Since my son has been attending the short courses at the chapel his confidence has shot through the roof. Thanks to all at the chapel!
Welcome to Chapel FM
Chapel FM Arts Centre is a house of creativity, art, music, writing & more with radio at the core. Listen live or any time on our website. Based in Seacroft, East Leeds.
Make a donation to support Chapel 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.
Explore Chapel FM...
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.
Swarthmore Education Centre: The Textures Of Joy
Today, 3:00pm
We talk about everything that brings us joy, the simple things, creativity, our hobbies + more.
Story Explorers from the British Library
Wed 8th Apr '26, 4:00pm
Created with the British Library, a radio documentary from the launch celebration for Story Explorers, their exhibition at Leeds Central Library until 29 August 2026.
LEA RADIO: The State Of The World
Wed 8th Apr '26, 9:00am
This episode we talk about the state of world & how it makes us feel. Does it feel like the whole world is on our shoulders at 15 years old?
Writing Hope on the Threshold
Sat 25th April, 2:00pm
Join the Remember Oluwale charity and Chapel FM in Leeds for a creative writing workshop and live radio broadcast inspired by David Oluwale. Explore thresholds, identity and hope. Attend one or both events – if booking both, please book separately.
THE CHAPEL FM OPEN MIC NIGHT, LIVE!
Fri 24th April, 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.
Chapel FM on the BBC & visit from West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin
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.
The Seacroft Canto: Premiere Performance
Sat 18th April, 6:30pm
Taking inspiration from Dante’s Divine Comedy, The Seacroft Canto was co-created by the Seacroft community and poet Kimberly Campanello.
Donate to Chapel FM Arts Centre
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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.
LEA Radio: Growing Up
Wed 8th Apr '26, 2:00pm
What does it mean to grow up? What makes us aware of time passing - all this + more on this episode.
“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.”
Feed Yourself Well: Cooking for Mental Wellbeing
6th Apr '26 - 7th Dec '26
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.
Chapel FM youth broadcasters travel to our twin city of Lille, France
A group of Chapel FM teenage radio broadcasters, staff members and community artists travelled to our twin city of Lille, France for five days in February 2026 to create a “Radio Cabaret” with our friends at La Compagnie du Tire Laine. Click here to listen to the Lille+Leeds Radio...
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.
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