Leicester CityFC launch 125 exhibition at Snibston

LCFC leading goal scorer Matty Fryatt with club historian John Hutchinson, County Councillor Ernie White and museum staff

Leicester City Football Club have launched the 125 exhibition, ‘Shed to Stadium’, that will take place at Snibston Discovery Museum from 16th January until mid March. For more information, see the press release on LCFC’s website:

http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1841763,00.html

Leicester City Football Club memorabilia wanted for Snibston exhibition!

Snibston Discovery Museum is appealing for Leicester City fans to join its memorabilia workshop on Saturday, 31st October 2009.

Leicestershire County Council’s Snibston is working in partnership with Leicester City Football Club (LCFC – a member of the Leicestershire & Rutland Museums Forum) to celebrate 125 years of the club. A series of celebratory events will be held at Snibston over the coming months starting with the memorabilia workshop.

John Hutchinson, LCFC archivist and history expert, will be talking about the club during the last 125 years and what it means to people who have been involved. John will meet with fans to discover more about their prized Leicester City treasures and fellow supporters. The two sessions, starting at 10am and 2pm, are free and will last for two hours.

A similar event, a reminiscence workshop, will be held on Tuesday, 15th December. Fans can come along and share their fond memories of the club and, should they wish, be interviewed by museum staff to produce audio accounts for the club’s archives.

Club historian John Hutchinson said “This is a very exciting time for the club and its fans. We really want people to join in the celebrations and help us reflect on the key moments during the last 125 years.
“If people have old programmes, strips, photos or memorabilia, we would love to see them. There may even be an opportunity to feature some of this material in the exhibition itself.”

The two-month exhibition, From Shed to Stadium – 125 years of Leicester City Football Club, will run from 16th January until 21st March 2010. To be held in the free-to-view Community Gallery, it will showcase football strips, iconic objects and photographs reflecting the history of the club which was founded in 1884.

Fans who wish to get involved and have memorabilia to share, or stories to tell, can e-mail football@leics.gov.uk.

The exhibition is free to all and will run from Saturday, 16th January until Sunday, 21st March 2010. For further details of the exhibition, please contact Sarah Oakden- Nancarrow on 0116 305 3443  www.snibston.com