Wednesday August 4 – Play Day in Town Hall Square

LEICESTER’S Town Hall Square will once again be transformed into a haven for children and their families this Wednesday (4th August), as the city celebrates national Play Day.
The city council will turn the square into a giant playground, to celebrate the United Nations’ convention of children’s right to play.
The fun will run from 10am to [...]

Take Part In Web Chat On Community Safety

MEMBERS of the public are being given the opportunity to question three of the most senior police and council representatives in Leicester during a live web chat.
On Thursday, July 29, members of the Safer Leicester Partnership will be taking part in the first ever joint web chat focusing on policing and community safety issues in [...]

Engage Multimedia Sessions At Samworth Academy

Engage Multimedia are running 3 hour taster sessions on August 2 and 3 2010 at The Samworth Enterprise Academy, Trenant Road, Leicester, LE2 6UA.
Engage Multimedia provide training, design and consultancy services for local community groups and small businesses. Their services include training in Desktop publishing, Photoshop, Web Design, Multimedia and Printing.
Engage Multimedia provides multimedia training, [...]

Diversions and Zenithfilms Interview

Steph Mantle of Groby Community College interviewed Gareth Morgan about Diversions Physical theatre and Dance, and Zenithfilms.
They discussed what both organisations were, how to get involved and what future projects were in store for both of them.
To see the interview visit the citizens eye youtube channel by scolling down on this webpage and clicking on the [...]

Your Say On Central Library Planning

People are being invited to submit comments regarding the planning application for changes in Central Library provision in Leicester. An article in the Leicester Mercury on Wednesday July 28 written by Peter Warzynski says:
A merger between two city centre libraries is one step closer after Leicester City Council submitted its planning application.
The £500,000 scheme involves incorporating the main Belvoir [...]

New Wave for Young People in Leicester Mercury

The latest edition of Leicester Wave, the only newspaper sourced, written and edited by young people, is in the Leicester Mercury today, Wednesday July 28. Buy a copy to see the work young reporters are creating with the support of  Wotbox, Citizens’ Eye, Leicester Mercury, Leicester Libraries and funding from Yoppital Wonga.
It includes articles about the following:
The [...]

Amplified Leicester Report Published

A report about the Amplified Leicester Project written by Sue Thomas and Thilo Boeck of De Montfort University has just been published by NESTA. It is available for downloading at: http://www.nesta.org.uk/library/documents/Amplified_Leicesterv7.pdf
Amplified Leicester aimed to encourage innovation in Leicester by using social media to connect people across the city’s diverse communities.
The project selected a group of 20-30 people and taught them new skills [...]

From Dusk 2 Dawn Experience For 16-19 Year Olds

If you live in Leicestershire and are between the ages of 16-19 with an interest in gaining knowledge in the media industry there is an opportunity to get the From Dusk 2 Dawn Experience.
From Dusk 2 Dawn Magazine are looking for new recruits to work on their exciting magazine over the month of August and [...]

Summer Book News And Events In Leicester

Citizens’ Eye has just received the Summer Edition of Book News from Leicester Libraries’ Book Doctor Alison Dunne which looks at all things literature related across the city.
“Welcome to the Summer edition of Book News which will cover events in libraries and literature over August and just into September. We’ve got exciting things, the children’s [...]

UKZambians Magazine and Community Office in Leicester

Nisha Parmar, Marketing Manager for UKZAMBIANS talks about the new issue of their magazine available in Leicester from their office at the Melbourne Centre, Melbourne Road, Leicester, LE2 0GU
“We are excited to inform you the Summer issue of the UKZAMBIANS Magazine 2010 is out now, featuring attention grabbing topics that include, Health, Diet, Lifestyle, News, Interviews [...]

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