sixthswan
Non-Member
Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but (and well overdue) - Leicester City, Vichai and Top are to be given the Freedom of the City.
news.leicester.gov.uk
Took their time. Tiggers and Leicester Ladies Hockey Club didn't have to wait as long.
Leicester's Council has a long tradition of not being favourable to the Association Football team. As Western Europe was being liberated in 1944, the local council were looking to move the football team out of Filbert Street, under unfavourable conditions.
www.lcfc.com
I've often wondered what happened to all of the debris and parts of Filbert Street, when it was eventually demolished?
Does anyone know?
Council to award highest honours to LCFC and current and former chairman
COUNCILLORS in Leicester have voted unanimously to back proposals to award the Honorary Freedom of the City to Leicester City Football Club (LCFC).
news.leicester.gov.uk
Took their time. Tiggers and Leicester Ladies Hockey Club didn't have to wait as long.
Leicester's Council has a long tradition of not being favourable to the Association Football team. As Western Europe was being liberated in 1944, the local council were looking to move the football team out of Filbert Street, under unfavourable conditions.
Leicester City In The Second World War: Plans To Evict The Club From Filbert Street
Club Historian John Hutchinson's fascinating series on Leicester City's fortunes during the Second World War continues with the story of how the Foxes very nearly lost their Filbert Street home.
www.lcfc.com
I've often wondered what happened to all of the debris and parts of Filbert Street, when it was eventually demolished?
Does anyone know?