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As Desford In Bloom coincided with the RAF100 celebration in 2018 and with the town playing a big part in the manufacture of various aircraft through the years, the village decided to theme its blooms and decorations accordingly. Two handmade wooden planes compliment the patriotic color planting and a YarnBomb created and organised by the Knit and natter group who meet in the village. Look out for knitted and toy planes having a dogfight under the trees and flowers planted to resemble the famous circular RAF design.

The Leicestershire village of Newbold Verdon held its annual "Verdonbury" event on the 7th July 2018 featuring Duck agility performers the K9 Quackers, Classic Cars, a Funfair, Wigston Brass Band, ferret racing and Falconry displays among the attractions. Now in its 5th year the event organised by Newbold Verdon Community Action Group is as popular as ever and was well attended, whether this was down to the added attraction of an England World Cup game being shown on a big screen in the beer tent is a discussion is for another time but is certainly the reason the Wigston band end this film with a rendition of the national anthem.  

During July 2018 Leicester Hospice LOROS brought a sea of colour to Jubilee Square in the city with limited edition wrought iron Forget Me Not flowers filling the grassed areas of the square. Available for purchase each flower symbolises the life of a loved one who is no longer with us. Due to a hot spell of weather the grass below the flowers was not its usual green but that didn`t distract from the spectacular display of light blue glossy flowers as they caught the suns rays. As I wondered through them the stories and memories of those people the flowers symbolised could be heard drifting across the square, making for a reflective but not sad atmosphere. The money raised from the Forget Me Not sales will go to fund the valuable work at LOROS, offering important support for local people and their loved ones who are living with terminal illness. for more information on the work of LOROS please visit www.loros.co.uk A special thanks to BBC Radio Leicester for allowing me to cap...

Leicester Cathedral, ArtReach, De Montfort University And The University Of Leicester present Suspended An Installation By Arabella Dorman. In Leicester Cathedral many items of clothing hang Suspended on wires surrounding a glowing ball, the striking work was created by artist Arabella Dorman an Internationally renowned war artist and one of the countries leading portrait painters. Arabella (listed as one of BBC`s Top 100 women in 2014) uses the installation to invite reflection on one of the defining issues of our times, the forced displacement of people today. The work is displayed in Leicester Cathedral between 20th June and 28th August 2018.