Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

"The Friendly Bench™ are innovative outdoor social spaces designed to connect people to each other, places and with nature." Quote taken from www.thefriendlybench.co.uk Created by Lindsey Young The Friendly Bench™ aims to bring together people and tackle loneliness in our communities. A Friendly Bench™ was recently (at time of publication)  installed in Newbold Verdon on the Dragon Lane recreation ground this film features the bench being officially opened by Councillor Joyce Crooks and people using the bench for the first time. for more information about Friendly Bench™ please visit www.thefriendlybench.co.uk

I met the members of Braunstone Park Flyers model aircraft club in Leicester as they prepared and flew their planes on a sunny afternoon in April. The club meets regularly on Braunstone Park and welcomes members of all abilities to learn the basics of flying model aircraft.

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

My short film joins several pro-cyclists as they arrive at The Oueen Elizabeth Olympic Park for the inaugural Prudential Ride London-Surrey Classic bike race which took place on 4th August 2013. After crossing the start line the cyclists followed a 140 mile variation on the London 2012 Olympic Road Cycling Race route through 12 London boroughs and the county of Surrey with a finish line on the Mall in central London. My film concludes with the race winner Arnaud Demare taking to the podium with Buckingham Palace and The Mall bathed in orange evening sunlight as his backdrop. Don't forget to keep watching during the credits for a comedic turn from two performers at the Olympic Park. (choose read more for images from the event)

This short film was shot by me during the early morning sunrise at Bradgate Park in Leicestershire. The film features Bradgate park which was the birthplace and early home of Lady Jane Grey - 9 days Queen of England. The park is well known for its herds of red and fallow deer who roam freely amongst the spectacular scenery of this unspoilt part of Leicestershire.

I woke up at 6:30am and set off to Bradgate Park in Leicestershire, a former Medieval Deer Park, first enclosed as a hunting park over 750 years ago and home to a large herd of wild deer that I planned to capture on film. As the sun rose over the parkland the deep sounds of the male deer calling out could be heard though the crisp morning air, the cool palette of blues and whites gave way to deep oranges as the majestic animals made their presence known. An army of photographers marched through the ferns like an episode of Dads Army, their large lenses draped in various forms of camouflage. I decided to go the opposite way and came across a lone stag hunting for his breakfast in amongst the plant life backlit by the rising sun. The video above shows the deer calling out to each other across the parkland bathed in the early morning sunlight. Some images of the deer can be seen after the break

A fantastic display of wild Bluebells swaying with the breeze, look striking in the evening sun. found in a small patch of woodland near Fosse Park in Enderby Leicestershire.