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Knitted conga celebrations for VE Day's 80th

People celebrating the end of World War II in Leicester are featured in the latest creation from Syston Knitting Banxy.

SKB keeps her identity secret but is well known for producing postbox toppers celebrating personalities and events.

The latest - knitted to commemorate VE Day's 80th anniverary - immortalises local people celebrating VE day in 1945 by conga dancing around Leicester's clock tower.

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Leicester hopes to recreate a conga at the clocktower on Thursday 8th May for the 80th anniversary and is asking you to help out, to find relatives. If you know anyone in the picture, please email us at radio.leicesternews@bbc.co.uk

John Jones, who researches family trees spoke to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Leicester's Chance Litchfield.

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