Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

Built to Burn. Designed to Heal. Sanctuary, A Memorial for the Nation is (was) an artwork situated in the town of Bedworth and created by American artist David Best. The piece is designed to act as a temporary structure and memorial to those lost during the last few years, the intricate wooden structure is created in collaboration with the local community and offers opportunities to develop carpentry skills and more. Artist David Best is known for his 'Temples' at Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, his vision is for the work is for it to be a healing space for everyone to come together after a challenging two years. Produced by Artichoke, in association with Imagineer and supported by Nuneaton And Bedworth Borough Council, Warwickshire County Council and DCMS Culture Recovery Fund, Sanctuary is located in Miners Welfare Park in the heart of Bedworth. My film takes a look around and inside the work taking in the spectacular cut wood and cathedral-like int...

The Moon Convoy rolls into Leicester as part of the Tour De Moon festival bringing with it a fully sustainable armada of vehicles a giant squid named Archie and a large Red telephone to "talk to the moon" among other interactive experiences. The event hopes that by creating a physical space for people to come together as a community, new ideas will be born. The Tour De Moon festival invites you to ask why can’t we imagine a new way of thinking/dreaming/doing?. My film features a look at the Moon Convoy part of the festival and starts with look at the nine meter long archie the squid before moving on to the moon tunnel and giant phone. TOUR DE MOON COMMISSIONED AS PART OF UNBOXED: CREATIVITY IN THE UK

Originally named by a Mr David Edwards (a City Engineer) as a way to wish good luck to Leicester City in a 1969 FA Cup game at the historic stadium, The Wembley Road forms part of a sporting themed naming scheme for the then newly built Braunstone Frith Industrial Estate. Leicester City lost the final in 1969 but 50+ years later in 2021 a historic win for the team gave an opportunity to dedicate the sign to the FA Cup win it was intended to mark. In 2022 the sign was unveiled by club ambassador Alan Birchenall and Mr David Edwards.

  On 7th May a selection of vintage busses from various decades made their way to Quorn And Woodhouse Station on the Great Central Railway to take part in the Bus And Train Spectacular. With busses running a timetable of trips between stations and moving around the yard there was lots going on throughout the day with lots of highly polished and well kept vehicles to see all lined up. My film hopes to give an idea of the sights and sounds of the event and follows several of the buses around the site. The event is a joint collaboration of the Leicester Transport Heritage Trust and The Great Central Railway.

Teams gathered at Leicester Rowing Club for a Regatta full of on water action. My film starts in the boat house before moving to the towpath to see some of the action on the water itself cheered on by the gathered crowds.