Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

  The Annual HinckleyBID⁩ Motor Show came to the town on 20th September, and with 2026, the show reached the milestone of its 15th anniversary. Welcoming over 700 vehicles, the show was a petrol heads’ paradise with much-loved cars, bikes, scooters, and more from across the decades lining Castle Street, Market Place, and more, including Argents Mead Park and the town’s leisure centre. We begin as the scooters arrive with the distinctive sound of their two-stroke engines evoking the days of the Mods, etc. Next, we see the wide selection of cars parked along the streets, including a line of very colourful VW Beatles with their mini duplicates ready to inspire the next generation of enthusiasts. Next, it’s through the gates into Argents Mead Park, or maybe that should be Jurassic Park as a 4x4 from the franchise is on display (dinosaurs not included!). As the band strike up Waterloo by ABBA in the bandstand, we take a look at a variety of big American cars from the 50s era and beyo...

  The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride through Newbold Verdon as part of the DGR event which sees vintage bikes and riders "Ride Dapper" in their best suits etc worldwide to raise funds for research into Prostate Cancer and raise awareness of men`s mental health issues . The ride was founded in Sydney Australia by Mark Hawwa in 2012 and is celebrating 15 years of Riding Dapper in 2026 and as of this film has raised $60M USD, with 500k plus riders taking part in 121 countries worldwide. The event proudly supports Movember and is Sponsored by Triumph motorcycles . To find out more and to donate please visit. www.gentlemansride.com 

On the opening weekend of the exhibition, Punk, Rage and Revolution at Leicester`s New Walk Museum members of two local scooter clubs (Leicestershire Alliance Scooter Club and Treakle Town Scooter Club) brought their scooters to a meet up outside the museum. On display where scooters of many types and designs with artwork depicting various themes from Punk itself through to sports and brands such as Vans. in my film we see the scooters lined up and being viewed by visitors before they start their engines and ride away to further adventures.

MODS Shaping a generation exhibition at Leicester`s New Walk Museum tells the story of the MOD Scene in 1960`s Leicester & Nottingham including exclusive first-hand eye witness accounts, archive material and unpublished images. The exhibition also celebrates the 40th anniversary of the release of The Who’s cult Mod film, Quadrophenia, and includes items and original 1960’s clothing as seen in the film which has been provided by designer Roger K Burton. My film takes viewers on a tour of the exhibition and some of its highlights, look out for scooters from Leicestershire Alliance Scooter Club and some groovy clothing from the era on the recreated Ready Steady Go stage.

On 16th June Mod scooters and their owners gathered in Leicester`s New Market Square for an event called #Scooterama, The event, which is part of the Revive festival in the city, took visitors back to the 1960`s with a DJ spinning music from the era and all sorts of immaculately polished scooters parked all around the square. Each scooter reflected it`s owners personality and bright colors and chrome mirrors shone in the afternoon sunshine. My film shows a few of the scooters and their owners and attempts to give a feeling of the event.