Coronavirus: #LeedsSaysThanks to frontline workers with free tickets and offers
“From back-stage and behind the scenes at Leeds’ cultural and sports organisations - we thank you.
“You are focussed on caring for all of us. In return the sports centres, theatres, museums, cinemas, festivals, venues and galleries listed below pledge to provide thousands of free tickets, discounts and special events for you - when our doors are reopened.
“At the moment our turnstiles, stages and screens are all quiet. Many of us are instead turning our hands to volunteering in our communities to help with the effort.
“But we want to do more to thank you. It might be watching a game at Headingley or Elland Road, seeing your favourite artist up close, or VIP tickets to a show.
“We will be ready when you are.”
Leader of Leeds City Council, Councillor Judith Blake, said:
“In Leeds we have such a fantastically diverse and colourful cultural scene which unfortunately has been hard hit by the pandemic. However I know that when things start to go back to normal and doors begin to reopen, there will be an array of events, shows and exciting sporting fixtures to look ahead to.
“It is brilliant to see so many local businesses and organisations get involved with the scheme, and I really hope that these special offers will give NHS and frontline workers something to look forward to. I’d like to once again offer my thanks and appreciation to each and every one of them for their truly heroic response to the crisis.”
Frontline workers can keep watching out across social media for the hashtag #LeedsSaysThanks for these special offers from the various organisations. Other organisations are also welcomed to add their support by sharing their offers by also using the hashtag.
For specific details about each offer, please contact the organisations directly.
Leeds United Football Club www.leedsunited.com
AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds leeds.triathlon.org
Belgrave Music Hall www.belgravemusichall.com
Headrow House headrowhouse.com
Water Lane Boathouse waterlaneboathouse.com
Bramley Baths bramleybaths.com
Chapel FM Arts Centre www.chapelfm.co.uk
first direct arena www.firstdirectarena.com
Harewood House Trust harewood.org/about/the-trust
Henry Moore Institute www.henry-moore.org
Hyde Park Book Club www.hydeparkbookclub.co.uk
Eiger Studios eigerstudios.co.uk
Hyde Park Picture House www.hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk
Invisible Flock invisibleflock.com
Jazz Leeds www.jazzleeds.org.uk
Leeds 2023 leeds2023.co.uk
Leeds Arts University www.leeds-art.ac.uk
Active Leeds: All 17 Leisure Centres from Aireborough to Wetherby active.leeds.gov.uk
Leeds International Concert Season www.leedsconcertseason.co.uk
Leeds International Film Festival & Young Peoples Film Festival www.leedsfilm.com
Light Night whatson.leeds.gov.uk/lightnight/Home
Kirkstall Abbey & Abbey House Museum museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/abbey-house-museum
Leeds Art Gallery https://museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/leeds-art-gallery
Leeds City Museum museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/leeds-city-museum
Leeds Discovery Centre museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/leeds-discovery-centre
Leeds Industrial Museum & Thwaite watermill museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/leeds-industrial-museum/
Lotherton Hall and Lotherton Hall Christmas Experience museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/lotherton
Temple Newsam House and Home Farm at Temple Newsam museumsandgalleries.leeds.gov.uk/temple-newsam
Tropical World tropicalworld.leeds.gov.uk
Leeds College of Music www.lcm.ac.uk
Leeds Digital Festival leedsdigitalfestival.org
Leeds Golf Centre www.leedsgolfcentre.com
Leeds International Festival leedsinternationalfestival.com
Leeds International Piano Competition www.leedspiano.com
Leeds Lieder leedslieder.org.uk
Leeds Lit Fest www.leedslitfest.co.uk
Leeds Playhouse leedsplayhouse.org.uk
Live at Leeds www.liveatleeds.com
Slam Dunk www.slamdunkfestival.com/slam-dunk-music
Music:Leeds www.musicleeds.com
New Citizens www.newcitizens.co.uk
Chow Down chowdownevents.co.uk
Oktoberfest Leeds www.oktoberfestleeds.com
The Garden Party thegardenpartyleeds.com
Northern Ballet northernballet.com
Northern School of Contemporary Dance & Riley Theatre www.nscd.ac.uk
O2 Academy Leeds academymusicgroup.com/o2academyleeds
Opera North www.operanorth.co.uk
Oporto www.oportobar.co.uk
Phoenix Dance Theatre www.phoenixdancetheatre.co.uk
Red Ladder Theatre Company www.redladder.co.uk
Royal Armouries Museum royalarmouries.org
Run for All - organisers of the Leeds 10k and the Leeds Half Marathon www.runforall.com
Sheaf St sheafst.com
Slung Low at The Holbeck www.slunglow.org
South Asian Arts-uk (SAA-uk) www.saa-uk.org
The Constitutional, Farsley theconstitutional.co.uk/home
The Leeds Library www.theleedslibrary.org.uk
The Northern Short Story Festival & Leeds Big Bookend bigbookend.co.uk/nssf
The Tetley www.thetetley.org
Tour de Yorkshire letour.yorkshire.com
Transform festival transformfestival.org
tutti frutti productions tutti-frutti.org.uk
Unlimited Theatre unlimited.earth
Yorkshire County Cricket Club yorkshireccc.com
Yorkshire Dance yorkshiredance.com