Leicester - discussion, decent bars etc
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PursuedByBears
Go stick your head in a pig
I'm from Coalville near Leicester, but have lived up in Lancaster for the last 12 years. Better to be nearer the seaside.
I'm not from Leicester, but I grew up fairly near it and my Mum lived in Syston for a while.
I like it. uit's a nice, medium-sized city. It's lively enough, friendly and there's plenty to do. The market is second to none as well.
I visited the uni a couple of weeks ago. It was the first time I'd been for a couple of years and I still liked the place.
I like it. uit's a nice, medium-sized city. It's lively enough, friendly and there's plenty to do. The market is second to none as well.
I visited the uni a couple of weeks ago. It was the first time I'd been for a couple of years and I still liked the place.
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
I grew up about a mile away from Roadkill and would second what he says.
Also, the mighty Leicester City reside there and by association it's the greatest city on earth
Also, the mighty Leicester City reside there and by association it's the greatest city on earth
Wide Eyed Angel
Forgeddaboudit!
Lived there for a mighty long time in total, tried to escape to Southampton and London but always get the calling of home, and it's a hell of a lot nicer than Southampton that's for sure!!
twisted_angel
If in doubt.. mumble.
Im from nr Leicester..closer to Loughborough though
Wide Eyed Angel
Forgeddaboudit!
jbob said:
Average is the new great? Just toned down.
NostalgiaBytes
Leave My Memories Alone
I'm from near Leicester too, I live between Loughborough and Burton, in Ashby, I love it, lots of nice country side. Unlike where I used to live, which was in Maidenhead, just south of London. I don't miss the south. 
I went to Leicester Uni. It wasn't a bad place, but most of what we did seem to revolve around the student union things... City centre seemed a bit rough on friday/saturday nights...
purves grundy
ambient clown remix
I did my PGCE at Leicester Uni, and did one of my teaching placements in Coalville. It weren't easyPursuedByBears said:
Meltingpot
Living in our pools we soon forget about the sea
I was at university there in the late 70's and into 1980, and my impression was that Leicester (and the East Midlands generally) is what I'd call a "good bread and butter area."
It's not a pretty place, but you could have a good life there if you worked hard. And I've never seen a place with so many different types of bread (from independent bakers) - there was one loaf called a Rearsby that was so heavily packed with grain that you could pretty much put it through a plate glass window. Two slices of that, with butter or a similar spread and an apple and a piece of cheese, was a reasonable lunch.
There was a market in the city centre which sold almost every kind of food you could think of; I went there for the hot sugared doughnuts
Also, Leicester was one of the first cities in the UK to take the environment seriously - the local LEAF (Leicestershire Environmental Action Force) was one of the chief ones of its kind in the country back then.
Cold in winter though, at least for anyone fron the South West like me, and the people were often blunter than I was used to.
It's not a pretty place, but you could have a good life there if you worked hard. And I've never seen a place with so many different types of bread (from independent bakers) - there was one loaf called a Rearsby that was so heavily packed with grain that you could pretty much put it through a plate glass window. Two slices of that, with butter or a similar spread and an apple and a piece of cheese, was a reasonable lunch.
There was a market in the city centre which sold almost every kind of food you could think of; I went there for the hot sugared doughnuts
Also, Leicester was one of the first cities in the UK to take the environment seriously - the local LEAF (Leicestershire Environmental Action Force) was one of the chief ones of its kind in the country back then.
Cold in winter though, at least for anyone fron the South West like me, and the people were often blunter than I was used to.
twisted_angel
If in doubt.. mumble.
One of my most favourite places to goOnket said:
I used to go out a fair bit in Leicester in the early 90's so not much help now.
The Princess Charlotte was good for gigs back then
it's still there, just called The Charlotte now
There were some excellent little shops in arcades round Silver Street
Bread and Roses was a great place to eat, underneath Blackthorn Books on the High Street.
I used to like Leicester
The Princess Charlotte was good for gigs back then
it's still there, just called The Charlotte now
There were some excellent little shops in arcades round Silver Street
Bread and Roses was a great place to eat, underneath Blackthorn Books on the High Street.
I used to like Leicester
Rajjie
ready to be liberated?
Wahey! I'm from Leicester, although I live in London for Uni at the moment. The Charlotte is great for gigs and has a very large place in my heart. It was the first place I was ever drunk!
Janh, the street you're thinking of is Belgrave Road, where my parents still live.
Janh, the street you're thinking of is Belgrave Road, where my parents still live.
I actually grew up in Loughborough, I had to escape from there about 8 years ago to pursue my musical interests and set up a studio (absolutely nothing decent ever happened in Loughborough) and I got as far as Leicester This place is slowly going downhill now though IMHO, No Abbey Park festival, recently axed the Caribbean carnival and nearly all the best clubs have shut down. (I even heard they might be shutting the Charlotte down, don't know how true that is though)
On the plus side Highfields is now a pretty decent place to live than it was when I first moved here.
This place is slowly going downhill now though IMHO, No Abbey Park festival, recently axed the Caribbean carnival and nearly all the best clubs have shut down. (I even heard they might be shutting the Charlotte down, don't know how true that is though)On the plus side Highfields is now a pretty decent place to live than it was when I first moved here.
Rajjie
ready to be liberated?
Me and my friends spend many-a-night during the summer camping (read- staying up all night and getting stoned outside a tent) in Braggie Park. He lives in Anstey, so it's just a quick climb over a couple of walls and you're in. You've gotta wait untill the wardens have cleared off, and make sure you've packed your stuff and have scarpered by the time the park opens again in the morning.
Where do all of you Leicester folk drink? When I'm back, I can be found in Odyssea in town, the Queen Vic (down some random alley near St Georges), or the High Cross, right at the bottom of High Street.
Where do all of you Leicester folk drink? When I'm back, I can be found in Odyssea in town, the Queen Vic (down some random alley near St Georges), or the High Cross, right at the bottom of High Street.
baldrick
hmmmmm
They've axed the caribbean carnival? but it was one of the best things about the summer
proper shame that it seems to be going downhill, haven't any recent experience of clubs in leicester so can't comment, but it's worrying that cultural events are being got rid of.
what is the council doing?
leicester was never the most exciting place in the world, but i don't like this news.
proper shame that it seems to be going downhill, haven't any recent experience of clubs in leicester so can't comment, but it's worrying that cultural events are being got rid of.
what is the council doing?
leicester was never the most exciting place in the world, but i don't like this news.twisted_angel
If in doubt.. mumble.
I grew up in Loughborough tooJE:5 said:I actually grew up in Loughborough, I had to escape from there about 8 years ago to pursue my musical interests and set up a studio (absolutely nothing decent ever happened in Loughborough) and I got as far as Leicester
On the plus side Highfields is now a pretty decent place to live than it was when I first moved here.
They are trying to get funding for the caribbean carnival next year so i was told..hope they get it.
I was told the Charlotte is no longer shutting down.
And yes highfields isnt too bad now, you can pull up at traffic lights without being done for kerb crawling
twisted_angel said:I grew up in Loughborough too
They are trying to get funding for the caribbean carnival next year so i was told..hope they get it.
I was told the Charlotte is no longer shutting down.
And yes highfields isnt too bad now, you can pull up at traffic lights without being done for kerb crawling
Well that's good news! They really should sort out the FREE abbey park festival again too, I miss that alot.
twisted_angel
If in doubt.. mumble.
Yes me too, used to love taking the kids to that.. lack of funds againJE:5 said:
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
At least we had the DNA festival this year, that was ace - totally free, all local artists, a good mix of music and people, and a ridiculously loud soundsystem blasting electro at all the shoppers coming back to Narborough Road from town.
Have lived in Leicester for a couple of years now and I quite like it. Yes, it's bland and MOR; yes, the clock tower is constantly awash with scratters; yes, there aren't many decent venues anymore. But if you want a life with clean(ish) air, lots of open space, plenty of good eats, a surprisingly healthy local scene bubbling under the surface, and the option of excitement in London a short train ride away, Leicester is great. We moved up here in hopes of being able to settle down together, buy a house, raise some kids and generally live quite a quiet, peaceable life, and on this score we have not been disappointed.
Town centre is still hideous on Friday and Saturday nights though.
Have lived in Leicester for a couple of years now and I quite like it. Yes, it's bland and MOR; yes, the clock tower is constantly awash with scratters; yes, there aren't many decent venues anymore. But if you want a life with clean(ish) air, lots of open space, plenty of good eats, a surprisingly healthy local scene bubbling under the surface, and the option of excitement in London a short train ride away, Leicester is great. We moved up here in hopes of being able to settle down together, buy a house, raise some kids and generally live quite a quiet, peaceable life, and on this score we have not been disappointed.
Town centre is still hideous on Friday and Saturday nights though.
