Morley Zine

09/11/2023

29/10/2023

Huge thanks for your donations Morley folk, Newlands Food Bank will make good use of them 💚

17/08/2023

30/07/2023

Lynne Arnison has captured something special here, a piece of Morley History 🐟

Lynne Arnison was born and raised in Morley and it has left a lasting impression on her work. Lynne has long been involved with art projects in Morley and now is living the dream in Scarborough where she has a studio and regularly exhibits in the area. You can and must check out her work here: www.l...

30/07/2023

The incomparable Faye MW for Morleyzine making us all grab for a cherry in our drinks 🍹

Multi-talented Faye sent in poetry and art for this piece Maraschino. Which frankly, we think Luxardo ought to jump on right away.

30/07/2023

Do you know who these teabreak beauties are?

Is there anything more welcome than a tea break? We used this perfect image as the back cover for Morleyzine, there is so much going on in this photograph. There is warmth, side looks, some fabulous hair and a general solidarity. Do you know anyone in the photo? As a guide the image was taken someti...

29/07/2023

Really thrilled that local artist Arthur Seabrigg agreed to contribute to our first issue. His art and writing here reflects on how nostalgia and memories are intrinsically linked.

Read it here and let us know what you think ☀️

Morleyzine felt so privileged to be able to share this work from local artist Arthur Seabrigg. The Lobster pic you will have seen before out and about in Morley as part of Morley Arts Festival Portrait walk. Arthur's writing about the nostalgia of place and time speaks, we think, to us all. Hope you...

29/07/2023

The happiest soul we know, Jay Gadhia wrote a beautiful piece for Morleyzine, you can read it here

Jay was one of the very first to respond to the call for submissions for Morleyzine. We were thrilled to read his piece on the themes of food as a celebration of tradition and ritual. He also sent a very cheeky poem that sadly did not pass the censors cut. Jay has recently been reading his poetry at...

29/07/2023

Alice wrote this poem especially for Morleyzine, we love it and think you will too. Have a read and share with friends 🍽

Alice Tomkinson

Alice wrote this poem especially for Morleyzine and those of you lucky enough to have been at open mic poetry evening in June, will have heard her read it.

27/07/2023

Dropped a stack of Zines into today with the lovely Debs from Kyro In Morley Market go and grab yourself a copy and check out her shiny wares 🧡

26/07/2023

Hey Morley and beyond!
If you’d like to view Morleyzine online, the link is below. Hope you enjoy! Remember you can still pick up a beautiful paper copy at Morley Library, Oscar’s, Prospect and Resident. Please tag us and let us know what you loved ❤️

Anyone wanting to make a donation to Newlands Food Bank can do so where you pick up a copy or here online, anything you can spare is gratefully appreciated https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/louise-bentley-2

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25/07/2023

Did you spot 70’s tea print in ? Go give her a follow on instagram to see more of her work, including some stunning Lino prints of Morley’s past she made with Morley Community Archives 💛

25/07/2023

We had a great day at on Sunday, if you didn’t manage to grab your copy of morleyzine please pop into Oscar’s, Prospect Morley Resident Morley or Morley Community Hub to pick one up. Payf donations to Newlands Food Bank are v welcome if you can and do please tag us. We’d love to know what you think 🧡

23/07/2023

15/07/2023

Just over ONE WEEK to go until our celebration event at Morley Town Hall, Sunday 23rd July 🥰

On the day you can get your hands on your copy of dance at a silent disco, listen to the song for Morley, view some amazing art and meet some local organisations.

Can’t wait to share the day with you all

https://facebook.com/events/s/my-leeds-summer-morley-make-to/282094154370456/

LEEDS 2023
Morley Zine
Newlands Food Bank
Morley Make Together
Resident Morley
Sharon Wilson
Lynne Arnison
The Gallery
Kathleen Smith
Crank Studios
Morley Indians
Morley Gallery
Robrook Press
Jess Barlow
Jay Gadhia
Leanne Cork
Kate Rosanne Johnson
Toni Briens
Bryony Brown

05/07/2023

Copies of Morleyzine have gone to the Zine Library, did you know there was such a thing? Amazing resource!

You can get your copy v soon at our celebration on 23rd July at Morley Town Hall see:

https://facebook.com/events/s/my-leeds-summer-morley-make-to/282094154370456/ for details ❤️🍽️🍽️

03/07/2023

Really cool short interview with our neighbourhood host Ruth talking about Morley, what she loves about living here and what’s she’s learned from being involved in LEEDS 2023.

Yes, Morley IS the centre of t’universe!

Welcome to The Culture Map! We invite you to explore the city of Leeds through this map and see some of the incredible culture it has to offer. Each pin on the map holds a piece of content that shows a different part of Leeds culture. -------------------------------------------------------------.....

02/07/2023

“What’s for dinner Morley?”

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A showcase of specially commissioned projects that allow creative, cultural and community groups to Make Together.

24/06/2023

4 weeks to go till the big LEEDS 2023 celebration for Morley. Save the date pals- Sunday 23rd July at Morley Town Hall.

Gonna be a fun afternoon with art, music, food and of course Morley Zine 😄
I’m going to be collecting for Newlands Food Bank on the day so please do bring along something you can donate, coffee, tea, pasta, biscuits, soup, veg tins, loo roll, toothpaste, cleaning products, sanitary wear, pet food, CASH- whatever you can spare 🫶 I can promise you it will be put to good use in our community ❤️

18/06/2023

Looking through back issues of Morley Advertiser this week for inspiration and found this advice from 1943

31/05/2023

Last day for submissions Morley! Email [email protected] or DM any questions 🤩

27/05/2023

Alright Morley! We’re very close to the end date for submissions now, thanks so much to everyone who’s sent something in for our first edition. If you’re still mulling an idea over you have until next wed 31st to get it to me [email protected]

Throughout June comes the task of putting all this fabulous content together!

Can’t wait to slap a finished copy in your hands 🙌

25/05/2023

Morning all, I’ll be back at Morley library today to join the very lovely Chatty Cafe that runs every Thursday from 11-12. We’re really close to the deadline now to submit new work (just less than a week) so if you wanted to ask anything about Morley Zine, about how to submit, anything at all do come along and have a cuppa ☕️