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Welcome to Chapel FM
Chapel FM Arts Centre is a house of creativity, art, music, writing & more with radio at the core.
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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Story Explorers radio feature from the British Library
Photo: David Lindsay British Library https://www.chapelfm.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/British-Library-Story-Explorers-Final-April.mp3 Created with the British Library, a radio documentary from the launch celebration for their Story Explorers exhibition at Leeds Central Library until 29 August 2026. Story Explorers invites families to take a fantastical trip to the far reaches of outer space, the...
Love The Words 356: Todd Murphy & Tom Priestley
Tue 4th Aug '26, 4:00pm
Writers Todd Murphy and Tom Priestley join Peter to debut and discuss their collaborative spoken word piece: The Male Loneliness Epidemic.
Love The Words 358: High Wolds Poetry Festival/A journalist speaks
Today, 4:00pm
The High Wolds Poetry Festival is an annual celebration of rural wordsmiths. Its director talks to LTW. And a journalist on a national paper talks about his profession.
“It’s a part of our history that people are really unaware of. For anyone who’s interested in human rights, it’s an important story that’s not been told before.”
Why locals pubs are important
Tue 4th Aug '26, 1:00pm
Come join pub enthusiasts, Adam and Daz as they go to the Seacroft Local, The Cricketers Arms and ask its patrons what makes this pub important to them.
Radio Maker Festival
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.
Centre Volunteer Team
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.
Through Our Eyes Music Ensemble
Through Our Eyes is a ground-breaking original music ensemble featuring musicians who refuse to be limited by disability. Find out about Through Our Eyes many exciting projects including a new album, upcoming performances, an important fundraiser for the future and much more. Click here to listen to Through Our Eyes’...
Piano Trail
Sun 13th September, 2:00pm
Listen, Watch and Play at Chapel FM’s Cafe Piano Trail featuring headliners and local talent.
Saturday Social – A new hangout time for teenagers
16th May '26 - 12th Dec '26
Come and Join our space dedicated to young people to hang out and connect through games, food, music, chat, radio, art and more. Just turn up!
Love The Words 357: Czech Poets at The Chapel
Tue 11th Aug '26, 4:00pm
As part of our international drive, two Czech poets, Ondrej Hrabal and Simon Leitgeb, plus Scots poet Colin McGuire, perform Live in Chapel FM's radio theatre.
Tech Volunteering & Training
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.
Chapel FM Arts Center is closed over August- 2026
Like many organisations Chapel FM will be closed over most of August and some of September. This will be from Friday the 7th of August till Monday the 7th of September with some of our core groups not returning until the following week, Monday 14th of September. The major difference...
68% of visitors to Chapel FM are local to East Leeds living in the LS14 & 15 postcode districts
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