Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

   Santa makes his annual festive visit to Newbold Verdon greeting the village residents young and old with a friendly wave as he toured the streets. During his visit Santa was aided by The Market Bosworth Rotary Club who raised funds for local charities with a bucket collection along the route. As he went he passed many houses decorated with sparking lights and the new village christmas tree, stopping at various points he met residents of all ages from just a few months old to 80 plus.

A look at the Barwell Christmas Yarnbomb 2022 featuring a selection of festive characters. Each year the center of Barwell gets a festive makeover for Christmas with a variety of handcrafted knitted characters placed atop roadside bollards. As usual the high standard of creations by the Barwell Yarnbombers meant the selection included Santa Claus, Penguins, Reindeer, A Snow Queen, Snowmen and more, The trees even seemed to be wearing their own #christmas jumpers !. Join me as I take a walk through the #yarnbomb and we see the various creations and see how many you can spot, it may take several views to spot all the little details each knitter has included in their creative christmas characters.

On Friday 17th December a jolly fellow full of festive cheer enlisted the help of his friends at Rotary Club of Market Bosworth and visited the Leicestershire village of Newbold Verdon, The jolly fellow on his sleigh was none other than Father christmas or "Santa Claus". The magical man in the bright red suit was carried along in his snow white sleigh by a vintage tractor and two of his long serving reindeer, waving to village residents young and old with beaming smiles as bright as a thousand twinkling christmas lights. In this short film we see santa arrive in the village before following a route through the streets and on to main street before he sets off into the night to prepare for the big day.

  Just before Christmas in a difficult year, Santa, in Newbold Verdon with his sleigh did appear. With help from some firefighters he traveled each street, he brought festive cheer, a true christmas treat.  In 2020 santa and his sleigh made a socially distanced visit to the Village of Newbold Verdon, We join him on the main road as he enters the village with help from (Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Market Bosworth), who then guided him on a tour of the village. Children, Families and others watched from a safe distance on the pavement or from upstairs windows waving and bringing festive cheer as he passed by.

A look at the festive atmosphere outside the King Power Stadium ahead of the Leicester City v Norwich City Premier league match played on the 14th December 2019. My film features the Enderby Band playing Christmas favorites and santa's reindeer outside the ground at a game that also saw free mince pies and santa hats being handed out to fans attending the last game before christmas.

Join us as we take a trip on the Great Central Railways Santa Special train services, a festive treat and long running tradition for our family and may others in Leicester during the christmas period. The adventure begins at Loughbrough central as the previous service (The 8F) departs the station allowing our train (Perfectly named Leicester City) to arrive in the station. We board the carriages and take our seats where we are entertained by the "Head Elf" playing his Ukulele and his Swazzle (a device that allows the performer to produce the distinctive harsh, rasping voice of Punch in a Punch and Judy show) before the engine moves off and we travel along the line passing a frozen Swithland reservoir and through Rothley station before "Leicester City" changes ends and we travel back along the railway to Loughborough Central and the end of another magical journey on the GCR. Merry Christmas for more information and to book your seat on the Santa special visit...

Take a ride aboard the Great Central Railway`s Santa Deluxe service. We step back in time as our journey begins on the platform at Loughborough station where the Steam Engine sits in steam waiting to take us on a magical trip along the Great Central Railway. With Christmas music crackling over the station PA the festive atmosphere is in full swing as eager young children and adults too complete in Christmas jumpers and hats move about taking in the sights and sounds of the past the GCR is well known for. With a clunk the music is interrupted by a station announcement inviting us to board the train, we find our seats and are offered a mince pie and glass of orange juice or sherry (for the adults) before with a slight bump we are on our way. During the trip we are visited by Mrs Claus some elves and the main man himself Santa who spends some time chatting to my nephews and handing out gifts. The train switches ends at Leicester North (future site of an exiting new national railway m...

Highlights of the 2015 annual Leicester Santa run which takes place in Leicesters Victoria (Vicky) park every year for charity. We join the warm up with Filbert the fox and friends before heading to the start line where Leicester city Legend Alan (Birch) Birchenall and the Lord Mayor signal the start of the run, the runners then walk, jog or run a 2.5km or 5km circuit around the park. Look out for the Santa`s carrying a tree trunk ! and other characters. images follow

In this film I follow N2 locomotive 1744 as it pulls the Santa Special train along the Great Central Railway in Leicestershire one cold and frosty morning in December 2014. Don`t forget to Keep a look out for Santa himself popping up at the start of the video !.

My Christmas card designs for 2014 featured Santa and his reindeer in a simple 'flat' design and come in two variations. The design is continued across my other Christmas communications throughout the festive season. see more below.

On Sunday 16th December festive cheer was spread by the visit of one of the famous Red Coca Cola trucks to Highcross Shopping Centre in Leicester seen as the start of the countdown to Christmas for many people the famous trucks tour the country with a gospel choir and handing out free cans of the well known beverage.

Each year the King Power Stadium (home of Leicester City FC) hosts a Winter Wonderland free of charge to supporters. In 2012 the event coincided with an npower Championship match against Barnsley. My short film aims to capture some of the atmosphere of the event Keep a lookout for Santa as he meets and greats visitors young and old, a pair of real Reindeer and a traditional fairground carousel. Merry Christmas

Every year, during the festive season, The Great Central Railway in Leicester runs special journeys along the length of the line called Santa Specials, in this video I follow one of the specials as it travels between two stations. The temperature was low and so the engine created more steam and due to the lack of wind the steam shrouded the engine making for a spectacular sight as it picked up speed and broke free of its veil. The sun having only risen a couple of moments earlier lends the video an almost magical feel illuminating the stream with an warm glow as it rises.

A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all, here is a virtual card for your virtual fireplace !.

Christmas at Covent Garden was filmed on 18th December 2011 at London's Covent Garden Market. The Market had been decked with giant baubles and mirror balls that threw snow like points of light around the historic buildings arches and upon the crowds who where taking in the festive atmosphere. Outside the main market area stood a giant topiary reindeer and Christmas tree with a large red bow tied around its wooden base, these festive icons where accompanied by the hustle of visitors taking in the performances of the multitude of street performers the area is famous for. A unique aroma of deep yellow Paella and sweet Chestnuts roasting on an open fire filled our senses in the second hall whist an opera singer serenaded a gathering crowd. The famous Apple market selling (despite its name) sold an eclectic selection of craft items from photographs of typical English scenes to the usual London bus tourist souvenirs. Using the map on my phone we took a brief diversion around the near...

The beat officer for Victoria Park (and two of Santa`s helpers) show off their moves during the Zumba warm up before The Great Leicester Santa run in aid of when you wish upon a star. I featured the run itself on my previous post which you can see Here .

The Great Leicester Santa Run is held every year in Victoria park Leicester and raises funds for the when you wish upon a star foundation. The event sees hundreds of people dressed as Santa complete a course around the park and has been taking place for several years. My video features all the action from the start of the race which was signalled by Leicester City Legend Steve Walsh, footage of the race itself and concludes with the local policeman for Victoria park handing out the medals at the end.

Every Christmas table needs place cards this years place cards designed by me feature each persons name in silver lettering with doodled objects and pattens surrounding each letter in white. The lettering and doodles are complemented with a duck egg blue background and printed on marble effect card stock. Each card will be held in a metal holder with a small diamond inset into it. Merry Christmas Everyone......

Video From this years Great Leicester Charity Santa Run in Victoria Park Leicester. The event held annually in Leicester is in aid of the charity When You Wish Upon A Star who make dreams come true for sick Children and involves a lap of the park dressed in a Santa costume of elf hat. Click read more to see some photos from the event.

Every year hundreds of people dress up as santa and run around Victoria Park in Leicester for charity this video is from this year`s (2009) event. The event begins at 9am with a warm up to a selection of Christmas music (provided by Heart FM) and the race itself begins at 11am.