Golden Mile..

I work just around the corner from the golden mile...

The Golden Mile is a name given to a stretch of the Belgrave Road in Leicester. The origin of the name is often, mistakenly attributed to the many shops selling gold jewellery. In fact, the name was first used in the late 1960s and early 1970s when a proliferation of yellow-amber traffic lights appeared along a short stretch of road (one mile to be exact). While commonplace now, at the time it was unique in Leicester. It is renowned for its authentic Indian restaurants, sari shops, and jewellers, and has been described as "the closest that Britain comes to an Indian bazaar". This area of the city is also famous for its seasonal lights which combine to celebrate winter festivals including Diwali and Christmas. The Diwali celebrations in Leicester are focused on this area and are the largest outside India.

Have spent the day teaching mature asian women in the community and I have never worked with such lovely appreciative students who are so accommodating and keen to learn...
This vegetable trader is next door to where I teach and was a quick blip while rushing out to get a sandwich in my 30 minute lunch break...