Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

  Down by the riverside, there’s all sorts going on at Leicester’s riverside festival , in the heart of the city, a weekend bursting with music, food, arts, family fun, and vibrant waterside activity. Starting at Bede Park , where a Ferris wheel turns, giving riders a fun overview of the festival site, and along the mile-long straight. A right turn along the western boulevard past some balloons sees a busy street lined with traders and filled with visitors enjoying the atmosphere. We pass dancers heading to one of multiple performance stages and stalls offering GIANT SAUSAGES . Action on the water next as the ever-popular Dragon Boats line up to race under the bridges to the beat of a drum. In Castle Gardens , we meet performers from the House of Circus running a circus skills workshop for people of all ages. Nearby, a beautiful dress covered in flowers celebrates a bloom theme. Back to the riverside, and we see Paddle Plus offering the chance to 'have a go' in various wa...

A disused toilet block on Townsend Road in the center of the Leicestershire village of Enderby has been transformed with a Street Art/Mural piece by artists Rebecca Bromley and Ellie-Rose. Enderby Mission Church and Enderby Parish Council commissioned the work depicting various scenes from Enderby`s History after securing a grant from the Enderby Co-op 'Local Community Causes' fund. The artists met with Enderby Heritage Group and explored ideas for the work. The main (front) of the building depicts the pink/red brick houses of enderby and quarrymen returning home from work at the quarry, the background depicting the roads that the quarry stone was used to construct. The right-hand side wall contains images of quarry trucks or 'hoppers' a competition was held for residents to create a design for the side of each truck which attracted entries from a wide age range.  the left-hand wall depicts a 'frame knitter' at her loom using local wool to create product...

On 22nd February 2015 Leicester City Council`s old Offices known as New Walk Centre where destroyed in a controlled explosion. Hundreds gathered in the surrounding streets to see the towers fall into their own footprint with anticipation rising as the countdown began a series of loud bangs where heard before the towers fell in seconds leaving a large dust cloud and otherworldly scenes on the surrounding streets which where now coated with a fine layer of dust from the fallen building. My video filmed on Pocklingtons walk features the countdown demolition and dust covered streets afterwards. Images Follow