dish is ideal for those of you who like to eat restaurant quality food, in the comfort of your own home. Many of the ingredients will already be lying around in your cupboards and in your fridge, so there is no need to spend on extravagant ingredients. This dish is light, crispy and creamy, all at the same time.

THEN...Preheat the oven to 200°C or gas mark 6 and boil a medium sized pan full of water for the tagliatelle, which will take around 8 minutes. Meanwhile to bread the chicken you will require three mixing bowls or containers of a similar size. One of these will be for the sieved flour, another for the thoroughly whisked mixture of eggs with milk and the third for the breadcrumbs. Next place the chicken breasts (best cooked butterflied) one at a time in the flour and completely cover, shake off the excess before dipping in the egg mixture; finishing in the breadcrumbs making sure the whole breast has a substantial coat.

Heat a large frying pan and melt half the butter, fry each breast on both sides for 2 minutes, until golden brown and place on baking tray. Now you can place the chicken in the oven and the tagliatelle in the pan. In a different pan melt the remaining butter and add the chopped mushrooms, chopped garlic and thyme. After cooking for 5-6 minutes add the cream and pesto and cook for a further 2 minutes (or until the cream has thickened),drain the tagliatelle and add it to the sauce. When the chicken has cooked for 7-8 minutes remove it from the oven, spoon the tagliatelle mixture over and place a slice of mozzarella on top. Cook in the oven for a further 2-3 minutes until the cheese melts, garnish with parsley, sundriedtomatoes and enjoy...©

Breaded chicken breast with creamymushroom tagliatelle and mozzarella...

YOU NEED...4 chicken breasts

150 grams button

mushrooms

1 ball buffalo mozzarella

500 grams bread crumbs

200 grams tagliatelle

4 tea spoons pesto

1 tea spoon of thyme

1 garlic clove

2 eggs

250 ml of milk

40 ml single cream

1 large knob of butter

MMM..

This dish is ideal for those of you who like to eat restaurant quality food, in the comfort of your own home. Many of the ingredients will already be lying around in your cupboards and in your fridge, so there is no need to spend on extravagant ingredients. This dish is light, crispy and creamy, all at the same time.

THEN...Preheat the oven to 200°C or gas mark 6 and boil a medium sized pan full of water for the tagliatelle, which will take around 8 minutes. Meanwhile to bread the chicken you will require three mixing bowls or containers of a similar size. One of these will be for the sieved flour, another for the thoroughly whisked mixture of eggs with milk and the third for the breadcrumbs. Next place the chicken breasts (best cooked butterflied) one at a time in the flour and completely cover, shake off the excess before dipping in the egg mixture; finishing in the breadcrumbs making sure the whole breast has a substantial coat.

Heat a large frying pan and melt half the butter, fry each breast on both sides for 2 minutes, until golden brown and place on baking tray. Now you can place the chicken in the oven and the tagliatelle in the pan. In a different pan melt the remaining butter and add the chopped mushrooms, chopped garlic and thyme. After cooking for 5-6 minutes add the cream and pesto and cook for a further 2 minutes (or until the cream has thickened),drain the tagliatelle and add it to the sauce. When the chicken has cooked for 7-8 minutes remove it from the oven, spoon the tagliatelle mixture over and place a slice of mozzarella on top. Cook in the oven for a further 2-3 minutes until the cheese melts, garnish with parsley, sundriedtomatoes and enjoy...©

Breaded chicken breast with creamymushroom tagliatelle and mozzarella...

YOU NEED...4 chicken breasts

150 grams button

mushrooms

1 ball buffalo mozzarella

500 grams bread crumbs

200 grams tagliatelle

4 tea spoons pesto

1 tea spoon of thyme

1 garlic clove

2 eggs

250 ml of milk

40 ml single cream

1 large knob of butter

- David Macintosh

Park Life Be-comes The Life of Hyde ParkPark Life, the community event took place in Hyde Park to help bring different groups of people together and raise awareness about green spaces, or lack of them in Leeds. “We want to highlight community issues involving residents and students in giving something back to the city,“ said Rupert Carlo, one of the event organisers. This is an ongoing issue in Leeds and Enchanté feels strongly about it.

The event’s aim was to raise awareness about the Leeds Girls High School’s hockey field. Since the school has moved the land lies vacant. Many of the Hyde Park inhabitants believe this site

Park LifeBecomesThe Life ofHyde Park

Park Life Be-comes The Life of Hyde ParkPark Life, the community event took place in Hyde Park to help bring different groups of people together and raise awareness about green spaces, or lack of them in Leeds. “We want to highlight community issues involving residents and students in giving something back to the city,“ said Rupert Carlo, one of the event organisers. This is an ongoing issue in Leeds and Enchanté feels strongly about it.

The event’s aim was to raise awareness about the Leeds Girls High School’s hockey field. Since the school has moved the land lies vacant. Many of the Hyde Park inhabitants believe this site

Park LifeBecomesThe Life ofHyde Park

can, and should be used by the community. The opposing option would be for the land to be sold to a developer, who will build yet more flats.A petition asking the council to buy the facilities from the school is underway and hopefully, this event will have helped the cause. The process is very lengthy, but the support is apparent from the many volunteers walking around the park raising money and guiding the guests.

The event was made up of about 25 stalls showing off the finest food and beverage. Along with social groups, charities and local businesses conveying their talents with freebees.Community organisations like Hyde Park Source (HPS) and Vision volunteering raised

awareness about local issues, fostering integration and volunteering. Emma Robertson - HPS explained, “We regenerate derelict allotments and bin-yards into gardens and today we are hoping to recruit young people to join in”. The eleven-year-old organisation has been engaging young members of the community in the age group of 16-25 to get involved in its ‘Step In’ and ‘Step Up’ projects, resulting in a nationally recognisable qualification. HPS are one of the strongest supporters for the hockey field cause.

Crowds could be seen gathering around the stalls of Ketchup, a collection of ladies whom recycle clothes along with Bliss, the beauty salon providing free manicures.

Taking advantage of the good weather, many students lazed around in the sun enjoying the various music gigs and families picnicked at the park.The turn out was about 2000 people, Rupert admitted, “we did not publicise the event properly.” However the atmosphere was very friendly; every guest was warmly welcomed with the option of food, drink, or activities. Such as making hanging baskets or dancing in the sun, whilst listening to the array of local bands that the event had to offer.

Hopefully this event will go some way to raising awarness-

field cause.

- Neha Gupta

about the green issues in our community and gaining more support for the Hockey

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The Vision Volunteering project provides volunteering opportunities for 16-25 year olds in the Inner North West area of Leeds that are of bene t to the local community. Vision is a three-year project that started in April 2008, it is funded by V who are the national youth volunteering charity. It is a partnership between the local organisations Oblong Community Resource Centre and Youth Point that is part of the Cardigan centre and works with 13-19 year olds. Vision volunteers are able to access volunteering opportunities at both organisations, as well as having the opportunity to come up with brand new projects from ideas of their own.

There are a wide variety of activities young people can be involved in, from graf ti and DJ workshops to helping out on our allotment or trying out some guerilla gardening techniques to brighten up the community. Other opportunities include learning about lmmaking with editing or coaching football. An on-going project is fundraising; our next mission is to break world records - how many snails could you t on your face?

The Vision projects timetable included below lets you see our current opportunities

Thursday 2-3pm Design Collective @ OblongThursday 4:30-6pm Graf ti Workshops @ YouthpointThursday 5:30-7pm Wombeatz DJ Skool for Girls @ YouthpointFriday 10-2pm Allotment group @ YouthpointLeeds Women’s Group @ Oblong Friday 12:30-3:00pm

Monday – 4:30-5:30pm Fundraising Group @ YouthpointWednesday – 2-4:30pm Gardening Collective @ OblongWednesday – 5:30-7pm Football project @ YouthpointWednesday 5:30-7pm Music Collective @ OblongThursday 1-2pm Video Collective @ Oblong

If you have any questions, want to nd out more or to getinvolved with Vision Volunteering contact either: Sarah Downie at [email protected] 245 9610 (Oblong) 2 Beaulah Mount, Woodhouse LS6 2JZ visit www.oblongleeds.org.uk to nd out more about volunteering opportunities with Oblong.Leon Corbett at [email protected] 0113 274 9959 (Youth Point)145-149 Cardigan road, LS6 1LJ and visitwww.cardigancentre.btik.com and click on Youthpoint

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are a group of skilled young men who run the graffiti group in the Youth Point centre of Vision volunteering. They are Leeds lads, born and bred. When they were growing up there was nothing like Youth

point and Vision around to help them, so now they ensure that they can provide a service that they would have appreciated. They provide guidance and help young people to create a possible career

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I have always associated the sprayed shapes and words on the side of buildings with trouble and thought they were ugly. However, there is more than meets the eyes to be discovered. The Youth Point attendees are educated in the artistic manner of graffiti, yes art! The boys at Youth Point have talent and skill and want to pass on their knowledge. they teach young boys the skills involved in creating artwork. Along with doing this the attendees are guided through the usual problems that young people encounter. The youngsters feel safe and trust the leaders, acknowledging that they should learn from others’ mistakes. The lads have a really good attitude towards life; they are extremely anti-drugs and anti-smoking! They stronglyexpress their feelings to anyone who dares to indulge on such pleasures in the vicinity.

Graffi ti should be acknowledged as a form of artistic expression if done in the correct (legal) manner because it requires skill, accuracy and talent. This group is helping the kids to grow up properly and keep the scene alive, it releases creative juices and has linked them to other urban arts. Some of the lads are also learning free running. Like any skill practice makes perfect!

Between the team, they have over 20 years experience. Until this year there were numerous legal walls, however Leeds City Council decided to restrict this, leaving just two walls, one of which is very modest. If more people were open to the idea that graffi ti requires skill and is an art form to be enjoyed, they would see that it could also deter tagging on shop shutters and fences.

The remaining legal wall inspired an opportunity and project for the group to work towards and then compete. They decided to create a collaboration of different styles and tastes in one big collage. I sat back and watched in amazement as the lads looked at the wall then created their masterpiece, even the rain couldn’t dampen their positive spirits and their enthusiasm prevailed. Occasionally they stopped to have a laugh and joke, but worked professionally, yet joyfully throughout the day; helping one another with advice or praise. The process is not as simple as it may appear. For the legal wall project the lads meet once a week for two hours but many attend earlier to get as much out of the opportunity as possible. A story board is created, sketches drawn out, many options are deliberated upon, then the whole day was spent with their faces behind a mask whilst spraying organic paint.

Everyone deals with things in their own way. Vision and the Graffiti provide lads an unconventional outlet that works as effectively if not more than others, whilst keeping kids out of trouble and helping the community, what can be wrong with that?

Legal walls are now fewand far between, but people are unaware that the presence of legal walls deters the occurrence of illegal graffi ti. A prime example of this is the Rock ‘N’ Roll Shack on Cardigan Lane. The owner gave permission for graffi ti artists to express themselves on the exterior of his property as a deterrent. Since it was painted, it has only been tagged twice in total (quite a difference from two times a week). It is a piece of art that can be appreciated by every passer-by. If a tagging does occur he can call up one of the graffi ti lads to come and smooth the problem over for him. The lads are more than willing to collaborate with the owner about what designs are desired; alternatively they can freestyle very successfully.

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