This is the website for Chapel FM—the first-ever arts centre in East Leeds. You will be able to find everything you need to know about what is going on in the Centre; about how you can get involved and be part of it; and how you can listen and watch all the programming from our community radio station, East Leeds FM.
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! They also run East Leeds Community Radio. Please consider donating before the end of 2024 to support our work in the new year.
15th Sep '25 - 21st Dec '26
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.
Media available soon!
ProgrammeWed 3rd Dec '25, 5:00pm
We are back again with week with Toby & folks!
Wed 3rd Dec '25, 2:00pm
On this episode we interview Opera Singer Victoria Sharp.
Fri 6th February, 7:30pm
Known as Leeds’s “local virtuoso”, Jacob Harrison is a classical guitarist and composer renowned for his astonishing compositions and captivating live performances, performs live at Chapel FM as part of his Calm and Chaos Tour.
The show is descended from a lineage of political theatre-makers from Andrea Dunbar to Cardboard Citizens, dramatising a social issue and revealing the structural forces at play.
14th Nov '25 - 27th Mar '26
Looking for a great way to stay active, meet new people and boost your physical and mental wellbeing?
Fri 12th December, 6:00pm
Chapel FM invites you to a festive event filled with festive surprises and special guest performances from local community groups.
Media available soon!
ProgrammeWed 3rd Dec '25, 2:00pm
This episode we discuss our lives in Leeds - how we settled in, do we feel at home here & why Leeds?
Wed 17th December, 6:00pm
Our regular open mic for performers age 25 and younger. We welcome new participants who want to perform music, spoken word, theatre, or other arts. Please contact elliott@chapelfm.co.uk to sign up
Chapel FM’s work was featured in a nationwide broadcast of the BBC programme “The Breakfast Show” in November 2025. Also, in December 2025, West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin visited Chapel FM. Click here to listen to Tracy Brabin’s interview on East Leeds Community Radio.
Wed 3rd Dec '25, 3:00pm
On this episode we interview Terje Isungset Ice Quartet.
It’s about time East Leeds had an arts venue of it’s own to be proud of. Chapel FM is it.
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Make a gift to support Chapel FM’s projects – especially our upcoming Writing on Air stories on the radio festival… CLICK HERE TO MAKE A DONATION Curious to find out more about Chapel FM? Click here to watch videos and hear stories
3rd Nov '25 - 31st Dec '26
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.
