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11th May Saturday Heritage Fair

Documentary Media Centre presents our 4th FREE city centre heritage event on Saturday 11th May between 10:00 – 15:00 at the Leicester Adult Education Centre on Belvoir Street. Saturday Heritage Fairs provide a meeting point for individuals and community groups in the early stages of developing a heritage collection and those looking to grow an existingContinue reading “11th May Saturday Heritage Fair”

3rd Saturday Heritage Fair

Documentary Media Centre presents a new series of FREE city centre heritage events with our next one on Saturday 10th February 2024 between 10:00-15:00. If the answer is ‘YES” to either of these questions then the Saturday Heritage Fair will help you find what you are looking for. Our Saturday Heritage Fairs aim to provide a meeting pointContinue reading “3rd Saturday Heritage Fair”

2nd Saturday Heritage Fair

Documentary Media Centre is delivering a new series of FREE city centre heritage events with our next one on Saturday 25th November between 10:00-15:00. The Saturday Heritage Fairs in Leicester have been set up by the Documentary Media Centre to support and encourage all the above…..plus a new Independent Heritage Network for ongoing support. Our Saturday Heritage Fairs aim to provide a meeting pointContinue reading “2nd Saturday Heritage Fair”

New Saturday Heritage Fairs

Documentary Media Centre is delivering a new series of FREE city centre heritage events starting on Saturday 28th October between 10:00-15:00. The Saturday Heritage Fairs in Leicester have been set up by the Documentary Media Centre to support and encourage all the above…..plus a new Independent Heritage Network for ongoing support. Our Saturday Heritage FairsContinue reading “New Saturday Heritage Fairs”

Engaging Young People in Heritage

Documentary Media Centre was commissioned to deliver a number of creatively engaging projects as part of Leicester YMCA’s, Heritage Lottery Funded, Y Heritage Kick The Dust initiative. A £707,500 fund dedicated to working to better engage young people within the heritage sector. We have been lucky enough to work with some fantastic young people fromContinue reading “Engaging Young People in Heritage”

Improve Your Conversational English

Meet the Lingo Links team – Shahy Aziz, Carole Clohesy and John Coster…..here we are talking about the Language Cafe that is hosted at the Documentary Media Centre, 14 Northampton Street, Leicester on the 1st Saturday of each month between 11:00am – 1:00pm. It is FREE to attend. If you are seeking English language one-to-oneContinue reading “Improve Your Conversational English”

World Day of Social Justice

The final day of my Parallel Lives programme falls on Saturday 20th February – UN World Day of Social Justice From 12:00 midday I’ll be co-hosting a Pakistan Showcase with Andy Goss, UK author, journalist and humanitarian. Andy has written a novel about the devastating 2005 Pakistan Earthquake that draws on his own experiences whileContinue reading “World Day of Social Justice”

Focus on South America

Day 9 of the 10-day Parallel Lives programme – Focus on South America Central & South America or Latin America, continues to be a little known part of the world. The mainstream media often focus on the negative aspects of life on the continent, with politics and personalities dominating the headlines. But what of theContinue reading “Focus on South America”

Students and the Sustainable Development Goals

Day 8 of the 10-day Parallel Lives programme is focused on Students and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) I wanted to explore how the SDGs can be used to engage students in conversations about the important global social issues of 2021. There are so many things that need action and the environment, climate change andContinue reading “Students and the Sustainable Development Goals”