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A large crowd supporting the Remembrance Sunday parade in Market Place

Community comes together to mourn fallen heroes and celebrate our armed forces

A previous Melton Mowbray Christmas Tree Festival at St Mary's Church

More than 200 entries for this year's Melton Mowbray Christmas Tree Festival

Melton Mowbray Tennis Club's poignant Remembrance display

Poignant Remembrance displays created across the Melton Mowbray area

A previous Christmas carol concert in aid of the Air Ambulance charity

Melton church to host Christmas carol concert in aid of Air Ambulance

New Melton Mowbray Townwarden Ian Neale takes the chain of office from Adrienne Holland, who previously had the role

Ian takes over as Melton Mowbray’s new Townwarden

Performers at the community concert at St Mary's Church, Melton

Community concert raises the roof at Melton's St Mary's Church

Three of the performers at October's community concert to be staged by The Spotlight Theatre Group, from left: Thomas Corden, Belvoir Big Band and Lady Lindy

Local acts to perform in glittering concert at St Mary's Church

Cyril Barnes, who has sadly passed away aged 82

Tributes for Cyril whose life was ‘shaped by kindness, loyalty, and service’

Colourful barrier baskets planted by the Melton In Bloom team on Sherrard Street

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One of the hundreds of entries at a recent Christmas Tree Festival at Melton's St Mary's Church

Preparations begin for Melton's annual Christmas Tree Festival

Three of the performers at October's community concert to be staged by The Spotlight Theatre Group, from left: Thomas Corden, Belvoir Big Band and Lady Lindy

Theatre group to hold Melton community concert to celebrate its first birthday
A theatre group is celebrating the first anniversary of its founding by staging a glittering concert at Melton Mowbray’s St Mary’s Church.
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Theo Mayfield - a memorial service is to be held for him at Welby Church

Memorial service to be held for much-missed church stalwart

Killeen Farmhouse Cheese, from County Galway, Ireland, celebrate winning the Supreme Champion trophy at the 2026 Artisan Cheese Awards at Melton Mowbray PHOTO Martin Elliott mepics.me

Champions crowned after judges chomp through hundreds of nation's best cheeses

Belvoir Big Band pictured during a performance

New drummer sought by popular Belvoir Big Band

Miss Lily Lovejoy and Jeep Johnson - two of the singers at last year's 1940s Melton Mowbray event

Melton Mowbray prepares for its annual weekend of nostalgia celebrations

Participants in Sunday's St George's Day parade in Melton Mowbray PHOTO Melton Mowbray & District Scouts

Warm sunshine accompanies Melton's annual St George's Day parade

Melton In Bloom members with volunteers from Melton Building Society in the Sensory Garden

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Some of the members of Melton Mowbray Ramblers enjoying a recent rural walk

A packed schedule of walks for Melton Mowbray Ramblers

Keran Turakhia (aka the Samosa Wallah) takes a bite from one of his tasty treats

Melton's samosa king enters pie awards for first time

Judges showing off an entry at last year's British Pie Awards in St Mary's Church

More than 1,000 entries for this year's British Pie Awards at Melton Mowbray

The levelled off paving stones on Burton Street

Uneven footpath levelled off next to St Mary's Church

St Mary's Church in Melton Mowbray

Dementia-friendly Christmas concert proves a huge success

103 The Eye presenter, Paul Stuart, with the community radio station's tree at Bingham Church's Christmas Tree Festival

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The uneven paving stones on the Burton Street footpath in Melton Mowbray

Uneven paving stones to be made safer on Melton town centre footpath

The Melton In Bloom entry in this year's Christmas Tree Festival, with volunteers Linda, Gill and Lucy

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Members of Melton Mowbray Ramblers next to the Christmas tree they entered for this year's festival

Melton Mowbray's Christmas Tree Festival raises nearly £25k

Beth Standley, customer services manager at Wilton Manor who has been broadcasting on 103 The Eye

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Some of the Christmas trees entered in last year's festival at Melton's St Mary's Church

Hundreds of twinkling Christmas trees to be displayed in Melton church
Tickets are on sale for a special sneak preview of this year’s spectacular Melton Mowbray Christmas tree festival, which opens to the public on Friday.
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Ian Neale holding his community award with, from left, High Sheriff of Leicestershire Stephen Bryan, Mayor of Melton Councillor Siggy Atherton and Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire Mike Kapur

Dedicated church warden receives special honour at Melton civic service

Melton and District Money Advice Centre founder and CEO, Amanda Heath, speaking at the event at St Mary's Church to mark its 10th anniversary

Melton debt service marks 10-year anniversary with special event

Owner Ian Jalland (right) and Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire Mike Kapur pictured at the launch of the new Brockleby's Pie Shop in Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray's newest pie shop launched in style

Air Cadets marching in Melton Mowbray's Battle of Britain Parade on Sunday

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Some of the hundreds of sparkling exhibits at last year's Melton Christmas Tree Festival

Book your place in Melton's Christmas Tree Festival

Local air cadets marching in the Battle of Britain parade through Melton in 2023

Melton ready to host annual Battle of Britain parade

The graveyard at St Mary's Church, Melton Mowbray

Safety checks carried out on headstones and memorials in Melton graveyards

Artisan Cheese Awards judging 2025

Judges sample record number of cheeses at annual Melton awards

The VE Day Parade in Melton

Historic Melton: How Melton celebrated VE Day

Amanda Fare and husband, Brian, with grandchildren, Annabelle and Reggie, next to the poppy display they helped create at St Mary's Church, in Melton

Stunning poppy display created by Melton community

Some of the people in period clothes and uniforms at last year's 1940s Melton Mowbray weekend

Melton Mowbray prepares for annual 1940s celebration weekend

The Leicestershire County Council HQ at Glenfield

Four new county councillors to be elected in Melton area

Claire Lomas, who died in August last year aged 44

Campaign underway to boost Claire Lomas fundraising effort to £1M

Last year's St George's Day parade passes along Sherrard Street in Melton Mowbray

St George's Day parade to take place this weekend

Two of the visitors to last year's 1940s Melton Mowbray event dressed in period clothes

Vintage market to be held as part of Melton nostalgia weekend

Claire Lomas, who sadly passed away last August aged 44

Inquest records death of Claire Lomas following microlight accident

Melton Proms at St Mary's Church PHOTO Alex Roberts

St Mary's Church echoes to spectacular sounds of the Melton Proms
The first Melton Proms, featuring top orchestras and massed choirs of local schoolchildren, was such a success it could become an annual event.
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Brockleby's Pies MD Ian Jalland celebrates with the Supreme Champion title at the 2023 British Pie Awards

Brockleby's dreaming of more glory at British Pie Awards

Judges at last year's British Pie Awards at Melton

Judging to take place for the British Pie Awards

Linda Howett, who has passed away aged 75

Funeral to be held for woman who worked at surgery and theatre for 50 years

The High Sheriff of Leicestershire, John Chatfeild-Roberts

Melton to host two-day celebration of music

St Mary's Church in Melton Mowbray

'Souper Tuesday' lunches to be served at Melton church

Naomi and Dionne Yeandle, owners of Sugar Shamrocks, pictured carrying part of their festival-winning Grinch tree at the Melton Christmas Tree Festival

Grinch Christmas tree narrowly voted festival's best

St Mary's Church in Melton Mowbray

All invited to Mayor's Christmas carols at St Mary's Church

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Peter and Barbara Simpson are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary

Melton couple celebrate 60th anniversary with special Christmas tree

A tree in last year's Melton Christmas Tree Festival

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