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	Entertainment Art, Comedy, Driving, Festivals, Film, Flying, Hobbies, Libraries, Museums, Music, Theatre, Webcams
	Art
	Leicester Arts Collective (LAC) Listings of local bands, DJs, photographers, musicians, and artists New Walk Museum and Art Gallery A short summary of the art collection in the New Walk Museum by Bob Speel Back to top
	Comedy
	Jongleurs Comedy Club Database on this national site with details of local shows and online booking facility Leicester Comedy Festival Details of the 11th Comedy Festival, to be held in February 2004 Lord Bonkers’ Diary: Liberal Satire from Rutland Lord Bonkers was Liberal MP for Rutland South-West between 1906 and 1910. Since 1990 his diaries have appeared in Liberator magazine, giving a unique perspective on the Liberal Democrats and British politics. Back to top
	Driving
	Book a Track Spend the day zooming around the race track of your choice. Read details of the track and cars plus photo gallery of previous events Rates: from Ł99 Brook Meadow A secluded lakeside retreat on a 400 acre farm at Sibbertoft near the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough. Brook Meadow offers self-catering Norwegian Spruce holiday chalets, caravans, camping and bed and breakfast facilities plus a tough terrain track for 4WD drivers. Learn the true capabilities of your vehicle in exactly the type of terrain it was designed for. From novices to experienced drivers they can tailor a route to suit your standards. Quad Bikes also available. Driving Experience Scroll down the page to find lots of driving opportunities in Leicestershire. Drive your dream car, try motorbike racing or just hold on tight for the hot passenger ride Rates: from Ł99 Rally Driving Buy an experience as a gift. Look on the Buyagift Rally Driving page for hair raising handbrake turns, skid control, power slides, brake and turn control plus over/under steering techniques at Prestwold Hall in Leicestershire Rates: half day: Ł175, full day: Ł255 Stretton 2000 Get a group of friends together and try Karting, Quad Bikes or Off-Road Driving Back to top
	Festivals
	Leicester Caribbean Carnival The 20th annual Caribbean Carnival will be dancing through the streets on 7th August 2004. The theme for this year's carnival is "Masquerade". Leicester Early Music Festival Held in May each year Leicester Festivals The one-stop guide to festivals in Leicester Leicester International Music Festival Held in June each year Leicester Pride Leicesters annual gay pride festival will be on Saturday 19th June 2004. The theme of this year's Parade is Space - out of this world - volunteers welcome Summer Sundae 2004 Three day music festival on 13 - 15 August at DeMontfort Hall in Leicester. Read about Summer Sundae 2003 on the BBC Leicester site Back to top
	Film
	Blaggin' it! Stuck for a night out or just plain skint? Write a 200 word review of a listed movie and you can blag free tickets from BBC Leicester LANMA The Leicester Anime and Manga Club A club for fans of anime (Japanese animation) and manga (Japanese comics) in the Leicester area Leicester Films What's on where, plus reviews and venue details from BBCi Back to top
	Flying
	Stretton 2000 Helicopter Flights, Aerobatics, Microlight Flying and Aircraft Navigation available Back to top
	Hobbies
	The Creative Needle Sewing Club Hinckley based cross stitch company has lots of cross stitch patterns and sewing accessories for sale plus a free Internet Club that offers members monthly free charts, message board for sharing sewing tips, photo gallery to display your work and 5% discount off any order placed with the CNSC Leicester and Rutland Ornithological Society (LROS) Info on birding sites, bird news and links to other bird groups plus links to local moth and dragonfly groups South Leicester Aeronutz Lots of useful info and ideas to help you design and build your own miniature scale aircraft for indoor and park flying. Meets every Staurday for indoor flying at the "home of foam" Parklands Leisure Centre in Oadby Back to top
	Libraries
	Leicester City Libraries Online catalogue and renewals' plus details of all of Leicester's libraries including the music and reference libraries Back to top
	Museums
	Guru Nanak Sikh Museum Houses a collection of exhibits, artefacts and paintings illustrating the origins and development of Sikh history and culture Leicester City Museums Details of the nine city council funded museums in the city National Space Centre All sorts of space memorabilia including a full size space rocket Back to top
	Music
	Agenda for Century 21 The Used Johnnys - local band making it big on the net with their satirical anti-war music Bamalama Bamalama have been described as "Leicester's top power pop act" and "far too rock & roll, and mildly offensive" to boot! Download their mp3s and see what you think. DeMontfort Hall Look in "Shows" for their what's on diary Grindstore.com Music merchandise and clothing from local supplier Leicester Music BBCi live music and listings information guide Leicester Music Scene Showcasing all things musical in the Leicestershire area. Includes web pages for local bands, list of local gigs and Asian music Stayfree Music Offers a wide range of services to bands and musicians; rehearsal space in the centre of Leicester, plus recording studios, storage facilities and resident band rooms for long term rental Back to top
	Theatre
	DeMontfort Hall Look in "Shows" for their what's on diary Little Theatre A venue for largely amateur productions in the centre of Leicester Outdoor Shakespeare Look in the Special Events list for details of the Outdoor Shakespeare events at Rockingham Castle at Rockingham, near the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough Phoenix Arts Phoenix Arts has a well deserved national reputation for its adventurous and diverse programme. Back to top
	Webcams
	Cambrosia - Webcam Network and Webcam Software Directory of live webcams on the Internet. You can browse sites by topic category and subtopic category (geographical region). Back to top

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