Leisure and culture

• City prepares for Armed Forces Day parade

  20 June 2023

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  THE FLAG of the Armed Forces has been raised in Leicester’s Town Hall Square, as the city gets ready for its Armed Forces Day parade on Saturday (24 June).

• Leicester marks Windrush anniversary with programme of events

  19 June 2023

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  THE CONTRIBUTION made by those who left their homes in the Caribbean for a new life in post-war Britain will be celebrated across the country this week.

• Local history project marks milestone with 300th heritage panel

  15 June 2023

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  AN OUTDOOR heritage trail that helps bring Leicester’s 2,000 years of history to life has reached a new milestone, with 300 colourful panels now installed on the city’s streets.

• City celebrates Windrush anniversary with programme of events

  13 June 2023

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  THE CONTRIBUTION made to British society by those who left their homes in the Caribbean for a new life in the UK will be celebrated across the country this month.

• Children choose their ‘Best Book’ of 2022/23

  7 June 2023

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  CHILDREN from more than 50 primary schools in Leicester have been voting for the book they enjoyed the most during 2022-23.

• Preparations underway for city’s Riverside Festival

  1 June 2023

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  A WEEKEND of free, family-themed fun and activities will take place along Leicester’s River Soar as the city’s summer events programme gets underway.

• Museums and libraries offer low-cost ideas for half-term fun

  25 May 2023

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  THERE’S lots going on at Leicester’s museums and libraries this half-term, offering families low-cost ideas for a fun day out.  

• City rated best in the region to live and work

  25 May 2023

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  Leicester has been ranked as the top city in the East Midlands to live and work as part of an influential nationwide industry report.

• Punk returns to Leicester this summer in major new exhibition

  22 May 2023

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  THE PUBS, clubs and characters that were part of Leicester’s punk scene in the 1970s will be remembered in a new exhibition that opens in the city on Saturday (27 May).

• Riverside Festival will take to Leicester’s waterways

  17 May 2023

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  LEICESTER’s biggest free family festival is set to bring alive the city’s waterways and parks once again next month with a fun-packed programme of activities for all ages.

• Leicester’s Ugandan Asian exhibition wins award at museums’ ‘Oscars’

  12 May 2023

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  A GROUNDBREAKING exhibition commemorating the arrival of thousands of Ugandan Asians in 1972 has been named joint best ‘Temporary or Touring Exhibition’ at the Museums + Heritage Awards in London.

• City prepares to celebrate the King’s coronation

  4 May 2023

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  THE CORONATION of King Charles III will be broadcast live on a giant screen in Leicester on Saturday as part of a programme of events to mark the historic occasion.