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'The Mile Straight', right in the heart of Leicester, is perhaps the city's most unique sporting venue. It's an artificial, Victorian made, and ruler-straight section of the River Soar that runs through Leicester, and where you'll find members of the Leicester Rowing Club training. But why is there a man-made straight mile of the river Soar, and how does the rowing club link to it? Leicester Rowing Club historian Sally Horrocks explained its story to Â鶹Éç Leicester's Chance Litchfield.