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SUMMARY:Braunstone Gate & The West End
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 16th May \n\n\n\nDiscover more about this vibrant and historic area of Leicester. \n\n\n\nHear about the Pex building\, Narborough Road\, and the former Unitarian Church amongst much more along the way. \n\n\n\nThis walk will finish back at Jubilee Square. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLed by Trevor Allen \n\n\n\nStart at 10.30am from Jubilee Square near the High Cross \n\n\n\nFinish at approximately 12.00pm. \n\n\n\nWalks cost £6 for members and £8 for non-members. Membership of the LCS costs just £15 per year. \n\n\n\nAny queries please contact James Gunn on events@leicestercivicsociety.org.uk or 07799 035462
URL:https://leicestercivicsociety.org.uk/event/braunstone-gate-the-west-end/
CATEGORIES:Guided Walks
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SUMMARY:Long Street\, The Wigston street with a long history
DESCRIPTION:**Please note that this Wigston walk is limited to 15 people and is now fully booked** \n\n\n\nSomething new for the Leicester Civic Society\, a chance to explore this part of Wigston. \n\n\n\nWe are delighted that this walk will be led by Peter Cousins of the Greater Wigston Historical Society. \n\n\n\nOn this guided walk we will walk along Long Street learning about its history from the Civil War to World War Two\, and beyond. \n\n\n\nWe will hear\, amongst other things\, about the poverty that was in the area and about the well off businesspeople who lived and had their businesses close by. \n\n\n\nThis walk will finish back near the Conservative Club. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA bus stop signed ‘Frederick Street’ is a short walk from the Conservative Club. \n\n\n\nOn street parking is also available nearby.  \n\n\n\nLed by Peter Cousins \n\n\n\nStart at 10.30am from outside the Wigston & District Conservative Club\, 38 Long Street\, Wigston. LE18 2AH \n\n\n\nFinish at approximately 11.45am. \n\n\n\nAny queries please contact James Gunn on events@leicestercivicsociety.org.uk or 07799 035462
URL:https://leicestercivicsociety.org.uk/event/long-lane-the-wigston-street-with-a-long-history/
CATEGORIES:Guided Walks
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SUMMARY:In the Footsteps of the Loyal and the True
DESCRIPTION:Discovering the families and homes of those lost in WWI in the parish of Holy Trinity \n\n\n\nLeicester \n\n\n\nJoin Dr Jenny Wilkinson as she traces the lives of those remembered on the Holy Trinity War Memorial tablet. Starting at Holy Trinity Church\, Regent Road Leicester we will explore the local vicinity\, discovering the stories of families who lost their sons and daughters during the first world war. Taking in parts of the middle-class Edwardian new town\, as well as the less salubrious Victorian terraces we shall consider the various social and economic echelons of Leicester society and how they intermingled within this parish in the early years of the 20th century. \n\n\n\nThis walk will finish at the Cenotaph\, Victoria Park. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLed by Dr Jennifer Wilkinson B.Ed. (CANTAB)\, MSc\, MA\, PhD\, SFHEA \n\n\n\nStart at 10.30am from outside Holy Trinity Church\, Regent Road. LE1 6XE. \n\n\n\nFinish at approximately 12.30pm. \n\n\n\nWalks cost £6 for members and £8 for non-members. Membership of the LCS costs just £15 per year. \n\n\n\nAny queries please contact James Gunn on events@leicestercivicsociety.org.uk or 07799 035462
URL:https://leicestercivicsociety.org.uk/event/in-the-footsteps-of-the-loyal-and-the-true/
CATEGORIES:Guided Walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260725T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260725T120000
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SUMMARY:Victorian Leicester – A Townscape to Cherish
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to be running this guided walk with our friends from the Victorian Society. \n\n\n\nIn 1994\, the Leicester Group of the Victorian Society published Richard Gill’s ‘Walks Through Victorian Leicester’. Some 30 years later\, how is the Victorian townscape that Richard described so well faring? The Leicester Group’s Colin Hyde and Peter Ellis will lead a walk through the city centre\, following Richard Gill’s trail\, and we will discover what survives and what this can tell us about Victorian Leicester. \n\n\n\nWe will hear about Leicester’s first Arts & Crafts influenced office\, also about a building overlooking Town Hall Square that became a cause celebre in the 1970s when developers wanted to replace it with a modern honeycomb building\, and much more. \n\n\n\nThis will be  a circular walk finishing back at Town Hall Square. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLed by Colin Hyde and Peter Ellis \n\n\n\nStart at 10.30am from near the Boer War memorial\, Town Hall Square \n\n\n\nFinish at approximately 12.00pm. \n\n\n\nAny queries please contact James Gunn on events@leicestercivicsociety.org.uk or 07799 035462
URL:https://leicestercivicsociety.org.uk/event/victorian-leicester-a-townscape-to-cherish/
CATEGORIES:Guided Walks
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SUMMARY:Stoneygate – From Early Victorian to the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to be running this guided walk with our friends from the Stoneygate Conservation Area Society. \n\n\n\nThe society’s Neil Crutchley and Nick Knight will lead the walk taking in a number of the roads within the conservation area and will examine the different architectural design styles and the social history of the houses along the route. \n\n\n\nLed by Neil Crutchley and Nick Knight \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStart at 10.30am from the corner of Knighton Park Road and London Road \n\n\n\nFinish at the corner of Dukes Drive and London Road approx. 12pm \n\n\n\nAny queries please contact James Gunn on events@leicestercivicsociety.org.uk or 07799 035462
URL:https://leicestercivicsociety.org.uk/event/stoneygate-from-early-victorian-to-the-21st-century/
CATEGORIES:Guided Walks
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260822T103000
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SUMMARY:Welford Road Cemetery – A Medical History
DESCRIPTION:Learn about those that had a direct medical association with Leicester and those that helped improve the health and wellbeing of the Leicester population\, from an architect to Leicester’s first female doctor and many more. \n\n\n\nHear about an early Matron at the Leicester Royal Infirmary and a nurse who traversed the globe for 38 years caring for her passengers. \n\n\n\nThis guided walk will take you to the graves of these caring people. \n\n\n\nPlease note that you should wear appropriate footwear as we will on occasions be walking over grassy areas within the cemetery. \n\n\n\nFor most of the walk we will be on the pathways around the cemetery which although in some areas are sloped are suitable for electric mobility scooters. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLed by a ‘Friends of Welford Road Cemetery’ tour guide. Organiser  \n\n\n\nStart at 10.30am from the Visitor Centre\, Welford Road. \n\n\n\nFinish at approximately 12.30pm \n\n\n\nRefreshments will be available after the walk and a chance to look around the Visitor Centre. \n\n\n\nParking is available within the cemetery. Drive through the main Welford Road gate. \n\n\n\nAny queries please contact James Gunn on events@leicestercivicsociety.org.uk or 07799 035462
URL:https://leicestercivicsociety.org.uk/event/welford-road-cemetery-a-medical-history/
CATEGORIES:Guided Walks
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