Leisure and culture

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

  6 July 2021

  1 minute read

  CHILDREN and young people in Leicester who receive free school meals are being invited to sign up for a free programme of activities over the summer holidays.

• City’s history brought to life in latest batch of heritage panels

  6 July 2021

  2 minute read

  THE ONE–TIME home of a famous Leicester family, the site of Leicester’s Art Deco dairy, and the story of Leicester’s very own Statue of Liberty are all featured on new heritage panels produced by the city council.

• Lots to see at Leicester’s Newarke Houses Museum this summer

  29 June 2021

  1 minute read

  THERE’S still time to catch an exhibition at Newarke Houses Museum that marks the 80th anniversary of the ‘Leicester Blitz’.

• Prepare to go wild for this year’s summer reading challenge

  24 June 2021

  2 minute read

  CHILDREN and families can take part in a wild reading challenge this summer, courtesy of the Wild World Heroes.

• Evington Leisure Centre reopens after £1.45m revamp

  22 June 2021

  1 minute read

  A POPULAR Leicester leisure centre has reopened after a £1.45m revamp.

• Councils set to approve funding for Leicester Cathedral heritage centre

  14 June 2021

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER Cathedral’s plan to create a heritage learning centre that will enable visitors to find out more about the 2,000 year history of the site is set to be backed by the city and county councils.

• Windrush generation stories brought to life in new project

  27 May 2021

  2 minute read

  THE stories of Leicester’s Windrush generation are due to be told in a new programme of community events taking place this year.

• Africa Day to be formally marked in Leicester for the first time

  24 May 2021

  2 minute read

  AN IMPORTANT day that unites African communities around the world each year is to be formally celebrated in Leicester for the first time.

• Art competition celebrates new beginnings after lockdown

  13 May 2021

  2 minute read

  AN art competition has been launched for local people to get creative and celebrate the city emerging from lockdown.

• Last chance to join bike share scheme’s trial offer

  13 May 2021

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER residents, commuters and visitors are being encouraged to sign up for a new ebike hire scheme by 17 May if they want to take advantage of an introductory trial offer.

• “We’ve Missed You,” campaign launched as city reopens for business

  13 May 2021

  4 minute read

  A CAMPAIGN is being launched to encourage people back into Leicester safely to enjoy its shopping entertainment and hospitality as the city emerges from lockdown.

• Phase one of Jewry Wall revamp underway

  28 April 2021

  4 minute read

  WORK is underway on the first stage of an ambitious project to transform the site of Leicester’s biggest Roman ruins into a world-class visitor centre.