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2008, One to Remember

One Great Christmas in Leicester:
November 2008 - January 2009

Fantastic Festivities
A glittering real ice rink, Leicester's GIANT advent calendar, the Christmas market and an array of colourful lights illuminating the streets of Leicester - the perfect combination for One Great Christmas in Leicester!
 
 

One Leicester Open 20 Exhibition:
November 2008 - January 2009

The City Gallery's open exhibition celebrates the superb wealth of talent within the East Midlands region with a bumper exhibition of artworks in a wide selection of different media from photography to painting and ceramics to glass ware. 
 

One Leicester, One Bag!
November 2008

One Leicester in partnership with Leicester City Council launched environmentally-friendly bags for shoppers all across Leicester in November... 
 

One Rhythm Dance Festival:
May - October 2008

World Record broken!
We did it, you did it - Leicester did it! On Sunday 5th October 2008, One Leicester and the hundreds of you who took part were successfully awarded an official Guinness World Record™. 
 
 

One Blooming Great City 2008!

Leicester in Bloom - Silver gilt award won!
Leicester came top in the urban regeneration category of the competition with a silver gilt award for the second year running. Locations across Leicestershire also won a string of accolades.
 
 
One Great City of Sport:
August 2008
Sport and more
Leicester's city centre was once again transformed into a festival of summer sports.