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Scraptoft
Leicestershire, East Midlands · population 2,967 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Scraptoft
Scraptoft is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It has a population of 1,804 as measured at the 2011 census. It lies north of the A47 road east of Leicester, and runs directly into the built up area of Thurnby and Bushby to the south.
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CouncilWarwickshire Libraries launch free ‘Ready, Steady, Dance’ sessions for toddlers in Nuneaton, Bedworth and Rugby
A Department for Culture, Media and Sport grant will fund free weekly dance-circus sessions for 2-5-year-olds and carers at three Warwickshire libraries, with bookings via Eventbrite.
Nuneaton9 hours ago
CultureLeicester museums and libraries launch Black History Month programme
A month-long series of exhibitions, displays and author talks will run across Leicester’s cultural venues in October, highlighting the city’s Windrush heritage and Black community contributions.
Leicester9 hours ago
Warwickshire residents urged to adopt simple measures before autumn weather
The Warwickshire Resilience Forum is asking households, businesses and community groups to check flood risk, keep essential supplies handy and make basic emergency plans before the colder months set in.
Warwick9 hours ago
CouncilNottingham launches free bulky waste collection service for residents
From 19 October, every Nottingham household can book two free collections a year for large items, with up to six pieces per visit, helping keep streets clear and reducing fly-tipping.
Nottingham10 hours ago
CultureAgatha Christie exhibition and mystery programme launches across Nottingham libraries
The British Library’s Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery exhibition arrives in Nottingham this October, accompanied by a season of talks, workshops and a reading challenge for all ages.
Nottingham10 hours ago
CouncilStoke-on-Trent Council awarded C2 rating by housing regulator, outlines improvement plan
The Regulator of Social Housing gave Stoke-on-Trent City Council a second-highest C2 grade, praising safe homes and tenant engagement while flagging complaints handling and data use as priorities for the upcoming Housing Improvement Plan.
Stoke-on-Trent10 hours ago
Coming up
What's on in and around Scraptoft
Alan Davies - Think Ahead
Tomorrow, 19:30De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Nontaines D.C
Fri 9 Oct, 19:00O2 Academy2 Leicester, Leicester
Jonathan Pie: The End Of The World According To Jonathan Pie
Fri 9 Oct, 19:30De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Elvana
Sat 10 Oct, 19:00O2 Academy Leicester, Leicester
ELVANA: ELVIS FRONTED NIRVANA - LEICESTER - O2 ACADMEY
Sat 10 Oct, 19:00O2 Academy Leicester, Leicester
Qawwali Live: A Soulful Sufi Experience - Leicester
Sun 11 Oct, 18:00The Y Theatre, Leicester
Days out around Scraptoft
View allDevana Way Park
Great Glen · 4.3 miles
Play park and grasslands area
Bury Camp
Ratby · 9.3 miles
An earthwork site once interpreted as being a Roman Legionary fortress; though now thought to be a probable Iron Age hillfort. Late Bronze Age and Iron Age pottery and a Roman pottery sherds have been found here. The site was later incorporated into Burgh
Lake Sara
Woodthorpe · 9.9 miles
In the 1991 this site was used for gravel extraction for the building of the A6 bypass around Quorn. This earned it the name Quorn Lodge Borrow Pit. Soon after it was converted into a lake in 1992.
Foxton Inclined Plane
Foxton · 11 miles
A system for raising boats between water levels without using locks.
Foxton Locks
Foxton · 11 miles
10 canal locks in two flights on the historic Grand Union Canal. Still functioning and used by leisure craft.
Hope Bell
Nanpantan · 11 miles
The Hope Bell is a clock chime installation comprising four quarter chime bells and the main Hope Bell to sound the hours.
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All Saints
Scraptoft
The White House
375 Scraptoft Lane, Leicester
Scraptoft Post Office
Scraptoft
The Co-operative Food
Main Street, Scraptoft
Pear Tree Stores
Main Street, Leicester
The Scraptoft Day Nursery
373 Scraptoft Lane, Leicester