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The Mayor of Leicester has met with the developers of Boxpark - a shopping centre built out of used shipping containers.

Sir Peter Soulsby tweeted about the meeting, asking Leicester folk if they wanted one and if so, where it could be created.

The response was lukewarm, with many people tweeting that they would rather the cash was spent elsewhere.

Speaking about the developments Sir Peter said: "I have seen the Boxparks in Croydon and Shoreditch and they are very exciting, particularly as they are great places to start up businesses and for young people.

"They have created hundreds of jobs and allowed a lot of young traders to start a business, especially in food and drink."

He described the Boxpark experience as a unique dining and retail experience and said that "there is a need for city centres to reinvent themselves".

'We do not have an obvious site'

Despite this, Sir Peter does not yet believe the city is in a position to develop one of the outlets, yet.

"We don't have an obvious site that we could do this at," but also said that if there was to be one developed in Leicester City Centre it would offer a completely different experience.

Boxpark already has three developed sites in England with creator Roger Wade opening the first one in Shoreditch in 2011.

poll loading Would you want a Boxpark in Leicester? 0+ VOTES SO FAR Yes, it looks like a great idea! No, lets get the empty units full first

Since then, two more have followed.

One in Croydon, which was built with a £3m loan from Croydon Council, and the largest one to date in Wembley which covers 50,000 square feet.

Sir Peter said that there is still a "long way" before any kind of plan is developed.

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