Thus Spake Leicester
Thus Spake Leicester By Kenton Hall When I moved to Leicester, nearly a decade ago, I had little idea what to expect. This was partially to do with the fact that I moved here, more or less, accidentally. I can’t go into too much detail, but it involved a bottle of absinthe, a pair of … Continue reading
Would the real me stand up?
Would the real me stand up? “Would the real you stand up?” I’m sure that once you read the title the first image that came to your mind was Eminem with his song, ‘Would the real slim shady please stand up?’ I too had the same image with people in hospital overcoats standing up praising … Continue reading
Can we constantly be happy?
Can we constantly be happy? Let me directly ask you, what is happiness? Is it when a mother see’s her child smile for the first time, or when you’ve just received the latest gadget for your birthday, or even better, you’ve just discovered that the world is made up of laughter! What is happiness? The … Continue reading
Launch Event
Launch Event While walking towards the launch event in central town, I imagined what it would be like, something maybe like a Lady Gaga press conference moment? A pause for thought… Fortunately, I was acquainted with a delightful crowd full of people from all walks of life, creed, age, gender etc. With filming crew, … Continue reading
Speakers Corner….in Highfields!
It’s refreshing to know that there are still, a few but some nevertheless, opportunities for Joe public to have their say, unsensored, without boundries and free! This is one of those rare opportunities where not only are you able to speak your mind about absolutely anything and the metaphorical microphone is on your doorstep, well … Continue reading
“What Women Want”
There are times when I despair of the human race. Admittedly, a lot of these moments occur when I am channel-surfing and accidentally encounter The X-Factor and, therefore, have to spend several subsequent hours scrubbing my eyes and ears with bleach. Mr. S. Cowell’s status as my nemesis notwithstanding, there are, of course, far more … Continue reading
Global perspectives for local Education
It’s ‘One Leicester’ on the Sunday following the negative hype and paraphernalia of the day before and I’ve been informed I’m to report the event for Global Education Leicester-Shire Termly meeting – in just 2 days time, on my own, for the very first time. The description on the website immediately creates images in my … Continue reading
Leicester Council of Faiths: Baha’i and Christians
Cards on the table time. I am not a man of faith. Okay, I occasionally veer towards the belief that a centuries-old being in a bow tie is whizzing round the universe in a police box righting wrongs, but that’s as near as I get these days. The vast majority of my truly religious experiences … Continue reading
Keeping a ‘eye’ on the community
It is difficult when one is me – and one of us is, I’ve checked – to know exactly what to expect when approaching an event like Community News Café. I have been, in my time, both cynic and idealist and I currently exist in an uneasy alliance between the two – half obsessed with … Continue reading
Leicester Speaks kicks off in the City Centre!
Local Democracy Week: Leicester Speaks With much anticipation and months of planning, Leicester’s “Local Democracy Week” was launched today. When I was first informed about this event, my imagination was rather vivid and I had no idea what to expect, especially as my head was clogged up with much negative publicity that was generated about … Continue reading
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