Leicester Urban Observatory is a collaboration of urban specialists at the Universities of De Montfort, Leicester and Loughborough and Leicester City Council
Leicester, England
Joined January 2017
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Anyone still on here please head over to bsky.app/profile/leicesterur…
We are reviewing how best to relaunch the account in the coming weeks
On Behalf of LUO
Great interview with @Leicester_News Justin Webber 1 hour 44 mins in this @LGeorgians bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0jzv2…
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The Centres of Urban History and Regional and Local History present a joint seminar series (dream team!):
🗓️fortnightly, alternating Thurs 2pm and Fri 3pm
🏠ATT 101 or via Teams 📨 Angela Muir ([email protected]) or Roey Sweet ([email protected]) @CUHLeicester @CRLHLeicester
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Expressionism in the Leicester Collection
To coincide with @Tate's current exhibition Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider, join David Antill for an afternoon talk and explore the remarkable German Expressionist collection.
Fri 9 Aug 2pm
leicestermuseums.org/Express…
ALT ‘Behind the Church’ Lyonel Feininger © DACS 2024
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Worth a look this Saturday 3 Aug at Botanic Gardens @LSALeicester @LeicesterBG
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Hear about Co-design between creative practitioners, heritage professionals, archival specialists, policymakers, & planners in Leicester.
Thurs 18 July 2:00 to 3:30 pm. Book: tinyurl.com/4y39unsw
@LeicsObs @lcbdepot @lboroimpact @LboroDesign @LboroCA @LboroIAS @NelsonMandela
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Join us to celebrate @MandelaDay on 18 July 2024 by participating in 3 events in Leicester. Book here: urban-graphic-object.lboro.a…
@lborouniversity @LeicsObs @lcbdepot @CityMayorLeic @lboroimpact @LboroDesign @LboroCA @NelsonMandela
Hear about the namedafternelson.lboro.ac.uk project
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The link posted yesterday for our annual awards dinner isn’t working - please try this link below
leicestercivicsociety.org.uk…
Our awards dinner is on Thursday 26th September at the wonderful @WinstanleyHouse 7-11pm - thickets available on the link above
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I'm delighted that our @LboroIAS Residential Fellow, Zandile Myeka, has been invited to speak at this event ⬇️⬇️⬇️. She will share her input to namedafternelson.lboro.ac.uk… project.
@SerendipityInfo @lborouniversity @LboroDesign @lboroimpact @LboroCA @NelsonMandela @yolandi_burger
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Yesterday's seminar by IAS Residential Fellow, Dr Alison Barnes (collaborating with Lboro's @RGHarland ) - "Graphic heritage: Politics, power & placemaking" is now live on our YouTube channel - youtu.be/rB9nvPAcRXg?si=Q_t8…
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Roman Leicester Cycle Tour - FREE guided ride at letsride.co.uk/rides/ride-le… with @Jimb42 @HiddenHistorie3 - All roads lead to Ratae Corieltauvorum, as they say (Usually in a Frankie Howerd style) ! @BBCLeicester @leicestermuseum @janet_rideleics @civicsociety @LeicsObs @HardHatAlex
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#LeicesterMuseum 175th Birthday Party!
Celebrating our special birthday with a range of free activities including animatronic dinosaur, face painting, pass the parcel and more!
Sunday 16 June 11am - 3pm #leicester
leicestermuseums.org/175thBi…
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Just when you thought you’d kept your spot as the 7th best university in the UK, the @compuniguide re-issue your ranking…👀
Loughborough has jumped up to 6th in the UK out of 130 institutions! 🤩💜
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Now #Leicester's market place has been cleared, have your views about the future of the site changed?
Should plans for new stalls & units on the site go ahead? Or should it be kept as an open space, with a new home for the market nearby?
More here:
ow.ly/Abjh50RXXcv
ALT Aerial shot of cleared market place in Leicester.
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Our friends @UrbanHistoryCUP are looking for a new Editor for modern global urban history submissions!
📢Please spread the word!📢
We're looking for a Modern Global Urban Historian to join our editorial team.
Submit your application (max 3-page CV and 500 words outlining your interest) to Professor Roey Sweet by 5pm BST on Wednesday 31 July
Details 👇
ALT White text on maroon background: URBAN HISTORY. Call for Modern Global Urban History Editor
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Just Turn Up ! Today & Tomorrow ! St Matthew’s … @StMatthewsBL @visit_leicester @CHYMLeics @Leicester_News @coolasleicester @BBCLeicester @LeicsCountyBike @TimMorton2 @CyclingUK_EMids @SustransEMids @BreezeLeicester @LiveWellLeics @LeicesterCCG @LeicesterWFA @BelgraveCommNHW
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Plans are well underway for this weekend's #LeicesterRiverside Festival. Check out our festival map to see what's got planned, including an extended festival area and land train to take you around the festival! Follow us @leicesterfest for the latest info. visitleicester.info
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Heritage Sundays are back!
This Sunday (and the last Sunday of every month, May - Oct, excluding Sept) you can explore the Magazine Gateway, Castle Great Hall & St Mary De Castro Church with Blue Badge guided tours of these fascinating historical sites.
tinyurl.com/mze63czd
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25 signed up to join this Sunday's 'Victorian Leicester Cycle Tour' with Photographer Roberta Chioccia ! letsride.co.uk/rides/ride-le… ... @CHYMLeics @visit_leicester @letsrideuk @leicestermuseum @LeicsObs @Jimb42 @DocMediaCentre @BreezeLeicester @LeicesterWFA