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Details about Thursday's reinterment service for King Richard III at Leicester Cathedral have been announced today.   The Bishop of Leicester, Rt Revd Tim Stevens, Dean of Leicester, the Very Revd David Monteith and The Revd Canon Johannes Arens announced the details at a press conference this... 0 comments
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More than 100 events and acivities will be taking place in Leicester and Leicestershire ahead of Richard III re-interment next month.   Thousands of people from across the globe are expected to come to the city and county for the King's reburiel.  The events and activities will take place from Friday 20 March, leading up... 0 comments
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Hundreds of seats will be available to the public for Richard III reinterment, Leicester Cathedral has announced today.   On Friday 12 December, 100 days before the reinterment of King Richard III, Leicester Cathedral will open an online ballot, so members of the public can apply for seats to attend the... 0 comments
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  The final designs for the memorial tomb which will mark the resting place of Richard III have been revealed by Leicester Cathedral, as they seek planning permission for the design. The Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England will review the plans and is expected to make a decision by late October.   The raised... 0 comments
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Curve are inviting the Leicestershire community to help break its first ever Guinness World Record at its 5th Birthday Open Day on Saturday 7 September.   The record will see ‘The Most Number of People Wearing Paper Crowns’, inspired by Leicester’s world-famous discovery of Richard III in the car park last... 0 comments
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The creation of a new King Richard III visitor centre in the heart of Leicester's Old Town has now got the go ahead from councillors.   The stunning 150-year-old former Alderman Newton School building at St Martin’s Place will be transformed into a stunning new permanent exhibition and visitor experience telling the story of... 0 comments
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Leicester Cathedral has announced that the remains of Richard III will be buried with honour beneath a raised tomb within a specially created area in the Cathedral.   The reinterment will cost around £1 million, which includes alterations to the building, preparations for the event and the ceremony... 0 comments
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"Today saw the crowning of White Rose Competition which searched Leicestershire far and wide to find its loveliest white rose.   Claire Jackson and her white rose took the title at Leicester Cathedral this morning as well as a prize of £100 worth of Coles Nurseries vouchers. Claire will also undertake the role of guest of... 0 comments
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  Work began today on the second archaeological dig at the Grey Friars site, which late last year led to the discovery of King Richard III.   Phase 2 of the excavation project will see the removal of a wall at the City Council car park to create a larger excavation site in which archaeologists hope to uncover the... 0 comments
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  Leicester City Mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby has today revealed plans for the new Richard III Visitor Centre in the heart of Leicester's old town.   The chosen site for the centre is the former Leicester Grammer School building at St Martin's Place, the building will be transformed in to the new exhibition, entitled... 0 comments
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  Archaeologists who have been searching for the lost grave of King Richard III in Leicester have unearthed a skeleton with a metal arrow in its back which they believe could be the remains of the medieval monarch.   The University of Leicester is leading the archaeological search and over the past two weeks, the... 0 comments

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