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!
Explore Chapel FM...
THE CHAPEL FM HALLOWEEN OPEN MIC NIGHT, LIVE!
Fri 30th October, 7:30pm
Prepare for a spook, prepare for a fright, its the Chapel FM Halloween Open Mic Night.
Butter Popcorn: Monkey Business (1952) with Film Quarry
Wed 7th Oct '26, 3:00am
This month we welcome Rowan from Film Quarry on to discuss the 1952 Howard Hawks comedy, Monkey Business!
PLAYING THE POEM
Wed 21st October, 7:00pm
A poet reads a poem and a musician plays between the words. A singer sings the poem. What happens next?
Love The Words 365: Deborah Fox
Tue 6th Oct '26, 4:00pm
In 2025 Deborah Fox was diagnosed with breast cancer. So she began writing, documenting her journey in the hope that someone walking this path in the future might find comfort.
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...
Feed Yourself Well: Cooking for Mental Wellbeing
5th Oct '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.
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...
Talking about mental health has never been more important and it’s a privilege to be a part of an annual festival championing positive mental wellbeing and the arts
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Movies – #2 Ghostbusters
Fri 9th Oct '26, 3:00pm
Our host Euan is back with a action-packed discussion of the 1984 classic Ghostbusters.
Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.
Fairing Housing in Leeds: Rally for Same
Fri 9th Oct '26, 5:00pm
Sharing stories, speeches, and sounds from a protest for fairing housing access at Leeds City Council's Merrion Centre on behalf of Same and his family
Sometimes this creative journey can feel quite lonely and misunderstood. Last weekend, I found people in similar situations trying to get projects off the ground for the communities we work for and in. I learnt a heck of a lot about community engagement, the types of community engagement and, at last, acquired vocabulary (and validation) to frame the work I do as a practitioner.
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....
LIGHT NIGHT AT THE LEEDS LIBRARY 2026
Wed 28th October - Thu 29th October
Leeds Leeds Night this year is Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th October. On these nights, between 6pm and 10pm, Chapel FM will be in residence at The Leeds Library, the city’s famous subscription library founded in the eighteenth century and still thriving.
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.
Radio Maker Festival 2026
Fri 23rd October - Sun 25th October
A 3-day gathering of radio makers from around the UK and the world exploring fresh ways of using the arts, a deep sense of place, and improvisation to create inventive radio and sound-art.
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