The town is home to John Taylor Bellfounders, the world's largest bell foundry, which made the bells for St Paul's Cathedral, York Minster and the Carillon war memorial in the town’s Queens Park.
Watermead LaneLoughboroughLeicestershireLE11 3TNEvo-Stick League grounds 33/62
The Sports Ground also hosts cricket, tennis and bowls with the football ground - now named the ADT Stadiumat the far end. The turnstile entrance, changing rooms and clubhouse are behind the goal, with three rows of covered seating in front of the building. The rest of the ground is open with hard standing and the team dugouts at one side.
Integro League Cup 1st Round7.45pm ko
Basford booked their place in the next round after a sound second half performance. The Moes broke the deadlock in an even first half, when a cross from the right was fired home by Devante Reittie. The visitors levelled the tie just after the hour mark, when a corner kick was headed home by Deon Meikle and they finished the match strongly. On 71 minutes Kole Lambert finished well from ten yards, then minutes later Nathan Watson got on the end of Bateman’s cross to wrap up the tie.
Matchday Stats & SpondoolicksLDFC 1(Reittie 35)BUFC 3(Meikle 62 Lambert 71 Watson 74)Att.59Admission £8Programme £2Coffee £1
My visit to Loughborough was part of our ale trail holiday. The breadknife and I headed south on Sunday morning, ticking off a few pubs in Nuneaton and Stratford-Upon-Avon, before landing in Worcester for a few days of bevvy and a day at the gee-gees. We arrived in Loughborough on Tuesday morning, visiting ten pubs in the town, with our favourites being The Wheeltappers, Organ Grinder and Swan in the Rushes.