Sunday 18th January 2026 6.30pm - How Leicester's Inner City Decay was halted

Ned Newitt Ned will look at the post World War II decisions relating to housing in the City and how it arrived at a programme of improving housing rather than demolishing and rebuilding.   Ned was born in Southend-on-Sea in 1946. He studied at Cardiff College of Art and came to Leicester in 1971. From 1984-2003, he was a Leicester City Councillor. He is a long standing member of the Society and is the current Chair.   Ned has written several books, most relating to the history of Leicester, including -   The Secular Hall - A History The Anthology of Leicester Chartist Song, Poetry & Verse  The Slums of Leicester  My London Bomb Squad: An Eye Witness Account of Bomb Disposal During the London Blitz A People's History of Leicester Leicester's Victorian Infidels: A History of Rationalism & Secularism in Leicester 1830-1867   All welcome - admission free . Tea & biscuits. Donations appreciated.