New mural celebrating town's history completed
Oadby and Wigston Borough CouncilA new mural celebrating the history of a Leicestershire town has been completed.
The painting in Leicester Road, Wigston, features well-known places including St Wistan's Church and the former Magna Cinema building, which was demolished in 1992.
The feature was commissioned by Oadby and Wigston Borough Council and paid for using funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
It has been painted by members of Graffwerk - the street art group behind the Bring the Paint festival in Leicester - and designed in collaboration with the Greater Wigston Historical Society, which also worked on a similar mural in South Wigston.
Council deputy leader Lee Bentley said: "Investing in our town centres and making them vibrant and welcoming places to visit with their own unique identities is very important to us.
"I hope that people from all generations will now be inspired to learn more about our heritage and be proud of where they come from."
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