Centre Volunteer Team
21st Sep '26 - 31st Dec '27
CHAPEL FM NEEDS YOU!!!! Come join our existing volunteer group. Come be that important part of Chapel FM and explore the world of Community Arts.
Welcome to Chapel FM
Chapel FM Arts Centre is a house of creativity, art, music, writing & more with radio at the core.
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Chapel FM Arts Centre brings radio, writing, music, theatre, activism and so much more to our community of Seacroft, our city of Leeds and the wider world!
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MUSICATHON 2026 @CHAPEL FM
Sat 12th December - Sun 13th December
Musicathon returns for its 15th year!
Feed Yourself Well: Cooking for Mental Wellbeing
1st Jun '26 - 7th Jun '27
A supportive cooking group for people who may be struggling with their mental health. A chance to work with others to create healthy meals with a focus on fresh, local, seasonal vegetables.
Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year
I’m looking forward to engaging with my first coaching session and following up on the intellectual and conceptual leads that have been presented to me in Seacroft…
The Seacroft Canto – A Project with the National Poetry Centre
The Seacroft Canto responds to Dante’s 700-year-old poem, The Divine Comedy, and reflects Seacroft’s local and interconnected stories and histories, transmitting experiences of resilience, connection, and the transformative power of creativity. Dante’s text is an imagined journey through the afterlife that explores the central concerns of his time – political...
Media available soon!
Programme2 Bob Jukebox
Yesterday, 6:00pm
Another live instalment from Daz and Trev
THE CHAPEL FM OPEN MIC NIGHT, LIVE! November 2026
Fri 27th November, 7:30pm
Come show East Leeds what you have got! Poetry, music or even juggling? Live on the Radio and Youtube. For full details, Check out the information below.
Much of what McNish has to say urgently needs saying; and if form follows function in her poems, well, that’s as it should be.
A Celebration of Light, Love and Togetherness
Sat 19th December, 7:30pm
Yalda Night, also known as Shab-e Yalda, is one of the oldest and most cherished Iranian cultural celebrations, marking the longest night of the year and the winter solstice.
Media available soon!
ProgrammePoetry Unseen 12
Tue 10th Nov '26, 7:15pm
Chapel FM's new poetry programme in which poetry readers get a poem they don't know and unpack it on the spot!
Become a Member of Our Board of Directors
Help shape the future of Chapel FM Arts & Radio Centre + UNION: Northern School for Creativity & Activism! As a member of the Board / Trustee you can be part of guiding our vision for the future and making sure these great community arts and social change projects...
Love The Words 369: Emma Storr (A Rare Opportunity To Purchase)
Tue 10th Nov '26, 4:00pm
A Rare Opportunity to Purchase is Emma Storr’s third poetry collection, illustrated by Leeds artist Janis Goodman, featuring the lighter side of life: dogs, magpies, men.
Lille, France Musicians & Radio Artists Visit Seacroft: 20-26 October!
Chapel FM Arts Centre and our partners from the We Are Seacroft network are proud to be hosting a large group of musicians and radio broadcasters from our twin city of Lille, France as part of an ongoing project linking our communities. See below for a list of events....
Tech Volunteering & Training
21st Sep '26 - 21st Jun '27
Want to learn and volunteer at a fantastic community radio studio? We have some great opportunities to help out on a wide variety of radio broadcasts, live gigs, radio theatre and much more, no prior knowledge required as all training is provided.
Piano Trail
Sun 15th November, 2:00pm
Listen, Watch and Play at Chapel FM’s Cafe Piano Trail featuring headliners and local talent.
Pretty Constrained: Blossom and Training Development CIC
Tue 10th Nov '26, 3:00pm
We talk to the founder of Blossom CIC and a Blossom Ambassador about how their lived experience motivated them to help women and girls feel safer, stronger and more supported.
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