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Start the summer with two days of family fun at Riverside Festival in Leicester.
With over 60 activities and performances along Leicester City’s riverside over two days there really is something for everyone. The festival takes place on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June on Western Boulevard, Bede Park and along the waterside area. The fun starts at each day at 12 noon.
As well as the popular decorated boat parade on Saturday (7th), there is a puppet play, circus skills workshop and a sensory art experience for babies and toddlers (under-3s).
Wild Over Waterways (WOW) will be returning to the festival. This popular group helps children learn about waterways and water safety through lots of fun activities over the two days.
Family entertainment includes a Viking re-enactment group, and falconry display. There will also be a climbing wall and crafts workshops and activities.
Cllr Andy Connelly Cabinet lead for culture said: “Riverside Festival is a great way to start the summer festival season. I always look forward to taking my children to Riverside Festival. This event shows one of the prettiest parts of the city at its best”.
Riverside Festival 2008 has four activity areas: the river and waterside, live music, family fun, and Ride the Riverside cycling event. Full details of the Riverside Festival are available online at www.leicester.gov.uk/festivals.
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![]() | It will be a cavalcade of memories at the Great Central Railway this weekend (17th / 18th May) as a special gala event recreates the sights and sounds of four decades ago. Star of the show will be BR Standard 7, Oliver Cromwell which hauled Britain s last steam train back in 1968.... 14 May 2008 Great Central Railway |
Stop for the lollipop - it's the law | |
![]() | Highways, Transportation & Waste Management 5 June 2009 Stop for the lollipop - it's the law Photo opportunity Drivers are being reminded that is it the law to stop for a school crossing patrol. New signs with the message Stop for the Lollipop, it s the law will go up around the county in the coming weeks.... 06 Jun 2009 Stop for the lollipop - it's the law |
Farmers fined £14,000 for moving sheep illegally | |
![]() | Community Services 16 June 2009 Farmers fined 14,000 for moving sheep illegally Leicestershire County Council Trading Standards Service has prosecuted two Leicestershire farmers for failing to comply with a prohibition notice previously issued to them about moving their sheep. Thomas Geoffrey Skinner and Joseph David Skinner trading as the Skinner Brothers of Hazeltongue Farm, Holwell, Leicestershire were each fined 7,000 plus costs of 187.... 16 Jun 2009 Farmers fined £14,000 for moving sheep illegally |
Appeal following assault in Melton | |
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Austin powers into town to open new children's centre | |
![]() | 16 June 2009 Austin powers into town to open new children's centre Rugby legend Austin Healey is getting ready to waltz into Melton to open a new children s centre. The Leicester Tigers and England star, also famed for his foxtrot after an appearance on last year s Strictly Come Dancing TV show, will cut the ribbon at Fairmead Children s Centre, in Drummond Walk, on Thursday, June 25.... 18 Jun 2009 Austin powers into town to open new children's centre |









