Leisure and culture

• Bumper bank holiday weekend ahead as Summer in the City bows out

  26 August 2021

  2 minute read

  THE SCHOOL holidays may be over, but there’s still time to enjoy a final taste of summer in Leicester this weekend.

• Summer holidays remembered at Newarke Houses Museum

  23 August 2021

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  AN EXHIBITION that celebrates the holiday habits of generations of Leicester people has attracted more than 4,000 visitors since it opened last month.

• Dedication service takes place for stone commemorating Far Eastern wartime prisoners

  12 August 2021

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  A MEMORIAL stone commemorating those who were taken prisoner in the Far East during the Second World War has been officially dedicated at a ceremony.

• Leicester’s green buses get Blues’ names

  6 August 2021

  3 minute read

  A FLEET of electric buses that have brought cleaner, greener travel to Leicester are now proudly bearing the names of the players who helped win the FA Cup for the city for the first time.

• New poem is centrepiece of campaign to boost city’s reopening

  5 August 2021

  3 minute read

  A LIVELY new poem and video encouraging people to once again safely enjoy the excitement of the city’s shopping, nightlife, entertainment and hospitality has been launched as part of a campaign announcing that Leicester is open for business.

• Make the most of Summer in the City!

  2 August 2021

  3 minute read

  THERE's lots going on in Leicester this month – and with many events free of charge or low-cost, families with young children will be able to get out and about this summer without worrying about the cost. 

• Council explores potential uses of Haymarket Theatre

  30 July 2021

  1 minute read

  POTENTIAL future uses for Leicester’s Haymarket Theatre are being explored by the city council.

• Time to play in Town Hall Square

  29 July 2021

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  YOUNG visitors to Leicester city centre can celebrate National Playday next week by taking part in a day of fun – and free – activities. 

• Free pedal-powered fun at the Ride Leicester Festival

  29 July 2021

  3 minute read

  A WHOLE month’s worth of free, inclusive cycling events will be taking place across the city throughout August as the Ride Leicester Festival freewheels into town.

• Prizes on offer for Cycle To Work Day

  29 July 2021

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER people are being encouraged to take to their bikes on Thursday 5 August for Cycle To Work Day, and be in with a chance of winning some prizes.

• Join in the fun at Open Streets and Bike Fest

  23 July 2021

  1 minute read

  FREE events that make the most of Leicester’s people-friendly streets and spaces will be on offer in Leicester this weekend.

• Council approves grant to enable Phoenix expansion project to continue

  22 July 2021

  2 minute read

  A PROJECT to expand one of Leicester’s best-loved arts venues has been thrown a financial lifeline by the city council to enable the work to continue.