YHACS is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year and to mark the landmark occasion we are holding an anniversary lunch in conjunction with Leeds Civic Trust.
We hope that as many of you as possible will be able to join us for what promises to be an enjoyable and convivial event in Leeds on Saturday 19th October.
Thank you to Martin Hamilton and members of Leeds Civic Trust for helping to organise the occasion and finding the perfect venue – the Met Hotel (formerly the Metropolitan), King Street, which is only a few minutes’ walk from the railway station www.leedsmet-hotel.com.
We also thank Leeds Civic Trust for their funding support and for hosting walks in the morning before the lunch for guests arriving early.
Our guest speaker will be Abigail Scott Paul, Global Director of the Humanise Campaign, working at Thomas Heatherwick Studios. Previously she worked as Director of External Affairs for the Leeds 2023 cultural year and as Deputy Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. She has a long-standing interest in architecture having been a lay assessor for this region’s RIBA awards.
The Humanise campaign seeks to bring an end to “boring buildings” that starve our soul in favour of sustainable buildings that make people feel safe happy and included. Abigail’s boss, Thomas Heatherwick, is a renowned designer – designing everything from the Google HQ in California to the Maggie’s Centre in Leeds. His most famous project that failed to get off the ground was the “garden bridge” project in London.
The cost of the lunch is £42.50 per person, which includes welcome drinks, a three-course meal with wine, and tea or coffee. Please email info@yhacs.org.uk for full details and a booking form.
I do hope you can join us to celebrate 25 years of YHACS. See you in October!
Thank you,
Margaret Hicks-Clarke
Chair, YHACS