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BBC News
07-03-2025
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Wigston: New mural celebrating town's history completed
A new mural celebrating the history of a Leicestershire town has been completed. The painting in Leicester Road, Wigston, features well-known places including St Wistan's Church and the former Magna Cinema building, which was demolished in feature was commissioned by Oadby and Wigston Borough Council and paid for using funding from the UK Shared Prosperity has been painted by members of Graffwerk - the street art group behind the Bring the Paint festival in Leicester - and designed in collaboration with the Greater Wigston Historical Society, which also worked on a similar mural in South Wigston. Council deputy leader Lee Bentley said: "Investing in our town centres and making them vibrant and welcoming places to visit with their own unique identities is very important to us."I hope that people from all generations will now be inspired to learn more about our heritage and be proud of where they come from."
BBC News
21-02-2025
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South Wigston: New mural inspired by town's history
A new mural pays to tribute to the history of a Leicestershire artwork, which overlooks Albion Street in South Wigston, features Orson Wright, who is said to have built much of the town in the late 19th by Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, the artwork has been painted by members of Graffwerk - the street art group behind the Bring the Paint festival in mural, paid for using funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, is due to be unveiled to the public on Monday. The mural also features images of steam trains and references to bakeries and biscuit factories, something Steve Adcock, 68, claims said "a lot about South Wigston".Tracey Joseph, 60, has only lived in the area for a year and is "still learning about local history".She said: "It'd be nice to find out what this is about and what it signifies."Jacqueline Woolman, who has lived in South Wigston for 70 years, said Wright was a well known figure and had a shoe factory on Canal the artwork, the 87-year-old said: "It's absolutely magic, beautiful."
