KREFELD VOLLEYBALL TEAMS VISIT LEICESTER FOR TOURNAMENT HELD BY ATHENA VOLLEYBALL CLUB

The weekend of the 16th and 17th August saw Leicester Athena host their fifth annual volleyball tournament.  It is a chance for teams from across the country to shake off the summer and start their preparations for the new season. On…

LEICESTER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RETURNS TO THE ROAD TO VISIT KREFELD 

(Written by Johnathan Wheeler)  Touring has long been part of life for members of the Leicester Symphony Orchestra.  The six years since our last trip to France has felt like a very long time – Covid and its aftermath have a…

Leicester’s new Lord Mayor for 2025/26 is Cllr Teresa Aldred.

Cllr Teresa Aldred, who has represented Thurncourt ward since the 2015 local elections, was sworn in as the city’s first citizen at a meeting of the full council during May.  At the ceremony, the new Lord Mayor announced she would…

Krefeld Choir Visit to Leicester and East Midlands 

Thursday 29th May - Monday 2nd June 2025 On Thursday 29th May, ‘Silkophonics’, a pop/jazz choir from Krefield (Leicester’s twin city) came to visit the East Midlands. This visit was hosted by UK award winning a cappella group ‘Ocho’.  After…

Lord Mayor, Councillor Bhupen Dave, visits Leicester Athena Volleyball Club

The Chair, Paul Kaerger, of the Leicester Athena Volleyball Club was honoured to welcome very distinguished visitors to one of their practice sessions.  The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Leicester came to watch the first team (Phoenix)…

The Mighty Creatives Welcomes Mayor of Krefeld in Celebration of International Commitment to Young People 

Leicester-based creative youth charity, The Mighty Creatives, was proud to host a special visit from the Oberbürgermeister Frank Meyer, the Mayor of Krefeld, Germany, last weekend as part of a cultural exchange initiative celebrating the long-standing…

Krefeld Fire Service Welcomed To Leicester City Football Club During Town Twinning Visit 

Leicester City Football Club welcomed members of Krefeld Fire Service to LCFC Training Ground last weekend as part of a long-standing twinning relationship with Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service.  Krefeld Fire Service visit…

Krefeld Feurerwehr & Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service Fifty Two years of Friendship

Krefeld Feuerwehr & Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service Fifty-two years of friendship Friday April 3rd to Monday April 7th Friday After much planning our Krefeld colleagues arrived in two waves, seventeen on a flight into…

German Vocal group ‘Silk-O-Phonics’ to collaborate with Ocho in a series of joint concerts this May!

Ocho are delighted to be welcoming a German Vocal group 'Silk-O-phonics' to the East Midlands at the end of May this year. The two groups will be singing joint concerts at three venues in the area in an initiative supported by the Leicester/Krefeld…

Judgemeadow Community College Students Visit Leicester Lord Mayor for Afternoon Tea

Alex Grainge, Headteacher of Judgemeadow Community College, recently led a visit to Leicester’s Lord Mayor Councillor Bhupen Dave, accompanied by six students and two other members of staff.  The group was warmly welcomed into the Lord…