Society Update and Committee Vacancies
We have written to members and supporters seeking volunteers. We are keen to find a Secretary and a Treasurer, together with someone willing to help manage the website. Diversity is…
Abbey Corner Bridge to be repaired
The Leicester Mercury has reported that the historic, 1878, Grade II listed Abbey Corner Bridge is to be repaired. It means a long closure for Abbey Park Road but it…
Global Leicester History Festival
On Saturday 2 April 2022 9.45am – 5.15pm De Montfort University, Leicester and the Historical Association are running a day long festival ‘Global Leicester’ is a History festival to celebrate…
Millionaire landlord told ‘demolish flats by July or go to jail for 4 months’
It seems that a Leicester developer has pushed his luck too far with the courts and the City Council’s planning control team. Leicester Civic Society hopes that if a developer…
Pedestrianisation of Braunstone Gate – A Good Idea?
Businesses are split over whether a plan to permanently prioritise cyclists and pedestrians over traffic on their street will attract shoppers or drive them away. A temporary scheme to most…