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Big Travel Survey Launched
14th November 2025
Leicestershire County Council have launched a major new survey designed to shape future transport plans and support Leicestershire's economy. The 'Big Travel Survey' will help Leicestershire County Council better understand how people get around in their everyday lives, including how they...
Little Miracles Charity – A Lifeline for Families this Christmas
12th November 2025
There are over one million disabled children in the UK under the age of 16 — roughly one in every twenty. Yet many families feel isolated, judged and excluded. For parents of children with additional needs, disabilities or life-limiting conditions, the world often isn’t set up to help their...
Kibworth Mead Academy celebrates rapid improvement
6th November 2025
Kibworth Mead Academy in Leicestershire is celebrating a remarkable couple of years that have seen the school transform from inadequate to good, and now they’re winning national teaching awards. After getting a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating last year - with inspectors noting the rapid improvements,...
The UK Kids’ Comedy Festival Announces February 2026 Programme
30th October 2025
The UK Kids’ Comedy Festival is the only comedy festival in the UK dedicated entirely to children, young people, and their families. The event runs alongside the Leicester Comedy Festival – the largest and longest-running comedy festival in Europe. Celebrating its eighth year in February...
Families Invited to Join Freddie’s Festive Fun Run for a Feel-Good Christmas Celebration!
16th October 2025
The Bodie Hodges Foundation, a Leicestershire-based charity supporting families bereaved of a child through 1-1 counselling, peer support groups, and national sibling projects, is inviting families to take part in Freddie’s Festive Fun Run this December. This much-loved family event will take...
Festive shows at Curve this Christmas
1st October 2025
Join Curve, Leicester this festive season for two brilliant family shows Fill your hearts at Christmas with one of the greatest musicals of all time, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. Suitable for children aged 8+, this glorious show runs from Saturday 22nd November to Saturday 17th...