Everybody Loves Fabulous Music
Welcome to Chapel FM
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.
Explore Chapel FM...
Rotation Radio #1
Wed 16th Jan '19, 12:00am
Welcome to the first edition of Rotation Radio on ELFM, this month we are joined by Elliot McCabe as we discuss the happenings of the Rotation DJ society at Leeds College of Music
Summer Radio Project
Each year we welcome a brand new group of young people from East Leeds to try their hand at radio. The broadcasts are wide and wonderful. See what this year has to offer!
So You’re From…?
Monique Rowe explores cultural similarities and differences between native Brits and those from other parts of the world
Rotation Radio Pre Show #1
Tue 15th Jan '19, 11:00pm
To help launch Rotation Radio on ELFM, we have called upon Sam Pratt to deliver a mix for us! Taken from his set at Leeds Festival 2018
Next Generation
6th Nov '18 - 28th Jun '19
6-month courses for young people in broadcasting, music, theatre and food
That Sunday! #9
Sun 13th Jan '19, 4:00pm
Cristiana will having Manchester Based Indonesian Grime artist NinjaTea, where he’ll speak about his journey and influences along side Freddy strings, jazz musician from Portugal.
The Music Institute #15
Tue 15th Jan '19, 9:30pm
Join Wags as he kicks off with his first show of 2019
Holiday Closure Hours for Chapel FM
Like many organisations we are closed for the holidays. We will be closed from Friday the 21stDecember 2018 and we will be back open on Monday the 7th of January, with one exception. We will be open on Friday the 28thof December for our Christmas Open Mic with a 7:30pm start (7pm for...
Family Activity Days
Throughout the school holidays we invite families down to Chapel FM Arts Centre for a range of fun, creative activities. During each day we have a broadcast takeover by the young people that come and take part. Have a listen to what they've been up to here!
Love Arts
Each year a team of our young people cover the events of the Love Arts festival, a celebration of creativity and mental well-being across Leeds
Sisterhood Presents...
Fri 8th March, 7:30pm
On International Women's Day join Sisterhood for a night of great music. All unique, All women, All united! #UpriseWithUs
Love the Words #83
Tue 15th Jan '19, 7:30pm
Playwright Martin Riley on his writing life, ‘Angles of Light: Caribbean poetry’ plus Jimmy Andrex.
Music and Love
Fri 8th February, 7:30pm
High energy songs inspired by the Townships of Zimbabwe. Feel-good music, weaving uplifting drum rhythms with melody and pulsing guitars
Wordy Women
Sat 9th March, 6:30pm
As part of Leeds Lit Fest we celebrate women writers, poets, voice coaches, singers and more...
Find Your Frequency
21st Jan '19 - 24th Jun '19
A daytime course in radio production and life skills. Open to anyone and each participant gets individual support.
Open Voices
13th Sep '18 - 22nd Aug '19
Regular singing group running every Thursday morning. Open to anyone regardless of age, ability or experience
Arts Award Celebration Event
Sat 2nd February, 2:30pm
An event especially for all our young people who achieved an Arts Award in 2018.
Deaf Friends
Deaf Friends is a group of young people with hearing impairments from across Leeds, who visit Chapel FM every so often for lots of creative music and broadcasting fun
WOKE
Sun 17th February, 7:30pm
The twin juggernauts of hip-hop and feminism are on a collision course. And Testament reckons he’s the guy to sort it out.
East Leeds Live 2018: Video Highlights
Backbeat #4
Fri 18th Jan '19, 6:00pm
backbeat this month brings you something a little different as we find out what songs which are the backbeat of the host
It’s great to see young people and adults so passionate about the arts. It’s very positive. Chapel FM are a real shining light!
Deaf Youth Club
The Deaf Youth Club are a group of young people with hearing impairments who meet once a week and do a range of different activities. We were very fortunate to have them at Chapel FM
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
Isaac on Work Placement
Isaac Love was part of our Next Generation training programmes a couple of years back…and then he moved to Scotland. But it was great to have him back recently on a week-long work placement at Chapel FM. We asked him to sum up what he had learnt: “Two things stand...
Open Mic Night Jan 2019
Fri 25th January, 7:30pm
Our regular open mic night for anyone to have a go at performing in the beautiful radio theatre at Chapel FM
Thanks to our funders...
