All-Night Readathon
Sat 15th June - Sun 16th June
Come and read a book aloud with other volunteer readers in Chapel FM’s beautiful radio theatre.
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...
Last year we had a total listenership of 48,121 online and on FM and our streamed videos had 280,000 views
Chapel FM is closed over the festive season- Winter 2023
Like many organisations Chapel FM is closed over the festive season. Live broadcasts stop on Sunday 17th December 2023, with some pre recorded broadcasts going out during the festive season and live broadcasts will return in January 2024 The building will officially closed on Friday 22nd December until Monday 8th...
The Pickleball Ensemble
8th Jan '24 - 24th Jul '24
A welcoming space for people playing music at all levels, to come together and explore song-writing skills, practice and create music collaboratively. Wednesdays from 11 am to 1 pm, 18+ only
Media available soon!
ProgrammeVoices of Gaza
Fri 3rd May '24, 7:30pm
A diverse evening of music, poetry and readings from and for Palestine
Sh@nty
Sun 16th June, 5:00pm
Poet Lydia Kennaway and musician Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne present ‘… a form of contemporary metaphysical poem where scientific and technological vocabularies are brought into the service of the poetic imagination.’ – Sean O’Brien
Next Generation: Youth Radio
18th Jan '24 - 19th Jul '24
Join our radio youth group to explore a world of radio broadcasting, podcasting, music-making and radio technology!
Media available soon!
ProgrammeTeenage Daydream #106: Who’s next?
Yesterday, 5:00pm
On this week’s show, Toby gets his own back - but who is being subjected to a forfeit? Tune in to find out.
CHRIS SHARKEY IS A HIGHLY CREATIVE AND DYNAMIC MUSICIAN, COMPOSER AND TEACHER. HE ALWAYS DELIVERS 100% ON ANY PROJECT HE UNDERTAKES.
Love The Words #255: Sean Street
Yesterday, 4:00pm
Sean Street, poet, talks about and reads from his new collection, Running Out of Time, published by Shoestring Press. Sean was the UK's first ever Professor of Radio.
Chapel FM Arts Center is closed over the Summer – 2023
Like many organisations we are closed over the Summer holiday period, for regular activities. This will be from Friday the 11th August 2023 – Monday the 11th September 2023 With many regular activities starting back up the week of Monday 11th of September 2023 Please keep an eye on our website for all...
Home From Home: Stories, Radio, Performance Project 2024
Get involved in Chapel FM Arts Centre / East Leeds Community Radio’s big project exploring the places in Leeds & Yorkshire where people come together to create. In 2024 we are gathering and sharing stories about: Creative Youth Spaces across Leeds where people make art and look after one another...
Tech Volunteering & Training
15th Jan '24 - 16th Dec '24
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.
Leeds Lit Forum: A Call to Action
Wed 12th June, 7:30pm
Does Leeds adequately support its emerging organisers, young writers, writers from under-represented communities?
Tremendous. It made me laugh and cry. It moved and inspired me.
Quiz Night at Chapel FM
Fri 31st May, 7:30pm
Get ready to test your knowledge in a wide variety of subjects from music, to movies to history and beyond.
Byline Times Live Election Special
Sun 5th May '24, 2:00pm
Peter Jukes, Hardeep Matharu, Adam Bienkov and Josiah Mortimer discuss the recent council and mayoral elections. Explore Byline Times online edition here: https://bylinetimes.com
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