An Evening with Rob Parsons - Leeds

From the boy described as ‘making no use of what little ability he has’, to an international best-selling author and speaker, Rob Parsons has a lifetime’s experience of overcoming obstacles.

He recalls the time when his father told him, ‘People like us don’t become lawyers’, and the teacher who said even his best wasn’t good enough.

Yet with the help of the people who believed he could be more, he learnt how to grow through the challenges of life.

Join Rob on a journey through the decades as he reflects on a life mixed with laughter and tears, and draws on vivid stories from childhood, right through to the present day.

He’ll tap into a wealth of experience to help us make the best of our circumstances, gifts, opportunities – and perhaps most of all – our relationships.

In An Evening with Rob Parsons, we invite you to pull up a chair and settle in for a poignant night of storytelling that will reawaken your purpose and stay with you long after you head home.

You’ll hear about:

• Building confidence to move past the labels others put on you
• Finding hope beyond shattered dreams
• Enduring the hard times you just can’t fix
• Being inspired to take on new challenges
• Why tomorrow doesn’t have to be like yesterday

Is it for you?

Whether you’re 16 and leaving school or 65 and heading for retirement, this event is for everyone! From relationships to work, study to homelife, and finances to mental wellbeing, Rob has learnt many lessons from life that will help you whatever stage you're at.

Booking info:

• Super Early Bird tickets are £5 (available up to and including 4 February 2025).
• Early Bird tickets are £6 (from 5 February up to and including 8 April 2025).
• Standard tickets are £11.
• Group tickets are £8 each (for groups of 3 or more).
• We never want money to stop anyone from accessing our events. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we are able to offer some complimentary tickets. If this would enable you to attend, please contact us at mail@cff.org.uk and we'd love to help.
• The event will start at 7.30pm and finish at 10.00pm.
• Doors open at 7.00pm.
• Bookings are made through Eventbrite.
• Alternatively, feel free to call us on 029 2081 0800 and the team would be glad to help you with your booking.
• Please note we do not have facilities to accommodate babies and young children at this event.

Venue and transport info:

• By car: There is free parking for more than 200 cars in Joseph Wells car park. A short two minute walk from St George's Church.
• By bus: St George's church is a three minute walk from the Civic Hall bus stop. Leeds central bus station is two miles from St George's church. Buses out of the city centre run to Leeds Civic Hall every 20 minutes and the trip time is normally eight minutes.