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Welcome to new tenants at Phoenix Square - Wot Box and The Wave
Wot Box assists in the positive and meaningful participation of children and young people to have a voice in
the way that decisions are made that affect them. Its media projects support schools and local communities
to engage with young people through the use of creative media and the training of young reporters (including
The Wave young people's newspaper).
Contact Tina Barton, Wot Box, Workspace 19, Phoenix Square, Midland Street, Leicester LE1 1TG
Email tina@wotboxcons.co.uk Tel 0116 242 2940/2941
One Pass discounts in our cafe/bar Refuel
Residents of Leicester who are aged 60 and over can now get 10% off all food and non-alcoholic drinks in our
cafe/bar Refuel, as we've signed up to Leicester City Council's One Pass scheme that offers discounts on dining,
shopping, activities, and entry to entertainment venues, across the city.
See the One Leicester website for details.
Leicester's Cinquefoil Walk
Leicester’s Cinquefoil Walk follows a series of pavement plaques through Leicester’sCultural Quarter, along
Halford Street, Rutland Street, and Southampton Street and ending at Phoenix Square digital media centre.
The stone plaques, in the shape of Leicester’s cinquefoil, celebrate a number of Leicester heroes, such as
novelist Sue Townsend, playwright Joe Orton, and pioneer travel agent Thomas Cook. The Walk joins the
Cultural Quarter’s Audio Trail and Children’s Trail and contemporary public art as a way of engaging with art,
history and heritage on the street.
See the One Leicester website for more info.
As you follow the Cinquefoil Walk, why not call in to the LCB Depot café/bar Refuel? In between the plaques
for Thomas Cook and Alice Hawkins, cut down Wigston Street to Rutland Street and LCB Depot's front door.
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Workspaces to lease at LCB Depot & Phoenix Square
Workspaces at LCB Depot
LCB Depot has workspaces to lease to companies and individuals working within, or providing a service that is
an important part of the supply chain to, the creative industries. Units range in size from 160 to 1600 sq ft
(15—159 sq M) and in price from £140 to £1444 per month (+ VAT). Our standard price is £11 per square foot.
From time to time as businesses move out or switch from one unit to another, workspaces become available to
lease. We have easy-in, easy-out terms, and can offer you a tour of LCB Depot on weekdays during office hours.
If a suitable workspace is not available we can add you to our waiting list for when one does become free.
Currently (July 2010) we have the following workspaces available at LCB Depot:
Studio |
Floor |
Area sq ft |
Area sq m |
£ per month |
£ per year |
| A2.04 |
Second |
201 |
20 |
201 |
2415 |
A3.09 |
Third |
257 |
24 |
236 |
2829 |
B1.02 |
First |
313 |
22 |
287 |
3444 |
B5.02 |
Fifth |
256 |
24 |
235 |
2821 |
These leasing prices exclude VAT, which is to be added at 17.5%
Email us or call 0116 261 6800 for an application pack.
If you don’t need a workspace we can offer a postal address service for £25 per month/£250 per year, with
access to our hot desk area; and free wifi facilities in our Refuel café/bar area.
Workspaces at Phoenix Square
Phoenix Square digital media centre has workspaces ranging in size from 20 sq M to 90 sq M (315 sq ft to
970 sq ft) and in cost from £250 to £1134 per month, plus VAT. Phoenix Square workspaces are managed
by the team at LCB Depot. These spaces are aimed at media production and creative technology companies
(including graphic and web design). Visit the Phoenix Square website.
To find out more email us, call 0116 261 6800, or view an online flipbook of our Phoenix Workspace Brochure.
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Events
Cafe Creatif, Thursday 29 July, 4-6pm
Cafe Creatif is free to attend, and focuses on helping people in the creative industries get the connections
they need to move forward. Held in LCB Depot's cafe/bar Refuel. Book your place at Eventbrite.
TBC social, Thursday 16 September, 6-8pm
Leicester's biggest social for creatives.
Contact Kate Cowan or see our Facebook page for further info.
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Exhibitions
LCB Depot exhibitions are open Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm, and admission is FREE
Kajal Nisha Patel : Satyaprakash (Light of Truth)
July 21 - August 6
Photographs from her time spent with women rag-pickers in the Tekro slum areas of Ahmedabad, Gujarat’s
largest city, by Leicester-born photographer Kajal. On show in the gallery and in the cafe.
See Kajal's website for images.
Jodie McGuinness: De[art]Sign : Art in Design
August 11 - 24
Challenging common misconceptions of graphic design, artistic designer Jodie McGuinness showcases her
latest non-commercial projects, which blur the lines between art and design. See Jodie's work online.
Tony O'Dwyer : BUTOH
August 27 - September 13
Collograph prints inspired by the dances of Elena Boschi.
Maggie Lewis and Lydia Manship : Don't try this at home
September 17 - 30
Two artists painting abstract expressions of landscape and urban form with sculptural interpretation.
Simplicity of line, experimentation with size and scale, creating colour, space, meaning.
Other exhibition venues in Leicester's Cultural Quarter
Why not check out these other exhibition venues in the Cultural Quarter area?
Pedestrian Arts
34-38 Rutland Street, Leicester LE1 1RD Tel 0116 262 7308 www.pedestrian.info
Phoenix Square DMU Cube interactive digital arts space & Screen Lounge cafe/bar
4 Midland Street, Leicester LE1 1TG Tel 0116 242 2800/2803 www.phoenix.org.uk
On show now : Paradise by Michael Almereyda July 26 - August 30
A sketchbook in film of ten years of travel in the artist's life, shot in two dozen cities
across nine different countries. In the Screen Lounge.
The Art Organisation in Leicester
68-70 Humberstone Gate, Leicester LE1 3PL Tel 07941 073233 www.taoleicester.co.uk
The Great Central
Unit 1, 27-35 Sussex Street, Leicester LE5 3BF www.thegreatcentral.org
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Training and Seminars
Our Autumn series of TBC seminars held in partnership with Creative Leicestershire will include:
Marketing on a budget, Wednesday 22 September
Tax and VAT, Wednesday 27 October
Social media, Wednesday 17 November
Helping businesses find customers, Wednesday 8 December
For enquiries about our training seminars, contact Kate Cowan or join our Facebook group
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Press
Cultural Quarter venue showcases graduate talent
Leicester City Council website, 13th April 2010
Culture Sectretary Ben Bradshaw vists Leicester
Leicester Mercury, 26th Feb 2010
LCB Tenant Andrew Tanner wins British Council design entrepreneur award
Design Week, 26th Feb 2010
Bid to get small creative firms to join forces
This is Business - East Midlands, 16th Feb 2010
My Week: John Long developer at Blueprint
This is Business - East Midlands, 16th Feb 2010
Phoenix Square pitches for office business
Leicester Mercury, 21st Dec 2009
Former LCB Depot tenants Staniforth Architects grow in spite of recession
This is Business - East Midlands, 1st Dec 2009
Networking event for Leicester creatives
Leicester Mercury, 16th Nov 2009
Business gets sneak preview of Phoenix Square
This is Business- East Midlands, 25th Sept 2009
LCB Depot tenants Innersmile win contract to refurbish 11 youth centres
This is Business - East Midlands, 25th Sept 2009
Which UK City is the Most Creative? Leicester?
The Drum, 11th Sept 2009
Design Leicestershire launches weighty creative tome
The Drum, 26th June 2009
RIBA Award : 20 June 2005
LCB Depot has won a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Award,
in recognition of its architectural merit.
Leicester City Council website
RIBA website
Press
article: 15 February 2005
The LCB Depot is “a culture club for creatives” according to The Times
The Times website
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