Leisure and culture

• Summer programme of bands on parks to begin

  21 July 2021

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  PARKS across Leicester will come alive with the sounds of brass bands this summer in a series of outdoor weekend concerts.

• Go wild for this year’s summer reading challenge

  16 July 2021

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  A FREE reading challenge with stickers to collect will help keep children busy over the summer holidays – and is available now from Leicester’s libraries.

• Diverse memories of Leicester sought for major new exhibition

  15 July 2021

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  PEOPLE from all of Leicester’s diverse communities are being asked to share their memories of the city for a major new exhibition.

• City’s recovery boosted by £365k for summer and Christmas events

  13 July 2021

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  A PROGRAMME of festivals and events will help Leicester’s economy bounce back this year, with small-scale, COVID-safe events encouraging people back into the city centre.

• City museums now open for free summer fun

  12 July 2021

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  LEICESTER’S museums are open once again – just in time for the school holidays.

• Leicester’s Bookbus service to go electric

  8 July 2021

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  LEICESTER’S Bookbus service is to go electric as part of the city council’s commitment to tackling the climate emergency.

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

  6 July 2021

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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.