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A Taste of Pings to Come
LEICESTER is set to go table tennis crazy this summer as it gets ready to serve up Ping 2012.
For four weeks in July, 58 ping-pong tables will pop up in unexpected locations across Leicester. All tables will be marked ‘Stop and Play’, with bats and balls in ample supple, to invite anyone that wants to [...]
City Residential Areas Get New 20mph Zones
New 20mph zones in residential areas across Leicester have been announced by Leicester City Council.
A rolling programme of 20 mph zones has been announced at today’s Public Executive meeting by Leicester Deputy City Mayor, Cllr Rory Palmer.
Eight of the nine schemes will be near schools, and seven of the schemes will also involve installing traffic-calming [...]
Evington Community Meeting Minutes
The following document has just been published and is available download: minutes for Evington Community Meeting, Thursday, 15 March 2012, 3:00 pm
To see the publicly available information, follow the link: http://www.cabinet.leicester.gov.uk:8071/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=4379&x=1
The following items are included in the minutes:
No.Item
43ELECTION OF CHAIR
44APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
45DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
46MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
47WARD COUNCILLORS’ REPORT
48UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS OF THE LINDEN ROAD [...]
The Irish in Leicester Blog Gets Media Training
See Lynda Callaghan’s The Irish in Leicester Blog about getting skilled in sound and video with help from Colin Hyde and the Esar Midlands Oral History project:
.http://lynda-callaghan.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/emerald-centre.html
County Schools Eco Day is Electric
Nearly 12 tonnes of old and broken small electrical items were collected by county school children in a special recycling initiative.
The initiative, known as an Eco Day, was organised by Leicestershire County Council, Sims Recycling Solutions and DHL Envirosolutions.
A total of 49 county schools took part with children bringing along unwanted Waste Electrical and Electronic [...]
Abbey Community Meeting Agenda
The following document has just been published and is available download: agenda for Abbey Community Meeting, Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 6:00 pm
To see the publicly available information, follow the link:
http://www.cabinet.leicester.gov.uk:8071/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=4972&x=1
The following items are included in the agenda:
No.Item
1ELECTION OF CHAIR
2APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
3DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
4FESTIVALS AND EVENTS CONSULTATION PROGRAMME
5COMMUNITY FIRST
6POLICE UPDATE
7CITY WARDENS
8COMMUNITY PARTNER UPDATE
9BUDGET
10DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS
11ANY [...]
Braunstone Parkrun Round-up
Braunstone parkrun round-up (week 81), 12 May 2012
A sun-drenched Braunstone Park played host to the latest Braunstone
parkrun at the weekend (12 May) and welcomed 162 runners to the
weekly, timed, 5k race.
First over the line in the 81st race of the series was Braunstone
parkrun veteran, Gary Hawksley, who has one other previous win under
his belt. The [...]
Melton Samaritans Lost for Words Campaign
LOST FOR WORDS?
is a Melton community campaign
aiming to raise awareness of the importance of emotional well-being in our everyday lives.
We recognise that many people in our community, of all different ages, are struggling to identify how they feel due to on-going stress, and where to go for help to deal with it.
It’s really difficult to [...]
Leicester City Council Agenda
The following document has just been published and is available download: agenda for Council, Thursday, 17 May 2012, 5:05 pm
To see the publicly available information, follow the link:http://www.cabinet.leicester.gov.uk:8071/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=4959&x=1
The following items are included in the agenda:
No.Item
1LORD MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
2ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR
3ELECTION OF HIGH BALIFF
4ELECTION OF DEPUTY LORD MAYOR
5APPOINTMENT OF LORD MAYOR’S SPIRITUAL ADVISER
6THANKS TO THE RETIRING [...]
Race Equality Centre Hosts Norwegian Delegation
From Chino Cabon:
On 27th March 2012 The Race Equality Centre hosted 30 delegates from the Norwegian Ministry of Integration and the British Council, who had travelled to UK to learn about effective strategies for integration and equality.
The event, which took place at Leicester Town Hall, consisted of a series of presentations, underpinned by a race [...]
