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LCFC leading goal scorer Matty Fryatt with club historian John Hutchinson, County Councillor Ernie White and museum staff Leicester City Football Club have launched the 125 exhibition, ‘Shed to Stadium’, that will take place at Snibston Discovery Museum from 16th January until mid March. Fo...
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An exciting partnership between Leicester City FC & Leicestershire County Council, this exhibition will celebrate 125 years of Leicester City Football Club.
The exhibition will examine the history of Leicester Fosse, the ups and downs of the club, cup finals, fans through the years, key players and managers and how the ...club works in partnership with its local community. Visitors will have the chance to see memorabilia, strips and ephemera from years gone by.
A series of events will complement the exhibition.
125 years of Leicester City Football Club
Time:10:00AM Saturday, January 16th
Location:Snibston Discovery Museum
Leicestershire & Rutland Museums Forum
A chance to listen to a talk by Leicester City FC Club Historian, John Hutchinson and to share your LCFC memorabilia with John and curators from Snibston. Your memorabilia could even feature in 'Shed to Stadium - 125 years of Leicester City', an exhibition celebrating 125 years of LCFC starting at Snibston on January 1...6th.
Two sessions will be held from 10am - 12 noon and 2 - 4pm. Each will begin with a chance to listen to a talk on the history of the club, see some of the clubs collection of memorabilia and a chance to share your own memorabilia.
See the press release for more information:
http://www.leics.gov.uk/pressrelease.htm
Time:10:00AM Saturday, October 31st
Location:Snibston Discovery Museum
Snibston Discovery Museum is appealing for Leicester City fans to join its memorabilia workshop on Saturday, 31st October 2009...
We’ve uploaded the photos of the awards to our Facebook page – why not take a look? Winners and dignitaries cut the cake
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Photographs from the Leicestershire & Rutland Heritage Awards 2009.
Images are all © David Morcom.
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Six community-run museums have won this year’s Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland heritage awards, with Hallaton named as museum of the year. The winners were announced at a ceremony at Stapleford Park last night (Thursday, July 30). ...
Winners of an annual contest to find the best community-run museum will be announced on Thursday, July 30 2009. The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Heritage Awards ceremony will take place at Stapleford Park, near Melton, on Thursday, July 30. Top prize is a plaque and £100....
As every year, the good folk at Snibston in Coalville have turned over their exhibition space in the foyer to the counties’ independent museums. ...
It’s been a bumper year for our annual Heritage Awards. Not only are we celebrating our 20th birthday (and celebrating it in style, I can assure you), but we have seen a bumper crop of entries, with excellent entries in every category. ...
An annual awards scheme has attracted a record number of entries, from 20 community-run museums in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland...
A few days away at Museum Development Officers’ and Association of Independent Museums conferences reinforced the huge value that volunteers have for our sector, particularly for independent museums. ...
Hallaton Museum Hallaton Museum proudly launched their new exhibition, Ritual, Hoards and Helmets, with an event last Saturday. The new exhibition tells the story of how local people found this highly significant Iron Age hoards...
Of course community museums come up trumps. They always do. The amazing levels of commitment from their volunteer workforces never fails to stagger me...
Volunteers who run Leicestershire’s community museums are urging more people to visit their venues and get involved. They spoke out as nominations opened for the 20th annual heritage awards, which recognise the work of community museums in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. ...
