Helen McCarthy
Broadcast Journalist at BBC Radio Leicester
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6 days ago |
bbc.co.uk | Helen McCarthy |Adele Wilkinson
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, An image of people doing the conga around Leicester's Clock Tower on VE day in 1945 was shared on social media ahead of the 80th anniversaryAn iconic picture of revellers celebrating VE Day by dancing a conga around the Clock Tower in Leicester has been recreated on its 80th anniversary. BBC Radio Leicester tracked down the descendants of a number of people in the picture to recreate the dance in the city centre on Thursday.
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6 days ago |
bbc.com | Helen McCarthy |Adele Wilkinson
Relatives recreate VE Day conga photo 80 years onHelen McCarthy & Adele WilkinsonGetty ImagesAn image of people doing the conga around Leicester's Clock Tower on VE day in 1945 was shared on social media ahead of the 80th anniversaryAn iconic picture of revellers celebrating VE Day by dancing a conga around the Clock Tower in Leicester has been recreated on its 80th anniversary.
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1 week ago |
bbc.co.uk | Helen McCarthy
Image caption, Children at Forest Lodge Academy in New Parks, Leicester, have exchanged letters with a 100-year-old World War Two veteranChildren at a primary school in Leicester have said they were "amazed" to receive a letter from a living World War Two veteran. The youngsters at Forest Lodge Academy in New Parks received the message from 100-year-old Mervyn Kersh, who was called up to serve for his country aged 18.
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Helen McCarthy
Children moved by VE Day letter from WW2 veteranHelen McCarthyBBCChildren at Forest Lodge Academy in New Parks, Leicester, have exchanged letters with a 100-year-old World War Two veteranChildren at a primary school in Leicester have said they were "amazed" to receive a letter from a living World War Two veteran. The youngsters at Forest Lodge Academy in New Parks received the message from 100-year-old Mervyn Kersh, who was called up to serve for his country aged 18.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Helen McCarthy
Image caption, Brenda Needham said "a lot of women put the pressure on" to join Men in ShedsIt started out as a gathering to reduce loneliness and combat social isolation among elderly men. Now there are more than 1,000 Men in Sheds projects running across the country, where members get together, talk and learn new skills. But while many are aimed exclusively at men, one group in Loughborough, Leicestershire, has taken the decision to admit women and members' wives.
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RT @TransCatholicRE: Thank you to @HelenMcLive for reporting on this story at @StpaulsLeic @OLooskan & @camillobarone97 both featured too!
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