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Melton First - campaigning to save Melton's built heritage and raise awareness of the national selling off of old hospitals.

About Leicestershire
Try a virtual tour, check forthcoming events, locate a company in the Leicestershire Directory, or just browse the pages about local towns and villages.

Amnesty International
Contact your local branch of this campaigning group.

Bigfern
A really good colourful and informative guide to Market Harborough and surrounding villages.


Black History Season -
"Are we warriors?" is the theme for two months of cultural events during October and November.

Burton-on-the-Wolds
Website for the villages of Burton on the Wolds, Cotes, Prestwold and Hoton.

Blaby on the Net
Life, politics, business, history and environment for Blaby.

British Legion
The Royal British Legion is the UK's leading charity providing financial, social and emotional support to millions who have served and are currently serving in the Armed Forces, and their dependants.

Chinese New Year- celebrations take place on 22 January this year. Send a Chinese greetings and open a virtual fortune cookie.

Coalville.org.uk

Local information, links, numbers and things to do in Coalville.

Community Roots - Runs taster sessions in education, training, self awareness, personal development and we encourage social events!

Dante Alighieri Society
The Italian society based in Loughborough.

Dinky Stories
Selected short stories site written by members of ‘Outreach Writers’, a vigorous writing group meeting at 27A Access Artspace, Leicester.

Disability Information Network
This portal aims to provide a single point for information and communication for people interested in disability issues.

Electric Minds
A directory service that lists many different types of online communities and how to find them on the web. But the site goes one step further by offering you a short synopsis of the discussion topics and styles before you decide to click through.


Fleckney

Foxton Inclined Plane Trust and Canal museum

Friends of the Earth
News from the Leicester branch of FoE.

Genukiloads of facts and figures about Leicestershire including maps, historical records, societies and libraries.

Groby
Award-winning website with history, photos and tours of Groby.

Haunted Harborough

Hinckleychurches.org

Hinckley Online
Local history, things to do, see and eat, citizens guide, news, views and email links.

History.uk.com

Information on local history from timelines to events and attractions.


Ibstock.org

Ibstock's very own website! From the bar to Ibstock Welfare - if you live there then use this excellent website resource!

Iranian Development Group - set up by Leicester people in response to the medium-term and long-term need of the Iranian people suffering after the Bam earthquake.

iVillage- something for the ladies! A virtual glossy mag with health, money, relationship and career advice.


Joseph Merrick Tribute Site - Find out more about one of Leicester's most famous sons - Joseph Merrick aka The Elephant Man.

John Taylor Bell Founders
John Taylor Bellfounders continues a line of bellfounding which has been unbroken since the middle of the 14th Century.

Knitting Together
The heritage of the East Midlands' knitting industry, online. Set up in 2003. Contains virtual tours, virtual museums, history, places to visit, and more.

Leicester and Leicestershire - piles of information about the county from music to who's who to railway nostalgia.

Leicester and Leicestershire Animal Aid
Webpage with information on the centre's work.

Leicester Conservation Volunteers
Their diary of future events.

Leicester History and Research
Max Wade-Matthews' personal contributions to Leicester's long and colourful history.

Leicester Massachusetts
The official website of the town of Leicester. Not our Leicester but the one in Massachusetts in the USA!

Leicestershire Microlight Aircraft Club
All you ever need to know about flying microlights and other small enginless crafts including message boards, news, weather and links.

Leicester Pride
Saturday 19 June 2004 sees the return of Leicester Pride, a free festival for the local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.


Leicestershire IVC

Leicestershire IVC is a social and multi-activity club for graduates, young professionals and like minded people, whose members organise their own sporting, cultural and fun activities.

Leicester Overseas
A website devoted to people who used to live in Leicester. Memories, stories and great tools to stay in touch and stay Lesta!


Leicester Local YHA Group
News and events from the walking group.

Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society
The Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society (LROS) was founded in 1941 and now has more than 500 members.

Leicester Radio Society
The site for local radio amateurs.


Leicestershire past and present
More than 90 articles about local history from the Clock Tower to Stanford Hall.

Long Clawson
The website for the Long Clawson area.

Loughborough Community Internet Project - a wide range of community information relating to Loughborough from diaries to maps to geneology.

Market Harborough.com

An outward looking community magazine for and about the people of Market Harborough, including wide ranging content: entertainment guide, accommodation, pubs, history, business profiles and free classified ads.

Melton On Line
As rich as a pork pie. Everything you need to know about working, resting and playing in Melton Mowbray.

Men Behaving Acceptably

The MBA Group started life in 1996 when Nick Baines, Gary Wainwright, John Egglestone and Rafe Cherry got together to discuss the need for a Men’s Group - there was and here is their site!

Mountsorrel Village Website
Events, leisure, and parish council news for Mountsorrel and the Soar Valley.

Nationmaster
This website is for anyone who wants to know more about the world we live in.

Old Dalby Village
Old Dalby is a village in Melton Mowbray. It has a Danish name that derives from the words dale and wolds.

Olive and Eric
Whether you are interested in World War II, the history of Leicester or just a story of two people separated by war, this site will richly satisfy you. Centres around Olive and Eric, their family, memories, letters and photos.

Outreach Writers

Pakistan Youth and Community Association serves the educational, social, cultural and recreational needs of the Pakistani and the other communities in Leicester.

Reunite
A UK charity specialising in international parental child abduction.


Rotary District 1070, the Rotary District covering the East Midlands
Details of the officers, committees and events for the Rotary Year.

Rotary International in Britain and Ireland

Rotary International Worldwide

Rothley Parish Church men’s group

RuralHeart.com

For up-to-date listings of farmers' markets and Women's Institute markets in Leicestershire, and guides to what they hope to achieve.

Samaritans

A UK charity offering support to people who are suicidal or despairing. They are on hand 24 hours and Provide confidential and emotional support.

Semper Eadem
Local history for Leicestershire. Leicester's moto means "always the same" - but in reality the city is constantly evolving.

Sileby Village
This web site has been made for the community of Sileby, It is funded by donations.

Sky Films National
A website with loads of aerial shots of Leicester and Leicestershire - see if you can spot your town or village.

Spokesfest
Promoting access to cycling for everyone

The Peepul Centre
The Peepul Centre is a purpose designed multi-functional Centre of Excellence, and will provide high quality services under one roof.

The Stapleford Miniature Railway
Stapleford Miniature Railway is home to the superb one fifth scale British LMS Jubilee and GWR Saint and the mighty NYC Niagara and NKP Berkshire American locos as well as the Curwen Warship Diesel and Curwen Atlantic.

The Virtual Classroom
The Virtual Classroom is a project of the Islamic Society of Britain (ISB).


Thurlaston Online
Situated in the middle of England, approximately eight miles from Leicester, Thurlaston's residents enjoy a rural lifestyle with the benefits of city-life nearby.

Time to get equal
A major campaign started in May to enbale disabled people to achieve equality.

Wartime Leicestershire
Details on local history, maps, people and places during the two world wars.

Whitwick.org.uk
This site is an information source for both residents and visitors of Whiwick in north weat Leicestershire.

VISTA
An independent charity that is the main provider to the nearly 6000 blind and partially sighted people of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Voluntary Action Leicester
Information and resources for voluntary groups.

Youthweb...... a site designed by young people in Leicestershire about important issues which affect their lives: to campaign for change; to raise public awareness; to express young people's views; to entertain.

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