Is the City of Leicester a dump?

[Samilktray]

10 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Fan zone type things seem an absolutely dreadful way to watch football to me

Yeah generally speaking not something I'dd bother with but I've been struggling to find anywhere I fancy to watch the England games this year 

[Stuntman_Mike]

16 hours ago, Paninistickers said:

I've moved into a co working space in town. Been over a decade since I worked in town. 

 

What a pleasant suprise. I've been as guilty as anyone in assuming Leicester was lost. I've made an effort these last three weeks since working there to walk round town at lunch. It's very surprising. there's a low key continental cafe society vibe with the outdoor seating.

 

There's more white people than I thought.. I mean,. I assumed it was down to say 5%. It's probs more like 2O% (which lets face it, is still very odd for a supposedly British city) .....it just needs a few more middle.class white people to come back. The city isn't lost to India and Somalia. Yet. 

 

Pleasant surprises have been

 

*Volume of cool cafes - must be 20 really quite stylish places. With all the options, im.amazed anyone uses the hideous cafe Nero at Irish menswear

 

*The art workshops around phoenix,.old mercury offices and curve. 

 

*The apartment blocks near curve.

 

*The king Street cafe / co working area (forgot it's name)  and area bottom of new walk....the new walk little park sqaures

 

*Cathedral Square and the cobbled streets off shooting it

 

*Jubilee Square world cup screen and chairs 

*Silver arcade & St Martins

*Just out of city but the apartments behind the old great central 

 

And I mean this, although there are freaks about, I never, ever feel unsafe. Not once. 

 

 

 

 

Public.

 

There's one in Mountsorrel and Loughborough.

 

Completely agree on the never feeling unsafe in Leicester. It's strange because it does seem sketchy and worse on the face of it than other places I've been. Maybe because it's home.

[CosbehFox]

44 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Fan zone type things seem an absolutely dreadful way to watch football to me

Not my thing but they are for someone and increases footfall

 

[Paninistickers]

1 hour ago, CosbehFox said:

Not my thing but they are for someone and increases footfall

 

Fanzone doesn't quite fit the vibe. I always think of that nonsense at Wembley Box Park when I think of fanzone. 

 

This has a Glyndebourne feel, lol. As if you are watching the proms with a picnic. It's quite low key and rather pleasant. But, it's Leicester. An economically struggling city totally neglected by central government other than them shooing every immigrant on earth our way. You have to accept that there are some characters in the park. Not many. But some. 

[kenny]

2 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

Not my thing but they are for someone and increases footfall

 

It's very well done. It's more picnic in the park vibe that football though.

 

It totally shafts Wyggeston House though which is really successful in the summer. Not only have they taken the garden from them they have totally obscured the pub with hoardings.

 

It's weird that the council have chosen to screw one of the successful businesses rather than incorporating the into the park.

[Officer Doofy]

8 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

The City is always getting shit but this month alone 

 

6-7 June - Riverside Festival 

 

12-14 June - Abbey Park concerts

 

19-21 June - Victoria Balloon Festival 

 

They've made Jubliee Square FOC to watch footy from. 

The locals are the most miserable bunch of ****ers in the UK.