GOOD NEIGHBOURS, AIKMAN AVENUE

The Good Neighbours was built c.1954, and still the main mode of transport was the bicycle. New Parks was, as its name suggests, one of the main new estates built on the outskirts of town to cater for some, of the inhabitants of the inner city ‘slum’ clearance who were then working class and mainly proud of their new homes. The early estate pubs, such as the Good Neighbours were busy, welcoming, well run establishments. Not until after the 1980s did their reputations wane.

Colourised photo from Memories of Leicester

Aikman Ave. shopping precinct, typical 1950s planners view and design of the period, again notice the absence of the motor car, only one in view.

Newspaper clipping of boxers Norman Hutcheon and boxing champion Tony Sibson at Good Neighbours pub for a charity event.

Good Neighbors originally to be called THE EVEREST From Leicester Evening Mail 31/3/1954 (article submitted by Chris Pyrah)

The last of at least three signs for the Good Neighbours over its life, its latter years the pub didn’t live up to its name, a stabbing just outside the pub in 2019 didn’t help, like many estate pubs, the seemingly gradual decline proved to be its undoing.