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• Free taster sessions on offer for adult learners

  18 June 2024

  2 minute read

  FREE taster sessions for adult learners will be on offer at an open day later this month.

• Sign up now for holiday scheme for children on free school meals

  17 June 2024

  2 minute read

  CHILDREN and young people in Leicester who receive benefits-related free school meals are being invited to sign up for a programme of free summer activities before the deadline on Sunday 30 June.

• New exhibition showcases creativity of refugees

  13 June 2024

  1 minute read

  A STUNNING dress that embodies ideas of friendship and welcome is the focal point of a new exhibition at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery.

• Council and charities join forces to highlight Eid Festival

  12 June 2024

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  THE city council is working with local Muslim charities, Leicester Community Assist (LCA) and Eid Prayer and Festival (EPF) to put on this year’s Eid-al-Adha prayer festival, which will take place on Victoria Park for the 10th year running.

• Museum marks landmark anniversary with family fun day

  11 June 2024

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  LEICESTER Museum & Art Gallery is inviting families to join its 175th anniversary celebrations on Sunday (16 June).

• Trading Standards staff check prices are clear in smaller shops

  10 June 2024

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  TRADING Standards officers from Leicester City Council have been supporting an operation to ensure clear pricing is on display in smaller shops.

• Celebrate social connections at Let’s Get Together Week

  7 June 2024

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  PEOPLE are being encouraged to get together at a series of free events at venues across the city including at Leicester’s libraries and community centres next week.

• Charity lends helping hand for annual student move-out

  5 June 2024

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  STUDENTS preparing to move out of their term-time homes for the summer are being given a helping hand to donate items they no longer want and do their bit for charity.

• Children’s ‘Best Book’ announced in annual awards

  5 June 2024

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  CHILDREN from more than 50 primary schools in Leicester have been voting for the book they have enjoyed the most over the past year.  

• Leicester’s market place: have your say

  4 June 2024

  7 minute read

  THE DEMOLITION of the old roof and the heavy wooden stalls that were home to Leicester Market has revealed the huge scale of the city’s historic market place – and provided a reminder of how the space looked for most of its past.

• Snakes take centre stage in new exhibition at Leicester Museum

  3 June 2024

  1 minute read

  SOME amazing reptiles will be captivating visitors to Leicester Museum & Art Gallery this summer, as the city hosts a family-friendly exhibition that celebrates the secret world of the snake.

• Tennis courts in city parks to reopen after £420k transformation

  3 June 2024

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  TENNIS courts that have benefitted from a £420,000 transformation are being reopened at seven parks across the city.