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Join our Board of Directors!

We are interested in recruiting new members to join the Yorkshire Life Aquatic CIC board over the next year. We are looking for people who are able to attend quarterly meetings and be part of helping strategic growth and supporting the directors.

Leeds 2023: We are Bramley walk

We’ll wander through snickets, ginnels and cut-throughs, tales will be told, and we hope you’ll share your stories too.

Bramley Mermaids: New term dates

You don’t need any experience of synchro or water dance – just a sense of fun and adventure. It’s a great way to relax, learn new skills in the pool and practise the basics of synchronised swimming with a friendly group of women. The classes are run by Yorkshire Life Aquatic’s Lucy and Zoe. New […]

Yorkshire Evening Post Article: We are Bramley

We were interviewed bt Leeds 2023 for the Yorkshire Evening Post about our community project ‘We are Bramley – Acts of Defiance’ Read the article HERE

We are Bramley mural:Acts of Defiance

We are Bramley – is a project bringing together Bramley people to talk about culture, history and creative acts of defiance. Part of a Leeds 2023: My World, My City, my Neighbourhood commission and is a co-creation between Lucy & Zoe (Yorkshire Life Aquatic/ Bramley Mermaids Club) and the people of Bramley. Through chats, walks, […]

We are Bramley: Saturday Social-11th December

We are holding an event this Saturday at Bramley Lawn at 12-2pm. As an informal introduction to our We are Bramley project for Leeds 2023 Free at Bramley Lawn 12-2pm all welcome! Rossefield Lawn, off Rossefield Approach, Bramley, Leeds, LS13 3RUFree refreshments, have a cuppa & a chatExplore what you and other local people love to do […]

We are Bramley: My World, My City, My Neighbourhood.

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Feva Festival Performance: 14th August

We performed our ‘Million Dollar Mermaids’ Dry land show in Knaresborough at Feva Festival this weekend, It has been 2 years since have been able to perform it due to covid so it was really exciting to be back performing live! Thanks to everyone who came along to watch! Some audience comments included “This is […]

Update from the Human Aquarium Project: 2021

We finally made it to a tank! after searching for a location since 2019 for the next stage of the Human Aquarium we finally got to do a shoot in TankSpace in Nottingham, with support from Arts Council England.We are currently be lucky enough to be working with film maker Wayne Sables and photographer Tom Martin find out more […]

Free Summer Festival show: Feva Festival, Knaresborough 14th August 2021

We are back! Our first live festival performance of the year! Here’s what FEVA have to say:Yorkshire Life Aquatic – Dry Land Synchronised SwimmingYou’ve heard of swimming in the Nidd, but now we’re swimming in the Market Place!Creators Lucy Meredith and Zoe Parker, who first joined forces in 2013 after discovering a mutual love of […]

Bramley Mermaids Summer classes 2021

Bramley Mermaids are back in the pool! We will be running 3 open sessions in the pool in August to dip our toes back in the water. Dates: Sunday 8th,15th &22nd August 4-5pm You don’t need any experience of synchro or water dance – just a sense of fun and adventure. It’s a great way […]

Human Aquarium Exhibition Featured in Yorkshire Evening Post-February 2019

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Read about us in the July edition of North Leeds Life.

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Feature in Care Industry News on our show in a Huddersfield Care Home.

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Bramley mermaids on BBC North West tonight news performing at Withington Baths

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Leeds List Article about Bramley Mermaids Club

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Yorkshire Evening Post – October 2017 article about Bramley Mermaids and 2023 pledge.

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Celebrating Six Years of Yorkshire Life Aquatic!

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Now Available for Bookings 2020 and beyond!

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Junior Mermaids Summer Classes

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Mermaid Mondays

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Human Aquarium Uk

  Yorkshire Life Aquatic believes social empowerment starts with you.  Have you become detached from the realities of keeping animals in captivity for entertainment ? Do you see the part people play in funding these industries by simply buying ticket to shows such as Sea World?  Are you aware just how much of the plastic […]

Donate to the Mermaids!

  After being awarded a Little magic Pot last month, Bramley Mermaids and Yorkshire Life Aquatic are now all signed up and ready for DONATIONS on our Local Giving Page. Local Giving allows you to donate directly to benefit Bramley Mermaids Club and this May we are representing all Yorkshire Mermaids at the Brighton Fringe. […]

Human Aquarium Exhibition

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Cabaret Heaven

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Junior Mermaids Summer Courses!!

Yorkshire Life Aquatic will be running their next 8-12 year olds week long Junior Synchronised swimming style water dance courses this August for 2 weeks!! It is creative swimming and water dance course using synchronised swimming techniques to combine exercise, creativity and fun. The sessions comprise of 30 mins on land in the activity room […]

Duckie

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Junior Mermaids Summer Course

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The Human Aquarium

The Human Aquarium, a new project starting in 2018 taking Yorkshire Life Aquatic into new territory. We are very concerned with what is happening in our oceans and the plight of the cetacean creatures (such as orcas, dolphins) within it. This project follows on from Planet Mermaid: an installation that was part of Planetine Exhibition […]

Bramley Mermaids Club: Term Dates

Bramley Mermaids Club starts back this Sunday 15th Jan 7.30-8.30pm at Bramley Baths. The classes are creative swimming and water dance classes using synchronised swimming techniques to combine exercise with creativity, making exercise accessible and fun to women of all abilities. The classes have a vintage style taking its inspiration Busby Berkley routines. A great […]

Mermaids support Leeds 2023 bid

We have been busy recently preparing a new world themed routine in support of Leeds bid for cultural capital of Europe in 2023! Yorkshire Life Aquatic have been used as a case study of an example of interesting and creative work that helps to promote Leeds as a cultural destination. Here are a few articles about us: […]

Bramley Mermaids Club: Term Dates

We are really excited that Bramley Mermaids Club starts back in it new slot Sunday 7.30-8.30pm… This Sunday is a FREE taster session, so you can come down and try for yourself. Please book a place through Bramley Baths, Looking forward to seeing some new faces! The new term dates are: Sundays 7.30-8.30pm 11th Sept (Free […]

Spooky Halloween Splashmob!

Just to let you know about our up coming Halloween plans! As part of Bramley Baths Halloween celebrations our fabulous Bramley Mermaid Club will be showing off our spooky synchro skills by performing our own version of Thriller in the pool! We have been working on the routine for a number of weeks now in […]

Mermaid summer tour

Yorkshire Life Aquatic’s summer tour dates! The mermaids are off on a mini summer tour and will be performing outdoor dry land show ‘Bathing Beauties’ at the following events: 28th August: Peterborough Lido presents ‘Wet Sounds’ 4-8pm click HERE for details This event will include 2 shows, 2 Workshops and a mermaid in the pool appearance. 29th […]

The Waterfront Festival is coming!!

We are really excited to be performing with our fabulous Splash Mob group at the festival again this year! We are performing on Saturday 25th June: 1.30 @ Victoria Wharf 2.15 @ Granary Wharf 3.30 @ Leeds Dock We have already had 3 rehearsals and its really looking good, we have mermaids, sailors and pirates […]

Splash mob workshops

Come and join the Splash-tastic family fun with us at the Leeds Waterfront festival! We are looking for mermaids, pirates and sailors of all ages to join in our ‘Splash Mob’ project! If you are interested in releasing your inner mermaid or merman join us for a dry land synchronised swimming style dance performance on 25th June at the festival […]

Mermaids make a spalsh at this years Waterfront Festival

Yorkshire Life Aquatic return to this years festival with their fabulous ‘Splash Mob’ project inviting people of all ages to release their inner mermaid or merman and join them for a dry land synchronised swimming style dance performance on the Saturday of the festival. They will be running free workshops over the six weeks on […]

Mermaids make the Leeds List!

The Mermaids have made the Leeds List number 1 thing of the 18 things youve probably never done in Leeds List! Bramley Mermaids Club is definitely the place to be! You should come and have a go if you haven’t already! See the Article here CLICK

WI Cenetenary Synchro Spectacular in Robert’s Park

On Sunday we performed with over 65 WI women from Baildon Belles, Bingley WI and Saltaire WI in Robert’s Park in Saltaire. It was glorious sunshine and huge numbers of friends, family and other spectators came to watch. What a joyful and wonderful time we all had! Here is the film of the event: Below […]

Mermaid Tales – Arts in Heritage Pools

Bramley Mermaids Club

Thanks to funding from Bramley Community First ,we have partnered with Bramley Baths and have held the first class of our Mermaid Exercise course. This happens durin Ladies only swim on a Monday night at Bramley Baths. We had a lovely and very enthusiastic group of ladies attend, some new and some who had been […]

Bathing Beauties Festival

After an intensive week of rehearsals working on new materials and tweaking bit of the routine with help from our lovely guest mentor Sally Marie. The mermaids ventured out of Yorkshire to perform at Bathing Beauties festival in Lincolnshire. We did three shows over the Saturday of the festival, The first on the prom in […]

Bramley Memory Aquarium Arts and Craft Workshops

Leeds College of Art one of our partners on the Mermaids Tale project are running a fantastic free workshop for kids Craft a fantastical sea creature – as part of Bramley Memory Aquarium – and see your creativity as part of a heritage project in Bramley Baths, Leeds. A free workshop for children aged 7-10. […]

Bramley Memory Aquarium

Interested in the history of Bramley Baths? We are trying to capture as many memories as we can from the generations of people who have enjoyed Bramley Baths. Bramley Memory Aquarium is a Heritage Lottery funded project to gather the stories and memories of the people of Bramley at Bramley Baths. The project is a […]

New! Mermaid Cabaret Show

We have just made a new cabaret show with peerformers Helen McCarron Rachel Fullegar Lucy Meredith and Zoe Parker, and with excellent direction from Jason Hird of the Institute for Crazy dancing. We were preparing for a booking of the show at Duckie in Londong at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern on 22nd August 2015. We […]

Calling all Mermen,mermaids and merminnies!

Mermaids, Mermen and Merminnies summer workshops Mermaids, Mermen and Merminnies sessions at Bramley Baths Yorkshire Life Aquatic’s ‘Mermaid Exercise classes’ combine aqua dance and movement with simple synchronised swimming techniques.The classes will provide a chance to exercise whilst learning new skills and being creative. The classes are fun, informal and a chance to meet new people. […]

Junior Mermaids Summer Courses

Junior Mermaid Dates We have dates for our Junior Mermaids summer classes and courses Wednesday 31st May: Taster Class Yorkshire Life Aquatic will be running a taster class for 8-12 year olds, It is a Junior Synchronised swimming style water dance session. It is creative swimming and water dance course using synchronised swimming techniques to […]

Birds Eye View…We need you!

We are looking for people to join us at Beeston Festival in Cross Flatts Park on 6th June, to create a “Birds Eye” View Display using patterns, shapes and people.  We are hoping that you can come along and join us! Our mission is to create with festival goers a “birds-eye’ view display to celebrate and send a […]

East Street Arts

The Mermaids are now members of East Street Arts! East Street Arts is a contemporary arts organisation in Leeds. who focus on the development of artists through our events programme, membership activities, professional development and studio/facility provision. Check out their website HERE. They are great for helping to supporting and promoting artists in the region check […]

Bramley Mermaids new term!

Great news about our Bramley Mermaids Club, we have just recieved a letter to say our latest funding bid has been sucessful! This means we are able to run the classes for an entire year and also do some taster classes in other locations in Leeds! We are very happy mermaids right now! The next block […]

Million Dollars Memory

It’s only January but it has already been a busy new year for YLA, We have been in rehearsals developing a piece which is part performance, part participatory for older people. It is part of a brand new membership scheme for care homes in West Yorkshire called ‘at hoMe with the arts‘, which is run by ‘We […]

Happy New Year

Hello everyone! We would just like to wish you all an absolutely fabulous New Year! It’s been a great year for Yorkshire Life Aquatic. Our summer project ‘Splash’ our new dry land show saw us performing at all sorts of events including DNweekeND Festival in Doncaster, Yorkshire festival, Beacons Festival, Bathing Beauties Festival in Lincolnshire, […]

Our new T-shirt fundraising campaign

Today we have have launched a campaign to raise money for our community projects by selling limited edition T-shirts & Hoodies with a special edition design. You can help us by buying a T-shirt and helping us spread the word about the campaign! Many thanks for your help and support! Check out the Fabrily website […]

Gaza fundraiser event

The mermaids will be performing at the Bradford playhouse on 27th August as part of the ‘Night for Gaza’ concert. It is a benefit event to raise money for Palestinian theatre companies. There are many fabulous Yorkshire based performers taking part in the event. The mermaids have adapted a routine especially for the event as […]

Bramley Mermaids Club make a Splash at at Summer Open Day!

Bramley Mermaids Club made a fabulous ‘splash’ at Bramley Baths’ Summer Open Day. Ten women braved the pool in their polka dot swimsuits and performed a glitzy aqua routine. We have been working with the women from Bramley Mermaids club since May and we have been having such a good time. In the sessions we […]

Calling All Mermaids and Pirates Leeds Waterfront Festival Needs You

Ahoy me hearties! Ever dreamt of being a beautiful mermaid or swash-buckling pirate? Well here’s your chance! We are looking for a fun group of Leeds folk of ALL ages to help us create a fabulous SPLASH MOB performance at this years Leeds Waterfront Festival sponsored by Housing Leeds. We are running creative workshops at […]

Ever wondered how on earth you would ‘dryland’ synchronise swim? Here’s our lovely video that’ll show you how!

We have put together an instructional video with a little help from some lovely friends! Take a look and see what you think!