Contents

Please Contact Phil On:0113 2324456

All articles for inclusion in TheNewsletter should be sent to:the.newsletter@ hotmail.co.uk

1www.hassraleedsnewsletter.com

Page2 - News3 - November Crossword - Answers4 - December Dingbats5 - Annual Prize Draw Entry6 - Advent Calendar Draw7 - HASSRA Children’s Christmas Party8 - AGM12 - Joining HASSRA13 - Wine Club14 - Quarry House Choir15 - Golf Society20 - Melrose & Borders Trip21 - Proposed Trip to Scotland22 - Charity Fundraising23 - Club Contact Details24 - Club Activity Programme25 - Christmas Party26 - Reclaim Your Lunch Hour27 - New Year Ticket Offer28 - Activities Refunds31 - Member Benefits38 - Reviews and Write Ups40 - HASSRA Christmas Draw41 - Anthony Nolan Raffle42 - The Forum Adverts46 - Booking Form and T&C

Volume12/15

Deadline for Next IssueArticles

22/12/2015

December

December NewsThis month’s highlights

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You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I’m telling you why, SantaClaus is coming to Quarry House! I’m very excited about our special party for ChildAssociate members on Sunday 20th December at one o’clock. We’ll be playing games inthe Sports Hall, then having a buffet in the Woodpecker and I heard from a reliable sourcethat the great man himself will pay us a visit too. If you know a child on the nice list who isn’tan Associate member yet, they can join for just £5 a year! Fill in a membership form at theForum reception and book your place at our party now!

Adults won’t be missing out either: we are running a daily advent calendar draw everyworking day in December in the run up to Christmas. Gifts on offer include a target zonemassage treatment, a cut and blow dry at the hairdressers, annual gym or swimmembership and Amazon vouchers too. We’ll tell you who won which prizes in our nextnewsletter.

We have a new trip to Melrose and the Borders to tell you about, two golfing days, a greatfestive Dingbats quiz set by Stuart Wiltshire and reviews of Squeeze and a Stiff Little Fingersgig.

Looking into next year, our Annual General Meeting has been set for 24th February. If you’dlike to help run HASSRA Leeds or have a motion to set before the meeting, please get yourpapers in by 10th February.

The Book People are here on the 21st December for your last minute Christmas presents.

And all that’s left for me to do is to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy andHealthy New Year from all of us at HASSRA Leeds.

See you next year!

Elizabeth

You are invited to join the first ever Leeds Finance Jingle Mingle

Wednesday 16th DecemberNorth Atrium11:00 – 12:00

Bake Off (entries by 10:00 please)

Raffle

Tombola (donations welcome)

Festive games and nibbles

All welcome!

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There were 19 entries, 16 of which were correct.

The winner is Jo Capstick 3WG QH.

November - Crossword - Answers

Across1. Consigns (8)4. Upkeep (4)8. Majestic (5)10. Young swans (7)11. Svelte (7)12. Short letter (4)14. Musical interval of eight tones (6)16. Plant fibre (6)19. Long narrative poem (4)21. Kind of nonfictional prose (7)24. Nonattendance (7)25. Sound (5)26. Large woody plant (4)27. Mental state induced bysuggestion (8)

Down1. Ridicule (8)2. Still legally acceptable (5)3. An extreme attainment (6)5. Alarm (5)6. Facilitate (4)7. Order of business (6)9. Outstanding (5)13. Famished (8)15. Empty (6)17. Confronted (5)18. Seldom (6)20. Ski run (5)22. Public transport (5)23. Immense (4)

D E L I V E R S C A R EE A E A L AR E G A L C Y G N E T SI R I O E R ES L E N D E R N O T EI A D D RO C T A V E R A F F I AN A R A V

E P I C A R T I C L EV I A R R E NA B S E N C E A U D I OS T T L I UT R E E H Y P N O S I S

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Christmas Songs Dingbats

Your name and membershipnumber:__________________________________________________________Location____________________________________Tel:________________________________________Please send your completed quiz to Phil Hepworth, Forum Reception by 22nd December COP.

All correct entries (or highest score) will be entered into a prize draw for £30. Members only.

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Annual prize draw entry

Our annual prize draw is here!

1st prize x £1000

2 x £250

5 x £100

10 x £50

Rules of the competition:

Only HASSRA Leeds members can enter the competition and only one entryper member.

There is no alternative prize. Entry in the competition shall be deemed torepresent full acceptance of these rules and conditions.

The prize winners will be randomly selected (on or around 19th January) from allthe correct entries received by the closing date.

Click here to enter now (or type https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HNYFWPVinto your browser).

All entries must be received by close on Thursday 14 January 2016

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HASSRA Leeds Advent Calendar Draw

This month, to show how much we love our clubs and how much we appreciateall the work our members put into running them, we’ll be having a draw everyworking day leading up to Christmas. Each day’s draw will either be for membersof a specific HASSRA Leeds club or open to all members.

If you are a member of a club or work for DH or DWP or are a HASSRA LeedsAssociate member, you don’t need to take any action to be included in the drawas we have a full list of all DH and DWP, individual club and Leeds Associatemembers.

If you are retired or are a National Associate Member and aren’t a member ofany HASSRA Leeds clubs and want HASSRA Leeds to keep in touch with you,please send your name and address to elizabeth.letaief@dwp.gsi.gov.ukincluding the word HASSRA in the subject line. If you don’t have access to email,please post your details to Elizabeth Letaief, Ground Floor North Zone L, QuarryHouse Leeds LS2 7UA.

The prizes and names of the winners will be published on the noticeboard in theEast entrance by the Woodpecker and in the January newsletter

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HASSRA Leeds Children’sChristmas Party

Join us on Sunday 20th December from 13:00 to 15:00 for ourfirst ever HASSRA Leeds Children’s party. We’ll be playing gamesin the sports hall then having a buffet in the Woodpecker. Santawill be there too with a present for everyone on the nice list!

Free to HASSRA Leeds Child Associate Members but placesmust be booked in advance! Please send the details below toElizabeth.letaief@dwp.gsi.gov.uk by email or post to GroundFloor North Zone L, Quarry House, Leeds LS2 7UA

……………………………………………………………………………………….

Parent Carer:

Contact address and telephone number:

Child name: Child age:

Special dietary requirements:

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WANTED...Willing Helpers for HASSRA Leeds

HASSRA Leeds is run by volunteers like you. If you want to be involved as a member of theBoard of Management, or help organise events, clubs, activities, or communications, now’syour chance! Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 24th February at 12:30in the Woodpecker Bar when we’ll be voting on roles and responsibilities in the club for 2016.

If you are interested, complete the relevant nomination form, have it nominated andseconded by HASSRA Leeds members. E-mail the completed nomination form with a briefpen portrait of yourself to Isobel Todd, (isitodd@hotmail.co.uk) or post it to Simon Jarrold,Room 3E10, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UA by 10th February at the latest. Allnominations received will be used in the election process at the AGM.

Roles in HASSRA Leeds

Trips & EventsFancy having a go at organising a couple of trips in the next 12 months? By joining theEvents Committee you will:

1. Meet once a month to discuss a programme of activities and agree subsidies within guidelinesissued by the HASSRA Leeds Board of Management.

2. Help organise a couple of trips or events for our members, involving:

a) Liaising with travel companies for prices/itinerary/adverts

b) Being the contact point for cheques, issuing receipts, checking membership detailsand booking places

Communications CommitteeThis group is responsible for general communication issues – in particular they haveresponsibility for the HASSRA Leeds Newsletter and the HASSRA Leeds Website.

Finance & Clubs Development CommitteeWant to have a say in how HASSRA funds are distributed to our sports & leisure clubs? Wouldyou like to help members set up new clubs? This committee:

1. Decides on funding applications which are submitted during the year by our clubs and com-mittees; funds are then used to subsidise activities throughout the year

Provides advice to club officials regarding record keeping (accounts etc) and monitors suchrecords throughout the year.

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3. Encourages new ideas from clubs & members and the setting up of new clubs.

Leisure Centre Contract Management GroupDo you use the Forum regularly and have in interest in maintaining/improving the serviceprovided? If so, this is the group for you!

Board of ManagementThe BOM provides guidelines which the various committees work to allowing the committeesto manage the Club with the BOM dealing with more strategic issues. It also providesmembers to manage the contract with the leisure centre.

Motions to the AGM

Motions from members must be submitted in advance and in writing, together withaccompanying notes to fully explain the reasoning behind the motion, by 10th February atthe latest.

Please send either by email to isitodd@hotmail.co.uk or by post/courier toIsobel Todd, c/o Simon Jarrold, Room 3S25, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UA

Attendance and VotingAll HASSRA Leeds Members (full, retired or associate) can attend and participate at theAGM.

ApologiesAnyone wishing to formally record apology for non-attendance should do so via returningthe attached slip

To: Isi.todd@hotmail.co.uk or Simon Jarrold Room 3S25, Quarry House

I would like to tender apologies that I will be unable to attend the AGM onWednesday 24th February 2016

Name..................................................................................................................

Room Number/Location or home address...................................................................

Single Activity Club (if appropriate)...............................................................................

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Nomination for HASSRA LeedsSub Committees

Name.............................................................................................................................

Room/Location...............................................................................................................

Phone Number..........................................................................................................................

Signature of Nominee________________________

We confirm we are HASSRA Leeds members & wish to nominate the above person to serve on thecommittee in the position indicated below (* please delete as appropriate):

1. Trips & Events*Chair (please note that the Chair will also serve on the Board of Management)*Ordinary member

2. Finance & Development of Clubs*Chair (please note that the Chair will also serve on the Board ofManagement)*Ordinary member

3. Communication*Chair (please note that the Chair will also serve on the Board ofManagement)*Ordinary member

4. Leisure Centre Contract Group*Chair (please note that the Chair will also serve on the Board of Management)*Ordinary memberNominated by:

1. Name..................................................................................................................

Room/Location.........................................................................................................

Phone Number.....................................................................................................................

Signature_____________________________________________

2. Name..................................................................................................................

Room/Location……………………………………………………………………………

Phone Number.....................................................................................................................

Signature_____________________________________________

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Nomination for the HASSRA LeedsBoard of Management

Name.............................................................................................................................

Room/Location...............................................................................................................

Phone Number......................................................................................................................

Signature of Nominee................................................................

We confirm that we are HASSRA Leeds members & wish to nominate the above person toserve on the BOM in the following position (*please delete as appropriate):

*Chair*Secretary*Treasurer*Ordinary Board Member

Nominated by:

1. Name..................................................................................................................

Room/Location....................................................................................................

Phone Number...............................................................................................................

Signature.............................................................................................................

2. Name..................................................................................................................

Room/Location....................................................................................................

Phone Number...............................................................................................................

Signature.............................................................................................................

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Joining HASSRARead our ‘Join Us’ Membership Booklet

to find out more about our discounts, offers,benefits and free prize draws. It also includes a

membership and lottery application form.You can join HASSRA if you work for or are retired from the:• Department of Health, or• NHS• Department for Work and Pensions, or• Food Standards Agency, or• Executive agencies and related bodies of these organisationsStaff employed by private contractors working on departmental business may also applyIf you work for DWP click here for the membership application formIf you work for DH or ATOS Origin, Cofely, Health Education England, MyCSP, Public Health England,Trillium, NHS Property services complete the form here.Please make sure that you click the correct ‘Submit Form’ button when returning your completedapplication.

Becoming a National Associate MemberIf you don’t fit into any of the categories above, you can apply to join the HASSRA NationalAssociate Membership Scheme (NAMS) if you:• Are currently a member of HASSRA under the “25 year rule”, or• Have in the past 12 months been a member of HASSRA but have had to leave because you are nolonger employed by one of the qualifying organisations listed above, or• Have in the past been a HASSRA member and are currently a member of a HASSRA regionalassociate membership scheme, or• Are employed in one of the qualifying employers listed above but your employer will not deductsubscriptions directly from your salary.For more information on the National Associate Membership Scheme please click here.National Associate Membership Scheme (NAMS) – membership application form and lotteryapplication form.To apply for National Associate Membership, complete the form here.

Child Associate Membership of HASSRA LeedsChildren of HASSRA Leeds members can join for only £5 per year. This entitles them to join in any tripsor events at HASSRA Leeds prices. To take out child membership, please call at the Forum Leisurecentre reception desk and ask for the child associate membership form or ring the leisure centre on0113 2324456

HASSRA Leeds Associate MembershipHASSRA Leeds members can sponsor up to 5 Associate members of HASSRA Leeds. This entitles themto join in any local events or trips at HASSRA Leeds prices and take account of any local offers.HASSRA Leeds Associate Members can’t take up any National offers or join the National HASSRAlottery but it’s a great way of enabling friends and family to join a HASSRA Leeds trip or event.Associate membership costs £33.00, payable in one lump sum at the Forum leisure centre.

How much does it cost?National Membership and National Associate Membership cost just £1.80 per month. The monthlysubscription is deductible from your salary or civil service pension or payable 12 months in advance ifyou belong to the HASSRA National Associate Membership scheme.Hassra Leeds Associate membership costs £33.00 per year.

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WineClub

First Event of 2016

Annual Quiz Night - Susan McPadden

Thursday 7th January, 5.30pm in the Woodpecker Bar, Quarry House.

Come to the annual wine club quiz, to be held on the 7th January 2016. See how many braincells you have left after the Christmas and New Year festivities! There will be the usual 6 winesbut as I am hosting the event there will be 5 reds and the one token white. Oh and don’t forgetthere will be a bottle of champagne as the prize.

For further information, or any queries about the event, please contact Roy Jones(Roy.l.jones@dwp.gsi.gov.uk), Room GW33 Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UA, telephonenumber 0113 23 24324.

SPECIAL OFFER REMINDER: Don’t forget our special offer: Any HASSRA Leedsmember who attends the wine club for the first time pays only half price for theevent. And if you decide you like it enough to join the club, the night is free. Forfurther information contact any of us:

CHAIR Ron Foggett Work: 0113 2324370TREASURER Roy Jones Work: 0113 232 4324SECRETARY Tess Brooke Home: 01423 871433

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QuarryHouse Choir

Quarry House ChoirChristmas carols and festive songs

Thursday 10 December

Come and listen to us at12.00 noon- round the Christmas tree in West

Reception.and at 12.30 - in the Staff Restaurant.

We will be collecting donations for St Gemma’s Hospice. We will besinging at the hospice later that afternoon.

Choir recommences on Jan 14th with a new programme.Interested in joining us in January? Please contact

Elainearnott29@gmail.comAnd

geoff.nash@csemployeepolicy.gsi.gov.uk

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GolfSociety

SUBSIDISED LESSONS

FOR 2015

· HASSRA Leeds Golf Society offers private golf lessons, arrangedwith a golf professional of your choice.

· We will subsidise your lessons by 50%, up to a maximum of £125per member per year.

· Most golf clubs offer individual lessons, lessons in pairs and grouplessons.

· You must be a Full, Retired or Associate member of HASSRA Leedsand have paid your memberships subscription to the Golf Societyto take advantage of this offer.

WHAT TO DO NEXT

· Once you have paid for your lessons and have a receipt, pleasesend it to Brendan French, Room Zone F, 1S25 Quarry House, LeedsLS2 7UA.

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GolfSociety

May Day BankHoliday Trip

Hawkstone ParkNr SHREWSBURY 1ST & 2nd MAY 2016

2 days at £68 (Non-HASSRA members £120) Non-golfers cost £38 (Non-HASSRA members £75)

*** Our bid for funding has NOT yet been confirmed by HASSRA Leeds and your application shouldbear this in mind. Although, we do expect to secure the subsidy, you will be able to withdraw your

application if the price changes dramatically ***

The price includes· 1 night dinner, bed and breakfast at Hawkstone Park· Two rounds of golf (Hawkstone & Championship)· The prize fund

HAWKSTONE PARKHawkstone Park offers you the opportunity to play two of the finest 18 hole golfcourses in the West Midlands (Hawkstone & Championship) and a 6-holeAcademy course set in an English Heritage Grade 1 landscape.The three courses are situated in 400 acres of undulating parkland surroundingthe ruins of a medieval castle with the cliffs of the world-famous 18th CenturyFollies providing a spectacular backdrop.

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HAWKSTONE PARK GOLF TRIPMAY DAY BANK HOLIDAY: MAY 1st & 2nd 2016

***** DEADLINE 11TH DECEMBER 2015 *****

HASSRA LEEDS NON-MEMBERS MEMBERSBasic Price £68 £120Non-golfers £38 £75Single supplement £25 £25

*** Members and guests on this trip should have their own travel and golf insurance ***

FULL PAYMENT IS DUE BY 11TH DECEMBER 2015

PAYMENT METHODSPay by bank transfer. HLGS Bank Account Name: HASSRA (Leeds) Golf Society. Sort Code 08-92-99 and Account Number 65286856

Please add a reference stating HAWKSTONE PARK AND NO: OF PEOPLE.

YOU MUST TELL US YOU HAVE PAID…so please…E-mail PAUL.BENTLEY4@DWP.GSI.GOV.UK to confirm:who is attending, what you have paid, Name on your bank account, Contact Tel Number.

*********************************************************************************OR: Pay by cheque made payable to “HASSRA Leeds Golf Society” send tear-off to:

PAUL BENTLEY, ROOM 3S25, QUARRY HOUSE, LEEDS, LS2 7UA.

HASSRA (LEEDS) GS TRIP TO HAWKSTONE PARK 2016PLEASE MARK ENVELOPE “PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL: ONLY TO BE OPENED BY”

Cheque attached for £…………... as FULL PAYMENT for the following people.

…………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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GolfSociety

SOUTHPORTTRIP

28th – 30th August 2016

3 days from £224 (non-HASSRA Leeds members £424)Non-golfers cost £117 (Non-HASSRA Leeds members £234)

***** DEPOSIT £100 pp by 15th JANUARY 2016 *****Please only send £100 for non-golfers too

The price includes· 2 night’s dinner, bed and breakfast (sharing twin/double room)· Private function room for dinner each evening· Three rounds of golf: Southport & Ainsdale, Hesketh and Formby.· The prize fund

Southport & Ainsdale is a true championship course set amongst the dunes on the North Westcoastline and designed by James Braid.   S&A was founded in 1906, and the passing of so many years hasbrought about changes, but the traditional feel of a championship links has been retained. It remains a finalqualifying course for The Open Championship.The course is a magnificent test, especially with the sea breeze and profusion of heather and gorse combiningto provide a challenging and immensely enjoyable day.

Hesketh is the oldest golf club in Southport, established in 1885. The course is pre-dominantly links in nature.In addition to being a previous qualifying venue when The Open was played at nearby Royal Birkdale,Hesketh has hosted many other professional and amateur championships. The course presents a challenge toall standards of golfer. Whilst pre-dominantly a links course, changes over recent years have led to the coursenow having a slightly more diverse landscape for seaside golf.

Formby's links are set amongst coastal sand dunes and towering pines. The undulating fairways areplanted with traditional rye grasses and flat lies are rare. Add strategically placed pot bunkers and frequentchanges of wind strength and direction to the mix and the new visitor will quickly discover why Formby is sopopular with discerning golfers. Formby Golf Club founded in 1884 and has been sensitively modernised overthe years, to ensure it remains a challenging but enjoyable test of golf.

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SOUTHPORT GOLF TRIP 28th - 30th Aug

***** DEPOSIT £100/£85pp by 15th JANUARY 2016 *****

HASSRA LEEDS NON-MEMBERS MEMBERSBasic Price £224 £424Non-golfers £117 £234Single supplement £80 £80

*** Members and guests on this trip should have their own travel and golf insurance ***

Please reserve a single/twin/double* room.

Names Golfer HASSRA Leeds Member YES/NO YES/NO………………………….. ……….... …………..………………………….. ………… ………….

PAYMENT METHODSPay by bank transfer. HLGS Bank Account Name: HASSRA (Leeds) Golf Society. Sort Code 08-92-99 and Account Number 65286856

Please add a reference stating SOUTHPORT AND NO: OF PEOPLE.

YOU MUST ALSO e-mail PAUL.BENTLEY4@JOBCENTREPLUS.GSI.GOV.UK to confirm who isattending and what you have paid + Name on your bank account - Contact Tel Number.

*********************************************************************************OR: Pay by cheque made payable to “HASSRA Leeds Golf Society” send tear-off to:

PAUL BENTLEY, ROOM 3S25, QUARRY HOUSE, LEEDS, LS2 7UA.

HASSRA (LEEDS) GS TRIP TO SOUTHPORT 2016PLEASE MARK ENVELOPE “PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL: ONLY TO BE OPENED BY”

Cheque attached for £…………... as DEPOSIT for the following people.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Melrose & Borders TripHASSRA Leeds members only £105

for 5 days/4 nights dinner bed & breakfast99p Bar for a limited time each evening

Staying at the George & Abbotsford Hotel, Melrose www.georgeandabbotsford.co.uk/

· Monday 6th June - Friday 10th June 2016· Exclusive David Urquart coach for HASSRA Leeds members· Leaving and returning to Leeds – Quarry House· Visits to Melrose & Peebles· Inclusive optional excursions - (plus possible others)

Ancient AbbeysFull Day – to explore the dark history and secrets of ruined abbeys of the Scottish Borders, on a day tripyou will never forget. First we’ll venture into St Boswells, where the haunting Dryburgh Abbey sits, holdingsecrets of the wars of nobility in its ruins. We’ll then head to Jedburgh, with its breath-taking Abbey, Castleand Mary Queen of Scots Visitor Centre. Wander this award-winning town and learn the stories of historicpolitical conflict. Finally we’ll head to the beautiful market town of Kelso, packed full of fascinating historyand ancient sights.

Berwick-upon-TweedFull Day - snuggled up close to the beautiful River Tweed, the dramatic walled town of Berwick is a sightto behold. The furthest north town in the whole of England, Berwick-upon-Tweed is full of rich history,founded as an ancient Anglo-Saxon settlement. With a thriving community of artists, the town inspiredLancashire painter L.S. Lowry and many artists since have followed, struck by its stunning views and richhistory. A charming and eclectic Georgian market town with a huge range of things to do and see.

This is a trip that we feel will appeal to a number of members, whatever your interest but HASSRA LeedsEvents committee is also liaising with the Walking Club and Wine Club to provide suggested walks andpossible suitable excursions that may involve alcohol! More details to be provided to applicants;

PRICES HASSRA LEEDS NON-MEMBERSBasic price £105 £189Single supplement £8 £16

Insurance – if required £17 £17

These prices are based on a minimum of 40 passengers travelling and if the number is less the pricewould be reviewed

CLOSING DATE - 28 February 2016 Balance required by end April 2016

Please send booking forms with a non-refundable deposit cheque of £30 per person (one chequeper party if possible made payable to HASSRA Leeds) to:

Judith Hartshorne - 3rd Floor East Zone D, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UA

Bank transfers for payment also accepted please contact Julie Chapman for details.

Note: This is a new coach company for HASSRA Leeds and arrangements have been made to holdplaces for HASSRA Leeds applications until end of February only. Failure to get a minimum of 30applicants may result in this trip being cancelled - please BOOK EARLY -Julie.chapman@dh.gsi.gov.uk for any other enquiries.

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Proposed Trip to Glasgow/EdinburghAugust 2016

Beamish, Alnick Castle, Edinburgh Zoo,Edinburgh Castle and M&D’s theme park in Strathclyde

Fancy seeing Bonnie Scotland with HASSRA?

Following on from the success of this year’s family trip to London, theevents committee have decided to try out a similar event only thistime going North, not South.

The proposed trip will be for a week in August 2016 staying at a hotelin the Glasgow/Edinburgh area. You will visit attractions such asBeamish, Alnick Castle, Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh Castle and M&D’stheme park in Strathclyde. Price TBC

At the moment I am looking for expressions of interest. Also if you areinterested in the trip and there is a particular place that you wouldlike to visit but it is not listed please let me know.

Expressions of interest to Susan McPadden email address:

Beautifulsea1@hotmail.co.uk by 31/12/15

Please note an expression of interest does not confirm a place on thetrip.

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CHARITY FUNDRAISING JAN’15 to DEC’ 15

HASSRA Leeds

WHEN did eventtake place?

WHO was involvede.g. a particularperson,section/team, asingle activity clubor whole office?

WHAT did they do,was there aparticular reasonwhy this activityand/or charitychosen?

WHERE was themoney sent?

HOW much wasraised?

December 2014(Money collected Feb15)

Various teams inQuarry House gavemoney to charityrather than sendingChristmas Cards toeach other

Long establishedpractice in QuarryHouse

CandlelightersChildren’s cancercharity – Based atLeeds GeneralInfirmary

£635.40

April 2015 Spicy Snacksfundraiser – Indiansnacks and curry soldfor charity

First time this hadbeen tried and TerryMoran works for thischarity (He used towork for DWP in QHand was a bigsupporter of HASSRA)

Together for shortlives charity – anational charity forterminally ill children

£361.64

April 2015 CommercialDirectorate (DWP)cake sale)

Team meeting andlocal charity with linksto HASSRA Leeds

St Vincent’s charity –support localdisadvantaged people

£146.35

June 2015 HASSRA Leeds –vintage day –organised by ElizabethLetaief (HASSRALeeds BOM)

Vintage tea party/choirperformance/vintagehair cuts/tombola/blingand buy sale/ cakecompetition and sale

Split betweenParkinsons UK andEmmaus Leeds (alocal charity close toQuarry House thatsupports homelesspeople)

£415

June 2015 Golfathon –– NickStreets (HASSRALeeds BOM and golfsociety), Paul Bentley,Paul Cheesborough,Pat Harper (HASSRALeeds golf society)

Four rounds of golf inone day – startingearly morning andfinishing in the evening- sponsored

Cancer Research UK £1,300

July 2015 Cake Sale – organisedby Marie Cousens

Cake sale held on thethird floor in QuarryHouse

St Vincent’s charity –support localdisadvantaged people

£65

July 2015 Leeds 10K – Run byAmanda Huddleston –HASSRA LeedsMember

Leeds 10K Run Yorkshire CancerResearch

£255

September 2015 Macmillan CoffeeMorning – Organisedby HASSRA LeedsBOM and volunteers

Cake sale/coffees andraffle

Macmillan CancerSupport

£1,463.25

September 2015 Fat Rascal Bakingcompetition

Baking competition tobake the “Fat Rascal”cakes a la Bettys TeaRooms

St Vincent’s Charity –Support localdisadvantaged people

£14.01

Leeds Clubs and Activities

Please contact The Forum Leisure Centre for details of swimming, training & fitness classes.

HAS S R A Leeds B oard of Management Contact Details

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Chair HASSRA Leeds Catriona Patterson 0113 2545780 catriona.patterson@dh.gsi.gov.uk

Vice Chair HASSRA Leeds Nick Streets Contact EditorSecretary Simon Jarrold - Temporary 0113 2327120 simon.jarrold@dwp.gsi.gov.uk

Treasurer Peter Blinston 0113 2545972 peter.blinston@dh.gsi.gov.uk

Events Committee Chair Julie Chapman 0113 2546089 julie.chapman@dh.gsi.gov.uk

Finance/Clubs Development Chair Nick Streets Email Only Contact EditorCommunications Chair Elizabeth Letaief 24902 QH elizabeth.letaief@dwp.gsi.gov.uk

BOM Member Rosemary Matheson 0113 2547130 rosemary.matheson@hscic.gov.uk

BOM Member Elaine Arnott Email Only Contact EditorBOM Member Clive Fane 29938 QH clive.fane@dwp.gsi.gov.uk

BOM Member Isobel Todd Email Only isitodd@hotmail.co.uk

BOM Member Alan Shaw 0113 2324028 alan.shaw@dwp.gsi.gov.uk

BOM Member Michele Jowett Email Only michele.jowett@dwp.gsi.gov.uk

BOM Member Roy Jones 24324 QH Roy.l.jones@dwp.gsi.gov.uk

BOM Member Jonathan Kirkland

BOM Member Luisa Panetta 24562 QH Luisa.panetta@dwp.gsi.gov.uk

Club Contact Extension Room No.

Angling George Roe 24244 QH 1S25

Badminton tbc

Bridge Andy MattacksDave Barnes

24631 QH24188 QH

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Christian Network Gillian PriestleyRos Hynes

29949 QH0113 254 5038

Craft Club Janet Coy QH Ground, north QH

Cricket Phil Sharples 7920864377 3S25

Darts Ian Gibson IAN.GIBSON@DWP.GSI.GOV.UK

Football (men’s 5-a-side) Scott Gee 36768 QH 4W57

Football - Wednesday Phil Thomas 46549 QH

Forum Leisure Centre Reception 24456 QH Ground Floor

Game-fishers David Roper-Newman 27355 QH GS36

Golf Phil Corbett 27363 QH 3S25

Guitar Lessons Phil Hepworth 07725 005893 The Forum

HASSRA Dance Club Neil ParkinsonSarah Stevens

Neil.parkinson@nhs.net

Sarah.stevens1@dwp.gsi.gov.uk5E09 & GN35

Hockey - Men’s Sean Massey 24632 QH GS36

Walking Club Wendy Brown 01937 842001

Wine Jo O’Keefe 0113 232 4331

Table Top Wargame, Boardgameand Roleplaying

Stuart WiltshireStuart Barraclough

27234 QH24435 QH

GS251S25

Community Choir Elaine Arnott Elainearnott29@gmail.com

Social Cycling Club Trina Elkington trina.elkington@nhs.net

HASSRA LeedsEvents and Clubs

Activity Programme

December 2015 4th Golf Club Moortown Nick Streets

12th Walking Club Cullingworth andHarden Circular(Xmas walk)

Luisa Panetta

January 2016 21st Fly Trip to Istanbul Proposed Trip Tony Armitage

9th Walking Club TBA

February 2016 13th Walking Club (AGM) (tba) John Ennis

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CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!HASSRA Leeds/CSSC Christmas Party -

In Association HASSRA Leeds City

Thursday 10th December – 8:00pm – 1:00am(though the bar is open earlier for drinks and dining)

At The Tyke Bar - 2b, Gateway NorthCrown Point Road

LeedsLS9 8BZ

Website – www.tykeleeds.co.uk

Including buffet and drinks promotions – and disco!

Tickets for HASSRA/CSSC Members - £2.00 - includes a free drinkvoucher redeemable on the night

For tickets please e-mail Simon Jarrold (if you work for DWP) or JulieChapman (if you work for Health) with your HASSRA number (andCSSC number if you are also a member of CSSC)E-mail addresses simon.jarrold@dwp.gsi.gov.uk.;Julie.chapman@dh.gsi.gov.ukSimon/Julie will arrange for you to have your tickets/collect paymentfrom you when tickets are available – For CSSC Members not basedin Quarry House please e-mail Adele Hirst (CSSC) –adelehirst62@gmail.com

See you in December!!

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Reclaim Your Lunch Hour!Table Tennis and Badminton – fun session

Sports Hall 12:00 to 13:00

Mondays from 2/11/15

£2.00 for HASSRA membersBadminton also available Tuesdays at 13:00

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HASSRA Leeds invite you to organise your own tickets – at any theatre/ music venue in Yorkshire, enjoy the event and provide proof ofpurchase and HASSRA Leeds membership for each ticket after theevent to receive a 50% (max of £10) refund.

Only one theatre ticket PER MONTH for a performance attended duringDecember 2015 & January 2016 per adult or child will be accepted.

Child HASSRA LEEDS associate membership (£5 per annum) may be applied for from the Forum Leisure Centre – QH

All Yorkshire theatre tickets accepted..Examples of what’s on: PANTOS Musicals

BANDS Ballet COMEDYVariety Shows Burlesque OPERA

Children’s productions

Autumn TICKET OFFER 2015 Subsidy applicationName (s) – HASSRA Leeds membership numbers

Cost of tickets £If you agree that HASSRA Leeds can reimburse viaBank transfer – please provide relevant details

Bank Sort Code:

Bank Account no:

Work or home address (if you prefer a cheque to besent)

Telephone & Email details in case of queries Tel:

Email:

To claim costs back you will need to send payment proof, dates of your ticket purchase andindividual HASSRA Leeds membership number for each person. Include your contact details where thecheque may be sent, to Phil, C/O the Forum at Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7UE.

HASSRA Leeds staff members will have proof on their payslips, HASSRA Leeds Associate members may checktheir membership details with the Forum – tel; 0113 2324456 - Queries to be directed to 01132546089

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Helping our members becomemore active is a main aim of HASSRA Leeds.

During 2015, we want to encourage more members toexperience activities that they may not have considered

before.Therefore we are advertising a 50% ticket subsidy for HASSRALeeds members (to a maximum of £10 per HASSRA Leedsmember, per month) for activities within the Yorkshire region.This offer will be in place throughout 2015.See a selection below of the types of activities that will qualify – butthis list is not fixed and others will be considered individually.

Ice Skating Free Running Skiing Forbidden CornerRoller Skating Bowling Indoor Skate-Boarding Nordic Skiing Urban farms Go Karting TrampoliningPaint Balling Snow Boarding Public Gardens Cycle Hire Wall Climbing Velodrome Cycling Ariel Assault CourseHASSRA Leeds invite you to organise your own ticket, enjoy the event and provide proof of purchase and HASSRALeeds membership for each ticket, after the event to receive 50% (max £10 per person) of the cost of your ticket.Claims should be made using the form below within a month of the event and refunds will be processed as soonas possible. Claims against an activity organised by HASSRA Leeds club or National HASSRAwhere a subsidy is already in operation will not be accepted. Subsidies will only be providedwhen an activity has been undertaken.

If you wish to take part in an activity that is not listed – please send a note toJulie.Chapman@dh.gsi.gov.uk asking if it could be included BEFORE submitting a subsidy claim

ACTIVITIES Claim Form 2015HASSRA Leeds invite you to organise your own tickets, enjoy the event andprovide proof of purchase and HASSRA Leeds membership for each ticket afterthe event to receive a 50% (max of £10 per member) refund on the cost ofyour ticket.  Offer applies to HASSRA Leeds members and associate members.Offer limited to one application per member, per month.

Checks will be put in place to ensure that this offer is not abusedClaims against an activity organised by HASSRA Leeds club or National HASSRA where a subsidy is already inoperation will not be accepted.

HASSRA LEEDS CLAIM FORM –TO BE USED FOR THE NEW ‘ACTIVITY’ RECLAIM OFFER

Terms and Conditions- Only one claim per quarter but multiple activities can be claimed for, so a member can go to the Ice

Cube in early Feb, then Ten Pin Bowling in late Feb, and so on. Individual members can only claim up toa maximum of £30 a quarter.

- Please refer to the individual offer adverts for the amounts that can be reclaimed- Members can only submit ONE claim for activity per quarter.

The quarters are January - March, April -June, July - September, and October - December.- Members should submit their claims a maximum one month after each quarter end. So if the claim is foractivity and events in January-March, then the claim must be received by the end of April.

- Payments will be made electronically only, and they will be made one month after each quarter end.- Please complete both sections – failure to do so will result in a delay to any refund.

Name of applicant

Address to be used forcorrespondence

Full email address

Contact TelephoneNo. (Inc. STD code)

HASSRA membershipno.

Event / Activity (pleaseprovide date(s) andvenue(s))

All payment will be made electronically. Please provide the following details

Account Name

Sort Code

Account Number

Please complete this section for all HASSRA members who attended:

PLEASE ENCLOSE RECEIPTS OR TICKETS FOR EACH HASSRA MEMBERCLAIMING A REFUND.

(Claims cannot be processed without this information)

DECLARATION

I declare that:

· All information is true and correct;· I have incurred the expenses described above solely in connection with the said

activity;· I am not eligible to receive these expenses, in part or in full, from any other body or

organisation;· The members(s) listed are HASSRA Leeds members.

Signed……………………………………………………………………… Date……………………….

Please return completed forms to:Phil Hepworth, The Forum Leisure Centre, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, LEEDS LS2 7UA

Payment enquiries – please email hassratreasurer@outlook.com

Full name HASSRA m’shipno.

Ticket / receipt value

TOTAL CLAIMED MAXIMUM OF £30 PER QUARTER PERMEMBER

£

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Jilly’s Crystals makes handmade Crystal Healing Jewellery, thejewellery is infused with Reiki healing to give a healingexperience. We also stock various crystal tumblestones. For allHASSRA workers, a discount of 10% will be applied to all Etsytransactions using discount code HASSRA.

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Holistic Therapies Yorkshire can come to the comfort of yourown home for Holistic therapies, we will be launching a Holisticroom in May. The treatments on offer is Reiki Healing andCrystal Therapy. Launching in June we will also be offeringHolistic Massage, Swedish Massage, Indian Head Massageand Zone Therapy.

The discount for HASSRA workers is £5 off any treatment.Jilly can also read Angel Cards and Fairy cards either by emailor I can come to your home to do a reading. The cardreadings are really fun and accurate.For Angel and Fairy card readings it is £1 off an email readingand £2.50 off a card reading in your home.

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CST Taster Sessions for just £5 and anhour’s free session for one lucky reader

CST or craniosacral therapy was developed from cranialosteopathy in the early 1900’s. It is a complementary therapytreatment that helps the body to rest and de-stress.

A treatment usually lasts for an hour, slightly longer the first timethat you come. In the treatment you keep your clothes onand lie on the treatment couch just removing your shoes. Thetherapists makes light contact with your head, the base ofyour spine and other areas, encouraging your body to relaxand begin to make the changes it needs. It is a greattreatment to have if you are feeling stressed, tired or just a littlebeaten by the daily grind! For more information about thistreatment visit www.joannajonescst.co.uk

Come along and try this treatment for £5!On Tuesday 19th May and Friday 22nd of May we are runningclinics of taster sessions for just £5 to spread the word aboutthis wonderful relaxing treatment. Taster sessions of 30 minuteswill be given throughout the day. You need to book but cando this by emailing info@phoenixhealthandwellbeing orcalling 0113 234 0818

As an added incentive we offer all HASSRA members 10% offthe prices shown on our websitewww.phoenixhealthandwellbeing.org.uk Just bring alongsome ID when you come for your treatment.

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MemberBenefits

“At BJE LEGAL Solicitors we realise that sometimes it can be daunting instructing a solicitor.Perhaps you are worried about legal fees or are unsure as to whether a solicitor can be ofassistance. For these reasons we promise to give you, a family member or a friend a freetelephone consultation with a solicitor to discuss any issues which you may have. As aHASSRA member should you or any family or friends choose to instruct us we will provide youwith a 20% reduction on our usual fee rate. We are able to advise in all areas of the law andlook forward to hearing from you.”

Tel : 0113 293 9619e-mail : benjamin.evans@bjelegal.co.uk

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BenefitsAagrah Indian RestaurantGet 15% discount off food bill from Sunday to Thursday inclusive when a starter and main dish areordered when you show your HASSRA Leeds Membership Card.

Fairuz Lebanese R estaurantFor a friendly and relaxed atmosphere and wonderful food visit FAIRUZ at FairfaxHouse, Merrion Street, Leeds. Tel: 0113 243 4923. All HASSRA LEEDS members can claim10% discount on their bill at Fairuz, Leeds’ only Lebanese restaurant.Always a popular venue, Fairuz is especially renowned for imaginative use ofvegetables and pulses, which makes it particularly attractive to vegetarians andvegans. But fish and meat eaters are also catered for, with delicious fresh ingredients, and an inspireduse of herbs and spices. Never tried Lebanese food before?You’re missing a treat.

Historic Houses Association CardsYou can collect one of four HASSRA Leeds Historic Houses Association Cards from Peter Blinston inQuarry House. Not The Forum.For More Information See:http://www.hha.org.uk/http://www.hha.org.uk/Private/5019/Live/HHA%20Benefits%20to%20Members.pdf

Harewood House CardYou can book one of two Harewood House Cards from the Forum Leisure Centre in Quarry House.These entitle you to free entry to Harewood House. See The Forum for further details.

Up and RunningThe site at Boar Lane can service all our running needs. With over 20 years of running experience asa company and many years gathered skills and knowledge, Up and Running Leeds Central staffcan keep you on your feet.- £10 off trainers - 10% of all other running goods.

Restaurants &Days Out

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Brooklands Country Retreat and Health SpaThe picturesque setting of Brooklands Country Retreat and Health Spa in Garstang, Lancashire oozes style – aneclectic mix of old and new, combining the stunning 19th century country house and fabulously modern spa.Offering a fabulous selection of beauty treatments, which include Decleor, Clarins, Spa Find and Fake Bake, plusluxurious facilities, your Brooklands experience can be as relaxed or as invigorating as you would prefer.Brooklands is thrilled to invite all HASSRA members to come and enjoy the serene surroundings, fabulous facilitiesand luxurious treatments at a 10% discount on any bookings made Monday to Thursday.For further information please call 01995 605162 or view the website www.brooklandsretreat.co.uk.

5 star fitnessAt 5 star fitness we specialise in building health and fitness through personal training and nutritional advice. All ourstaff are professional athletes, coaches and practitioners who can help you achieve your goals and bring aboutamazing results.Contact us on Castleford 01977 553330 or Leeds 01132 203647 for further information or visit our website onwww.5starfitness.co.ukFree consultation and half hour session for HASSRA members at one of our private studios.

Health & Fitness

AcupunctureFor Health, Balance and Wellbeing.Wetherby Acupuncture is delighted to offer a £20 discount- £5 off your consultation and £5 off 3 follow up treatments.Wetherby Acupuncture sees a variety of patients for allkinds of issues such as neck, shoulder and back pain,headaches, migraine, stress, depression and anxiety. Support is also offered to assist womenwho are trying to conceive naturally, or through IVF. For more information log on towww.wetherbyacupuncture.co.uk or call the practitioner for an informal chat, Rebecca JoyCallicott on 07725 805 981

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Northern Heights Tree SpecialistsProfessional tree and hedge services. HASSRA members benefit from a 10% discount on production ofa membership card.Contact us for free expert advice, friendly service and reliable workmanship.Fully qualified & insured.Tel:- 0113 293 1463Email:- info@northernheightstrees.comGreig Courtney FScArb07886 850484

Wedding photographypackages available from £350.00Capturing the magic of your special day in a relaxed and friendly way.We offer a range of affordable and completely flexible packages which all includeyour edited images on disc or USB stick to use again and again.Special offer for HASSRA members 25% off packages, (limited availability.)Feel free to contact Paul for a no obligation consultation or with any questionsyou might haveproco@live.co.ukwww.procophotography.co.uk07947758991.

Need some help with your garden?North Leeds Garden Design offers bespoke garden design and professionalgardening. We will not only get your garden looking its best but ensure thatyou know how to look after it too. Whether you need a new border planted,the whole garden re-designed or just some advice on a problem area – we can help.You can find out more about us at www.northleedsgardendesign.co.ukor on Facebook.com/NorthLeedsGardenDesign. Or phone us on 07967 181950.

HASSRA members receive 10% off all plant orders.

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TBBS Electrical & Mechanical Ltd are an NIC EIC Domestic Installer Registered electrical company based locallyin Leeds on the main A64 York Road, Director, Mark Slater, lives locally in the Crossgates area of Leeds and headsa team of dedicated City & Guilds (17th Edition Qualified) electricians, who professionally undertake all aspectsof domestic works along with periodic inspection and testing. TBBS Electrical & Mechanical Ltd would like to offerall HASSRA members 10% discount along with a free safety check with agreed works.

Please contact Mark Slater via telephone on 07825 882343 or 01132 405827, via email attbbselectrical@thebigbathroomshop.com or visit our website at www.tbbselectricalandmechanical.co.uk

Thinning Hair/Hair loss of any description can affect your self esteem andconfidence. If you have tried every product on the market with outsuccess and would like to talk to a professional in confidence .RipleyLayne hair loss solutions can provide a free consultation and one to one non surgicaltreatments to suit your individual requirements . contact Tracey Garry on 01132601550 /07517577632 Email tragarry@hotmail.co.uk 20% off any product or treatment

Break the Pain Feel the Gain - www.pain-barrier.co.ukDavid Foster HPC, MCSPLeeds-based physiotherapist and fitness instructor specialising in back pain and sportsinjuries providing professional one-to-one treatment from HPC registered and fullyqualified therapist.My clinic is open Monday to Friday with flexibility at weekends: patients seen byappointments only.I would be pleased to discuss your requirements and give advice ahead of your first consultationand treatment.Please contact me by phone on: 07817 412822 or by email: dfosterphysiotherapy@gmail.comI am offering 20% reduction to all HASSRA members

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We’re delighted to offer this saving to HASSRA memberson anything print related: it can be used for business, anypersonal print or a club, society or association you maybelong to…..Just have a look at our brand new website:

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FREE COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL GAME plan (fgp)FOR HASSRA MEMBERS (WORTH UPWARDS OF £500).On any journey you need proper directions or you can get lost. The FGP is like a Sat-navfor your finances. You simply put in your destination (your financial goals), it looks atwhere you are starting from (your current financial situation) and it calculates how longyour journey will take. It even shows you a few short cuts (e.g. ways to accelerate your mortgage)!It is a fantastic educational tool and process to teach you how to become debt free and financiallyindependent in a realistic and practical way.All HASSRA members can claim their free personalised Financial Game Plan by sending an email tome (Samuel) Samuel.leigh@genistar.org or call 07939 564998 to set up an appointment.

*Registered with the Financial Conduct Authority and Office of Fair Trade.

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Once described by “Rolling Stone” as “good asthe Beatles,” Squeeze remain defiantly tunefulwordsmiths, whose combination of story telling andcatchy melodies has always made them goodvalue for money. They may be conventional, butthey are very good.

There were two main gripes (I haven’t got spacefor minor gripes, such as the continued existenceof people who go to gigs and spend the entireevening sharing Facebook posts along the lines of“I’m at a Squeeze concert” amongst each other,instead of just enjoying being at a Squeezeconcert). Firstly, although the tickets stated “doorsopen at 7.00pm” it might have been more helpfulif they said “support act starts promptly at 7.30pm”.Because, amazingly, they did get John CooperClarke to start promptly, which meant for the nexttwenty minutes there was a constant flow oflatecomers who had to be escorted to their seatsin the pitch dark auditorium. Secondly, the concertwas due to finish at 10.30pm and as the last trainback to Leeds was 10.36pm I had to miss theencore as I wasn’t going to pay £30 for a taxihome. I knew this meant missing “Up the Junction,”because nowadays you can check the set list forany gig. So I can’t even console myself that theymight not have played what is in essence a brilliantcomplete kitchen sink drama condensed into threeminutes.Dr Cooper Clarke (as he insists on styling himself,due to some honorary doctorate or other) isnowadays more of a laconic Mancunian stand-upwith some nice, if often filthy, one-liners. None ofwhich is repeatable in a family publication like this.I would prefer to have heard more of his witty,fast-paced punk ‘poetry’, but he did trot out a fewof his more famous efforts such as the grim “BeasleyStreet” was followed by a nicely updated versionimagining a trendy boho development havingreplaced the original back to back hellhole.

Squeeze are riding on the crest of a wavenowadays, with their new album “Cradle to Grave”doing well in the charts, no doubt helped by its linkto a new BBC sitcom and the accompanying hitsingle. There is the usual dilemma for bands who

always think their latest album is their best, whereaspeople who have shelled out folding money for agig usually prefer a greatest hits type set list. To befair, it must be hard for bands to play a song theywrote nearly forty years ago and have playedhundreds of time, and not go through the motions,but they all know that if people are going to comeback they need to play quite a few familiar songs.

So they chose a well-balanced set, no doubtmade easier by the continued excellence of thenew songs. The acoustics were excellent, and theplaying and saying top quality, with the new bassisttotally integrated into the band’s ethos. And youreally can’t beat songs like “Labelled with Love”.It’s not an exaggeration to say that it bearscomparison with “She’s Leaving Home”. Thechoice of language and the skill of the lyricsenables you to paint a picture in your head andprovide your own backstory. And there were otherclassics such as “Another Nail In My Heart”“Tempted” “Black Coffee In Bed” to stop peopledeciding now was a good time to visit the bar.It was in 1978 that I first saw Squeeze at the ReadingRock Festival. I couldn’t have imagined then thatI would be watching them in Harrogate in 2015 andthey would still be at the top of their game. Theycould write a song about it.

Squeeze(supported by John Cooper Clarke)

Harrogate International Centre 24th October

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I had been looking forward to this long weekendfor a long time.

It turned out to be a dramatic and horrifying timefor the world although it was only afterwards thatthe reality sunk in as to what had happened inParis.

The first stop was Dublin, where Abigail’s effectswere still felt at times with a rather weakhurricane skirting to the north of the island butstill providing enough wind and rain at intervalsto whip up the Liffey and cause people to scuttlefor shelter. I paid my pilgrimage to Sandycove,where Joyce set the opening of “Ulysses”. So wildwas the weather that I was worried that theband may not be able to make it over fromEngland. I need not have been concerned, andthe venue (the Academy, a converted cinema)swiftly became one of my favourites. Friendlyand attractive staff, a seated area for those whowanted a bit of a rest, great acoustics and sightlines, and alcohol you can actually drink. IfCarlsberg designed a venue, it would be like this,because the lager wasn’t Carlsberg. The bandwere great as always and it was only when I gotback to my nearby hotel that the horror of whathad occurred in Paris about the time the bandwas getting ready to go on stage was revealed.So everyone was rather sombre as the train wentup from Dublin to Belfast where it had beenraining steadily for a day and a half. Thatcontinued for the rest of the day. So with a strollaround the city out of the question, it was off to

Windsor Park for some footie, where amazinglythe game went ahead on a perfect playingsurface despite the fact that the national teamhad played a friendly the evening before. It wasa feisty local derby with the added spice of thetwo teams (Linfield and Cliftonville) coming fromdifferent traditions and both sides desperate fora win. The home team lost. And they played“Alternative Ulster” at half time, which was a firstfor me. The rain continued in apocalypticfashion.

Back to the city centre, and then into thesplendid Royal Ulster Hall for another rip-roaringevening. It is a fantastic place, with a selectionof artwork in the corridors to peruse, and asprung floor, which came in handy when thecrowd got particularly excitable. Stiff Little Fingersgrew up in Belfast in the 70s, when murder wasa daily occurrence. They don’t make anyreferences to politics as they recalled almost allgigs being cancelled “for security reasons” andsaw their job as giving locals the chance toexperience what those on the mainland take forgranted. But songs like “Wasted Life” and“Johnny Was” speak for themselves in theirtopical poignancy.

A tour of Belfast followed the next day, with anoticeable reduction in the numbers of flagsmarking out tribal loyalties and so much lesstension than at my last visit a decade or so ago.If I’d wanted to stroll along the Falls or the ShankillI could have done so. But they stress the Titanicand Game of Thrones connections now. Backto George Best airport to get home.And so two days after that Stiff Little Fingersbecame the first major band to play a gig inParis. The sell-out crowd chanted “merci,” somenot knowing that playing and giving people suchenjoyment in the face or murder and stiflingsecurity was something the band had beendoing in similar circumstances for nearly fortyyears in another time, another place, butshowing the same spirit of defiance to those whowould waste our lives.

An Irish weekend by Old Punk

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In our 80th anniversary year, Christmas comes early for

HASSRA members with a FREE prize draw offering you a chance

to win one of 80 fantastic prizes…

A top prize of £5000 and more than 50 other cash prizes, not to

mention the latest gadgets including Apple watches, cameras,

PlayStations, Tablets, Fitbits, Go Pros…a total prize fund of£25,000.

Delivered in time for Christmas too!

It doesn’t get any easier…enter here today

and win yourChristmas present from HASSRA

Entries must be received by midnight onFriday 11th December 2015, so we can

get your prize to you in time for Christmas.Winners will be the first 80 eligible entriesdrawn at random after the closing date.

Haven’t got your membership number? Not a HASSRA member?Get in touch today at http://www.hassra.org.ukand you’ll get your

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What’s on in The Forum

MondayBadminton & Table Tennis 12:00 – 13.00 Main HallStudio Cycling 12.30 – 13.00 Studio CraigBoxercise 17.05 – 18.00 Main Hall CraigKettlercise 18.15 – 19.00 Main Hall CraigPilates 18.20 – 19.00 Court 1 Jamal

TuesdayCircuit Training 12.15 – 12.45 Main Hall CraigBody Balance 12.30 – 13.30 Studio SylviaBadminton 13:00 – 14:00 Main HallKettlercise Express 17.05 – 17.35 Court 1 LukeMetafit 17.15 – 17.35 Court 1 CraigStudio Cycling 18.00 – 18.45 Metafit CraigCircuit Traininig 18.15 – 19.00 Court 1 Jamal

WednesdayAb Attack 12.25 – 12.55 Court 1 AnnaStudio Cycling 12.30 – 13.15 Studio CraigAshtanga Yoga 17.45 – 19.00 Court 1 SarahBoxercise Boot Camp 18.05 – 19.00 Main Hall Craig

ThursdayKettlercise Express 12.15 – 12.45 Main Hall CraigYoga 12.30 – 13.15 Studio AngelaStudio Cycling 17.15 – 18.00 Studio CraigMetafit 18.15 – 18.45 Main Hall CraigPilates 18.20 – 19.00 Court 1 JamalCircuit Training 19.15 – 19.45 Studio Jamal

FridayKettlercise 08.00 – 08.50 Main Hall LukeMeta Fit 12.30 – 13.00 Main Hall Craig

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Please note classes could be cancelled at short notice.

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Tuesday 5.15 - 5.45 pmThursday 6.15 - 6.45 pmFriday 12.30 - 1.00 pm

BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONSHASSRA TRIPS AND EVENTS

The following terms and conditions will apply to all events to ensure that every member has a fair opportunity toparticipate in events. The terms and conditions should be read in conjunction with the relevant booking form.

1. Wherever possible events will be advertised with a closing date for applications that is at least 4 weeks from the datefirst advertised, including proposed events where expressions of interest are being requested.

2. Persons wishing to travel together should complete one application form per room, submit their applications together,and determine a lead person who will be responsible for forwarding payments due and act as the contact on behalf of thegroup via a signed disclaimer agreeing to these terms and conditions.

3. A booking will not be accepted or entered in a draw without the correct deposit and signed disclaimer.

4. Once the closing date is reached, the number of applicants wishing to travel will be determined. Where there aresufficient places for all applicants, then deposit cheques will be banked and places confirmed.

5. Members should be aware that once deposit cheques have been banked they are not returnable and travellers will beliable to pay full price of the trip (unless the place is subsequently filled). Full price means the undiscounted "non­member" price. Where necessary, HASSRA (Leeds) will provide an invoice for the full price for insurance purposes buttravellers need to be aware that the cost of insurance, (if purchased), is non-refundable.

6. Travel operators will be asked to date insurance cover from the date on which they receive notification of the personstravelling. It is therefore essential to obtain adequate travel insurance before booking if you do not purchase theinsurance offered.

7. Single supplements. There will be no member discount on supplements for travellers wishing to secure a singleroom. Where members indicate on the application form that they are willing to share a room with someone of the samesex, the organiser will arrange for pairing. If an individual has indicated that they are willing to share, they will not have topay a single supplement even if no pair is available.

8. Where the number of applicants exceeds the places available, a random draw of application forms will determinethose successful in receiving a place, subject to Clause 8. Cheques accompanying these applications will then beprocessed. Remaining applications will continue to be drawn at random to determine the order of the reserve list.

9. The trip organiser will be granted up to two places on that trip without entry into the ballot. An organiser is the personwho arranges the trip on behalf of the HASSRA Events Committee, whether or not s/he is a member of the Committee.

10. Where expressions of interest have been sought for a proposed trip, if that trip is subsequently confirmed,applications received from those expressing interest prior to the closing date will be given priority to book before anyunfilled places on the trip are advertised. On these occasions, once the closing date is reached, remaining places will befilled on a first come first served basis.

11. Members who have been unsuccessful in a ballot for a trip may record this on their application for the next trip, to thesame destination, and will be given priority for available spaces.

12. Applications from solely non-member groups, i.e. not accompanying a full HASSRA member, wishing to participate inan event will be considered only in the event of places remaining after the closing date has passed.

13. The priority order will be: a) Organiser +1, b) Previously unsuccessful on similar trip (ballot if necessary), c) Priorregistered interest (ballot if necessary), d) Other Members, e) Non Member groups.

14. Non-members may apply to travel at the discounted rate on an event provided that they satisfy the criterion forassociate membership and send a completed application for membership together with the appropriate payment, on orbefore the closing date for the trip. Associate Membership will last for 12 months from the date of processing theapplication. The Committee reserves the right to determine specific criteria for prior membership on certain trips. Anysuch requirements will be notified in the advertisement. Participants are reminded to conduct themselves in anappropriate manner while attending HASSRA sponsored trips and events. Formal complaints may prejudice anindividual's eligibility for future trips.

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NAME OF TRIP: _____________________________ Closing date: __________________________________

To: ______________________________________ Location: ______________________________________

For flying trips, names MUS T correspond to those shown in your passport(s)

Name HAS S R A L eedsMember Yes/No

Number:

Type of roomdouble/Twin/s ingle/

family

Amount ofdeposit

B alance of cost of trip

Name of lead contact: ............................................................................................................................................................

Address (Work if staff member) .............................................................................................................................................

Phone (Work if staff member) .................................................. Mobile ...............................................................................

E-mail (Work if staffmember) ................................................................................................................................................................................

Please ensure that you provide full contact details . Failure may prejudice your booking.

Insurance cover, dietary or ability requirements (must be provided with balance if not before )

Name Insurer Policy No. E xpiry Date Dietary of otherrequirements

Travelling Alone?If travelling alone, would you like to "buddy" in a twin room with another tripper of the same sex, to avoid the single supplement? YES / NOWould you be willing to "buddy" if you have requested a single room but none is available? YES /NOPlease refer to the trip advertisement for:- The names and address of the trip organiser, to whom this form should be sent- The closing date for applications- The deposit required*Balances will be required approximately 4 - 8 weeks before trip.Booking Form Notes: Cheques to be made payable to HASSRA Leeds unless otherwise specified in the advertisement. In the event ofover-subscription, a ballot will be held and un-cashed cheques will be returned to unsuccessful applicants.Remember to enclose your cheque with the application. Cheques will not be banked until after the closing date, but bookings will not be acceptedwithout a completed application together with cheque.Travel insurance is recommended for all trips but is mandatory for trips abroad. Insurance cover should include cover for medical treatment, anemergency help line, and repatriation cover – see also para 5 of the terms and conditions. For activities such as mountain sports additional specialistinsurance will also be essential.Applicants requiring confirmation that booking form & cheque has been received must enclose a self addressed envelope/grid.Please refer to full terms and conditions when applying as printed in the Newsletter and on HASSRA Leeds website www.hassra-leeds.org

DISCLAIMER . This must be completed to enable acceptance of the applicationI can confirm that I have authority to act for all applicants and that all have read, understand and agree to abide bythe Terms & Conditions set by HASSRA (Leeds) and any additional terms as specified by linked travel companies.

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