tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25165124293636805422024-03-18T09:47:46.604+00:00Stoneygate ShopsAllandale Road and Francis Street Stoneygate Leicester LE2 2BENetwork Konnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310194010430121289noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516512429363680542.post-83013270617752365902017-10-31T10:11:00.003+00:002017-10-31T10:11:41.231+00:00Festivities are well underway here at the Stoneygate Shops. We are busy organising our annual Christmas market, and hope you can join us. This year will be bigger and better than ever before!<br />
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Our shops will be open, you can sample our food and drink, browse to find those ideal unique Christmas gifts and take the stress of the holidays away. To entertain your small ones, Fothergill Wyatt will be hosting an arts and crafts day- where your children can go in and make some wonderful Christmas decorations.<br />
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And Father Christmas is coming to join us too. His elves are busy transforming Hunters into a winter wonderland so you can stop off, tell Santa what you want for Christmas and have a picture with him at the same time.<br />
<br />All that while listening to festive carols and entertainment. We are looking forward to seeing you all down here on the 26th November<br />
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<br />Network Konnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310194010430121289noreply@blogger.com69tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516512429363680542.post-38400028823132446332016-11-28T10:42:00.001+00:002016-11-28T10:42:37.296+00:00Record Crowds at Stoneygate Christmas Market<b><br /></b><div class="MsoNormal">
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Bargain hunters flocked to Allandale Road and Francis Street
in the Leicester suburb of Stoneygate, eager to pick up some unique and unusual
Christmas gifts that can’t be found on the High Street. From homemade venison pies to handcrafted
crow garden ornaments, there was a definite theme of the homemade amongst the
45 market stalls and retailers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Organiser, Carey York of FU Media commented; “I’m absolutely
thrilled that the market has been such a success this year. It’s been a record-breaking year all-round:
from the stall holders and retailers – who have been brilliant – to the
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As well as festive treats and bargains, the crowds were
entertained by Lizzy Rushby, who performed a Christmas set inspired by songs of
yesteryear; the children’s’ choirs from Leicester High School for Girls and
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Network Konnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310194010430121289noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516512429363680542.post-40948139292761047352016-11-09T14:08:00.001+00:002016-11-09T14:08:24.344+00:00COUNTDOWN ON FOR STONEYGATE CHRISTMAS MARKET<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;">This one day only event has, in recent years, drawn crowds of over 4000 shoppers keen to pick up some inspirational Christmas gifts from some of the country’s most diverse and exciting independent traders – and this year will be no different.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Running from 11-4pm, the market takes over the fashionable Francis Street and Allandale Road, which is famed for being one of Leicester’s most exclusive shopping streets – a bit like a Leicester version of Kensington – and is free to enjoy.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">As well as up to 50 market stalls selling seasonal gifts, food & drink, clothing, cards and more, many of the Stoneygate shopkeepers will be throwing open their doors for this special day, which will also see special Christmas-inspired performances from the inimitable Lizzie Rushby; Kaine Gospel choir; choir from Leicester High School for Girls and Pauline Quirk’s Academy . Children aren’t forgotten either with fairground rides and hook-a-duck.</span></div>
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<a href="http://dluxe-magazine.co.uk/events-in-leicester/christmas-countdown-officially-starts-stoneygate-market/" target="_blank">Press</a></div>
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<span class="fsl"><a href="http://powder-blue.co.uk/" target="_blank">Powder Blue</a> will be hosting a garden party to celebrate the Launch of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Selina-Lake-Outdoor-Living/195225107330494?fref=ts" target="_blank">Selina Lake</a><span id="goog_214755456"></span><span id="goog_214755457"></span> Outdoor Living Book in which <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DebbiePowderBlue" style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">owner of Powder Blue </a> garden is featured.</span></div>
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Selina will be there to sign copies of her latest book. The First 10
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<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.belvoirfruitfarms.co.uk/win-things/lovely-o-clock/" style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Belvoir Fruit Farm</a> will be providing complimentary drinks and there will be a pop stall with <a href="http://www.knightonflowers.co.uk/KnightonFlowers/Knighton_Flowers.html" style="font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Knighton Flowers creations.</a></span><br />
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<br />Network Konnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310194010430121289noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516512429363680542.post-17001729975700348112014-01-31T06:03:00.002+00:002014-01-31T06:06:25.224+00:00A Touch of Romance<span style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://powder-blue.co.uk/" target="_blank">Powder Blue</a> is hosting </span><span style="color: #999999;">a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/735094959843713/?fref=ts" target="_blank">Romantic Style Event </a></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">Saturday 8th February. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">Come meet <a href="http://selinalake.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/romantic-style-event-at-powder-blue.html" target="_blank">Selina Lake</a> at her book signing of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Romantic-Style-by-Selina-Lake/264033163633178?fref=ts" target="_blank">Romantic Style. </a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">"To Celebrate the re launch of my book
Romantic Style, I will be signing copies of the new Paperback Compact
Edition at one of my favorite Interior Boutiques, <a href="http://www.powder-blue.co.uk/" target="_blank">Powder Blue</a>
in Leicester! Debbie the shop owner and creator, home features in the
book as do many of the lovely products she stocks in the shop. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">This
special event is on just in time to get us in the mood for a Romantic
Style Valentines! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><b> Sat 8th Feb 2014, I will be in store from 1.30pm - 4.30pm </b></span><b><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #999999;">Powder Blue, 3-5 Francis Street, Stoneygate, Leicester. LE2 2BE. </span></b><span style="color: #999999;"><b> </b></span><br />
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<br />Network Konnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310194010430121289noreply@blogger.com77tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516512429363680542.post-52626249150296166062013-12-03T12:15:00.001+00:002013-12-03T12:15:39.717+00:00Stoneygate Shops Christmas Market 8th DecemberStoneygate Shops is having its annual Christmas Market on 8th December from 11am-4pm. With over 40 stalls of handicrafts, food & drink, locally-sourced products and great Christmas gift ideas, it is a great day out for all the family. Musical acts will be providing a festive atmosphere throughout the day, and there will be plenty of places to grab a bite to eat. Visit us on Facebook or Twitter for more information.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Network Konnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310194010430121289noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516512429363680542.post-87651344249089022862013-02-11T00:17:00.002+00:002013-02-11T00:19:25.672+00:00Battle of our ownWith all the talk of King Richard III and images of medieval battle, we are having a battle of our own... we are now recruiting supporters to help in our quest...<b> </b><b>To bring back our Stoneygate Post Office.</b><br />
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<b><b>A</b>ll willing supporters PLEASE sign our petition <a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/310/127/272/re-open-francis-street-post-office/" target="_blank">online</a> or on paper. </b><br />
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Online <a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/310/127/272/re-open-francis-street-post-office/" target="_blank">click here</a> <br />
On paper at:- Francis Street & Allandale Road - Stoneygate Leicester. LE2 2BE<br />
Powder Blue on Francis Street<br />
Ram News on Francis Street<br />
Room 13 on Francis Street Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516512429363680542.post-32242152614830743842013-02-06T10:22:00.002+00:002013-02-06T10:22:42.024+00:00Richard IIIGreat news finding King Richard III in Leicester. It can only be a
positive thing, Stoneygate shops have had a mention in the Guardian
already!<br />
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Read the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/shortcuts/2013/feb/04/richard-third-leicester-tourist-hotspot" target="_blank">article</a> "Is Richard III's Leicester the next tourist hotspot? Apart
from Greyfriars car park, final resting place of the last Plantagenet
king of England, where else might holidaymakers visit in this East
Midlands city?"<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516512429363680542.post-12261518915030449282013-02-03T06:13:00.000+00:002013-02-03T06:13:54.514+00:00A stylish slice...<h1 class="p10-b fnt-serif fnt-30 fnt-n">
Housekeeping is much more enjoyable in Stoneygate, Leicester.</h1>
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The only problem with loving shopping – assuming you can afford what
you buy – is that you end up with a lot of stuff. One day, you have
plenty of cupboard space and several clear surfaces. The next, you have
loads of pairs of this, several types of that, all the latest
whatchamacallits and a thingummy that’s the same as your other
thingummies, but with a blue light on it.<br />
Frankly, it can get a bit much, so it’s not surprising there
comes a time when many a seasoned shopper thinks: “Enough. I need some
space. Be gone, plethora of modern gubbins. I want to go back to
basics’’.<br />
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At times like that, you need a shop such as <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Housekeeping.store" target="_blank">Housekeeping</a>, which has
recently brought a stylish slice of yesteryear to Leicestershire.<br />
It sells traditional household cleaning equipment – the type of
your great-grandma would have proudly wielded around her spotless
scullery – and sturdy-looking tableware and cookware in classic designs
that have been around for generations (and, therefore, brim with vintage
appeal without even trying).<br />
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There isn’t a plug and cable to be seen among Housekeeping’s wares;
no electronic display panels, no unfathomable buttons nor hi-tech
challenges of any description. Even the price tickets haven’t been near
anything so modern as a printer; they’re handwritten on brown luggage
tags.<br />
There’s iconic blue-and-white enamelware by Falcon, a British
brand established in 1920, and robust-looking glasses by Duralex, which
began in France nearly 70 years ago.<br />
Housekeeping sells a range of stoneware for the table by Swedish company Hoganas Keramik, established for more than 100 years.<br />
But that’s nothing compared to fellow Swedish tableware company
Rorstrand, which was established in 1726. Housekeeping stocks its
Swedish Grace design, which was first unveiled at the Stockholm
Exhibition in 1930, and conveys “the sensation of ears of wheat swaying
in the summer breeze”.<br />
The wooden scrubbing brushes which look so robust they could be
left as heirlooms are by Redecker (established 1935), and the blankets
and cushions are handwoven in Wales by Melin Tregwynt (established, ooh,
yonks ago).<br />
There are wooden dolly pegs, traditional brooms and feather
dusters, glass orange-squeezers, linen cloths for glass and Le Parfait
jars.<br />
For the organised house-spouse, there are notepads and pencils by
American company Field Notes, whose no-frills designs are perfect for
no- nonsense notes about broken light bulbs and when the front step was
last scrubbed.<br />
There are a few smellies too – handcream and candles by
award-winning English company Bailey’s and Savon de Marseille soap among
them,<br />
Our favourite thing was the pastel enamelware by Austrian company
Riess (established, ooh, aeons ago). We’d be cooking non-stop if we had
a collection of its adorable dinky pink saucepans on our shelves. And
purchases are wrapped in brown paper – of course.<br />
If you want some old-fashioned charm in your home, or if you just
love proper cleaning tools, Housekeeping is a must-visit. Find it in
Francis Street, Stoneygate, Leicester. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am
until 5pm.<br />
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article by Linda Steelyard - Leicester Mercury: read the article <a href="http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Housekeeping-enjoyable-Stoneygate-Leicester/story-18014750-detail/story.html" target="_blank">here</a><br />
Visit Linda's blog at: <a href="http://lindashops.wordpress.com/">lindashops.wordpress.com</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516512429363680542.post-35080032081061084202013-01-27T08:25:00.000+00:002013-01-27T08:25:09.465+00:00Local going Global<div class="byline m20-b fnt-13 fnt-b">
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Business is booming for a fashion designer thanks to a host of celebrities clamouring to be seen in her luxury beach-ware cover-ups.<br />
Items from Lindsey Brown's MyaBlue Luxe line of silk beach
dresses, tops, tunics and kaftans have been seen on a host of famous
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Most recently, choreographer and former Strictly Come Dancing judge
Arlene Philips tweeted a picture of herself wearing a piece from the
collection at a party for Andrew Lloyd Webber's wife in Barbados.<br />
Atomic Kitten singer Natasha Hamilton, The Only Way is Essex (Towie) star Lucy Mecklenburgh and TV presenter Lizzie Cundy are also fans of the brand.<br />
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Lindsey, whose business is based in Bushby, said: "It's really taken
off in just a year, and we've now got celebrity clients and a fanbase.
Arlene Phillips is one of our clients, she was going to a glamorous
poolside party and needed to find pieces to wear. We advised on certain
items and she tweeted a picture of her and Cilla Black.<br />
"It's great to see people wearing the pieces and liking them.<br />
"We do style celebrities as well, helping them pick out pieces suitable for their bodies.<br />
"When they are going on holiday and they know they might be photographed, they want to look their best at all times."<br />
Lindsey said there had been "an amazing response" after Towie star Lucy Mecklenburgh was seen in one of the brand's tops.<br />
"She was going on holiday to Mexico and tweeted a picture of
herself. She's got about a million followers on Twitter so it went
around the world and was on the OK magazine website.<br />
"For us, it's not just about getting celebrity status but it does
help build the brand. We're getting a lot of enquiries from shops
wanting to stock it.<br />
"I'd say sales are up by about 85 per cent this January, compared with last."<br />
Lindsey started her business in 2000 and launched her first
range, MyaBlue Beach, in 2006. The Luxe collection was launched last
year and sales have soared ever since.<br />
The brand is stocked in Leicestershire boutiques Browns, in
Stoneygate, and Brief Encounter, in Loughborough, and at boutiques
across the country.<br />
"I launched MyaBlue Beach after seeing a gap in the market for
cover-ups," she said. "In 2012, we saw a gap in the market for high-end
luxury goods.<br />
"The range is 100 per cent silk and it's a cover-up collection of things that can be worn on the beach or in resorts.<br />
"I've been in the industry for years and I understand body shapes. The range goes from XS to XXXXL, so all sizes.<br />
"We use lots of Leicestershire companies as well, we like to keep
it local. Keeping it local but going global – that's what we're doing."<br />
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<a href="http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Cover-story-s-boost-stars/story-17928794-detail/story.html" target="_blank">article By Gemma Peplow for the Leicester Mercury</a><br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516512429363680542.post-4865413799882059872012-12-16T09:53:00.001+00:002012-12-16T09:53:17.231+00:00Late Night ShoppingJoin us for for Late Night Shopping...<br />
Thursday until 9.30 <br />
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<b>Stoneygate Food & Drink Festival</b></h2>
Yes it was wet, it was cold, but it was a great day... Filled with food, drink, crafts, music and entertainment. <br />
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Photographs <a href="http://www.ninephotos.co.uk/" target="_blank">ninephotos </a><br />
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The event Stall holders<br />
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Big thanks to our wonderful musicians & entertainers who lifted our spirits during the rain...<br />
<a href="http://www.dreamsinger.co.uk/" target="_blank">Carly George</a> Chanteuse<br />
African Drummers<br />
The Notorious Dawson Brothers<br />
Dave Collins Magician <br />
Simple Tones <br />
Adham Fisher Experience<br />
Sadhana Support Services<br />
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Thanks to the business' & individuals who made the day such a success and who worked so hard to make this event possible work for <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times;">organising</span></span> and helping - you know who you are... <br />
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A local food and drink festival in honour of the </div>
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Diamond Jubilee!</div>
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Allandale Road & Francis Street</div>
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Leicester LE2 2BE</div>
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Sunday 3rd June</div>
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10.00am – 5.00pm</div>
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It will be a unique event where you will find fresh and quality produce by local people and producers to taste and buy! </div>
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The Mayor will be opening the event, union jack bunting will decorate the streets and there will be activities being put on by the shops for example Bee Keeping in the Powder Blue Garden, a treasure hunt, Clairvoyant in the Lockwoods Garden, oyster opening and champagne tasting, cookery demos</div>
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</div>Stoneygate sees it's first Pop-up Restaurant. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WhiteRoomDining" target="_blank">"White Room Dining"</a> a pop-up restaurant is a collaboration between <a href="http://powder-blue.co.uk/homeware.html" target="_blank">Powder Blue</a> & <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lucysfood" target="_blank">Lucy's Food</a>, two Stoneygate based business.<br />
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The food - Lucy Cufflin of Lucy's Food - Local Cookery Writer & Chef will be cooking a fabulous 4 course menu using the very best local ingredients.<br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Les-Caves-Du-Patron/229479417137096" target="_blank">Les Caves du Patron</a> - another Stoneygate business on Francis Street compiled a selection of wines to complement the various courses.<br />
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Lucy's Food & Powder Blue are planning more events in the future - so keep a look out for "<a href="http://www.facebook.com/WhiteRoomDining" target="_blank">White Room Dining</a>" pop-up's and be quick off the mark as this particular event sold out within a matter of days.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tea time has never been so popular, and we have some lovely tearooms here in Stoneygate to tempt you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Make a date at <a href="http://lockwoodstearoom.co.uk/" target="_blank">Lockwoods Tea Room</a> or Time & Place for traditional tea & cakes... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OR </div>If your hosting your very own high tea then <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2355711670739.82352.1788657870&type=3" target="_blank">Powder Blue</a> has some great throw away crockery made to make life easy. Although these items are designed to be throw away, you can up-cycle them after and use them as jewellery or trinket displays - they are just too lovely to bin.<br />
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Reminiscent of a bygone era - Not at Tiffany's but at <a href="http://www.room13.co.uk/" target="_blank">Room 13</a>.... Indulge.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516512429363680542.post-16671224343729939802012-01-26T17:55:00.000+00:002012-04-23T13:22:42.450+01:00Francis Street Post Office<h6 class="uiStreamMessage uiStreamHeadline">
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<div id="article-header"><div id="main-article-info"><h1>Let's move to Clarendon Park and Stoneygate, Leicester </h1><div class="stand-first-alone" id="stand-first">Its cultural life may not boil but at least, these days, it simmers</div><div class="stand-first-alone" id="stand-first"><br />
</div><div class="stand-first-alone" id="stand-first">Article from the Guardian by Tom Dyckhoff </div><div class="stand-first-alone" id="stand-first">Friday 12 August 2011 </div></div></div><div id="content"><ul class="article-attributes"><div id="article-wrapper"><div id="main-content-picture"><img alt="A park in Leicester" height="192" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Money/Pix/pictures/2011/8/17/1313583162587/A-park-in-Leicester-007.jpg" width="320" /> </div><div id="main-content-picture"></div><div id="main-content-picture"><div class="caption">'Leicester has had a little renaissance of late'. Photograph: Sophia Evans for the Guardian</div></div><div id="article-body-blocks"><b>What's going for it?</b> Nobody understands my love for Leicester. No matter how many times I say, "Look ye at the splendid train links, the sturdy, underrated civic architecture, the marvellous subcontinental Asian cuisine," nobody is convinced. So I take doubting Thomases to Clarendon Park and Stoneygate. "Where else," I ask them, slightly starry-eyed, "can you buy a large, four-bedroom Edwardian semi in such lush, louche environs for £275,000?" Their silence seals my victory. These paired neighbourhoods are in the university part of town. House-hunt wisely. It's redbrick uni nirvana: tree-lined streets of bulbous Victorian semis, corduroyed lecturers in cafes, dusty bookshops and curry houses, interspersed with cute gentrified spots such as Allandale Road and Francis Street, plus Victoria Park, with its Lutyens war memorial. Once upon a time the area's most famous son, <a href="http://www.joeorton.org/" title="">Joe Orton</a>, had to escape to London to find his fleshpots. No more. Leicester has had a little renaissance of late. Its cultural life may not boil but at least, these days, it simmers. <b>The case against</b> The neighbourhood used to be in part ruled by Quakers, hence a lack of old boozers. <b>Well connected?</b> You can walk to the city centre and train station. Several trains an hour to London St Pancras (half-hourly for the fast service, 69 mins), to Birmingham (50-58 mins) and to Nottingham (30 mins). The M1 and M69 are on your doorstep. <b>Schools</b> "Good" primaries include <a href="http://www.st-john.leicester.sch.uk/" title="">St John the Baptist CofE</a>, <a href="http://www.overdale-jun.leicester.sch.uk/" title="">Overdale</a> and <a href="http://www.coleman.leicester.sch.uk/" title="">Coleman</a>, Ofsted says, and <a href="http://www.thomasmoreprimary.org.uk/main.php" title="">St Thomas More Catholic</a> is "outstanding". Secondaries: independents such as <a href="http://www.leicesterhigh.co.uk/" title="">Leicester High School for Girls</a> gobble a lot of the intake but <a href="http://www.crownhills.com/" title="">Crown Hills Community</a> and <a href="http://www.moat.leicester.sch.uk/default.htm" title="">Moat Community</a> are both "good". <b>Hang out at…</b> A latte at <a href="http://www.masonandbrooke.co.uk/" title="">Mason & Brooke</a> on Allandale Road for the lecturers. For the student, to London Road: cocktails at the Lansdowne, followed by a curry at <a href="http://www.thecurryhouse.net/" title="">the Curry House</a>. <b>Where to buy</b> It's dense Victorian terraces to the north abutting the park. Huge, pricier late-Victorian and Edwardian villas and semis straddle London Road. South Knighton is almost villagey. <b>Market values</b> Huge detacheds, £450,000-£800,000. Detacheds, £190,000-£450,000. Semis and town houses, £175,000-£500,000. Terraces, £125,000-£285,000. Flats, £75,000-£200,000. <b>Bargain of the week</b> Four-bedroom Edwardian semi in the thick of the neighbourhood, £275,000, with <a href="http://www.barkers1985.co.uk/" title="">Barkers</a>.
<h2>From the streets</h2><b>Kate Sullivan</b> "Leicester is amazingly diverse and vibrant, but you won't find that in Clarendon Park. It's white, middle-class and poncey." <b>Andy Ward</b> "My favourite haunt is Babelas Bar on Queens Road: laid-back atmosphere, great selection of real ales and wines, and legendary cheeseboards." <b>Sarah Kirby</b> "The annual art trail showcases work by more than 50 Leicester-based artists in houses, gardens and studios in the area." • Live in Leicester? Join the debate below. Do you live in Retford? Do you have a favourite haunt or a pet hate? If so, please write, by Tuesday 16 August, to <a href="mailto:lets.move@guardian.co.uk" title="">lets.move@guardian.co.uk</a>
<ul class="article-attributes"><li class="byline"> <a class="contributor" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/tomdyckhoff" rel="author"> Tom Dyckhoff</a> </li>
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</ul></div></div></ul></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516512429363680542.post-10642260014879017022011-07-14T08:17:00.038+01:002011-07-14T09:14:59.991+01:00New shops on the blockNew shops on the block include Outer Space - a great addition to the Stoneygate shops.<br />
Who else is new? Come and take a look around.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/leicester/blog/francis-street-in-stoneygate-leicester-is-short-listed-for-google-best-shopping-street-retailers-ask-shoppers-to-go-and-vote-for-their-local-street/article033921.htm"><b>Nominated for the Google Street View Award 2011</b></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">"It's such a friendly place with lovely shops, and that's why people keep coming back."</span><br />
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<div style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">"This area has got everything – cafes, quaint shops, garden shops, hairdressers and some lovely clothes shops."</div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">"We've also got free parking and we're friendly and unhurried – not like the hustle and bustle of the city centre."</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Undefined-Headline/story-12044375-detail/story.html">"home to many independent shops selling niche brands in attractive surroundings."</a><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span> </div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><b> </b>Network Konnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310194010430121289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516512429363680542.post-44153805874465937302011-05-12T08:39:00.000+01:002013-01-27T08:41:41.376+00:00Best Shopping Street...<h2>
Francis Street In Stoneygate Leicester Is Short Listed For
Google Best Shopping Street Retailers Ask Shoppers To Go And Vote For
Their Local Street</h2>
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Stoneygate
the select shopping area of Leicester has been the place for those
extra special gifts that you can't find elsewhere. For years now both
Allandale Road and Francis Street have been the destination for many
shoppers and visitors to the area.</div>
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Now
Francis Street has finally been recognised as one of THE places to go
in the UK, short listed for Googles Street View for Best UK Shopping
Street in their awards supported by <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/" target="_blank">The Sun</a>, <a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/" target="_blank">Vogue</a> and <a href="http://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/leicester/community-hub/blog/view/Lonely%20Planet" target="_blank">Lonely Planet</a>.</div>
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We are hoping that people of Leicester and Leicestershire will go and vote for our local street by following the link <a href="http://bit.ly/googlebeststreet" target="_blank">HERE.</a></div>
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The <a href="http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/" target="_blank">Leicester Mercury</a> spoke to a number of the retailers and this is what was reported:</div>
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Ricky Gibbs, co-owner of boutique gift shop <a href="http://www.nestgifts.co.uk/index.php?main_page=page&id=18" target="_blank">Nest</a>
which has been in Francis Street for about nine years, said: "I'll bet
we've been nominated because we're all independent shops, and most
traders here source their products from small makers and graduates
rather than sell mass-produced stuff.</div>
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"We've had a high turnover of shops over the years, but the essence of independence always remains the same."</div>
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Lizzie Bates works at <a href="http://www.lindenaromatics.co.uk/about.html" target="_blank">Linden Aromatics</a>, which specialises in exclusive brands of aromatherapy and skin care products.</div>
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She said: "It's such a friendly place with lovely shops, and that's why people keep coming back."</div>
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<a href="http://www.powder-blue.co.uk/" target="_blank">Powder Blue </a>sells a variety of items including perfume, furniture, jewellery and gifts.</div>
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Sarah
Anderson, who has worked at the shop for about a year, said: "This area
has got everything – cafes, quaint shops, garden shops, hairdressers
and some lovely clothes shops.</div>
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"We've also got free parking and we're friendly and unhurried – not like the hustle and bustle of the city centre."</div>
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If you want to see Leicester standing head and shoulders above other cities in the UK get a vote in now and click <a href="http://bit.ly/googlebeststreet" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/leicester/community-hub/blog/view/francis-street-in-stoneygate-leicester-is-short-listed-for-google-best-shopping-street-retailers-ask-shoppers-to-go-and-vote-for-their-local-street" target="_blank">Article by the best of Leicester</a></div>
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