What makes independent heritage different from official collections? This week's Spotlight on Heritage, discusses the Saturday Heritage Fair in Leicester and why family stories, lived experience, and shared memories matter wp.me/pfBDiz-De

What draws people to live classical music in Leicester? Nicholas Daniel, Creative Director of the Leicester International Music Festival, shares why this year’s programme matters and why music must be for everyone. Will you be at Hansom Hall in September? wp.me/pfBDiz-D4

How can communities strengthen themselves without relying on handouts? In Loughborough’s Bell Foundry, residents are turning to gardening, upcycling and creativity to build resilience and pride. What can we learn from their approach? wp.me/pfBDiz-Dq

Saturday Heritage Fair on 11th October 10am-3pm at Leicester Adult Education is open to the public to explore and engage with the display stands, free talks, documentary screening, and workshops on offer doc-media-centre.org/2025/09/07/sat…

How do unpaid carers in Leicester find support for their own well-being? In this week’s Spotlight, we hear from Age UK’s Carers Support Service about activities, advice and recognition for those who care for others. What more could be done? wp.me/pfBDiz-Es

How do we keep the stories of grassroots sport alive? In this Spotlight on Heritage episode, John Coster and Rob Watson discuss National Sporting Heritage Day, asking how local clubs, coaches and volunteers can preserve memories and create lasting legacie wp.me/pfBDiz-Ek

What makes a city’s creative economy thrive? In this Spotlight on Business episode, James Burkmar of LCB Depot shares how networks, events and new spaces like Canopy help Leicester’s creative scene grow. How do you see creativity shaping local economies? wp.me/pfBDiz-Ef

Final measure up in Hansom Hall .... our 9th FREE heritage event since 2015 hosted at the Leicester Adult Education Centre Leicester Adult Education takes place this weekend on 11th October 10am-3pm .... join us at the Saturday Heritage Fair doc-media-centre.org/2025/09/07/sat…

Great to chat with Documentary Media Centre about the Heritage Fair taking place at Leicester Adult Education in Hansom Hall this Saturday 11th October. With Soar Sound Radio Leicester Emergent Arts Radio Grow Social Capital CIC Evington Echo

Radio Lear is now live on the Leicester and Loughborough multiplexes, sharing AI-generated and artist-made soundscapes. How might artists reimagine radio as a space for creative transformation? Follow and support through ’s Patreon to get involved wp.me/pfzAIZ-3Ll

How do we turn everyday memories into part of our shared heritage? In this week’s Spotlight on Heritage, Tina Barton talks with John Coster and Rob Watson about scrapbooking as a creative way to preserve personal stories. Listen from 12pm on Soar Sound Radio.

How do we turn everyday memories into part of our shared heritage? In this week’s Spotlight on Heritage, Tina Barton talks with John Coster and Rob Watson about scrapbooking as a creative way to preserve personal stories. Listen on Soar Sound Radio.

All set up and ready for a busy day recording and chatting at the Saturday Heritage Fair. Pop in to Leicester Adult Education on Belvoir Street. Thanks to Documentary Media Centre for putting on a great event 👍🏻

Great to catch up with Grow Social Capital CIC and find out what’s brought them to Leicester for the Saturday Heritage Fair with Documentary Media Centre Soar Sound Radio

It was lovely to spend the day chatting with community radio volunteers today for Soar Sound Radio at the Heritage Fair organised by Documentary Media Centre

Always good when community reporters get the wind in their sales and chat with loads of people. Thanks to Evington Echo Documentary Media Centre Soar Sound Radio for a great day at Saturday Heritage Fair

How do we keep Leicester’s stories alive? The Saturday Heritage Fair brought together collectors, storytellers, and re-enactors exploring how shared memories shape who we are today. Listen to the Soar Sound Radio podcast to hear voices from across the cit wp.me/pfBDiz-Fr

How does Leicester’s past shape the city we share today? The latest Soar Sound Radio podcast from the Saturday Heritage Fair features voices from across Leicester’s cultural, civic, and creative life, exploring how stories, archives, and art keep our shar wp.me/pfBDiz-FE

How does creativity keep local history alive? Our reports from the Saturday Heritage Fair shares stories of Leicester’s living heritage — from music and re-enactment to poetry, architecture, and community radio — showing how the past continues to inspire wp.me/pfBDiz-FG

How can local heritage events help us reconnect with each other and with the stories that shape our city? John Coster and Rob Watson reflect on the Leicester Heritage Fair and what it tells us about community, trust, and the future of local media. Listen wp.me/pfBDiz-FN