/r/leicester

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Leicesterians, Leicesterfari, people of Lestoh, chissits, east, west, born or adopted. We all say together: 'ay up me duck'.

All things related to this fair old city

The Foxes, Tigers, Riders, Foxes CCC, regeneration, recession and The Elephant Man.

Related subreddits and external links

The Leicester Comedy Festival

Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival is the premier comedy festival in England which brings a host of funny people to Leicester each year in early spring.

They have their own subreddit - /r/LeicesterComedyFest/

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  1. Spam policy

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  • You must include a description in your post and keep it friendly, relevant, and interesting. You must engage with the conversation.
  • Spam gets reported, making it harder to post to the rest of reddit. Don't do it. Offenders may be banned.
  • Anything else may be removed.
  • Reddiquette

    • Whilst profanity is to be expected - it's Reddit ffs - please try to be civil and friendly whilst mouthing off like a drunken sailor, and remember your reddiquette.
  • Football/LCFC posts

    • These posts must have a title beginning [Football] or [LCFC], or they will be removed
    • Direct links to streams, ad-supported sites, and the like are highly likely to result in shadowbans by the Reddit admins and are therefore unlikely to ever see the light of day
  • Content policy

  • Keep it relevant

    • If you can't be relevant, at least be interesting!
  • Other rules

    • ... will be made up and implemented on the fly, as and when we need them ;-)

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    Ladies begging for money

    Whenever I walk though town , I always see this ladies wearing red hijabs begging for money and trying to sell you book. Are they homeless people or?

    13 Comments
    2024/12/03
    17:09 UTC

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    Ladies sat down across town

    Hi so whenever I walk in town , I always see these ladies sat down begging for money and trying to sell you a book. They all wear red hijabs. What exactly are they selling?

    11 Comments
    2024/12/03
    17:06 UTC

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    Bradgate Park :)

    13 Comments
    2024/12/03
    13:04 UTC

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    Jobs for 17y.o?

    Does somebody know any jobs that hire 17 yo part time and without experience guaranteed?

    5 Comments
    2024/12/03
    00:04 UTC

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    What's happening on Brazil street?

    2 Comments
    2024/12/02
    20:48 UTC

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    £2 for 4 wings at Maryland!?

    I was in disbelief when I asked bossman how much a portion of wings was. That's 50p per wing. Back in my day (like 2 years ago) I used to get 4 wings and chips for £1.50.

    Inflation's gone too far! Capitalism never ceases to amaze me. SMH.

    36 Comments
    2024/12/02
    20:21 UTC

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    Moving to Leicester

    Hello there,

    I am planning to move to Leicester in January as of my new job.

    I have been looking for nice areas to live near the hospital. Friends of mine have recommended Clarendon park,oadby,stoney gate,Victoria park.

    Just out of interest as I can not find anything to live there at the moment.Are there any other areas you would recommend that someone can live? What about for example west end,west cots and aylesford park? Have also found a nice place at Wolsey island but have been told it’s not great there.

    I was wondering if you could advise me. Any recommendation would be appreciated !

    Many thanks and wish you all a happy Xmas!

    41 Comments
    2024/12/02
    18:20 UTC

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    Jobs?

    Yooo. I’m a trans male (born female) 19 year old dude, turning 20 soon. I don’t have much of a network or anything where I’m at and I’m struggling to find jobs. I’ve had a few different jobs before and they’ve all been… disappointing LMAOOO but it’s okay, we ball. I’m just trying to find somewhere I can comfortably work and meet new people at the same time. I don’t have many qualifications as school did me dirty and college made promises they couldn’t keep lmao, so I’m kinda in the deep end with no floating device or something. I did fire safety training, I’m a very social person and usually very adaptable to any situation I’m in. But finding jobs now is somehow more difficult than I thought and I’m kind of at the point where I’m gonna resort to starting my own underground business LMAO (joking, obviously)

    27 Comments
    2024/12/02
    14:38 UTC

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    26M Looking for Friends

    Hey everyone , 26 male here looking for new friends with similar hobbies. Im a big gamer mainly MMOs such as WoW and FF14 but open to all genres. Im also into sports mainly Football and Basketball(more watching than playing these days)

    I recently starting watching videos of Warhammer 40k and I am hoping to take this hobby up in the next few weeks.

    I am a home body and kind of introverted, but am open to making friends who are diffefent to me.

    If I sound even a bit interesting my dms are open!(Please nothing sexual I am NOT open to experimenting)

    17 Comments
    2024/12/02
    12:44 UTC

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    Leicester Filmmakers

    Hi all! I thought I’d share an instagram page I’ve just got set up. I’m sure if you’re a filmmaker you follow @ukfilmwork - I wanted to set something up that was Midlands based, cause ukfilmwork is basically just London film work.

    If you aren’t aware of the concept, it’s just a page that shares callouts for crew, actors, locations, equipment etc. You just tag them in a post / story and they share it for all their followers to see. I think it’s a great concept, so I wanted to bring it to a Midlands specific audience.

    Please go give it a follow so we can get it growing!

    https://www.instagram.com/midlandsfilmwork/

    6 Comments
    2024/12/02
    10:20 UTC

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    Gardener raccomendations

    Any gardeners raccomendations? I am in LE2. Overgrown grass and vegetation, need to remove some plants including some rose plants (thorny) ecc and maybe remove some small trees.

    Follow up question, do they take the garden waste with them or is that up to me to clear? Ideally Id like them to sort that too.

    Thanks!

    1 Comment
    2024/12/02
    00:49 UTC

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    Orchestras etc

    Moved up to Leicester recently and wondering if anyone’s aware of any orchestras/ensembles etc in Leicester accepting new players? 23y/o, (rusty) grade 8 standard. Ideally would be people of a similar age as am also looking to meet new people more generally. Thanks for any help.

    EDIT: probably should’ve mentioned j play the violin😅

    5 Comments
    2024/12/02
    00:20 UTC

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    Can anyone else just plain not use the Leicester Mercury anymore?

    I don't mean because of the ads, I mean because the website is suddenly no longer there. I tried accessing it on two browsers, on both my phone and laptop, and all I get is "server not found." Anyone else having this problem?

    20 Comments
    2024/12/01
    18:46 UTC

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    Palestine awareness

    Does anyone know any business/cafes/ restaurants that are willing to donate anything towards my colleges Palestinian awareness week? It could be food or Palestinian merch / clothes anything really just let me know!

    34 Comments
    2024/12/01
    17:25 UTC

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    Any jobs?

    Does anyone know any jobs going in Leicester? I’m 18F with no qualifications and struggling to find a job there either to far to get to or need qualifications or no interest in hiring me. It’s so pressuring I’ll be 19 soon and need to start paying my way. I’m very reliable, great with time keeping, fast learner, and just a friendly person so if anyone can help me out much appreciate!!

    Thankyouuu.

    41 Comments
    2024/12/01
    17:21 UTC

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    Looking for places to hang

    Hey there. I'll be spending 6 weeks in Leicester starting next week. Any recommendations? Would love to explore the place. Company is welcome :D

    9 Comments
    2024/12/01
    15:32 UTC

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    PC repair

    Hi all,

    I have a monitor that needs repairing, would anyone be able to recommend a place?

    10 Comments
    2024/12/01
    15:13 UTC

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    Freeze dried sweets

    Does anyone know where I can get freeze dried sweets from in Leicester?

    4 Comments
    2024/12/01
    14:18 UTC

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    Bradgate park Santa.

    We recently “met Santa” in Bradgate park and my son was gifted a small train set. Cheap Chinese made kind of course. But I cannot get it to go. Fresh battery installed and the thing may as well have nothing in it. Can’t get a wheel to spin. Cannot find the brand Anyone else have a plastic train set and a disappointed child? Or know the trick to making it actually work?

    8 Comments
    2024/11/30
    23:02 UTC

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    Jewellers

    Has anyone got any recommendations for any jewellers? Pref in the city centre or walking distance

    Iso: engagement rings

    9 Comments
    2024/11/30
    11:00 UTC

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    Bastard Rant Saturday II - the beast is back!

    Welcome to Bastard Rant Saturday II

    Bastard Rant Saturday is back due to popular demand (two people asked). This is a place for random acts of mostly harmless anger and frustration. Vent your spleen, get if off your chest, unload.

    What to post :-

    • Anything that releases pent-up fury, despair, and irritation

    But don't :-

    • Lose your temper too much, you still have to play reasonably nicely so please don't push the boat out too far
    • Overthink it
    • Forget to be human

    ---

    ^(This is an automated post, so nyerr.)

    8 Comments
    2024/11/30
    07:00 UTC

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    Feeding Swans

    I like to feed the swans but found out bread is actually bad for them?

    What's a good shop or food to buy for these guys.

    I tried oats but they sink wayyy to fast but they defo enjoy it.

    19 Comments
    2024/11/29
    17:11 UTC

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    I'm looking to make friends in my local area of leicester?

    Hello I'm 32 year old female, born & bred from Leicester. I'm quite a shy person to be fair. My anxiety & confidence hasn't really helped me all my life & I do struggle with going out & making new friends/meeting new people as I'm just really unlikable. Never really had any friends growing up to be fair. I am a lovely person at heart. I am a very outdoorsy person & would love to make/meet some lovely people on here.

    34 Comments
    2024/11/29
    09:44 UTC

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    Why are no Tickets available to Leicester on This Saturday?

    Tickets are either not available or Much Higher rates than usual on Saturday? What's going on? Any particular Event in Leicester?

    10 Comments
    2024/11/28
    23:14 UTC

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    Heathrow to Leicester and back

    This Sunday (Dec 1st) I'm flying to London and I need to get to Leicester. I'm arriving at Heathrow at 15:30. Is there any way other than the National Express or the train from St Pancras? Should I book in advance online or can I book tickets there?

    I'm leaving next Saturday (Dec 7) and I need to be at Heathrow by 9:00, 10:00 at the latest. What the best way for that?

    Also what are the prices for the tickets? Do they vary?

    I seem like a noob, this is my first time travelling all on my own and I'm not used to using public transit for intercity travel so I'm freaking out. Any help is appreciated! Cheers!

    12 Comments
    2024/11/28
    20:07 UTC

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