Old films showing Leicester in the 1930s to be screened at city cinema
On the 12th December at 2:30 the Phoenix Cinema is showing old films from as far back as the 1930s which show Leicester in a time of trams, horses pulling…
DetailsHistoric Leicester building saved after funding granted for repairs
As the Mercury reports funding has now been secured to repair Joseph Goddard’s Granby Street former headquarters of the Leicestershire Banking Corporation, now owned by ISKCON (International Society for Krishna…
DetailsTrain station revamp
The Leicester Mercury has reported that ‘Plans to return Leicester train station to its Victorian glory have taken a major leap forward after a £17.6 million injection of Government cash’.…
DetailsAnnual General Meeting Speaker announced
At the AGM Jo Mungovin, a noted local historian and author who is currently fundraising for a statue of the Victorian Leicester man Joseph Merrick (see https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/josephmerrick) will give a…
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