“Sign Up For Square Mile!”

15 Mar

“Sign Up For Square Mile!” Thursday 29 March 2012   De Montfort University’s Square Mile project has made a real impact since its launch in September 2011, working with more than 500 residents to run 20 projects designed to make a difference in the community.   The university is now ready to launch another 20 [...]

FREE swimming

15 Mar

Leicester City Council are offering free swimming for Leicester City residents aged 16 and under. For full details of the free swimming sessions click HERE to download the official poster.

Parks Pantry has been nominated for an award!

2 Mar

Parks Pantry has been nominated for an award. Could you please vote for it and ask and friends and family to do so too. Should be up for voting next week. Many thanks For more information on how to vote and nominate, call the community foundation on 0116 222 2205, or ring Leicester Mercury reporter [...]

Latest update of information in New Parks

24 Feb

Update for Local Eyes – Week ending 24th February David Bell: Leicestershire Murders East Midlands historian and author, David Bell, casts an eye over some of the more notorious crimes in Leicestershire’s history, including the famous Green Bicycle Murder case, which was tried at Leicester Castle. Part of a programme of talks with distinguished guests offering [...]

Boyers school of motoring

20 Feb

Contact Mark boyer mab1965@live.co.uk Business name Boyers school of motoring About your business Local friendly driving instructor,high pass rates.

New Parks Community Panel

9 Feb

The New Parks Community Panel is led by a committee of volunteers. The Panel includes all New Parks residents and aims to work to hold ativities and events and to improve the area to make things better for people in New Parks. Contact Hetha Copland on hetha.copland@leicester.gov.uk for more details.

New Parks Leisure Centre

27 Jan

Business name New Parks Leisure Centre Website www.leicester.gov.uk/sports About your business New Parks Leisure Centre St Oswald Road Leicester LE3 6RJ Reception 0116 2333080 Bar 0116 2333010 (after 6pm) Facility Manager 0116 2333090 Facilities: 2 Pools Gym Bar Fitness Classes 5 Squash Courts

Soft Touch Arts

27 Jan

Business name Soft Touch Arts Website www.soft-touch.org.uk About your business BIG-UP New Parks is a five-year programme of creative activities and projects, run by Soft Touch Arts and funded by the Big Lottery Reaching Communities Programme. Within the programme there are different strands of work designed to focus on some of the issues and needs [...]

B-ACTIVE WOMEN PROJECT

27 Jan

Business name B-ACTIVE WOMEN PROJECT Website www.b-activewomen.co.uk About your business The b-active Women Project offers women in deprived communities in Leicester and women who are the primary carers for children, under the age of 16, the opportunity to take part in sport and tackle any barriers that they may face. The project will provide a [...]

The Achievement Project

27 Jan

Business name The Achievement Project About your business The Achievement Project is a ‘one stop shop’ for clubs, coaches and volunteers. We offer reduced cost sport and physical activity courses in Leicester City, as well as volunteering, mentoring and employment opportunities, again within sport and physical activity in Leicester City. The Lodge Braunstone Park (Hinckley [...]