A chance meeting on the Parkinson steps, a picnic on Woodhouse Moor, or a seminar buddy who became something more — Leeds has seen it all. Search by graduation year: , , , , , , , Or perhaps it was Leeds that stole your heart. Explore how our alumni fell in love with the city in Love for Leeds , and enjoy their love letters to the city.
If Leeds still holds a place in your heart, explore how you can give back to help our students and future graduates to succeed. You might volunteer to mentor and advise students , or give financially to support students and research — make a difference to those following in your footsteps. My wife Shirley and I were both from Leeds and met at a party just she started at the University where I was already studying. Every day, we travelled by tram from Moortown holding hands and at every opportunity met for a horrible coffee in the Union.
I coached the woman's basketball team of which she was captain. She came on away trips with the Rugby team for which I played and learned all the songs.
I graduated in , she in on our wedding day. We were married for 66 years having three children eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Shirley died on Valentine's Day Thank you Leeds. Like many of my contemporaries, way back in the 50s, I met my wife at one of the regular Wednesday and Saturday night "hops" held in the Riley Smith.
I never missed one. Forgive me but times have changed. I had four aims; i finding a girlfriend, ii consuming too many pints and cigarettes usually with friends from the boat club while iii adding to my repertoire of bawdy songs and iv either listening to the band or playing in it; these were not always compatible objectives but widely shared by a fair number of those who overpacked the dances in term time.
