Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

On a very cold weekend in early January 2024 round 6 of the Leicestershire Cyclocross League returned to Misterton Hall Near Lutterworth. The course twists and turns making it`s way though the grounds of the hall challenging riders with a variety of gradients, surfaces and environments from woodland to open countryside. 2024`s event was hosted by Mrs Craven (owner of Misterton Hall) and The Welland Valley Cycling Club. My film features a look at the event on the Sunday and starts at the race village and pits area before heading to the start line with a backdrop of the hall and lake, we follow the riders through the woodland area of the course moving through the trees and various woodland features. then it`s back into the open as the course takes a lakeside route before heading back to the finish line and the pits where the bikes are hosed down ready for their next race.

I visited Misterton Hall nr Lutterworth for the East Midlands Cyclo-Cross Regional Championship. In my film we see the Cyclo-Cross riders preparing their bikes for the race before heading to the start line and racing through the woodland filled grounds of Misterton Hall. The riders cover various terrain and twist and turn through the trees over bridges and beside a lake before crossing the finish line stopping occasionally at the pits to swap bikes.

Turbine - The Low Spinney Wind Farm is a short film about the newly created wind farm situated between the villages of Ashby Magna, Gilmorton and Dunton Bassett, near Lutterworth in Leicestershire. The wind farm is expected to be fully operational by mid-summer. Filmed at sunset the silhouettes of the 125m high turbines look strange but also perfectly in tune with their natural surroundings. click below to see stills taken at the farm