Choose or Lose YPC Elections

This month sees the start of the elections for prospective candidates to Leicester’s Young Peoples Council (YPC).
Its only a few weeks away and the voter cards for each area are available below:
The hustings events are as follows:
Area 1 March 16th at Stocking farm Youth Centre 7pm
Area 2 March 17th at Armadale Youth Centre 7pm – [...]

Step forward for 2010 Walking Week

Everyone can look forward to getting healthy, having some fun and meeting new people by putting their best foot forward during the next Leicestershire Walking Week.

After a successful debut year, the dates for 2010 are confirmed as 4th – 12th September.
Over 1000 people participated in walks during the 2009 ‘Walking Week’ last September. The 79 [...]

Opportunities and Upcoming Events

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Museum Goes LEGO Mad

THE EXCITEMENT is building at Abbey Pumping Station ahead of its LEGO Madness event on Saturday 13th March.
Funded through a National Science and Engineering Week grant, the event will give visitors the chance to make their own LEGO models, take part in a LEGO trail and check out the large scale LEGO masterpieces on display.
The [...]

As easy as ABC

PEOPLE can find out more about children’s health and behavioural problems by attending two city talks next week.
Whether you’re a young person who wants to understand more about why you behave in a certain way or a parent or guardian who wants to learn more about challenging behaviour, the sessions will aim to answer all [...]

Exotic Goings On in Thringstone Ahead of International Women’s Day

It might come as a surprise to many, but 30 plus ladies congregate at Thringstone Community Centre every Thursday evening, complete with enthusiasm and a sense of fun, to learn the art of Belly Dancing.

A negative aspect of modern life is that we don’t take enough exercise to help our bodies stay fit and healthy. [...]

Institute of Lifelong Learning

Foundation Degree  (FDA) IN Managing Voluntary and Community Organisations Part-time Taught and Distance Learning 2010-2011

This course is available either by distance learning or by weekly face-to-face sessions in Leicester. The course aims to give students knowledge of the changing social, political and demographic contexts in which voluntary/community groups operate.
It will explore issues surrounding the setting [...]

Lets Talk about health

ABC of Children’s Health
Children’s Health and Behavioural Problems- Are you a young person who wants to understand more about why you behave in a certain way?
Or…
Are you a parent/guardian who has a child with what some may call “challenging behaviour”? If so, then this is the event for you!
St Peters Church Hall- Woodshaw Rise, Braunstone, [...]

Romantic Afterlives

Academics gather at the University of Leicester to discuss the afterlives of the great Romantic writers

The University of Leicester is holding a special event on Thursday 11 March to look at the origins of our obsession with the private lives of famous writers.
The seminar will include talks by three prominent academics in this field – [...]

Disabled Children and Young Peoples Art Show Launch

Wednesday March 3rd saw the launch of The Crafternoon Tea Art Exhibition at Central Lending Library in Belvoir Street.
The exhibition features the work of disabled children and young people involved in the Crafternoon Tea Club and runs until Wednesday March 17. It was arranged in a partnership between the team delivering Leicester [...]

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