Local family attraction Manor Farm Park & Woodlands has underlined its position as a great family day by being judged the Best Large Visitor Attraction in the Visit Leicester, Leicestershire Tourism and Hospitality Awards 2025. The awards, run by Visit Leicester, were presented during a gala … [Read more...]
East Leake WI feel the heat!
The speaker at the East Leake WI November meeting was Helen Cox, who gave a talk and video demonstration on the ‘Art of Pyrography’. This is a technique using heat to create designs on wood. Helen explained that her background is in science and would not class herself as an artist. When the Covid … [Read more...]
Home baking business brings community together
A resident at David Wilson Homes’ The Skylarks development in East Leake has turned her passion for baking into a small business that’s bringing smiles across the community. Lianne Pople (39), alongside her partner Aaron Dawson (38), have set up The Little Bakehouse from their rented four bedroom … [Read more...]
East Leake Allotment Association host bonfire event
East Leake Allotment Association (ELAA) is a thriving community on the outskirts of the village with over 100 tenants having a plot of varying sizes. It is run by a volunteer committee and on 8 November 2025 the committee arranged, for the second year, a bonfire event (no fireworks) for the … [Read more...]
Would you like to go on a Bear Hunt?
The East Leake Bear Hunt is now live, up to Saturday 22nd November. It is organised by the popular East Leake Traders Association. Shops, traders and businesses all have bears to find. They are hidden in either shops, windows, vans, on social media posts or websites including the East Leake … [Read more...]
The hard work at Meadow Park never stops!
The Green Climber visited on Tuesday 7th October and did a great job. If you want to see this machine in action go to the Meadow Park Facebook page. On Wednesday 8th October the wonderful volunteers from British Gypsum worked on hedge laying in the Arboretum copse on their monthly visit to the … [Read more...]
A Night of Local Talent in East Leake
Get ready, East Leake! On Saturday 22nd November, the Village Hall will once again come alive with the sounds of homegrown talent as Music Extravaganza 3 takes centre stage. Doors open at 6:30pm, and from start to finish audiences can expect an evening packed with variety, energy, and community … [Read more...]
East Leake Academy students celebrate best ever GCSE results
There was an air of excitement at East Leake Academy – part of Diverse Academies Trust – as year 11 students collected their GCSE results on Thursday 21st August. This year’s outcomes are the strongest in the academy’s history, with students achieving the highest attainment 8 score in a decade. … [Read more...]
Loughborough Male Voice Choir Our East Leake ‘Open Evening’
We warmly invite you to come to see us in rehearsal in the Pavillion on Costock Road at 6.30 – 8.30pm on Thursday 16th October. As a way of bringing our choir to our audience, we are holding our weekly rehearsal in East Leake on Thursday 16th October. This will be an ‘open’ rehearsal, where we … [Read more...]
Manor Farm Park & Woodlands Wins National Tourism Award
Manor Farm Park & Woodlands has underlined its position as a great family day out by winning a prestigious family award. The East Leake family attraction has been chosen by respected business publication SME News, in collaboration with AI Global Media, as ‘Best Family Day Out 2025 - … [Read more...]
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